Bio-protective solutions for carrot spoilage: exploring the antifungal properties of ginger, garlic, onion, and Moringa by Eugenia Njoku, Florence Mbaoji, Justus Nweze, Bonaventure Echezona, Kayode Baiyeri

“…Garlic consistently exhibited an MIC of 250 mg/ml against all test fungi. Additionally, the minimum fungicidal concentration results highlighted ginger extract’s potent biocidal effects, especially against A. flavus, with an MIC of 62.5 mg/ml. …”
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RETRACTION Akhmad, I., Heri, Z., Hariadi , H.., Nurkadri, N., Novita , N.., Ali, S. K. S., Mohamed, M. F.., Ismail, W. M., Balakrishnan, V. A., Gontara, S. Y., & Setyawan, H. (2024). Niveles de actividad física entre los estudiantes de la Universidad de Malasia y la Universidad Estatal de Medan: disparidad de género e influencia del IMC (Physical activity levels among Malaysian University and State University of Medan Students: gender difference and the influence of BMI). Retos, 60, 429–438. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v60.109190 by RETOS RETOS

“…With this fraudulent document the galleys were made and the article was definitively published, assigning it the corresponding DOI. Authors in the Word document of the article submitted for review: 3 Authors in the published PDF with modified authors: 11 Differences between the authors between both moments: +9 y -1 (Additions: Imran Akhmad, Zulfan Heri, Hariadi Hariadi, Nurkadri, Novita Novita,  Mohd Faisal Mohamed, Wail Muin Ismail, Vishalache A/P Balakrishnan, Satria Yudi Gontara. …”
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Microbial Quality of Sliced Pawpaw (Carica papaya) and Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Sold on Some Streets of Accra Metropolis, Ghana by Michael Olu-Taiwo, Baakwa Miah De-Graft, Akua Obeng Forson

“…Bacterial identification was done by standard bacteriological methods. Additionally, questionnaires were administered to the vendors to gather data on food hygiene and knowledge on foodborne illness. …”
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Two new species of Plagiostomum (Prolecithophora, Plagiostomidae) from China with its morphology, phylogeny, and reproductive strategy by Leyuan Feng, Shiyan Zhang, Ming Tao, Ting Sun, Antai Wang

“…Morphologically, Plagiostomum nanhaiensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from congeneric species by its three dark brown dorsal stripes, pear-shaped vesicula seminalis located ventrally to the intestine, and the testes surrounding the ovaries and bead-like sperm. Additionally, Plagiostomum plagae sp. nov. can be distinguished from P. nanhaiensis sp. nov. and other congeneric species by its two connected dorsal stripes, multiple spherical testes arranged along the ventral midline, a hemispherical vesicula seminalis located on the right ventral side, and grain-shaped sperm. …”
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Experimental Study on Acoustic Emission and Resistivity Response of Sandstone under Constant Amplitude Cyclic Loading by Kui Wang, Xue Li, Zheng Huang, Mingjie Zhao

“…A lot of engineering practice shows that, during the construction and operation of rock mass projects, in addition to the static load, the rock is more subjected to cyclic load. …”
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An Integrated Approach Exploring the Synergistic Mechanism of Herbal Pairs in a Botanical Dietary Supplement: A Case Study of a Liver Protection Health Food by Liang Chen, Chun Hu, Molly Hood, Juntao Kan, Xiaona Gan, Xue Zhang, Yi Zhang, Jun Du

“…Results showed that the synergistic mechanism of the White Peony and Licorice herbal pair was associated with their coregulation of bile secretion and ABC transporter pathways. In addition, Licorice exhibits a specific response to drug and xenobiotic metabolism pathways, whereas White Peony responds to Toll-like receptor signaling, C-type lectin receptor signaling, IL-17 signaling, and TNF signaling pathways, resulting in the prevention of hepatocyte apoptosis and the reduction of immune and inflammation-mediated liver damage. …”
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The influence of menopause age on gynecologic cancer risk: a comprehensive analysis using NHANES data by Yiliminuer Abulajiang, Tao Liu, Ming Wang, Abidan Abulai, Yumei Wu

“…We analyzed the relationship between menopausal age and gynecologic cancers (cervical, ovarian, and uterine) using multiple regression models. Additionally, we employed RCS models to evaluate nonlinear relationships between menopausal age and gynecologic cancer risk.ResultsOur findings indicate a significant inverse association between menopausal age and the risk of gynecologic cancers. …”
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Causality Analysis of Air Quality and Meteorological Parameters for PM2.5 Characteristics Determination: Evidence from Jakarta by Tri Istiana, Budhy Kurniawan, Santoso Soekirno, Alberth Nahas, Alvin Wihono, Danang Eko Nuryanto, Suko Prayitno Adi, Muhammad Lukman Hakim

“…During the JJA (June–August) season, most of the meteorological parameters did not have any impact, whereas the increased humidity during the SON (September– November) season also increased the PM2.5 concentration. …”
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Models for an arenavirus infection in a rodent population: consequences of horizontal, vertical and sexual transmission by Chandrani Banerjee, Linda J. S. Allen, Jorge Salazar-Bravo

“…It is shown that there exists a DFE and possibly two additional equilibria, one of which is globally asymptotically stable for any given set of parameter values; bistability does not occur. …”
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Rare Cell Population Analysis in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients by Stefan Schreier, Prapaphan Budchart, Suparerk Borwornpinyo, Lakkana Adireklarpwong, Prakasit Chirappapha, Wannapong Triampo, Panuwat Lertsithichai

“…Objectives: We aimed to investigate and classify abnormalities in the circulating rare cell population among early-stage breast cancer patients using fluorescence marker identification and cytomorphology. In addition, we sought to determine the dependency of these markers on the presence of tumors. …”
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Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria on the Mobile Phones and Computer Keyboards of Healthcare University Students in Ghana by Michael Olu-Taiwo, Christian Afotey Laryea, David Kweku Mykels, Akua Obeng Forson

“…Overall, 91 bacterial isolates were highly resistant to ampicillin (96.7%) and tetracycline (75.8%) and moderately resistant to chloramphenicol (49.5%) with lower resistance to cefotaxime (18.7%), ceftadizime (14.2%), ciprofloxacin (25.3%), and gentamycin (24.7%). Additionally, 45.1% of isolates were multidrug resistant. …”
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Electroacupuncture Increases the Hippocampal Synaptic Transmission Efficiency and Long-Term Plasticity to Improve Vascular Cognitive Impairment by Yaling Dai, Yuhao Zhang, Minguang Yang, Huawei Lin, Yulu Liu, Wenshan Xu, Yanyi Ding, Jing Tao, Weilin Liu

“…We found that EA led to an increase in the EPSC amplitude and frequency, especially in the decay and rise times. In addition, the protein expression and phosphorylation levels of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 2B, α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate receptor 1, and Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II increased to varying degrees in the hippocampus of VCI model rats. …”
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Inhibitory Mechanism of Epsilon-poly-L-Lysine against Botrytis cinerea in Apples by Yong DOU, Jing DONG, Cheng CHEN, Peihong HU, Xinchi LIU, Lingwei KONG

“…The results showed that the minimum inhibitory concentration of ε-PL against B. cinerea was 400 mg/L, and the concentration of ε-PL could effectively control gray mold in apples. ε-PL concentration above 100 mg/L could significantly inhibit the spore germination and mycelium growth of B. cinerea (P<0.05), damage the spore membrane structure, and cause the leakage of soluble protein and nucleic acid, resulting in atrophic, small, and even dissolving spores. In addition, ε-PL concentration above 100 mg/L could significantly reduce the activities of superoxide dismutase, polyphenol oxidase, and catalase of B. cinerea and increase the content of malonaldehyde (P<0.05). …”
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The Efficacy of Implementing Labor Analgesia Education via the WeChat Public Platform—A Randomized Controlled Study by Lijun Ma, Yan Cheng, Hailian Liu, Wenjing Yang, Chen Yang

“…The satisfaction of anesthesiologists with body positioning and the satisfaction of primiparas with labor analgesia were similar between the two groups. …”
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Super‐evolutionary mechanism and Nelder‐Mead simplex enhanced salp swarm algorithm for photovoltaic model parameter estimation by Huangying Wu, Yi Chen, Zhennao Cai, Ali Asghar Heidari, Huiling Chen, Yudong Zhang

“…Subsequently, the algorithm was employed to determine the unknown PV parameters under fixed conditions for three different diode models. Additionally, SENMSSA is utilized to estimate PV parameters for three commercially available PV models (ST40, SM55, KC200GT) under varying conditions. …”
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Regulation of reactive oxygen species and the role of mitochondrial apoptotic-related genes in rheumatoid arthritis by Conghui Gao, Chengqiang Zhang, Lixing Wen, Gailian Zhang, Xiaoping Liu, Jie Wang, Luping Cui, Rui Li, Tingting Nie, Jiaoniu Duan, Yingying Guo

“…Drugs like Nonoxynol-9, Nedocromil, Gadobutrol target these biomarkers. In addition, biomarkers are expressed in plasmablasts, with CD74 as a key receptor binding multiple ligands. …”
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Energy efficiency and indoor climatic conditions in buildings: dynamic modeling for systemic improvement by Inna Bilous, Dmytro Biriukov, Tatiana Eutukhova, Oleksandr Novoseltsev, Volodymyr Voloshchuk, Aleksejs Prozuments

“…., for thermal modernization, and thus additional economic costs. It is also important to note that this does not always lead to a reduction in overall emissions of pollutants into the environment, taking into account emissions at all stages of the production and use of energy and materials for energy efficiency and comfort in buildings. …”
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Coordinated charging of EV fleets in community parking lots to maximize benefits using a three-stage energy management system by Isha Chandra, Navneet Kumar Singh, Paulson Samuel, Mohit Bajaj, Ievgen Zaitsev

“…The results demonstrate that the proposed EMS can reduce electricity bills for parking lot operators (PLOs) by up to 45%, with a corresponding decrease in carbon emissions by 40% compared to uncoordinated charging scenarios. Additionally, the EMS improves the self-sufficiency ratio by up to 75% and increases the self-consumption ratio to 85%. …”
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REVOLUTIONIZING LUXURY: THE ROLE OF AI AND MACHINE LEARNING IN ENHANCING MARKETING STRATEGIES WITHIN THE TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY LUXURY SECTORS by Maria Nascimento CUNHA, Manuel PEREIRA, António CARDOSO, Jorge FIGUEIREDO, Isabel OLIVEIRA

“…This investigation aims to explore the profound impact of these technologies on marketing strategies within the luxury tourism and hospitality sectors in Portugal and Spain and to provide a comprehensive analysis of their role in enhancing service delivery and molding consumer behavior. Additionally, this research delves into the geographical patterns of online luxury hotel bookings, uncovering how regional economic conditions and cultural factors influence consumer behavior. …”
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Depressive Symptoms among Fourth Form Students in St. Kitts and Nevis High Schools by Gillian A. Lowe, Garth Lipps, Sharon Halliday, Amrie Morris, Nelson Clarke, Rosemarie N. Wilson

“…Additionally, 34% of females were in the moderate to severe or severe range of depressive symptoms, while 15% of males were in the same range. …”
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