Sociodemographic Characteristics, Dietary Practices, and Nutritional Status of Adults with Hypertension in a Semi-Rural Community in the Eastern Region of Ghana by Esi K. Colecraft, Matilda Asante, Aaron K. Christian, Seth Adu-Afarwuah

“…To describe the baseline characteristics of adults with hypertension who were randomized to receive either hypertension related nutrition education plus hospital-based standard of care or only the standard of care (control group) in Asesewa, a semi-rural community in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Only baseline data were used in the present analysis. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Different Lithological Rocks: A Case Study of the Coal Measure Strata in the Eastern Margin of Ordos Basin, China by Xiong Jian, Wu Jianjun, Liu Junjie, Li Bing, Liu Xiangjun, Liang Lixi

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Asymptomatic Plasmodium Parasites among Adults in Eastern Uganda: A Case of Donor Blood Screening at Mbale Regional Blood Bank by Simon Peter Inyimai, Mosses Ocan, Benjamin Wabwire, Peter Olupot-Olupot

“…There is a paucity of data on asymptomatic carriage of Plasmodium parasite among adult population in Eastern Uganda, an area of perennial high transmission of malaria. …”
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Genesis of Dolomite in Middle Permian Maokou Formation in Eastern Sichuan: Constraints from In Situ Geochemistry, Sr-Mg Isotopes, and Fluid Inclusions by Yanxia Jiang, Xianfeng Tan, Chengjiang Zhang, Wei Jiang, Jia Wang, Long Luo, Dongping Tan, Wei Wang, Zhifu Xiong

“…The dolostone reservoir of the Middle Permian Maokou Formation in Eastern Sichuan has good prospects for oil and gas exploration. …”
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Ethnographic Study of Perspective and Attitude of Breastfeeding Mothers Towards the use of Elaeis Guineensis Sap As Galactagogue Among Igbo Women of Southeastern Nigeria by Okamkpa Jude Chikezie, Anibeze Ikechukwu Chike, Ozor Ikemefuna Ignatius, Ikenna Kingsely Ndu, Uchenna Anthony Umeh

“… OBJECTIVE: As an age-old traditional practice, nursing mothers from southeastern Nigeria use the Elaeis guineensis sap (from the oil palm tree also referred to as palm wine) to induce and sustain lactation a few hours after delivery. …”
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Kinetic modelling of combined ultrasonication and Soxhlet based extraction of lipids from passion fruit seed using ethanol as solvent by H. Chutia, C.L. Mahanta

“… The aim of this study was to understand the extraction phenomena of oil from passion fruit seeds (PFS) using Soxhlet, ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE), and combined UAE-Soxhlet (UAES) methods and to investigate the physicochemical properties of the oil. …”
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The effect of commodity index trading in agricultural futures markets: a Factor-Augmented Vector Autoregressive (FAVAR) approach by Felix Braeuel, Paul J. Thomassin

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The effects of coenzyme q10 on testes of rats with diabetes induced by streptozotocin by Tuğba Özaydın, Yasemin Öznurlu, Emrah Sur

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A Comparative Analysis of Morphological Characteristics between Endangered Local Prickly Pear and the Newly Introduced Dactylopius opuntiae-Resistant Species in Eastern Morocco by Ahmed Marhri, Mehdi Boumediene, Aziz Tikent, Reda Melhaoui, Kawtar Jdaini, Aatika Mihamou, Hana Serghini-Caid, Ahmed Elamrani, Christophe Hano, Malika Abid, Mohamed Addi

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Development of a Combined 2D-MGD TLC/HPTLC Method for the Separation of Terpinen-4-ol and α-Terpineol from Tea Tree, <i>Melaleuca alternifolia</i>, Essential Oil by Aimé Vázquez, Nurhayat Tabanca

“…Tea tree oil (TTO), acquired from <i>Melaleuca alternifolia</i> (Maiden & Betche) Cheel, Myrtaceae, is a widely utilized essential oil (EO) due to its bioactive properties. …”
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Phase Behavior Identification and Formation Mechanisms of the BZ19-6 Condensate Gas Reservoir in the Deep Bozhong Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, Eastern China by Zhenliang Wang, Shengdong Xiao, Feilong Wang, Guomin Tang, Liwen Zhu, Zilong Zhao

“…Significant developments have been observed in recent years, in the field of deep part exploration in the Bozhong Sag, Bohai Bay Basin in eastern China. The BZ19-6 large condensate gas field, the largest gas field in the Bohai Bay Basin, was discovered for the first time in a typical oil-type basin. …”
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FFS Master Software for Fitness-For-Service assessment of hydrogen induced cracking equipment based on API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 by Razieh Karimihaghighi, Masoumeh Naghizadeh, Sirus Javadpour

“…Over time, industrial equipment, particularly in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries, is subjected to various forms of degradation and damage that can affect its structural integrity. …”
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Geochemical characteristics and organic matter accumulation mechanism of the Permian Shanxi Formation transitional shale, eastern Ordos Basin: implications for paleo-weathering, pr... by Hongzhan Zhuang, Hongzhan Zhuang, Yuqiang Jiang, Yuqiang Jiang, Xingtao Li, Chan Jiang, Shuxin Li, Zhanlei Wang, Zhanlei Wang

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Rosalind Brown-Grant, Visualizing Justice in Burgundian Prose Romance. Text and Image in Manuscripts of the Wavrin Master (1450s-1460s), Turnhout, Brepols, 2020 by Maria Colombo Timelli

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Impact of Differential Densification on the Pore Structure of Tight Gas Sandstone: Evidence from the Permian Shihezi and Shanxi Formations, Eastern Sulige Gas Field, Ordos Basin, C... by Meng Wang, Hongming Tang, Haoxuan Tang, Shu Liu, Liehui Zhang, Ming Zeng, Yulin Cheng

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Micro y nanoencapsulación de aceites esenciales con actividad antimicrobiana y su aplicación en la conservación de alimentos: Una revisión sistemática by Laumer Tocto-Yajahuanca, Lesly Edith Yata-Franco, Rafael Julián Malpartida-Yapias

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Graph Pointer Network Based Hierarchical Curriculum Reinforcement Learning Method Solving Shuttle Tankers Scheduling Problem by Xiaoyong Gao, Yixu Yang, Diao Peng, Shanghe Li, Chaodong Tan, Feifei Li, Tao Chen

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Long-term nitrogen fertilization alters the partitioning of amino acids between citrus leaves and fruits by Yuanlai Zhao, Huaye Xiong, Yayin Luo, Bin Hu, Jie Wang, Xiaodong Tang, Yuehong Wang, Xiaojun Shi, Xiaojun Shi, Yueqiang Zhang, Yueqiang Zhang, Heinz Rennenberg, Heinz Rennenberg

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Adaptive potential of oat accessions in the context of their chemical and physical grain characteristics by V. I. Polonskiy, S. А. Gerasimov, A. V. Sumina, S. A. Zute

“…The aim of the study was to assess the adaptability of oat accessions through the analysis of their chemical and physical properties and disclose relationships among adaptability indicators based on these characteristics.Eighteen oat accessions from the VIR collection, grown for 3 years in Eastern Siberia, were assessed. The content of β-glucans and oil, 1000 grain weight, and test weight were analyzed. …”
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Intra- and interspecific variability of <i>Mentha arvensis</i> L. and <i>M. Canadensis</i> L. by M. V. Semenova, O. L. Enina, O. V. Shelepova

“…Diagnostic morphological characters and compositions of essential oil components were examined, and DNA was analyzed with ISSR markers. …”
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