DEHYDRATION OF CHEESE BY HOT AIR, MICROWAVE AND FREEZE-DRYING by ANA RITA C. PINHO, FERNANDA R. ASSIS, ANA PAULA PERES, MANUELA E. PINTADO, ALCINA M. M. B. MORAIS

“…The objective of this work was to study the dehydration of skim cheese through different methods, in particular by hot air, microwave and freeze-drying, in order to assess which of these methods would be more suitable for the development of a new product (cheese snack). …”
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Green synthesis, Optimization and Characterization of SiO2 nanoparticles using Aspergillus tubingensis F20 isolated from drinking water by Sohila A. Abd Elmohsen, Samah A. Mohmed, Ghadir E. Daigham, Essam M. Hoballah, Nagwa M. Sidkey

“…These methods in some time are better alternatives to the chemical and physical methods through an environmentally route. …”
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Photoplethysmographic characteristics of the efficiency of the calf muscle-venous pump in norm and in patients with cvd of various clinical classes according to CEAP by E. V. Shaydakov, A. B. Sannikov

“…The value of RT > 20 seconds can be used as a criterion for evaluating the effectiveness of the calf muscle-venous pump, since more than 70% of cases occur in norm and in patients with C0-C1 clinical classes.…”
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Experiences of nurse educators regarding teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic by Kebuseditswe S. Gontse, Gaotswake P. Kovane, Isaac O. Mokgaola, Seepaneng S. Moloko-Phiri

“…As an enhancement of existing teaching practices, innovative approaches have proven to be effective and contribute to more inclusive education. By adopting these methods, HEIs can better support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 4, which aims to ensure quality and equitable education for all.…”
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Dietary patterns among Afghan adults and their associations with overweight and obesity: a cross-sectional study in Kandahar, Afghanistan by Mohammad Sediq Sahrai, Laure Dossus, Carine Biessy, Sabina Rinaldi, Pietro Ferrari, Abdul Wahed Wasiq, Marc J. Gunter, Inge Huybrechts

“…Associations of fruits and vegetables and traditional dietary patterns with obesity deserve further evaluation in a larger sample and with more detailed dietary intake assessment methods that also consider preparation methods and food processing.…”
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Exploring the Impact of Neuroticism on Lung Cancer Risk: Insights From Mediated Mendelian Randomization by Jie Zhang, Xiao Ma, Zhiyu Liu, He Wang, Binbin Lu, Zhaoxia Wang

“…We applied four statistical methods: Inverse variance weighting (IVW), weighted median, MR‐Egger regression, and weighted mode. …”
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Real-World Parkinson’s Hand Tremor Detection Using Ensemble Learning Techniques by Sungwook Hur, Jieming Zhang, Moon-Hyun Kim, Tai-Myoung Chung

“…Our method enables more accurate detection of subtle tremor patterns in real-world conditions compared to conventional methods. …”
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Statistical form contents for selective survey of procurements with high corruption risks at the federal and municipal levels by A. N. Gazetov

“…General scientific empirical and theoretical research methods were used. Empirical methods include the steps of collecting information and collecting official data, materials from scientific conferences and interviews. …”
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Frequency of strains with multiple antibiotic resistance in the structure of opportunitistic pathogens by N. M. Voropaeva, U. M. Nemchenko, K. O. Sitnikova, E. D. Savilov, N. N. Chemezova, E. V. Grigorova, A. V. Sorokina, R. E. Zugeeva, N. L. Belkova

“…Analysis of the long-term dynamics of changes in the antibacterial resistance of microorganisms and the creation of a collection of multi-resistant strains of opportunistic microorganisms.   Materials and methods. The study included data from 3173 bacteriological samples of various loci of the human body for 2010 and 2020–2021. …”
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Comparative analysis of actinorhizal nodule and associated soil microorganism diversity and structure in three Alnus species by Aizi Tong, Wei Liu, Xiaoliang Liu, Junyi Zhu, You Zhou, Jianhua Li

“…BackgroundDue to the importance of biological nitrogen fixation in terrestrial ecosystems, actinorhizal symbiosis has attracted more and more attention. Alders (Alnus) are important actinorhizal plants, but little is known about the diversity of symbiotic microbiota in the actinorhizal nodules. …”
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Interbrain synchronization in classroom during high-entropy music listening and meditation: a hyperscanning EEG study by Junling Gao, Hang Kin Leung, Kin Cheung (George) Lee, Chun Chi Poon, Gan Huang, Junhao Liao, Bonnie Wai Yan Wu, Thuan Quoc Thach, Rainbow Tin Hung Ho, Hin Hung Sik

“…Future research with larger samples is recommended to optimize interventions for adolescent well-being and social connectedness.…”
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Evaluation of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score in Medical Residents of Imam Hossein Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study by Roxana Sadeghi, Mohammad Haji Aghajani, Niloufar Taherpour, Reza Miri, Mohammad Parsa Mahjoob, Amir Heidari, Mohammad Amin Fereiduni

“…Obesity, smoking, and alcohol were more common in male compared to female residents (P<0.05). …”
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Improving food safety: Synthetic data augmentation for accurate mushroom species identification in complex environments by Mengze Du, Fei Wang, Weibing Yan, Jie Guo, Lu Liu, Ping Lv, Yong He, Xuping Feng, Yuwei Wang

“…These findings highlight the practical utility of diffusion-based augmentation in enhancing model robustness, ensuring more reliable monitoring compared to traditional methods, and mitigating the likelihood of toxic mushrooms entering the food chain. …”
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Qualitative Comparison of Cultured Skin Microbiota From the Inguinal Region of Obese and Nonobese Patients Eligible for Hip Arthroplasty by Philip Mark Anderson, MD, Thiemo Frank, Michaela Herz, MD, Oliver Kurzai, MD, Maximilian Rudert, MD, Tizian Heinz, MD, Thiên-Trí Lâm, MD

“…Wound complications were more frequent in the study group, but this was not statistically significant. …”
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Enhancing Microwave Disinfection: Impact of Sodium Chloride on Microbial Inactivation by Saleh A. Alfawaz, Ibrahim N. Alquaydheb, Amirreza Ghadimi Avval, Sara Ghayouraneh, Samir M. El-Ghazaly, Jianhong Zhou, Yuchun Du

“…This study explores the role of sodium chloride (NaCl) in enhancing the efficiency of microbial inactivation using microwave energy with two distinct methods: temperature-controlled treatment and predefined cycle. …”
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Elucidating emergence and transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in treatment experienced patients by whole genome sequencing. by Taane G Clark, Kim Mallard, Francesc Coll, Mark Preston, Samuel Assefa, David Harris, Sam Ogwang, Francis Mumbowa, Bruce Kirenga, Denise M O'Sullivan, Alphonse Okwera, Kathleen D Eisenach, Moses Joloba, Stephen D Bentley, Jerrold J Ellner, Julian Parkhill, Edward C Jones-López, Ruth McNerney

“…We have used whole genome analysis to investigate M. tuberculosis strains isolated from treatment experienced patients with MDR-TB in Uganda over a period of four years.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We used high throughput genome sequencing technology to investigate small polymorphisms and large deletions in 51 Mycobacterium tuberculosis samples from 41 treatment-experienced TB patients attending a TB referral and treatment clinic in Kampala. …”
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Detection of Hemoglobin Constant Spring by Capillary Electrophoresis and High-performance Liquid Chromatography: A Study in Kelantan, Malay by Sumaiyah Adzahar, Nabilah Rameli, Suryati Hussin, Nik Fatma Fairuz Nik Mohd Hassan, Wan Norhasanah Wan Yusoff, Shafini Mohamed Yusoff, and Rosnah Bahar

“…Conclusions: The diagnosis of Hb CS is most accurately achieved by combining CE and HPLC methods, with confirmation by DNA molecular study, although the latter is more expensive.…”
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Soil Particle Settlement Sorting and Distribution Characteristics of Carbon, Nitrogen and Salt During Gradual Thawing by Yuan Xinhao, Wang Xinyao, Li Fan, Wang Ruiqi, Hu Yaxian, Li Xianwen

“…[Objective] The classification of sediment particles and the accompanying distribution characteristics of carbon, nitrogen and salt in the process of soil thawing layer by layer under snowmelt runoff scenario were analyzed in order to identify the mechanism of soil freeze-thaw erosion and the induced micro-environmental effects on eroding slopes. [Methods] Soil samples were obtained from an eroding slope in the mollisol region of Northeastern China. …”
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Gender Differences in Clinical and Biochemical Variables of Patients Affected by Bipolar Disorder by Luigi Piccirilli, Enrico Capuzzi, Francesca Legnani, Martina Di Paolo, Anna Pan, Alessandro Ceresa, Cecilia Maria Esposito, Luisa Cirella, Teresa Surace, Ilaria Tagliabue, Massimo Clerici, Massimiliano Buoli

“…<b>Results:</b> With regard to univariate analyses, women were found to be more susceptible to psychiatric comorbidities (χ² = 12.75, <i>p</i> < 0.01), medical comorbidities (χ² = 45.38, <i>p</i> < 0.01), obesity (χ² = 6.75, <i>p</i> = 0.01) and hypercholesterolemia (χ² = 23.54, <i>p</i> < 0.01), as well as to having more mood episodes in the year prior to hospitalization (t = 5.69, <i>p</i> < 0.01). …”
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Biases and complementarity in gut viromes obtained from bulk and virus-like particle-enriched metagenomic sequencing by Yun Li, Chuqing Sun, Jiaying Zhu, Mingyan Geng, Min Li, Xing-Ming Zhao, Wei-Hua Chen

“…This study comprehensively compared gut viromes identified from paired bulk and VLP data from 151 adult and 141 infant fecal samples. The VLP method showed superior performance to bulk in viral genome discovery in both data sets by recovering longer and more complete viral genomes, with higher sensitivity for low-abundant ones, resulting in a higher taxonomic annotation rate. …”
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