Quantitative and Spatially Explicit Clustering of Urban Grocery Shoppers in Montreal: Integrating Loyalty Data with Synthetic Population by Duo Zhang, Laurette Dubé, Antonia Gieschen, Catherine Paquet, Raja Sengupta

“…Future research should explore multi-source data integration and advanced clustering methods. …”
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Formulating a Horseradish Extract in Phospholipid Vesicles to Target the Skin by Maria De Luca, Luca Casula, Carlo Ignazio Giovanni Tuberoso, Ramon Pons, Maria del Carmen Morán, María Teresa García, Giuseppe Martelli, Antonio Vassallo, Carla Caddeo

“…Incorporation into phospholipid vesicles is often proposed to tackle this problem. <b>Methods</b>: In this study, a hydroalcoholic extract was produced from horseradish roots. …”
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Factors associated with the export of traditional Chinese medicinal products: A stochastic frontier analysis. by Ying Chen, Shuduo Zhou, Zhongfei Pei, Weili Zhao, Jian Yang, Yunxuan Hu, Xiangning Feng, Ming Xu

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We employed joinpoint regression analysis to examine the export value trend of traditional Chinese medicinal products from 2013 to 2022. …”
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Influence of low-intensity artificial light on the fatty acid profile of the biotechnologically important culinary mushroom Pleurotus eryngii in vitro by Oksana Mykchaylova, Aleksander Besarab, Anatoliy Negriyko, Margarita Lomberg, Natalia Poyedinok

“…This study aimed to compare and evaluate the fatty acid profile and fat quality indices of lipids from the mycelial mass of Pleurotus eryngii under various light-emitting diode (LED) and laser light irradiation regimes. Methods To determine the effect of artificial light on the biosynthetic activity of P. eryngii, an artificial lighting system based on LED matrices with wavelengths of 470 nm (blue), 530 nm (green), and 650 nm (red), as well as an argon gas laser as a coherent visible light source at 488 nm, was used. …”
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Regional disparities and influencing factors of health production efficiency: evidence from China by Hongwei Li, Ruixin Wang, Hongliang Wang

“…Intra-regional disparities remain the primary source of the overall differences in health production efficiency across China. …”
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Enhancing patient education on the role of tibial osteotomy in the management of knee osteoarthritis using a customized ChatGPT: a readability and quality assessment by Stephen Fahy, Stephan Oehme, Danko Dan Milinkovic, Benjamin Bartek

“…Two ChatGPT-4 models were compared: a native version and a fine-tuned model (“The Knee Guide”) optimized for readability and source citation through Instruction-Based Fine-Tuning (IBFT) and Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF). …”
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Research on the promotion of clinical practice guidelines implementation (V): evalua-tion of clinical guidelines implementation and expert consensus on Traditional Chinese Medicine... by Hong-Yan LI, Xiu-Qing SHI, Jing GUO, Rong ZHANG, Jie ZHOU, Ying-Hui JIN, Hong-Cai SHANG

“…Incorporating implementation science into the guideline formulation process, managing and guiding formulation from the source, and optimizing the presentation and dis-semination strategies of the guidelines can promote the implementation of guidelines/consensus appli-cation.…”
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From plant biomass to biofuels and bio-based chemicals with microbial cell factories by Maša VODOVNIK, Matevž ZLATNAR

“…Waste plant biomass represent abundant source of renewable energy that can be transformed to biofuels and other value-added products, which is currently limited due to the lack of cost-effective biocatalysts. …”
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Road Detection, Monitoring, and Maintenance Using Remotely Sensed Data by Nicholas Fiorentini, Massimo Losa

“…This Special Issue on “Road Detection, Monitoring, and Maintenance Using Remotely Sensed Data” presents innovative strategies leveraging remote sensing technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), and non-destructive testing (NDT) to optimize road infrastructure assessment. The ten papers published in this issue explore diverse methodologies, including novel deep learning algorithms for road inventory, novel methods for pavement crack detection, AI-enhanced ground-penetrating radar (GPR) imaging for subsurface assessment, high-resolution optical satellite imagery for unpaved road assessment, and aerial orthophotography for road mapping. …”
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IP-Enabled C/C++ Based High Level Synthesis: A Step towards Better Designer Productivity and Design Performance by Sharad Sinha, Thambipillai Srikanthan

“…We discuss our proposed methodology in the context of supporting efficient hardware synthesis of a class of mathematical functions without altering original C/C++ source code. Additionally, we also discuss and propose methods to integrate legacy IP cores in existing HLS flows. …”
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Psycho-Theological Learning Model to Improve Mental Resilience in Muslim Adolescents by Muhammad Zamzam, Winsidi Winsidi

“…To ensure data richness, the study employed triangulated collection methods including in-depth semi-structured interviews, participatory classroom observations, and document analysis comprising lesson plans, student portfolios, and reflective teacher notes. …”
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KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS COVID- 19 AMONG THE ROMA COMMUNITY IN BULGARIA by V. Rangelova, A. Kevorkyan, K. Krasimirova, P. Stoyanova, E. Mitkov, M. Aleksandrova

“…Aim: To study the knowledge and attitudes of people from the Roma ethnic community about the coronavirus infection. Methods: In July-August 2020 in Parvomay, Sliven, and Plovdiv through individual interviews "face to face" 105 respondents with Roma background were interviewed. …”
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The Antioxidant and Antitumor Effects of Al-gae from the Persian Gulf: A Systematic Re-view by Erfan Jamei, Mohammad Reza Gallehgiryan, Masoumeh Shiravani, Ali Sadeghi, Mohadeseh Mahdi, Maryam Nekooei

“…However, further research is required for the optimal exploitation of these resources in medicine and drug development.…”
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Machine‐learning based spatiotemporal prediction of soil moisture in a grassland hillslope by Timo Houben, Pia Ebeling, Swamini Khurana, Julia Sabine Schmid, Johannes Boog

“…Performance metrics varied between the ML methods and the training‐test data split (R2 = 0.48–0.69, root‐mean‐square error [RMSE] = 0.06–0.10). …”
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A systematic review on the relationship between marine pollution and human health in small island developing states by Alisha Morsella, Carolina Castagna, Rosaria Messina, Nicolò Scarsi, Walter Ricciardi, Chiara Cadeddu

“…Abstract Introduction: The global ocean is a vital source of resources crucial for human well-being, supplying oxygen, food, livelihoods, medications, and serene blue spaces. …”
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An Opposition-Based Great Wall Construction Metaheuristic Algorithm With Gaussian Mutation for Feature Selection by Farouq Zitouni, Abdulaziz S. Almazyad, Guojiang Xiong, Ali Wagdy Mohamed, Saad Harous

“…Its complexity arises from the vast search space, necessitating the application of metaheuristic methods to efficiently identify optimal feature subsets. …”
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Product Development of High-Dose Ambroxol HCl Capsules for an n-of-1 Clinical Trial Involving Dutch Patients with Gaucher Disease Type 3 by Hoang Lan Le, Natalja Bouwhuis, Carla E. M. Hollak, Abraham J. Wilhelm, Anne-Loes E. Gerards, Yuma A. Bijleveld, Eleonora L. Swart

“…As an adequate commercial AMB formulation is unavailable for this high target dosage, we aimed to develop high-dose AMB capsules and assess the formulated capsule’s quality. <b>Methods</b>: AMB API was sourced and tested according to the requirements of the European Pharmacopoeia. …”
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Fractional hitting sets for efficient multiset sketching by Timothé Rouzé, Igor Martayan, Camille Marchet, Antoine Limasset

“…However, fixed-size sketches encounter difficulties when applied to divergent datasets. Scalable sketching methods, such as sourmash, provide valuable solutions but still lack resource-efficient, tailored indexing. …”
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Encapsulation Techniques to Enhance Astaxanthin Utilization as Functional Feed Ingredient by Matteo Vitale, Joaquin Gomez-Estaca, Janete Chung, Seong-Chea Chua, Daniela Maria Pampanin

“…Herein, the effectiveness of astaxanthin (AX) as functional feed ingredient was assessed by enhancing its stability and bioavailability using encapsulation methods. Spray-drying and liposome entrapment were applied to a natural AX source from shrimp by-products, along with two commercially synthetic alternatives. …”
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Extract and Powder of Epilobium Angustifolium in Bakery Products by Nevskaya E., Zueva A., Belyaev A.

“…The present research featured the development and assessment of the quality of wheat bread fortified with willow weed (Epilobium Angustifolium). Study objects and methods. Samples of wheat bread were prepared from wheat baking flour of the highest grade. …”
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