Effect of ISPAD Anaerobic Digestion on Ammonia Volatilization from Soil Applied Swine Manure by Susan King, Michael Schwalb, David Giard, Joann Whalen, Suzelle Barrington

“…Swine manure subjected to in-storage psychrophilic anaerobic digestion (ISPAD) undergoes proteins degradation but limited NH3 volatilization, producing an effluent rich in plant-available nitrogen. …”
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Essential Oils from Thymus capitatus and Thymus algeriensis as Antimicrobial Agents to Control Pathogenic and Spoilage Bacteria in Ground Meat by Asma Jayari, Ahlem Jouini, Hager Boukhris, Safa Hamrouni, Chokri Damergi, Sami Ben Hadj Ahmed, Abderrazek Maaroufi

“…Furthermore, the inhibitory effects of both EOs were appraised against the spoilage bacterium P. aeruginosa, inoculated in minced beef meat, at two different loads (105 and 108 CFU) mixed with different concentrations of EOs (0.01, 0.05, 1, and 3%) and stored at 4°C for 15 days. The obtained data demonstrated that the antibacterial effect of tested EOs varies significantly in regard to the levels of meat contamination and the concentrations of EOs. …”
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Interventions to improve media coverage of medical research: a codesigned feasibility and acceptability study with Australian journalists by Brooke Nickel, Ray Moynihan, Alexandra Barratt, Kirsten J McCaffery, Loai Albarqouni, Tessa Copp, Thomas Dakin, Liam Mannix

“…Preworkshop and postworkshop questionnaires were administered via Qualtrics.Measures Acceptability and feasibility of the intervention, and journalists’ knowledge of overdiagnosis and common issues with health stories. Quantitative results were analysed descriptively using SPSS. …”
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The Risk Assessment of Pesticide Ingestion with Fruit and Vegetables for Consumer’s Health by Gordana Jurak, Jasna Bošnir, Domagoj Đikić, Ana Mojsović Ćuić, Iva Pavlinić Prokurica, Aleksandar Racz, Tomislav Jukić, David Stubljar, Andrej Starc

“…The organs for determination of imazalil concentration were extracted immediately upon animal sacrifice and stored in a freezer at -80°C until analysis. Results show difference in gain weight, and an increase in WBC count was recorded in the experimental group as compared with a control group of animals. …”
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Classification of management tools in small business organizations for developing a sales funnel by E. R. Tolstova, L. V. Silakova

“…There are 4 categories of digital services for working with business automation and sales funnel: information systems and technologies that help to design a business model as a whole, create quality management systems, etc.; programs for business modeling, development of working documentation and requirements; CRM systems designed for planning employee tasks and storing customer data; services that help with promotion in social networks. …”
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Enhancing safety with an AI-empowered assessment and monitoring system for BSL-3 facilities by Yi-Ling Fan, Ching-Han Hsu, Ju-Yu Wu, Ying-Ying Tsai, Wei J. Chen, Min-Shi Lee, Fang-Rong Hsu, Lun-De Liao

“…The identification results were presented in real time via a visual interface and simultaneously stored on the administrator's dashboard for future reference. …”
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Seasonal Variations and Health Risk Evaluation of Trace Elements in Atmospheric PM_2.5 in Liaocheng, the North China Plain by Yanhui Wang, Zhanfang Hou, Jiangkai Ma, Xiaoting Zhang, Xuan Liu, Qizong Wang, Chen Chen, Kaiyue Yang, Jingjing Meng

“…The enhanced concentrations of crustal elements were due to frequent dust storms in spring. Results from positive matrix factorization suggested that the dust source was only identified in spring, accounting for the largest percentage (37.0%), while secondary oxidation made the most significant contribution (34.6%) in summer, facilitated by higher temperatures and stronger sunshine. …”
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Egg freshness during storage: the effect of laying hen age and shelf life prediction using a novel hybrid modeling method by Yifeng Lu, Jing Li, Zihao He, Linyun Chen, Huixin Tian, Chen Xu, Xinglian Xu, Minyi Han

“…Changes in the quality of eggs during storage relate to their shelf life and economic value. …”
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Effect of botanical powders and the assassin bug, Alloeocranum biannulipes Mont. and Sign. (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) against Dinoderus porcellus Lesne (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) infe... by Kitherian SAHAYARAJ, Antonio SINZOGAN, Manuele TAMO, Joelle TOFFA, Yêyinou Laura Estelle LOKO, Armand VODOUNNON, Innocent DJEGBE

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Blue light irradiation combined with low-temperature storage further enhances postharvest quality of strawberries through improving antioxidant defense and cell wall metabolic activities by Wei Lu, Wanqing Li, Keke Zhao, Xiaofeng Bai, Yuchang Zhang, Qingyun Li, Zhanjun Xue, Xin-Xin Wang

“…This study investigates the effects of BL exposure as a non-chemical preservation strategy to improve the postharvest quality of strawberries stored at 22 °C and 8 °C. Over a 10-day storage period, BL irradiation significantly reduced respiratory and ethylene production rates, while preserving fruit firmness and increasing the contents of soluble sugar and total phenol at both temperatures. …”
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Incorporation of kiwifruit peel improved the property of carboxymethyl cellulose-gum Arabic active film and its effects on the quality of beef sausages by Evans Frimpong Boateng, Ziyi Yang, Jian Zhang, Lei Zhou, Lujuan Xing, Wangang Zhang

“…CG-KPE treatments showed antimicrobial effectiveness and lesser TBARS values than CG-CT treatments during storage. Graphical Abstract…”
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The accuracy of an Online Sequential Extreme Learning Machine in detecting voice pathology using the Malaysian Voice Pathology Database by Nur Ain Nabila Za’im, Fahad Taha AL-Dhief, Mawaddah Azman, Majid Razaq Mohamed Alsemawi, Nurul Mu′azzah Abdul Latiff, Marina Mat Baki

“…Each voice sample was anonymized using a code that was specific to each individual and stored in the MVPD. These voice samples were used to train and test the proposed OSELM algorithm. …”
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SEAHORS: Spatial Exploration of ArcHaeological Objects in R Shiny by Royer, Aurélien, Discamps, Emmanuel, Plutniak, Sébastien, Thomas, Marc

“…SEAHORS has visualization tools with several sorting and formatting options (color, size, etc.) applicable to coordinates and all possible analytical variables (i.e. levels, spits, identified species, taphonomical alterations, etc.). …”
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Black Soldier Fly (<I>Hermetia illucens</I>) Oil Inclusion and its Effects on Growth Performances in Common Carp (<I>Cyprinus carpio</I>) by Vivi Endar Herawati, Heni Tri Jayanti, Tita Elfitasari, Sapto Purnomo Putro, Seto Windarto

“…Observation time was 30 days with a stocking density of 15 fish/aquarium. The results showed that the addition of maggot oil (H. illucens) had a significant effect (P<0.05) on TFC, FCR, FUE, SGR, and survival. …”
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Urban vegetation benefits in mediterranean cities for climate change adaptation and water usage efficiency – a case study in Algarve, Portugal by Pedro Matias, Pedro Matias, Pedro Matias, Manuela Moreira da Silva, Manuela Moreira da Silva, Manuela Moreira da Silva, João Teigão, Amílcar Duarte, Amílcar Duarte

“…In the current climate change scenario, Mediterranean cities face heatwaves and reduced availability of freshwater alternated with intense precipitation events in short periods. The demand for water, especially for urban and tourism purposes, is rising, particularly in coastal cities. …”
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Establishment of an Experimental Procedure for Preparing Trial Serum Samples for the Specific Serodiagnosis of Toxocara canis for External Quality Assessment Schemes by Quang Huy Vu, Diep Tuan Tran, Phu Manh Sieu Tran, Van Chuong Le, Thi Diem Phuc Huynh, Quang Sang Bui

“…The sera were divided, processed by both freeze-drying and freezing methods, and then stored. The stability and homogeneity of the samples were evaluated after 7 days, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months. …”
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Study for Improving Maternal Pregnancy And Child ouTcomes (IMPACT): a study protocol for a Swedish prospective multicentre cohort study by Anders Larsson, Henrik Imberg, Marius Kublickas, Anna-Karin Wikström, Peter Lindgren, Lina Bergman, Bo Jacobsson, Anna Sandström, Stefan Hansson, Peter Conner, Ylva Carlsson

“…Blood samples are collected and stored in a biobank. Additional predictors and pregnancy outcomes are retrieved from the Swedish Pregnancy Register. …”
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Combination model for freshness prediction of pork using VIS/NIR hyperspectral imaging with chemometrics by Minwoo Choi, Hye-Jin Kim, Azfar Ismail, Hyun-Jun Kim, Heesang Hong, Ghiseok Kim, Cheorun Jo

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Nutritional content and healthiness in sweet and salty snacks and beverages popular in South Korea and the United States assessed by nutrition labels: a cross-sectional comparative... by Bo Jeong Gong, Segovia Lucas, Diewo Camara, Pauline E. Jolly, Chandrika Piyathilake, Taisun Hyun

“…Nutritional information and percentages of fruit and vegetable content in each product were collected from brand websites and grocery stores in each country. The FoPNL system was used to assess the healthiness of the products, which included multiple traffic light labels, a Health Star Rating, and a Nutri-Score. …”
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Quality of Life Philosophy III. Towards a New Biology: Understanding the Biological Connection between Quality of Life, Disease, and Healing by Soren Ventegodt, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…Although we understand very much of the body’s chemistry, we have only just started to get the gist of the tremendous organization of living matter. …”
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