Moments of axial-vector GPD from lattice QCD: quark helicity, orbital angular momentum, and spin-orbit correlation by Shohini Bhattacharya, Krzysztof Cichy, Martha Constantinou, Xiang Gao, Andreas Metz, Joshua Miller, Swagato Mukherjee, Peter Petreczky, Fernanda Steffens, Yong Zhao

“…The calculations are based on an N f = 2 + 1 + 1 twisted mass fermions ensemble with clover improvement, a lattice spacing of a = 0.093 fm, and a pion mass of m π = 260 MeV. We consider both the iso-vector and iso-scalar cases, utilizing next-to-leading-order perturbative matching while omitting the disconnected contributions and gluon mixing in the iso-scalar case. …”
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Mapping the “catscape” formed by a population of pet cats with outdoor access by Richard Bischof, Nina Rosita Hansen, Øyvind Skarsgard Nyheim, Astrid Kisen, Lillian Prestmoen, Torbjørn Haugaasen

“…However, cats spent on average 79% of their outdoor time within 50 m to their owner’s home, which suggests that the primary impact is local and most acute for wildlife in the vicinity to homes with cats. …”
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Copper strontium phosphate glasses with high antimicrobial efficacy by Roman Golovchak, Bohdan Mahlovanyi, Yaroslav Shpotyuk, Malgorzata Kus-Liskiewicz, Julia Kozianska, Renata Zadrag-Tecza, Grzegorz Zagula, Malgorzata Trzyna-Sowa, Andriy Kovalskiy, Agnieszka Gala-Bladzinska, Jozef Cebulski

“…The glass powders demonstrate strong antibacterial efficacy with a concentration of only a few mg/mL, sufficient to eradicate the entire bacterial colonies within 24 h. …”
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Quality Assessment of Soaps Produced from Palm Bunch Ash-Derived Alkali and Coconut Oil by HO Ogunsuyi, CA Akinnawo

“…The lathering ability was found to be 5.00ml for black soap and 15.00ml and 10.00mL for the other soaps. The improved soap produced with purified palm bunch ash-derived alkali was comparatively of a better quality than its conventional black soap counterpart considering some physico-chemical properties such as matter insoluble in water, matter insoluble in ethanol, unsaponified neutral fat and lathering characteristics of the soaps. …”
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Biodiversity characteristics of large forest plots in Qinghai area of Qilian Mountain National Park by WANG Dinghui, SUONAN Cairang, YU Hongyan, DU Yangong

“…Species richness and plant height were 3 species and 10.7 m, respectively. Shannon- Wiener and Simpson index of spruce forest were 0.74 and 0.43, respectively, Shannon-Wiener index was relatively low. …”
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Efficacy of green tea mouth wash as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal treatment in patients with chronic periodontitis by Sarwar Qasim Mustafa, Dilyar Ahmed Baban

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Antibiotic resistance gene occurrence in poultry farms in northeast Brazil by Henrique Francisco de Almeida, Paulo Ricardo Conceição Marques Trindade, César Roberto Viana Teixeira, Claudson Oliveira Brito, Silvio Santana Dolabella, Sona Jain, Maíra Pompeu Martins, Ana Andréa Barbosa

“…ARGs were confirmed in all samples, and the highest resistance positivity was obtained for tetracyclines (tetA, tetM, and tetG), quinolones (gyrA and qnrS), beta-lactams (blaTEM), macrolides (ermB) and sulfonamides (sul-1). …”
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Actitudes hacia comportamientos protectores y de riesgo en conductores costarricenses by Marjorie Moreno-Salas, David Monge-López

“…En el presente estudio se exploraron las actitudes y los comportamientos protectores y de riesgo al conducir vehículos particulares en una muestra de 590 conductores de entre  20 y 60 años (M = 38,57, DE =11,69) residentes del área metropolitana costarricense.  …”
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Indoor Air Pollution of Outdoor Origin: Mitigation Using Portable Air Cleaners in Singapore Office Building by Zuraimi Sultan, Jiayu Li, Jovan Pantelic, Stefano Schiavon

“…Modelled and in-situ measured PAC effectiveness using up to twelve units was evaluated in three office sizes (30, 80 and 1490 m3). Measured effectiveness using indoor concentrations and indoor/outdoor ratios was obtained in a randomised intervention experimental design involving 3 weeks per location. …”
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Impact of high-speed shear homogenization pretreatment on structure, functional characteristics, and interfacial properties: A case of Rice Glutelin by Zhuangpeng Wang, Zhangtao Chen, Lufan Tan, Jin Tu, Yong Sun, Yuanping Ye, Senwang Zhang, Leiyan Wu

“…After HSSH treatment at 12,000 rpm for 2 min, RG exhibited optimal improvements in solubility (5.56 %), WHC (6.00 g/g) and OHC (2.20 g/g), EAI (10.19 m2/g) and ESI (341.98 min), as well as FC (16.20 %) and FS (64.21 %). …”
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A novel electrical rock typing approach to improve estimating formation resistivity factor in carbonate rocks by Milad Mohammadi, Mohammad Emami Niri, Abbas Bahroudi, Aboozar Soleymanzadeh, Shahin Kord

“…The method offers improved estimates of formation resistivity factor (F), cementation factor (m), and tortuosity factor (a). For instance, the cementation factor values for dataset 1 range from 1.685 to 3.33, and for dataset 2 from 2.108 to 3.268 values that align more closely with those expected in carbonate rocks. …”
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Modern air defense methods and countermeasures for use in operational-tactical missiles by Mykola Bondarenko, Mykhailo Vorobei

“…Defense strategies span from fighter aircraft interception utilizing long-range missiles like the AIM-54C Phoenix to the deployment of surface-to-air missile systems such as the Tor-M1. In conclusion, this comprehensive review delineates priority directions for the development of countermeasures against missile defense systems. …”
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Caveolin Gene, a Possible Risk Factor for Metabolic Syndrome in Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mohadeseh Arefian, Sadegh Mazaheri-Tehrani, Maryam Yazdi, Roya Kelishadi

“…No significant association was found for CAV-1 rs926198 (OR = 1.61 (95% CI: 0.89-2.92)), and 22285 C>T. Caveolin mRNA level was increased in the cases of metabolic syndrome. …”
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A comparative study of chemical composition, phenolic compound profile and antioxidant activity of wild grown, field and greenhouse cultivated Physalis (P. alkekengi and P. peruvia... by Parisa Yari, Abolfazl Alirezalu, Soghra Khalili

“…The uppermost antioxidant activity was obtained in the fruit extract of cultivated P.alkekengi in C5 (Silvana) with 44.13% by DPPH method and C8 (Urmia) with 0.40 μM Fe++ g −1 FW by FRAP assay. Extracts obtained C8 and C4 (Khoy) possessed the highest total phenolic (34.12 mg GAE g−1 FW) and total flavonoid (7.06 mg QUE g−1 FW) contents, respectively. …”
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Insights into CSF-1/CSF-1R signaling: the role of macrophage in radiotherapy by Qingchao Shang, Qingchao Shang, Pei Zhang, Xiao Lei, Lehui Du, Baolin Qu

“…In addition, cumulative evidence demonstrated that M2 phenotype macrophage is dominant in tissue fibrosis and the inhibition of CSF-1/CSF-1R signaling pathway ameliorated pulmonary fibrosis, including radiation-induced lung fibrosis. …”
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Taste Preference and Metabolic Rate of Trehalose in Chickens by Fuminori Kawabata, Misako Sakai, Hiroki Murasawa, Yu Komine, Kazuhisa Mukai, Yuko Kawabata

“…Respiratory gas analysis revealed that intragastric administration of 1.0 M Tre weakly increased the respiratory quotient. …”
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Acid hydrolysis and microwave digestion enhanced protein extraction from red seaweed Palmaria palmata by Anushi Madushani Wijethunga, Quan Sophia He, Balakrishnan Prithiviraj, Xiaohong Sun

“…The results showed that microwave digestion (500 W, 30 min) and acid hydrolysis (2 M H2SO4, 95 °C, 2 h) significantly increased final yield from 10.4 ± 0.4 % to 47.6 ± 3.9 % and 46.5 ± 3.4 %, respectively. …”
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Looking back to see forward: species diversity changes since 1980 on Bahamian reefs through diver photography by Kathleen Sullivan Sealey, Katherine Black

“…Changes in reef biodiversity with a focus on cnidarians, sponges and annelids were evaluated with diversity indices and multivariate analyses using diver photos and more recently, one meter quadrat surveys, to evaluate community changes over time on deep (<−10 m) platform margin reefs.…”
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On-site quantitative detection of fentanyl in heroin by machine learning-enabled SERS on super absorbing metasurfaces by Yingkun Zhu, Haomin Song, Ruiying Liu, Yunyun Mu, Murali Gedda, Abdullah N. Alodhay, Lei Ying, Qiaoqiang Gan

“…Our method precisely captured SERS signals across a detection range of 1–100 μg/mL in fentanyl solutions, fentanyl-heroin mixtures, and fentanyl-spiked saliva, demonstrating its versatility and practical utility. …”
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Validation of a Novel Landmark-guided Intra-articular Postero-medial Surgeon-administered Injection Technique by Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD, Andrew I. Spitzer, MD, Jason Mussell, PhD, Ignacio Pasqualini, MD, Stan Dysart, MD, Jeffrey Gonzales, MD, Michael A. Mont, MD, Jess H. Lonner, MD, William Mihalko, MD, PhD

“…An anesthesiologist administered a US-guided ACB using 20 mL of dilute indocyanine dye. An orthopedic surgeon performed a medial parapatellar arthrotomy and introduced an 18-gauge needle 1-2 cm proximal to the palpated adductor tubercle angled posteromedially. …”
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