Tailoring IPM plans to fight a cloaked pest: helping smallholder farmers combat the sweetpotato weevil in sub-Saharan Africa by Chad A. Keyser, Frederick S. Walters, Haley Turner, Elka Armstrong, Jeff Davis, Brooke Bissinger, Brant Johnson, Agnes Alajo, Paul Musana, Joseph Odongo, Benard Yada, Milton A. Otema

“…In this paper we, (1) outline factors that contribute to SPW infestation; (2) review available strategies and ongoing research for control of SPW, including chemical pesticides, biological control (macro-organismal as well as microbial control), cultural practices, selective breeding, and biotechnology; and (3) discuss the potential for implementing an integrated pest management (IPM) approach that leverages a combination of techniques. We rationalize that a multifaceted strategy for SPW control will improve both the quantity and quality of sweetpotato production in Africa.…”
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Curcumin dietary supplementation enhances serum carbohydrate-degrading enzyme activities in buffaloes by Maima Matin, Natalia Ksepka, Kamil Wysocki, Michel-Edwar Mickael, Alpana Pande, Jarosław Olav Horbańczuk, Artur Jóźwik, Olga Adamska, Artur Stolarczyk, Laszlo Barna Iantovics, Yordanka Ilieva, Pencho Penchev, Atanas G. Atanasov

“…These upregulated activities are in general indicative of increased carbohydrates turnover and detoxification processes, and might provide clues for a better understanding of the mechanisms of action of curcumin in vivo, as well as for novel approaches to rationally impact animal or human health and wellbeing through targeted supplementation.…”
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Lipoprotein Signal Peptide as Adjuvants: Leveraging Lipobox-Driven TLR2 Activation in Modern Vaccine Design by Muhammad Umar, Haroon Afzal, Asad Murtaza, Li-Ting Cheng

“…Recent advances in bioinformatics have significantly improved the prediction of SP structures and cleavage sites, facilitating the rational design of recombinant lipoproteins optimized for immune activation. …”
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Comprehensive evaluation and attribution analysis of baseflow variation in a typical karst basin, Southwest China by Chongxun Mo, Changhao Jiang, Shiting Long, Weiyan Cen

“…An adaptive baseflow research system for karst basins was established in this study, including the application of nine baseflow separation methods to reduce uncertainty in baseflow simulations, a more rational determination of annual and intra-annual baseflow characteristics, and an assessment of the impacts of climate change and human activities combining key meteorological elements and socio-economic indicators through the double-mass curve and SCRCQ methods. …”
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Alternations in Cholesterol and Fatty Acids Composition in Egg Yolk of Rhode Island Red x Fyoumi Hens Fed with Hemp Seeds (Cannabis sativa L.) by Suhaib Shahid, Naila Chand, Rifat Ullah Khan, Syed Muhammad Suhail, Nazir Ahmad Khan

“…HS was included into the ration at the level of 0.0 (HS-0), 15 (HS-15), 20 (HS-20), and 25% (HS-25) and continued the supplementation for consecutively three weeks. …”
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New derivatives of sulfonylhydrazone as potential antitumor agents: Design, synthesis and cheminformatics evaluation by Sabbah Dima A., Al-Azaideh Bara’a A., Talib Wamidh H., Hajjo Rima, Sweidan Kamal, Al-Zuheiri Aya M., Sheikha Ghassan Abu, Shraim Sawsan

“…Hence, our results emphasized the importance of electron-withdrawing groups and hydrogen bond-acceptors in the rational design of small-molecule chemical ligands targeting PI3Kα. …”
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Medication use and potential drug-drug interactions in a general surgery clinic: A descriptive studyMain points by Sevgi Teker Yıldırım, Şevket Cumhur Yeğen, Songül Tezcan

“…We suspect that the elevated number of medications administered postoperatively could have led to pDDIs Consequently, we expect that clinical pharmacy services will help ensure the safe and rational use of medications in surgical clinics.…”
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Assessment of the Logical Prescription of Albumin Drug According to Guideline and Patient Safety for Inpatients in Intensive Care Units of Iranian Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study by Naghme Dashti, Hesamoddin Hosseinjani, Saeid Eslami, Seyed Mohammad Tabatabaei, Hasan Vakili Arki

“…Conclusion: The research highlights the importance of continuous guideline-base DUE on rational drug utilization, patient safety and hospitals costs. …”
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Hot corrosion resistance of AlCoCrFeNi2.1 coatings at 900 °C by Li Zhang, Qilu Ye, Yan Ji, Yunxin Wang, Bin Yang

“…Therefore, in high-temperature corrosion environments, the rational design and control of residual compressive stress provide an effective approach to improving the hot corrosion resistance of AlCoCrFeNi2.1 EHEA coatings.…”
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Complex congenital heart and lung defects as a cause of hydrops fetalis in French bulldogs –micro-CT with contrast study by Olga Szaluś-Jordanow, Karolina Barszcz, Wojciech Mądry, Michał Buczyński, Michał Czopowicz, Adam Gierulski, Agata Moroz-Fik, Zofia Nowek, Marcin Mickiewicz, Michał Grzegorczyk, Jakub Jaroszewicz, Sylwia Tarka, Tomasz Stępień, Wojciech Święszkowski

“…Examination of the heart in conjunction with the lungs appears to be a rational approach in animals with hydrops fetalis.…”
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Aggregation‐induced circularly polarized luminescence and delayed fluorescence enabled by activating high‐level reverse intersystem crossing by Ke Wang, Xinwen Ou, Xiaofei Niu, Zhenghao Wang, Fengyan Song, Xiaobin Dong, Wu‐jie Guo, Hui‐Qing Peng, Zujin Zhao, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Jianwei Sun, Hongkai Wu, Shu‐Yan Yu, Fei Li, Ben Zhong Tang

“…However, much effort has been normally focused on the utilization of T1 excitons but seldom on the utilization of higher excited triplet state Tn (n > 1) excitons. Rational manipulation of higher excited triplet state Tn (n > 1) excitons and suppression of Kasha's rule of CPL materials remains a major challenge. …”
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Dioxin Control in the Co-processing of Waste Printed Circuit Board and Copper Concentrate with an Ausmelt Furnace by Wei Li, Jia Sun, Deng-Feng Ma, Xian-Long Liu, Sheng Li, Jian-Ye Bei, Ming-Xiu Zhan, Xiao-Qing Lin, Tong Chen

“…These findings will facilitate the rational control of dioxin emissions with the co-processing of WPCB in an Ausmelt furnace.…”
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Degradation dynamics of Trifluralin in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and screening of its degrading strains by Dong Zhao, Lei Wang, Shuo Shen, Enyu Lu, Junlong Feng, Nima Bai, Hongyu Chen, Wei Li

“…The findings of this study provide important data for the environmental risk assessment of FLL and suggest potential biological resources for the rational use and environmental remediation of this herbicide. …”
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Structural comparison of human and Plasmodium proteasome β5 subunits: informing selective inhibitor design for anti-malaria agents by Muhammad Yasir, Jinyoung Park, Eun-Taek Han, Won Sun Park, Jin-Hee Han, Wanjoo Chun

“…This study contributes valuable insights into the structural basis for targeting the Plasmodium proteasome and paves the way for the rational design of compounds with enhanced specificity and efficacy against malaria.…”
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Structural Analysis of Inhibitor Binding to Enterovirus-D68 3C Protease by Vincent N. Azzolino, Ala M. Shaqra, Akbar Ali, Nese Kurt Yilmaz, Celia A. Schiffer

“…This structural analysis combined with enzymatic assays provides insights for the rational design of inhibitors that are robust against resistance toward developing antiviral treatments for EV68 infections.…”
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A compliant metastructure design with reconfigurability up to six degrees of freedom by Humphrey Yang, Dinesh K. Patel, Tate Johnson, Ke Zhong, Gina Olson, Carmel Majidi, Mohammad F. Islam, Teng Zhang, Lining Yao

“…These devices incorporate passive flexures and actively stiffness-changing rods to modify kinematic freedom. A rational design pipeline informs the flexures’ topological arrangements, geometric parameters, and control signals based on targeted mobilities, enabling the creation of unitary joints with up to six degrees of freedom. …”
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A Novel Method for Predicting Urban Residential Quality Distribution Based on Multi-Interest Consideration by Jiawen Ren, Xin Zhou, Jingjing An, Xing Shi, Xing Jin, Tianzhen Hong, Da Yan

“…Given limited resources, understanding how to improve urban residential quality and rationally plan the distribution of different quality levels warrants further study. …”
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A dendritic hexamer acceptor enables 19.4% efficiency with exceptional stability in organic solar cells by Tao Jia, Tao Lin, Yang Yang, Lunbi Wu, Huimin Cai, Zesheng Zhang, Kangfeng Lin, Yulong Hai, Yongmin Luo, Ruijie Ma, Yao Li, Top Archie Dela Peña, Sha Liu, Jie Zhang, Chunchen Liu, Junwu Chen, Jiaying Wu, Shengjian Liu, Fei Huang

“…Abstract To achieve the commercialization of organic solar cells (OSCs), it is crucial not only to enhance power conversion efficiency (PCE) but also to improve device stability through rational molecular design. Recently emerging giant molecular acceptor (GMA) materials offer various advantages, such as precise chemical structure, high molecular weight (beneficial to film stability under several external stress), and impressive device efficiency, making them a promising candidate. …”
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HISTORY AND RESULTS OF THE INTRODUCTION OF PALMS (ARECACEAE C.H. SCHULTZ) ON THE SOUTHERN COAST OF THE CRIMEA by A. P. Maksimov, Yu. V. Plugata, V. P. Koba, A. F. Khromov

“…Recommendations as to  agricultural practices, protection in winter, and rational utilization of palms in ornamental gardening have been provided.…”
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The relationship between relative deprivation and fear of missing out in college students: the role of self-regulatory fatigue and personal belief in a just world by Yun Chen, Qiuci Zhang, Ronghua Hang, Long Huang, Liang Yu

“…The results also show that reducing college students’ RD, improving self-control ability, and cultivating rational personal BJW can effectively prevent FoMO.…”
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