New Opportunities in Non-Preservative Glaucoma Therapy by A. A. Antonov, I. V. Kozlova, A. A. Vitkov

“…The degree of conjunctival hyperemia on the MacMonnies photographic scale decreased in both groups.Conclusion. Preservative-free drugs can be recommended for most patients with glaucoma as a starting treatment and as a replacement for current therapy.…”
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Development and characterization of amaranth protein-based edible films incorporating Satureja khuzestanica essential oil by Elahe Khalili, Gholamreza Jahed Khaniki, Saeedeh Shojaee-Aliabadi, Nabi Shariatifar, Ramin Aslani, Leila Mirmoghtadaie

“…The current research aimed to investigate the physicochemical and antimicrobial characteristics of the edible film based on amaranth protein containing Satureja khuzestanica essential oil. …”
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Effects of coix seed polyphenol extract on rumen fermentation, milk production, fatty acid profile, antioxidant activity, and polyphenol content in dairy goats by X.Z. Tian, Y.Q. Xu, J.X. Qin, X. Wang, S.L. Xie, R. Chen, Q. Lu, X. Chen

“…The results indicated that the ruminal fluid total VFA level increased linearly and quadratically, the acetic acid concentration and acetate:propionate ratio decreased quadratically, and the propionic acid level increased quadratically with increasing CSE concentration. …”
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Designing multi-epitope vaccines against Echinococcus granulosus: an in-silico study using immuno-informatics by Jadoon Khan, Asma Sadiq, May M. Alrashed, Nosheen Basharat, Syed Nadeem Ul Hassan Mohani, Tawaf Ali Shah, Kotb A. Attia, Aamer Ali Shah, Hayat Khan, Ijaz Ali, Arif Ahmed Mohammed

“…The aim of the current study is to develop a multiepitope vaccine against CE by in-silico identification and using different Antigen B subunits. …”
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A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: A Review of the Literature by Mohammad Taghi Karimi, Tony McGarry

“…Various treatment methods are currently in use and aim to increase containment of the femoral head within the acetabulum, redistribute loading patterns applied to the femoral head, and to decrease the final deformities associated with this condition. …”
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Transparent Assessment of the Supervision Information in China’s Food Safety: A Fuzzy-ANP Comprehensive Evaluation Method by Tingqiang Chen, Lei Wang, Jining Wang

“…The information transparency in the entirety presents deficiencies and gradually declines when that in the administrative level decreases. The economic development level indirectly determines the transparency level, and the transparency level does not conform to China’s current economic development level.…”
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After COVID-19: Rethinking Fiscal Rules in Europe by Forum Introduction

“…Abstract Following the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe this spring and subsequent measures to contain the pandemic, the European Commission drastically revised its economic and fiscal forecasts. …”
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Corrosion Performance of Chemically Passivated and Ion Beam-Treated Austenitic–Martensitic Steel in the Marine Environment by Viktor Semin, Alexander Cherkasov, Konstantin Savkin, Maxim Shandrikov, Evgeniya Khabibova

“…Immersion for 140 h in a solution containing 0.05 M potassium dichromate and 10% phosphoric acid promotes formation of chromium hydroxides in the outer surface layer. …”
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Climate change causes reductions in fish habitat suitability in Loktak Lake, India by Vicky Anand, Bakimchandra Oinam, Sebastian Schwindt, Stefan Haun, Silke Wieprecht

“…The main objective is to map and predict the current and future habitat suitability for Labeo Rohita in the data-scarce Loktak Lake, India. …”
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Quantifying environmental drivers of vegetation condition in a temperate ecosystem can improve detection of management impacts by Johanna G. Kuhne, Patrick J. O’Connor, Jasmin G. Packer, Thomas A.A. Prowse

“…Disentangling the effects of environmental variation and management actions on vegetation condition is increasingly important given increasing efforts to tackle biodiversity loss and the advent of environmental accounting programs. …”
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Plasma-electrolyte discharges in a gas-liquid medium for the production of hydrogen by A. F. Gaysin, F. M. Gaysin, L. N. Bagautdinova, A. A. Khafizov, R. I. Valiev, E. V. Gazeeva

“…Comprehensive study of the effect of direct current electric discharge plasma in a gas-liquid medium of inorganic mixtures in order to obtain gaseous hydrogen. …”
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Fungal Δ9-fatty acid desaturase: a unique enzyme at the core of lipid metabolism in Aspergillus fumigatus and a promising target for the search for antifungal strategies by Jonatas Erick Maimoni Campanella, Leonardo Talachia Rosa, Iran Malavazi

“…A notable group of UFA found in these molecules contains a cis double bond located at the C9 position of the carbon chain. …”
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Plastics in the German building and infrastructure sector: A high-resolution dataset on historical flows, stocks, and legacy substance contaminationZenodo by Sarah Schmidt, Xavier-François Verni, Thomas Gibon, David Laner

“…The use of plastics in buildings and infrastructure has been steadily increasing in the past. Due to the longevity of building components, in the upcoming decades a dramatical growth in waste quantities is expected as a delayed response to the increased consumption, posing a major challenge for waste management and recycling. …”
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E-Waste Plastics in the Environment: Assessment, Characterisation, and Bioprocessing by Diogo A. Ferreira-Filipe, Andrew Hursthouse, Armando C. Duarte, Teresa Rocha-Santos, Ana L. Patrício Silva

“…The accelerated growth of the electrical and electronic equipment market is a major driver behind increasing e-waste volumes worldwide. Although e-waste contains valuable resources, most remain unrecycled or improperly managed. …”
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Studying the Electrochemical Behavior and Corrosive Properties of Bodroon Meat Can by Ali Mohammed Kamel, Jamal M. Ali, Sami I. Al-Rubaiey

“…The inner coated layer contains a food-grade polymer containing 0.03% tin. …”
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Research Advances of Prevention and Control of Hydrogen Sulfide in Coal Mines by Qigen Deng, Jingping Yin, Xifa Wu, Tao Zhang, Hao Wang, Mingju Liu

“…The methods used mainly include neutralization by injecting alkalizer through drilling in coal seams with high pressure, spraying alkalizer in tunnel, attenuation by increasing wind amount, changing the ventilation method, pumping, dredging, and blocking the water that contains H2S as well as comprehensive prevention and control method. …”
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Conference “Africa in the Context of the Formation of a Polycentric World” by VOLKOV Sergey Nikolaevich, DEYCH Tatyana Lazarevna

“…A wide range of issues was discussed, including various aspects of the African countries’ foreign policy, issues of African integration, Africa’s role and place in new geopolitical conditions, the policy of the leading economically developed and developing countries and Russia’s current policy on the African continent. The discussion on the first block of themes “Africa: global problems and current trends in the world economy” was opened with RUDN Prof. …”
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Enhancing Acanthamoeba diagnostics: rapid detection of viable Acanthamoeba trophozoites and cysts using viability PCR assay by J. M. J. Veugen, P. H. M. Savelkoul, R. M. M. A. Nuijts, M. M. Dickman, P. F. G. Wolffs

“…Propidium monoazide (PMAxx) was used as a photoreactive dye. Mixtures containing decreasing percentages of viable Acanthamoeba, including reference strains Acanthamoeba polyphaga trophozoites and cysts, Acanthamoeba castellanii trophozoites, and Acanthamoeba castellanii trophozoites from a clinical sample, were prepared. …”
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PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION OF THE SIGNALS IN THE ELECTROSTATIC GRAVIINERTIAL SENSOR by I. Z. Gilavdary, S. N. Mekid, N. N. Riznookaya

“…In the simplest case, the sensor does not contain any feedback circuits.As an example, calculations of the micromechanical linear accelerations confirm that the periodic modulation of the coefficient of elastic stiffness of the suspension can significantly increase the sensitivity in the low frequency range, even in the absence of parametric resonance.Conditions for suppressions of background current participating in the output signal from a parametric pumping due to the asymmetry of the differential circuits are set. …”
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A review on the relationship between the distal 1q21.1 microdeletion and schizophrenia by Xinpeng Guo, Xinpeng Guo, Xinpeng Guo, Junrong Guo, Junrong Guo, Xijing Liu, Xijing Liu, Ting Hu, Ting Hu

“…This microdeletion is found in 0.2%–0.6% of individuals with schizophrenia and is associated with an eightfold increased risk of developing the condition. The distal 1q21.1 region contains several schizophrenia risk genes, including PRKAB2, BCL9, CHD1L, GJA5, and GJA8. …”
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