The Comparison of Effects of Supplementation of Zeolite and Yucca Schidigera Powder to Diet on Liver Enzymes (AST, ALT, GGT) in Sheep by Oğuz Kale, İbrahim Durmuş

“…The concern of utilizing native coraps as forage supplements instead of antibiotics has increased in order to manipulate rumen fermentation.The purpose of current work was to determine effects of co-addition zeolites of and Yucca schidigera (YS) plant containing high level of saponin to sheep feed on plasma Aspartat aminotransferaz (AST), ALT (Alanin aminotransferaz) and Gama glutamil transferaz (GGT) levels. …”
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Soil remediation at coastal plains with the help of DC Resistivity Method by Emin Ulugergerli, Öznur Karaca, Buse Özentürk

“…For each type of metal, electrode pairs were placed in the soil that was filled in a plastic container. Current variation was monitored while 1 VDC/cm was applied to electrodes. …”
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Microstructure and Properties of Ion Permeated W - Ni - Al Alloy on Tungsten Surface for Power Switch by SUN Xi-bao, ZHAI Wen-sheng

“…Meantime, the coating contained WNi2Al3 and NiW2. When the surface was covered by the W-Ni-Al coating, the hardness increased significantly. …”
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Assessment of genotoxic and mutagenic effects of food products by bioassay methods by M. V. Zaytseva

“…The current state of studies on application and safety of food additives in various technologies for food production is examined. …”
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Essential oils – a review of the regulatory framework in the European Union by Stanislava Ivanova, Kalin Ivanov, Yana Gvozdeva, Radiana Staynova, Daniela Grekova-Kafalova, Maria Hristozova, Nina Koleva

“…The current trend in consumers’ preferences for healthy lifestyles resulted in an increased demand for natural products. …”
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Kalirin, a Key Player in Synapse Formation, Is Implicated in Human Diseases by Prashant Mandela, Xin-Ming Ma

“…Kalirin-7 interacts with multiple PDZ-domain-containing proteins including PSD95, spinophilin, and GluR1 through its PDZ-binding motif. …”
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Genomic Markers Associated With Soybean Resistance to the Stem Borer, Dectes texanus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) by Sarah Johnson, David Hyten

“…While this stem borer has not been considered a major pest of soybean, damage from it is increasing in the United States Midwest region with no current elite cultivars found resistant. …”
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Windows for intervention in the prearthritis phase of rheumatoid arthritis? A narrative review of key triggering events and potential preventive strategies by Alf Kastbom, Vivianne Malmstrom, Sara Turcinov

“…With this focus, we here aimed to review current knowledge on RA development prior to arthritis onset. …”
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Identifying the Sources of Harmful Gases for Green Tire Production by Ma Nan, Liu Xuejiao, Wu Mingsheng

“…Amidst the rapid development of China's new energy vehicle industry, the market demand for tires is continuously increasing. At the same time, society has higher demands for the environmental protection and sustainability performance of tires. …”
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Archäologische Datenbanken als virtuelle Museen by Martin Langner

“…Because archaeological databases contain unmanageably large numbers of records, users are still limited to targeted searches for specific information. …”
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Multifocal Intraocular Lenses Implantation in Presbyopia Correction. Literature Review by K. B. Pershin, N. F. Pashinova, M. M. Konovalova, A. Yu. Tsygankov, M. E. Konovalov

“…Currently, due to the increase in the duration of active life in people over 40, there is a need for effective correction of presbyopia. …”
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Chemical characterization and cytotoxic effect of three edible fungi (Morchella) against breast cancer cells: A therapeutic approach

“…Current breast cancer therapeutics are associated with short-term efficacy, increased drug resistance, and severe adverse reactions, thus demanding the development of new therapeutic approaches. …”
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Lifelong Learning and Employability in the Danube Region Countries: Influences and Correlations by Constanţa-Nicoleta Bodea, Maria-Iuliana Dascălu, Gordana Velikic, Stelian Stancu

“…The conclusions of the current study are particularly important in the Romanian context, as the employment rate of recent graduates is in a decreasing trend, but also for all the Danube Region ex-communist countries, which have to boost their employment rates as well, to assure their economical growth. …”
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Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment and its Associated Factors among Institutionalized Senior Citizens: A Cross-sectional Study by Mary Ancy N. Xavier, V. K. Usha

“…Background: The global elderly population is increasing steadily. The impact of this increasing elderly population on the healthcare system of low- and middle-income countries is huge. …”
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Regulatory T Cell in Kidney Transplant: The Future of Cell Therapy? by Ahmad Matarneh, Meet Patel, Kinna Parikh, Amanda Karasinski, Gurwant Kaur, Vaqar Shah, Nasrollah Ghahramani, Naman Trivedi

“…Their immunosuppressive functions are mediated through both contact-dependent and contact-independent mechanisms. …”
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Influence of the Electric Field on the Properties of Hydrogenated Graphene by V. V. Muravyov, V. N. Mishchenka

“…Graphene is currently considered as one of the most promising materials for the creation of new semiconductor devices for various frequency ranges. …”
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Performance of epoxy-nanocomposite under corrosive environment

“…Nanocomposite materials consisting of polymeric matrix materials and natural or synthetic layered minerals like clay are currently an expanding field of study because these new materials often exhibit a wide range of improved properties over their unmodified starting polymers. …”
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Insights from UKCTOCS for design, conduct and analyses of large randomised controlled trials by Usha Menon, Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj, Matthew Burnell, Sophia Apostolidou, Andy Ryan, Jatinderpal K Kalsi, Naveena Singh, Lesley Fallowfield, Alistair J McGuire, Stuart Campbell, Steven J Skates, Anne Dawnay, Mahesh Parmar, Ian J Jacobs

“…Future work There is a pressing need to increase the evidence base to support decision making about all aspects of trial methodology. …”
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Trends in prevalence and patterns of use of a heated tobacco product (IQOS™) in Japan: A three-year repeated cross-sectional study [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved w... by Steve Roulet, Karina Fischer, Pierpaolo Magnani, Bertram Zwisele, Nathalie Camille, Suzana AlMoosawi, Marius Sieverding, Martha Bajec, Nelly Mainy

“…Background: Numerous smoke-free tobacco or nicotine-containing product (TNP) alternatives have been introduced to support individual- and population-level harm reduction relative to continued cigarette smoking. …”
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Properties of Raw Saudi Arabian Grey Kaolin Studied by Pyrrole Adsorption and Catalytic Conversion of Methylbutynol by Murad Alsawalha, Elaref Ratemi

“…This current article demonstrates how X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) was employed to reveal the major constituents of a sample of natural grey Saudi kaolin. …”
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