Ashwagandha and Its Role in Stress Reduction, Hormonal Balance, and Athletic Recovery: An Evidence-Based Review by Weronika Ossowska, Maksymilian Czarnota, Wiktoria Ösztreicher

“…Given the increasing use of herbal supplements among athletes and active individuals, this review aims to critically examine clinical evidence regarding the effects of ashwagandha supplementation on stress reduction, regulation of cortisol and testosterone levels, and enhancement of physical recovery.                                                                                                      State of Knowledge: Current clinical studies suggest that ashwagandha may effectively lower cortisol levels, thereby supporting stress resilience in both mentally and physically demanding contexts. …”
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<strong>Ovicidal and adulticidal effects of synthetic menthol, thymol and their mixtures against <em>Tetranychus urticae </em>(Acari: Tetranychidae)</strong> by Mina Mohammadi, Hamid Reza Sarraf Moayeri, Aurang Kavousi, Ali Reza Bolandnazar

“…Results also showed that a combination of thymol and menthol increased lethal effects compared to these two compounds.…”
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Research progress on novel nanomaterials mediated treatment of candidal keratitis by ZHAO Tianqi, LIU Lian

“…The incidence of Candida keratitis has been rising annually due to factors such as the misuse of immunosuppressive drugs and increased contact lens wear. Following infection, Candida itself and the formation of biofilms contribute to enhanced resistance against currently used systemic antifungal agents, including voriconazole, amphotericin B, itraconazole, and fluconazole,posing significant challenges to clinical treatment.Recently, research on nanomaterials-mediated drug delivery systems for treating Candida keratitis has burgeoned. …”
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Chemotactic migration of T cells towards dendritic cells promotes the detection of rare antigens. by Renske M A Vroomans, Athanasius F M Marée, Rob J de Boer, Joost B Beltman

“…Although it has been shown that dendritic cells (DCs) carrying cognate antigen in some circumstances attract T cells chemotactically, it is currently still unclear whether chemoattraction of T cells towards DCs helps or hampers scanning. …”
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Challenges in antibody structure prediction by Monica L. Fernández-Quintero, Janik Kokot, Franz Waibl, Anna-Lena M. Fischer, Patrick K. Quoika, Charlotte M. Deane, Klaus R. Liedl

“…Specialized tools used to predict antibody structures based on different principles have profited from current advances in protein structure prediction based on artificial intelligence. …”
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Synchrotron assessment of boron sensitivity and storage in Brassica napus and B. rapa by Jiangying Tu, Bruce D. Gossen, Rachid Lahlali, Chithra Karunakaran, Gary Peng, Mary Ruth McDonald

“…Application of low levels of boron (B) to soil can suppress clubroot symptoms slightly on brassica crops, but phytotoxicity increases rapidly as rates of added B increase. Tolerance to added B has been reported previously in Brassica rapa and more recently in B. napus. …”
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E-commerce as a modern form of business organization by Alla Tkachenko, Oleksii Demchenko

“…The development of e-commerce can increase the profitability of companies and allow them to reduce costs, in particular, virtual stores and online contact addresses allow goods to be stored closer to the place of their direct production, which speeds up the distribution of goods and related costs.…”
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Electrospun PAN@Ferrites Nanofibers for Rectifier and Humidity Devices by Ban Abbas Rijah, Iftikhar M. Ali

“…For PAN NFs, there is no effect when relative humidity percentage increases and decreases, but with adding ferrite materials PAN@ZnFe2O4 and PAN@ZnCoFe2O4 where, there is a significant change in resistance when humidity increases and decreases. …”
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UTILIZATION OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI IN PRODUCTION OF ALLIUM SPECIES by G. Caruso, N. A. Golubkina, Т. M. Seredin, V. М. Sellitto

“…The possibility of increasing the efficiency of biofortification of Allium species with selenium via utilization of arbuscular-mycorrhizal fungi is noted, as well as an increase in the content of biologically active sulfur-containing compounds in garlic. …”
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Pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacoeconomics of multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis by N. Yu. Nikolenko, D. А. Kudlay, N. P. Doktorova

“…Treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) is a current problem worldwide. Currently, special attention is paid to the possibility of using new high-cost chemotherapy regimens in the treatment of MDR/XDR-TB. …”
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Drivers of Adoption of Sustainable Prickly Pear (<i>Opuntia ficus-indica</i>) Innovations and Conservation Agriculture by Smallholder Farmers in Morocco by Laura Eline Slot, Fatiha Fort

“…The main aim of farmers was to increase production and income. Farmers, in general, pay little attention to the environment. …”
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Study of chemical properties of hybrid nanofluid flow between two permeable disks with suspension of carbon nanotubes using Yamada Ota and Xue models by A. Naeem, Z. Abbas, M.Y. Rafiq

“…Furthermore, the Nusselt number increases with greater heat source/sink and radiative parameters.…”
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Architectural concretes for 3D construction printing by I. A. Stoletova (Cherepanova), A. A. Volodchenko

“…One of the rising architectural trends of the present time is to increase the comfort and aesthetics of the territories of populated areas through artistic improvement, a significant role in which is given to various types of small architectural forms. …”
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The challenges of co-extraction of animal and plant proteins from transgenic plants for use in food and feed by William R. Aimutis, Rohan A. Shirwaiker

“…While recognizing the benefits of complete animal proteins, consumers are increasingly adding plant-based meat-, dairy-, seafood-, and egg-alternatives to diversify their diets. …”
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Using 'sentinel' plants to improve early detection of invasive plant pathogens. by Francesca A Lovell-Read, Stephen Parnell, Nik J Cunniffe, Robin N Thompson

“…Our results demonstrate that including sentinel plants in monitoring programmes can reduce the expected prevalence of infection upon outbreak detection substantially, increasing the feasibility of local outbreak containment.…”
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Optimizing PSO for classification: comparison of Naïve Bayes and C4.5 for osteoporosis prediction by Zulfi Anugerahwati, Sri Lestari

“…Osteoporosis is a medical disease marked by a reduction in bone density, which significantly increases the risk of fractures. Osteoporosis patients do not always exhibit symptoms and because current diagnostic techniques have limitations, early detection is frequently needed. …”
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Characterization of the solution heat-treated binary β-type Ti-Mo alloy for bio-implant applications by Netshia Mukhethwa, Phasha Maje, Ngobe Bongani, Olubambi Peter

“…There is currently a high demand for biomedical implant materials due to the rapidly growing population of aged people in many countries. …”
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Exosome-derived proteins in gastric cancer progression, drug resistance, and immune response by Jiayu Wang, Huan Zhang, Juntao Li, Xiangyu Ni, Wenying Yan, Yueqiu Chen, Tongguo Shi

“…Mounting evidence indicates that exosomes contain a wide range of molecules, such as DNA, RNA, lipids, and proteins, and play crucial roles in multiple cancers including GC. …”
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Federated learning with tensor networks: a quantum AI framework for healthcare by Amandeep Singh Bhatia, David E Bernal Neira

“…The healthcare industry frequently handles sensitive and proprietary data, and due to strict privacy regulations, it is often reluctant to share it directly. In today’s context, Federated Learning (FL) stands out as a crucial remedy, facilitating the rapid advancement of distributed machine learning while effectively managing critical concerns regarding data privacy and governance. …”
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Requirements elicitation for a health monitoring mobile application: a participatory design approach with clinicians and researchers by Erika Jarva, Tiia Yrttiaho, Minna Isomursu

“… Participatory methods have been introduced in healthcare to increase the adoption and acceptance of digital solutions for disease management and health promotion. …”
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