Isolation and characterization of novel bioactive peptides from legume seed wastes and their application as eco-friendly coating improve the physicochemical, microbiological, aroma... by Samir A. Mahgoub, Hayfa Habes Almutairi, Nourhan H.I. Abd-El Fattah, Ashraf S. El-Sayed, Merfat O. Aljhdli, Salah A. Khalifa, Ahmed M. Saad, Layla A. Almutairi, Mohammed A. Alqahtani, Eman A. Beyari, Wafaa Ahmed Alhazmi, Nahed A. El-Wafai, Khaled A. El-Tarabily, Mohamed T. El-Saadony

“…Valorizing food waste into bioactive compounds is a growing global trend. The current study aimed to evaluate the physicochemical, functional, and bioactive properties of chickpea seed waste peptides (CWP) and pea seed waste peptides (PWP) and assess their potential in enhancing probiotic-enriched Ras cheese. …”
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Smart Packet Delivery in Mobile Underwater Sensors Networks (M-CTSP) by Abdul Khan, Miguel-Angel Luque-Nieto, Ali Akbar Siddique

“…This research is focused on leveraging the Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) to establish the optimal route of getting from a source node to a destination node in an underwater dynamic location. In this context, all nodes are mobile and slightly adjust their positions due to water currents. …”
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Digital Transformation Strategy of Aerospace Industry by Pu Sun, Weijia Yuan, Fengli Sun, Qian Shi, Shengyou Shi, Guoqing Wang

“…The aerospace industry, as an important representative of high-end manufacturing, plays an irreplaceable role in the development of new-quality productivity. In the context of increasingly complex projects and rapid iteration of new technologies, the development model of the aerospace industry is facing significant challenges and urgently requires digital transformation to promote high-quality development of the industry. …”
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Supply Chain Model for Mini Wind Power Systems in Urban Areas by Isvia Zazueta, Edgar Valenzuela, Alejandro Lambert, José R. Ayala, Rodny Garcia

“…In this context, renewable energy sources have become a favorable option to improve both energy security and sustainability while promoting the use of domestic energy sources. …”
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EFFECT OF MARINATION WITH PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES ON QUALITY OF BEEF MUSCLE by Daniela Istrati, Camelia Vizireanu, Felicia Dima, Rodica Dinică

“…Application of different treatments aimed to influence the proteolytic activity as is the case of enzymatic tenderization of beef.Improving the meat tenderness with proteolytic enzymes is promising, but current legislation restricting the use of proteolytic enzymes from bacterial origin and recommended tenderizers salts containing papain, ficin and bromelain. …”
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Inhibitory Effect of 505 nm Green Light Emitting Diode on Melanin Synthesis in Cellular Experiments and a Human Intervention Study by Yoshihito Mima, Takehiro Yamada, Jun Omatsu, Takashi Yamashita, Shota Suzuki, Takayuki Takechi, Mayumi Ichikawa, Kentaro Yamazaki, Shinichi Sato, Ayumi Yoshizaki

“…Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are currently gaining attention in aesthetic medicine for their applications in the treatment of pigmentation and wrinkles. …”
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CircPWWP2A promotes renal interstitial fibrosis through modulating miR-182/ROCK1 axis by Qian Huang, Kaiyi Zhong, Jiali Wei

“…Renal fibrosis is a long-term and progressively worsening condition that impacts kidney function during aging and in the context of chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD and renal fibrosis affect approximately 10% of the global population and are prevalent in about half of individuals over the age of 70. …”
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A review of private forest owner typologies with potential to contribute to social milieu research in forest policy by Peter K. Aurenhammer, Max Krott

“…PFO studies can inform and enhance social milieu approaches in forestry, while milieu frameworks offer PFO research a richer lens through which to understand forest owner diversity in a changing societal context.…”
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Assessing crack formation and strain distribution in concrete structures using externally installed fiber optic sensors by Henrik Becks, Matthias Högemann, Josef Hegger, Martin Classen

“…The structural integrity of many European bridges is increasingly compromised by rising traffic loads and gradual deterioration. …”
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Bleomycin: A worthy alternative by Gursev Sandlas, Paras Kothari, Parag Karkera, Abhaya Gupta

“…Complications of the therapy were few and far between. 2 patients developed fever after injection, one patients reported a transient increase in size of swelling, 2 patients have developed discoloration of the overlying skin and are currently being followed up for final outcome. …”
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Performance Evaluation and Optimization of 3D Gaussian Splatting in Indoor Scene Generation and Rendering by Xinjian Fang, Yingdan Zhang, Hao Tan, Chao Liu, Xu Yang

“…Firstly, utilizing a self-collected dataset, a comprehensive comparison was conducted among COLLI-SION-MAPping (abbreviated as COLMAP (V3.7), an open-source software based on Structure from Motion and Multi-View Stereo (SFM-MVS)), Context Capture (V10.2) (abbreviated as CC, a software utilizing oblique photography algorithms), Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF), and the currently renowned 3DGS algorithm. …”
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The role of community health workers in addressing the global burden of ear disease and hearing loss: a systematic scoping review of the literature by James O'Donovan, Misha Verkerk, Niall Winters, Shelly Chadha, Mahmood F Bhutta

“…We performed a systematic scoping review to identify evidence on how CHWs are currently deployed in the prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and management of ear disease and hearing loss; methods to train and support CHWs in this context; and cost-effectiveness of CHWs.Methods We performed a systematic search of the literature from September 1978 to 18 March 2018 from 11 major databases and the grey literature.Results We identified 38 original studies that met the inclusion criteria, taking place across South Asia (n=13), Oceania (n=7), North America (n=7), South America (n=6) and Africa (n=5). 23 studies showed CHWs can increase community participation in screening. …”
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Justification on Choosing Screw Pumping Units as Energy Efficient Artificial Lift Technology by D. I. Sidorkin, K. S. Kupavykh

“…It is recognized that the number of publications in the area of energy efficiency is growing steadily. Currently Russian oil and gas industry are facing the task of accelerating reduction of energy consumption while preserving, or even increasing, production rates. …”
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HippoUnit: A software tool for the automated testing and systematic comparison of detailed models of hippocampal neurons based on electrophysiological data. by Sára Sáray, Christian A Rössert, Shailesh Appukuttan, Rosanna Migliore, Paola Vitale, Carmen A Lupascu, Luca L Bologna, Werner Van Geit, Armando Romani, Andrew P Davison, Eilif Muller, Tamás F Freund, Szabolcs Káli

“…These models were usually built to capture a few important or interesting properties of the given neuron type, and it is often unknown how they would behave outside their original context. In addition, there is currently no simple way of quantitatively comparing different models regarding how closely they match specific experimental observations. …”
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Meta-analysis on the effects of chemical stressors on freshwater ecosystem functions by Alexander Feckler, Ralf Schulz, Ralf B. Schäfer

“…These include expanding the range of chemical stressors investigated, accounting for the context-dependency of chemical effects on ecosystem functions, and complementing laboratory studies with semi-field and field experiments to verify and validate laboratory-derived findings under more realistic environmental conditions.…”
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Investigation of Heat and Mass Transfer in the Process of Fuel Preparation from Biomass Particles with High Moisture by A. V. Mitrofanov, O. B. Kolibaba, R. N. Gabitov, D. A. Dolinin, S. V. Vasilevich

“…Currently, in a number of countries an urgent task for development of fuel and energy complexes is to increase the share of generation by involving solid fuels in circulation. …”
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Immune factors and their role in tumor aggressiveness in glioblastoma: Atypical cadherin FAT1 as a promising target for combating immune evasion by Manvi Arora, Archismita Kundu, Subrata Sinha, Kunzang Chosdol

“…The FAT atypical cadherin 1 (FAT1) has shown context/tissue-dependent effects in cancers of different tissue origins, with either oncogenic or tumor suppressor roles. …”
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Phagocytic function of tumor-associated macrophages as a key determinant of tumor progression control: a review by Marc Lecoultre, Valérie Dutoit, Paul R Walker

“…In this context, a clear understanding of the impact of TAM phagocytosis on both innate and adaptive immunity is critical. …”
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Pilot observational cohort study to determine whether waveform and flow traces from mechanical insufflation–exsufflation (MI-E) can be used to identify laryngeal responses to MI-E... by Stephanie K Mansell, Swapna Mandal, Amar Shah, Francesca Gowing, Rhiannon Parry, Charlotte Greenfield, Yogesh Bhatt

“…Currently, the only method for assessing this is via nasal endoscopy while using MI-E. …”
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Advancements and Challenges in the Management of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Review by Francesco Nappi

“…It is a significant concern in the field of cardiology, and the epidemiology of PVE has seen notable developments over the last five decades. The disease currently affects an older demographic and is becoming increasingly prevalent in patients with transcatheter-implanted valves. …”
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