Microbiota of Punctuated Snake Eel <i>Ophichthus remiger</i> (Valenciennes, 1842) Reared in Recirculation System Is Dominated by <i>Latilactobacillus</i> by Jaime Romero, Carolina Ramírez, Luz Hurtado, Edison Serrano, Rodrigo Rojas

“…Our study aims to characterize the bacterial community composition of the common snake eel (<i>Ophichthus remiger</i>), captured wild and then reared under controlled conditions. …”
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Insights into Biohydrogen Production Through Dark Fermentation of Food Waste: Substrate Properties, Inocula, and Pretreatment Strategies by Djangbadjoa Gbiete, Satyanarayana Narra, Damgou Mani Kongnine, Mona-Maria Narra, Michael Nelles

“…Food waste is a suitable substrate for dark fermentation and has a variable and complex composition, which is a major factor limiting the hydrogen yield. …”
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Long-term effects of cattle rearing on vegetation and soil in riparian forests in southern Brazil by JOCIMAR C. MILAGRE, LUCAS JOSÉ MENDES, PEDRO S. DA SILVA, WILLIAM RENATO T. DOS SANTOS, GUILHERME DIEGO FOCKINK, FABIANE GRANZOTTO, AGNES ESTELA FONTANA, RICARDO B. SCHENATO, ANA PAULA M. ROVEDDER

“…Our results indicate that cattle modify the floristic composition and structure of vegetation, mainly affecting litter carbon stock and the abundance, richness, and diversity of natural regeneration. …”
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Does Fibre-fix provided to people with irritable bowel syndrome who are consuming a low FODMAP diet improve their gut health, gut microbiome, sleep and mental health? A double-blin... by Claus T Christophersen, Amanda Devine, Ran Yan, Johnny Lo, Mandy Murphy, Angela Genoni, Evania Marlow, Ian C Dunican, Lesley Andrew

“…Gut health will be assessed via faecal microbiome composition, faecal pH and SCFA levels. Alteration of sleep will be recorded using an actigraphy device worn by all participants over the whole study. …”
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Assessment of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Coatings on Magnetic Resonance Relaxation for Early Disease Detection by Cari L. Meisel, Polly Bainbridge, Robert V. Mulkern, Dimitrios Mitsouras, Joyce Y. Wong

“…<italic>Results</italic>: These studies indicate that the chemical composition and, in particular, the hydrophobicity&#x002F;hydrophilicity of the chemical group linking PEG chains to a SPION core may play a larger role in the resulting MR relaxivities than other variable properties such as SPION core size and PEG chain length. …”
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The Dust Extinction Curve: Beyond R(V) by Gregory M. Green, Xiangyu Zhang, Ruoyi Zhang

“…The dust extinction curve is typically parameterized by a single variable, R ( V ), in optical and near-infrared wavelengths. …”
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Effects of Strength Training Assessed by Anthropometry and Muscle Ultrasound by Juan Carlos Giraldo García, Gloria María Ruiz Rengifo, Donaldo Cardona Nieto, Julián Echeverri Chica, Juan Cancio Arcila Arango, German Campuzano Zuluaga, Oliver Ramos-Álvarez

“…Improving and maintaining an ideal body composition is important for sporting achievement and good health. …”
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Satellite-Based Prediction of Water Turbidity Using Surface Reflectance and Field Spectral Data in a Dynamic Tropical Lake by Elsa Pereyra-Laguna, Valeria Ojeda-Castillo, Enrique J. Herrera-López, Jorge del Real-Olvera, Leonel Hernández-Mena, Ramiro Vallejo-Rodríguez, Jesús Díaz

“…Based on the relationship between near-infrared reflectance and field turbidity, second-order polynomial models were developed for spring, fall, and the composite annual model. The annual model demonstrated acceptable performance (R² = 0.72), effectively capturing the spatial variability and temporal dynamics of the average annual turbidity for the whole lake. …”
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Extraction of Bioactive Substances from Medicinal Plants with Whey: Selecting Optimal Parameters by Natalia S. Velichkovich, Ann A. Stepanova, Oksana V. Kozlova, Veronika A. Lutz, Timothy A. Larichev

“…The antioxidant activity was assessed using the spectrophotometric method. The extraction variables included temperature, extraction time, material-to-extractant ratio, and composition of herbal mixes. …”
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Effects of environmental factors on the phenotypic traits and seed element accumulation of wild Elymus nutans in Tibet by Jianting Long, Xianlei Gao, Yanjun Miao

“…Correlation analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between sampling point elevation and NH₄⁺, soil total phosphorus, and available phosphorus content, while a significant positive correlation was observed with pH levels. Meteorological variables—including temperature, humidity, and precipitation—significantly influenced plant phenotypes and the elemental composition of seeds. …”
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Initial coral assemblage drives benthic community response to different disturbance type events. by Ahmyia J Cacapit, Anela K Akiona, Esmeralda A Alcantar, Alex Araújo, Isa Bersamin, Ninoshka Betancourt, Daeyla' Boyd, Bostony Braoudakis, Zachary Capilitan, Angelica Dimas, Theresa Duncan, Clinton B Edwards, Audrey Ellias, Beverly J French, Nahir Guadaloupe, Charles Hambley, Maxine Hauser, Nikki Jackson, Phi Lang, Mary Liesegang, Orion McCarthy, Nicole Pedersen, Elena Pilch, Samantha Scheibler, Rex Shettlesworth, Jackson Shoultz, Blake Stoner-Osborne, Brian J Zgliczynski, Stuart A Sandin

“…A reef's response to these disturbances can be influenced by factors including taxonomic composition, life history strategies, or spatial patterning of the reef community members. …”
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The Association of IGFBP7 Gene Polymorphism on Lamb Meat Quality in Javanese Thin-Tailed Sheep by Komarudin, K. Listyarini, C. Budiman, C. Sumantri, A. Gunawan

“…A comprehensive analysis was conducted on 88 JTT male sheep to examine their fatty acid composition, carcass characteristics, carcass retail cuts, and the physical properties of lamb meat. …”
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Biochemical profile of urinary calculi in a tertiary care centre by Neeraj Subedi, Wesh Ansari, Abinash Basnet, Pradeep Ghimire

“…The association between biochemical composition and relevant socio-demographic and clinical variables was analyzed using the Chi-square test. …”
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Physiological Changes Across a Sport Season in a Nine-Time World-Champion Triathlete: A Case Report by Adrian Gonzalez-Custodio, Carmen Crespo, Rafael Timon, Guillermo Olcina

“…Results showed significant improvements in relative power output (+37.2% at VT1), VO₂ max (+12.6%), and body composition (body fat reduced from 10.43% to 7.33%). …”
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Microbiota and Long-Term Prognosis in Liver Cirrhosis by E. G. Malaeva, I. O. Stoma

“…The established differences in the composition of the microbiota in patients with liver cirrhosis depending on survival over 10 years are of scientific and practical importance for the formation of an evidence-based approach to the use of microbiome-associated interventions…”
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MATHEMATICAL MODELS OF CREATION OF A SUBSYSTEM OF ENSURING SAFETY OF INFORMATION IN THE DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION SYSTEMS by D. O. Esikov, R. N. Akinshin, P. I. Abramov, L. E. Loutina

“…Practical implementation of the concept of a distributed information system requires the implementation of a complex scientific-technical problems related to the choice of composition and use of storage and processing of information, creation and use of common data arrays, information security, etc. …”
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A systematic in vitro study of the effect of normoglycaemic and hyperglycaemic conditions on the biochemical and cellular interactions of clinically-available wound dressings with... by Shirin Saberianpour, Gianluca Melotto, Rachel Forss, Lucy Redhead, Susan Sandeman, Nadia Terrazzini, Dipak Sarker, Matteo Santin

“…The present in vitro study systematically analysed seven types of clinically-available wound dressings made of different biomaterial composition and engineering. Their physicochemical properties were analysed by infrared spectroscopy, swelling and evaporation tests and variable pressure scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Spatio-temporal variation in pollen collected by honey bees (Apis mellifera) in rural-urban mosaic landscapes in Northern Europe. by Yoko L Dupont, Thorsten J S Balsby, Mette B Greve, Luna K Marcussen, Per Kryger

“…Pollen is a source of protein, lipids, vitamins and minerals for bees and other flower-visiting insects. The composition of macro- and micronutrients of pollen vary among different plant species. …”
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A Scoping Review on the Serum Biomarkers of Osteosarcopenic Obesity by Vesna Vucic, Danijela Ristic-Medic, Aleksandra Arsic, Snjezana Petrovic, Marija Paunovic, Jasminka Z. Ilich

“…Book chapters, abstracts only, and studies in which participants did not have all three body composition components measured to identify OSA or in which the body composition components could not be related to the independent/exposure variables were excluded. …”
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Predicting the presence of tephra layers in lacustrine deposits using spectral gamma ray data: An example from Lake Chalco, Mexico City. by Mehrdad Sardar Abadi, Christian Zeeden, Arne Ulfers, Alex Susan Meyer, Thomas Wonik, Mexidrill team

“…Multiple linear regression models are used to predict the relationship between the composition of tephra layers as a dependent variable and the constituent energy channels of the gamma-ray signal as independent variables. …”
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