Effect of Protein Intake on Growth and Nutrient Retention of Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in a Green Water Recirculating Aquaculture System by Adela N. Araujo, Khanh Nguyen, Leila Strebel, Trenton Corby, Melanie A. Rhodes, Benjamin H. Beck, Luke A. Roy, D. Allen Davis

“…Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different protein intake levels on growth performance, nutrient retention efficiency, and whole-body composition of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) using different levels of crude protein (CP). …”
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Coupling between evapotranspiration, water use efficiency, and evaporative stress index strengthens after wildfires in New Mexico, USA by Ryan C. Joshi, Annalise Jensen, Madeleine Pascolini-Campbell, Joshua B. Fisher

“…We found that the land cover composition of the areas burned by the 10 studied wildfires differs from the land cover composition of New Mexico as a whole (p < 0.05). …”
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ExActR: A Shiny app for creating ecosystem extent accounts by Anthony Gibbons, Francesco Martini, Cian White, Emma King, Jane C. Stout, Ian Donohue, Andrew Parnell

“…The ecosystem extent account is one of the four pillars of the SEEA-EA framework, where the spatial composition of an ecosystem accounting area is grouped by habitat types, and the land cover change over time is quantified. …”
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Morphological features of ore reserves of the Novo-Uchaly vms deposit (Southern Urals) by A. V. Spirina, V. V. Makarov, I. B. Moiseev, I. V. Vikentyev

“…The ore contours and mineral composition of the northern part of the ore body were significantly clarified. …”
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Changes in Gut Microbiota and Serum Metabolites in Patients with Extreme Obesity by Libuša Kubáňová, Adela Penesová, Ivan Hric, Jana Babjaková, Eva Baranovičová, Marián Grendár, Viktor Bielik

“…This prospective cross-sectional study aimed to examine the differences in gut microbiota composition and energy metabolites between non-diabetic individuals with extreme obesity (EO) and healthy lean controls (HLC). …”
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Feasibility of using nitrogen distribution of milk to identify adulterated and reconstituted market milk by Md. Mehedi Hasan Khandakar, Md. Nasir Sarker, Md. Rezwanul Habib, Md. Sadakatul Bari, Rawnak Jahan, Md. Nurul Islam, Md. Abid Hasan Sarkerp, Md. Abunaser, Mohammad Ashiqul Islam

“…There were four replications in each variable, and the samples were tested for their physicochemical properties (specific gravity and acidity), gross composition (total solids, ash, milk fat, lactose, and total protein), and nitrogen distribution [casein nitrogen, noncasein nitrogen (NCN), and nonprotein nitrogen (NPN)]. …”
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Forecast of the morphology and occurrence conditions of complex chromite ore bodies (on example of Labogeyskoe-2 site, Polar Urals) by T. P. Morozova, E. V. Karelina, V. E. Markov

“…Chromium ores are confined to stratified massifs of basic and ultra-basic composition. The Voikaro-Sinyinsky massif is part of the main hyperbasite belt of the Urals. …”
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Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of High Ductility Solidified Silt by ZHANG Chao-jie, HONG Yu-ze, CHENG Ze-hai, JIN Liu-jun, LING Hao-jun

“…[Results] The optimal solidifying agent composition consisted of 4% cement, 1% fly ash, 1% lignin, 1% HV, and 1% CMC. …”
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The impact of investor sentiment on sectoral returns and volatility: Evidence from the Johannesburg stock exchange by Hilary Tinotenda Muguto, Lorraine Muguto, Azra Bhayat, Hawaa Ncalane, Kara Jasmine Jack, Saadia Abdullah, Thabile Siphesihle Nkosi, Paul-Francois Muzindutsi

“…This study investigated the impact of investor sentiment impact on sectoral returns and their volatility on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange using a proxy-based composite investor sentiment index and generalised autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity models. …”
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OrthoKnow-SP: A Large-Scale Dataset on Orthographic Knowledge and Spelling Decisions in Spanish Adults by Jon Andoni Duñabeitia

“…A composite difficulty index integrating speed and accuracy further allowed fine-grained item ranking. …”
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Mapping drought risks in agriculture: a GIS and remote sensing study of Nagele Arsi district, Ethiopia by Ajitesh Singh Chandel

“…The analysis shows a rising trend in drought severity, with 2022 marked by extensive vegetative stress and rainfall deficits. A composite drought risk map indicates that 56% of the area faces severe drought risk, while 8.3% is categorized as very severe. …”
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Vertical structure and occurrence patterns of the cross-equatorial northerly surge under different ENSO and MJO phases by Qoosaku Moteki

“…These findings enhance our understanding of CENS dynamics and their impact on regional climate variability.…”
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Isothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(methyl methacrylate) blends

“…The effect of composition variation of PET/PMMA on parameters like crystallization rate constant and crystallization exponent were investigated. …”
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On the mental representations of L2 English /z/ among L1 Chinese speakers by Yu-Leng Lin, Chin-Ting Liu

“…The results suggest variability in category formation, with possible composite categories for English /z/ linked to Mandarin segments within a shared L1/L2 phonetic space. …”
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Multiple regression as a preventive tool for determining the risk of Legionella spp. by Enrique Gea-Izquierdo

“…The relationship between water type and the risk ofLegionella, as well as the material composition and the latter, is lineal and positive. …”
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Effects of replacing rye silage with mixed rye-vetch-straw silage on feed intake, milk production, digestion processes, and blood metabolites in dairy cows by G. Terler, T. Gruber, T. Hartinger, Q. Zebeli

“…This research sought to evaluate the effects of feeding mixed rye-vetch-straw silage (RVSS) in replacement of whole crop rye silage on feed intake, ECM yield, milk composition, nutrient digestibility, and metabolic variables of dairy cows. …”
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Effect of Stimulated Salivary Volume on Dysbiosis of the Salivary Microbiome in Children and Young Adults by Tomoaki Shintani, Nami Obayashi, Tetsuya Yoshimoto, Toshinori Ando, Nagisa Morihara, Nanako Kataoka, Rie Miyata, Mai Yoshino, Hiroki Yoshii, Shin Morimoto, Yuka Hayashi, Masayuki Suzuki, Kotaro Tanimoto, Mikihito Kajiya

“…Objectives: This study aimed to determine the salivary factors that influence salivary bacterial counts and the microbiome composition in children and young adults. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 382 patients who visited the dental clinic in Hiroshima University Hospital. …”
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Alkali‐Treated Borassus Husk Fiber Reinforced High‐Heat Resistant Epoxy: Insights Into Their Thermal, Dynamic Mechanical, and Outgassing Properties by Md Atiqur Rahman, Mamadou Ndiaye, Bartosz Weclawski, Peter Farrell

“…The composites also demonstrated enhanced energy dissipation and stiffness compared to neat epoxy (NE) and other natural fiber‐based composites. …”
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Altitudinal patterns of bacterial communities across soil layers in the alpine meadows of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Zhiyuan Chen, Yeteng Xu, Xinyue Wang, Tong Ma, Yang Liu, Xiang Qin, Wei Zhang, Tuo Chen, Guangxiu Liu, Binglin Zhang

“…The community structure and functional composition of these microbes exhibit pronounced altitudinal variations; however, specific distribution patterns across different soil layers remain inadequately elucidated within alpine meadow ecosystems. …”
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Use of <i>Bacillus pretiosus</i> and <i>Pseudomonas agronomica</i> for the Synthesis of a Valorized Water Waste Treatment Plant Waste as a Biofertilizer Intended for <i>Quercus pyr... by Diana Penalba-Iglesias, Marina Robas-Mora, Daniel González-Reguero, Vanesa M. Fernández-Pastrana, Agustín Probanza, Pedro A. Jiménez-Gómez

“…The results showed that the use of these biofertilizers increased the variables related to plant production, quality of plant composition as an indirect means of their resilience, as well as an increase in rhizospheric microbial diversity and a reduction in their MIC resistance to the most widely used antibiotics. …”
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