Enhancing biodiesel yield from high free fatty acid paradise seed oil via two-stage acid-base esterification: Implications for CI engine application by P. Jeyalakshmi, A. Tamilvanan, T. Mohanraj, Rajendran Prabakaran, Sung Chul Kim, Jayant Giri, Faruq Mohammad, Mohd Sajid Ali

“…Through a two-stage acid-base esterification process, the free fatty acid content was reduced, and its biodiesel (BD) was prepared and it is named as Paradise Bio-diesel (PBD). The Central Composite Rotatable Design of Response Surface Methodology was applied to determine the optimal conditions for the operating variables. …”
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FRONTAL ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS AS A QUALITY CRITERIUM OF PLANT RAW MATERIALS by Olga E. Samsonova, Irina V. Malikova, Natalia N. Fedotova, Oleg N. Nadein, Natalia V. Sudakova

“…Criteria of safety levels of microelements are discussed for raw materials for pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Variability of element composition of plant sources was demonstrated, and their applicability for the technology of food products and biologically-active compounds…”
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A local index of Maritime Continent intraseasonal variability based on rain rates over the land and sea by C. L. Vincent, T. P. Lane, M. C. Wheeler

“…Lagged analysis is used to create composite intraseasonal variability events, where “day 0” is chosen according to when the normalized rain rate over the sea becomes greater than that over the land. …”
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Climatic, topographic, and local-scale variables differently shape bird communities in urban streets and parks by Lucas M. Leveau

“…However, the roles of large-scale and local variables influencing bird species composition have been scarcely explored in urban areas. …”
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Relación entre la fuerza explosiva, composición corporal, somatotipo y algunos parámetros de desempeño físico en jugadores de rugby sevens (Relationship between explosive strength... by Diego Camilo García-Chaves, Luisa Fernanda Corredor-Serrano, Sebastian Diaz Millan

“…Keywords: Muscle strength, body composition, acceleration, agility. …”
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Asociación de la agilidad con la composición corporal y fuerza muscular explosiva de los miembros inferiores en mujeres jóvenes tenistas (Association of agility with body compositi... by Pablo Felipe Luna-Villouta, Carol Flores-Rivera, Marcelo Paredes-Arias, Jaime Vásquez- Gómez, Carlos Matus-Castillo, Claudio Hernández-Mosqueira, Nestor Jofré Hermosilla, Rodrigo Vargas Vitoria

“…Key words: muscle strength; body composition; agility; women; young boys; tennis. …”
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Physical activity and factors associated with the costs of low back pain among adults after 18 months of follow-up: a cohort study by Everton Alex Carvalho Zanuto, Valter Penna, Cristiano Rocha da Silva, Enio Ricardo Vaz Ronque, Ruben de Faria Negrão Filho, Robson Chacon Castoldi, Jamile Sanches Codogno, Rômulo Araújo Fernandes

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Exploring the structural variability in developing wheat grains using autofluorescence multispectral imaging at the macroscopic scale by Anne-Laure Chateigner-Boutin, Fabienne Guillon, Marie-Françoise Devaux

“…Polar differences have been found in aleurone cell walls for phenolic compounds.DiscussionThis work demonstrates that multispectral autofluorescence analysis of plant organ sections combined with large PCA is a powerful tool for studying the relationship between tissue chemical composition, its variability and the internal structure of organs at the macroscopic scale.…”
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Monitoring and modelling of variables affecting isomerate octane number produced from an industrial isomerization process by Walaa Mahmoud Shehata, Mohamed Fathy Mohamed, Fatma Khalifa Gad

“…These data were then used to predict the influence of feed composition and operating conditions on isomerate research octane number using a Response Surface Methodology (RSM) approach (Design Expert software). …”
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Antibiotic type and dose variably affect microbiomes of a disease-resistant Acropora cervicornis genotype by Sunni Patton, Denise P. Silva, Eddie Fuques, Grace Klinges, Erinn M. Muller, Rebecca L. Vega Thurber

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OPTIMIZATION OF DYNAMICALLY VARIABLE CUTTING MODES OF BATCH PROCESSING ON MULTI-POSITION MULTI-TOOL EQUIPMENT by G. M. Levin, B. M. Rozin, O. I. Steblinskaya

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Transcriptomic and electrophysiological alterations underlying phenotypic variability in SCN1A-associated febrile seizures by Stefania Scalise, Alessandro Gaeta, Elio Aprigliano, Valeria Lucchino, Raffaele Covello, Mariagrazia Talarico, Barbara Puccio, Pietro Hiram Guzzi, Pierangelo Veltri, Antonio Gambardella, Lilian Juliana Lissner, Alessandra Morano, Pierangelo Cifelli, Veronica Alfano, Eleonora Palma, Gerardo Perozziello, Gabriele Ruffolo, Giovanni Cuda, Elvira Immacolata Parrotta

“…These findings suggest that combined GABAergic dysfunction, aberrant AMPA receptor composition, and reduced BDNF signaling contribute to the more severe phenotype and increased epilepsy susceptibility.…”
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Simulation of distribution of forces in traction circuit tracked chassis under conditions of variability ground resistance by K.A. Goncharov

“…This article describes the results of mathematical modeling of the distribution of forces in the traction circuits of tracked chassis under conditions of variability in resistance to soil movement that occurs when the machine is operating at the junctions of soil layers, as well as in soils with a mixed composition. …”
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The Influence of Variable Operating Conditions and Components on the Performance of Centrifugal Compressors in Natural Gas Storage Reservoirs by Hua Chen, Gang Li, Shengping Wang, Ning Wang, Lifeng Zhou, Hao Zhou, Yukang Sun, Lijun Liu

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An Analytical Solution for Variable Viscosity Flow in Fractured Media: Development and Comparative Analysis With Numerical Simulations by Anis Younes, Mohammad Mahdi Rajabi, Fatemeh Rezaiezadeh Roukerd, Marwan Fahs

“…This assumption, however, can be inaccurate as fluid viscosity varies due to factors like composition, temperature, and dissolved substances. …”
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Variable lymphocyte receptor F is generated via somatic diversification and expressed by lamprey T-like cells by Sabyasachi Das, Francisco Fontenla-Iglesias, Masayuki Hirano, Ryo Morimoto, Byron B. Au-Yeung, Yashuo Wang, Weiming Li, Thomas Boehm, Jonathan P. Rast, Max D. Cooper

“…The pattern of gene expression, donor cassette usage, and distinctive amino acid composition in the C-terminal stalk suggest that VLRF⁺ lymphocytes may represent an additional T-like sub-lineage, adding further complexity to the VLR-based adaptive immune system.…”
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Spatial Variability of the Bioclimatic Conditions of the Roztocze National Park Based on the Example of the Cycling Path to Florianka by Marta Ziółek, Marcin Kozieł, Paweł Czubla

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Variable-Step Semi-Implicit Solver with Adjustable Symmetry and Its Application for Chaos-Based Communication by Vyacheslav Rybin, Ivan Babkin, Yulia Bobrova, Maksim Galchenko, Alexander Mikhailov, Timur Karimov

“…In this article, we introduce a novel approach to numerical integration based on a modified composite diagonal (CD) method, which is a variation of the semi-implicit Euler–Cromer method. …”
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Aerobic capacity and cardiopulmonary variables are not different between premenopausal, late premenopausal, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal women by Catherine A. Rattley, Paul Ansdell, Matthew Armstrong, Malika Felton, Susan Dewhurst, Karen Yendole, Rebecca A. Neal

“…This study examined the effect of menopause on maximal and submaximal cardiopulmonary variables in an incremental aerobic capacity assessment in active women. …”
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Quantification of the Spectral Variability of Ore-Bearing Granodiorite under Supervised and Semisupervised Conditions: An Upscaling Approach by Yaron Ogen, Michael Denk, Cornelia Glaesser, Holger Eichstaedt, Rene Kahnt, Ralf Loeser, Rudolf Suppes, Munkhjargal Chimeddorj, Tugsbuyan Tsedenbaljir, Undrakhtamir Alyeksandr, Tsedendamba Oyunbuyan

“…Reflectance spectroscopy is a nondestructive, rapid, and easy-to-use technique which can be used to assess the composition of rocks qualitatively or quantitatively. …”
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