System Layout and Grasp Efficiency Optimization for a Multirobot Waste Sorting System by Bart Engelen, Sander Teck, Jef R. Peeters, Karel Kellens

“…This heuristic is then evaluated and benchmarked through simulations considering the sorting system design and the waste stream composition based on a real-world portable robotic material recycling facility. …”
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Do Preparation Techniques Transform the Metabolite Profile of Platelet-Rich Plasma? by Bilge Başak Fidan, Emine Koç, Emine Çiftçi Özotuk, Ozan Kaplan, Mustafa Çelebier, Feza Korkusuz

“…Samples from both single- and multi-donor groups showed high intra-group similarity, indicating that preparation method is a major determinant of PRP’s biochemical composition. Conclusion: Metabolomic profiling reveals that even minor differences in PRP preparation protocols can lead to significant biochemical changes that may affect therapeutic outcomes. …”
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Silver diamine fluoride: the science behind the action – a narrative review by Doaa Jamal, Abdullah AlMushayt, Turki Abujamel, Shatha Bamashmous, Nada Bamashmous, Najlaa Alamoudi

“…Furthermore, variations in the composition of commercially available SDF products, particularly in silver, fluoride, and pH levels, may significantly affect their clinical performance. …”
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Fine‐Scale Genetic Structure of Small Fish Populations in Islands: The Case of Brook Charr Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814) in Saint‐Pierre and Miquelon (France) by Julie Viana, Guillaume Evanno, Céline Audet, Fabrice Teletchea

“…A significant difference in allelic richness was also detected among the three islands, indicating a difference in genetic composition across the archipelago, probably induced by historical stocking actions on both Saint‐Pierre and Miquelon. …”
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Screening and quantification of inorganic anions in Shilajit and its supplements by Elham Kamgar, Joanna Zembrzuska, Wiktor Lorenc, Massoud Kaykhaii

“…The study concludes that Shilajit’s geographical origin significantly influences its anion composition, leading to variability in its potential health effects. …”
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Artificial Intelligence-Driven Approach to Optimizing Boiler Power Generation Efficiency: The Advanced Boiler Combustion Control Model by Kyu-Jeong Lee, So-Won Choi, Eul-Bum Lee

“…The by-product gases generated during steel manufacturing processes, including blast furnace gas, coke oven gas, and Linz–Donawitz gas, exhibit considerable variability in composition and supply. Consequently, achieving stable combustion control of these gases is critical for improving boiler efficiency. …”
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Probiotic-derived postbiotics: a perspective on next-generation therapeutics by Veilumuthu Pattapulavar, Sathiyabama Ramanujam, Bhagyashree Kini, John Godwin Christopher

“…While current findings are promising, limitations persist, including variability in postbiotic composition and a lack of standardized clinical evaluations. …”
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Grain-Free Diets for Dogs and Cats: An Updated Review Focusing on Nutritional Effects and Health Considerations by Jing Zhang, Yun Ji, Ying Yang, Zhenlong Wu

“…This review systematically analyzed the nutritional components of commercially available grain-free pet food, revealing significant variability in the nutritional composition of commercial pet diets. …”
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Color Variation in 3D-Printed Orthodontic Aligners as a Compliance Indicator: A Prospective Pilot Study by Francesca Cremonini, Giuseppe Chiusolo, Filippo Pepe, Luca Lombardo

“…However, individual variability in saliva composition, diet, and oral hygiene may have influenced the results, highlighting the need for further research into potential confounding variables. …”
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Diagnostic use of proficiency testing in dairy laboratory by Oto HANUŠ, Václava GENČUROVÁ, Pavel HERING, Miloš KLIMEŠ, Radoslava JEDELSKÁ

“…The composition of raw milk (RM) is important for milk recording, herd improvement, payment of milk and for quality evaluation. …”
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Modulating the human gut microbiome and health markers through kombucha consumption: a controlled clinical study by Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah, Rachel Miller, Maria Gjerstad Maseng, Vienna Hawes, Denise Hinz, Cheryl Kim, Jack A. Gilbert

“…Collectively, in our healthy cohort consuming a Western diet, a short-term kombucha intervention induced modest impacts on human gut microbiome composition and biochemical parameters, which may be attributed to relatively small number of participants and the extensive inter-participant variability.…”
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The Conservation of Biodiverse and Threatened Dry Rainforest Plant Communities Is Vital in a Changing Climate by Marion Howard, Hilary Pearl, Bill McDonald, Yoko Shimizu, Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava, Alison Shapcott

“…Our three-marker DNA barcode dated phylogeny of rainforest plant taxa together with community species lists were used to calculate phylogenetic diversity (PD) estimates and species composition. Levels of rainforest ecosystem protection were assessed using Queensland government data. …”
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Utilization of steelmaking by-products in the construction industry: A comprehensive review of steel slag and steel mill scale by Nancy Soliman, Hossein Roghani, Iman Aghayan, Ahmed Omran, Konstantin Sobolev

“…Key challenges, including volume instability due to free lime and magnesium oxide, variability in composition, and heavy metal leaching, are discussed alongside potential solutions such as pre-treatment and blending with other SCMs. …”
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ST2 myocardial stress marker research in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease by V. I. Kryvenko, O. A. Svityltska

“…The groups were comparable by age, gender composition. The myocardial stress marker ST2 serum level was examined in all patients. …”
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Influence of Fat Content on the Salt-Ripening Process of the Peruvian Anchovy (Engraulis ringens) by VERÓNICA VALVERDE-VERA, ESTRELLITA ROJAS DE-LOS-SANTOS, AARÓN MONDRAGÓN-MARTÍNEZ, JESSICA VELA, FABIOLA OLIVARES, MIGUEL ALBRECHT-RUIZ

“…Regarding amino acid composition, the initial histidine content in raw fillets was 2.1 g.100 g-1, representing 81 % of free amino acids; however, during salting, most histidine diffused into the brine, leaving only 0.3 g.100 g-1 in the ripened product. …”
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The first phylogeographic population structure and analysis of transmission dynamics of M. africanum West African 1--combining molecular data from Benin, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. by Florian Gehre, Martin Antonio, Frank Faïhun, Mathieu Odoun, Cecile Uwizeye, Pim de Rijk, Bouke C de Jong, Dissou Affolabi

“…While identifying Benin as one of the countries with the highest overall prevalence of M. africanum, this study also contains the first detailed description of the transmission dynamics and phylogenetic composition of the MAF1 lineage.…”
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Ultrasonic vocalizations in golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) reveal modest sex differences and nonlinear signals of sexual motivation. by Marcela Fernández-Vargas, Robert E Johnston

“…To determine whether these vocalizations are sexually dimorphic, we analyzed the vocal repertoire for sex differences in: 1) calling rates, 2) composition (structural complexity, call types and nonlinear phenomena) and 3) acoustic structure. …”
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Could a Mediterranean Diet Modulate Alzheimer’s Disease Progression? The Role of Gut Microbiota and Metabolite Signatures in Neurodegeneration by Alice N. Mafe, Dietrich Büsselberg

“…Dietary interventions have shown promise in modulating gut microbiota composition, potentially mitigating neurodegenerative processes. …”
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Conservative behavior of δ13C values of dissolved inorganic carbon in the Cananéia-Iguape estuarine-lagoon complex (southeastern Brazil) by Christian Millo, Rita Stasevskas Kujawski, Silvia Helena de Mello e Sousa, Anna Grizon, Elisa Oudin, Gláucia Bueno Benedetti Berbel, Guillaume Bertrand, Vitor Gonsalez Chiozzini, Elisabete de Santis Braga

“… The carbon isotope composition of Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (δ13CDIC) is a useful tool to study the carbon budget in estuarine settings. …”
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Dynamics in the activity of peroxidase and its isoforms in leaves of different apple cultivars by A. E. Mishko, E. O. Lutskiy

“…In the summers of 2018–2019, their leaf samples were analyzed to assess peroxidase activity and its isozyme composition under control and stress conditions. Native electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gel was used for separation of peroxidase isoforms. …”
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