Navigating the future of agri-food supply chain: A conceptual framework using bibliometric review by Abdul Kafi, Nizamuddin bin Zainuddin, Mohd Fitri Mansor, Mohamed Najib Bin Salleh, Adam bin Mohd Saifudin, Nurhaizal Azam Arif, Syairah Aimi Shahron, Ravi Ramasamy, Ibrahim Hassan mohamud

“…Co-occurrence analysis was conducted to identify seven core research themes, namely: agri-food supply chain system; agri-food supply chain management; agri-food supply chain industry; agri-food supply chain risk factors; agri-food supply chain information; agri-food supply chain advancement; agri-food supply chain risk management; This study makes a significant contribution by constructing a comprehensive conceptual framework that logically organizes these thematic factors, aligning future research with emerging trends. Additionally, this research highlights the imperative of global collaboration across diverse regions and fields within AFSC to build more resilient supply chains capable of adapting to evolving conditions.…”
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Preoxygenation in difficult airway management: high-flow oxygenation by nasal cannula versus face mask (the PREOPTIDAM study). Protocol for a single-centre randomised study by Samir Jaber, Karim Asehnoune, Fanny Feuillet, Mickael Vourc’h, Donatien Huard, Gabrielle Baud, Arthur Guichoux, Marielle Surbled, Melanie Tissot, Anne Chiffoleau, Christophe Guitton

“…Introduction Although preoxygenation and airway management respond to precise algorithms, difficult intubation (DI) remains a daily challenge in intensive care units and in the operating rooms because of its frequent complications, including hypoxaemia. …”
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Surgical informed consent practice and associated factors among adult postoperative patients in public hospitals of Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia 2023/2024. Cross sectional. by Fiseha Abadi Gebreanenia, Hailemarim Berhe Kahsay, Desta Siyoum Belay, Binyam Gebrehiwet Tesfay, Fissha Brhane Mesele, Mamush Gidey Abirha

“…<h4>Background</h4>Substantial weaknesses and omissions of surgical informed consent are evident and the current elements of the surgical informed consent process are largely neglected in daily practice. This study aimed to assess surgical informed consent practice and associated factors among adult postoperative patients in public hospitals of Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia.…”
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Indoor Air Exposure to Multiple Agricultural Pesticides Potentially Posing the Highest Risk to Young Children by Sithembiso Sifiso Msibi, Chung-Yu Chen, Cheng-Ping Chang, Chiou-Jong Chen, Su-Yin Chiang, Kuen-Yuh Wu

“…Furthermore, we measured significantly higher levels of ametryn and pendimethalin inside the homes of the applicators than those of the non-applicators. Daily inhalation exposure to agricultural pesticides resulted in cumulative hazard index values above 1.0 at the 95th percentile for children 3 years of age and younger in the applicator households. …”
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Assessment of Selected Health Determinants among <i>Almajiri</i> Students in Gwadabawa Local Government, Sokoto State, Nigeria by Y. Sarkingobir, M.S. Nahantsi, Z. Shehu, A.A. Sadiq, N. Malami, A. Saadu, A. Hamza

“…Personal hygiene was observed. 75.0% of Almajiri wore dirty garments.25.0% wore cleaned garments, 12.5% wore torn garments, and 87.5% wore untorn garments. 62.5% wore shoes and 37.5% have no shoes. 62.5% take bath weekly, 37.7% take bath daily. Interms of livelihood, most of them relied on begging for food; 25.0% do domestic work to get food and other needs. 70.0% of them eat twice in a day, 25.0% thrice, whereas, 5.0% once; in most cases. …”
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Physical Activity and Gallstone Disease by I. N. Grigor’eva, T. E. Notova, T. I. Romanova

“…PA favorably affects almost all mechanisms of gallstone formation: improves cholesterol metabolism in bile, increases serum HDL cholesterol, bile acid synthesis, stimulates the release of cholecystokinin, reduces mucin hypersecretion, increases the diversity and richness of the intestinal microbiota. Daily PA serves as a preventive measure for GSD: the risk of GSD is reduced by 66 % (95 % CI 0.18–0.86).Conclusion. …”
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High Stability Single-Port Dual Band Microwave Sensor Based on Interdigital Capacitor Structure With Asymmetry Branch Feedline by Syah Alam, Indra Surjati, Lydia Sari, Raden Deiny Mardian, Teguh Firmansyah, Muhammad Iqbal, Slamet Widodo, Mudrik Alaydrus, Zahriladha Zakaria

“…Dual band frequency was proposed using asymmetric branch feed line. In addition, to confine the electric field concentration of the resonator, an interdigital capacitor (IDC) structure is proposed as a solution. …”
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Duodenal Organoids From Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis Patients Exhibit Absorptive and Barrier Alterations by Alia Hadefi, Morgane Leprovots, Gilles Dinsart, Maryam Marefati, Marjorie Vermeersch, Daniel Monteyne, David Pérez-Morga, Anne Lefort, Frédérick Libert, Laurine Verset, Claire Liefferinckx, Christophe Moreno, Jacques Devière, Eric Trépo, Marie-Isabelle Garcia

“…MDEOs displayed altered digestive potential associated with reduced mature absorptive cell fate, but they retained their lipid metabolic capacity, possibly mediated by lipid oxidation in stem/progenitor cells. Additionally, MDEOs misexpressed components of tight and adherens junctions and desmosomes compared to controls. …”
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Image-based anomaly detection in low-light industrial environments with feature enhancement by Dinh-Cuong Hoang, Phan Xuan Tan, Anh-Nhat Nguyen, Son-Anh Bui, Ta Huu Anh Duong, Tuan-Minh Huynh, Duc-Manh Nguyen, Viet-Anh Trinh, Quang-Huy Ha, Nguyen Dinh Bao Long, Duc-Thanh Tran, Xuan-Tung Dinh, Van-Hiep Duong, Tran Thi Thuy Trang

“…The FFE module suppresses high-frequency noise and amplifies structural details, while the IFE module adaptively boosts features from both well-lit and dimly illuminated regions, allowing the model to focus on critical areas without relying on computationally expensive image enhancement techniques. …”
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Associations and potential epigenetic changes between air pollution and osteoarthritis risk and survival: Insights from a prospective cohort study by Jing Qian, Jiahao Zhu, Yifan Wang, Ruoqi Dai, Jingyou Miao, Ye Yang, Wenxia Zhao, Jing Wang, Lilu Ding, Dan Zhou, Min Yu, Yingjun Li

“…Cox models assessed associations between air pollution exposure and OA incidence, joint replacement, and survival. Additionally, using genome-wide association statistics, we examined the potential causal associations between air pollution-related DNA methylation (DNAm) and OA risk. …”
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Effect of soil-groundwater system on migration and transformation of organochlorine pesticides: A review by Haohao Li, Lin Huo, Rui Zhang, Xuefan Gu, Gang Chen, Ying Yuan, Wenbing Tan, Kunlong Hui, Yu Jiang

“…However, most studies on the pollution of OCPs have focused on the aboveground or surface water environment, and little consideration has been given to the pollution and hazards of OCPs to the deep soil and groundwater environment, especially the effects of different environmental factors on the transport and transformation of OCPs in soil-groundwater. Moreover, in addition to the influence of a single factor on it, the interactions that arise between different factors cannot be ignored. …”
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Identification of Saharan-Dust Intrusions over Sofia, Bulgaria, Using Near-Ground PM10 and PM2.5 Mass Concentration Measurements by Tsvetina Evgenieva, Elena Vakareeva, Ljuan Gurdev, Tanja Dreischuh

“…It was shown that the strong increases in the daily-mean PM10 mass concentration (> 50 µg m–3 or > 70 µg m–3) measured by a mountain ecological station are most frequently (74% and 86% of the cases, respectively) indications of relatively intense SD passages over the station. …”
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Association of Time in Target Range of Resting Heart Rate With Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Jianmei Zheng, Cen Chen, Zhongcai Fan, Qiang Ye, Yi Zhong, Jinsong Li, Hao Huang, Jianping Deng, Jinghong Zhao, Tinglin Xiong, Wenjie Tian, Xuemei Zhang

“…A total of 1455 ACS patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and were admitted to 22 hospitals between 2019 and 2022 were enrolled and followed up for 12 months. …”
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Chronic NaAsO2 exposure promotes migration and invasion of prostate cancer cells by Akt/GSK-3β/β-catenin/TCF4 axis-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition by Zhi-Hui Zhang, Hai-Xin Yan, Ming-Dong Liu, Feng-Wen Niu, Kai Yao, Shi-Yao Feng, Xi Li, Yuan-Hua Chen, Dong-Dong Xie

“…Wound healing and Transwell assays showed that chronic NaAsO2 exposure promoted migration and invasion of DU145 and PC-3 cells. In addition, chronic NaAsO2 exposure induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of DU145 cells by promoting β-catenin/TCF4 transcriptional activity. …”
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Effects of non-contact electric fields on the kidneys and livers of tumour-bearing rats [version 6; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved] by Luthfi Nurhidayat, Ahmad Ghitha Fadhlurrahman, Firman Alamsyah, Warsito Purwo Taruno, Nisrina Firdausi, Subekti Evi Dwi Nugraheni, Rarastoeti Pratiwi

“…Results There was no significant damages to the tubules, glomeruli, and interstitial of the kidneys, including congestion, after exposure to non-contact electric fields. In addition, healthy rats exposed to this electric field showed significantly lower renal interstitial damage. …”
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Etracarpidium Conophorum Extract Exhibits Anti-Fatigue Activity in Rats Via Reduced Protein Catabolism, Increased Antioxidant Status and Delayed Lactate Elevation by Ugochukwu Vincent, Igbokwe, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Moses Dele, Adams, Karimah Mohammed, Rabiu, Iliya, Ezekiel, Prisca Ojochogu, Ajeka, Adam Moyosore, Afodun

“…Group 1M and Group 1F animals were administered 500 mg/kg body weight (b.w) of T. conophorum aqueous nut extract whereas animals in Group 2M and Group 2F were administered 750 mg/kg dosage of the extricate (0.5 ml) orally once daily for 32 days. Phytoconstituents present in the extract include: saponins, flavonoids, tannins, phenols and alkaloids. …”
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The Interest Rate and Performance of Business Enterprises in Ntungamo District: A Case Study of Ruhama Development SACCO in Ntugamo Municipality Ntungamo District. by Tugume, Harry

“…The study results on the role of interest rates on performance of Micro Finance Institutions, the highest number of respondents mentioned that interest on savings motivates clients to save which enables the SACCO to have ready cash for clients to borrow leading to performance, the lowest number of respondents stated that interest rates on loans motivates clients to pay in time which leads to SACCO's performance, the study findings on the challenges affecting the performance of SACCOs where the highest number of the respondents mentioned that SACCO's face the challenge of competition from other financial institutions while the least number of the respondents mentioned un qualified employees of the SACCO affects its performance and the study results on the strategies to improve on the performance of SACCOs the highest number of respondents mentioned that SACCOs should minimize operation costs which is consistent with the microfinance best practices and the lowest number of respondents stated improvement of the specific infrastructure related to the daily operation of MFls like computer cables. The study recommended that Ruhaama Development SACCO should employ skilled employees to reduce the operating cost of the institution and the government should also take concern on repairing and constructing roads in the area to ease transportation of agricultural products which is the most source of income to increase the saving capacity of the people.…”
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A Comparative Study of Vitamin C Concentrations in Two Selected Wild Fruits in Itojo Sub-County Ntungamo District. by Akankwatsa, Marither

“…The human body does not store vitamin C, making it essential to include vitamin C-rich fruits in daily diets for overall health. However, people residing in the rural areas of Itojo sub-county, Ntungamo District, lack access to commonly consumed fruits rich in vitamin C, such as oranges, lemons, and mangoes, as these fruits are typically available in urban market centers where they are sold. …”
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Examine the Importance of Riddles to the Development of Morals and Culture Among the Banyankole-Bakiga in Rukungiri District. by Ijukaabo, Hanning Kahinda

“…The researcher asked respondents of Kebisoni town council about the impacts of riddles in daily life and was presented with a comprehensive overview of how they develop morals and culture. …”
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Visualisasi Data Kriminal Wilayah Polres Musi Banyuasin by Fitri Purwaningtias, Muhamad Ariandi, Maria Ulfa

“…Metode penelitian pada penelitian ini yaitu metode deskriptif dimana menganalisis data dari yang dikumpulkan berdasarkan observasi dan wawancara yang telah dilakukan kepada pegawai Sat Tahti Polres MuBa. …”
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