Therapeutics of bitter plants from Northeast region of India and their pharmacological and phytochemical perspectives by Bhaskar Das, Bharat Gopalrao Somkuwar, Sushil Kumar Chaudhary, Evanylla Kharlyngdoh, Careen Liza Pakyntein, Kishor Basor, Jitendra Kumar Shukla, Pardeep Kumar Bhardwaj, Pulok Kumar Mukherjee

“…In this context the present review is intended to deliver phyto-pharmacological aspects of bitter plant resources of NER together with detailed understanding of possible association between plant derived phytometabolites as bitter agonists with extraoral bitter receptors.…”
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Molecular Detection of Coxiella burnetii in Ticks Isolated from Domestic Animals in Slaughterhouses and Farms, Shahr-E-Rey, Tehran, Iran by Pedram Talaie, Maryam Tavassoli, Ehsan Mostafavi, Zakiyeh Telmadarraiy, Mahdi Rohani, Saber Esmaeili, Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat

“…This study aimed to determine the prevalence of C. burnetii infection in ticks in Shahr-e-Rey County, Tehran Province. Methods: From December 2016 to November 2017, 179 ticks were collected on sheep at animal husbandry facilities and slaughterhouses located in Shahr-e-Rey, Tehran Province. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: E. coli O157:H7 by Keith R. Schneider, Renée Goodrich Schneider, Ploy Kurdmongkoltham, Bruna Bertoldi

“… This seven-page fact sheet discusses the common foodborne pathogen E. coli O157:H7, especially as it concerns food handlers, processors and retailers. Written by Keith R. Schneider, Renée Goodrich Schneider, Ploy Kurdmongkoltham, and Bruna Bertoldi and published by the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department.­http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fs097 Previous versions: Schneider, Keith, Renée Goodrich-Schneider, Alexandra Chang, and Susanna Richardson. 2013. …”
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The Clinical and Radiological Outcome of Bovine Hydroxyapatite (Bio Hydrox) as Bone Graft by Arifin, Ferdiansyah Mahyudin, Mouli Edward

“…This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes of BHA. Methods: This descriptive study used a consecutive sampling design, including all trauma patients who received BHA at our hospital between 2016 and 2018. …”
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Effects of a 7-week active breaks intervention program on physical literacy and body mass index by Javier Urbano-Mairena, Laura Muñoz-Bermejo, Jorge Carlos-Vivas, Raquel Pastor-Cisneros, José Adrián Montenegro-Espinosa, María Mendoza-Muñoz

“…Thus, active breaks (AB) could be an ideal option for increasing physical activity time in schoolchildren.MethodsA cross-sectional quasi-experimental study was conducted, involving 89 participants aged 8-12 years from Extremadura. …”
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SME users in Industry 4.0 Study of the Metalworking Industry in Argentina by Alicia Mon, Horacio Del Giorgio, Geraldina Roark, Carolina Saavedra Sueldo, Ivo Perez Colo, Mariano De Paula

“…These results offer a detailed vision of the integration of Industry 4.0 technologies in Argentine metalworking SMEs, providing valuable information to identify users and the levels of interaction between people and the technologies they operate, as well as to analyze the required human capabilities and training strategies to promote digital transformation in this sector. …”
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Raising active children: how family and school shape health-promoting physical activity—findings from the FAMIPASS study by Michal Vorlíček, Jan Dygrýn, David Janda, Jaroslava Voráčová, Scott Duncan, Erik Sigmund, Dagmar Sigmundová

“…The device-based monitoring of movement behaviors in children and their parents was conducted over a one-week period using ActiGraph accelerometers, complemented by detailed family questionnaires. Regression analysis revealed that parental physical activity, BMI, and education level significantly influenced children's moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, with educated parents more likely to raise active children. …”
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ORGANIC FOOD POSITIONING: HOW DO COMPANIES WANT THEIR BRAND TO BE PERCEIVED BY CONSUMERS? by Mihai STOICA

“…To achieve this goal, a qualitative research was conducted among producers/processors, distributors/importers, and retailers having organic food brands in their portfolio. …”

Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Resource Allocation for QoE Enhancement in Wireless VR Communications by Georgios Kougioumtzidis, Vladimir K. Poulkov, Pavlos I. Lazaridis, Zaharias D. Zaharis

“…To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed approach, extensive simulations and comparative analyses against traditional resource allocation methods are performed. The results demonstrate significant improvements in the transmission-related QoE values and highlight the superiority of the DRL-based resource allocation approach in the dynamic and unpredictable wireless environments.…”
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The role of diet and physical activity in PCOS - A Quick Review by Natalia Pawelec, Weronika Mazur, Artur Hawajski, Natalia Jankowska, Adrianna Świerzyńska, Alicja Kapciak, Julia Górny, Katarzyna Naja

“…Aim of Study: The purpose of this review is to explore and emphasize the crucial role of diet and physical activity in the management of women with PCOS. Material and methods: PubMed and Google Scholar databases were used for the research. …”
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Integrative evidence reveals a new species of Hysterothylacium (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea), with the characterization of its complete mitochondrial genome by Hui-Xia Chen, Hai-Xia Qiao, Wen-Ting Zhao, Xiao-Hong Gu, Liang Li

“…In the present study, a new species of Hysterothylacium, H. hainanense sp. n. collected from Uranoscopus tosae (Jordan & Hubbs) and U. japonicus Houttuyn (Perciformes: Uranoscopidae) in the Chinese waters was described using integrative methods, including light and scanning electron microscopy, and ASAP and BI analyses based on the ITS sequence data. …”
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Magnetic-Field-Editable Wireless Power Transfer System With DD² Magnetic Couplers for Position Detection and Misalignment Tolerance by Xuxing Duan, Wei Han, Youhao Hu, Hanlei Tian, Jinliang Huang, Zhen Zhang

“…This study presents a magnetic field editable wireless power transfer (MFE-WPT) system equipped with the orthogonally-stacked double-D (DD²) magnetic coupler and a new control strategy, equivalently modifying the magnetic field distribution to tolerate misalignments without physically adjusting the receiver position. In this paper, the detailed analysis of circuit modeling, transfer characteristics, magnetic field distribution and position recognition strategy of the MEF-WPT system are given. …”
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Promotion of tourist potentials, traffic and investments as the basis of the economic development of Vranjska Banja by Novović Milan, Lukić Aleksandar, Ostojić Bojana, Pećić Milutin

“…Qualitative, descriptive, statistical and comparative methods were used in the research. The results show that adequate valorization and promotion of tourist attractions and greater investments in tourism and hospitality activities would lead to faster development of tourism in this area, which would have positive effects on the local economy. …”
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Thoraco-abdominal normothermic regional perfusion does not restore cerebral blood flow or electrical activity despite collateral supra-aortic blood flow in a porcine model by Matthieu Glorion, MD MSc, Joel Neves Briard, MD MSc, Louise Roquebert, Sabina Pizzi, Ahmed Menaouar, PhD, Mélanie Borie, MSc, Manon Robert, MSc, Dang Khoa Nguyen, MD PhD, Michaël Chassé, MD PhD, Basil Nasir, MD, Pasquale Ferraro, MD, Shant Der Sarkissian, PhD, MBA, Pierre-Emmanuel Noly, MD PhD, Nicolas Noiseux, MD PhD

“…Our objective was to determine if ligation of the supra-aortic vessels during TA-NRP prevents resumption of intracranial blood flow, brain electrical activity and clinical brain function in a porcine model of organ donation after circulatory arrest. Methods: Neuromonitoring was performed in 9 porcine experiments, in which supra-aortic vessels were ligated. …”
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Evaluation of Role of Prognostic Factors on Hearing Outcome in Unilateral Idiopathic Sudden Onset Sensorineural Hearing Loss by Namrata Yadav, Priti Lal, Rohit Bharadwaj, Kuldeep Yadav

“… Introduction: Owing to its uncertain and multiple possible etiologies, use of multiple empirical treatment regimens and possibility of spontaneous recovery, it becomes important to look for the possible prognostic factors affecting the outcome of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). Material and methods: This prospective observational study was conducted with the primary aim of analyzing the role of various possible prognostic factors on the outcome of idiopathic SSNHL including demographic (Age, gender), audio-vestibular (Pre-treatment hearing loss in the affected ear, hearing in the contralateral ear, time elapse between onset of hearing loss and start of treatment, type of hearing loss in term of frequencies affected), presence of tinnitus / vertigo and Comorbidities (Diabetes, Hypothyroidism & Deranged lipid profile/ dyslipidemia). …”
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A systematic scoping review reveals that geographic and taxonomic patterns influence the scientific and societal interest in urban soil microbial diversity by Simon Masson, Matteo Chialva, Davide Bongiovanni, Martino Adamo, Irene Stefanini, Luisa Lanfranco

“…The aim was to identify the taxa, experimental methods and geographical areas that have been investigated, and to highlight gaps in knowledge and research prospects. …”
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Bibliometric insight into neoadjuvant immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: trends, collaborations, and future avenues by Pengliang Xu, Huanming Yu, Hupo Bian, Dan Jia, Wenhui Li, Hongfeng Dong, Xiuhua Peng

“…However, there is no bibliometric analysis in this research field.ObjectiveTo analyze the hotspots and trends in the research of NIT for NSCLC and provide a reference for the study of NIT for lung cancer in China.MethodsRetrieve literature related to NIT for NSCLC from Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus databases up to September 10, 2024. …”
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Identification of an inter-cysteine loop potentially involved in the activity of Opisthorchis viverrini-granulin-1 by Rozita Takjoo, David T. Wilson, Paramjit S. Bansal, Alex Loukas, Michael J. Smout, Norelle L. Daly

“…The current study has shown that an inter-cysteine loop of the N-terminal domain of Opisthorchis viverrini granulin-1 (Ov-GRN-1), a granulin protein from the flatworm liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini which has potent wound healing properties, maintains the bioactivity of the full-length protein. Methods: Peptides corresponding to the three inter-cysteine loops of the N-terminal domain were produced using synthetic chemistry, and their structures and bioactivities were analyzed using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and cell proliferation assays, respectively. …”
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Improvement of Specific Multi-target Tracking Algorithm in Cross-domain Environment by MU Xiaofang, LI Hao, LIU Jiaji, LIU Zhenyu, LI Yue

“…In view of the frequent occlusions and apparent similar problems, an improved multiple target tracking algorithm is put forward. [Methods] With the maximum use of low detection object, secondary matching is performed on the unmatched low objects. …”
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Cooperative mechanisms of oxide ion conduction in tellurites with secondary bond interactions and Grotthuss-like processes by Zhenyu Zhu, Guanqun Cai, Yuxiang Feng, Juping Xu, Shengqi Chu, Pengfei An, Jianrong Zeng, Wen Yin, Yu Gu, Xiaojun Kuang, Junliang Sun

“…Neutron total scattering experiments with reverse Monte Carlo simulations indicated that the oxide ion migration in those two tellurites is a synergetic effect of mutual transition between Te-O secondary bonds and covalent bonds assisted by Te-O polyhedra rotation. This detailed investigation of the cooperative mechanism with similar Grotthuss process at the atomic scale provides a direction for optimization and discovering oxide ion conducting materials.…”
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