Impact of school salad bars on fruit and vegetable selection, intake, and waste in Mid-Atlantic elementary schools by Melanie K. Bean, Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Lilian de Jonge, Laura Thornton, Hollie Raynor, Ashley Mendoza, Sarah Farthing, Bonnie Moore

“…This natural experiment evaluated the impact of salad bars on FV selection, intake, and waste within elementary schools. …”
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Intra-arterial selective hypothermia for acute ischemic stroke neuroprotection: A multicenter pilot trial in China. by Zhi-Xin Huang, Miaomiao Hu, Pan Zhang, Xuying He, Xinan Ma, Quanlong Hong, Ping Chen, Huanhuan Luan, Zongyi Wu, Chaolai Liu, Wei Li, Yongkun Li, Yongtao Yu, Min Li, Yajun Li, Dezhi Liu, Zhongkui Han, Weiliang Shi, Jilong Yi, Liang Liu, Guoqiang Xu, Haike Lu, Lizhi Zhou, Xinfeng Liu, Wen Sun, ISOLATION Group

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Synthesis of several Urea plast Resins using Different Aldehydes Preparation of some Alkyde Resins and Empolyment of the prepared Resins as Additives for AZO Dyes by Baghdad Science Journal

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The Influence of Ag Addition and Different SiO₂ Precursors on the Structure of Silica Thin Films Synthesized by the Sol–Gel Method by Anna Adamczyk, Tomasz Brylewski, Patryk Szymczak

“…In this work, the structure of silica thin films synthesized with three different SiO₂ precursors and obtained by the sol–gel method and dip coating technique was studied. Additionally, the influence of Ag addition on the obtained silica sols and then gel structure was investigated. …”
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Understanding the Effects of Manufacturing Attributes on Damage Tolerance of Additively Manufactured Parts and Exploring Synergy Among Process‐Structure‐Properties. A Comprehensive... by Zia Uddin, Muhammad Muteeb Butt, Varma Kvvssn, Metin U. Salamci, Hüseyin Kizil

“…ABSTRACT Additive Manufacturing (AM) has revolutionized the production industry by offering design freedom with shorter lead times and reduced material wastage. …”
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Development of a New Binary Solvent System Using Ionic Liquids as Additives to Improve Rotenone Extraction Yield from Malaysia Derris sp. by Zetty Shafiqa Othman, Nur Hasyareeda Hassan, Muhammad Rahimi Yusop, Saiful Irwan Zubairi

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Specialized Feed-Additive Blends of Short- and Medium-Chain Fatty Acids Improve Sow and Pig Performance During Nursery and Post-Weaning Phase by Sandra Villagómez-Estrada, Diego Melo-Durán, Sandra van Kuijk, José F. Pérez, David Solà-Oriol

“…Sows were fed either a control diet or a diet supplemented with SCFAs-MCFAs and the pigs were monitored for their growth performance and microbial populations. Subsequently, selected weaned pigs were allotted to an SCFAs-MCFAs diet according to the maternal diet. …”
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Leveraging ICT to Enable Value Addition and Comprehensive Value Chain Participation for Smallholder Farmers in Kigezi Region: A Case Study of Potato Growers by Byamukama Mpora, Eliab, Sunday,Arthur, Mugalul,George, Turyahebwa,Abanis, Kaaya, Siraj, Turyasingura, Benson, Nakero, Sarah

“…The study was guided by the following objectives, identifying the main ICT technologies used within the agriculture domain; estimating the value addition of potatoes at different stages in the potato supply chain; identifying the constraints and opportunities in the potato supply chain, and recommending measures for improvement. …”
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Substructure boundary's enhancing strain hardening ability in additively manufactured 0.75 at%C doping NiCoCr medium entropy alloy by So-Yeon Park, Ji-Eun Ahn, Young-Kyun Kim, Kreethi Ravi, Kee-Ahn Lee

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Associations between perceived stress profiles, social connection and work engagement in clinical registered nurses: a mediation analysis and generalized additive models by Yuan Liao, Miaochun Huang, Zhimin Gu, Chun Li, Yan Yu, Qimei Zhang, Xiangyu Lai, Jialin Liu, Kang He, Huiyun Chu, Yao Zhao, Xinyu Wu, Lihua Wu, Yu Li, Sujuan Fang

“…Method The research employed a cross-sectional study methodology. To select 600 clinical nurses from 3 hospitals in Guangzhou, a convenience sampling technique was implemented. …”
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Fermentation Characteristics, Nutrient Content, and Microbial Population of <i>Silphium perfoliatum</i> L. Silage Produced with Different Lactic Acid Bacteria Additives by Yitong Jin, Bao Yuan, Fuhou Li, Jiarui Du, Meng Yu, Hongyu Tang, Lixia Zhang, Peng Wang

“…Thus, <i>L. buchneri</i> should be selected as an additive for <i>S. perfoliatum</i> silage fermentation in practical production.…”
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Features of the Development of a Teenager's Subjectivity in Interaction with the Natural Environment in a Children's Educational and Health Camp by Kamnev A.N., Mikhailova T.A.

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Transition from high school to university: First-year students’ reading experiences by Ulita M. Chimenya

“…Two lecturers and 48 first-year extended degree students were purposively selected. Theoretically, the article draws on academic literacy to establish how first-year students’ transition from high school to university can be further improved by creating space for them to actively participate in additional reading platforms to enhance their reading abilities. …”
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Modified Energy-Based Design Method of the Precast Partially Steel-Reinforced Concrete Beam–CFST Column Eccentrically Braced Frame by Fugui Hou, Weiguang Chong, Yu Lin, Xijun He, Guanglei Zhang

“…Current related design methods focus on the concrete and steel structures rather than on the complex composite structure. In addition, they tend to overlook the contribution of the energy-dissipation unit and its corresponding additional influence on the structure. …”
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Evaluation of parenting interventions for those with additional health and social care needs during pregnancy: THRIVE a multi-arm RCT with embedded economic and process components by Marion Henderson, Anja Wittkowski, Katie Buston, Karen Crawford, Alice MacLachlan, Alex McConnachie, Emma McIntosh, Claudia-Martina Messow, Catherine Nixon, Rosaleen O’Brien, Shona Shinwell, Daniel Wight, Yiqiao Xin, Rachel Calam, Ruth Dundas, James Law, Helen Minnis, Lucy Thompson, Philip Wilson

“…Background Women who have additional social and care needs in pregnancy (e.g. social adversity, maternal depression and anxiety) are likely to produce high levels of stress hormones. …”
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Effects of Wollastonite on Selected Properties of Medium-Density Fiberboards Made from Wood and Palm Leaf Residues by Hamid R. Taghiyari, Mahdi Arabi, Petar Antov, Elham Nadali, Dorina C. Ilies, Ehsan Salimifard, Ismaeil Shishegar, Viktor Savov, Viktoria Dudeva, Jakub Kawalerczyk, Mariana Ratiu

“…In the IC-bonded panels, the addition of wollastonite had an improving effect when W-content was 5%. …”
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Selection of lactic acid bacteria as a probiotic and evaluated its performance on gnotobiotic catfish Clarias sp. by Enita Romasni Turnip, Widanarni, Widanarni, Anja Meryandini

“…The results showed that the addition of Pediococcus pentosaceus E2211 as selected probiotic could increase survival rate, specific growth rate, and immune response towards infection of A. hydrophila. …”
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Innovative Powder Reuse Strategy in the Selective Laser Sintering Process Using a Fluidized Bed System by Daniele Sofia, Rossella Girimonte

“…This study introduces an innovative method for the recovery and reuse of unsintered powder in the Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) process, widely used in additive manufacturing for creating complex components with a broad range of powder materials. …”
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Preparation of cardan joint by selective laser sintering and properties of polyamide-12 and portland cement powder mixture. by Saleh Ahmed Aldahash

“…Due to this, polyamide powders and cement mixtures with narrow particle sizes show promise for additive manufacturing and selective laser sintering. …”
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Cooperative Beamforming for Physical-Layer Security in Power-Constrained Wireless Sensor Networks with Partial Relay Selection by Mujun Qian, Chen Liu, Yulong Zou

“…We thus propose the relay-selection based cooperative beamforming framework, where partial relays are selected to forward the source signal in a beamforming manner. …”
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