Spatiotemporal distribution and reproductive biology of the brown croaker (Miichthys miiuy) in the southwestern waters of Korea by Seong Yong Moon, Gun Wook Baeck, Jin Ho Jung, Haeyoung Choi, Changsin Kim, Myung Sung Koo, Jeong-Ho Park

“…Therefore, this study was undertaken to investigate the spatiotemporal distribution and reproductive biology of M. miiuy in the southwestern waters of Korea.MethodsMonthly changes in gonadal maturity stages, gonadosomatic index (GSI), egg diameter, and fecundity were analyzed. …”
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Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of red seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii against pathogenic bacteria by P. Bhuyar, M.H. Rahim, S. Sundararaju, G.P. Maniam, N. Govindan

“…Disc diffusion assay results indicated that the extract of red alga <em>K. alvarezi </em>were more efficient against <em>B. cereus</em>. Among the fatty acids determined levoglucosenone and 4-Pyridinemethanol were present in high percentages in hot water extract whereas Hexamethyl- cyclotrisiloxane followed by 1, 2, 5- Thiadiazole-3-carboxamide, 4-[(2-chloroethyl) amino]-N-(2-hydroxyethyl) were present in ethanolic extract of <em>K. alvarezi. …”
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Kinetics model for enzymatic hydrolysis of eel protein by ZHANG Zhiguo, WANG Junhong, CHEN Xinfeng, ZHOU Ligen, GAO Haiyan

“…Kinetics model for enzymatic hydrolysis can serve as the theoretical basis for process control, and it helps to develop efficient procedures of bioactive peptides preparation through protein hydrolysis. …”
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Characterization of a consensus-designed trans-cinnamic acid decarboxylase for styrene biosynthesis by Ana García-Franco, Jesús de la Torre, Patricia Godoy, Estrella Duque, Carmen López, José A. Gavira, Juan L. Ramos

“…ABSTRACT Microbial biosynthesis of aromatic compounds offers significant advantages over petrochemical methods, which rely on fossil fuels and high energy inputs. …”
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Design and Research of Control Rod Scheme for 10 MW Multifunctional Pool-type Research Reactor by HAN Peng, CHEN Xiaoliang, ZHANG Zhenyang, ZHU Jiachen, JIN Xiao

“…Taking into account the safety of reactor operation, channel neutron fluence rate, power peak factor and subsequent fuel management methods, the forked control rod form was finally determined. …”
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Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health Status and Factors Influencing Negative Mental Health among Health-Care Workers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Fatma AlGhufli, Rayyan AlMulla, Ola Alyedi, Sham Zain AlAbdin, Mohammed Moutaz Nakhal

“…Aim: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of psychological health outcomes and associated factors among health-care workers (HCWs) during COVID-19 pandemic. Subject and Methods: This observational cross-sectional study was conducted on 550 HCWs at 4 different clinics (fever, clean, telemedicine, and mixed clinics) in Dubai Health Authority from July 2020 to September 2020. …”
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Parameter optimization of the notched blade spiral fertilizer discharger for pineapple orchards based on DEM by Guoqiang Dun, Guoqiang Dun, Quanbao Sheng, Xinxin Ji, Hailiang Li, Chunyu Ma, Xinming Li, Haitian Sun, Luhan Wang, Chao Ma, Zhenzhen Yu, Hongxuan Wang

“…IntroductionIn order to improve the fertilizer-discharging uniformity of the traditional spiral fertilizer distributor and achieve precise and controllable fertilization, based on the agronomic characteristics of fertilization in pineapple orchards, a notched-blade spiral fertilizer discharger with the mechanism of discontinuous-blade sliding-cutting and pushing-pore fertilization is innovatively designed.MethodsBased on parametric modelling and determining the volume of fertilizer accommodation of the spiral, the theoretical fertilizer-discharging amount of the fertilizer discharger is determined in combination with theoretical analysis. …”
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DWE: Research on Water Quality Inversion and Scalability in Small Watersheds Using UAV Remote Sensing Data by Hao Li, Zhijun Xie, Xing Jin, Changchun Peng, Cheng Ren, Yunfei Mao, Kefan Zhou, Yingying Li

“…Urban rivers are faced with serious water quality deterioration, and an efficient, comprehensive and accurate dynamic monitoring method for urban water quality is urgently needed. …”
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Improvement of the Metal Extraction and Removal of Harmful Impurities from Sulfide Ores by Polyoxometalate Oxidizers: Design of Experiments and Industrial Modeling by H. Kadkhodayan, T. Alizadeh

“…Under optimized conditions, the extraction efficiency of zinc, copper, and lead and the removal of toxic heavy metals from sulfide ores were determined as above 85%, 81%, 83%, and 99.9% receptivity.…”
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Optimizing irrigation and nitrogen fertilization for winter wheat using the AquaCrop model and water footprint analysis by JIA Yifan, WANG Hao, HAN Ce, XU Zhenghe, LIU Yuyu

“…【Result】The optimal irrigation schemes were determined based on dual objectives: high yield and irrigation water use efficiency. …”
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Medium-expansion water-based foam depopulation of sheep and goats by Janice Y. Park, Magnus R. Campler, Ting-Yu Cheng, Justin D. Kieffer, Brad L. Youngblood, Jorge A. Vidaurre, Timothy Held, Mark Flint, Michael D. Cressman, Talita P. Resende, Collin Kramer, Lori L. Mattox, Andréia G. Arruda, Andrew S. Bowman

“…Based on our findings, we found WBF to be a reliable and efficient method for depopulating adult sheep and goats.…”
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The hypotensive effect of dosed endotrabeculoectomy in combination with non-penetrating deep sclerectomy in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma by O. V. Levytska, I. Ya. Novytskyy

“…Tonography was performed according to Nesterov (using the simplified method) at the same time periods. The outflow facility coefficient and Becker’s coefficient were determined. …”
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Genotyping by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Assay of Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated from Blood Culture of Patients with Hematological Malignancies by S. A. Khrulnova, A. V. Fedorova, I. N. Frolova, G. A. Klyasova

“…Based on the similarity coefficient, the strains were determined as genetically related (≥ 80%). …”
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Rational use of broiler chicken by-products and coagulated melange in the production of pates for healthy nutrition of the population of the regions of the Russian Federation by Borisova Veronika, Klimenkova Anastasia, Revyakin Artyom, Mikhailenko Ivan

“…The content of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, iron in the developed pates and their energy value are determined by the calculation method.…”
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Experimental evaluation of an advanced predictive control technique for variable-speed wind turbine systems by Farah Echiheb, Btissam Majout, Ismail EL Kafazi, Badre Bossoufi, Abdelhamid Rabhi, Nicu Bizon, Anton Zhilenkov, Saleh Mobayen

“…To achieve this, a Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) strategy is employed to determine the optimal mechanical speed and reference power, enabling efficient wind energy conversion. …”
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Immunoglobulin Concentrations in Plasma and Saliva During the Neonatal Period by Sandra Pineda-Martínez, José Luis Hernández-Islas, Mónica Patricia Escobedo-Torres, Iris Evelin Paredes-Alonzo, Carlos López-Candiani, Dolores Correa, Marcela Vela-Amieva

“…Methods: We enrolled 53 apparently healthy newborns, paired samples of plasma and saliva were collected, and total IgA, IgM, and IgE concentrations determined by capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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A novel model-based diagnostics for identifying component degradations in gas turbines for power generation by Young Kwang Park, Do Won Kang, Ji Hun Jeong, Tong Seop Kim

“…The diagnosis results after off-line washing showed that the air flow rate and efficiency of the compressor were fully recovered, but the turbine efficiency was still degraded by 0.49%p. …”
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Insights into 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate recovery from wastewater by electrodialysis with heterogeneous ion-exchange membranes by Dorota Babilas-Krzyżowska, Jitka Chromikova, Andrzej Milewski, Sandra Pluczyk-Małek, Piotr Dydo

“…To assess the effectiveness of the proposed method, factors such as IL percentage recovery, degree of concentration, electric current efficiency, and energy consumption were determined. …”
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Analyzing and explaining the reflective teacher approach and its role in improving curriculum knowledge: Developing an educational discourse at Farhangian University by Reza Masouminejad

“…The participants were student-teachers in which data was collected through semi-structured interviews (individual and group).The researcher's self-review method, rich description of the data was used to determine the validity of the data, and the parallel analysis method and the systematic process in recording and writing the data were used to determine the reliability. …”
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Kidney Health Awareness Scale in Adolescents: Theoretical Form Development Study by Mehtap Metin Karaaslan, Yalçın Kanbay, Sevil Çınar Özbay

“…For construct validity and reliability, content validity criterion (CVC), content validity ratios (CVR), content validity index (CVI), Fleiss Cohen Kappa coefficient and Kendall's W goodness of fit values were calculated.Results: The content validity ratio was calculated for each statement in the trial form, and it was determined that all items in the form except item 14 were above the lower limit of 0.64. …”
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