Effects of a Complex Feed Additive on Productivity and Blood Parameters of Laying Hens Using Stochastic Fractal-based Neural Network Model by Larisa Karpenko, Alesya Bakhta, Olga Babich, Stanislav Sukhikh, Nikolay Vorobyov, Ilya Nikonov, Solomonida Borisova, Darren Griffin, Michael Romanov

“…Collectively, the poultry productivity prediction based on the developed model and NN is pivotal as an initial step for future improvements of economically important traits in chickens when using novel and efficient complex feed additives.…”
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Rhizosphere domestication enhances root colonization and plant growth promotion performance of Bacillus velezensis SQR9 by Zhengqi Wang, Yike Zhao, Jiahui Shao, Jingjing Wang, Weibing Xun, Xinli Sun, Zhihui Xu, Youzhi Miao, Guidong Huang, Derui Liu, Derui Liu, Ruifu Zhang, Qirong Shen, Nan Zhang

“…However, application of laboratory-developed microbial inoculants usually reveals impaired performance, attributing to complicated field conditions including plant genotype, soil property, and interaction with indigenous microbiota. …”
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Youth-to-youth empowerment study to support health equity for urban American Indian/Alaska Native and Black adolescents in Denver Metro, Colorado, USA: a mixed methods, youth-centr... by Dustin T Duncan, Roland S Moore, Brisa Sanchez, Nicole Tuitt, Arionna Hall, Yazira Martinez Dominguez, Anniah Hill, Oluwafikemi Samuels, Alexander Weiden, Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell, Carol Kaufman

“…However, researchers rarely employ this complex approach. Developing and operationalising a strengths-based conceptual framework grounded in the socioecological model is a critical first step to inform multilevel interventions to reduce these inequities.Methods and analysis Guided by the socioecological model, a youth-centred mixed methods approach will be employed to develop and evaluate a comprehensive multilevel conceptual framework of risks and protective factors associated with substance misuse and adverse sexual health behaviours among AIAN and Black youth of Denver Metro, Colorado. …”
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flexZhouse by Mohd Zairul

“… • The rejection by private developers of the flexZhouse concept shows their resistance to change, and is also due to the early stage of the flexZhouse BM proposal…”
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Finding Consensus on Trust in AI in Health Care: Recommendations From a Panel of International Experts by Georg Starke, Felix Gille, Alberto Termine, Yves Saint James Aquino, Ricardo Chavarriaga, Andrea Ferrario, Janna Hastings, Karin Jongsma, Philipp Kellmeyer, Bogdan Kulynych, Emily Postan, Elise Racine, Derya Sahin, Paulina Tomaszewska, Karina Vold, Jamie Webb, Alessandro Facchini, Marcello Ienca

“…This was followed by a 2-step iterative, asynchronous process in which the authors further developed, discussed, and refined notions of trust with respect to these specific cases. …”
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Neuro Adaptive Command Filter Control for Predefined-Time Tracking in Strict-Feedback Nonlinear Systems Under Deception Attacks by Jianhua Zhang, Zhanyang Yu, Quanmin Zhu, Xuan Yu

“…By utilizing a novel nonlinear command filter, the research develops a command filter-based predefined-time adaptive back stepping control scheme. …”
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Induced protein expression in Leptospira spp. and its application to CRISPR/Cas9 mutant generation by L. G. V. Fernandes, A. L. T. O. Nascimento, J. E. Nally

“…Abstract Expanding the genetic toolkit for Leptospira spp. is a crucial step toward advancing our understanding of the biology and virulence of these atypical bacteria. …”
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Pit Collapse Risk Fusion Early-Warning Method Based on Machine Learning and Improved Cloud Dempster–Shafer by Jiajia Zeng, Bo Wu, Cong Liu

“…The main contributions include (1) presenting a new input to the fusion model by optimizing the machine learning model through a multi-step rolling method, and then using the basic probability assignment values obtained from the cloud model as input to the fusion model and (2) developing an improved methodology to address the paradoxical results of the fusion of traditional Dempster–Shafer evidence theory when there is a high level of conflict in multi-source risk prediction data. …”
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Simultaneous analysis of sixteen energetic nitro compounds and their degradation products in groundwaters and surface waters by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography by Alen Albreht, Anja Koroša

“…An analytical method based on ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection for the simultaneous separation and determination of nitroaromatics, nitramines, and nitrate esters in aqueous environmental samples was developed. The modification of a preconcentration step based on solid phase extraction proved crucial for avoiding the frequently occurring measurement bias. …”
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Gold Nanoparticles Electrodeposition Onto Thick Diazonium Film for Sensitive and Long-Lasting Hg(II) Trace Sensing by Fatma Fezai, Christelle Virolle, Yacine Kacimi, Brigitte Dustou, Dunya El Boutaybi, Childérick Séverac, Pierre Gros, Martine Meireles, David Evrard

“…A new electrochemical sensor devoted to Hg(II) trace determination was developed by tailoring a hybrid organic/inorganic interface using diazonium salts and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). …”
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Study on the preparation of sterile noble metal nanoparticles and hydrotalcite layered nanoparticles by innovative high pressure sterilization method by Zhihua Xu, Renyin Zhang, Tongtong Zhang, Zhihan Niu, Min Zhang, Feng Shi

“…Abstract We have developed an innovative nanoparticle preparation technique. …”
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Machine learning-enabled multiscale modeling platform for damage sensing digital twin in piezoelectric composite structures by Somnath Ghosh, Saikat Dan, Preetam Tarafder

“…A parametrically upscaled coupled constitutive damage mechanics (PUCCDM) model is developed for this DT with the representation of microstructural morphology and mechanisms in macroscopic constitutive relations. …”
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“I am a young Venezuelan woman who left her country”: exploring the drivers of Venezuelan migration and how the migration experience impacts adolescent girls’ aspirations by Sierra Gaspari, Melanie Walker, Monica Noriega, Maria Marisol, Susan A. Bartels

“…Venezuelan adolescent girls need to be key stakeholders in interventions to develop effective programs that support them in every step of their migration journey.…”
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Illumina MiSeq Sequencing for Preliminary Analysis of Microbiome Causing Primary Endodontic Infections in Egypt by Sally Ali Tawfik, Marwa Mohamed Azab, Ali Abdellah Abdelrahman Ahmed, Dalia Mukhtar Fayyad

“…Elucidating the ecology of endodontic infections is a necessary step in developing effective intracanal antimicrobials.…”
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International best-practice models for perinatal and infant mental health care – a scoping review by Inanna Reinsperger, Jean Lillian Paul, Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss

“…The results from this scoping review can be used for further discussion and as decision support for designing, developing, and implementing perinatal and infant mental health (PIMH) care.…”
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Metamaterial-based injection molding for the cost-effective production of whole cuts by Mohammad Ghosheh, Avner Ehrlich, Amit Fischer, Laura Pasitka, Merav Cohen, Yaakov Nahmias

“…This research represents a step in sustainable food production, offering cost-effective and scalable solutions for the entire meat market.…”
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Food oral processing in humans: links between physiological parameters, release of flavour stimuli and flavour perception of food by Gilles Feron, Christian Salles

“…In humans, food oral processing (FOP) is the first step in the digestive process. It prepares the food for swallowing and to undergo the process of digestion. …”
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Ranking economic and environmental performance of feedstocks used in bio-based production systems by Dania Muhieddine Orfali, Samir Meramo, Sumesh Sukumara

“…While rampant human activities are disrupting planets’ geophysical flows, it is urgent to develop sustainable solutions with novel feedstocks and innovative valorization pathways. …”
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ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES UNDER COMPREHENSIVE UTILIZATION OF GEOTHERMAL SALINE WATER RESOURCES IN THE NORTHERN DAGESTAN by A. Sh. Ramazanov, M. A. Kasparova, I. V. Saraeva, A. B. Alkhasov, O. M. Ramazanov, M. I. Akhmedov

“…The aim of the study is to develop technologies for processing geothermal brine produced with the extraction of oil as well as to solve environmental problems in the region.Methods. …”
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MEDIATOR SYSTEM TO INCREASE THE DELIGNIFICATION OF SUGARCANE RESIDUES WITH FUNGAL ENZYMES by Luz-Marina Flórez-Pardo, Angela-Sofía Parra-Paz, Jorge-Enrique López-Galán, Jersson-Ivan Figueroa-Oviedo

“…Delignification is a critical step in the process of obtaining ethanol from these residues. …”
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