Georgia’s potentials for sustainable intensification, increasing food security and rural incomes by Florian Gollnow, Owen Cortner, Shijuan Chen, Pontus Olofsson, Rachael Garrett

“…To achieve such increases, farmers need access to and training for using different crop varieties, fertilizers, and pest and disease control practices and products. …”
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Techno-Socio-Economic Framework for Energy Storage System Selection in Jordan by Khaled Alawasa, Adib Allahham, Ala’aldeen Al-Halhouli, Mohammed Al-Mahmodi, Musab Hamdan, Yara Khawaja, Hani Muhsen, Saqer Alja’afreh, Abdullah Al-Odienat, Ali Al-Dmour, Ahmad Aljaafreh, Ahmad Al-Abadleh, Murad Alomari, Abdallah Alnahas, Omar Alkasasbeh, Omar Alrosan

“…This study examines various ESS alternatives, evaluating their suitability for different applications using a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach. …”
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Advancement in Anaerobic Ammonia Oxidation Technologies for Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery: A Comprehensive Review and Perspectives by Pradeep Singh, Monish Bisen, Sourabh Kulshreshtha, Lokender Kumar, Shubham R. Choudhury, Mayur J. Nath, Manabendra Mandal, Aman Kumar, Sanjay K. S. Patel

“…To summarize various aspects of the anammox processes, this review provides information regarding the microbial diversity of different genera of anammox bacteria and the engineering aspects of various side streams and mainstream anammox processes for wastewater treatment. …”
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AI-based carbon peak prediction and energy transition optimization for thermal power industry in energy-intensive regions of China by Chenhao Huang, Zhongyang Lin, Jian Wu, Penghan Li, Chaofeng Zhang, Yanzhao Liu, Weirong Chen, Xin Xu, Jinsong Deng

“…Leveraging multi-source data-driven AI models, this study efficiently provided reliable quantitative support for measuring policies with various priorities, emphasizing the necessity of implementing balanced energy transition strategies. …”
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Steam injection pressures and rates, variable permeabilities systems, and wells alignments parameterization in SAGD: A simulation study by Zhengbin Wu, Morice Richard Mworia, Kun Shu, Yuhang Ren, Qiyang Gou, Shu Jiang, Zhangxin Chen

“…The vertical injector has better oil-sweep efficiency compared with the horizontal injector due to more expandable steam chambers with a very small steam chamber rising stage. …”
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High performance of a novel point-of-care blood test for Toxoplasma infection in women from diverse regions of Morocco by Bouchra El Mansouri, Fatima Amarir, François Peyron, El Bachir Adlaoui, Raphaël Piarroux, Joseph Lykins, Majda El Abbassi, Nesma Nekkal, Nadia Bouhlal, Kamar Makkaoui, Amina Barkat, Aziza Lyaghfouri, Ying Zhou, Samira Rais, Mounia Oudghiri, Ismail Elkoraichi, Mustapha Zekri, Nezha Belkadi, Hajar Mellouk, Mohamed Rhajaoui, Allal Boutajangout, Abderrahim Sadak, Denis Limonne, Rima McLeod, Kamal El Bissati

“…Herein, we analyse the performance of a novel, low-cost rapid test using fingerstick-derived whole blood from 632 women (82 of whom were pregnant) from slums, educational centres, and from nomad groups across different geographical regions (i.e. oceanic, mountainous) of Morocco. …”
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Photoactive self-cleaning zinc oxychloride coatings by Israel Salas-Espinosa, Leticia M. Torres-Martínez, Edith Luévano-Hipólito

“…The addition of TiO2 nanoparticles into the coatings did not significantly enhance the self-cleaning efficiency, but it improves the mechanical performance of the coatings. …”
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Ionotropic Gelation and Chemical Crosslinking as Tools to Obtain Gellan Gum-Based Beads with Mesalazine by Piotr Gadziński, Agnieszka Skotnicka, Natalia Lisiak, Ewa Totoń, Błażej Rubiś, Ewa Florek, Dariusz T. Mlynarczyk, Mirosław Szybowicz, Ewelina Nowak, Tomasz Osmałek

“…Key parameters such as pH-dependent swelling behavior, drug content, encapsulation efficiency, and drug release in simulated gastrointestinal fluids were also assessed. …”
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Comparison of Bone Formation After Early and Late Secondary Alveolar Bone Grafting in Patients With Unilateral and Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate by Aya Maeda‐Iino, Shoko Nakagawa, Kanako Marutani, Yasuhiko Oga, Kotaro Tahakashi, Sayaka Hino, Mika Fukushima, Toshiro Kibe, Masahiro Tezuka, Norifumi Nakamura, Shouichi Miyawaki

“…There were no significant differences in the percentage of adequate bone‐bridge formation (p = 0.055) and cleft‐gap closure (p = 1.000) between groups. …”
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3-D-Printed Two-Dielectric Rectangular Waveguide TE₁₀–TE₂₀ Mode Converter by German Torregrosa-Penalva, Benjamin Potelon, Paula Viudes-Perez, Hector Garcia-Martinez, Enrique Bronchalo, Ernesto Avila-Navarro, Cedric Quendo

“…It has been implemented by using additive manufacturing techniques and two materials with different dielectric permittivity. Simulated results show a mode conversion efficiency higher than 85% for a frequency bandwidth between 10.1 GHz and 11.7 GHz, and a mode purity higher than 98% for a frequency range between 9.5 GHz and 11.6 GHz. …”
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Oxymatrine and astragaloside IV co-loaded liposomes: Scale-up purposes and their enhancement of anti-PD-1 efficacy against breast cancer by Liangyin Wei, Hong Wang, Xietao Ye, Junfan Yue, Hong Guo, Dengxuan Mao, Xia Li, Yeyang Sun, Congyan Liu, Yuping Liu, Yan Chen

“…This work presents a novel perspective for scaling up co-delivered formulations of drugs with differing polarities to improve breast cancer immunotherapy.…”
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Upcycling defatted rice bran into alginate based noodles via hydrocolloid assisted development and assessment of structural and functional properties by Siriyakorn Chantieng, Vernabelle Balmori, Kasinee Katelakha, Tanyawan Suantawee, Sathaporn Ngamukote, Charoonsri Chusak, Sirichai Adisakwattana

“…Gelatin significantly improved tensile strength and encapsulation efficiency, carrageenan softened the texture, and agar provided balanced textural properties. …”
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DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF ULTRASOUND COLOR DOPPLER MAPPING IN EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER by E. A. Busko, V. V. Semiglazov, A. V. Mishchenko, A. S. Shishova, V. O. Smirnova, E. V. Kostromina, A. V. Chernaya, A. S. Artemieva, P. V. Kryvorotko

“…However, low diagnostic efficiency of cDM dictate the need to search for new ultrasonic signs.…”
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Identification of genes associated with resistance trait to VPAHPND in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) using Bulk Segregation Analysis (BSA) by Zhenning Bao, Yang Yu, Pengfei Lin, Fuhua Li

“…Identification of genes and SNP markers associated with resistance trait could accelerate the breeding efficiency by application of marker assisted selection and genomic selection. …”
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Effect of silicon addition on the growth and photosynthesis of Castanopsis hystrix in manganese stress by Linjuan HUANG, Zhangqiang TAN, Kang LEI, Linghui WANG, Wenhui SHEN, Weichao TENG

“… Silicon (Si) plays important role in reducing the toxic effects of manganese (Mn) in plants, however, more research is needed to elucidate the photosynthetic response with different Si and Mn treatments. This study aimed to investigate the alleviating effect of Si on the growth and photosynthesis of Castanopsis hystrix (C. hystrix) under Mn stress. …”
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Comparative evaluation of sequencing platforms: Pacific Biosciences, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, and Illumina for 16S rRNA-based soil microbiome profiling by Vladimir Veselovsky, Mikhail Romanov, Polina Zoruk, Andrey Larin, Vladislav Babenko, Maxim Morozov, Aleksandra Strokach, Natalia Zakharevich, Sadokatkhon Khamidova, Albina Danilova, Aleksey Vatlin, Vsevolod Pavshintsev, Feng Chenguang, Denis Tsybizov, Nikita Mitkin, Olesya Galanova, Alexander Zakharenko, Kirill Golokhvast, Kirill Golokhvast, Ksenia Klimina

“…Our results demonstrated that ONT and PacBio provided comparable bacterial diversity assessments, with PacBio showing slightly higher efficiency in detecting low-abundance taxa. Despite differences in sequencing accuracy, ONT produced results that closely matched those of PacBio, suggesting that ONT’s inherent sequencing errors do not significantly affect the interpretation of well-represented taxa. …”
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Bergamot (<i>Citrus bergamia</i>): A Potential New Nutraceutical Against Cellular and Physiological Alterations Induced by Emerging Contaminants in Sentinel Organisms by Federica Impellitteri, Cristiana Roberta Multisanti, Kristian Riolo, Giorgia Zicarelli, Miriam Porretti, Giovanna Cafeo, Marina Russo, Paola Dugo, Giuseppa Di Bella, Giuseppe Piccione, Alessia Giannetto, Caterina Faggio

“…Overall, significant differences emerged between the control (CTR) and treated groups, with the CTR and BRG groups resembling each other, while the SLS-treated groups showed significant alterations. …”
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Chitosan mitigates water stress in cowpea plants through modulation of growth, homeostasis, and antioxidant activities by Rayanne Silva de Alencar, Priscylla Marques de Oliveira Viana, Guilherme Felix Dias, Semako Ibrahim Bonou, Leticia Diniz Ribeiro, Yngrid Mikhaelly Lourenço de Araujo, Igor Eneas Cavalcante, Hermes Alves de Almeida, Pedro Roberto Almeida Viégas, Alberto Soares de Melo

“…BRS Olhonegro) under different irrigation levels, seeking alternatives to enhance productivity.MethodsThe experiment was conducted in a growth chamber using a completely randomized design. …”
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Lipid nanoparticles deliver DNA-encoded biologics and induce potent protective immunity by Dafei Chai, Junhao Wang, Jing Ming Lim, Xiaohui Xie, Xinfang Yu, Dan Zhao, Perry Ayn Mayson Maza, Yifei Wang, Dana Cyril-Remirez, Ken H. Young, Yong Li

“…This study compared various LNP formulations for delivering DNA-encoded biologics, assessing their expression efficacy and the protective immunity generated by LNP-encapsulated DNA in different models. The LNP formulation used in Moderna’s Spikevax mRNA vaccine (LNP-M) demonstrated a stable nanoparticle structure, high expression efficiency, and low toxicity. …”
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Non-contact tracking of shoulder bones using ultrasound and stereophotogrammetry by Ahmed Sewify, Ahmed Sewify, Maxence Lavaill, Maxence Lavaill, Dermot O’Rourke, Dermot O’Rourke, Maria Antico, Maria Antico, Peter Pivonka, Peter Pivonka, Davide Fontanarosa, Davide Fontanarosa, Saulo Martelli, Saulo Martelli

“…The bone registration approach used was based on in silico analyses that investigated the effects of different — 1) registration algorithms (Iterative-Closest-Point–ICP, and Coherent Point Drift–CPD) and 2) initial estimate levels of the bone model pose relative to the targeted final bone pose—on the overall registration efficiency and accuracy in a controlled environment.ResultsCPD provided the highest accuracy in the simulation at the cost of 8x longer computation compared to ICP. …”
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