Pretreatment of Biomass with Gamma Rays and Electron Beam for Ethanol Production via Enzymatic Hydrolysis: A Brief Review by Leonardo Yago Zwetsch Varella, Amir Zacarias Mesquita, Daniel Bastos de Rezende, Erika Cristina Cren, Vitor Fernandes de Almeida Fernandes de Almeida, Walewska Gouveia Silva, Thêssa Cristina Alonso

“…These methods leverage photons and high-energy particles to induce structural and chemical modifications in lignocellulosic biomass, which facilitate a more efficient breakdown into fermentable sugars during hydrolysis. …”
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Effects of a multi-strain probiotic on productive traits, antioxidant defence, caecal microbiota and short-chain fatty acid profile, and intestinal histomorphology in rabbits by Vincenzo Tufarelli, Caterina Losacco, Gianluca Pugliese, Alessandra Tateo, Michele Schiavitto, Fabrizio Iarussi, Vito Laudadio, Letizia Passantino

“…Results Rabbits MS-Prob diet had significantly higher daily and final body weight recording also the best of feed efficiency compared to control group. Rabbits in MS-Prob group showed improved slaughter weight and carcass dressing yield. …”
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A comprehensive review of cyclic activated sludge processes in wastewater treatment: Current perspectives and future challenges by Mohammad Mosaferi, Sakine Shekoohiyan, Ali Behnami, Ehsan Aghayani, Khaled Zoroufchi Benis, Houra Allaeaiea, Mojtaba Pourakbar

“…Recent advances in biological wastewater treatment have spurred the development of innovative modifications aimed at enhancing both efficiency and sustainability. …”
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Greater Improvements in Vaccination Outcomes Among Black Young Adults With Vaccine-Resistant Attitudes in the United States South Following a Digital Health Intervention: Latent Pr... by Noah Mancuso, Jenna Michaels, Erica N Browne, Allysha C Maragh-Bass, Jacob B Stocks, Zachary R Soberano, C Lily Bond, Ibrahim Yigit, Maria Leonora G Comello, Margo Adams Larsen, Kathryn E Muessig, Audrey Pettifor, Lisa B Hightow-Weidman, Henna Budhwani, Marie C D Stoner

“…Future work aimed at improving vaccination outcomes could target these populations to maximize resource efficiency and drive the greatest improvements in vaccine outcomes.…”
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Genome editing in grain legumes for food security by Joshua Yeboah Asiamah, Sakina Haruna Mahdi, Kusum R. Tamang, Christian Bryan Carson, Prabesh Koirala, Emily Anne Reed, Aaron Tettey Asare, Anu Augustine, Milind B. Ratnaparkhe, Kailash C. Bansal, Babu Valliyodan

“…The advent of this technology has transformed genetic modification by offering exceptional precision and efficiency. …”
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In vitro proparation of pear (Pyrus L.) by Nataliia Kucher, Volodymyr Hrabovyi, Olga Opalko, Volodymyr Zamorskyi, Anatoly Opalko

“…In the best variant of Murashige–Skoog (MS) medium modification for P. communis, where MS-276 was modified by 2.0 mg/L 6-benzylaminopurine (6-BAP) and 0.01 mg/L indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), a value of 9.50 microclones per passage was obtained. …”
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Environmentally safe sorbent from ash-and-slag waste of heat power engineering by S. A. Bushumov, T. G. Korotkova

“…The optimal ratio was 1:5 at a sorption capacity with respect to hexane of 0.86 g/g. The modification temperature was optimized in the temperature range of 110–200 °C. …”
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A Fast True Time-Delay Wideband Multi-Beam Beamforming Algorithm Based on a 16-Beam Approximate-DVM by Sirani M. Perera, Levi Lingsch, Alp Tuztas, Arjuna Madanayake

“…At the end, a signal flow graph, simulated beam patterns at 150 MHz, 300 MHz, 600 MHz, and 1 GHz frequencies based on the proposed ADVM algorithm, and a digital overview are provided to demonstrate the simplicity, efficiency, and accuracy of the proposed TTD multibeam beamformers for RF-IC design.…”
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Advanced Aerogels for Water Remediation: Unraveling Their Potential in Fats, Oils, and Grease Sorption—A Comprehensive Review by Adina-Elena Segneanu, Dumitru-Daniel Herea, Gabriela Buema, Ionela Amalia Bradu, Melinda Cepan, Ioan Grozescu

“…Aerogels, with their ultra-lightweight structure, high porosity, and tunable surface chemistry, have emerged as promising sorbents for efficient FOG removal. This comprehensive review explores recent advancements in aerogel materials, highlighting novel formulations, functional modifications, and nanotechnology integrations that enhance sorption capacity and reusability. …”
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Evaluation of Deep Learning Models for Insects Detection at the Hive Entrance for a Bee Behavior Recognition System by Gabriela Vdoviak, Tomyslav Sledevič, Artūras Serackis, Darius Plonis, Dalius Matuzevičius, Vytautas Abromavičius

“…Performance comparisons showed that modified YOLOv8 models achieved a better precision–speed trade-off relative to other YOLO-based architectures, enabling efficient deployment on embedded platforms. Results indicate that model modifications enhance detection accuracy while reducing inference time, particularly for small object classes such as pollen. …”
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Assisted Reproduction Technologies (ART): Impact of Mitochondrial (Dys)function and Antioxidant Therapy by Filipa C. Ferreira, José Teixeira, Fernando Lidon, Fernando Cagide, Fernanda Borges, Rosa M. L. N. Pereira

“…In the last decades, major changes in ecosystems related to industrial development and environmental modifications have had a direct impact on mammalian fertility, as well as on biodiversity. …”
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Advances in covalent organic frameworks for photocatalytic CO2 reduction: Strategies and future perspectives by Muhammad Kashif Aslam, Iftikhar Hussain, Ali H. Al-Marzouqi, Maowen Xu

“…Finally, we summarize recent breakthroughs and offer perspectives on future research directions in COF material synthesis, functional modifications, and mechanistic studies to further improve CO2 reduction efficiency and sustainability.…”
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Synthetic Analogs of the Alkaloid Cassiarin A with Enhanced Antimalarial Activity by Thomas Klaßmüller, Timo Reiß, Florian Lengauer, Che Julius Ngwa, Karin Bartel, Gabriele Pradel, Franz Bracher

“…<b>Methods:</b> We worked out efficient approaches to hitherto underexplored analogs (12 examples) on three synthesis routes which mainly comprised variations in the methyl groups at C-2 and C-5. …”
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A Recognition Method for Marigold Picking Points Based on the Lightweight SCS-YOLO-Seg Model by Baojian Ma, Zhenghao Wu, Yun Ge, Bangbang Chen, He Zhang, Hao Xia, Dongyun Wang

“…Segmentation efficiency is further optimized through a dual-path collaborative architecture (Seg-Marigold head). …”
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Exploring molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in bacteria and progressions in CRISPR/Cas9-based genome expurgation solutions by K.E. Vivekanandan, P. Vinoth Kumar, R.C. Jaysree, T. Rajeshwari

“…Antibiotic resistance in bacteria is a critical global health challenge, driven by molecular mechanisms such as genetic mutations, efflux pumps, enzymatic degradation of antibiotics, target site modifications, and biofilm formation. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) further accelerates the spread of resistance genes across bacterial populations. …”
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Assessment of HACCP plans and Colombian regulations in municipal cattle slaughterhouses for the assurance of standardised food safety and quality management systems by José Fernando Solanilla-Duque, Sandra Morales-Velasco, Margarita del Rosario Salazar-Sánchez

“…There was evidence of scarce equipment, in addition, they do not have an efficient quality and safety management system to ensure the slaughter processes. …”
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Subphotospheric Emission from Short Gamma-Ray Bursts. II. Signatures of Nonthermal Dissipation in the Multi-messenger Signals by Annika Rudolph, Irene Tamborra, Ore Gottlieb

“…Depending on the dissipation mechanism at play, neutrino signatures may accompany the photon signal, pointing to efficient proton acceleration and shedding light on jet physics. …”
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Analysis of Algorithms for Detecting Users’ Behavioral Models based on Sessions Data by Vitaly Zabiniako, Toms Rožkalns, Erika Nazaruka, Jurijs Kornienko

“…An unknown number and quality of potential behavioral models, non-efficient utilization of memory and processing units, and a large amount of data are the main difficulties developers could meet. …”
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Culturing human intestinal stem cells for regenerative applications in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease by Fredrik EO Holmberg, Jakob B Seidelin, Xiaolei Yin, Benjamin E Mead, Zhixiang Tong, Yuan Li, Jeffrey M Karp, Ole H Nielsen

“…The aim of this review was to discuss medium compositions and support matrices for optimal intestinal stem cell culture, as well as potential modifications to advance clinical use in IBD.…”
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Algorithm for Key Transparency with Transparent Logs [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved] by Shasivar Rexhepi, Ikechukwu John Chukwu, Ridvan Bunjaku, Hasan Dag, Elissa Mollakuqe

“…Results Performance analysis reveals efficient insertion and verification times under normal conditions, essential for operational workflows. …”
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