Commercial probiotics enhance growth and immunity of white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and resistence to infection by Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Germain Maurus, Joan Tang Xiao Joe, Quốc Hùng Phạm, Shih‐Chao Lin, Ming‐Wei Lu

“…Abstract This study evaluated the benefits of a commercial probiotic, Aqua Fortuna probiotic (AFPB), containing multiple bacterial strains isolated from fish gut microbiota, on the physiological performance of white‐leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). …”
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Rapid classification of rice according to storage duration via near-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning by Chen Zhai, Wenxiu Wang, Man Gao, Xiaohui Feng, Shengjie Zhang, Chengjing Qian

“…Thus, we propose near-infrared spectroscopy coupled with machine learning algorithms as an effective approach for classifying rice according to storage duration, which can facilitate evaluations of rice freshness in the market.…”
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Fabrication of Chrysin-Loaded Hyaluronic Acid Decorated Niosomal Nanoparticles: Potential Anti-inflammatory and Anti-osteoclastic Effects on PBMCs of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients by Sarah Nadhim Sahib, Fadhil Jawad Al-Tu’ma, Atheer Hameed Odda, Maha M. Kadhim Al-Tu’ma

“…Methods: The hyaluronic acid-decorated niosomal nanoparticles (NPs) were fabricated using the thin-film hydration method and characterized by various techniques (DLS, AFM, SEM, FT-IR, and drug release pattern analysis). The peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from blood samples of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and various factors levels, including nitric oxide, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-10, total antioxidative capacity (TAC), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), as well as the expression levels of TIMP1, MMP9, and RANKL genes were evaluated. …”
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Congenital long QT syndrome caused by a KCNH2 pathogenic variant exhibiting “motor seizures”: a case report and literature review by Mei Jin, Fan Yang, Yakun Du, Libo Zhao, Xueran Zhao, Jing Liu, Jing Zhang, Suzhen Sun

“…When VEEG shows a “slow-flat-slow” pattern, differentiation from A-S syndrome caused by malignant arrhythmias is critical. …”
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Online marketing and brand awareness for HEI: A review and bibliometric analysis [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Sailaja Bohara, Jyoti Sharma, Vashali Bisht, Pradeep Suri, Diksha Panwar, Sanjay Singh Chauhan

“…Further, this paper allows researchers to study by examining the pattern of publications by seeing the different authorships, co-authors, collaborations, relevant sources, and citations. …”
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Effect of Integrated Crop–Livestock Systems on Soil Properties and Microbial Diversity in Soybean Production by Namita Sinha, Brett R. Rushing, Aniruddha Acharya, Shankar Ganapathi Shanmugam

“…Soil fungal diversity pattern showed significant difference (alpha diversity, <i>p</i> = 0.031 in 2020 and beta diversity, <i>p</i> = 0.037 in 2021). …”
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Computational studies of the rotors aerodynamic characteristics of multirotor drones by K. G. Kosushkin, B. S. Kritsky, R. M. Mirgazov

“…The rotor interaction was evaluated. The computations were based on the nonlinear rotor blade vortex theory in a non-stationary arrangement. …”
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The association between social frailty, psychological resilience, and subsequent cognitive outcomes in older adults: A prospective cohort study by Yun-Jing Zhang, Cong Zhang, Qi-Yuan Lyu

“…The mediating role of psychological resilience was evaluated using the SPSS PROCESS macro program. Results: Social pre-frailty (odds ratio [OR]: 1.81, 95%CI: 1.48–2.21) and social frailty (OR: 2.40, 95%CI: 1.87–3.09) were positively associated with cognitive impairment. …”
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Machado-Joseph disease op azorean ancestry in Brazil: the Catarina kindred neurological, neuroimaging, psychiatric and neuropsychological findings in the largest known family, the... by J. Radvany, C.H.P. Camargo, Z.M. Costa, N.C. Fonseca, E.D. Nascimento

“…None of the 8 patients examined with MRI showed olivary atrophy or pallidal abnormalities. 12 affected and 23 at risk were evaluated with neuropsychological tests. Attention was normal in both groups. …”
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Growth and characterization of a tissue-engineered construct from human coronary artery smooth muscle cells by A. A. Sulgin, T. N. Sidorova, V. Y. Sidorov

“…Changes in the mechano-elastic properties of the TCs in response to the subsequent application of Bb and Cyto-D had a two-phase pattern, indicating a possibility of determining active and passive elements of the TC elasticity. …”
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Multichannel convolutional transformer for detecting mental disorders using electroancephalogrpahy records by Mamadou Dia, Ghazaleh Khodabandelou, Syed Muhammad Anwar, Alice Othmani

“…Before feeding the model as low-level features, the input is pre-processed using a common spatial pattern filter, a signal space projection filter, and a wavelet denoising filter. …”
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Design and Analysis of Plasma-Based Reconfigurable Maxwell Fish-Eye-Lens Antennas by Jafar Bazrafshan, Fatemeh Sadeghikia, Mohamed Himdi, Ali Karami Horestani, Hajar Binti Ja'afar

“…Numerical simulations evaluate the performance of these plasma-based lens antennas, demonstrating promising results in beam focusing and gain enhancement. …”
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Dual orexin receptor antagonists for the treatment of insomnia: systematic review and network meta-analysis by Rebeka Bustamante Rocha, Fernanda Ferreira Bomtempo, Gabriela Borges Nager, Giulia Isadora Cenci, João Paulo Mota Telles

“…Objective To perform a network meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of different DORAs in patients with chronic insomnia. …”
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Trajectories of healthy lifestyle index and prediabetes risk of adult workers in Japan by Keisuke Kuwahara, Shuichiro Yamamoto, Toru Honda, Tohru Nakagawa, Maki Konishi, Tetsuya Mizoue

“…Cox regression with adjustment for demographic, health-related, and work-related factors was used to evaluate the association of lifestyle trajectories and prediabetes risk. …”
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Nonlinear relationship between fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio and mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis: a retrospective cohort study by Daishan Jiang, Xiaoyu Yuan, Yanbo Shen, Tingting Bian

“…We employed restricted cubic spline curves and Cox regression models to evaluate the effect of FAR on mortality and conducted subgroup analyses to verify the consistency of our primary findings.ResultsIn our analysis of 4,615 sepsis patients, we observed that mortality risk initially decreased with increasing FAR values, reaching a minimum at approximately 94.5*10−3, before rising again. …”
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Computational thinking in the context of higher education: Analytical review by E. K. Khenner

“…In computational thinking, cognitive skills include abstraction, decomposition, pattern recognition, algorithmisation, visualisation, logical thinking, communicative competence, the ability to present, structure and analyse data, and some others skills. …”
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Sustainable groundwater management through water quality index and geochemical insights in Valsad India by Keval H Jodhani, Nitesh Gupta, Sanidhya Dadia, Harsh Patel, Dhruvesh Patel, Punyawi Jamjareegulgarn, Sudhir Kumar Singh, Upaka Rathnayake

“…Abstract Groundwater quality assessment is crucial for sustainable water resource management and public health protection. This study evaluated the Water Quality Index (WQI) of groundwater in the southern part of Gujarat focusing on the Valsad District. …”
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In Silico Designed Multi-Epitope Vaccine Based on the Conserved Fragments in Viral Proteins for Broad-Spectrum Protection Against Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Viru... by Shaukat Ullah, Hikmat Ullah, Kainat Fatima, Tan Lei

“…Furthermore, systematic evaluations of their physicochemical properties, structural stability, binding with pattern recognition receptors, and induction of the host immune system were performed. …”
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Kidney function trajectories, associated factors, and outcomes in multiethnic Asian patients with type 2 diabetes by Liang Feng, Yong Mong Bee, Xiuju Fu, Jia Liang Kwek, Choong Meng Chan, Tazeen H. Jafar

“…Factors associated with eGFR trajectories were evaluated using multinomial logistic regression. The association of eGFR trajectories with ESKD was assessed via competing risk models. …”
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Influence of rs1292037 Genetic Variant on miR‐21 Gene Expression in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case‐Control Study by Reza Bayat, Zivar Salehi, Setila Dalili, Farhad Mashayekhi

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims Alterations in the expression pattern of miRNAs seem to be linked with autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). …”
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