The high thermal resistance of Bacillus cereus spores inoculated in rice flour by Marco E. Perez-Reyes, Barakatullah Mohammadi, Ren Yang, Sathish Yerrapati, Zachary Cartwright, Juming Tang, Stephanie Smith

“…The D-values at the selected temperatures were determined using aluminum thermal death test cells. …”
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Efficacy of Trikafta (ELX/TEZ/IVA) & Symdeko (TEZ/IVA) in Treating Cystic Fibrosis with F508del Allele: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Kainat Hussain, Sonali Karhana, Aakriti Garg, Mohd Ashif Khan

“…The quality of the selected reports was evaluated using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized studies, known as RoB 2. …”
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REMOVAL OF NICKEL (II) AND CADMIUM (II) IONS FROM WASTEWATER BY PALM FIBERS by ASMA BOUDAOUD, MEBROUK DJEDID, MOKHTAR BENALIA, CHIFAA AD, NASSIRA BOUZAR, HICHAM ELMSELLEM

“…The adsorption process was found to be highly pH dependent, facilitating selective adsorption of metals tested. The best Ni (II) and Cd (II) adsorption occurred at an initial concentration of 100 mg‧L-1, 1 g doses of PFP, a temperature of 20 °C, and pH = 5, 6.5 respectively. …”
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Effects of dietary cinnamon bark on quality, texture profile, and other physicochemical features of broiler carcase by Mohammed M. Qaid, Saud I. Al-Mufarrej, Maged A. Al-Garadi, Abdulaziz A. Al-Abdullatif, Gamaleldin M. Suliman, Abdulmohsen H. Alqhtani, Rashed A. Alhotan, Abdulrahman S. Alharthi, Mutee A. Murshed

“…On day 34, 1 male broiler from each replication was selected for selected criteria. The present findings revealed that the broilers treated with CVB, especially at 2 g CVB, increased (p < 0.05) meat quality compared to control through improved water holding capacity (WHCM), lowered shrinkage rate during cooking, and lower shear force (SF) as an indicator of tenderness. …”
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Controlled Synthesis of Mesoporous Solid Polymer Electrolyte Au(Pt)NiCe/C Membrane Electrode for Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation by Shaqin Wang, Yunhao Feng, Liangming Duan, Yueming Shang, Huaihang Fan, Ji Liu, Jiahao Han, Xiaoqi Wang, Bin Yang

“…The Au-based electrode exhibited a 215% increase in specific surface area (SSA) relative to its initial state, along with a markedly enhanced electrochemical active surface area (ECSA). …”
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Identification and characterization of amphipathic antimicrobial peptides with broad spectrum activity against multi-drug resistant bacteria. by Mireia López-Siles, Ana Tajuelo, Pau Caravaca-Fuentes, Marta Planas, Lidia Feliu, Michael J. McConnell

“…Eleven bacterial strains representing five pathogenic species were used to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of 26 peptides. An initial screen was performed at 50 µg/ml, and those peptides that inhibited ≈90 % of growth of all strains were selected. …”
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Rethinking Domain‐Specific Pretraining by Supervised or Self‐Supervised Learning for Chest Radiograph Classification: A Comparative Study Against ImageNet Counterparts in Cold‐Star... by Han Yuan, Mingcheng Zhu, Rui Yang, Han Liu, Irene Li, Chuan Hong

“…To mitigate the cost, cold‐start active learning (AL), comprising an initialization followed by subsequent learning, selects a small subset of informative data points for labeling. …”
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Identifying the Components of Iranian Adolescent Compassionate Mind Training Program by Somayeh Mohebi, Iraj Shakerinia, Mahnaz Khosrojavid, Abbas Abolghasemi, Abbas Ali Hossein Khanzadeh:

“…The sample was selected from positive psychology professionals with a targeted method and theoretical saturation was achieved after interviewing 13 people. …”
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How Does Routine Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Modify the Current Management of Prostate Cancer? A Multidisciplinary View by Daniela E. Oprea-Lager, Tessa van Elst, Shafak Aluwini, Els Dewulf, Henk van der Poel, Herman Stoevelaar, Chris H. Bangma, Aart Beeker, Steve Boudewijns, Tom Budiharto, Igle-Jan de Jong, Kim C. de Vries, Maarten L. Donswijk, Jurgen J. Fütterer, Paul Hamberg, Linda Heijmen, Robert J. Hoekstra, Thomas M.A. Kerkhofs, Jules Lavalaye, Daphne Luijendijk-de Bruin, Walter Noordzij, Irma M. Oving, Debbie G.J. Robbrecht, Eva E. Schaake, Addy C.M. van de Luijtgaarden, Roderick C.N. van den Bergh, Franchette van den Berkmortel, Tom van der Hulle, Johannes C.K. van der Mijn, Joyce M. van Dodewaard-de Jong, Michel van Kruchten, Pim J. van Leeuwen, Evert van Limbergen, R.Jeroen A. van Moorselaar, Inge M. van Oort, Joep G.H. van Roermund, Robert J. van Soest, Theo Veninga, André N. Vis, Jens Voortman, Peter-Paul M. Willemse, Derya Yakar, Niven Mehra

“…Conclusions and clinical implications: PSMA-PET/CT was considered the preferred modality for initial PCa staging, which is nowadays the standard of care in The Netherlands. …”
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Identifying and Ranking the Challenges and Strategies of Academic Resilience based on the Integration of Thematic analysis and the House of quality by Dariush Mohamadi Zanjirani, Shahla Shahpari

“…Through in-depth interviews with a select group of teachers and utilizing thematic analysis, various challenges strongly linked to academic resilience were identified. …”
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Research on Key Problems in the Construction Process of a Single-layer Aluminum Alloy Lattice Shell Structure by HAO Xianzhe, WU Qiyu, YAN Yajie, CHEN Ran, WANG Shigui, GUO Yu, ZHANG Zeping

“…Through the simulation analysis of synchronous jacking, the jacking support is selected and the temporary construction measures of jacking points are given. …”
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Computational studies of the rotors aerodynamic characteristics of multirotor drones by K. G. Kosushkin, B. S. Kritsky, R. M. Mirgazov

“…Probably, the right choice of the rotor configuration and the automatic control system can counterbalance thrust surge by so-called "phasing", i.e. selecting an initial azimuth angle for each rotor.…”
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Identification of potential accident concentrations due to traffic violations by drivers, taking into account the human factor by I. E. Ilyina, E. E. Vitvitsky, K. A. Perekusikhina, V. I. Rassokha

“…To achieve this goal, an algorithm was used that allows selecting the appropriate locations of the road network from a common data set by checking conditions that take into account the human factor. …”
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Culturable Plastisphere from the 75° N Subarctic Transect as a Potential Vector of Pathogens and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria by Gabriella Caruso, Maria Papale, Alessandro Ciro Rappazzo, Maurizio Azzaro

“…Plastic pollution is a global emerging concern, but in the Arctic Ocean, the role of the plastisphere as a potential carrier of pathogens and antibiotic-resistant bacteria is unknown yet. An initial assessment of the spread of these target bacteria through their colonization of plastic particles, attributed to the micro-sized fraction (less than 5 mm, named microplastics, MPs), was carried out across the 75° N transect (Greenland Sea). …”
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Identification of new candidate molecules against SARS-CoV-2 through docking studies by Punar Aliyeva, Beyza Yilmaz, Doruk Alp Uzunarslan, Vildan Enisoglu Atalay

“…Ultimately, 10 different ligands capable of inhibiting the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 were selected and compared based on their affinities.…”
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Methodology for Estimating Communication Reliability in Shortwave Radio-Frequency Transmission Channels with Rician Fading Given Ionospheric Diffusivity by V. P. Pashintsev, D. A. Belokon, S. A. Koval, A. D. Skorik

“…The effect of Rician fading parameters on communication reliability was simulated in the MatLab environment. The initial data on ionospheric parameters were obtained using the IRI-2016 model.Results. …”
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Development of optimised protocols for paediatric whole-body computed tomography examinations: a figure-of-merit approach by Jacob Leonard Ago, Stephen Inkoom, Benard Ohene-Botwe, Alise Larsen, Ingerd Skaaret Berg

“…The protocols with the highest FOMs were selected as the best optimised protocols. Results The estimated WBCT ED (WBED) for the optimised protocols ranged from 2.6 mSv to 5.8 mSv with estimated FOM of 3.83 to 59.35. …”
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Linking periodontitis and Alzheimer’s disease: systemic inflammation as a shared mechanism by Claudio Cesari, Giada Belleri, Simone Fabrizi, Francesca Zangari

“…After applying these initial criteria, 179 articles were identified. Following a more detailed assessment, 72 articles were selected for inclusion in this review. …”
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Health Care Professionals’ Concerns About Medical AI and Psychological Barriers and Strategies for Successful Implementation: Scoping Review by Nora Arvai, Gellért Katonai, Bertalan Mesko

“…Following the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 32 of an initial 217 studies (14.7%) were selected for the final analysis. …”
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Priorities for developing stroke care in Ireland from the perspectives of stroke survivors, family carers and professionals involved in stroke care: A mixed methods study. by Eithne Sexton, Karen Fowler, Anne Hickey, David J Williams, Frances Horgan, Elaine Byrne, Chris Macey, Padraic Cuffe, Suzanne Timmons, Kathleen Bennett

“…Phase 2 involved a quantitative survey, where stakeholders selected five priority improvements from the long-list. …”
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