Fermented Rainbow Trout Production Using Lactobacillus sakei and Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Effects on Microbiological, Biochemical, and Sensory Quality by Göknur Sürengil, Abdullah Diler

“…After the cured trout were dried at 60 °C for 3 hours, starter cultures were evenly injected into the trout slices at a rate of 1% (1 mL starter culture: 100 g cured fish). The fermentation process was conducted at 24 °C for 14 days. During fermentation of the trout, the recommended 6 log CFU/g value for LAB, which is beneficial for gastrointestinal health, was reached on different days depending on the group: on day 12 in the F group (6.07 ± 0.25 log cfu/g), on day 4 in the S group (6.25 ± 0.11 log cfu/g), and on day 2 in the M group (6.52 ± 0.09 log cfu/g). …”
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Comprehensive risk assessment and control measures in the food service chain of hospitals nutrition department: a case study in Al-Ahsa Governorate, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Farag Ali Saleh, Hisham Abdelmonem Mohamed, Muhammad Munir, Mutlag Mohammad Al Otaibi, Sahar Mostafa Kamel, Omar Mohammed Alsaif, Abdulaziz Ali Alqahtani, Abdulaziz Ali Alqahtani, Malak Abdullah AlDabal, Malak Abdullah AlDabal

“…Total bacterial counts (TBC) in raw meat, chicken, and fish ranged from 2.5 to 5.0 log cfu/g, while prepared meals had TBCs between 1.0 and 3.0 log cfu/g. …”
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Co-developing an intervention to facilitate safe and early transition to neonatal home care for very preterm infants: a mixed-method study evaluating the impact of patient and publ... by Sofia Arwehed, Ylva Thernström Blomqvist, Elin Carlsson Filipowicz, Anna Axelin

“…Patient and public involvement (PPI) was evaluated through anonymised impact log surveys, a process log, standardised meeting minutes, semi-structured interviews with Steering Committee members, and a written survey of public contributors. …”
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Spore levels in bulk tank organic raw milk and whole milk powder are reduced by udder hair singeing by Zoe D. Wasserlauf-Pepper, Rachel L. Weachock, Christina M. Geary, Martin Wiedmann, Nicole H. Martin

“…The mean mesophilic spore count and thermophilic spore count in whole milk powder manufactured from pre- and post-intervention raw milk was, however, significantly reduced from 2.46 to 1.58 log10 cfu/g and 1.44 to 1.22 log10 cfu/g, respectively. …”
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Impact of Improved Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures on Microbial Populations at Three Tree Fruit Packing Facilities by M. Laura Rolon, Marysabel Mendez Acevedo, Priscilla Sinclair, Dumitru Macarisin, Luke F. LaBorde, Jasna Kovac

“…The use of SSOPs reduced the total bacterial load by 0.27–2.48 log10 CFU/swab (p ≤ 0.001). Among the treatments tested, the inclusion of a biofilm remover in T4 was most effective in significantly reducing the total Listeria spp. concentration by 1.57–1.27 log10 MPN/swab (p < 0.02) and the frequency of L. monocytogenes, although the latter was not statistically significant. …”
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Influence of Kefir Grain Concentration on the Nutritional, Microbiological, and Sensory Properties of Camel Milk Kefir and Characterization of Some Technological Properties by Samira Arroum, Amel Sboui, Imen Fguiri, Mohamed Dbara, Naziha Ayeb, Mohamed Hammadi, Touhami Khorchani

“…The bacterial load of lactic acid bacteria in the camel kefir prepared with 10% kefir grains was 5.1 ± 0.6 log₁₀ CFU/mL, while the yeast and mold load was 4.24 ± 0.83 log₁₀ CFU/mL. …”
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Assessment of the Microbiological Quality of Food Contact Surfaces in Collective Catering in Central Morocco by Rachid Amaiach, Sanae Lairini, Rabia Bouslamti, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami

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Letter from the Editor by Germán A. Prieto

“…We have 9 articles in this issue, in topics ranging from soil characterization, petrophysical properties of rocks, signal processing of images and GNSS station to asteroid impact effects. …”
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Cryptocurrency forensics automation: a deep learning and NLP-based approach for mobile platforms by Abhishek Bhattarai, Abdulhadi Sahin, Maryna Veksler, Ahmet Kurt, Devrim Aras, Carlos Imery, Kemal Akkaya

“…Therefore, in this paper, we present a comprehensive framework that incorporates various machine learning (ML), image processing, and natural language processing (NLP) approaches to enable fast and automated extraction/triage of crypto-related artifacts from Android and iOS devices. …”
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A New Hybrid Machine Learning Method for Stellar Parameter Inference by Sujay Shankar, Michael A. Gully-Santiago, Caroline V. Morley

“…Testing 210 noise-free models ( T _eff : [3000, 11,000] K, ${\mathrm{log}}\,(g)$ : [2, 6], [Fe/H]: [−0.5, 0]), we find inference errors: T _eff : 93 K, ${\mathrm{log}}\,(g)$ : 0.24, and [Fe/H]: 0.056 for T _eff  <  7000 K, and T _eff : 347 K, ${\mathrm{log}}\,(g)$ : 0.26, and [Fe/H]: 0.16 for T _eff ≥ 7000 K. …”
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Inactivation Kinetics of Vibrio parahaemolyticus on Sand Shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis) by Cinnamaldehyde at 4°C by DongLai Zhang, QingLi Dong, Thomas Ross

“…With adding cinnamaldehyde, the inactivation process of V. parahaemolyticus with low populations, 4.5 log CFU/g, lasted for only 4 days. …”
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Assessment of groundwater metals contamination using geoelectric methods and pollution index around nickel mine Pomalaa District, Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi by Sugiono Nur Robithotul, Masitoh Ferryati, Mararis Denis, Kurniawan

“…The study employs the Wenner configuration geoelectric technique and Pollution Index (IP) to assess metal pollution in groundwater. Geoelectric data, log borings, laboratory results of groundwater quality, and regional geological maps were used in the study. …”
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Effect of substitution percentage of banana peels flour in chemical composition, rheological characteristics of wheat flour and the viability of yeast during dough time by Shayma Thyab Gddoa Al-Sahlany, Alaa Mohammed Salih Al-musafer

“…The viability cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were increased after substituted by 1%, 5% and 10% of BPF through dough time. After 3 h, Log. numbers of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were 7.24 CFU/g of 10% of BPF while the control was 6.37 CFU/g. …”
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Topic modeling-based prediction of software defects and root cause using BERTopic, and multioutput classifier by Devi Priya Gottumukkala, Prasad Reddy P.V.G.D, S. Krishna Rao

“…This study introduces a new angle for software defect prediction (SDP), utilizing advanced natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) techniques. …”
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Spatial distribution of fine-grained floodplain deposits and anthropogenic materials based on official borehole data in the floodplain of Leipzig, GermanyPANGAEA by Nele Graubner, Johannes Schmidt

“…The data set originates from borehole records provided by the Saxon State Office for Environment, Agriculture, and Geology [1]. The data processing involved the categorization of the stratigraphic descriptions of the borehole logs. …”
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Microbiota Composition of Buffalo Colostrum and Characterization of Potential Probiotic Bacteria With High Exopolysaccharide Production and Cholesterol Assimilation Capacity by P. Ertürkmen

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Determining Atikhisar Reservoir’s Bathymetry from Landsat-5 TM Satellite Images Using the Stumpf Algorithm by Derya Öztürk

“…These results reveal the potential of low-cost bathymetric map production for preliminary investigation and general evaluation in reservoirs with easy data processing from Landsat images.…”
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Heisenberg-Limited Adaptive Gradient Estimation for Multiple Observables by Kaito Wada, Naoki Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Yoshioka

“…In this work, we provide an adaptive quantum algorithm for estimating the expectation values of M general observables within root mean squared error ε simultaneously, using O(ε^{−1}sqrt[M]log⁡M) queries to a state preparation oracle of a target state. …”
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Enhancing agricultural sustainability through optimization of the slaughterhouse sludge compost for elimination of parasites and coliforms by Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Sohail Sajid, Nadia Nazish, Muhammad Younus, Mohsin Raza, Mahvish Maqbool, Muhammad Hamza Khalil, Dalia Fouad, Farid Shokry Ataya

“…The most substantial reduction in faecal coliforms was observed in Unit 3 (from 2.6 log₁₀ to 1.3 log₁₀), followed by Unit 2 (from 2.6 log₁₀ to 1.5 log₁₀), and then Unit 1 (from 2.6 log₁₀ to 1.6 log₁₀). …”
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<i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Challenge Testing of Ready-to-Eat Uncured Vacuum-Packed Pork Bars with Dried Plasma by Paweł Pniewski, Krzysztof Anusz, Michał Tracz, Martyna Puchalska, Jan Wiśniewski, Joanna Zarzyńska, Kinga Domrazek, Ireneusz Białobrzewski, Dorota Chrobak-Chmiel, Agnieszka Jackowska-Tracz

“…The growth potential (Δ-value) for RTE pork bars contaminated with 2 log CFU/g <i>L. monocytogenes</i> inoculum was 0.36, 0.14, and 0.91 log CFU/g at 2, 4, and 6 °C, respectively, while for bars contaminated with 5 log CFU/g inoculum, they were −0.36, −0.40, and 0.64 at 2, 4, and 6 °C, respectively. …”
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