Fabrication and characterization of corn starch based bioplastic for packaging applications by Md. Arefin Kowser, Hanif Mahmud, Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury, Nayem Hossain, Juhi Jannat Mim, Safiul Islam

“…Both samples have been carefully characterized by the Soil Burial Test (SBT), Moisture Test, Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), antimicrobial analysis tests, Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis. …”
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BASE: a web service for providing compound-protein binding affinity prediction datasets with reduced similarity bias by Hyojin Son, Sechan Lee, Jaeuk Kim, Haangik Park, Myeong-Ha Hwang, Gwan-Su Yi

“…This bias arises because most compounds show consistent binding affinities due to high sequence or functional similarity among their target proteins. Our Uniform Manifold Approximation and Projection analysis based on compound fingerprints further revealed that low and high variation compounds do not exhibit significant structural differences. …”
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Rational and Irrational Investor Sentiments and Stock Market Returns: Evidence from the Tehran Stock Exchange by Mohammad Nadiri, Hamid Reza Panahian

“…ResultsThe Granger causality test and impulse response functions from VAR model estimation show that the rational component of individual and institutional investors positively and significantly affects market returns. …”
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Developing a Digital Tool to Calculate Protein Quality in Plant-Based Meals of Older Adults: User Engagement Design Approach With End Users by Lotte van Dam, Sine Højlund Christensen, Inge Tetens, William Riley III, Mariëlle Timmer, George Suciu Jr, Iuliana Marin, Lisette De Groot, Pol Grootswagers

“…The user-task-environment analysis delivered input among others that dietitians and older adults are good potential users, the tool should be functional as an app as well as a website and the tool should provide preprogrammed meals or recipes. …”
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BRAVA: A randomized controlled trial of a brief group intervention for youth with suicidal ideation and their caregivers by Allison Kennedy, Clare Gray, Nicole Sheridan, Leigh Dunn, Jayme Stewart, Stéphanie Drouin, Hannah Elliott, Ademola Adeponle, Nicholas Barrowman, Ewa Sucha, Mario Cappelli, Mark L. Norris, Mona Jabbour, Paula Cloutier

“…Intention to treat (ITT) analysis was performed for youth and caregiver cohorts. …”
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Epidemiological Situation on Tularemia in the far Eastern Federal District (2000-2017) by T. N. Demidova, V. P Popov, T. V. Mikhailova, A. S. Cemichin, Y. S. Podobedova

“…The purpose of this work is to identify the main patterns of functioning and epidemic manifestations of natural foci of tularemia in the far Eastern Federal district (far Eastern Federal district) on the basis of long-term monitoring and using various research methods.Results, The analysis of the epizootic state and epidemic manifestation of natural foci of tularemia in the territory of the far Eastern Federal district for 2000-2017 shows that the main regularities of the epidemic process remain in the natural foci of this infection. …”
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Validation of a Set of Clinical Criteria for the Diagnosis of Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis by Alin Ciubotaru, Daniel Alexa, Cristina Grosu, Lilia Böckels, Ioana Păvăleanu, Alexandra Maștaleru, Maria Magdalena Leon, Roxana Covali, Emanuel Matei Roman, Cătălina Elena Bistriceanu, Cristina Mihaela Ghiciuc, Doina Azoicăi, Emilian Bogdan Ignat

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The Test of Sports and Folk Narratives with the Notion of Haram: Citing the Example of the Branch of Wrestling by Ünsal Yılmaz Yeşildal, Doğukan Batur Alp Gülşen, Cihat Burak Korkmaz

“…The effect of the new religion on wrestling, which is a branch of sport, will be revealed through these narratives belonging to different tribes and religious periods. Once more, an event that occurred in recent history, and was the subject of the news, was subjected to document analysis, and content analysis was carried out through the text of the news and evaluated in the context of the study. …”
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Gene Editing Anxiety by Angelo Osofsky

“…There is a risk of pleiotropic effects that could trigger health problems as serious or more severe than the targeted anxiety disorder itself. …”
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Advanced Age as a Risk Factor of Drug-Induced Diseases by D. A. Sychev, O. D. Ostroumova, A. P. Pereverzev, A. I. Kochetkov, T. M. Ostroumova, M. V. Klepikova, E. Yu. Ebzeeva

“…The aim of the study was to analyse the effect of older age on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of medicines and the risk of developing drug-induced diseases. The analysis of scientific literature demonstrated that changes in the functions of body organs and systems caused by natural aging processes may potentially affect pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of medicines and increase the risk of adverse drug reactions. …”
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Metagenome-assembled genomes provide insight into the microbial taxonomy and ecology of the Buhera soda pans, Zimbabwe. by Ngonidzashe Mangoma, Nerve Zhou, Thembekile Ncube

“…Advances in bioinformatics now permit the reconstruction of almost intact microbial genomes, called metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs), from metagenomic sequence data, allowing for more precise cell-level taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional profiling of uncultured extremophiles. …”
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The study on the design and regulatory effects of synthetic communities of endophytic actinomycetes of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge by Changwen Zheng, Wencheng Zhao, Yurui Wu, Hongmei Jia, Guiqi Han, Dongmei He, Hai Wang, Zhuyun Yan

“…Results Synthetic communities 3 and 4 composed of functionally complementary strains promoted growth more effectively, synthetic communities 1 and 3 composed of distantly related strains increased total phenolic acid content, and synthetic community 5 that composed solely of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)-producing strains not only promoted growth but also enhanced the active component content. …”
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Differences in Anatomical Structures and Resting-State Brain Networks Between Elite Wrestlers and Handball Athletes by Fatma Sahin Ozarslan, Adil Deniz Duru

“…This study aims to compare the brain morphology and functional connectivity of wrestlers and handball players, exploring sport-specific neural adaptations. …”
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Associations Between Physical Features and Behavioral Patterns in Macau Outdoor Community Public Spaces and Older Adults’ Performance of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living by Hong-Zhan Lai, Stephen Siu-Yu Lau, Chen-Yi Sun

“…IADLs refer to abilities that reflect functional independence and cognitive capacity. <b>Methods:</b> Nine representative public spaces were selected in Macau. …”
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Chemical modification and antioxidant activity of Wendan peel polysaccharide by Bobo Lin, Gangliang Huang

“…In order to further confirm the success of the three modification methods, nuclear magnetic resonance and infrared analysis methods were used to analyze the three derivatives, and it was found that all three derivatives had characteristic absorption peaks and functional groups, indicating that the chemical modification was successful. …”
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The distinct conformational dynamics of K-Ras and H-Ras A59G. by Suryani Lukman, Barry J Grant, Alemayehu A Gorfe, Guy H Grant, J Andrew McCammon

“…Molecular dynamics simulations combined with principal component analysis of available Ras crystallographic structures can be used to discriminate ligand- and sequence-based dynamic perturbations with potential functional implications. …”
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Disruption of glutamine transport uncouples the NUPR1 stress-adaptation program and induces prostate cancer radiosensitivity by Uğur Kahya, Vasyl Lukiyanchuk, Ielizaveta Gorodetska, Matthias M. Weigel, Ayşe Sedef Köseer, Berke Alkan, Dragana Savic, Annett Linge, Steffen Löck, Mirko Peitzsch, Ira-Ida Skvortsova, Mechthild Krause, Anna Dubrovska

“…The key parameters of mitochondrial functions were measured by Seahorse analysis. Analysis of the general oxidative stress level and mitochondrial superoxide detection were conducted using flow cytometry. γH2A.X foci analysis was used to assess the DNA double strand break. …”
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Maternal Clostridium butyricum supplementation during late gestation and lactation enhances gut bacterial communities, milk quality, and reduces piglet diarrhea by Morakot Nuntapaitoon, Piraya Chatthanathon, Matanee Palasuk, Alisa Wilantho, Jakavat Ruampatana, Sissades Tongsima, Sarn Settachaimongkon, Naraporn Somboonna

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Key Decision‐Making in Post‐Failed Internal Fixation of Intertrochanteric Fractures Hip Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Retrospective Study on Fracture Healing's Impact on Femoral Comp... by Jiexin Huang, Jiagu Huang, Haiqi Ding, Jianhua Lyu, Changyu Huang, Yang Chen, Qijin Wang, Hongyan Li, Baijian Wu, Ying Huang, Minghui Yang, Xinyu Fang, Wenming Zhang

“…The primary outcomes measured were functional results, operative time, blood loss, and incidence of complications. …”
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Clinical Significance of Serum Zinc Levels in Cerebral Ischemia by Archit Bhatt, Muhammad U. Farooq, Sailaja Enduri, Clement Pillainayagam, Bharath Naravetla, Anmar Razak, Adnan Safdar, Syed Hussain, Mounzer Kassab, Arshad Majid

“…Low serum zinc concentrations are associated with more severe strokes on admission and poor functional status at discharge.…”
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