Nutritional profiling and crude polysaccharide extraction from Nymphaea nouchali to evaluate the acid digestibility as prospective source of functional food by Mehedi Hassan Rupom, Mahci Al Bashera, Farhana Jahan, Mahabub Hossain Tamal, Md. Waliullah, Md. Sunjin Ahsun, Md. Tamzid Hossain Molla

“…Acid digestibility assay was carried out for the first time in our study, which revealed non-digestibility ranging from 77.465% to 45.06% at lower pH. The nutritional value of our findings and the non-digestible ratio of the crude polysaccharide has proved this as a beneficial source of gut health.…”
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Hydrogeochemical sources and enrichment mechanisms of trace elements in river water of a typical endorheic headwater region on Tibetan Plateau by Jie Wang, Yong Xiao, Yuqing Zhang, Wenxu Hu, Zexue Qi, Xiangzhi You, Xiaofan Gu, Huizhu Chen, Jibin Han, Yongxing Zhang, Liwei Wang

“…Understanding their sources and enrichment mechanisms is vital for both sustainable salt-lake resource exploitation and freshwater resource security. …”
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Machine-Learning-Based Monitoring of Night Sky Brightness Using Sky Quality Meters and Multi-Source Remote Sensing by Siyue Zheng, Yanrong Chen, Anwar Eziz, Alishir Kurban, Tim Van de Voorde, Philippe De Maeyer

“…The findings underscore the value of these methods in providing actionable insights for light pollution mitigation and management strategies, supporting efforts to reduce its adverse impacts on the environment and society.…”
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Forest aboveground carbon storage estimation and uncertainty analysis by coupled multi-source remote sensing data in Liaoning Province by Hancong Fu, Hengqian Zhao, Ge Liu, Yujiao Zhang, Xiadan Huangfu, Jinbao Jiang

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Geochemical characteristics of the Shuanghu crystalline graphite deposit in East China: implications for original rocks, sedimentary environments and carbon sources by Feng Liu, Feng Liu, Wenbo Rao, Yangyang Zhang, Yangyang Zhang, Weijun Yao, Weijun Yao, Lin Shi, Lin Shi, Mingzuan Xu, Mingzuan Xu, Sipu Ren, Xiaohui Li, Ziyi Li

“…All rocks are characterized by LREE enrichment and HREE depletion with negative Eu and Ce anomalies. The δ13C value of graphite in graphite quartzite (−31.2‰ to −30.2‰) is more negative than in graphite-bearing marble (−24.4‰ to −23.2‰) while the δ13C values of carbonates in (graphite-bearing) marbles approximate 0‰. …”
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Sources, Compositions, and Health Risks of PM2.5-bound PAHs at the Rural Area along with the “Coal to Gas” Law by Zhiyong Li, Ziyuan Yue, Wenjia Zhu, Wenquan Liu, Jintao Gao, Jiaqiang Zhang, Ziyi Zhan, Lan Chen, Huiying Gao, Jihong Wei

“…Existing researches about CTG impacts on components, sources, and health risks of PM2.5-bound PAHs mainly focused on metropolitan area, whereas they were lacking in rural area of north China. …”
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Impact of diverse irrigation water sources on olive oil quality and its physicochemical, fatty acids, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties by Noureddine Benguennouna, Djilali Benabdelmoumene, Said Dahmouni, Zineb Bengharbi, Mohamed Bouzouina, Wasim S. M. Qadi, Esraa Adnan Dawoud Dawoud, Ebtesam Al-Olayan, Andres Moreno, Ahmed Mediani

“…Olive oil from treated wastewater-irrigated trees exhibited superior quality parameters, including low acidity (1.99%), low peroxide value (6.8 meq O2/kg), enhanced oxidative stability, higher fat content (96.5%), and favorable saponification values. …”
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Analysis of the epidemiological characteristics and environmental influencing factors of mycoplasma pneumonia in Wuhan, China based on multi-source spatiotemporal data by Yvtao Hua, Qingxiang Meng, Li Shen, Chen Wang, Ke Hu, Yaohua Yi, Yixuan Wang, Rui Xiao

“…However, current research on the influencing factors as well as the epidemiological characteristics of MPP still needs in depth exploration due to the lack of application of multi-source spatiotemporal data. Therefore, this paper collects data on 16,701 cases of MPP in Wuhan from January 2020 to December 2023, along with multi-source environmental data, and implement a more detailed study concerning the epidemiological characteristics and the influencing factors of MPP. …”
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Evaluation of source rocks and prediction of oil and gas resources distribution in Baiyun Sag, Pearl River Mouth Basin, China by Yangdong GAO, Weilin ZHU, Guangrong PENG, Zulie LONG, Xudong WANG, Chuang SHI, Cong CHEN, Yuping HUANG, Bo ZHANG

“…These two periods of heating and warming events have been identified, accelerating the maturation and evolution of source rocks. The main body of ancient basal heat flow value reached its highest at 13.82 Ma. …”
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A new insight on the thermal resistance source of diamond -SiC interface: Based on non-equilibrium molecular dynamics by Kunlong Zhao, Huagang Lyu, Biao Wang, Zhijie Ye, Wenxin Cao, Dongmeng Shi, Xiaobin Hao, Sen Zhang, Zhuochao Wang, Xiaolei Wang, Xingchun Xu, Jiaqi Zhu

“…The range of ITR is significantly higher than the traditionally accepted value of 6 × 10−10 m2K/W. The influence of atom doping mode and lattice constant on the ITR range is relatively limited, whereas the impact of atom distribution mode more significant. …”
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The Prevalence and Characteristics of Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source Among Sudanese Patients From November 2019 to March 2020: A Cross‐Section Study by Alaa Abdallah Idris Fadul, Mohammed Khalafalla Saees, Osman Amir

“…ESUS group was significantly younger (44.3 ± 9.9 vs. 62.3 ± 17.7 years; p value < 0.001) with female predominance (66.7% vs. 46.2%; p value = 0.001) than SDS group. …”
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Economic upgrading of Central and Eastern European economies through global value chain participation and foreign direct investment by Artur Klimek

“…An econometric model is estimated using panel data of 44 sectors for four CEE economies over the period 1995–2018. A primary source of data is the latest edition of the TiVA (Trade in Value Added). …”
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Sources Identification and Health Risk Evaluation of 10 Heavy Metals (Metalloids) in Soils of the Aibi Lake Basin, Northwest China by Zhang Zhaoyong, Guo Jieyi, Wang Pengwei

“…Results showed that (1) the average (range) values for As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn were (6.500–48.040) 20.011, (0.0002–0.088) 0.035, (0.060–18.150) 5.994, (24.160–106.400) 53.557, (3.460–58.760) 16.981, (0.0002–0.099) 0.042, (195.310–842.850) 483.311, (0.960–70.100) 14.235, (0.180–25.390) 8.086, and (22.340–156.250) 61.334 mg/kg, respectively, and we can get except for As, the maximum values of other nine elements all within the limited values provided by the soil environmental quality risk control standard of China. (2) Health risk evaluation showed that the total exposure amount for ADIing for children and adults was 0.001067998 and 0.000344707, ADIinh for children and adults was 9.69977E-08 and 7.95869E-08, ADIderm for children and adults was 8.52275E-06 and 2.09927E-06, and the order of exploring ways is ADIing > ADIinh > ADIderm. (3) The multivariate statistical analysis and PMF results showed that Cr, Cu, Co, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn primarily come from the natural background and man-made sources; Cd primarily comes from man-made sources; As and Hg come from natural background sources and industry sources. …”
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The Lignicolous Fungus Hericium erinaceus (Lion’s Mane Mushroom): A Promising Natural Source of Antiradical and DPPH Inhibitory Agents by Akbar Jahedi, Saeideh Ahmadifar, Rahman Mohammadi, Ebrahim Mohammadi Goltapeh

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Reevaluating BED in cervical cancer HDR brachytherapy: source decay and tissue-specific repair significantly impact radiobiological dose by Suyan Bi, Jiaomei Zhou, Meiling Xu, Zhitao Dai

“…BED values for various subtypes of cervical cancer tissues and Organs at Risk (OARs) were calculated using both BED formulas across a full source exchange cycle.ResultsThe results demonstrate that BEDg values are significantly lower and decrease more markedly and extended treatment time compared to BED values. …”
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Analysis of Carbon Source/Sink Driving Factors Under Climate Change in the Inner Mongolia Grassland Ecosystem Through MGWR by Ritu Wu, Zhimin Hong, Wala Du, Hong Ying, Rihan Wu, Yu Shan, Sainbuyan Bayarsaikhan, Dan Xiang

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Effects of dietary oil source in pre-starter diets on growth performance, nutrient utilization, and organ weights in broiler chickens by Reza Akbari Moghaddam Kakhki, Cibele Araujo Torres, Lewis Alfonso Aguirre Toribio, Alejandro Saiz Del Barrio, Ana Isabel García-Ruiz

“…This study evaluated the effects of different oil sources in the pre-starter diet on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and organ development in broiler chickens. …”
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A Comparison of Handgun Shots, Balloon Bursts, and a Compressor Nozzle Hiss as Sound Sources for Reverberation Time Assessment by Piotr SZŁAPA, Marta BOROŃ, Jolanta ZACHARA, Wojciech MARCZAK

“…The $T$ values for 1/3 octave frequency bands were found to be independent of the sound source. …”
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Determining the Water Quality from Selected Underground Water Springs and Other Selected Sources of Water Around Kabale Municipality. by Kemigisha, Angella

“…Hence showed that tap water was suitable for domestic use. While other sources diverted from the recommended values by WHO, River Rwabakazi had the largest diversity from the recommended values by WHO thus its water was not suitable for domestic use. …”
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Integrating Solar Photovoltaic Power Source and Biogas Energy-Based System for Increasing Access to Electricity in Rural Areas of Tanzania by Isaka J. Mwakitalima, Mohammad Rizwan, Narendra Kumar

“…Animal manure is a significant source of waste in rural locations which can be transformed into biogas fuel by an anaerobic process. …”
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