A global perspective and acceptability of edible insects as novel food in Western and Asian Countries: a systematic literature review by Syartiwidya, Ade Chandra Iwansyah, Al Mukhlas Fikri, Rini Harianti, Rossa Yunita, Elnovrian Purnama Saghita

“…Nowadays, there is a growing interest in using insects as a sustainable and environmentally friendly source of protein and other nutrients. However, there are still many countries having different perspectives and acceptability. …”
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Source apportionment of potentially toxic elements in soils from an urbanising region: Insights from multivariate analysis in Singida, Tanzania by Raymond Webrah Kazapoe, Benatus Norbert Mvile, John Desderius Kalimenze, Daniel Kwayisi, Samuel Dzidefo Sagoe, Kwabina Ibrahim, Obed Fiifi Fynn

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Research on the evolution and optimization of ecological networks in arid areas based on machine learning and multi-source remote sensing data by Ruyi Pan, Jie Zhang, Wentao Xue, Qianqian Xia, Jiangxiang Liu, Junjie Yan, Hongbo Ling, Xufan Jin

“…The results show: 1) The core ecological source regions (Core) area decreased by 10,300 km2, and the secondary core regions decreased by 23,300 km2. 2) After model optimization, the connectivity of ecological sources significantly improved, with the dynamic patch connectivity and dynamic inter-patch connectivity increasing by 43.84 %–62.86 % and 18.84 %–52.94 %, respectively. 3) The proportion of areas with extraordinarily high and high vegetation cover decreased by 4.7 %, while the area of highly arid regions increased by 2.3 %. 4) Change point analysis revealed that TVDI values in the range of 0.35–0.6 and NDVI values in the range of 0.1–0.35 are critical change intervals, with vegetation showing significant threshold effects under drought stress. 5) The area of high resistance increased by 26,438 km2, the total length of ecological corridors increased by 743 km, and the total area of corridors increased by 14677 km2, with significant growth in biological corridors, facilitating smoother species migration paths. …”
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Calculational investigations and analysis of characteristics of research reactor WWR-M as a source of neutrons for solution of scientific and applied tasks by P. M. Vorona, V. F. Razbudey

“…Recommendations associated with optimization of the reactor core are adduced for amplification of its capabilities as a neutron source in experimental researches.…”
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Monte Carlo simulation-aided design of a thermal neutron generator system from 241Am-Be isotopic sources by Antônio Cezar Orozco, Claudio Antonio Federico, Odair Lelis Gonçalez

“…Practical setups for neutron radiography using ion beams from particle accelerators and radioisotopic sources of fast neutrons have been also developed. …”
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Functional products fortified with probiotic LAB isolated from Egyptian dairy sources showed hypolipidemic effects in Albino rats. by Amira M G Darwish, Marwa G Allam, Enaam S Shokery, Eman H E Ayad

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Size-segregated analysis of PAHs in Urban air: Source apportionment and health risk assessment in an Urban canal-adjacent environment. by Siwatt Pongpiachan, Danai Tipmanee, Chukkapong Khumsup, Phoosak Hirunyatrakul, Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi, Saran Poshyachinda

“…The health risk assessment showed that the lifetime lung cancer risk (LLCR) values for all particle sizes were less than 1×10-6. …”
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All-day free-space quantum key distribution with thermal source towards quantum secure communications for unmanned vehicles by Hanwen Yin, Peng Huang, Zehao Zhou, Tao Wang, Xueqin Jiang, Guihua Zeng

“…Bypassing the use of quantum coherent source and active modulations, passive-state-preparation (PSP) continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CVQKD) with thermal source provides a favorable solution for all-day cryptography communication between UVs. …”
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Prediction Model for the Environmental Noise Distribution of High-Speed Maglev Trains Using a Segmented Line Source Approach by Shiquan Cheng, Jianmin Ge, Longhua Ju, Yuhao Chen

“…As a result, a prediction model for the environmental noise of high-speed Maglev trains, represented as a combination of multiple sources, is developed. The predicted results are compared with the measured values to validate the accuracy of the model. …”
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AGE AND SOURCE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE YUZHNOE AND ULAN-UDE REE-FLUORITE OCCURRENCES ASSOCIATED WITH CARBONATITE MAGMATISM (WESTERN TRANSBAIKALIA, RUSSIA) by A. A. Redina, A. G. Doroshkevich, I. R. Prokopyev, I. A. Izbrodin, Yu. Yang

“…Isotopic Sr-Nd signatures of bastnaesite, as well as of the Yuzhnoe carbonatites and the Ulan-Ude bastnaesite-fluorites, indicate that their source rocks came from the enriched lithospheric mantle.…”
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Choroidal Structural Changes Assessed with Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography after Cataract Surgery in Eyes with Diabetic Retinopathy by Huiping Yao, Sha Gao, Xiaoqing Liu, Yufeng Zhou, Yu Cheng, Xi Shen

“…To determine the influence of phacoemulsification on choroidal vasculature in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR) undergoing cataract surgery using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT). Methods. …”
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Impact of Metal Source Structure on the Electrocatalytic Properties of Polyacrylonitrile-Derived Co-N-Doped Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalysts by Arseniy Kalnin, Ksenia Kharisova, Daniil Lukyanov, Sofia Filippova, Ruopeng Li, Peixia Yang, Oleg Levin, Elena Alekseeva

“…We have proposed a multifunctional active metal source strategy based on the cobalt complex with the ligand containing pyridine and azo-fragments. …”
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Quantitative sources identification of gas emissions in mined-out area of coal seams in the Huanglong coalfield of the Ordos Basin, China by Bingyi Jia, Shugang Li, Haifei Lin, Dongdong Chen, Jingfei Zhang

“…Abstract This study integrates different geochemical analyses (chemical compositions, carbon isotopes) and a physical mixing model to quantitatively identify gas sources and migration mechanisms in the Nanchuan No.2 coal mine. …”
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Risk-Targets Identification and Source Apportionment Associated with Heavy Metals for Different Agricultural Soils in Sunan Economic Region, China by Dawei Hou, Hu Xie, Lixiao Yang

“…In addition, the integrated approach highlighted the crucial values in aspects to spatially identify risk-targeted zones and priority pollutants.…”
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Black Carbon Concentration and Potential Source Regions: A Case Study of the Yellow River Basin in Shandong Province, China by Yuxia Wang, Yanni Rong, Kai Qu, Qing Zhao, Yingming Jiang, Xiaolei Bao, Yang Wang

“…The backward trajectory and potential source regions analysis showed that the potential source area of BC varied considerably in different seasons. …”
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Formation Porosity Determining Method Utilizing Captured Gamma Rays from a Pulsed Neutron Source in Cased Hole by ZHOU Yunbo, LIU Dongming, ZHANG Lisha, HU Zhenhua, Mu Limin, LI Zheng, ZHANG Feng

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Source Apportionment of Black Carbon from Fossil Fuel and Biomass Burning at an Urban Site in North Africa (Kenitra, Morocco) by Youssef Bounakhla, Abdelfettah Benchrif, Francesca Costabile, Mounia Tahri, El Hassan El Kafssaoui, Moussa Bounakhla

“…This seasonal variation highlights the complex interplay between meteorological conditions and emission sources. Diurnally, BCff peaks during traffic rush hours (human-induced morning and evening homecoming traffic), while biomass-burning-derived BC (BCwb) peaks at nighttime, particularly in winter, reaching values as high as 13% of total BC concentration. …”
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Organic geochemical and petrographical characteristics of the major lower cretaceous petroleum source rock (Makhul Formation) in Kuwait - Arabian Gulf by Fatma Khalil Bahman, Fowzia H. Abdullah, Abbas Saleh, Hossein Alimi

“… The Lower Cretaceous Makhul Formation is one of the major petroleum source rocks in Kuwait. It is composed of dark grey to black highly bituminous, pyrite-rich limestone with average thickness of 220 m.              …”
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Evaluating the impact of crop waterlogging and flood disasters using multi-source data: a case study of the Sanjiang Plain by Peng Wei, Huichun Ye, Chaojia Nie, Minghao Qin, Yue Zhang, Hongye Wang, Shanyu Huang, Ronghao Liu

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Heavy Metals Pollution in Drinking Water Sources: A Case Study from Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Malaysia by Muhamad Radzi Zainon, Mohd Yusmaidie Aziz, Ahmad Razali Ishak, Muhamad Azwat Abdullah, Abdul Rohim Tualeka, Rafeezul Mohamed, Hisham Atan Edinur, Siti Aisyah Mualif, Muhammad Azrul Zabidi, Maisarah Nasution Waras

“…Given industrial impact on Kulim’s water quality, this study determined the concentrations of iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), and nickel (Ni) in various water sources around Kulim Hi-Tech Park (KHTP) and assess associated with chronic heath risks. …”
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