Transforming winemaking waste: grape pomace as a sustainable source of bioactive compounds by Anna Karastergiou, Anne-Laure Gancel, Michael Jourdes, Pierre-Louis Teissedre

“… The valorisation of winemaking by-products has emerged as a sustainable approach to mitigate environmental challenges and promote resource efficiency within the wine industry. Grape pomace (GP), the primary solid residue generated during vinification, retains a substantial portion of the grape’s polyphenols, representing a valuable source of natural antioxidants. …”
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Extracellular vesicles from microglial cells activated by abnormal heparan sulfate oligosaccharides from Sanfilippo patients impair neuronal dendritic arborization by Chloé Dias, Nissrine Ballout, Guillaume Morla, Katia Alileche, Christophe Santiago, Ida Chiara Guerrera, Adeline Chaubet, Jerome Ausseil, Stephanie Trudel

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Dietary inclusion of Tenebrio molitor L. frass affects nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation activities, blood metabolites, and milk performance in goats by Hanan Hassanien, Magdy Abou El-Fadel, Mohamed El-Badawy, Youssef Phillip, Ahmed Hussein, Amany Khayyal, Mahmoud Elmenniawy, Heba A. El-Sanafawy, Mohamed A. Radwan, Germán Buendía Rodríguez, Maximilian Lackner, Abdelfattah Z.M. Salem

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Design and simulation of reduced switch converter based solar PV and energy storage fed shunt active power filter with butterfly optimization by Koganti Srilakshmi, Sravanthy Gaddameedhi, Alapati Ramadevi, Praveen Kumar Balachandran, J. Ganesh Prasad Reddy, Ramprasad Vangalapudi

“…This work optimally designs the shunt active power filter powered by battery storage and a solar PV system in addition to the reduced switch converters connected across DC bus. …”
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Impact of Ultrasound- and Microwave-Assisted Extraction on Bioactive Compounds and Biological Activities of <i>Jania rubens</i> and <i>Sargassum muticum</i> by Kahina Hamamouche, Zoubida Elhadj, Latifa Khattabi, Wafa Zahnit, Brahim Djemoui, Omar Kharoubi, Walid Boussebaa, Mouhamed Bouderballa, Mohammed EL Moustapha Kallouche, Sabry M. Attia, Sheikh F. Ahmad, Maria Atanassova, Mohammed Messaoudi

“…The assessment included a series of antioxidant essays: DPPH, ABTS, phenanthroline, and total antioxidant capacity, followed by enzyme inhibition activities: alpha-amylase and urease. …”
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Acute effects of resistance exercise intensity and repetition at a predetermined volume on inhibitory control: a randomized controlled trial by Ying-Chu Chen, Yan-Ho Lo, Chen-Sin Hung, Yi-Ting Cheng, Ruei-Hong Li, Feng-Tzu Chen, Yu-Kai Chang, Yu-Kai Chang

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The cost of demand creation activities and voluntary medical male circumcision targeting school-going adolescents in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. by Gavin George, Michael Strauss, Elias Asfaw

“…<h4>Results</h4>The program circumcised 4987 young males between May 2011 and February 2013, at a cost of $127.68 per circumcision. Demand creation activities accounted for 32% of the total cost, HCT contributing 10% with the medical circumcision procedure accounting for 58% of the total cost. …”
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The effect of six weeks of resistance training and blood flow restriction with active and passive rest on the level of growth hormone and physical fitness of soldiers by Vahid Fekri Kourabbaslou, Ali Fakourian, Mohsen Heydarian

“…Materials and methods: Totally, 24 healthy young people were divided into three groups of eight subjects: traditional resistance training (RT), resistance training, and blood flow restriction with passive (BFR+PR) and active rest (BFR+AR). …”
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The impact of the use of some chemical fertilizers on some physiological and genetic traits and some active substances to assess the celery plant (Apium graveolens L.) by Ibrahim Omar Saeed

“… Experiment conducted Alsnaddein capacity (5 kg) in the agricultural season in 2013 on the local plant celery Apium graveolens L. To determine the efficiency of the use of different levels of fertilizer nitrogen, phosphorus and their interaction on the physiological and genetic traits active substances to plant celery, and use the design of global experience Factorial Experiment using three levels of nitrogen in the form of urea  (NH2) CO  (N% 46 and three levels of phosphorus in the form of fertilizer Super triple calcium phosphate Ca (H2PO4) 2 (P2O4% 45) and three levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in the form of mixed fertilizer, said results of the study as follows :  effect of nitrogen fertilizer when the  transaction N1 significant increase in potassium, sodium, magnesium, oil content and the percentage of active substances of plant concentrations were (2.140,1.570, 23. 413, 0.428, 0.281, 1.476,21.353) respectively. …”
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Heat Transfer by Transmission in a Zone with a Thermally Activated Building System: An Extension of the ISO 11855 Hourly Calculation Method. Measurement and Simulation by Piotr Michalak

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Photocatalytic and antimicrobial properties of Boerhavia diffusa bio-callus synthesized Silver nanoparticles by Wudali Narasimha Sudheer, Juhi Puthukulangara Jaison, Praveen Nagella, Kadanthottu Sebastian Joseph

“…The approach is safe, replicable, and efficient for therapeutic and environmental sustainability. …”
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Phenolic Profile and Antioxidant Activity of Extracts from Aerial Parts of <i>Thymus vulgaris</i> L. and <i>Sideritis scardica</i> Griseb. by Magdalena Walasek-Janusz, Rafał Papliński, Barbara Mysiak, Renata Nurzyńska-Wierdak

“…It was also confirmed that selecting the appropriate solvent is essential for the efficient extraction of phenolic compounds, which are strongly linked to biological activity. …”
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Enlightening the Critical Factors affecting the Solvency of Indian Construction Industry: An Empirical Analysis using Multivariate Discriminant Analysis and Logistic Regression by RAKESH SHARMA, Neba Bhalla

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Evaluation of phytochemicals and essential oils of Cupressus semprevirens in controlling cattle tick Rhipicephalus annulatus (Acari: Ixodidae) by Mai Ahmed Taha, Asmaa Ali Baioumy Ali

“…The 50% ethanolic extract of C. sempervirens (the most effective one) revealed the presence of bioactive metabolites i.e. flavonoids, tannins, and carbohydrates (TSS). Also, its total antioxidant capacity and potential free-radical activity (DPPH) were estimated. …”
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Optimisation of yield, flavonoids, and antioxidant activity via ultrasound-assisted extraction of bamboo leaves from Dinochloa sublaevigata S. Dransf. (Wadan) in Sabah, Malaysia by Muhammad Zahirul Amin Zulkifli, Mohammad Amil Zulhilmi Benjamin, Muhammad Daniel Eazzat Mohd Rosdan, Aniza Saini, Nor Azizun Rusdi, Mohd Azrie Awang

“…Extraction parameters, including ethanol concentration, temperature, ultrasonic amplitude, solid-to-solvent ratio, and extraction time, were initially screened using one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) analysis to evaluate crude extract yield (CEY), total flavonoid content (TFC), and antioxidant capacity through 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging activity. …”
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Isolation of formononetin-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside from the grass of Ononis arvensis L. and the assessment of its effect on induced platelet activation by A. M. Bogoutdinova, A. K. Whaley, A. O. Ponkratova, A. A. Orlova, M. Yu. Goncharov, V. S. Shpakova, N. T. Farmanova, D. Kh. Nurullaeva, A. T. Sharipov, S. P. Gambaryan, M. N. Povydysh

“…Administration of formononetin-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside at doses of 1 μM, 3 μM, 30 μM strongly inhibits platelet activation induced by ADP and TRAP-6. For ADP, there is no dose-dependent effect, while for TRAP there is a weak dose-dependent effect, the greatest inhibition efficiency is achieved with the minimum investigated dose of 1 μM. …”
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ALDH^High Breast Cancer Stem Cells Exhibit a Mesenchymal–Senescent Hybrid Phenotype, with Elevated Metabolic and Migratory Activities by Luis Larrea Murillo, Conor J. Sugden, Bela Ozsvari, Zahra Moftakhar, Ghada S. Hassan, Federica Sotgia, Michael P. Lisanti

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The endothelial activation and stress index is a potential prognostic indicator for patients with acute pancreatitis managed in the intensive care unit: a retrospective study by Jianjun Wang, Jianjun Wang, Xi Chen, Chuan Qin, Xintao Zeng, Xiaobo Du, Decai Wang, Decai Wang

“…BackgroundThe endothelial activation and stress index (EASIX) serves as a dependable and efficient surrogate marker for endothelial dysfunction, which plays an essential role in the pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis (AP). …”
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Usability testing of EatsUp®: mobile application for monitoring balanced dietary practices and active lifestyle among adolescents—a study in Jakarta, Indonesia by Erfi Prafiantini, Erfi Prafiantini, Erfi Prafiantini, Rina Agustina, Rina Agustina, Betty Purwandari, Dian Novita Chandra, Dian Novita Chandra, Dini Rahma Bintari, Fellatinnisa Zafira Rajwadini, Jihan Farhanah, Aryono Hendarto

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High-Voltage Electrical Discharge Extraction of Polyphenols from Winter Savory (<i>Satureja montana</i> L.): Antioxidant Assessment and Chemometric Interpretation by Kristian Pastor, Nataša Nastić, Aleksandra Gavarić, Siniša Simić, Ante Lončarić, Marija Banožić, Krunoslav Aladić, Stela Jokić, Jelena Vladić

“…The extracts were characterized for total polyphenol content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and antioxidant activity (DPPH, ABTS, FRAP), while individual phenolics were quantified via HPLC-DAD. …”
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