Effects of environmental factors on β-glucosidase activity concerned with aroma formation and alcoholic aroma in tea fresh leaves by ZHAO Qin, TONG Qi-qing, LUO Yao-ping

“…The organic fertilizer with covering was the most efficient treatment on improving β-glucosidase activity and the amount of any kinds of alcoholic aroma. …”
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Effects of coupled application of magnetoelectric activated water and amendments on photosynthetic physiological characteristics and yield of maize in arid regions by Qingyuan Lei, Wanghai Tao, Fan Yang, Jianqi Liu, Zixuan Xi, Quanjiu Wang, Mingjiang Deng

“…Seeking effective improvement agent control measures to enhance the photosynthetic physiological traits and yield levels of spring maize is crucial for efficient green agriculture in arid regions. Therefore, this study was conducted to clarify the effects of coupling improvement agents under magnetoelectric activated water irrigation conditions on the photosynthetic physiological traits, grain nutrients, and yield of spring maize in the arid region of northwest China. …”
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Configuration and dimension optimization of active power Filter in distribution networks using a Multi-Strategy improved algorithm by Tang Bo, Liang Haidong, Yue Xiwen, Zhu Ruijin

“…Through practical validation, the Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) of each bus before APF installation exceeds 5%, and after optimization configuration, the THD of each bus falls below 5%. …”
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Impact of selected non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pharmaceuticals on microbial community assembly and activity in sequencing batch reactors. by Cong Jiang, Jinju Geng, Haidong Hu, Haijun Ma, Xingsheng Gao, Hongqiang Ren

“…Removals of COD and NH4+-N were not affected but total nitrogen (TN) removal decreased. IBP and NPX had the high removal efficiencies (79.96% to 85.64%), whereas DCF was more persistent (57.24% to 64.12%). …”
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Optimization of silica content in alumina-silica nanocomposites to achieve high catalytic dehydrogenation activity of supported Pt catalyst by Osama Saber, Heba M. Gobara

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Silicon dioxide nanoparticles a strategy to improve the growth, physiology, yield, and nutraceutical quality of tomatoes by Juan J. REYES-PÉREZ, Luis T. LLERENA-RAMOS, Juan A. TORRES-RODRÍGUEZ, Wilmer TEZARA, José L. GARCÍA-HERNÁNDEZ, Pablo PRECIADO-RANGEL, Bernardo ESPINOSA-PALOMEQUE

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2D Undulated Metal Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks with Self-Adaption Interlayered Sites for Highly Efficient C–C Coupling in the Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction by Jianning Lv, Wenrui Li, Shuai Li, Shuo Xu, Zunhang Lv, Zhejiaji Zhu, Lu Dai, Bo Wang, Pengfei Li

“…The undulated 2D-Cu-HOF exhibits outstanding activity and selectivity for electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to C2 products with a total Faradaic efficiency of 82.1% (48.2% for C2H5OH and 33.9% for C2H4) at −1.2 V vs. …”
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Effects of Dietary Allicin on the Growth, Digestion, Non-Specific Immunity, and Gut Microbiota of Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) by Huiying BAI, Jianlong GE, Yingeng WANG, Meijie LIAO, Jinjin WANG, An´ge ZOU, Qingbing LIU, Chunying YUAN

“…Sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) is an important marine aquaculture species in China. In 2022, the total area of sea cucumber aquaculture in China reached > 3.7 million acres, with a breeding yield of 24.85 tons. …”
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Optimizing wind energy conversion system efficiency using advanced modified super-twisting direct power control: Real-time implementation on dSPACE 1104 board by Mourad Yessef, Habib Benbouhenni, Ahmed Lagrioui, Youness El Mourabit, Nicu Bizon, Ilhami Colak, Badre Bossoufi, Ayman Alhejji

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Rehydrated Corn Grain Silage and Exogenous Protease: Effects on Dairy Cow Performance, Metabolism, and Starch Digestibility by Jefferson R. Gandra, Rafael M. Mattos, Thais M. D. M. Soares, Cibeli A. Pedrini, Antônio C. Martinez, Euclides R. Oliveira, Erika R. S. Gandra, Wallison R. F. Vasconcelos, André C. Andrade

“…The cows were divided according to the following experimental diets: 1—CON (basal diet with ground dry corn) 2—RCS (diet with total replacement of ground corn by rehydrated corn grain silage) 3—RCSP (diet with total replacement of ground corn by rehydrated corn grain silage + 500 g ton⁻¹ of CINBENZA DP100^®, NOVUS International, Inc (Chesterfield, Missouri, U.S.A.). enzymatic extract of <i>Bacillus licheniformis</i>, protease activity 600 IU g⁻¹). …”
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Particle Swarm Optimization and Bacterial Foraging Optimization Techniques for Optimal Current Harmonic Mitigation by Employing Active Power Filter by Sushree Sangita Patnaik, Anup Kumar Panda

“…The total harmonic distortion (THD) in the source current which is a measure of APF performance is reduced drastically to nearly 1% by employing BFO. …”
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The resource requirements of perioperative patient warming in German hospitals – the results of a prospective, multicenter activity-based costing study by Stefan Nardi-Hiebl, Jan Wallenborn, Martin Schniertshauer, Tilo Koch, Tobias Gruebl, Alexander Torossian

“…Method This study used a prospective, multicenter, activity-based costing approach across four German hospitals with diverse capacities. …”
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Changes of nitrogen metabolism enzyme activities and protein content in response to low light during the seed filling stage in rice by XU Guangli, LIU Jia, LIANG Chenggang, WANG Yan, DING Chunbang, LI Tian

“…After harvest, the samples were used to measure GS, GOT and GPT activities, as well as soluble protein, total protein and amino acid contents.Results showed that the GS activities were significantly decreased by 20.01%-30.52% at A2 than A1 (11.61%-19.36%) compared with CK, whereas, the activities of GOT and GPT increased significantly at A2 (GOT increased by 26.07%-36.82% and GPT increased by 26.07%-61.07%) than A₁ (GOT increased by 14.02%-23.02% GPT increased by 11.81%-33.83%) compared with CK. …”
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Using spent mushroom substrate (SMS) as a casing boosted bacterial activity and enhanced the mineral profile of the Calocybe indica by Raisa Bashir, Mahiea Hossain Mahi, Tasnimul Ferdous, Mohammad Abbas Gani, Sabrina M. Elias, Sabina Yesmin, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Jebunnahar Khandakar

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STUDY THE EFFECTIVENESS APPLICATIONS OF FUZZY CONTROLLER WITH TWO ENTRANCES IN THE SYSTEM OF ACTIVE QUEUE MANAGEMENT THE PACKETS IN TCP/IP NETWORKS by O. V. Nevdachyna, A. P. Polonevych, A. S. Artyuschyk

“…The research results show that the AQM-system with fuzzy controller with two entrances stable enough maintains the desired current length the queue for sufficiently small values of the probability of dropping/marking packets (at acceptable size of queue q0= 200 packets, the average probability of dropping / marking is not more than 3,5×10–3 or less 0,35% packets is discarded or marked from the total number of incoming packets). The results obtained will help improve the efficiency of the functioning and operation of TCP / IP networks by increasing data transmission quality. this happens due introduction of the proposed controller at the design of new, more efficient routers for networks to minimize the delay of information.…”
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Adsorption of Methylene Blue Dye from Aqueous Solution Using Activated Cogon Grass (Imperata cylindrica) Fixed on Alginate by Eden S. Erasga, Angelica R. Matienzo, Allyssa Joy N. Nanola, Alexander Jimuel B. Vibar

“…The findings showed that the highest color removal efficiency reached 96.34 %, resulting in a final total color units (TCU) concentration of 4.09 ppm and an adsorption capacity of 6.02 mg/g (at 8 % adsorbent dosage, pH 8.0, agitation at 300 rpm and contact time of 1 h). …”
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Foliar application of calcium, silicon, and potassium nanoparticles improves growth, and fruit quality of drought-stressed cucumber plants through modulation of osmolytes, antioxid... by Mohamed EL-MOGY, Emad A. ABDELDAYM, Suzy M. ABDELAZIZ, Ahmed Mahmoud ISMAIL, Hossam S. EL-BELTAGI, Khaled M.A. RAMADAN, Abdel Wahab M. MAHMOUD, Shady Abdel MOTTALEB

“…All nanoparticles similarly enhanced total chlorophyll levels, chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm), photosynthetic rates, and water use efficiency, as well as the accumulation of indole-acetic acid (IAA) and essential nutrients [magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), and nitrogen (N)] in the leaves of drought-stressed cucumber plants. …”
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The effect of dietary transition on infant microbiota composition and metabolic activity captured with the simulator of the human intestinal microbial ecosystem (SHIME) by Shadi Pakroo, Samira Soltani, Armin Tarrah, Gisèle LaPointe

“…A reduction in butyrate concentration following the transition to adult feed may reflect a temporary shift in microbial metabolic activity rather than a long-term impact on energy extraction efficiency in vivo.…”
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Active Equalization Strategy for Lithium-Ion Battery Packs Based on Multilayer Dual Interleaved Inductor Circuits in Electric Vehicles by Xu Lei, Jianping He, Linqian Fan, Guiping Wang

“…The experiment results show that the AFNN algorithm reduces the total equalization time by approximately 37.4% and improves equalization efficiency by about 4.89% in contrast with the conventional mean-difference algorithm. …”
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Impact of the use of the ultra-portable digital x-ray with CAD4TB for active case finding for tuberculosis in Nigeria by Abiola Alege, Sani Useni, Austin Ihesie, Austin Ihesie, Rupert Eneogu, Rupert Eneogu, Aderonke Agbaje, Bethrand Odume, Debby Nongo, Eze Chukwu, Chidubem Ogbudebe, Omosalewa Oyelaran, Chris Anyomi, Samuel Akingbesote, Zhi Zhen Qin, Rachael Barrett, Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Chukwuma Anyaike, Chukwuma Anyaike, Atana Ewa, Atana Ewa

“…This study seeks to evaluate the efficiency and impact of the UPDX with CAD4TB for TB case finding in Nigeria.MethodsA retrospective cross-sectional study involving the review of records of individuals 4 years and above who had presented for TB screening during ACF activities conducted using the UPDX with CAD4TB between January 2022 and September 2022.ResultsA total of 94,694 subjects aged 4 years and above were screened for TB with an average presumptive TB proportion of 10.84 ± 5.42% and 10% confirmed TB (r = 0.684, p = 0.03 and r(df) = 0.867, p = 0.001). …”
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