Peranan audit kinerja dalam meningkatkan efisiensi dan efektivitas Bandung Urban Development Project by A Rodi Kartamulja

“… The intensification of development by government in general and by the Bandung Urban Development Project (BUDP) in particular requires an intensification of performance auditing is necessary with emphasis on compliance, efficiency, and effectiveness of the development program and operational activities. …”
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Study on the causal relationship and optimise the extraction procedure of herbal preparation from <i>Herba Mimosae pudicae</i>, <i>Folium Erythrinae variegatae</i>, <i>Cortex Cinna... by Oanh - Hoang Hua, Van- Thi- Thanh Nguyen, Nam- Van- Ho Phan, Kiet- Khang Chung, Quyen- Hong- To Duong

“…Fourteen experiments were designed using DesignExpert software to evaluate the influence of three independent variables (number of extractions, extraction time, and solvent-to-material ratio) on four dependent variables (extraction efficiency of mimosine, extraction efficiency of coixol, total extraction efficiency, and production cost). …”
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Impacts of early postpartum behavioral patterns on the fertility and milk production of tropical dairy cows by Aqeel Raza, Kumail Abbas, Theerawat Swangchan-Uthai, Henk Hogeveen, Chaidate Inchaisri

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 227 Holstein Friesian cows, categorized by parity (primiparous vs. multiparous), were monitored using AfiTag-II accelerometers from 3 days prepartum to 30 days postpartum. …”
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Potential of Nb₂O₅ as a Catalyst in Biodiesel Production: A Study with Different Feedstock by Helder de Lucena Pereira, Adriano Lima da Silva, Carlos Bruno Barreto Luna, Joyce Salviano Barros de Figueiredo, Simoni Margareti Plentz Meneghetti, Ana Cristina Figueiredo de Melo Costa

“…However, catalyst reuse over five cycles revealed a progressive decrease in catalytic activity, possibly due to blocking active sites by adsorbed products, as confirmed by FTIR and XRD analyses conducted on the catalyst. …”
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Effect of Dietary Lipid Level on Growth Performance, Body Composition, and Physiometabolic Responses of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) Juveniles Reared in Inland Ground... by Mritunjoy Paul, Parimal Sardar, Narottam Prasad Sahu, Prasanta Jana, Ashutosh Dharmendra Deo, Vungurala Harikrishna, Tincy Varghese, Nazeema Shamna, Pankaj Kumar, Gopal Krishna

“…Results indicated that weight gain percentage (WG%), specific growth rate (SGR), protein efficiency ratio, and protease activity significantly increased up to 100 g lipid/kg fed group, and then the values significantly decreased. …”
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Exogenous protease supplementation in high- and low-fishmeal diets for Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei): Comparative effect on growth, immunity, nutrient digestibility and g... by Mirasha Hasanthi, Rutchanee Chotikachinda, Nalin Medagoda, Kyeong-Jun Lee

“…Furthermore, the inclusion of protease in low-FM diets significantly increased (P < 0.001) total hemocyte count and phagocytic, phenoloxidase, lysozyme and superoxide dismutase activities, reaching levels comparable to the PC group. …”
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Analysis of latent profiles and influencing factors of sleep in first-trimester pregnant women by Liu Siqi, Cai Shu, Liang Yunfang, Tan Yingyao

“…BackgroundSleep disorder in the first trimester is a fairly common health problem， and previous studies have mainly reflected the overall sleep quality through scale assessments， which may not accurately capture the differences among various subtypes.ObjectiveTo explore the latent profiles of sleep quality in first-trimester pregnant women and identify the physiological， psychological and social factors， in order to provide practical references for the development of personalized interventions for sleep disorders in first-trimester pregnant women.MethodsA total of 1 066 first-trimester pregnant women who visited the obstetric outpatient clinic of a tertiary A hospital in Shenzhen from October 2021 to October 2022 were investigated using the general information questionnaire， Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index （PSQI）， Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale （EPDS）， Chinese version of short International Physical Activity Questionnaire （IPAQ-S-C） and Social Capital Assessment Tool in Pregnancy for Maternal Health （SCAT-MH）. …”
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Analyses of Menopause and Its Related Symptoms on Sleep Quality Using a Novel Wearable Sheet-Type Frontal Electroencephalography Sensor, Haru-1 by Kenjiro Sawada, Taro Yagi, Yizhi Liu, Shusuke Yoshimoto, Masaki Kobayashi, Kotaro Shimura, Misa Yamamoto, Gaku Yamamoto, Michiko Kodama, Hirohisa Kurachi, Tsuyoshi Sekitani, Tadashi Kimura

“…To address this gap, we conducted detailed measurements of brain activity during sleep in pre- and postmenopausal women using a novel wearable sheet-type frontal electroencephalography (EEG) patch, Haru-1 (PGV Inc., Tokyo, Japan). …”
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Depositional controls and budget of organic carbon burial in fine-grained sediments of the North Sea – the Helgoland Mud Area as a natural laboratory by D. Müller, D. Müller, B. Liu, W. Geibert, M. Holtappels, M. Holtappels, L. Sander, E. Miramontes, E. Miramontes, H. Taubner, H. Taubner, S. Henkel, S. Henkel, K.-U. Hinrichs, K.-U. Hinrichs, D. Bethke, I. Dohrmann, S. Kasten, S. Kasten, S. Kasten

“…We examined factors including sedimentation and accumulation rate, sediment-mixing rate, grain size, total organic carbon (TOC) content, and aerobic remineralisation rate. …”
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Design and construction Optically Gas Laser by Baghdad Science Journal

“…Total efficiency of the system was measured to be 0.0125% .…”
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Pre-sowing grain treatment with bio-AgNPs stimulates plant growth and affects redox homeostasis in maize by Joanna Trzcińska-Wencel, Natalia Mucha, Mahendra Rai, Mahendra Rai, Jarosław Tyburski, Patrycja Golińska

“…There was a minor effect on POX and APX activities.ConclusionThe lowest tested concentration of AgNPs (32 µg mL−1) on maize efficiently inhibits maize-borne pathogens, without any negative effect on plant growth and chlorophyll content. …”
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Evaluation of salt tolerance in hybrid progeny of apple rootstock Malus prunifolia × R3 by JIAO Caidi, WEI Jiangtong, JIA Xumei, LI Cuiying, LI Chao, MA Fengwang

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Dietary comparison of algal, herbal, and fungal ingredients fed to Pacific white shrimp across cultivation sites: Impacts on growth performance, immune response, and Vibrio harveyi... by Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Muhamad Gustilatov, Kustiariyah Tarman, Sukenda, Irzal Effendi, Khoirul Umam, Nida Ulzanah, Shavika Miranti, Fifin Binta Kumala

“…Immunostimulants significantly enhanced immune parameters, including total hemocyte count, respiratory burst, and phenoloxidase activity. …”
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Dynamics of lymphocyte subpopulations, CD4+CD25+CD127- T regulatory cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis during therapy with the rituximab biosimilar Acellbia by A. S. Avdeeva, Yu. P. Rubtsov, M. V. Cherkasova, E. L. Nasonov

“…Examinations were made in 20 RA patients who received 2 RTM infusions at a total dose of 1200 mg. The levels of C-reactive protein, IgM rheumatoid factor, IgG, IgM, and IgA were measured by a nephelometric method. …”
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Inhibitory Effect and Potential Mechanism of Trans-2-Hexenal Treatment on Postharvest <i>Rhizopus</i> Rot of Peach Fruit by Xuanyi Cai, Wen Xiang, Liangyi Zhao, Ziao Liu, Ye Li, Yuan Zeng, Xinyan Shen, Yinqiu Bao, Yonghua Zheng, Peng Jin

“…E2H treatment upregulated phenylpropanoid pathway gene expression, enhancing key phenylpropanoid metabolism enzymes activities (phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (C4H), 4-coumarate-CoA ligase (4CL), polyphenol oxidase (PPO), peroxidase (POD)), leading to the increase of total phenolics by 7.9%. …”
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Biorefining of Walnut Shells into Polyphenol-Rich Extracts Using Ultrasound-Assisted, Enzyme-Assisted, and Pressurized Liquid Extraction Coupled with Chemometrics by Busra Acoglu Celik, Muhammed Alpgiray Celik, Laura Jūrienė, Jovita Jovaišaitė, Rita Kazernavičiūtė, Erturk Bekar, Perihan Yolci Omeroglu, Petras Rimantas Venskutonis, Senem Kamiloglu

“…This study investigated traditional (maceration) and advanced extraction techniques—ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), enzyme-assisted extraction (EAE), pressurized liquid extraction (PLE), and combined ultrasound–enzyme extraction (US-EAE)—to recover bioactive compounds from walnut shells. Extraction efficiency, total phenolic content (TPC), antioxidant capacity (ABTS^•+, DPPH•), and polyphenol composition were evaluated. …”
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Lycopene Supplementation Enhances Growth Performance, Antioxidant Enzymes, Heat Shock Protein 70, and Some Biochemical and Immune Parameters in Broiler Chickens Exposed to Heat Str... by Ahmed Gouda, Mosaad El-Monairy, Hussein Hassan, Yasser Hamouda, Amani Youssef

“…Heat stress is one of the major physiological factors in poultry that causes oxidative stress, acid-base imbalance, impaired immune function, reduced feed efficiency, and increased mortality. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate lycopene supplementation on performance, antioxidant enzyme activity, heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), and some biochemical and immune parameters in broiler chickens. …”
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Influencing Factors of Hexavalent Chromium Speciation Transformation in Soil from a Northern China Chromium Slag Site by Shuai Zhu, Junru Chen, Yun Zhu, Baoke Zhang, Jing Jia, Meng Pan, Zhipeng Yang, Jianhua Cao, Yating Shen

“…Among reducing agents, FeSO₄ exhibited the strongest effect (reduction efficiency >30%), followed by citric acid and fulvic acid. …”
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Study on the causal relationship and optimise the extraction procedure of herbal preparation from <i>Herba Mimosae pudicae</i>, <i>Folium Erythrinae variegatae</i>, <i>Cortex Cinna... by Oanh - Hoang Hua, Van- Thi- Thanh Nguyen, Nam- Van- Ho Phan, Kiet- Khang Chung, Quyen- Hong- To Duong

“…Fourteen experiments were designed using DesignExpert software to evaluate the influence of three independent variables (number of extractions, extraction time, and solvent-to-material ratio) on four dependent variables (extraction efficiency of mimosine, extraction efficiency of coixol, total extraction efficiency, and production cost). …”
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Optimized Enzymatic Extraction of Phenolic Compounds From Jabuticaba Peels Using Auricularia fuscosuccinea by Romina O. Coniglio, Gabriela V. Díaz, Mayra F. Bordaquievich, Carlos G. Altamirano, Edgardo O. Albertó, Pedro D. Zapata

“…The cocktail produced on sugarcane bagasse showed the highest enzymatic activity (438.22 μg mL−1 total protein content, 113.69 U L−1 β‐glucosidase activity and 301.36 U L−1 filter paper activity) and was selected for further extractions. …”
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