Assessment of changes occurring in biochar/zeolite substrates used in the vegetation-activated sludge process in the treatment of leachate from landfills by Aleksandra Wdowczyk, Agata Szymańska-Pulikowska, Jacek Chęcmanowski, Krzysztof Kierzek, Paweł Wiercik

“…One promising approach is the vegetation-activated sludge process (V-ASP), which integrates constructed wetlands with conventional activated sludge treatment. …”
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Comparative metabolic study of the chloroform fraction of three Cystoseira species based on UPLC/ESI/MS analysis and biological activities by Shaza H. Aly, Ahmed M. Elissawy, Mahmoud A. El Hassab, Taghreed A. Majrashi, Fatma E. Hassan, Eslam B. Elkaeed, Wagdy M. Eldehna, Abdel Nasser B. Singab

“…Also, an in vitro antioxidant study using FRAP and DPPH assays was conducted where the chloroform fraction of C. trinodis displayed the highest antioxidant activity in both assays, which would be attributed to its highest total phenolics and total flavonoids. …”
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Piriformospora indica incumbers the incidence and growth of Colletotrichum capsici in colonized chilli plants by direct antagonism and activation of phenylpropanoid pathway by Elizabeth T. Jojy, P. Amrutha, Joy Michal Johnson, A. Sajeena, M. Rafeekher, N. V. Radhakrishnan, Ambily Paul

“…P. indica ‒ colonized chilli plants showed a delay in disease development, and significantly reduced the incidence and severity of chilli anthracnose disease compared to the control plants. Higher activities of defence-related enzymes viz. peroxidase, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, polyphenol oxidase, 4-coumaryl CoA ligase, cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase and total phenol in the P. indica ‒ colonised plants revealed that the endophyte early resistance of plants against further pathogen invasions. …”
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Piriformospora indica incumbers the incidence and growth of Colletotrichum capsici in colonized chilli plants by direct antagonism and activation of phenylpropanoid pathway by Elizabeth T. Jojy, P. Amrutha, Joy Michal Johnson, A. Sajeena, M. Rafeekher, N. V. Radhakrishnan, Ambily Paul

“…P. indica ‒ colonized chilli plants showed a delay in disease development, and significantly reduced the incidence and severity of chilli anthracnose disease compared to the control plants. Higher activities of defence-related enzymes viz. peroxidase, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, polyphenol oxidase, 4-coumaryl CoA ligase, cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase and total phenol in the P. indica ‒ colonised plants revealed that the endophyte early resistance of plants against further pathogen invasions. …”
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A DEA-based Malmquist Productivity Index for Analysing University Performance and Competitiveness by Olena Brintseva

“…The use of input and output indicators, which characterise the didactic and research activities of universities and affect their efficiency, has been justified. …”
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Solution of methodological problems in selection of methods of euthrophic water bodies’ rehabilitation by Aleksandr N. Popov, Valery F. Mukhutdinov

Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC) applied in a chemotherapy department of a public reference oncology hospital by Amanda Oliveira Serra-Campos, Camila Campos Valério, Liliane Rosa Alves Manaças, Marina Magnago Cruz, Rodrigo Saar da Costa

“…Conclusion: Employing the Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing method in health services not only facilitates resource optimization, providing quality and efficient care within constrained budgets, but also enhances control over processes and their financing.…”
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Comparative Antagonistic Activities of Endolichenic Fungi Isolated from the Fruticose Lichens <i>Ramalina</i> and <i>Usnea</i> by Lloyd Christian Jamilano-Llames, Thomas Edison E. dela Cruz

“…Hence, in this study, a total of forty ELF isolates from two fruticose lichen hosts—<i>Ramalina</i> and <i>Usnea</i>, were tested and compared for their antagonistic activities against three economically important filamentous fungal pathogens—<i>Colletotrichum gloeosporioides</i>, <i>Cladosporium cladosporioides</i>, and <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i>. …”
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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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Assessment Of The Anti-Fungal Activity Of Trichoderma harzianum Against Seed-Borne Chickpea Ascochyta Blight Under Field Conditions by Qasim A Marzani, Kamalaldeen M. Fatah

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Characterization of Muscle Activation and Muscle Synergism in the ‘Forward Lunge’ Gait Movement of Badminton Players Using Surface Electromyography Sensors by Jian Jiang, Haojie Li, Chen Xiu

“…In contrast, the amateur group showed earlier muscle activation but exhibited less efficient coordination. …”
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IMPACT OF COMBINE HARVESTER SPEED ON WHEAT GRAIN LOSS: A FIELD STUDY IN MULTAN, PAKISTAN by A. Khaliq, M. Z. Qasim, F. Ahmad, H. S. Mahmood, D. M. Cuong

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Exploring the rumen microbial function in Angus bulls with divergent residual feed intake by Taylor Sidney, Emily Treon, Godstime Taiwo, Eugene Felton, Peixin Fan, Ibukun M. Ogunade

“…This study leverages Shotgun metagenomics to assess the rumen microbial community and functionality in Angus bulls with differing residual feed intake-expected progeny difference (RFI-EPD) values, aiming to elucidate the microbial contributions to feed efficiency. Negative RFI-EPD bulls (NegRFI: n=10; RFI-EPD= -0.3883 kg/d) and positive RFI-EPD bulls (PosRFI: n=10; RFI-EPD=0.2935 kg/d) were selected from a group of 59 Angus bulls (average body weight (BW) = 428 ± 18.8 kg; 350 ± 13.4 d of age) fed a high-forage total mixed ration after a 60-d testing period. …”
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Energy Conservation as a Factor of Regional Development by Vyacheslav Pavlovich Zakharov

“…Ministry for Regional Development (in the period of its activity) did not determine a base for indicating of energy efficiency’ s classes for residential buildings . …”
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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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PBMC transcriptome changes in beef steers with negative or positive residual feed intake following in vitro LPS stimulation by Yarahy Leal, Samanthia Johnson, Modoluwamu Idowu, Godstime Taiwo, Taylor Sidney, Emily Treon, Deborah Ologunagba, Luke M. Gratz, Olanrewaju B. Morenikeji, Ibukun M. Ogunade

“…Gene ontology analysis of the differentially expressed genes revealed the enrichment of biological pathways related to defense and innate immune response, cell migration, and cellular response to lipopolysaccharide in negative-RFI beef steers, characteristic of a prompt and efficient immune reaction. In positive-RFI beef steers, biological processes associated with T cell activation and differentiation, positive regulation of adaptive immune response, and immune cell surface receptors were differentially enriched. …”
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Enhancement of Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activity of Thai Fermented Soybean Using Box–Behnken Design Guided Microwave-Assisted Extraction by Piya Temviriyanukul, Woorawee Inthachat, Ararat Jaiaree, Jirarat Karinchai, Pensiri Buacheen, Supachai Yodkeeree, Tanongsak Laowanitwattana, Teera Chewonarin, Uthaiwan Suttisansanee, Arisa Imsumran, Ariyaphong Wongnoppavich, Pornsiri Pitchakarn

“…The optimized extract (O-TFSE) was obtained over a significantly shorter extraction time and exhibited higher levels of total flavonoids and antioxidant activity in comparison to TFSE, while showing reduced levels of isoflavones (daidzein, genistein, and glycitein) in relation to TFSE. …”
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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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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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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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