Unveiling ongoing biogeochemical dynamics of CDOM from surface to deep ocean by Shansheng Mo, Zhongli Liu, Yuanhao Hao, Norbert Hertkorn, Hanzhe Wang, Chenyang Zhang, Gregory Korshin, Jinren Ni, Mingquan Yan

“…Here, we unveil molecular transformations of marine chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) across the global ocean using Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. Significant variability in CDOM composition within the epi- and mesopelagic layers ( < 1000 m) correlates with physicochemical parameters, driven by irradiation, primary production, biological activity, transport, and riverine inputs. …”
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Analysis of Syngas Combustion Process in Piston Engines by Mytrofanov O., Proskurin A., Kong W.

“…The significance of the obtained results lies in the establishment of the variability of the combustion index m (ranging from 1.6 to 5.5) in Professor I.I.Vibe's semi-empirical heat release model, which more closely corresponds to the actual heat release law ob-served in experimental studies. …”
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Advanced microfluidic strategies for core-shell nanoparticles: the next-generation of polymeric and lipid-based drug nanocarriers by Giuseppe Nunziata, Alessandro Borroni, Filippo Rossi

“…This level of precision is particularly relevant in drug delivery, where the ability to fine-tune nanoparticle size, composition, and surface properties directly influences therapeutic efficacy. …”
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Pasture cropping and keyline plow as strategies to mitigate compaction in clay soils in Vermont by Berdakh Utemuratov, Juan P. Alvez, Paliza Shrestha, Joshua W. Faulkner

“…At the northern site (Health Hero [HH] Farm), this mix produced significantly lower median penetration resistance (1.59 MPa) and a narrower interquartile range (0.93 MPa) than other treatments, indicating more uniform soil improvement. At the southern site (Philo Ridge [PR] Farm), keyline plowing resulted in the lowest median resistance (1.41 MPa) but showed greater variability across replicates. …”
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Mechanical, Durability, and Gamma Ray Shielding Characteristics of Heavyweight Concrete Containing Serpentine Aggregates and Lead Waste Slag by Allahyar Sayyadi, Yaghoub Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza Adlparvar

“…But with the increase of fine and coarse serpentine aggregates to more than 25%, the upward trend of increasing compressive strength decreased. …”
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Molecular and morphological characterisation of larvae of the genus Diamesa Meigen, 1835 (Diptera: Chironomidae) in Alpine streams (Ötztal Alps, Austria). by Martin Dvorak, Isabel L Dittmann, Veronika Pedrini-Martha, Ladislav Hamerlík, Peter Bitušík, Evzen Stuchlik, Daniel Vondrák, Leopold Füreder, Reinhard Lackner

“…Diamesa species (Diptera, Chironomidae) are widely distributed in freshwater ecosystems, and their life cycles are closely linked to environmental variables such as temperature, water quality, and sediment composition. …”
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Ecological, biological and biotechnological aspects of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae biomass production by Temirlan A. Serikov, Gulya А. Jamalova, Khadichakhan S. Rafikova, Bakhytzhan K. Yelikbayev, Aliya K. Yernazarova, Kurbanova L. Serikovna, Alexey G. Zazybin, Vladislav S. Sakhanin, Vladimir Yu. Egutkin

“…The breeding characteristics of baker's yeast are: the ability to adapt to changing cultivation conditions, because the composition of molasses has high variability; the efficiency of respiratory metabolism during yeast production, which determines the yield of biomass; biomass production; cell growth rate; the ability to ferment; ability to quickly convert carbohydrates into CO2; ethanol production; dehydration; the volume of the final product, structure, colour (carbohydrates, amino acids); stress resistance to environmental conditions, in particular, to cold stress; shelf life (acids, glycerine). …”
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Mobile applications as an aid in treating obese and overweight people by Marika Gutowska, Wiktoria Belcarz, Paulina Fijałek, Karolina Kalinowska, Jan Karczmarz, Agnieszka Kosińska, Joanna Orzechowska, Michał Orzechowski, Aleksandra Paprocka, Urszula Świrk

“…Adding push notifications as a feature of mobile apps have positive impact in body composition variables. Mobile health intervention can help women with obesity to manage their gestational weight gain, body weight before childbirth and newborns birth weight. …”
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Reconfigurable Silicon Photonic Processor Based on SCOW Resonant Structures by Liangjun Lu, Lin Shen, Wei Gao, Linjie Zhou, Jianping Chen

“…As a proof-of-principle, we experimentally demonstrate the concept with a 3 &#x00D7; 1 SCOW-based processor on the silicon platform, including tunable couplers, variable optical attenuators, and phase shifters. We implement eight different configurations using the chip, including ring resonators, Mach-Zehnder interferometers, Fabry-Perot resonators, and composite structures built of these basic components. …”
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Predicting emergency department visits for non-traumatic dental-related conditions among Medicaid beneficiaries by Sung Eun Choi, Rindala Fayyad, Daniel Nolte, Christine Riedy, Sharon-Lise Normand

“…Among 6.4 million Medicaid beneficiaries aged 19–64 years, the state-specific ensemble prediction models demonstrated high performance across four states,  with C-statistics ranging from 0.70 to 0.73, accuracy from 0.90 to 0.95, specificity from 0.93 to 0.97, and sensitivity from 0.17 to 0.23, consistently outperformingtraditional logistic regression models. Individual-level variables, such as age, race/ethnicity, and musculoskeletal complications, and area-level variables, such as racial/ethnic composition, indices of food access, and proportion of US-citizenship, explained a significant proportion of the variation in dental-related ED use. …”
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Optimization of the vinyl-monochloride recovery process for the reduction of costs and environmental impact by Arnautovic-Nascimento Jacqueline, Guimarães Paulo Roberto Britto, Vianna Regina Ferreira

“…Sensitivity analyses were performed to identify which independent variables improved the VCM condensation rate. Based on plant operating experience, three independent variables were selected and their influence on the VCM recovery flow rate was verified: pressure, the composition of the input stream, and utility water flow rate. …”
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The nasopharyngeal microbiome in COVID-19 by Sergio Candel, Sylwia D. Tyrkalska, Carmen Álvarez-Santacruz, Victoriano Mulero

“…Herein we put together, compare, and discuss all the relevant results on this issue reported to date. Even more interesting, we discuss in detail which are the limitations of these studies, that probably are the main sources of the high variability observed. …”
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Microclimate and thermal comfort indices in silvopastoral systems under different planting directions and seasons by Rafael P. de Carvalho, Debora M. Heid, Livia M. C. Davide, Ligia M. M. da S. Piletti, Fernanda L. F. de Jesus, Antonio L. Viegas Neto

“…ABSTRACT The orientation of tree-rows in a silvopastoral system associated with different seasons of the year allows more or less sunlight penetration, resulting in deliberate modification of the microclimate composition and thermal conditions provided to animals. …”
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The driving forces behind the prices of major cryptocurrencies: Evidence from the past five years by Medina Ayta Mohammed, Carmen De Pablos Heredero, José Luis Montes Botella

“…The results are robust under variations in sample composition and changes in sets of variables. Originality/value: The study uncovered the complex relationship between cryptocurrency price fluctuations and significant global events that transpired within the past five years by taking the factors identified in previous literature as a whole and adding new variables that are not well studied, such as the effect of Russian-Ukraine War and multinational corporations revealing cryptocurrency adoption intention on the prices of cryptocurrencies. …”
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Color Variation in 3D-Printed Orthodontic Aligners as a Compliance Indicator: A Prospective Pilot Study by Francesca Cremonini, Giuseppe Chiusolo, Filippo Pepe, Luca Lombardo

“…However, individual variability in saliva composition, diet, and oral hygiene may have influenced the results, highlighting the need for further research into potential confounding variables. …”
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Biological maturation determines the beneficial effects of high-intensity functional training on cardiorespiratory fitness in male adolescents by Jarosław Domaradzki, Cristian Alvarez, Rafał Szafraniec, Dawid Koźlenia

“…Background During adolescence, between 15–18 years of age, biological maturation is associated with changes in body composition, blood pressure (BP), and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). …”
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Leukemia risk and rate of radiation dose accumulation. Part 2: Comparative analysis of leukocytic indices and dynamics of peripheral blood values in relation to external gamma-expo... by S. F. Sosnina, A. M. Yurkin, P. V. Okatenko, S. A. Rogacheva, E. A. Gruzdeva, M. E. Sokolnikov

“…A number of hematopoietic features were detected among people exposed to production radiation: 1) cytopenia in relation to minimum accumulated doses of radiation exposure in both studied groups; 2) more pronounced lability of hemograms in relation to increased accumulation dose of external gamma-exposure and period of radiation exposure among individuals who had developed leukemia in future in comparison to controls; 3) correlation between peripheral blood cells and accumulated doses of external gamma-exposure was characterized by the highest values of coefficients among individuals with future leukemias; 4) myeloblasts were most often registered among all the blast cells; proerythroblasts were characterized by the shortest average period from the start of the exposure and to the moment of their appearance in the peripheral blood flow (178 days in the study group); polychromatophile erythroblasts in peripheral blood were registered only among the workers with future leukemia; 5) when comparing leukocytic indices in proportion to the categories of accumulated doses of external gamma-exposure, a pronounced variability in the ratio of blood cells was observed among exposed individuals who were subsequently diagnosed with leukemia, especially in the range of 2.0-2.5 Gy. …”
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Stackable 3D-printed core-shell nozzle system for multi-shell fiber and microdroplet generation by Jianfeng Li, Peer Fischer

“…We demonstrate the production of alginate (Alg)-methyl cellulose (MC) composite fibers with variable diameters. Additionally, when the shell was filled with an oil phase and the core with a water phase, microdroplets with controlled diameters were effectively generated. …”
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Optimization of Extraction Parameters for Phenolics Recovery from Avocado Peels Using Ultrasound and Microwave Technologies by Lorena Martínez-Zamora, María Carmen Bueso, Mathieu Kessler, Rosa Zapata, Perla A. Gómez, Francisco Artés-Hernández

“…This study optimized the extraction parameters of phenolics using ultrasound- (UAE) and microwave-assisted technologies (MAE) with a Central Composite Design (CCD). Methods: The extraction variables included EtOH concentration (0–100%), temperature (13–47 °C for UAE and 55–95 °C for MAE), and time (3–37 min for UAE and 3–27 min for MAE). …”
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Altitudinal patterns of bacterial communities across soil layers in the alpine meadows of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Zhiyuan Chen, Yeteng Xu, Xinyue Wang, Tong Ma, Yang Liu, Xiang Qin, Wei Zhang, Tuo Chen, Guangxiu Liu, Binglin Zhang

“…Conversely, alterations in surface soil bacterial community composition were more strongly correlated with total organic carbon (TOC).These findings elucidate distinct altitudinal patterns in bacterial community diversity and assembly between soil layers. …”
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