Identification and optimization of urban wetland ecological networks in highly urbanized areas: A case study of Haidian District, Beijing by Wang Zecheng, Zhao Xinsheng, Cui Lijuan, Lei Yinru, Guo Ziliang, Wang Jinzhi, Li Jing, Zhai Xiajie, Wang Rumiao, Li Wei

“…Specific conservation and restoration strategies were proposed based on the existing issues of wetlands in Haidian District. …”
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Metagenome-based diversity and functional analysis of culturable microbes in sugarcane by Haidong Lin, Liang Wu, Lijun Zhang, Quang Kiet Ta, Peng Liu, Jinkang Song, Xiping Yang

“…Microbial analysis of carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) indicated that genes related to sucrose metabolism were mostly present in specific bacterial taxa, including Burkholderia, Pseudomonas, Paraburkholderia, and Chryseobacterium. …”
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Translating risk narratives in socio-technical systems into infrastructure utilization metrics during compounding hazard events by H.M. Imran Kays, Khondhaker Al Momin, Kanthasamy K. Muraleetharan, Arif Mohaimin Sadri

“…By using Twitter’s academic Application Programming Interface (API) that provides complete and technically unbiased data, geotagged tweets (∼25.7 K) were collected covering the entire Oklahoma. First, the study employes natural language processing techniques, such as topic model and BERT model to classify crisis narratives (i.e., tweets), and text quantification techniques to analyze them. …”
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Flow Separation Control and Aeroacoustic Effects of a Leading-Edge Slat over a Wind Turbine Blade by Sami Bouterra, Riyadh Belamadi, Abdelouaheb Djemili, Adrian Ilinca

“…A critical aerodynamic challenge is flow separation on the blade’s suction side, leading to a loss of lift and increased drag, ultimately stalling the blade and reducing turbine performance. Various active and passive flow control techniques have been studied to address these issues, with passive techniques offering the advantage of no external energy requirement. …”
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Potential of <i>Aframomum melegueta</i> and <i>Xylopia aethiopica</i> Against <i>Taenia</i> spp.: Plant-Based Remedies as Novel Anthelmintics by Fekandine V. Douti, Gnatoulma Katawa, Kathrin Arndts, Fagdéba D. Bara, Essimanam R. Awesso, Simplice D. Karou, Achim Hoerauf, Manuel Ritter

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Sustainable production of radionuclidically pure antimony-119 by Aeli P. Olson, Francesca A. Verich, Paul A. Ellison, Eduardo Aluicio-Sarduy, Robert J. Nickles, Jason C. Mixdorf, Todd E. Barnhart, Jonathan W. Engle

“…Results Within, we report techniques for sustainable and cost-effective production of pre-clinical quality and quantity, radionuclidically pure 119Sb and 117Sb, novel low energy photon measurement techniques for 119Sb activity determination, and physical yields for various tin target isotopic enrichments and thicknesses using (p, n) and (d, n) nuclear reactions. …”
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Comparison of the effects of umbilical cord cryoextract and lyophilized form on the adhesive, proliferative, and metabolic properties of various cell types by A. Kaverinska, V.Yu. Prokopiuk

“…The addition of the lyophilized cryoextract to nerve cells and fibroblasts resulted in a reduction in adhesion and migration activity, indicating the necessity for optimization of the lyophilization process to preserve the biological activity of the extract. …”
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FUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE MASTICATORY MUSCLES OF PATIENTS WITH DEFECTS OF DENTITION, WHICH ARE COMPLICATED BY DENTOALVEOLAR DEFORMITIES by O. V. Bida, Yu. I. Zabuha

“…Materials and methods. There were 99 patients aged from 18 to 59 years with dentition abnormalities, including control group of patients of the same age period, with intact dental arches, using special techniques. …”
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Investigation of tensile twinning on texture and microstructure evolution of Mg-3Al-1Zn-1Ca alloy under in-plane shear deformation by Saurav Kumar, Mahesh Panchal, Appala N. Gandi, Lalit Kaushik, Shi-Hoon Choi, Jaiveer Singh

“…The specimens were deformed under varying degrees of IPS strain (γ₁₂ = 0.05, 0.10, and 0.15) using a customized jig. …”
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Cu2O nanocrystals: Unveiling facet-dependent catalysis in phenylacetylene homocoupling by Satyaranjan Jena, Arnab Ghosh, Novuhulu Rhakho, Ramesh B. Dateer, Akshaya K. Samal

“…The synthesized Cu2O NCs and Oh were investigated for their catalytic potential in phenylacetylene homocoupling organic reaction. …”
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Toxicity of Essential Oils of <i>Origanum vulgare</i>, <i>Salvia rosmarinus</i>, and <i>Salvia officinalis</i> Against <i>Aculops lycopersici</i> by Thomas Giordano, Giuliano Cerasa, Ilaria Marotta, Mauro Conte, Santo Orlando, Adele Salamone, Michele Massimo Mammano, Carlo Greco, Haralabos Tsolakis

“…., cultivated using precision aromatic crop (PAC) techniques. Their efficacy was evaluated against <i>A. lycopersici</i> under laboratory conditions. …”
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Synthesis of biomass-derived carbon quantum dots/polyaniline nanocomposite for photocatalytic degradation of brilliant green dye and bioimaging applications by Qurtulen Qurtulen, Mohammad Mujahid, Omar A Al-Hartomy, Ahmed Obaid M Alzahrani, Asrar Ahmad

“…The study also investigated the effects of initial dye concentration, pH, and photocatalyst dosage on the photocatalytic activity of CQDs/PANI (5 wt%). The optimal conditions were 15 mg of photocatalyst per 50 ml of a 10-ppm dye solution, with a neutral pH of 7. …”
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A BORON COMPLEX DESIGNED FOR FLUORINE-18 LABELING AIMING FOR PET IMAGING APPLICATION by Mariana Almeida Figueira, Joaldo Garcia Arruda, Victor Maia Miranda, Pedro Paulo Corbi, Luiz Antônio Sodré Costa, Fabio Luiz Navarro Marques, Victor Marcelo Deflon

“…The structures of the [BL] molecule and of the [BFL]1- anion were theoretically calculated by DFT methods. Results: The H3L free ligand and the boron complex were satisfactorily characterized by diverse techniques, including mass spectrometry, FT-IR, UV-Vis, and NMR spectroscopies (1H, 13C, and 11B) and single crystal X-ray diffraction. …”
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Abstract 149: Metabolic Neuroimaging in the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk: A Regional FDG‐PET Analysis by Robert C. Subtirelu, Eric M. Teichner, Yvonne Su, Thomas Werner, Abass Alavi, Poul Flemming Høilund‐Carlsen, Mona‐Elisabeth Revheim

“…The quantitative regional analysis of PET images was performed using MIMneuro version 7.1.5 (MIM Software, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio). 70 neurological structures were analyzed in each subject. An independent samples t‐test was used to assess the differences in z‐scores between controls and at‐risk subjects. …”
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Dopamine capped silver/copper bimetallic elongated nanoparticles and their potential application in wound healing by Ndivhuwo P. Shumbula, Zakhele B. Ndala, Siyabonga S. Nkabinde, Pumza Mente, Siyasanga Mpelane, Morgan P. Shumbula, Phumlane S. Mdluli, Zikhona Njengele-Tetyana, Phumlani Tetyana, Nosipho Moloto, Mbuso Mlambo

“…Various characterization techniques were employed to analyze the prepared nanoparticles. …”
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Efficient degradation of methylene blue using titanium-substituted hydroxyapatite for water purification by Néstor Méndez-Lozano, Miguel Apátiga-Castro, Eduardo E. Pérez-Ramírez, Miguel de la Luz-Asunción, Karen M. Soto, Alejandro Manzano-Ramírez, Álvaro de Jesús Ruíz-Baltazar

“…Ti-HAp samples with 4 % and 6 % titanium were synthesized using a wet chemical precipitation method. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of S-Scheme NiMn2O4/g-C3N4 nanocomposites heterojunction photocatalyst for effective degradation of organic pollutants under visible light by Masoumeh Yaqoubi, Mojgan Ghanbari, Rana Warid Maya, Hassan Abdulhadi Jasim, Masoud Salavati-Niasari

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The Purification and Characterization of a Novel Neutral Protease from <i>Volvariella volvacea</i> Fruiting Bodies and the Enzymatic Digestion of Soybean Isolates by Baoting Xu, Zhiping Li, Qian Guo, Lei Zha, Chuanhua Li, Panling Yu, Mingjie Chen, Yan Zhao

“…The protease was purified 13.48-fold using a series of techniques, including ammonium sulfate precipitation, ultrafiltration, diethylaminoethyl fast-flow (DEAE FF) ion-exchange chromatography, and Superdex 75 gel filtration chromatography, resulting in a specific enzyme activity of 286.82 U/mg toward casein as a substrate. …”
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Adding glucose combined with microalgae to water improves the benefits of the fungal community on the whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) culture by Bilal Raza, Jiangdong Ke, Lin Chen, Yikai Shi, Jinyong Zhu, Zeyu Shao, Zhongming Zheng, Kaihong Lu, Wen Yang

“…In this study, glucose and Nannochloropsis oculata were added together to the aquaculture system to investigate their effects on fungal community in rearing water and shrimp health. …”
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Providing a development model for the effectiveness of persuasive advertising in social networks by Hamzeh Hessani Khabr, Payam Paslari, Mehdi Bagheri, Saeed Muradpour

“…In open coding, the researcher found 146 concepts, which were classified into 31 categories. Persuasive advertising in social networks can have significant effects on the behavior and attitude of consumers. …”
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