Identifying the enablers of Corporate Social Responsibility adoption in construction firms by Nassreddine Garoui, Saber Ibrahim

“…In the construction industry, known for its resource-intensive and hazardous activities, integrating CSR practices focused on sustainability, occupational health, and safety is particularly crucial. …”
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RADIO PLAYS AS A SPECIAL GENRE IN THE WORK OF E. JELINEK by Tatiana V. Akasheva, Alexandra D. Zharkova

“…Since the 70s and up to the present, she has been actively criticizing the values existing in society on the radio, writing radio plays, in which she expresses her active civic position. …”
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Surface Properties and Catalytic Activity of Ni/AlO–AlPO Catalysts by S.A. El-Hakam, A.A. El-Khouly, A.S. Khder

“…A series of Ni/Al 2 O 3 –AlPO 4 catalysts has been prepared, thereby allowing the effect of nickel content and calcination temperature on the structural and catalytic activity of such solids to be investigated. The textural parameters of all the prepared samples were determined from nitrogen adsorption studies conducted at −196°C, while thermal analysis methods (DTA, TGA and DrTGA) and X-ray diffraction techniques were used to elucidate their structures. …”
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Oven-dried microbial culture for improved backslopping fermentation by Marcel Houngbédji, E. C. Gilas Dahissiho, B. Pélagie Agbobatinkpo, S. Augustin Djogbe, Charles Parkouda, Sègla Wilfrid Padonou, D. Joseph Hounhouigan

“…Optimal oven-drying conditions (temperature and duration) were established using a composite central design associated with response surface methodology. …”
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Effect of Muscle Energy Technology on Motor Dysfunction in Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis by Hui OUYANG, Longbin SHEN, Xuechang HE, Zhenping LIN

“…Objective:To observe the effect of muscle energy technology (MET) on the pain, range of motion, muscle strength and inflammatory indicators in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and to seek an effective physical therapy to improve dysfunction in AS patients.Methods:Twenty-four patients with active AS confirmed by the rheumatologists were randomized into experimental group (<italic>n</italic>=10) and control group (<italic>n</italic>=14). …”
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Effect of shift work on cerebral cortical activation and functional connectivity in nurses—implications for policy maker: a fNIRS observational study by Ran An, Cheng Li, Shaolong Ai, Yuan Wu, Sha Wang, Xi Luo, Xin Li, Yanming Xu, Hongchen He, Chengqi He

“…Results Eighteen nurses with certification were included in our study. Cerebral cortical activation and functional connectivity were significantly changed during Stroop test after day-shift (all p < 0.05, FDR corrected), indicating a leading role of left PFC. …”
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Effects of Different Drying Methods on Total Flavonoids Content and Antioxidant Activity of Hawthorn by Shihao LOU, Xiaojing SUN, Dandan LI, Chenchen ZHAO, Jianhua XIU

“…To explore the effect of different drying methods on total flavonoids components and content and antioxidant activity of hawthorn, three drying techniques were selected including hot air drying, vacuum freeze drying and hot air combined liquid nitrogen drying. …”
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Structure-Activity Analysis and Microcapsule Stabilization of the Antioxidant Peptides from Tilapia Skin by Chunxiao MI, Lu YANG, Heqi YANG, Yue LIU, Xiaohui YU, Zibo HU, Yidi CAI, Xiang LI, Hui ZHOU, Long WU

“…The peptide sequences were characterized by LC-MS/MS. The physicochemical properties were predicted by an online property prediction platform, and the docking sites of antioxidant peptides with DPPH· and ABTS+· were analyzed by molecular docking techniques. …”
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Hybrid Deep Learning Methods for Human Activity Recognition and Localization in Outdoor Environments by Yirga Yayeh Munaye, Metadel Addis, Yenework Belayneh, Atinkut Molla, Wasyihun Admass

“…Activity recognition and localization in outdoor environments involve identifying and tracking human movements using sensor data, computer vision, or deep learning techniques. …”
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Determinants of Tomato Farmers Participation in Agricultural Services and Training Centre (ASTC) Activities by Godfrey Onuwa, Solomon Folorunsho

“…Furthermore, the benefits derived from participating in ASTC activities among the respondents were significant as indicated by their weighted average index. …”
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Antibacterial and insecticidal activity of volatile compounds of three algae species of Oman Sea by Ardalan Pasdaran, Azadeh Hamedi, Nazim A. Mamedov

“…The volatile oils of Actinotrichia fragilis (Forsskål) Børgesen, Liagora ceranoides J.V.Lamouroux and Colpomenia sinuosa (Mertens ex Roth) Derbes and. Solier were extracted by hydrodistillation. These volatile oils were analyzed by GC-MS and GC-FID techniques and tested for their toxicity against Oryzeaphilus mercator and Tribolium castaneum, antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus using by the disc diffusion method also free-radical-scavenging properties. …”
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Surrogate data analyses of the energy landscape analysis of resting-state brain activity by Yuki Hosaka, Takemi Hieda, Ruixiang Li, Kenji Hayashi, Koji Jimura, Teppei Matsui

“…However, many of these techniques are based on momentary temporal correlation and co-activation patterns and merely reflect linear features of the data, suggesting that the dynamic features, such as state-switching, extracted by these techniques may be misinterpreted. …”
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Spider web-reinforced chitosan/starch biopolymer for active biodegradable food packaging by Welela M. Kedir, Abiyot Kelecha Geletu, Getabalew Shifera Weldegirum

“…The prepared composite films were characterized using various spectroscopic techniques such as XRD, SEM, GCMS–, UV–VIS, TGA, and FTIR spectroscopy. …”
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Artificial intelligence-assisted optimization of Eichhornia crassipes extracts and evaluation of their biological activities by Nuh Korkmaz

“…Abstract In this research, the extraction conditions for Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms were optimized using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Artificial Neural Network–Genetic Algorithm (ANN–GA) techniques to enhance the biological efficacy of the extracts. …”
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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles: Estimation of their Antimicrobial Activity and their Electrochemical Fabrication on FTOs by Zeshan Ahmad, Syeda Rubina Gilani

“…These silver NPs were successfully used for electro-catalytic water splitting and showed a low onset potential ~1.5V at room temperature. …”
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New Surface Aspects towards Photocatalytic Activity of Doped Supported Titanium Dioxide by Samia A. Kosa, Eman Z. Hegazy, Saleha S. Maashi, Islam H. Abd El Maksod, Laila M. Al-Harbi

“…Also within this frame work, La and Ce metals were loaded onto the surfaces of TiO2/SiO2 and TiO2/Al2O3 by an impregnation method to enhance the photocatalytic activity of the nanoparticles; the activities and physicochemical properties of the photocatalysts were compared before and after loading of metallic La and Ce. …”
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Chemical constituents of Lycium barbarum leaves and their anti-rheumatoid arthritis activity in vitro by Zi-Jiao Wang, Bang-Yin Tan, Yun Zhao, Chang-Bin Wang, Yun-Li Zhao, Xiao-Dong Luo

“…Their structures were elucidated using 1D and 2D NMR, HRESIMS, and ECD spectroscopic techniques. …”
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Active Compound Identification in Extracts of N. lappaceum Peel and Evaluation of Antioxidant Capacity by Mariel Monrroy, Onix Araúz, José Renán García

“…Therefore, in this study, the active compounds in extracts of the N. lappaceum peel were identified, and their antioxidant properties were evaluated using various extraction solvents and both ultrasonic and boiling extraction techniques. …”
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Transcutaneous spinal stimulation alters cortical and subcortical activation patterns during mimicked-standing: A proof-of-concept fMRI study by Gerome A. Manson, Darryn A. Atkinson, Zhaoyue Shi, Jony Sheynin, Christof Karmonik, Rachel L. Markley, Dimitry G. Sayenko

“…Although it is hypothesized that TSS amplifies signals from supraspinal motor control networks, the effect of TSS on supraspinal activation patterns is presently unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate TSS-induced activity in supraspinal sensorimotor regions during a lower-limb motor task. …”
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Green Synthesis of ZnO Nanostructures and Their Antibacterial Activity Against Catfish Pathogen by Mazhar Hussain Ibupoto, Safdar Hussain Ujjan, Aneela Tahira

“…As-prepared ZnO nanostructures were tested for their antibacterial activity against the newly discovered pathogen of catfish. …”
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