Sustainable extraction of phytochemicals from Mentha arvensis using supramolecular eutectic solvent via microwave Irradiation: Unveiling insights with CatBoost-Driven feature analy... by Zubera Naseem, Muhammad Bilal Qadir, Abdulaziz Bentalib, Zubair Khaliq, Muhammad Zahid, Fayyaz Ahmad, Nimra Nadeem, Anum Javaid

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Molecular detection and antimicrobial resistance profile of Salmonella isolated from humans, animals, abattoir equipment and environment by Solomon Lulie Abey, Mequanint Gedefaw, Wassie Molla, Gashaw Getaneh Dagnaw, Bemrew Admassu Mengistu, Mebrie Zemene Kinde, Seleshe Nigatu, Wudu Temesgen Jemberu, Takele Adugna, Adugna Berju, Shimelis Dagnachew, Kenaw Birhanu, Mebrat Ejo, Abebe Belete Bitew

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Fast biodiesel production using K2Fe3O4 catalyst for CH3O• radical-mediated transesterification of soybean, Jatropha and Ricinus oils by Adriana N. Gutiérrez-López, Ricardo I. Rodríguez-Ramírez, Violeta Y. Mena-Cervantes, Fabiola S. Sosa-Rodríguez, Ulises M. García Pérez, Luis Lartundo Rojas, Jorge Vazquez-Arenas, Raúl Hernández-Altamirano

“…A Box-Behnken experimental design (BBD) is used to maximize the biodiesel production screening the following factors: stirring speed (125 to 700 RPM), methanol to oil molar ratio (6:1–16:1), catalyst load (0.15 to 6 wt%). …”
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Resting state brain network segregation is associated with walking speed and working memory in older adults by Sumire D. Sato, Valay A. Shah, Tyler Fettrow, Kristina G. Hall, Grant D. Tays, Erta Cenko, Arkaprava Roy, David J. Clark, Daniel P. Ferris, Chris J. Hass, Todd M. Manini, Rachael D. Seidler

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Activated/Cycling Treg Deficiency and Mitochondrial Alterations in Immunological Non-Responders to Antiretroviral Therapy by Konstantin Shmagel, Evgeniya Saidakova, Larisa Korolevskaya, Violetta Vlasova, Souheil-Antoine Younes

“…Statistical comparisons were made using the Kruskal-Wallis test with Dunn's post-hoc analysis and Mann-Whitney U-test. …”
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Defining Nocturnal Polyuria in Adolescents by Tasmia Promi, Anthony Brooks, Gulzhan Tologonova, Marie-Claire Roberts, Sarita Dhuper, Meseret Tena, Oluwatoyin Bamgbola, Monique Hanono, Jeffrey P. Weiss, Karel Everaert, Tine DeBacker, Thomas F. Monaghan, Louis Salciccioli, Stephen Wadowski, Elka Jacobson-Dickman, Jason M. Lazar

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On the Optimization of Carob Seed Peel Extraction Using Aqueous-Based Acidic Systems by Bruno Medronho, Oumaima Boutoub, Hugo Duarte, Maria José Aliaño-González, Rui Guerra, António Brázio, Sandra Gonçalves, Anabela Romano

“…This study aims to develop and optimize a milder, more sustainable dehusking method while preserving seed quality for industrial applications. …”
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Automatic detection of lucky bamboo nodes based on Improved YOLOv7 by Jing Zhang, Jing Zhang, Jing Zhang, Ruoling Deng, Ruoling Deng, Ruoling Deng, Chengzhi Cai, Erpeng Zou, Haitao Liu, Haitao Liu, Mingxin Hou, Xinzhi Chen, Huamin Lin, Zhenye Wei

“…Training was conducted on a server with an RTX 4090 GPU using PyTorch.ResultsThe proposed model achieved a 97.6% mAP@0.5, significantly outperforming the original YOLOv7 (83.4% mAP) by 14.2%, while maintaining the same inference speed (100.18 FPS). …”
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Evaluation of Neonatal Screening Programs for Tyrosinemia Type 1 Worldwide by Allysa M. Kuypers, Marelle J. Bouva, J. Gerard Loeber, Anita Boelen, Eugenie Dekkers, Konstantinos Petritis, C. Austin Pickens, The ISNS Representatives, Francjan J. van Spronsen, M. Rebecca Heiner-Fokkema

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SIDDA: SInkhorn Dynamic Domain Adaptation for image classification with equivariant neural networks by Sneh Pandya, Purvik Patel, Brian D Nord, Mike Walmsley, Aleksandra Ćiprijanović

“…Modern neural networks (NNs) often do not generalize well in the presence of a ‘covariate shift’; that is, in situations where the training and test data distributions differ, but the conditional distribution of classification labels given the data remains unchanged. …”
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A qualitative non-participant observational study of non-prescription counseling in community pharmacies by Helene Marie Haldorsen Gombos, Tonje Krogstad, Marthe Rambøl Bjørknes, Hege Sletvold, Milada Cvancarova Hagen, Karin Svensberg

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The Attractive and Deterring Factors for Medical Students Towards Pathology as a Specialty in Saudi Arabia by Samkari A, Qari TA, Abukhairat Jnr SM, AlQarni G, Assiri R, Boraie SA, Alghamdi KT

“…Overall, 45.3% of students expressed interest in pathology, while 54.7% were not interested. Female students (52.1%) showed a greater interest compared to males (38.4%). …”
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Green Synthesis, Characterization and Pharmaceutical Applications of Biocompatible Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using <i>Heliotropium rariflorum</i> Stocks by Noor Ul Uza, Ghulam Dastagir, Syed Tanveer Shah, Elitsa Pavlova, Aftab Jamal, Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Jakub Černý

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Ectomycorrhizal fungal community succession and fragmentation across forest edges nearly three decades postharvest by Olivia M. Rianhard, J. Marty Kranabetter, Latina V. Penkova, Daniel M. Durall, Melanie D. Jones

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Pollution affects Arabian and Saharan dust optical properties in the eastern Mediterranean by M. Teri, M. Teri, J. Gasteiger, J. Gasteiger, K. Heimerl, K. Heimerl, M. Dollner, M. Schöberl, M. Schöberl, P. Seibert, P. Seibert, A. Tipka, A. Tipka, T. Müller, S. Aryasree, K. Kandler, B. Weinzierl

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Impact of treated sewage water on early strength development of calcium sulfoaluminate cement paste: A comparative study by Jean Jacques Kouadjo Tchekwagep, Ning Ding, Fengzhen Yang, Shoude Wang, Shifeng Huang, Zhenghe Li, Chungang Li, Pengkun Hou, Changhong Yang, Hervé Kouamo Tchakouté

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Optimization of medium components for the production of exopolysaccharide by Lycoperdon pyriforme Schaeff.: Pers. using response surface methodology by MA Xiaokui, JIANG Hua, LI Junzhi, CHEN Yong, HE Xiaojing

“…However, it is known that the time required for obtaining either naturally harvested or farmed fruiting bodies of most medicinal fungal species is relatively long, while its product quality is also difficult to control in mushroom farming. …”
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Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of metformin as an adjunctive therapy in Parkinson’s disease by Hayam Ali AlRasheed, Mostafa M. Bahaa, Thanaa A. Elmasry, Thanaa A. Elmasry, Eman I. Elberri, Fedaa A. Kotkata, Ramy M. El Sabaa, Yasmine M. Elmorsi, Mostafa M. Kamel, Walaa A. Negm, Amir O. Hamouda, Khlood Mohammad Aldossary, Muhammed M. Salahuddin, Mohamed Yasser, Mohamed Yasser, Mohamed Yasser, Mamdouh Eldesouqui, Manal A. Hamouda, Nashwa Eltantawy, Mirna E. Elawady, Mahmoud S. Abdallah, Mahmoud S. Abdallah

“…The serum concentrations of toll like receptor 4 (TLR-4), α-synuclein, brain derived neurotropic factor (BDNF), and high mobility group box 1 (HMGB-1) were measured before and after treatment.Primary outcomeThe improvement in UPDRS from baseline to 3 months.Secondary outcomeChange in the level of biological markers.ResultsThe control group did not show significant difference in UPDRS when compared to their baseline value by Wilcoxon test (P &gt; 0.05), meanwhile the metformin group showed significant difference when compared to before treatment by Wilcoxon test (P &lt; 0.05). …”
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Synergistic effects of silica fume, nanomaterials and inorganic salts on the hydration and compressive strength of low-density oil well cement slurry by Kenedy Geofrey Fikeni, Xueyu Pang, Yukun Zhao, Shenglai Guo, Jie Ren, Kaihe Lv, Jinsheng Sun

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Heterozygous females from a rat model for creatine transporter deficiency reveal altered behavioral response to stressors, normal body weight and slight metabolic changes by Lara Duran-Trio, Marc Lanzillo, Dunja Simicic, Clothilde Roux-Petronelli, Stephen J. Bruce, Carmen Sandi, Cristina Cudalbu, Cristina Cudalbu, Olivier Braissant

“…Moreover, heterozygous females presented increased anxiety-like behavior to novelty in Open Field Novel Object test and altered behavioral response with increased locomotor activity in response to light as stressor in the Light Dark Box test. …”
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