Physical, Textural, Rheological, and Sensory Characteristics of Amaranth-Based Wheat Flour Bread by Sahreen Nasir, Farhana Mehraj Allai, Murtaza Gani, Shaiq Ganaie, Khalid Gul, Aabida Jabeen, Darakshan Majeed

“…AF supplementation increased the moisture (31.06 to 33.24%), ash (0.92 to 1.51%), protein (12.17 to 13.11%), fat (2.16 to 2.77%), and crude fibre content (1.11 to 1.72%) of the bread while the nitrogen-free extract and alkali water retention capacity decreased from 52.58 to 47.65% and 136.00 to 112.02%, respectively. …”
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Sustained Intraocular Pressure Rise after the Treat and Extend Regimen at 3 Years: Aflibercept versus Ranibizumab by Alper Bilgic, Laurent Kodjikian, Jay Chhablani, Anand Sudhalkar, Megha Trivedi, Viraj Vasavada, Vaishali Vasavada, Shail Vasavada, Samaresh Srivastava, Deepak Bhojwani, Aditya Sudhalkar

“…Secondary outcome measures included determining the incidence of IOP rise (short term and sustained), visual field, and retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) changes. Results. The mean follow-up was 42.4 months. …”
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Water use in the industrial sector based on the IPAC model under the carbon-neutral transformation path in China by Yu-Jie Jiao, Ke-Jun Jiang, Sha Chen, Pian-Pian Xiang, Chen-Min He

“…Water savings in the paper industry are projected to increase from 24.29 Mt in 2025 to 101.44 Mt in 2050, representing an 8.5% increase. In the chemical fibre sector, additional water savings are expected to reach 106.93 Mt by 2050, with an 11.6% increase in water-saving efficiency. …”
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Genetic variability and heritability estimates among nutritional traits of groundnut breeding lines by Richard Adu Amoah, James Yaw Asibuo, Richard Akromah, Kwabena Asare Bediako, Maxwell Lamptey, Collins Yeboah Osei, Samuel Awuah, Richard Boampong

“…The mean values recorded among the genotype were oil 47.9%, protein 21.06%, carbohydrate 19.47%, fibre 4.22%, moisture 4.79%, ash 2.8%. Whiles mineral concentration analysis revealed that the mean estimates for the genotypes were potassium (K) 1190.37(mg/100g), phosphorus (P) 280.77 (mg/100g), calcium (Ca) 222.92 (mg/100g), magnesium (Mg) 202.00 (mg/100g), iron (Fe) 1.97 (mg/100g), zinc (Zn) 2.11 (mg/100g), sodium (Na) 12.63 (mg/100g). …”
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Microplastics in freshwaters: Comparing effects of particle properties and an invertebrate consumer on microbial communities and ecosystem functions by Ze Hui Kong, Tong Liu, Francis J. Burdon, Amélie Truchy, Martyn Futter, Mirco Bundschuh, Rachel Hurley, Stefan Bertilsson, Brendan G. Mckie

“…We detected multiple effects of specific MP properties, especially associated with MP fragments and fibres, and the polymer polypropylene. These effects included increases in microbial abundance, consumer biomass and ecosystem respiration, as well as decreases in microbial enzyme activity and water chlorophyll-a. …”
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Black Trumpet, Craterellus cornucopioides (L.) Pers.: Culinary Mushroom with Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitory and Cytotoxic Activity by Jelena Radović, Aleksandra Leković, Ana Tačić, Margarita Dodevska, Tatjana Stanojković, Tijana Marinković, Čedomir Jelić, Tatjana Kundakovic-Vasović

“…C. cornucopioides was low in energy, fat and carbohydrate contents, but rich in dietary fibre, especially β-glucan as well as niacin and α-tocopherol. …”
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Experimental and numerical analysis of pGFRP and wood cross-arm in latticed tower: a comprehensive study of mechanical deformation and flexural creep by Amir Abd Latif, Mohamad Ridzwan Ishak, Muhammad Rizal Razman, Noorfaizal Yidris, Mohamed Yusoff Mohd Zuhri, Muhammad Asyraf Muhammad Rizal, Zuliskandar Ramli

“…Abstract The adoption of pultruded glass fibre-reinforced polymer (pGFRP) composites as a substitute for traditional wooden cross-arms in high transmission towers represents a relatively novel approach. …”
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Aerobic capacity and muscle proteome: Insights from a mouse model by Abel Plaza‐Florido, Alejandro Santos‐Lozano, Susana López‐Ortiz, Beatriz G. Gálvez, Joaquín Arenas, Miguel A. Martín, Pedro L. Valenzuela, Tomàs Pinós, Alejandro Lucia, Carmen Fiuza‐Luces

“…In McArdle mice, the proteins associated with AC were involved in skeletal muscle fibre differentiation/development, lipid oxidation, mitochondrial function and calcium homeostasis, whereas in wild‐type animals AC‐associated proteins were related to cytoskeleton structure (intermediate filaments), cell cycle regulation and endocytic trafficking. …”
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Treatment options for Achilles tendinopathy: a scoping review of preclinical studies by Nathanael Opoku Agyeman-Prempeh, Huub Maas, George L. Burchell, Neal L. Millar, Maarten H. Moen, Theodoor Henri Smit

“…The main results were; maximum load and stiffness improvement; fibre structure recovered and less inflammation was observed; collagen I fibrils increased, collagen III fibrils decreased, and fewer inflammatory cells were observed after treatment. …”
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Comparative study of flexural behaviour of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) bars and strands by Fuli Ban, Thierno Aliou Ka, Yanze Peng, Shuai Guan, Jiahui Sun, Yue Liu, Kaiqiang Qin, Baiyong Fu, Sarkar Noor-E-Khuda, T. Tafsirojjaman

“…Extensive research has been performed on the tensile properties of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) material used in both standalone and rehabilitation applications. …”
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Adapting the Planetary Health Diet Index for children and adolescents by Carolina Venegas Hargous, Liliana Orellana, Claudia Strugnell, Camila Corvalan, Steven Allender, Colin Bell

“…Total PHDI-C score was negatively associated with total sugars, saturated fats, trans fats, and animal-based protein intake, and positively associated with total protein, plant-based protein, total carbohydrates, and total fibre intake. Conclusions This study provides a replicable method for measuring adherence to sustainable healthy diets among children and adolescents that can be used to monitor trends and measure the effectiveness of actions targeting improving children’s diets.…”
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Biological and psychosocial factors associated with the persistence of pruritus symptoms: protocol for a prospective, exploratory observational study in Germany (individual project... by Sonja Ständer, Stefan W Schneider, Gudrun Schneider, Stefan Kahnert, Manuel Pedro Pereira, Christian Mess, Volker Huck, Konstantin Agelopoulos, Gina Frank

“…Pruritus-specific measures will include questionnaires, quantitative sensory testing, cutaneous nerve fibre morphology, skin barrier morphology, epidermal metabolism and pruritogen blood levels. …”
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Food groups, macronutrient intake and objective measures of total carotenoids and fatty acids in 16-to-24-year-olds following different plant-based diets compared to an omnivorous... by Synne Groufh-Jacobsen, Christel Larsson, Isabelle Mulkerrins, Dagfinn Aune, Anine Christine Medin

“…Furthermore, all groups consumed <25g/d of dietary fibre, except vegans and pescatarians. For omega-3, lacto-ovo-vegetarians had intakes below recommendations. …”
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Early impairment of magnocellular visual pathways mediated by isolated-check visual evoked potentials in primary open-angle glaucoma: a cross-sectional study by Yangfan Yang, Minbin Yu, Zidong Chen, Qiaona Ye, Yanmei Fan, Pingping Liu, Zitian Liu, Kezheng Xu

“…The SNRs at 8% and 32% depths of modulation (DOM) were significantly correlated with temporal-side retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness in early POAG in MC-biased stimulation (p=0.017, p=0.020, respectively). …”
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Association between early dietary patterns and cardiometabolic health at age 8: a confirmatory analysis of the European Childhood Obesity Project by Mariona Gispert-Llauradó, Joaquin Escribano, Natalia Ferré, Veit Grote, Berthold Koletzko, Gina Ambrosini, Elvira Verduci, Dariusz Gruszfeld, Annick Xhonneux, Veronica Luque

“…This study aimed to examine the association between dietary patterns at both 2 and 8 years of age, explaining the maximum variability of high- and low-quality fats, sugars, and fibre, and cardiometabolic markers at age 8 years. …”
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Nox1/PAK1 is required for angiotensin II-induced vascular inflammation and abdominal aortic aneurysm formation by Hui He, Tianyu Jiang, Meng Ding, Yuan Zhu, Xiaoting Xu, Yashuang Huang, Wenfeng Yu, Hailong Ou

“…Finally, overexpression of PAK1 in the ApoE−/−Nox1SMCko mice increased vascular elastic fibre degradation, pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and AAA incidence. …”
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The Application of a Sodium Benzoate Salt-Nucleating Agent in Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate: Crystallization Behavior and Mechanism by Meizhen Wang, Fuhua Lin, Tianjiao Zhao, Yapeng Dong, Xinyu Hao, Dingyi Ning, Yanli Zhang, Kexin Zhang, Dan Zhou, Jun Luo, Xiangyang Li, Bo Wang

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Evaluation of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness, Electroretinogram and Visual Evoked Potential in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease by Qi Zhe Ngoo, Wan Hazabbah Wan Hitam, Asrenee Ab Razak

“…To study the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness and visual electrophysiology testing in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). …”
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A wheat germ-rich diet preserves bone homeostasis by regulating gut microbiota and plasma metabolites in aged rats by Luanfeng Wang, Zebin Weng, Tong Chen, Yu Li, Ling Xiong, Haizhao Song, Fang Wang, Xiaozhi Tang, Bo Ren, Xuebo Liu, Xinchun Shen

“…Wheat germ (WG) is consists of high amounts of bioactive peptides, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and dietary fibre. Currently, WG has been proven to possess strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. …”
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Assessment of the essential oil extracted from Citrus aurantifolia leaves using solvent-free microwave extraction technique by G.M. Masud Rana, Md. Jasim Uddin, Jaytirmoy Barmon, Bijoy Chandra Ghos, Tahmina Akter Chowdhury, Amit Kumar Dey, Bijoy Maitra, Ismat Moin Tamanna, AHM Mahbubur Rahman, Barun Kanti Saha, Mst. Sarmina Yeasmin

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