Dissecting the osmotic and oxidative stress responses in salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive wheat genotypes under saline conditions by Ulkar Ibrahimova, Javanshir Talai, Md. Mahadi Hasan, Irada Huseynova, Vaseem Raja, Anshu Rastogi, Hamideh Ghaffari, Marek Zivcak, Xinghong Yang, Marian Brestic

“…The current experiments were conducted on five wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes with contrasting salt tolerance capacities - Mirbashir 128, Gobustan, Gyzyl bughda, Fatima, and Zirva 80 under salinity stress caused by 150 mmol NaCl. …”
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Development of Postural Control in Healthy Children: A Functional Approach by Christine Assaiante, Sophie Mallau, Sébastien Viel, Marianne Jover, Christina Schmitz

“…The studies dealing with adaptation of postural strategies aimed at testing short and long-term adaptation capacity of the CNS during imposed transient external biomechanical constraints in healthy children, and during chronic internal constraints in children with skeletal pathologies. …”
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Integrated Photonic Neural Networks for Equalizing Optical Communication Signals: A Review by Luís C. B. Silva, Pablo R. N. Marciano, Maria J. Pontes, Maxwell E. Monteiro, Paulo S. B. André, Marcelo E. V. Segatto

“…The demand for high-capacity communication systems has grown exponentially in recent decades, constituting a technological field in constant change. …”
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Efficiency analysis and performance modelling of a photovoltaic system for cruise ship cabins with battery storage using direct current distribution networks by Patrick Schwager, Laura Tiede, Thomas Scholz, Kai Gehrke, Martin Vehse

“…In order to ensure safe operation, a battery capacity of 161.4 Ah is required for the Caribbean cruise and 127.5 Ah for the Norwegian cruise.…”
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Differential Proliferative Characteristics of Alveolar Fibroblasts in Interstitial Lung Diseases: Regulative Role of IL-1 and PGE2 by Elizabeth Fireman, Shlomo Ben Efraim, Joel Greif, Hava Peretz, Shmuel Kivity, Marcel Topilsky, Yosef Rodrig, A. Yellin, Ron N. Apte

“…Fibroblasts (Fb) from patients with sarcoidosis (SA) and hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) exhibited a lower proliferative capacity compared with Fb obtained from control (CO) and diffuse interstitial fibrosis patients (DIF). …”
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Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response in the Weaning of Patients with Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation by Chung-Shu Lee, Ning-Hung Chen, Li-Pang Chuang, Chih-Hao Chang, Li-Fu Li, Shih-Wei Lin, Hsiung-Ying Huang

“…However, the prediction capacity of this test, assessed by the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, poorly predicted weaning outcome.…”
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A distinct metabolomic pattern revealed intestinal microenvironment factor-mediated food allergy in a BALB/c mouse model by Qiang Xie, Chenglong Liu, Wenhui Fu, Chen Chen, Dan Luo, Shimin Gu, Wentong Xue

“…GA led to a disrupted intestinal microenvironment homeostasis, including increased pH and water content, impaired intestinal antioxidant capacity and epithelial barrier function, decreased short-chain fatty acid production, and microbial dysbiosis, which was strongly correlated with GA severity. …”
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The Impact of Logistics and Key Macroeconomic Indicators on the Development of the Startup Ecosystem in Europe by Valentyna Yakubiv, Antonina Tomashevska, Iryna Piatnychuk, Liliia Turovska, Finbarr Carter

“…The Global Knowledge Index (GKI) and Global Innovation Index (GII) further reveal the intellectual and creative capacities of nations, while GDP per capita and the Capital Investment Index (CII) underline the financial underpinnings of economic competitiveness. …”
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Therapeutic applications of novel drug delivery systems of liquorice: An updated review on recent advancements by Sanshita, Taneja Ayushi, Sangnim Tanikan, Huanbutta Kampanart, Sindhu Rakesh K., Singh Inderbir

“…Liquorice, a prominent constituent of different dietary products, has aroused the interest of many researchers because of its anti-proliferative capacity, tumour microenvironment manipulation and autophagy activation in numerous cancer types. …”
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Enhancing older adults’ gait: a systematic review of multicomponent exercises for fall prevention by Diego Brum Allendorf, Ana Júlia de Azevedo Ferrony, Sarah Giulia Bandeira Felipe, Rafael Reimann Baptista

“…Physical capacity changes during the aging process and some of these changes are present in the daily lives of older people, such as decreased muscle mass, which can cause gait disorders and consequently increase the risk of falls. …”
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Antioxidative and functional properties of plum oil cake protein isolate prepared by different drying methods by Pantić Jovana R., Šuput Danijela Z., Hromiš Nevena M., Đermanović Branislava B., Popović Ljiljana M., Popović Senka Z.

“…Overall, protein isolates from plum cake obtained from different processing methods differed in appearance, solubility and antioxidant capacity, but yield, protein content and other functional properties were similar. …”
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Evaluation of Coal Seam Gas Drainability for Outburst-Prone and High-CO2-Containing Coal Seam by Lei Zhang, Ting Ren, Naj Aziz, Cun Zhang

“…After systematic literature review of evaluation factors affecting gas drainability, this evaluation study comprehensively analyzed the main critical factors, including the geology of the area, the coal cleat system, coal microstructure, coal permeability, coal sorption capacity, gas content, and gas composition. Field geology analysis showed geological variations that affected the variations of the coal cleat system and CO2 content in the coal seam. …”
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Natural Food Colorant Obtained from Wild <i>Berberis vulgaris</i> L. by Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction: Optimization and Characterization by Erika N. Vega, Lorena González-Zamorano, Elena Cebadera, Lillian Barros, Tânia C. S. P. Pires, Adriana K. Molina, Tayse F. F. da Silveira, Guillermo Vidal-Diez de Ulzurrun, Javier Tardío, Montaña Cámara, Virginia Fernández-Ruiz, Patricia Morales

“…Additionally, both BVFF and BVE presented significant antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal activity, especially in the case of BVE, which inhibited the growth of several foodborne bacteria and fungi and even showed bactericidal capacity against most of the tested bacteria, particularly against <i>E. cloacae</i>, <i>E. coli</i>, <i>P. aeruginosa</i>, and <i>B. cereus</i>. …”
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Reservoir ecological health assessment Methods: A systematic review by Esi Esuon Biney, Charles Gyamfi, Anthony Yaw Karikari, Deborah Darko

“…Recommendations for future research include the development of more robust ecological health indicators and enhanced data integration techniques such as multimetric indices, functional trait-based indices, and resilience indicators that assess traditional metrics like water quality and biodiversity and incorporate measures of ecosystem function, services, resilience, and adaptive capacity. The SLR also recommended a comprehensive and integrated approach for future reservoir studies that combine physicochemical analyses, trophic state indices, species composition and diversity measurements, bioindicator assessments, statistical analyses, and physical habitat evaluations. …”
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Angiogenic Potential of Human Neonatal Foreskin Stromal Cells in the Chick Embryo Chorioallantoic Membrane Model by Radhakrishnan Vishnubalaji, Muhammad Atteya, May Al-Nbaheen, Richard O. C. Oreffo, Abdullah Aldahmash, Nehad M. Alajez

“…Recently, we demonstrated that hNSSCs play a role during in vitro angiogenesis and appear to possess a capacity to differentiate into endothelial-like cells; however, their angiogenic potential within an ex vivo environment remains unclear. …”
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Performance evaluation of R-1234yf as alternative to R-22 for date fruit drying machine by Mukhtar Ariyadi Hifni, Ariandi Andrameda Yurian, Jati Nugroho Putro Ardi, Sulistio Aji Dhanang, Aisyah Nyayu

“…This study compares the performance of R-22 and R-1234yf in terms of energy efficiency and drying capacity for a date drying machine operating at a drying temperature of 60°C to dry 20 kg of dates per hour, under environmental conditions of 26°C. …”
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Prehabilitation during neoadjuvant therapy in patients with cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract and rectum—the study protocol by Irina Chmelova, Irina Chmelova, Dalibor Pastucha, Dalibor Pastucha, Tomas Hudecek, Zdenek Guran, Zdenek Guran, Sona Ciecotkova, Lubomír Martínek, Jana Zubikova, Alena Matlova, Jakub Dolezel, Dana Salounova, Jakub Chmelo

“…AimsThe concept of prehabilitation, defined as interventions aimed at enhancing a patient's functional capacity prior to an impending physiological stressor, may contribute to reduced postoperative morbidity and mortality. …”
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Metformin Delays Satellite Cell Activation and Maintains Quiescence by Theodora Pavlidou, Milica Marinkovic, Marco Rosina, Claudia Fuoco, Simone Vumbaca, Cesare Gargioli, Luisa Castagnoli, Gianni Cesareni

“…The regeneration of the muscle tissue relies on the capacity of the satellite stem cell (SC) population to exit quiescence, divide asymmetrically, proliferate, and differentiate. …”
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Cooperative game scheduling and revenue sharing strategy for virtual power plants considering scenery uncertainty by SONG Duoyang, XUE Tianliang, LI Yipu, TU Jintong, BI Yuhao, WANG Mankang

“…Virtual power plants (VPP) efficiently aggregate small-capacity and large-volume distributed energy resources through advanced control technologies to participate in electricity market transactions. …”
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Cardiac Function in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Lymphoma by Mark K. Friedberg, Ido Solt, Myriam Weyl-Ben-Arush, Yulia Braver, Avraham Lorber

“…Abnormalities in mitral valve flow, QTc prolongation and in a small proportion of survivors, and functional capacity necessitate long-term cardiac follow-up of these patients.…”
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