Perceptions of climatic variability among millet farmers: insights from tribal communities in the Kolli Hills, Tamil Nadu, South India by Rajendra R. Chapke, C. Tara Satyavathi, E. D. Israel Oliver King, Peddiveeti Laxmiprasanna, Vavilala Priyanka

“…The study recommends the integration of traditional millet farming practices with modern agricultural techniques as well as the need for targeted policies that strengthen institutional support, market access, and capacity-building initiatives for tribal farmers.…”
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An Improved Solar Cooling System for Date Safety and Storage under Climate of the Maghreb by Benameur Afif, Boualem Merabet, Mustafa Inc, Younes Menni, Sameer Alsharif, Ahmed Althobaiti, Ayman A. Aly

“…By optimizing the storage parameters and cooling gas with less energy consumption, R152a has been confirmed as a reliable refrigerant to own high critical temperature, sufficient specific heat capacity, and potential cost-effectiveness of compression. …”
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A New Cardiovascular Mock Loop Driven by Novel Active Capacitance in Normal and Abnormal Conditions by Mehmet Iscan, Aydin Yesildirek

“…Moreover, the hMCL’s capacity to simulate critical cardiovascular scenarios, including AS, SVR fluctuations, and HR variations, underscores its versatility and substantial potential for investigating complex CV dynamics.…”
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Glial fibrillary acidic protein and S100b protein immunoreactivity in the hippocampus of weaning rats from dams treated with acrylamide during pregnancy by Karol Rycerz, Aleksandra E. Krawczyk, Jadwiga Jaworska-Adamu, Ewa Tomaszewska, Siemowit Muszyński, Piotr Dobrowolski, Marcin Arciszewski

“…The findings suggest potential disruptions in the structural integrity and functional capacity of astrocytes, which are crucial in maintaining the neuronal environment and supporting hippocampal functions.…”
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Effects of an Avatar Control on VR Embodiment by DoHyung Kim, Halim Yeo, Kyoungju Park

“…This suggests for virtual bodies that the participants capacity to control and see are the same or different, which may affect embodiment. …”
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Risk and protective factors for ASF in domestic pigs and wild boar in the EU, and mitigation measures for managing the disease in wild boar by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Anette Ella Boklund, Karl Ståhl, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Tomasz Podgórski, Timothée Vergne, José Cortiñas Abrahantes, Eleonora Cattaneo, Sofie Dhollander, Alexandra Papanikolaou, Stefania Tampach, Lina Mur

“…Available scientific evidence suggests that stable flies and horse flies are exposed to ASFV in affected areas of the EU and have the capacity to introduce ASFV into farms and transmit it to pigs. …”
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Innovative approach to Pb (II) removal using zinc-based MOFs-derived carbon: In-depth analysis of adsorption mechanisms, isotherms, thermodynamics, and kinetics by Samira Ahmadzadeh, Alireza Hemmati

“…The experimental data were well-fitted to the Langmuir adsorption model, suggesting a maximum adsorption capacity of 1395.31 mg/g. According to kinetic studies, the best match was given by the pseudo-second-order model (R2 = 0.9993). …”
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β-ecdysone/PLGA composite scaffolds promote skull defect healing in diabetic rat by Yicai Luo, Ziwei Wu, Yingjuan Zhang, Yang Qiao, Yinge Wei, Xuan Yan, Xiangyu Ma, Xianxian Huang, Xiaoxia Zhong, Zhimao Ye, Xinping Lu, Hongbing Liao

“…Simultaneously, the safety of the scaffolds in vivo was also evaluated.ResultsThe material characterization results indicated that, in comparison to the single-pore size scaffold, the composite scaffold exhibited superior porosity, swelling ratio, drug loading capacity, and mechanical properties. Additionally, the composite scaffolds showed appropriate degradation performance and sustained drug release profiles. …”
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Optimization of extraction and enrichment process of cannabidiol from industrial hemp and evaluation of its bioactivity by Junkai Wu, Xiaomeng Zhang, Xiaoqing Liu, Zunlai Sheng, Zunlai Sheng, Jianping Hu, Feiyan Zhang

“…The IC50 values for the DPPH and ABTS assays were 0.1875 mg/mL and 2.988 mg/mL, respectively, indicating the potent antioxidant capacity of CBD. Additionally, CBD demonstrated a strong iron-reducing ability.ConclusionThese findings contribute to the development of CBD for broader applications in various industries, highlighting its potential as a valuable compound in health and wellness sectors.…”
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Electrophysical Microwave Installation for Heat Treatment of Animal Slaughter Waste by Evgeny V. Voronov

“…With an installation capacity of 35 kg/h, the required quantity is 7000 units. …”
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The evolution of the Gulf Coopera-tion Council approaches to security issues after the Arab Spring by E. S. Melkumyan

“…However, the fact that these crises have been eventually settled shows that security issues still press regional actors towards strengthening the capacities of the GCC. Especially since military threats have been compounded by a new threat — of the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. …”
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Applicability of the Reinforced Ground Embankments on Sloped Terrain and Their Comparison with Alternative Rockfall Protection System Solutions: Kanlıpelit Case by Muhammet Çelik, Mohammad Manzoor Nasery

“…Reinforced ground embankments having high energy absorption capacity, which are being used as rockfall protection systems, are massive structures. …”
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Acoustic Emission and Failure Modes for Coal-Rock Structure under Different Loading Rates by Ning Wang, Yingqian Xu, Dengyuan Zhu, Nan Wang, Benfu Yu

“…The following conclusions are drawn: (1) when loading rate was relatively low, plastic deformation of coal mass fully developed, while surface cracks of coal mass was not apparent and slip along the transfixion crack occurred in the postpeak stage; (2) with the increase in loading rate, surface tensile cracks developed into splitting cracks at the end of the prepeak stage and throughout the postpeak stage, and brittle failure finally happened due to the release of nonlinear step-shaped energy or one-time strain energy release of upper rock mass, resulting in the damage of internal bearing structure and weakening of bearing capacity; (3) the deformation and failure process of combined samples showed obvious phases, and corresponding AE energy release rate could be divided into periodic linear growth and transient growth, while the cumulative energy of AE events has multiple peak points and transient growth with the increase of loading rate; (4) it was demonstrated that two distinct frequency bands existed in AE events, which were about 50 kHz and 150 kHz, and the distribution of AE events near 50 kHz was larger and stronger, representing the main frequency range of cracks in coal mass. …”
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Transient degradation of NF-κB proteins in macrophages after interaction with mast cell granules by Noriko Ito, Yuai Li, Tsuneo Suzuki, Daniel J. Stechschulte, Kottarappat N. Dileepan

“…The exposure of the macrophage cell line, J774 to mast cell granules (MCG) led to the form ation of altered nuclear transcription factor proteins (NFκBx), which had faster electrophoretic mobility than the p50 homodimer of NF-κB, but retained comparable DNA binding capacity. Antibodies to N-terminal peptides of p50, p52, p65 or c-Rel supershifted only a fraction of NF-κBx. …”
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Roof collapse accumulation and stress evolution characteristics of double-inclined mining in steeply inclined medium-thick coal seam by WU Yongping, XU Yingrui, XIE Panshi, WANG Hongwei, LANG Ding, HUANGFU Jingyu, QIANG Xubo, DU Yuqian, WANG Lechen, RU Xiaohui, WANG Zhengfu

“…The pseudo-inclined mining has limited capacity to reduce the inclination angle of working face, necessitating breakthroughs in longwall comprehensive mechanized mining methods for steeply inclined medium-thick coal seam with inclination angles exceeding 60°. …”
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‘There’s a Little Bit of Tension There’: perspectives of mothers and early childhood educators on breast-feeding in child care centers by Jill R Demirci, Rachel Dieterich, Melissa Glasser, Caroline Harpel, Timothy Shope

“…EC educators’ capacity to offer breast-feeding support was constrained by CCC infant feeding regulations, inadequate breast-feeding training and time limitations. …”
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Magnesium Lithospermate B Downregulates the Levels of Blood Pressure, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress in Pregnant Rats with Hypertension by Kaixiang Xu, Xiaohong Zang, Mian Peng, Qian Zhao, Binbin Lin

“…MLB also recovered the expression of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in plasma of PIH rats together with levels of oxidative stress and antioxidant capacity in the placenta of PIH rats. The decreased expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), and NO observed in PIH rats were increased by MLB. …”
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Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in Bone Tissue Engineering: Useful Tools with New Applications by Gabriele Storti, Maria Giovanna Scioli, Bong-Sung Kim, Augusto Orlandi, Valerio Cervelli

“…Notably, the phenotypic study of ASCs allowed discovering cell subpopulations, which have enhanced osteogenic and vasculogenic capacity. ASCs favored a better vascularization and integration of the scaffolds, while improvements in scaffolds’ materials and design tried to exploit the osteogenic features of ASCs, thus reducing the need for external bioactive factors. …”
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Field-Obtained Soil-Water Characteristic Curves of KPK Expansive Soil and Their Prediction Correlations by Bakht Zamin, Hassan Nasir, Khalid Mehmood, Qaiser Iqbal

“…Expansive soils are often unsaturated due to the high absorption capacity of moisture. The damaging effect of expansive soils is intimately related to the distinctive soil-water characteristic in the surficial soil layers subjected to wetting-drying cycles. …”
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An overview of the status, productivity and determinants of improved forage technology adoption in Ethiopia: a review by Mamaru Tesfaye, Lemma Tessema

“…Generally, to intensify the likelihood of the adoption of improved forage technologies, policymakers and concerned stakeholders should focus on strengthening the research-extension-farmers (R-E-F) linkage, adult education, and capacity building, coaching farmers to access improved forage seeds, information on forage husbandry and feeding, strengthening extension systems as well as capabilities which can improve the livelihoods of smallholder dairy farmers. …”
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