New Insights into Duckweed as an Alternative Source of Food and Feed: Key Components and Potential Technological Solutions to Increase Their Digestibility and Bioaccessibility by Krisztina Takács, Rita Végh, Zsuzsanna Mednyánszky, Joseph Haddad, Karim Allaf, Muying Du, Kewei Chen, Jianquan Kan, Tian Cai, Péter Molnár, Péter Bársony, Anita Maczó, Zsolt Zalán, István Dalmadi

“…In this context, our attention has been specifically focused on duckweed—which is the third most important aquatic plant after the microalgae <i>Chlorella</i> and <i>Spirulina</i>—to explore its potential for use in a variety of areas, particularly in the food industry. Duckweed has special properties: It is one of the fastest-growing plants in the world (in freshwater), multiplying its mass in two days, so it can cover a water surface quickly even in filtered sunlight (doubling its biomass in 96 hours). …”
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Acute exacerbations in patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis by Michael Kreuter, Elizabeth A. Belloli, Elisabeth Bendstrup, Stefania Cerri, Kevin R. Flaherty, Shane Shapera, Jin Woo Song, Heiko Mueller, Klaus B. Rohr, Yasuhiro Kondoh, on behalf of the INBUILD trial investigators, S. Quadrelli, M. Otaola, M.A. Bergna, P. Elias, G. Arce, A. Cazaux, J. Guiot, B. Bondue, C. Dahlqvist, L. Homik, S. Shapera, A. Cantin, M. Kolb, M. Salinas Fénero, R. Maturana Rozas, A. Silva Orellana, Z. Xu, Q. Luo, J. Kang, H. Cai, S. Marchand-Adam, E. Bergot, A. Gamez-Dubuis, F. Riviere, R. Kessler, H. Nunes, C. Marquette, L. Wemeau, S. Jouneau, F. Lebargy, B. Crestani, V. Cottin, M. Reynaud-Gaubert, S. Blaas, F. Bonella, W. Randerath, J. Hetzel, D. Koschel, M. Kreuter, A. Prasse, D. Skowasch, S. Stieglitz, R. Refini, S. Cerri, A. Pesci, S. Tomassetti, C. Vancheri, F. Varone, N. Sakamoto, S. Abe, H. Hayashi, T. Saito, T. Suda, H. Kitamura, M. Okamoto, Y. Kondoh, S. Makino, T. Takeuchi, Y. Yamada, C. Kono, Y. Inoue, H. Sugiura, K. Kishi, H. Takaya, H. Yamauchi, K. Ichikado, K. Tomii, H. Takahashi, S. Izumi, T. Kawamura, Y. Nishioka, Y. Miyazaki, J.W. Song, J.S. Park, Y. Kim, E. Jassem, J. Kus, W. Piotrowski, A. Barczyk, D. Ziora, E. Bazdyrev, S. Moiseev, S. Avdeev, M. Ilkovich, V. Yakusevich, C. Valenzuela, O. Acosta, M. Martínez, L. Gómez, M. Molina-Molina, D.M. Castillo Villegas, M. Aburto, J.A. Rodríguez Portal, A. Villar, A. León Jiménez, J. Sauleda, M. Arias, P. Beirne, H. Stone, B. Hope-Gill, N. Hirani, N. Chaudhuri, A. Gifford, L. Jones, L. Morrison, D. Antin-Ozerkis, N. Bhatt, T. Kulkarni, T. Moua, N. Ettinger, L. Pitts, S. Veeraraghavan, M. Padilla, E.R. Fernández Pérez, G. Giessel, M. Strek, S. Danoff, J. Burk, M. Rossman, N. Patel, E. Belloli, D. Hotchkin, S. Weigt, M.B. Scholand, R. Kaner, B. Sigal, Z. Safdar, L. Tolle, R. Martinez, M. Glassberg, R. Hallowell, J. Golden, M. Schwartz, E. Britt, L. Morrow, Y. Mageto, K. Buch, S. Chaaban, H. Poonyagariyagorn, D. Dilling, O. Shlobin, K. Thavarajah, A. Nambiar, I. Rosas, R. Bascom, J. Oldham, S. Schmidt, J. Dematte D'Amico, J. Falk, C. Glazer, G. Criner

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Effect of Interleukin-17 in the Activation of Monocyte Subsets in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Montserrat Guadalupe Garza-Reyes, Mónica Daniela Mora-Ruíz, Luis Chávez-Sánchez, Alejandra Madrid-Miller, Alberto Jose Cabrera-Quintero, José Luis Maravillas-Montero, Alejandro Zentella-Dehesa, Luis Moreno-Ruíz, Selene Pastor-Salgado, Erick Ramírez-Arias, Nataly Pérez-Velázquez, Adriana Karina Chávez-Rueda, Francisco Blanco-Favela, Wendy Guadalupe Vazquez-Gonzalez, Alicia Contreras-Rodríguez

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Three in four children age 12–23 months missed opportunities for vaccination in Sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel mixed effect analysis of demographic health and surveys... by Melak Jejaw, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Asebe Hagos, Getachew Teshale, Mikias Mered Tilahun, Wubshet D. Negash, Kaleb Assegid Demissie

“…Additionally, potential stakeholders should give great emphasis for accessibility of education and health service for rural and remote areas, and poor segments of population through fostering community health workers and outreach programs, and financial support to increase vaccine coverage by averting missed opportunities for vaccinations. …”
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Association of extreme high temperature weather with non-accidental deaths among residents of Yichang city: a time-stratified case-crossover analysis by Xiaoyan MING, Yang HAN, Zhongcheng YANG, Zaoxia WANG, Shuguang XIE, Chuangang FAN

“…MethodsData on 46 170 non-accidental deaths in urban areas of Yichang from 2014 to 2022 were collected from the death registration system of the Yichang Center for Disease Control and Prevention. …”
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Investigating the hatchability and nauplii biometry of Artemia franciscana in unconventional waters of Sistan region, Southeast Iran by Hashem Khandan Barani, Abdolali Rahdari, Narjes Sanchooli, Ali Khosravanizadeh

“…Introduction: Nowadays, using unconventional water, especially in arid and semi-arid areas, has increased as a result of global population increase, urbanization and climate change. …”
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Improving effectiveness of glaucoma screening during prophylactic medical examinations: current approaches by M.A. Kazanfarova, I.B. Alekseev, A.L. Lindenbraten, S.A. Kochergin

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Aim</b>: to assess the effectiveness of screening for glaucoma in Russian Federation, to uncover ineffective areas, and to suggest potential solutions.</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Materials and Methods: </b>the 35-item questionnaire for ophthalmologists who provide primary ocular care was developed (screening questions are addressed below). …”
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Application of indigenous zinc-solubilizing bacteria in biofertilizers to enhance zinc nutrition of rice grains in inceptisols paddy fields by E. Pratiwi, P. Lestari, Y. Nugraha, W. Hartatik, Z. Susanti, I.G.M. Subiksa, A. Kasno, T.A. Adriany, Y.S. Fatma, A.F. Nababan, A.A. Rivaie

“…The presence of distinct clear areas surrounding the colonies demonstrated the effectiveness of the microbes in converting insoluble zinc and phosphorus into soluble forms. …”
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Rice Leaf Disease Image Enhancement Based on Improved CycleGAN by YAN Congkuan, ZHU Dequan, MENG Fankai, YANG Yuqing, TANG Qixing, ZHANG Aifang, LIAO Juan

“…This enhancement strengthened the network's ability to extract both local key features and global contextual information pertaining to rice disease-affected areas. The model increased its sensitivity to small-scale disease targets and subtle variations between healthy and diseased domains. …”
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Bug off or bug out: mapping flight secrets of Triatoma garciabesi (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) through climate, geography, and greenery by Thaiane Verly, Thaiane Verly, Federico G. Fiad, Ana Laura Carbajal-de-la-Fuente, Ana Laura Carbajal-de-la-Fuente, Sebastián Pita, Romina V. Piccinali, Romina V. Piccinali, Patricia A. Lobbia, Paz Sánchez-Casaccia, Paz Sánchez-Casaccia, Paz Sánchez-Casaccia, Antonieta Rojas de Arias, María José Cavallo, Gisel V. Gigena, Claudia S. Rodríguez, María C. Vega-Gómez, Miriam Rolón, Julieta Nattero, Julieta Nattero, Julieta Nattero

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Phase IV adaptive randomised clinical trials evaluating efficacy and cost-efficacy of pre-emptive pharmacogenetic genotyping strategies in the Spanish National Health System: iPHAR... by Xandra García-González, Alberto M Borobia, Antonio J Carcas, Miriam Estébanez, Montserrat Carmona, Irene García García, Francisco Abad-Santos, Luis A López-Fernández, Esther Cubo, Iñaki Imaz-Iglesia, Alicia Marín-Candón, Miriam Saiz-Rodríguez, Irene Taladriz-Sender, Pedro Arias, Rocío Rosas-Alonso, Enrique Seco-Meseguer, Stefan Stewart, Elena Diago-Sempere, María del Mar García Saiz, Emilio J Laserna-Mendieta, Ana M Peiró, Magí Farré, Consuelo Rodriguez-Jimenez, Judith Sanabria-Cabrera, Lucia Pedrosa, Ignacio Bernardino, Javier Guiijarro-Eguinoa, Arturo Gómez López De Las Huertas, Susana Martín-López, Olga Hladun Alvaro, Vicente Arrate, Ana Fries, Daniel Rodriguez Díaz, Fernando Marqués García, Núria Alonso Pedrol, Modesto M Maestre Muñiz, Leticia Rodríguez Alcolado, Carlos Ortiz-Bautista, Angela Remesal-Doblado, María Isabel Lucena, Zaida Salmón González, Inmaculada Coca-Prieto

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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda. A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City by Francis, Agaba

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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda. A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City by Agaba, Francis

“…In conclusion therefore the research will help different stakeholders and commercial to improve on areas of credit risks management for better loan performances…”
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Physical and Mechanical Properties of Green Cementless Mortar Incorporating Waste Paper Sludge Ash by Aida Nabila Jamaluddin, Siti Asmahani Saad, Siti Aliyyah Masjuki, Wan Nur Firdaus Wan Hassan, Siti Noratikah Che Deraman, Nadiah Md Husain

“…Mortar yang bersaiz 50 mm telah disediakn dan ia melalui proses pengawetan haba selama 1 hari pada suhu yang berza-beza, iaitu 24 ?, 60 ?, and 90 ?.  Kemudian, kiub mortar tersebut diletakkan di dalam makmal sehingga hari ujian. …”
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The Conceptual Domain of Hunting and Its Negative Representation in Love: A Cognitive-Cultural Analysis by Raheleh Gandomkar, Masoomeh Hashemi

“…Gender and ideology are particularly relevant when examining conceptual areas like love and marriage. Cognitive linguistics has extensively studied the target domains of love and marriage, identifying numerous source domains used to conceptualize them. …”
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The pattern of elementary teachers' insight in online education, using foundational data theory by reyhaneh bazrafshan delijan, Mohammad Ghafari Mejlej, seyyed javad mortazavi amiri

“…Gamification applies game thinking and mechanics to non-game areas to drive user interaction and usage. Based on Professor Kevin Werbach's gamification design framework, this study developed a case study of gamification for online teacher education implemented in a professional development program for elementary and middle school teachers in Zhejiang Province, China. …”
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Interplay between oxidative stress, neuroinflammatory cytokines and melatonin in Alzheimer's disease: Insights from cerebrospinal fluid analysis by Francisco Artime-Naveda, David Hevia, Rebeca Alonso-Arias, Carmen Martínez, Isabel Quirós-González, Rafael Cernuda-Cernuda, Alejando Alvarez-Artime, Iván Menéndez-Valle, Rosa M. Sainz, Juan C. Mayo

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Cyborg Adolescents and Digital Data: Examining Education and Revenue Generation in the Digital Lives of Youth through More-than-Human Ethnography by Davood Zahrani, Ali Hashemianfar, Ahmad Mehrshad

“…While adolescents initially engage with video games and digital data primarily for entertainment, they ultimately develop additional motivations and dimensions that affect different areas of their lives. Our research revealed that adolescents' learning methods and interests evolved alongside digital data. …”
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Factors affecting the design of the management dashboard framework with an emphasis on the components of human resources productivity by Hassan Barmaki, Farshad Faezy Razi, Ehtesham Rashidi

“…It resulted to counting 40 indicators in 4 areas of human resources of the General Department of Education, Human Resource Planning and Administrative Transformation (management training and development, human resource planning, human resource supply, and human resource research) and how to calculate them.Research methodologyThe research method is applicable in terms of purpose, qualitative in terms of execution method, and cross-sectional survey in terms of nature. …”
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CAD - projektovanje pomoću računara by Vlado Radić

“…Kroz razne aplikativne programe od kojih većina ima module za analizu, optimizaciju i primenu MKE, projektantu se putem interaktivnog procesa omogućava bolja kreacija proizvoda i proveravanje velikog broja varijanti. …”
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