Application of two novel anionic peroxidases from Raphanus sativus L. var niger roots in labeling antibodies and developing an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay by Hooman Askari, Ali Nabati, Aliasghar Rahimian, Mahdi Aminian

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Management of Gummy Stem Blight (Black Rot) on Cucurbits in Florida by Mathews L. Paret, Nicholas S. Dufault, Mason Newark, Joshua H. Freeman

“…The disease is also known as black rot due to its characteristic appearance on infected fruits. …”
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Management of Gummy Stem Blight (Black Rot) on Cucurbits in Florida by Mathews L. Paret, Nicholas S. Dufault, Mason Newark, Joshua H. Freeman

“…The disease is also known as black rot due to its characteristic appearance on infected fruits. …”
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Black Hole Entropy from Indistinguishable Quantum Geometric Excitations by Abhishek Majhi

“…In loop quantum gravity the quantum geometry of a black hole horizon consists of discrete nonperturbative quantum geometric excitations (or punctures) labeled by spins, which are responsible for the quantum area of the horizon. …”
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Social contexts and black families' engagement in early childhood programs. by Jane Leer, Imari Z Smith, Zoelene Hill, Lisa A Gennetian

“…Reading a news article about a family's experience with the child welfare system decreased interest in home visiting among Black parents, while labeling a program as "new baby wellness" rather than "home visit" increased interest. …”
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“The Scottish novelist William Black”: Close Appositions and the Modification of Proper Names by Manon Philippe

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Growth performance and meat quality of medium-growing chickens fed with live black soldier fly larvae by Cristina Tognoli, Sara Bellezza Oddon, Luisa Zaniboni, Ilaria Biasato, Niko Gioacchino Zeni, Manuela Renna, Laura Gasco, Stefano Paolo Marelli, Annalaura Lopez, Achille Schiavone

“…The study aims to evaluate live black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) supplementation in medium-growing chicken’s diet, the effects on growth and slaughter performance, and quality of meat. …”
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Evaluating Different Supplements on the Growth Performance and Bioconversion Efficiency of Kitchen Waste by Black Soldier Fly Larvae by Lifei Chen, Meng Xu, Rongsheng Shang, Yizhen Xin, Guiying Wang, Yifan Li, Zhuoya Wang, Xiangyu Wang, Haoyang Sun, Lusheng Li

“…Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) convert kitchen waste into high-quality insect feed. …”
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A human-on-the-loop approach for labelling seismic recordings from landslide site via a multi-class deep-learning based classification model by Jiaxin Jiang, David Murray, Vladimir Stankovic, Lina Stankovic, Clement Hibert, Stella Pytharouli, Jean-Philippe Malet

“…However, the opaque, “black box” nature of deep learning algorithms has raised concerns of reliability and interpretability by Earth scientists and end-users, hesitant to adopt these models. …”
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EDUCATIONAL PURSUITS AND GOALS FOR ADOLESCENTS WHO ARE BLACK AND IN CARE: INSIGHTS FROM YOUTH, CAREGIVERS, AND CHILD WELFARE STAFF IN ONTARIO, CANADA by Christa Sato, Daniel Kikulwe

“…Findings highlight that Black youth-in-care experience labelling, hypervisibility and invisibility, and harassment and bullying, all of which had an impact on how they navigated the school system, and contributed to internalized stereotypes and feelings of isolation and unbelonging. …”
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Feasibility, safety and tolerability of estrogen and/or probiotics for improving vaginal health in Canadian African, Caribbean, and Black women: A pilot phase 1 clinical trial. by Biban Gill, Jocelyn M Wessels, Christina L Hayes, Jenna Ratcliffe, Junic Wokuri, Elizabeth Ball, Gregor Reid, Rupert Kaul, Jesleen Rana, Muna Alkhaifi, Wangari Tharao, Fiona Smaill, Charu Kaushic

“…Considering the high prevalence of BV among African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) women, we conducted a prospective, randomized, open-label phase 1 clinical trial to determine the feasibility, safety and tolerability of administering low-dose estrogen, probiotics or both in combination to improve vaginal health and decrease HIV-1 susceptibility.…”
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Comparative color stability assessment of orthodontic clear aligners: an in vitro study by Nancy Ajwa, Fatimah Radhi, Rana Aloraini, Ghadi AlSaydalani

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BPS states, conserved charges and centres of symmetric group algebras by Garreth Kemp, Sanjaye Ramgoolam

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Quasinormal modes of three $$(2+1)$$ ( 2 + 1 ) -dimensional black holes in string theory, conformal gravity, and Hu–Sawicki F(R) theory via the Heun function by F. Naderi, A. Rezaei-Aghdam

“…Abstract We study the propagation of massless fermionic fields, implementing a family of special functions: Heun functions, in solving the wave equation in three three-dimensional backgrounds, including the BTZ black hole in string theory and Lifshitz black hole solutions in conformal gravity and Hu–Sawicki F(R) theory. …”
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Aelita (Iakov Protazanov, 1924) : la science-fiction à l’écran en question by Raphaëlle Costa de Beauregard

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Perceptions of branding in the clothing industry by Andrissa van Eck, Anské Grobler, Frederick Herbst

“…The results of this exploratory study indicated that (i) both male and female Black adolescents share positive perceptions towards branded clothes; (ii) although unbranded items were perceived as less favourable, their worth was not denied; and (iii) when it comes to possible differences in the two genders’ perceptions of designer labels versus non-designer labels, they speak with one voice: designer labels are much preferred. …”
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Evaluation of health-related quality of life changes in an Australian rapid access chest pain clinic by J Andrew Black, James E. Sharman, Gang Chen, Andrew J. Palmer, Barbara de Graaff, Mark Nelson, Niamh Chapman, Julie A. Campbell

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Bearing Defect Detection with Unsupervised Neural Networks by Jianqiao Xu, Zhaolu Zuo, Danchao Wu, Bing Li, Xiaoni Li, Deyi Kong

“…Bearings always suffer from surface defects, such as scratches, black spots, and pits. Those surface defects have great effects on the quality and service life of bearings. …”
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Exploration of linear and interpretable models for quantification of cell parameters via contactless short-wave infrared hyperspectral sensing by Anjana Hevaganinge, Eva Lowenstein, Anna Filatova, Mihir Modak, Nandi Thales Mogo, Bryana Rowley, Jenny Yarmowsky, Joshua Ehizibolo, Ravidu Hevaganinge, Amy Musser, Abbey Kim, Anthony Neri, Jessica Conway, Yiding Yuan, Maurizio Cattaneo, Sui Seng Tee, Yang Tao

“…Abstract The development of optical sensors for label-free quantification of cell parameters has numerous uses in the biomedical arena. …”
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Safety of a co-designed cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for people with type 1 diabetes and eating disorders (STEADY): a feasibility randomised controlled trialResearch... by Marietta Stadler, Natalie Zaremba, Amy Harrison, Jennie Brown, Divina Pillay, Jacqueline Allan, Rachael Tan, Salma Ayis, Emmanouela Konstantara, Janet Treasure, David Hopkins, Khalida Ismail

“…Methods: Feasibility parallel-group, randomised (blocks of four) controlled open-label trial (RCT) of STEADY against usual care (Control) at King's College London, UK. …”
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