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Production and biochemical characterization of Pleurotus ostreatus NRC 620 laccase and evaluation of its efficacy in apple juice clarification
Abstract The highest activity of the Pleurotus ostreatus NRC620 laccase enzyme occurred in the broth of mushroom growth after 25 days of incubation at 28 °C and static conditions. The optimu...
VTGAN based proactive VM consolidation in cloud data centers using value and trend approaches
Abstract Reducing energy consumption and optimizing resource usage are essential goals for researchers and cloud providers managing large cloud data centers. Recent advancements have demonst...
Potentials of typical plant species from rewetted fenlands for the supply of strategic elements
Abstract Rewetting of peatlands requires the development of new biomass utilization pathways. The supply of strategic elements with key importance for the development of priority technologie...
Intra-individual comparison of appetitive trace and delay conditioning in humans across acquisition and extinction
Abstract Temporal contiguity between conditioned (CS) and unconditioned stimuli (US) is a crucial factor in Pavlovian learning, yet little is known about its role in appetitive conditioning...
Comparative assessment of standalone and hybrid deep neural networks for modeling daily pan evaporation in a semi-arid environment
Abstract Evaporation represents a fundamental hydrological cycle process that demands dependable methods to quantify its fluctuation to ascertain sustainable agriculture, irrigation systems,...
Grandparental socioeconomic disadvantages and grandchild psychiatric disorders: the mediating role of parental socioeconomic and psychosocial factors
Abstract The aim of this study is to explore the association between grandparental socioeconomic disadvantages and grandchild psychiatric disorders, the role of parental socioeconomic and ps...
Vincamine induces cytoprotective autophagy via regulation of ampk/mtor signaling pathway in gentamicin-induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in rats
Abstract Gentamicin (GET), a widely utilized aminoglycoside antibiotic for severe bacterial infections, is associated with significant hepatorenal toxicity. These adverse effects are frequen...
Comparative simulation analysis of photonic ultrasound sensors based on silicon waveguides
Multiplex detection of seven transgenes for human gene doping analysis
Abstract Gene doping is known as the manipulation of congenital traits by gene therapeutic approaches with the intent of illicit athletic performance enhancement. A panel prototype suitable...
Unveiling the structure, function and dynamics of StmPr1 in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia virulence
Abstract The increase in infections caused by multi-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, like Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, has become a growing health crisis worldwide. S. maltophilia poses a...
Aetiology and antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial keratitis at a referral centre in southern Sweden
Abstract This was a retrospective cross-sectional study evaluating the aetiology and antibiotic susceptibility in patients treated for suspected bacterial keratitis at Skåne University Hospi...
Directional protection scheme using impedance approach for transmission lines
Abstract Identifying the direction of fault is an essential mission of the transmission line protective scheme. This paper discusses a direction protective technique based on a posit...
Functional transposition of renal functions to the posterior intestine during maturation in male three-spined stickleback
Abstract During the breeding season, the male stickleback proximal tubule of the kidney undergoes hypertrophy. This is due to the synthesis of the nest building protein spiggin, in response...
Tuning surface properties of thiophene-based thin films on glass substrates for cancer cell adhesion, drug release control, and computational analysis
Abstract This study explores the potential of six novel thiophene derivative thin films (THIOs) for reducing cancer cell adhesion and enhancing controlled drug release on inert glass substra...
A psychometric study of the team psychological safety scale and sport psychological safety inventory in Swedish elite sports
Abstract Studies investigating psychological safety in sports and non-sports contexts have mostly utilized the universal Team Psychological Safety Scale (TPSS) aimed for performance developm...
Rosemary essenitial oil counters MnO2 nanoparticle-induced fertility deficits in rats via antioxidant mechanisms and upregulation of StAR signalling
Abstract Manganese, an essential nutrient for male reproductive health, exerts dose-dependent effects, with excessive exposure—particularly to manganese dioxide nanoparticles (MnO...
Effects of taurine, brimonidine and betaxolol on oscillation modulation and stimulation efficiency in degenerated rd10 mouse retinas
Abstract The rd10 mouse is a widely used model for degenerative retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Its retina shows rhythmic spontaneous activity at a frequency of three to...
Special endurance coefficients enable the evaluation of running performance
Abstract Running performance from sprint to long distance is largely determined by the interplay between basic speed and endurance. Existing power-law, physiological, and theoretical...
Insights on the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying hippocampus-dependent memory impairment in COVID-19
Abstract COVID-19 has been linked to acute and long-term cognitive impairments, including memory and concentration deficits, as well as neuropsychiatric symptoms such as anxiety and depressi...
Evaluating language model embeddings for Parkinson’s disease cohort harmonization using a novel manually curated variable mapping schema
Abstract Data Harmonization is an important yet time-consuming process. With the recent popularity of applications using Language Models (LMs) due to their high capabilities in text...
Elements pollution and ecological risk assessment of coastal sediments along the Nile Delta
Abstract The Nile Delta coastal area surface sediments were evaluated for twenty-five elements. Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS method) was used to analyze the digested...
Petrogenesis and tectonic evolution of tourmaline- bearing leucogranites, Sikait area, South Eastern Desert of Egypt utilizing mineralogical and bulk rock analysis
Abstract The current research discuss in detail the tourmaline distribution in Sikait leucogranites in order to deduce its genesis and type. We conduct new detailed geological, petrographica...
Cerebrospinal fluid protein profiling of inflammatory and neurobiological markers in Lyme neuroborreliosis
Abstract Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) is the most common form of disseminated Lyme borreliosis in Europe and North America. There are limitations in existing LNB diagnostics and a lack of rel...
Impacts of commercial bile acids on growth performance, immune responses and expression genes of lipid metabolism in Nile tilapia fingerlings Oreochromis niloticus
Abstract The current investigation evaluated the impact of the dietary addition of commercial bile acids (BAs) on growth, nutrient assimilation, immunity, antioxidant status, intestinal and...
Optimized frequency stabilization in hybrid renewable power grids with integrated energy storage systems using a modified fuzzy-TID controller
Abstract This article presents several innovative methods to mitigate frequency deviations in hybrid renewable power grids (HRPGs) with high penetration of renewable energy sources (RESs). T...