The Impact of Movement Control Order (MCO) during Pandemic COVID-19 on Local Air Quality in an Urban Area of Klang Valley, Malaysia by Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir, Maggie Chel Gee Ooi, Kemal Maulana Alhasa, Mohd Aftar Abu Bakar, Anis Asma Ahmad Mohtar, Mohd Fadzil Firdzaus Mohd Nor, Mohd Talib Latif, Haris Hafizal Abd Hamid, Sawal Hamid Md Ali, Noratiqah Mohd Ariff, Johary Anuar, Fatimah Ahamad, Azliyana Azhari, Norfazrin Mohd Hanif, Mohammed Ahmed Subhi, Murnira Othman, Mohd Zaim Mohd Nor

“…In this study, air pollutant data during normal days were compared with MCO days using a reference analyser and AiRBOXSense. …”
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Changes in the nutrient composition of top-selling packaged foods and beverages in Colombia between 2016 to 2021 by Luis Carlos Forero, Luis F. Gómez, Mercedes Mora-Plazas, María Parra-Murillo, María Parra-Murillo, Sara Toquica, Lindsey Smith Taillie

“…While a previous study examined the changes in the nutritional composition of beverage and food products offered in Colombia between 2016 and 2018, it is necessary to update this information to understand whether the industry anticipated labeling and tax regulations by reformulating products.MethodsThis study carried out a comparison of the content of selected nutrients of concern and non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) from the nutritional panels of 164 matched pairs of packaged foods and beverages from the top selling brands in Colombia in 2021 compared to 2016. McNemar’s test for paired data was used to evaluate changes in the proportion of each of the critical nutrients and NNS to be regulated.ResultsThere were no significant changes in sodium, saturated fat, trans fat, or free sugar in foods or beverages prior to policy implementation. …”
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The influence of exogenous melatonin treatment on quality, nutritional profile, and antioxidant system of fresh-cut carambola during cold storage by Farah Anum Mohd Yusof, Ezzat Mohamad Azman, Noranizan Mohd Adzahan, Noor Liyana Yusof

“…Upon four days of storage, malondialdehyde content and hydrogen peroxide content decreased compared to untreated carambolas, resulting from the upregulated antioxidant system. …”
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Importance of the 5’ untranslated region for recombinant enzyme production in isolated Bacillus subtilis 007 by Jana Senger, Adriana Schulz, Ines Seitl, Martin Heider, Lutz Fischer

“…Expression controlled by the PaprE promoter yielded a significantly higher activity of 2515 µkat/L, compared to 56 µkat/L with the P43 promoter. Modifications on the PaprE core promoter region or the spacer, the sequence between the Shine-Dalgarno sequence and the start codon, did not improve β-galactosidase production. …”
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The geographical distribution, trophic modes, and host preferences of Fomitopsis pinicola in Central Europe: a comprehensive review by Gáper Ján, Gáperová Svetlana, Pristaš Peter, Šebesta Martin, Kollárová Patrícia, Gallay Igor, Slobodník Branko

“…For this purpose we studied and compared the archived material (fungarium items and field notes) from 1954 to present, obtained from own collections and external sources. …”
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Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulations of the Hydrogen and Methane storage capacities of a novel Co-MOF by A. Granja-DelRío, I. Cabria

“…The study includes a comparative analysis of selected MOFs with similar metal compositions, as well as those with analogous density, all assessed at room temperature and moderate pressures, 25 MPa. …”
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HIV, smoking, and the brain: a convergence of neurotoxicities by Benjamin L. Orlinick, Shelli F. Farhadian

“…Summary People with HIV (PWH) are disproportionately affected by both neurocognitive impairment (NCI) and tobacco smoking compared to the general population. Both HIV and tobacco smoking are known to have neurotoxic effects and have the potential for clinically significant impacts on brain health and cognitive functioning. …”
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EFFICACY OF TAX PAYERS’ PERCEPTION ON TAX COMPLIANCE LEVEL AMONG SMEs IN ILORIN METROPOLIS by Daud Omotosho Saheed, Yusuf Olamilekan Quadri, Majeed Ajibola Ibrahim, Ifedolapo Oluwasolape Omotosho

“… Nigeria’s tax compliance rate is significantly low compared to other countries especially given the weak revenue administration capacity to deal with evasion and lack of data mainly around the informal sectors as tax payers do not trust the government to channel tax revenue for its intended purposes. …”
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Phytochemical components and antibacterial activity of two populations of Senecio vulgaris L. essential oils as traditional medicine plant by Fatemeh Hajmoradi, Hamed Fathi, Foozieh Moghadami

“…This research seeks to analyze and compare the essential oil compositions and antibacterial characteristics of two distinct populations of S. vulgaris. …”
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Spi-VSTL: Image data collection platform using off-the shelf hardware for vertically supported crops in state-of-the-art glasshouses by Namal Jayasuriya, Malith Weerasekara, Oula Ghannoum, Yi Guo, Wen Hu

“…Available research or commercial-purpose image data collection platforms for indoor crops are mostly targeted at movable and small plants compared to vertically supported tall plants. Customising existing commercial systems for this specific type of crop is costly. …”
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Using DIMet for Differential Analysis of Labeled Metabolomics Data: A Step-by-step Guide Showcasing the Glioblastoma Metabolism by Johanna Galvis, Joris Guyon, Thomas Daubon, Macha Nikolski

“…To showcase DIMet's capabilities, we analyzed LDHA/B knockout glioblastoma cell lines compared to controls. Accessible to all researchers through Galaxy, DIMet is free, user-friendly, and open source, making it a valuable resource for advancing metabolic research.…”
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Performance Analysis of RIS-Assisted Smart Grid Wide Area Network With RF Energy Harvesting by Kandi Veera Venkata Ramana, Hemanta Kumar Sahu

“…Our study reveals that the proposed system significantly enhances communication performance compared to conventional SG WANs without RIS or RF EH. …”
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Radiative properties and QPOs around charged black hole in Kalb–Ramond gravity by Shokhzod Jumaniyozov, Muhammad Zahid, Mirzabek Alloqulov, Inomjon Ibragimov, Javlon Rayimbaev, Sardor Murodov

“…QPO orbits’ locations with ratios of upper and lower frequencies of twin-peaked QPOs 3:2, 4:3, and 5:4 are analyzed compared to ISCO. We also obtain constrain values for the black hole mass, charge, KR field parameter, and QPO orbits found using Markovian chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulations for stellar mass (XTE J1550, GRS 1915+105), intermediate mass (M82-X1), and supermassive black holes (Sgr A*). …”
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Phenology and production of blackberry trees in the southern Minas Gerais by Guilherme dos Santos Cruz, Adriano Bortolotti da Silva, Nágla Maria Sampaio de Matos, Paulo Roberto Corrêa Landgraf, Ana Patrícia Alves Leão

“…The data was submitted to analyses of variance and the means were compared using the Tukey test, at 5 % probability. …”
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Static and dynamic study of composite beams with a new interlaminar sliding field using different beam theories by Rachida Mohamed Krachaï, Noureddine Elmeiche, Ismail Mechab, Fabrice Bernard, Hichem Abbad

“…In addition, the numerical resolution of these equations was based on the principle of minimizing all energies using the Ritz method, while taking into account different beam theories. Afterwards, a comparative study was carried out in order to calculate the natural vibration frequencies of two composite beams made of steel and wood materials. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Symptomatic Multiple Sacral Perineural Cysts-Technical Note by Masashi Tsujino, Akinobu Suzuki, Hidetomi Terai, Minori Kato, Hiromitsu Toyoda, Shinji Takahashi, Koji Tamai, Hiroaki Nakamura

“…Symptomatic cysts were exclusively diagnosed as not enhanced immediately (filling defect sign) but displayed enhancement later (delayed filling sign/retention sign) compared to the subarachnoid space. A minimal laminectomy was performed on the target cyst. …”
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Called to the missional frontline in a turbulent world: The role of theological education by Daniel N. Andrew

“…Method: The study follows a comparative literature approach and seeks through it to uncover the roots of theological education in the AFMI and how it can assist in fulfilling their missional mandate. …”
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Laboratory Rotational Spectroscopy Leads to the First Interstellar Detection of Singly Deuterated Methyl Mercaptan (CH2DSH) by Hayley A. Bunn, Silvia Spezzano, Laurent H. Coudert, Jean-Claude Guillemin, Yuxin Lin, Christian P. Endres, Brant Billinghurst, Olivier Pirali, Jes Jørgensen, Valerio Lattanzi, Paola Caselli

“…The column density ratio for HDCS/CH _2 DSH compared to HDCO/CH _2 DOH suggests a difference in the interstellar chemistry between the sulfur and oxygen complex organics, in particular a different link between H _2 CO and CH _3 OH and between H _2 CS and CH _3 SH. …”
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Structure in transition: The role of structure in facilitating workplace efficacy and belonging for military veterans and civilians. by W Connor Gibbs, Lauren Ortosky, Alair MacLean, Aaron C Kay, David K Sherman

“…This research focuses on military veterans, who face significant challenges during their separation from military service and transition to civilian employment, as an exemplar of the people experiencing employment transitions more generally, and compares them (in two studies) with civilian participants. …”
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Genomic insights into a clinical Salmonella Typhimurium isolate carrying plasmid-mediated blaNDM-5 by Fan Huang, Genglin Guo, Lu Feng, Tongbo Cai, Xu Huang

“…Results: The clinical isolate 23S9 belonged to serovar Typhimurium, antigenic profile 4:i:-, ST34, and carried pNDM_23S9 harbouring several antimicrobial resistance genes, including aac(6′)-Ib-cr6, OXA-1, catB3, arr-3, qacEdeltal and blaNDM. Comparative analysis revealed that blaNDM-5 can exist in different plasmids of different isolates, proving its transmission through plasmids. …”
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