Review
Entomology
Kavitha Kannan, C. Giovanni Galizia, Morgane Nouvian
Summary: Insects use their sense of smell to protect themselves from danger and share information through chemical signals. This review discusses how insects use smell to perform defensive behaviors and how their brains process these olfactory signals. Future studies will contribute to a better understanding of defensive behavior and the role of olfaction.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Lingfeng Ruan, Huanmin Ge, Yanfei Shen, Zhiqiang Pu, Shouxin Zong, Yixiong Cui
Summary: The study aimed to establish and illustrate a predictive and prescriptive model of football teams' playing styles, specifically focusing on defensive styles and their effectiveness in reducing the opponent's expected goals. By analyzing data from the Chinese Football Super League, the study identified different defensive styles and their impact on the opponent's xG, and developed a predictive model based on these findings.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Ahmed M. Elgarahy, A. K. Priya, Hamida Y. Mostafa, E. G. Zaki, S. M. Elsaeed, M. Muruganandam, Khalid Z. Elwakeel
Summary: Plastic waste is a pressing environmental challenge, with millions of tons entering our oceans each year and impacting marine life and human health. This review article provides a comprehensive overview of the problem and explores various management strategies, including mechanical, physical, chemical, and biological approaches. The review emphasizes the need for a multi-faceted approach and also discusses the potential of bioplastics as an alternative.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
So-Jin Yang, Sujin Mun, Hye Jin Kim, Sue Ji Han, Do Woo Kim, Bae-Sik Cho, Ae Gyeong Kim, Duck Woong Park
Summary: Leafy vegetables, due to their inability to be peeled and their large leaf surface area, present a higher risk of retaining pesticide residues compared to other vegetables. This study is the first comparative study to investigate the effectiveness of different removal methods for pesticide residues on five leafy vegetables. The results highlight the importance of thoroughly washing leafy vegetables to reduce the intake of pesticide residues.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sophie Fuchtner, Sara Piqueras, Lisbeth Garbrecht Thygesen
Summary: By comparing the natural impregnation patterns of Norway spruce and Kurile larch, it was found that the accumulation of extractives in the cell wall differs between the two species, with larch mainly containing phenolics and spruce mainly containing aromatic waxes.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Sijjad Ali, Jia Wang, Victor Chung Ming Leung
Summary: This paper presents a method to increase the dependability of cloud-based applications by using a closely-coupled (t, m, n) secret sharing method to counter private channel cracking and illegal participant attacks. It also explains a common method to convert a perfect (t, n)-SS into a (t, m, n)-ITSS.
JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY-COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
D. Z. Yankelevsky, Y. S. Karinski, V. R. Feldgun
Summary: This paper presents an experimental investigation on concrete specimens of equal uniaxial compressive strength but different mix compositions, aiming at examining the equation of state (EOS) and its correlation with the uniaxial compressive strength and mix components. The test results show that the EOS curves have a wide scatter, depending on the different mix parameters, which refutes the commonly assumed correlation between the uniaxial compression strength and the EOS.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yilin Gong, Xuelin Yao, Jin Peng, Yue Ma, Yu Fang, Kangkang Yan, Minghuan Jiang
Summary: This study evaluated the economic and health impacts of three influenza vaccines available in China for children. The results showed that trivalent inactivated vaccine was cost-effective compared with no vaccination for children aged six months to three years. For children aged 3-18 years, quadrivalent inactivated vaccine was the most cost-effective option.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoyan Xu, Yi Mei, Yanhong Sun, Xiaoli Zhu
Summary: This study investigates the effectiveness of social platform promotion strategies for the elderly with different levels of digital literacy. It finds that the proportion of passive information receivers (PIRs) has a direct negative effect on market penetration, and moderates the effectiveness of various promotional strategies.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nora Schmit, Shevanthi Nayagam, Maud Lemoine, Gibril Ndow, Yusuke Shimakawa, Mark R. Thursz, Timothy B. Hallett
Summary: This study aimed to assess the impact and cost-effectiveness of different monitoring strategies for HBV-infected individuals. The findings showed that monitoring every 5 years for 15-45 year olds in a community-based screening program in The Gambia was the most cost-effective strategy.
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Macmanus C. Ndukwu, Daniel Onwude, James Ehiem, Ugochukwu C. Abada, Inemesit E. Ekop, Guangnan Chen
Summary: Different storage and packaging methods were compared for short-term storage of breadfruit seeds, showing that an aluminum silo bin treated with alligator pepper powder effectively prevents insect infestation and mold growth, making it a recommended baseline for storing other tropical crops.
Article
Biophysics
Zheming Tong, Hongyu Guo, Zhigang Di, Ye Sheng, Lina Song, Jiankun Hu, Xiang Gao, Yang Hou, Xiaoli Zhan, Qinghua Zhang
Summary: This study introduced stable polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) hydrophilic segments to modify polydimethylsiloxane-based polyurethane (PDMS-PU), resulting in low surface energy elastomer coatings with hydrophilized defensive surface and reduced elastic modulus, which exhibited excellent antifouling performance in marine environments.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Economics
Philipp Hauser
Summary: This paper investigates investments in gas infrastructure in European gas markets considering uncertainties and explores the impact of diversification on security of supply improvement. A stochastic optimization approach is introduced to address uncertainties focusing on three dimensions: Ukraine gas transit, future LNG prices, and expected gas demand. Trade-offs and optimal strategies in pipeline investments, LNG terminals, gas storages, and gas dispatch are illustrated, emphasizing the importance of an enhanced relationship between Russia and the EU for preventing malinvestments in the European gas market.
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Chenwei Liu, Shuwen Xiang, Yanlong Yang
Summary: In this paper, a characteristic function is proposed to map each TU-game with strategies to a TU-game. The characteristic function is obtained through a two-step procedure where each complementary coalition successively selects the equilibrium that maximizes its utility. The properties of this characteristic function are then investigated, along with the relations of the cores under three characteristic functions. Furthermore, several applications of these findings are provided, including a firm production advertising game, a supply chain network game, a cost game with strategies, and a Cournot game.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Andrea Gazzola, Bianca Guadin, Alessandro Balestrieri, Daniele Pellitteri-Rosa
Summary: This study found that predation threat in the environment can induce individual-level changes in laterality in Balearic green toad tadpoles. Tadpoles exposed to chemical cues of native predators and conspecific prey showed significant changes in lateralization intensity and activity level.