“Functional foods” contain active components like vitamins, antioxidants, fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, probiotics, and minerals to help maintain good health, lower disease risk, and enhance wellbeing. There has been an increase in the demand for these foods, mainly since the COVID-19 pandemic, when people realized the importance of choosing products and supplements that boost immunity. Thus, the primary objective of this study is to determine the Egyptian community’s familiarity with functional f...

Sociology 

Fucoxanthin, a compound with anti-cancer, antioxidant, anti-diabetic, and anti-obesity properties, can be produced in Isochrysis zhanjiangensis, a microalga. A key rate-limiting enzyme in MEP pathway for fucoxanthin biosynthesis is 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (IzDXS). This study aims to investigate the characteristics of IzDXS gene and protein and provide methods to enhance fucoxanthin yield considering its wide potential applications. Bioinformatic analysis, phylogenic analysis, and...

Molecular Biology 

Introduction: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines provided renewed hope in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. To promote extensive vaccination coverage, it is imperative to assess the inclination towards receiving vaccines and examine the influencing factors among healthcare workers (HCWs). This study evaluated COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among HCWs at a Teaching Hospital in Zambia. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study wa...

Epidemiology  Health Policy  Immunology 

In this paper, based on the BP neural network, several main optimization models in the prediction of foundation pit deformation are analyzed, including GA-BP, PSO-BP, SSA-BP, ACO-BP prediction models. Several different models predict the deformation during the construction of the foundation pit, and clarify the advantages and disadvantages of different models and the advantages of integrating the algorithm into the deformation prediction of deep foundation pits in civil engineering.

Operational Research 

This article presents the findings of a web survey aimed at collecting new neighborhood-level information on individual and contextual health-related risk factors in Milan, Italy. The study utilized the Social Determinants of Health and Urban Health approaches to design data-driven health prevention and promotion interventions tailored to the local community. However, the survey experienced a significantly low response rate (6.2%) with a skewed representation of middle-aged, we...

Sociology 

Many Filipino students continuously struggle to learn mathematics, and the extant literature suggests their motivation to learn may play a crucial factor in determining their success in university. It may conceivably drive students to persevere, exert more effort, and display goal-orientated behaviors. This paper examines if motivational factors such as self-concept and academic self-regulation are directly related to the mathematics achievement of pre-service mathematics teachers. A descriptive...

Educational Psychology  Mathematics Education  Sociology  Teacher Education 

This study utilizes hourly temperature data from the China Meteorological Administration to assess extreme temperatures on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. The annual and seasonal variations of extreme temperatures from 2005 to 2020 are analyzed using methods such as the climate tendency rate, T-test, and Mann-Kendall mutation test. Additionally, the study explores the impact of meteorological factors on sudden changes in extreme temperature indices. The results show that the frequency of warm weathe...

Atmospheric Sciences 

Although there has been remarkable research on domestication of baobab (Adansonia digitata), its early growth using fertilizer at different application levels is still not well known. This study aimed at investigating an ideal NPK fertilizer application level on early growth of A. digitata. The study was conducted in the forest nursery from 23 November to 24 May 2020. A. digitata seeds collected from Namalaka in Mangochiwere directly sown polythene tubes of a 15 ×...

Plant Science 

With the remarkable enhancement of China’s comprehensive national power and the substantial improvement of its international status, the international and domestic situations have undergone new changes. The translation of the 20th Report, as a key link in conveying China’s political philosophy and development blueprint, has received extensive attention both at home and abroad, and its English translation is of great significance to the shaping of China’s image and the enhancement of internationa...

Linguistics 

Rightly considered as the immovable source of all material wealth, land has always been an invaluable asset in Africa currently retaining 52% of the world’s remaining arable land. Land-related conflicts are gaining grounds in Africa both in scale and intensity. This is well exemplified by the conflict between non-indigenous Ballin and Oliti migrant farmers at Ufambe, in the Messaga Ekol Court Area of Akwaya. Pre-knowledge on the historical background and disapproving socio-cultural behaviors of ...

Sociology