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We obtain existence and uniqueness fixed point theorems as well as approximation results for some classes of mappings defined by symmetric contractive type conditions in a convex metric space in the sense of Takahashi. By using a new approach, i.e.,...

Zoos worldwide play an important role in both in situ and ex situ conservation via efforts such as providing breeding programmes and reintroductions into the wild. Zoo populations are crucial as a buffer against extinction. However, a mismatch betwee...

Yogurt represents a traditional fermented dairy product characteristic of the Balkan Peninsula and is widely consumed in the Republic of Bulgaria. The aim of the present study was to develop omega-3-enriched yogurt. Four yogurts were produced: one co...

This work was designated to scrutinize the protein differential expression in natural selenium-enriched and non-selenium-enriched rice using the Isobaric-tags for relative and absolute quantification (iTRAQ) proteomics approach. The extracted protein...

Microorganisms, as abundant biological resources, offer significant potential in the development of selenium-enrichment technologies. Selenium-enriched microorganisms not only absorb, reduce, and accumulate selenium efficiently but also produce vario...

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have been found to have decreased immune function. Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element that is beneficial for human health, which has a significant stimulating effect on immune function. We compa...

Common beans are an essential food source worldwide, particularly in developing countries, and are grown in soils poor in selenium (Se), a mineral essential for human health. Adding Se to fertilizers is a promising technique; however, more studies ar...

Selenium is an essential micronutrient that plays a crucial role in maintaining human health. Selenium deficiency is seriously associated with various diseases such as Keshan disease, Kashin–Beck disease, cataracts, and others. Conversely, sele...

We define and study enriched Suzuki mappings in Hadamard spaces. The results obtained here are extending fundamental findings previously established in related research. The extension is realized with respect to at least two different aspects: the se...

This paper introduces the concepts of inward-$\beta$-enriched Reich multi-valued contractions and outward-$\beta$-enriched Reich multi-valued contractions in the context of normed linear spaces. We establish fixed point existence theorems for these gen...

Metal combustion is one of the main issues threatening service safety in oxygen-enriched atmospheres, leading to unexpected explosions in rocket engines. This paper reviews the recent development of metals combustion in oxygen-enriched atmospheres. T...

The investigation of 2β decay is an important issue in modern physics, allowing the test of the Standard Model of elementary particles and the study of the nature and properties of neutrinos. The crystal scintillators, especially made of isotopically...

Building upon classical fixed point theory, the concept of enriched contractions introduces a new class of mappings. For a normed linear space $(X,\parallel ·\parallel )$, a mapping $T:X\to X$ is called an enriched contraction if there exist $b\in [0$...

This article introduces the concept of proximal enriched contractions for nonself mappings by integrating the enrichment technique of Berinde and Păcurar with the relation-theoretic approach of Alam and Imdad. The existence of best proximity poi...

The idea of enriched mappings in normed spaces is relatively a newer idea. In this paper, we initiate the study of enriched mappings in modular function spaces. We first introduce the concepts of enriched $\rho$-contractions and enriched $\rho$-Kannan...

The aim of the present study was to determine the physico-chemical properties (dry matter content, combustion heat, electrical properties, total protein, ash, fat and crude fibre contents, selected amino acids, and trace elements), antioxidant conten...

This paper focuses on dealing with several types of enriched cyclic contractions defined in the union of a set of non-empty closed subsets of normed or metric spaces. In general, any finite number $p\ge 2$ of subsets is permitted in the cyclic arrangem...

In this paper, we introduce two new classes of mappings known as $\lambda$-enriched strictly pseudocontractive mappings and ${\Phi }_T$-enriched Lipshitizian mappings in the setup of a real Banach space. In addition, a new modified mixed-type Ishikawa iter...

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the class of enriched multivalued contraction mappings. Both single-valued and multivalued enriched contractions are defined by means of symmetric inequalities. Our main result extends and generalizes the rec...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of wheat bread enrichment using hazelnuts and walnuts (1%, 3%, 6%, 9%) on the nutritional value and selected physicochemical and antioxidant properties. The dough and bread yield, volume, specific volu...

Hydrogen is widely regarded as a promising carbon-free alternative fuel. However, the development of low-emission marine gas turbine combustion systems has been hindered by the associated risks of combustion instability, also termed as thermoacoustic...

Oxygen-enriched combustion technology is an emerging incineration method suitable for waste treatment. In this study, we investigated an economical modular configuration method for oxygen-enriched air production using gas separation membrane technolo...

To examine the influences of community-enriched environment on the cognitive trajectories of the elderly in China, using panel data of 10,057, 3994, 2387, and 1749 older persons aged 65–104 years of the 2005, 2008, 2011, and 2014 waves from the Chine...

Environmental enrichment is a widespread neuroprotective strategy during development and also in the mature nervous system. Several research groups have described that enriched environment in adult rats has an impact on the progression of Parkinson’s...

Zn is an essential trace element required for maintaining normal growth and development. Zn deficiency can cause growth retardation and reproductive system dysplasia, while Zn supplementation for treating Zn deficiency requires the use of high-qualit...

The selenium (Se) enrichment of yeasts and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) has recently emerged as a novel concept; the individual health effects of these beneficial microorganisms are combined by supplying the essential micronutrient Se in a more bioavai...

We introduce the class of enriched $\phi$-contractions in Banach spaces as a natural generalization of $\phi$-contractions and study the existence and approximation of the fixed points of mappings in this new class, which is shown to be an unsaturated...

Functional foods enriched with folate may be beneficial as a means of optimizing folate status in consumers. We recently developed novel eggs enriched with folate through folic acid supplementation of the hen’s feed, but their potential to influence...

The water-enriched mined-out area, which led to frequent accidents and the serious destruction of ecological environment and serious threat to coal-mining practices. To ensure safe mining practices and to avoid the intrusion of water from the bases o...

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of enriched pumpkin on calcium status in ovariectomized rats. The study was conducted in sixty female Wistar rats, which were divided into six groups: a group fed a standard diet (C) and five ovariectomized gr...

Background/Objectives: Selenium is indispensable for human health, yet vast regions worldwide grapple with selenium-deficient soils, rendering dietary intake a critical avenue for supplementation. This narrative review aims to systematically examine...

Background/Objectives: Legume-enriched foods are conventional products reformulated with the addition of legumes and, as such, represent a sustainable alternative to animal proteins. This study investigated the effectiveness of messages based on diff...

Degradation of rice straw by cooperative microbial activities is at present the most attractive alternative to fuels and provides a basis for biomass conversion. The use of microbial consortia in the biodegradation of lignocelluloses could reduce pro...

Environmental enrichment is a popular strategy to enhance motor and cognitive performance and to counteract the effects of various harmful stimuli. The protective effects of enriched environment have been shown in traumatic, ischemic and toxic nervou...

The limited antifouling capability of Ti-based components could jeopardize their applications in petroleum engineering. In this work, a Cu-enriched TiO₂ coating has been fabricated using an ultrasound-auxiliary micro-arc oxidation (UMAO) method. The...

This work proposes a novel enriched finite element method (E-FEM) for structural dynamics analysis. We developed the enriched 3-node triangular and 4-node tetrahedral displacement-based elements (T-elements). The standard linear shape functions of th...

The automated enrichment of mass-digitised document collections using techniques such as text mining is becoming increasingly popular. Enriched collections offer new opportunities for interface design to allow data-driven and visualisation-based sear...

This paper investigates the emission characteristics of hydrogen-enriched gasoline (95G5H₂) under dynamic driving situations in order to fulfill the growing need for cleaner and more efficient automobile fuels. This study aimed to investigate the imp...

We introduce fuzzy enriched contraction, which extends the classical notion of fuzzy Banach contraction and encompasses specific fuzzy non-expansive mappings. Our investigation establishes both the presence and uniqueness of fixed points considering...

Combustion and heat release characteristics of biogas non-premixed flames under various hydrogen-enriched and oxygen-enriched conditions were investigated through chemical kinetics simulation using detailed chemical mechanisms. The heat release rates...

Folate is a fundamental vitamin for human health in prevention of many diseases; however, unfortunately its deficiency is widespread, so a greater availability of folate rich foods is desirable. The aim of this study was to design new cereal products...

In this paper, we present an automatic procedure that enhances the solution accuracy of edge-based smoothed 2D solid finite elements (three-node triangular and four-node quadrilateral elements). To obtain an enhanced solution, an adaptive enrichment...

Morchella esculenta (L.) Pers., referred to as Morel, is a medicinal and edible homologous fungus, which contains many bioactive substances. In Morel, polysaccharides are the most abundant and have various bioactivities. In the present work, two nove...

Premna microphylla is a medicinal plant species distributed in Southeast Asia and China. P. microphylla leaves have been widely used for processing edible gels called Chai tofu, which have many medicinal values, such as clearing heat and detoxifying....

Food fortification is an effective approach to improve vitamin D (VD) concentrations in foods. Eggs are a useful food vehicle for enrichment with VD via its hydroxylated metabolite, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-D₃), in hen feed. This study determined the...

Hydrogen, an emerging low-carbon energy carrier, is pivotal for high-penetration renewable energy and integrated energy systems, yet the coupling of hydrogen with electricity and gas for hydrogen production and enriched compression-integrated systems...

This paper investigates the fixed points of large enriched contractions in a convex metric space as well as in a convex G-metric space. We establish the sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of fixed points for these mappings. We use...

Geometric and mechanical analyses were performed on 82 selenium-rich eggs, which underwent hydrostatic testing as 2 raw eggs, 60 steamed eggs, and 20 emptied eggshells. By analyzing the geometric and mechanical properties of the egg, we can draw insp...

This paper investigates common fixed point theorems for $(\beta ,\alpha )$-generalized enriched contractions in Banach spaces. We provide a corrected proof of an existing theorem on enriched contractions, thereby strengthening the reliability of result...

This paper investigates the approximation of fixed points for mappings that satisfy the enriched (C) condition using a modified iterative process in a Banach space framework. We first establish a weak convergence result and then derive strong converg...