Source material for naked barley breeding in the Northwest of the Russian Federation by K. A. Lukina, I. G. Loskutov, V. I. Khoreva, O. N. Kovaleva

“…The diversity of naked barleys of various origin was shown for all the studied traits.Conclusion. Twelve ultra-early and 53 early naked barley accessions were selected as potential sources of earliness for breeders. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of Optical Time-domain Reflectometry in Strongly-coupled Multi-core Fiber by XING Rui, YANG Zhiqun, YAN Hui, LIU Yaping, WANG Xutao, WANG Yanze, ZHANG Wendou, ZHANG Lin

“…【Objective】In the modern field of communications, optical fibers have become an important transmission medium in optical network systems due to their ultra-high transmission bandwidth and excellent optical properties. …”
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端部带肋圆高强钢管超高性能混凝土柱抗震性能研究 by 骆志, 张秭文, 马骐, 于子程, 秦靖凯, 杜国锋

“…为量化端部加劲肋对圆高强钢管超高性能混凝土（ultra-high performance concrete filled high-strength steel tubular， UHPC-HST）柱抗震性能的影响，以加劲肋的高度、宽度、数量为参数，对8个端部带肋圆UHPC-HST柱试件进行了低周反复荷载试验，探究了各参数对试件破坏形态、滞回曲线、骨架曲线和抗震性能指标的影响规律。…”
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Are Chemicals a Useful Tool for Glass Eel Traceability? by Pedro Reis, Mafalda Fernandes, Luís Pereira, Carlos Antunes

“…These unique chemical fingerprints were assessed using Chemical Integrating Approaches (CIA) based on multi-element (macro, trace and ultra-trace metals), global metabolome and stable isotope analyses. …”
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Comparison of Different Molecular Weights of Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Level I Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis by Filippo Migliorini, Nicola Maffulli, Cornelis Hindriks Nijboer, Gaetano Pappalardo, Mario Pasurka, Marcel Betsch, Joshua Kubach

“…The groups included for comparison were the ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW), high molecular weight (HMW), medium molecular weight (MMW), and low molecular weight (LMW). …”
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Endothelial SHANK3 regulates tight junctions in the neonatal mouse blood-brain barrier through β-Catenin signaling by Yong-Eun Kim, Minseong Kim, Sunwhi Kim, Raham Lee, Yusuke Ujihara, Esther Magdalena Marquez-Wilkins, Yong-Hui Jiang, Esther Yang, Hyun Kim, Changhoon Lee, Changwon Park, Il Hwan Kim

“…Endothelium-specific Shank3 (eShank3) knockout (KO) neonatal mice exhibit male-specific BBB-hyperpermeability, reduced neuronal excitability, and impaired ultra-sonic communications. Although BBB permeability is restored during adult age, the male mutant mice display reduced neuronal excitability and impaired sociability. …”
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Multi-walled carbon nanotubes reinforced Inconel 718 superalloy fabricated by spark plasma sintering: Microstructure and mechanical property by Z.J. Han, L.Y. Ma, Q.S. Feng, B. Meng, M. Wan

“…Finally, turbine blades with complex curved areas are prepared at a temperature of 1050 °C and an MWCNTs content of 0.5%, providing a new idea for forming high-strength superalloy matrix composites that can withstand ultra-high temperatures.…”
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Anatomic association between the gastrocolic trunk of Henle and right colic artery by high-quality CT venography by Xinzhe Zhao, Hongda Zhang, Hengyu Zhao, Decan Kong, Weijie Zeng, Feng Gao, Xiaochun Meng, Jia Ke

“…This study analyzed vessel associations, including the middle colic vein (MCV) converging site, right colic artery (RCA) presence, and other GTH tributaries, using ultra-thin CT for reconstruction. GTH anatomy was categorized into medial and lateral types based on colic tributary convergence relative to ASPDV. …”
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Anti-biofilm and anti-virulence potential of cell free supernatant of Akkermansia muciniphila against Salmonella by Jiaxiu Liu, Wenxiu Zhu, Huanhuan Liu, Xiaomeng Ren, Ningbo Qin, Xiaodong Xia

“…Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) confirmed that A. muciniphila produced a certain amount of acetate and propionate, and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS) identified other organic acids and metabolites in CFS. …”
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TB drug susceptibility testing in high fluoroquinolone resistance settings by F. Saluzzo, F. Masood, V. Batignani, F. Di Marco, U. Majeed, A. Ghazal, D.M. Cirillo, S. Tahseen

“…METHODS: This cross-sectional prospective study, approved by the local ethical committee, collected samples from people newly and previously diagnosed with TB over 6 months. Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra, MTB/XDR, Genotype® MTBDRplus, Genotype® MTBDRsl, culture, and phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (pDST) for relevant drugs (including bedaquiline and levofloxacin) were performed. …”
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Experimental assessment and analysis of mass transport limiting current density in water vapor-fed polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyzers by Mary Anna Ebbert, Shawn Litster

“…One overpotential that needs to be better understood is due to mass transport limitations from bubble formation within the porous transport layer (PTL) and anode catalyst layer (ACL), which can lead to a reduction in performance at typical operating current densities. When operating at ultra-high current densities (UHCD), the rate of the OER may reach a critical point at which oxygen gas bubbles fill the pores of the ACL and PTL, completely blocking access of liquid water to the ACL. …”
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Food apps took a free ride on the first phase of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil by Michele Bittencourt Rodrigues, Juliana de Paula Matos, Paula Martins Horta

“…More than a third of the posts showed images of foods, mainly meals predominantly made with ultra-processed foods (58.1%) and traditional meals or pasta (44.2%). …”
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UHPLC-UV method validation for simultaneous quantification of vitexin and isovitexin from Santalum album L. leaves by Thi Kim Phung Phan, Minh Quan Le, Kien Duc Ngo

“…To contribute to the standardization of the title medicinal herb and its formula, a simple, fast precise and selective method for the simultaneous quantification of vitexin and isovitexin using ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) has been developed and validated. …”
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Spin Glass State and Griffiths Phase in van der Waals Ferromagnetic Material Fe₅GeTe₂ by Jiaqi He, Yuan Cao, Yu Zou, Mengyuan Liu, Jia Wang, Wenliang Zhu, Minghu Pan

“…The discovery of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals ferromagnetic materials opens up new avenues for making devices with high information storage density, ultra-fast response, high integration, and low power consumption. …”
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Enzymatic Modification of Apple Pomace and Its Application in Conjunction with Probiotics for Jelly Candy Production by Jolita Jagelavičiutė, Dalia Čižeikienė, Loreta Bašinskienė

“…AP was enzymatically modified with Pectinex^® Ultra Tropical, Viscozyme^® L, and Celluclast^® 1.5 L (Novozyme A/S, Bagsværd, Denmark), and the soluble and insoluble dietary fibre content was determined using the Megazyme kit (Megazyme International Ireland Ltd., Wicklow, Ireland), reducing sugar content using the 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid assay. …”
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Quantitative, Dynamic Detection of Neuronal Na+ Transients Using Multi-photon Excitation and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) in Acute Mouse Brain Slices by Sara Eitelmann, Karl Kafitz, Christine Rose, Jan Meyer

“…This limitation has recently been overcome by rapidFLIM, which utilizes ultra-low dead-time photodetectors in conjunction with sophisticated rapid electronics. …”
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The effects of chicken hydrolyzed proteins in extruded diets on plasma and fecal metabolic profiles in adult dogs by Clare Hsu, Fabio Marx, Ryan Guldenpfennig, Maria R. C. de Godoy

“…Samples of diets, plasma, and feces were analyzed for global metabolomics with ultra-performance liquid chromatography and quadrupole-Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometer interfaced with a heated electrospray ionization source and mass analyzer. …”
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Low-temperature tribological properties of Si3N4 ceramic composites incorporating nano/microscale graphene and Si3N4 whisker by Fei Chen, Xiaobo Sun, Bin Fang, Ke Yan, Bei Yan

“…However, the operational conditions, including reciprocating use, ultra-high-speeds, and high-load impacts, impose more stringent requirements on their self-lubricating performance. …”
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IMMUNE THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND OPEN ISSUES. by Silvia Maria Trisolini, Alessandro Laganà, Saveria Capria

“…Caplacizumab is a nanobody that binds to the A1 domain of vWF, blocking the interaction of ultra-large vWF multimers with the platelet, and thereby preventing the formation of platelet-rich thrombi. …”
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Effects of Enzymatic Liquefaction, Drying Techniques, and Wall Materials on the Physicochemical Properties, Bioactivities, and Morphologies of Zinc-Amaranth (Amaranthus viridis L.)... by Siti Faridah Mohd Amin, Roselina Karim, Yus Aniza Yusof, Kharidah Muhammad

“…., Viscozyme L, Pectinex Ultra SP-L, and Rapidase PAC) with varying concentrations (0–3% v/w) and incubation time (0.5–24 h) at pH 5 and 45°C before the drying process. …”
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