Genetic parameter analysis and evaluation of maize hybrids under local climatic condition of Mymensingh, Bangladesh by Nahid Hasan, Md. Jahid Hasan Jone, Biswajit Das, Md. Nure Adil Siddique, Yousuf Islam, Md. Abul Kashem

“…Significant variation was observed among the hybrids for all phenological, growth, and yield contributing traits. …”
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Thermal and Morphological Assessment of the Penta-Layered, Hybrid U-Polyester Composite Reinforced with Glass Fibers and Polypropylene by Md. Shahin Akanda, Md. Shariful Islam, Md. Ali Akbar, A. M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury, M. A. Gafur, Md. Sahab Uddin

“…The test results showed that the composite reinforced with glass fibers exhibited the lowest weight loss and minimal thermal conductivity among all the samples, followed by the hybrid composite. …”
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Roles of retinoic acid-related orphan receptor α in high glucose-induced cardiac fibroblasts proliferation by Wenqing San, Qianyou Zhou, Danning Shen, Danyi Cao, Yun Chen, Guoliang Meng

“…Our study found that high glucose elevated LDH release, reduced cellular ATP production, increased cells numbers, elevated expression of Collagen I, Collagen III, PCNA, α-SMA, RIPK1 and RIPK3, decreased mitochondrial membrane potential, strengthened intensity of dihydroethidium (DHE) and MitoSOX fluorescence. Above effects were all further exacerbated by SR3335 but significantly reversed by SR1078. …”
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Impact of Hypocaloric Diets on Weight Loss and Body Composition in Obese Dogs: A Meta-Analysis by Karoline Vanelli, Rafael Fernando Wisneski, Camila Estevão, Fernanda Caroline Mayer, Leandro Batista Costa, Saulo Henrique Webber, Cláudia Turra Pimpão

“…Diets with energy densities below 3.275 kcal, protein levels above 25%, total dietary fiber exceeding 12%, lower fat (<10%), and reduced non-nitrogenous extract (<40%) demonstrated beneficial effects on all evaluated parameters, including weight loss and body composition assessment. …”
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Drying methods of duck blood: Changes in volatile components and physicochemical properties by Ji Yoon Cha, Yea-Ji Kim, Tae-Kyung Kim, Jaejoon Han, Yun-Sang Choi

“…The most abundant compound was d-limonene, which was found in all the samples, followed by hexanal in VD and SD, p-xylene in FD, and trimethylamine in HD. …”
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Comparing REM- and NREM-Related Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study by K. Al Oweidat, S. A. AlRyalat, M. Al-Essa, N. Obeidat

“…In this study, we aim to evaluate the differences in demographic and polysomnographic features between REM- and NREM-related OSA in a Jordanian sample, using both the broad and the restricted definitions of REM-related OSA. All patients who were referred due to clinical suspicion of OSA and underwent sleep study were screened. …”
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Differential Expression of Placental Glucocorticoid Receptors and Growth Arrest-Specific Transcript 5 in Term and Preterm Pregnancies: Evidence for Involvement of Maternal Stress by D. Mparmpakas, E. Zachariades, G. Sotiriadis, A. Goumenou, A. J. Harvey, Y. Gidron, E. Karteris

“…Only expression of GAS5 was significantly upregulated by cortisol in all treatments compared with basal levels, but none of the GRs changed expression significantly. …”
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Evaluating the Development, Reliability, and Validation of the Tele-Primary Care Oral Health Clinical Information System Questionnaire: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Rosnah Sutan, Shahida Ismail, Roszita Ibrahim

“…The total variance explained was 76.07%, and factor loading scores for all variables were >0.7. The Bartlett test of sphericity, determining construct validity, was found to be significant (P<.049). …”
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Neutropenic Sepsis in the ICU: Outcome Predictors in a Two-Phase Model and Microbiology Findings by Jan M. Kruse, Thomas Jenning, Sibylle Rademacher, Renate Arnold, Clemens A. Schmitt, Achim Jörres, Philipp Enghard, Michael Oppert

“…We aimed to identify outcome predictors and generate hypotheses how the care for these patients may be improved. Methods. All 12.352 patients admitted between 2006 and 2011 to the medical ICUs of our tertiary university center were screened for neutropenia; out of 558 patients identified, 102 fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were analyzed. …”
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Health as the Main Value of Life in the Well-Wishes of the Mongolian peoples by Evdokia E. Khabunova, Ludmila S. Dampilova, Balzira V. Elbikova

“…This theme belongs to the poorly studied problems, despite the fact that the motif of health permeates all genres of folklore of Mongolian peoples. The importance of the studied problem is obvious in the context of actualization of healthy lifestyle in modern conditions. …”
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The effect of water consumption on the aqueous layer of the tear film by Urvashni Nirghin, Sikelela E. Dlamini, Nontobeko Mkhize, Tabitha Munsami, Nosipho Nzama, Renaishia Pillay

“…Pre-screening procedures, followed by baseline Schirmer 1 readings were obtained on all participants. The participants thereafter consumed water in relation to their body mass. …”
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Climate Change Hotspots Identification in China through the CMIP5 Global Climate Model Ensemble by Huanghe Gu, Zhongbo Yu, Jigan Wang, Qin Ju, Chuanguo Yang, Chuanhao Fan

“…Extreme hot event and mean temperature are two climate variables that greatly contribute to the hotspots calculation in all regions. The contribution of other climate variables exhibits a notable subregional variability. …”
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Characterization of stem cell landscape and identification of stemness-relevant prognostic gene signature to aid immunotherapy in breast cancer by Xiaozhou Yang, Xiaojun Yang, Haili Tang, Xin Chen, Jiangang Wang, Huadong Zhao

“…BRCA recurrence, metastasis, and medication resistance are all significantly impacted by cancer stem cells (CSCs). …”
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Surgical treatment of epirethinal fibrosis: a current state of the problem by S.A. Kochergin, D.G. Alipov

“…Each type of operation is analized as well as all the possible options. The results of 25 and 27G vitrectomy are compared, also in this review you can find the comparison of membrane removal without vitrectomy and after subtotal vitrectomy. …”
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Experimental study on the evolution of submerged artificial sandbar-beach profile under the regular waves condition by Wenliang Zhang, Junli Guo, Lianqiang Shi, Zhuocheng Liu, Qinghua Ye, Cuiping Kuang, Yu Peng, Huangzhe Qi

“…The results reveal low wave reflection in front of the sandbar, indicating that under the tested wave conditions, the sandbar primarily serves as a sediment source rather than effectively reflecting wave energy. In all scenarios, the top of the sandbar migrates shoreward, and the sandbar’s contour shape becomes asymmetric. …”
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Impact of Gender on the Association of Epicardial Fat Thickness, Obesity, and Circadian Blood Pressure Pattern in Hypertensive Patients by In Kyoung Shim, Kyoung-Im Cho, Hyun-Su Kim, Jung-Ho Heo, Tae Joon Cha

“…Obese EH patients had higher circadian BP profile with BP variability, wall thickness, and left ventricular mass than nonobese EH patients and controls (all p’s <0.05) without gender differences. EFT was higher in female than in male patients (7.0 ± 2.5 versus 5.9 ± 2.2 mm, p<0.001) and higher in the obese female EH group (7.5 ± 2.6 mm) than in the control (6.4 ± 2.8 mm) or nonobese EH group (6.7 ± 2.8 mm) among women, whereas EFT did not vary among males (5.9 ± 1.9 versus 6.0 ± 2.7 versus 5.9 ± 2.4 mm, p=0.937). …”
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Psychometric properties of a Serbian version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory X-2 by Damjan Jakšić, Jovana Trbojević Jocić, Stefan Maričić, • Bülent Okan Miçooğulları

“…The findings show that there is no statistically significant difference on all three factors between the scores achieved by male and female handball players. …”
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Herpes Zoster after COVID-19 Infection or Vaccination: A Prospective Cohort Study in a Tertiary Dermatology Clinic by Charussri Leeyaphan, Pattriya Jirawattanadon, Sumanas Bunyaratavej, Waratchaya Panjapakkul, Thrit Hutachoke, Yanisorn Nanchaipruek, Phumithep Phumariyapong

“…HZ recurrence was reported in five cases, of which 80% had been vaccinated or infected with COVID-19 during the previous 21 days. All patients had similar durations of antiviral treatment, crust-off time, and duration of neuralgia. …”
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Outcome measures for assessing the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions on equinus foot deformity in post-stroke patients with triceps surae spasticity: A scoping review. by Isabella Campanini, Maria Chiara Bò, Maria Chiara Bassi, Benedetta Damiano, Sara Scaltriti, Mirco Lusuardi, Andrea Merlo

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>This scoping review provides a comprehensive description of all outcome measures and assessment modalities used in literature to assess the effectiveness of physiotherapy treatments, when used for the reduction of TS spasticity and EFD in patients with stroke. …”
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Single Laboratory Validation of Four Methods for Quantification of HMF in Honey by Elif Yıldız, Abdullah Tahir Bayraç

“…In this study, a single laboratory validation study was conducted on four quantification methods: direct spectral analysis, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) analysis, Seliwanoff and Winkler methods. All methods showed linearity with the lowest R2 value of 0.992. …”
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