Sources of characters useful for breeding in hulless barley by N. V. Tetyannikov, N. A. Bome

“…Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Genetic Resources (VIR) and field trial methods by B. A. Dospekhov. Correlation analysis was used for statistical processing of experimental data.Results and conclusion. …”
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A local meteoric water line for interior Alaska constrains paleoclimate from 40 000 year old relict permafrost by Thomas A Douglas, Amanda J Barker, Alistair J Monteath, Duane G Froese

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EVALUATION OF SELF-FERTILITY IN BLACK CURRANT CULTIVARS IN THE NORTHWEST OF RUSSIA by O. A. Tikhonova

“…Statistical data processing was performed using Microsoft Excel and the guidelines by B. A. Dospekhov.Results and conclusions. Highly self-fertile cultivars were identified, which may be recommended for breeders as sources of this trait: ‘Navlya’ (k-42228), ‘Dobrynya’ (k-42121), ‘Golubichka’ (k-32624), ‘Golosievsky velikan’ (k-44176), ‘Valentina’ (k-15631A), ‘Kozatskaya’ (k-44187), ‘Arapka’ (к-44175), ‘Kanakhama’ (k-44197) and ‘Fat’ (k-42509). …”
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Wideband Low-Profile 8 × 8 MIMO Antenna Based IFA Pair for Ultrathin 5G Smartphones by Hui Zhou, Di Wu, Mingmin Zhu, Yang Qiu, Guoliang Yu, Hao-Miao Zhou

“…In addition, the coupling between the antenna elements has also been improved, decreasing from −9.7 dB to −13.37 dB. A dual-element IFA pair is simulated, fabricated, and measured, the results show the bandwidth of 3.07–4.43 GHz, and the isolation of −13.89 dB can be achieved. …”
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Anatomical Facial Characteristics of Teeth and Tooth Analysis by Sybrand Gerhard de Bruin, Sundika Ishwarkumar-Govender, Pamela Pillay

“…Digital intra-oral scans were used, to analyze the morphology of teeth and measure the facial clinical crown. <b>Methods</b>: A quantitative observational research design with 60 3D intra-oral scans of a select South African population group was used. …”
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Estimating the Growing Degree Days in the Northwest of Iran based on Climate Change Models by Hasan Zolfaghari, Jafar Masoompourv Samakosh, Shabnam Chahvari

“…The results of simulation show that temperature change in north-west areas under all three A1B, A2, and B1 scenario are increasing in the future, but the differences among these three scenarios in each period is inconsiderable. …”
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Phenotypic and Allelic Distribution of the ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups among students at Hawassa University, Ethiopia by Mihret A. Hailu, Wendawek A. Mengesha, Zelalem G. Tolesa

“…A slightly different distribution pattern of ABO blood group was observed among females from Amhara region (O> B> A>AB). The distribution of ABO phenotypes from Addis Ababa and Amhara did not differ significantly from those expected under the Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Factors Affecting Clinical Outcomes in Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Qiaozhu Zeng, Yuou Yao, Jing Hou, Heng Miao

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and identify the prognostic factors affecting visual outcomes, retinal detachment, and recurrence in cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR) patients following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). <b>Methods</b>: A retrospective analysis of 54 CMVR patients (84 eyes) who underwent allo-HSCT between 2015 and 2024 was conducted. …”
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Isolation and Bioactivity of Natural Products from <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. MA37 by Fleurdeliz Maglangit, Qing Fang, Jioji N. Tabudravu, Kwaku Kyeremeh, Marcel Jaspars, Hai Deng

“…We also demonstrate that legonoxamine A possesses potent anticancer activity (IC₅₀ = 2.2 µM), exhibiting a remarkable ~30-fold increase in potency against MCF-7 ATCC HTB-22 breast cancer cells compared to desferrioxamine B, a structural analogue of legonoxamine A (IC₅₀ = 61.1 µM). …”
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Proline isomerization modulates the bacterial IsdB/hemoglobin interaction: an atomic force spectroscopy study by Francesca Pancrazi, Omar De Bei, Francesco Lavecchia di Tocco, Marialaura Marchetti, Barbara Campanini, Salvatore Cannistraro, Stefano Bettati, Anna Rita Bizzarri

“…Abstract Iron surface determinant B (IsdB), a Staphylococcus aureus (SA) surface protein involved in both heme iron acquisition from host hemoglobin (Hb) and bacterial adhesion, is a proven virulence factor that can be targeted for the design of antibacterial molecules or vaccines. …”
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The Influence of Lifestyle Modifications on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Older Adults: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study by Mohammed Almutairi, Ashwaq A. Almutairi, Abdulaziz M. Alodhialah

“…This study examines the combined effects of these behaviors on cardiovascular outcomes and their mediating mechanisms. <b>Methods:</b> A cross-sectional study was conducted among older adults (aged ≥ 60 years) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Multiplex Community Detection in Social Networks Using a Chaos-Based Hybrid Evolutionary Approach by Bagher Zarei, Bahman Arasteh, Mehdi Asadi, Vahid Majidnezhad, Saeid Taghavi Afshord, Asgarali Bouyer

“…This makes the algorithm converge faster. (b) A dedicated local search is employed at the end of each cycle of the algorithm. …”
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Evaluation of Corrosion Protection of Self-Healing Coatings Containing Tung and Copaiba Oil Microcapsules by Nicolas Augusto Paolini, Alexandre Gonçalves Cordeiro Neto, Alana Cristine Pellanda, Agne Roani de Carvalho Jorge, Bryan de Barros Soares, João Batista Floriano, Marcos Antonio Coelho Berton, Poornima Vijayan P, Sabu Thomas

“…Carbon steel plates were painted with three different coating systems: (a) a coating system with an automotive primer which served as the control, (b) a coating system with microcapsules containing 3% tung oil, and (c) a coating system with microcapsules containing 3% copaiba oil. …”
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Recipient synchronization with various prostaglandin f&lt;sub&gt;2&#945;&lt;/sub&gt; protocols for embryo transfer in cows by Mesut Kırbaş, Şükrü Dursun, Mehmet Köse, Bülent Bülbül, Mehmet Çolak, Hasan Mutlu

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> A total of 46 Brown Swiss cows assigned randomly into three groups. …”
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Riboflavin- and Hypericin-Mediated Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy as Alternative Treatments for Oral Candidiasis: A Systematic Review by Maciej Łopaciński, Jakub Fiegler-Rudol, Wojciech Niemczyk, Dariusz Skaba, Rafał Wiench

“…<b>Material and Methods</b>: A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of riboflavin- and hypericin-mediated aPDT in reducing Candida infections. …”
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Identification of site-specific adaptations conferring increased neural cell tropism during human enterovirus 71 infection. by Samuel Cordey, Tom J Petty, Manuel Schibler, Yannick Martinez, Daniel Gerlach, Sandra van Belle, Lara Turin, Evgeny Zdobnov, Laurent Kaiser, Caroline Tapparel

“…Comparison of five full-length genomes sequenced directly from respiratory, gastrointestinal, nervous system, and blood specimens revealed three nucleotide changes that occurred within a five-day period: a non-conservative amino acid change in VP1 located within the BC loop (L97R), a region considered as an immunogenic site and possibly important in poliovirus host adaptation; a conservative amino acid substitution in protein 2B (A38V); and a silent mutation in protein 3D (L175). …”
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Changes in oat grain yield and quality with increased adaptability of cultivars by P. N. Nikolaev, O. A. Yusova, I. V. Safonova, N. I. Aniskov

“…Mathematical processing was performed following the guidelines by B. A. Dospekhov, S. A. Eberhart and W. A. Russell.Results. …”
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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

“…The quantification procedure was performed on a Hypersil GOLD aQ Column (3 μm; 150 × 2.1 mm) at 35°C, with a mobile phase of acetonitrile (A) and and water with 0.1% formic acid (B), a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min, a detection wavelength of 336 nm, and an injection volume of 3 µL. …”
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Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality Assessment at School near the Steel Plant in Taranto (Italy) by A. Di Gilio, G. Farella, A. Marzocca, R. Giua, G. Assennato, M. Tutino, G. de Gennaro

“…This result was confirmed by values of diagnostic ratio as B(a)P/B(g)P, IP/(IP + BgP), BaP/Chry, and BaP/(BaP + Chry), which showed range characteristics of coke and coal combustion. …”
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Identifcation of genotypescarriers of resistance to tan spot Ptr ToxA and Ptr ToxB of Pyrenophora tritici-repentis in common wheat collection by A. М. Kokhmetova, Sh. Ali, Z. Sapakhova, M. N. Atishova

“…The aim of this study was the identifcation of wheat genotypes with resistance to Ptr race 1 and race 5 and their host­selective effectors (toxins) Ptr ToxA and Ptr ToxB. A common wheat collection of 41 accessions (38 experimental and 3 controls) was characterized using the molecular markers Xfcp623 and XBE444541, diagnostic for the Tsn1 and Tsc2 genes conferring sensitivity to fungal toxins. …”
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