Inonotus hispidus (Bull.) P. Karst. - bioecological characteristics, significance and possibility of use for medical purposes (medicinal properties) by Radulović Zlatan, Karadžić Dragan, Milenković Ivan

“…In Serbia, it is quite frequent on Persian walnut (Juglans regia), black walnut (Juglans nigra), plane tree (Platanus acerifolia) or common ash (Fraxinus excelsior). …”
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Geochemical, Mineralogical, and Geomorphological Characterization of Ash Materials as a Tracer for the Origin of Shifting Sands near Oldupai Gorge, Ngorongoro, Tanzania by Mohamed Zengo Makongoro, Maheswara Rao Vegi, Said Ali Hamad Vuai, Michael Mwita Msabi

“…Shifting sand (SS) is a single dune-shaped mass of black ash material moving across western Ngorongoro in northern Tanzania. …”
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Meaning mindset theory: a transdiagnostic approach to mental health promotion and intervention for children by Laura Lynne Armstrong, Emmalyne Watt, Catherine Laura Potter, Brent L. Epperson

“…To date, the DREAM program, as well as MMT more broadly, has been tested in diverse populations with school-aged children, families, neurodiverse and intellectually gifted young people, homeless men, and Black families, among others. Future research should explore the efficacy of an MMT in therapeutic settings compared to standard treatments, potentially enhancing mental health intervention strategies for Canadian children and families.…”
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Acceptability of Mobile Phone Technology for Medication Adherence Interventions among HIV-Positive Patients at an Urban Clinic by Christopher W. T. Miller, Seth Himelhoch

“…The majority of participants were males (63%), black (93%), and Hispanic (11.4%) and reported earning less than $10,000 per year (67.3%). …”
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Specialty palliative care use among cancer patients: A population-based study. by J Brian Cassel, Donna McClish, David Buxton, Leanne Yanni, Seth Roberts, Nevena Skoro, Peter May, Egidio Del Fabbro, Danielle Noreika

“…Characteristics associated with using SPC use included being in an socio-economic status quintile other than the lowest; being younger; being Black; having a solid (versus hematological) cancer; having a shorter survival with cancer; dying in the latter two years of the study; being from an area of low or complete rurality; having a hospital admission in the final 60 days prior to initiation of PC or death; having more days in hospital; and living within 15 miles of a hospital offering SPC.…”
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Knee pain in adults from the northeast of São Paulo, Brazil: prevalence, risk factors, and impact on quality of life by Alberto de Vitta, Nicoly Machado Maciel, Sandra Fiorelli Almeida Penteado Simeão, Matias Noll

“…Results: The prevalence of knee pain was 25.6% (95% confidence interval: 22.3–29.3%), and it was associated with being >60 years old, black ethnicity, mean or low income, overweight, depression, gastrointestinal and renal diseases, and persons who performed occupations requiring repetitive movements, sitting while using a computer, and standing. …”
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Investigation of Anaplasma marginale Seroprevalence in a Traditionally Managed Large California Beef Herd by Thomas R. Tucker, Sharif S. Aly, John Maas, Josh S. Davy, Janet E. Foley

“…The objective of this prospective cohort study was to estimate the incidence of Anaplasma marginale infection using seroconversion in a northern California beef cattle herd. A total of 143 Black Angus cattle (106 prebreeding heifers and 37 cows) were enrolled in the study. …”
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Novel Application for Activated Carbon Pharmaceutical Formulation as an Efficient Adsorbent of Iron (III) from Contaminated Canned Food by Zahrah T. Althagafi, Hassan A. Arida, Reham F. Hassan

“…Under the optimized conditions, namely, pH 4, 5 h contact time, 40 ppm iron initial concentration, and 2 g carbon, the study was applied to some of the real canned food samples. Black olive and green bean canned food samples containing relatively high iron levels of 698.0 and 1168 mg kg-1, respectively, have been selected for this study due to their levels which were above the maximum permitted levels 48 mg kg-1 according to the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). …”
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ORGANIZATIONAL COMPONENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE IMPROVEMENT by Mykhailo Shkilniak, Yaroslav Zhovnirchik, Nataliya Kryvokulska

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National‐Scale Flood Hazard Data Unfit for Urban Risk Management by Jochen E. Schubert, Katharine J. Mach, Brett F. Sanders

“…FSF and PRIMo‐Drain data often predict opposite patterns of exposure inequality across social groups (e.g., Black, White, Disadvantaged). Further, at the county scale, we compute a Model Agreement Index of only 24%—a ∼1 in 4 chance of models agreeing upon which properties are at risk. …”
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Buying and Selling Application and Average Sales of Gurami using Blackbox Testing with an Equivalence Partitioning Approach by Tobi Aditia Aditia, Abdi Pandu Kusuma, Mohammad Faried Rahmat

“…Selain itu, hasil pengujian black box sistem adalah 90,2% aplikasi berfungsi dengan semestinya.…”
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What is the influence of single-entry models on access to elective surgical procedures? A systematic review by Deborah A Marshall, Zaheed Damani, Barbara Conner-Spady, Tina Nash, Henry Tom Stelfox, Tom W Noseworthy

“…Article quality was assessed using a modified Downs and Black checklist.Results 11 studies from Canada, Australia and the UK were included with mostly weak observational design—2 simulations, 5 before–after, 2 descriptive and 2 cross-sectional studies. 9 studies showed a decrease in patient waiting times; 6 showed that more patients were meeting benchmark waiting times; and 5 demonstrated that waiting lists decreased using an SEM as compared with controls. …”
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Production, Characterization, and Sensory Profiling of Novel Pepper Distilled Spirit by Yap Chin Ann, Foo See Wei, Gilbert Yeo, Teow Wei Ping, Lawrence Tuah

“…This study described the production method of novel whiskey using black pepper berries as raw material including the determination of chemical composition and sensory profile of this distillate. …”
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Emerging Role of PPAR-β/δ in Inflammatory Process Associated to Experimental Periodontitis by Rosanna Di Paola, Francesco Briguglio, Irene Paterniti, Emanuela Mazzon, Giacomo Oteri, David Militi, Giancarlo Cordasco, Salvatore Cuzzocrea

“…Male Sprague-Dawley rats were lightly anaesthetized with pentobarbitone (35 mg/kg). Sterile, 2-0 black braided silk thread was placed around the cervix of the lower left first molar and knotted medially. …”
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Defensive response to humans in farm-bred sables (Martes zibellina) by E. G. Sergeev

“…Part of their parents belonged to animals, thoroughbred for coloration («black sable» breed), whose selection had been conducted in farms for 40 years. …”
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Application of quantitative histomorphometric features in computational pathology by Yujie Shi, Bo Hu, Mingyan Xu, Yunhan Yao, Shuaiqiang Gao, Xiang Xia, Xikai Deng, Jianfeng Liu, Jia Gu, Shifu Chen

“…However, these methods are often criticized for the “black box” issue, a significant limitation of DL. …”
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Effect of dehydration of Syrah grape berries on the aging potential of fortified sweet wines in Ningxia of China by Xiaoxi Zhang, Kaixian Wang, Qun Wang, Zhenan Shi, Hélder Oliveira, Nuno Mateus, Fuliang Han

“…Furthermore, dehydrated samples presented better aging stability with the improved sensory characteristics such as stronger black fruit fragrance, fuller body and richer aftertaste. …”
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Converting the cigarette butts into valuable products using the pyrolysis process by M. Hazbehiean, N. Mokhtarian, A. Hallajisani

“…Pyrolysis is a comfortable thermochemical technique for turning biomass into biochars, biofuels, briquette solid fuels, and further valuable products such as activated carbons, carbon black, and printing ink. In this study, it was attempted to review the available researches about pyrolysis of cigarette butts with an emphasis on transforming them into carbonated solid and liquid products. …”
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Genealogical analysis and identification of donors and sources of valuable breeding traits in the sweet cherry gene pool (overview) by O. V. Eremina

“…The varieties 'Bigarreau Burlat', 'Bigarreau de Germersdorf', 'Valerii Chkalov', 'Stella', 'Van', 'Vittoria', 'Drogans Gelbe', Daybera black' are regarded as "hidden" donors, as the transferred traits do not manifest themselves in the phenotype, but can be traced in their progeny.…”
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Antimicrobial Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma against Porphyromonas gingivalis by Thuy Anh Vu Pham, Thao Thi Phuong Tran, Ngan Thi My Luong

“…The round, smooth, and black colony appeared in the agar disk after 7–10 days of incubation under anaerobic conditions. …”
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