Antifilarial Activity of the Methanolic Extract of Indigofera tinctoria (Fabaceae) on Bovine Parasites (Onchocerca ochengi) by Enock Enock Rakwa, Benoît Bargui Koubala, Bertrand Ndou Mando, Mathieu Djongra, Francis Nveikoueing, Dieudonné Ndjonka

“…Onchocerciasis is a major public health problem caused by Onchocerca volvulus parasite and transmitted to humans via black flies (simulium) bites. The control of onchocerciasis relies much on the use of the chemical drug ivermectin, which is only effective against microfilariae and has led to drug resistance. …”
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Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Mimi C Yu, Jian-Min Yuan, Sugantha Govindarajan, Ronald K Ross

“…In contrast, the incidence of HCC in Singapore and Shanghai, China, both high-risk regions, has declined steadily over the past two decades. Among white and black Americans, there is an inverse relationship between social class status and HCC incidence. …”
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Single treatment selective laser trabeculoplasty in a Southern African resource-constrained context by Emma J. Pons, Jonathan J. Pons, Elly S. Grossman, Daniel Louw, Merle Werbeloff

“…Sixty four per cent of the patients had SLT on both eyes. 83% of the patients were black ethnicity or of mixed race ethnicity. There was a significant and sustained intraocular pressure reduction (median reduction = 25.8%, IQR = 5.3%, 40.4%) from pre-SLT to 10–15 months (Wilcoxon T = 27.5, p = 0.002). …”
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Smokeless, not harmless: Understanding Naswar's cardiovascular risks in the northwestern Pakistan by Ihsanur Rahman, Fayaz Ahmad, Naveed Sadiq

“…Multivariable logistic regression showed that Naswar users (OR: 2.56, 95 % CI: 1.08–6.10), Naswar dip time of five or more minutes (OR: 3.77, 95 %CI: 1.11–12.84), 20+ years of Naswar use (OR: 4.30, 95 %CI: 1.26–14.75), black Naswar (OR: 2.62, 95 %CI: 1.04–6.60), and spitting Naswar saliva (OR: 3.76, 95 %CI: 1.43–9.86) exhibited higher adjusted odds of CAD compared to non-users of Naswar. …”
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Characterization and Comparison of Structure and Physicochemical Properties of Highland Barley Starch of Different Colors by Mengru Han, Xiongying Zhang, Honglu Wang, Jiayue Zhou, Meijin Liu, Xirong Zhou, Aliaksandr Ivanistau, Qinghua Yang, Baili Feng

“…Domesticated highland barley is an important starch reserve and has differently colored grains, owing to different genotype backgrounds and cultivation environments. In this study, black, purple, blue, and yellow highland barley varieties were planted under the same cultivation conditions, and their starch distribution, structural characteristics, and physicochemical properties were analyzed. …”
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Experimental Study on Dynamic Mechanical Properties and Energy Evolution Characteristics of Limestone Specimens Subjected to High Temperature by Qi Ping, Chuanliang Zhang, Haipeng Su, Hao Zhang

“…Test results indicated that, with the increase of temperature, the surface color of specimen changed from gray-black to gray-white, and its volume increased, while the mass, density, and P-wave velocity of specimen decreased. …”
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Estimation of Soil Erosion Caused by Flash Floods Using MUSLE Method: The Case of Igneada (Kırklareli) Flash Flood (5.9.2023) by Emre Özşahin, Mikayil Öztürk

“…A catastrophic flood occurred on 5.9.2023 due to extremely heavy rainfall in the river basins on the Black Sea catchment area of the Istranca Region in the Thracian Peninsula of Türkiye. …”
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Ecogeographic study of peanut accessions from the VIR collection by V. D. Bemova, M. Sh. Asfandiyarova, T. V. Yakusheva, V. A. Gavrilova, N. V. Kishlyan

“…This study confirmed the possibility of growing peanuts in Astrakhan Province on medium loamy soils under irrigation, or in Krasnodar Territory on black earth without irrigation.…”
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Prognostic Factors and Nomogram for Malignant Brainstem Ependymoma: A Population‐Based Retrospective Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database Analysis by Xiaoyu Ji, Siyuan Yang, Dejing Cheng, Wenbo Zhao, Xuebo Sun, Fang Su

“…Conclusions Individuals who are Black and anaplastic ependymomas were negative risk factors for brainstem ependymoma associated with an increased risk of mortality. …”
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Entrepreneurial opportunity decisions under uncertainty: Recognizing the complementing role of personality traits and cognitive skills by Emmanuel Kwasi Mensah, Lawrence Adu Asamoah, Vahid Jafari-Sadeghi

“…Practically, our argument provides further insight into the black box of entrepreneurial opportunity decisions under uncertainty and thus highlights the need for a broader perspective for the entrepreneur, especially in the early stage of venture formation, where some cognitions and required personal attributes are needed in consonance for entrepreneurial action. …”
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MONITORING OF CALCIUM CONTENT OF RAW COW MILK by Ye. S. Kandinskaya, S. V. Redkin, G. V. Chebakova

“…Results of laboratory testing of 400 milk samples collected from clinically healthy Holstein and Black and White Spotted cows kept on 40 farms located in the Moscow Oblast in 2001–2017 are presented. …”
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Percepción de adolescentes a través del dibujo sobre sexualidad by Yuneisys Rodriguez Fajardo, Caridad Dandicourt Thomas, Mailin Cubas Curbelo, Yenima de la Caridad Rodriguez Fajardo, Tania de la Caridad García Castellanos

“…Materiales y métodos:Se realizó una investigación descriptiva de corte cualitativa, de tipo participativa, con un enfoque preventivo dirigido a transformar el cuidado a la salud de los adolescentes.El contexto del estudio fue la secundaria urbana Hubert de Black, del municipio Plaza de la Revolución en la provincia La Habana. …”
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Predicted Mean Vote of Subway Car Environment Based on Machine Learning by Kangkang Huang, Shihua Lu, Xinjun Li, Ke Feng, Weiwei Chen, Yi Xia

“…The variables include clothing temperature (CT), convective heat transfer coefficient between the surface of the human body and the environment (CHTC), black bulb temperature (BBT), and thermal resistance of clothes (TROC). …”
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DNA PANEL DESIGN FOR GENOMIC STUDIES IN RUSSIAN CATTLE BREEDS by N. S. Yudin, L. A. Vasil’eva, V. A. Belyavskaya, R. B. Aitnazarov, P. N. Smirnov, M. Heaton, W. W. Laegreid, G. V. Orlova, A. G. Romashchenko, M. I. Voevoda

“…Analysis of three SNPs shows an insignificant difference between the allele frequencies in Galloway, Hereford, Grey Ukrainian, and Black Pied herds and those in the panel. Thus, the diversity panel may be useful for identification of genetic markers associated with economically important traits in cattle, evaluation of purebred and crossbred animals, and, probably, for tentative estimation of allele frequencies in commercial populations.…”
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Allan da Rosa e a criação de uma imaginação radical afro-brasileira by Eliseo Jacob

“…Este artículo enmarca los análisis del autor sobre las obras literarias Zagaia (2007) y Da Cabula (2008), de Allan da Rosa, por el eje teórico desarrollado por Robin D. G. Kelley (2003) de Black Radical Imagination para examinar cómo los espacios liminales que se encuentran en la periferia urbana de São Paulo se convierten en el ímpetu del cambio social. …”
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Military security in the Arctic: New threats to Russia by V. N. Konyshev, A. A. Sergunin

“…In the first section the authors argue that the NATO countries under the pretext of the growing hybrid threat from the Russian Federation have themselves launched an active information campaign in the spirit of hybrid warfare aimed at demonizing Russia and enforcing on public a Cold War-style black-and-white picture of reality as a ‘zero-sum game’. …”
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Navigating vaccination in pregnancy: Qualitative study in 21 ethnically diverse pregnant women. by Mohammad S Razai, Michael Ussher, Lucy Goldsmith, Sally Hargreaves, Pippa Oakeshott

“…<h4>Background</h4>Vaccination during pregnancy is crucial for safeguarding maternal and neonatal health, but vaccination rates remain suboptimal, especially in women from Black and Asian ethnic minorities. We explored the perspectives and decision-making processes of pregnant women regarding uptake of the three recommended vaccines in pregnancy: Influenza, Pertussis (whooping cough) and COVID-19. …”
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Association of CYP2C9∗3 and CYP2C8∗3 Non-Functional Alleles with Ibuprofen-Induced Upper Gastrointestinal Toxicity in a Saudi Patient by Amina M. Bagher

“…The patient presented to the emergency department with symptoms including nausea, vomiting, severe abdominal pain, and black tarry stools. An emergency esophagogastroduodenoscopy was performed on the patient, which revealed a deep bleeding ulcer measuring 1 × 1 cm in the antrum of the stomach. …”
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Dicobalt orthosilicate-graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposites as promising visible-light nanocatalysts for removal of water-soluble organic dyes by Masoud Hosseini, Mojgan Ghanbari, Makarim A. Mahdi, Mohammed H. Almaamori, Zainab Abbas Abd Alhassan, Masoud Salavati-Niasari

“…We have investigated the photocatalytic performance of Co2SiO4, g-C3N4, and different Co2SiO4/g-C3N4 nanocomposites for the degradation of eriochrome black T (EB). This initial instance of CSO integrated with CN demonstrates a superior function in photocatalysis. …”
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The Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia Michx) by Peter C. Andersen, Ali Sarkhosh, Dustin Huff, Jacque Breman

“…Skin color ranges from light bronze to pink to purple to black. Flesh is clear and translucent for all muscadine grape berries. …”
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