Analysis of color and texture characteristics of cereals on digital images by E. G. Komyshev, M. A. Genaev, D. A. Afonnikov

“…For a number of pigments, these genes are well understood, but for some pigments, such as melanin, which causes the black color of grains in barley, the molecular mechanisms of biosynthesis are still poorly understood. …”
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Optical and Radiative Properties of Aerosols over Two Locations in the North-West Part of India during Premonsoon Season by Yogesh Kant, Atinderpal Singh, Debashis Mitra, Darshan Singh, P. Srikanth, A. S. Madhusudanacharyulu, Y. N. V. Krishna Murthy

“…The average mass concentration of black carbon was found to be 3343±546 ngm−3 and 6335±760 ngm−3 over Dehradun and Patiala, respectively. …”
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Invasive shrubs amplify seasonal granivory, revealing optimal windows for seed survival following invasive shrub removal by Mark E. Fuka, John L. Orrock

“…We mechanically removed the widespread invasive species common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) from half of 14 sites (20 × 20 m) in a deciduous oak‐maple forest to track rodent and arthropod granivory of three native tree species, basswood (Tilia americana), black cherry (Prunus serotina), and sugar maple (Acer saccharum), and the invasive shrub R. cathartica over a year. …”
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ReMAV: Reward Modeling of Autonomous Vehicles for Finding Likely Failure Events by Aizaz Sharif, Dusica Marijan

“…In this paper, we propose a black-box testing framework ReMAV that uses offline trajectories first to efficiently identify weaknesses of autonomous vehicles without the need for active interaction. …”
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In Situ Cytokine Expression and Morphometric Evaluation of Total Collagen and Collagens Type I and Type III in Keloid Scars by Isabela Rios da Silva, Luciana Colombo Rodrigues da Cunha Tiveron, Marcos Vinicius da Silva, Alberto Borges Peixoto, Carla Aparecida Xavier Carneiro, M. A. dos Reis, Pedro Carvalho Furtado, Bárbara Rocha Rodrigues, Virmondes Rodrigues, Denise Bertulucci Rocha Rodrigues

“…Results showed that there was a predominance of women and nonwhite and direct black ancestry. Keloid showed a significant increase in total and type III collagen. …”
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Effect of Silicon Addition on High-Temperature Solid Particle Erosion-Wear Behaviour of Mullite-SiC Composite Refractories Prepared by Nitriding Reactive by Xiaochao Li, Shusen Chen, Zhaohui Huang, Minghao Fang, Yan’gai Liu, Xiaowen Wu, Juntong Huang, Baolin Liu

“…Solid particle erosion-wear experiments on as-prepared mullite-SiC composite refractories by nitriding reactive sintering were performed at elevated temperatures, using sharp black SiC abrasive particles at an impact speed of 50 m/s and the impact angle of 90° in the air atmosphere. …”
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Biliary atresia: The profile, management and outcome of patients treated at a tertiary hospital in central South Africa by E Brits, S M le Grange

“…In total, 67 patients were included; 74.6% were female, and 86.6% were black Africans. Most (62.7%) had isolated BA. A Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) was performed in 32 patients (47.8%). …”
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Erosive Esophagitis in the Obese: The Effect of Ethnicity and Gender on Its Association by Albin Abraham, Seth Lipka, Rabab Hajar, Bhuma Krishnamachari, Ravi Virdi, Bobby Jacob, Prakash Viswanathan, Paul Mustacchia

“…Overweight and obese subjects were significantly more likely to have ErE than individuals with a normal BMI, with the highest risk seen in the morbidly obese (OR 6.26; 95% CI 3.82–10.28; p<0.0001). Normal weight Black patients were less likely to have ErE as compared to Caucasians (OR 0.46; 95% CI 0.27–0.79; p=0.005), while the odds ratio comparing normal weight Hispanics to normal weight Whites was not statistically significant. …”
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TYPES OF TERMINOLOGICAL COLLOCATIONS IN MEDICAL ENGLISH DISCOURSE by Oksana O. Lyamova

“…Pohl); «Check Your English Vocabulary for Medicine» (A&C Black); «Nursing 1» (T. Grice), some authentic medical dictionaries (London Dictionary of Medical Terms; Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions & Nursing; Illustrated Medical Dictionary - A Dorling Kindersley Book) and textbooks on medicine: Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professionals (J. …”
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Genomic signatures of selection in Brangus cattle revealing the genetic foundations of adaptability and production traits using a breed of origin approach by Gabriel A. Zayas, Raluca G. Mateescu

“…Key genomic regions were identified on chromosomes 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 27, and 28, and were linked to traits such as fertility, growth, heat tolerance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality.DiscussionExpected genes showing signatures of selection included MC1R, responsible for black coat color, and PLAG1, integral to growth, fertility, and carcass traits, underscoring the effectiveness of this methodology. …”
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Exploring the impact of health literacy on pregnant women from ethnic minority groups: A scoping review. by Sarah E Feldman, Laura Lennox, Natasha Dsouza, Keivan Armani

“…These inequalities disproportionately affect Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups, particularly pregnant women, who face increased risks and limited access to care due to low health literacy. …”
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CRISIS OF TRUST IN GOVERNMENT: THE ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS IN ITS RESTORATION by Larysa Samoilenko, Viacheslav Sharyi, Alina Zahrebelna

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The Effect of Concussion History on Lower Extremity Injury Risk in College Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Vanessa Ramirez, Ryan McCann, Eric Schussler, Jessica Martinez

“…Methodological quality of included studies was performed with a modified Downs and Black Checklist. The primary outcome of interest was the risk of sustaining a lower extremity musculoskeletal injury following a concussion. …”
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Diagnosis of the vegetation cover in the wetlands of La Caimanera Swamp, Colombia and Casitas Wetland, Mexico by means of Landsat and Sentinel-2A images during last four decades by Gastón Ballut-Dajud, Erick Arturo Betanzo-Torres, Luis Carlos Sandoval Herazo

“…Results indicated that mangroves exhibited high reflectance in the near-infrared band, with red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) showing higher reflectance than black mangroves (Avicennia germinans). Both species were identified in the wetlands studied. …”
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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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Trend Analysis of Lake Surface Temperatures in Lake Van by Kebir Emre Saraçoğlu, Fevziye Ayça Saraçoğlu

“…It was concluded that this value is smaller than the increase determined for the Eastern Black Sea (0,11 °C/year), higher than the calculated for the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean (0,055°C/year), approximately 1,5 times the increase determined for the South Caspian Sea (0,029 ± 0,009 °C /year) and about 4 times the increase (as 0,011 °C/year) for the oceans. …”
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Folk Medicine, Folk Healing by Mustafa SEVER

“…Before Islam, the Turks used to believe that there were white and black possessors, ancestors’ spirits (arvaks) and their healthy and peaceful life depended on getting on with these spirits. …”
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Meat consumption and racial/ethnic disparities in population-based study in the city Campinas, Brazil by Samara Agda dos Santos, Josiane Steluti, Natália Simonian Rodrigues Valente Ghedini, Semíramis Martins Álvares Domene

“…Lower total consumption of meat, red meat, beef and fish was found among individuals with self-declared black skin color compared to those with self-declared white skin color. …”
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The Unignorable Near-ground PM2.5, UFP, PAHs, and BC Levels around a Traffic Prohibited Night Market by Sheng-Lun Lin, Hongjie Zhang, Ming-Yeng Lin, Shih-Wei Huang

“…To better analyze the contribution of traffic sources under different sampling conditions, the mobile real-time monitoring system was used to analyze the quality of NG-PM2.5, the number of ultra-fine particles (UFP), the concentration of black carbon (BC) and total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) before and after the traffic restriction. …”
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Comparing compost and vermicompost produced from market organic waste by Syarifinnur Syarifinnur, Yulia Nuraini, Budi Prasetya, Eko Handayanto

“…The variables for chemical properties were pH, C-organic, Total Nitrogen, Total Phosphoros, and Total Potassium.Results Vermicomposting method reduced market organic waste higher than compost 48.67 to 58%. Vermicompost is black like soil and more crumble. C-organic, pH, total Nitrogen, total Phosphorous and total Potassium following quality of SNI 19-7030-2004. …”
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