Design of a Solar Powered Precision Irrigation System. by Othieno John Wangara

“…Flood irrigation wastes between 40 to 65 percent of the water due to factors like overtopping, runoff in the drain, rat holes in the canal bunds, evaporation from the water surface among others. [ 1] This is also accompanied by the fact that most used energy sources are fuel energy since hydro electrical energy (HEP) is not extended in most rural areas where actual agriculture is practiced and even the few rural areas having the hydroelectric power face frequent black outs thus leaving H.E.P unreliable thus fossil energy source the only alternative. …”
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Child mortality in England after national lockdowns for COVID-19: An analysis of childhood deaths, 2019-2023. by David Odd, Sylvia Stoianova, Tom Williams, Peter Fleming, Karen Luyt

“…Repeating the analysis, split by child characteristics, suggested that mortality initially dropped and subsequently rose for children between 1 and 4 years old (Period 1 RR 0.85 (95% CI 0.76-0.94) versus Period 2 IRR 1.31 (95% CI 1.19-1.43), pdifference < 0.001. For Asian, black and Other ethnic groups, we observed increased rates of deaths in the period 2021-2023, and a significant change in trajectory of death rates between Periods 1 and 2 (Asian (Period 1 IRR 0.93 (95% CI 0.86-1.01) versus Period 2 IRR 1.28 (95% CI 1.18-1.38), pdifference < 0.001); black (Period 1 IRR 0.97 (95% CI 0.85-1.10) versus Period 2 IRR 1.27 (95% CI 1.14-1.42), pdifference = 0.012); Other (Period 1 IRR 0.84 (95% CI 0.68-1.04) versus Period 2 IRR 1.45 (95% CI 1.20-1.75), pdifference = 0.003). …”
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Assessing the Dark Matter Content of Two Quasar Host Galaxies at z ∼ 6 through Gas Kinematics by Qinyue Fei, John D. Silverman, Seiji Fujimoto, Ran Wang, Luis C. Ho, Manuela Bischetti, Stefano Carniani, Michele Ginolfi, Gareth Jones, Roberto Maiolino, Wiphu Rujopakarn, N. M. Förster Schreiber, Juan M. Espejo Salcedo, L. L. Lee

“…Notably, while the masses of these supermassive black holes (SMBHs) are approximately 1 dex higher than the low-redshift relationship with stellar mass, the closer alignment of SMBH and halo masses with a local relationship may indicate that the early formation of these SMBHs is linked to their dark matter halos, providing insights into the coevolution of galaxies and black holes in the early Universe.…”
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Seaweed Fly Larvae Cultivated on Macroalgae Side Streams: A Novel Marine Protein and Omega-3 Source for Rainbow Trout by Niklas Warwas, Emma L. Berdan, Xintian Xie, Elisabeth Jönsson, Jonathan A. C. Roques, Darragh Doyle, Markus Langeland, James Hinchcliffe, Henrik Pavia, Kristina Sundell

“…The diets included a control containing 25% fish meal, a commercial reference, and two diets substituting 40% fish meal with either SWFL or partially defatted black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) meal (Hermetia illucens). …”
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Qualitative study of factors affecting engagement with a hospital-based violence intervention programme in Indianapolis, Indiana by Malaz Boustani, Lauren A Magee, Damaris Ortiz, Zachary W Adams, Brigid R Marriott, Reilin J Moore, Blakney Q Brooks, Clark J Simons

“…The majority of participants identified as black (17/18, 94.4%). Nearly all (75%) participants were between the ages of 13 and 24 years of age at the time of their shooting. …”
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Global avian influenza situation (2019–2022). Host range expansion asevidence of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus evolution by M. V. Zhiltsova, T. P. Akimova, A. V. Varkentin, M. N. Mitrofanova, A. V. Mazneva, V. P. Semakina, E. S. Vystavkina

“…The WAHIS data were analyzed and the high ability of the virus to spillover from birds to mammals, such as martens (minks, otters, ferrets, badgers), cats (domestic cats, cougars, leopards, lynxes), pinnipeds (common seals, grey seals), bears (brown, grizzly, American black), bottlenose dolphins, skunks, foxes, opossums, raccoons was demonstrated. …”
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Recurrence of a t(8;21)-Positive Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the Form of a Granulocytic Sarcoma Involving Cranial Bones: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge by Ambra Di Veroli, Alessandro Micarelli, Mariagiovanna Cefalo, Eleonora Ceresoli, Daniela Nasso, Laura Cicconi, Simone Mauramati, Fabrizio Ottaviani, Adriano Venditti, Sergio Amadori

“…This variety of AML harbors t(8;21) in up to 20–25% of cases (especially in children and black ones of African origin) and, at a molecular level, it is characterized by the generation of a fusion gene known as RUNX1-RUNX1T1. …”
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An Analysis of Biopsies for Suspected Skin Cancer at a Tertiary Care Dermatology Clinic in the Western Cape Province of South Africa by Johann de Wet, Minette Steyn, Henry F. Jordaan, Rhodine Smith, Saskya Claasens, Willem I. Visser

“…BCC (89.3%) and KS (67.7%) was the most common skin cancer in the white and black population respectively. The ratio of BCC to SCC was 2.03. …”
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Random-Parameter Multivariate Negative Binomial Regression for Modeling Impacts of Contributing Factors on the Crash Frequency by Crash Types by Chenzhu Wang, Fei Chen, Jianchuan Cheng, Wu Bo, Ping Zhang, Mingyu Hou, Feng Xiao

“…Among the significant variables, black spots, average annual daily traffic volume (AADT), operating speed of cars, speed difference of cars, and length of the present plane curve positively influence the crash risk, whereas the speed difference of trucks, length of the longitudinal slope corresponding to the minimum grade, and stopping sight distance negatively influence the crash risk. …”
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Determination of Natural Capsaicin, Dihydrocapsaicin and Synthetic Capsaicin in Hot Pepper and Its Products by QuEChERS Combined with HPLC by CHENG Luyao, WEN Yajun, SHI Wenting, ZHOU Ziying, MA Liyan

“…The samples were extracted with acetonitrile and purified by sequential use of anhydrous magnesium sulfate, octadecylsilane (C18), ethylenediamine-N-propylsilane silica gel (PSA) and graphitized carbon black (GCB). An Agilent Eclipse Plus C18 column (150 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) was used for separation, gradient elution was performed with a mobile phase comprising 0.4% phosphoric acid aqueous solution and 90% acetonitrile in water, and a fluorescence detector was used for detection. …”
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Xylaria iriomotensis sp. nov. from termite nests and notes on X. angulosa by Izumi Okane, Huei-Mei Hsieh, Yu-Ming Ju, Chun-Ru Lin, Chun-Yun Huang, I-Ching Kuan

“…Cultures of X. angulosa were obtained from two Taiwan specimens, which agree with the holotype from BO and the isotypes from NY and WSP in their stromata being repeatedly dichotomously branched and possessing a black core. In contrast to X. iriomotensis, X. angulosa does not form the teleomorph in culture but a typical Xylaria anamorph with conidiophores densely arranged in palisades. …”
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Genetic sources for barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) breeding in the Volga-Vyatka region by O. N. Shupletsova, I. N. Shchennikova

“…The environmental conditions in the northeast of the Russian Non-Black-Soil zone require development of barley cultivars with resistance to higher soil acidity, drought and diseases. …”
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Characterization of Starch Edible Films with Different Essential Oils Addition by Šuput Danijela, Lazić Vera, Pezo Lato, Markov Siniša, Vaštag Žužana, Popović Ljiljana, Radulović Aleksandra, Ostojić Sanja, Zlatanović Snežana, Popović Senka

“…This study investigated properties of starch-based edible films with oregano and black cumin essential oil addition. Essential oils addition positively affected film swelling (decreased due to essential oil addition), mechanical properties (tensile strength decreased while elongation at break increased), and water vapor barrier properties (decreased along with essential oils addition). …”
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Greenness, blueness and whiteness evaluated rapid Attenuated Total Reflection/ Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy method for piper nigrum Samples Coupled with multivariate ana... by Rinkal N Patel, Kunjal L Vegad, Ruchik V Mistry, Nikunj D Patel

“…“Piper nigrum”, a very well-known black gold is recommended to treat numerous ailments. …”
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Anomaly Detection Using Explainable Random Forest for the Prediction of Undesirable Events in Oil Wells by Nida Aslam, Irfan Ullah Khan, Aisha Alansari, Marah Alrammah, Atheer Alghwairy, Rahaf Alqahtani, Razan Alqahtani, Maryam Almushikes, Mohammed AL Hashim

“…Besides, the study employed Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) to enable surveillance engineers to interpret black box models to understand the causes of abnormalities. …”
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The Efficacy of the Mulligan Concept to Treat Meniscal Pathology: A Systematic Review by Nathan C. Reep, Sydney N. Leverett, Rebecca M. Heywood, Russell T. Baker, Darren L. Barnes, Scott W. Cheatham

“…Randomized control trials were analyzed using the PEDro scale and the Downs & Black (D&B) checklist, case series were analyzed using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) checklist, and case reports were analyzed using the CARES checklist…”
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Impact of Mixed Sources on the Atmospheric Aerosols of Urbanized Areas in the Philippines by Preciosa Corazon B. Pabroa, Joseph Michael D. Racho, John Robin Yee, Lawrence Adrian Tacliad, Haron Deo Vargaz, Iara Chantrelle V. Coronel, Raymond J. Sugcang, Christian Mark G. Salvador

“…The variability of coarse and fine aerosols, black carbon (BC), and trace elements of particulate matter (PM) were analyzed between June 2017 and April 2019. …”
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Inhibitory Effect of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus KSFY07 on Kappa-Carrageenan-Induced Thrombosis in Mice and the Regulation of Oxidative Damage by Pan Wang, Fang Tan, Jianfei Mu, Hongjiang Chen, Xin Zhao, Yanan Xu

“…The results showed that LDSB-KSFY07 effectively reduced the degree of black tail in thrombotic mice, increased activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), and decreased thrombin time (TT), fibrinogen (FIB), and prothrombin time (PT) in thrombotic mice. …”
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Invasive Aspergillus niger Is the Sole Etiological Agent for CSOM : A Clinical Case from Nepal by Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya, Rabindra Bhakta Pradhananga, Niranjan Prasad Sah, Basista Prasad Rijal, Bharat Mani Pokhrel, Santosh Dulal

“…Aspergillus niger was microbially conformed by specifically characterizing the specific phenotypic biseriate structure of phialides and the black-coloured conidia. For medication, the patient was treated with Candid Ear Drop with clotrimazole (1% w/v) plus lidocaine (2% w/v) for 4 weeks which successfully improved his condition.…”
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Exposure pathways (diet, dissolved or particulate substrate) of rare earth elements to aquatic organisms by Ashlyn Kernaghan, Duc Huy Dang

“…The organisms include northern clearwater crayfish (Faxonius propinquus), chinese mystery snail (Cipangopaludina chinensis), black sandshell mussel (Ligumia recta), striped shiner minnows (Luxilus chrysocephalus), Daphnia magna, and Euglena gracilis. …”
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