Tolerance of high-yielding corn hybrids to drought stress during the early growth stage by Jiovana Kamila Vilas-Boas, Fábio Steiner, Alan Mario Zuffo, Jorge González Aguilera, Charline Zaratin Alves

“…Fourteen corn hybrids commonly grown in the central-western region of Brazil, in Cassilândia, Mato Grosso do Sul, were assessed for drought tolerance during the early plant growth stage. …”
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Pembrolizumab with external radiation therapy effectively controlled TMB-high unresectable recurrent parathyroid cancer: a case report with review of literature by Hiroshi Katoh, Tomoya Mitsuma, Riku Okamoto, Kanako Naito, Takaaki Tokito, Mariko Kikuchi, Takafumi Sangai

“…PEM treatment was initiated in combination with RT to the left central-lateral neck and superior mediastinum. He successfully achieved evocalcet and zoledronate withdrawal, and the PTH level improvement was continuously observed for 8 months at present, with only grade 2 subclinical hypothyroidism. …”
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Diagnosis of land degradation and analysis of its spatiotemporal evolution in the Jinghe River Basin, Xinjiang by Ya Peng, Zhaopeng Wu, Xinpeng Shi, Yuting Tian, Ruirui Zhang

“…During the study period, moderate and above land degradation in Jinghe County was concentrated in the central part, and its center of gravity moved spatially from the northwest to the southeast, and then to the southwest, generally showing a “V” shape; the overall state of land degradation is relatively stable. …”
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Existential concerns among young adults with psychotic vulnerability in mental health care: a qualitative study in the Netherlands by Marlous L. D. de Vries, Pauline Janse, Christa W. Anbeek, Arjan W. Braam

“…Identity realization and finding meaning and purpose in life are central to this development stage. Aim The current study investigated to what extent profound experiences such as psychosis in young adulthood lead to existential concerns as formulated by Yalom and to other existential themes during inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment and care. …”
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Striking the Balance: Evaluating Content Quality and Reward Dynamics in Blockchain Online Social Media by Davide Mancino, Barbara Guidi, Andrea Michienzi, Marco Viviani

“…Various forms of decentralized solutions for social media development have been proposed in the last years to address some of the open problems of centralized ones, which include security issues, micro-targeting, opinion polarization, and various forms of information pollution. …”
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Molecular and Clinical Overview of Type 1 Neurofibromatosis: Single Center Study and Mini Review on NF1-Associated Vasculopathy and Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia by Şule Altıner, Alper Han Çebi

“…Another aspect was the distinct distribution of malignant tumors. In contrast to central nervous system malignancies, which are the most common malignancies apart from malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors in the literature, JMML was the most common in our study. …”
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Fungal Keratitis Caused by Drechslera spp. Treated with Voriconazole: A Case Report by Margarita I. Echavez, Archimedes Lee D. Agahan, Noel S. Carino

“…The patient developed a corneal opacity after 2 days and was initially seen with a visual acuity of counting fingers on the left eye, with a 3 mm central corneal ulcer with feathery borders. No hypopyon was noted. …”
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Assessing the role of selenium in Minamata disease through reanalysis of historical samples by Mineshi Sakamoto, Masumi Marumoto, Koichi Haraguchi, Takashi Toyama, Yoshiro Saito, Steven J. Balogh, Chiharu Tohyama, Masaaki Nakamura

“…The elevated Hg/Se molar ratio in the brain helps explain the severe neurological damage in patients’ central nervous systems, despite higher Hg levels in the liver and kidney compared to the brain. …”
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Platycodin D inhibits tumor proliferation by modulating macrophage polarization through promoting JAK2 ubiquitination by Wei Wu, Jie Zhang, Zijiao Wang, Chuan Cheng, Dongdong Yuan, Li Peng, Le Li

“…Through network pharmacology and experimental validation, STAT3 was identified as a central target. PD was shown to decrease JAK2 and p-STAT3 levels, promote JAK2 degradation, and enhance its ubiquitination. …”
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FFDL: Feature Fusion-Based Deep Learning Method Utilizing Federated Learning for Forged Face Detection by Vinay Gautam, Gaganpreet Kaur, Meena Malik, Ankush Pawar, Akansha Singh, Krishna Kant Singh, S. S. Askar, Mohamed Abouhawwash

“…This limitation arises because these algorithms are trained on publicly available centralized datasets and do not prioritize privacy and security considerations. …”
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Efficient Authentication Mechanism For Defending Against Reflection-Based Attacks on Domain Name System by Dana Hasan, Rebeen R. Hama Amin, Masnida Hussin

“…In this paper, we proposed the Efficient Distributed-based Defense Scheme (EDDS) to overcome the shortcomings of a centralized-based defense mechanism. By using an authentication message exchange, which is a Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)-based authentication mechanism. …”
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A tecnologia da informação como suporte para a implantação de Soluções Baseadas na Natureza (SBN) by Thaís Matos Moreno, Maria Eduarda Pinto Cândido, Emerson Nogueira dos Santo, Indira Gurgel Jucá de Araújo, Marcus Vinícius Teixeira de Oliveira

“…A morfologia urbana é vista como um elemento central para integrar processos naturais ao planejamento urbano, especialmente em contextos de vulnerabilidade climática. …”
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Eco‐friendly ultrasonic‐assisted appraisal of herbal‐based yellow natural colorant for silk dyeing by Noman Habib, Shahid Adeel, Muhammad Ibrahim, Fazal‐ur Rehman, Muhammad Naveed, Aamir Ali, Rony Mia, Rym Mansour

“…Through the utilization of Response Surface Methodology and Central Composite Design, a technique that was optimized was completed to maximize coloring variables using statistical analysis. …”
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Analysis of financial performance budget absorption in production forest areas in Karawang regency by Didit Supriyadi, Yosep Yudianto, Mayadita Kapriyanti, Kukuh Wahyu Nugroho

“…Thus, these findings provide in-depth insight into the complex relationship between these factors and highlight the central role of budget absorption in achieving optimal financial performance in the Karawang Regency production forest area.…”
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Development of a novel encystment medium: Enhancing diagnostic potential of Acanthamoeba spp. by Julalak Chuprom, Suthinee Sangkanu, Watcharapong Mitsuwan, Rachasak Boonhok, Alok K. Paul, Sonia M. Rodrigues Oliveira, Maria L. Pereira, Tajudeen O. Jimoh, Mohammed Rahmatullah, Polrat Wilairatana, Christophe Wiart, Ajoy K. Verma, Veeranoot Nissapatorn

“…Materials and Methods: The study employed response surface methodology with a central composite design to optimize the encystment medium formulation. …”
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The Emerging Roles of the Calcineurin-Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Lymphocytes Pathway in Nervous System Functions and Diseases by Maulilio John Kipanyula, Wahabu Hamisi Kimaro, Paul F. Seke Etet

“…Treatment with calcineurin/NFAT inhibitors induces some degree of neuroprotection and decreased reactive gliosis in the central and peripheral nervous system. In this paper, we summarize and discuss the current understanding of the roles of calcineurin/NFAT signaling in physiology and pathologies of the adult and developing nervous system, with an emphasis on recent reports and cutting-edge findings. …”
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Economic–Energy–Environmental Optimization of a Multi-Energy System in a University District by Luca Bacci, Enrico Dal Cin, Gianluca Carraro, Sergio Rech, Andrea Lazzaretto

“…This paper considers a university district consisting of 32 buildings where electrical demand is currently met by the national grid, and 31% of thermal demand is supplied by a centralized heating station through a district heating network; the remainder is covered by small, dedicated boilers. …”
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Development and psychometric validation of the frontline health workers’ occupational risk and characteristics in emergencies index (FORCE-index) – The covid Hospital cohort study... by Synne Øien Stensland, Kristina Bondjers, John-Anker Zwart, Leiv Arne Rosseland, Dan Atar, Jan Olav Christensen, Dagfinn Matre, Kristin Alve Glad, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Hilde Wøien, Grete Dyb

“…Conclusions: The initial psychometric validation indicates that the FORCE-index is a valid measure which can be used by health authorities, services, and institutions to adequately and systematically assess central aspects of frontline health workers’ work environment that are commonly challenged in health emergencies.…”
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The distribution, phenology, host range and pathogen prevalence of Ixodes ricinus in France: a systematic map and narrative review by Perez, Grégoire, Bournez, Laure, Boulanger, Nathalie, Fite, Johanna, Livoreil, Barbara, McCoy, Karen D., Quillery, Elsa, René-Martellet, Magalie, Bonnet, Sarah I.

“…Among pathogens, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato is the most examined and seems most prevalent in north-eastern and central France. The review highlights the gaps in our knowledge of tick-host-pathogen interactions, their ecologies and their distributions, and demonstrates the need to address these gaps in order to optimize tick and tick-borne diseases prevention and control. …”
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Roqueros y roqueras, pavitos y pavitas, skaters, lesbianas y gays. El papel del consumo cultural en la construcción de representaciones de identidades juveniles (El caso de algunos... by Emilia T. Bermúdez H.

“…En función de este objetivo se tomaron, como categorías centrales de análisis, los conceptos de consumo cultural y representaciones de identidades. …”
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