Breeding practices and selection criteria in Gudali cattle breed from Benin: implications for the design of a community-based breeding program by Loukaiya Zorobouragui, Loukaiya Zorobouragui, Isidore Houaga, Isidore Houaga, Alassan S. Assani, Hilaire S. S. Worogo, Lionel Kinkpe, Kathiravan Periasamy, Ibrahim T. Alkoiret

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A Hybrid Model for Soybean Yield Prediction Integrating Convolutional Neural Networks, Recurrent Neural Networks, and Graph Convolutional Networks by Vikram S. Ingole, Ujwala A. Kshirsagar, Vikash Singh, Manish Varun Yadav, Bipin Krishna, Roshan Kumar

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First report of Haemaphysalis bispinosa, molecular-geographic relationships of Ixodes granulatus and a new Dermacentor species from Vietnam by Sándor Hornok, Jenő Kontschán, Gergő Keve, Nóra Takács, Dat Van Nguyen, Khanh Ngoc Phuong Ho, Tamás Görföl, Yuanzhi Wang, Róbert Farkas, Thanh Thi Ha Dao

“…Results The three species were morphologically identified as (i) Ixodes granulatus, which had nearly or exactly 100% sequence identities to conspecific ticks reported from large (approximately 2000 km) geographical distances but was more different (having lower, only 94.2% cox1 and 96.7% 16S rRNA sequence identity) from samples collected within 1000 km of Vietnam in Southern China and Malaysia, respectively; (ii) Haemaphysalis bispinosa, which showed 100% sequence identity to samples reported within both narrow and broad geographical ranges; and (iii) a new species, Dermacentor pseudotamokensis Hornok sp. nov., described here morphologically and shown to be phylogenetically a sister species to Dermacentor tamokensis. …”
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Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 Mass Level Is Increased in Elderly Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by J. Fortunato, V. Bláha, J. Bis, J. Št’ásek, C. Andrýs, J. Vojáček, B. Jurašková, L. Sobotka, P. Polanský, M. Brtko

“…Lp-PLA2 mass was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit (USCN Life Science, China) before and 3 days after the procedure. Results. …”
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Breaking law of overburden rock and key mining technology for narrow coal pillar working face in isolated island by Du Feng, Li Zhenhua, Li Songtao, Li Xiaolei, Li Guodong, Fan Xuan, Ren Hao, Cao Zhengzheng

“…Through statistical analysis of the types of residual coal and the mining techniques, the current research status of residual coal mining system in China has been summarized. Based on the safety recovery technology system for multi-type residual coal pillar resources at Zhaogu No.2 Mine, this paper focuses on narrow coal pillar working faces in sections with fully mined-out areas on both sides. …”
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Is Thermal Pulsation Therapy Effective for Dry Eyes Before and After Cataract Surgery? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Chen KY, Chan HC, Chan CM

“…Kai-Yang Chen,1 Hoi-Chun Chan,2 Chi Ming Chan3,4 1Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; 2Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Cardinal Tien Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; 4Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, TaiwanCorrespondence: Chi Ming Chan, Email 068268@mail.fju.edu.tw; m212092001@tmu.edu.twBackground: Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is a primary cause of evaporative dry eye disease (DED), which is often exacerbated by cataract surgery due to surgical trauma and inflammation. …”
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D-ribose-5-phosphate inactivates YAP and functions as a metabolic checkpoint by Cheng-E Tu, Yong-Feng Liu, Hong-Wei Liu, Chun-Mei Jiao, Quentin Liu, Mien-Chie Hung, Peng Li, Xiang-Bo Wan, Xin-Juan Fan, Yun-Long Wang

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La création franco-chinoise dans sa matérialité. Le symbolisme dans l’œuvre plastique de Xuefeng Chen et son rapport à la matière by Guillaume Thouroude

“…Born in Yunnan and residing in Lyon, Xuefeng Chen draws from personal experience to create universal objects that bring together the traditions of southeastern China and French autofictional writing: a floating temple made of white muslin (vernacular architecture) is adorned with embroideries (a popular art form in Yunnan) that narrate accidents, injuries and abortions (the narrative voice of a contemporary woman). …”
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Vimentin as a contributing factor in SARS-CoV-2-induced orchitis on postmortem testicular autopsy of COVID-19 cases: A case-control study by Soheila Akaberi-Nasrabadi, Azam Sabbaghi, Behzad M. Toosi, Parsa Ghorbanifaraz, Gholam-Reza Mahmoudiasl, Abbas Aliaghaei, Hajarsadat Faghihi Hosseinabadi, Shahrokh Paktinat, Mohammad-Amin Abdollahifar

“… Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was identified in China in late December 2019 and led to a pandemic that resulted in millions of confirmed cases and deaths. …”
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Intravenous liposomal irinotecan in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer after ≥ 2 prior lines of chemotherapy: a phase Ib study by Ying Fan, Qingyuan Zhang, Min Yan, Xiujuan Qu, Yongmei Yin, Tao Sun, Jin Yang, Ying Wang, Xu Wang, Zhaofeng Niu, Xinshuai Wang, Sanyuan Sun, Weihong Zhao, Yanping Liu, Miao Niu, Xuemin Zhao, Binghe Xu

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Walking for transport and all-cause mortality: a prospective cohort study of Australian community-dwelling older adults by Rory Wolfe, Neville Owen, Ben Beck, Yang Chen, David W Dunstan, Alice Owen, Robyn L Woods, Danijela Gasevic, Joanne Ryan, Shivangi Shah, Carlene Britt

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Extraction, Chemical Composition and Antidiabetic Potential of Crude Polysaccharides from Centella asiatica (L.) Urban by Meng Li, Muhammad Shahid, Xiaobin Zhang, Douglas Law, Mukram Muhammad Mackeen, Arnida Hani Teh, Ahmad Abdul Kareem Najm, Shazrul Fazry, Babul Airianah Othman

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Influence of drought stress on phosphorus dynamics and maize growth in tropical ecosystems by Mohsin Mahmood, Jujie Wang, Sajid Mehmood, Waqas Ahmed, Anam Ayyoub, Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Ahmed Salah Elrys, Ahmed S. M. Elnahal, Adnan Mustafa, Xiuwen Wei, Weidong Li

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Assessing the effects of drought stress on photosynthetic performance and physiological resistance in camphor seedling leaves. by Renjie Wang, Xingxing Qin, Huibiao Pan, Dianyun Li, Xiao Xiao, Yuke Jin, Yong Wang, Huizi Liang

“…This study investigated drought stress effects on growth, photosynthetic capacity, and physiological responses of Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora) seedlings in Guangxi province, China. Fertilized potted plants underwent continuous drought treatments to assess varying water supply effects. …”
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Enhancing broiler growth and carcass quality: impact of diets enriched with Moringa oleifera leaf powder conjugated with zinc nanoparticles by Mohammed M. El-Abbasy, Ahmed K. Aldhalmi, Elwy A. Ashour, Samar S. Bassiony, Mahmoud Kamal, Abdulmohsen H. Alqhtani, Diaa E. Abou-Kassem, Ahmed A. Elolimy, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Ayman A. Swelum

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Compound weather and climate extremes in the Asian region: science-informed recommendations for policy by R. Krishnan, Chirag Dhara, Takeshi Horinouchi, C. Kendra Gotangco Gonzales, C. Kendra Gotangco Gonzales, A. P. Dimri, A. P. Dimri, M. Singh Shrestha, P. Swapna, M. K. Roxy, Seok-Woo Son, Seok-Woo Son, D. C. Ayantika, Faye Abigail T. Cruz, Fangli Qiao

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Establishment and validation of predictive model of ARDS in critically ill patients by Senhao Wei, Hua Zhang, Hao Li, Chao Li, Ziyuan Shen, Yiyuan Yin, Zhukai Cong, Zhaojin Zeng, Qinggang Ge, Dongfeng Li, Xi Zhu

“…Methods This prospective cohort study in China was conducted on critically ill patients to derivate and validate the prediction model. …”
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Lightweight Cryptographic Algorithms for Guessing Attack Protection in Complex Internet of Things Applications by Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Muhammad Shafiq, Shayla Islam, Bishwajeet Pandey, Yousef A. Baker El-Ebiary, Nazmus Shaker Nafi, R. Ciro Rodriguez, Doris Esenarro Vargas

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Association between pre-pregnancy maternal stress and small for gestational age: a population-based retrospective cohort study by Manman Chen, Qiongjie Zhou, Yuanyuan Li, Qu Lu, Anying Bai, Fangyi Ruan, Yandan Liu, Yu Jiang, Xiaotian Li

“…Data were extracted from the National Preconception Health Care Project (NPHCP), conducted between 2010 and 2012, which encompassed preconception health-related information from 572,989 individuals across various regions in China. Logistic regression models were used to assess the associations between pre-pregnancy maternal stress variables and the risk of SGA. …”
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The CD4/CD8 ratio is associated with T lymphocyte functions in long-term virally suppressed patients with HIV by Qing Xiao, Fengting Yu, Liting Yan, Xiaojie Lao, Xuelei Liang, Hongxin Zhao, Liuyue Zhai, Zailin Yang, Xiaomei Zhang, Yao Liu, Fujie Zhang

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