Evaluation of Telenomus remus (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) as a biocontrol agent of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) based on two-sex life table and functional response... by Zhen Shen, Li-Hui Liu, Lian-Sheng Zang, Tie-Jun Deng, Zhen-Bao Luo, Jun-Yi Gao, Liang-De Tang

“…Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) is a significant pest of many economically important crops worldwide. This study was conducted to evaluate the demographic parameters and functional response of T. remus on the S. litura eggs. …”
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Salvia pratensis L. extracts as potential eco-friendly herbicides for sustainable agricultural applications by Daniela Gruľová, Beáta Baranová, Adriana Eliašová, Christelle Brun, Laura De Martino, Lucia Caputo, Janka Poračová, Ľuboš Nastišin, Jozef Fejér, Hazem S. Elshafie, Mária Konečná, Vincenzo De Feo

“…Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) were conducted to compare the different extracts. The extraction method significantly influenced the quantity of dry mass and quantity of phenolic compounds in the extracts. …”
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A Comprehensive Analysis of Moist Versus Non‐Moist Dressings for Split‐Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Chun‐Yee Ho, Hsuan‐Yu Chou, Szu‐Han Wang, Ching‐Yu Lan, Victor Bong‐Hang Shyu, Chih‐Hao Chen, Chia‐Hsuan Tsai

“…Methods A comprehensive literature search was conducted across databases including Ovid/MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Scopus up to November 28, 2023. …”
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Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 and 2 Mutations in Pediatric Neuroblastoma Patients by Emre LEVENTOGLU, Gurses SAHIN, Sule YESIL, Ceyhun BOZKURT, Nazmiye YUKSEK, Ali FETTAH, Sule TOPRAK, Burcak KURUCU BILGIN, Emre CAPKINOGLU, Nilgun EROGLU, Sibel AKPINAR TEKGUNDUZ, Ayse Ulya ERTEM

“…Because to the fact that the mutation is very heterogeneous, it would be appropriate to conduct a larger series of patients in terms of the impact of the clinical significance of each mutation on the diagnosis and prognosis.…”
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Immunogenicity and safety of HepE Hecolin® in chronic hepatitis B patients at clinically stable stage: An open-label study in China by Li Zhang, Qiufen Zhang, Jiaye Liu, Wenlong Wu, Zechun Jiang, Bingyu Yan, Qingfan Cao, Haidong Liu, Huirong Pan, Jingjing Lv, Yi Feng, Fujie Xu, Shoujie Huang, Aiqiang Xu

“…Between 2016 and 2017, an open-label study was conducted to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of hepatitis E vaccine (HepE) in CHB patients, using healthy adults as parallel controls in China. …”
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Socio-demographic differences in the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and the association with risk factors in the population of Serbia by Šašić Bojana M., Čanković Dušan K., Mijatović-Jovanović Vesna P., Ukropina Snežana N., Ostojić Zorana Z., Milijašević Dragana S., Stamenković Kristina D., Čanković Sonja I.

“…Material and Methods: The data of the 2019 National Health Survey of the Population of Serbia were analyzed, on a sample of 13,178 respondents over the age of fifteen, which was conducted in accordance with the methodology of the European Health Interview Survey (Wave 3). …”
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New digital drilling process monitoring: Instrumentation, validation and calibration by Yanpeng Sun, Zuyu Chen, Fangcai Xu, Yufei Zhao, Ruilang Cao, Dong Li

“…Extensive field tests conducted in a dam grouting area confirm a linear relationship between the thrust force and penetration per rotation, and between the torque and penetration per rotation. …”
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Clinical Features and Risk Factors of Active Tuberculosis in Patients with Behçet’s Disease by Yaxu Liu, Lifan Zhang, Ziyue Zhou, Luxi Sun, Baotong Zhou, Xiaoqing Liu, Wenjie Zheng

“…To investigate the clinical features and potential risk factors of active tuberculosis (ATB) in Behçet’s disease (BD), we conducted a case-control study on hospitalized BD patients in our institute from 2010 to 2019. …”
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Antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of essential oils and extracts of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) plants by Adel F. Ahmed, Fatma A.K. Attia, Zhenhua Liu, Changqin Li, Jinfeng Wei, Wenyi Kang

“…The present study was conducted to evaluate the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the essential oils and ethanol extracts of Ocimum basilicum L. obtained from Assiut, Minia and BeniSuef of Egypt. …”
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Strengthening mechanism of particle gradation in 55 vol% SiCp/6061Al composites fabricated by semi-solid hot isostatic pressing by Kun Cheng, Yudong Cao, Yuhan Jiang, Xiangyun Gao, Guizhou Liu, Chunmao Tian, Chao Cai, Yusheng Shi

“…Compared to other engineering materials, this composite offers significantly higher specific stiffness and specific strength while maintaining favorable thermal conductivity and a low coefficient of thermal expansion. …”
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How do serum cytokine levels change in myocarditis and inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy relative to healthy individuals? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Romuald Wojnicz, Piotr Lewandowski, Maciej Baron, Marcin A Rojek, Marcin Goławski, Karol Krystek, Magdalena Żegleń, Pascal Zytkiewicz, Jakub Kancerek, Klaudia Gabriela Lis, Jakub Warecki, Jakub Kufel, Kamila Kuśpiel

“…Accordingly, this protocol aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis summarising previous research on serum and plasma levels of cytokines in patients with myocarditis and inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy.Methods and analysis Four scientific databases: PubMed, Embase, Scopus and Web of Science, will be searched. …”
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Enhancing Maize Production Through Timely Nutrient Supply: The Role of Foliar Fertiliser Application by Brian Ssemugenze, Akasairi Ocwa, Ronald Kuunya, Costa Gumisiriya, Csaba Bojtor, János Nagy, Adrienn Széles, Árpád Illés

“…A literature search was conducted in the Web of Science (WoS) database. Bibliometric analyses were performed using the VOSviewer software (version 1.6.17). …”
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Exploring Culinary Tourism and Female Consumer Preferences for Selected National Cuisines in Poland: A Sensory and Preference Analysis of Food Products from Four Countries by Agata Kiciak, Wiktoria Staśkiewicz-Bartecka, Natalia Kuczka, Agnieszka Bielaszka, Marzena Tudrej, Oskar Kowalski, Marek Kardas

“…Methods: Sensory evaluation of utility characteristics, including color, aroma, texture, appearance, and taste, was conducted using a five-point scale. A custom questionnaire was used to collect data on respondents’ preferences and demographic characteristics. …”
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Calibration of ionization chamber in megavoltage x-ray field of medical linear accelerator by Pham Hong-Lam, Hoang Thanh-Phi-Hung, Sunjun Jin, Bui Duy-Linh, Nguyen Tuan-Khai, Bui Van-Loat, Le Tuan-Anh, Nguyen Huu-Quyet, Pham Duc-Khue, Phan Viet-Cuong, Phan Tien-Dung, Pham Quang-Trung, Tran Hoai-Nam, Le Ngoc-Thiem

“…A comparison between D1-new10 and Di-new10 was conducted to derive the calibration factors of the IC-i, NiD,w,Q. …”
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Spatiotemporal occurrence, distribution, and risk of steroid hormones along the coast of Guangdong, China by Xing Zhao, Xing Zhao, Yunlin Jiang, Hanqiang Deng, Yao Lu, Suimin Li, Yuxia Jiang, Kaifeng Sun

“…Previous studies of steroid hormones have predominantly focused on terrestrial environments, with few studies conducted in marine environments.MethodsIn this study, we analyzed the occurrence of 44 steroid hormones in seawater, sediment, and marine organisms collected from the coast of Guangdong, China.ResultsTotal concentration of steroid hormones ranged from 0.11 to 30.15 ng/L in seawater, ND to 8.58 ng/g (dw) in sediments, and ND to 80.52 ng/g (ww) in organisms. …”
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Improvement of Hanwoo (Korean beef cattle) by selecting a giant cow and applying ovum pick-up and in vitro production technologies by Yeon-Gil Jung, Seungki Jung, Hyonsok Sol, Yeonsub Jung, Na Ahn, Sangho Roh

“…Background: This study was conducted to increase meat production by 30% compared to the present by selecting a giant cow over 1,000 kg and applying biotechnologies. …”
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TREM2 promotes the formation of a tumor-supportive microenvironment in hepatocellular carcinoma by Hanrui Guo, Meiling Wang, Caiya Ni, Chun Yang, Chunxue Fu, Xiaoman Zhang, Xueling Chen, Xiangwei Wu, Jun Hou, Lianghai Wang

“…Methods HCC was experimentally induced in wild-type (WT) and Trem2-deficient (Trem2 −/−) mice, and clinical sample analysis and in vitro studies on macrophages were conducted. HCC cells were treated with conditioned medium from WT or Trem2 −/− macrophages, and their malignant phenotypes and underlying mechanisms were analyzed. …”
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Detecting Genetic Associations between ATG5 and Lupus Nephritis by trans-eQTL by Yue-miao Zhang, Fa-juan Cheng, Xu-jie Zhou, Yuan-yuan Qi, Ping Hou, Ming-hui Zhao, Hong Zhang

“…As elevated ATG5 expression was observed in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the study was conducted to analyze the genome-wide genetic regulatory mechanisms associated with ATG5 expression in a Chinese population with lupus nephritis (LN). …”
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A qualitative descriptive study examining the impact of child‐raising experience on Japanese family doctors by Manabu Fujihara, Satoko Watanabe, Kuniko Kodama, Koki Nakamura, Maham Stanyon, Satoshi Kanke, Ryuki Kassai

“…Methods A qualitative descriptive study focusing on the parenting experiences of Japanese family doctors and their perceptions of how these experiences interfaced with their clinical practice of the PCCM was conducted. Participants were selected using snowball sampling, and the data were collected via semi‐structured interviews while recording online, which were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using qualitative descriptive analysis, with data‐derived codes being systematically applied and reflexively interpreted. …”
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Chitosan reduces naturally occurring plant pathogenic fungi and increases nematophagous fungus Purpureocillium in soil under field conditions by Raquel Lopez-Nuñez, Jorge Prieto-Rubio, Jorge Prieto-Rubio, Inmaculada Bautista, Antonio L. Lidón-Cerezuela, Miguel Valverde-Urrea, Federico Lopez-Moya, Luis V. Lopez-Llorca

“…Application of chitosan reduced soil pH, conductivity (CE), and cation exchange capacity (CEC) in pots when applied at field capacity. …”
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