Diversification outbreaks and dynamics of Asian leaf-litter frogs, genus Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae), with the description of a new species from Guizhou Province, China by Tao Luo, Zi-Fa Zhao, Zhong-Lian Wang, Chang-Ting Lan, Ming-Yuan Xiao, Huai-Qing Deng, Ning Xiao, Jiang Zhou

“…In addition, we also identified four undescribed species and described one new species, Leptobrachella xishuiensis sp. nov., from Xishui County, Guizhou Province, China.…”
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Determining Causal Factors of Severe Crashes on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana by Sahima Nazneen, Mahdi Rezapour, Khaled Ksaibati

“…During this period, 940 crashes occurred on state, county, city, and tribally owned roads. Binary logistic regression models were developed to determine the factors associated with fatal and injury crashes for all roads within the FPIR and separately for the roads maintained by different agencies. …”
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Extrinsic attributes that drive consumer purchase of block mozzarella by K. Homwongpanich, M.E. Watson, D. Rovai, H. Eshpari, M.A. Drake

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Barriers to Adherence to Standard of Care in Appalachia: A Qualitative Assessment in Gastrointestinal Cancers by Levy BE, Castle JT, Bardhan R, Dignan M, Bhakta A

“…Brittany E Levy,1 Jennifer T Castle,1 Roshmita Bardhan,2 Mark Dignan,3 Avinash Bhakta1 1Division of Colorectal Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA; 2Mercy Health – The Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA; 3Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, USACorrespondence: Mark Dignan, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 760 Press Avenue, Room 335, Lexington, KY, 40536-0679, USA, Tel +1 859 913 0207, Email Mark.dignan@uky.eduPurpose: Appalachian Kentucky, a 32-county region in the eastern part of the state, has elevated colon cancer mortality rates. …”
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Evaluating Dispersion of Residential CO and NOx Emissions with the Help of Different Models in Körfez District, Kocaeli Province by Kazım Demirarslan, Şenay Çetin Doğruparmak

“…While there seemed to be a similarity in all three programs for CO when considering dispersion directions on the distribution maps, it was pointed out that the concentrations dispersed in the direction of east and west of Korfez district on AERMOD and CALPUFF maps as this dispersion was towards to the west of the county on ISCST-3 map. On NOx distribution maps, the residential areas of Korfez district were observed as the locations of density for NOx. …”
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Flow Mediated Dilation and Its Correlation with Coronary and Systemic Atherosclerosis in Patients Scheduled for Surgical Myocardial Revascularization by Boieriu AM, Luca CD, Tint D

“…Alexandra Maria Boieriu,1,2 Cezar Dumitrel Luca,1,3 Diana Tint1,4 1Faculty of Medicine, “Transylvania” University, Braşov, Romania; 2Cardiology Department, County Emergency Hospital, Braşov, Romania; 3Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Hospital, Covasna, Romania; 4Cardiology Department, ICCO Clinics, Braşov, RomaniaCorrespondence: Alexandra Maria Boieriu, Faculty of Medicine, “Transylvania” University, Eroilorst, Nr 29, Braşov, 500036, Romania, Email crisanalexandramaria@yahoo.comPurpose: The study aimed to evaluate endothelial dysfunction (ED), assessed through flow mediated dilation (FMD), in individuals with severe coronary artery disease (CAD) scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). …”
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An Assessment of Ammonia Emissions from Dairy Facilities in Pennsylvania by James D. Ferguson, Zhengxia Dou, Charles F. Ramberg

“…Milk production, crop area and type, average county yields, and herd animal groups were used to construct a typical feeding program for these farms. …”
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Pollen, Physicochemical, and Mineral Analysis of Croatian Acacia Honey Samples: Applicability for Identification of Botanical and Geographical Origin by Natalija Uršulin-Trstenjak, Dinko Puntarić, Davor Levanić, Vlatka Gvozdić, Željka Pavlek, Ada Puntarić, Eda Puntarić, Ida Puntarić, Domagoj Vidosavljević, Dario Lasić, Marina Vidosavljević

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<i>Phytophthora</i> Species and Their Associations with Chaparral and Oak Woodland Vegetation in Southern California by Sebastian N. Fajardo, Tyler B. Bourret, Susan J. Frankel, David M. Rizzo

“…From 2018 to 2021, soil samples were collected from Angeles National Forest lands (Los Angeles County) with the objective of better understanding the diversity and distribution of <i>Phytophthora</i> species in Southern California. …”
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Remotely-sensed products capture the spatial distribution of regional carbon sequestration potential ability: A case study of Hubei Province, China by Zhaolong Li, Lingya Huang, Yuanyong Dian

“…The performance of the RCSPI was tested using data from 103 county-level regions in Hubei Province. The results showed that the RCSPI showed good ability to facilitate the analysis of distinct carbon sequestration potential patterns, which accruing to the heterogeneity of resource conditions across different regions. …”
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Routes to social prescribing outside National Health Service (NHS) structures: a systematic map by Kerryn Husk, Stephanie Tierney, Lucy Gavens, Emma Hazeldine, Sophie Westwood, Mohammad Hassannezhad

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Impacts of an Early Morning Low Earth Orbit Observing Platform in a Future Global Observing Network Scenario by Nikki C. Privé, Bryan M. Karpowicz, Erica L. McGrath-Spangler, Satya Kalluri

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Urban-rural difference in adverse outcomes of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis-diabetes mellitus comorbidity by FANG Zijian, LI Qingchun，XIE Li，SONG Xu，DAI Ruoqi，WU Yifei，JIA Qingjun，CHENG Qinglin

“…Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression analysis identified first diagnosed in county-level hospitals or above (HR=2.107, 95%CI: 1.181-3.758) and drug resistance (HR=3.303, 95%CI: 1.653-6.600) as the risk factors for adverse outcomes of PTB in urban patients with PTB-DM, while the treatment/observed management throughout the process (HR=0.470, 95%CI: 0.274-0.803) and fixed-dose combinations throughout the process (HR=0.331, 95%CI: 0.151-0.729) as the protective factors for adverse outcomes in rural patients with PTB-DM. …”
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In Vivo Assessment of Healing Potential of Ointments Containing Bee Products, Vegetal Extracts, and Polymers on Skin Lesions by Calin Vasile Andritoiu, Cristina Lungu, Camelia Elena Iurciuc (Tincu), Corina Elena Andriescu, Corneliu Havarneanu, Marcel Popa, Magdalena Cuciureanu, Liliana Mititelu Tarţău, Bianca Ivanescu

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Revamping field practicum: insights for future health services management professionals by Fatemeh Mohabati, Marzieh Arefi, Seyed Pouria Hedayati

“…Furthermore, students should engage with the county health insurance organization and a private insurance company to gain comprehensive familiarity with their operations. …”
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Latent Toxoplasmosis among Breast Cancer Patients in Jahrom, South of Iran by Marzeieh Haghbin, Salar Maani, Mohammad Aref Bagherzadeh, Ahmadreza Bazmjoo, Heshmatollah Shakeri, Ali Taghipour, Shahab Falahi, Azra Kenarkoohi, Milad Badri, Amir Abdoli

“…Hence, this study is aimed at screening the status of Toxoplasma gondii infection among breast cancer patients by serological and molecular methods and determining their associated risk factors in Jahrom County, Fars Province, south of Iran. Methods. One hundred and seven women with breast cancer (aged 34 to 80 years) were screened for anti-T. gondii antibodies (IgG and IgM) during 2019–2020. …”
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Effect of ubiquitin-specific proteinase 43 on ovarian serous adenocarcinoma and its clinical significance by Qin Li, Wenhao Li, Jiahao Wang, Wenjing Shi, Taorong Wang

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Implications of the Intestinal Microbiota in Diagnosing the Progression of Diabetes and the Presence of Cardiovascular Complications by Alina Mihaela Leustean, Manuela Ciocoiu, Anca Sava, Claudia Florida Costea, Mariana Floria, Claudia Cristina Tarniceriu, Daniela Maria Tanase

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Mesenchymal stem cells transplantation in the treatment of tendon disorders by Adrian Różycki, Michał Pniak, Paweł Miklis, Maciej Mawlichanów, Aleksandra Ciesielska, Aleksandra Sieradzka, Krzysztof Szerej, Alicja Kot, Marta Wojtczak, Natalia Myśliwiec

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Applications and Challenges of High-Throughput Phenotyping of Crops at Ground and Aviation Scales by Longyue CHEN, Dandan DUAN, Weibing XU, Zuolin LI, Chong ZHAO, Yi JIANG, Yonggang GAO, Wenqing ZUO

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