Exploring the Interaction between Local Communities and Environmental Policies: A Qualitative Study of Conflicts between Natives and Rangers around the Protected Areas of Bojaq Nat... by Yaser Khoshsirat Salimi, Ali Ruhani, Hossein Afrasiabi, Sadegh Salehi

“…These conservative management strategies complicate the situation and fail to alleviate conflicts. Such policies had led to increased resistance against environmental rangers, despite their illegal status in the region. …”
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The generation and evaluation of TKO/hCD55/hTM/hEPCR gene-modified pigs for clinical organ xenotransplantation by Guoli Huai, Yong Wang, Jiaxiang Du, Zhenhui Cheng, Yuxuan Xie, Jia Zhou, Hongmei Tang, Yanyan Jiang, Xiangyang Xing, Shaoping Deng, Dengke Pan, Dengke Pan, Dengke Pan

“…Co-expression of hTM and hEPCR in 6GE pigs led to a significant decrease in thrombin-antithrombin (TAT) complex levels in co-culture with human whole blood, compared to WT (p<0.0001), TKO (p<0.01), and TKO/hCD55/hTM pigs (p<0.05). …”
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Bilateral Virtual Water Trade Balance and Sustainable Development using the Gravity Model An Explanation by sepideh ameri golestan, sadegh bakhtiari, Sara Ghobadi

“…Population growth has also led to an increase in demand and consumption in the water chain and food industry (especially agricultural products) and emphasizes the necessity of using virtual water as an efficient approach. …”
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Spondilitis Tuberkulosa Cervical by Roni Eka Saputra, Irsal Munandar

“…Hasil laboratorium<br />ditemukan peningkatan Laju Endap Darah (LED). Rontgen foto toraks dalam batas normal. Roentgen foto cervical<br />menunjukkan destruksi setinggi C5. …”
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Evaluation of Learners’ Satisfaction with Open Flexible and Distance Learning Services at the University of Lagos Distance Learning Institute by Adenike Oladipo, Esther O. Oladele, Oladipupo Ajeyalemi, Folashade Afolabi, Peter O. Olayiwola, Johnson A. Adewara, Andrew Akala, Uchenna Udeani

“… The prospects of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) as the best way to acquire formal education, especially having to work and learn simultaneously have led to curiosity in investigating the challenges that come with this great opportunity. …”
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Global phylogeography and genetic characterization of carbapenem and ceftazidime-avibactam resistant KPC-33-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Longjie Zhou, Jiayao Yao, Ying Zhang, Xiaofan Zhang, Yueyue Hu, Haiyang Liu, Jintao He, Yunsong Yu, Minhua Chen, Yuexing Tu, Xi Li

“…The subsequent use of carbapenems to treat the infection led to the re-emergence of the KPC-2-producing strain SRPA3703. …”
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Effect of Irrigation Interval and Corn (Zea mays L.)-Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) Intercropping on the Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics of Fodder by Saeed Sadeghzadeh Hemayati, Hamed Mansouri, Mohsen Shahsavarpour

“…Regarding the effect of intercropping on the qualitative characteristics of fodder, the findings indicated that an increase in the proportion of sorghum in the intercropping system led to a significant reduction in the share of leaves in the total sorghum biomass, water-soluble carbohydrates, acid detergent fiber, and fodder digestibility. …”
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Serum biomarkers in the metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver fibrosis diagnosis in children by Yu.M. Stepanov, N.Yu. Zavhorodnia, I.A. Klenina, O.M. Tatarchuk, O.P. Petishko

“…The COVID-19 epidemic and the war in Ukraine have led to a significant increase in the number of children suffering from metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). …”
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Dynamics of HDL-Cholesterol Following a Post-Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Rehabilitation Program by Carlos Bertolín-Boronat, Héctor Merenciano-González, Víctor Marcos-Garcés, María Luz Martínez-Mas, Josefa Inés Climent Alberola, Nerea Pérez, Laura López-Bueno, María Concepción Esteban-Argente, María Valls Reig, Ana Arizón Benito, Alfonso Payá Rubio, César Ríos-Navarro, Elena de Dios, Jose Gavara, Juan Sanchis, Vicente Bodi

“…Conclusions: Participation in an exercise-based Phase 2 CRP led to mild but significant increases in HDL-C. …”
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Novel type 2 diabetes prediction score based on traditional risk factors and circulating metabolites: model derivation and validation in two large cohort studiesResearch in context by Ruijie Xie, Christian Herder, Sha Sha, Lei Peng, Hermann Brenner, Ben Schöttker

“…Interpretation: Adding 11 metabolites to the clinical CDRS led to a novel type 2 diabetes prediction model, we called UK Biobank Diabetes Risk Score (UKB-DRS), substantially outperformed the clinical CDRS. …”
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Effect of Sunflower (Helianthus annus L.) Hulls with Different Particle Sizes on Growth Performance and Physiological Responses of Broiler Chickens Fed Different Levels of Protein by Najibeh Beigzadeh, Smayyeh Salari, Faegheh Zaefarian, Shima Hosseinifar

“…Additionally, using coarse sunflower hulls led to an increase in the relative weight of the carcass and thighs.…”
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Service Models in the Public Sector by Kuno Schedler, Ali Asker Guenduez

“…Simultaneously, we drew upon the existing body of literature on service delivery, harnessing theoretical descriptions and concepts that guided our analysis and interpretation of the findings. Our work has led to the identification and comprehensive description of 45 different public sector service models. …”
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اثرات افزودن نور قرمز دور به طیف فعال فتوسنتزی، بر خصوصیات رشدی و مورفولوژیکی ریحان (Ocimum basilicum L.) در محیط کنترل شده... by حسین مزاری منقابی, مجتبی دلشاد, ساسان علی نیایی فرد

“…تیمارها شامل مجموع تابش فعال فتوسنتزی روزانه (DLI) در دو سطح 4/6 و 8/10 (مول بر متر بر روز)، و نور قرمز دور در سه سطح صفر، 5 و 20 درصد بر اساس DLI (یا به عبارتی درصد نور دریافت ازLED ها) بود. صفات اندازه‌گیری شده شامل صفات مورفولوژیکی (وزن تر و خشک برگ، ساقه و گیاه، ارتفاع گیاه و سطح برگ)، رشدی (سطح ویژه برگ و تخصیص ماده خشک به برگ) و تعیین کارایی مصرف نور و تشعشع بود. …”
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Capturing Bone Signal in MRI of Pelvis, as a Large FOV Region, Using TWIST Sequence and Generating a 5-Class Attenuation Map for Prostate PET/MRI Imaging by Mehdi Shirin Shandiz PhD, Hamid Saligheh Rad PhD, Pardis Ghafarian PhD, Khadijeh Yaghoubi MSc, Mohammad Reza Ay PhD

“…The proposed method generated an MRI-based µ-map containing bone and air cavity that led to more accurate tracer uptake estimation than MRAC4c. …”
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The Combined Effect of Garlic (Allium sativum) and Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Extracts to Reduce the Adverse Effects of Aflatoxin B1 in Rats by Hadi Sarir, Saeedeh Zakerian, masood didarkhah

“…Notably, the combination of GE and TE led to a significant increase in T4 levels and a significant decrease in ALT levels compared to the aflatoxin B1 control group. …”
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Influence of ethnicity on cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor efficacy and toxicity: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Roberto Buonaiuto, Aldo Caltavituro, Margherita Tafuro, Alessandra Longobardi, Giuliana Pavone, Pierluigi De Santis, Roberta Caputo, Carmine De Angelis, Lucia Del Mastro, Fabio Puglisi, Mario Giuliano, Grazia Arpino, Martina Pagliuca, Michelino De Laurentiis

“…Similarly, the combination of CDK4/6i + ET led to an OS improvement in both Asian (HR = 0.75, 95 % CI 0.62–0.91; p = 0.003) and non-Asian (HR = 0.81, 95 % CI 0.73–0.89; p < 0.001) patients. …”
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Interaction of human gut microbiota and local immune system in progression of colorectal adenoma (MIMICA-1): a protocol for a prospective, observational cohort study by Jurate Valciukiene, Egle Lastauskiene, Aida Laurinaviciene, Aida Laurinaviciene, Matas Jakubauskas, Marius Kryzauskas, Ruta Barbora Valkiuniene, Ruta Barbora Valkiuniene, Renaldas Augulis, Renaldas Augulis, Ausra Garnelyte, Justinas Kavoliunas, Ugne Silinskaite, Tomas Poskus

“…In addition, fecal samples will be explored for gut microbiota’s composition, comparing fecal- and tissue-derived bacterial patterns in healthy gut and along the adenoma-carcinoma sequence.DiscussionWe hypothesize that changes within the human gut microbiota led to detectable alterations of the local immune response and correlate with the progression from normal mucosa to colorectal adenoma and invasive carcinoma. …”
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Biogas quality and nutrient remediation in palm oil mill effluent through Chlorella vulgaris cultivation using a photobioreactor by T. Handayani, I.N. Djarot, N. Widyastuti, F.D. Arianti, A. Rifai, A.I. Sitomurni, M.M.A. Nur, R.N. Dewi, N. Nuha, J. Haryanti, D. Pinardi, Y. Suryana, A. Aziz, E. Syamsudin, T. Rochmadi, P.A. Lomak, A. Hadi, M.D. Pertiwi, E. Yuniastuti, N.A. Putri

“…The peak biomass production was observed due to the achievement of a remarkable 98 volume per volume efficiency in carbon dioxide removal, which subsequently led to a significant rise in methane content, reaching 60 percent. …”
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Sistemas Fisiográficos del Área Natural Protegida "Valle Cretácico"; Provincia de Río Negro by Nora Romina Solorza, Marcos Damián Mare

“…., while the unplanned urban development characterized by the lack of basic services in the suburbs, has led to a high rate of extraction of wood resources of the bush, the emergence of unauthorized micro rubbish dumps, greater frequency in the fire occurrence, etc. …”
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The Role of Potassium Phosphite in Enhancing the Activity of Defense Enzymes in Rice Infected by Sheath Blight by Milad Habibi Daronkolaei, Mohammad Ali Tajick Ghanbary, Valiollah Babaeizad, Heshmatollah Rahimian, Ali Dehestani

“…In diseased plants, the presence of potassium phosphite led to an increase in enzyme activity compared to infected control plants. …”
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