Towards an Integrated <i>Orobanche</i> Management: Understanding Farmers’ Decision-Making Processes Using a Discrete Choice Experiment by Ahmed Yangui, Taheni Mlayeh, Zouhaier Abbes, Mohamed Kharrat

“…Controlling the <i>Orobanche</i> weed parasite is a major challenge for farmers, and the individual application of various management practices has not yet proven to be successful in addressing this issue. …”
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Discovering natural products as potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins by Muhammad Alqaaf, Ahmad Kamal Nasution, Mohammad Bozlul Karim, Mahfujul Islam Rumman, Muhammad Hendrick Sedayu, Retno Supriyanti, Naoaki Ono, Md. Altaf-Ul-Amin, Shigehiko Kanaya

“…Fourteen SMs were predicted through computational analysis as potential candidates for inhibiting the three major types of S proteins. Our study provides a foundation for further experimental validation of these compounds as potential therapeutic agents against SARS-CoV-2.…”
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The Effects of Chemical Fertilizers on Composting process of Pistachio Waste by Marieh Nadi, Mohamad Moradi, Najmeh Pakdaman, Ebrahim Sedaghati, Amanollah Javanshah

“…Recycling of pistachio wastes is one of the major agricultural way in pistachio producing country.Method The collected pistachio hull was allowed to decompose either naturally through composting or with the addition of chemical fertilizers. …”
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New Detailed Modeling of GICs in the Spanish Power Transmission Grid by J. M. Torta, S. Marsal, J. Ledo, P. Queralt, V. Canillas‐Pérez, P. Piña‐Varas, J. J. Curto, A. Marcuello, A. Martí

“…In this paper, we summarize our current achievements focused on mainland Spain, concentrating on the improvements reached after going from a homogeneous Earth's resistivity to an alternative 3D electrical resistivity distribution approach to geoelectric field computation, which is still in progress because new empirical impedance tensors are needed, mainly at sites in the west of the Iberian Peninsula. The second major achievement has come from the addition of the 220 kV level to the network model. …”
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Characterizing the impacts of seismic lines on the water budget of a Boreal Watershed in Alberta (Western Canada) by Daniels Kononovs, Christine Rivard, Dani Degenhardt, Katherine N. Snihur, Daniela Gutierrez-Rueda, Cody N. Lazowski, Kelly J. Rozanitis, Baptiste Coutret, Kurt O. Konhauser, Daniel S. Alessi

“…Seismic lines are one of the major footprints of the petroleum industry: they form cleared linear corridors in forests and their regeneration is generally poor. …”
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Single-cell data reveal heterogeneity of investment in ribosomes across a bacterial population by Antrea Pavlou, Eugenio Cinquemani, Corinne Pinel, Nils Giordano, Van Melle-Gateau Mathilde, Irina Mihalcescu, Johannes Geiselmann, Hidde de Jong

“…Abstract Ribosomes are responsible for the synthesis of proteins, the major component of cellular biomass. Classical experiments have established a linear relationship between the fraction of resources invested in ribosomal proteins and the rate of balanced growth of a microbial population. …”
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Volatile profile and multivariant analysis of Sanhuang chicken breast in combination with Chinese 5-spice blend and garam masala by Rani Andaleeb, Danni Zhang, Shui Jiang, Yin Zhang, Yuan Liu

“…The GC-chromatographs revealed the significant aroma alterations of chicken breast meat after marination with spices. Aldehydes were the major contributors of chicken aroma, while most of the aromatic hydrocarbons were generated by spices. …”
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Discharge against Medical Advice at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Gujarat, India by Bhanu Devpura, Pranav Bhadesia, Somashekhar Nimbalkar, Sandeep Desai, Ajay Phatak

“…Nonaffordability (38.6%), no improvement (14.6%), poor prognosis (12%), and inappropriate behavior of the patient relation office personnel (10.6%) were major factors contributing to DAMA. Parents of 6.6% neonates wanted guarantee of survival and 5.3% parents reported poor behavior of nurses. …”
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Basic Anthropometric Measures in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients and Individually Sex- and Age-Matched Controls from the General Population by Göran Nilsson, Pär Hedberg, Jerzy Leppert, Andreas Rosenblad, John Ohrvik

“…The study cohort comprised 748 patients ≤80 years of age with acute MI from a major Swedish cardiac center and their individually sex- and age-matched controls. …”
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Effects of three different host plants on two sex life table parameters of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda by Zhao Wang, Huan Zhu, Dao-Chao Jin, Jin-Ting Hou, Xia Liu

“…Abstract The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a major phytophagous pest that invaded China in late 2018, posing a serious threat to local agricultural production. …”
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Investment preferences of institutional investors in Indonesia: A comparative analysis of pressure-sensitive and pressure-insensitive groups by Dwi Prastowo Darminto, Abdulloh Mubarok, Nurmala Ahmar

“…The period was chosen because it captures a stable economic period in Indonesia, allowing for an accurate assessment of investment patterns without major external shocks. The results reveal that institutional investors favor stocks listed on the Indonesia Shariah Stock Index (ISSI), perceived as low-risk investments. …”
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Assessment of Microbiological Safety and Quality of Minced Meat and Meat Contact Surfaces in Selected Butcher Shops of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Kibrom Zerabruk, Negussie Retta, Diriba Muleta, Anteneh T. Tefera

“…Low knowledge of food handlers in the butcher shops and broken cold chain have also been found as major contributing factors for the contamination of beef.…”
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Current Treatment Regimens and Promising Molecular Therapies for Chronic Hepatobiliary Diseases by Marilena Durazzo, Arianna Ferro, Victor Manuel Navarro-Tableros, Andrea Gaido, Paolo Fornengo, Fiorella Altruda, Renato Romagnoli, Søren K. Moestrup, Pier Luigi Calvo, Sharmila Fagoonee

“…In this review, we highlight the major molecular changes occurring in patients affected by metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, viral hepatitis (Delta virus), and autoimmune chronic liver diseases (autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis). …”
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Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Expanding Indications and New Developments by Grant W. Reed, MD, MSc, Shady Nakhla, MD, Rhonda Miyasaka, MD, Serge Harb, MD, Mohamed Kanj, MD, Ousamma Wazni, MD, Samir R. Kapadia, MD, Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

“…Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is recommended in several major international society guidelines as a viable alternative to therapeutic anticoagulation for the prevention of ischemic stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation or flutter. …”
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Frequency multiplexed photothermal correlation tomography for non-destructive evaluation of manufactured materials by Pengfei Zhu, Rongbang Wang, Koneswaran Sivagurunathan, Stefano Sfarra, Fabrizio Sarasini, Clemente Ibarra-Castanedo, Xavier Maldague, Hai Zhang, Andreas Mandelis

“…FM-PCT image processing involves pulsed excitation signals to which frequency delay and matched filtering techniques are applied. Major features of FM-PCT are high-resolution three-dimensional tomographic imaging under low camera frame-rate conditions with self-correcting capability for diffusion (blurring) correction of subsurface images due to cross-correlation processing of individual frequencies in the Fourier decomposition spectrum of the excitation pulse. …”
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Dynamics of Cropland Non-Agriculturalization in Shaanxi Province of China and Its Attribution Using a Machine Learning Approach by Huiting Yan, Hao Chen, Fei Wang, Linjing Qiu

“…This study investigated the spatiotemporal dynamics and driving mechanisms of CLNA in Shaanxi Province (SP), a major grain-producing region in China, from 2001 to 2020, using geospatial statistical analysis and machine learning techniques. …”
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First record of stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva), an invasive alien fish species, in water bodies of urban green areas in Poland by Wróblewski Paweł, Maciaszek Rafał, Kasprzak Robert

“…Invasive alien species are currently a major ecological problem. One such species is stone moroko, Pseudorasbora parva (Gobionidae), which has only been found to date in natural or agricultural water bodies (lakes, rivers and streams, carp ponds). …”
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Optimal Partitioning of Quantum Circuits Using Gate Cuts and Wire Cuts by Sebastian Brandhofer, Ilia Polian, Kevin Krsulich

“…A limited number of qubits, high error rates, and limited qubit connectivity are major challenges for effective near-term quantum computations. …”
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How to Distinguish Patients with pSS among Individuals with Dryness without Invasive Diagnostic Studies by Agata Sebastian, Maciej Sebastian, Maria Misterska-Skóra, Patryk Woytala, Katarzyna Jakuszko, Piotr Wiland

“…Considering the clinical symptoms, statistically significant differences were noted between pSS patients and the control group in frequency (p=0.02) and severity (p=0.042) of fatigue, lymphadenopathy, major salivary gland involvement, and photosensitivity to UV light. …”
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Highly Sensitive In Vivo Imaging of Bacterial Infections with a Hydrophilicity‐Switching, Self‐Immobilizing, Near‐Infrared Fluorogenic β‐Lactamase Probe Enriched within Bacteria... by Fangfang Chen, Yuyao Li, Yan Peng, Yifan Zhu, Gao He, Zhengwei Zhang, Hexin Xie

“…On the other hand, the expression of the β‐lactam‐hydrolyzing enzyme (β‐lactamase), the major cause of bacterial resistance to β‐lactam antibiotics, provides a distinctive opportunity to visualize bacterial infection, evaluate the efficacy of existing antibiotics, screen for novel antibacterial agents, and optimize drug dosing regimens in live animals. …”
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