Evaluation of the Effects of Degradable Mulching Film on the Growth, Yield and Economic Benefit of Garlic by Jiangping Song, Huixia Jia, Yang Wang, Xiaohui Zhang, Wenlong Yang, Tingting Zhang, Naijian Wang, Jianqiang Yang, Haiping Wang

“…However, the prolonged use of this material leads to serious environmental issues that adversely affect soil health and plant growth. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of causal pathogens and determinants influencing black rot disease development in MD2 pineapples by Manori Kuruppu, Yasmeen Siddiqui, Hala Badr Khalil, Hala Badr Khalil

“…The telomorph state of T. paradoxa, identified as Ceratocystis paradoxa, persists in soil and decaying plant material, acting as a quiescent pathogen, increasing cross-contamination risks. …”
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Effectiveness of a web-based virtual journal club to promote medical education (Web-Ed): protocol of a multicentre pragmatic randomised trial by Mohamed Abdelrahman, Neil Cowan, Meera Ramcharn, Bassel H Al Wattar, William Parry-Smith, Sarah McRobbie, Michael Rimmer, Nagla Elfaki, Cheryl Dunlop, Damien Coleburt, Olivia Raglan, Jhia Jiat Teh, Maria Fisher, Nilaani Murugesu, Yazid Jibrel, Matthew Wood

“…Both groups will be presented with the same educational material and follow a standardised JC structure hosted by nominated moderators and medical faculty members.The primary outcome is the difference in participants’ knowledge acquisition and retention 7 days after the JCs evaluated using standardised multiple-choice questions. …”
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Mechanism Analysis of Organic Matter Enrichment of Upper Ordovician-Lower Silurian Shale in the Upper Yangtze Area: Taking Jiaoye-1 Well in the Jiaoshiba Block as an Example by Xiaoxue Liu, Zhenxue Jiang, Kun Zhang, Yan Song, Lin Jiang, Shu Jiang, Qixiang Xuan, Ming Wen, Yizhou Huang, Xin Wang, Tianlin Liu, Xuelian Xie

“…Organic matter is the material basis of shale hydrocarbon generation. The current organic matter content in shale is controlled by the original sedimentary organic matter abundance. …”
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Best practice portals in health promotion and disease prevention: approaches, definitions, and intervention evaluation criteria by Maria Piotrowicz, Małgorzata Gajewska, Katarzyna Lewtak, Katarzyna Lewtak, Ewa Urban, Anna Rutyna, Aneta Nitsch-Osuch

“…The study aimed to identify and characterise BPPs in health promotion and disease prevention and analyse the approaches, definitions, and criteria for evaluating interventions.MethodsTo identify portals, websites of public health institutions and organisations, the PubMed database and grey literature were searched. The material consisted of elements of each portal’s design, information available on their websites, and collected publications. …”
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Sickle Cell Anemia Patients Display an Intricate Cellular and Serum Biomarker Network Highlighted by TCD4+CD69+ Lymphocytes, IL-17/MIP-1β, IL-12/VEGF, and IL-10/IP-10 Axis by Nadja Pinto Garcia, Alexander Leonardo S. Júnior, Geyse Adriana S. Soares, Thainá Cristina C. Costa, Alicia Patrine C. dos Santos, Allyson Guimarães Costa, Andréa Monteiro Tarragô, Rejane Nina Martins, Flávia do Carmo Leão Pontes, Emerson Garcia de Almeida, Erich Vinícius de Paula, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Adriana Malheiro

“…We performed measurements of the frequency of innate and adaptive immunity cells, cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors and immunophenotyping of Toll-like receptor and adhesion molecule expression in the blood of SCA patients and healthy donors to evaluate the different profiles of these biomarkers, the relationship among them, and their correlation to laboratory records and death risk. Material and Methods. Immunophenotyping of cells, Toll-like receptors, and adhesion molecules were performed from peripheral blood samples of SCA patients and healthy donors by flow cytometry and cytokine/chemokine/growth factor measurement by the Luminex technique performed from the serum of the same subjects. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory and Healing Activity of the Hydroalcoholic Fruit Extract of Solanum diploconos (Mart.) Bohs by Larissa Benvenutti, Roberta Nunes, Ivonilce Venturi, Silvia Aparecida Ramos, Milena Fronza Broering, Fernanda Capitanio Goldoni, Sarah Eskelsen Pavan, Maria Verônica Dávila Pastor, Angela Malheiros, Nara Lins Meira Quintão, Elizabeth Soares Fernandes, José Roberto Santin

“…Herein, we presented for the first time evidence for the anti-inflammatory and wound healing activities of S. diploconos fruit hydroalcoholic extract. Material and Methods. In vitro fMLP-induced chemotaxis, LPS-induced inflammatory mediator levels (cytokines by ELISA and NO release by Griess reaction), and adhesion molecule expression (CD62L, CD49d, and CD18, by flow-cytometry) were assessed in neutrophils treated with different concentrations of the extract. …”
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Determinant of unmet need for family planning among adolescent and young women in Kenya: multilevel analysis using recent Kenyan demographic health survey by Beyene Sisay Damtew, Hinsermu Bayu Abdi, Beker Ahemed Hussien, Getahun Tiruye, Nafyad Tolossa Urgie, Beniam worku Yigezu, Sifan Ahmed Mohammed, Bezawit Melak Fente

“…This study explores the determinants of unmet need for FP among young women.Method and materialThis study used data from the 2022 Kenyan Demography and Health Survey to investigate the relationship between various factors and a binary outcome variable of unmet need for family planning among adolescent young age group. …”
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Epigenetic «probes» for lung cancer monitoring: LINE-1 methylation pattern in blood- circulating DNA by A. A. Ponomaryova, Е. Y. Rykova, N. V. Cherdyntseva, A. A. Bondar, A. Y. Dobrodeev, A. A. Zavyalov, S. A. Tuzikov, L. O. Bryzgalov, T. I. Merkulova, V. V. Vlassov, P. P. Laktionov

“…The data obtained agree with our earlier results, which showed that csb-cirDNA was a highly informative material for lung cancer diagnostics.…”
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Penerapan Artificial Intelligence pada Non Player Character Menggunakan Algoritma Collision Avoidance System dan Random Number Generator pada Game 2D "Balap Egrang" by Asep Saeful Milak, Eka Wahyu Hidayat, Aldy Putra Aldya

“…Abstract Egrang game is one of the traditional games in Indonesia that uses two meters of bamboo material and is given a footing below. This game can be played by all ages by stepping on the footing and maintaining balance when walking at a certain distance and time. …”
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Bone Density, Geometry, and Mass by Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography and Bone Turnover Markers in Children with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 by Maciej Jaworski, Elżbieta Wierzbicka, Edyta Czekuć-Kryśkiewicz, Paweł Płudowski, Maria Kobylińska, Mieczysaw Szalecki

“…The objective of the study was to evaluate bone mineral density, mass, and geometry using peripheral quantitative computed tomography as well as bone turnover markers in the patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Material and Methods. Bone mineral density, mass, and geometry on the lower leg using peripheral quantitative computed tomography and serum osteocalcin (OC) and carboxyterminal cross-linked telopeptide of type 1 collagen (CTx) were measured in 35 adolescents with T1DM (15 girls) aged 12.3-17.9 yrs. …”
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EDEM-based study on the adjustable feeding parameters of square bale maize straw bale-breaking device. by Tiejun Wang, Tinghe Zhang, Shuai Yu, Hongguang Cui, Ruili Wang

“…One of the primary challenges faced by small rubbing filament machines is the significant variability in material sizes, particularly in the feeding direction. …”
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Experimental investigation of thermal characteristics of a 12S1P Li-ion NMC-21700 battery module under different environments for EV applications by Jay Patel, Rajesh Patel, Rajat Saxena, Abhishek Nair

“…These environments include natural convection, battery case, and phase change material (PCM) inside the battery case. The objectives of this study are to mitigate heat generation and ensure effective thermal management. …”
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Time-resolved Brownian tomography of single nanocrystals in liquid during oxidative etching by Sungsu Kang, Joodeok Kim, Sungin Kim, Hoje Chun, Junyoung Heo, Cyril F. Reboul, Rubén Meana-Pañeda, Cong T. S. Van, Hyesung Choi, Yunseo Lee, Jinho Rhee, Minyoung Lee, Dohun Kang, Byung Hyo Kim, Taeghwan Hyeon, Byungchan Han, Peter Ercius, Won Chul Lee, Hans Elmlund, Jungwon Park

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Características sociodemográficas y condiciones de riesgo de la persona adulta mayor en situación de pobreza extrema frente a la pandemia por COVID-19 by Rosa María Pretell Aguilar, Rodolfo Amado Arevalo Marcos, Jeannette Giselle Avila Vargas-Machuca, Milagros Lizbeth Uturunco Vera

“… Objetivo: Identificar las características sociodemográficas y condiciones de riesgo de las personas adultas mayores, usuarios del Programa Pensión 65, frente a la COVID-19. Material y métodos: Diseño observacional, enfoque cuantitativo, descriptivo de corte transversal. …”
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Fatigue after subarachnoid haemorrhage: a study of patients with good clinical outcome by G. Makarevičius, K. Pilypaitė, G. Terbetas, G. Šustickas, G. Bulotienė

“…Thus, we aimed to determine the risk factors and prevalence of chronic fatigue among SAH patients in Lithuania. Material and methods. Patients with good clinical outcome (Glasgow outcome scale=5, no major paresis) who were diagnosed with SAH and treated at the Republican Vilnius University Hospital between January 2018 – January 2021 were studied at least 6 months after discharge from the hospital. …”
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Budesonide in treatment of alcohol-induced severe hepatitis: results of randomized trial by I. I. Komkova, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To determine efficacy and safety of budesonide and prednisolone at alcoholinduced hepatitis (AH) of severe course on development of inflammation and results of the functional hepatic tests, to estimate treatment response and short-term survival rate of patients.Material and methods. Original study included 37 patients with acute AH, that have been selected from 3 medical centers and randomized in two groups. …”
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Tongue squamous cell carcinoma-targeting Au-HN-1 nanosystem for CT imaging and photothermal therapy by Ming Hao, Xingchen Li, Xinxin Zhang, Boqiang Tao, He Shi, Jianing Wu, Yuyang Li, Xiang Li, Shuangji Li, Han Wu, Jingcheng Xiang, Dongxu Wang, Weiwei Liu, Guoqing Wang

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A DESCONFIANÇA NA ANÁLISE DE ACIDENTES: O CASO DE UM NAVIO-SONDA DE PERFURAÇÃO BRASILEIRO by Eliel Prueza de Oliveira, Mateus Pereira Abraçado, Mariana Toledo Martins, Vitor Fernando Silva Gomes Pereira, Bruno Cesar Kawasaki, Maria das Graças Sinésio da Silva, Francisco de Paula Antunes Lima, Francisco José de Castro Moura Duarte

“…Relatos coletados em grupos focais foram a principal fonte de dados, além de entrevistas e observações diretas. A análise do material revela a existência de desconfiança e retenção de informações, que configuram barreiras psicológicas e comunicacionais entre a força de trabalho e as empresas contratadas e contratantes. …”
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Combined alverine citrate and simeticonein preparation in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome by Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To assess the effect of combined drug meteospasmyl on intensity of clinical symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).Material and methods. Retrospective analysis of efficacy and safety of meteospasmyl in 30 patients with IBS diagnosis, confirmed by conformity of complaints to Rome-III criteria and absence of pathological changes at laboratory and instrumental investigations was carried out. …”
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