Effects of three kinds of growth regulators on flowering and branch physiological characteristics of Paeonia rockii by LIU Jiamiao, TANG Hong, ZHU Jiachen, TAO Xuanlin, XUE Nana

“…rockii Cultivation Base in Yuzhong County, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province as the material, three kinds of growth regulators (IAA, GA3, and 6-BA) at concentrations of 100, 300 and 500 mg/L were sprayed on the leaves before flower bud differentiation, with water as the control. …”
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Impact of the unconventional extraction on antioxidants and antimicrobial characteristics of hibiscus and olive leaves extracts by Abdel-Aziz R.E. El-Hadary, Ayat M.A. Abulmakarm, A.M. Sulieman, Gehan A. El-Shorbagy, Alaa S. Mohamed

“…HPLC assay, scavenging radical activity by DPPH˙ (IC50), inhibition lipid peroxidation by both β-Carotene/Linoleic Acid Bleaching (βCB) and Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances (TBARs) assays, antibacterial and antifungal activities measured for different concentrations of ethanolic extracts by conventional extraction (CE) and difference in pressure extraction (DPE) methods, and the results shown a considerable in mean difference (P < 0.05) between the mean values of all extracts of same raw material and also extraction methods, a positive effect for the extracts by DPE method. …”
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Recovery of deformation surface of superelastic and shape memory NiTi alloy by Sneha Samal, Jan Tomáštík, Lukáš Václavek, Mohit Chandra, Jaromír Kopeček, Ivo Stachiv, Petr Šittner

“…In multicycle tests, it was observed a first relative quick functional degradation of the material response, in terms of recovery capability, and a subsequent stabilization that typically occurs. …”
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Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in the taxonomy of Miscanthus by N. M. Slynko, N. V. Burmakina, O. M. Potseluyev, S. Yu. Kapustyanchik, G. Yu. Galitsin, T. N. Goryachkovskaya, L. V. Kuybida, S. V. Shekhovtsov, S. E. Peltek, V. K. Shumny

“…Chemotaxonomy as a system approach deals with intra- and interspecific polymorphism of a group of taxa in order to clarify their taxonomic positions or to select material for selection or introduction. In this study we performed chemotaxonomic analysis of specimens of Miscanthus sinensis and M. sacchariflorus collected in the Russian Far East and of hybrid plants of both natural and artificial origin. …”
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Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Assessment of Macular and Optic Nerve Alterations in Patients with Glaucoma and Correlation with Visual Field Index by Alessio Martucci, Nicola Toschi, Massimo Cesareo, Clarissa Giannini, Giulio Pocobelli, Francesco Garaci, Raffaele Mancino, Carlo Nucci

“…To evaluate the sectorial thickness of single retinal layers and optic nerve using spectral domain optic coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and highlight the parameters with the best diagnostic accuracy in distinguishing between normal and glaucoma subjects at different stages of the disease. Material and Methods. For this cross-sectional study, 25 glaucomatous (49 eyes) and 18 age-matched healthy subjects (35 eyes) underwent a complete ophthalmologic examination including visual field testing. …”
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Preceptoria em enfermagem: desafios e estratégias para fortalecer a integração ensino-gestão-atenção-controle social by Josué Souza Gleriano, Carlise Krein, Juliana Benevenuto Reis, Fabiana Aparecida da Silva, Pedro Henrique de Oliveira Marques Vidal, Lucieli Dias Pedreschi Chaves

“…Dados coletados em dois encontros audiogravados; foram utilizadas como estratégia as fases do ciclo 4D: Descoberta, Sonho, Planejamento e Destino. Material analisado na perspectiva da integração ensino-gestão-atenção-controle social e competências requeridas na formação de enfermeiros. …”
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Comparison of glimepiride and linagliptin in the treatment of non-alcoholic hepatic disease with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Feng Tian, Yali Guo, Liping Zhou, Qunying Yao, Xiaoyan Liang, Jiaxin Lu, Aiping He, Jie Shen

“…This study aimed to determine whether miR-210 can predict the effects of glimepiride and linagliptin on NAFLD with T2DM. Material and methods A total of 86 patients with NAFLD with T2DM were randomly categorized into two groups and treated with either linagliptin (5 mg/daily) or glimepiride (2 mg/daily) for 6 months. …”
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Influential Mechanisms of Roughness on the Cyclic Shearing Behavior of the Interfaces Between Crushed Mudstone and Steel-Cased Rock-Socketed Piles by Yue Liang, Jianlu Zhang, Bin Xu, Zeyu Liu, Lei Dai, Kui Wang

“…The changes in boundary conditions and material profile significantly impact the bearing performance of these piles when subjected to cyclic loads, such as ship impacts, water level fluctuations, and wave-induced loads. …”
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Metabolic syndrome and pancreatic lesions by O. S. Shifrin, I. A. Sokolina, A. E. Leonovich, M. A. Ashitko, T. L. Lemina, A. V. Korolyov

“…To study features of pancreatic involvement in patients with metabolic syndromeMaterial and methods. Overall 720 patients were investigated who have admitted to the clinic with referral diagnosis «chronic pancreatitis» (CP). …”
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Rifaximin treatment in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis: A multicenter, randomized controlled, open-label, pilot trial by Do Seon Song, Jin Mo Yang, Young Kul Jung, Hyung Joon Yim, Hee Yeon Kim, Chang Wook Kim, Soon Sun Kim, Jae Youn Cheong, Hae Lim Lee, Sung Won Lee, Jeong-Ju Yoo, Sang Gyune Kim, Young Seok Kim

“…This study investigated the effects of adding rifaximin to standard treatment in patients with SAH. Material and Methods: In this randomized controlled open-label trial, patients with SAH (Maddrey's discriminant function≥32) were randomized to the rifaximin or control group. …”
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Functional activity of blood eosinophils in patients with <i>Opisthorchis felineus</i> invasion by V. V. Tsukanov, N. E. Veselova, A. A. Savchenko, O. A. Kolenchukova, I. I. Gvozdev, A. V. Vasyutin, J. L. Tonkikh, E. V. Kasparov, A. G. Borisov, E. G. Gorchilova, M. Yu. Olkhovskaia, N. O. Prokopieva

“…To study the functional activity of blood eosinophils in patients with Opisthorchis felineus (O. felineus) invasion.Material and methods. A total of 328 patients with O. felineus invasion (120 men and 208 women, mean age 40.3 years) and 34 practically healthy patients (14 men and 20 women, mean age 41.1 years) aged 18 to 70 years were examined. …”
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O CURSO DE DIREITO INTERNACIONAL DOS CONFLITOS ARMADOS E A UTILIZAÇÃO DA EDUCAÇÃO A DISTÂNCIA: A VISÃO DOS SEUS DISCENTES by Hercules Guimarães Honorato

“…Ao final, as seguintes contribuições foram apresentadas,  a saber: (i) fórum de discussão aberto em ambas as fases do curso; (ii) aplicação e ampliação dos estudos de caso com exercícios de fixação; (iii) criação de uma pasta virtual com todo o material do curso e os estudos realizados pelos estagiários; (iv) possibilidade de especialização futura para os egressos do curso: (v) Plano de Ensino e Aprendizagem aperfeiçoados; e (vi) pré-teste de avaliação dos conhecimentos prévios dos estagiários. …”
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Modeling dose uncertainty in cone-beam computed tomography: Predictive approach for deep learning-based synthetic computed tomography generation by Cédric Hémon, Lucía Cubero, Valentin Boussot, Romane-Alize Martin, Blanche Texier, Joël Castelli, Renaud de Crevoisier, Anaïs Barateau, Caroline Lafond, Jean-Claude Nunes

“…This study aims to introduce a voxel-wise uncertainty estimator correlated with the error between sCT and CT. Material and Methods:: Eighty-five head and neck (H&N) patients treated with photon RT from a single center were selected for developing and validating our uncertainty estimation method. …”
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Development of a Bipolar Radio-frequency Power Supply for Structures of Lossless Ion Manipulations by Qing LIU, Run-ze XU, Yun-jing ZHANG, Ling-feng LI, Peng LI

“…Its potential applications in material transport and separation are numerous. In order to take full advantages of lossless ion manipulation structures in terms of cost and volume, a low-cost, high-frequency, bipolar radio frequency (RF) power supply with low complexity and compact design was developed in this study. …”
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Simulation of a catalytic deoxygenation reaction of fatty acids to produce biohydrocarbons and evaluation of the influence of reaction parameters on the conversion and selectivity... by Rafael Mesquita de Moura, Bruna Xisto Silva Sampaio, Isabella Diniz Oliveira, Josué Furbino de Melo, Brunela Pereira da Silva, Fernando Cotting, Daniel Bastos de Rezende

“…A stearic acid feed of 2.4 x 104 m3 year-1 was used as a base, representing the average feed of fatty raw material practiced in biodiesel plants located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. …”
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Electroacupuncture Alleviates Neuropathic Pain through Regulating miR-206-3p Targeting BDNF after CCI by Wenzhan Tu, Jingjing Yue, Xuqing Li, Qiaoyun Wu, Guanhu Yang, Shengcun Li, Qiangsan Sun, Songhe Jiang

“…The current study explores the underlying mechanisms of EA in neuropathic pain of chronic constriction injury (CCI) rats. Material/Methods. Overall, 126 Sprague-Dawley (200-250 g) rats were divided into nine groups randomly: the sham-operated, CCI, CCI+EA, CCI+sham EA, CCI+NS, CCI+AAV-NC, CCI+AAV-miR-206-3p, CCI+EA+NS, and CCI+EA+AAV-miR-206-3p groups. …”
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The collection of oat genetic resources held by VIR as a source of information on the history of cultivation and taxonomy of the genus, and breeding trends (a review) by I. G. Loskutov, E. V. Blinova, A. A. Gnutikov

“…The passport database contains detailed information about all accessions of the collection, which makes it possible to improve the work with the oat collection, including safe preservation of accessions and their effective evaluation and use as source material for breeding in the leading breeding centers of Russia.Thus, the global oat collection at VIR has factual and potential value for the sustainable development of environmentally friendly agriculture, efficient processing of agricultural products, and production of safe and high-quality food products, including functional foods.…”
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Propostes de millora de la situació de la llengua catalana dins del sistema lingüístic de la Unió Europea: què es pot fer en una situació de no oficialitat reconeguda by Narcis Mir i Sala

“…Les mesures que s’hi formulen parteixen del pressupòsit teòric de la possibilitat d’una interpretació restrictiva de l’àmbit material de la noció d’oficialitat lingüística dins del sistema de la Unió, a fi i efecte de poder reduir els efectes notablement perjudicials del fet de no disposar d’aquesta condició per a les llengües qualificades com a regionals i minoritàries que, tot i amb això, disposen d’un estatus d’oficialitat reconeguda en tot o part del territori d’un estat membre, com seria el cas de la llengua catalana. …”
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Acute oral toxicity study of novel polyherbal formulations by using wistar rats and Swiss albino mice as per OECD 425 TG by Ramkishan Jatoth, S.P Dhanabal, V. Senthil, T. Ganesh, Jubie Selvaraj, P.S. Venkatesan

“…Mice and rats are normally used in safety studies because of their susceptibility to toxic challenges, tumor induction, and carcinogenicity. Material and Methods: 1 % CMC, Hydaljss08, Immunoboost-Tab polyherbal formulations, female rats, and albino mice. …”
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PERCEPTION OF ONLINE VERSUS PHYSICAL LEARNING AMONGUNIVERSITY STUDENTS by Ramna Shafique, Muhammad Abdullah, Tooba Nasir, Sundas Salim, Sabrina Jam, Bina Fawad

“…However, medical students were more self-satisfied with online learning as it was time-saving, allowed them to learn at their own pace, provided continued access to online material, and offered the opportunity to study in comfortable surroundings compared to non-medical students. …”
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