Differential use of multiple food sources at a bathyal benthic ecosystem in the central Sagami Bay revealed by amino acid nitrogen isotopic compositions by Hidetaka Nomaki, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Nanako O. Ogawa, Koh Maki, Motohiro Shimanaga, Hisami Suga, Masashi Tsuchiya, Toshi Nagata, Naohiko Ohkouchi

“…Furthermore, the cross-plot of δ15NPhe values and bulk tissue δ 13C values, another indicator of food source, suggested that macro–megafauna examined rely on different organic matter than metazoan meiofauna and foraminifera, which rely on particulate organic matter and bulk sediments. …”
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Spectroscopic and Morphological Studies of Metal-Organic and Metal-Free Dyes onto Titania Films for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Gabriella Di Carlo, Daniela Caschera, Roberta G. Toro, Cristina Riccucci, Gabriel M. Ingo, Giuseppina Padeletti, Luisa De Marco, Giuseppe Gigli, Giovanna Pennesi, Gloria Zanotti, Anna M. Paoletti, Nicola Angelini

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Structural basis for RNA-guided DNA degradation by Cas5-HNH/Cascade complex by Yanan Liu, Lin Wang, Qian Zhang, Pengyu Fu, Lingling Zhang, Ying Yu, Heng Zhang, Hongtao Zhu

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Evaluation of Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Digestibility and Ileum Histomorphology of Broiler Chickens fed Two Forms of Diets Supplemented with Exogenous Proteases by RA Alhotan, HH Al-Baadani, EOS Hussein

“…The digestibility of dry matter and crude protein were measured, as well as histomorphological parameters. …”
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A fulminant case of JC virus encephalopathy supporting a novel syndrome associated with JC virus infection of cortical neurons by Matteo Ciocca, Marta Pirovano, Monica Lodi, Antonino Romeo, Vincenza Fetoni

“…MRI abnormalities were initially restricted to the hemispheric grey matter and only later extended to the subcortical regions. …”
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The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on the air environment in India by N. Gupta, A. Tomar, V. Kumar

“…However, as a blessing in disguise, these measures have a positive effect on the environment in terms of reduction in toxic gasses like nitrogen dioxide, aerosols, atmosphere ozone, particulate matter, and improvement in air quality. In this paper, the effect on various environmental parameters like aerosol, ozone, particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and temperature on India by lockdown due to COVID-19 as a preventive measure has been analyzed.  …”
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Coffee and Cocoa By-Products as Valuable Sources of Bioactive Compounds: The Influence of Ethanol on Extraction by Blanca Martínez-Inda, Nerea Jiménez-Moreno, Irene Esparza, Carmen Ancín-Azpilicueta

“…Among all the extracts, those obtained from spent coffee grounds at 75% ethanol showed the highest concentrations of total phenolic compounds (13.5 ± 1.3 mmol gallic acid equivalents/g dry matter) and melanoidins (244.4 ± 20.1 mg/g dry matter). …”
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The effect of feeding fresh swine manure, poultry waste, urea, molasses and bakery by-products ensiled for lambs by Fernando Martínez San Pedro, Ignacio A. Domínguez Vara, José Luis Bórquez, Manuel Gonzalez-Ronquillo

“…Results The organic matter (OM) was lower (P.05) in silage with SMM (886 g/kg), and crude protein increased with UM (206 g/kg) followed by PWBB (170 g/ kg). …”
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Investigation of Soil Physiochemical Properties Effects on Soil Compaction for a Long Year Tilled Farmland by Yared Seifu Woldeyohannis, Someshakher S Hiremath, Simie Tola, Amana Wako

“…Total organic carbon, organic matter, and total nitrogen exhibit positive relationships with depth and soil compaction. …”
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Chemical Fingerprints and Source Profiles of PM10 and PM2.5 from Agricultural Soil in a Typical Polluted Region of Northwest China by Yaochuang Yu, Junji Cao

“…The reconstructed crustal matter estimated from Al, Si, Ca, Ti, and Fe concentrations accounted for 79.58% and 78.8% of the total PM10 and PM2.5, respectively, indicating that crustal matter may be the most significant contributor to agricultural SD PM10 and PM2.5 mass. …”
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Fluorescence engineering in metamaterial-assisted super-resolution localization microscope by Choi Kyu Ri, Li Shilong, Ozerov Igor, Bedu Frédéric, Park Dong Hee, Joo Bin Chan, Wu Jeong Weon, Nic Chormaic Síle, Lee Yeon Ui

“…Our results are not only beneficial for super-resolution localization imaging but also push the control of light–matter interactions beyond the diffraction limit.…”
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How Do Climate and Nonclimatic Variables Influence the Production of Agricultural Staple Crops in Vulnerable Rural Communities in the Bawku Municipality of Northern Ghana? by Rashida Ayumah, Felix Asante, Lawrence Guodaar, Gabriel Eshun

“…We examined the influence of climate (temperature and rainfall) and nonclimatic variables (soil fertility using soil pH and organic matter) on the production of agricultural staple crops (maize [Zea mays L.], millet [Pennisetum glaucum L.], and rice [Oryza sativa L.]) in vulnerable communities in the Bawku Municipality of northern Ghana. …”
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The effect of zinc and copper supplementation to ration on blood acid-base and some plasma electrolyte levels in lambs by Nurcan Dönmez, Zafer Durgun, Ramazan Çöl

“…K) with basal ration (70 % forage. 30 % concentrated feed), the second group (group Zn) with basal ration plus Zn supplementation (250 mg/kg in dry matter of the ration), 31*1 group (group Cu) with basal ration plus Cu supplementation (25 mg/kg in dry matter of the ration) and the 4m group (group Zn + Cu) with Zn and Cu supplementation (250 mg/kg Zn and 25 mg/kg Cu in dry matter of the ration) were fed ad libitum for 3 months. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Proteinaceous Films from Seven Mexican Common Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) by Claudia Montalvo-Paquini, Raúl Avila-Sosa, Aurelio López-Malo, Enrique Palou

“…EF made from peruano bean protein presented a lower value of total matter solubility (25.38±2.24%) than the other tested EF. …”
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By-Products of the Babassu Agribusiness for Ruminant Diets by Ygor Nascimento Portela, Danrley Martins Bandeira, Daniele de Jesus Ferreira, Henrique Nunes Parente, Michelle de Oliveira Maia Parente, Ivo Alexandre Leme da Cunha, Glayciane Costa Gois, Fleming Sena Campos, Francisca Claudia da Silva de Sousa, Luana Milena Pinheiro Rodrigues, Jessica Maria de Sousa Oliveira, Anderson de Moura Zanine

“…For the degradability of fraction “a” of dry matter, it presented a higher percentage for 95 µm flour. …”
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Physico-chemical attributes of a Cambisol under pasture managed with annual burns after sugarcane vinasse application by Thadeu Rodrigues de Melo, Rogério Resende Martins Ferreira, Deisi Navroski, Clarissa Tieme Matsuda Feltran, João Tavares Filho

“…The water-dispersible clay was reduced by the formation of bonds with organic matter, which overlapped the repulsive forces intensified by the increment of K+/(Ca2+ + Mg2+). …”
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Three-Dimensional Morphology and Connectivity of Organic Pores in Shale from the Wufeng and Longmaxi Formations at the Southeast Sichuan Basin in China by Tao Jiang, Zhijun Jin, Zongquan Hu, Wei Du, Zhongbao Liu, Jianhua Zhao

“…The results show that organic matter is mainly concentrated in the Wufeng Formation and the bottom of the Longmaxi Formation and that the middle and upper parts of the Longmaxi Formation contain a low amount of organic matter. …”
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Longitudinal investigation of neurobiological changes across pregnancy by Yanbin Niu, Benjamin N. Conrad, M. Catalina Camacho, Sanjana Ravi, Hannah A. Piersiak, Lauren G. Bailes, Whitney Barnett, Mary Kate Manhard, David A. Cole, Ellen Wright Clayton, Sarah S. Osmundson, Seth A. Smith, Autumn Kujawa, Kathryn L. Humphreys

“…Here we observe a reduction in gray matter volume and an increase in neurite density index (NDI), a proxy of axon density, in white matter tracts across pregnancy. …”
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Bioactive compounds in the aboveground part of hemiephemeroid onions (Allium L.) by T. I. Fomina, T. A. Kukushkina

“…We studied the freshly harvested raw materials – leaves and flower scapes. Dry matter content was measured by drying 1 g of raw material at 100–105°C to constant weight. …”
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Impact of molecular structure and plasticization of PVC membranes in the response of solid-state ion-selective electrodes by Coral Salvo-Comino, Luis E. Alonso-Pastor, Clara Pérez-González, Stefano Pettinelli, Karina C. Núñez Carrero, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Pérez, María Luz Rodríguez-Méndez

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