The impact of the international rice genebank’s (IRG) on rice farming in Bangladesh by Donald Villanueva, Yuji Enriquez, Grace Lee Capilit

“…The results of the Cobb–Douglas model implied that for every 1% increase in the definite IRG contribution to an improved rice variety, there was an increase in rice yield of about 0.99%, holding other factors constant. This yield increase can be translated into an additional US$ 8,576,973 aggregated net benefit of farmers during the wet season in Bangladesh. …”
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Heat-health messaging in Canada: A review and content analysis of public health authority webpages and resources by Emily J. Tetzlaff, Katie E. Wagar, Sarah J.I. Johnson, Melissa Gorman, Glen P. Kenny

“…Methods: We reviewed public health authority websites in Canada (n = 99) and extracted all available heat-health content. …”
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羽翈中DNA和糖皮质激素共提取技术的研究 by 于梦佳, 刘思霞, 周雨, 张馨元, 任晓彤, 周永恒, 杨守庄, 李志刚, 徐艳春, 杨淑慧

“…结果显示：DH-CoEx能有效从完全角化的羽翈中同时提取出总DNA及糖皮质激素（皮质醇）；从5 mg样本中提取的线粒体DNA（mtDNA）拷贝数达到10⁴量级，可支持长达1 350 bp的片段扩增；所提取的核DNA（nuDNA）质量足以进行长达200 bp的微卫星等位基因分型，成功率为98.11% ~ 99.60%；提取的皮质醇含量达到了传统单一提取激素方法的水平，足以进行相关生理学分析。以上结果说明，DH-CoEx是一种简易、高效和适用性广泛的方法，实现了角化材料总DNA和糖皮质激素的共提取，可以支持mtDNA和微卫星等分子标记的分析和应激激素的分析，极大地提高了羽毛的利用率，具有广泛的应用潜力。…”
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and oxidative stress biomarkers in fish: a meta-analytic review by Luiz Henrique Zaniolo Justi, Juliana Ferreira Silva, Manuela Santos Santana, Henrique Aparecido Laureano, Meire Ellen Pereira, Cláudia Sirlene Oliveira, Izonete Cristina Guiloski

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Programas de promoção de atividade física envolvendo caminhada nas universidades públicas brasileiras by Natália Cezar, Mariana Almeida, Giovana Padula, Agatha Cassavia, Érica Souza, José Novo Jr., Grace Gomes

“…Abordaram-se universidades públicas brasileiras, totalizando 99 instituições. Foram encontrados 103 programas que envolvem caminhada, distribuídos em 54 universidades públicas brasileiras. …”
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Monitoring of the Gasoline Oxygenate MTBE and BTEX Compounds in Groundwater in Catalonia (Northeast Spain) by J. Fraile, J.M. Niaerola, L. Olivella, M. Figueras, A. Ginebreda, M. Vilanova, D. Barcela

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The relationship between perceptions toward advertising and consumption of energy-dense nutrient-poor foods among adults in the United States: results from a national survey by Chan L. Thai, Jacqui Villarreal, Jacqueline A. Thai

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Measuring circuits of two double electro-induction spherical sensors of electric field strength of closed type constructively united into a single whole by S. V. Biryukov, L. V. Tyukina, A. V. Tyukin

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Vertebral level in pregnancy according to the posterior superior iliac spine: an observational study by Ping Li, Dong Luo, Haibo Qu, Xuesheng Li, Linli Luo

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Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Neuroinflammation Intervention with Medicinal Plants: A Critical and Narrative Review of the Current Literature by Sandra Maria Barbalho, Beatriz Leme Boaro, Jéssica da Silva Camarinha Oliveira, Jiří Patočka, Caroline Barbalho Lamas, Masaru Tanaka, Lucas Fornari Laurindo

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Comparison of some morphological characteristics of native turkish dog breeds by Metin Erdoğan, Cafer Tepeli, Ceyhan Özbeyaz, Mine D. Akbulut, Cevdet Uğuz

“…<p> <b>Results:</b> Morphological characteristics, specifically shoulder height (SH), rump height (RH), body length (BL), front chest width (FCW), chest depth (CD), chest girth (CG), head girth (HG), head length (HL), and muzzle length (ML), were 76.20, 76.26, 69.19, 26.32, 33.46, 94.01, 58.43, 35.50 and 14.76 cm in Kangal Shepherd Dogs; 68.11, 68.77, 61.97, 22.32, 28.66, 80.96, 51.88, 31.56 and 13.72 cm in Akbaş Shepherd Dogs; 66.63, 67.91, 64.55, 22.09, 27.44, 80.11, 55.36, 31.94 and 13.14 cm in white Kars Shepherd Dogs; 66.99, 68.05, 63.28, 21.06, 27.90, 78.52, 54.93, 30.39 and 13.16 cm in black Kars Shepherd Dogs; 62.45, 62.59, 51.44, 16.76, 25.30, 65.27, 35.87, 27.19 and 11.72 cm in Turkish Tazı, respectively. …”
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Dairy consumption and premature coronary artery disease onset: Iran premature coronary artery disease (IPAD) study insights by Noushin Mohammadifard, Ali Asadi, Ehsan Zarepur, Mohammad Hossein Paknahad, Alireza Khosravi, Razieh Hassannejad, Mohammad Kermani-Alghoraishi, Nizal Sarrafzadegan

“…[(OR:1.68; 95%CI: 1.05,2.69; P-value for trend = 0.011) and (OR:1.99; 95%CI: 1.20,3.27; P-value for trend = 0.005). …”
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Distinct ecological processes shape micro-eukaryotic generalists and specialists in a canal-disturbed wetland, Lake Weishan, China by Xinghao Li, Yunfeng Wang, Micah Dunthorn, Chengzhi Mao, Qiaoyi Kong, Saleh A. Al-Farraj, Weibo Song, Jie Huang

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Role of Tailored Timing and Frequency Prompts on the Efficacy of an Internet-Delivered Stress Recovery Intervention for Health Care Workers: Randomized Controlled Trial by Auguste Nomeikaite, Odeta Gelezelyte, Maria Böttche, Gerhard Andersson, Evaldas Kazlauskas

“…MethodsThe 2-arm randomized controlled trial included 87 health care workers (99% female, aged 19-68 years: mean 39.61, SD 11.49): 43 in the standard intervention group and 44 in the tailored prompts group. …”
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Efecto del período de conservación sobre algunas propiedades nutracéuticas y organolépticas en los bulbos de cultivares nacionales de cebollas (allium cepa l.) en el valle inferior... by M. C. Pozzo Ardizzi, M. Abrameto, G. Pellejero, G. Aschkar, M.I. Gil, A VAN KONIJNEMBURG

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Evaluation of Quercetin Content, Colour and Selected Physico-Chemical Quality Parameters of Croatian Blackberry Wines by Klarić Daniela Amidžić, Klarić Ilija, Velić Darko, Velić Natalija, Marček Tihana

“…Compared to CBW group, quercetin content of OBW samples seemed to be more balanced and slightly higher (OBW median: 3.99 mg/L, CWB median: 1.80 mg/L). The presence of cyanidin and pelargonidin (as aglycons) was detected in very low concentrations in four and seven samples, respectively. …”
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Automated process assessment of primary healthcare for hyperlipidemia: preliminary findings and implications form Anhui, China by Ningjing Yang, Yuning Wang, Ying Li, Dongying Xiao, Ruirui Cui, Nana Li, Rong Liu, Jing Chai, Xingrong Shen, Debin Wang

“…Results The study revealed interesting findings including: low and varied rates of visits for HL(from 0.01 to 1.43%) and visits by patients with EDHL/CNHL(from 0.13 to 20.54% or from 0.02 to 2.99%) between regions; large differences (5.14 to 22.20 times) between the mean or cumulative proportions of visits by patients with EDHL versus CNHL among clinician groups; consistent increase in the ratio of visits for HL in all cause visits over the study period (from 0.087 to 1.000%) accompanied with relatively stable proportions of patients with CNHL/EDHL; Relatively low scores in the procedure-based measures (ranged from 0.00 to 36.08% for specific procedures by seasons). …”
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Dysbiosis of the human skin mycobiome in patients receiving systemic IL-23 inhibitors by Yuta Koike, Sayaka Kuwatsuka, Daisuke Motooka, Hiroyuki Murota

“…A comparison of 9/15 paired samples containing well-detected reads revealed that the percentage of genus Malassezia in the mycobiome fell significantly after treatment with IL-23 inhibitors (before, 29.3% ± 9.9%; after; 8.5% ± 3.4%, p = 0.0137). The mycobiome on post-auricular skin and on the tongue surface showed no marked changes after IL-23 inhibition. …”
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The iGains4Gains model guides irrigation water conservation and allocation to enhance nexus gains across water, food, carbon emissions, and nature by Bruce Lankford, Nafn Amdar, Matthew McCartney, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi

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Resisting epistemic violence in global mental health: Listening to local understandings of mental health and emotional distress among victims and ex-guerrilla members in Southern C... by María Cecilia Dedios Sanguineti, Laura Fonseca, Rochelle A. Burgess, Natalia Concha, Mónica González, Norha Vera San Juan, Mónica Carreño, Kely Johana Palacio, María Fernanda Sotto, Sandra Jovchelovitch

“…We conducted focus groups in Florencia (n = 8) and La Montañita (n = 7) (N = 99). Data was analysed using thematic analysis. …”
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