Assessment of Factors Influencing the Implementation of Biosecurity Measures on Pig Farms in the Western Highlands of Cameroon (Central Africa) by Marc K. Kouam, Junior O. Moussala

“…The results can be used to improve the general biosecurity status in pig herds in the country which in turn will lead, as observed elsewhere, to improved technical performance and economic gain.…”
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Glycaemic Control Impact on Renal Endpoints in Diabetic Patients on Haemodialysis by Danielle Creme, Kieran McCafferty

“…Design. Retrospective, observational, cross-sectional study. Methods. Data was collected from an electronic patient management system. …”
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Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Resistance to <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> Cry Toxins in Lepidopteran Pests: An Updated Research Perspective by Deqin Hu, Dongmei Wang, Hongsheng Pan, Xiaoning Liu

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Quantitative Ecological Study of Pilan Forest as a Baseline for Development of Gianyar Botanic Garden by Farid Kuswantoro, I Nyoman Lugrayasa, Wawan Sujarwo

“…The study was conducted using the quadrat plot (PU) method, with a plot measuring 20 m x 20 m for observation and tagging of all trees and saplings, as well as 2 mx2 m for observation of the understorey level. …”
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Molecular Subtypes of Breast Carcinoma and Their Association with Clinicopathological Features by Ambreen Bari, Sumayyah Shawana

“… Background: Breast cancer is categorized into four primary molecular subtypes based on gene expression profiles and hormone receptor status: Luminal A & B subtypes, Basal-like, and HER2-enriched. …”
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Reduced Histone H3 Lysine 9 Methylation Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults via Regulation of SUV39H2 and KDM4C by Xi-yu Liu, Hong Li

“…Blood CD4+ T lymphocytes from 26 LADA patients and 26 healthy controls were isolated to detect histone H3 lysine 4 and H3 lysine 9 methylation status. Results. Reduced global H3 lysine 9 methylation was observed in LADA patients’ CD4+ T lymphocytes, compared to healthy controls (P < 0.05). …”
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Posttraumatic stress disorder and associated factors in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Prayash Paudel, Asutosh Sah, Anil Khanal

“…A high degree of heterogeneity (I2 = 97.56%, p<0.001) was observed in the results, with the incidence ranging from 3% to 51%. …”
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Professional, Academic, and Institutional Identities of School Administrators with a Ph.D. by İbrahim Hakan Karataş, Mesut Demirbilek

“…In this framework, it has been observed that SAs with a Ph.D. have expectations regarding academic and institutional roles and status, personal rights, and research processes. …”
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Effect of Dietary Inclusion of Chitosan on Survival and Selected Cellular Antioxidants in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> by O.G. Igharo, L.I. Abadaike, J.O. Osunbor, I.C. Owie, A.I. Aruomaren, E.L. Igharo, K.I. Ikeke

“…The result indicated that chitosan inclusion in Drosophila meals may modulate oxidative stress status in Drosophila melanogaster and increase survival rate. …”
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De l’ordre moral à l’ordre social. L’application des lois pénalisant la sexualité prémaritale selon des lignes de classe by Mériam Cheikh

“…The analysis of sex-work practices in terms of intimate economy in Morocco allows, on the one hand, to link generally separated sexual practices (acts of prostitution and intimate sexual acts not prostitution) and, on the other hand, to observe how these practices are addressed by the police in a country where sexuality outside marriage remains illegal. …”
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Sex-Related Differences in Hematological Parameters and Organosomatic Indices of Oreochromis niloticus Exposed to Aflatoxin B1 Diet by Esther Marijani, Johnson Nasimolo, Emmanuel Kigadye, Gbemenou Joselin Benoit Gnonlonfin, Sheila Okoth

“…A significant increase in mean white blood cells (WBC), neutrophils, and lymphocytes was observed in AFB1 exposure groups. No sex-related differences in RBC, WBC, lymphocytes, monocytes, and neutrophils levels were observed. …”
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Response of tef (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) yield to nutrient management under rainy and irrigation production systems in northwestern Amhara, Ethiopia. by Zerfu Bazie, Tadele Amare, Erkihun Alemu, Bitewulign Kerebh, Abere Tenagn, Abrham Awoke, Zmie Ambaw, Beamlaku Alemayehu, Anteneh Abewa, Ataklte Abebe, Tesfaye Feyisa, Birhanu Agumas

“…The pre-planning soil status of the study sites, available P concentrations during the rainy season are between 5.1 and 8.9 mg kg-1, however, 21.4 mg kg-1 of available P is observed during irrigation. …”
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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Presenting with Predominant Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction: Efficacy of Bromocriptine by Piercarlo Ballo, Irene Betti, Giuseppe Mangialavori, Leandro Chiodi, Gherardo Rapisardi, Alfredo Zuppiroli

“…At 6-week followup after addition of bromocriptine, despite persistence of LV systolic dysfunction, normalization of LV diastolic function was shown by TD, together with improvement in functional status (NYHA I). At 18-month followup, the improvement in LV diastolic function was maintained, and normalization of systolic function was observed. …”
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Association of ABO Blood Group and Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Ghanaian Population by Samuel Smith, Isaac Okai, Chrissie Stansie Abaidoo, Emmanuel Acheampong

“…There was significant (p=0.006) higher prevalence of obesity in females (10.3%) than in males (3.4%). The study did not observe any significant difference by association of ABO blood group with gender (p=0.973), BMI (p=0.307), or Rhesus status (p=0.723). …”
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Analysis of Basketball Trainers Views about Coronavirus-19 Phobia by Dr. Yahya Gökhan Yalçın, Havva Demırel, Mehmet Altın

“…According to the results obtained from the findings of the study, no difference was observed in coranavirus 19 phobia values in terms of gender and coaching levels, while statistically significant differences were found in terms of age variables and the status of basketball trainers to practice a different profession besides coaching (p lt;0.05). …”
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Recalculating national occurrence of microplastics in China’s freshwater by Dongyu Xu, Bo Gao

“…Summary: Microplastics are ubiquitous in freshwater; however, non-harmonization of field observations for microplastics impedes their comparability, leading to an unclear national status. …”
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Simulating the line balance to provide an improvement plan for optimal production and costing in petrochemical industries by Asghar Hemmati, Farshad Kaveh, Milad Abolghasemian, Adel Pourghader chobar

“…Process modeling has been developed using the ARENA simulation software version 13, which can identify the current status of tank and heavy product production in terms of queuing and line balance criteria, and its results are analyzed and described. …”
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Prospects for Studies of the Free Fall and Gravitational Quantum States of Antimatter by G. Dufour, D. B. Cassidy, P. Crivelli, P. Debu, A. Lambrecht, V. V. Nesvizhevsky, S. Reynaud, A. Yu. Voronin, T. E. Wall

“…Building on the experimental techniques under development for the free fall measurement, gravitational quantum states could also be observed in positronium. In this contribution, we report on the status of the ongoing experiments and discuss the prospects of observing gravitational quantum states of antimatter and their implications.…”
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Annual Decline in Pentraxin 3 Is a Risk of Vascular Access Troubles in Hemodialysis Patients by Kei Nagai, Atsushi Ueda, Chie Saito, Asako Zempo-Miyaki, Kunihiro Yamagata

“…Our study focused on annual change in PTX3 levels in patients with chronic hemodialysis, because regularly undergoing hemodialysis for many years modifies vascular inflammatory status. To demonstrate whether annual change in PTX3 is associated with vascular events, we measured blood levels of pentraxins (PTX3 and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)) at baseline and in the next year in 76 hemodialysis patients and observed 20 patients with vascular access troubles during follow-up years. …”
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The Populus MYB transcription factor PSAR1 negatively regulates salt stress and is a repressor of ABA signaling by Qing Fang, Caiyun Zhang, Jingjie Liu, Zhi Zeng, Yanke Lu

“…Overall, these results illuminate the Populus PSAR1 mediates environmental conditions, gene expression, and physiological ABA status.…”
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