TAXATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY IN POLAND: THE CURRENT STATE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS by Marian Podstawka, Łukasz Podstawka

“…The current taxes applicable to farms in Poland do not concern income per se – they are property taxes which include: agricultural tax on land, forestry tax and property tax. …”
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Global seasonal urban, industrial, and background NO₂ estimated from TROPOMI satellite observations by V. Fioletov, C. A. McLinden, D. Griffin, X. Zhao, H. Eskes

“…Population density and surface elevation data as well as coordinates of industrial sources were used in the analysis. The largest per capita emissions were found in the Middle East, and the smallest were in India and southern Africa. …”
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Sm10.3, a member of the micro-exon gene 4 (MEG-4) family, induces erythrocyte agglutination in vitro and partially protects vaccinated mice against Schistosoma mansoni infection. by Vicente P Martins, Suellen B Morais, Carina S Pinheiro, Natan R G Assis, Barbara C P Figueiredo, Natasha D Ricci, Juliana Alves-Silva, Marcelo V Caliari, Sergio C Oliveira

“…The protective effect conferred by vaccination with rSm10.3 was demonstrated by 25.5-32% reduction in the worm burden, 32.9-43.6% reduction in the number of eggs per gram of hepatic tissue, a 23.8% reduction in the number of granulomas, an 11.8% reduction in the area of the granulomas and a 39.8% reduction in granuloma fibrosis.…”
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Towards quantifying exfiltration from in situ sanitary sewer pipes by John F. Griffith, Joshua A. Steele, Adriana Gonzalez-Fernández, Kenneth C. Schiff

“…This process is repeated up to six times to achieve a sensitivity of 0.95 L per experimental pipe segment. This technique was applied to 23 pipe segments of various ages and materials of construction that were selected to be a representative sample of the pipes throughout San Diego. …”
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Core Prescribing Indicators and the Most Commonly Prescribed Medicines in a Tertiary Health Care Setting in a Developing Country by Priyadarshani Galappatthy, Priyanga Ranasinghe, Chiranthi K. Liyanage, Maheshi Wijayabandara, Dinuka S. Warapitiya, Dilini Jayasekara, Raveendra L. Jayakody

“…The average number of medicines per encounter was 4.8 ± 3.6 (IW: 5.7 ± 4; OPC: 3.8 ± 2.8; p<0.001), with the highest IW (7.8 ± 4.2) and OPC (7.8 ± 2.7) values were from CM, being significantly higher than all other disciplines (p<0.05). …”
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Assessment of knowledge and behaviors of an opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution program during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic by Alexis E. Horace, Ojochogwu Atawodi-Alhassan

“…Abstract Background The state of Louisiana ranked 4th in the US for per capita overdose rates as 56 out of 100,000 persons died due to overdose and 1,300 of those deaths involved opioids. …”
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Potential Candidate Genes Associated with Litter Size in Goats: A Review by Wenting Chen, Ying Han, Yinghui Chen, Xiaotong Liu, Huili Liang, Changfa Wang, Muhammad Zahoor Khan

“…Litter size, influenced by multiple genes and environmental factors, directly affects farm profitability and sustainability by increasing the output per breeding cycle. Recent advancements in genetic research have identified key genes and pathways associated with reproductive traits, including gonadotropin-releasing hormone (<i>GnRH</i>), inhibin (<i>INHAA</i>), Kit ligand (<i>KITLG</i>), protein phosphatase 3 catalytic subunit alpha (<i>PPP3CA</i>), prolactin receptor (<i>PRLR</i>), POU domain class 1 transcription factor 1 (<i>POU1F1</i>), anti-Müllerian hormone (<i>AMH</i>), bone morphogenetic proteins (<i>BMP</i>), growth differentiation factor 9 (<i>GDF9</i>), and <i>KISS1</i> and suppressor of mothers against decapentaplegic (<i>SMAD</i>) family genes, among others. …”
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Influence of Dietary Chromium and Vitamin E Supplementation on Performance, Metabolism, and Physiology of Broilers Subjected to Cyclic Heat Stress by ML X Júnior, RD Bernardes, CH Oliveira, KMM Dias, BF Almeida, SO Borges, FS Dalólio, KM Gomes, CJ Rodrigues, AA Calderano

“…Male chickens (n = 768, 22 days old) were randomly assigned to a 4x3 factorial with 4 Cr levels (0, 500, 1000, and 1500 ppb) and 3 VitE levels (0, 150, and 300 mg/kg), totaling 12 treatments with 8 replicates and 8 birds per experimental unit. Performance, glucose levels, thyroid hormone levels, heterophil-to-lymphocyte (H:L) ratio, malondialdehyde (MDA) in muscle, relative weight of lymphoid organs, and HSP70 mRNA expression were measured. …”
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Stimulation of MMP-1 and CCL2 by NAMPT in PDL Cells by Marjan Nokhbehsaim, Sigrun Eick, Andressa Vilas Boas Nogueira, Per Hoffmann, Stefan Herms, Holger Fröhlich, Søren Jepsen, Andreas Jäger, Joni Augusto Cirelli, James Deschner

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A Nonfunctioning Pituitary Macroadenoma Presenting as Cyclical Vomiting and Severe Hyponatremia in a Young Female by Dinuka S. Warapitiya, Dimuthu Muthukuda, W. A. H. P. Sanjeewa, Kushalee Poornima Jayawickreme, Shyama Subasinghe

“…A 23-year-old girl presented with four to five episodes of vomiting per day for two days duration. She had a history of similar episodes of vomiting since 2016, with each episode generally lasting for 4-5 days and occurring in every four to six months. …”
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The Effect of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Monoclonal Antibodies on Quality of Life among Migraine Patients: Pilot Study at the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Scien... by Monika Remenčiūtė, Greta Varžaitytė, Gintarė Žemgulytė

“…At the beginning of the study, treatment with monoclonal antibodies against CGRP (fremanezumab 225 mg or erenumab 70 or 140 g per month) was prescribed according to the indications. …”
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Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes: Artificial Intelligence-Augmented Propensity Score and Geospatial Cohort Analysis of 3,952 Patients by Dominique J. Monlezun, Alfred T. Samura, Ritesh S. Patel, Tariq E. Thannoun, Prakash Balan

“…Each additional $10,000 above median household income was associated with a decrease in the total number of cardiac arrests per zip code by 2.86 (95%CI -4.26- -1.46; p<0.001); zip codes with a median income above $54,600 versus the federal poverty level had 14.62 fewer arrests (p<0.001). …”
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Contemporary Normative Values for Five Common Static Standing Tasks on Firm and Compliant Floor Surfaces in Children Two to Thirteen Years by Nancy S. Darr, Mary Rose Franjoine, Cathey Norton, Brenda L. Young

“…Methods: Children (<i>n</i> = 807) developing typically performed two trials of each task up to 2 minutes per trial using standardized procedures. A total of 482 children were also tested on a compliant surface. …”
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Exploring perceptions of diabetes distress and its care in Japan: a qualitative study of patients and physicians by Kyoko Akano, Taro Sugihara

“…The patients had been receiving treatment for more than 5 years, and the physicians had at least 1 year of clinical experience in diabetes treatment and had treated a minimum of five PWD per month. The physicians were recruited through snowball sampling.Results This study uncovered four primary themes. …”
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Efektivitas Kombinasi Ekstrak Kunyit (Curcuma Domestica Val) dan Madu Terhadap Ulkus Lambung Mencit BALB/c Akibat Pemberian Aspirin Secara Mikroskopis by Sarianti Br Simbolon, Yusticia Katar, Selfi Renita Rusjdi

“…Penelitian eksperimental post test only control group design telah dilakukan dari Januari 2016 sampai Januari 2017 menggunakan 30 ekor mencit yang semua diberikan aspirin 5.2 mg/gBB untuk menyebabkan ulkus pada lambung, kemudian dibagi menjadi kelompok kontrol (K) hanya diberi aspirin, perlakuan 1 (P1) diberikan larutan ekstrak kunyit dosis 10 mg/gBB, (P2) madu 0.04 ml/gBB, (P3) kunyit 10 mg/gBB + madu 0.04 ml/gBB, (P4) Kunyit 30 mg/gBB + madu 0.12 ml/gBB, diberikan selama 3 hari per oral. Hari ke-4 mencit di eutanasia menggunakan eter, kemudian diperiksa secara mikroskopis. …”
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Medial and lateral vestibulospinal projections to the cervical spinal cord of the squirrel monkey by Richard Boyle

“…VOC neurons exhibited a prolific innervation of caudal brainstem nuclei, extensively innervated laminae VII and VIII, and, to a lesser extent, lateral and ventromedial lamina IX, from C1 to C8, and on average issued 15 branches along their trajectory with 92 terminal and en passant boutons per branch. The VOC innervation was either uniformly distributed among the cervical segments, indicating a more global control of head and neck movement, or restricted specific spinal segments, indicating a more precise motor control strategy. …”
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Central obesity is a burden even in normal weight adolescents of a non-metropolitan Indian City: A case for alarm and action for prevention and control by Tabassum Nawab, Zulfia Khan, Iqbal M. Khan, Mohammad A. Ansari

“…Increased fast food intake (OR: 4.1; 95% CI = 2.1-8.1), low Physical Activity Level (OR: 2.4; 95% CI = 1.3-4.3) and more than 10 hours sedentary time spent per day (OR: 2.2; 95% CI = 1.1-4.8) were independent determinants of CO. …”
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Association of Prehypertension with Renin Angiotensin System: A Cross-Sectional Study on Tribal Population of Northern India by Vani Kandpal, Mohinder Pal Sachdeva, Kallur Nava Saraswathy

“…Introduction: Hypertension (HTN), the third risk factor driving death and disability as per Global Burden of Disease 2019, is a major public health concern. …”
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The Impact of Step Recommendations on Body Composition and Physical Activity Patterns in College Freshman Women: A Randomized Trial by Bruce W. Bailey, Ciera L. Bartholomew, Caleb Summerhays, Landon Deru, Sharla Compton, Larry A Tucker, James D. LeCheminant, Joseph Hicks

“…On average, women took 10,786 ± 1501, 12,650 ± 2001, and 13,762 ± 2098 steps per day for the 10,000-, 12,500-, and 15,000-step groups, respectively (F = 15.48, P<0.0001). …”
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Farmers-Herders Conflict and Nigeria’s Quest for Food Security: The Imperative Need for Information Communications Technology by Olawale Olufemi Akinrinde, Abdullahi Abdullazeez Osuwa, Kayode Wakili Olawoyin

“… Although, Nigeria is chiefly known for its oil and gas production, agriculture employs about 70 per cent of its labour force. Nigeria has experienced severe farmers-herders conflict that has negatively influenced her agricultural production capacity, resulting in severe food insecurity. …”
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