Floristic Composition, Diversity, and Regeneration of Woody Plant Species of Dabal Forest in Southeastern Ethiopia: Implication for Conservation by Zinab Sherafu, Meseret C. Egigu, Sasikumar J. M.

“…Analysis of population structure based on pooled densities of all species in each dbh class showed that density of seedling > sapling > mature individuals, signifying healthy population structure with good natural regeneration potential. …”
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Genetic control of traits determining phosphorus uptake by rice varieties (Oryza sativa L.) by J. K. Goncharova, E. M. Kharitonov

“…The objectives of this research are: (1) to find genetic material associated with high growth rate and maximum size of root system, (2) to study polymorphism of rice varieties for markers connected with genes defining effective utilization of phosphorus, (3) to estimate the possibility of using listed SSR markers for introgression of previously mapped genes, and (4) to classify donor accessions found in the Russian gene pool into groups according to the probability of stability formation by various genetic mechanisms. …”
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Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency among individuals with Fontan palliation: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Firyal Khansa, Chairul Ichwan, Muhammad Haneef Ghifari, Muhammad Brilliant Daffa, Farah Rizky Nadia, Putri Oktaviani Zulfa, Derren David Christian Homenta Rampengan, Amanda Yufika, Naufal Gusti, Muhammad Iqhrammullah

“…Only cohort and cross-sectional studies were included. The pooled estimates were carried out using a restricted maximum-likelihood model and Freeman–Tukey double-arcsine transformation (FTT). …”
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Dental Implant Failure Risk in Patients with Bruxism—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature by Josephine A. Ionfrida, Hanna L. Stiller, Peer W. Kämmerer, Christian Walter

“…The meta-analysis shows a significant pooled effect across the included studies, with an odds ratio of 4.68. …”
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The Effect of Educational Intervention on Improvement of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Azam Maleki, Elham Faghihzadeh, Samaneh Youseflu

“…Results from 40 RCTs showed that educational intervention had a positive effect on the BSE compared with the usual/standard care (pooled SMD = 1.20; 95% CI = 0.75–1.64, p value <0.001). …”
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Phylogenetic analysis and the spatial spread of arctic rabies virus in Chukotka by Sergey A. Chupin, Aleksandr D. Botvinkin, Ivan D. Zarva, Elena V. Chernyshova

“…Among them two different pools were identified which demonstrate maximum nucleotide sequence identity with the Arctic-3 isolates from Greenland, the Svalbard Archipelago and Northern Canada. …”
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The Relationship between Statin and Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ezatollah Memarzadeh, Saeid Heidari-Soureshjani

“…Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus databases were searched for articles that addressed the relationship between statin consumption and risk of AMD. The pooled odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated using a random-effects model. …”
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Endometriosis and risk of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sina Parsa, Rashin Noroozpoor, Hojat Dehghanbanadaki, Sorour Khateri, Yousef Moradi

“…Random-effects or fixed-effects models were used depending on the heterogeneity among studies. Pooled relative risks (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. …”
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Could Selectively Skipping of the Repetitive Thinking Questionnaire among a Series of Self-Report Scales in a Study Be a Coping Strategy? by &Yacute;. Volkan G&Uuml;L&Uuml;M, &Yacute;hsan DA&ETH;

“…Method: 432 (278 women and 154 men) college students were selected from a larger research project sample pool which had funded by T&Uuml;B&Yacute;TAK. Participants were divided into three groups according to their repetitive thinking conditions (ignorance, high and low score). …”
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FUNCTIONS OF HIGHER PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION by M. A. Bogatyreova

“…Evidently, society is intellectual to an extent it applies knowledge which was accumulated in the cultural gene pool of humanity. It is just through the educational channel that the basic value of culture performs the function of adjusting objective reality to individuals' goals and their meaningful implications. …”
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Corn Response Across Plant Densities and Row Configurations for Different Moisture Environments by Kipling S. Balkcom, Kira L. Bowen

“…Benefits of increased rainfall and irrigation to reduce soil moisture stress across drought-prone soils were evident. Pooled results across all site-years indicated no yield response as plant density increased, but greater yields were observed with the greatest plant densities in the moderate-moisture environments. …”
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Estrogen receptor beta (ERß) In gastric cancer – A systematic review and meta-analysis by S. Peri, Y. Niv

“…., Englewood, NJ, USA). Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated. …”
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Floristic status of the Himalayan foothills in Haryana – vegetation composition, diversity and population structure by Dhiman Himanshi, Saharan Harikesh, Punia Harish, Jakhar Somveer

“…Floristic assessment is critical for a plant community, reflecting both the gene pool and adaptability of the community. For this, different parameters like density, frequency, basal area, IVI, and various diversity indices were calculated by dividing the area into two altitudinal ranges, i.e. 400–600 m AMSL (AR_1) and 600–800 m AMSL (AR_2). …”
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Treatment outcomes among children and adolescents with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and pre-XDR tuberculosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Jayadeep Patra, Hyacinth Irving, Pranshu Maini, Jady Liang, Anwesh Patra, Mandar Paradkar, Jurgen Rehm

“…Treatment durations ranged from 6 to 27 months; follow-up after treatment completion ranged from 2 months to 4 years. The pooled estimate for treatment success in XDR-and pre-XDR-TB was 88·9% (95%CI: 59·7-100%) and 65·4% (95%CI: 27·7-100%), respectively. …”
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Aphid resistance in potato by E. E. Radchenko

“…The Solanum tuberosum L. gene pool contains very few resistant forms. Accessions highly resistant to M. persicae were revealed among 36 of 86 examined wild potato species. …”
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Identification of Key Genes and Pathways Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Junyu Zhang, Yu Zhou

“…We downloaded these data, pooled them together, and reanalyzed the difference between molecular and pathways by the Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) database. …”
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Mean Platelet Volume and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zhongwei Zhou, Hongmei Chen, Mingzhong Sun, Huixiang Ju

“…A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and The Cochrane Library up to 4 September 2017. Pooled standardized mean differences (SMD) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated using a random-effect model. …”
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Characterizing Stream Condition with Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Southeastern Minnesota, USA: Agriculture, Channelization, and Karst Geology Impact Lotic Habitats and Communities by Neal D. Mundahl

“…BIBI metrics and scores were strongly positively correlated with pool area, riffle spacing-to-stream width ratios, and silt-free substrate, and negatively correlated with width-to-depth ratios. …”
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Psychometric Validation of the Hepatitis C Symptom and Impact Questionnaire (HCV-SIQv4) in a Diverse Sample of Adults with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Treated with an Inter... by Andrew Trigg, Eric Chan, Helen Kitchen, Tom Willgoss, Kai Fai Ho, Renee Pierson, Jane Scott

“…**Methods:** PRO data were pooled from three Phase IIb and III trials evaluating interferon-free simeprevircontaining regimens for treatment of chronic HCV infection. …”
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Measurement properties of the sit-to-stand test in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis using the COSMIN guidelines... by Christopher Farley, Stuart M Phillips, Jenna Smith-Turchyn, Dina Brooks

“…Study results will be pooled by calculating weighted means and 95% confidence intervals or summarized narratively, as appropriate.…”
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