Estimation of Non-Marine Fractions of Ions in Rainwater at Three Sites of Different Characteristics in Haryana State (India) by Yogender Singh, Ankita Katoch, Sudesh Yadav, Saurabh Dhakad, Umesh Chandra Kulshrestha

“…Fertilizer application and its volatilization was observed as a potential source of NH3 at the semi-urban site which is expected due to prominent agricultural activities. …”
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Association between serum levels of 12 different cytokines and short-term efficacy of chemoradiotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Yaping Zhang, Qiufeng Qi, Ming Zhu, Yun Peng, Yanqing Bao, Jun Liu, Yanzhi Bi, Min Xiao, Shaohua Chi, Yongping Liu

“…Lower initial levels of IL-8 and IL-1β were observed in patients with partial response group compared to those with stable disease (p = 0.002, p = 0.01). …”
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Potentially Toxic Elements’ Accumulation and Health Risk of Consuming Vegetables Cultivated along the Accra-Tema Motorway by Ebenezer Boahen, Benedicta Yayra Fosu-Mensah, Samuel S. Koranteng, Daniel A. Darko, Gerald Obuobi, Michael Mensah

“…Of the seven PTEs investigated, Cd, Cr, and Ni contributed the most to the overall HI in all the vegetables. It was further observed that the carcinogenic risk (CR) and total carcinogenic risk (TCR) for chromium and cadmium in the vegetables exceeded the threshold level of CR > 10−6 and TCR > 10−4 except for the cadmium value found in African eggplant at 200 m from the road. …”
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NADPH Oxidase 2-Mediated Insult in the Auditory Cortex of Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats by Zheng-De Du, Wei Wei, Shukui Yu, Qing-Ling Song, Ke Liu, Shu-Sheng Gong

“…In this study, Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats were used as a T2DM rat model to observe ultrastructural alterations in the auditory cortex and investigate possible mechanisms underlying CAS damage in T2DM. …”
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Genetic evidence for the liver-brain axis: lipid metabolism and neurodegenerative disease risk by Zeyu Wang, Zixiao Yin, Guangyong Sun, Dong Zhang, Jianguo Zhang

“…Potential correlations were observed between ApoB and ALS and inversely correlated with AD, whereas no significant associations were found for PD or MS. …”
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Effects of ground bamboo application on weed suppression and rice production: a 3-year paddy field experiment by Masfiro Lailati, Yichen Shang, Thien Quang Huynh, Koji Ito, Naoya Katsumi, Yumiko Mizuuchi, Masaya Ino, Tadao Takashima, Nisikawa Usio

“…Methods We performed field experiments in 16 experimental paddy fields and established five treatments with three or four replicates each: control, manual weeding, low-volume ground bamboo application (0.5 kg m−2), medium-volume ground bamboo application (1.0 kg m−2), and high-volume ground bamboo application (2.0 kg m−2). Results We observed no suppression of aquatic weeds with the ground bamboo treatments. …”
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A longitudinal study to COVID-19 infection among university students: Physical fitness changes and psychological responses by Yuning Hao, Jay Lee, Water Soi Po Wong, Frankie U. Kei Wong, Walter Heung Chin Hui, Gasper Chi Hong Leong, Zhaowei Kong

“…Regarding mental health, a notable difference was observed in sleep quality, with the positive group scoring 19 % higher than the negative group (p < .05, d = .44). …”
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The effect of replacing red algae on histomorphology and enzymes of digestive tract of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus by Sanaz Kord, Rahim Abdi, Isaac Zamani, Rhima Peyghan

“…Results: Histological examination in the mid-esophagus, anterior, middle, and posterior parts of the intestine showed that the highest number of mucous cells, the highest thickness of the epithelium and muscle layer, as well as the highest height and thickness of the esophageal villi were observed in the group receiving the diet containing 9% red algae. …”
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Characteristics of paediatric burn injuries seen in the tertiary emergency centre, South Africa by Ntsovelo Mugwena, Rule Human, Maria M. Geyser

“…Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted in a single emergency centre, Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital, from 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2021. …”
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SEROLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND ANTIMOCROBIAL RESISTANCE OF SALMONELLA ISOLATES, RECOVERED FROM ANIMAL RAW MATERIAL by S. Ye. Shmaykhel, N. B. Shadrova, Ye. S. Yerofeyeva, S. I. Danilchenko

“…Isolated cases of S. reading (2.2%) and S. oranienburg (4.4%) were observed. All Salmonella isolates recovered from raw material of animal origin demonstrated sensitivity to ciprofl oxacin, chloramphenicol, amoxicillin, amikacin, azithromycin, meropenem, gentamicin, ceftriaxone, kanamycin; were less sensitive to cefotaxime, ampicillin, levofl oxacin and had low sensitivity to nalidixic acid, doxycycline, streptomycin, tetracycline. …”
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Assessment of Coverage and Quality of Selected Clinical Chemistry Tests among Medical Laboratories of Health Facilities in Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia by Aklilu Getachew, Waqtola Cheneke, Yaregal Asres, Shiferaw Bekele, Estifanos Kebede

“…Data were collected by direct observation, interview, and proficiency testing (PT). …”
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Biomorphological and useful agronomic traits of the hexaploid winter triticale cultivar ‘Bilinda’ approved for cultivation in the Northwestern Region of the Russian Federation by L. P. Bekish, V. A. Uspenskaja, T. I. Peneva, N. N. Chikida

“…Conventional techniques were used in the experiments, phenological observations, field and laboratory evaluation tests, and statistical data processing. …”
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TransformerPayne: Enhancing Spectral Emulation Accuracy and Data Efficiency by Capturing Long-range Correlations by Tomasz Różański, Yuan-Sen Ting, Maja Jabłońska

“…The most significant improvements were observed in grids containing between 1000 and 10,000 spectra, with TransformerPayne showing 2–5 times better performance than the scaled-up version of The Payne. …”
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MicroRNA-150-3p enhances the antitumour effects of CGP57380 and is associated with a favourable prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer by Hongmei Zheng, Songqing Fan, Jiadi Luo, Qiuyuan Wen, Hongjing Zang

“…Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was then used to detect potential target genes. We observed significant downregulation of miR-150-3p in NSCLC samples compared with normal samples (P = 0.035). …”
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Evaluation of Clinical and Radiographic Findings among Patients with Traumatic Dental Injuries Seeking Delayed Treatment by Sanjeeb Chaudhary, Harender Singh, Archana Gharti, Bhawana Adhikari

“…PR was the most common radiographic finding (69.10%), while PCO and RR were observed in 17.88% and 21.13% of teeth, respectively. …”
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LIM-kinase 1 effects on memory abilities and male courtship song in Drosophila depend on the neuronal type by A. V. Zhuravlev, E. S. Zalomaeva, E. S. Egozova, A. D. Emelin, V. V. Sokurova, E. A. Nikitina, E. V. Savvateeva-Popova

“…At the same time, LIMK1 was observed in cell bodies, such as DAN clusters regulating memory formation in CCSP. …”
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CAN WE PREDICT INCIPIENT DIABETES MELLITUS IN PATIENTS WITH TRANSFUSION DEPENDENT β-THALASSEMIA (β-TDT) REFERRED WITH A HISTORY OF PREDIABETES? by Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf Soliman, Shahina Daar, Ploutarchos Tzoulis, Christos Kattamis

“…Objective: This retrospective observational study describes the glycemic trajectories and evaluates predictive indices of β-cell function and insulin sensitivity/resistance in β-TDT patients with prediabetes, both in a steady state and during 3-h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), in order to identify patients at high risk for incipient diabetes. …”
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Socio-economic analysis of ovine livestock farms supported by the young farmer project within the scope of rural development by Muharrem Satar, Engin Sakarya

“…It has been determined that the owners of the enterprises composed of young farmers 30 years old on average with low income, 98% are married, 86% are women and more than 90% are secondary school graduated. It has been observed that the spouses and other family members who work as "wage workers in their own business" of the enterprises are also a working collective family business although their profitability is low. …”
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« La baraque [les camps], on y était ! » Faire la preuve administrative de son statut d’enfant de harki by Alice Baudy

“…It is based on a survey of observations and interviews conducted in the National Office for Veterans and Victims of War (ONAC-VG) and its recipients who are children of harkis. …”
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À rebours des institutions totales : la sobriété dans deux ateliers d’autoréparation de vélo et au-delà by Alexandre Rigal

“…L’enquête dans les deux ateliers d’autoréparation de vélo repose sur 40 entretiens semi-directifs et un mois d’observation participante. Elle révèle que la forme des ateliers vélo permet :1) l’apprentissage ponctuel d’habitudes spécifiques de la mécanique vélo, 2) la poursuite de la pratique quotidienne de la mécanique,3) l’adoption généralisée de la sobriété. …”
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