Methodological and practical aspects of using satellite imagery to assess the military impact on soils by Vitalii Lebed, Maksym Solokha, Vadym Solovei, Anatolii Kucher, Ludmila Vorotyntseva

“…Using high-resolution satellite imagery, the number of craters and the soil mass loss caused by explosions, the areas of burned and compacted land, as well as the length of anti-tank ditches and defensive fighting positions with dugouts, were calculated at the test site. On the irrigated lands of the Chkalovske territorial community, the areas affected by shelling and those burned due to military-related fires were also estimated. …”
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Marker-assisted selection in the development of advanced apple-tree forms and donors combining scab resistance with increased fruit storability by I. I. Suprun, E. A. Egorov, A. I. Nasonov, E. V. Lobodina, S. V. Tokmakov, I. V. Stepanov

“…The Md-ACS1 gene alleles were detected with a known SCAR DNA marker. The chi-square test was applied for statistical confirmation of the data.Results. …”
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Single-chain variable fragment affinity tuning can optimize anti-AML CAR-NK cell functionality by Marianna Zahurak, Ravi Varadhan, Ilias Christodoulou, Ruyan Rahnama, Jun Choe, Huilin Yang, Monika Kizerwetter, Christian Guaraca, Natalie Jordan Holl, Stamatia C Vorri, Megan Zinsky, Danielle G Jones, Nikol Garcia Espinoza, Yun-Huai Kuo, Jamie B. Spangler, Challice L. Bonifant

“…In longer-term assays, low-affinity 7G3 CAR-NK cells demonstrated more sustained killing of AML cells. In vivo testing highlighted greater expansion of low-affinity 7G3 CAR-NK cells in two xenograft models.Conclusions Expression of 26292 and 7G3 CARs with a range of CD123 binding affinities in NK cells leads to antigen-specific activation and cytotoxicity against AML. …”
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Saturated hydraulic conductivity and steady-state infiltration rate database for Brazilian soils by Marta Vasconcelos Ottoni, Wenceslau Geraldes Teixeira, Aline Mari Huf dos Reis, Letícia Guimarães Pimentel, Luciana Rodrigues Souza, Jackson Adriano Albuquerque, Valdinar Ferreira Melo, Karina Maria Vieira Cavalieri-Polizeli, José Miguel Reichert, João Herbert Moreira Viana, Ademir Fontana, Lucas de Castro Medrado, Glenio Guimarães Santos, Luís Gustavo Henriques do Amaral, Lúcia Helena Cunha dos Anjos, José Coelho de Araújo Filho, Silvio Barge Bhering, Gabrielle Fernandes de Brito, Pedro Gomes de Campos do Valle, Pablo Nieto Campos, Adriana Monteiro da Costa, Jean Dalmo de Oliveira Marques, Alba Leonor da Silva Martins, Michele Bruna de Souza do Nascimento, Norberto Cornejo Noronha, Ricardo Duarte de Oliveira, Jeane Cruz Portela, Milson Evaldo Serafim, Marlen Barros e Silva, Sueli Rodrigues, Wilk Sampaio de Almeida, Margareth Lopes de Moraes, Nilton Curi

“…The Ksat-SSIR-DB has enormous potential for developing and testing Ksat pedotransfer functions in Brazilian soils, serving as a reference source for different geoenvironmental applications and, in particular, for modeling land surface processes. …”
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Preparation and ablation behavior of solid solution ceramic Ta0·2Zr0·8C–SiC matrix-modified C/C composites under high heat flux by Yuanming Zhou, Zhenxiao Tang, Ruizhi Liu, Zhe Zhou, Maozhong Yi, Ke Peng

“…Results showed that the C/C–Ta0.2Zr0·8C–SiC exhibited excellent overall flexural properties. During the ablation test under an oxyacetylene flame with high heat flux, the ablation resistance of C/C–Ta0.2Zr0·8C–SiC improved with prolonged ablation time, reaching mass and linear ablation rates of 0.67 mg/s and 0.18 μm/s after 120 s of ablation. …”
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Geographic information system and process-based modeling of soil erosion and sediment yield in agricultural watershed by G.R. Puno, R.A. Marin, R.C.C. Puno, A.G. Toledo-Bruno

“…<br /> <strong>FINDINGS:</strong> Model evaluation showed a statistically acceptable performance with coefficient of determination values of 0.64 (probability value = 0.042), 0.85 (probability value = 0.000), and 0.69 (probability value = 0.001) at 95% level, for monitoring sites 1, 2, and 3, respectively. A further test revealed a statistically satisfactory model performance with root mean square error-observations standard deviation ratio, Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency, and percent bias of 0.62, 0.61, and 44.30, respectively, for monitoring site 1; 0.65, 0.56, and 25.60, respectively, for monitoring site 2; and 0.60, 0.65, and 27.90, respectively, for monitoring site 3. …”
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Transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair <i>versus</i> medical therapy for secondary mitral regurgitation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Emídio Mata, Bárbara Lage Garcia, Mariana Tinoco, Margarida Castro, Luísa Pinheiro, João Português, Francisco Ferreira, Silvia Ribeiro, Bruno Melica, António Lourenço

“…The intervention group had more patients in the New York Heart Association class I/II at 12 and 24 months but no significant improvement in 6-minute walk test performance at 12 months. High trial heterogeneity requires careful interpretation of pooled estimates. …”
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Study on Mechanical Failure and PermeabilityCharacteristicsof Porous Gas-Bearing Coal under Triaxial Stress by Xue-bo Zhang, Wen-yuan Wang, Ming Yang, Hang-hang Cai, Jia-jia Liu, Shuai-shuai Shen

“…To explore the mechanical failure and permeability characteristics of porous gas-bearing coal under triaxial stress, the triaxial compression experiment was carried out for porous and conventional gas-bearing coal samples based on the triaxial creep-seepage experiment system and sound emission signal acquisition system. Acoustic emission testing was carried out at the same time of loading failure. …”
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Structural Characterization and Antioxidant Activity in Vivo of Polysaccharides from the Leaves of Hippophae rhamnoides L. by Niannian SONG, Yuxin YI, Xiaoping ZHANG, Bo YANG, Mangsier SAINAWAER, Abuduwaili AYITUXUN

“…Among them, the backbone of HRLP-2 was probably composed of galactose and arabinose, while rhamnose, arabinose, and glucose were for terminals or branched chains. Congo red test results showed that HRLP-2 had a triple helix structure. …”
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Effectiveness of sacral neuromodulation with 3D-printing and ultrasound localization for treating neurogenic bladder in patients with pelvic structural anomalies by Runze Liu, Yuxuan Zhou, Qiang Hao, Yaoguang Zhang, Peng Zhang, Guoqing Chen, Yong Zhang

“…Metrics compared included the number of punctures, average puncture duration, intraoperative SNS tuning time, effective initial voltage, postoperative testing duration, phase two conversion rates, and the incidence of bleeding and infection. …”
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Role of the serum levels of the inter-organs messenger fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) in the diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer patients by Stella Maris Ranuncolo, Eduardo Armanasco, Myriam Nuñez, Laura Yuan, Sujhrob Makhkamov, Mariana S. De Lorenzo

“…Furthermore, patients with positive FGF21 serum levels had a worst overall survival (Log Rank Test [Mantle Cox] p = 0.017). We propose serum FGF21 levels determined at the diagnosis of primary breast cancer as a promising diagnostic and prognosis biomarker in this oncological disease.…”
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Detection of High- and Low-Risk HPV DNA in Archived Breast Carcinoma Tissues from Ethiopian Women by Endale Gebregzabher, Daniel Seifu, Wondemagegnhu Tigneh, Yonas Bokretsion, Abebe Bekele, Markos Abebe, Gabriella Lillsunde-Larsson, Christina Karlsson, Mats G. Karlsson

“…Results. Out of the 75 valid tests, two were found to be positive (2.7%) for HPV. …”
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Long-Term Anatomic and Functional Outcomes after Macular Hole Surgery by Karolina Kaźmierczak, Joanna Stafiej, Joanna Stachura, Paweł Żuchowski, Grażyna Malukiewicz

“…The examination included visual acuity, optical coherence tomography, and colour vision testing. The same evaluation was performed in 30 fellow eyes. …”
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The impact of the coupling relationship between projectile size and yarn dimension on the ballistic performance of plain weave fabric by Kaiying Wang, Xuan Zhou, Wenke Ren, Yiding Wu, Yilei Yu, Yi Zhou, Lizhi Xu, Guangfa Gao

“…Taking plain weave aramid fabric as the research object, considering different diameter projectiles, through a large number of ballistic impact tests and numerical simulations, parameters such as ballistic limit velocity, average energy absorption of fabric, and specific energy absorption ratio (average energy absorption of fabric divided by projectile cross-sectional area) are obtained for ballistic performance analysis. …”
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Investigating the effect of the teaching method of peer education in medical students of surgical internship on satisfaction, grade at the end of the section, and implementation ab... by Keivan Sabooni, Madjid Shafiayan, Farzaneh Zarei, Behzad Khalafi

“…The data was analyzed using statistical tests by SPSS software version 21. Results: A significant difference was found between the two control and intervention groups in terms of satisfaction, validity, and applicability, and the level of satisfaction, as well as the level of learning, was significantly higher compared to the observation group that was trained by the lecture method(p<0.05); was higher It has also achieved its educational goals, including satisfaction and learning, as well as self-efficacy. …”
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Quantification of Myocardial Biomarkers in Sudden Cardiac Deaths Using a Rapid Immunofluorescence Method for Simultaneous Biomarker Analysis by Matteo Antonio Sacco, Valerio Riccardo Aquila, Saverio Gualtieri, Roberto Raffaele, Maria Cristina Verrina, Lucia Tarda, Santo Gratteri, Isabella Aquila

“…The study also accounted for potential degradation due to PMI, and evaluated the accuracy of point-of-care testing (POCT) in forensic samples. Results: The study identified statistically significant differences in myoglobin and TnI levels between the SCD group and the control group, though myoglobin’s diagnostic reliability remains limited due to its lack of specificity for myocardial injury. …”
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Mutational Analysis of KCNQ1 Gene in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-control Study by Ankush Ganjewar, Ishwar B Bagoji, Sharan Badiger, Rudragouda B Bulagouda, Gurushnatappa Kadakol

“…KCNQ1 is also associated with impaired insulin secretion in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), suggesting that this impairment might underlie the diabetes susceptibility conferred by rs151290, which is associated with 30-min C-peptide levels during an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) and first-phase insulin secretion. Variants rs2237892, rs2237895 and rs2237897 have been associated with OGTT-derived insulin secretion indexes. …”
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Association between mixed exposure of non-persistent pesticides and liver fibrosis in the general US population: NHANES 2013–2016 by Shuge Shu, Yuan Li, Xiangyu Yu, Xinting Chen, Ummara Abdullah, Yongquan Yu

“…Liver fibrosis was determined based on the alternative noninvasive tests Fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4) and Hepamet Fibrosis Score (HFS). …”
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Hamstring vs Peroneus Longus Tendon Autograft in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Comparative Study by Khadri M Khalid, Adarsh Vajrangi, Eswara Reddy, Nagesh Sherikar, Rakshith Chakravarthy Harish Yellappa, Ranganatha B Kurupati

“…Hamstring (HT) autografts have withstood the test of time and are currently the most commonly used graft for ACL reconstruction (ACLR). …”
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Indicators of Glucose Metabolism in Children and Adolescents Characterized as Having “Metabolically Healthy” and “Metabolically Unhealthy” Obesity by Maria Baltogianni, Niki Dermitzaki, Vasileios Giapros, Foteini Balomenou, Chrysoula Kosmeri, Fani Ladomenou, Evanthia Kantza, Anastasios Serbis

“…All participants underwent an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and a comparative analysis was performed on HOMA-IR, QUICKI, insulin sensitivity index (ISI), insulinogenic index (IGI), disposition index (DI), and oral disposition index (oDI). …”
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