Comparative Economic Analysis Between Bioenergy and Forage Types of Switchgrass for Sustainable Biofuel Feedstock Production: A Data Envelopment Analysis and Cost–Benefit Analysis... by Muhammad Umer Arshad, David Archer, Daniel Wasonga, Nictor Namoi, Arvid Boe, Rob Mitchell, Emily Heaton, Madhu Khanna, DoKyoung Lee

“…ABSTRACT The capacity to produce switchgrass efficiently and cost‐effectively across diverse environments can be pivotal in achieving the short‐ and medium‐term Sustainable Aviation Fuel targets set by the U.S. Department of Energy. This study evaluated the economic performance of forage‐ and bioenergy‐type switchgrass cultivars and their response to N fertilization under diverse marginal environments across the US Midwest that included Illinois (IL), Iowa (IA), Nebraska (NE), and South Dakota (SD). …”
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PARP‐1 Inhibition Increases Oxidative Stress in Ets‐1‐Expressing MDA‐MB‐231 Breast Cancer Cells by Magalie Hervieu, Arnaud J. Legrand, Emilie Floquet, Thierry Idziorek, Corentin Spriet, Didier Monté, Vincent Villeret, Marc Aumercier, Souhaila Choul‐li

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Isolation and identification of novel casein-derived bioactive peptides and potential functions in fermented casein with Lactobacillus helveticus by Mengzhu Fan, Tingting Guo, Wanru Li, Jing Chen, Fushuo Li, Chao Wang, Yi Shi, David Xi-an Li, Shaohui Zhang

“…The product peptide DELQDKIHPF found in both extracell and intracell was quantitatively analyzed using the MRM mode of UPLC-U3Q, 23.1 and 9.76 ng/mL, respectively. The quantitative analysis of the potential bioactive peptide may also advance the production of peptide products in the future. …”
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Türkiye’de Halkla İlişkiler Lisans Eğitimi Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme by Başak Solmaz, Aynur Arslan, B.oğuz Aydın, Özlem Duğan

“…Devlet ve vakıf üniversitelerinde eğitimi devam eden 31 halkla ilişkiler bölümü vardır. Bunların 14’ü İstanbul’daki çeşitli üniversite kurumlarındadır. …”
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Lean Transformation Success: The Role of Management and Employee Engagement by Ivona Jovanović, Milena Gatić, Dragana Stojanović, Dušan Gošnik

“…Tools: As the initial step of the research, using Cronbach's alpha, it was concluded that obtained set of items in the group are closely related and measure a particular aspect. Mann-Whitney U test and Spearman-rho correlation test were used for the data analysis. …”
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慢病毒介导shRNA抑制垂体腺瘤PTTG基因表达及对细胞增殖和侵袭能力的影响

“…流式细胞仪分析细胞转染效率,RT-PCR和Western blot检测细胞PTTG基因mRNA和蛋白的表达水平,MTT和EdU法分别检测靶向PTTG的shRNA对肿瘤细胞增殖生长的抑制作用,流式细胞仪检测细胞周期变化?…”
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Aberrant DNA Methylation of FTH-1 and SHOX2 Contributes to Lung Cancer Progression by Salar Tahmasbi, Armin Sadeghi, Habib Zarredar, Milad Asadi, Shahryar Hashemzadeh, Venus Zafari, Hamed Sabbagh-Jadid, Mortaza Raeisi

“…We used GraphPad Prism version 6.00 program for statistical analysis. Mann-Whitney U test (TCGA-LUNG), paired t-test (internal samples) and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis were used to evaluate the statistical differences of DNA methylation between NSCLC tissues samples and adjacent normal specimens (P < 0.05, mean ± SD).Results: TCGA and q-MSP results showed significant FTH-1 hypomethylation and SHOX2 hypermethylation in NSCLC tissues in comparison with margin specimens. …”
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Creating pragmatic, rapid‐cycle, evidence‐based innovation: The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Delivery Science and Applied Research (DARE) program by Douglas A. Corley, Julie A. Schmittdiel, Smita Rouillard, Yi‐Fen Chen, Tracy A. Lieu

“…Abstract Introduction Ongoing crises in the quality, affordability, sustainability, value, and equity of U.S. healthcare call for rapid, massive‐scale innovations across multiple specialties. …”
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Gonad Maturation of Clown Loach (Botia macracanthus) in Pond by Irzal Effendi, T. Prasetya, Agus Oman Sudrajat, N. Suhenda, K. Sumawidjaja

“…After 20 days, the broodstocks were implanted by LHRH-a 100 u.g/kg of body weight. In the group I, diameter of egg in gonad were developed from 1,028 mm at the beginning of implantation to 1,071 and 1,106 mm at day of 15 and 30 after implantation respectively. …”
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基因步移在分离蚊虫细胞色素P450启动子中的应用及意义 by 周国理, 黄炯烈, 吴　瑜, 王　玲

“…【方法】根据本 室已获得的白纹伊蚊CYP 6N 亚家族新成员CYP6 N3 全长cDNA 的5′-末端核苷酸序列, 设计2 个反向特异引物(GSP1 和 GSP2), 利用4 种限制性内切酶Dra Ⅰ 、EcoRⅤ 、Pv u Ⅱ 和Stu Ⅰ 分别消化白纹伊蚊溴氰菊酯抗性株高分子量基因组DNA , 消化产物与适配子连接产生4 种消化的DNA 库(DL1、DL2、DL3 及DL4), 并分别以此为模板, 进行基因步移。…”
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Investigation of The Body Composition And Maximal Oxygen Consumption Capacity Of Elite Boxing And Wrestling Athletes by Erkan Tortu, Bihter Akınoğlu, Adnan Hasanoğlu, Tuğba Kocahan, Banu Kabak, Aydin Balcı

“…Maximal oxygen consumption measurement was made using a direct method breath-by-breath automatic portable gas analysis system (Cosmed K5, Italy). Mann Whitney U Test and Spearman Correlation Test were used for statistical analysis. …”
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Inhibition of Viability, Proliferation, Cytokines Secretion, Surface Antigen Expression, and Adipogenic and Osteogenic Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells by Seven-Day Ex... by Jian Wang, Bo Xiang, Jixian Deng, Darren H. Freed, Rakesh C. Arora, Ganghong Tian

“…After seven-day exposure to 0.5-Tesla Static Magnetic Field (SMF), Adipose-derived Stem Cells (ASCs) and those labeled by superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles were examined for viability by methyl thiazol tetrazolium (MTT) assay, proliferation by cell counting and bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation, DNA integrity by single cell gel electrophoresis, surface antigen by flow cytometry analysis, and the expression of cytokines and genetic markers by reverse transcription-PCR and underwent adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation assessed by quantifying related specific genes expression. …”
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Ultrasound-assisted enzyme extraction of Dendrobium Officinale polysaccharides: Extraction process, characterization, immunomodulatory effects by Hengpu Zhou, Yingjie Dong, Zhangyun Wu, Xi Peng, Meiqiu Yan, Suhong Chen, Guiyuan Lv

“…The results showed that the optimal extraction process of ultrasound-assisted enzyme method was 102 min ultrasonic extraction time, 48 °C extraction temperature, 1:80 material-liquid ratio, and 1600 U/g enzyme additions. The predicted polysaccharide yield was 29.64 %, and the actual polysaccharide yield was 29.71 ± 0.31 %. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the volume and diagnoses of patients admitted to the paediatric emergency department: a retrospective analysis from a third-level hospital in Nor... by Paulina Blanco-Murillo, Ricardo J Estrada-Mendizabal, Katheryne Paola Madrazo-Aguirre, Manuel Guillermo Ruelas-Martinez, Lucia Escobedo-Berumen, Rommy Elizabeth Pineda-Magaña, Maria Guadalupe Garcia-Lima, Oscar Tamez-Rivera

“…Other variables, such as age, sex and comorbidities, were analysed. χ2 and Mann-Whitney U tests were used depending on the examined variable.Results There was a 44.1% decrease in the total volume of patients admitted to the paediatric ED during the analysed pandemic period. …”
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TECHNOLOGY LITERACY AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR ENHANCING NUMERACY AND LITERACY SKILLS OF EARLY-GRADE PUPILS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS IN TANZANIA by Hamadi Mtani, Shubi Kaijage, Neema Mduma

“…Both mean scores, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the Kruskal-Walli’s test were used to compare teachers’ technological literacy using ICTs. …”
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Perceptions and Motivations of Japanese Medical Students Regarding Course Evaluations: A Cultural Perspective by Suzuki S, Imafuku R, Kawakami C, Abe Y, Jego EH, Hidai C, Saiki T

“…Saki Suzuki,1– 3 Rintaro Imafuku,3 Chihiro Kawakami,3 Yuriko Abe,1,2 Eric H Jego,2 Chiaki Hidai,1,2 Takuya Saiki3 1Division of Medical Education, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan; 2Medical Education Center, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan; 3Medical Education Development Center, Gifu University, Yanagido, Gifu, JapanCorrespondence: Saki Suzuki, Division of Medical Education, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi Kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan, Tel +81 3 3972 8111, Email suzuki.saki@nihon-u.ac.jpPurpose: Course evaluations are critical for improving educational practices; however, their results can be influenced by various unexpected factors, including cultural values. …”
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Imagem corporal, estado nutricional e sintomas de transtornos alimentares em bailarinos by Nycolle Reis, Zenite Machado, Andreia Pelegrini, Fernanda Monte, Leonessa Boing, Joseani Simas, Adriana Guimarães

“…Utilizou-se estatística descritiva e inferencial: testes U-Mann Whitney e teste “t” de Student, regressão logística multinomial, análises bruta e ajustada. …”
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El estrés calórico afecta a las hembras ovinas Blackbelly durante el verano en el trópico by Ethel Caterina García y González, Blanca Celia Pineda-Burgos, Maricela Ruiz-Ortega, Cesar Cortez-Romero, Marisol Paredes-Alvarado, José Luis Ponce-Covarrubias

“…En el experimento se encontró un ITH de entre 77 y 88 U. Asimismo, la frecuencia respiratoria (FR) fue mayor en el T2 por la tarde (117 rpm) que por la mañana (114 rpm) (p<0.05). …”
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Establishing a CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing framework in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.) by targeting phytoene desaturase (PDS) gene disruption by Kameshwaran Senthil, Maniraj Rathinam, Manisha Parashar, Narasimham Dokka, Shaily Tyagi, Vandana Mathur, Sandhya Sharma, Kishor Gaikwad, Ramcharan Bhattacharya, Rohini Sreevathsa

“…We developed pigeonpea-compatible vector components, including the CcU6_7.1 promoter and an amenable Cas9 gene driven by the potato ubiquitin promoter, creating a pigeonpea-specific CRISPR/Cas9 binary vector (PP_CRISPR_pCAMBIA2301). …”
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Tropical Rice Mapping Using Time-Series SAR Images and ESF-Seg Model in Hainan, China, from 2019 to 2023 by Yazhe Xie, Lu Xu, Hong Zhang, Mingyang Song, Ji Ge, Fan Wu

“…Subsequently, compared to the RF, U-Net, and the original SegFormer model, the overall accuracy (OA) of the ESF-Seg model on the validation samples increased by 11.02%, 2.01%, and 1.33%, and the F1 score improved by 0.0756, 0.0624, and 0.0490, reaching 98.31% and 0.9506, respectively. …”
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