Feasibility Aspects of Exploring Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Hanna Johansson, Malin Freidle, Urban Ekman, Ellika Schalling, Breiffni Leavy, Per Svenningsson, Maria Hagströmer, Erika Franzén

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Smart blockchain-powered natural resource asset management and ecological governance countermeasures by Wende Huang, Yuan Han, Qiang Gu, Xiaolong Han, Tiansheng Gao

“…Firstly, the necessity and feasibility of blockchain empowering resource-based urban ecological governance are analyzed, demonstrating its unique potential in addressing traditional governance challenges through decentralization, transparency, and tamper resistance. …”
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Safeguarding and using global banana diversity: a holistic approach by Ines Van den houwe, Rachel Chase, Julie Sardos, Max Ruas, Els Kempenaers, Valentin Guignon, Sebastien Massart, Sebastien Carpentier, Bart Panis, Mathieu Rouard, Nicolas Roux

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Challenges in developing a split drive targeting dsx for the genetic control of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi by Mireia Larrosa-Godall, Joshua X. D. Ang, Philip T. Leftwich, Estela Gonzalez, Lewis Shackleford, Katherine Nevard, Rob Noad, Michelle A. E. Anderson, Luke Alphey

“…Since 2012, it has invaded several countries of eastern Africa, creating an emerging risk of urban transmission. Urgent efforts are required to develop novel and more efficient strategies for targeted vector control. …”
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Bovine leukemia virus occurrence in Dagestan by N. R. Budulov, M. M. Mikailov, Sh. A. Gunashev, E. A. Yanikova, A. A. Halikov

“…Proportion of infected animals was as follows: 0.5% – in administrative raions, 1.6% – in urban districts and 1.1% – in distant pasture zones. …”
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Effect of irrigation with magnetized and ionized water on yield, nutrient uptake and water-use efficiency of winter wheat in Xinjiang, China by Xinyue Chen, Kai Zhang, Xiaopeng Gao, Xin Ai, Guoyue Chen, Xiaomeng Guo, Chengcheng Wu, Lu Zhang

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Mitochondrial KMT9 methylates DLAT to control pyruvate dehydrogenase activity and prostate cancer growth by Yanhan Jia, Sheng Wang, Sylvia Urban, Judith M. Müller, Manuela Sum, Qing Wang, Helena Bauer, Uwe Schulte, Heike Rampelt, Nikolaus Pfanner, Katrin M. Schüle, Axel Imhof, Ignasi Forné, Christopher Berlin, August Sigle, Christian Gratzke, Holger Greschik, Eric Metzger, Roland Schüle

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Effects of shrinkage, temperature and the degree of connection (N/N f) on the behavior of steel-concrete composite beams by Halima Aouad, Nacer Rahal, Houda Beghdad, Mohamed Sadoun, Abdelaziz Souici, Sara Zatir, Khaled Benmahdi

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El rol de los actores sociales y sus implicancias en la configuración territorial de Moquehue, Neuquén, Argentina by Celia Viviana Torrens, Elsie Marcela Jurio, Vanesa Yanina Cappelletti, Germán Gabriel Pérez, Daiana Elcira Cara Plá, Gimena Nathalie Cuevas, María Silvina Hauw, Pablo Alejandro Leyes

“…Overlapping jurisdictions and land tenure have placed difficulties in control and regulation of urban growth and land use. This is also evidenced by the lack of infrastructure and provision of basic services in order to improve the life quality of the population, and respond to sustained growth and tourism demands.…”
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Domestic sewage irrigation on dynamics of nutrients and heavy metals in soil and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production by S. R. Salakinkop, C. S. Hunshal

“…Background Evaluation of urban sewage for its feasibility and potentiality as sources of irrigation water and plant nutrient is need of the hour. …”
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Assessing the financial burden of multimorbidity among patients aged 30 and above in India by Sudheer Kumar Shukla, Pratheeba John, Sakshi Khemani, Ankur Shaji Nair, Nishikant Singh, Rajeev Sadanandan

“…It was most prevalent among older adults, higher MPCE quintiles, urban patients, and those with NCDs. Multimorbidity was associated with higher OOPE, particularly in the rich quintile, patients seeking care from private providers, low ETL states, and rural areas. …”
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Diversity and Distribution of <i>Phytophthora</i> Species Along an Elevation Gradient in Natural and Semi-Natural Forest Ecosystems in Portugal by Carlo Bregant, Eduardo Batista, Sandra Hilário, Benedetto Teodoro Linaldeddu, Artur Alves

“…Globally, forests are constantly threatened by a plethora of disturbances of natural and anthropogenic origin, such as climate change, forest fires, urbanization, and pollution. Besides the most common stressors, during the last few years, Portuguese forests have been impacted by severe decline phenomena caused by invasive pathogens, many of which belong to the genus <i>Phytophthora</i>. …”
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Assessing tick attachments to humans with citizen science data: spatio-temporal mapping in Switzerland from 2015 to 2021 using spatialMaxent by Lisa Bald, Nils Ratnaweera, Tomislav Hengl, Patrick Laube, Jürg Grunder, Werner Tischhauser, Netra Bhandari, Dirk Zeuss

“…Our study reveals that tick attachment to humans is particularly high at the edges of settlement areas, especially in sparsely built-up suburban regions with green spaces, while it is lower in densely urbanized areas. Additionally, forested areas near cities also show increased risk levels. …”
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Clinical Profile and Prescription Patterns in Culture-proven Enteric Fever in Children by Divya Priyadharshini, Mobill Clinton, Nandini Sethuraman, Mathrubootham Sridhar, Vidya Krishna

“…Aim: We aimed to study the clinical profile of enteric fever in children at an urban tertiary care children's hospital in South India. …”
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Analyse des terres cuites architecturales de l’aqueduc de Nyon/Colonia Iulia Equestris (Suisse) by Benjamin Clément, Christophe Henny, Anne Schmitt

“…In the sections uncovered at the entrance to the settlement, less than a kilometre from the urban centre, there is a diversification of supply sources, with materials mainly from the “Gp4” workshop supplemented by bricks produced in three other workshops: “Gp1” and “Gp5” –also found in the settlement– and the “Iso 2” workshop, which matches a single production. …”
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Body mass index, proteinuria and total lymphocyte counts in predicting treatment responses among ART naïve individuals with HIV initiated on antiretroviral treatment in Dar es Sala... by Ellen Hertzmark, Patricia Munseri, Lazaro Jassely, Basil Tumaini

“…Objectives To explore the potential use of body mass index (BMI), proteinuria and total lymphocyte count changes in predicting immunological and virological response in individuals with HIV initiated on antiretroviral treatment (ART).Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Three urban HIV care and treatment centres in Dar es Salaam.Participants Individuals with HIV initiating ART.Outcome measures HIV viral load ≥1000 copies/mL (viral non-suppression) at 6 months after ART initiation.Results Of 215 (out of 220 enrolled) participants who returned for evaluation at 6 months, 147 (66.8%) were women. …”
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School performance gap between non-immigrant and second-generation immigrant children in Sweden—time trends and contributing factors by Kenta Okuyama, Sara Larsson Lönn, Ardavan M. Khoshnood, Ardavan M. Khoshnood, Shervin Assari, Shervin Assari, Shervin Assari, Shervin Assari, Jan Sundquist, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist

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A review on probiotics and dietary bioactives: Insights on metabolic well-being, gut microbiota, and inflammatory responses by Alice Njolke Mafe, Great Iruoghene Edo, Osamah S. Majeed, Tayser Sumer Gaaz, Patrick Othuke Akpoghelie, Endurance Fegor Isoje, Ufuoma Augustina Igbuku, Joseph Oghenewogaga Owheruo, Rapheal Ajiri Opiti, Yasal Garba, Arthur Efeoghene Athan Essaghah, Dina S. Ahmed, Huzaifa Umar

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Mobile health clinics in a rural setting: a cost analysis and time motion study of La Clínica in Oregon, United States by Abigail Higgins, Middy Tilghman, Tracy Kuo Lin

“…Abstract Background Mobile Health Clinics (MHCs) are an alternate form of healthcare delivery that may ameliorate current rural–urban health disparities in chronic diseases and have downstream impacts on the health system by reducing costs. …”
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Influence of Secondary Inorganic Aerosol on the Concentrations of PM2.5 and PM0.1 during Air Pollution Episodes in Hanoi, Vietnam by Nguyen-Quoc Dat, Bich-Thuy Ly, Trung-Dung Nghiem, Thu-Thi Hien Nguyen, Kazuhiko Sekiguchi, Truong-Thi Huyen, Thai-Ha Vinh, Le-Quang Tien

“…To calculate SIA, water-soluble ions of daily PM2.5 and PM0.1 samples which were collected on the rooftop of a three-storeyed building at an urban site in Hanoi, Vietnam (HUST site) from October 14 to December 31, 2020, were analyzed. …”
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