Phytochrome-mediated shade avoidance responses impact the structure and composition of the bacterial phyllosphere microbiome of Arabidopsis by James A. O’Rourke, Stacey A. Vincent, Isabel E. I. Williams, Eleanor L. Gascoyne, Paul F. Devlin

“…Hierarchical clustering of response patterns further suggested that over a third of the taxa constituting the core phyllosphere microbiome in our assay show some degree of response to vegetative shade. …”
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Satellite-Based Forest Stand Detection Using Artificial Intelligence by Patrik Kovacovic, Rastislav Pirnik, Julia Kafkova, Mario Michalik, Alzbeta Kanalikova, Pavol Kuchar

“…The forest constitutes an essential and irreplaceable component of life for all organisms, with its primary significance lying in its role in creating a breathable atmosphere on Earth. …”
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Trends in Brazilian productions on the assistive technologies’ effectiveness for patient safety by Christiani Andrea Marquesini Rambo, Giulia Dos Santos Goulart, Eveline do Amaral Antonello, Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago, Yuliett Mora Pérez, Graziella María Rosa Cauduro

“…Patient safety in healthcare institutions is essential for quality healthcare. This work constitutes a narrative review of the literature for identifying trends, in Brazilian theses and dissertations, on the evaluation of the assistive technologies’ effectiveness to promote patient safety. …”
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Low Ethanol Concentrations Promote Endothelial Progenitor Cell Capacity and Reparative Function by Lars Brodowski, Bianca Schröder-Heurich, Berina Kipke, Cara Schmidt, Constantin S. von Kaisenberg, Frauke von Versen-Höynck

“…At the same time, the cell number of EPCs represents a close link to cardiovascular system constitution and function and contributes to cardiovascular risk. …”
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Modeling and Control of a Three-Phase Interleaved Buck Converter as a Battery Charger by El Nouha Mammeri, Oswaldo Lopez-Santos, Abdelali El Aroudi, Jure Domajnko, Natasa Prosen, Luis Martinez-Salamero

“…To compensate for the inherent asymmetric distribution of the current between the phases, the first control loop (inner loop) is dedicated to implement the democratic current sharing technique, while the two outer loops constitute a seamless controller, which allows a soft transition from CC mode to CV mode when charging the battery. …”
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Digital Twin’s Anatomy: A Cross-Sector Framework With Healthcare Validation by Sina Namaki Araghi, Zhengyu Liu, Arkopaul Sarkar, Thierry Louge, Mohamed Hedi Karray

“…Digital twins (DT) in manufacturing, healthcare, and across different industrial domains are often over-simplified as solely a virtual representation of a physical object or service. Such a definition constitutes a dilemma in distinguishing DTs from digital models, digital shadows, digital threads, and cyber-physical systems. …”
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Post-Graduate Course in Selection and Management with Antimicrobial in Respiratory and Urinary Infections by Diana Rosa Fernández Ruiz, Maira Quiros Enríquez, Olga Lidia Cuevas Pérez, Eidys Rodríguez Herrera, Myriam Damaris Padilla Labrado

“…<strong>Background</strong>: one of the pharmacologic groups of bigger prescription and use in Primary Health Attention, for his efficacy in the treatment of multiple infections constitute the antimicrobial. Previous studies evidence that there are difficulties in their prescription by doctors of this level of attention. …”
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Plasma and Aorta Biochemistry and MMPs Activities in Female Rabbit Fed Methionine Enriched Diet and Their Offspring by Khira Othmani Mecif, Souhila Aouichat Bouguerra, Yasmina Benazzoug

“…Four female rabbit groups are constituted (each n=8), nonpregnant control (NPC), pregnant control (PC) that received normal commercial chow, nonpregnant Met (NPMet), and pregnant Met (PMet) that received the same diet supplemented with 0,35% L-methionine (w/w) for 3 months (500 mg/d). …”
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The Role of Governance Integrity in Islamic Banking; (with Emphasis on the Legal System of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Malaysia) by Ali Allahyarifard, Mahmood Ganjbakhsh

“…Failure to apply prior and subsequent desirable supervision by the competent institutions mentioned in the constitution and other laws resulting in the divergence of Islamic banking governance reference laws and executive instructions, excluding some institutions from supervision by the laws approved by the governing bodies, violation of the decrees issued by the regulatory body about banking and lacking in the required expertise in Islamic banking knowledge are among the factors that prevent the implementation of true Islamic banking based on ethics in the society. …”
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Real-Time G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Imaging to Understand and Quantify Receptor Dynamics by María S. Aymerich, J. López-Azcárate, J. Bonaventura, G. Navarro, D. Fernández-Suárez, V. Casadó, F. Mayor, C. Lluís, M. Valencia, J. Artieda, Rafael Franco

“…Thus, we believe that live imaging of GPCRs using spinning disk confocal image analysis constitutes a powerful tool to study of receptor dynamics.…”
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Elevated concentrations of quaternary ammonium compounds in childcare centers: A pilot study by Yao Cheng, Zhong Lv, Erika Schreder, Min Hu, Abby Mutic, Guomao Zheng, Amina Salamova

“…BACs were the most abundant QAC group found at concentrations ranging from 2.67 to 1370 μg/g (median 90.4 μg/g) and constituted 64 % of the ΣQAC concentrations. The QAC levels in dust from childcare centers were significantly higher than concentrations previosly reported in homes. …”
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Photobiomodulation Therapy for Neurosensory Disturbances in Orthognathic Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review by Aneta Olszewska, Mateusz Wolny, Julia Kensy, Agnieszka Kotela, Agata Czajka-Jakubowska, Jacek Matys

“…Background: Sensory disturbances and acquired paresthesia constitute a significant proportion of complications following orthognathic surgery. …”
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Primary Intimal (Spindle Cell) Sarcoma of the Heart: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by A. Ibrahim, A. Luk, P. Singhal, Bo Wan, A. Zavodni, R. J. Cusimano, J. Butany

“…He denied any other constitutional symptoms. His symptoms persisted despite a course of antibiotics for presumed diverticulitis. …”
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Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Trends in Pakistan: Activity Survey from Pakistan Bone Marrow Transplant Group by Natasha Ali, Raheel Iftikhar, Muhammad Ayaz Mir, Syed Waqas Bokhari, Jehanzeb Ur Rehman, Uzma Zaidi, Shahzad Nasir, Salman Naseem Adil, Tariq Satti, Qamar Un Nisa Chaudhry, Muhammad Farhan, Tasneem Farzana, Tariq Ghafoor, Bushra Ahsan, Azhar S. Khan, Farrukh Ali Khan, Syeda Itrat Fatima, Shafaq Abdul Samad, Aliya Batool, Hafiz Muhammad Nadeem, Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari, Saqib Hussain Ansari, Parvez Ahmed

“…A total of 12 transplant centers contributed data on the modified PBMT survey form retrospectively and 806 haematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCTs) were carried out during the study duration. Allogeneic HSCT constituted 595 (73.8%) of all the transplants; this is in stark contrast to Western data, where autologous HSCT accounts for the majority of transplants. ß-thalassemia major and aplastic anemia were the commonest indications for allogeneic HSCT, in contrast to Western data, where acute leukemia is the leading transplant indication. …”
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A versatile cell line for establishing potency of cell type-specific AAV transgenes by Refugio A. Martinez, Yemeserach M. Bishaw, Meagan A. Quinlan, Erin L. Groce, Bryan B. Gore, Ed S. Lein, John K. Mich, Boaz P. Levi

“…Here, we present the CRISPR activation-AAV receptor (CRAAVR) cell line, a stable HEK293T-derived line that overcomes both problems. CRAAVR cells constitutively express the AAV receptor (AAVR) and an AAV-targeted CRISPR transactivator, and, as a result, exhibit high transduction efficiency and drive transgene expression from AAVs with cell type-specific regulatory elements. …”
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Human Genomic Loci Important in Common Infectious Diseases: Role of High-Throughput Sequencing and Genome-Wide Association Studies by Gerald Mboowa, Ivan Sserwadda, Marion Amujal, Norah Namatovu

“…Recently, the notion that positive selection during epidemics or longer periods of exposure to common infectious diseases may have had a major effect in modifying the constitution of the human genome is being interrogated at a large scale in many populations around the world. …”
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Platelet-rich fibrin membrane associated with the coronal replacement flap three years later by Lázaro Sarduy Bermúdez, Olga Lidia Véliz Concepción, Felisa Veitia Cabarrocas, Manuel Antonio Arce González, Eligio Eduardo Barreto Fiu, Marysol Rodríguez Felipe

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: the association of the platelet-rich fibrin membrane with the coronal replacement flap constitutes a modality of tissue engineering that provides regenerative elements to the tissue repair process.…”
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Multi-hazard risk in socially vulnerable communities across the United States by Leslie Sanchez, Paul R Armsworth, Jasmine E Bruno, Sebastian Espinoza, Kathleen Galvin, Varsha Vijay, Travis Warziniack

“…We find that multi-hazard risk disproportionately accumulates in the most vulnerable communities and therefore constitutes an environmental injustice. Nationally, socioeconomically vulnerable populations (e.g., low-income households and those lacking health insurance) are inequitably exposed to multiple severe hazards. …”
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Anatomical and Functional Results Following 23-Gauge Primary Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: Superior versus Inferior Breaks by Panagiotis Stavrakas, Paris Tranos, Angeliki Androu, Paraskevi Xanthopoulou, Dimitrios Tsoukanas, Polixeni Stamatiou, Panagiotis Theodossiadis

“…This study supports that acceptable reattachment rates can be achieved using PPV for uncomplicated RRD irrespective of the breaks location and inferior breaks do not constitute an independent risk factor for worse anatomical or functional outcome.…”
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Degradation Behavior of Concrete after Freeze-Thaw Cycles and Then Exposure to High Temperatures by Qifang Xie, Liujie Yang, Fangzheng Hu, Wenming Hao, Shenghua Yin, Lipeng Zhang

“…Finally, a uniaxial compression constitutive model for concrete after freeze-thaw cycles and then exposure to high temperatures was established and a good agreement was observed with test results.…”
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