Comparative analysis of community composition and network structure between phyllosphere endophytic and epiphytic fungal communities of Mussaenda pubescens by Deqiang Chen, Juanjuan Yang, Shunfen Wang, Siren Lan, Yonglong Wang, Zhong-Jian Liu, Xin Qian

“…ABSTRACT The phyllosphere constitutes a critical habitat for microorganisms, exerting profound influences on host vitality, developmental dynamics, reproductive functions, and stress resilience. …”
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Virtual Joint Field Campaign: a framework of synthetic landscapes to assess multiscale measurement methods of water storage by T. Francke, C. Brogi, A. Duarte Rocha, M. Förster, M. Heistermann, M. Köhli, D. Rasche, M. Reich, P. Schattan, P. Schattan, L. Scheiffele, M. Schrön

“…</p> <p>In this study we suggest a synthetic virtual landscape that allows for an exact definition of all variables of interest and, consequently, constitutes the so-called “virtual truth” free of knowledge gaps. …”
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Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Index Is Positively Related to Mediterranean Diet Adherence in University Students by Paraskevi Detopoulou, Olga Magni, Ioanna Pylarinou, Despoina Levidi, Vassilios Dedes, Milia Tzoutzou, Konstantina Argyri, Evangelia Fappa, Aristea Gioxari, George Panoutsopoulos

“…The appendicular skeletal muscle index (aSMI) represents the skeletal muscle mass “corrected” for height and constitutes a clinically applicable feature of sarcopenia. …”
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Influence of Enhanced Recovery Pathway on Surgical Site Infection after Colonic Surgery by Caroline Gronnier, Fabian Grass, Christiane Petignat, Basile Pache, Dieter Hahnloser, Giorgio Zanetti, Nicolas Demartines, Martin Hübner

“…Colonic surgical patients operated between May 2011 and September 2015 constituted the cohort for this retrospective analysis. …”
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Transforming monosaccharides: Recent advances in rare sugar production and future exploration by Shin-ichi Nakakita, Jun Hirabayashi

“…In this scenario, monosaccharides, which constitute various kinds of glycans in nature, are assumed to have been generated by formose reactions on the prebiotic Earth (chemical evolution era). …”
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Analytical Performances of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA-Based Amplix® Real-Time PCR Platform for HIV-1 RNA Quantification by Christian Diamant Mossoro-Kpinde, Ralph-Sydney Mboumba Bouassa, Mohammad-Ali Jenabian, Serge Tonen Wolyec, Leman Robin, Mathieu Matta, Jean de Dieu Longo, Gérard Grésenguet, Laurent Andreoletti, Laurent Bélec

“…The HIV-1 RNA-based Amplix real-time PCR platform constitutes sensitive and reliable system for clinical monitoring of HIV-1 RNA load in HIV-1-infected children and adults, particularly adapted to intermediate laboratory facilities in sub-Saharan Africa.…”
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Storage Resistance and Volatile Matter Changes in Two Varieties of Raspberries by Chao GE, Peng ZHANG, Jiangkuo LI, Xiaoyu JIA, Di WU, Chunyuan LI, Ling LIU

“…The GC-IMS results indicated that esters constituted a higher proportion of volatile substances in raspberries, with methyl acetate and ethyl acetate being the primary ones. …”
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Metagenomic analysis of goat feces from Ogliastra (Sardinia, Italy) by Monica Rosaria Molotzu, Piera Angela Cabras, Lisa Di Marcantonio, Rossano Atzeni, Nicolò Pietro Paolo Macciotta, Antonella Canu

“…With its constitutive and functional characteristics, the intestinal microbiota plays a crucial role in the health condition of the animals. …”
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ERK5 Contributes to VEGF Alteration in Diabetic Retinopathy by Yuexiu Wu, Yufeng Zuo, Rana Chakrabarti, Biao Feng, Shali Chen, Subrata Chakrabarti

“…On the other hand, constitutively active MEK5, an activator of ERK5, increased ERK5 activation and ERK5 and KLF2 mRNA expression and attenuated basal- and glucose-induced VEGF mRNA expression. …”
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Students with disabilities in higher education call for personal empowerment, equitable inclusive systems, and individualized accommodations by Paul A. Bartolo, Michelle Borg, Anne-Marie Callus, Liberato Camilleri, Alistair De Gaetano, Marchita Mangiafico, Edward Mazzacano D'Amato, Carmen Sammut, Ramona Vella Vidal, Jonathan Vincent

“…The online questionnaire was completed by 51 students constituting 21% of the total relevant population, while four semi-structured interviews were held with autistic students.ResultsThe findings firstly showed that these students considered the university as mainly an opportunity for self-development but experienced significant difficulties during their transition to and at the university for developing a healthy self-identity in the ableist university environment. …”
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A review of the effects of pharmaceutical pollutants on humans and aquatic ecosystem by Jaya Vinny Eapen, Sweety Thomas, Shelmi Antony, Paul George, Jayesh Antony

“…Effluents discharged from pharmaceutical industries constitute significant contributors to aquatic ecosystems’ contamination with antibiotics. …”
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Correlation of susceptibility to ortho-aminoazotolueneinduced hepatocarcinogenesis with Car and Ahr signaling pathway activation in mice by N. V. Baginskaya, E. V. Kashina, M. Yu. Shamanina, S. I. Ilnitskaya, V. I. Kaledin, V. A. Mordvinov

“…It has previously been shown that OAT application activates the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (Ahr) and the constitutive androstane receptor (Car) in the mouse liver. …”
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Surgical and Non-surgical Treatments in Pleural Empyema by Sami DENİZ, Nimet AKSEL, Özer ÖZDEMİR, Görkem VAYISOĞLU ŞAHİN, Ezgi ÇİMEN ÇELİK, Mutlu Onur GÜÇSAV, Filiz GÜLDAVAL, Ahmet Emin ERBAYCU, Ahmet ÜÇVET

“…In patients with advanced empyema with multiloculation and remarkable pleural thickening, which constituted group 2, decortication was performed by thoracotomy. …”
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10 Years of Mohs Micrographic Surgery in Denmark: Results from a Nationwide Cohort by Yuki M.F. Andersen, Katrine Karmisholt, Trine Høgsberg, Mia-Louise Nielsen, Amanda Brosbøl, Sascha Stave, Louise Schøsler, Silje Omland, Christine Aarenstrup Daugaard, Martin Glud

“…Basal cell carcinoma is the most common skin malignancy and constitutes a burden for patients and society. Mohs micrographic surgery is a recommended treatment for high-risk basal cell carcinoma, but long-term outcomes of Mohs micrographic surgery in Denmark are unknown. …”
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Evaluation of Anthropometric and Metabolic Parameters in Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Yaşar Yildirim, Süreyya Yilmaz, Mehmet Güven, Faruk Kılınç, Ali Veysel Kara, Zülfükar Yilmaz, Gökhan Kırbaş, Alpaslan Kemal Tuzcu, Fatma Yılmaz Aydın

“…Our study indicates that increased waist and neck circumferences constitute a risk for OSA regardless of obesity status. …”
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Multibeam Antennas Based on 3-D Discrete Lenses With Magnified Field-of-View by Lisa Berretti, Renaud Loison, Esteban Menargues, Lucas Polo-Lopez, Giovanni Toso, Maria Garcia-Vigueras

“…It is also shown that the radiating elements constituting the front part of the lens, due to the shape of their element factor, tend to limit the pointing direction of the overall antenna pattern, but their influence decreases as the lens dimension. …”
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Effect of Interferon-γ on the Basal and the TNFα-Stimulated Secretion of CXCL8 in Thyroid Cancer Cell Lines Bearing Either the RET/PTC Rearrangement Or the BRAF V600e Mutation by Mario Rotondi, Francesca Coperchini, Oriana Awwad, Patrizia Pignatti, Christian A. Di Buduo, Vittorio Abbonante, Flavia Magri, Alessandra Balduini, Luca Chiovato

“…Transwell migration assay showed that (i) CXCL8 increased cell migration in both TPC-1 and BCPAP cells; (ii) IFNγ significantly reduced the migration only of BCPAP cells; and (iii) CXCL8 reverted the effect of IFNγ. These results constitute the first demonstration that IFNγ inhibits CXCL8 secretion and in turn the migration of a BRAF V600e mutated thyroid cell line.…”
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Increased Expression of the Pro-Protein Convertase Furin Predicts Decreased Survival in Ovarian Cancer by Robert E. Page, Andrés J. P. Klein-Szanto, Samuel Litwin, Emmanuelle Nicolas, Raid Al-Jumaily, Peter Alexander, Andrew K. Godwin, Eric A. Ross, Russell J. Schilder, Daniel E. Bassi

“…In summary, furin may constitute a marker for ovarian tumor progression and could contribute to predict the outcome of this disease.…”
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Using a region-specific ice-nucleating particle parameterization improves the representation of Arctic clouds in a global climate model by A. B. Gjelsvik, R. O. David, T. Carlsen, F. Hellmuth, S. Hofer, Z. McGraw, Z. McGraw, H. Sodemann, H. Sodemann, T. Storelvmo, T. Storelvmo

“…Due to their complex and insufficiently understood variability, INPs constitute an important modelling challenge, especially in remote regions with few observations, such as the Arctic. …”
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Spatially ordered recruitment of fast muscles in accordance with movement strengths in larval zebrafish by Sayaka Shimizu, Taisei Katayama, Nozomi Nishiumi, Masashi Tanimoto, Yukiko Kimura, Shin-ichi Higashijima

“…This raises the question of whether any recruitment patterns exist within fast muscles, which constitute the majority of muscle cell mass. In the present study, we investigated activation patterns of trunk fast muscles during movements of varying speeds and strengths using larval zebrafish. …”
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