Life historytraits of Sirex Noctilio F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) canexplain outbreaks independently of environmental factors by Juan Pablo Aparicio, Juan Carlos Corley, Jorge Eduardo Rabinovich

“…Aggregated attacks may induce physiological changesin the trees which could allow other wasps to detect them. Thesechanges may in turn trigger an outbreak. …”
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Effect of Oxygen-Reducing Atmospheres on the Safety of Packaged Shelled Brazil Nuts during Storage by Vildes Maria Scussel, Barbara Nantua Giordano, Vanessa Simao, Daniel Manfio, Simone Galvao, Manuel Nazaré Ferreira Rodrigues

“…None of the spiked (AFLs: 15 μg·kg−1) nut samples O3- treated had aflatoxins detected up to the LC-MS/MS method LOQ (0.36 μg·kg−1 for total AFLs), thus producing safer nuts. …”
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Simulation Analysis of the Four Configurations of Solar Desiccant Cooling System Using Evaporative Cooling in Tropical Weather in Malaysia by M. M. S. Dezfouli, S. Mat, G. Pirasteh, K. S. M. Sahari, K. Sopian, M. H. Ruslan

“…., coefficient of performance or COP, room temperature and humidity ratio, and the solar fraction of each system) were evaluated by detecting the temperature and humidity ratio of the different points of each configuration by TRNSYS simulation. …”
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Comparison of Oral Microbe Quantities from Tongue Samples and Subgingival Pockets by André Göhler, Stefanie Samietz, Carsten Oliver Schmidt, Thomas Kocher, Ivo Steinmetz, Birte Holtfreter

“…Relative abundances of Archaea from tongue samples correlated negatively with mean PD or mean CAL. Detection and quantity of bacterial species correlated weakly to moderately between the tongue and subgingival pocket, except for Archaea. …”
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Degradation dynamics of Trifluralin in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and screening of its degrading strains by Dong Zhao, Lei Wang, Shuo Shen, Enyu Lu, Junlong Feng, Nima Bai, Hongyu Chen, Wei Li

“…To investigate the degradation patterns and ecological benefits of FLL, this study established a comprehensive method for detecting FLL residues and selected efficient degrading bacterial strains. …”
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Collaborative modification strategy to improve the formation of biochar-derived persistent free radicals for aniline removal via peroxymonosulfate activation by Zilong Zhao, Shuting Zhu, Shuyu Qi, Ting Zhou, Yang Yang, Feng Wang, Qi Han, Wenyi Dong, Hongjie Wang, Feiyun Sun

“…Detailed adsorption tests and active species detection indicated that aniline degradation occurred through both direct oxidation by PFRs and indirect oxidation by reactive species, particularly superoxide radicals (O₂⋅⁻). …”
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Isolation and Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from Milk in Shire Dairy Farms, Tigray, Ethiopia by Weldemelak Girmay, Getachew Gugsa, Habtamu Taddele, Yisehak Tsegaye, Nesibu Awol, Meselu Ahmed, Aklilu Feleke

“…Furthermore, multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was done for the detection of mec A and fem A genes. Out of the 220 dairy cows, 64 (29.09%) were positive for bovine mastitis, and of these, 32.81% were coagulase-positive S. aureus (CoPS). …”
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Intravenous Leiomyoma with Extension to the Heart: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Fuat Demirkiran, Veysel Sal, Umit Kaya, Cem Alhan, Nedim Tokgozoglu

“…A 39-year-old woman with no symptoms and a past medical history of two myomectomy operations (7 and 3 years previously) was admitted to our clinic for routine control. We detected a uterine fibroid of 8 centimeters and 4 small solid masses of 1-2 centimeters near the uterus and ovaries at vaginal ultrasonography. …”
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FKBP4 Accelerates Malignant Progression of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Activating the Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway by Wen Meng, Jingfei Meng, Hong Jiang, Xing Feng, Dongshan Wei, Qingsong Ding

“…First of all, the expression of FKBP4 in NSCLC tissues and cell lines was detected by qRT-PCR; then, the effects of FKBP4 on proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion of NSCLC were studied by CCK-8 assays, flow cytometry assays, wound-healing assays, and Transwell assays. …”
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Association between Endocrine Disrupting Phenols in Colostrums and Maternal and Infant Health by B. Yi, C. Kim, M. Park, Y. Han, J. Y. Park, M. Yang

“…As results, median level of BPA in colostrums was 7.8 ng/mL, while most NP or OP was not detected. Regarding health risks of phenols, levels of total NP in colostrums were elevated among sick mothers with toxemia, thyroid disorders, gastritis, and so forth than health mothers (3.51 ± 4.98 versus 2.04 ± 3.71 ng/mL, P=0.02). …”
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Changes of Metabolomic Profile in Helianthus annuus under Exposure to Chromium(VI) Studied by capHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS and MS/MS by Alan Alexander Gonzalez Ibarra, Kazimierz Wrobel, Eunice Yanez Barrientos, Alma Rosa Corrales Escobosa, J. Felix Gutierrez Corona, Israel Enciso Donis, Katarzyna Wrobel

“…The main goal was to detect which metabolite groups were mostly affected by Cr(VI) stress; two data analysis tools (ProfileAnalysis, Bruker, and online XCMS) were used under criteria of intensity threshold 5 · 104 cps, fold change ≥ 5, and p≤0.01, yielding precursor ions. …”
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Acid sphingomyelinase modulates anxiety-like behavior likely through toll-like receptor signaling pathway by Huiqi Yuan, Yanan Xu, Hailun Jiang, Meizhu Jiang, Luofei Zhang, Shifeng Wei, Cao Li, Zhigang Zhao

“…Transcriptional profiling combined with bioinformatics analysis revealed the upregulation of Toll-like receptor signaling pathway related gene including Tlr1/2, Ccl3, Ccl4, Ccl5 and Cd86 in Asm KO mice, which was further confirmed by the detection of activated microglia and astrocytes through iba-1 and GFAP immunohistochemical staining. …”
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Transcriptome Profile Analysis of Strawberry Leaves Reveals Flowering Regulation under Blue Light Treatment by Yuntian Ye, Yongqiang Liu, Xiaolong Li, Qing Chen, Yong Zhang, Ya Luo, Zejing Liu, Yan Wang, Yuanxiu Lin, Yunting Zhang, Xiaorong Wang, Haoru Tang

“…“Benihoppe” were subjected to a white light treatment (WL) and blue light treatment (BL) until their flowering. To detect the expression patterns of genes in response to BL, a transcriptome analysis was performed based on RNA-Seq. …”
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Image Processing Techniques for Assessing Contractility in Isolated Adult Cardiac Myocytes by Carlos Bazan, David Torres Barba, Peter Blomgren, Paul Paolini

“…We compare the performance of the proposed method to that of a popular edge detection system in the literature. The proposed method not only provides a more comprehensive assessment of the myocyte contraction process but also can potentially eliminate historical concerns and sources of errors caused by myocyte rotation or translation during contraction. …”
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Radiological Patterns of Lung Involvement in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Diletta Cozzi, Chiara Moroni, Gloria Addeo, Ginevra Danti, Monica Marina Lanzetta, Edoardo Cavigli, Massimo Falchini, Fabio Marra, Claudia Lucia Piccolo, Luca Brunese, Vittorio Miele

“…Pulmonary manifestations are mainly detected by pulmonary function tests and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). …”
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A Case of Mucosal Cancer of the Stomach Treated by Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection after Which Nodal Metastasis Became Evident by Takashi Obana, Naotaka Fujita, Yutaka Noda, Dai Hirasawa, Kei Ito, Toshiki Sugawara, Yoshihiro Harada, Tetsuya Oohira, Hiroshi Honda, Takashi Sawai

“…Because lymphatic-vascular involvement was not detected by hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining, additional gastrectomy was not performed. …”
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Stability-indicating HPLC-PDA assay for simultaneous determination of paracetamol, thiamine and pyridoxal phosphate in tablet formulations by Ali Amir, Athar Muhammad Makshoof, Ahmed Mahmood, Nadeem Kashif, Murtaza Ghulam, Farooq Umar, Salman Muhammad

“…A mixture of ammonium phosphate buffer (pH = 3.0), acetonitrile and methanol in the ratio of 86:7:7 (V/V/V) was used as the mobile phase pumped at a flow rate of 1.8 mL min−1. Detection of all three components, impurities and degradation products was performed at the selected wavelength of 270 nm. …”
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Elevation of High-Mobility Group Protein Box-1 in Serum Correlates with Severity of Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Yu Zhou, Kun-Lin Xiong, Sen Lin, Qi Zhong, Feng-Lin Lu, Hong Liang, Jing-Cheng Li, Jing-Zhou Wang, Qing-Wu Yang

“…Changes in HMGB1 levels were detected with ELISA and Western blot. Compared with normal controls, patients with ICH had markedly elevated levels of HMGB1, which was significantly correlated with the levels of IL-6 and TNF-α, NIHSS score at the 10th day, and mRS score at 3 months. …”
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Brucellosis Presenting with Febrile Pancytopenia: An Atypical Presentation of a Common Disease and Review of Brucellosis by Carina Chang, Bryce D. Beutler, Mark B. Ulanja, Chukwudum Uche, Milan Zdrnja

“…Nevertheless, early detection and treatment are essential to reduce the risk of long-term sequelae that may result from chronic, indolent disease.…”
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A multimodal transformer system for noninvasive diabetic nephropathy diagnosis via retinal imaging by Zheyi Dong, Xiaofei Wang, Sai Pan, Taohan Weng, Xiaoniao Chen, Shuangshuang Jiang, Ying Li, Zonghua Wang, Xueying Cao, Qian Wang, Pu Chen, Lai Jiang, Guangyan Cai, Li Zhang, Yong Wang, Jinkui Yang, Yani He, Hongli Lin, Jie Wu, Li Tang, Jianhui Zhou, Shengxi Li, Zhaohui Li, Yibing Fu, Xinyue Yu, Yanqiu Geng, Yingjie Zhang, Liqiang Wang, Mai Xu, Xiangmei Chen

“…To reform the traditional biopsy-all diagnostic paradigm and avoid unnecessary biopsy, we developed a transformer-based deep learning (DL) system for detecting DN and NDRD upon non-invasive multi-modal data of fundus images and clinical characteristics. …”
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