Response of Microbial Community Structure and Diversity to Nitrogen Deposition in Soils of Pinus yunnanensis Forest of the Central Yunnan Plateau by SONG Chenggong, WANG Keqin, SONG Yali, LI Xiaodong, ZHANG Jiguo, LI Yun, DENG Qiujiang

“…[Method] The soil of P. yunnanensis forests on the Central Yunnan Plateau was selected as the research object, CO(NH2)2 was used as the N source, and four different gradients were set up for simulated N deposition experiments, including control CK [N 0 g/(m2·a)], low nitrogen LN [N 10 g/(m2·a)], medium nitrogen MN [N 20 g/(m2·a)], and high nitrogen HN [N 25 g/(m2·a)], the structure and diversity of soil bacterial and fungal community were analyzed, and the characteristics of the changes of soil pH, TOC, TN, TP, NH+4-N and NO-3-N were determined. [Results] (1) In both the dry and rainy seasons, soil pH and TOC content were reduced, and TN was increased under each N treatment when compared with CK, and both NH+4-N and NO-3-N were increased at MN and HN compared to CK; (2) Both bacterial and fungal α-diversity were higher in the rainy season than in the dry season; bacterial α-diversity increased at LN under both seasons compared to CK, whereas fungi α-diversity increased at LN in the dry season; (3) In both the dry and rainy seasons, the dominant bacterial phyla were Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria and Actinobacteria, and the dominant fungal phyla were Basidiomycota, Ascomycota and Mortierellomycota; (4) The dominant bacterial and fungal genera were significantly correlated with pH, TOC, TN and NH-3-N during the dry and wet seasons. …”
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Functional Evaluation of Open Carpal Tunnel Release in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients by Swagat Mahapatra, Devta Singh, Prakhar Mishra, Jaydeep Patel, Madhusudan Mishra, Animesh Gupta

“…Conclusion: In conclusion, the Six-Item Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms Scale Questionnaire can be used along with other questionnaires to usefully determine the clinical improvements after surgical treatment of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. …”
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Correlations between spinopelvic parameters and health-related quality of life in degenerative lumbar scoliosis patients before and after long -level fusion surgery by Jiaqi Zhang, Yinhao Liu, Yan Zeng, Lei Yuan, Weishi Li

“…Pearson’s correlation analysis was performed to determine relationships between them. Results The study population included 104 women and 26 men with an average age of 62.9 years. …”
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Associations between specific and cumulative adverse childhood experiences, childhood obesity, and obesogenic behaviours by Ladan Hashemi, Maryam Ghasemi, Brooklyn Mellar, Pauline Gulliver, Barry Milne, Fiona Langridge, Tracey McIntosh, Christa Fouche, Boyd Swinburn

“…Our findings highlight the importance of a holistic understanding of the determinants of obesity, reinforcing calls for ACEs prevention and necessitating incorporation of ACEs-informed services into obesity reduction initiatives.…”
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Hubungan Jumlah Paritas dengan Usia Menopause by Hadya Gorga, Putri Sri Lasmini, Arni Amir

“…The objective of this study was to determine the age of natural menopause and analyze its relationship on the amount of parity in the Village Bandar </em><em>Buat</em><em> Padang. …”
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Murine DX5+NKT Cells Display Their Cytotoxic and Proapoptotic Potentials against Colitis-Inducing CD4+CD62Lhigh T Cells through Fas Ligand by Jens M. Werner, Michael Damian, Stefan A. Farkas, Hans J. Schlitt, Edward K. Geissler, Matthias Hornung

“…After polyclonal stimulation with anti-CD3, anti-CD28, and IL-2, proliferation of CD4+CD62Lhigh cells was assessed using a CFSE assay and activity of proapoptotic caspase-3 was determined by intracellular staining and flow cytometry. …”
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Fluorescein Angiographic Findings of Peripheral Retinal Vasculature after Intravitreal Conbercept versus Ranibizumab for Retinopathy of Prematurity by Enzhong Jin, Hong Yin, Yufei Gui, Juan Chen, Jian Zhang, Jianhong Liang, Xiao-xin Li, Mingwei Zhao

“…FA studies should be considered to assess the status of the peripheral retinal vasculature to determine therapeutic outcomes and potential functional outcomes.…”
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Tracking the Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in <i>Enterococcus</i> Within the Spanish Poultry Industry: Insights from a One Health Approach by Josep Garcia-Llorens, Isaac Monroy, Jan Torres-Boncompte, Jose M. Soriano, Pablo Catalá-Gregori, Sandra Sevilla-Navarro

“…Phenotypic assessments were conducted to determine resistance rates and metabolic capacities, while genotypic characterization focused on detecting vancomycin-resistance genes (<i>vanA</i>, <i>vanB</i>, <i>vanC</i>, and <i>vanD</i>). …”
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Hubungan Pelaksanaan Strategi Directly Observed Treatment Short Course dengan Hasil Pengobatan Tuberkulosis Paru Puskesmas Padang Pasir Kota Padang 2011-2013 by Nurmadya ., Irvan Medison, Hafni Bachtiar

“…InTB controlefforts, Indonesia hasadopted theDOTS strategysince 1995.Based on the annual report of Padang City Health Department in 2011, the treatment success rate in Padang Pasir Health Center is 71.43% and this figure has not reached the national target. The study aims to determine the relationship implementation of the DOTS strategy with pulmonary TB treatment success in health centers Padang Padang Pasir.This type of study design was cross-sectional analytic study. …”
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Sex-biased prevalence in infections with heterosexual, direct, and vector-mediated transmission: a theoretical analysis by Andrea Pugliese, Abba B. Gumel, Fabio A. Milner, Jorge X. Velasco-Hernandez

“…The qualitative results are similar to those obtained for the previous model, but another important parameter for determining the value of the ratio between the attack ratios in the two sexes is obtained, the relative weight of direct vs. heterosexual transmission (namely, ρ). …”
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Pengaruh Word Affect Intensities Terhadap Deteksi Ulasan Palsu by Raga Saputra Heri Istanto, Fitra Abdurrachman Bachtiar, Achmad Ridok

“…This study intends to determine whether word affect intensities can be a factor that affects the results of fake review detection. …”
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Improving the physiological status of broiler chickens using rosemary leaf meal and sodium bentonite as ammonia gas control agents by Mercy Chisara Ogwuegbu, Fredrick Ugochukwu Udeh, Josephine Chinenye Ugwuozor, Precious Ezinne Okoye, Joy Chimela Kalu, Emmanuel Chinonso Arum, Doctor Mziwenkosi Nhlanhla Mthiyane

“…Data were analyzed using two-way ANOVA, and significant differences were determined using Duncan's New Multiple Range Test. A Student's t-test was used for comparisons between two treatment groups. …”
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The predictive value of echocardiographic parameters regarding appearance of atrial fibrillation in patients with acute coronary syndrome by V.Y. Tseluyko, F. Ben Salem, N.A. Lopina

“…The aim – to determine the predictive value of echocardiographic indicators for the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) during the hospital period. …”
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Estimating the Prevalence of Schizophrenia in the General Population of Japan Using an Artificial Neural Network–Based Schizophrenia Classifier: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey by Pichsinee Choomung, Yupeng He, Masaaki Matsunaga, Kenji Sakuma, Taro Kishi, Yuanying Li, Shinichi Tanihara, Nakao Iwata, Atsuhiko Ota

“…The crude estimate was further refined by excluding false-positive cases and including false-negative cases to determine the actual prevalence of schizophrenia. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of a Stimulator Using Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Combined with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Patients with Painful Knee Osteoarthritis by Eu-Deum Kim, Yu Hui Won, Sung-Hee Park, Jeon-Hwan Seo, Da-Sol Kim, Myoung-Hwan Ko, Gi-Wook Kim

“…Therefore, further investigation is warranted to determine whether the combination therapy is beneficial. …”
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Nickel removal from electroplating industry wastewater: A bamboo activated carbon by D. Sivakumar, J. Nouri, T.M. Modhini, K. Deepalakshmi

“…Functional groups available in a bamboo activated carbon before and after treatment were determined by fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy analysis. …”
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Ultrasonic and Microwave-assisted Solid-Liquid Extraction of Ginkgo biloba Phenolics: Study about Mass Transfer and PID Control by Chi XU, Hebin XU, Rui ZHU, Jing LI, Dandan LI, Yongbin HAN, Yi ZHENG, Yang TAO

“…With a solvent-to-liquid ratio of 1:40 g/mL, the effective diffusion coefficient (De) of polyphenol was determined to be 6.4×10−11 m2/s under ultrasound treatment (103.7 W/L) and ranged from 1.4×10−10 to 1.7×10−10 m2/s under microwave treatment (4800 W/L). …”
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Evolution Characteristics of a High-Level Asymmetric Fracture-Seepage Community and Precise Coalbed Methane Drainage Technology during Mining of Outburst-Prone Coal Seam Groups by Hongbing Wang, Zhiheng Cheng, Tie Li, Liang Chen, Quanle Zou, Shengli Yang, Jialin Cao

“…Moreover, the intervals favorable for CBM drainage for pressure relief on both sides of the fracture development zone in overlying strata of 4305 rear working face in the mine were separately determined as xaj ≤ 22.68 m and 24 m ≤ xβj ≤ 37.8 m. …”
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Long-Term Evaluation of Mid-Cost Optical Particle Counters for PM2.5 Monitoring in an Underground Subway Station: Insights from a 15-Month Study by Trieu-Vuong Dinh, Byeong-Gyu Park, Sang-Woo Lee, In-Young Choi, Da-Hyun Baek, Jo-Chun Kim

“…OPCs were placed in the waiting space and platforms to compare PM_2.5 concentrations and determine PM_2.5/PM₁₀ ratios. …”
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The Effect of Cumin on the Formation of <i>β</i>-Carboline Heterocyclic Amines in Smoked Meat and Simulated Systems by Xiuxiu Liu, Wenyu Chen, Minghao Sun, Xufang Lv, Xing Shen, Zhongping Chai, Maomao Zeng

“…Subsequently, through simulation experiments, we assessed the inhibitory effects of these extracts on the formation of <i>β</i>-carboline heterocyclic amines and determined their free radical scavenging abilities. …”
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