Terminal drought effect on sugar partitioning and metabolism is modulated by leaf stay-green and panicle size in the stem of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) by Thierry Klanvi Tovignan, Hubert Adoukonou-Sagbadja, Cyril Diatta, Anne Clément-Vidal, Armelle Soutiras, Ndiaga Cisse, Delphine Luquet

“…Carbohydrate contents (sucrose, hexoses, starch) were determined during grain filling in the whole stem juice and at three internode levels: bottom, median, top. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of manual therapy, pharmacological treatment, exercise therapy, and education for neck pain (COMPETE study): protocol of a systematic review with network... by Ana Izabela Sobral de Oliveira-Souza, Jordana Barbosa-Silva, Douglas P. Gross, Bruno R. da Costa, Nikolaus Ballenberger, Tiago V. Pereira, Liz Dennett, Susan Armijo-Olivo

“…However, there is scarce evidence to determine which interventions constitute the most effective strategy for this condition. …”
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High Serum Level of IL-17 in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and the Alpha-1 Antitrypsin PiZ Allele by Margarita Y. Pervakova, Alexandra V. Mazing, Sergey V. Lapin, Olga Y. Tkachenko, Anna I. Budkova, Elena A. Surkova, Vladimir L. Emanuel, Olga N. Titova

“…The aim of this study was to determine whether homozygous or heterozygous PiZ allele carriage leads to elevated level of IL-17 and other proinflammatory cytokines in COPD patients. …”
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Cryptocurrencies as a subject of financial fraud by Małgorzata Kutera

“…Detailed research questions related to the determination of contemporary trends of the conducted research and the definition of potential opportunities for further investigation of this topic. …”
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Impact of biological sex and gender-related factors on public engagement in protective health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analyses from a global survey by Simon L Bacon, Kim L Lavoie, Valeria Raparelli, Louise Pilote, Rubee Dev, Colleen M Norris

“…Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to determine the factors associated with non-adherence to behaviours.Results Among 48 668 respondents (mean age: 43 years; 71% female), 98.3% adopted hand washing, 68.5% mask wearing and 76.9% physical distancing. …”
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Biochemical blood parameters in platinum fox females and males in ontogenesis by I. I. Okulova, Yu. A. Berezina, A. S. Syutkina, I. A. Plotnikov, O. Yu. Bespyatykh, I. A. Domsky

“…The levels of aspartate aminotransferase (U/L), alanine aminotransferase (U/L), alkaline phosphatase (U/L), total protein (g/L), albumin (g/L), urea (mmol/L), creatinine (μmol/L), α-amylase (U/L), cholesterol (μmol/L) were determined. Aspartate aminotransferase levels in females at the age of 6 months were lower by 69% than that ones in males. …”
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Statistical match reports of the 2022 volleyball World Championship in the context of network analysis with Gephi by Sergii Iermakov, Tetiana Yermakova, Krzysztof Wnorowski

“…Eigenvector centrality helps determine the significance of nodes in the graph. The graph's density is 0.601, suggesting a relatively dense network of connections within the team. …”
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MicroRNA-21-5p Reduces Hypoxia/Reoxygenation-Induced Neuronal Cell Damage through Negative Regulation of CPEB3 by Bin Wang, Ping Yu, Wei Lin, Zhaohui Zhai

“…Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) and qRT-PCR were used to determine the effects of H/R treatment on cell viability and miR-21-5p expression. …”
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Quality Control of Fetal Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles by Krishnan I, Ng CY, Kee LT, Ng MH, Law JX, Thangarajah T, Zainuddin AA, Mahmood Z, Rajamanickam S, Subramani B, Lokanathan Y

“…Each isolated and concentrated sEV preparation was standardized and its purity was determined by the ratio of the number of particles to protein concentration.Results: All the WJMSCs samples passed the Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) characterization QC tests. …”
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Tumor-Stroma Ratio is a Critical Indicator of Peritoneal Metastasis in Gastric Cancer by Zhong L, Huang H, Hou D, Zhou S, Lin Y, Yu Y, Yu J, Han F, Xie L

“…Lin Zhong,1,* Hongyun Huang,2,* Dong Hou,1,* Shihai Zhou,3 Yu Lin,4 Yue Yu,4 Jinhao Yu,1 Fanghai Han,5 Lang Xie6 1Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100010, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Tumor Surgery, Zhongshan City People’s Hospital, Zhongshan, Guangdong, 528403, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pathology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510282, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 5181025, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of General surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510282, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lang Xie; Fanghai Han, Email langxiezj@hotmail.com; fh_han@163.comObjective: This study aims to investigate the correlation between the tumor-stroma ratio (TSR) and peritoneal metastasis (PM) in gastric cancer (GC) and constructs a diagnostic model based on preoperative examination data.Methods: To determine the feasibility of obtaining TSR in GC patients through preoperative examinations, the consistency of TSR between endoscopic biopsy tissues and postoperative histopathological tissues was evaluated. …”
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Prevalence, Causes, and Risk Factors of Visual Impairment in Emiratis and Non-Emiratis of Dubai: A Subnational Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey by Manal O. Taryam, M. Mansur Rabiu, Shurooq AlBanna, Noora Al Shamsi, Bushra Albastaki, Hayat Khan, Salam Chettiankandi, Wafa Khamis Alnakhi, Hamid Y. Hussain, Prasan Rao, Gurdeep Singh, Sivakami Pai, Mazen M. Sinjab, Lama Toufik Sharbek, Xianwen Shang, Mingguang He

“…Ocular examinations were conducted in selected eye clinics to determine the visual acuity (VA) and cause(s) of VI if any. …”
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Miramistin effect on BHK-21 and PSGK-30 cell line proliferation and FMD virus reproduction in these cells by M. I. Doronin, D. A. Lozovoy, V. V. Pronin, D. V. Mikhalishin, V. A. Starikov, A. V. Borisov, A. A. Shishkova

“…When studying toxicity of the drug, the effect of its various concentrations on the cell morphology was studied, the number of viable cells and the total protein content were determined as an indicator of the cell mass increase. …”
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Simplification and Electronisation of Administrative Procedure in the Visegrad Group Countries - a Sociological and Legal Approach by Beniamin Rozczynski

“…The secondary goal of the research was to determine the nature, significance, consequences and form of comprehensive modernisation of existing simplifications of the administrative procedure (The author understands the concept of simplification of administrative procedure as “an administrative procedure separated from the general administrative procedure and characterized by simplification of general normative solutions”). …”
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Spatiotemporal Variations of Particulate Matter and their Association with Criteria Pollutants and Meteorology in Malaysia by Anis Asma Ahmad Mohtar, Mohd Talib Latif, Doreena Dominick, Maggie Chel Gee Ooi, Azliyana Azhari, Nor Hafizah Baharudin, Norfazrin Mohd Hanif, Jing Xiang Chung, Liew Juneng

“…Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) poses a higher risk to human health than coarse particulate matter (PM10). This study aims to determine the spatiotemporal variations of PM2.5 and PM10 in Malaysia and their association with other criteria pollutants and meteorological factors. …”
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Reestablishment of Redox Homeostasis in the Nociceptive Primary Afferent as a Mechanism of Antinociception Promoted by Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells in Oxaliplatin-Induced Chronic... by Anna Lethicia L. Oliveira, Gisele G. L. Santos, Renan F. Espirito-Santo, Gessica Sabrina A. Silva, Afrânio F. Evangelista, Daniela N. Silva, Milena B. P. Soares, Cristiane Flora Villarreal

“…C57Bl/6 mice submitted to the OXL-chronic neuropathy induction protocol by repeated intravenous administration of OXL (1 mg/kg) were evaluated to determine the paw mechanical and thermal nociceptive thresholds using the von Frey filaments and cold plate tests, respectively. …”
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Assessment of Problem-Based Learning Acceptance and Associated Factors Among School of Nursing Students at Wachemo University, Central Ethiopia by Asnakech Zekiwos Heliso MSc, Getachaw Ossabo Babore MSc, Taye Mezgebu Ashine MSc, Bethlehem Birhanu MSc, Bereket Hegeno Anose MSc, Sentayehu Admasu Saliya MSc, Elias Ezo Ereta MSc, Awoka Girma Hailu MSc

“…Considering the candidate variables that were statistically significant in bivariate analysis, multivariate analyses were performed to determine the association between the outcome variable and each independent variable. …”
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Mucocutaneous Manifestations Reported by Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in University Hospital by Ieva Renata Jonaitytė, Vita Karpavičiūtė, Gediminas Kiudelis, Juozas Kupčinskas, Laimas Jonaitis

“…Data on the prevalence of mu-cocutaneous manifestations in IBD patients are very limited, therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of skin and mucosal lesions and to determine the relationship with demographic factors, clinical features, and systemic treatment. …”
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Effect of cover crops on phosphorus and trace metal leaching in agricultural soils by Vishawjot Sandhu, Jasmeet Lamba, Preetika Kaur, Kritika Malhotra, Thomas R. Way, Kipling S. Balkcom, Rishi Prasad

“…Our objective was to determine the effect of cover crops on total P (TP), colloidal P (CP), dissolved reactive P (DRP), dissolved P (DP), total metals, dissolved metals, and colloidal metals in leachate from loamy sand soil cores consisting of soil macropores and fertilized with broiler litter. …”
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Use of standardized nasal and skin decolonization to reduce rates of bacteremia in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Madyson Taylor, Russell L Griffin, Jeremey Walker, Catina James, Angela Akinsanya, Mary Duncan, Rachael A Lee

“… Abstract Objective: We aimed to determine if implementation of universal nasal decolonization with daily chlorhexidine bathing will decrease blood stream infections (BSI) in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). …”
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Evaluasi penggunaan tepung cangkang rajungan sebagai bahan baku pakan juwana udang windu Penaeus monodon by Agus Kurnia, Wellem H Muskita, Oce Astuti, , Asnani, Wulandari Harahap

“…ABSTRACT   Feeding trial was conducted to determine the optimum dietary level of the crab shell meal (CSM) for replacement of fish meal (FM) for growth and survival rate of black tiger shrimp larvae. …”
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