A statistical approach to the water scarcity implications on food security by J. AlBtoosh, A. Abu-Awwad, N. Obeidat

“…The negative implications of effective rainfall in combined water irrigation were evident, emphasizing the necessity for precise control over the levels of water quality and quantity. …”
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Riesgo de contagio por COVID-19 en un entorno urbano (Málaga, noviembre del 2020) by Ángel Miramontes Carballada, Rubén Lois González, María Jesús Perles Roselló, Jesús Miranda Páez

“…Never have the relationships between the local and the global been so evident, and the importance of the geographic focus so necessary. …”
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Sustainability of Mahogany Production in Plantations: Does Resource Availability Influence Susceptibility of Young Mahogany Plantation Stands to Hypsipyla robusta Infestation? by C. B. Darko, E. Opuni-Frimpong, S. A. Owusu, B. Kyere, A. J. Storer

“…H. robusta attacks were recorded by month 12 after planting in the field, and only Khaya spp. was attacked, with attacks evident on 15.5% of K grandifoliola and 6.6% K. ivorensis. …”
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Knowledge, Awareness, and Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students of Biomedical Faculties: A Cross-Sectional Study by Bruno Špiljak, Luka Šimunović, Ana Marija Miličević, Marko Granić, Lana Bergman, Jasminka Peršec

“…Psychological impacts were evident, with 46.3% expressing fear about the future and 25% reporting anxiety if they were to be infected. …”
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Exclusive Breast-Feeding Practice and Associated Factors among HIV-Positive Mothers in Governmental Health Facilities, Southern Ethiopia by Lewam Mebratu, Selamawit Mengesha, Yadessa Tegene, Abraham Alano, Alemayehu Toma

“…Improving maternal knowledge and attitude towards appropriate infant feeding practice through appropriate counseling on ANC visits could significantly improve EBF practice. It was also evident that promoting disclose of serostatus could empower the mothers to make an informed decision on how to appropriately feed their newborn.…”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation modulates jejunal host-microbiota interface in weanling piglets by Shankumar Mooyottu, Muhammed Shafeekh Muyyarikkandy, Farnaz Yousefi, Ganwu Li, Orhan Sahin, Eric Burrough, Joy Scaria, Brett Sponseller, Alejandro Ramirez

“…Prior FMT treatment in the context of ETEC infection indicated a potential protective role, as evidenced by a significant shift in microbial diversity and metabolomic compositions and decreased diarrhea severity even though no effect on pathogen shedding was evident. Conclusions This study underscores the promise of FMT in enhancing jejunal health. …”
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Association of the body roundness index with chronic diarrhea and chronic constipation: findings based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2010 data by Yinda Wang, Fei Chen, Binzhong Zhang, Zhengwei Song

“…Further stratified analyses revealed that the relationship between BRI and persistent diarrhea was particularly evident among individuals with diabetes. In contrast, the association between BRI and constipation was stronger in individuals under 60 years of age. …”
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Evaluating catastrophic health expenditures among patients with long bone fractures in Ghana's major teaching hospitals: a hospital-based analysis by Alexis D. B. Buunaaim, Michel Adurayi Amenah, Dominic Konadu-Yeboah, Richard Baidoo, Amgbo Asare, Wilfred Larbi Addo, Claude Martin

“…Educational and regional disparities were evident, with lower CHE rates among patients with higher educational attainment and those from northern regions. …”
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Factors determining primary or delayed surgery for unilateral, non-metastatic Wilms tumor: a multicentric Egyptian study by Ahmed Elgendy, Amr Abdelhamid AbouZeid, Mohamed El-Debeiky, Shaimaa Abdelsattar Mohammad, Marwa Romeih, Ahmed Ebeed, Mohamed Abouheba, Mohammed Hamada Takrouney, Mahmoud Mostafa, Ahmed Khairi, Osama El-Naggar, Sameh Shehata

“…However, suspicion of perinephric spread, intravascular thrombus (even at the level of renal veins), and evident retroperitoneal adenopathy were crucial factors in choosing delayed resection.…”
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Determination of unbound-bound moisture interface of faecal sludges from different on-site sanitation systems by Arun Kumar Rayavellore Suryakumar, Edwina Mercer, Jonathan Pocock, Santiago Septien

“…While the BST provided the settleability of FS at gravitational force, and centrifugation estimated the relative limit of solid-liquid separability upon application of a force, the boundary of unbound moisture or the interface of unbound and bound moisture fractions as determined by TGA, DSC and WA. Evidently there was a fine overlap of the unbound and bound moisture at the interface due to presence of some tightly held unbound moisture and loosely held bound moisture. …”
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The effects of Bifidobacterium animalis QC08 on reducing uric acid level and providing renal protection in mice with hyperuricemia by Huijia Mao, Yang Fan, Fang Tan, Xingyao Long

“…The expression levels of uric acid transport-related genes (UAT, ABCG2, and OAT1) in kidney tissue were significantly downregulated (p < 0.05), and evident kidney damage was found. In contrast, compared with the control group, the Bifidobacterium animalis QC08 group exhibited a significant decrease in serum UA, BUN, Cr, TNF-α, and IL-6 levels, along with reduced hepatic XOD and ADA activities (p < 0.05). …”
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Delineation of potential management zones for cowpea by factorial kriging and spatial Fuzzy C-Means of yield and soil chemical and texture properties by João Fernandes da Silva Júnior, Thiago Thomé da Silva, Devid Jackson da Silva Sousa, Rose Luiza Moraes Tavares, Benedito Dutra Luz de Souza, Daniel Pereira Pinheiro

“…Spatial variability of different environmental factors (soil and plants) is evident in several studies. Associations between the texture and chemical properties of the soil and cowpea yield have been tested, but a large, unexplained variance of ranges between kriged maps is usually reported. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Neuron-Like Cell Transplantation Combined with Electroacupuncture Improves Synaptic Plasticity in Rats with Intracerebral Hemorrhage via mTOR/p70S6K S... by Guoqiang Yang, Jiayi Zhu, Guwen Zhan, Guangbi Fan, Li Deng, Huajun Tang, Xiaoqian Jiang, Bo Chen, Chaoxian Yang

“…Meanwhile, after ICH, the number of blood vessels increased more evidently, but only the combined treatment reduced the number of blood vessels among rats receiving the three treatments. …”
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Exploring health related quality of life for women with breast cancer in Ireland and Québec, Canada throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by Charlotte Myers, Kathleen Bennett, Caitriona Cahir, Josée Savard, Sophie Lauzier

“…Women with high COVID-19 stressor impact (18.9% of participants) had a significantly smaller improvement in their overall HR-QoL compared to those with low COVID-19 stressor impact, and this was evident in Ireland (p < 0.004) and Québec (p < 0.0001) but there were no significant differences between Ireland and Québec (interaction p-value > 0.05). …”
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Vaccination of mice with Trichinella spiralis C-type lectin elicited the protective immunity and enhanced gut epithelial barrier function. by Bo Ning Wang, Xin Zhuo Zhang, Jin Yi Wu, Zhao Yu Zhang, Pei Kun Cong, Wen Wen Zheng, Shao Rong Long, Ruo Dan Liu, Jing Cui, Zhong Quan Wang

“…At one week after challenge, the numbers of goblet cells and expression level of Muc2, Muc5ac and pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α and IL-1β) in gut tissues of vaccinated mice were obviously decreased, while expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-4 and IL-10) was evidently increased, compared to the infected PBS group. …”
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Association of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) Polymorphisms with Asthma Risk: A Meta-Analysis by Fenfang Zou, Jianpeng Zhang, Guoan Xiang, Hongbin Jiao, Hongmei Gao

“…Sensitivity analysis demonstrated the stability of our results, and publication bias was not evident. The present meta-analysis suggests that MMP-9 Arg668Gln, rs17577 polymorphism may be the risk factor for asthma susceptibility.…”
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Intravitreal dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex®) findings over time: ultrasound and ultra-widefield fundus photography by Gabriela Assumpção Brito Pereira Pellegrini, Arnaldo Furman Bordon, Norma Allemann

“…Conclusions Considering implant dimensions, the change in length over time was more evident than the change in thickness. In all the cases where visualization was possible, positive correlations with B-scan findings were found despite changes in patient position. …”
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An innovative approach to hospital-wide interprofessional capacity building: Côte d’Ivoire National Cancer Center project by Jiyoung Han, Innocent Adoubi, Mee Joo Kang, Sarang Lee, So-Youn Jung, Chong Woo Yoo

“…However, it has become evident that the enhancement of healthcare quality necessitates more than just individual capacity-building efforts. …”
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Variability in Test Interval Is Linked to Glycated Haemoglobin (HbA1c) Trajectory over Time by Anthony A. Fryer, David Holland, Michael Stedman, Christopher J. Duff, Lewis Green, Jonathan Scargill, Fahmy W. F. Hanna, Pensée Wu, R. John Pemberton, Christine Bloor, Adrian H. Heald

“…In general, less variability in testing frequency (more consistent monitoring) was associated with better diabetes control. This was most evident with moderately raised baseline HbA1c levels (7.0–9.0% (54–75 mmol/mol)). …”
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Fungal and viral entomopathogens as a combined strategy for the biological control of fall armyworm larvae in maize by Juliana Gómez-Valderrama, Paola Cuartas-Otálora, Carlos Espinel-Correal, Gloria Barrera-Cubillos, Laura Villamizar-Rivero

“…Results The combined use of NPV: M. rileyi applied simultaneously showed an additive effect in laboratory, causing higher larval mortality than the biocontrol agents used separately. This effect was evident in the mixtures using the concentration levels high:medium, medium:medium, and medium:high. …”
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