Dietary Patterns and Their Association with Metabolic Syndrome and Their Components in Middle-Class Adults from Damascus, Syria: A Cross-Sectional Study by Malda Atasi, Ashuin Kammar-García, Rafael Almendra-Pegueros, Addi Rhode Navarro-Cruz

“…In addition, pattern 1 (carbonated beverages, grains, chicken, and meat) was associated with elevated LDL cholesterol levels and the presence of the metabolic syndrome. …”
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Quality Assessment Method for Chromite Sand to Reduce the Number of Cast Steel Surface Defects by T. Wróbel, J. Jezierski, D. Bartocha, E. Feliks, A. Paleń

“…The analysis of the results obtained was used to describe components of the tested chromite sand batches and develop criteria for their quality assessment, considering the chemical composition of chromite grains and the amount of impurities in the form of silica sand and the binder particles. …”
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Exogenously applied ABA alleviates dysplasia of maize (Zea mays L.) ear under drought stress by altering photosynthesis and sucrose transport by Zizhu Jiang, Yu Peng Li, Ping Zhuo Gai, Jinsheng Gao, Lijian Xu

“…This study discussed the mechanism of exogenous ABA alleviating maize ear dysplasia at grain filling stage under drought stress from the perspective of photosynthesis and sucrose transport.…”
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Preparation and Photocatalytic Properties of TiO2-Al2O3 Composite Loaded Catalysts by Jianzhong Pei, Weisi Ma, Rui Li, Yanwei Li, Hongzhao Du

“…SEM results of four catalysts showed that nanometer TiO2 was coated in form of grain on the surface of Al2O3. The optimal loading content was 10% at which the nanometer TiO2 grains were coated on the surface of Al2O3 uniformly.…”
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Attenuated cadmium and arsenic enrichment in rice by co-application of organic composting and chemical fertilization by Kai-ye Li, Yu-jie Xiong, Jia-cheng Fu, Xiao-song Tian, Chensheng Lu

“…This led to a concomitant decline in Cd and As concentrations within the grains, up to 72.6% and 74.5%, respectively. Notably, grain concentrations of As and Cd diminished progressively with increased PM application, reaching a nadir with the 75% PM treatment. …”
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Near UV-Blue Excitable Green-Emitting Nanocrystalline Oxide by C. E. Rodríguez-García, N. Perea-López, G. A. Hirata

“…Transmission electron microscopy observations showed that the grains are formed by faceted nanocrystals (~4 nm) of polygonal shape. …”
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Identification of quantitative trait loci for yield traits and fine-mapping of qGW4 using the chromosome segment substitution line-Z708 and dissected single-segment substitution li... by Kai Zhou, Jinjin Yu, Zhaopeng Yu, Chunyu Chi, Jialin Ren, Zhuowen Zhao, Han Zhang, Yinghua Ling, Changwei Zhang, Fangming Zhao

“…Among them, qGW4, which controls wide grains, belongs to a single dominant gene action in S1 based on the frequency distribution of grain width and chi-square test analysis. …”
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Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) productivity in response to different fertilization strategies by Wellington da Silva Toledo, João Paulo Agápto, Gustavo Fonseca de Almeida

“…The tested variables were: pod length (cm); per plant pod number; per pod seed number; mass of 100 grains (g); and grain yield (kg ha-1). Organomineral fertilizer provided the most significant increase in pod length, per plant pod number, and yield compared to the other treatments, except for sheep manure compost, where productivity did not differ. …”
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Minimum Void Ratio Model Established from Tailings and Determination of Optimal Void Ratio by Shibo Li, Hao Liang, Hao Li, Jianquan Ma, Bin Li

“…Based on the distribution of tailing grains with the sedimentary beach, we establish a minimum void ratio model for tailing grain in binary size, which requires only two parameters (ε and ω). …”
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Quantitative Anisotropic Damage Mechanism in a Forged Aluminum Alloy Studied by Synchrotron Tomography and Finite Element Simulations by Yang Shen, Thilo F. Morgeneyer, Jérôme Garnier, Lucien Allais, Lukas Helfen, Jérôme Crépin

“…The toughness values with specimens loaded on the longitudinal direction are larger than that loaded on the transverse direction due to the anisotropic shape and distribution of coarse precipitates induced by the morphological anisotropy of grains during forging process. Synchrotron radiation computed tomography analysis on as-received material and arrested cracks revealed different fracture modes for the two loading configurations. …”
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Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance phosphine by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Fernando Álvarez, Maria Arena, Domenica Auteri, Sofia Batista Leite, Marco Binaglia, Anna Federica Castoldi, Arianna Chiusolo, Angelo Colagiorgi, Mathilde Colas, Federica Crivellente, Chloe De Lentdecker, Isabella De Magistris, Mark Egsmose, Gabriella Fait, Franco Ferilli, Monica Fittipaldi Broussarad, German Giner Santonja, Varvara Gouliarmou, Katrin Halling, Alessio Ippolito, Frederique Istace, Samira Jarrah, Dimitra Kardassi, Aude Kienzler, Anna Lanzoni, Roberto Lava, Renata Leuschner, Alberto Linguadoca, Jochem Louisse, Christopher Lythgo, Oriol Magrans, Iris Mangas, Andrea Mioč, Ileana Miron, Tunde Molnar, Laura Padovani, Vincenzo Padricello, Martina Panzarea, Juan Manuel Parra Morte, Alexandra Piti, Simone Rizzuto, Anamarija Romac, Agnès Rortais, Miguel Santos, Rositsa Serafimova, Rachel Sharp, Csaba Szentes, Andrea Terron, Anne Theobald, Manuela Tiramani, Giorgia Vianello, Laura Villamar‐Bouza

“…The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of phosphine as a post‐harvest indoor insecticide to control insects infesting stored grains (barley, oat, rye, wheat), cacao and coffee beans, tree nuts and oilseeds and dried fruit via gassing application (gas‐tight rooms/container). …”
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Substrate Temperature-Dependent Structural, Optical, and Electrical Properties of Thermochromic VO2(M) Nanostructured Films Grown by a One-Step Pulsed Laser Deposition Process on S... by Ali Hendaoui

“…Morphology evolved from small-grained and densely packed VO2(M) grains at 450°C to less packed micro/nanowires at 750°C. …”
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Integrating machine learning with advanced processing and characterization for polycrystalline materials: a methodology review and application to iron-based superconductors by Akiyasu Yamamoto, Akinori Yamanaka, Kazumasa Iida, Yusuke Shimada, Satoshi Hata

“…We focus on the constituents of polycrystalline materials (i.e. grains, grain boundaries [GBs], and microstructures) and summarize their various aspects (experimental synthesis, artificial single GBs, multiscale experimental data acquisition via electron microscopy, formation process modeling, property description modeling, 3D reconstruction, and data-driven design methods). …”
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Relationship of Meteorological Variables with the Concentration of Various Tree Pollen Types in Madrid (Spain) by Javier Chico-Fernández, Esperanza Ayuga-Téllez

“…The inter-relationship of meteorological variables with pollen grains can lead to an increase in the number of cases of pollinosis, when there are significant positive correlations.…”
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Identification of novel genes responsible for a pollen killer present in local natural populations of Arabidopsis thaliana. by Anthony Ricou, Matthieu Simon, Rémi Duflos, Marianne Azzopardi, Fabrice Roux, Françoise Budar, Christine Camilleri

“…This pollen killer involves three genetically linked genes, and we previously reported the identification of the gene encoding the antidote that protects pollen grains from the killer activity. In this study, we identified the two other genes of the pollen killer by using CRISPR-Cas9 induced mutants. …”
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Assessment of the Awareness of Public Health Officers on Food Safety Legislation Governing School Feeding Program and Quality of Maize From School Suppliers in Turkana County by Charles Mannara, Lucy Gicuku Njue, George Ooko Abong’

“…Mycotoxin analysis and grading of the maize grains were done using recommended methods. The results indicate that only 8.6% of PHOs in Turkana county were aware of the ministry school meal safety guidelines, while 91.4% were unaware of local food safety laws or specific policies that exist for school food. 94.3% of the PHOs pointed out that they struggle to fulfil their duties due to resource limitations such as lack of funding and technical skills as well as logistical obstacles which were vast distances. …”
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Possibility of using quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) as an alternative energy source in the goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus) diet by Taşkın Değirmencioğlu

“…The performances of goldfish were investigated by adding 0%, 50%, 75%, and 100% quinoa grains instead of oat grain in the feed (T1), (T2), (T3), and (T4), respectively. …”
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RESPONSE OF WHEAT TO DIFFERENT ABIOTIC STRESS CONDITIONS: A REVIEW by Harikala Paudel, Radhakrishna Bhandari, Anjali Dhakal, Shivalal Nyaupane, Binod Panthi, Mukti Ram Poudel

“…Impact on important yield-related traits such as spike length, grains per spike, grain weight, thousand-grain weight, and reduces the yield of wheat. …”
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Analisis pengaruh penambahan tepung okra dan tepung porang terhadap komposisi proksimat dan organoleptik foodbars by Erwin Nofiyanto, Aldila Sagitaning Putri

“…Foodbars are made from a mixture of nutritionally enriched blended food such as grains, dried fruit and nuts which are then formed into a solid and compact food. …”
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Consequences of water and land scarcity and unhealthy diets on the productive capacity of the middle East and North Africa by Alireza Hadipour, Seyed Hamid Ahmadi, Ali Reza Sepaskhah

“…Accordingly, the results of the fixed effects model analysis showed that renewable water resources, arable to agriculture land ratio and exposure to a diet low in whole grains and legumes had the greatest negative impact on the productive capacity index of MENA countries, while the institutional quality and education level had the greatest positive impact on the index. …”
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