Spatiotemporal variability and functional redundancy obscure effects of urbanization on strawberry pollinators by Kyla D. Schulte, Caleb J. Wilson, Anna Tawril, Mary A. Jamieson

“…In this study, we hypothesized that increased urbanization would alter pollinator community composition due to a reduction in natural areas within the surrounding landscape, potentially decreasing pollinator abundance. …”
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Assessment of Acid Mining Drainage (AMD) Formation in the Ore Stock and Waste Dam Reservoir Areas: An example of Gümüşhane by Enver Akaryalı, Mehmet Ali Gücer, Selçuk Alemdağ

“…The mining activities, one of the most important uses of natural resources, which causes environmental degradation and different effects depending on the mining operation type and size. …”
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Characterization of infectious salmon anaemia virus survival and infectivity in seawater by Simon Chioma Weli, Marit Måsøy Amundsen, Ole Bendik Dale, Sonal Jayesh Patel

“…We designed in vitro experiments to study infectivity of two Norwegian ISAV isolates, in natural non-sterile seawater (NSW). One of the ISAV isolates originates from 1990s (ISAV-Glesvær; ISAV-G), while the second was isolated in 2022 (ISAV-Hønsvikgulen; ISAV-H), representing recent outbreak. …”
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Habitat radiomics based on CT images to predict survival and immune status in hepatocellular carcinoma, a multi-cohort validation study by Kun Chen, Chunxiao Sui, Ziyang Wang, Zifan Liu, Lisha Qi, Xiaofeng Li

“…The habitat radiomic model based on the segmented habitat 4 involving decision tree (DT) screening and random forest (RF) classifier was identified as the optimal model with an AUCmean of 0.806. Distinct resting natural killer (NK) cell infiltrations significantly contributed to the prognosis stratification of HCC by the optimal habitat radiomic model. …”
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Computational and experimental exploration of morpholine pendent 2-hydrazineyl thiazole: Insights from DFT, ADME profiling, antifungal efficacy and molecular docking analyses by Vishnu A. Adole, I.Antony Danish, J.Jebasingh Kores, J.Winfred Jebaraj, S. Janani, Suresh K. Ghotekar, Rakesh D. Amrutkar

“…Using Density Functional Theory (DFT) with the B3LYP functional and 6–311++G(d,p) basis set, the molecular structure, Frontier Molecular Orbitals (FMOs), Natural Bond Orbital (NBO) interactions, Noncovalent Interactions (NCI), and stability were investigated. …”
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Antioxidant Potential, Subacute Toxicity, and Beneficiary Effects of Methanolic Extract of Pomelo (Citrus grandis L. Osbeck) in Long Evan Rats by Md. Yousuf Ali, Nur-E Noushin Rumpa, Sudip Paul, Md. Sakib Hossen, E. M. Tanvir, Tareq Hossan, Moumoni Saha, Nadia Alam, Nurul Karim, Md. Ibrahim Khalil, Siew Hua Gan

“…Histopathological findings of the vital organs did not indicate any pathological changes indicating that pomelo is nontoxic, safe, and serves as an important source of natural antioxidants. In addition, the fruit extract has the potential to ameliorate hepato- and nephrotoxicities and cardiovascular diseases as well as iron deficiency anemia.…”
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Kaempferol protects against high-salt-induced hypertension and vascular endothelial injury by inhibiting ferroptosis through the ATF4/ACSL4 pathway by Qiuer Liang, Minghao Chen, Guangtian Chen, Pengli Xu, Lai Kwan Lam, Pengcheng Xie, Ting Xie, Wanqing Tu, Tianhao Liu, Xiaopeng Peng, Haoyao Yuan, Liguo Chen, Ya Xiao

“…To date, no specific treatments have been developed for high-salt-induced hypertensive vascular damage, emphasizing the need to elucidate its underlying molecular mechanisms for therapeutic innovation. Kaempferol (Kae), a natural flavonol belonging to the flavonoid family, has demonstrated significant vascular protective effects in previous studies. …”
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Green synthesis of Au-Pt bimetallic nanoparticels using Croton caudatus Geisel leaf extract and their biological studies by P.Vijaya Kumar, K.S. Pushpavalli, Baskaran Ganesh Kumar, S.Mary Jelastin Kala, K.S. Prakash

“…Bimetallic nanoparticle synthesis generally involves mixing two different aqueous metal solutions with a natural reducing agent, like a plant extract. It has been proposed that plant phytochemicals with reducing or antioxidant properties reduce metal ions into metal nanoparticles. …”
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Modified citrus pectin ameliorates methotrexate-induced hepatic and pulmonary toxicity: role of Nrf2, galectin-3/TLR-4/NF-κB/TNF-α and TGF-β signaling pathways by Randa Ismail, Heba A. Habib, Aliaa F. Anter, Amr Amin, Gehan H. Heeba

“…We conducted this study to demonstrate the possible protective impacts of a natural galectin-3 (Gal-3) inhibitor, modified citrus pectin (MCP), against MTX-induced liver and lung toxicity and verify the potential signaling pathways of these suggested effects. …”
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Resistance to viruses of potato: current status and prospects by S. S. Makarova, V. V. Makarov, M. E. Taliansky, N. O. Kalinina

“…Some new potato cultivars and lines resistant to many viruses have already been generated using either traditional breeding methods or genetic engineering. For this purpose, natural resistance genes, primarily from wild Solanum species, or virus derived nucleotide sequences have been used as sources of resistance. …”
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Copper Resistance in <i>Pseudomonas syringae</i> pv. <i>actinidiae</i> Strains from the Prefecture of Pella, Northern Greece, and a Comparison of the Effectiveness of Several Comme... by Thomas Thomidis, Marianthi G. Pagoulatou, Eleftherios Alexandridis, Evaggelia Mpalantinaki, Dimitrios E. Goumas

“…In addition, the plant defense activator products MICONIC and NUTRI BIOCLEAN, NUTRI BIOCLEAN, BAR, and BION were evaluated and showed promising results in reducing the intensity of symptoms associated with <i>Psa</i>, suggesting that these formulations may enhance the plant’s natural defenses against the pathogen. While these products did not completely eliminate the disease, they significantly reduced symptom severity. …”
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Polymorphism of RAPD and ISSR markers in grain amaranth species by S. V. Lymanska, L. A. Miroshnichenko, T. I. Goptsiy, O. S. Korneeva

“…A high level of alterability and the formation of a huge number of spontaneous hybrids in natural populations of amaranth significantly complicate the identification of individual genotypes and entire taxonomic units of Amaranthus L. …”
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Expression of Killer Immunoglobulin Receptor Genes among HIV-Infected Individuals with Non-AIDS Comorbidities by Farouk F. Abou Hassan, Mirna Bou Hamdan, Khalil El Asmar, Nada M. Melhem

“…Killer cell immunoglobulin receptors (KIRs) expressed on the surface of natural killer (NK) cells have been previously implicated in controlling HIV disease progression. …”
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Hei-Gu-Teng Zhuifenghuoluo Granule Modulates IL-12 Signal Pathway to Inhibit the Inflammatory Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Kang Zheng, Zexu Chen, Wen Sun, Bin Liu, Danping Fan, Qingqing Guo, Hui Luo, Jiawen Shen, Li Li, Xiaojuan He, Shuang Kou, Xiaoya Li, Guoming Pang, Hongchuan Zhao, Cheng Lu

“…., and Lysimachia paridiformis Franch. var. stenophylla Franch. was a representative natural rattan herb formula for the treatment of RA in China, but the mechanism has not been elucidated. …”
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Advanced Algorithmic Model for Real-Time Multi-Level Crop Disease Detection Using Neural Architecture Search by Slimani Hicham, El Mhamdi Jamal, Jilbab Abdelilah

“…We curate a vast dataset comprising images captured under natural lighting conditions and at different growth stages of the crop under study. …”
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Cardiac Outpouchings: Definitions, Differential Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Approach by Riccardo Scagliola, Gian Marco Rosa, Sara Seitun

“…Location, morphologic features, wall motion abnormalities, and tissue characterization were found to have a significant impact in recognition and differential diagnosis of cardiac outpouchings as well as to play a significant role in defining their natural history and prognostic outcomes. Conclusions. …”
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Unıversal legal standards of sustaınable socıalıty from the context of the rıght to a decent lıfe by M. S. Rahımova

“…This activity treats everyone equally without distinction between generations and is aimed at dividing natural resources equally among them, and ultimately implies the activities of governments aimed at uninterrupted but fully satisfied needs. …”
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Evaluation of the Threshold for an Improved Surface Water Extraction Index Using Optical Remote Sensing Data by Fajar Yulianto, Dony Kushardono, Syarif Budhiman, Gatot Nugroho, Galdita Aruba Chulafak, Esthi Kurnia Dewi, Anjar Ilham Pambudi

“…The results show that the threshold value obtained based on the smart quantile calculation from the natural break approach (AWEI ≥ −0.23) gave an overall accuracy of close to 100%. …”
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Floristic Composition, Diversity, and Regeneration of Woody Plant Species of Dabal Forest in Southeastern Ethiopia: Implication for Conservation by Zinab Sherafu, Meseret C. Egigu, Sasikumar J. M.

“…Analysis of population structure based on pooled densities of all species in each dbh class showed that density of seedling > sapling > mature individuals, signifying healthy population structure with good natural regeneration potential. On individual basis, however, 35.6 and 8.5% of species showed fair and poor regeneration statuses, respectively, that deserve attention for conservation.…”
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The Activity Concentrations and Radium Equivalent Activity in Soil Samples Collected from the Eastern Part of Basrah Governorate in Southern Iraq by Rasha S. Ahmed, Raghad S. Mohammed, Rana O. Abdaljalil

“…The activity concentrations for natural existing radionuclides in 18 soil samples were measured using high-purity germanium detector HPGe. …”
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