Effects of Extraction Temperature on Physicochemical Properties and Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Activities of Polysaccharides from Lycium ruthenicum Murr. by Bing LIU, Jingyu MA, Ting LI, Jun ZHU, Meipeng ZHU, Lihua WU, Xia CHEN, Xinguo ZHANG, Ping ZHAO

“…Therefore, LRP60 and LRP80 from Lycium ruthenicum Murr. could serve as potential natural antioxidants or immunomodulators.…”
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Characteristics and Differences in the Antler Velvet Microbiota During Regeneration by Yongxiang Li, Yuhang Zhu, Bo Yang, Shaochen Yu, Songze Li, André-Denis G. Wright, Rui Du, Huazhe Si, Zhipeng Li

“…The wound formed by antler velvet shedding can naturally achieve regenerative restoration, but the changes in microbial composition that occur during antler velvet regeneration are largely unknown. …”
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<i>Phytophthora</i> Species and Their Associations with Chaparral and Oak Woodland Vegetation in Southern California by Sebastian N. Fajardo, Tyler B. Bourret, Susan J. Frankel, David M. Rizzo

“…Additionally, California’s natural areas, characterized by a Mediterranean climate and dominated by chaparral (evergreen, drought-tolerant shrubs) and oak woodlands, lack sufficient baseline knowledge on <i>Phytophthora</i> biology and ecology, hindering effective management efforts. …”
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Effects of Different Organic Fertilizers on Yield and Yield-Related Characteristics in Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.) Cultivation Under the Ecological Conditions of Tokat, Türkiye... by Abdulkadir Acar, Yasin Bedrettin Karan

“…This finding reveals that the use of organic fertilizer in black cumin cultivation is an important alternative for farmers who want to both increase yield and prefer a natural production method.…”
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Metabolic phenotype of adult mice offspring obtained from different variants of embryo transfer by M. V. Anisimova, Ya. Gong, N. S. Yudin, Yu. M. Moshkin, L. A. Gerlinskaya

“…Animals were separated in 4 groups according to the variant of embryo transplantation: group (control) – natural mating; group (2cl-bl) – incubation of 2-cell up to blastocysts; group (2cl-2cl) – removal and transplantation of the 2-cell embryo without incubation; group (Bl-bl) removal and transplantation of the blastocysts without incubation. …”
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De la façon de nommer aux usages des plantes adventices des cultures en pays Jbala (nord du Maroc) by Louise Clochey, Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas

“…It is to be noted that the way they refer to the natural world is very different from the way cultivated plants are named. …”
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The Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia Michx) by Peter C. Andersen, Ali Sarkhosh, Dustin Huff, Jacque Breman

“… The muscadine grape is native to the southeastern United States and was the first native grape species to be cultivated in North America. The natural range of muscadine grapes extends from Delaware to central Florida and occurs in all states along the Gulf Coast to east Texas. …”
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Application of Magnetic Aquatic Plant Biochar for Efficient Removal of Antimony from Water: Adsorption Properties and Mechanism by Luyi Nan, Yuting Zhang, Min Liu, Liangyuan Zhao, Yuxuan Zhu, Xun Zhang

“…Antimony (Sb) pollution in natural water bodies can cause significant harm to aquatic ecosystems. …”
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The Protective Role of Ambient Ultraviolet Radiation Against Dementia: An Ecological Analysis of Global Data by Wenpeng You

“…Subgroup analyses revealed that the protective effects of UVR were particularly pronounced in developing countries, where limited access to vitamin D supplementation, combined with greater exposure to natural sunlight may enhance its influence. Conclusion Lower ambient UVR levels are associated with higher dementia incidence rates worldwide, suggesting a critical role for UVR in mitigating dementia risk. …”
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Distribución, gama de huéspedes y especificidad de cinco poblaciones de Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (NEMATODA: HETERORHABDITIDAE) del Alto Valle de Río Negro y Neuquén, Argentina... by A. L. Giayetto, L. I. Cichón

“…Los insectos y ácaros utilizados fueron colectados en su hábitat natural. Respecto a la gama de huéspedes, se evaluaron veinte especies de insectos y tres de ácaros. …”
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IL-33/ST2 axis in diverse diseases: regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic potential by Feiya Sheng, Mi Li, Jia-Mei Yu, Si-Yu Yang, Liang Zou, Guan-Jun Yang, Le-Le Zhang, Le-Le Zhang

“…The mechanism of IL-33/ST2 in different diseases and its mediating effect on different immune cells have been summarized, as well as the antibody drugs targeting IL-33 or ST2, natural compounds with a mediating effect, and small molecule substances targeting relative pathway. …”
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HPRS: hierarchical potential-based reward shaping from task specifications by Luigi Berducci, Edgar A. Aguilar, Dejan Ničković, Radu Grosu

“…In this paper, we define a task as a partially ordered set of safety, target, and comfort requirements and introduce an automated methodology to enforce a natural order among requirements into the reward signal. …”
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Computer simulation of the spatial structure of MUC 1 peptides capable of inhibiting apoptosis by N. V. Ivanisenko, I. N. Lavrik, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…It has been reported that a natural protein inhibitor of FA DD is mucin-type 1 glycoprotein (MUC1). …”
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Nutrient inputs shape ecosystem functioning gradients along the pristine, upper Neretva River, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Rubén Del Campo, Barbara Jechsmayr, Veronika Settles, Melanie Ströder, Gabriel Singer

“…Our results emphasize the great sensitivity of ecosystem functioning in the Neretva to nutrient inputs and environmental discontinuities, either natural or human-made. Potential major, long-term impacts in the area might alter existing environmental gradients and thus ecosystem functioning in rivers at local and regional scale. …”
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Extractives Content and Colour Properties of 11-year-old Perhutani Superior Teakwood from Ngawi Forest Management Unit by Zulkahfi Zulkahfi, Denny Irawati, Tomy Listyanto, Dian Rodiana, Ganis Lukmandaru

“…Extractive content is important considering its relationship with the natural durability of wood and colour properties. …”
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Groundwater Quality on the Adriatic Karst Island of Mljet (Croatia) and Its Implications on Water Supply by Staša Borović, Josip Terzić, Marco Pola

“…Maximum concentrations were observed during September and interpreted to be caused by a combination of natural and anthropogenic pressure during the summer tourist season. …”
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Screening of Probiotics Derived from Chopped Chili and Its Application in Fermented Chopped Chili by Qian YANG, Luyao XIAO, Xuhong BAI, Yufang TIAN, Wei LI

“…Chopped chili fermented with all the three strains exhibited a pH<4.2, titratable acidity>0.6%, and obviously lower nitrite content and coliform count compared to naturally fermented chopped chili. Notably, the sensory score of chopped chili fermented with a combination of L. plantarum JEB2 and L. brevis JEB7 reached the highest value of 19.50 (full marks of 20). …”
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Improving the Performance and Biodegradability of Biocomposites Made from Banana Sap and Banana Fibres by Vimla Paul, Sudhakar Muniyasamy, Krishnan Kanny, Orebotse Joseph Botlhoko, Ponnurengam Malliappan Sivakumar

“…These results are quite promising as they show that, with some tweaking; natural materials can reduce environmental impact of composites and improve material properties for different end-use applications and involves less exploitation of nonrenewable resources for polymer production. …”
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Seasonal variation of air quality index and assessment by S.D. Kumar, A. Dash

“…Presence of different industries and mining activities polluting the natural environment of nearby areas more, although the industries taking mitigative measures proactively. …”
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Economic evaluation of pan-genotypic generic direct-acting antiviral regimens for treatment of chronic hepatitis C in Iran: a cost-effectiveness study by Seyed Moayed Alavian, Mohammad Tasavon Gholamhoseini, Heidar Sharafi, Helena HL Borba, Asma Sabermahani, Behzad Hajarizadeh

“…This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of genotype-dependent and pan-genotypic DAA regimens in Iran as an example of a resource-limited setting.Methods A Markov model was developed to simulate HCV natural history. A decision tree was developed for HCV treatment, assuming four scenarios, including scenario 1: genotyping, sofosbuvir/ledipasvir (SOF/LDV) for genotype 1, and sofosbuvir/daclatasvir (SOF/DCV) for genotype 3; scenario 2: genotyping, SOF/LDV for genotype 1, and sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (SOF/VEL) for genotype 3; scenario 3: no genotyping and SOF/DCV for all; and scenario 4: no genotyping and SOF/VEL for all. …”
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