Control of Mould Spoilage on Apples Using Yeasts as Biological Control Agents by Zukisani Gomomo, Morris Fanadzo, Maxwell Mewa-Ngongang, Justin Hoff, Marieta Van der Rijst, Vincent Okudoh, Johan Kriel, Heinrich W. du Plessis

“…One hundred and four yeast isolates were screened for antagonistic activity against B. cinerea, P. expansum and A. alstroemeriae using radial inhibition, dual and mouth-to-mouth plate assays. Sixty-seven out of 104 yeasts showed growth inhibition activity against P. expansum , while 36 yeasts inhibited B. cinerea , 47 yeasts inhibited A. alstroemeriae, but only 22 yeasts showed inhibition activity against all three moulds. …”
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Prediction of coal dust particle size after spraying dust reduction in roadway based on orthogonal experiment and regression analysis by Bingyou JIANG, Yuqian ZHANG, Changfei YU, Ben JI, Haoyu WANG, Zhuang LIU

“…Based on the comprehensive experimental platform for spray dust removal, orthogonal experiments and regression analysis methods were applied to study the change rule of coal dust characteristic particle size D90 after spray dust reduction under the effect of three factors, namely, spray frame distance from dust source, tunnel wind speed and nozzle water supply pressure, and correlation analysis was carried out on 25 groups of experimental results. The weight value of each influencing factor in the coal dust D90 after spray dust reduction was determined by the mean square variance decision making method. …”
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Political economy analysis of health financing reforms in times of crisis: findings from three case studies in south-east Asia by Sophie Witter, Maria Paola Bertone, Sushil Baral, Ghanshyam Gautam, Saugat K. C. Pratap, Aungsumalee Pholpark, Nurmala Selly Saputri, Arif Budi Darmawan, Nina Toyamah, Rizki Fillaili, Valeria de Oliveira Cruz, Susan Sparkes

“…Results The findings, which bring out similarities and differences in the roles played by change teams across the settings, highlight the importance of working closely with political leaders and using a wide range of strategies to build coalitions and engage or block opponents. …”
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Being a tree crop increases the odds of experiencing yield declines irrespective of pollinator dependence by Aizen, Marcelo A., Gleiser, Gabriela, Kitzberger, Thomas A., Milla, Ruben

“…Our analyses revealed a stronger association of yield decline with growth form than with pollinator dependence, a relationship that persisted after partialling out the effect of pollinator dependence. In particular, yield declines were more common among tree than herbaceous and shrub crops in all major regions but in Africa, a continent showing a high incidence of yield declines irrespective of growth form. …”
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Comparison of Diaphragmatic Stretch Technique and Manual Diaphragm Release Technique on Diaphragmatic Excursion in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Crossover Tri... by Aishwarya Nair, Gopala Krishna Alaparthi, Shyam Krishnan, Santhosh Rai, R. Anand, Vishak Acharya, Preetam Acharya

“…The two outcome variables were recorded immediately after the intervention. A wash-out period of 3 hours was maintained to neutralize the effect of given intervention. …”
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Screening of West Siberian patients with primary congenital glaucoma for CYP1B1 gene mutations by D. E. Ivanoshchuk, S. V. Mikhailova, O. G. Fenkova, E. V. Shakhtshneider, A. Z. Fursova, I. V. Bychkov, M. I. Voevoda

“…Direct automatic Sanger sequencing of exons and adjacent splicing sites of the CYP1B1 gene was carried out in 28 people with the PCG phenotype from a West Siberian region. …”
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Ontology of functional synergetics in virtual cognitive-semiotic design of information processes and systems by R. G. Bolbakov, V. A. Mordvinov, P. V. Berezkin, I. I. Sivitsky

“…In the theory of information processes and systems, it is manifested in updating ontologies accompanying scientific and engineering projects that use synergetics as an initial methodological basis. It turns out that the functional features of synergetics in the context of assessments and functional ordering of modern IT devices give it new opportunities in highlighting the significant indicators of system changes: properties, attributes, and manifestations of functionalsynergistic nature. …”
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Impact of thoracic radiotherapy on first‐line treatment outcomes in ES‐SCLC patients by Xiaoli Mu, Yixin Zhou, Qing Liu, Jiantao Wang, Feng Xu, Feng Luo, Ke Wang, Lu Li, Panwen Tian, Yalun Li, Jiewei Liu, Yan Zhang, Jiyan Liu, Yan Li

“…Results A total of 99patients were eligible for the study, out of which 55 received tRT. The medianduration of follow‐up was 39 months. …”
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Investigation of antioxidant capacity in farmed beluga (Huso huso) fingerling fed with Echinacea purpurea and garlic (Allium sativum) powder extracts by Soheil Bazari Moghadam, Forouzan Bagherzadeh Lakani, Jalil Jalilpoor, Mehdi Masoumzadeh

“…Conflicts of interest: Authors have no conflict of interest to declare for the publication of the present work Funding: This article is a part of the project number 2-32-12-005-980071, which was carried out with the agricultural research education and extension organization (AREEO). …”
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Screening of probiotics bacteria from coral reef using co-culture method for controlling vibriosis in tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) larvae by Ade Dwi Sasanti, Widanarni ., Sukenda .

“… ABSTRACT This study was carried out to obtain bacteria isolates from coral reef using co-culture method which potentially inhibit Vibrio harveyi growth. …”
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Clinical results of autologous fat transfer for basal thumb arthritis with a minimum of three years’ follow-up by Elisabeth M. Haas-Lützenberger, Iana Emelianova, Moritz C. Bader, Sinan Mert, Nicholas Moellhoff, Wolfram Demmer, Ursula Berger, Riccardo Giunta

“…Wilcoxon tests compared data from pre-intervention, and at one and three years post-intervention. Results: Out of 136 treated joints, the study involved 87 patients (37 patients were loss to follow-up, and 12 patients (9%) who underwent resection arthroplasty) with a median follow-up of 4.9 years (IQR 5.4 to 5.9). …”
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First genome-scale insights into the virulence of the snow mold causal fungus Microdochium nivale by Ivan Tsers, Ekaterina Marenina, Azat Meshcherov, Olga Petrova, Olga Gogoleva, Alexander Tkachenko, Natalia Gogoleva, Yuri Gogolev, Evgenii Potapenko, Olga Muraeva, Mira Ponomareva, Viktor Korzun, Vladimir Gorshkov

“…The transcriptome analysis combined with the assays for extracellular enzymatic activities (conventional virulence factors of many phytopathogens) was carried out to assess the effect of host plant (rye) metabolites on the M. nivale phenotype. …”
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Influence of magma intrusion and contact distance onthermal effects of low-temperature oxidation processes in coal by Zhijin YU, Ce JIN, Xu TANG, Zhipeng ZHANG, Hu WEN

“…A comparative study of the oxidative thermal effect of magma intrusion on metamorphic coal and raw coal was carried out by using C80 microcalorimeter. And the results showed that under different air supply conditions, compared with the original coal, the initial exothermic and thermal equilibrium temperature points in the low-temperature oxidation stage were advanced by 0.2−3.4 ℃ and 1.9−18.2 ℃ for strongly eroded, weakly eroded, and homogeneous high-order coals, the total exothermic capacity was increased by 1.72%−135.75%, and the apparent activation energy was reduced by 1.62%−69.02%, and the closer the metamorphic coal was to the magma intrusion, the more oxidizing and exothermic it was, and the shorter the natural ignition period was. …”
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Behavioural Risk for HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C Infections among a Population of Drug Users and Injectors across Four Regions in Ghana by Chris Guure, Sharren Margaret Obiri-Yeboah Laryea, Samuel Dery, Carlota Baptista da Silva, Comfort Asamoah-Adu, Stephen Ayisi-Addo, Maria-Goretti Loglo, Adamu Mohammed, Kwasi Torpey

“…First response and oral quick test for confirmation of HIV positivity were carried out, while SD bioline was used to test for the presence of HBV and HBC. …”
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Russian business in the context of the growth of cybercrime: changes in economic behavior and protective mechanisms by S. G. Simonov, I. V. Lysenko

“…The statistics of cybercrime in foreign countries and Russia in recent years have been analyzed. It is found out how the domestic business has changed its attitude to the security of information and information systems of the company. …”
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The role of the KIBRA and APOE genes in developing spatial abilities in humans by A. V. Kazantseva, R. F. Enikeeva, Yu. D. Davydova, R. N. Mustafin, Z. R. Takhirova, S. B. Malykh, M. M. Lobaskova, T. N. Tikhomirova, E. K. Khusnutdinova

“…Multiple regression analysis, which was carried out in the total sample controlling for sex, ethnicity and the presence of the “risk” APOE ε4 allele, demonstrated the association of the rs17070145 Т-allele in the KIBRA gene with enhanced spatial ability (β = 1.32; pFDR = 0.037) compared to carriers of the rs17070145 CC-genotype. …”
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Knowledge, Practices, and Attitudes Towards Silver Diamine Fluoride Therapy Among Dentists and Students in Southeastern Spain by Clara Serna-Muñoz, Marina Lucas-Porras, Yolanda Martínez-Beneyto, Amparo Pérez-Silva, Francisco Javier Ibañez-López, Antonio José Ortiz-Ruiz

“…<b>Methods:</b> A cross-sectional survey (questionnaire) was carried out aimed at final-year dental students (DSs) (n = 43) and registered dentists (GDPs) (n = 1050) in the autonomous community of the region of Murcia (Spain). …”
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Genome-wide identification of the adaptor protein complexes and its expression patterns analysis in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) by Dan Wang, Min Su, Jian-Hong Hao, Zi-Dong Li, Shuqi Dong, Xiangyang Yuan, Xiaorui Li, Lulu Gao, Xiaoqian Chu, Guanghui Yang, Jia-Gang Wang, Huiling Du

“…Among these genes, 11 segmental duplication pairs were found. Out of the 33 SiAP complex genes, 24 exhibited collinear relationships with Setaria viridis, while only one showed relationship with Arabidopsis thaliana. …”
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Hepatorenal syndrome in decompensated portal hypertension by M.I. Tutchenko, M.S. Besedinskyi, S.A. Aslanian, I.V. Kluzko, D.V. Rudyk, S.L. Chub

“…Renal dysfunction and increased creatinine were detected in 192 (43.9%) out of 437 patients with decompensated portal hypertension, who were subsequently divided into two groups based on the degree of decompensation. …”
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Branched-chain amino acids levels associated with risk of erectile dysfunction: A Mendelian randomization analysis by Yijian Deng, Liying Zeng, Yigui Lai, Shuai Ji, Baizhao Peng, Hanqi Lu, Ming Wang, Hiu Yee Kwan, Qi Wang, Xiaoshan Zhao

“…A sensitivity analysis was performed employing leave-one-out analysis. Results: The MR analysis results indicate a positive correlation between levels of total BCAA (OR = 1.984, 95 % CI = 1.018–3.868, P = 0.044), leucine (OR = 2.277, 95 % CI = 1.121–4.626, P = 0.023), isoleucine (OR = 2.584, 95 % CI = 1.167–5.722, P = 0.019), valine (OR = 1.894, 95 % CI = 1.119–3.206, P = 0.017), and the risk of ED. …”
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