The Epidemiological Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Halabja Province/Kurdistan –Iraq by Osama Hamid Shareef, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Dashty Aziz Ghafor, Ari Shareef Ali, Hardi Rafat Baqi, Ali Aziz Ali, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Ali Muhi Aldeen Omar Aljabary

“…The new highly transmitted pathogenic viral infection started from Wuhan, China at the end of 2019. The World Health Organization publicized that it is phylogenetically belonging to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), introduced as COVID-19 pandemic disease, and spread around the world. …”
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À propos des foyers protohistoriques à pierres chauffantes en Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur by Denis Dubesset

“…Although these layers rarely provide exploitable material, some sites have provided faunal remains. Analyses of the organic residues from four sites demonstrated contact between the raft blocks and animal fat. …”
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Pulmonary granuloma formation during latent Cryptococcus neoformans infection in C3HeB/FeJ mice involves progression through three immunological phases by Jovany J. Betancourt, Minna Ding, J. Marina Yoder, Issa Mutyaba, Hannah M. Atkins, Gabriela De la Cruz, David B. Meya, Kirsten Nielsen

“…Latent C. neoformans infection in the lungs is controlled by organized collections of immune cells called granulomas. …”
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Controlled bottom-up synthesis and characterization of crystalline and amorphous lead(II) coordination polymers: Sonochemical methods, structure–property relationship, and photocat... by Saeedeh Ebad Sichani, Mohammad Jaafar Soltanianfard, Alison Zamanpour, Payam Hayati, Jan Janczak, Zahed Karimi-Jaberi

“…Single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) was used to investigate two crystallized metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with the same space group and chemical formula (P21/c). …”
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Psychometric properties and meaningful change thresholds for the QOL-E instrument in patients with myelodysplastic neoplasms by Esther Natalie Oliva, Shien Guo, Jennifer Lord-Bessen, Aylin Yucel, Roberto Latagliata, Massimo Breccia, Giuseppe A. Palumbo, Grazia Sanpaolo, Marta Riva, Valeria Santini, Uwe Platzbecker, Guillermo Garcia-Manero, Pierre Fenaux, Christopher G. Pelligra

“…The QOL-E was validated by the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire – Core 30 (QLQ-C30) and clinical outcomes. …”
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The agronomic mechanism of root lodging resistance and yield stability for sweet corn in response to planting density and nitrogen rates at different planting dates by Qinggan Liang, Qinggan Liang, Qinggan Liang, Qinggan Liang, Hailong Chang, Hailong Chang, Hongrong Chen, Hongrong Chen, Qingdan Wu, Qingdan Wu, Yuanxia Qin, Zhuqing Wang, Gang Wang, Xuhui Li, Weiwei Chen, Jiantao Wu, Jiantao Wu, Qinnan Wang, Jianqiang Wang, Jianqiang Wang

“…This further improved the development of plant crown architecture, including stem nodes and ear leaf traits, and further coordinated dry matter dynamics and lignin metabolism between the root and shoot organs. These observations may account for the resistance of the roots to lodging in this treatment. …”
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Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Soil CH4 and N2O Fluxes in Typical Broad-leaved Forests in the Yangtze River Delta Region, China by JIA Qinqi, XU Fei, CHEN Bingjiang, LU Yanran, CHEN Lihan, HU Jiahao, GUO Na, FANG Shuangxi

“…Correlation analysis revealed that the CH4 absorption flux and N2O emission flux under the two treatments were significantly positively correlated with soil organic carbon content and soil temperature, respectively (p<0.05). …”
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The development of a food-group, tree classification method and its use in exploring dietary associations with metabolic dysfunction-associated Steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and... by Amina A. Alawadi, Amrita Vijay, Jane I. Grove, Moira A. Taylor, Guruprasad P. Aithal

“…Results: Significant associations were found for red meat intake with MASLD (OR [CI]: 1.013 [1.001–1.025]) and fibrosis (Beta [SE]: +0.048 [0.013]); intakes of nuts (OR [CI]: 0.951 [0.905–0.999]); and fish (OR [CI]: 0.985 [0.971–0.999]) with MASLD; “Cereals and cereals products”, “salt and gravy” and baked foods with fibrosis (Beta [SE]: +0.018 to +0.057 [0.005–0.23]); white and organ meat (Beta [SE]: −0.04 to −0.61 [0.015–0.249]); diet soda (OR [CI]: +0.01 [1–1.003]) and red meat intakes (OR [CI]:+0.002 [1.002–1.016]) with T2DM; wholegrain wheat, red meat, and semi-skimmed dairy intakes with hypercholesterolemia (ORs [CI]: −0.003 to −0.023 [1–1.043]); “herbs and spices” and wholegrain rice with hypercholesterolaemia (ORs [CI]: −0.08 to −0.98 [0.159–0.989); fresh herbs and boiled foods intakes with hypertension (ORs [CI]: −0.001 to −2.21 [0.013–1]). …”
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Development of delayed pulmonary toxicities and transcriptional changes in pre-existing interstitial lung disease mice after partial thoracic irradiation by Jiamei Fu, Xinglong Liu, Yuchuan Zhou, Shengnan Zhao, Liang Zeng, Yan Pan, Jianghong Zhang, Kevin M. Prise, Chunlin Shao, Yaping Xu

“…Bioinformatic analysis showed signaling pathways relevant to immune cell migration, epithelial cell development, and extracellular structure organization were commonly activated in different models. …”
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Factors associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among Tunisian children by Asma Guedria, Asma Guedria, Asma Guedria, Mohamed Guedria, Manel Ben Fredj, Manel Ben Fredj, Randaline Ayoub, Randaline Ayoub, Randaline Ayoub, Hela Ben Abid, Hela Ben Abid, Hela Ben Abid, Ahmed Mhalla, Ahmed Mhalla, Ahmed Mhalla, Hela Slama, Hela Slama

“…Univariate then multivariate analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with ADHD.ResultsSeveral factors were more prevalent in children with ADHD than in controls: disturbed family dynamics, low socio-economic status, family history of psychiatric and organic pathologies, and particularly several early environmental factors, including passive smoking during pregnancy, prematurity, fetal distress, caesarean delivery and low birth weight. …”
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Longitudinal immunogenicity cohort study of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines across individuals with different immunocompromising conditions: heterogeneity in the immune response and cruci... by Annalisa Ciabattini, Elena Pettini, Fabio Fiorino, Jacopo Polvere, Simone Lucchesi, Chiara Coppola, Simone Costagli, Gabiria Pastore, Anna Sicuranza, Monica Tozzi, Arianna Lippi, Francesca Panza, Monica Bocchia, Alessandro Bucalossi, Guido Garosi, David Bennett, Sonia Bernazzali, Massimiliano Fabbiani, Francesca Montagnani, Donata Medaglini

“…Methods: In the PatoVac_COV longitudinal prospective single-centre study, the spike-specific B cell and antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination were compared across 5 different groups of individuals with haematological malignancies, hematopoietic stem cell (HCT) or solid organ transplantation (SOT), undergoing haemodialysis, and people living with HIV (PLWH), for a total of 585 participants. …”
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Developing a business model focused on the planning sustainability of forest sector enterprises by Ihor Soloviy, Orest Kiyko, Vasyl Lavnyy, Igor Bukhanevych, Oksana Pelyukh, Mykhailo Ilkiv, Taras Chelepis, Dmytro Savka, Andriy Lutsenco

“…Similar to the environmental layer of the business model framework, the social layer of the framework extends the initial (economic) business model by examining the organization's interaction with society through the lens of stakeholders. …”
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Delivery determinants of an Acinetobacter baumannii type VI secretion system bifunctional peptidoglycan hydrolase by Valeriya Bezkorovayna, Brooke K. Hayes, Francesca N. Gillett, Amy Wright, David I. Roper, Marina Harper, Sheena McGowan, John D. Boyce

“…The increasing development of antibiotic resistance in this organism is a global health concern. The A. baumannii clinical isolate AB307-0294 produces a type VI secretion system (T6SS) that delivers three antibacterial effector proteins that give this strain a competitive advantage against other bacteria in polymicrobial environments. …”
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Empirical estimation of saturated soil-paste electrical conductivity in the EU using pedotransfer functions and Quantile Regression Forests: A mapping approach based on LUCAS topso... by Calogero Schillaci, Simone Scarpa, Felipe Yunta, Aldo Lipani, Fernando Visconti, Gábor Szatmári, Kitti Balog, Triven Koganti, Mogens Greve, Giulia Bondi, Georgios Kargas, Paraskevi Londra, Fuat Kaya, Giuseppe Lo Papa, Panos Panagos, Luca Montanarella, Arwyn Jones

“…In this work, using the LUCAS 2018 dataset, we provide an empirically-derivedpedotransfer function to convert diluted EC1:5 to saturated ECe using the LUCAS soil texture and soil organic carbon, and a framework for ECe mapping with a machine-learning algorithm named Quantile Regression Forest. …”
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Effects of Different Vegetation Restoration Measures on the Disintegration Characteristics of Eroded Degraded Land of Pinus massoniana in Red Soil Region by XI Jie, WU Zehua, LIN Qiang, WU Jieling, ZHANG Liu, ZHOU Shiqi, ZHOU Qin, SUN Lili, ZHA Xuan

“…The tree-shrub-grass furrow model (E3) was more suitable for the treatment of severely degraded P. massoniana land. (2) Soil organic carbon content, total phosphorus content, available phosphorus content, total potassium content, available potassium content, water content and aggregate characteristics were the main influencing factors of soil disintegration. (3) Among various factors affecting soil disintegration, soil geometric mean diameter (GMD) was the main direct influencing factor and played a dominant controlling role. …”
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Estimated Aerosol Health and Radiative Effects of the Residential Coal Ban in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region of China by Kelsey R. Bilsback, Jill Baumgartner, Michael Cheeseman, Bonne Ford, John K. Kodros, Xiaoying Li, Emily Ramnarine, Shu Tao, Yuanxun Zhang, Ellison Carter, Jeffrey R Pierce

“…To evaluate the uncertainty of the radiative effects, we calculated the DRE under four black-carbon mixing-state assumptions and both the DRE and AIE assuming three different black-carbon-to-organic-aerosol (BC:OA) ratios for residential-coal emissions. …”
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L’amphithéâtre de Reims/Durocortorum : nouveaux éléments de localisation et de datation by Pierre Mathelart

“…Under this platform and within its vicinity, the remains of an earlier occupation are sufficiently well preserved to reconstruct its organization. These remains attest to the presence of palisaded plots of land whereon buildings with cellars were established. …”
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The Rickettsia actin-based motility effectors RickA and Sca2 contribute differently to cell-to-cell spread and pathogenicity by Cuong J. Tran, Zahra Zubair-Nizami, Ingeborg M. Langohr, Matthew D. Welch

“…We observed that RickA is important for severe eschar formation, whereas Sca2 contributes to larger foci of infection in the skin and dissemination from the skin to the internal organs. Our results suggest that actin-based motility effectors RickA and Sca2 drive two distinct forms of cell-to-cell spread and contribute differently to pathogenicity in the mammalian host.IMPORTANCERickettsia parkeri, a bacterium in the spotted fever group of Rickettsia species, can be transmitted from ticks to humans, leading to symptoms including fever, rash, muscle aches, and a lesion at the site of the tick bite. …”
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Forestry features of regionalization of forest reproductive material by Oleg Danchuk, Vasyl Blystiv, Zinovii Yurkiv, Vitaly Vovchanskyi

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Accumulation Characteristics and Hydrological Effects of Litter in Mixed Robinia pseudoacacia Plantations by CAO Zetao, DENG Yangxu, TIAN Jing, WANG Bing, LIU Guobin, YANG Yanfen

“…The trend for different organs was leaf > grass > fruit > branch. Furthermore, the effective interception and storage capacity of R. pseudoacacia × A. fruticosa was the largest (1.74 kg/m2), and the effective storage capacity of semi-decomposed litter was greater than that of undecomposed litter (p<0.05). (3) Evaporation of semi-decomposed and undecomposed litter reached a stable stage after 84 and 60 hours, respectively. …”
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