IMPACT OF NANO-CONVENTIONAL NPK FOLIAR APPLICATION AND ROW DISTANCE ON SOME GROWTH AND CHEMICAL TRAITS OF SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS L.) by J. J. Hashim, S. A. Kakarash

“…Sunflower cultivars are widely cultivated for their oil-rich seeds and ornamental value, making them a staple crop in many agricultural regions. …”
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Assessment of Genetic Parameters for Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and TSS Content Results in Melon Line Crosses at Five Maturity Stages by Achmad Amzeri, Kaswan Badami, Amin Zuhri, Gita Pawana, Suhartono Suhartono, Syaiful Khoiri, Ahmad Syaiful Umam, Yudi Asmoro, Siti Rohmatin, Halimatus Sa’diyah, Badriyah Badriyah

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Identification of the Highly Polymorphic Prion Protein Gene (<i>PRNP</i>) in Frogs <i>(Rana dybowskii</i>) by Chang-Su Han, Sae-Young Won, Sang-Hun Park, Yong-Chan Kim

“…Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative diseases that can be transmitted by infectious protein particles, PrP^Scs, encoded by the endogenous prion protein gene (<i>PRNP</i>). The origin of prion seeds is unclear, especially in non-human hosts, and this identification is pivotal to preventing the spread of prion diseases from host animals. …”
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Significant Ionospheric Hole and Equatorial Plasma Bubbles After the 2022 Tonga Volcano Eruption by Ercha Aa, Shun‐Rong Zhang, Philip J. Erickson, Juha Vierinen, Anthea J. Coster, Larisa P. Goncharenko, Andres Spicher, William Rideout

“…TEC rate of change index revealed globally propagating ionospheric disturbances at a prevailing Lamb‐wave mode of ∼315 m/s; the large‐scale EPBs could be seeded by acoustic‐gravity resonance and coupling to less‐damped Lamb waves, under a favorable condition of volcano‐induced enhancement of dusktime plasma upward E×B drift and postsunset rise of the equatorial ionospheric F‐layer.…”
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Effectiveness of the barley cultivar ‘Bios 1’ as source material for breeding by N. A. Zhilin, I. Yu. Zaytseva, I. N. Shchennikova, S. A. Emelev

“…‘Bios 1’, and 190 mutant samples (Vyatka State Agricultural Academy, Kirov) obtained as a result of treating barley seeds with sodium carbonate and irradiation with laser and far-red light in various combinations. …”
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Assesment of Plastic Waste on Agricultural Land in Kashambya Sub-County Rukiga District. by Hazaara, Annah

“…The most dumped ones were plastic bottles (65%), polythene bags (57%), old jerrycans (35%), old sacks (10%), sachets of seeds (25%), and used syringes (3%). The dumping of the plastics could be attributed to inadequate and or lack of proper dumping sites (63%). …”
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Creating pathways for collaboration between Argentina and the UK to utilise microbial biofilms in sustainable agriculture by Patricia L. Abdian, Miguel Cámara, Fabricio D. Cassan, Gabriel Castrillo, Marisa Díaz, Gustavo Gonzalez Anta, Claire Hodge, Jo Slater-Jefferies, Cait E. MacPhee, Enzo Moriconi, Paulina D. Rakowska, Rasmita Raval, Duncan Ross, Juan F. Sandoval, Diego O. Serra, Claudio Valverde, Jeremy Webb, Ana Winters

“…It offers a comprehensive summary encompassing the insights, perspectives, and outcomes generated during the discussions among the participants, pinpointing three key priority areas for collaborative activities that were identified: (1) Using plant root biofilm composition as a sensor for soil health and to optimise interventions, (2) Biofilms and soil health resilience in a changing environment, (3) Intelligent seeds and innovative / automated large-scale monitoring systems. …”
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Subcutaneous implantation of tooth germ stem cells over the masseter muscle in mice: An in vivo pilot study by Nosrat Nourbakhsh, Ghazaleh Baniebrahimi, Sahar Talebi, Ardeshir Talebi, Mohammad Hossein Nasr Esfahani, Bijan Movahedian, Maziar Manshayi, Navid Naghdi, Fatemeh Ejeian, Elahe Masaeli, Seyed Ali Mosaddad

“…Tooth germ stem cells were prepared into a suspension and seeded onto scaffolds, which were then implanted subcutaneously over the masseter muscle in male mice. …”
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Distribution of Tunisian beet wild relatives (Beta sp.) according to morphological characteristics and eco-geographical origin by Kaouther Ben Mahmoud, Najla Mezghani, Youssef Ouakrim, Neila Mezghani, Noura Jemai, Ahmed Jemmali

“…G1 included the populations of B. macrocarpa that were characterized by the largest glomerules and heaviest seeds, while G2 included all B. vulgaris subsp. maritima populations except one, i.e., N1015 that clustered into G3, which was characterized by the highest values of leaf characters. …”
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Brain penetration of peripheral extracellular vesicles from Alzheimer's patients and induction of microglia activation by Hermine Counil, Rummenigge Oliveira Silva, Jean‐Michel Rabanel, Charlotte Zaouter, Mohamed Haddad, Mohamed Raâfet Ben Khedher, Davide Brambilla, Tamas Fülöp, Shunmoogum A. Patten, Charles Ramassamy

“…The passage of pEVs through the endothelial bEnd.3 cells was studied in a Transwell device with either neuronal or microglia cells seeded at the bottom of the well. Following the internalization of pEVs from AD patients, microglia adopted an amoeboid morphology and released a heightened level of pro‐inflammatory cytokine IL‐6. …”
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Genome-wide identification and functional roles relating to anthocyanin biosynthesis analysis in maize by Xiaofang Wang, Huangai Li, Shuai Wang, Meiqi Ruan, Yiping Li, Lei Zhu, Zhenying Dong, Yan Long

“…Specifically, these genes often exhibit higher expression in the stem, leaves, and seeds. Ten highly expressed genes in silks were identified. …”
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Biofilmed-PGPR: Next-Generation Bioinoculant for Plant Growth Promotion in Rice under Changing Climate by Jeberlin Prabina Bright, Hemant S. Maheshwari, Sugitha Thangappan, Kahkashan Perveen, Najat A. Bukhari, Debasis Mitra, Riyaz Sayyed, Andrea Mastinu

“…Analysis of the methanolic extract of the cyanobacterial- bacterial biofilm (CBB) showed the activity of antioxidants, such as 2-methoxy phenol and pentadecane, which are proven to improve plant-microbe interactions and plant growth, respectively. Treatment of rice seeds with CBB extract at 100 mL/kg or 200 mL/kg showed significant enhancement in germination rate and seedling length. …”
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Effects of Adoption of Agricultural Technologies on Irish Potato Yield in Ol Kalou Sub-County Kenya: Application of Endogenous Switching Regression Model by David Kihoro, Geofrey Kingori Gathungu, Rael Nkatha Mwirigi, Vicky Nyambura Wairimu

“…The study considered chemical fertilizer, certified seeds, fungicides, and farm machinery as the four main agricultural technologies that that affect yield. …”
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Expert evaluation of large language models for clinical dialogue summarization by David Fraile Navarro, Enrico Coiera, Thomas W. Hambly, Zoe Triplett, Nahyan Asif, Anindya Susanto, Anamika Chowdhury, Amaya Azcoaga Lorenzo, Mark Dras, Shlomo Berkovsky

“…Further evaluations using diverse clinical dialogues and multiple initialization seeds are needed to verify the reliability and generalizability of automatically generated summaries.…”
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Assessment of Protein Quality and Nutritional Characteristics of Commonly Consumed Pulses in the Caribbean Diet by Different In Vitro Assays by Daniel J. Thomas, Zhanhui Lu, Yolanda Brummer, Yan Zhu, Ronghua Liu, Lili Mats, Rong Tsao, D. Dan Ramdath, Matthew G. Nosworthy

“…Pulses, the dried seeds of leguminous plants, form an important part of the diets of many cultures, including Caribbean cuisine, and are a rich source of protein, carbohydrates, and antioxidants while being low in fats. …”
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GWAS identifies a polyembryony locus in mango: development of KASP and PACE markers for marker-assisted breeding by Gul Shad Ali, Shamseldeen Eltaher, Shamseldeen Eltaher, Jin Li, Barbie Freeman, Sukhwinder Singh

“…In Mangifera indica L. commercially important rootstocks are raised from apomictic seeds, which are then grafted with desired cultivars. …”
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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

“…Global decreases in pollinator abundance and diversity have been proposed as a major driver of yield declines in crops that depend on animals, mostly bees, to produce fruits and seeds. Alternatively, widespread tree mortality has been directly and indirectly related to global climate change, which could also explain yield decreases in tree crops. …”
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<i>Ex Vivo</i> Regional Gene Therapy Compared to Recombinant BMP-2 for the Treatment of Critical-Size Bone Defects: An In Vivo Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing Study by Arijita Sarkar, Matthew C. Gallo, Jennifer A. Bell, Cory K. Mayfield, Jacob R. Ball, Mina Ayad, Elizabeth Lechtholz-Zey, Stephanie W. Chang, Osamu Sugiyama, Denis Evseenko, Jay R. Lieberman

“…., bone morphogenetic protein-2), seeded onto an osteoconductive scaffold, and then implanted into a bone defect to exert a therapeutic effect. …”
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Efficient Differentiation of Mouse Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Alveolar Epithelium Type II with a BRD4 Inhibitor by Toru Momozane, Eriko Fukui, Soichiro Funaki, Makoto Fujii, Yuhei Kinehara, Emiko Ito, Shigeru Miyagawa, Yuko Ohno, Yoshiki Sawa, Meinoshin Okumura, Yasushi Shintani

“…First, the murine iPSC line 20D-17 was induced to differentiate into ATII over a period of 26 days (days 0-26) using previously reported embryoid body seeding and stepwise differentiation methods. mRNA expressions of differentiation markers including surfactant protein C (Sftpc) were confirmed by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results, and 17% of the cells were shown positive for prosurfactant protein C (proSPC) in flow cytometry analysis. …”
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Effects of Compressive and Tensile Strain on Macrophages during Simulated Orthodontic Tooth Movement by Agnes Schröder, Paul Käppler, Ute Nazet, Jonathan Jantsch, Peter Proff, Fabian Cieplik, James Deschner, Christian Kirschneck

“…RAW264.7 macrophages were seeded onto conventional 6-well cell culture plates for pressure or on Bioflex plates for tension assays and preincubated for 24 h. …”
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