Identification of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Patients with Pulmonary Diseases in Gyeongnam, Korea, Using Multiplex PCR and Multigene Sequence-Based Analysis by Min-Jeong Kim, Kyu-Min Kim, Jeong-Ih Shin, Jong-Hun Ha, Dong-Hae Lee, Jeong-Gyu Choi, Jin-Sik Park, Jung-Hyun Byun, Jung-Wan Yoo, Seokyong Eum, Myunghwan Jung, Seung Chul Baik, Woo Kon Lee, Hyung Lyun Kang, Min-Kyoung Shin

“…Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are widely present in environments, such as soil and water, and have recently been recognized as important pathogenic bacteria. …”
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Recycling waste biosolids to forest propagation of Pinus leiophylla Schltdl. & Cham by Pedro Sinai Rivera-Torres, Jorge Flores-Velázquez, Miguel Ángel López-López, Abdul Khalil-Gardezi, Carlos Ramírez-Ayala, Erickson Basave-Villalobos

“…Research Highlights • The discharge of biosolids generated in wastewater treatment plants is becoming an environmental problem. Depending on the water influent that the plant is treating, the output sludge, free of toxic elements, is suitable for use in the forestry sector…”
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Body Composition and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Characteristics Among Female University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mădălina-Gabriela Coman, Andreea Maria Adam, Carmen Gheorghe, Mircea Dan Mocanu, Leonard Stoica, Daniel-Andrei Iordan, Ilie Onu, Dragoș Florin Teodor

“…Body composition metrics, such as total body water, protein, minerals, body fat mass, skeletal muscle mass, and BMI, were assessed using the InBody 720 (Biospace, Korea). …”
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Estimation of blue carbon stock in the Liaohe Estuary wetland based on soil thickness and multi-scenario modeling by Lina Ke, Nan Lei, Shilin Zhang, Changkun Yin, Yao Lu, Lei Wang, Qin Tan, Yu Zhao, Quanming Wang

“…In 2030, under the natural growth scenario (NGS), the expansion of the aquaculture ponds is the most obvious, while the shrinkage in suaeda salsa and shallow marine water areas is the most severe. Under the economic development scenario (EDS), the built-up land increases most significantly, and the phragmites australis and suaeda salsa decrease in different degrees. …”
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State-of-the-art of loading and unloading tests for glaucoma: potentialities and informative value by O.S. Myakonkaya, A.S. Sarkisyan, A.V. Seleznev, A.V. Kuroyedov, I.R. Gazizova

“…Stress tests for glaucoma lead to a short-term IOP rise and help identify symptoms that are questionable under normal conditions. Stress tests include water-drinking test, position test, dark room test, dentation test, pharmacological mydriasis, corticosteroid provocative test, etc. …”
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Entomological Investigations, Seasonal Fluctuations and Impact of Bioclimate Factors of Phlebotomines Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of an Emerging Focus of Cutaneous Leishmania... by Fatima Zahra Talbi, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami, Mouhcine Fadil, Mohamed Najy, Hassan Ech-Chafay, Mohamed Lachhab, Said Lotfi, Nordine Nouayti, Khadija Lahouiti, Chafika Faraj, Abdellatif Janati Idrissi

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Effects of brown alga, Stoechospermum marginatum extract on growth performance, body chemical compositions and some serum biochemical parameters in grey mullet, Mugil cephalus (Lin... by Nazanin Kiani, Paria Akbary

“…Using algae in the diet of aquatic animals not only reduces the cost of feeding, but also leads to improve the efficiency of aquatic nutrition, digestion, and strengthening the immune system of fish, and by improving the efficiency of digestion, it also affects the quality of water. Given the importance of grey mullet, Mugil cephalus as one of the commercially important fish species and its ability to grow in earthen ponds as well as adapting to a wide range of temperature, salinity and nutritional conditions, in this research, the effect of brown algae, Stoechospermum marginatum extract on growth performance and some biochemical parameters in the grey mullet blood serum were studied for 60 days. …”
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Verification of Lactobacillus brevis tolerance to simulated gastric juice and the potential effects of postbiotic gamma-aminobutyric acid in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice by Amro Abdelazez, Heba Abdelmotaal, Smith Etareri Evivie, Maha Bikheet, Rokayya Sami, Hassan Mohamed, Xiangchen Meng

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Spatial modeling of rainfed wheat yield using agroclimaticmicrozonation in Kurdistan by Naseh Qaderi, Bohloul Alijani, zahra hejazizadeh, mohammad saligheh

“…In Kurdistan province, the number of rainy days of the year, total degree hours the temperature reaches below -11 °C (sum of hours with below -11 °C temperature) from germination to tillering stage, the annual precipitation, the rainfall in the fifth decade of the water year (the precipitation of 11-20 of November), annual relative humidity and total degree hours the temperature reaches above 30°Ctemperature (sum of hours with above 30 °C temperature) in milky and dough stage is the determinants of the production of rainfed wheat. …”
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Findings from the Tushirikiane-4-MH (supporting each other for mental health) mobile health–supported virtual reality randomized controlled trial among urban refugee youth in Kampa... by Carmen H. Logie, Moses Okumu, Zerihun Admassu, Frannie MacKenzie, Lesley Gittings, Jean-Luc Kortenaar, Naimul Khan, Robert Hakiza, Daniel Kibuuka Musoke, Aidah Nakitende, Brenda Katisi, Peter Kyambadde, Richard Lester, Lawrence Mbuagbaw

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Role of secondary char on the fuel properties and pyrolysis behaviors of hydrochars: Effect of temperature and liquid-solid ratio by Hongyue Fu, Fang Wang, Zhenfei Liu, Xiaoning Duan, Lihong Wang, Weiming Yi, Deli Zhang

“…The covering of SC strengthened the pyrolysis-like reaction of primary char (PC) during HTC (limited by contact with water). These changes influenced subsequent pyrolysis behavior, with PC tending to produce phenols at low LSR but aromatic hydrocarbons at high LSR. …”
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Efficacy of Fetal Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles in Metabolic Syndrome by Illayaraja Krishnan, Magdalene Tan Mei Ling, Min Hwei Ng, Jia Xian Law, Mohd Rafizul Mohd Yusof, Thavachelvi Thangarajah, Zalina Mahmood, Nurul Izzati Uda Zahli, Shathiya Rajamanickam, Baskar Subramani, Yogeswaran Lokanathan

“…The Control Non-Disease (ND) group was given a standard rat diet and autoclaved tap water with normal saline as treatment. Treatments were given via intravenous injection every three weeks for twelve weeks. …”
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Application of Bacillus probiotic to prevent Aeromonas hydrophilla infection in Clarias sp. by Mohammad Faizal Ulkhaq, , Widanarni, Angela Mariana Kusumastuti

“…Probiotic bacteria was applied in water once a day, whereas pathogenic bacteria A. hydrophila RifR (103 cfu/mL) were added once in earlier treatment (except for the negative control). …”
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Establishment and evaluation of a UPLC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of bongkrekic acid and dehydroacetic acid in rice noodles by Lingguo Zhao, Ronggui Lv, Ronggui Lv, Jiang Song, Xi Chen, Lei Lei, Weixian Zeng, Miaowen She, Miaowen She, Dabing Li, Xiaxia Yu, Zhanguo Liu, Xiao Wang, Yong Liu

“…The extraction solvent consisted of a mixture of methanol, ammonia, and water. Electrospray ionization negative ion mode (ESI-) was used for multiple reaction detection and external standard method was used for quantitative determination. …”
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A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Single-Center, Crossover Study to Evaluate the Effects of Pre-Meal Whey Protein Microgel on Post-Prandial Glucometabolic and Amino Acid Response i... by Ian J Neeland, Luiz H de Gregório, Roberto Zagury, Bo Ahrén, Joel Neutel, Christian Darimont, John Corthesy, Yohan Grzywinski, Emilie Perrin, Maximilian von Eynatten, Odd Erik Johansen

“…After an overnight fast and a standardized breakfast, 10 g (125 mL) WPM (40 kcal) or placebo (125 mL water, 0 kcal) was consumed 15 min ahead of the mixed-nutrient meal. …”
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A suitability modeling based on geographic information system for potential micro hydropower dam site by O. Setiawan, H.Y.S.H. Nugroho, N. Wahyuningrum, D. Auliyani, K.S. Hardjo

“…The proposed approach is expected to contribute to the advancement of renewable energy initiatives and water resource management within large watersheds. …”
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Study on the Therapeutic Effects of Bisdemethoxycurcumin on a Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Mouse Model Established via Chronic Treatment With Five Vascular Risk Factors by Shudong Lin, Guanghua Zhu, Juan Xie, Xuanwei Wen, Limin Deng, Sijing Li, Guozhi Liu, Feiyan Wang, Shuangxi Chen, Zijian Xiao

“…Method The 30 male C57BL/6 mice were subjected to chronic treatment with five vascular risk factors (lipopolysaccharide, social stress, streptozotocin, high‐cholesterol diet, and copper‐containing drinking water) for 35 weeks to establish a CAA mouse model. …”
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Foramen Magnum and Dental Osteometry of Balami, Uda, and Yankasa Breeds of Sheep by Shaibu Mohammed Atabo, Abubakar Abubakar Umar, Sani Abdullahi Shehu, Adamu Abdul Abubakar, Alhaji Zubair Jaji, Fatima Oyenike Oyelewo, Tauheed Abubakar Muazu, Abdullahi Baso, Tantri Dyah Whidi Palupi, Zulfi Nur Amrina Rosyada

“…The skulls were macerated using a hot water technique. Then 7 parameters were measured using a digital Vernier caliper. …”
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Energetic and genomic potential for hydrogenotrophic, formatotrophic, and acetoclastic methanogenesis in surface-expressed serpentinized fluids of the Samail Ophiolite by Alta E. G. Howells, Alta E. G. Howells, Lilja M. Quinn, Lilja M. Quinn, Miguel G. Silva, Miguel G. Silva, Kylie Akiyama, Kylie Akiyama, Lucas M. Fifer, Lucas M. Fifer, Grayson Boyer, Srishti Kashyap, Kirt Robinson, Kirt Robinson, Jared Broddrick, Everett L. Shock, Tori M. Hoehler

“…Serpentinization, the reaction of water with ultramafic rock, produces reduced, hyperalkaline, and H2-rich fluids that support a variety of hydrogenotrophic microbial metabolisms. …”
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Investigation the effect of calcination heating rate on the structural, morphological, thermal and color properties of nano Cobalt Aluminate (CoAl2O4) by Md. Farid Ahmed, Monmon Podder, Md. Rassel Moni, Md. Lutfor Rahman, Bristy Biswas, Juliya Khanam, Mahmuda Hakim, Moksodur Rahman, Md. Sahadat Hossain, Nahid Sharmin

“…Furthermore, dispersion stability in water was significantly improved with higher heating rates, a vital factor for various applications. …”
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