Cytokines and Angiogenesis in the Corpus Luteum by António M. Galvão, Graça Ferreira-Dias, Dariusz J. Skarzynski

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Compressive Mechanical Properties and Micromechanical Characteristics of Warm and Ice-Rich Frozen Silt by Yugui Yang, Feng Gao, Yuanming Lai

“…The test results showed that the stress-strain curve of warm and ice-rich frozen silt is sensitive to temperature; the peak stress was greatly enhanced with the decrease of temperature, and the section area increases with the increase of axial strain; the water content mainly decreases with the increase of axial strain at −1°C; the change of water content is not obvious at −2°C in the loading process. …”
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SHoes for Adolescent PatEllofemoral pain: study protocol for the SHAPE Australian community-based, randomised clinical trial by Kim L Bennell, Kade L Paterson, Rana S Hinman, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Adam Bryant, Karen Elaine Lamb, Peixuan Li, Sam Shearer, Anurika P De Silva

“…The primary outcomes are the 3-month change in (1) severity of the worst knee pain experienced over the past week, measured using a Numerical Rating Scale, and (2) the function in sport and play subscale of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Children. …”
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Spatiotemporal evolution of landscape ecological risk and its driving factors of the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei major mineral belt, 1985–2022 by Yilin Wang, Xiaohong Wang, Wei Zhang, Weidong Man, Mingyue Liu, Linlin Jiao

“…The results demonstrate that: (1) The land use types within the study area underwent significant changes from 1985 to 2022. The predominant type of transfer was cropland, which was primarily converted to construction land, grassland, and woodland. (2) The landscape ecological risk in central-northern and western parts of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei major mineral belt is higher, while the landscape ecological risk in the southwest parts is lower. …”
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Compassionate Use of Omadacycline in a Down Syndrome Pre-Schooler With Critically Ill Atypical Pneumonia Caused by Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma Pneumoniae by Wu D, Xie FJ, Wang YJ, Jiang XH, Zhang GL, Zhang H, Zhu YC, Zhang Y, Tang YJ, Lin YL, Xu JX, Zhang JN, Liu BW, Kang K, Gao Y

“…Di Wu,1,* Feng-Jie Xie,2,* Ya-Jun Wang,3,* Xiao-Hui Jiang,1,* Guo-Li Zhang,3,* Hong Zhang,2 Yu-Cheng Zhu,4 Yan Zhang,4 Yu-Jia Tang,1 Yi-Lu Lin,1 Jia-Xi Xu,5 Jia-Ning Zhang,5 Bo-Wen Liu,5 Kai Kang,5 Yang Gao1 1Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hongqi Hospital Affiliated to Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pediatrics, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hongxinglong Hospital of Beidahuang Group, Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Kai Kang, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Street, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150001, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13904618016, Email janekk79@126.com Yang Gao, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 998 Aiying Road, Songbei District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150027, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13045160709, Email gaoyang0312@126.comBackground: Rapid and accurate identification of causative organisms and prompt initiation of pathogen-targeted antibiotics are crucial for managing atypical pneumonia. …”
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First Successes and Failures of Universities Participating in “Leadership in the Region and/or Industry” Track of the “Priority 2030” Program by A. I. Guseva, V. M. Kalashnik, V. I. Kaminsky, S. V. Kireev

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Methionine-induced regulation of growth, secondary metabolites and oxidative defense system in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) plants subjected to water deficit stress. by Gull Mehak, Nudrat Aisha Akram, Muhammad Ashraf, Prashant Kaushik, Mohamed A El-Sheikh, Parvaiz Ahmad

“…No change in AsA and total phenolics was observed due to foliar-applied Met under water stress conditions. …”
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The analysis of the relationship between respiratory functions and body compositions of alpine discipline and cross-country skiing athletes by Buket Sevindik Aktaş

“…The study included 32 male athletes (age: 18.3±2 year, height: 172.1±6.05 cm, body weight: 65.73±10.79 kg, and body mass index (BMI): 22.91±2.80 kg/m2) within the scope of alpine disciplines and cross-country skiing. …”
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The Effect of Common Knowledge Construction Model-Based Instruction on 5th Grade Students' Conceptual Understanding of Biodiversity by Veysel Haydari, Bayram Costu

“…Semi-experimental method is used. In this model, two experimental groups (Experiment 1 and Experiment 2) and a control group are randomly selected among 5th grade students. …”
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Penile Microvascular Arterial Bypass Surgery: Indications, Outcomes, and Complications by Ricardo Munarriz

“…We recently published the largest long-term outcome MABS study using validated questionnaires (71 men aged 30.5 ± 9.2 years; mean follow-up 34.5 ± 18 months). The mean pre- and postoperative total International Index of Erectile Function, erectile function domain, questions 3 and 4 scores were 35.5 ± 14.8, 13.7 ± 6.7, 2.2 ± 1.4, 2.1 ± 1.3, and 56.2 ± 16.6, 23.8 ± 6.6, 4.1 ± 1.4, and 3.9 ± 1.5, respectively. …”
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Identifying Key Biomarkers Related to Immune Response in the Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease: Mendelian Randomization Combined With Comprehensive Transcriptomics and Single-... by Hu M, Deng Y, Bai Y, Zhang J, Shen X, Shen L, Zhou L

“…Finally, we validated the mRNA expression of five key genes in the DKD mice model using reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR).Results: Five characteristic genes, known as protein kinase B beta (AKT2), interleukin-2 receptor beta (IL2RB), neurexin 3(NRXN3), slit homolog 3(SLIT3), and TATA box binding protein like protein 1 (TBPL1), demonstrated causal relationships with DKD. …”
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Soil Inversion with Subsoiling Increases Cotton Yield Through Improving Soil Properties and Root Growth by Pengcheng Li, Shulin Wang, Weina Feng, Helin Dong, Cangsong Zheng, Miao Sun, Jingjing Shao, Zhenggui Zhang, Zhanlei Pan, Jian Wang, Guilan Sun, Junhong Li, Yaopeng Zhang, Wenqi Zhao, Menghua Zhai, Zhanbiao Wang

“…Compared with CK, the root dry matter of T1 and T2 increased by 13.1% and 15.2%, respectively, and the boll number and boll weight were also significantly higher, and the seed cotton yield under T1 for the three years increased by 7.7%, 7.6%, and 6.1%, respectively, and the seed cotton yield under T2 for the three years increased by 6.1%, 8.6%, and 8.2%, respectively. …”
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Differential Stress Responses to Rice Blast Fungal Infection Associated with the Vegetative Growth Phase in Rice by Takuma Koyama, Takumi Tezuka, Atsushi J. Nagano, Jiro Murakami, Takanori Yoshikawa

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SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS IN HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR by E. A. Dolgikh, L. S. Parshintseva

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COVID-19 and Food Safety FAQ: Shopping and Handling Groceries by Michelle Danyluk, Natalie Seymour, Mary Yavelak, Candice Christian, Ben Chapman

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The German Long-Distance Bus Market — Returning to its Original Level in the Medium Term? by David Ennen, Janina Scheelhaase, Sven Maertens

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Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing; HLB) Blight and Tristeza Comparison Identification Sheet by Megan M. Dewdney, Jamie D. Yates, Ronald H. Brlansky, Timothy M. Spann, Michael E. Rogers

“…PP263, a 2-page English/Spanish ID sheet by M.M. Dewdney, J.D. …”
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Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing; HLB) Blight and Tristeza Comparison Identification Sheet by Megan M. Dewdney, Jamie D. Yates, Ronald H. Brlansky, Timothy M. Spann, Michael E. Rogers

“…PP263, a 2-page English/Spanish ID sheet by M.M. Dewdney, J.D. …”
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The Consumption of Mineral Fertilizers and Herbicides in Poland Against the Background of the European Union by Arkadiusz Piwowar

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On the Estimation of k-Regimes Switching of Mixture Autoregressive Model via Weibull Distributional Random Noise by Rasaki, Olawale Olanrewaju, Anthony, Gichuhi Waititu, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun

“…This paper describes regime-switching, full range of shape changing distributions (multimodalities), and cycles traits that were characterized by time-varying series via Weibull distributional noise for time series with fluctuations and long-memory. …”
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