The milpa, from Mesoamerica to present days, a multicropping traditional agricultural system serving agroecology by Vazeux-Blumental, Noa, Manicacci, Domenica, Tenaillon, Maud

“…In Europe, while practiced until recently, the milpa has gradually been abandoned in favor of maize sole-cropping, except in some isolated regions (such as Transylvania) where this traditional agricultural system has persisted. …”
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Long-Term Effects of Sinus Floor Elevation with and Without Bone Graft: A Systematic Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials by Andrei Paul Tent, Ioan Andrei Țig, Simion Bran, Andra Zlotu, Alexandru Mester, Florin Onisor

“…PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were electronically searched until December 2023. The risk of bias was assessed according to Cochrane Risk of Bias tool guidelines. …”
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Comparative Analysis of 95 Patients with Different Severity in the Early Outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China by Fang He, Xue-feng Ding, Meng Cao, Hai-ying Gong, Xiang-zhen Fu, Jie Luo, Kui Liu, Zhou-zhou Tian, Lin Luo, Yu-yuan Fan, Ting Li, Qian-Jing Yao, Xiao-ju Chen, Xiang-lin Duan, Li Chen, Li Jiang

“…Outcomes were followed up until April 1, 2020. Results. There were 53 males and 42 females, aged 22–84 years (mean 57.3 years). …”
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Efficacy of probiotic Bacillus licheniformis DSM 28710 on performance and the mitigation of Clostridium perfringens-induced necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens by W. Van der Veken, V. Hautekiet, E.A. Kimminau, C. Hofacre, G.F. Mathis

“…A broiler trial was conducted, examining three treatments for 42 days under an induced NE challenge; a negative control (basal diet only); an antibiotic treated group (oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OXT), therapeutic dose of 105 mg OXT/litre in drinking water, for three days after C. perfringens challenge); and a B-Act group (500 g B-Act/tonne of feed, equalling 1.6×1012 colony forming units B. licheniformis DSM 28710/tonne of feed, supplemented from start until finish). Despite the induced NE challenge, weight gains of the B-Act and OXT groups were similar to each other but significantly higher compared to the control at the end of the study (P<0.05). …”
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mRNA technology as one of the promising platforms for the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development by A. A. Ilyichev, L. A. Orlova, S. V. Sharabrin, L. I. Karpenko

“…This review considers one of the promising vaccine platforms based on messenger RNA. Until recent years, mRNA-vaccination was out of practical implementation due to high sensitivity to nuclease degradation and consequent instability of drugs based on mRNA. …”
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Fracture resistances of heat-treated nickel-titanium files used for minimally invasive instrumentation by Yoo Jung Kang, Sang Won Kwak, Jung-Hong Ha, Gianluca Gambarini, Hyeon-Cheol Kim

“…Cyclic fatigue resistance was evaluated using another custom device (EndoC) with 45-degree curved canal in which file was rotated until fracture using dynamic pecking motion at 37 °C. …”
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Advances in tissue engineering of peripheral nerve and tissue innervation – a systematic review by Jayson Sueters, Rowan van Heiningen, Ralph de Vries, Zeliha Guler, Judith Huirne, Theo Smit

“…A systematic search was performed in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus until November 9, 2023. Search terms involved “tissue engineering,” “guided,” “tissue scaffold,” and “tissue graft,” together with “innervation” and “reinnervation.” …”
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A novel “lateral approach short axis in-plane” technique vs. conventional “short-axis out-of-plane approach” for ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein access: a prospective rando... by Michal Kalina, Patricia Vargová, Adéla Bubeníková, Roman Škulec, Vladimír Černý, David Astapenko

“…The functionality of the catheter and complications were monitored from insertion until the catheter removal. Standard descriptive statistical methods were employed for the analysis. …”
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A comprehensive pan-cancer analysis of RNF187 in human tumors by Xuezhong Zhang, Xuebin Zhang, Tonggang Liu, Kaihui Sha

“…However, a comprehensive pan-cancer analysis of RNF187 in human tumors has not been undertaken until now. Methods Our study aims to investigate RNF187 expression across 33 different types of human tumors, utilizing data from the TCGA and GTEx databases. …”
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Service Quality (Servqual) Toward Rawa Bebek’s Rusunawa Residents in Dki Jakarta by Retnowati WD Tuti

“…Bukit Duri community relocation process and Fish Market to Rawa Bebek Rusunawa until now many problems arise. Resettled communities with forced then stay in Rusunawa was difficult to find a job to sustain life. …”
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Cycles of History: China, North Korea and the End of the Korean War by Sheila Miyoshi Jager

“…For the first time since the founding of the Choson dynasty in 1392, China would have little influence over the Korean peninsula.China regained much of its influence over North Korea during the Korean War years (1950-53) when Mao decided to intervene in that conflict once UN forces crossed the 38th parallel north after landing at Inch'on in September 1950, thus saving North Korea from certain defeat (Chinese forces did not leave the peninsula until 1958). Kim Il Sung's ability to play off the communist superpowers during the years of the Sino-Soviet split in the 1960s largely guaranteed his independence once the war had ended. …”
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Ammonia Gas Adsorption in Fixed Bed and Fluidized Bed Using Bentonite Particles by Gabriela Muntianu, Ana-Maria Georgescu, Ana-Maria Rosu, Nicoleta Platon, Vasilica Alisa Arus, Cosmin Valeriu Jinescu, Ileana Denisa Nistor

“…The ammonia adsorption capacity on sodium bentonite particles and on aluminum pillared bentonite particles was measured until bed saturation as a function of the gas–particle contact technique. …”
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Scoping review to identify strategies and interventions improving interprofessional collaboration and integration in primary care by Roy Remmen, Kris Van den Broeck, Peter Pype, Peter Van Bogaert, Muhammed Mustafa Sirimsi, Hans De Loof, Kristel De Vliegher

“…The identified themes were discussed and adjusted until a consensus was reached among all authors.Results The literature search yielded a total of 1816 papers. …”
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Estradiol and progesterone levels in early pregnancy after natural, estradiol + progesterone or gonadotrophin stimulated frozen embryo transfer cycle: a randomised controlled trial... by Nina Freiesleben Mørch, Mette Petri Lauritsen, Pernille Fog Svendsen

“…Serum estradiol and progesterone will be measured every 2 weeks from cycle days 2–3 until gestational age 9+6. Serum levels will be compared according to treatment regimens and cycle length. …”
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The volatilome – investigation of volatile organic metabolites (VOM) as potential tumor markers in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) by Philipp Opitz, Olf Herbarth

“…As a result of pathological processes the individual body odor can be influenced by newly produced or altered compositions of the VOM. Until now, human VOM have been detected in various body media, such as on the skin, in the exhaled air as well as in body fluids such as saliva, mother’s milk, sweat, blood and urine. …”
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L’abeille mellifère (Apis mellifera unicolor) à Mayotte by Samuel Perichon

“…According to other respondents, open brood is an exceptional food product that is no longer accessible. Until recently, catching a swarm in your field and keeping bee colonies for as long as possible was an easy way to prevent honey hunting in the forest. …”
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Forecasting CO2 emissions in the Persian Gulf States by F.A. Olabemiwo, G.I. Danmaliki, T.A. Oyehan, B.S. Tawabini

“…The sequence from the country with highest emission (Iran) to the country with lowest emission (Bahrain) will remain the same until 2050. A projection depicting a 7.7 percent yearly increase in CO2 emission in the Persian Gulf States.…”
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Efficacy of continuous intravenous infusion of lidocaine on postoperative sore throat after laryngeal mask insertion: a randomized controlled trial by Jianxin Jiang, Jimin Wu, Shuqi Shi, Xiaoli Dong, Jiaxiang Yin, Yini Wu

“…Methods In this prospective trial one hundred and sixty general anesthesia surgery patients (20 to 60 years) using laryngeal mask airway were randomly divided into control group (Group C, saline as placebo), lidocaine gel group (Group LG, lidocaine gel applied to the surface of the laryngeal mask), single intravenous lidocaine group (Group SL, intravenous lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg at induction of anesthesia) and continuous infusion of lidocaine group (Group CL, a bolus of 1.5 mg/kg, followed by an infusion of 2 mg/kg/h until the end of the surgical). The primary outcomes were the incidence and severity of POST at the time of laryngeal mask removal (T1), 2 h (T2), 6 h (T3), and 24 h (T4) after removal. …”
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Dermoscopic and Histopathological Association in Pyogenic Granuloma: A Case Series in Skin of Color by Balachandra Suryakant Ankad, Anirudh A Mallapur, Sahana S Hurakadli

“…Histopathology showed dilated blood vessels in a lobular arrangement (96.7%), hyperplastic epithelium forming a collarette (73.3%), and collagen bundles (56.7%). Statistically significant correlation was found in reddish homogeneous areas (P=0.001) white collarette (P=0.005) and white rail lines(P=0.001) with corresponding histopathological changes. …”
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Substituting Fish Meal with Tubiechong (Eupolyphaga sinensis) By-Product in the Diets of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides): Effects on Growth, Meat Quality, and Liver Health by Yuhua Yue, Binbin Tong, Mingshi Chen, Xiaoxue Bao, Yanming Qiu, Ying Yang, Hui Yu, Yingying Yu

“…The experimental results showed that the Tubiechong by-product could improve the growth performance of largemouth bass by increasing the FBW, WGR, and SGR until the replacement ratio was 40%. The quadratic regression analysis showed that the proportion of the Tubiechong by-product was 20.79% and 20.91%, respectively, when WGR and SGR were the best. …”
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