Alzheimer’s Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: A Particular Association by Giacomo Tini, Riccardo Scagliola, Fiammetta Monacelli, Giovanni La Malfa, Italo Porto, Claudio Brunelli, Gian Marco Rosa

“…Among the 681 remaining studies, 98 were included in our research material on the basis of the following inclusion criteria: (a) the community-based studies; (b) using standardized diagnostic criteria; (c) reporting raw prevalence data; (d) with separate reported data for sex and age classes. Results. While AD and CVD alone may be considered deleterious to health, the study of their combination constitutes a clinical challenge. …”
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Vanadate reduction by gram-positive fermentative bacteria isolated from deep-sea sediments on the northern Central Indian Ridge. by Bokyung Kim, Dong Kyun Woo, Juhwan Jeong, Min Sub Sim

“…T. mesophilus VROV1 is the second Gram-positive bacterium identified to reduce vanadium, following Lactococcus raffinolactis, but these bacteria belong to different classes: T. mesophilus is classified as Clostridia, whereas L. raffinolactis is classified as Bacilli. …”
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The extensive cultivation of Pyropia haitanensis along the coastal areas influences the ecological dynamics of nearby intertidal mudflat pond water by Peihao Liu, Qijun Luo, Shanshan Zhu, Juanjuan Chen, Rui Yang, Tingting Niu, Tiegan Wang, Peng Zhang, Haimin Chen

“…IntroductionThe aquaculture in intertidal mudflat ponds on the coast of the East China Sea typically coexists with oceanic seaweed cultivation in the nearby open water area, forming an interconnected aquatic ecosystem. …”
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Screening of the Dichloromethane: Methanolic Extract of Centella asiatica for Antibacterial Activities against Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, Shigella sonnei, Bacillus subtili... by Berick Moturi Sieberi, George Isanda Omwenga, Rachael Kitondo Wambua, Judith Chemutai Samoei, Mathew Piero Ngugi

“…Phytochemical screening was carried out to determine the different classes of compounds in the crude extracts. Data were analyzed using one way ANOVA and means separated by Tukey’s test. …”
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How Does Heavy Precipitation of Varying Durations Respond to Urbanization in China? by Xue Xie, Kairong Lin, Mingzhong Xiao, Xudong Zhou, Gang Zhao, Dai Yamazaki

“…Anthropogenic‐related factors (population density, nighttime light data, impervious surface percent, land surface temperature) significantly influence shorter‐duration heavy precipitation in more UACs than natural factors (distance from the coast, wind and elevation), while natural factors dominate longer‐duration events in larger UACs across China. …”
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A hyperspectral and multi-angular synthetic dataset for algorithm development in waters of varying trophic levels and optical complexity by J. Pitarch, V. E. Brando, V. E. Brando

“…Derived AOPs encompass an array of above- and below-surface reflectances, diffuse attenuation coefficients, average cosines, and <span class="inline-formula"><i>Q</i></span> factor. The dataset is distributed in 5000 files, each encapsulating a specific IOP scenario, ensuring sufficient data volume for each represented water type. …”
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Antibacterial and Antibiotic-Potentiating Activities of Thirteen Cameroonian Edible Plants against Gram-Negative Resistant Phenotypes by Paul Nayim, Armelle T. Mbaveng, Brice E. N. Wamba, Aimé G. Fankam, Joachim K. Dzotam, Victor Kuete

“…The results of phytochemical tests revealed the presence of sterols, polyphenols, and tannins in most of the tested extracts, with the other classes of secondary metabolites being selectively distributed. …”
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Breast cancers with neuroendocrine differentiation: Retrospective case studies series from a single institution based on the 2019 WHO classification by Youngkyung Jeon, Ji-Yeon Kim, Jin Seok Ahn, Young-Hyuck Im, Kyuehee Choi, Sun Young Jeong, Yeji Jung, Jaeyeon Jang, Dae-Ho Choi, Joohyun Hong, Hyo Jung Kim, Soo Youn Cho, Yeon Hee Park

“…Background: The World Health Organization's fifth edition of tumor series classification was published in 2019 and adopted the term ‘Neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN)’ to encompass all tumor classes with predominant neuroendocrine differentiation (NED). …”
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Evaluating the Constructive Alignment of Learning Objectives Within Haptics Simulation in the Dental Undergraduate Curriculum by Susha Rajadurai, Tapan Hebballi, Zahra Sharif, Guneet Kaur Kukreja, Ithar Derdour

“…CA can be enhanced in this context by promoting sharing a copy of the learning objectives with students in the session before teaching starts and using peer and individualised feedback alongside class tutorials. …”
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Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis in Determining Factors Associated with Socioeconomic Status of Household in Tepi Town, Southwest Ethiopia by Mesfin Esayas Lelisho, Abebe Argaw Wogi, Seid Ali Tareke

“…Socioeconomic status (SES) refers to an individual’s or group’s social position or class, which is often determined by a combination of education, income, and occupation. …”
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Modelling the alpha and beta diversity of copepods across tropical and subtropical Atlantic ecoregions by Lorena Martínez-Leiva, José M. Landeira, Maria Luz Fernández de Puelles, Santiago Hernández-León, Víctor M. Tuset, Effrosyni Fatira

“…The study used a dataset of 226 copepod species collected by stratified plankton hauls (0–800 m depth) across the tropical and equatorial Atlantic, from oligotrophic waters close to the Brazilian coast to more productive waters close to the Mauritanian Upwelling. …”
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Structural and dynamic changes in mixed forests of beech and fir on Mt. Goč by Snežana Obradović, Damjan Pantić, Milan Medarević, Biljana Šljukić, Biljana Pešić

“…A relatively large number of trees per hectare and the described distribution by diameter classes have resulted in the high values of basal area and stand volume. …”
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Full-scale wind turbine performance assessment: a customised, sensor-augmented aeroelastic modelling approach by T. H. Malik, C. Bak

“…Refined simulations using further virtual sensors quantified the effect size of these sensors' output under different turbulence levels and blade states, employing Cohen's <span class="inline-formula"><i>d</i></span> – a dimensionless metric measuring the standardised difference between two means. …”
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Characterization of Essential Oils and Fatty Acids Composition of Stored <i>Ginger</i> (<i>Zingiber officinale</i> Roscoe) by C.C. Oforma, G.A. Udourioh, C.M. Ojinnaka

“…From the results obtained, the proximate composition showed 8.50% protein content, 3.80% crude fibre, 5.10% fat, 3.60% ash content, 10.20% moisture and 68.80% carbohydrate content. 38 essential oil components were found and the essential oil was dominated by the compound class Sesquiterpenes (64.83%) followed by Esters (13.29%), aldehydes (9.16%), Sesquiterpenols (6.46%) and monoterpenes (5.71%). …”
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High-throughput sequence-based microsatellite genotyping for the non-model Neotropical tree species Anadenanthera colubrina (Leguminosae) by Alejandra Lorena Goncalves, María Victoria García, Emilie Chancerel, Olivier Lepais, Myriam Heuertz

“…Next-generation sequencing (NGS) strategies allow simple and cost-effective development of new SSR loci from low-coverage whole genome shotgun sequencing. …”
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Efficient Beach Litter Monitoring: Accelerated Surveys of Pollution Hotspots—A North African Case Study by Emna Ben Slimane, Mirco Haseler, Lilia Ben Abdallah, Fadhel Mhiri, Abdallah Nassour, Gerald Schernewski

“…Our findings reveal an average litter density of 1.01 ± 1.08 pieces/m², with higher pollution in urban areas. Based on the Clean Coast Index (CCI), two beaches were classified as extremely dirty, one as dirty, two as moderately clean, and one as clean. …”
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Long-range Transport of Air Pollutants to Taiwan during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Hubei Province by I-Chien Lai, Peter Brimblecombe

“…These were strongest for NOx and PM2.5 in Kinmen and Matsu, close to the Fujian coast, but the effects were seen even on Magong in the Penghu archipelago and at Cape Fugui at the very north of Taiwan. …”
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assessment of land-cover change in South part of Lake Urmia using satellite imagery by Khadijeh Mikaeli Hajikandi, Behrooz Sobhani, Saeid Varamesh

“…In additional, texture filtering decreased amount of mixing between classes of rangeland, Irrigated Farmland and garden. …”
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Field-scale detection of Bacterial Leaf Blight in rice based on UAV multispectral imaging and deep learning frameworks. by Guntaga Logavitool, Teerayut Horanont, Aakash Thapa, Kritchayan Intarat, Kanok-On Wuttiwong

“…Bacterial Leaf Blight (BLB) usually attacks rice in the flowering stage and can cause yield losses of up to 50% in severely infected fields. The resulting yield losses severely impact farmers, necessitating compensation from the regulatory authorities. …”
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Supporting Japanese Student’s Confidence and English Fluency through Formative Assessment by James Steven Herbach, Kinsella Valies

“…To obtain a baseline of students’ speaking abilities prior to any formal instruction and gain insight into the assessment process, one class was chosen by each instructor and asked to record themselves describing a picture. …”
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