Molecular Data Confirm the Occurrence of the Allochthonous <i>Gambusia holbrooki</i> (Pisces: Poeciliidae) in Sicily and the Maltese Archipelago by Luca Vecchioni, Mirko Liuzzo, Arnold Sciberras, Jeffrey Sciberras, Justin Formosa, Alan Deidun, Gabriele Giacalone, Vincenzo Arizza, Marco Arculeo, Federico Marrone, Francesco Paolo Faraone

“…Considering the negative effects that the mosquitofish has on the native biota, it is of paramount importance to know the precise biological diversity of the native and non-native species to better implement environmental management strategies to properly preserve the already-fragile waterbodies. Therefore, to check for the possible occurrence of <i>G</i>. <i>affinis</i> in Italy and Malta, we conducted extensive sampling in Sicily (Italy) and in the Maltese archipelago, aiming to verify the identity of <i>Gambusia</i> populations occurring in the study area. …”
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Multienvironment Evaluation of Tannin-Free Photoperiod-Insensitive Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) for Yield and Resistance to Grain Mold in Senegal by Cyril Diatta, Mame P. Sarr, Thierry Klanvi Tovignan, Ousmane Aidara, Daniel Kwadjo Dzidzienyo, Elisabeth Diatta-Holgate, Jacques Martin Faye, Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, Samuel Kwame Offei, Ndiaga Cisse

“…Eleven inbred lines along with their 22 hybrid combinations and one check were evaluated across three sites during the 2015 and 2016 rainy seasons under natural grain mold infestation. …”
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Implementasi Metode Naive Bayes untuk Mendeteksi Stres Siswa Berdasarkan Tweet pada Sistem Monitoring Stres by Diva Fardiana Risa, Fajar Pradana, Fitra Abdurrachman Bachtiar

“…This is partly due to the very few media that can be used to check stress levels. So far, checking mental health conditions, especially stress can be done through consultation with the nearest psychologist. …”
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Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on medical practice in endocrine and metabolic diseases in Japan: a nationwide surveillance study conducted by the Japan Endocrine Society by Katsunori Manaka, Sayaka Kato, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hajime Yamakage, Tsugumi Uema, Shiori Kawai, Megumi Shibata, Izumi Hiratsuka, Sawako Nakachi, Takeshi Onoue, Takefumi Tsuchiya, Michiaki Fukui, Koshi Hashimoto, Atsushi Suzuki, Noriko Makita, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Hiroshi Arima, Noriko Satoh-Asahara, Hiroaki Masuzaki

“…The study also highlighted challenges in routine diagnosis and treatment, emphasizing the potential benefits of combining remote consultations with in-person visits to optimize the frequency of examinations and check-ups during infectious disease outbreak which disrupts access to healthcare providers. …”
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Differences in the Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Cardiology Outpatients in Mali: Comparison between Framingham Body Mass Index-Based Tool and Low-Information World Health Organ... by Bâ Hamidou Oumar, Sangaré Ibrahima, Camara Youssouf, Sidibé Noumou, Coulibaly Souleymane, Cissoko Yacouba, Sidibé Samba, Konaté Massama, Maiga Asmaou Kéita, Doumbia Coumba Thiam, Touré Mamadou, Diakité Mamadou, Menta Ichaka, Diall Ilo Bella

“…Finally, a kappa test was performed to check for the interreliability of both methods. For weighted kappa, coefficients were given all five classes of risk groups in 0, 25 steps from 1 for total concordance to 0 for total discordance. …”
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Stratification system with dual human endogenous retroviruses for predicting immunotherapy efficacy in metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma by Li Xu, Stephane Oudard, Catherine Sautes-Fridman, Xiaoping Su, Gabriel G. Malouf, Virginie Verkarre, Salma Kotti, Fangrong Yan, Yann-Alexandre Vano, Wolf Herve Fridman, Cheng-Ming Sun, Xiaofan Lu, Wenxuan Cheng

“…While the dysregulation of ERV transcription has been linked to immune cell infiltration in various cancers, its relationship with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) response in solid tumors, particularly metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), remains inadequately explored.Methods This study analyzed patients with metastatic ccRCC from two prospective clinical trials, encompassing 181 patients receiving nivolumab in the CheckMate trials (−009 to –010 and −025) and 48 patients treated with the ipilimumab-nivolumab combination in the BIONIKK trial. …”
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Production of Arthrospira platensis algae to increase production efficiency and enhance immune system of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella against Aeromonas hydrophila by Hossein Adineh

“…One-Way ANOVA test was used for data analysis and Duncan's multiple range test to check the difference in means (p<0.05). Results: The growth of fish in the treatments containing spirulina was significantly higher and the feed conversion ratio was lower compared to the control treatment. …”
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BCL-2 overexpression exosomes promote the proliferation and migration of mesenchymal stem cells in hypoxic environment for skin injury in rats by Ying Wang, Guang Li, Guofeng Li, Yutao Pan, Zhongmin Liu

“…Cell migration test was used to check the migration capacity of MSCs. The expressions of apoptosis-related proteins BCL-2, caspase3 and caspase9, Runx2, ALP and PPAR‐γ were analyzed by western blot. …”
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Determining nutritional indices of Dori bleak, Alburnus doriae and Brond Snout, Chondrostoma regium in Zayandehroud River, Central Iran by Omidvar Farhadian, JAVAD BAGHERI, Nasrollah Mahboobi Soofiani, Safiollah Heidari, Eisa Ebrahimi

“…The indicators of the vacuity index, relative length of gut, and Ivlev's electivity index were used to check the nutritional conditions and determine the importance of different food groups. …”
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Insulin resistance surrogates are associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality in population with metabolic syndrome: a retrospective cohort study of NHANES by Jinhao Liao, Linjie Wang, Lian Duan, Fengying Gong, Huijuan Zhu, Hui Pan, Hongbo Yang

“…Abstract The study aimed to assess the association of five insulin resistance surrogates, namely HOMA-β (Homeostasis Model Assessment of Beta-cell Function), QUICKI (Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index), IGR (Insulin Glucose Ratio), e-IS (Estimated Insulin Sensitivity), and Bennett ISI(Bennett’s insulin sensitivity index) with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in respondents with metabolic syndrome(MetS). …”
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Determination of the physicochemical and microbiological quality of buffalo milk in the south of lake Maracaibo by Luis Álvarez, Alexis Zambrano, Datty Rosales-Zambrano

“…C.A., (Biodiagnostic Unit), in order to provide the company with quality controls on cheeses made from buffalo milk. Sampling of raw pure milk (production units described as A, B, C and D) and milk mixtures (composite samples described as E) and pasteurized milk F was carried out consecutively for three months in 2019. …”
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Evolution of Green Technology, Technology Gap and International Trade A Comparative Study of Developing and Developed Countries by Mehrnoosh Patimar, Zahra Zamani

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Individual participant data meta-analysis of trials comparing frozen versus fresh embryo transfer strategy (INFORM): a protocol by Lan N Vuong, Rui Wang, Ben W Mol, Rong Li, Karin Hammarberg, Kate Brian, Yun Sun, Pollyanna Hardy, Anja Pinborg, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Sacha Stormlund, David J McLernon, Zi-Jiang Chen, Richard S Legro, Carlos Simon, Shimona Lai, Marian G Showell, Daimin Wei, Ze Wang, Keliang Wu, Xavier Santamaría, Christophe Blockeel, Femke Mol, Anna P Ferraretti, Bruce S Shapiro, Forest C Garner, Christos A Venetis, Abha Maheshwari, Gwenda Burns

“…Therefore, we plan a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of RCTs comparing a freeze-all and a fresh transfer policy.Methods and analysis We will search electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO and CENTRAL) and trial registries (ClinicalTrials.gov and the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform) from their inception to present to identify eligible RCTs. We will also check reference lists of relevant papers. The search was performed on 23 September 2020 and will be updated. …”
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Balancing environmental impact: A sustainability index analysis of sorghum production for food and feed by A. Prabowo, R.N. Hayati, S. Minarsih, B. Haryanto, D.D. Ludfiani, A. Supriyo, S. Subiharta, E. Nurwahyuni, Y. Hindarwati, M.N. Setiapermas, S. Sudarto, S. Samijan, B. Utomo, E. Winarn, N.D. Suretno, W. Wibawa, S. Agustini, A. Prasetyo, F.R.P. Hantoro, W. Hariyanto, V.E. Aristya

“…Monte Carlo analysis was used to ascertain sustainability level and attributes leverage, as well as check errors and variations in assessment.FINDINGS: The results showed that sustainability index of sorghum for food and feed was 79.67, categorized as very sustainable. …”
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Spare Parts Inventory Optimization for Military Vehicles Using a Mixed Probability Distribution by Mojtaba Salehi, Mojtaba Omidvar, Shohreh Shariati

“…This is because the use of meta-heuristic methods to check and analyze the sensitivity of inventory optimization models can lead to better and more accurate results, and also the use of these methods is relatively new and helps in solving optimization problems. …”
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Foreign Direct Investment and Violent Crimes: Evidence from the Iranian Provinces by gholamreza zamanian, Frnaz Dehghan, foruzan falahati, ali davari

“…In other words, in the estimation of regression models in the form of time series, it is critically important to check the stationarity of the variables, and for this purpose, Levin, Lin and Chu, Im, Pesaran and Shin, Fisher and Fisher tests were used in this study. …”
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Conocimientos, práctica y actitudes hacia la salud oral entre matronas de España by Yolanda Martínez-Beneyto, Andrea Poza Pascual, Cristina Carazo, Clara Serna-Muñoz, Amparo Pérez-Silva, Antonio José Ortiz-Ruiz

“…Although there are specific oral health programs for pregnant women in Spain, only 15% of women attend dental check-ups during pregnancy. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Spanish midwives regarding oral health in pregnant women following an educational intervention. …”
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Neurotoxicity of aluminium chloride and okadaic acid in zebrafish: Unravelling Alzheimer's disease model via learning and memory function evaluation by S.Z. Raduan, Q.U. Ahmed, M.R.A. Rusmili, A.S.M. Sabere, M.S. Haris, M.F. Shaikh, W.A.W. Sulaiman, M.H. Mahmood

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La ferme à enclos quadrangulaire du Bois des Olivettes à Roncourt (Moselle) : une catégorie d’établissement romain largement diffusée dans la vallée mosellane by Gaël Brkojewitsch, Brice Chevaux

“…Alongside agriculture, other activities are attested to: livestock breeding, cheese-making, wool or plant-based textile production, metallurgy and stone or lime quarrying. …”
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