The Nystadt Peace and its Role in the Formation of Russian Statehood from 1721 to 1917 by O. V. Lebedeva

“…The analysis of the document allows us to conclude that the agreement regulates interactions not only between Russia and Sweden but contains references to other European countries. It speaks of Russia's strengthening role in the international arena, not so much in the military but also in diplomatic terms. …”
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Addition of basil leaf (Ocimum basicilum L.) extract to AndroMed® extender improved the quality of spermatozoa of frozen thawed Simmental bull semen by Aditya Irawan, Fajar Ramadhan Subiyantoro, Suherni Susilowati, Tri Wahyu Suprayogi, Sri Pantja Madyawati, Pudji Srianto, Nove Hidajati, Eduardus Bimo Aksono Herupradoto, Kadek Rachmawati

“…Ejaculate that met the motility qualification of more than 70%, was divided into three groups, each extended in AndroMed® without the addition of basil leaf extract (T0), with the addition of 0.1% basil leaf extract (T1) and with the addition of 0.3% basil leaf extract (T2). Straw containing semen with 30 million spermatozoa/straw was processed using an IceCube automatic freezer (Minitube, Germany). …”
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Study on sedimentary organic facies of coal-measure source rocks in Shuixigou Group, Taibei Sag, Tuha Basin by Hao LIANG, Tanguang FAN, Zhiyong WANG, Shu TAO, Yijie WEN, Haitian ZHENG, Zijian ZHANG

“…The Taibei Sag in the Tuha Basin contains abundant oil and gas resources. The coal-measure source rocks in the Jurassic Shuixigou Group are the main hydrocarbon source layers in the area, with significant hydrocarbon generation potential. …”
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A comparative study on germination of wheat grains with different anthocyanin pigmentation of the pericarp in natural or induced aging by E. I. Gordeeva, O. Y. Shoeva, E. K. Khlestkina

“…A small statistically significant increase in grain germination capacity during natural aging was associated with the presence of a recombinant region containing the Pp-D1 gene on wheat chromosome 7D.…”
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Exploring Medicinal Plants for Antimicrobial Activity and Synergistic Effects With Doxycycline Against Bacterial Species by Joel Frank Kenmeni, Ibrahim Sifi, Borel Ndezo Bisso, Prudence Ngalula Kayoka-Kabongo, Ulrich Joël Tsopmene, Jean Paul Dzoyem

“…Combination studies were conducted using the checkerboard microdilution method. All extracts contained phenols, flavonoids, steroids, triterpenes, and anthraquinones. …”
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Coscattering in next-to-minimal dark matter and split supersymmetry by F. Brümmer

“…We apply our method to a simple model, containing a fermionic SU(2) triplet and a fermionic singlet with electroweak-scale masses, at small triplet-singlet mixing. …”
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Antioxidants and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia by T. V. Sapozhnikova, S. A. Parfenov, T. E. Yesina, K. V. Sapozhnikov, A. N. Smirnov, A. A. Paulov, D. M. Rizakhanov, O. A. Rizakhanova

“…The study included 112 adult patients with functional dyspepsia receiving the antioxidant drug Cytoflavin containing succinic acid, inosine, nicotinamide and riboflavin, and cognitive behavioral therapy according to the method of Beck and Jacobson in addition to the main therapy (prokinetics, proton pump inhibitors, psychotropic drugs).Results. …”
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Effects of Cranberry Extract (Vaccinium macrocarpon) Supplementation on Lipid Peroxidation and Inflammation in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (Stages 3-4): A Randomized Contr... by Laís de Souza Gouveia Moreira, Karla Thaís Resende Teixeira, Ludmila F. M. F. Cardozo, Livia Alvarenga, Bruna Regis, Jessyca Sousa de Brito, Viviane de Oliveira Leal, Natalia Alvarenga Borges, Isabela de Souza da Costa Brum, José Carlos Carraro-Eduardo, Giovanna B. Borini, Andresa A. Berretta, Marcelo Ribeiro-Alves, Denise Mafra

“…A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was performed with 30 patients to receive capsules containing cranberry extract (1000 mg/day) or placebo (1000 mg/day of corn starch) for two months. …”
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Role of HNF6 in liver homeostasis and pathophysiology by Miaomiao Tian, Weizhen Gao, Shujun Ma, Huiling Cao, Yu Zhang, Fuxiang An, Jianni Qi, Zhen Yang

“…Abstract Background Hepatocyte nuclear factor 6 (HNF6), a member of the HNF family, contains single cleft and homologous domains, which form a DNA-binding region that targets the promoter regions of genes that bind to liver-specific genes and regulate their expression. …”
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Hidden Fossils of The Hondsrug Complex Connect Time and Space by Margaretha Roelfs, Harry Huisman

“…The land ice left behind thick layers of till, scattered with billions of erratic boulders that often contain fossils. But this is a special case because the fossils are ‘hidden’ in erratic blocks, and testify to Earth history thousands of miles north in the Baltic Sea and millions of years earlier, in the Paleozoic. …”
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Un nouveau cas de sépultures multiples à Troyes, Place de la Libération (Aube, Moyen Âge) by Cécile Paresys, Dominique Castex, Cédric Roms, Isabelle Richard, Stéphanie Degobertière

“…The excavations carried out before the construction of an underground car park in the center of Troyes enabled a thorough study of six burial pits containing over a hundred individuals. That they are the result of abrupt mortality events is demonstrated by the simultaneous deposit of the bodies, sometimes in several layers. …”
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Knowledge on Chemical Pesticide use among Farmers Exposed to Pesticides in Panchkhal Municipality, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal by Leela Paudel, Rajendra Neupane, Lochana Shrestha, Lee Budhathoki, Keshav Raj Paudel

“…Those who stored the pesticide properly in a locked container in a well-ventilated area showed a significant association with knowledge of pesticide use (P≤0.001). …”
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Tuning Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Hydrogels Using Orthogonally Functionalized Crosslinkers by Bin Liu, Zhaoyan Hou, Yi Bao, Lei Hua, Xiao Wang, Yuanyuan Li, Lanying Zhou, Zhuo Lv

“…A unique orthogonal crosslinker-induced hydrogel, whose mechanical strength can be tunable by the crosslinker topology upon thermal treatment, is described herein. The crosslinker containing cationic moieties and crosslinkable styrenyl groups was employed for the preparation of orthogonally crosslinked hydrogels having ionic and covalent characteristics. …”
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Retrieving Aerosol Optical Depth over Land from Landsat-8 Satellite Images with the Aid of Cloud Shadows by Jingmiao Zhu, Congcong Qiao, Minzheng Duan

“…Based on this assumption, an algorithm for AOD retrieval over land is developed and tested using Landsat-8/9 images containing scattered clouds over Xuzhou, China, and Dalanzadgad, Mongolia. …”
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Daily time series of 12 human thermal stress indices in Greece, aggregated at commune level (1998–2022)Zenodo by Georgios Charvalis, Michalis Koureas, Chloe Brimicombe, Chara Bogogiannidou, Fani Kalala, Varbara Mouchtouri, Christos Hadjichristodoulou

“…In this paper we present a dataset that contains daily mean, maximum and minimum values of 12 heat stress indices averaged over Greek communes from January 1998 to December 2022. …”
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PhD Programs as a Basic Tool of Human Capacity Building in Russian Science by E. V. Karavaeva, O. A. Kostenko, V. V. Malandin, I. A. Mosicheva

“…The article assesses recent regulations and requirements containing approaches to the organization of research and pedagogical personnel training on doctoral programs that will be effective from March 2022, discusses the prospects for the doctoral education and the risks involved.…”
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Genes of Inflammation and Placental Function GWAS Associated with Idiopathic Recurrent Miscarriage in the Kazakh Population by Alexandra Murtazaliyeva, Gulnara Svyatova, Galina Berezina, Gulfairuz Urazbayeva, Aigerim Sadyrbekova

“…DNA isolation from the biomaterial was carried out using kits containing binding magnetic particles. Both samples were analysed for alleles and genotypes for the studied polymorphisms. …”
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The Role of Glucocorticoid Receptors in Dexamethasone-Induced Apoptosis of Neuroprogenitor Cells in the Hippocampus of Rat Pups by Chun-I Sze, Yung-Chieh Lin, Yuh-Jyh Lin, Ting-Hui Hsieh, Yu Min Kuo, Chyi-Her Lin

“…Since the hippocampus contains a high density of glucocorticoid receptors (GCRs), we hypothesized that Dex affects neurogenesis in the hippocampus through inflammatory mediators. …”
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Development of Driver-Behavior Model Based onWOA-RBM Deep Learning Network by Junhui Liu, Yajuan Jia, Yaya Wang

“…This method establishes an objective optimization function first, which contains the training of RBM deep learning network based on the real driver behavior data. …”
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MftG is crucial for ethanol metabolism of mycobacteria by linking mycofactocin oxidation to respiration by Ana Patrícia Graça, Vadim Nikitushkin, Mark Ellerhorst, Cláudia Vilhena, Tilman E Klassert, Andreas Starick, Malte Siemers, Walid K Al-Jammal, Ivan Vilotijevic, Hortense Slevogt, Kai Papenfort, Gerald Lackner

“…Here, we show that MftG enzymes are almost exclusively found in genomes containing mycofactocin biosynthetic genes and are present in 75% of organisms harboring these genes. …”
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