Botrytis Blossom Blight of Southern Highbush Blueberry by Philip F. Harmon

“… Information contained in this publication is intended to help blueberry growers in Florida identify and manage Botrytis blossom blight. …”
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Multianalysis Characterization of Mineralogical Properties of Copper-Lead-Zinc Mixed Ores and Implications for Comprehensive Recovery by Qian Zhang, Shuming Wen, Qicheng Feng, Song Zhang, Wenlin Nie

“…The results show that the raw ore contained 0.53% Cu, 1.29% Pb, and 0.54% Zn; the oxidation rates of copper, lead, and zinc were 40.21%, 79.31%, and 84.83%, respectively. …”
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Lessons learned in migrating from one commercial genetics clinical decision-making tool to another: Assessment of data integrity and utilization by Calvin Le, Kevin Tatunay, Wayne Liu, Haibo Lu, Nicole-Ann Rodis, Thomas Nam, Mercy Y. Laurino, Marianne E. Dubard-Gault

“…The electronic health record often contains multiple ways to record risk factors and to identify patients at an elevated genetic risk for cancer. …”
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Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ameliorated the negative effects of a low-protein diet on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immune status, and gut microbiota of laying chicks by Lele Hou, Huiling Qiu, Jihong Dong, Huawei Liu, Shansong Gao, Fu Chen

“…The control group was fed a basal diet containing 19% protein, the low-protein (LP) group was fed a diet containing 17% protein, and the probiotic (LPL) group was fed with the 17% protein diet supplemented with L. plantarum (1.0 × 109 CFU/kg). …”
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Genetic Variations in the Kir6.2 Subunit (KCNJ11) of Pancreatic ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channel Gene Are Associated with Insulin Response to Glucose Loading and Early Onset of Type... by Yi-Der Jiang, Lee-Ming Chuang, Dee Pei, Yann-Jinn Lee, Jun-Nan Wei, Fung-Chang Sung, Tien-Jyun Chang

“…However, the diabetic subjects with the K23-allele-containing genotypes had lower fasting plasma insulin levels after adjustment of age and BMI percentiles. …”
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A sterol panel for rare lipid disorders: sitosterolemia, cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis and Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome by Alexander Bauer Westbye, Lili L. Dizdarevic, Sandra R. Dahl, Emil Andreas Asprusten, Yngve Thomas Bliksrud, Anita Lövgren Sandblom, Ulf Diczfalusy, Per M. Thorsby, Kjetil Retterstøl

“…CTX serum contained greatly increased concentrations of cholestanol, as well as 7DHC and lathosterol. …”
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Magnetic-responsive triple shape memory polymer from bio-based benzoxazine/urethane polymer alloys with iron oxide nanoparticles by Kullanard Ruenpanya, Phattarin Mora, Panagiotis Karagiannidis, Kittipon Bunyanuwat, Sarawut Rimdusit

“…Novel magnetic-responsive triple shape memory polymers (SMPs) derived from bio-based benzoxazine-urethane (V-fa/PU) polymer alloys containing iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs) were developed in this work. …”
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Sonochemically Modified Lapindo Mud Using Sulfuric Acid for Efficient Adsorption of Phenol in Aqueous Media and Real Wastewater Samples by Karna Wijaya, Adyatma Bhagaskara, Maria Francia Mirabella Sani, Marini Fairuz Vebryana, Fernando Alvaro Pratama, Widuri Anggraeni, Amalia Kurnia Amin, Faturrahman Al Ramadhani, Aldino Javier Saviola

“…Pharmaceutical industrial wastewater frequently contains high amounts of phenolic substances, which pose severe threats to the ecosystem and human health. …”
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Development of New Biosorbent Based on Crosslinked Chitosan Beads with High Brilliant Blue FCF Removal Efficiency by Fatiha Lahgui, Beatriz Delgado Cano, Antonio Avalos Ramirez, Michèle Heitz, Hafida Hadjar, Samia Kaddour

“…Effluents containing synthetic anionic dyes can pose a risk to ecosystems, and they must be treated before their release to the environment. …”
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ALMA FACTS. II. Large Scale Variations in the 12CO(J = 2 – 1) to 12CO(J = 1 – 0) Line Ratio in Nearby Galaxies by Shinya Komugi, Tsuyoshi Sawada, Jin Koda, Fumi Egusa, Fumiya Maeda, Akihiko Hirota, Amanda M. Lee

“…We find, however, that the radial gradient in r _21 is bimodal, where a group containing all SA galaxies prefer constant or very shallow r _21 gradients out to 40% of the optical radius, while another group containing all SB galaxies have a steep r _21 gradient, decreasing by ∼20% before 40% of the optical radius, which also corresponds to the radius of the stellar bar. …”
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Algae extract-based nanoemulsions for photoprotection against UVB radiation: an electrical impedance spectroscopy study by Aura Rocío Hernández, Lady Sepulveda, Yoshie Hata, Leonardo Castellanos, Sebastian Björklund, Tautgirdas Ruzgas, Marcela Aragón

“…This study aimed to develop oil-in-water photoprotective nanoemulsions containing marine macroalgae extract. A Box–Behnken experimental design was used to identify the most promising formulation composition, resulting in optimal physical properties. …”
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Single-cell transcriptomic analysis reveals characteristic feature of macrophage reprogramming in liver Mallory-Denk bodies pathogenesis by Zixuan Fang, Bei Zhong, Yi Shi, Wanmei Zhou, Maoping Huang, Samuel W. French, Xiaoping Tang, Hui Liu

“…Furthermore, we revealed the damaged DNA could activate the NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing-3 (NLRP3) inflammasome and subsequently form apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruit domain (ASC) specks of liver macrophages. …”
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Integrating Analytical Procedures in Routine Practices of Centralized Antiblastic Compounding Units for Valorization of Residual Compounded Drugs by Rita Patrizia Aquino, Giovanni Falcone, Paola Russo, Fabrizio Dal Piaz, Giulia Auriemma, Ferdinando Maria de Francesco, Stefania Cascone, Eduardo Nava, Pasquale Del Gaudio

“…Methods: Two different subsets of drug products were analyzed, i.e., medicines containing small molecules and medicines containing monoclonal antibodies. …”
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Physiological Properties of Dietary Ellagitannin-Rich Preparations Obtained from Strawberry Pomace Using Different Extraction Methods by Juśkiewicz Jerzy, Król Bogusław, Kosmala Monika, Milala Joanna, Zduńczyk Zenon, Żary-Sikorska Ewa

“…The preparations were applied in cholesterol-containing diets that had equal content of ellagitannins (0.03%). …”
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Isolation and Genomic Characterization of a Novel Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus 1 from Severely Diseased Piglets in China in 2024 by Shuai Yang, Meng Cui, Chen Li, Ming Qiu, Xiaoyang Zhu, Yanhan Lin, Yifan Meng, Yuejia Qiu, Wenhao Qi, Hong Lin, Wanglong Zheng, Jianzhong Zhu, Kewei Fan, Nanhua Chen

“…Noticeably, the AHEU2024-2671-like isolates not only contained deletions in nsp2 and the GP3-GP4 overlap region, but also contained a unique 6 nt deletion between nsp12 and the ORF2 gene. …”
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Exposure of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies to imidacloprid impairs larval development, promotes oxidative stress in pupae, and induces changes in the midgut of adult... by Daiani Rodrigues Moreira, Tuan Henrique Smielevski de Souza, Douglas Galhardo, Cinthia Leão Figueira, Samara Calvi Baulli, Breno Gabriel da Silva, Francieli das Chagas, José Washington Santos Oliveira, Jean Samel Rocha, Angélica de Souza Khatlab, Eliane Gasparino, Vagner de Alencar Arnaut de Toledo, Adriana Aparecida Sinópolis Gigliolli, Maria Claudia Colla Ruvolo-Takasusuki

“…Treatment groups were fed syrup containing 1 µg L−1 IMD, whereas the control group was fed syrup only. …”
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A tannic acid-based intumescent flame retardant for improving flame retardancy of epoxy composites by Xiaosui Chen, Yaoting Ma, Shuzheng Liu, Aiqing Zhang, Wei Liu, Shengchao Huang

“…Analyses from the condensed char and pyrolysis gases indicated that the improved flame retardancy was mainly attributed to the cooperation of the free-radical quenching effect of P-containing radicals and phenoxy radicals working in stages (derived from DOPO and TA respectively) and the physical barrier effect caused by the highly graphited, intumescent and porous char layer (reinforced by P- and Si-containing cross-linked structures). …”
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DNA Ploidy and Chromosome (FISH) Pattern Analysis of Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors by Anett Hruska, Reinhard Bollmann, Rita Beáta Kovács, Magdolna Bollmann, Miklós Bodó, Zoltán Sápi

“…In contrast, the atypical neurofibroma displayed marked aneusomy (18.44%) but it contained normal eusomic and polysomic cells too. Two diploid MPNSTs proved to be clearly aneusomic with trisomy of chromosome 17 and monosomy of chromosome 18. …”
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The Characteristics Variation of Hepatic Progenitors after TGF-β1-Induced Transition and EGF-Induced Reversion by Ping Wang, Min Cong, Tianhui Liu, Aiting Yang, Guangyong Sun, Dong Zhang, Jian Huang, Shujie Sun, Jia Mao, Hong Ma, Jidong Jia, Hong You

“…Hepatic oval cells, rat hepatic progenitors, were isolated from rats fed a choline-deficient diet supplemented with ethionine. TGF-β1-containing medium was used for inducing EMT, while EGF-containing medium was used for reversing EMT. …”
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Effect of intramuscular fat level on carcass composition, physicochemical characteristics, texture, and microstructure of breast muscle of broiler chickens by Dariusz Kokoszyński, Karol Włodarczyk, Joanna Żochowska-Kujawska, Marek Kotowicz, Marcin Wegner, Kamil Stęczny, Dorota Cygan-Szczegielniak

“…The majority (about 66 %) carcasses contained pectoral muscle containing no more than 2.04 % IMF. …”
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