“Black Esophagus” or Gurvits Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Diabetic Ketoacidosis by Vivek Choksi, Kairavee Dave, Rulz Cantave, Sameer Shaharyar, Jeevan Joseph, Uday Shankar, Steven Kaplan, Hamid Feiz

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Multiproxy analysis exploring patterns of diet and disease in dental calculus and skeletal remains from a 19th century Dutch population by Bartholdy, Bjørn Peare, Hasselstrøm, Jørgen B., Sørensen, Lambert K., Casna, Maia, Hoogland, Menno, Historisch Genootschap Beemster, Henry, Amanda G.

“…There are many limitations that will need to be addressed going forward with this type of analysis; we stress the need for more systematic research on the consumption of alkaloid-containing items and their subsequent concentration and preservation in dental calculus, in addition to how mode of consumption may affect concentrations in the dentition. …”
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Removing heavy metals and improving the dewaterability of sewage sludge with the bioleaching process by Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans bacteria by Reza Shokoohi, Roya Najafi-Vosough, Amir Shabanloo, Zahra Torkshavand, Mohammad Molla Mahmoudi, Mohammad attar abasi

“…For this purpose, 10 mL of a sludge-enriched inoculum of iron-oxidizing bacteria with 2 g FeSO4.7H2O was added to a 250-mL Erlenmeyer flask containing 100 mL of the sludge mixture from the secondary and primary sedimentation unit (34.78 g L−1 solids). …”
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Physical, Thermal, and Morphology Characteristics of Waste Latex Rubber Glove-Modified Bitumen by Auni Diyana Fadzil, Nur Izzi Md Yusoff, Shuhaida Harun, Khairiah Haji Badri, Iswandaru Widyatmoko, Faridah Hanim Khairuddin, Abdalrhman Milad, Munder Bilema, Naeem Aziz Memon

“…The contact angle of water showed a decreasing trend, where the binder containing 9% WLRG had the lowest contact angle. …”
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Influences of Infrared Dye Content and Laser Energy Density on Laser Propulsion Performance of ADN-Based Liquid Propellants by Lizhi Wu, Jinle Cao, Jingyuan Zhang, Jingwei Zeng, Yue Pan

“…The results provide an important reference for the design of an energy-containing liquid propellant.…”
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Endometrial Cancer Cells Promote M2-Like Macrophage Polarization by Delivering Exosomal miRNA-21 under Hypoxia Condition by Li Xiao, Yumin He, Fan Peng, Jianlin Yang, Chengfu Yuan

“…To further study the effect of miRNA-21-containing exosomes, we transfected miRNA-21 mimics or inhibitor into THP-1 cells. …”
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Morphotypes and genetic diversity of <i>Dendrobaena schmidti</i> (Lumbricidae, Annelida) by S. V. Shekhovtsov, I. B. Rapoport, T. V. Poluboyarova, A. P. Geraskina, E. V. Golovanova, S. E. Peltek

“…The first group included somewhat bigger (3-7.5 cm) individuals that were only slightly pigmented or totally unpigmented (when fixed by ethanol). The second group contained small (1.7-3.5 cm) specimens with dark purple pigmentation. …”
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Circulating fibroblast growth factor 21 levels in gestational diabetes mellitus and preeclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhen Cao, Zhiming Deng, Jieyi Lu, Ying Yuan

“…Moreover, the PE case group covered 120 while the control group contained 134. The findings indicated that pregnant women with PE had significantly greater levels of circulating FGF21 than healthy expectant mothers (SMD = 0.743, 95% CI: 0.527 ~ 0.958, p = 0.000). …”
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Design, formulation and antimicrobial assessment of a traditional Iranian antiperspirant formula from Rosa damascena flowers and Myrtus communis leaves. by Maryam Alipanah, Gholamhossein Yousefi, Zahra Sobhani, Mohammad Ali Jahromi, Mohammad Zarshenas

“…This study deals with the design and preparation of an antiperspirant formulation from traditional Iranian medicine containing aqueous decoctions of Rosa damascena Mill flowers and Myrtus communis L. leaves. …”
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Pattern analysis in a benthic bacteria-nutrient system by Daniel Wetzel

“…Furthermore, we find a number of snaking branches of stationary states, which are spatial connections between homogeneous states and hexagons, homogeneous states and stripes as well as stripes and hexagons in parameter ranges, where both corresponding states are stable.The system under consideration originally contains some spatially varying coefficients and with these exhibits layerings of patterns.The existence of spatial connections between different steady states in bistable ranges shows that spatially varying patterns are not necessarily due to spatially varying coefficients. …”
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Sediment flow connectivity index data for the Apulia region (Italy): An open-source geodatabase and the innovative CONNECTOSED WebGIS platformZenodo by Alok Kushabaha, Domenico Capolongo, Giovanni Scicchitano, Floriana Rizzo, Marina Zingaro

“…This geodatabase is organized into folders containing data in TIFF, shapefile, Jpeg and Pdf formats, including input variables (digital elevation model, land cover map, rainfall map, and soil units dataset for each hydrographic basin), classification graphs (ranking of variable values), dimensionless index maps (slope, ruggedness, rainfall, land cover, and soil stability) and key products (maps of sediment mobility, SfCI, and applied SfCI). …”
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In Vitro Anthelmintic Activity and Phytochemical Screening of Crude Extracts of Three Medicinal Plants against Haemonchus Contortus in Sheep at Haramaya Municipal Abattoir, Eastern... by Hassen Shamil Mumed, Dereje Regassa Nigussie, Kedir Sali Musa, Abdallahi Abdurahman Demissie

“…Phytochemical analysis using standard techniques was also used to detect secondary metabolites contained in the plants. The study revealed the presence of secondary metabolites such as tannins, flavonoids, steroids, and terpenoids in all extracts, which are considered to be the chemical components that are responsible for the wide therapeutic activities of several medicinal plants. …”
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Proximate and distant determinants of maternal and neonatal mortality in the postnatal period: A scoping review of data from low- and middle-income countries. by Preston Izulla, Angela Muriuki, Michael Kiragu, Melanie Yahner, Virginia Fonner, Syeda Nabin Ara Nitu, Bernard Osir, Farahat Bello, Joseph de Graft-Johnson

“…This scoping review identified proximate and distant factors associated with maternal and neonatal mortality during the postnatal period within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). A rigorous, systematic search of four electronic databases was undertaken to identify studies published within the last 11 years containing data on risk factors among nationally representative samples. …”
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Averting War in Northeast Asia: A Proposal by Mel Gurtov

“…The most critical need of countries in Northeast Asia is an institution for crisis prevention, crisis management, and other security-promoting purposes-what might be called a Northeast Asia Security Dialogue Mechanism (NEASDM). …”
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Expanding the clinical spectrum of 19p13.3 microduplication syndrome: a case report highlighting nephrotic syndrome and literature review by Wenjie Sun, Hong Yan, Mengxin Sun, Jie Wang, Kunxia Li

“…CMA results showed a 3.6 Mb fragment duplication (copy number: 3) in the chr19p13.3 region, containing 127 protein-coding genes (including CELF5, NFIC, SMIM24, PIAS4, ATCAY, MAP2K2, and ZBTB7A). …”
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Allelic differences in the key genes of betalain biosynthesis in table beet accessions with contrasting root color from the VIR collection by A. S. Mikhailova, D. V. Sokolova, N. A. Shvachko, V. S. Popov, E. K. Khlestkina

“…Table beet (Beta vulgaris L.) contains a great amount of naturally red-colored betanins. …”
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Using Spatial Regression to Model Potentially Toxic Metal (PTM) Mobility Based on Physicochemical Soil Properties by Melissa A. Magno, Arpita Nandi, Ingrid E. Luffman

“…Un-reclaimed, abandoned mine sites are particularly prone to leaching these contaminants, which may accumulate and pose significant environmental and public health concerns. …”
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Pilot-Scale Enzymatic Conversion of Low Stability, High Free Fatty, Squid Oil to an Oxidatively Stable Astaxanthin-Rich Acylglyceride Oil Suitable for Nutritional Applications by Asavari Joshi, Brendan Holland, Moninder Sachar, Colin J. Barrow

“…Squid viscera, a byproduct of squid processing, contains oil rich in omega-3 fatty acids (up to 10% by mass) and the antioxidant astaxanthin. …”
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Electronic media use and sleep in toddlerhood and preschool age by R. Praninskienė, R. Jusienė, I. Laurinaitytė, L. Petronytė, I. Rakickienė, V. Urbonas

“…The survey questionnaire contained questions about the child’s development, social environment, and usage of IT devices. …”
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STUDY ON IN VITRO PROPAGATION AND DEVELOPMENT GROWTH OF GYNOSTEMMA PUBESCENS IN THE GREENHOUSE CONDITION by Nguyễn Thị Thanh Hằng, Lê Ái Vân, Đinh Văn Khiêm, Hoàng Văn Cương, Nguyễn Thị Phượng Hoàng, Phan Xuân Huyên

“…The results showed that MS medium supplemented with 1mg/l BA, 30 g/l sucrose, 8g/l agar, pH 5.8 was the best medium for shoot regeneration in vitro, with a shoot height of 1.84cm, and 10.50 shoots/explant. The MS medium contained 0.5mg/l TDZ, 30g/l sucrose, 8g/l agar, pH 5.8 was the most suitable medium for shoot regeneration in vitro, with a shoot height of 1.99cm, and 13.80 shoots/explant. …”
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