Evaluation of Hydatid Cyst Cases: A Single-center Retrospective Study by Suzan Şahin, Bülent Kaya

“…Objective: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic condition that can be encountered, particularly in developing countries, and leads to significant economic losses. This study was planned to observe the treatment options, complications, in the patients we followed. …”
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Changes in the Flavor of Cold-Pressed Tiger Nut Oil (<i>Cyperus esculentus</i> L.) During Refining Processes and Evaluation of Its Thermal Properties by Yue Zhao, Yang Sun, Heyi Sun, Tianying Sun, Jian Ren, Chunli Song

“…In the present study, the neutralization refining resulted in 11.67% losses. The refined oil had higher brightness and transparency. …”
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Resistance to viruses of potato: current status and prospects by S. S. Makarova, V. V. Makarov, M. E. Taliansky, N. O. Kalinina

“…The potato (Solanum tuberosum), one of the most important food crops in the world, is infected by various viruses, nine of which have great economic significance, causing substantial losses in the yield and quality of the crop. To minimize consequences of virus infections, in developed countries specific phytosanitary measures have been established and are being improved to monitor the spread of viruses and certify seed potato material using virus diagnostics and production of virus-free potato cultivars. …”
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Identification and functional validation of a new gene conferring resistance to Soybean Mosaic Virus strains SC4 and SC20 in soybean by Muhammad Muzzafar Raza, Huiying Jia, Muhammad Khuram Razzaq, Bowen Li, Kai Li, Junyi Gai

“…Soybean Mosaic Virus (SMV) poses a serious threat to soybean production, often resulting in considerable yield losses or complete crop failure, particularly if infection occurs during early growth stages. …”
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A Machine Learning Based Framework for a Stage-Wise Classification of Date Palm White Scale Disease by Abdelaaziz Hessane, Ahmed El Youssefi, Yousef Farhaoui, Badraddine Aghoutane, Fatima Amounas

“…This decision is crucial for farmers who wish to minimize yield losses while preserving production quality. For this purpose, we propose a feature extraction and machine learning (ML) technique based framework for classifying the stages of infestation by white scale disease (WSD) in date palm trees by investigating their leaflets images. 80 gray level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) texture features and 9 hue, saturation, and value (HSV) color moments features are extracted from both grayscale and color images of the used dataset. …”
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DArTseq-based silicoDArT and SNP markers reveal the genetic diversity and population structure of Kenyan cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) landraces. by Dennis Wamalabe Mukhebi, Pauline Wambui Gachanja, Diana Jepkoech Karan, Brenda Muthoni Kamau, Pauline Wangeci King'ori, Bicko Steve Juma, Wilton Mwema Mbinda

“…These changes adversely impact cashew growth by altering flowering patterns, increasing pests and diseases, and causing postharvest losses, which ultimately result in reduced yields and tree mortality. …”
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Compressive Characteristics and Fracture Simulation of Cerasus Humilis Fruit by Cheng Hao, Dongjin Yang, Liyang Zhao, Jianguo Yang, Tao Wang, Junlin He

“…This compromises the quality of the harvested fruits and subsequent processing, resulting in significant economic losses. To investigate the mechanical behavior of Cerasus humilis fruit, this study measured the geometric parameters as well as the mechanical properties (failure load, elastic modulus, compressive strength, and fracture energy) of the peel, pulp, and core in both the axial and radial directions. …”
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A Ferritin-Based Eg95 Nanoparticle Vaccine Adjuvanted with pCpG Eliciting Robust Immune Responses Against Cystic Echinococcosis in Mice Model by Gao X, Zhu X, Liu X, Zhou C, Shang Y, Wu T, Jia H, Zhang Z, Li Y, Xin T

“…Xintao Gao,1,&ast; Xizhou Zhu,2,&ast; Xingjian Liu,1 Chenghao Zhou,1 Yuting Shang,1 Tong Wu,1 Hong Jia,3 Zhifang Zhang,1 Yinü Li,1 Ting Xin3 1National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Bioproducts Engineering Center, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ting Xin; Yinü Li, Email xinting@caas.cn; liyinv@caas.cnIntroduction: Cystic echinococcosis (CE), a chronic disabling parasitic zoonosis, poses a great threat to public health and livestock production and causes huge economic losses globally. The commercial Quil-A-adjuvanted Eg95 vaccine was empirically effective for CE control; however, it is expensive and has side effects and insufficient immunity.Purpose: This study aimed to employ a novel adjuvant consisting of a delivery system and an immune potentiator and assess its adjuvanticity to Eg95 antigen, thereby developing a safe and cost-effective novel vaccine against the disease.Methods: A ferritin-based Eg95 nanoparticle antigen was prepared and then mixed with a plasmid containing the TLR9 agonist CpG to formulate a novel nanovaccine. …”
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Exploitation of the genetic potential of <i>Thinopyrum</i> and <i>Agropyron</i> genera to protect wheat from diseases and environmental stresses by L. Ya. Plotnikova, V. V. Knaub

“…Grain harvests can be increased by reducing losses from diseases and environmental stresses. The tertiary gene pool, including Thinopyrum spp., is a valuable resource for increasing genetic diversity and wheat resistance to fungal diseases and abiotic stresses. …”
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The tryptophan-aspartate (WD) repeat domain of bovine Coronin-1A promotes mycobacterial survival by inhibiting calcium signaling-mediated phagosome-lysosome fusion by Jing Yang, Zhunan Li, Aicong Li, Yayi Liu, Xinyan Zhang, Yong Zhang, Yuanpeng Gao

“…Abstract Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic consumptive zoonosis, causing significant economic losses and critical public health risks. Coronin-1A is a host cytoskeleton-associated protein that is crucial for understanding the inhibition of phagosome-lysosome fusion by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) to evade host innate immune clearance. …”
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Rainfall-Groundwater Table Fluctuations Impact on Root Zone Soil Water Simulated in Upflow for Crop Production Planning in Obio Akpa Watershed, Nigeria by Ikpe Udom, Samuel Nta, Godwin Usoh, Matthew Kamai, Boniface Ugwuishiwu

“… The non-predictability of rainfall-groundwater table relationships in the ungauged Obio Akpa watershed has rubbished remedial measures against seasonal crop losses.    This study utilizes ten years (2011-2020) climate data obtained from the study area to predict the seasonal rainfall-groundwater table variations and simulate the effects on crop root zone using Upflow model. …”
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Serotyping and antimicrobial resistance of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae isolates from fattening pigs in Poland from 2019 to 2024 by Przyborowska Paulina, Tobolski Dawid

“…Abstract Background Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is a prevalent respiratory pathogen causing substantial economic losses in swine production worldwide. The bacterium's ability to rapidly develop antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant challenge to effective treatment and control. …”
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Accounting for Australia’s threatened species: Estimating historical and recent change in terrestrial habitat by Katherine M. Giljohann, Karel Mokany, Simon Ferrier, Thomas D. Harwood, Chris Ware, Kristen J. Williams

“…Between 2017 and 2018 threatened species habitat decreased in six of eight sub-national jurisdictions. Percent losses were greatest in the smallest jurisdictions, which were also estimated to retain the least threatened species habitat. …”
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Disability weights for environmental noise-related health states: results of a disability weights measurement study in Europe by Juanita A Haagsma, Periklis Charalampous, Carolien C H M Maas

“…Introduction Measurement of the burden of disease using disability-adjusted life years requires disability weights to quantify health losses for non-fatal consequences of disease and injury. …”
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Research on the Establishment and Stability of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region Air Pollution Cooperative Control Alliance: An Evolutionary Game Approach by Wei. Zhu, Shaonan. Shan, Xiaohui. Shi, Hui. Li

“…As indicated from the results, without the constraints of the central government, intergovernmental cooperative control is correlated with intercity public benefits, cities’ own benefits, and air pollution losses, whereas it is not effective since it cannot control the phenomenon of “free-riding” by cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. …”
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Organic amendments tighten nitrogen cycling in agricultural soils: a meta-analysis on gross nitrogen flux by Lauren C. Breza, A. Stuart Grandy, A. Stuart Grandy

“…As such, residue amendments encourage soil N recycling between inorganic and organic forms, which is crucial to supporting crop N needs throughout the growing season while minimizing N losses.…”
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VICTIM OF AN OFFENCE: LEGAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS IN AN INTERJURISDICTIONAL CONTEXT by Andrii Borovyk, Oleksandr Golovach, Oleksandr Shyra

“…It is noted that, while the median economic losses from crimes are generally modest, crimes with significant financial impacts are rare but disproportionately covered in the media. …”
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Revealing the diversity of Fusarium micromycetes in agroecosystems of the North Caucasus plains for replenishing the State Collection of Phytopathogenic Microorganisms of the All-R... by N. S. Zhemchuzhina, M. I. Kiseleva, T. M. Kolomiets, I. B. Ablova, A. P. Glinushkin, S. A. Elizarova

“…In order to prevent crop yield losses from the most dangerous and economically important pathogenic organisms, it is necessary not only to monitor the virulence gene pool, but also to study the nature of pathogen variability and determine the potential for the emergence of new genes and races. …”
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Molecular mechanisms and comparative transcriptomics of diapause in two corn rootworm species (Diabrotica spp.) by Melise C. Lecheta, Chad Nielson, B. Wade French, Emily A.W. Nadeau, Nicholas M. Teets

“…This species complex includes economically significant agricultural pests, notably the western corn rootworm (WCR) and northern corn rootworm (NCR), which cause major losses in maize production. Rootworms undergo an obligate embryonic diapause to synchronize their life cycles with host plants, and we sequenced transcriptomes from both species at five time points (pre-diapause, diapause initiation, diapause maintenance, diapause termination, and post-diapause). …”
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Evaluation of Nutritive and Antioxidant Properties of Blanched Leafy Vegetables Consumed in Northern Côte d’Ivoire by Oulai Patricia D., Zoué Lessoy T., Niamké Sébastien L.

“…The result of the study revealed that longer time of blanching (higher than 15 min) caused negative impact by reducing nutritive value but positive impact by reducing anti-nutrients and increasing polyphenols. The registered losses (p0.05) at 15 min were as follow: ash (0.08-10.01%), proteins (0.36-12.03%), vitamin C (19.56-68.67%), carotenoids (18.91-55.48%) oxalates (3.58-21.39%) and phytates (10.51-68.02%). …”
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