Bycatch of common pollinators in pheromone baited traps for monitoring corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Missouri Industrial Hemp by Clement Akotsen-Mensah, Isaac N. Ativor, Caroline N. Foba, Valliyodan Babu

“…Abstract Background Several traps are recommended for monitoring corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie), an important pest of field, vegetable and fruit crops in the U.S. …”
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Development of a Copro-RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a assay to detect Echinococcus granulosus nucleic acids isolated from canine feces using NaOH-based DNA extraction method. by Guoqing Shao, Xiaowei Zhu, Ruiqi Hua, Yanxin Chen, Guangyou Yang

“…Therefore, the development of a novel accurate, rapid, and visually interpretable point-of-care test is crucial for controlling CE.<h4>Methods</h4>We combined recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) and Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) with a CRISPR-associated protein 12a (Cas12a) system, forming the RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a assay. …”
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Hotspots and research trends of gut microbiome in polycystic ovary syndrome: a bibliometric analysis (2012–2023) by Ruishan Wu, Zhensheng Mai, Xiaoyan Song, Wenzhong Zhao

“…Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fudan University, and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine were the top three most publications institutions. Thackray VG was identified as the most prolific author, holding the highest H-index, while Liu R received the highest total number of citations. …”
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¬¬Effect of Soil and Moisture Conservation Technologies on Growth and Grain Yields of Climbing Beans in Lake Mulehe Sub-catchment South-Western Uganda. by Kushaba, Laban Katende

“…Soil samples were collected at a depth of 0-15cm from each field, air dried, and analyzed for the selected soil physical and chemical parameters (soil pH, Total nitrogen, organic matter, available phosphorus, and bulk density). …”
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Gastric cancer – Clinical aspects by J. Bornschein

“…Several authors presented an excellent overview of the trends of gastric cancer incidence and mortality over the last four decades. These include details on different subtypes of gastric cancer, the respective impact of H. pylori infection as well as factors that modulate regional differences of gastric cancer epidemiology. …”
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Effectiveness of acid-tolerant antagonist-based biofungicide in the control of basal stem rot disease caused by ganoderma in oil palm seedlings on peat soil by Supriyanto, Sulistyowati Henny, Arifin Nur, Ruliyansyah Agus, Haris Ramadahan Tris

“…Testing was carried out on oil palm seedlings in greenhouses and fields. …”
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Damage analysis and optimal design of micro-structure milling cutter based on peridynamics. by Zhongwei Ren, Jing Deng, Hongwan Jiang, Sen Yuan, Xi Yue, Chuchun Tian

“…By optimizing the structural parameters of micro-grooves on the rake face, this study enhances the comprehensive performance of the tool and unveils the formation, distribution, and variation patterns of near-field cracks on the tool's cutting edge. The research results have certain valuable insights for the optimization design and manufacturing of high performance milling tools made from H13 die steel.…”
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Characterization of feeding damage by tea mosquito bug, Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse (Hemiptera: Miridae) on Hainan Dayezhong tea cultivar by Qi Yao, Qi Yao, Qi Yao, You-Ze Lin, You-Ze Lin, You-Ze Lin, Shuang Qin, Shuang Qin, Shuang Qin, Zhu-Feng Lin, Zhu-Feng Lin, Zhu-Feng Lin, Xun-Cong Ji, Xun-Cong Ji, Xun-Cong Ji

“…The most preferred feeding site was at the second leaf position, accounting for 70.94 ± 3.68% of daily feeding spots. …”
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Solar‐Driven Hydrogen Peroxide Production via BiVO4‐Based Photocatalysts by Hui Ling Tan, Casandra Hui Teng Chai, Jerry Zhi Xiong Heng, Quyen Vu Thi, Xuelian Wu, Yun Hau Ng, Enyi Ye

“…Abstract Solar hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production has garnered increased research interest owing to its safety, cost‐effectiveness, environmental friendliness, and sustainability. …”
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New insights into the stipitate hydnoid fungi Sarcodon, Hydnellum, and the formerly informally defined Neosarcodon, with emphasis on the edible species marketed in Southwest China by Di Wang, Hui Feng, Jie Zhou, Tian-Hai Liu, Zhi-Yuan Zhang, Ying-Yin Xu, Jie Tang, Wei-Hong Peng, Xiao-Lan He

“…Three new Chinese records (H. illudens, H. martioflavum, and H. versipelle), and the notable S. imbricatus and S. leucopus are also reported.…”
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Performance evaluation of nine reference centers and comparison of DNA extraction protocols for effective surveillance of Leishmania-infected Phlebotomine sand flies: Basis for tec... by Jorian Prudhomme, Aymeric Delabarre, Bulent Alten, Umut Berberoglu, Eduardo Berriatua, Gioia Bongiorno, José Manuel Cristovao, Maya Davidovich-Cohen, Trentina Di Muccio, Ozge Erisoz Kasap, Eleonora Fiorentino, Oscar D Kirstein, Edwin Kniha, Carla Maia, Mesut Mungan, Clara Muñoz-Hernández, Muhammed Nalçaci, Gizem Oguz Kaskan, Yusuf Ozbel, Seray Ozensoy Toz, Ricardo Parreira, Katharina Platzgummer, Ceylan Polat, José Risueño, Liora Studentsky, Gamze Varol, Julia Walochnik, Kardelen Yetişmiş, Florence Robert-Gangneux

“…Experimentally infected sand flies were included to simulate field conditions, and all centers successfully detected positive samples with varying Cq values, probably reflecting differences in infection load.…”
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A 22 Billion M⊙ Black Hole in Holmberg 15A with Keck KCWI Spectroscopy and Triaxial Orbit Modeling by Emily R. Liepold, Chung-Pei Ma, Jonelle L. Walsh

“…We determine a ratio of p = 0.89 for the middle-to-long principal axes and q = 0.65 for the short-to-long principal axes. Our best estimate of the SMBH mass, ${M}_{{\rm{BH}}}=(2.1{6}_{-0.18}^{+0.23})\times 1{0}^{10}{M}_{\odot }$ , makes H15A—along with NGC 4889—the galaxy hosting the most massive SMBHs known in the local Universe. …”
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Review of Mechanics and Applications of Auxetic Structures by Mariam Mir, Murtaza Najabat Ali, Javaria Sami, Umar Ansari

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Carbon Nanosphere-Based TiO₂ Double Inverse Opals by Dániel Attila Karajz, Kincső Virág Rottenbacher, Klára Hernádi, Imre Miklós Szilágyi

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Quantification of Soluble or Insoluble Fractions of Leishmania Parasite Proteins in Microvolume Applications: A Simplification to Standard Lowry Assay by Bhagya Deepachandi, Sudath Weerasinghe, Thisira Priyantha Andrahennadi, Nadira D. Karunaweera, Nadeeja Wickramarachchi, Preethi Soysa, Yamuna Siriwardana

“…Protein quantification is often an essential step in any research field that involves proteins. Although the standard Lowry assay and its modifications are most abundantly used in protein quantification, the existing methods are rigid or often demonstrate nonlinearity between protein concentration and color intensity. …”
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Extent, Distribution, and Causes of Soil Acidity under Subsistence Farming System and Lime Recommendation: The Case in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia by Fanuel Laekemariam, Kibebew Kibret

“…Conversely, manuring showed a significant (p < 0.001) and positive relationship with pH (r = 0.37) in which the increasing rate of manure significantly reduced acidification (r2 = 0.98). …”
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RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF INDOLIC ALKALOIDS OBTAINED FROM NATURAL PRODUCTS by Ana-Maria Neculai, Anamaria Niculescu, Iuliana Cristea

“…In this article, we analysed twelve formulations of the H/L (water-oil) or L/H (oil-water) emulsion type, carrying out a comparative study with alcoholic extracts of different concentrations of Vinca alkaloids obtained from the leaf and stem of the Vinca minor L. plant. …”
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Colorimetric Detection of Dopamine Based on Peroxidase-like Activity of β-CD Functionalized AuNPs by Sara Anderson, Hamish Shepherd, Kiran Boggavarapu, Janak Paudyal

“…Catalytically active nanomaterials, or nanozymes, have gained significant attention as alternatives to natural enzymes due to their low cost, ease of preparation, and enhanced stability. …”
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Polydomus karssenii gen. nov. sp. nov. is a dark septate endophyte with a bifunctional lifestyle parasitising eggs of plant parasitic cyst nematodes (Heterodera spp.) by Samad Ashrafi, Jan-Peer Wennrich, Yvonne Becker, Jose G. Maciá-Vicente, Anke Brißke-Rode, Matthias Daub, Torsten Thünen, Abdelfattah A. Dababat, Maria R. Finckh, Marc Stadler, Wolfgang Maier

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Inelastic resonant tunnelling through adjacent localised electronic states in van der Waals heterostructures by E. E. Vdovin, K. Kapralov, Yu. N. Khanin, A. Margaryan, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, C. Yang, S. V. Morozov, D. A. Svintsov, K. S. Novoselov, D. A. Ghazaryan

“…Abstract Van der Waals heterostructures offer unprecedented opportunities to design next stage functional electronic 2D devices. Most architectures of those devices incorporate large bandgap insulator – hBN as an encapsulating or tunnel barrier layers. …”
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