Leisure Patterns and Values in Adolescents from Serbia born in 1990s: An Attempt at Building a Bridge between the Two Domains by Ivana Stepanović Ilić, Marina Videnović, Nebojša Petrović

“…The resultss imply that connecting two domains is achievable and fruitful in both ways. The identified leisure patterns contribute to a more detailed and elaborate portrayal of adolescents’ values but those values also bring a new insight into specific features of adolescents’ behaviour during leisure time.…”
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Chemical and physical modification of corn starch and application in cupuassu and babassu dairy dessert by Natália Tolfo de Souza, Geovanna Lemos Lima, Gabrieli Oliveira-Folador, Gisele Teixeira de Souza Sora, Ladyslene Chrístyns de Paula, Luís Fernando Polesi

“…Considering the application of Amazonian fruits in a dairy dessert as a way of adding value to the products, this work aimed to modify corn starch with chemical and physical treatments, evaluate its physical-chemical characteristics, apply the modified starch in babassu and cupuassu dairy dessert and evaluate their physical-chemical and sensory properties. …”
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Potential Nephroprotective Effect of Kaempferol: Biosynthesis, Mechanisms of Action, and Clinical Prospects by Maulana Yusuf Alkandahri, Asman Sadino, Barolym Tri Pamungkas, Zulpakor Oktoba, Maya Arfania, Nia Yuniarsih, Eko Sri Wahyuningsih, Yuliani Dewi, Sri Ayu Winarti, Sri Tantia Dinita

“…Kaempferol, a polyphenol found in plants, including vegetables, legumes, and fruits, has been extensively studied in various nephrotoxicity protocols. …”
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Structural Stability of Cycle Paths—Introducing Cycle Path Deflection Bowl Parameters from FWD Measurements by Martin Larsson, Anna Niska, Sigurdur Erlingsson

“…The conclusion is that it might be more fruitful to measure the load-bearing capacity by LWD close to the edge, rather than the traditional approach of FWD measurements along the centre line of the cycle path.…”
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Focusing on Sodium Glucose Cotransporter-2 and the Sympathetic Nervous System: Potential Impact in Diabetic Retinopathy by Lakshini Y. Herat, Vance B. Matthews, P. Elizabeth Rakoczy, Revathy Carnagarin, Markus Schlaich

“…Excitingly, the EMPA-REG clinical trial, which focuses on the clinically used SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin, has been extremely fruitful and has highlighted beneficial cardiovascular and renal outcomes. …”
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Effect of Maltodextrin on Drying Rate of Avocado ( Persea Americana Mill.) Pulp by Refractance Window Technique, and on Color and Functional Properties of Powder by Thi-Van-Linh Nguyen, Thi-Thuy-Dung Nguyen, Quoc-Trung Huynh, Phuoc-Bao-Duy Nguyen

“…These findings may have practical application for the production of dried avocado and other fruits.…”
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Rôle des ruminants dans la régénération par graines chez le Prunier d’Afrique (<i>Sclerocarya birrea</i> (A. Rich.) Hochst., <i>Anacardiaceae</i>) by Fatimata Anna Diallo, Boukary Ousmane Diallo, Abdoulazize Sandwidi, Inoussa Compaoré, Pauline Bationo-Kando

“…Quatre traitements sont comparés : T1, fruits ; T2, graines dépulpées sous l’eau ; T3, graines rejetées pendant la rumination ; T4, graines nues sous les arbres. …”
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Categorical Nature of Consumer Price Estimations of Postharvest Bruised Apples by Yasushi Kyutoku, Naoko Hasegawa, Ippeita Dan, Hiroaki Kitazawa

“…Postharvest fruits are susceptible to damage which eventually results in large product and financial losses. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: hERG1 channels modulate integrin signaling to trigger angiogenesis and tumor progression in colorectal cancer by Olivia Crociani, Francesca Zanieri, Serena Pillozzi, Elena Lastraioli, Matteo Stefanini, Antonella Fiore, Angelo Fortunato, Massimo D'Amico, Marika Masselli, Emanuele De Lorenzo, Luca Gasparoli, Martina Chiu, Ovidio Bussolati, Andrea Becchetti, Annarosa Arcangeli

“…This suggests that non-cardiotoxic anti-hERG1 drugs might be a fruitful therapeutic strategy to prevent the failure of anti-VEGF therapy.…”
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Dietary and lifestyle patterns identified through reduced rank regression and their association with insulin-related disorders: a prospective analysis from the Tehran Lipid and Glu... by Ebrahim Mokhtari, Hossein Farhadnejad, Farshad Teymoori, Mitra Kazemi Jahromi, Mehrnaz Nikkhah, Parvin Mirmiran, Fereidoun Azizi

“…Results RRR derived a dietary pattern with a higher intake of processed meat, doogh, pickles, lemon juices, fish, and a lower intake of starchy vegetables, garlic and onion, dried fruits, nuts, red meat, dairy products, and coffee as predictive variables for IR and hyperinsulinemia. …”
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Hubungan Konsumsi Makanan Fungsional Sumber Antioksidan dengan Fungsi Kognitif dan Kadar 4-Hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) Plasma Lansia by Widia Rahmawati, Nur Indrawati Lipoeto, Yuliarni Syafrit Syafrita

“…</em><em> </em><em>Based on the result of the research,  the intake of vegatables, fruits, herbs, tea and chocolate are functional food sources of antioxidant which can protect elderly from impairment cognitive function.…”
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Fitorremediação de solo contaminado com sulfentrazone em função do tempo de cultivo de Canavalia ensiformis by João Carlos Madalão, Fábio Ribeiro Pires, Alex Favaro Nascimento, Kristhiano Chagas, Alberto Cargnelutti Filho, Sergio de Oliveira Procópio

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Surrounded by invaders: marmoset conservation challenges in Brazilian Atlantic Forest fragments by Vanessa de Paula Guimarães-Lopes, Natasha Grosch Loureiro, Júlia Simões Damo, Fabiano Rodrigues de Melo, Flávio Henrique Guimarães Rodrigues, Rodrigo Lima Massara

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Do The Facts of Voting Rights Support Chief Justice Roberts’s Opinion in Shelby County? by Morgan Kousser

“…Was the Chief Justice correct in asserting that such violations no longer tracked the coverage scheme in Section 4 of the Act -- that, as he put it, the relationship of the formula to problems of vote dilution was purely “fortuitous?” Had the number of violations diminished so much in the years leading up to the 2006 renewal of Section 5 that Congress should have ended preclearance altogether because discrimination had basically disappeared? …”
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Composição florística e estrutura fitossociológica de um fragmento de Floresta Ombrófila Densa no município de Macaíba, RN by Luan Henrique Barbosa de Araújo, Richeliel Albert Rodrigues Silva, Kyvia Pontes Teixeira das Chagas, Camila Costa da Nóbrega, José Augusto da Silva Santana

“…Estudos fitossociológicos em remanescentes florestais são de suma importância para caracterização da estrutura horizontal de comunidades florestais, pois gera dados que servem tanto de base para projetos de manejo florestal quanto para recuperação da biodiversidade. …”
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Ecological Study of the Vegetation in the Loka Abaya National Park, Ethiopia by Assegid Assefa, Tamrat Bekele, Sebsebe Demissew, Tesfaye Abebe

“…The results of vegetation-environment relationships indicated that the measured environmental variables explained 74.99% of the total variation in floristic data. The results of the canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) of community-environment relationships indicated that among measured environmental variables, altitude (r2 0.0548, P<0.01), slope (r2 = 0.0241, P<0.01), pH (r2 = 0.01855, P<0.01), sodium (r2 = 0.01316, P<0.04), CEC (r2 = 0.01424, P<0.03), magnesium (r2 = 0.01282, P<0.04), potassium (r2 = 0.0152, P<0.02), and soil moisture content (SMC) (r2 = 0.01537, P<0.05) significantly explained the variation in species composition of the communities and their distribution. …”
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RUSSIA-EU CUSTOMS COOPERATION LEGAL BASE IN THE CONTEXT OF RUSSIA WTO ACCESSION by D. A. Turlanov

“…At the same time author proves Russia-EU customs cooperation instrument fruitfulness in elimination of risks arising from Russia WTO accession. …”
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RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND TURKEY: THE PROSPECTS OF COLLABORATION by A. T. Mozloyev

“…The article analyses the relations between the two countries from the strategic point of view on the assumption of the necessity to build up fruitful cooperation in the future. According to the author, purely economic factors because of which bilateral relations could be defined as strategic partnership, have proven to be insufficient when it has come to the political rapprochement of Russia and Turkey based on the commonly understood values of the regional cooperation amid the formation of the multipolar world. …”
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Profil Lipid dan Kejadian Hipertensi pada Pria Perokok Berat by Yonrizal Nurdin

“…It is suggested that heavy smokers quit smoking immediately and increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables to prevent hypertension and cardiovascular disease. …”
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Application of phytosynthesized silver nanoparticles (SNPs) against Erwinia amylovora causing fire blight disease by Saeed Tarighi, Meysam Soltani Nejad

“…The average sizes of the SNPs were found to be approximately 30 nm, 38 nm, and 55 nm, apple, quince and pear respectively. The pear mature fruits successfully managed to control the rot caused by the disease-causing E. amylovora. …”
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