Humification and Humic Acid Composition of Suspended Soil in Oligotrophous Environments in South Vietnam by E. V. Abakumov, O. A. Rodina, A. K. Eskov

“…Suspended soils were shown to contain higher total nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium contents than the forest soil, but the moisture content in suspended soils was significantly lower. Our study of the structural composition of humic substances in suspended soils was conducted with an aim of evaluating the humification rates and structural composition of humic acids in the suspended soil in tropical forests of South Vietnam. …”
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The effect of lactation number, milk yield and days in milk on hormonal support following insemination in repeat breeder cows by Hasan Alkan, Hüseyin Erdem

“…However, when all repeat breeder cows were evaluated, the conception rate of animals with a lactation number of ? 3 was found to be lower than those with a lactation number of 1 and 2. …”
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Newborn morbidities and care procedures at the special newborn care units of Gandaki Province, Nepal: a retrospective study by Khim Bahadur Khadka, Nabina Koirala, Olena Ivanova, Ramchandra Bastola, Dela Singh, Kamala Rana Magar, Bidhya Banstola, Ramesh Prasad Adhikari, Vincentas Giedraitis, Deepak Paudel, Guenter Froeschl

“…Female newborns had a 0.45-times (CI: 0.23–0.84) lower risk of mortality compared to male newborns. …”
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Factors associated with malnutrition inflammation score among hemodialysis patients: A cross-sectional investigation in tertiary care hospital, Palestine. by Zakaria Hamdan, Zaher Nazzal, Fatima Masoud Al-Amouri, Sanaa Ishtayah, Sarah Sammoudi, Lawra Bsharat, Manal Badrasawi

“…Patients with CVDs (p = 0.006), higher months on dialysis (p = 0.002), lower BMI (p = 0.018), and using catheter for dialysis access are more likely to develop malnutrition (p = 0.018). …”
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Analysis of Climate Variability and Trends for Climate-Resilient Maize Farming System in Major Agroecology Zones of Ethiopia by Abebe Zeleke, Kindie Tesfaye, Tilahun Tadesse, Teferi Alem, Dereje Ademe, Enyew Adgo

“…Climate-resilient maize agronomic activities have been determined by analyzing the onset, length of the growth period (LGP), and cessation date. Accordingly, the lower and upper quartiles of the date of onset of rainfall were in a range of May 9 to June 2, respectively; the length of the growth period (LGP) during the rainy season ranges from 97 to 232 days, and the cessation date of rainfall was November 1. …”
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Investigation of the Effects and Degradation Mechanism of Low-oxygen on the Stability of Blueberry Anthocyanins in Juice Simulation system by Zhouyang SHENG, Gengsheng XIAO, Lijuan ZHANG, Yujuan XU, Jijun WU, Yuanshan YU, Tenggen HU, Bo ZOU

“…After 40 d of storage, the loss rates of Cy-gal, Ma-gal, Pn-ara, and Pn-glu in conventional group were 72.28%, 58.76%, 47.73%, and 59.54%, respectively, while the loss rates of low-oxygen group decreased to 66.44%, 47.85%, 44.09%, and 52.72%, respectively, which were significantly lower than those in the conventional group. In addition, low-oxygen conditions reduced the destructive effects of Zn2+ and ascorbic acid on anthocyanin. …”
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Skullcapflavone II suppresses TGF-β-induced corneal epithelial mesenchymal transition in vitro by Meng-Xi Li, Zhen Zhang, Yue Zhang, Fan-Ru Zhao, Yu-Fan Li, Yu-Fei Dang, Yang-Yang Yue, Li Li

“…The expression levels of the mesenchymal markers N-cadherin (P<0.05), α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA; P<0.05) and NF-κB (P<0.05) in both TGF-β- and SCF-II-treated HCECs were lower than those in the HCECs treated with TGF-β alone and higher than those in HCECs treated with SCF-II alone. …”
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Optimal vocal therapy for respiratory muscle activation in patients with COPD: effects of loudness, pitch, and vowels by Zhengtong Qiao, Ziwei Kou, Jiazhen Zhang, Daozheng Lv, Dongpan Li, Xuefen Cui, Kai Liu

“…Higher pitch and loudness produced more dyspnea than lower pitch and loudness. In addition, maximal expiratory/inspiratory pressure was negatively correlated with respiratory muscle NRD in the same loudness vocalization task.…”
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Approximate and Sample Entropy of the Center of Pressure During Unperturbed Tandem Standing: Effect of Altering the Tolerance Window by Jayla Wesley, Samhita Rhodes, David W. Zeitler, Gordon Alderink

“…Mean SampEn values were generally lower than ApEn values. The results suggest that both ApEn and SampEn indices demonstrated relative consistency and were equally effective in quantifying the level of the center-of-pressure signal regularity during quiet tandem standing postural balance tests.…”
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Low albumin-to-creatinine ratios (ACR) are associated with poor outcomes in cancer patients by Hong Zhao, Xiangrui Li, Xiaoyue Liu, Chenan Liu, Xin Zheng, Yue Chen, Jinyu Shi, Qiteng Liu, Zhaoting Bu, Hanping Shi

“…In gastrointestinal tract tumor patients, higher ACR levels were linked to lower PG-SGA scores and improved KPS scores (P < 0.05). …”
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Determination of growth, leaf yield, quality and safety of potted Ocimum gratissimum L. cultivated using different fertilizer types by Nneka Angela Okoli, Elozonachukwu Stella Maris Udoh, Chukwudi Michael Lambert

“…Pb was higher in scent leaf produced with compost (0.48 ± 0.09 mg kg-1) and lower in scent leaf cultivated with NPk fertilizer (0.11 ± 0.06 mg kg-1). …”
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Factors associated with early childhood development: results from the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019) by Gilberto Kac, Nadya Helena Alves-Santos, Dayana Rodrigues Farias, Nathalia Cristina Freitas-Costa, Raquel Scincaglia, Paula Normando, Inês Rugani, Elisa Maria de Aquino Lacerda, Sandra Crispim, Alexandra Valeria Maria Brentani, Claudia Regina Lindgren Alves

“…DQ predictors were defined considering distal and proximal levels/variables using a multiple linear regression model and a hierarchical approach.Results The DQ mean was significantly lower among children aged 36–59 months (0.91 (0.88 to 0.93)), boys (1.03 (1.01 to 1.06)) and those from the North region (0.98 (0.93 to 1.04)) compared with children aged 1–35 months (1.18 (1.15 to 1.22)), girls (1.11 (1.08 to 1.13)) and from the Southeast region (1.11 (1.07 to 1.16)). …”
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Navigating the Collective: Nanoparticle-Assisted Identification of Leader Cancer Cells During Migration by Anastasia Alexandrova, Elizaveta Kontareva, Margarita Pustovalova, Sergey Leonov, Yulia Merkher

“…In our previous work, we revealed that tumor cells exhibiting high metastatic potential (MP) are more adept at encapsulating 100–200 nm nanoparticles than those with lower MP. The objective of this study was to investigate whether nanoparticle encapsulation could effectively differentiate leader tumor cells during their CCM. …”
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The Role of Aspartate Aminotransferase/Platelet Ratio Index Score in Predicting Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy and its Relationship with Total Bile Acid Level: A Case-Contro... by Merve Demir, Emre Sertel

“…RESULTS: In the first and third-trimester laboratory values, AST and ALT levels and APRI scores were found to be higher and PLT values were lower in patients with ICP compared to healthy controls. …”
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The use of the Prospector calculator reduces antibiotic therapy in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Marcin Paprocki, Szymon Żwirowski, Krzysztof Kuziemski

“…This study was designed to explore the hypothesis that utilization of a novel decision-making tool called Prospector would lead to lower consumption of antibiotics and provide a more rational approach to managing COPD exacerbations versus standard therapy in patients with COPD. …”
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Acceptability and feasibility of two interventions in the MooDFOOD Trial: a food-related depression prevention randomised controlled trial in overweight adults with subsyndromal sy... by Ulrich Hegerl, Edward Watkins, Miquel Roca, Matthew Owens, Mariska Bot, Ingeborg Annemarie Brouwer, Elisabeth Kohls, Brenda Penninx, Gerard van Grootheest, Mieke Cabout, Margalida Gili, Marjolein Visser, Bep Verkerk, Nadine Paans, Carisha Thesing, Deborah Gibson-Smith, Melany Horsfall, Lena Weiss, Amy Romijn, Hannah Bunce, Owain Winfield, Harriet Bunker-Smith, Fern Durbridge, Caterina Versari Molinares, Atikah Sapar, Miquel Tortella, Clara Homar Covas, M Angeles Pérez-Ara, Adoración Castro Gracia, José Luis Reig, Jana Hoesel, Ezgi Dogan, Sabrina Baldofski, Nicole Mauche

“…We also assessed baseline determinants of adherence and assessed whether better adherence resulted in lower depressive symptoms.Design Randomised controlled trial with a 2×2 factorial design conducted between 2015 and 2017.Setting Germany, the Netherlands, UK and Spain.Participants Community sample of 1025 overweight adults with elevated depressive symptoms without a current episode of major depressive disorder. …”
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Effects of Different Light Spectra on Oxidative Stress and Nutritional Quality of the Fish <i>Plectropomus leopardus</i> by Wensheng Li, Zheng Zhang, Baoliang Liu, Yingying Fang, Shuquan Cao, Wenyang Li, Yan Sun, Chengbin He, Chuanxin Zhang, Fan Fei

“…The content of total saturated fatty acids in the blue light group was drastically lower relative to the dark, green and red groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and the total polyunsaturated fatty acids and DHA + EPA contents in the blue light group were substantially elevated relative to the other groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Long-Term Real-World Outcomes of Tenofovir Alafenamide in Chronic Hepatitis B: Detailed Analysis of Treatment-Naive and Experienced Patients by Yu-Xuan Song, Guang-Jun Song, Hui Ma, Bo Feng, Yan-Di Xie

“…The eGFR levels were consistently lower in the treatment-experienced patients throughout the study. …”
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Nutrient density and the collaborative impact of exogenous enzyme blend on the performance of broiler chicken by Jun Young Mun, Habeeb Tajudeen, Sang Hun Ha, Jun Hyung Lee, Anushka Lokhande, Santosh Laxman Ingale, Jin Soo Kim, Min Ju Kim

“…The treatment also showed lower (p<0.05) total anaerobic bacteria, coliform, and higher (p<0.05) villus height (VH) in the jejunum, with tendencies (p<0.10) of higher lactobacillus in the ileum and caecum, and higher tendency (p<0.10) of VH in duodenum and ileum. …”
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Effect of ozone oil and non-surgical periodontal treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes. In-vivo and in-vitro studies with fibroblasts and Candida albicans by Raquel Alves do CARMO, Ana Carolina Organista CÖRNER, Eduardo Ferreira MARTINS, Gabriel OUVERNEY, Julio Cesar THURLER JÚNIOR, Bruno Kaufmann ROBBS, Vinicius D’Avila Bitencourt PASCOAL, Elisa ESPOSITO, Luciane Portas CAPELO, Gabriela Alessandra da Cruz Galhardo CAMARGO

“…PCR analysis showed a reduction in the percentage of C. albicans in the SRP+Oz group after three months (McNemar’s test-p=0.002). Cell viability was lower in the high glucose Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (4500 mg/L) than in low glucose (1000 mg/L) (RM-ANOVA-p<0.0001). …”
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