The Growth and Yield of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) with Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer Application by Cellulolytic Microbes in Peat by Atrisina Allamah, Hapsoh Hapsoh, Wawan Wawan, Isna Rahma Dini

“…The results showed that addition of 160 g of rice straw litter + 160 ml of microbial + 50% inorganic fertilizer consortium was the best treatment by producing tillers reaching 54,87 tillers, the number of grain per panicle reached 130.57 grains with crop grain weight reaching 57.27 grams, with a percentage of empty the lowest is 3.62%. …”
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Impact of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) in Nigeria, a Review of the Future of Farming in Africa by Mabel Adaeze Nwanojuo, Christian Kosisochukwu Anumudu, Helen Onyeaka

“…However, their adoption faces challenges like high initial costs, technical knowledge gaps, and unstable energy infrastructure. Additionally, there is a lack of localized research on resource utilization, crop profitability, and the scalability of these systems in Nigeria’s urban and rural contexts, which further hinders adoption. …”
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Diversity of bacterial symbionts associated with the tropical plant bug Monalonion velezangeli (Hemiptera: Miridae) revealed by high-throughput 16S-rRNA sequencing by Navarro-Escalante, Lucio, Benavides, Pablo, Acevedo, Flor E.

“…In most Hemiptera insects, bacterial symbionts offer mainly nutritional, defensive, and reproductive roles in addition to promoting the adaptive radiation of several hemipteran phytophagous lineages. …”
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Effectiveness of antimicrobials as contributing for scaling and root planing in adult periodontitis by Bernardo Pérez Barrero, Clara Ortiz Moncada, Walkyria del Carmen González Rodríguez, Yuliana Zambrano Rivero, Zuraikis Garbey Bonne, Jacquelín Hernández Senguen

“…The control group treated with scaling and root planing and two study groups in which, in addition, a subgingival concentration of tetracycline and azithromycin, respectively, was applied. …”
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The impact of signaling pathways on the desmosome ultrastructure in pemphigus by Thomas Schmitt, Julia Huber, Julia Pircher, Enno Schmidt, Enno Schmidt, Jens Waschke

“…Inhibition of each individual signaling pathway investigated here prevented the loss of adhesion and ameliorated keratin retraction. In addition, inhibition of p38MAPK or PLC completely rescued all parameters of desmosomes ultrastructure and increased desmosome number under basal conditions. …”
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Adding soil sampling to household surveys: Information for sample design from pilot data by R.M. Lark, L. Mlambo, H. Pswarayi, D. Zardetto, S. Gourlay

“…However, it is not certain that household surveys, designed to examine social and economic variables, will be efficient for collecting soil information, or will provide adequate estimates of soil property means at scales of interest. Additional sampling might be necessary, so an attendant question is whether this is feasible. …”
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Constant Strain Rate Uniaxial Compression of Green Sandstone during SHPB Tests Driven by Pendulum Hammer by S. H. Li, W. C. Zhu, L. L. Niu, F. Dai

“…The results demonstrated that a constant strain rate (100 s−1) lasting for 70 μs was achieved with the 8# hammer (3.7 kg; curvature radius, diameter, and length of 100, 70, and 126.3 mm, resp.). In addition, dynamic experiments on green sandstone were carried out under various strain rates and the results showed that the initial tangential modulus was almost unaffected by strain rate. …”
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The influence of precipitation on the microstructure, texture, and mechanical properties of high entropy FeNi1.5CrCu0.5 alloy following cold deformation and annealing by Farideh Salimyanfard, Mohammad Reza Toroghinejad, Mehdi Alizadeh, Parisa Moazzen, Vahid Yousefi Mehr

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Diagnostic Value of CD25, CD69, and CD134 on Tuberculosis-Specific Antigen-Stimulated CD4+ T Cells for Tuberculous Pleurisy by Hanlu Shi, Liping Yang, Fujie Zhang, Yu Zhou, Yonglie Zhou

“…Except for TB-IGRA, the activation indexes were more accurate than conventional laboratory methods for ATB diagnosis. In addition, the expression of CD25+CD134+ in PB and PF was the best values for differential diagnosis of TP and NTP, with AUCs of 0.87 (95% CI, 0.77–0.96) and 0.95 (95% CI, 0.90–1.00), respectively. …”
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Co-infection mathematical model for HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis with optimal control in Ethiopia. by Tigabu Kasie Ayele, Emile Franc Doungmo Goufo, Stella Mugisha

“…The numerical results are presented for two or more control measures at a time. In addition, the Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio(ICER) has identified the best strategy which is crucial in limited resource. …”
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Strategic enhancement of joint strength in dissimilar Al/Mg alloys: a workable approach for aerospace application by S. Suresh, Elango Natarajan, Kalaimani Markandan, S. Sudhagar, Gnanasambandam Anbuchezhiyan, R. Elayaraja

“…SiC nanoparticles were introduced through a pre-drilled 2 mm hole at the tool’s plunging point to refine the microstructure and mitigate the formation of brittle Al–Mg intermetallic compounds (IMCs). The addition of SiC nanoparticles modifies the weld microstructure, reducing the formation of brittle Al–Mg IMCs and promoting the development of finer, well-distributed Mg–SiC IMCs, resulting in a more favorable and homogeneous multilayered structure. …”
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The mitochondrial gene order and CYTB gene evolution in insects by F. S. Sharko, A. V. Nedoluzhko, S. M. Rastorguev, S. V. Tsygankova, E. S. Boulygina, A. A. Polilov, E. B. Prokhortchouk, K. G. Skryabin

“…The first method uses the variability of the nucleotide sequence of mtDNA, and the second one analyses the order of genes in full mitochondrial genomes of insects that can be used as an additional marker in phylogenetic research into representatives of the order Hymenoptera.…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practice toward refractive errors management among left-behind children of migrant workers by Shuang Liu, Guang Yang, Qingnan Li, Ruxia Pei, Shaohua Tang

“…Relationship to the child other than grandparent (OR = 0.252, 95%CI: 0.064–0.999, p = 0.050), as well as child’s gender (female, OR = 1.671, 95%CI: 1.006–2.777, p = 0.047) and duration of sleep per day (OR = 8.401, 95%CI: 1.473–47.923, p = 0.017) were independently associated with practice. In addition, structural equation modeling also showed positive impact of knowledge on practice (β = 1.251, p < 0.001).ConclusionLeft-behind children of migrant workers have mostly sufficient knowledge, positive attitude and proactive practice toward RE management, significantly influenced by child’s age, relationship with the child, and duration of living without parents.…”
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SARS-CoV-2 S-protein expression drives syncytia formation in endothelial cells by Katie V. Tieu, Madaline Espey, Aarthi Narayanan, Rebecca L. Heise, Farhang Alem, Daniel E. Conway

“…Our studies indicate that endothelial cells, in addition to epithelial cells, should also be considered a target for SARS-CoV-2 infection and a driver of COVID-19-associated pathology.…”
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Nutritional Quality Assessment of Complementary Foods Produced from Fermented and Malted Quality Protein Maize Fortified with Soybean Flour by Abiose Sumbo H., Ikujenlola Abiodun V., Abioderin Florence I.

“…The QPM-based diets enhanced the quick recovery of protein starved/depleted animals better than the NM-based diets. Moreover, the addition of soybean further boosted the ability of the diet to rehabilitate the animals. …”
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YTHDF2 mediates the protective effects of MG53 on myocardial infarction injury via recognizing the m6A modification of MG53 by Zhaojie Li, Kai Li, Jianqiang Zhao

“…Overexpression of MG53 inhibited apoptosis of H/R-treated H9c2 cells, which was reversed by YTHDF2, while downregulation of MG53 m6A methylation caused by METTL3 knockdown further abrogated the effect induced by YTHDF2. Additionally, MG53 attenuated MI and apoptosis in I/R rats, which were rescued by YTHDF2. …”
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Elicitation of Health-related Quality-of-life Concepts Associated with Overactive Bladder: A Qualitative Study by Natalia Hawken, Zalmai Hakimi, Samuel Aballéa, Jameel Nazir, Isaac A. O. Odeyemi, Mondher Toumi

“…Interview data showed that OAB affected role functioning, sleep quality, social functioning, and emotional/mental functioning. In addition, patients often adopted non-medical coping strategies to manage their symptoms (e.g. planning activities). …”
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Mast cells: key players in digestive system tumors and their interactions with immune cells by Feihong Shu, Jie Yu, Youjia Liu, Fang Wang, Guoyou Gou, Min Wen, Chen Luo, Xianmin Lu, Yanxia Hu, Qian Du, Jingyu Xu, Rui Xie

“…It also explores the prognostic significance of mast cells in patients with various gastrointestinal cancers at different stages of the disease. Additionally, the article investigates the interactions between mast cells and immune cells, as well as the potential relationships among intratumoral bacteria, immune cells, and mast cell within digestive system microenvironment. …”
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Fracture Behavior of Engineered Cementitious Composites Concrete Under Center Point Bending Load by Al-Masraf Harith Mohammed, Al-Attar Tareq Salih, Freyyah Qais Jawad

“…This investigation aims to determine some mechanical properties, in addition to the fracture parameters corresponding to low and medium compressive resistance of engineering cementitious composite concrete reinforcing by fiber for notched and un-notched beams, using size effect model techniques in contrast to conventional concrete. …”
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Identification of <i>Rpv3</i> and <i>Rpv12</i> loci in the progenies of the ‘Talisman’ grape cultivar by E. T. Ilnitskaya, M. V. Makarkina, T. D. Kozina, E. A. Kozhevnikov, V. S. Petrov

“…It is known that the presence of these two genes in the same grape genotype has an additive effect. According to the pedigree of cv. ‘Talisman’ (Frumoasa Albe × Vostorg), the presence of these genes can be assumed in the studied sample. …”
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