Risk factors associate with overweight and obesity in adolescents by Carmen Emilia Guerra Cabrera, Jesús Vila Díaz, Juan José Apolinaire Pennini, Ailyn del Carmen Cabrera Romero, Inti Santana Carballosa, Pilar Maritza Almaguer Sabina

“…<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: We designed a case-control, analytical, observational, retrospective research including 50 school age adolescents assessed after their body mass index as obese and overweight (cases) and 50 adolescents with normal weight (controls), between the ages of 10 and 12 years from four primary schools belonging to Health Area III of Cienfuegos municipality. …”
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Coexisting Congenital Mesoblastic Nephroma and Lissencephaly: Unique Case Report with Pathological Analysis and Its Clinical Significance by Hristina Zakić, Olivera Kontić Vučinić, Jelena Stamenković, Jovan Jevtić, Milena Perišić Mitrović, Maja Životić

“…It usually presents as a benign tumor, but it can severely affect pregnancy outcomes, contributing to perinatal morbidity and mortality. Lissencephaly belongs to a rare category of neurodevelopmental disorders marked by the absence of a substantial reduction in the typical folds and grooves in the cerebral cortex. …”
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Households willingness to pay for improved solid waste management by S. Akhtar, A.S. Ahmad, M.I. Qureshi, S. Shahraz

“…According to the questionnaire survey, majority of the respondents despite belonging to middle class incomes are willing to pay an amount less than USD 4.8 for the improvement of waste management facility in the area. …”
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Space mission as a service (SMaaS): General-purpose computing on space by Leonardo Camargo-Forero, Julián G. Rodríguez-Ferreira, Carlos J. Barrios-Hernández

“…As a demonstration, we intend to evaluate such strategies within the scope of a project consisting of devising the computing on-board system of a nanosatellite belonging to the Colombian Air Force. The possibilities are endless if a spacecraft were embedded with a companion computer with the necessary hardware and software components to execute general-purpose computing and artificial intelligence software. …”
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Investigation of taxonomic shrub resources in Qiqihar and analysis of their economic potentiality by CUI Lin, ZHANG Qiang, WANG Ligang, ZHANG Yuzhu, HAN Qin, JIANG Xiancui

“…[Results] There were 185 species of shrubs, which belonged to 57 genera and 26 families in Qiqihar; 180 of which, from 55 genera and 24 families, were angiosperms, accounting for 97.30%. …”
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Impact on Yield, Biomass, Mineral Profile, pH, and Electrical Conductivity of Cherry Tomato Fruit Using a Nutrient Solution and a Silicon-Based Organomineral Fertilizer by Jesus Bautista, Fanny Hernández-Mendoza, Víctor García-Gaytán

“…Cherry tomato “Atomic Grape” belongs to the Solanaceae family, an important species due to its economic value and high nutritional content. …”
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Whole-Genome Duplication and Purifying Selection Contributes to the Functional Redundancy of Auxin Response Factor (ARF) Genes in Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica L.) by You Chen, Bin Liu, Yujun Zhao, Wenzhe Yu, Weina Si

“…Moreover, amino acid composition of the middle regions was conserved in SiARFs belonged to the same clade. SiARFs were categorized into either activators or repressors according to the enrichment of specific amino acids. …”
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Potential Role of ANGPTL4 in the Cross Talk between Metabolism and Cancer through PPAR Signaling Pathway by Laura La Paglia, Angela Listì, Stefano Caruso, Valeria Amodeo, Francesco Passiglia, Viviana Bazan, Daniele Fanale

“…The angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4) protein belongs to a superfamily of secreted proteins structurally related to factors modulating angiogenesis known as angiopoietins. …”
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Perception of optical illusions in ungulates: insights from goats, sheep, guanacos and llamas by Caterina Berardo, Ruben Holland, Alina Schaffer, Alvaro Lopez Caicoya, Katja Liebal, Paola Valsecchi, Federica Amici

“…Here, we used two food-choice tasks to study susceptibility to the Müller-Lyer and Delboeuf illusions in 17 captive individuals belonging to four ungulate species (Lama guanicoe, Lama glama , Ovis aries, Capra hircus). …”
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Liquefaction Analysis According to Turkish Building Earthquake Regulation (2018) and Sığacık (Seferihisar/İzmir) Case Study by Seda Durukan, Ezgi Akbuğa

“…In order to evaluate this risk, soil survey reports belonging to the buildings licensed by Seferihisar Municipality in Sığacık district which were located by seaside and had possibly high ground water levels, were obtained and investigated, finally 18 drilling data were selected. …”
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Hydrothermal synthesis of pristine nickel diselenide (NiSe2) and Co induced nickel diselenide (NiCoSe2) nanoparticles with enhanced electrochemical behaviour for supercapacitor app... by S. Saranya, S. Suthakaran, S. Dhanapandian, A. Dinesh, Rajendra P. Patil, Manikandan Ayyar, Lalitha Gnanasekaran, S. Santhoshkumar

“…Room temperature hysteresis measurement revealed that the sample is belonging to ferromagnetic nature and the increased saturation magnetization value is due to the synergetic effect of Ni and Co. …”
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The Protective Effect of Beraprost Sodium on Diabetic Cardiomyopathy through the Inhibition of the p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway in High-Fat-Induced SD Rats by Jie Li, Li Peng, Hong Du, Yangtian Wang, Bin Lu, Yixin Xu, Xiaozhen Ye, Jiaqing Shao

“…H&E staining in diabetic rats showed the cardiac muscle fibers derangement, the widening gap, the pyknotic and fragmented nuclei, and more apoptosis. …”
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Jurnal Kesehatan Andalas. 2019; 8(4) Gitelman Syndrome by Venni Dimitri, Drajat Priyono

“…Manifestasi klinis berupa tetani, parestesia, cepat lelah atau kelemahan umum, poliuria, nokturia. Gitelman syndrome yang berat berupa perubahan status mental, kejang fokal, kondrokalsinosis, rabdomiolisis, kelemahan dan aritmia ventrikuler. …”
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Discovery of Novel Leaf Rust Responsive microRNAs in Wheat and Prediction of Their Target Genes by Dhananjay Kumar, Dharmendra Singh, Pulkit Kanodia, Kumble Vinod Prabhu, Manish Kumar, Kunal Mukhopadhyay

“…We identified 52 miRNAs, belonging to 19 families, from next-generation transcriptome sequence data based on homology search. …”
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Fertilization and Colors of Plastic Mulch Affect Biomass and Essential Oil of Sweet-Scented Geranium by Anderson de Carvalho Silva, Arie Fitzgerald Blank, Wallace Melo dos Santos, Paloma Santana Prata, Péricles Barreto Alves, Maria de Fátima Arrigoni-Blank

“…Sweet-scented geranium (Pelargonium graveolens L’Hér), a plant belonging to the Geraniaceae family, has medicinal and aromatic properties and is widely used in the cosmetic, soap, perfume, aromatherapy, and food industries. …”
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Identification and Pathogenicity of Causal Agents of Apple Canker Disease in Kazakhstan by Zhanar Tulegenova, Ulbike Amanbayeva, Aida M. Shalabayeva, Dina Yelyubayeva, Alikhan Zhaxylykov, Rabiga Uakhit, Ainura Smagulova, Vladimir Kiyan, Kazbek Dyussembayev, Gulzhamal Mukiyanova

“…In this study, eleven isolates belonging to four <i>Cytospora</i> species were isolated from multiple cultivars, grown in six different orchards within the Almaty region, Kazakhstan. …”
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Strong inhibitory effects of Desmodesmus sp. on Microcystis blooms: Potential as a biological control agent in aquaculture by Bo Yang, Yuhua Li, Zihan Wang, Zhiguang Yue, Junqi Wen, Xueqin Zhao, Hu Zhang, Xianfeng Wang, Xiufen Wang, Man Zhang

“…Recent studies have highlighted the potential of algae belonging to the Scenedesmaceae family in inhibiting Microcystis blooms. …”
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Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa YK01, a sequence type 16 isolated from a patient with keratitis by Shuo Jiang, Mengmin Ye, Ke Liu, Huiluo Cao, Xiaoshan Lin

“…However, P. aeruginosa belonging to the sequence type (ST) 16 was rarely reported. …”
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A Novel Association of Polymorphism in the ITGA4 Gene Encoding the VLA-4 α4 Subunit with Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease by Vladimira Durmanova, Zuzana Parnicka, Juraj Javor, Gabriel Minarik, Lubomir Vrazda, Barbora Vaseckova, Karin Gmitterova, Maria Kralova, Jan Pecenak, Peter Filipcik, Ivana Shawkatova

“…The integrin molecule α4β1, also known as very late antigen 4 (VLA-4), belongs to adhesion molecules that activate the inflammatory process through the migration of immune cells into the CNS. …”
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Isolation of Bioactive Compound in Methanolic Extract of Putat Leaves (Planchonia valida) as Antioxidant by Faizar Farid, Vera Lorensya Br Sembiring, Nelson Nelson, Muhammad Furqon Novryan Saputra, Silvi Ayudiah Putri, Indra Lasmana Tarigan, Madyawati Latief

“…The isolate obtained was in the form of a wet solid, and if seen through characterization, it belonged to the class of steroid compounds; it was suspected to be an ergosterol compound. …”
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