The manor estate economy ofthe Republic of Two Nations (the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) in the 16th-18th centuries from the Marxist and neo-institutionalist perspectives by Darius Žiemelis

“…Topolski, A. Wyczanski, P. Gorecki, K. Glamann, E. J. Hobsbawm, S. Pamerneckis and others), to illustrate in detail for the first time in historiography and expand upon, the structural similarities and differences between the Western European manor in the 11th-15th centuries and the Eastern European manor in the 16th-18th centuries according to both of the aforementioned perspectives. …”
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Timed Bromocriptine-QR Therapy Reduces Progression of Cardiovascular Disease and Dysglycemia in Subjects with Well-Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Bindu Chamarthi, J. Michael Gaziano, Lawrence Blonde, Aaron Vinik, Richard E. Scranton, Michael Ezrokhi, Dean Rutty, Anthony H. Cincotta

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Apical transportation of nickel titianium reciprocating instruments. An in vitro study by Dario Di Nardo, Massimo Galli, Morgana Foghetti, Almira Isufi, Ivana Vidovic, Tugba Turk, Gabriele Miccoli

“…Results: All the external sides of the blocks registered statistically significant different apical transportation amongst groups (p<0.05). No statistical differences were found between the WaveOne and TF Adaptive groups regarding internal and external cutting surfaces at the apical third (p>0.05). …”
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Assessing the suitability of sites near Pine Island Glacier for subglacial bedrock drilling aimed at detecting Holocene retreat–readvance by J. S. Johnson, J. Woodward, I. Nesbitt, K. Winter, S. Campbell, K. A. Nichols, R. A. Venturelli, S. Braddock, B. M. Goehring, B. Hall, D. H. Rood, G. Balco, G. Balco

“…Our results demonstrate that although no site in the Hudson Mountains is perfect for this study when assessed against all criteria, the accessibility, N–S orientation and basaltic bedrock lithology of Winkie Nunatak's southernmost ridge (74.86° S, 99.77° W) make it a feasible site both for drilling and subsequent cosmogenic nuclide analysis. …”
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Impact of the Seeding Method on Physiological, Agronomic, and Biochemical Performance of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Varieties Grown in Burkina Faso by Badiel Badoua, Kihindo Adama Pascal, Yao Koffi Bertin, Nana Rasmata, Ouedraogo Razacswendé Fanta, Dondasse Edmond, Tamini Zoumbiessé

“…Na accumulation in leaves was statistically equal for all varieties in both broadcast and row seeding. Variety 32-15 accumulated more Mg when sown broadcast (5.95 g/kg) than when sown in rows (3.85 g/kg). …”
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Hypothermia regulates mitophagy and apoptosis via PINK1/Parkin-VDAC 3 signaling pathway during oxygen-glucose deprivation/recovery injury by Luying Zhang, Song Yang, Hao Cui, Chenchen Hang, Xingsheng Wang, Le An, Zhenyu Shan, Zhen Liang, Rui Shao, Ziren Tang

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Radiogenomics and machine learning predict oncogenic signaling pathways in glioblastoma by Abdul Basit Ahanger, Syed Wajid Aalam, Tariq Ahmad Masoodi, Asma Shah, Meraj Alam Khan, Ajaz A. Bhat, Assif Assad, Muzafar Ahmad Macha, Muzafar Rasool Bhat

“…Methods We collected post-operative MRI scans (T1w, T1c, FLAIR, T2w) from the BRATS-19 dataset, including scans from patients with both GBM and LGG, linked to genetic and clinical data via TCGA and CPTAC. …”
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Effect of Washing Bays on Water Quality of Rivers: A Case Study of River Rurigita Muko Sub-County Rubanda District Uganda. by Monday, Innocent

“…Biological water quality indicated contamination of river Rurigita with both Total coliform (83.3 CFU) and E. coli (28.3 CFU) an indicator of animal or human fresh fecal contamination exposing the communities to waterborne diseases. …”
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Changes in oxygen uptake kinetics after exercise caused by differences in loading pattern and exercise intensity by Yuri Ichikawa, Tomoko Maeda, Tetsuya Takahashi, Kohei Ashikaga, Shiori Tanaka, Yuki Sumi, Haruki Itoh

“…In all RTs, subjects began exercise by warming up (20 W). In CT, T1/2 was significantly lengthened as exercise intensity increased (CT‐low: 34.0 ± 3.9 s, CT‐moderate: 39.5 ± 3.5 s, CT‐high:44.6 ± 4.2 s; P < 0.01, ANOVA), whereas no significant change was observed in RT, which began with the same work rate (RT‐low: 46.0 ± 5.7 s, RT‐moderate: 45.7 ± 4.8 s, RT‐high: 44.6 ± 3.5 s, RT‐max: 44.8 ± 3.2 s; P = 0.868, ANOVA). …”
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The effect of single and dual task training on the intracortical inhibition in young and old adults by Michael Wälchli, Craig Tokuno, Benedikt Lauber, Wolfgang Taube

“…Furthermore, there was a trend towards a time*age effect (p = .065), indicating improvements only in young participants (12.6% vs -0.1% in old).There was a significant fourfold interaction for SICI (p = .048), mainly indicating A) an upregulation in young (34.1%) and a downregulation in old (-33.9%) after the training and B) increased SICI after DT training in the dual motor condition (50.2%) and after ST training in single balance (21.7%). …”
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Effects of a Meal Replacement on Body Composition and Metabolic Parameters among Subjects with Overweight or Obesity by Xiaohui Guo, Yifan Xu, Hairong He, Hao Cai, Jianfen Zhang, Yibin Li, Xinyu Yan, Man Zhang, Na Zhang, Rolando L. Maddela, Jessie Nicodemus-Johnson, Guansheng Ma

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A prebreeding study of introgression spring bread wheat lines carrying combinations of stem rust resistance genes, Sr22+Sr25 and Sr35+Sr25 by S. N. Sibikeev, O. A. Baranova, A. E. Druzhin

“…For the period 2018–2020, both combinations showed a decrease in 1000 grains weight and an increase in the germination-earing period. …”
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A Hysteresis Model Incorporating Varying Pinching Stiffness and Spread for Enhanced Structural Damage Simulation by Mohammad Rabiepour, Cong Zhou, James Geoffrey Chase

“…Unlike the original BWBN model using constant pinching stiffness (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>k</mi><mi>p</mi></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>), this modified new model, inspired by real-world structural damage, improves structural damage detection, identifiability, and analysis in real-world scenarios. …”
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Development and Characterization of Chitosan Nanoparticles Loaded with Amoxicillin as Advanced Drug Delivery Systems against Streptococcus Mutans by Abdullah J Jasem, Maha A Mahmood

“…In addition, the cytotoxicity of both the nanocomposite and amoxicillin loaded on nano-chitosan were compared to that of amoxicillin alone. …”
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Assessment of symptoms of temporomandibular dysfunction in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment using occlusal lift by Isabella Avelar Santos, Gracia Lopes Costa, Rodrigo Bernardes Pereira, Thiago Bezerra Leite, António Sérgio Guimarães, Luciane Lacerda Franco Rocha Rodrigues

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Optimization of Lycopene Extraction from Tomato Pomace and Effect of Extract on Oxidative Stability of Peanut Oil by Dinh Thi Tran, Lan Thi Hoang Nguyen, Cuong Ngoc Nguyen, Maarten L. A. T. M. Hertog, Bart Nicolaï, David Picha

“…The best practically feasible results maximizing both lycopene yield and antioxidant activity of the extract were obtained by applying a ratio of ethyl acetate to tomato waste of 35:1 (v/w), at a temperature of 55ºC for 100 min of extraction. …”
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Low-Level Laser Therapy and Calcitonin in Bone Repair: Densitometric Analysis by Tatiana Pinto Ribeiro, Simone Bustamante Nascimento, Claúdia Alessandra Cardoso, Raduan Hage, Janete Dias Almeida, Emilia Angela Loschiavo Arisawa

“…Calcitonin has antiosteoclastic action and LLLT is a treatment that uses low-level lasers or light-emitting diodes to alter cellular function. Both are used to improve bone healing. Densitometry is a clinical noninvasive valuable tool used to evaluate bone mineral density (BMD). …”
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Mid-Infrared High-Power InGaAsSb/AlGaInAsSb Multiple-Quantum-Well Laser Diodes Around 2.9 μm by Hongguang Yu, Chengao Yang, Yihang Chen, Jianmei Shi, Juntian Cao, Zhengqi Geng, Zhiyuan Wang, Haoran Wen, Enquan Zhang, Yu Zhang, Hao Tan, Donghai Wu, Yingqiang Xu, Haiqiao Ni, Zhichuan Niu

“…The external quantum efficiency of 53% was calculated with a slope efficiency of 0.226 W/A considering both of the uncoated facets. More importantly, the lasing wavelength of our laser exhibited a significant blue shift from 3.4 μm to 2.9 μm, which agrees with our calculated results when modeling the interdiffusion process in a quantum well. …”
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Understanding summertime peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) formation and its relation to aerosol pollution: insights from high-resolution measurements and modeling by B. Hu, B. Hu, B. Hu, N. Chen, N. Chen, R. Li, M. Huang, M. Huang, M. Huang, J. Chen, J. Chen, Y. Hong, Y. Hong, L. Xu, L. Xu, X. Fan, X. Fan, M. Li, M. Li, L. Tong, Q. Zheng, Y. Yang

“…<p>Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN), a key indicator of photochemical pollution, is generated similarly to ozone (O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span>), through reactions involving specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides. …”
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