Absence of Tuberculosis-Causing Mycobacteria from Slaughtered Livestock Tissues and Environmental Samples, Gauteng Province, South Africa by Vuyokazi Mareledwane, Abiodun A. Adesiyun, Tiny M. Hlokwe

“…Hence, we investigated the occurrence of Mycobacterium spp. in the tissues of slaughtered livestock and environmental samples in abattoirs in Gauteng province of South Africa (S.A). The cross-sectional study employing random sampling from cattle, pigs, and sheep (with the collection of liver, lung, spleen, and different lymph nodes) irrespective of lesions was carried out in 19 red meat abattoirs. …”
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Phubbing as a Social Norm: Effects on Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) and Perceived Exclusion by Miguel Ángel Albalá-Genol, Edgardo Etchezahar, Talía Gómez-Yepes, Joaquin Ungaretti

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Análisis de la comunicación de empresas europeas y norteamericanas en TikTok by Pavel Sidorenko Bautista, José María Herranz de la Casa, Alba Soledad Moya Ruiz

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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 fish (100 g ± 0.45 g [wet weight]) were cultures in five different light spectra (full-spectrum (400–800 nm), blue (450 nm), green (530 nm), red (630 nm), and dark) for 60 days. …”
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Comprehensive Hematological and molecular Characterization of hemoglobin Hekinan [α27(B8)Glu→Asp(α1), HBA1:c.84G > T] in a Large Thai cohort by Amornchai Suksusut, Jidapa Jaitheang, Manussavee Prapphal, Pranee Sutcharitchan, Ponlapat Rojnuckarin, Noppacharn Uaprasert

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Genes Involved in the Transcriptional Regulation of Pluripotency Are Expressed in Malignant Tumors of the Uterine Cervix and Can Induce Tumorigenic Capacity in a Nontumorigenic Cel... by Graciela Ruiz, Heriberto A. Valencia-González, Delia Pérez-Montiel, Felipe Muñoz, Rodolfo Ocadiz-Delgado, Jorge Fernández-Retana, Carlos Pérez-Plasencia, Osbaldo Reséndis-Antonio, Patricio Gariglio, Alejandro García-Carrancá

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The state of paediatric deceased-organ donation at a South African tertiary public- sector hospital: A 14-year analysis by T Siyotula, J Barrell, K Manning, D Thomson, M McCulloch, T du Toit

“…A retrospective descriptive study of consecutive deceased-donor referrals at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital over a 14-year period, from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2020. …”
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Kojic Acid Derivative as an Antimitotic Agent That Selectively Kills Tumour Cells by Giuseppina Pichiri, Marco Piludu, Terenzio Congiu, Nicole Grandi, Pierpaolo Coni, Monica Piras, Mariusz Jaremko, Joanna Izabela Lachowicz

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Combined Rosiglitazone and Forskolin Have Neuroprotective Effects in SD Rats after Spinal Cord Injury by Qing-qi Meng, Wei Lei, Hao Chen, Zhen-cheng Feng, Li-qiong Hu, Xing-liang Zhang, Siming Li

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Development of Green UV-Vis Method for Direct Determination of Total Sugars in the Aqueous Extract of Teff (Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter) Grains and Other Cereals by Hagos Yisak, Hagos Tukue, Mesfin Redi-Abshiro, Bhagwan Singh Chandravanshi, Estifanos Ele Yaya

“…Therefore, the objective of this study was to develop a green UV-Vis spectrophotometric method to determine total sugars in the aqueous extract of white teff, brown teff, white rice, and red wheat grain samples. …”
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Breeding properties and cytological characteristics of interspecific hybrids between the Ussuri plum and bullace by D. S. Garapov, O. V. Mochalova

“…Fruit trait segregation in the Ayskaya seedlings was specific to diploid plums – variations in fruit weight (5.6–27.6 g), skin color (violet, claret, red, and yellow), and flesh color (yellow, red, and green). …”
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Encapsulation of betalains from beetroot stem by spray drying using Aloe vera gel as carrier by José Carlos Castillo-Altamirano, Miguel Ángel Sánchez Madrigal, Armando Quintero-Ramos, Martha Graciela Ruiz Gutiérrez

“…The beetroot stem powders presented characteristics that allow stability: low aw (<0.13), low moisture (<10 %), adequate pH for betalains (5.3-5.8) and Tg suitable for storage (around 50 ºC). …”
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Analysis of the Effect of Skin Pigmentation and Oxygen Saturation on Monte Carlo-Simulated Reflectance Photoplethysmography Signals by Raghda Al-Halawani, Meha Qassem, Panicos A. Kyriacou

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Posttransfusion Haematocrit Equilibration: Timing Posttransfusion Haematocrit Check in Neonates at the National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria by L. I. Audu, A. T. Otuneye, A. B. Mairami, L. J. Mshelia, V. E. Nwatah

“…Anaemia is a common morbidity in the NICU and often requires transfusion of packed red blood cells. Haematocrit equilibration following red cell transfusion occurs over time ultimately resulting in a stable packed cell volume (PCV). …”
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A rare haplotype of the GJD3 gene segregating in familial Meniere’s disease interferes with connexin assembly by Alba Escalera-Balsera, Paula Robles-Bolivar, Alberto M. Parra-Perez, Silvia Murillo-Cuesta, Han Chow Chua, Lourdes Rodríguez-de la Rosa, Julio Contreras, Ewa Domarecka, Juan Carlos Amor-Dorado, Andrés Soto-Varela, Isabel Varela-Nieto, Agnieszka J. Szczepek, Alvaro Gallego-Martinez, Jose A. Lopez-Escamez

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In Vitro Antiplasmodial, Cytotoxicity, and Antioxidant Activities of Lophira lanceolata (Ochnaceae): A Cameroonian Plant Commonly Used to Treat Malaria by Mounvera Abdel Azizi, Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia, Yamssi Cedric, Gamago Nkadeu Guy-Armand, Ngouyamsa Nsapkain Aboubakar Sidiki, Tientcheu Noutong Jemimah Sandra, Tako Djimefo Alex Kevin, Vincent Khan Payne

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Exploration on factors influencing HLA-C molecular expression level by flow cytometry by LI Yunan, JIANG Renhui, CAI Siqi, LIU Jie, DENG Zhihui

“…The influence of detecting different number of nucleated cell (500 000, 50 000 and 5 000), sequential order of red blood cell lysis and antibody incubation, and the HLA-C antibody with varied remaining time from the expiration date on the detection results of HLA-C expression by flow cytometry were investigated, respectively. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Programmed Cell Death-Related Genes in Diagnosis and Synovitis During Osteoarthritis Development: Based on Bulk and Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Data by Zhou J, Jiao S, Huang J, Dai T, Xu Y, Xia D, Feng Z, Chen J, Li Z, Hu L, Meng Q

“…JiangFei Zhou,1,&ast; SongSong Jiao,1,&ast; Jian Huang,2,&ast; TianMing Dai,3,&ast; YangYang Xu,1,&ast; Dong Xia,4,&ast; ZhenCheng Feng,1 JunJie Chen,1 ZhiWu Li,5 LiQiong Hu,4 QingQi Meng1,3 1Department of Orthopedics, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510220, People’s Republic of China; 2Qingdao Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, People’s Republic of China; 3Guangzhou Institute of Traumatic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510220, People’s Republic of China; 4Critical Care Medicine Department, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510220, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Orthopedics, the 2nd People’s Hospital of Bijie, Guizhou, 551700, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: LiQiong Hu; QingQi Meng, Email 13929526981@163.com; mengqingqi@jnu.edu.cnBackground: Synovitis is one of the key pathological feature driving osteoarthritis (OA) development. …”
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Progressive systemic inflammation precedes decompensation in compensated cirrhosis by Rubén Sánchez-Aldehuelo, Càndid Villanueva, Joan Genescà, Juan Carlos García-Pagán, Elisa Castillo, José Luis Calleja, Carles Aracil, Rafael Bañares, Luis Téllez, Lorena Paule, Rosa María Morillas, María Poca, Beatriz Peñas, Salvador Augustin, Juan G. Abraldes, Edilmar Alvarado-Tapias, Jaume Bosch, Agustín Albillos

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Analysis of Changes in Flavor Substances of Tomato Fruits in Different Ripening Stages by Headspace-Gas Chromatography-Ion Mobility Spectrometry by FU Xiaohui, SHI Lu, SUN Qingzhen, DONG Xiaoxing, PIAO Fengzhi, DU Nanshan

“…The expression of carotenoid synthesis-related genes (SlLCYb and SlBCH2) peaked in the red ripe stage, mirroring the trend of 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one. …”
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