Salicylic Acid Seed Priming: A Key Frontier in Conferring Salt Stress Tolerance in Barley Seed Germination and Seedling Growth by Rim Ben Youssef, Nahida Jelali, Jose Ramón Acosta Motos, Chedly Abdelly, Alfonso Albacete

“…It is significant to note that, in comparison to <i>Hordeum maritimum</i>, the positive effects of this hormone were more noticeable in stressed <i>Hordeum vulgare</i> species.…”
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Probiotics Addition Potential to Increase Body Weight, Feed Consumption and Feed Conversion on Pre-Layer Laying Hens by Sukmawati Lailatul Jannah, Mirni Lamid, Mohammad Sukmanadi, Mohammad Anam Al Arif, Sri Hidanah, Sri Chusniati

“…Some feed additives such as the Antibiotic Growth Promoter (AGP) hormone have been banned. Therefore, nowadays, probiotics are often used as additives to replace antibiotics. …”
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Effects of High Glucose Levels and Glycated Serum on GIP Responsiveness in the Pancreatic Beta Cell Line HIT-T15 by Alessandra Puddu, Roberta Sanguineti, Fabrizio Montecucco, Giorgio Luciano Viviani

“…Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP) is an incretin hormone produced in the gastrointestinal tract that stimulates glucose dependent insulin secretion. …”
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Identification and Characterization of the <i>LecRLKs</i> Gene Family in Maize, and Its Role Under Biotic and Abiotic Stress by Xiangbo Yang, Ziqi Chen, Jianyu Lu, Xuancheng Wei, Yanying Yao, Wendi Lv, Jiarui Han, Jianbo Fei

“…Most <i>ZmLecRLK</i> gene promoters contain cis-acting elements that are responsive to known hormones and stressors. Furthermore, these genes have been identified as being sensitive to both biotic and abiotic stresses. …”
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Predictors of Acquired Perforating Dermatosis in Uremic Patients on Hemodialysis: A Case-Control Study by Cheng-Hao Weng, Ching-Chih Hu, Shir-Hwa Ueng, Chun-Chen Yu, Chung-Yee Hui, Ja-Liang Lin, Chih-Wei Yang, Cheng-Chieh Hung, Ching-Wei Hsu, Tzung-Hai Yen

“…Univariate logistic regression showed that APD was significantly associated with diabetes mellitus (DM), reduced levels of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) and albumin (Alb), reduced dialysis adequacy () and urea reduction rate (URR), and elevated levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP). …”
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Spontaneous Involution of a Presumably Rathke’s Cleft Cyst in a Patient with Slight Subclinical Hypopituitarism: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Diaa Al Safatli, Rolf Kalff, Albrecht Waschke

“…At one year follow-up, the patient had no complaints and the hormone work-up revealed a regression of the previous slight hypopituitarism. …”
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Transcriptomic analysis of the defense response in “Cabernet Sauvignon” grape leaf induced by Apolygus lucorum feeding by Heng Yao, Suhong Gao, Tianhua Sun, Guona Zhou, Changkuan Lu, Baojia Gao, Wenshu Chen, Yiming Liang

“…These genes were found to be involved in 42 metabolic pathways, particularly in plant hormone signaling metabolism, plant‐pathogen interaction, MAPK signaling pathway, and other metabolic pathways associated with plant‐induced insect resistance. …”
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Progression of an Invasive ACTH Pituitary Macroadenoma with Cushing’s Disease to Pituitary Carcinoma by Clarissa Groberio Borba, Rafael Loch Batista, Nina Rosa de Castro Musolino, Vanielle Carvalho Machado, Ana Elisa Evangelista Alcantara, Gilberto Ochman da Silva, Valter Angelo Sperling Cescato, Malebranche Berardo Carneiro da Cunha Neto

“…Pituitary carcinomas are very rare tumors that in most cases produce prolactin and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). It is a challenge to diagnosis of a pituitary carcinoma before disclosed symptomatic metastasis. …”
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A Rare Variation of Transverse Testicular Ectopia (TTE) in a Young Adult as an Incidental Finding during Investigation for Testicular Pain by Chrysovalantis Gkekas, Evangelos N. Symeonidis, Ioannis Tsifountoudis, Christos Georgiadis, Vasileios Kalyvas, Apostolos Malioris, Michail Papathanasiou

“…Laboratory tests were significant for elevated follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), while sperm count revealed azoospermia. …”
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Gastric Linitis Plastica and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis as First Manifestations of Occult Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Mara Mantiero, Giovanni Faggioni, Alice Menichetti, Matteo Fassan, Valentina Guarneri, Pierfranco Conte

“…The IHC profile was consistent with the diagnosis of metastases from the breast cancer. Due to the hormonal receptors’ positivity, we started therapy with fulvestrant (500 mg, day 0, 14, and 28 and every 28 days thereafter by intramuscular injection). …”
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A Combined Therapy with Myo-Inositol and D-Chiro-Inositol Improves Endocrine Parameters and Insulin Resistance in PCOS Young Overweight Women by Elena Benelli, Scilla Del Ghianda, Caterina Di Cosmo, Massimo Tonacchera

“…Thus, we analyzed pretreatment and posttreatment FSH, LH, 17-beta-Estradiol, Sex Hormone Binding Globulin, androstenedione, free testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, HOMA index, and fasting glucose and insulin. …”
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Effect of single and repeated waterlogging events on tropical forage grasses for cut and carry systems by Rowan W. Smith, Thi Mui Nguyen, Nguyen Xuan Ba, Nguyen Huu Van, Jeff P. Corfield, David Parsons

“…Urochloa humidicola (Rendle) Morrone & Zuloaga, Paspalum atratum Swallen. and Digitaria eriantha Streud. were most tolerant of waterlogging. …”
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Site Assessment for Astroparticle Detector Location in Evaporites of the Polkowice-Sieroszowice Copper Ore Mine, Poland by Jaroslaw Slizowski, Zenon Pilecki, Kazimierz Urbanczyk, Elzbieta Pilecka, Leszek Lankof, Rafal Czarny

“…Two creep laws have been adopted for rock salt in the numerical models, Norton and Lubby2. Their coefficients have been adjusted for in situ measurements of the mine galleries convergence starting from the results of laboratory tests. …”
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Spontaneous Rupture of an Adrenal Artery in Pregnancy: A Case Report by D. Bolla, V. Schyrba, G. Drack, S. Dietler, R. Hornung

“…The pathogenesis of arterial haemorrhage is still poorly understood although a possible cause could be the excess of hormones during pregnancy, which can lead to a significant arterial wall degeneration. …”
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Corporal Punishment of Children in Nine Countries as a Function of Child Gender and Parent Gender by Jennifer E. Lansford, Liane Peña Alampay, Suha Al-Hassan, Dario Bacchini, Anna Silvia Bombi, Marc H. Bornstein, Lei Chang, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Laura Di Giunta, Kenneth A. Dodge, Paul Oburu, Concetta Pastorelli, Desmond K. Runyan, Ann T. Skinner, Emma Sorbring, Sombat Tapanya, Liliana Maria Uribe Tirado, Arnaldo Zelli

“…Across the entire sample, 54% of girls and 58% of boys had experienced mild corporal punishment, and 13% of girls and 14% of boys had experienced severe corporal punishment by their parents or someone in their household in the last month. Seventeen percent of parents believed that the use of corporal punishment was necessary to rear the target child. …”
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Reference Intervals of Total Testosterone in Adult Filipino Men by Myrna Buenaluz‐Sedurante, Mark Isaiah K. Co, Daryl Jade T. Dagang, Racquel G. Bruno, Annie Jane N. Sarmiento, Michael L. Tee

“…The reference range of total testosterone needs to be established locally as ethnic differences in adiposity, insulin sensitivity, and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) levels may affect total testosterone levels. …”
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COOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT WRITING PRACTICES AT AN ACEHNESE PRIVATE UNIVERSITY: HELPING OR TROUBLING? by Saiful Akmal, Syarifah Dahliana, Rani Fadhila

“… A good writing skill could be a benchmark of someone’s good ability in English.  This study aims find the way how the practice of cooperative assessment can diminish errors and mistakes in students’ writing and to see students’ view towards cooperative assessment method in writing class. …”
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Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants Used by the Basotho Tribe of Eastern Free State: A Review by Fatai Oladunni Balogun, Natu Thomas Tshabalala, Anofi Omotayo Tom Ashafa

“…A number of factors such as poverty, poor eating habit, and hormonal imbalance are responsible for the occurrence of the disease. …”
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Spatial–Temporal Dynamics of Adventitious Roots of <i>Typha domingensis</i> Pers. Seedlings Grown with Auxin/Cytokinin by Guadalupe Hernández-Piedra, Violeta Ruiz-Carrera, Alberto J. Sánchez, Erika Escalante-Espinosa, Graciano Calva-Calva

“…In rhizotrons cultivated in light and dark conditions with different AIA/CIN ratios, isolated root explants remained inactive; however, roots attached to a meristematic base presented a significant increase in growth development, with values comparable to those of roots attached to seedlings cultivated in light without hormones. The results revealed that six adventitious rhizogenic root lines with basal meristems have the potential for use in a wide range of environmental and innovative applications in phytotreatment technologies involving eutrophicated water.…”
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Investigation of the effects and evidence of late Quaternary glaciers on the Binaloud Heights by Abolghasem Amir Ahmadi, Leila Goli Mokhtari, Naemi Tebar Mahnaz

“…On the other hand, glacier circles, moraines, thales and glacial mounds were the most prominent geomorphologic evidence of glaciers in the Binaloud Heights. …”
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