Exploring the impact of seashell powder and nano-silica on ultra-high-performance self-curing concrete: Insights into mechanical strength, durability, and high-temperature resilien... by Sun Yitong, Alqurashi Muwaffaq, Mostafa Sahar A.

“…The comprehensive evaluation of mechanical properties, including compressive and tensile strength at different stages, provides a significant understanding of the performance improvements achieved with these innovative additives. …”
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Development of a marker panel for genotyping of domestic soybean cultivars for genes controlling the duration of vegetation and response to photoperiod by R. N. Perfil’ev, A. B. Shcherban, E. A. Salina

“…In this regard, in soybean breeding, it is necessary to pay attention to the set of genes that control the transition to the flowering stage, which will make it possible to adapt genotypes to local growing conditions as accurately as possible. …”
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Larvicidal Effectiveness of Azolla pinnata against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) with Its Effects on Larval Morphology and Visualization of Behavioural Response by Nor Shaida Husna Zulkrnin, Nurul Nadiah Rozhan, Nur Amanina Zulkfili, Nik Raihan Nik Yusoff, Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat, Nor Hakimin Abdullah, Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad, Rajiv Ravi, Intan H. Ishak, Mohamad Faiz Mohd Amin

“…The present study was conducted to explore the larvicidal efficacy of A. pinnata using fresh and powdered form against late third-stage larvae (6 days, 5 mm in larvae body length) of Ae. aegypti (L.) …”
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Identification and functional characterization of the RPP13 gene family in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) for disease resistance by Baoqi Yuan, Chuang Li, Qingfeng Wang, Qi Yao, Xiaowei Guo, Yuhang Zhang, Zhongwei Wang

“…Notably, StRPP13-11 was significantly downregulated in both resistant and susceptible cultivars, suggesting its crucial role in the early stages of pathogen recognition. Subcellular localization experiments showed that the StRPP13-11 protein is localized in the chloroplast. …”
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Maternal healthcare service utilisation and associated factors among mothers in a rural Wolaita, southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Wondimagegn Paulos Kumma, Abera Kuche

“…Objective To assess the level of maternal healthcare service utilisation and related factors to its frequency of care among mothers who gave birth in the previous 2 years before the survey in rural Wolaita, southern Ethiopia.Design Cross-sectional survey.Setting This study was undertaken in Kindo Didaye, rural Wolaita, southern Ethiopia, from February to March 2016.Participants Out of 552 who gave birth, 544 (98.5%) mothers aged between 15 and 49 years, selected using two-stage random sampling, participated in the study.Outcome measures Maternal healthcare service utilisation frequency and proportion and associated factors.Result The proportion of maternal healthcare service utilisation was 59.38% (95% CI: 55.11% to 63.53%), with 50.74% (95% CI: 46.45% to 55.01%), 16.18% (95% CI: 13.18% to 19.54%) and 31.80% (95% CI: 27.90% to 35.90%) prevalence of antenatal care (ANC), delivery care and postnatal care (PNC), respectively. …”
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Perceived Nuisance Caused by Air Pollution on Amateur Endurance Athletes/Exercisers: Development of a Psychometric Scale by George Koskinas, Ilias Mavroidis, Yiannis Giossos

“…To this aim, a questionnaire was developed, initially through a pilot stage. The fully developed scale was provided to two hundred and ninety-two (292) amateur endurance athletes/exercisers for an exploratory factor analysis to be carried out. …”
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Medical students' exposure to and attitudes about the pharmaceutical industry: a systematic review. by Kirsten E Austad, Jerry Avorn, Aaron S Kesselheim

“…Physicians' attitudes towards the industry can form early in their careers, but little is known about this key stage of development.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We performed a systematic review reported according to PRISMA guidelines to determine the frequency and nature of medical students' exposure to the drug industry, as well as students' attitudes concerning pharmaceutical policy issues. …”
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Distinguishing classes of neuroactive drugs based on computational physicochemical properties and experimental phenotypic profiling in planarians. by Danielle Ireland, Christina Rabeler, Sagar Rao, Rudy J Richardson, Eva-Maria S Collins

“…Organismal behavioral testing is needed to fill the gap, but mammalian studies are too time-consuming and cost-prohibitive for the early stages of drug discovery. Behavioral medium-throughput screening (MTS) in small organisms promises to address this need and complement in silico and in vitro HTS to improve the discovery of novel neuroactive compounds. …”
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Morphological and molecular analysis of rose cultivars from the Grandiflora and Kordesii garden groups by S. S. Yudanova, O. V. Dorogina, O. Yu. Vasilyeva

“…According to the phenological observations on the Grandiflora cultivars, Komsomolsky Ogonyok had later budding and flowering stages. Polymorphic data generated from the ISSR markers showed that this cultivar was the most distant from the others and formed a separate cluster on the dendrogram. …”
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Effect of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate on Mortality, Hatching Rate of Eggs and Abnormality of Catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus Sauvage) Larvae by E. Supriyono, L. Lisnawati, D. Djokosetiyanto

“… Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) surfactant in the water can affecting fish in all developmental stages.  This study was aimed to observe the effect of LAS on mortality, hatching rate of eggs, and abnormality of patin catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus Sauvage) larvae.   …”
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Des semis et des clones by Malou Delplancke, Yildiz Aumeeruddy-Thomas

“…By the combination of sexual and vegetative propagation, men stake their territories with almond trees and their own lives while integrating elements coming from the borders. …”
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La géographie des élections en Algérie, de 2007 à 2017 by Gilles Van Hamme

“…However, it remains interesting to analyse the electoral behavior of elections whose stake is not access to power, since we can observe a variety of forms of opposition to power or, conversely, better understand the networks on which power can rely. …”
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The Association of HOTAIR with the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Gastric Cancer and Its Effect on the Proliferation of Gastric Cancer Cells by Zhiying Xu, Hui Chen, Bin Yang, Xiangfeng Liu, Xiaoli Zhou, Hongfang Kong

“…Increased HOTAIR was associated with tumor differentiation, lymph node and distant metastasis, and clinical stage. Furthermore, the area under the ROC curve (AUC) was up to 0.8416 (95 % CI=0.7661 to 0.9170, P<0.0001). …”
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Financial and non–financial factors in companies’ adaptation process towards sustainability and sustainable business models by Magdalena Zioło, Elżbieta Szaruga, Anna Spoz

“…It was carried out in two stages. In the first step, enterprises were grouped into clusters according to the financial condition criterion, considering the enterprise’s size and sector and country in which it operates. …”
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Machine learning analysis of pathological images to predict 1-year progression-free survival of immunotherapy in patients with small-cell lung cancer by Hirotaka Matsumoto, Hiroaki Akamatsu, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Yuki Sato, Daichi Fujimoto, Yoshihiko Taniguchi, Motohiro Tamiya, Yasuhiro Koh, Junya Fukuoka, Hisashi Tanaka, Naoki Furuya, Ryota Shibaki, Tsukasa Nozawa, Akira Sano, Yuka Kitamura, Takashi Kijima, Toshihide Yokoyama, Satoru Miura, Akito Hata, Jun Sugisaka

“…Hence, we aimed to develop a predictive biomarker of immunotherapy efficacy through a machine learning analysis of the TIME.Methods We conducted a biomarker analysis in a prospective study of patients with extensive-stage SCLC who received chemoimmunotherapy as the first-line treatment. …”
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Moderate-severe aortic arch calcification and high serum alkaline phosphatase co-modify the risk of cardiovascular events and mortality among chronic hemodialysis patients by Cheng-Hao Chang, Hung-Hsiang Liou, Chung-Kuan Wu

“…Background Patients with end-stage kidney disease undergoing chronic hemodialysis (HD) have an unparalleled risk of vascular calcification (VC) and high alkaline phosphatase (Alk-P) levels. …”
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Effect of gut microbiota changes on cytokines IL-10 and IL-17 levels in liver transplantation patients by Mohamed Abdel-Raoof Fouda, Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab, Ahmed Esmail Abdelkader, Mohsen El-Sayd Ibrahim, Taher Abozeid Elsheikh, Hisham Mohammad Aldeweik, Nora Elfeky

“…Abstract Background Liver transplantation (LT) is a critical intervention for individuals with end-stage liver disease; yet, post-transplant problems, especially infections, graft rejection, and chronic liver disease, are often linked to systemic inflammation. …”
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Effectiveness of canine‐assisted surveillance and human searches for early detection of invasive spotted lanternfly by Angela K. Fuller, Ben C. Augustine, Eric H. Clifton, Ann E. Hajek, Arden Blumenthal, Josh Beese, Aimee Hurt, Carrie J. Brown‐Lima

“…Spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, is a recently introduced invasive insect whose range in the United States has been expanding rapidly since it was first discovered in Pennsylvania in 2014. …”
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Papillary Carcinoma of Breast: Clinicopathological Characteristics, Management, and Survival by Bushra Rehman, Anam Mumtaz, Barka Sajjad, Namra Urooj, Sameen Mohtasham Khan, M. Toqeer Zahid, Huma Mannan, M. Zulqarnain Chaudhary, Amina Khan, M. Asad Parvaiz

“…Breast conservation surgery (BCS) was performed in 34 (58.6%) and mastectomy in 22 (37.9%) patients. 13 patients did not undergo invasive axillary staging; the rest of 43 (74%) patients did (32 sentinel biopsy and 11 axillary dissection). …”
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Correlation of Platelet Indices with Severity of Gastroesophageal Varices in Patients of Liver Cirrhosis: A Research Protocol by Parav Tantia, Sourya Acharya

“…Cirrhosis is the advanced stage of ongoing liver fibrosis, which poses substantial global health challenges due to its fatal consequences, such as gastroesophageal varices. …”
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