Influence of exogenously applied plant extracts on growth, certain physiological and morphological, as well as yield parameters of Gem squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) by Siphokuhle Mbuyisa, Isa Bertling, Bonga Ngcobo

“…All plant extracts, ANE, MLE, ALvE and GBE, significantly increased the total dry biomass, except GRE was not significantly different from the control. The yield parameters, viz. total fruit yield, fruit mass and fruit diameter, were positively affected by all treatments applied, although ANE- and MLE-treated plants yielded the largest number of fruit/plants, heaviest fruit and biggest fruit compared to other treatments. …”
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Long-term Measurements of Carbonaceous Aerosol at Cape Hedo, Okinawa, Japan: Effects of Changes in Emissions in East Asia by Kojiro Shimada, Akinori Takami, Takatsugu Ishida, Yuta Taniguchi, Shuichi Hasegawa, Chak K. Chan, Yong Pyo Kim, Neng-Huei Lin, Shiro Hatakeyama

“…We estimated the contributions from the various sources of carbonaceous aerosol, viz., biomass burning, fossil-fuel combustion, and air-pollutant transport from China, based on the OC/EC ratio, which decreased from 5.7 to 2.4 in terms of the annual average. …”
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Ophiostomatoid fungi associated with Ips subelongatus, including eight new species from northeastern China by Zheng Wang, Ya Liu, Huimin Wang, Xianjing Meng, Xuewei Liu, Cony Decock, Xingyao Zhang, Quan Lu

“…Most strains resided in two Ophiostoma species complexes, viz. the O. clavatum and the O. ips complexes, all together accounting for 76.8% of all isolates. …”
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Enhancing Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus undatus) Propagation Efficiency through Growing Media by P. K. Anagha, D. P. Prakasha, N. Anand, M. Vijay, Shivayogi Ryavalad, Mude Ramya Sree

“…The experiment involving different media viz., sand, sand+soil, sand+fym, sand+vermicompost, sand+soil+fym, sand+soil+vermicompost, soil, soil+fym, soil+vermicompost, fym and vermicompost was carried out using completely randomized design (CRD). …”
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Internal Benchmarking of Thermal Power Plants оf Electric Power Systems by E. M. Farhadzadeh, A. Z. Muradaliyev, Y. Z. Farzaliyev, U. K. Ashurova

“…According to modern concepts, efficiency is the simultaneous consideration of three properties of objects, viz. economy, reliability and safety. The methodology of their joint assessment assumes that the service life of the main equipment does not exceed the standard value, but this condition is now met by less than half of the production enterprises of a lot of EPS. …”
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Computational and experimental approaches to explore defense related enzymes conferring resistance in Fusarium infected chilli plants by regulating plant metabolism through nutriti... by Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Atiq, Nasir Ahmed Rajput, Muhammad Sagheer, Ye Xia

“…Therefore, in this current study, we aimed to evaluate two nutrient fertilizers viz. Krystafeed and Micro Plus at three different concentrations by soil drenching method for their effects against the Fusarium wilt of chilli and investigate the components of the antioxidant defense system of chilli plants. …”
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Assessment of Some Culture Media for Optimum Growth and Sporulation of Bipolaris sorokiniana Causing Spot Blotch of Wheat by B. Hijam, G. L. Maharaja, A. Roy, V. Roy, S. Hembram

“…Five different growth media, viz., Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA), wheat seed extract+PDA (WSPDA), wheat leaf decoction+PDA (WLPDA), carrot juice extract+PDA (CPDA), and oatmeal agar (OMA), were used in the experiment. …”
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Estimation of Heterosis and Inbreeding Depression for Fruit Yield Attributing Characters in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) by Jagruti S. Mahla, R. R. Acharya, M. M. Pandya, Sushil Kumar, D. A. Patel, D. J. Parmar

“…The experimental material consisted of twelve basic generations viz., P1, P2, F1, F2, B1, B2, B11, B12, B21, B22, B1S and B2S of four families of brinjal namely, AB 20-19 × GAOB 2, AB 20-13 × CO 2, Anand Harit × GJB 3 and GPBRJ 204×Arka Harshitha. …”
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Chemical Characterization of Sub-micron Aerosols during New Particle Formation in an Urban Atmosphere by Vijay P. Kanawade, Sachchida N. Tripathi, Abhishek Chakraborty, Huan Yu

“…The substantially elevated signal intensity of amines (viz., CHN+, CH4N+, C2H4N+, C3H8N+, and C5H12N+) in the sub-micron aerosols during NPF further demonstrated that these nitrogen-containing organic compounds may have played a critical role in these events. …”
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Children with autoimmune hepatitis receiving standard-of-care therapy demonstrate long-term obesity and linear growth delay by Or Steg Saban, Shannon M. Vandriel, Syeda Aiman Fatima, Celine Bourdon, Amrita Mundh, Vicky L. Ng, Simon C. Ling, Robert H.J. Bandsma, Binita M. Kamath

“…Sixty-one children (66% females, median age at diagnosis 11.5 y) were included. BMIz showed a sharp increase, and HAZ declined significantly without returning to baseline. …”
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The value of bioimpedance analysis in the assessment of hydration and nutritional status in children on chronic peritoneal dialysis by Wei Yuan, Minghui Yu, Zhiqing Zhang, Qianfan Miao, Jiaojiao Liu, Hui Zhang, Qing Zhou, Jing Chen, Yihui Zhai, Xiaoyan Fang, Hong Xu, Qian Shen

“…In PD patients, SBP and SBPz were correlated with BIA-BCM Re-OH, and BMI and BMIz were correlated with BIA-BCM LTI. BIA-BCM indicators have good clinical value in evaluating hydration and nutrition.…”
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International study of the perceived stress and psychological impact of the 7 October attacks on Holocaust survivors by Bruno Halioua, Patrick Bantman, Rachel Rimmer, Eric Ghozlan, Muriel Vaislic, Dan Halioua, Fabienne Amson, Charles Taieb, Richard Prasquier, Jean-François Gutthman, Robert Ejnes, Stéphanie Dassa, Alexis Astruc, Marc Cohen, Samuel Sarfati, Marc Fohlen-Weill, Odile Namia-Cohen, Aline Deutscher, Jonathan Taieb

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Additively manufactured ultrafine grained Aermet100 with superior mechanical property by Yanwen Liang, Jie Liu, Xiaotian Zhang, Yonghao Weng, Sheng Zhong, Tiannan Li, Peng Zhang, Chunpan Yang, Ying Xing, Jiazhe Fu, Kehong Wang

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Integral mean estimates for polynomials whose zeros are within a circle by K. K. Dewan, Abdullah Mir, R. S. Yadav

“…Let p(z) be a polynomial of degree n having all its zeros in |z|≤k;  k≤1, then for each r>0, p>1, q>1 with p−1+q−1=1, Aziz and Ahemad (1996) recently proved that n{∫02π|p(eiθ)|rdθ}1/r≤{∫02π|1+keiθ|prdθ}1/pr{∫02π|p′(eiθ)|qrdθ}1/qr. …”
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Os mesteirais e o concelho de Lisboa durante o século XIV: um esboço de síntese (1300-1383) by Bruno Marconi da Costa

“…We consider that the marginalization of this social group, when compared to its transient, though remarkable, political insertion in the 13th century, is one of the keys to the understanding of the complex rebellion processes that happened between 1370 and 1383 and their active protagonism in the events that constitute the Avis dynastic crisis in 1383-1385.…”
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Drug-Induced Hematological Cytopenia in Kidney Transplantation and the Challenges It Poses for Kidney Transplant Physicians by Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Muhammad Ashhad Ullah Khalil, Taqi F. Taufeeq Khan, Jackson Tan

“…In this review, we will discuss individual drug implicated in causing cytopenia and correlate it with corresponding literature evidence.…”
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Fantasised and fantastical Nordic imaginaries: Contextualising Nordic life vlogs by East Asian YouTube vloggers by Lee Jin, Abidin Crystal

“…Nordic life vlogs are a popular genre among avid watchers of YouTube influencers across East Asia. …”
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Corrigendum to “Radiometric examination of fertilizers and assessment of their health hazards, commonly used in Pakistan” [Nucl. Eng. Tech. 55 (2023) 2447–2453] by Hannan Younis, Sumbilah Shafique, Zahida Ehsan, Aleena Ishfaq, Khurram Mehboob, Muhammad Ajaz, Abdullah Hidayat, Wazir Muhammad

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Acquiescentia and Power in Spinoza’s Ethics by Noa Naaman-Zauderer

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Picturebooks and politics: Israeli children’s picturebooks during the shift from pre-state to statehood by Yael Darr

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