Modelling mixed crop-livestock systems and climate impact assessment in sub-Saharan Africa by Amit Kumar Srivastava, Jaber Rahimi, Karam Alsafadi, Murilo Vianna, Andreas Enders, Wenzhi Zheng, Alparslan Demircan, Mame Diarra Bousso Dieng, Seyni Salack, Babacar Faye, Manmeet Singh, Krishnagopal Halder, Frank Ewert, Thomas Gaiser

“…We demonstrate that this framework accurately estimated the key components of the domain for the past (1981–2005) and enables us to project their future changes using dynamically downscaled Global Circulation Model (GCM) projections (2020–2050). …”
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Optimization of Enzymatic Hydrolysis Process, Structural Characterization and Antioxidant Activity Analysis of Gastrodia elata Polysaccharide by Yunfei HU, De ZHOU, Qinglan ZENG, Jinsong HE, Ming ZHAO, Qingyan TANG

“…After enzymatic hydrolysis, the dissolution rate of G. elata polysaccharides increased from 81.28% to 93.57%. The monosaccharide composition and functional group structure indicated no obvious changes, except that the molecular weights of the two polysaccharide components were substantially reduced (P<0.05), and the mesh structure of G. elata polysaccharides was destroyed and changed into sheet structure. …”
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The Role of the Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Acute Kidney Injury by Fen Jiang, Zhen Shi, Xiangyang Liu, Jiaxuan Xiang, Jie Lei, Bo Yang, XiangLi Lei, Xuewei Li

“…The link between MLR and AKI development risk was enhanced after adjustment, with respective cutoff values of 0.4581 and 9.26. For the MLR-based prediction of AKI incidence, the areas under the receiver-operating characteristic curves (AUCs) were 0.711 (95% CI: 0.663-0.758). …”
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The Impact of Audience Response System in Changing Students' Attitudes Towards Lectures During Training Courses; A Before‐After Study by Farzad Zareie, Rahim Baghaei, Naser Sheykhi, Davood Rasouli

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Extracorporeal Shock Waves Therapy for the Treatment of Acute and Chronic Wounds—A Prospective, Monocentric Clinical Trial to Examine the Effect of Shock Waves on Wound Healing by Kristina Landscheidt, Ahmed Alabdulmohsen, Markus Hübscher, Benjamin Geber, Jochen‐Frederick Hernekamp, Ole Goertz

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Profile and factors associated with low birth weight in Indonesia: a national data survey by Mario Ekoriano, Anugerah Widiyanto, Muthmainnah Muthmainnah, Yuli Devi, Bambang Cahyono, Izatun Nafsi, Teguh Widodo

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Acute Oral Toxicity, Histopathological Analysis, and Antimalarial Potential of Jatropha tanjorensis Leaf Extracts by Fatima Jumare, Helen Ileigo Inabo, Muhammad Hassan Isa Doko, Gbonjubola Olusesan Adeshina

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Surface energy balance closure over melting snow and ice from in situ measurements on the Greenland ice sheet by Maurice van Tiggelen, Paul C. J. P. Smeets, Carleen H. Reijmer, Dirk van As, Jason E. Box, Robert S. Fausto, Shfaqat Abbas Khan, Eric Rignot, Michiel R. van den Broeke

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The Serum S100B Level as a Biomarker of Enteroglial Activation in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis by Asuman Celikbilek, Mehmet Celikbilek, Seda Sabah, Nermin Tanık, Elif Borekci, Serkan Dogan, Yavuz Akin, Suleyman Baldane, Kemal Deniz, Neziha Yilmaz, Omer Ozbakir, Mehmet Yucesoy

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The Kerbernez long-term experiment: A dataset on crop yield and soil organic matter evolution in forage crop rotations and permanent grasslands in a temperate oceanic climateData G... by Anne-Isabelle Graux, Alice Cadéro, Fabien Ferchaud, Françoise Vertès

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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

“…However, the ethanol extract had the highest activity, with an IC50 of 8.153 g/mL, 1915 g/mL, 30.81 g/mL, and 54.66 g/mL, respectively, for DPPH, H2O2, NO, and FRAP, while the aqueous extract had an IC50 of 6.724, 2387681, 185.7, and 152.0 g/mL, respectively, for DPPH, H2O2, NO, and FRAP. …”
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Factors Affecting Social Support Status of People Living with HIV/AIDS at Selected Hospitals of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Elyas Admasu Basha, Behailu Tariku Derseh, Abate Dargie Wubetu, Nigus Alemnew Engidaw, Kefyalew Dagne Gizachew

“…Moreover, psychological distress (AOR = 4.67, 95% CI: 2.02, 10.81) and perceived stigma (AOR = 1.78, 95% CI: 1.18, 2.70) were positively associated. …”
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Rare Manifestation of a c.290 C>T, p.Gly97Glu VCP Mutation by Nivedita U. Jerath, Cameron D. Crockett, Steven A. Moore, Michael E. Shy, Conrad C. Weihl, Tsui-Fen Chou, Tiffany Grider, Michael A. Gonzalez, Stephan Zuchner, Andrea Swenson

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Role of interleukin-4 receptor α polymorphism in patients with asthma and its correlation with asthma severity by Nidhi Girdhar, Karan Sharma, Satyajit Deshpande, Siddharth Sharma, Vishal Chopra, Anil Sontakke

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Excesso de peso e deslocamento para a escola em adolescentes de Uruguaiana/RS by Anne Streb, Susane Graup, Mauren Bergmann, Gabriel Bergmann

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Characteristics Associated with Acute-Phase Response following First Zoledronic Acid Infusion in Brazilian Population with Osteoporosis by Bruno S. A. Ferreira, Bernardo M. da Cunha, Luciana P. Valadares, Larissa A. Moreira, Frederico G. A. Batista, Cristiane da F. Hottz, Marina M. P. Lins, Gabriel G. R. Magalhães, Luanna M. de Arruda, Sergio H. R. Ramalho

“…Patients with APR were younger (67 ± 12 vs. 71 ± 11 years; p=0.001), used oral bisphosphonates less frequently (34% × 50%; p=0.005), and had greater baseline CTX (0.535 ng/mL [0.375, 0.697] × 0.430 [0.249, 0.681]; p=0.03) and ΔCTX (−69 [−76; −50] × −54 [−72; −23]; p=0.002) than those without APR. …”
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Etnomapeamento de roças indígenas em ilhas de mata no lavrado de Roraima, extremo norte da Amazônia by Rachel Pinho, Arthur Camurça Citó, Thiago Orsi Laranjeiras, Pedro Aurélio Costa Lima Pequeno, Sonia Sena Alfaia, Reinaldo Imbrozio Barbosa

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IMPACT OF GIBBERELLIC ACID AND BORON TRIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES FOLIAR SPRAYING ON GROWTH, YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF "ZAGHINIA" APRICOT TREES by A. M. I. Al-Janabi

“…While the treatment (GA3 at 25 mg L-1 + Nano-boron at 20 mg L-1) gave the highest shoot diameter (5.06 mm), and lowest acidity (0.81%). On the other hand, the control treatment recorded the lowest values, amounting to (26.61 cm, 4.91 mm, 34.11 mg 100 g-1 fresh weight, 39.27%, 30.19%, 8.56 kg tree-1, 17.92 g, 25.81 cm3, 13.53%, and 0.106 mg 100 g-1) for the traits length and diameter of annual shoots, chlorophyll content, fruit set and retention, total yield, fruit weight and volume, TSS, and carotene content respectively…”
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Effect of Fentanyl as an Adjuvant to Brachial Plexus Block for Upper Extremity Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of RCTs by Liangsong Song, Shulian Tan, Qingmin Chen, He Li

“…Duration of sensory anesthesia (9 studies; MD: 82.81; 95% CI: 41.81, 123.81; I2 = 99%; p<0.0001) and motor anesthesia (7 studies; MD: 93.41; 95% CI: 42.35, 144.46; I2 = 99%; p=0.0003) was significantly increased with addition of fentanyl. …”
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Adaptation Strategies of Small-Scale Farmers to Challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic in Osun State, Nigeria by Olufemi Bolarin, Damilola Ajiboye, Sola Komolafe

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