Chromosome Numbers and Reproductive Life Cycles in Green Plants: A Phylotranscriptomic Perspective by Rijan R. Dhakal, Alex Harkess, Paul G. Wolf

“…Using gene family evolution models and selection analyses, we identified gene families that have undergone significant expansion, contraction, or selection in heterosporous lineages. …”
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Visible light photocatalytic efficiency and corrosion resistance of Zn, Ni, and Cu-doped TiO2 coatings by Mona Khalaghi, Masoud Atapour, Mohamad Mohsen Momeni, Mohammad Reza Karampoor

“…Corrosion measurements under dark and light conditions for doped TiO2 coatings exhibited contrasting activities, suggesting high electrical conductivity under light illumination.…”
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Wing spot in a tropical and a temperate drosophilid: C = C enrichment and conserved thermal response by Divita Garg, Harshad Vijay Mayekar, Sanjeev Paikra, Monalisa Mishra, Subhash Rajpurohit

“…Our study indicated a conserved mechanism of the spot formation in two Drosophila species coming from contrasting distribution ranges. Graphical Abstract…”
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Respiratory symptoms after coalmine fire and pandemic: A longitudinal analysis of the Hazelwood Health Study adult cohort. by Tyler J Lane, Matthew Carroll, Brigitte M Borg, Tracy A McCaffrey, Catherine L Smith, Caroline X Gao, David Brown, Amanda Johnson, David Poland, Shantelle Allgood, Jillian Ikin, Michael J Abramson

“…While the COVID-19 pandemic started several years after the mine fire, contracting this illness may have exacerbated the effect of fire-related PM2.5 through development of additional respiratory symptoms.…”
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Genetic proxies for clinical traits are associated with increased risk of severe COVID-19 by N. J. M. Chaddock, S. S. R. Crossfield, M. Pujades-Rodriguez, M. M. Iles, A. W. Morgan

“…Pathway analyses revealed enrichment of genetic variants in pathways for cardiac muscle contraction (genes N = 5; beta[SE] = 3.48[0.60]; adjusted-P = 1.86 × 10−5). …”
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Pharmacological Evaluation of the Effects of Phenylcarbamic Acid Derivatives on Cardiovascular Functions in Rats by Kralova Eva, Racanska Eva, Vicenova Anna, Boselova Iveta, Malik Ivan, Stankovicova Tatiana

“…Electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters in isolated hearts of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) perfused according to the Langendorff method and ability to decrease phenylephrine- -induced contraction of the aortic strips after repeated administration of the compounds were also analyzed. …”
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Standard abbreviations in students' translations from English into Serbian by Gavranović Valentina M., Čorboloković Saša S.

“…The implication of this study relates to a need to create a teaching and learning framework that focuses on the similarities and differences between the two languages, by contrasting examples in context, so that students can better understand the nature of this orthographic aspect.…”
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Older Primary Care Patients and Their Family Members by Tara Seibert, Matthew W. Schroeder, Anthony J. Perkins, Seho Park, Eleanor Batista-Malat, Katharine J. Head, Tamilyn Bakas, Malaz Boustani, Nicole R. Fowler

“…The COVID-19 pandemic introduced mandatory stay-at-home orders and concerns about contracting a virus that impacted the physical and mental health of much of the world’s population. …”
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Simulating the Tone River eastward diversion project in Japan carried out 4 centuries ago by J. Trošelj, J. Trošelj, N. Hanasaki

“…Finally, the validity of our historical simulation was proven by contrasting the distribution of simulated low flow rates with the flows at the historical river ports that lie furthest upstream. …”
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Association of Tooth Loss with New-Onset Parkinson’s Disease: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study by Ho Geol Woo, Yoonkyung Chang, Ji Sung Lee, Tae-Jin Song

“…The number of tooth loss was positively related to an increased risk of new-onset Parkinson’s disease. Contrastingly, the frequency of tooth brushings and dental clinic visits for any causes as well as competent dental care were negatively related to the development of new-onset Parkinson’s disease. …”
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APLASTIC SYNDROME IN A PREGNANT WOMAN ON THE BACKGROUND OF COVID-19: A CLINICAL CASE by Индира Венеровна Сахаутдинова, Ирина Борисовна Фаткуллина, Ирина Робинзоновна Рахматуллина, Игорь Сергеевич Засядкин, Анна Юрьевна Лазарева

“…Women during the gestational process have high risks of contracting the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 due to significant immunological changes in the body of the expectant mother. …”
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Gated communities in mar del plata: territorial ordination and social construction of space by Alejandro Maya

“…The work starts from the last Strategic Plan (2013-2030) and is contrasted with the urban proposals of other public and private enterprises. …”
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Short-term impact of low air pressure on plants' functional traits. by Silvia Lembo, Georg Niedrist, Bouchra El Omari, Paul Illmer, Nadine Praeg, Andreas Meul, Matteo Dainese

“…In T. pratense and H. pilosella, we observed an increase in stomatal conductance but a reduction in aboveground biomass at the lowest pressure compared to the control scenario after four weeks of incubation. Contrastingly, B. rupestre showed an interactive effect of air pressure and water treatment on chlorophyll and biomass nitrogen content, which were reduced under higher soil water conditions at 85kPa. …”
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Features of the anatomical structure of leaves depending on the high-altitude growth of apricot in Dagestan by D. M. Anatov, Z. M. Asadulaev, Z. R. Ramazanova, R. M. Osmanov

“…They can be examined by studying leaf anatomical features, having ecologically differentiating significance in natural populations with contrasting growth conditions.   Materials and methods. …”
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Quadriceps and Hamstrings Activation Peaks Earlier as Athletes Repeatedly Hop, but There are Differences Depending on ACL Reconstruction Technique. by Einar Einarsson, Olivia Barbosa, Magnus Kjartan Gislason, Kristin Briem, Argyro Kotsifaki, Rodney Whiteley

“…The SEMG signals were normalized to those obtained during maximal voluntary isometric contraction. # Results A significant time shift in peak muscle activation (earlier) was seen for: vastus medialis and vastus lateralis activation in the control group, in the BTB group's healthy (but not injured) leg and both legs of the HS group. …”
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COLLABORATIVE ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LEARNING: SUGGESTIONS FOR UKRAINIAN MEDICAL EDUCATION AND INTERDISCIPLINARY COOPERATION by Yu.V. Lysanets, J. Ward, C. Zhang, T. Downing, O.M. Bieliaieva

“…The authors outlined the benefits of COIL initiatives between partners, as well as possible challenges in their implementation relying on the corpus of research papers published within the last 5 years available online in PubMed, Google Scholar and other databases, applying the methods of analysis and synthesis, systematization, generalization, comparative and contrastive methods. Results. Given the current conditions of the Russian invasion and martial law in Ukraine, COIL seems to be particularly relevant, providing a vital avenue for global collaboration in education when physical travel abroad may be difficult or impossible. …”
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Prevalence and clinical profile of hepatitis C virus infections in multitransfused thalassemic patients in the capital twin cities of Pakistan by Z. Z. Piracha, U. Saeed, R. Uppal, M. R. Uppal, A. Ahmad Khan, M. Abdullah, K. Mari, A. Basra, S. S. Gilani, M. N. Tariq, D. U. Ozsahin, B. Uzun, I. Ozsahin

“…Furthermore, the risk of contracting HCV infections escalates with the advancing age of thalassemic patients. …”
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The effect of responses to vernalization, photoperiodism, and earliness per se of barley accessions from Dagestan on the duration of the period from shooting to heading by I. A. Zveinek, R. A. Abdullaev, B. A. Batasheva, E. E. Radchenko

“…Responses to vernalization, photoperiodism and earliness per se were tested in contrasting environments to assess their effect on barley development. …”
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Das Buch De Medicina der Etymologiae Isidors von Sevilla. Kritische Überlegungen zur Wissenorganisation von „moderner” Edition und mittelalterlichen Codices by Daniel Pfitzer

“…Critical Reflections on the Organization of Knowledge in ‘Modern’ Edition and Medieval Codices): In this article, various Etymologiae codices are contrasted with the basal edition of Wallace Martin Lindsay in order to illustrate the edition’s shortcomings. …”
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DETERMINATIONS OF THE SOWING TIME OF GRASS PEA IN TEF- GRASS PEA RELAY INTERCROPPING SYSTEMS by Agegnehu Shibabaw, Bitwoded Derebe, Yechale Mengie, Oumer Beshir, Wudu Getahun, Alemayehu Assefa

“…The treatments contain five sowing dates of grass pea after tef sowing, namely: 35, 50, 65, 80, and 95 days after tef planting, and two contrasting tef verities Viz. Quncho and Tsedey in a factorial combination of a randomized complete block design with three replications. …”
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