Characterizing Optimum N Rate in Waterlogged Maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Remote Sensing by Bhawana Acharya, Syam Dodla, Brenda Tubana, Thanos Gentimis, Fagner Rontani, Rejina Adhikari, Dulis Duron, Giulia Bortolon, Tri Setiyono

“…The experiment was performed using a split plot design with four replications, with soil moisture conditions as main plots and different N rates as sub-plots. …”
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Prevalence of Post-Partum Depression in India and Its Association with Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Bhupesh Gupta, Kashish Grover, Shivashish Gupta, Kirtika Gupta, Ramita Goel, Anshu Mittal

“…Effective measures like psychological counselling and health education, need to be taken to control post-partum depression in India. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the sero-epidemiological association between Epstein Barr virus and multiple sclerosis. by Yahya H Almohmeed, Alison Avenell, Lorna Aucott, Mark A Vickers

“…Previous systematic reviews found higher prevalences of anti-EBV antibodies in MS patients compared to controls, but many studies have since been published, and there is a need to apply more rigorous systematic review methods.…”
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Risk of gastric cancer after bariatric surgery: a meta-analysis of retrospective studies by Bing Li, Xiaoxuan Li, Jihong Peng, Pengfei Zhang

“…Publication bias was assessed using a funnel plot. Heterogeneity between studies was analyzed with the Cochran Q (Chi-square) test and I² statistics.ResultsA total of nine studies reported the incidence of gastric cancer, with a total of 1,025,852 patients with obesity in the MBS group and 7,171,376 patients with obesity in the matched control group. …”
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Diagnostic value of long noncoding RNAs as biomarkers for Ankylosing Spondylitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Ermiyas Alemayehu, Sintayehu Ambachew, Daniel Asmelash, Melaku Ashagrie Belete

“…Given these challenges, there is a pressing need to explore novel diagnostic targets. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic potential of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) for AS.…”
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Favipiravir for treating patients with novel coronavirus (COVID-19): protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials by Morteza Arab-Zozani, Djavad Ghoddoosi-Nejad

“…All randomised clinical trials investigating the safety and efficacy of favipiravir compared with other control groups for the treatment of patients with confirmed infection with SARS-CoV-2 will be included. …”
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Application and prospect analysis of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sichang Wu, Sichang Wu, Xinli Gan, Shuxin Huang, Yujun Zhong, Jialin Wu, Haojie Yang, Haojie Yang, Bangde Xiang

“…Regarding volume, The combined mean CAR-T treatment group/control group resulted in an WMD of -515.77 (95% CI: -634.78 to -396.76; I² =90.8%). …”
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Hypnosis: An Alternative Pain Management Prerogative for Chronic Orofacial Pain-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by K Yesoda Aniyan, Anuradha Ganesan, Krithika Chandrasekar Lakshmi

“…The statistical evaluation was conducted with a Forest plot with overall effect size at 11.33 and 10.30. …”
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Prevalence of phenotypic drug resistance profiles and multi-drug-resistant Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter species recovered from clinical specimens in Ethiopia: a systematic review... by Mihret Tilahun, Alemu Gedefie, Abdurahaman Seid, Habtu Debash, Agumas Shibabaw

“…The high prevalence and resistance patterns of these bacteria need immediate action to inform treatment guidelines, increase infection control measure, and develop effective public health policies. …”
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Influence of deficit irrigation and biochar amendment on growth, physiology, and yield of cucumber in West Texas by Arjun Kafle, Sukhbir Singh, Manpreet Singh, Preetaman Bajwa, Sanjit Deb, Catherine Simpson, Glen Ritchie

“…The aim of this study was to assess the interactive effects of DI and biochar amendment on saturated hydraulic conductivity of soil and the growth, physiology and yield of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) in West Texas. A split-plot design was used to randomize four irrigation treatments (with two levels before and after mid-season) as the main plot [I1: 100% crop evapotranspiration (ETc)-100% ETc, I2: 80% ETc-60% ETc, I3: 60% ETc-80% ETc, I4: 40% ETc-40% ETc] and three biochar rates as subplot [0 t/ha, 15 t/ha, and 20 t/ha] with four replications. …”
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Polymorphic variants and risk of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis by Daniella Vinelli-Arzubiaga, Carmen Elizabeth Suasnabar Campos, María Cristina Laso-Salazar, Hugo Abarca-Barriga

“…A qualitative synthesis of the results was performed (frequency), including meta-analysis where applicable (forest plot and funnel plot). Results The searching strategy identified 370 studies, from which 7 were chosen for the systematic review, included 9478 participants. …”
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Crop yield and nutrient balance influenced by shoot biomass management and pig slurry application by Carla M. Pandolfo, Milton da Veiga

“…ABSTRACT Crop systems that export large amounts of nutrients from the farm may require higher doses of animal manure than those needed for grain production. This study aimed to evaluate the yield of crops and to determine the simplified nutrient balance in three management systems of shoot biomass of crops (cover-grain, cover-silage and hay-silage) associated with five fertilization treatments (control, soluble fertilizer and three doses of pig slurry). …”
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Effect of nitrogen fixating, potassium and phosphorus solubilizing bacteria on Mungbean (Vigna radiata) yield and components yield by Afsaneh Yousefi, Reza Mirzaeitalarposhti, Fatemeh-Sadat Aghamir, Jafar Nabati

“…The lowest biomass and grain yield were observed for Indian genotype under control treatment with 3518 and 1393 kg ha-1 , respectively. …”
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Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Different Amounts of Cow Manure, Chemical (Nitrogen), and Biological Fertilizers on Some Quantitative and Qualitative Traits of Thyme (Thymus vulgari... by Havva Mahnoudi asl, Mahmoud Mokhtari, Reza Sadrabadi Haghighi, مهدی الهی ترشیزی

“…Introduction The inadequacy of the results of a single study and the need to combine the findings by scientists has led to the development of methods that allow combining the results of many independent studies. …”
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Impact of Fordyce Happiness training program on depression severity among patients receiving hemodialysis: An experimental study by Nader Aghakhani, Masoumeh Akbari, Farshad Mohammadi, Zehra G. Metin, Nasim Talebi-Azar, Vahid Alinejad, Pedram Abolfathpour

“…BACKGROUND: Depression is a common problem in hemodialysis patients and needs to be treated effectively. The Fordyce Happiness Program, an educational and performance-based intervention that promotes happiness, has shown promise as a complementary therapy to alleviate psychological disorders. …”
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From invasive species to agricultural resource: evaluation of Phragmites australis from Zarivar Lake as an organic amendment for the release of phosphorus, potassium, micronutrient... by Shno Karimi, Zahra Kolahchi, Mahboube Zarrabi, Safoora Nahidan, Taqi Raza

“…This study was conducted as a split-plot design with two treatments including a control and 3% (w/w) Phragmites a. and eight incubation durations (7, 14, 28, 42, 56, 70, 84, 98 days) in a fully randomized design with three replications. …”
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Effects of weed interference, sowing date and method on growth, yield and yield components of Red Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) by mohsen edalat, Maryam Kamali, Seyed Abdolreza Kazemeini, Bahram Heidari

“…With regard to increasing population and increasing the need of protein, the use of plant resources like red bean with a large amount of protein is growing. …”
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Agronomy vs agroecology: should we abandon the pursuit of improving agronomic practices in favour of promoting agroecology? by Theodore M. DeJong

“…Abstract There has recently been discussion about the need to abandon traditional agronomy research directed towards making our agricultural systems more environmentally, economically and socially sustainable using plot-sized experiments in favour of more systems-based agroecology research. …”
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Effect of Sewage Sludge Compost and Urban Pruning Waste on Agronomic Parameters and Wine Composition in Arid Zones Under Climate Change by Fernando Sánchez-Suárez, María del Valle Palenzuela, Antonio Rosal, Rafael Andrés Peinado

“…This article examined vineyard yield, vine and wine composition when compost from sewage sludge and urban waste was applied to two soils. One rainfed plot received 80 UFN kg/ha, while two irrigated plots received 40 and 80 UFN kg/ha. …”
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Efeito residual da adubação orgânica sobre a produtividade de milho em sistema agroflorestal Residual effect of organic fertilization on maize yield in an agroforestry system by Ailton F. dos Santos, Rômulo S. C. Menezes, Vânia S. Fraga, Aldrin M. Pérez-Marin

“…The experiment was established in a split-plot design, arranged in randomized blocks, with the type of cropping system (SA or CA) as the main treatments and the organic fertilization (animal manure, gliricidia prunings or control plots) as the secondary treatments, with four replications. …”
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