Effect of Government Agricultural Extension Services on Farm Income Among Banana Farmers in Kashenshero Town Council Mitooma District. by Aijuka, Bright

“…This study utilized a mixed-methods approach to investigate the impact of Government Agricultural Extension Services (GAESs) on farm income among banana farmers. …”
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Development of a consumer-driven chocolate milk sensory ballot for use in the dairy industry by A. Stelick, R. Dando, M. Wiedmann, Nicole Martin

“…This study provides guidance to the dairy industry, in particular, manufacturers of chocolate milk, to both improve chocolate milk characteristics that effect consumer liking, as well as methods for monitoring these characteristics over product shelf life.…”
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The E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF6 facilitates the progression of cervical cancer by inhibiting the Hippo/Yap pathway by Yawen Liu, Juanjuan Zhou, Weiqi Liu, Yi Le, Lingling Zhang, Ziyu Zhang, Ling Zhou, Ling Li

“…This article aims to elucidate the role of RNF6 in CC and its regulation of the Hippo-YAP1 signaling pathway. Methods The public tumor dataset analyses, immunohistochemistry, and western blotting were used to explore the expression of RNF6 in CC. …”
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Effect of idebenone supplementation in a semen extender on boar spermatozoa quality during liquid storage by Rehardus Ricco Pantecostoma, Jatesada Jiwakanon, Saksiri Sirisathien

“…In Experiment 1, semen samples (n = 13) were treated with 0, 78, 156, 312, 625, or 1250 nM of IDB and assessed at 24-h intervals for motility (computer-assisted sperm analysis), viability (eosin-nigrosin), and membrane integrity (hypo-osmotic swelling test). …”
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Small- to Large-Scale Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of Functionally Graded Steels by Carlos Botero, William Sjöström, Emilio Jimenez-Pique, Andrey Koptyug, Lars-Erik Rännar

“…The present investigation explored the various methods used to adapt the PBF-EB process for the production of functionally graded materials (FGMs). …”
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Digital competence and digital entrepreneurial intention: A social cognitive approach by Bao Quoc Lam, Hao Yen Tran, Kiet Anh Nguyen, Kiet Tuan Nguyen, Minh Pham

“… Objective: This article aims to investigate how digital competence moderates the relationship between entrepreneurial education and digital entrepreneurship intention among university students within the framework of social cognitive career theory. Research Design & Methods: We employed a quantitative approach, utilising a structured questionnaire to collect data from 327 university students over two months. …”
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Approach to automating viral genome assembly by Ms Anastasiia Paremskaia, Dr Andrei Deviatkin, Dr Pavel Volchkov

“…Results: To assess the accuracy of the assembly, three samples from experiment SRP483129 were used, where the IAV H1N1 virus was isolated from the nasal wash of ferrets: SRR27490307, SRR27490310, and SRR27490310. …”
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Investigation on the characteristics of Gloeophyllum trabeum to inhibit high sulfur coal spontaneous combustion by Xianwei DONG, Xiaoxi LI, Fusheng WANG, Tiesheng HAN, Xuanmeng DONG

“…Desulphurization using sustainable, low-energy microbiological methods. Gloeophyllum trabeum is selected to lixiviate high sulfur coal. …”
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Desenvolvimento de uma régua para medidas de área foliar do algodoeiro Development of a ruler for measurements of leaf area of the cotton plant by José Fideles Filho, Napoleão E. de M. Beltrão, Antonildo S. Pereira

“…Comparing the means of both the methods, it was verified that the mean leaf area of the four cultivars of cotton, measured with the proposed ruler, did not differ statistically from the mean area measured with the planimeter. …”
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Identification and validation of glucose metabolism-related gene signature in endometrial cancer by Juan Jiang, Nan Xia, Mei Yang, Ping Qiu, Wei Zhu, Jing Chen, Jiamei Zhu

“…This study sought to establish a glucose metabolism-related gene (GMRG) signature linked to EC. Methods Differential analysis was conducted to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between EC and normal samples from the TCGA-EC dataset. …”
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LINC00313 promotes the aggressiveness and tumorigenesis of cholangiocarcinoma through targeting miR-320b and MITF by Ziyu Wang, Jiao Li, Jing Xu, Tingqiu Wan, Yunjin Ya, Xi Li, Xi Wang, Yan Jin

“…This research delves into the role of LINC00313 in regulating the aggressiveness of cholangiocarcinoma cells. Methods Clinical samples were collected to examine the expression pattern of LINC00313, miR-320b, and MITF using RT-qPCR and western blot analysis. …”
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Debriefing Methodologies in Nursing Simulation: An Exploratory Study of the Italian Settings by Sonia Lomuscio, Emanuele Capogna, Stefano Sironi, Marco Sguanci, Sara Morales Palomares, Giovanni Cangelosi, Gaetano Ferrara, Stefano Mancin, Antonio Amodeo, Anne Destrebecq, Mauro Parozzi, Susy Dal Bello

“…<b>Methods:</b> An exploratory, cross-sectional, multicenter nationwide study was conducted to identify current debriefing practices in Italian simulation-based nursing education. …”
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Development and Application of Indirect ELISA for IBDV VP2 Antibodies Detection in Poultry by Wenying Zhang, Yulong Wang, Guodong Wang, Hangbo Yu, Mengmeng Huang, Yulong Zhang, Runhang Liu, Suyan Wang, Hongyu Cui, Yanping Zhang, Yuntong Chen, Yulong Gao, Xiaole Qi

“…This indicates that the VP2-ELISA exhibits good specificity, sensitivity, and stability. Detection experiments using 20 laboratory-immunized chicken serum samples and 273 clinical serum samples demonstrated that the results of VP2-ELISA were consistent with those of commercial ELISA kits coated with whole virus. …”
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Evaluation of black soldier fly larvae reared on different organic substrates on nutrient digestibility and palatability in cats by Hyuck Kim, Minho Song, Jihwan Lee, Seyeon Chang, Dongcheol Song, Kyeongho Jeon, Jinmo Yang, Seungyeon Cha, Kwanho Park, Hyeun Bum Kim, Jinho Cho

“…In vitro and in vivo methods were used in this study. The in vitro experiment simulated gastric digestion using pepsin and small intestinal digestion using bile and pancreatin, with 6 replicates per diet. …”
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Urinary tract infections in postmenopausal women revisited (UTIr): a prospective observational cohort study to explore the urobiomes of postmenopausal women with and without recurr... by Marleen D. Hekker, Tamara N. Platteel, Roderick P. Venekamp, Janetta Top, Suzanne E. Geerlings, Constance Schultsz, Marjon G.J. de Vos, Janneke H. H. M. van de Wijgert

“…To facilitate development of novel diagnostics, preventive interventions, and clinical management of RUTI in postmenopausal women, it is essential to strengthen the biological evidence base. Methods This observational prospective cohort study will enrol 20 postmenopausal women without RUTI (controls) and approximately 30 with RUTI (cases), aiming to sample at least 50 UTI episodes. …”
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Investigation of the antioxidant status and the number of double-stranded DNA breaks in models of brain tumor lesion by metastases of non-small cell lung cancer in vivo by E. V. Zaikina, I. A. Alliluev, Yu. N. Lazutin, Yu. V. Przhedetskiy, Yu. S. Shatova, M. A. Engibaryan, E. F. Komarova, D. A. Kharagezov, A. V. Galina, A. A. Kiblitskaya, M. V. Mindar, L. Z. Kurbanova

“…Evaluation of the antioxidant status and DNA damage in tissues of subcutaneous xenografts of non-small cell lung cancer and in peritumoral tissues created using the A549 and H1299 cell cultures.Materials and methods. The study included 35 intact male Balb/c Nude immunodeficient mice. …”
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Preparation of Magnetic Photocatalyst Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@Fe-TiO₂ and Photocatalytic Degradation Performance of Methyl Orange in Na₂SO... by Li Sun, Zilong Li, Zhigang Yuan, Ying Liu, Shunqi Mei, Fanhe Meng, Xingyu Ouyang, Yi Xiong, Ke Zhang, Zhen Chen

“…In this study, Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@TiO₂ (FS-FT (0 g)) photocatalysts, featuring a magnetic core–shell structure, and Fe-doped Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@Fe-TiO₂ (FS-FT (x g)) photocatalysts, were fabricated via the sol–gel method. Structural and compositional analyses of the processed samples were systematically conducted through X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with selected area electron diffraction (SAED), surface-sensitive X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and optical property assessment via UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-DRS). …”
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Genomic epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance determinants in Chinese swine farm Escherichia coli isolates by Zizhe Hu, Yee Huang, Xuemei Cui, Tuanyuan Shi, Quanan Ji, Xiangru Wang, Guolian Bao, Yan Liu

“…However, limited research has comprehensively assessed the overall status of AMR in Chinese pig farms.MethodsSamples were collected from 31 provinces in China. …”
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Phosphorylation of KIAA1429 promotes oxaliplatin resistance through activating the FZD7-Wnt signaling in BRAFV600E-mutated colorectal cancer by Taixuan Wan, Minyi He, Zhanzhen Liu, Yihang Zhou, Yebohao Zhou, Wei Xiao, Hao Xie, Shuangling Luo, Haoqi Zheng, Liang Kang, Yunxing Shi, Liang Huang

“…Therefore, there is an urgent need to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of oxaliplatin resistance. Methods RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis of OXA-resistant CRC cell line was used to identify the driver of OXA resistance. …”
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DSMF-Net: Dual Semantic Metric Learning Fusion Network for Few-Shot Aerial Image Semantic Segmentation by Xiyu Qi, Yidan Zhang, Lei Wang, Yifan Wu, Yi Xin, Zhan Chen, Yunping Ge

“…The experiments have demonstrated our network&#x0027;s effectiveness and efficiency, yielding on-par performance with the state-of-the-art methods.…”
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