Design and Tests of a Large-Opening Flexible Seedling Pick-Up Gripper with Multiple Grasping Pins by Luhua Han, Meijia Zhang, Yan Wang, Guoxin Ma, Qizhi Yang, Yang Liu

“…It was found that the end diameter of the pick-up pin and the extraction speed for lifting plug seedlings vertically had the most significant effects, followed by the penetration depth and grasping force. …”
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Comparative analysis of phenolic content in potato genotypes and propagation materials by Rita Asakaviciute, Jolanta Jurkeviciute, Nijole Ruziene, Ingrida Radveikiene, Erika Kubiliene

“…VB Meda showed relatively stable TPC across all stages, while Goda and VB Aista had lower levels at maturity. These results suggest that phenolic compound accumulation in potato is strongly influenced by genotype and developmental stage. …”
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Plant microbiome responses to bioinoculants and volatiles by Expedito Olimi, Martina Duller, Martina Stangl, Samuel Bickel, Angelika Battisti, Peter Kusstatscher, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Tomislav Cernava, Gabriele Berg

“…The findings highlight the potential of microbiome management approaches for enhancing microbiota functions.…”
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Interactions of Soil Order and Land Use Management on Soil Properties in the Kukart Watershed, Kyrgyzstan by Zulfiia Sakbaeva, Veronica Acosta-Martínez, Jennifer Moore-Kucera, Wayne Hudnall, Karabaev Nuridin

“…Surveys of soil properties related to soil functioning for many regions of Kyrgyzstan are limited. …”
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Evaluation of ilmenite, manganese ore, LD slag and iron sand oxygen carriers for chemical looping gasification with microalgae by Daofeng Mei, Francisco García-Labiano, Alberto Abad, Iñaki Adánez-Rubio, Tobias Mattisson

“…We found that the LD slag and iron sand had the highest gasification rate and fluidized well without agglomeration, thus they are selected as suitable oxygen carriers for the process. …”
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Health Behaviours and Spine Pain among Nursing Staff by Renata Jabłońska, Ewelina Strączek, Paweł Sokal

“…There was no correlation in pain, functional capacity and personal health behaviour. (JNNN 2021;10(4):135–143)…”
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Bilateral Simultaneous Quadriceps Tendon Rupture in a 24-Year-Old Obese Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Fahad H. Abduljabbar, Abdulaziz Aljurayyan, Bayan Ghalimah, Lawrence Lincoln

“…At the two-year follow-up, the patient had full strength of both quadriceps muscles with no extension lag. …”
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Vertical Stratification of Butterfly Assemblages Persists in Highly Disturbed Forest Fragments of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest by Denise B. Silva, André V. L. Freitas, Oscar F. Junior, Jessie P. Santos

“…The understory assemblages had a higher abundance and were more diverse than the upper stratum. …”
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Novel NUDCD1 gene variant predisposes to severe COVID-19 disease in Asians through modulation of antiviral DHX15- and MAVS-mediated signalling by Aseervatham Anusha Amali, Douglas Jie Wen Tay, Douglas Jie Wen Tay, Yiqi Seow, Marie Loh, Marie Loh, Marie Loh, Sharada Ravikumar, Jocelyn Jin Yu, Shaun Seh Ern Loong, Siew Wai Fong, Chang Jie Mick Lee, Jonathan Jordon Cailu Lim, Louis Hanqiang Gan, Winston Lian Chye Koh, Ying Ding, Qi Hui Sam, Zhaohong Tan, Rachel Ying Min Tan, Chong Boon Lua, Justin Jang Hann Chu, Justin Jang Hann Chu, Justin Jang Hann Chu, Amit Singhal, Shyam Prabhakar, Wee Joo Chng, Wee Joo Chng, Laurent Renia, Laurent Renia, David Chien Boon Lye, David Chien Boon Lye, Lisa F. P. Ng, Lisa F. P. Ng, Kai Sen Tan, Kai Sen Tan, Roger Foo, Roger Foo, Chang Chuan Melvin Lee, Chang Chuan Melvin Lee, Barnaby Young, Barnaby Young, Louis Yi Ann Chai, Louis Yi Ann Chai

“…Candidate gene variants were identified by performing logistic regression against top genetic principal components, prioritised for missense variants with likely causal impact. Then, functional sequelae of variants were replicated in-vitro and re-validated in patients ex vivo to demonstrate causality between genotype and clinical phenotype.ResultsOf 136 COVID-19 patients in Singapore (of whom 25% had severe disease), a single nucleotide polymorphism rs2980619 (p.L252F substitution) belonging to NudC-Domain-Containing-1 (NUDCD1) was highly-placed. …”
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Development of a patient-report pressure algometer for the quantification of abdominal examination by Seok-Jae Ko, Keun Ho Kim, Sang Hun Lee, Mi Hong Yim, Jae-Woo Park

“…Methods: In total, 44 participants with functional dyspepsia and 44 healthy participants completed the study. …”
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A TB40/E-derived human cytomegalovirus genome with an intact US-gene region and a self-excisable BAC cassette for immunological research by Kerstin Laib Sampaio, Anja Weyell, Narmadha Subramanian, Zeguang Wu, Christian Sinzger

“…The degree of MHC-I down-regulation by this virus was consistent with functional restoration of US2–US6. To enable detection of infected cells by flow cytometry, an enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP)-expression cassette was inserted downstream of US34A, yielding the fluorescent virus RV-TB40-BACKL7-SE-EGFP.…”
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The Oryza australiensis genome reveals potential as a source of genes for rice improvement by Sabrina Morrison, Ardashir K. Masouleh, Lena Constantin, Olivier Panaud, Rod A. Wing, Robert J. Henry

“…Annotation of these revealed enrichment for functions associated with DNA integration, as well as those linked to abiotic and biotic response signalling. …”
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Effectiveness of a virtual reality relaxation to correct symptoms of depression, anxiety, emotional and cognitive disorders in patients with heart failure by Yu. F. Osmolovskaya, A. A. Petrukhina, Yu. O. Aksenova, I. V. Zhirov, A. G. Beniashvili, M. A. Morozova, S. N. Tereshchenko

“…VR relaxation is effective for reducing stress, improving mental status and cognitive functioning in patients with HF.…”
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Surgical Outcome of Mandibular Swing Approach for Infratemporal Fossa Tumors by Jitin Bajaj, Arpan Mishra, Anurag Pateriya, Yadram Yadav, Shailendra Ratre, Vijay Parihar

“…Data were recorded for demography, clinical features, presentation time lag, approach taken, extent of resection, histopathology, functional outcome, complications including nerve paresis, infection, any other morbidity and mortality, radiotherapy applied, and recurrence. …”
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The synergies effect of 3′-sialyllactose and 2′-fucosyllactose on the attenuation of food allergy symptoms in a mouse model by Lina Zhang, Qiaran Lin, Yue Shi, Tong Liu, Peng Zhou

“…The functional components known as milk oligosaccharides are crucial in the milk of diverse animals. …”
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Female and Male Myths about Sexuality: A Systematic Review by Faezeh Habibnejad Roushan, Marzieh Azizi, Farangis Habibi, Soghra Khani

“…Conclusion: The review of the selected articles revealed that female and male populations had multiple myths behind their beliefs about sexuality, depending on numerous factors. …”
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A Comparison of EMG Activity of Some Lower Extremity Muscles in Individuals with and without Dynamic Knee Malalignment in Single-Leg Squat by negar kooroshfard, Mohammad Hossein Alizadeh, Nafiseh Afshari

“…Findings showed that DKMG had more muscle activity especially in rectus femoris and gluteus maximus which showed the important role of these muscles in controlling lower limb alignment during functional movements. …”
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Long Term Therapeutic Efficacy of a Soft Monobloc Mandibular Advancement Device in Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Fabiana Ballanti, Salvatore Ranieri, Alberto Baldini, Paola Cozza

“…Two follow-ups were made 6 months (T1) and 48 months (T2) after soft monobloc mandibular advancement device treatment had been initiated, and all initial examinations were repeated. …”
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Optimization of solid-state fermentation process of highland barley for 1-deoxynojirimycin production and its in vitro hypoglycemic ability by HUANG Benchen, TANG Yali, LI Jumei, WANG Yaning, MENG Jie, XUE Jie

“…When the addition was 20%, simulated intestinal digestion time was 180 min, the starch hydrolysis rate was 35.13%, indicating that the highland barley fermentation products had a significant effect on reducing blood sugar levels, which provided a reference for the research and development of functional foods based on barley.…”
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Spatiotemporal Urban Evolution Along the China–Laos Railway in Laos Determined Using Multiple Sources of Remote-Sensed Landscape Indicators and Interpretable Machine Learning by Dongxue Li, Jin Tang, Qiao Hu, Mingjuan Dong, Soukanh Chithpanya

“…The results suggest that the CLR has had positive spatial spillover effects on the development of the surrounding urban space. …”
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