Targeted sequencing analysis pipeline for species identification of human pathogenic fungi using long-read nanopore sequencing by Nattapong Langsiri, Navaporn Worasilchai, Laszlo Irinyi, Piroon Jenjaroenpun, Thidathip Wongsurawat, Janet Jennifer Luangsa-ard, Wieland Meyer, Ariya Chindamporn

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A double-edged effect of hypoxia on astrocyte-derived exosome releases by Yang Jie Tseng, Hui-Ju Huang, Chien-Hui Lin, Anya Maan-Yuh Lin, Anya Maan-Yuh Lin, Anya Maan-Yuh Lin

“…Hypoxia, referring to a sublethal and insufficient oxygen supply, reportedly influences exosome secretion of hypoxic cells. In the present study, we focused on the effects of hypoxia on exosomes obtained from CTX-TNA2 astrocyte cells exposed to different durations of hypoxia followed by normoxia as a model of hypoxic preconditioning. …”
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A sustainable approach to utilize sunflower seed powder as a fat replacer in cookies; effects on physicochemical, phytochemical, and sensory properties by Tusneem Kausar, Ashiq Hussain, Ammara Ainee, Nida Firdous, Adnan Ahmed, Rizwan Arshad, Shafiqa Ali, Ashiq Hussain, Aarzoo Sajid, Majid Majeed, Abdeen Elsiddig Elkhedir

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Addressing inequities in research for early to mid-career women scientists in low- and middle-income countries: “Supporting Women in Science” programme by Jai K. Das, Masooma Raza, Zahra Ali Padhani, Narjis Fatima Hussain, Jose Villar, Stephen Kennedy, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

“…The programme evaluation will be based on selected success metrics including program completion ratio, funding opportunities availed by the participants, and generated scholarly output and presentations at key events.Discussion and conclusionSecuring grant funding is pivotal for career advancement, yet women applicants face greater challenges as compared to men. …”
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Poliomyelitis outbreak investigation in Kayanza Health District, Burundi, 2023 by Munekayi Padingani, Ezéchiel Nimbona, Bernadin Nyabenda, Doris Nindagira, Grace Mbila, Désiré Nolna, Joseph Nyandwi

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Saw palmetto fruit from diverse geographical locations, ecotypes and developmental stages exhibit differential fatty acid accumulation by Vânia M. Pereira, Larissa C. Laforest, Jena Osmani, Patricia Ramalho de Barros, Wagner Vendrame, Satya Swathi Nadakuduti

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Educating tomorrow's donors: a high school initiative to promote blood and stem cell donation through stem education by Katia Mareschi, Alessia Giovanna Santa Banche Niclot, Elena Marini, Camilla Francesca Proto, Federico Divincenzo, Claudia Peirolo, Giulia Zucchetti, Franca Fagioli

“…The intervention, which targeted high school students, sought to foster informed decision-making and encourage future blood and stem cell donors. The program involved 900 students (aged 16–18) from 12 scientific-track schools. …”
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Research on bearing capacity of soilbagged graphite tailings and numerical simulation of along empty lanes by Zhan XU, Changbo DU, Jian GAO, Fu YI, Kailong SHI

“…The modeling method and results presented in this study can serve as a reference for the application of soilbag flexible walls in the side support of along empty lanes.…”
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Global Insights into Cultured Meat: Uncovering Production Processes, Potential Hazards, Regulatory Frameworks, and Key Challenges—A Scoping Review by Renata Puppin Zandonadi, Maíra Catharina Ramos, Flavia Tavares Silva Elias, Nathalia Sernizon Guimarães

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Epidemiology of lameness in prepartum dairy heifers and its association with milk production, reproduction, and diseases in the postpartum period by B.S. Souza, R.R. Daros

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Bioethics training needs assessment for HIV research in vulnerable populations: a survey of trainees at college of health sciences, Makerere university by Josephine Nayiga, Stephen Okoboi, Grace Banturaki, Pauline Byakika-Kibwika, Barbara Castelnuovo

“…Abstract Background Research involving vulnerable populations of people living with HIV (PLWH), such as children, adolescents, older adults, pregnant and lactating women, hospitalized patients, and key populations, presents complex bioethical challenges. We assessed bioethics training needs for trainees engaged in HIV research from the School of Medicine (SoM) of Makerere University and the Infectious Disease Institute (IDI) to inform the development of a comprehensive bioethics training program for trainees. …”
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Nixtamalization and Extrusion Processes: Effects on Physicochemical, Nutritional, and Nutraceutical Properties in the Processing of Corn Into Tortilla by Ana Luisa Félix-Sámano, Jennifer Vianey Félix-Medina, María Fernanda Quintero-Soto, Ismael Diaz-Peña, Roberto Gutiérrez-Dorado

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Formative Evaluation of Suicide Prevention Websites for Men: Qualitative Study with Men at Risk of Suicide and with Potential Gatekeepers by Doreen Reifegerste, Anna J M Wagner, Lisa Huber, Manuel Fastuca

“…The health information provided was perceived as (2) serious and trustworthy due to citing scientific institutions and video material of men who had experienced suicidal ideation. (3) The intervention’s applicability for men experiencing acute crisis was critiqued, but it was regarded as very useful for comprehensive information. (4) Further communication channels and addressing other male subgroups or gender identities were presented as possible extensions of the program. …”
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Too hot to handle? The impact of the 2023 marine heatwave on Florida Keys coral by Karen L. Neely, Robert J. Nowicki, Michelle A. Dobler, Arelys A. Chaparro, Samantha M. Miller, Kathryn A. Toth

“…An existing fate-tracking program of over 4200 brain and boulder coral colonies across five offshore and four inshore reefs allowed for analyses of bleaching-related mortality and diseases through the event. …”
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L’agriculture itinérante sur brûlis, une menace sur la forêt tropicale humide ? by Serge Bahuchet, Jean-Marie Betsch

“…(Kleinman et al. 1995).In the context of the announcement of the creation of the National Park of the South of French Guiana, an interdisciplinary program (ecology, pedobiology, ethnology; MNHN-CNRS-IRD) Effects of the traditional cultural practices on soils and forest (French Environment Ministry) studied the effects of the itinerant agriculture on slash-and-burn field from an analysis of the conditions which allow Amerindian communities to satisfy their material and spiritual needs in a forest system.This program set up the following points:– the fine practices of this agriculture, constituting a real strategy, supply efficiently the mineral elements in the cultures, without purchase of fertilizers, and ensure a rapid forest recovery after at least 10 years; the cycles short culture - long fallow allow the self regeneration of an agroforestry system registered since millenniums in the forest dynamics of the river banks;– the adoption of the long fallow limits the spatial extent of every family to 10-15 hectares at most;– the transportation on foot of the harvest towards the village limits the extent of the agriculture to a 3-4 km band from the river; beyond, the forest is protected from an agricultural pressure;– the absence of the market does not lead to an increase of the cultivated surfaces and the pressure on the forest is not increasing thus at present;– the forest of the hinterland includes wide zones restricted by strong social taboos; the conservation of the social organization of the Amerindian ethnic groups is the first condition of the preservation of the forest domain.The real solution for the preservation of the forest heritage in the South of French Guiana, obviously social, was thus already political, before the creation of the “Amazonian Park of Guyana” (2007).…”
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Conhecimento gramatical e conceções de futuros professores relativamente ao ensino e à aprendizagem da gramática / Pre-service teacher’s knowledge and beliefs regarding teaching a... by Patrícia Santos Ferreira

“…At this stage, 54 individuals of the first year of the pre-service 1st (6 to 10 years-old students) and 2nd (10 to 12 years-old students) cycles teacher education program of a polytechnic higher education school were inquired. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 and other pandemics and epidemics on people with pre-existing mental disorders: a systematic review protocol and suggestions for clinical care by Nitika Sanger, Stephanie Sanger, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Tea Rosic, Anjali Sergeant, Emma Alaine van Reekum, Alexander Dufort, Sandra Lubert

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C Band 360° Triangular Phase Shift Detector for Precise Vertical Landing RF System by Víctor Araña-Pulido, B. Pablo Dorta-Naranjo, Francisco Cabrera-Almeida, Eugenio Jiménez-Yguácel

“…This paper presents a novel design for precise vertical landing of drones based on the detection of three phase shifts in the range of ±180°. …”
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Capacitación en obra para obtener la polivalencia de los operarios y verificación de sus efectos en la construcción civil Training on site for the versatility of the workers and ve... by Jorge González Maya Bogado, Paola Valdez Hug, Antonio Edésio Jungles

“…Con este trabajo se constató que para la empresa es muy importante mejorar la gestión de personas, ya que le da mayor prestigio tener en su plantel operarios calificados y polivalentes, también quedó en evidencia que esto logra un aumento en los indicadores de productividad y calidad.<br>This paper presents the stages of a training program of manpower in the field of Civil Construction for a period of two years; it has been developed in order to get the versatility of the workers. …”
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ANTINOMY OF THE MODERN AVERAGE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION by A. A. Listvin

“…It is offered to differentiate programs of basic level for training of skilled workers and the program of the increased level for training of specialists of an average link (technicians, technologists) on the basis of basic level for forming of a single system of continuous professional training and effective functioning of regional systems of professional education. …”
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