Genetic resources of vegetable crops: from breeding non-traditional crops to functional food by Yu. V. Fotev, A. M. Artemyeva, O. A. Zvereva

“…The increase in the biodiversity of vegetable plants and improving of their nutritional value should be recognized as one of the main tasks, along with the growth of crop productivity. …”
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Experimental and modeled analysis of contaminant mobility in coal fly ash landfills under continuous rainfall regimes by Shuyuan Xu, Yongbo Zhang, Jiangbo Guo, Aijing Wu, Xinghua Xiang, Haodong Sun

“…The contaminants in coal fly ash (CFA) leachate can cause regional soil and groundwater contamination during long-term storage. …”
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Targeting CXCL8 signaling sensitizes HNSCC to anlotinib by reducing tumor-associated macrophage-derived CLU by Xin Hu, Yikang Ji, Mi Zhang, Zhihui Li, Xinhua Pan, Zhen Zhang, Xu Wang

“…Conclusion Our results provide novel evidence of a feedback loop between cancer cells and TAMs in glucose-deficient regions. HNSCC-derived CXCL8 favors endogenous antioxidative processes and confers therapeutic resistance to nutrient-starvation therapies in HNSCC. …”
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Dissection of the genetic loci for grain hardness and variation of the key genes in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Jinna Hou, Pengge Sun, Pei Yan, Shenghui Geng, Wenxu Li, Maomao Qin, Ziju Dai, Baoming Tian, Zhengqing Wu, Zhengfu Zhou, Changwen Li, Zhensheng Lei

“…The novel haplotype caused by a large fragment (about 26 Kb) deletion spanning Pina and Pinb genomic region. Furthermore, six KASP markers were developed, among which four were used to discriminate haplotypes of Pina and Pinb and two were developed from the peak SNPs of the major QTL located on 1 A and 1B, respectively. …”
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Correlation Between Flying Insect Diversity and Environmental Factors in Various Land Use Types in Paseh District, Sumedang Regency, West Java by Susanti Withaningsih, Bilhaq Fahmi Ilmi, Parikesit Parikesit

“…Its impact lies in providing scientific data to guide sustainable land management practices, support agricultural productivity, and inform policies for biodiversity conservation in the Paseh District and similar regions.…”
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Migración, ocupación y matrimonio: una aproximación a las relaciones de género de las parejas mixtas en España by Clara Cortina, Thaís García, Albert Esteve

“…Se realizan análisis diferenciados según la región de origen de los cónyuges inmigrantes (latinoamericanos, europeos occidentales, europeos orientales y magrebíes). …”
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A self-assembled nanoparticle vaccine elicits effective neutralizing antibody response against EBV infection by Ping Li, Ping Li, Ziyi Jiang, Jingjing Shi, Haochuan Sha, Zihang Yu, Yan Zhao, Sanyang Han, Lan Ma, Lan Ma, Lan Ma

“…Sera from the L350–ferritin nanoparticle-immunized mice showed high titers of both L350 protein-specific and gp350D123 protein-specific antibodies, and sera from gp350D123 protein-immunized mice could also recognize L350 protein well. Most importantly, the L350–ferritin nanoparticle induced efficient neutralizing antibodies to block EBV-GFP infection in AKATA cells and also constructed a strong antigen-specific B-cell memory in immunized mice. …”
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UNDERSTANDING AND OVERCOMING PARENTAL VACCINE HESITANCY by Alexandru Paul Baciu, Ancuta Lupu, Ginel Baciu, Carmen Baciu, Tatiana Chisnoiu, Lorenza Forna, Vlad Andrei Pitea, Adriana Luminita Balasa, Larisia Mihai, Bianca-Maria Constantin, Ramona Mihaela Stoicescu, Vasile Valeriu Lupu, Cristina Maria Mihai

“…Approximately two-thirds of the surveyed parents believe that all vaccines are necessary and of great importance. The reasons why parents do not accept certain vaccines were also evaluated within the questionnaire. …”
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The prevalence of malaria in the five districts of Limpopo Province, South Africa, 2015 - 2017 by M T Lamola, A Musekiwa, A de Voux, C Reddy, M Morifi, P C Mutevedzi

“…There is a need for strengthened surveillance and control programmes in neighboring countries (such as Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana) to reduce the importation and spread of malaria in this region. …”
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Identification and development of source material for breeding early bushy and short-vined cultivars of <i>Cucurbita moschata</i> Duch. ex Poir. by A. G. Elatskova

“…Cultivars of C. moschata are grown in southern regions, where a growing season of no less than 110–130 days is required. …”
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“site suitability analysis for integrating large-scale hybrid photovoltaic and concentrated solar power plants in Cameroon using Monte Carlo, analytic hierarchy process, and geogra... by Fotsing Metegam Isabelle Flora

“…The findings can inform national energy policies, stimulate investment in solar energy, and serve as a model for similar regions.…”
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Discriminatory power of trabeculectomy bleb internal reflectivity and morphology in surgical success using anterior segment optical coherence tomography by Jeremy C.K. Tan, Matthew Roney, Matteo Posarelli, Abdus Samad Ansari, Mark Batterbury, Neeru A. Vallabh

“…Swept source AS-OCT was used to capture filtering blebs in the sagittal plane. Standardised regions of interests on the sagittal plane were segmented, and pixel intensity values and bleb height were measured. …”
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Monitoring of hepatitis E virus infection and replication by functional tagging of the ORF2 protein by Maliki Ankavay, Nathalie Da Silva, Angela Pollán, Noémie Oechslin, Katja Dinkelborg, Patrick Behrendt, Darius Moradpour, Jérôme Gouttenoire

“…Results: Short sequence insertions (5 amino acids) were tolerated at four distinct sites in the C-terminal region of the ORF2 protein, without significantly affecting viral capsid expression and subcellular localization as well as virus production. …”
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Recognition and Classification of 3D Objects of Different Details by Islam A. Alexandrov, Maxim S. Mikhailov, Alexander N. Muranov, Vladimir Zh. Kuklin

“… The development of 3D scanning technologies has made it possible to obtain an increasing amount of data about the external world, which leads to the need for efficient methods of processing acquired data to recognize objects. Traditional approaches face accuracy, speed, and reliability problems due to the complexity and diversity of object shapes, sizes, degrees of detail, and the presence of noise and artifacts in the data. …”
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Households Sociodemographic Profile as Predictors of Health Insurance Uptake and Service Utilization: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Municipality of Ghana by Eric Badu, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Isaac Ofori Acheampong, Maxwell Preprah Opoku, Kwasi Addai-Donkor

“…Attempts to use health insurance in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) are recognized as a powerful tool in achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). …”
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Evolution and Recent Radiation Therapy Advancement in Uganda: A Precedent on How to Increase Access to Quality Radiotherapy Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Awusi Kavuma, Solomon Kibudde, Daniel Kanyike, Joseph Kigula-Mugambe, Tianyu Zhao, Hiram Gay, Baozhou Sun, Jackson Orem

“…The Government has commenced the decentralization of radiotherapy services to other regions. This review can be a learning lesson for the more than 25 countries in Africa and other low-middle-income countries globally that do not have access to radiotherapy and/or are in the process of starting such facilities.…”
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High Seropositivity of Brucella melitensis Antibodies among Pregnant Women Attending Health Care Facilities in Mwanza, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study by Helmut A. Nyawale, Michael Simchimba, Joseph Mlekwa, Fridolin Mujuni, Elieza Chibwe, Prosper Shayo, Elifuraha B. Mngumi, Khadija S. Majid, Mtebe Majigo, Stephen E. Mshana, Mariam M. Mirambo

“…Here, we present the data on the magnitude of B. melitensis antibodies among pregnant women in Mwanza, Tanzania, the information that might be useful in understanding the epidemiology of the disease and devising appropriate control interventions in this region. Methodology. A hospital-based cross-sectional study involving pregnant women was conducted at two antenatal clinics in Mwanza between May and July 2019. …”
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Characteristics of the gene pool of spring wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) for resistance to loose smut in the forest-steppe of Western Siberia by E. A. Orlova, N. P. Baechtold

“…The aim of our research was to isolate samples of spring wheat that are immune to loose smut against the background of artificial infection of plants with a population specific to the West Siberian region. The article presents the results of long-lasting studies of 350 genotypes of spring wheat of different ecological and geographical origin for resistance to disease. …”
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Exclusive breastfeeding practices and factors affecting them in urban areas of Uttar Pradesh by Prakhar Sharma, Neha Bansal, Abha Kaul

“…This study aimed to fill these knowledge gaps by examining factors influencing breastfeeding practices in the region. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Sharda Hospital’s Pediatrics Outpatient Department (OPD) in Uttar Pradesh over 1.5 years from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. …”
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Improving the Detection, Assessment, Management and Prevention of Delirium in Hospices (the DAMPen-D study): protocol for a co-design and feasibility study of a flexible and scalab... by Najma Siddiqi, Chao Huang, Maureen Twiddy, Miriam Johnson, Margaret Ogden, Kathryn Sartain, Imogen Featherstone, Jason Boland, Mark Pearson, Catriona Jackson, Gillian Jackson

“…The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of an implementation strategy (designed to help deliver good practice delirium guidelines), participant recruitment and data collection.Methods and analysis Three work packages in three hospices in the UK with public involvement in codesign, study management and stakeholder groups: (1) experience-based codesign to adapt an existing theoretically-informed implementation strategy (Creating Learning Environments for Compassionate Care (CLECC)) to implement delirium guidelines in hospices; (2) feasibility study to explore ability to collect demographic, diagnostic and delirium management data from clinical records (n=300), explanatory process data (number of staff engaged in CLECC activities and reasons for non-engagement) and cost data (staff and volunteer hours and pay-grades engaged in implementation activities) and (3) realist process evaluation to assess the acceptability and flexibility of the implementation strategy (preimplementation and postimplementation surveys with hospice staff and management, n=30 at each time point; interviews with hospice staff and management, n=15). …”
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