Benthic Marine Diatom Flora (Bacillariophyta) of Yap, Micronesia: Preliminary Annotated List, with Some New Mangrove Species by Christopher S. Lobban, Bernadette G. Tharngan

“…Floristic studies of benthic diatoms are limited partly by the shortage of taxonomic studies, and we present the taxa for which we can make reasonable arguments for identification, supporting light microscopy with scanning electron micrographs whenever possible. …”
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Genetic diversity of the Central European wild boar (Sus scrofa scrofa) population and domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) breeds based on a microsatellite DNA locus by E. A. Snegin, V. M. Makeeva, A. P. Kaledin, A. M. Ostapchuk, I. D. Alazneli, A. V. Smurov

“…The results of studies of the genetic structure of the Central European wild boar (Sus scrofa scrofa) population and four breeds of domestic pigs (Duroc, Yorkshire, Large White and Landrace) bred in the Central Black Earth region of Russia are presented in this work. Based on 12 microsatellite loci, a significant ( p <0.05) decrease in the level of genetic variability in bred breeds was shown. …”
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Gustatory-Visual Interaction in Human Brain Cortex: fNIRS Study by Karolina Jezierska, Aneta Cymbaluk-Płoska, Justyna Zaleska, Wojciech Podraza

“…The statistical analysis shows no differences between protocols I, II, and IV (different taste activation—water, coffee A, and coffee B) for specific channels for analyzing regions of interest. As a result of the analysis of the correlation between the subjective bitterness assessment solutions and the signal ΔoxyHb height, it was observed that a statistically significant correlation, although weak, occurs only for 14 and gustatory channels, only for coffee with a higher concentration. …”
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Characterization of demethylating DNA glycosylase ROS1 from Nicotiana tabacum L. by D. V. Petrova, N. V. Permyakova, I. R. Grin, D. O. Zharkov

“…One of the main mechanisms of epigenetic regulation in higher eukaryotes is based on the methylation of cytosine at the C5 position with the formation of 5-methylcytosine (mC), which is further recognized by regulatory proteins. In mammals, methylation mainly occurs in CG dinucleotides, while in plants it targets CG, CHG, and CHH sequences (H is any base but G). …”
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Evolution of Legal Consolidation of Language Policy of Russian Empire on Ukrainian Provinces in XIX – early XX Century by O. V. Shevchenko

“…It, on the one hand, will ensure the revival and spread of the Ukrainian language, and on the other will allow the development of national minority languages in accordance with the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992), the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (1992), the UN Resolution on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (1995), The Oslo Recommendations on the Language Rights of National Minorities (1998) and other existing international legal acts. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of early childhood caries among preschool children in district Shimla, North India: a cross -sectional study by Seema Thakur, Reetica Sharma, Parul Singhal, Deepak Chauhan

“…Conclusion The study demonstrated a high prevalence of ECC in the district along with setting the baseline data for the region. Increasing age, upper socioeconomic status and decreasing salivary pH are significantly associated in likelihood of caries whereas other factors like BMI, dietary and feeding and oral hygiene habits are also important factors which were directly or indirectly related to the burden of this disease. …”
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Optimization of Electromagnetic Parameters for the 3rd-generation FC MOLD by Duan　Fuchun, Wang　Yuping, Zhu　Zhiqiang

“…In the compound mode of stirring and braking， the precision of liquid level was controlled within ± 3 mm， exceeding 95%. The reasonable range of surface flow velocity of molten steel in the mold reached 80% in the range of 0.2 m/s-0.4 m/s. …”
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Los recursos hídricos de Florida by Tatiana Borisova, Tara Wade

“…Los floridanos dependen de las reservas subterráneas de agua dulce, llamadas acuíferos, para abastecer nuestras diversas necesidades de agua. En algunas regiones de la Florida, esta reserva de agua dulce subterránea ya no puede sostener las crecientes demandas de agua de la población, al tiempo que también alimenta los ríos, manantiales y lagos de la Florida. …”
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Determinants of Anemia among Pregnant Women at Public Hospitals in West Shewa, Central Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study by Berhanu Senbeta Deriba, Elias Teferi Bala, Gizachew Abdissa Bulto, Tinsae Abeya Geleta, Agumas Fentahun Ayalew, Addis Adera Gebru, Habtamu Oljira Desta, Mengistu Benayew Shiferaew, Lidya Zerihun Sahile

“…Therefore, this study aimed to identify the determinants of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public hospitals in the West Shewa zone, Oromia regional state, Central Ethiopia, 2019. Methods. An unmatched case-control study was conducted at public hospitals in the West Shewa zone, Ethiopia, from February to April 2019. …”
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Ocean warming, icebergs, and productivity in the Gulf of Alaska during the Last Interglacial by Maria Luisa Sánchez Montes, Maria Luisa Sánchez Montes, Erin L. McClymont, Hirofumi Asahi, Joseph Stoner, Christopher M. Moy, Sophie Gleghorn, Jerry M. Lloyd

“…The Pacific Ocean is an important region for carbon storage, yet the past ocean–climate interactions are relatively underexplored in explaining glacial/interglacial climate variability during the late Pleistocene re-expansion of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet (CIS). …”
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Colon Cancer Genetic and Epigenetic Changes, Etiopathogenesis, Risk Factors, Treatment: Literature Review by Gabrielė Ūbaitė, Aurelija Remeikaitė, Justas Žilinskas

“…Recent years have witnessed an increase in the incidence of CRC. The main reasons are ageing population, increased consumption of processed food, obesity, genetic predispositions. …”
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Availability and accessibility of cytotoxic medicines in the WHO model list of essential medicines for childhood cancer in low and lower-middle- income countries: a systematic revi... by Maheeka Seneviwickrama, Sashini Shehana Denagamagei, Surangi Jayakody, Sanjeeva Gunasekera, Guwani Liyanage

“…Peer- reviewed primary studies, national/regional reports, and policy documents published in the English language were included through a thorough literature search using three electronic databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL. …”
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Plasma matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases explored in relation to the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 di... by Sven Hector, Hans Olav Thulesius, Mona Landin-Olsson, Magnus Hillman, Eva Olga Melin, Maria Thunander

“…Fundus photography, performed at baseline and at follow-up in accordance with the regional screening programme, was compared after being categorised according to the International Clinical Diabetic Retinopathy Disease Severity Scale. …”
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Clinically relevant orthotopic pancreatic cancer models for adoptive T cell transfer therapy by Gregory B. Lesinski, Chrystal M. Paulos, Maggie Phillips, Jacklyn Hammons, Isaac Karpovsky, Zaid Mahdi, Natalie K. Horvat, Megan M. Wyatt, Margaret A. Hall, Cameron J. Herting, Richard A. Moffitt

“…Interestingly, we found that chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells redirected to recognize mesothelin on these tumors that signal via CD3ζ and 41BB (Meso-41BBζ-CAR T cells) infiltrated the tumors of mice bearing stroma-devoid KPC-Luc orthotopic tumors, but not MT-5 tumors.Conclusions Our data establish for the first time a reproducible and realistic clinical system useful for modeling stroma-rich and stroma-devoid PDAC tumors. …”
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Retrospective review of dosing trends in botulinum toxin injections for the treatment of adductor spasmodic dysphonia in a long-term cohort by Gabrielle French, J. Douglas Bosch, Derrick R. Randall

“…Methods Patient records were retrospectively reviewed at the regional tertiary Voice Clinic for AdSD patients from 1996 to 2017 to identify AdSD patients treated with serial BT injections. …”
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An organic matter database (OMD): consolidating global residue data from agriculture, fisheries, forestry and related industries by G. Weldesemayat Sileshi, G. Weldesemayat Sileshi, E. Barrios, J. Lehmann, J. Lehmann, F. N. Tubiello

“…Therefore, the objectives of the present work were to provide (1) definitions, typologies and methods to aid consistent classification, estimation and reporting of the various residues and by-products, (2) a global organic matter database (OMD) of residues and by-products from agriculture, fisheries, forestry and related industries and (3) regional and global estimates of residues and by-products potentially available for use in a circular bio-economy. …”
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Modern trends in breeding and genetic improvement of sunflower varieties and hybrids at VNIIMK by V. M. Lukomets, M. V. Trunovа, Ya. N. Demurin

“…So at the Don experimental station (Rostov region), productive hybrids were bred, resistant to the virulent broomrape of the G race due to the presence of the Or7 gene: ‘Gorstar’, ‘Gorfild’, ‘Grant’, ‘Status’, ‘Fogor’ and the three-way hybrid Nika. …”
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Bandage Contact Lens Application Reduces Fibrotic Wound Healing of Flap Margins after FS-LASIK: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial by Li-Quan Zhao, Liang-Mao Li, Jun Liu, Peng Li

“…At 6 months after surgery, we examined the corneal flap margin and adjacent regions, and photographed them using slit-lamp biomicroscopy, to subjectively evaluate the wound healing response. …”
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X-ray emission from hot gas and XRBs in the NGC 5846 galaxy by Kyadampure Anil, Vagshette Nilkanth, Patil Madhav

“…Among 90, only one source exhibits an X-ray luminosity greater than 1039ergs−11{0}^{39}\hspace{0.33em}{\rm{erg}}\hspace{0.33em}{{\rm{s}}}^{-1}, exceeding the Eddington limit for a canonical mass of a neutron star and occupies a position in the hard region of the X-ray color–color plot. The cumulative X-ray luminosity function plot for all resolved XRBs exhibits a knee at LX=6.6×1038ergs−1{L}_{X}=6.6\times \hspace{0.33em}1{0}^{38}\hspace{0.33em}{\rm{erg}}\hspace{0.33em}{{\rm{s}}}^{-1}, corresponding to the Eddington limit of 2.8 solar mass neutron star. …”
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Experiences, perceptions and ethical considerations of the malaria infection study in Thailand by Bhensri Naemiratch, Natinee Kulpijit, Supanat Ruangkajorn, Nicholas P. J. Day, Jetsumon Prachumsri, Phaik Yeong Cheah

“…Results Three major themes emerged: experiences and perceptions of MIST, reasons for joining MIST, and ethical considerations. …”
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