Longitudinal Associations of Experiential and Reflective Dimensions of Meaning in Life With Psychopathological Symptoms by Albert Anoschin, Michael K. Zürn, Carina Remmers

“…[Method] A German-speaking sample of N = 388 completed self-report measures assessing meaning in life, depression, and personality functioning at baseline and six months later. …”
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Overall Structural Alteration of Gut Microbiota and Relationships with Risk Factors in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome Treated with Inulin Alone and with Other Agents: An Open-Lab... by Ruiping Tian, Jiahui Hong, Jingjie Zhao, Dengyuan Zhou, Yangchen Liu, Zhenshan Jiao, Jian Song, Yu Zhang, Lingzhang Meng, Ming Yu

“…Accordingly, we analysed metabolites associated with microbiota that might provide more information about intrinsic differences. Consequently, a reliable method could be developed for treating metabolic syndrome in the future.…”
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Estimation of GHGs emission from traditional kilns charcoal production in northwestern Ethiopia: Implications on climate change by Biruk Belay, Dawit Diriba, Feyera Senbeta

“…Within this, the less efficient kiln production system, constituting 6 out of the sample, contributed 1.5 times more to global warming (9.43 kg CO2-eq per kg of charcoal produced) compared to the more efficient kiln system (6.25 kg CO2-eq per kg of charcoal produced for the same number of kilns). …”
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Mapping invasive noxious weed species in the alpine grassland ecosystems using very high spatial resolution UAV hyperspectral imagery and a novel deep learning model by Fei Xing, Ru An, Xulin Guo, Xiaoji Shen

“…Here, we explored the use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hyperspectral imagery and deep learning methods with a small sample size for mapping the INWS in mixed alpine grasslands. …”
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Quantifying the tumour vasculature environment from CD-31 immunohistochemistry images of breast cancer using deep learning based semantic segmentation by Tristan Whitmarsh, Wei Cope, Julia Carmona-Bozo, Roido Manavaki, Stephen-John Sammut, Ramona Woitek, Elena Provenzano, Emma L. Brown, Sarah E. Bohndiek, Ferdia A. Gallagher, Carlos Caldas, Fiona J. Gilbert, Florian Markowetz

“…We also performed a 3D histology analysis on a separate tumour sample as a proof of principle, providing a more comprehensive visualization of vasculature morphology compared to the standard 2D cross-section of a tissue sample. …”
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Determination of malachite green in sediment by ultra performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry by Mei Guangming, Guo Yuanming, Zhang Xiaojun, Yan Zhongyong, Li Peipei, You Juju, Ding Yueping

“…Due to the matrix complex of sediment, sample pretreatment technology is the key technology. …”
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Development of acceptance criteria for the results of anti-D IgG quantification in human anti-D (Rh_о) immunoglobulin preparations by enzyme immunoassay by E. V. Shvedova, S. A. Leshina, E. Yu. Kudasheva, I. V. Borisevich, V. A. Merkulov, D. V. Shvedov

“…Materials and methods: the study used human anti-D immunoglobulin preparations; anti-D IgG–spiked samples; the IS for  anti-D immunoglobulin; the reference standard (RS) for anti-D IgG–free immunoglobulin; anti-D mAbs; and erythrocytes of the CCDee, ccDEE, and ccddee phenotypes. …”
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Investigating the relationship between the Khami reservoir horizon in the Chilingar and Garangan oilfields in the Southern Dezful Embayment using surface geochemistry by Bahram Alizadeh, Arman Salehipour Bavarsad

“…To determine hydrocarbon content, soil samples were analyzed using acid extraction (AE) and fluorescence methods. …”
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of aluminum alloy laser welded joint assisted by alternating magnetic field by Honglin Mu, Shuncun Luo, Lei Wang, Zhenxing Li, Mingrui Chen, Xiaonan Wang, Hiromi Nagaumi, Zengrong Hu

“…Magnetic field-assisted laser welding is an effective method to improve the quality of laser-welded joints. …”
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Experimental study of microwave thawing on the LN2 frozen coals for enhancing coalbed methane extraction by Shuang Dang, Zairong Yang, Yu Zhao, Chaolin Wang, Jing Bi

“…The microwave thawing treatments generate cracks and reduce the wave velocity of the coal samples, and higher thawing power on the frozen is in more favor of forming macro-cracks under the same input energy. …”
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PHENOTYPIC FEATURES OF ENDOMETRIAL CANCER AND MSI IN COLON AND BLOOD SERUM by S. M. Kartashov, E. M. Oleshko

“…The obtained digital study results were processed by means of conventional variation statistics methods using the χ2 criterion. Results. Estimation of MSI occurrence frequency in the colon tissue showed that MSI- colonic tissue is significantly more frequent (93.9 %) compared to MSI+ (6.1 %), p<0.01. …”
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Mechanisms of impaired expression of p53-responsive microRNA genes in diffuse B-large cell lymphoma by E. N. Voropaeva, T. I. Pospelova, M. I. Churkina, A. A. Gurazheva, O. V. Berezina, V. N. Maksimov

“…The aim of this study was to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the methylation of the genes of the p53-responsive microRNAs MIR-34A, MIR-34B/C, MIR-203 and MIR-129-2, as well as mutations in the DNA-binding domain and destruction of the polyadenylation signal of the TP53 gene in DLBCL.Materials and methods. 136 DNA samples isolated from tumor tissue of patients with DLBCL and 11 DNA samples obtained from lymph nodes with reactive B-cell follicular hyperplasia were analyzed. …”
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Production of Nitric Oxide and Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Ovarian Cystic Tumors by Rosekeila Simões Nomelini, Lívia Carolina de Abreu Ribeiro, Beatriz Martins Tavares-Murta, Sheila Jorge Adad, Eddie Fernando Candido Murta

“…Using the Griess method, nitric oxide (NO) metabolite levels were also found to be elevated in malignant tumor samples compared to benign tumor samples (P<.05). …”
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The characterisation of Vitis vinifera ’Refošk’ with AFLP and SSR molecular markers and ampelographic traits by Matjaž HLADNIK, Jernej JAKŠE, Dunja BANDELJ, Irma VUK

“…SSR molecular markers were employed to confirm cultivar identity of analysed samples. Eight AFLP primer combinations, one was monomorphic, produced 16 polymorphic markers in 41 out of 113 samples, what classified samples into monomorphic and polymorphic group. …”
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A design of experiment strategy for quality control of specialty coffee drink based on sensory analysis and statistical tools by Licarion Pinto, Hilton Lopes Júnior, Enrique Anastácio Alves, Rodrigo Barros Rocha, Alexsandro Lara Teixeira, Jefferson Santos de Gois

“…Therefore, in this study, six Q-Graders, following the Specialty Coffee Association of America's sensory analysis method, evaluated various samples and the data was evaluated statistically. …”
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Bacterial and fungal community shifts during self-restoration of oil-polluted soils by L.R. Biktasheva, A.A. Saveliev, S.Y. Selivanovskaya, P.Y. Galitskaya

“…The content of hydrocarbons in the soils varied from 3% to 14%, with the dominance of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon fractions in all samples (more than 50% in total amount). The Illumina MiSeq method revealed that the Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Bacteroidetes types of bacteria prevailed in the uncontaminated soils. …”
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Impact of nighttime human behavior on exposure to malaria vectors and effectiveness of using long-lasting insecticidal nets in the Ethiopian lowlands and highlands by Endashaw Esayas, Steven Gowelo, Muluken Assefa, Elodie A. Vajda, Edward Thomsen, Asefaw Getachew, Temesgen Ashine, Getachew Mekonnen, Henry Ntuku, Adam Bennett, Lemu Golassa, Neil F. Lobo, Endalamaw Gadisa

“…Highland residents were significantly more exposed to malaria vectors indoors (88.4% peak, 88.6% minor) than outdoors during both transmission seasons. …”
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First seroprevalence study of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in blood donors after abrupt increase in West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease (WNND) cases in Southern Italy in 2023 by Dr Francesca Centrone, Dr Rossella Procacci, Dr Raffaella Melilli, Dr Vito Colella, Dr Emilio Serlenga, Dr Alessia Stichi Damiani, Dr Luciano Abbruzzese, Dr Angela Maria Iannone, Dr Tommaso Granato, Dr Marco De Michele, Dr Luciano Lorusso, Dr Marina D'Alagni, Dr Daniela Loconsole, Dr Giulietta Venturi, Dr Angelo Ostuni, Dr Maria Chironna

“…The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of anti-WNV antibodies in a wide sample of blood donors in order to obtain a more accurate estimate of the virus circulation in the Apulia region. …”
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Effect of sowing depth and mulching types on soil water storage at different growth stages of chickpea under rainfed farming by moslem fetri, Mohammad Eghbal Ghobadi, Mokhtar Ghobadi, Gholamreza Mohammadi

“…In this work, some types of mulch and their impact on soil moisture and yield of chickpea are evaluated in dryland conditions. Materials & Methods This experiment was carried out on chickpea (var. …”
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Development and Validation of the Resident Healthcare-Seeking Culture Scale (RHCS) Among Chinese Demographics in the Community Setting by Xu H, Feng J, Qiu L, Yan S, Li L, Tian Q, He Y, Lu Z

“…Hongbin Xu,1,&ast; Jie Feng,1,2,&ast; Lei Qiu,3 Shijiao Yan,3,4 Liqing Li,5 Qingfeng Tian,6 Yan He,6 Zuxun Lu1 1School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Public Health, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China; 4Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Management Science and Engineering, School of Economics and Management, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 6College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zuxun Lu, Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 13 hangkong Road, Wuhan, 430030, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +86 027 83693756, Email zuxunlu@yahoo.comObjective: This study aimed to develop a measurement scale with good reliability and validity to assess the reasonableness of resident healthcare-seeking culture.Methods: This investigation utilized a cross-sectional research design, employing a multi-stage random sampling technique to select adult inhabitants aged eighteen and above who possess fundamental literacy abilities. …”
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