Genetic Diversity and Population Differentiation of Guignardia mangiferae from “Tahiti” Acid Lime by Ester Wickert, Eliana Gertrudes de Macedo Lemos, Luciano Takeshi Kishi, Andressa de Souza, Antonio de Goes

“…G. mangiferae is genetically related and sometimes confused with G. citricarpa which causes Citrus Black Spot (CBS). “Tahiti” acid lime is one of the few species that means to be resistant to this disease because it does not present symptoms. …”
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Mortality trends during the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic at an urban district hospital in South Africa: A retrospective comparative analysis by O Hirachund, C Pennefather, M Naidoo

“…Waves 1, 2 and 3 yielded case fatality rates of 14.5%, 27.6% and 6.3%, respectively, and crude fatality rates of 16.7%, 33.0% and 12.2%, respectively. Black Africans were less likely to die during the third wave (odds ratio (OR) 0.54; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.31 ‐ 0.94). …”
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Morphometric, histometric and histomorphological investigation of the effects of different ratios safflower (chartamus tinctorius l.) oil supplements on glandula uropygialis in jap... by İsmail Demircioğlu, Bestami Yılmaz, Kürşat Filikçi, Gülşah Güngören, Faruk Bozkaya

“…Routine tissue processing was performed for histometric examination, then the tissues were stained with Haematoxylin-Eosin and Sudan Black.<p> <b>Results:</b> The results indicated that safflower oil supplementatio had a significant effect on papillary length, left lobe length, glandular weight, relative glandular weight, glycogen region thickness(p<0.05) and right lobe length with (p<0.01). …”
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Comparing the efficacy of live vs. video instructional demonstrations in dental education: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Rawan N. AlKahtani, Banna M. Alnufaiy, Refal S. Albaijan, Sarah M. Alnafaiy, Farah M. Elfakhri, Suha M. Aljudaibi

“…The quality of included studies was assessed using the modified Downs and Black quality assessment tool. Results A total of 3686 studies were identified, of which 2222 studies remained following duplicate removal. …”
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Breast cancer patterns by age groups in Brazil: insights from population-based registries data by Jessé Lopes da Silva, Luiz Claudio Santos Thuler, Andréia Cristina de Melo

“…This age group also showed a higher proportion of black patients (53%, p < 0.001), alcohol consumption (20.5%, p < 0.001), proportion of patients treated at stages ≥ IIB (64.0%, p < 0.001), and a higher likelihood of receiving multiple treatment modalities (60.7%, p < 0.001). …”
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How Does PM2.5 Impact the Urban Vertical Temperature Structure? A Case Study in Nanjing by Hao Wu, Yang Cao, Tijian Wang, Jiawei You, Tingting Yang, Yawei Qu, Shuqi Yan, Huadong Yang, Xiyu Mu, Libo Gao, Congwu Huang

“…The urban heat island intensity has been reduced by 0.1–0.4 K due to the presence of PM2.5 in Nanjing. Due to the black carbon component’s warming effect on the top of the boundary layer, the impact of PM2.5 on the urban heat island intensity profile drops quickly at the 0.75–1.25 km. …”
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Optimized gene transduction in human lung organoids: A high-efficiency method for advanced research applications by Jasmin Khateeb, Jady Liang, Yuchong Li, Thenuka Thanabalasingam, Julie Khang, Mirjana Jerkic, Giovanna Pellecchia, Bhooma Thiruv, Ya-Wen Chen, Ori Rotstein, Arthur S. Slutsky, Haibo Zhang

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Green synthesis of iron nanoparticles to promote seed germination of Zea mays under salinity condition by Hiba Fouad Abdulfatah, May Fahmi Abdulrahman, Enas Fahd Naji

“…The synthesis of Fe NPs was confirmed by a significant color change from yellow to black. Then Fe NP production is confirmed by a UV–Visible peak at 301 nm. …”
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Interpretable machine learning for stability and electronic structure prediction of Janus III–VI van der Waals heterostructures by Yudong Shi, Yinggan Zhang, Jiansen Wen, Zhou Cui, Jianhui Chen, Xiaochun Huang, Cuilian Wen, Baisheng Sa, Zhimei Sun

“…However, many conventional ML algorithms operate as “black‐boxes”, lacking transparency in revealing explicit relationships between material features and target properties. …”
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Effects of Dietary Protein to Lipid Ratio and Insect Meal on Growth Performance, Feed Utilization, and the Gut Microbiome of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) by Rebecca Lawson, Yubing Chen, Junyu Zhang, Marcia A. Chiasson, Jennifer Ellis, Dominique Bureau, Richard D. Moccia, David Huyben

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the growth performance, nutrient utilization, and gut microbiome of lake whitefish fed varying protein:lipid ratios with and without the inclusion of insect meal from black soldier fly (BSF). In total, 450 lake whitefish (301 ± 10 g) were fed one of five diets with differing protein-to-lipid ratios (high-protein 54%, low-protein 48%, high-lipid 18%, or low-lipid 12%), and an additional commercial control rainbow trout diet (Bluewater commercial control [BCC]). …”
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Bismuth-Remaining Cupellation Fire Assay Preconcentration Combined with Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for the Simultaneous Determination of Ultratrace Au, Pt, Pd, Ru... by Wenshan Ni, Xiangju Mao, Mingxing Yao, Qiliang Sun, Xiaorui Guo, Hongli Zhang, Lu Liu

“…The mineral composition and decomposition character of chromite, black shale, and polymetallic ore were investigated, and pretreatment procedures were optimized for such special samples. …”
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Accelerated development of multi-component alloys in discrete design space using Bayesian multi-objective optimisation by Osman Mamun, Markus Bause, Bhuiyan Shameem Mahmood Ebna Hai

“…Bayesian optimisation (BO) protocols grounded in active learning (AL) principles have gained significant recognition for their ability to efficiently optimize black-box objective functions. This capability is critical for advancing autonomous and high-throughput materials design and discovery processes. …”
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Physical impairments in Adults with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) undergoing Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Michael J M O'Brien, Julie S Jacobsen, Adam I Semciw, Inger Mechlenburg, Lisa U Tønning, Chris J W Stewart, Joshua Heerey, Joanne L Kemp

“…Two independent reviewers performed data extraction and assessed methodological quality, using a modified version of the Downs and Black checklist. # Results Of 5,017 studies, 24 studies were included with 2190 patients. …”
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Association of Race and Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE): The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Cohort by Ericha G Franey, Donna Kritz-Silverstein, Erin L Richard, John E Alcaraz, Caroline M Nievergelt, Richard A Shaffer, Vibha Bhatnagar

“…Included in this longitudinal study were 12,770 black or white participants from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) cohort who completed a baseline visit (1987–1989) with PON genotyping. …”
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Effect of tree size attributes on fruit production and animal-mediated seed dispersal web in Melia azedarach L. (Chinaberry) in north-west Himalaya, India by Sukumaran Arun, Sasidharan Sarath, Khanduri Vinod Prasad, Suraj, Rawat Shweta, Chand Vaisakhy Prem

“…Out of the 10 bird species recorded, the Hypsipetes leucocephalus (Himalayan Black Bulbul) and Pycnonotus leucogenys (Himalayan Bulbul) were the most frequent visitors and crucial for seed dispersal of M. azedarach. …”
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Flavocoxid, a Nutraceutical Approach to Blunt Inflammatory Conditions by Alessandra Bitto, Francesco Squadrito, Natasha Irrera, Gabriele Pizzino, Giovanni Pallio, Anna Mecchio, Federica Galfo, Domenica Altavilla

“…Flavonoids, from Scutellaria baicalensis (Chinese skullcap) and Acacia catechu (black catechu), have been shown to exert a variety of therapeutic effects, including anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial, and anticancer activities. …”
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Identifying Patient Characteristics Associated With Opioid Use to Inform Surgical Pain Management by Anish K. Agarwal, MD, MPH, MS, Ruiying Xiong, MS, Jeffrey Ebert, PhD, Fran Shofer, PhD, Evan Spencer, MS, Daniel Lee, MD, MS, Zarina Ali, MD, MS, M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS

“…Variation in patient reported used included 28.1% of men reported zero use versus 24.3% of women, 20.5% of Black patients reported zero use versus 27.2% of white patients. …”
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Ecological typology of woody vegetation of the Starohut forest massif as a component of the restoration of disturbed ecotopes by Olena Tykhonova, Tatiana Marukha, Petro Rybalko, Serhii Butenko, Serhii Horbas

“…In the protected area of the park, fresh subors and sugruds dominate, including a mixture of birch, black alder, and spruce over a total area of 1,181.1 hectares, along with moist pine-birch-alder-oak subors and sugruds covering 849.4 hectares. …”
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Synapsis and recombination of autosomes and sex chromosomes in two terns (Sternidae, Charadriiformes, Aves) by A. P. Lisachov, L. P. Malinovskaya, A. V. Druzyaka, P. M. Borodin, A. A. Torgasheva

“…We used immunolocalization of SYCP3, the protein of the lateral element of the synaptonemal complex (SC), centromere proteins and the mismatch-repair protein MLH1, which is associated with the recombination nodules, at the synaptonemal complex spreads of prophase oocytes of two tern species, black tern (Chlidonias niger) and common tern (Sterna hirundo). …”
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Assessment of the impact of the great cormorant (Phalaсrocorax carbo sinensis Shaw et Nodder, 1801) on fish resources of the Obytichna Spit the Sea of Azov by A. Sydorenko

“…The obtained data can be used for managing fish resources and developing measures to minimize conflicts between fisheries and the great cormorant population in the Azov-Black Sea region of Ukraine. Additionally, the results of the study are successfully applied in the work of higher education institutions in Ukraine during the teaching of natural sciences for specialties 014.05 Secondary Education (Biology and Human Health), 091 Biology and Biochemistry and 101 Ecology.…”
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