Cassava–soybean intercropping alleviates continuous cassava cropping obstacles by improving its rhizosphere microecology by Huixian Chen, Lixia Ruan, Sheng Cao, Wen He, Haixia Yang, Zhenhua Liang, Hengrui Li, Wanling Wei, Zhenling Huang, Xiu Lan

“…The contents of phenol glucuronide, 2,3-butanediol, L-phenylalanine, deoxyguanosine, other carbohydrates, alcohols, purine nucleotides, and amino acids in the soil of the MD group were significantly upregulated. …”
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Incidence, long-term predictors and progression of chronic kidney disease among African migrants and non-migrants: the transcontinental population-based prospective RODAM cohort st... by Charles Agyemang, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Erik Beune, Karlijn Meeks, Bert-Jan H van den Born, Liffert Vogt, Felix P Chilunga, Charles F Hayfron-Benjamin, Sampson Twumasi-Ankrah, Muhulo Muhau Mungamba, Eva L van der Linden, Engwa A Godwill, Samuel N Darko, Benedicta N Chungag

“…CKD incidence predictors were advanced age, female sex, alcohol consumption, uric acid levels and hypertension. …”
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Feasibility study to assess the delivery of a lifestyle intervention (TreatWELL) for patients with colorectal cancer undergoing potentially curative treatment by Annie S Anderson, Ronan E O’Carroll, Martine Stead, Robert J C Steele, Mary Wells, Maureen Macleod, Anna Campbell, Jacqui A Sugden, Jackie Rodger, Jennifer McKell

“…Objectives To assess the feasibility of delivering and evaluating a lifestyle programme for patients with colorectal cancer undergoing potentially curative treatments.Study design Non-randomised feasibility trial.Setting National Health Service (NHS) Tayside.Participants Adults with stage I–III colorectal cancer.Intervention The programme targeted smoking, alcohol, physical activity, diet and weight management. …”
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Prevalence of insomnia symptoms and the use of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs for their treatment among medical students by B. Balčiūnaitė, V. Būgaitė, M. Karnickas

“…Less than half of medical students (45.8%) knew the longest recommended use of benzodiazepines and one in three (33.9%) medical students with symptoms of insomnia also used alcohol as a measure to help them fall asleep. …”
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Association of IL-8 and CXCR2 with AST/ALT Ratio in Liver Abnormalities Screening during Oxidative Stress Injury Caused by VCM by Yiwen Dong, Xingang Wang, Weijiang Hu, Xin Wang, Hongying Bian, Wencui Zhang, null Feng Han, Ning Kang, Lin Zhang, Meng Ye

“…IL-8 (>1547 µg/m3) or CXCR2 (<139 µg/m3) influenced the AST/ALT ratio through reciprocal interactions under oxidative stress injury, CXCR2 (>222 µg/m3), working years of 21 to 30 (a) and 11 to 20 (a), TDGA (>1.52 mg/L), alcohol consumption, smoking habit, and a less sleeping duration of <4 h per day would also be potential factors affecting the AST/ALT ratio. …”
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The serum hepcidin and the hepcidin/ferritin ratio in NAFLD: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jingmin Song, Heqing Wang, Xiaolian Gao, Fen Yang, Xinhong Zhu, Guiyuan Qiao, Ting Gan, Junxiu Tao

“…Abstract Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a spectrum of chronic liver diseases characterized by hepatic steatosis exceeding 5% in the absence of alcohol and other liver-damaging factors. …”
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Towards a sustainable set of European Core Health Indicators (ECHI) by Mariken J. Tijhuis, Eveline A. van der Wilk, Sarka Dankova, Angela Fehr, Silvia Ghirini, Mika Gissler, Romana Haneef, Heidi Lyshol, Emanuele Scafato, Stefanie Seeling, Hanna Tolonen, Thomas Ziese, Irisa Zīle-Velika, Peter W. Achterberg

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Association between four anthropometric indices with age-related Macular Degeneration from NHANES 2005–2008 by Chuyang Xu, Xiaorong Wu

“…Additionally, we found that the positive association between these four body measurement indices and AMD was more pronounced in individuals with high alcohol consumption.…”
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Smart packaging tools for selected Indian traditional buffalo milk products: a case for on-package freshness indicators by Narender Raju Panjagari, Ashish Kumar Singh, Sangita Ganguly, Rajan Sharma, Vivek Sharma

“…SPME coupled with GC-MS revealed that the key volatile markers for all the products belonged to ketones, aldehydes, acids, and alcohols. The smart ink components were selected based on the key volatile markers, and a suitable fabrication technique was adopted for developing the respective freshness indicators. …”
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ASPECTOS PSICOJURÍDICOS DA SÍNDROME ALCOÓLICA FETAL by Eduardo Jorge Sant'Ana Honorato, Dalila Azevedo da Silva, Eunice Braga Borges dos Santos, Alice Sobral, Daniel Cerdeira de Sousa

“…SAF is a disease for which no cure but is completely preventable by withdrawal of alcohol intake during the gestation period when the nervous system is the formation and development process. …”
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Changes in household purchasing of soft drinks following the UK soft drinks industry levy by household income and composition: controlled interrupted time series analysis, March 20... by Jean Adams, Martin White, Stephen J Sharp, Harry Rutter, David Pell, Steven Cummins, Richard D Smith, Nina Trivedy Rogers

“…There was no evidence of substitution to confectionary or alcohol.Conclusion In the second year following implementation of the SDIL, effects on sugar purchased were greatest in those with the highest pre-SDIL purchasing levels (low-income households and those with children). …”
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Primary Terminal Haemochromatosis in a 50 Year-Old Patient by M. I. Gonik, M. S. Zharkova, O. Yu. Kiseleva, E. V. Berezina, Sh. A. Ondos, Yu. V. Lerner, E. A. Kogan, V. T. Ivashkin

“…A clinical description of end-stage hereditary haemochromatosis manifested with chronic alcohol abuse.Key points. A 50-yo patient referred with marked general weakness as a major complaint. …”
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Impact of utilization of oxygen scavenger on aroma quality of Longjing tea during storage at elevated temperature by Jiawei Wang, Yingxin Xu, Chang Xu, Hongying You, Tonghua Xie, Haowei Guo, Ping Chen, Qiang Chu, Shuying Gong, Fangyuan Fan

“…The key volatile contributors to stale odor are primarily ketones and alcohols resulting from thermal carotenoids degradation/lipid oxidation, which exhibit woody or fatty odors. …”
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Gamma irradiation effect on properties of modified graphene doped PVA nanocomposite films by Thaises Lima, Filipe Diniz, Elmo Araújo, Patrícia Araújo

“…Abstract Gamma radiation effects on extrinsically electrical semiconducting polymer nanocomposite films of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and 0.5 wt% histidine-modified reduced graphene oxide (H-RGO) filler were evaluated. …”
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A Novel HPLC Method for the Concurrent Analysis and Quantitation of Seven Water-Soluble Vitamins in Biological Fluids (Plasma and Urine): A Validation Study and Application by Margherita Grotzkyj Giorgi, Kevin Howland, Colin Martin, Adrian B. Bonner

“…Spectral comparison was used for peak identification in real samples (24 plasma and urine samples from abstinent alcohol-dependent males). Interday and intraday precision were <4% and <7%, respectively, for all vitamins. …”
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Handsanitizer Formulation 70% with the Addition of Natural Performance by Aisyah Mentari, Hafni Nur Insan

“…Several hand sanitizer preparations can be found in the market and usually contain a lot of alcohol. The purpose of this study was to formulate a hand sanitizer as an antiseptic. …”
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MicroRNAs in Neurotoxicity by Prameet Kaur, Arunmozhiarasi Armugam, Kandiah Jeyaseelan

“…Neurotoxicity can also be brought about by external agents like drugs and alcohol as well as brain injury with miRNAs playing a pivotal role in diseases. …”
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Zein as a structural protein in gluten-free systems: an overview by Xinrui Zhang, Chunxia Dong, Yayun Hu, Mengnan Gao, Guangzhong Luan

“…Zein, a class of alcohol-soluble prolamines in maize endosperm, is mainly composed of α-zein, β-zein, and γ-zein. …”
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Ionic thermoelectric performance of cement and its modificationsFairdata (etsin) by Mostafa Yossef, Jukka Kuva, Seyedabolfazl Mousavihashemi, Andrew Ward, Marcus Perry, Tanja Kallio, Jari Puttonen

“…This paper investigates the effects of nickel foam (NF)-carbon nanotube (CNT) electrodes and the polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogel on the thermoelectric performance of hardened cement and evaluates the use of PVA as a charge carrier between the CNT electrodes and cement. …”
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Characterization of differences in volatile compounds and metabolites of six varieties of potato with different processing properties by Wenyuan Zhang, Liang Li, Yaqi Zhao, Haixia Yang, Xuejie Zhang, Zhanquan Zhang, Xue Wang, Zhenzhen Xu, Wanxing Wang, Jianjun Deng

“…Compared to process type potatoes, fresh eating potatoes contained a higher proportion of aldehyde and alcohol compounds, but being lower in hydrocarbon, furan, and ketone compounds. …”
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