In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Genotypes for Pre- and Post-attachment Resistance against Witchweed (Striga asiatica L. Kuntze) by V. O. Gwatidzo, J. T. Rugare, S. Mabasa, R. Mandumbu, J. Chipomho, S. Chikuta

“…The first experiment was a laboratory agar gel assay arranged in a completely randomized design with six (6) replications to evaluate the effects of the seven (7) sorghum genotypes on the production of strigolactones by determining the percentage germination and the furthest germination distance of the Striga seeds. …”
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An ensemble machine learning-based performance evaluation identifies top In-Silico pathogenicity prediction methods that best classify driver mutations in cancer by Subrata Das, Vatsal Patel, Shouvik Chakravarty, Arnab Ghosh, Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Nidhan K. Biswas

“…The final ranking of the PCSAs was determined using rank-average-sort and rank-sum-sort methods. …”
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Correlation between fall risk and Traditional Chinese Medicine constitution of inpatients (住院患者跌倒风险与中医体质的相关性) by WANG Bei (王蓓), SHI Tingting (石婷婷), LI Jianing (李佳凝), WU Junyuan (吴均媛), ZHANG Ning (张宁), GAO Mei (高梅), ZHANG Xixia (章细霞)

“…Methods The TCM constitution classification and determination scale was used to evaluate the physique types of patients with high risk falls in hospital, to investigate the risk of falls in hospital and the physical condition of TCM, and to analyze the correlation between fall risk and TCM physique by single factor and multiple stepwise regression. …”
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The Long-term Variations and Influencing Factors of Soil Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity in Terraces on the Loess Plateau by PENG Xin, NI Lingshan, JI Keyan, DAI Wei, WANG Zhuoxiao, CHANG Heng, FANG Nufang

“…Soil samples were collected from slopes and terraces with construction ages of 7, 20, 30 and 40 years to determine the Ks and soil physicochemical properties. …”
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Sistem Pakar Penentuan Penggunaan Bahan Tambahan Pangan untuk Produk Pangan by Melva Linda Aritonang, Kudang Boro Seminar, Nugraha Edhi Suyatma, Irman Hermadi

“…Based on this, to avoid misuse of food additives that are not proper, it is necessary to build an expert system that can give information on determining the correct use by the desired food products with the help of an expert in the field of food additives. …”
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Prediction of difficult mask ventilation in Thai adult patients undergoing elective surgery using ultrasound of distance from skin to hyoid bone, and from skin to thyroid isthmus:... by Santi Anchalee, Kanatawan Wasoontrarak, Pannawit Benjhawaleemas, Sunisa Chatmongkolchart, Sumidtra Prathep

“…Conclusions This study showed that airway ultrasonography to determine DSHB and DSTI during patients’ routine physical examinations significantly improved the prediction of DMV. …”
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Hyaluronic Acid-Based Hybrid Nanoparticles as Promising Carriers for the Intranasal Administration of Dimethyl Fumarate by Serri C, Piccioni M, Guarino V, Santonicola P, Cruz-Maya I, Crispi S, Di Cagno MP, Ferraro L, Dalpiaz A, Botti G, Giunchedi P, Rassu G, Gavini E

“…Particle morphology and surface properties were evaluated; drug content, viscosity, and mucoadhesion were determined. Physico-chemical stability of LPNs and DMF in the LPNs was also explored. …”
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PRECIS-2 used as an implementation science tool for global environmental health: A cross-sectional evaluation of the Ecolectivos study protocol to reduce burning of household plast... by Lisa M Thompson, Annalyse Ferguson, Hina Raheel, Amy E Lovvorn, Mayari Hengstermann-Artiga, Maria Renee Lopez, Melinda Higgins, Eri Saikawa, Margaret A Handley

“…Pragmatic trials may be especially relevant when community-based interventions address social and environmental determinants that threaten health equity. The revised Pragmatic Explanatory Continuum Indicator Summary (PRECIS-2) is a validated tool developed in 2015 by trialists to ensure that clinical trials are designed to fit their intended purpose, with an assessment of applicability of the trial results to specific contexts. …”
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The Association between Polymorphisms of Vitamin D Metabolic-Related Genes and Vitamin D3 Supplementation in Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Zhiyong Hu, ShaSha Tao, Huaqing Liu, Guotao Pan, Bingyan Li, Zengli Zhang

“…Multiplex TaqMan genotyping was used to determine the distribution of eight candidate SNPs in genes of DHCR7, CYP2R1, CYP27B1, CYP24A1, and VDR, which are key genes in the vitamin D metabolic pathway, in diabetic patients. …”
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Hubungan Sanitasi Lingkungan Rumah dengan Kejadian Askariasis dan Trikuriasis pada Siswa SD N 29 Purus Padang by Hildya Kusmi, Nuzulia Irawati, Husnil Kadri

“…The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between environmental sanitation of home, consist of latrine ownership, availability of clean water source, garbage disposal facilities and the type of floor home to ascariasis and trichuriasis incidences . …”
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Effects of Low Reynolds Number on Wake-Generated Unsteady Flow of an Axial-Flow Turbine Rotor by Matsunuma Takayuki, Tsutsui Yasukata

“…The time-averaged and time-dependent distributions of velocity and turbulence intensity were analyzed to determine the effect of Reynolds number. The reduction of Reynolds number had a marked influence on the turbine flow field. …”
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Antiplasmodial and Cytotoxic Activities of Extracts of Selected Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Malaria in Embu County, Kenya by Bibianne Waiganjo, Gervason Moriasi, Jared Onyancha, Nelson Elias, Francis Muregi

“…Further focused studies geared towards isolation of active constituents and determination of in vivo toxicities to ascertain their safety are warranted.…”
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Theoretical Study of CO, NO, NO₂, Cl₂, and H₂S Adsorption Interactions with PdO–Graphene Composites for Gas Sensor Applications by Piumantha Samaranayake, Azeez Ahamed, Visal de Silva, Nadeesha Manohari Wickramage, Muhammad Raziq Rahimi Kooh, Roshan Thotagamuge

“…H₂S demonstrated the highest charge transfer of 0.445 e and an energy gap of 3.1321 eV, and CO exhibited the lowest charge transfer, calculated as 0.036 e, while NO₂ demonstrated the lowest energy gap, determined to be 2.5004 eV. NO₂ demonstrated the highest sensitivity, at 1285.2% for the PdO–graphene composite, and the lowest were Cl₂ and H₂S, with a sensitivity of 99.9%, while Cl₂ had the shortest recovery time of 7.66 × 10⁻¹¹ s, and CO had the longest recovery time of 2.55 × 10⁻¹⁰ s. …”
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DNA PROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF Artemisia spp HAIRY ROOT EXTRACTS by Duplij V., Afanasieva K., Chopei M., Matvieieva N. A.

“…The antioxidant activity of the extracts was determined using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH). …”
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The prognostic utility of the ratio of lymphocyte to monocyte in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Pingping Mei, Li Huang, Lu Lin, Yan Chen, Xiutian Guo

“…Random-effects models or fixed-effects models were used to determine the pooled risk ratio (HR) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) for each outcome indicator. …”
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Lymphadenopathies: A Retrospective Study of Epidemiology, Characteristics, Diagnosis and Treatment Outcomes of Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Mogadishu-Somalia by Kıratlı K, Bulut M, Ali MA, Aysin M, Ali AM, Mohamed Hirsi I, Bashir AM

“…The most commonly affected lymph node was the cervical region, the symptom detected was lymph node swelling, the radiological method used was ultrasonography, and the biopsy method was fine needle aspiration biopsy. It was determined that benign conditions, including tuberculosis were more common in pediatric group and younger adults (p< 0.001), and weight loss was a significant in terms of malignancy and tuberculosis (p< 0.001). …”
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Protective Effect of Rosmarinic Acid on Endotoxin-Induced Neuronal Damage Through Modulating GRP78/PERK/MANF Pathway by Li Q, Zheng JW, Wang ZY, Liao SP, Zhu L, Wang X, Wan LH

“…Western blotting and Immunohistochemistry (IHC) were performed to determine NeuN, GRP78, PERK, ATF6, IRE1α, and MANF expression levels. …”
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Organic Fertilization Leads to N Limitation Rather than P Limitation in Both Vegetable Soils by Qingshan Li, Mengqian Xu, Lingying Xu, Xingwang Wu, Yuqin Zhang, Jia Xin, Yazhen Shen, Jichao Gao

“…The effect on soil nutrient pools was largely determined by the chemical composition of the amendments. …”
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Investigation of the physicochemical factors affecting the in vitro digestion and glycemic indices of indigenous indica rice cultivars by Indira Govindaraju, Anusha R. Das, Ishita Chakraborty, Sib Sankar Mal, Bhaswati Sarmah, Vishwa Jyoti Baruah, Nirmal Mazumder

“…Because the amylose content is one of the key factors for determining the cooking, eating, and digestibility properties of rice, we investigated the relationships between the amylose content and other biochemical characteristics of rice cultivars. …”
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Overlying strata movement law and rockburst prevention & control for fully mechanized top coal caving face in extra-thick coal seams by Hai Rong, Longyue He, Yadi Wang, Xiangzhi Wei, Shilong Wei, Suihan Yang, Jincheng Li, Linlin Chen

“…Eventually, in light of the research findings, a rational determination of the cutting scale is made so as to offer a scientific foundation and efficacious guidance for the execution of roof pre-splitting blasting operations. …”
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