Deficit Irrigation and an IoT-Based System for Improving Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Winter Wheat Grown Under Semi-Arid Conditions by Salah Belkher, Basma Latrech, Wifak Bekri, Felix Markwordt, Mohamed Abdur Rahim, Corentin Dupont, Mohamed Ali Ben Abdallah, Hedi Daghari, Mourad Rezig

“…The effects of different drip irrigation regimes on total dry matter (TDM), grain yield (GY) and water use efficiency (WUE) of winter wheat grown on clay-loam soil under semi-arid conditions of Tunisia have been assessed for three consecutive growing seasons. …”
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Effects of dietary processed former foodstuffs on slaughter performance and meat quality in broilers by Karthika Srikanthithasan, Marta Gariglio, Elena Diaz Vicuna, Margherita Profiti, Andrea Giorgino, Edoardo Fiorilla, Marta Castrica, Dino Miraglia, Sihem Dabbou, Flavia Gasperi, Ana Cristina Barroeta Lajusticia, Iolanda Altomonte, Rosalba Roccatello, Achille Schiavone, Claudio Forte

“…Shear force, cooking loss and drip loss were unaffected by the diet. Meat pH decreased linearly in both breast and thigh muscles, and the thigh muscle yellowness index increased (p < .05). …”
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Diagnosis of the current Moroccan cumin seeds, related production issues and recommended actions for its development by Abdelmonaim Homrani Bakali, El Mustapha Sekkour, Ahmed Sabri, Eimad dine Tariq Bouhlali, Brahim Ouahzizi, Mohamed Hemmi, Kaoutar El Amraoui, Lalla laaziza Ichir, Adil Essarioui

“…Cumin cultivation is mostly associated with the rain-fed system (28%) in the Marrakech-Safi region, while in other regions, it is conducted under drip irrigation (23%) and gravity-fed irrigation (49%). …”
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Influence of green tea powder on the performance, nutrient utilisation, caecal microbiota profile and meat quality of broiler chickens by D.V. Thomas, A.L. Molan, Y. Singh, V. Ravindran

“…The abdominal fat pad decreased (P<0.05) in the N-GT diet and numerically in the Se- GT diet. Drip loss was less in meat from birds (P<0.05) fed both green tea treatments. …”
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Management of sustainable land use projects in accordance with EU requirements by Elena Shebanina, Iurii Kormyshkin, Alona Kliuchnyk, Georgiy Reshetilov, Oleksandr Zhebko

“…In the field of water management, it was found that the irrigation efficiency in Ukraine (60%) is significantly lower than the EU average (77.4%), and the share of land with drip irrigation in Ukraine (5.2%) is 3.5 times lower than the EU average (18%). …”
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Carbon dioxide net assimilation exchange in a young pecan nut orchard during the growth cycle by A. Zermeño-Gonzalez, E.A. Jimenez-Alcala, J.A. Gil-Marin, H. Ramirez-Rodriguez, M. Cadena-Zapata, A.I. Melendres-Alvarez

“…This study aimed to determine the carbon dioxide net ecosystem exchange of an orchard of young pecan nut trees in northern Mexico, and its relationship with the growth months of the trees.METHODS: The study was carried out from March to November 2017 in a six-year-old pecan nut tree orchard containing trees of the Western Schley and Wichita varieties. The orchard is drip-irrigated with buried tape. The carbon dioxide net ecosystem exchange between the canopy of the orchard trees and the atmosphere was determined with eddy covariance measurements using a three-dimensional sonic anemometer and an open-path infrared carbon dioxide analyzer.FINDINGS: The highest daytime carbon dioxide net ecosystem exchange rate corresponded with the peak absorption rate of photosynthetically active radiation absorbed by the trees' canopy. …”
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Effects of moss restoration on surface runoff and initial soil erosion in a temperate vineyard by C. Gall, S. Oldenburg, M. Nebel, T. Scholten, S. Seitz

“…Sediment discharge varied seasonally for moss restoration, especially from April to June; this is most likely due to the decline in moss cover and the foliage of the vines in June, as concentrated canopy drip points form on the leaves and woody surfaces of the vines, increasing erosion. …”
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Effects of dietary dihydroartemisinin on growth performance, meat quality, and antioxidant capacity in broiler chickens by Xiaoxiao Pu, Yuxuan Liang, Jiafang Lian, Miaoxuan Xu, Yalan Yong, Hao Zhang, Lili Zhang, Jingfei Zhang

“…Compared to the control group, dihydroartemisinin at 10 and 20 mg/kg quadratically decreased the drip loss at 24 h. Dihydroartemisinin linearly and quadratically decreased the L* value of breast muscles. …”
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Creatine monohydrate administration delayed muscle glycolysis of antemortem-stressed broilers by enhancing muscle energy status, increasing antioxidant capacity and regulating musc... by Ning Liu, Qingzhen Zhong, Zewei Sun, Bolin Zhang

“…The results showed that preslaughter stress led to a lower pH24 h value, a bigger L* value and a higher drip loss of muscle compared with the control group (P < 0.05). …”
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Breast myopathy co-occurrence and its impact on carcass and meat quality attributes in broiler chickens by Míriam Muñoz-Lapeira, Maria Font-i-Furnols, Albert Brun, Anna Jofré, Marcos Botella, Cristina Zomeño

“…A total of 240 breasts were evaluated for myopathy presence, severity and location, and physicochemical parameters (i.e. carcass weight and color; breast color, pH, electrical conductivity, drip, thaw and cooking loss, Warner-Brazler texture, moisture, protein, fat and collagen content). …”
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One-Step Solid Extraction for Simultaneous Determination of Eleven Commonly Used Anticancer Drugs and One Active Metabolite in Human Plasma by HPLC-MS/MS by Shouhong Gao, Zhengbo Tao, Jingya Zhou, Zhipeng Wang, Yunlei Yun, Mingming Li, Feng Zhang, Wansheng Chen, Yejun Miao

“…A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method had been developed and fully validated for simultaneous determination of paclitaxel, docetaxel, vinblastine, vinorelbine, pemetrexed, carboplatin, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, gemcitabine, irinotecan, and SN-38 (an active metabolite of irinotecan) in human plasma from cancer patients after intravenous drip of chemotherapy drugs. One-step solid-phase extraction was successfully applied using an Ostro sample preparation 96-well plate for plasma samples pretreated with acetonitrile containing 0.1% formic acid. …”
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Optimization of Controlled Water and Nitrogen Fertigation on Greenhouse Culture of Capsicum annuum by Youzhen Xiang, Haiyang Zou, Fucang Zhang, You Wu, Shicheng Yan, Xinyan Zhang, Jianke Tian, Shengcai Qiang, Haidong Wang, Hanmi Zhou

“…This study investigated the effects of different combinations of irrigation and nitrogen levels on the growth of greenhouse sweet peppers, assessing yield, quality, water use efficiency (WUE), and partial factor productivity from applied N (PFPN). By using controlled drip irrigation, the optimal conditions for efficient, large-scale, high-yield, and high quality production of sweet peppers in Northwest China were determined. …”
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EGCG improve meat quality, restore lipid metabolism disorder and regulate intestinal flora in high-fat fed broilers by Lujia Gao, Chen Liu, Jiaqi Wu, Ying Cui, Man Zhang, Chongpeng Bi, Anshan Shan, Xiujing Dou

“…The results showed that EGCG increased lightness (L*) 24 h (P < 0.05), and decreased drip loss (P < 0.05) of chicken meat; Enhanced the presence of non-essential and flavor amino acids in muscle tissue and greatly enhanced the antioxidant capacity of broilers, leading to a noteworthy upregulation of antioxidant genes at the genetic level (P < 0.05); Reduced in blood lipids, blood glucose, liver and abdominal fat accumulation in high-fat diet-induced obese chickens (P < 0.05), markedly improved serum and liver biochemical parameters, and histological analysis results also demonstrated that EGCG markedly decreased hepatic lipid accumulation caused by HFD feeding. …”
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Pharmacokinetics of Hydrogen During Hydrogen-Saturated Saline Infusion in Pigs by Masaki Shibuya, Masafumi Fujinaka, Mako Yonezawa, Natsumi Nishimura, Hitoshi Uchinoumi, Hiroshi Sunahara, Kenji Tani, Eiji Kobayashi, Motoaki Sano

“…When saturated hydrogen saline was dripped intravenously, almost all of the hydrogen was expelled during its passage through the lungs and could not be supplied to the arterial side.…”
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The Use of Coffee Cherry Pulp Extract as an Alternative to an Antibiotic Growth Promoter in Broiler Diets by Wanaporn Tapingkae, Phatchari Srinual, Pimporn Khamtavee, Naret Pintalerd, Thanongsak Chaiyaso, Mongkol Yachai, Chanidapha Kanmanee, Chompunut Lumsangkul, Orranee Srinual

“…In the group supplemented with CCPE at all levels, the high-density lipoprotein levels significantly increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Drip loss in the breast at 24 and 48 h decreased (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Perbandingan Reaksi Zat Besi Terhadap Teh Hitam dan Teh Hijau Secara In Vitro dengan Menggunakan Spektrofotometer Uv-Vis by Husnil Wardiyah, Yustini Alioes, Dian Pertiwi

“…The result showed that the absorbance mean of black tea control is 0.539 and the absorbance mean of black tea that has dripped by iron is 0.30640. As for the green tea control absorbance is 0.961 and absorbance mean after iron sheds is 0.65020. …”
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Efecto del SNP 3702G>A del gen IGF2 sobre caracteres de crecimiento, canal, físicos-químicos y sensoriales de la calidad de carne en cerdos de la raza Landrace by V.B. FASSA, T.R. CARDEN, P.R. GOENAGA, S.J. MARINI, F.J. CARDUZA, G. GRIGIONI, G. MARRUBE, M.R. LLOVERAS

“…En cuanto a los datos físico-químicos de calidad de carne, se evaluaron los siguientes caracteres: pH 45, pHu, drip loss, color, terneza y mermas por cocción. Únicamente el parámetro de color del músculo “L*” mostró diferencias significativas entre ambos genotipos y sexos, la carne de los cerdos es del grupo Apat y de las hembras más brillante que la del grupo Gpat y de los capones. …”
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Spatio-temporal dynamics of speleothem growth and glaciation in the British Isles by S. Panitz, S. Panitz, M. Rogerson, J. Longman, N. Scroxton, T. J. Lawson, T. C. Atkinson, V. Ersek, J. Baldini, L. Baldini, S. Umbo, M. A. Lone, G. M. Henderson, S. F. M. Breitenbach

“…Since speleothems (carbonate cave deposits) form from drip water and generally indicate the absence of an ice sheet and permafrost, we evaluate how speleothem growth phases defined by U series dates align with past glacial–interglacial cycles. …”
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Metabolomics, network pharmacology, and microbiome analyses uncover the mechanisms of the Chinese herbal formula for the improvement of meat quality in spent hens by Zhihua Li, Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Chengwen Meng, Xiangfeng Kong, Jue Gui, Wenchao Lin, Yadong Cui, Wei Lan, Qinghua He

“…Results The results indicated that CHF supplementation improved the meat quality by reducing drip loss (P < 0.05), b* value (P = 0.058), and shear force (P = 0.099) and increasing cooked meat percentage (P = 0.054) and dry matter (P < 0.05) of breast muscle. …”
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Integrated Effects of Water and Nitrogen Coupling on Eggplant Productivity, Fruit Quality, and Resource Use Efficiency in a Cold and Arid Environment by Jie Li, Hengjia Zhang, Chenli Zhou, Anguo Teng, Lian Lei, Yuchun Ba, Jiandong Yu, Fuqiang Li

“…By employing the EWM-TOPSIS model for comprehensive evaluation, the results indicated that mild water deficit (60–70% in FC) and moderate nitrogen application (270 kg·ha⁻¹) at flowering and fruiting of eggplants was the optimal water and nitrogen application mode under mulched drip irrigation in the Hexi region of northwest China. …”
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