Enhancing maize yield, water use efficiency, and Zn content under drought stress by applying Zn-solubilizing bacteria by Fahimeh Khaledi, Hamidreza Balouchi, Mohsen Movahhedi Dehnavi, Amin Salehi

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of ZnSO4 combined with rhizosphere bacteria on the yield, Zn uptake, relative water content (RWC), and water use efficiency (WUE) of corn under drought stress. A field experiment was conducted with sufficient irrigation, moderate stress, and the application of different combinations of ZnSO4 and Zn-solubilizing bacteria. …”
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IL-1β Pretreatment Improves the Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Acute Liver Failure by Enhancing CXCR4 Expression by He Nie, Fangmei An, Jie Mei, Cheng Yang, Qiang Zhan, Qinglin Zhang

“…The results of tracing experiments with CM-Dil-labeled cells confirmed that more cells migrated to the damaged liver in the Pre-MSC group. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF ROCK PHOSPHATE USE AND EFFECT ON SOYBEAN GRAIN YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS ON AN ANDOSOL AND ACRISOL OF CAMEROON by Lawrence T. Nanganoa, Foncha Felix, Kamdem N. Franck Gilles, Djocne F. Christiane, Christopher Suh, Francis A. Ngome

“…This study evaluated rock phosphate (RP) dose to produce soybean on Leptic Andosol in Foumbot and Acrisol in Mbalmayo, respectively in the West and Centre regions of Cameroon. This split-plot experiment consisted of five fertilizer rates (control-no input and four Phosphorus (P) rates of 0, 30, 60 and 90 kg P /ha respectively) and two soybean varieties (TGX 1910-14 F and TGX 2001-24 DM) laid out in randomized complete block design with each treatment replicated three times. …”
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Efficient Method for Robust Backdoor Detection and Removal in Feature Space Using Clean Data by Donik Vrsnak, Marko Subasic, Sven Loncaric

“…Using these reconstructed trigger features, the method can be used to efficiently mitigate the effects of an attack. Extensive experiments on multiple datasets and attack methods demonstrate that, when compared to state-of-the-art methods such as Neural Cleanse, Neural Attention Distillation, I-BAU, BTI-DBF etc. the FEAT-IN method provides several benefits. …”
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Entre la creatividad y el recuerdo: el espacio de juego en el arte de instalación de Carsten Höller y Gelitin by Javier Gómez Chozas, Vanesa Cejudo Mejías, Arturo Franco Díaz

“…De entre ambas opciones, las obras de Gelitin derivan de una lectura creativa del juego infantil, que en combinación con las experie ncias sensoriales propuestas en sus obras, se acercan más al propósito social y político de la obra de Nielsen.…”
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Effects of computer-assisted learning for removable partial denture design on learning outcomes and satisfaction by Prinn Chantanahom, Chaiy Rungsiyakull, Marisa Sukapattee, Pisaisit Chaijareenont, Pimduen Rungsiyakull

“…Learning outcomes were measured three times: prior to the experiment, after using the software, and after participating in active learning activities. …”
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Impact of Cyclosporine A on Cognitive Functions and Neuronal Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis and Inflammatory Markers in Rats by Awyed Batah Almutairi, Abdulaziz Arif A. Alshammari, Arshad Husain Rahmani, Ali Yousif Babiker, Long Chiau Ming, Maha A. Aldubayan, Ahmad H. Alhowail, Vasudevan Mani

“…Behavioural assessments included the elevated plus maze (EPM) and novel object recognition (NOR) tests used to evaluate memory capabilities and recognition memory respectively, and the Y-maze assessed the exploration of a new environment and navigational skills. Post-experiment, brain tissues were analyzed for apoptosis, neuroinflammation, and oxidative stress markers to assess potential neurotoxicity. …”
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THE EFFECT OF ADDING 25-HYDROXYCHOLECALCIFEROL TO THE DIET ON SOME BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF JAPANESE QUAIL by M. S. Dawod, M. A. Al-Bayar

“…This experiment was conducted in the quail breeding hall of the Department of Animal Production at the College of Agriculture / Anbar University for the period from 11/23/2022 until 1/25/2023 (8 weeks) with the aim of studying the effect of adding different levels of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol to the diet on some blood biochemical characteristics. …”
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Solving Phosphorus Fertilization-Related Drip Irrigation Emitter Clogging by Adding Mn²⁺ by Tianyu Xu, Sanlin Bao, Qiuyue Yu, Yu Gao

“…Songhua River water was selected as the irrigation water. The experiment investigated the effects of three types of phosphorus fertilizers (urea phosphate, UP; potassium dihydrogen phosphate, PDP; ammonium polyphosphate, APP) and the concentrations (0.2, 0.3, and 0.4 g/L) on the blockage of drip irrigation emitter. …”
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The Impact of Thyme and Rosemary on Prevention of Osteoporosis in Rats by Amr S. Elbahnasawy, E. R. Valeeva, Eman M. El-Sayed, I. I. Rakhimov

“…Essential oils of rosemary and thyme were analyzed. The experiment was carried out on growing male Sprague–Dawley rats; the experimental animals were divided into 5 groups: 1, control negative was fed standard balanced diet; 2, control positive was fed balanced diet with low calcium level (L Ca) (Ca 0.1% w/w); 3, (L Ca) + thyme powder (5% w/w); 4, (L Ca) + rosemary powder (5% w/w); 5, (L Ca) + orally administration with CaCO3 (27 mg/kg body weight). …”
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Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) Supplementation in Adult Horses Supports Improved Skeletal Muscle Inflammatory Gene Expression Following Exercise by Madison R. Barshick, Kristine M. Ely, Keely C. Mogge, Lara M. Chance, Sally E. Johnson

“…All horses were rested for 120 days before the experiment was repeated in a cross-over design. Plasma total antioxidant capacity was unaffected (<i>p</i> > 0.05) by either exercise or MSM. …”
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The reliably stable neural network controllers' synthesis with the transient process parameters optimization by Serhii Vladov, Anatoliy Sachenko, Victoria Vysotska, Yevhen Volkanin, Dmytro Kukharenko, Danylo Severynenko

“…The tasks to be solved are: study the stability of a closed-loop control system with a neural network controller, train the neurocontroller and Lyapunov neural network function, create an optimization model for the loss function minimization, and conduct a computational experiment as an example of the neural network stabilizing controller synthesis. …”
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Lake Baikal amphipods and their genomes, great and small by P. B. Drozdova, E. V. Madyarova, A. N. Gurkov, A. E. Saranchina, E. V. Romanova, J. V. Petunina, T. E. Peretolchina, D. Y. Sherbakov, M. A. Timofeyev

“…The studies of allozymes and marker genes have revealed a significant cryptic diversity in Baikal amphipods, as well as a large variance in genetic diversity within some morphological species. Crossing experiments conducted so far for two morphological species suggest that the differences in the mitochondrial marker (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene) can potentially be applied for making predictions about reproductive isolation. …”
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Examining the Effect of Combined Biochar and Lime Rates on Selected Soil Physicochemical Properties of Acid Soils in Gimbi District, Western Ethiopia by Solomon Abeba Kenea, Tolera Abera Goshu, Kinati Chimdessa

“…Soil amendments with biochar and lime facilitate and improve soil physicochemical properties directly and indirectly and enhance crop productivity. A field experiment was conducted in Gimbi District, Western Ethiopia, to examine the effects of combined coffee husk biochar (CHB) and soil test value-based lime (STV) rate application on physicochemical properties of acid soils. …”
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Al-5Er-Ti Master Alloy with Both Grain Refinement and Microalloying Effects by Jingrui Ma, Zhiguo Lei, Shengping Wen, Guang Yang, Wu Wei, Hui Huang, Zuoren Nie

“…The phase structure, grain refinement, and microalloying effect of the Al-5Er-Ti master alloy were analyzed by a refining experiment, microhardness test, OM, SEM, and XRD. The results show that when the Er/Ti atomic ratio is 2.7, the refining effect of the Al-5Er-0.5Ti master alloy is significantly better than Al-5Er, which is due to the Ti₂Al₂₀Er phase. …”
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Over-Response Correction of SNC 350p ROOS and PTW Markus Chambers in the Surface Dose and Build-Up Region Dosimetry of 6MV Photon Beam by Deepali Patil, Mukesh Zope, DINESH SAROJ, Aslam P. A., Basil George

“…Material and Methods: The Sun Nuclear Corporation SNC 350P ROOS and PTW Markus parallel plate ionization chambers were used to measure 6 MV photon beam PDD along the central axis in the build-up region.The experiment was performed on a Solid Water® HE phantom with a density of 1.032 g/cm3.The Measurements were taken at a Source Surface distance (SSD) of 100 cm with Field sizes of 10x10cm2,20x20 cm2, and 30x30cm2 and at variable depths. …”
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Informatics Consideration on the Hierarchical System of Rare Diseases Clinical Care in China by GONG Mengchun, GUO Yanying, ZHENG Xihong, FAN Junkang, LIU Peng, NIU Ling, YANG Yining, ZOU Xiaoguang

“…It integrates and optimizes auxiliary diagnostic tools, promotes the rapid dissemination of rare disease diagnosis and treatment experiences to the grassroots, enhances the information construction level of the hierarchical diagnosis and treatment system, and endeavors to address the practical predicament of weak diagnosis and treatment capabilities of rare diseases in grassroots medical institutions. …”
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Effects of Different Drying Methods on Total Flavonoids Content and Antioxidant Activity of Hawthorn by Shihao LOU, Xiaojing SUN, Dandan LI, Chenchen ZHAO, Jianhua XIU

“…The antioxidant capacity of each sample was assessed using the free radical scavenging ability experiment. The results showed that the color difference values of hawthorn powder samples dried by hot air drying, vacuum freeze drying and hot air combined liquid nitrogen drying were 20.60, 17.70 and 20.05, respectively. …”
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Toxicity and Availability of Manganese in the Growth of Tropical Grasses in Contaminated Soil by Enilson de Barros Silva, Willian Cleisson Lopes de Souza, Barbara Olinda Nardis, Luís Reynaldo Ferracciú Alleoni, Paulo Henrique Grazziotti, Lauana Lopes dos Santos, Iracema Raquel Santos Bezerra, Flávio Antônio Fernandes Alves, Wesley Costa Silva, Bento Gil Uane, Sandra Antunes do Nascimento

“…The grass cultivars evaluated included Aruana and Tanzânia of Megathyrsus maximus, Xaraés and Marandu of Urochloa brizantha, and Basilisk of Urochloa decumbens grown in Typic Hapludox (Oxisol) amended with 0, 50, 150, and 450 mg of Mn per kg−1 of soil. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse, using a completely randomized experimental design in a 5 × 4 factorial scheme, with five replications. …”
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<i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> Serovars from the C-Complex and the B- and C-Related Complexes Are Significantly More Pathogenic than Those from the B-Complex in C3H/HeN but Not in BA... by Sukumar Pal, Jennifer R. Carmichael, Delia F. Tifrea, Olga Tatarenkova, Luis M. de la Maza

“…The animals infected with serovars F, G, H, I, J, and K shed less but had significantly more infertility than the mice infected with serovars D or E. The experiments in the BALB/c mice, however, did not show major differences in pathogenicity between the eight <i>C. trachomatis</i> serovars. …”
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