Estimating Rice Panicle Temperature with Three-Layer Model by Yanyan Wang, Hiroki Oue, Zhijun Luo, Ming Chen, Shiyu Liu, Chunhuo Zhou, Xiaowu He

“…The two-layer energy budget model which divides the soil layer and canopy layer was widely used to predict rice canopy temperature (Tc), but panicle existed mostly in the upper layer canopy, and we have proved that Tc was different from the upper layer canopy temperature (Tc1), and the upper layer must be separated from the whole canopy for the purpose of estimating Tp. …”
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Outcomes of targeted axillary radiation therapy with omission of axillary dissection in early breast cancer patients with one or two positive sentinel lymph nodes and extracapsular... by Ahmed Orabi, Asmaa G. Ellaithy, Maha Guimei, Maher H. Ibraheem, Waleed Mohamed M. Fadlalla, Mohamed Fathy Abdelfattah Abdelrahman Elithy, Yasmine Hany Abdel Moamen Elzohery, Ahmed S. Abdelmomen, Sherif Nasser Taha

“…Conclusions Within this single-institution study of early breast cancer patients with predominantly luminal A subtype and mostly limited ECE (≤ 2 mm) treated with targeted axillary radiation, omission of ALND did not result in inferior DFS compared to completion ALND. …”
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Biophysical characterisation of the recombinant human frataxin precursor by Ignacio Hugo Castro, Alejandro Ferrari, María Georgina Herrera, Martín Ezequiel Noguera, Lorenzo Maso, Monica Benini, Alessandra Rufini, Roberto Testi, Paola Costantini, Javier Santos

“…The protein was found to be stable and monomeric, with the N‐terminal stretch (residues 1–89) mostly unstructured and the C‐terminal domain properly folded. …”
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Retinal Vascular Response to Hyperoxia in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus without Diabetic Retinopathy by Hamid Safi, Ramin Nourinia, Sare Safi, Ehsan Hadian, Bahareh Kheiri, Hamid Ahmadieh

“…Retinal capillary layers responded differently to hyperoxia-induced challenge, and in normal subjects, the autoregulatory mechanism was mostly effective in the parafoveal DCP. Retinal vascular reactivity was impaired in SCP and DCP at the preclinical stage of DR. …”
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Examining preferences for weight loss interventions among black men and women with overweight or obesity: A qualitative study by Snehaa Ray, Christie I. Idiong, Rachel Anderson, Kate Killion, Curtis Antrum, Michael Puglisi, Jolaade Kalinowski, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Loneke T. Blackman Carr

“…Black females (n = 16) and Black males (n = 8) were mostly non-Hispanic Black Americans. Key themes that emerged were: (1) the creation of a weight loss program for Black adults, (2) healthy eating barriers, (3) physical activity barriers, (4) healthy living facilitators, and (5) social support. …”
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Synoptic patterns associated with high-frequency sea level extremes in the Adriatic Sea by K. Ruić, J. Šepić, M. Vojković

“…It was shown that HF or compound episodes recorded in the testing period mostly appeared during synoptic situations that highly resembled extracted medoids. …”
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Excess mortality in young cancer survivors compared with the general population in Italy: a retrospective study from the Italian population-based cohort of adolescents and young ad... by Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Francesco Marinelli, Pamela Mancuso, Lucia Mangone, Massimo Vicentini, Isabella Bisceglia, Alice Bernasconi, Laura Botta, Annalisa Trama, Ada Working Group

“…The excess of mortality was higher in the first period after diagnosis (5–10 years), SMR 12.8 (95%CI 12.3-13.3), then it decreased, reaching an SMR of 2.2 (95%CI 1.6-3.2) after 30 years.ConclusionsThe excess mortality is mostly due to the malignancy of the primary tumour, but an about 2-fold excess of mortality is also appreciable for non-cancer causes. …”
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Causal relationship of familial hypercholesterolemia with risk of intestinal vascular disorders: A mendelian randomization study by Gang Wei, Cheng Zhang, Feng-Jie Shen, Hua-Qi Guo, Lin Liu

“…Rs7575840 in 6.5kda upstream of ApoB gene, rs11591147 in PCSK9 gene and rs9644862 in the CDKN2B-AS1 (or named ANRIL; p15AS; PCAT12; CDKN2BAS; CDKN2B-AS; NCRNA00089) gene were illustrated to mostly influence the risk of intestinal vascular diseases. …”
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Ex vivo engineering of phagocytic signals in breast cancer cells for a whole tumor cell-based vaccine by Román Martí-Díaz, Luis Sánchez-del-Campo, María F. Montenegro, Trinidad Hernández-Caselles, Antonio Piñero-Madrona, Juan Cabezas-Herrera, José Neptuno Rodríguez-López

“…Abstract Background Today, cell therapies are constantly evolving and providing new options for cancer patients. These therapies are mostly based on the inoculation of immune cells extracted from a person’s own tumor; however, some studies using whole tumor cell-based vaccines are approaching the level of maturity required for clinical use. …”
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Intra- and interspecific competition between glyphosate-resistant and susceptible junglerice (Echinochloa colona) populations and soybean by Gabriel Picapietra, Horacio A. Acciaresi

“…One soybean plant increased (P < 0.05) junglerice productivity at low densities but had no effect at high densities (8 plants pot−1). Mostly EC-S and EC-R showed the same competitive ability. …”
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COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUG’S EFFICACY IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY GLAUCOMA AT EARLY AND ADVANCED STAGES by Z. A. Dzhumatayeva

“…Side effects were registered in both groups, mostly of local character in the form of hyperemia of mild and moderate, increased pigmentation and growth of eyelashes. …”
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Mind the G(ap): bridging prevention needs and approaches for GHB/GBL users and their social environment by Antonia Bendau, Lukas Roediger, Andrea Piest, Rüdiger Schmolke, Katharin Ahrend, Moritz Bruno Petzold, Twyla Michnevich, Felix Betzler

“…The adult convenience sample (N = 2,196, with n = 240 participating in the follow-up) was mostly connected to Berlin’s nightlife scene and included GHB/GBL/BD users and their (non-user) social environment. …”
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Developing and validating a culturally tailored questionnaire to assess COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Israel’s ultraorthodox Jewish population by Imanuel Ber, Wasef Na’amnih, Saritte Perlman, Ben Kasstan, Yehuda Lerman, Khitam Muhsen

“…A factor analysis yielded several scales expressing perceptions regarding COVID-19, with Cronbach’s Alpha mostly between 0.689 and 0.887. Correlates of intention to receive the fourth dose were age ≥ 50 years: OR = 12.45 (95% CI 1.42–108.93), male-sex: 4.97 (1.47–16.81), perceiving the vaccine as important/effective and safe: 4.11 (1.29–13.13), utilizing ultraorthodox communication channels: 5.86 (1.58–21.73), and the number of previously received doses: 3.14 (1.31–7.53). …”
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Exploring Molecular Pathways in Refractive Errors Associated with Inherited Retinal Dystrophies by Fabiana D’Esposito, Caterina Gagliano, Alessandro Avitabile, Giuseppe Gagliano, Mutali Musa, Matteo Capobianco, Federico Visalli, Edoardo Dammino, Marco Zeppieri, Maria Francesca Cordeiro

“…The term inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) refers to a diverse range of conditions characterized by retinal dysfunction, and mostly deterioration, leading to a gradual decay of the visual function and eventually to total vision loss. …”
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Realization of Integrated Regional Ecological Management Based on Ecosystem Service Supply and Demand Flow Networks: An Example from a Dominant Mineral Resources Development Area by Sheng Xiao, Yanling Zhao, Hui Li, Hairong Deng, Hao Xu, Yimin Xing, Dan Li

“…The results show that, except for food production (FP), other services were in surplus overall, mostly in synergistic relationships, but the spatial distribution of their supply and demand was not coordinated. …”
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Detection and Comparison of Sow Serum Samples from Herds Regularly Mass Vaccinated with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Modified Live Virus Using Four Commercial Enzy... by Chaosi Li, Gang Wang, Zhicheng Liu, Shuhe Fang, Aihua Fan, Kai Chen, Jianfeng Zhang

“…In conclusion, the ELISA antibody negativity issue existed, mostly occurring in specific farms tested using a specific kit. …”
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Early-auditory intervention in children with hearing loss and neurodevelopmental outcomes: cognitive, motor and language development by Pelin Çelik, Kemal Keseroğlu, Serap Er, İclal Ayrancı Sucaklı, Güleser Saylam, Halil İbrahim Yakut

“…To date, studies have mostly focused on the language outcome of early-auditory interventions including amplification for congenital hearing loss within the first 6 months. …”
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ECONOMIC BURDEN OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN 2016 by A. N. Kontsevaya, O. M. Drapkina, Yu. A. Balanova, A. E. Imaeva, E. I. Suvorova, M. B. Khudyakov

“…PYLL due to premature death from CVD – 4.5 million years of potential life in economically active age, mostly men (3.3 million PYLL). Among almost 50% of men PYLL were due to ischemic heart disease. …”
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Determination of 18 Amino Acids in Water by Solid Phase Extraction-Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry by Jin-han LIANG, Ze-hua LIU, Wan-qiong LIU, Yan-shan DONG

“…However, the concentration of AAs in water bodies is trace amounts, mostly in the range of nanograms to micrograms per liter, which puts more demand on the development of analytical method. …”
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METHOD AND MEANS OF ANXIETY-DEPRESSION DISORDERS CORRECTION IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATED WITH 2ND TYPE DIABETES by L. A. Tyukalova, M. A. Lukianova, N. P. Garganeeva

“…All patients were taking basic ant hypertension therapy, mostly a variety of combinations of drugs (beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, calcium antagonists,angiotensine receptor blockers II). …”
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