Establishment of jujube anther culture and plant regeneration system by GUO Kaiwen, XU Chongchong, HU Yaning, HUANG Jian

“…Calli induced by the addition of maltose were mostly yellowish-white in color and grew fast, with the highest induction rate of callus tissue at a concentration of 30 g·L-1. …”
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Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater in Cham Anjir Aquifer by Maryam Aryasadr, Dariush Rahimi, Hadi Amiri, Mehran Zand

“…We used correlation coefficients and regression models to identify the most…”
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Introduction by Verena Balz

“…Increasing attention to regional spatial development led to new planning agendas that emphasised the importance of places in larger, mostly economic, networks. A shift towards regionalisation coupled with deregulation, and an enhancement of development-led planning practices. …”
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Nail disease in psoriatic arthritis. Data from the Russian Psoriatic Arthritis Registry by E. E. Gubar, Y. L. Korsakova, E. Yu. Loginova, T. V. Korotaeva, E. A. Vasilenko, A. A. Vasilenko, N. A. Kuznetsova, I. M. Patkikeeva, E. L. Nasonov

“…DMARDs were given to 78.2% and 80.1% of patients respectively (р>0.05), it was mostly methotrexate (MTX); MTX was used in 66.0% and 64.1% of cases respectively (р>0.05). bDMARDs were prescribed to 22.1% and 28.3% (р>0.05) of patients, including tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors – in 67% and 63% of cases, interleukin (IL) inhibitors – in 33% and 37% of cases (р>0.05 for both comparisons). …”
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Geochemical characterization and protolith restoration of Permo-Triassic graphite-bearing schists at Band-e-Cherk district, Kuh-e-Dom metamorphic zone by Majid Ghasemi Siani, Hamed Ebrahimi Fard, Amirhosein Heidari Bafruie, Behrouz Karimi Shahraki, Shahriar mahmoudi

“…Graphite-bearing schists are mostly in contact with marl, limestone and small amount of diorite intrusion as well. …”
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Experimental and Theoretical Evaluation of Incident Solar Irradiance on Photovoltaic Power Plants Under Real Operating Conditions: Fixed Tilt Angle System vs. Horizontal Single-Axi... by Arsenio Barbón, Jaime Martínez-Suárez, Luis Bayón, José A. Fernández-Rubiera

“…Gijón is characterised by a temperate oceanic climate typical of Spain’s Atlantic coast, with cool summers and wet and mostly mild winters. The code assigned to Gijón under the Köppen climate classification is <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>C</mi><mrow><mi>f</mi><mi>b</mi></mrow></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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Temporary 2-week suspension of methotrexate treatment to enhance COVID-19 vaccine response in people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: the VROOM RCT by Abhishek Abhishek, Nicholas Peckham, Corinna Pade, Joseph M Gibbons, Lucy Cureton, Catherine J Reynolds, Anne Francis, Vicki Barber, Jennifer Williams, Duncan Appelbe, Lucy Eldridge, Patrick Julier, Daniel M Altmann, James Bluett, Tim Brooks, Laura C Coates, Ines Rombach, Amanda Semper, Ashley Otter, Ana M Valdes, Jonathan S Nguyen-Van-Tam, Hywel C Williams, Rosemary J Boyton, Áine McKnight, Jonathan A Cook

“…In the first month, people who paused methotrexate had more disease flare-ups, but these did not last long and were mostly self-managed. Quality of life was similar in both groups. …”
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PETRO- AND PALEOMAGNETIC STUDIES OF BASALTS OF THE UPPER DEVONIAN APPAINSKAYA SUITE (WESTERN YAKUTIA) by К. M. Konstantinov, М. D. Tomshin, Sh. Z. Ibragimov, М. Z. Khuzin, I. K. Konstantinov, A. A. Yakovlev, E. V. Artemova

“…In the above-mentioned period of time, the Siberian platform gradually moved in one direction, mostly latitudinal, from 11° to 25° N. After the Appainskaya time, the latitudinal movement was replaced by motions in the predominantly meridional eastward direction, and the average displacement velocity in these segments increased from 4.4 to 6.7 cm/year. …”
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Leveraging Local Community Capacities for Sustainable Security: A Case Study of the Border Villages in Darmiyan and Sarbisheh Counties by Javad Mikaniki

“…Regarding the social component, the local community perceived interpersonal trust, generalized trust, and institutional trust (mostly in non-official and non-governmental institutions) to be largely present. …”
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Biofuels – On the way to sustainability?: Opinion by Martin Kaltschmitt

“…</li></ul><ul><li>According to the European Commission (EC), additional land demand that results from ambitious biofuel targets can mostly be fulfilled by conversion of land that has been set aside since decades in order to stabilize market prices resulting from overproduction [6].…”
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La reproducción de la "Icotea": (Pseudemys scripta callirostris), (Testudines Emydidae) La reproducción de la "Icotea": (Pseudemys scripta callirostris), (Testudines Emydidae) by Medem Federico

“…The eggs are eaten by certain mammals, birds and reptiles (Tupinambis nigropunctatus) ; hatchlings are sold in great quantities for exportation to pet shops, and adults are sold at the markets during the Holy Week, mostly ♀♀ containing eggs and stored since January.…”
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Contribuciones al conocimiento sobre la Ecología y distribución geográfica de Phrynops (Batrachemys) Dahli; (Testudinata, Pleurodira, Chelidae) Contribuciones al conocimiento sobre... by Medem Federico

“…They prefer rather shallow, quiet waters, where they mostly swim slowly close to the bottom with their long necks outstreched and the nose inclined downward in search of food, but are also able to swim quickly by means of their powerful, stronly webbed feet.…”
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Seasonal Changes in the Carbohydrate Pool of an Atlantic Forest Soil under Different Vegetation Types Variación estacional de los carbohidratos en un suelo forestal de la región at... by Ángela Martín, Montserrat Díaz-Raviña, Tarsy Carballas

“…Vegetation type clearly affected soil organic carbon, carbohydrate content and aggregate stability, while the ratio neutral sugar C / total organic C was mostly affected by season. Compared to the climax oak forest, the pine and eucalyptus stands exhibited a significant reduction in the content of carbohydrates, total organic C, total N and in aggregate stability, showinga decrease in soil quality.…”
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The effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure on biomarkers of oxidative stress in vivo and in vitro: A systematic review of experimental studies by Felix Meyer, Annette Bitsch, Henry Jay Forman, Athanassios Fragoulis, Pietro Ghezzi, Bernd Henschenmacher, Rupert Kellner, Jens Kuhne, Tonia Ludwig, Dmitrij Sachno, Gernot Schmid, Katya Tsaioun, Jos Verbeek, Robert Wright

“…The outcome biomarkers for modified proteins and amino acids were measured in n = 30 studies, for oxidized DNA bases in n = 26 studies, for oxidized lipids in n = 3 studies and hydrogen peroxide production in 2 studies. Outcomes were mostly measured in the brain (n = 22), liver (n = 9), cells (n = 9), blood (n = 6), and testis (n = 2). …”
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Preclinical gout is common in the patient with stage 3–5 chronic kidney disease. Relevance of musculoskeletal ultrasound by Enrique Calvo-Aranda, Laura Barrio Nogal, Boris Anthony Blanco Caceres, Diana Peiteado, Marta Novella-Navarro, Eugenio De Miguel, Jaime Arroyo Palomo, Roberto Alcázar Arroyo, Juan Antonio Martín Navarro, Milagros Fernandez Lucas, Martha Elizabeth Diaz Dominguez, Marco Antonio Vaca Gallardo, Elda Besada Estevez, Leticia Lojo Oliveira

“…Conclusion: We found a significant prevalence of asymptomatic urate deposition in patients with stage 3–5 CKD, mostly in subjects with median uricemia ≥5 mg/dl in the last 12 months. …”
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Pramipexole in addition to mood stabilisers for treatment-resistant bipolar depression: the PAX-BD randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial by Hamish McAllister-Williams, Nicola Goudie, Lumbini Azim, Victoria Bartle, Michael Berger, Chrissie Butcher, Thomas Chadwick, Emily Clare, Paul Courtney, Lyndsey Dixon, Nichola Duffelen, Tony Fouweather, William Gann, John Geddes, Sumeet Gupta, Beth Hall, Timea Helter, Paul Hindmarch, Eva-Maria Holstein, Ward Lawrence, Phil Mawson, Iain McKinnon, Adam Milne, Aisling Molloy, Abigail Moore, Richard Morriss, Anisha Nakulan, Judit Simon, Daniel Smith, Bryony Stokes-Crossley, Paul Stokes, Andrew Swain, Zoë Walmsley, Christopher Weetman, Allan H Young, Stuart Watson

“…There were more mild and moderate AEs in the pramipexole arm, mostly of known psychiatric, nervous system and gastrointestinal side effects. …”
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Skogbyite, Zr(Mg₂Mn³⁺₄)SiO₁₂, a new zirconium mineral in the braunite group from Långban, Bergslagen, Sweden by E. Jonsson, E. Jonsson, U. Hålenius, J. Majka, J. Majka, F. Bosi, F. Bosi

“…In this assemblage, skogbyite occurs as very small, mostly <span class="inline-formula">≤</span> 60 <span class="inline-formula">µ</span>m, rounded to subhedral grey crystals. …”
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SOURCES OF QUATERNARY POTASSIC VOLCANIC ROCKS FROM WUDALIANCHI, CHINA: CONTROL BY TRANSTENSION AT THE LITHOSPHERE–ASTHENOSPHERE BOUNDARY LAYER by S. V. Rasskazov, I. S. Chuvashova, Yi-min Sun, Chen Yang, Zhenhua Xie, T. A. Yasnygina, E. V. Saranina, Zhenxing Fang

“…Background rocks from other volcanoes (Longmenshan, Jiaodebushan etc.) are moderately alkaline (mostly trachyandesites). In background rocks, Na2O+K2O range from 8.6 to 9.7 wt %, SiO2 from 51.6 to 55.0 wt %. …”
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Anthropogenic emission controls reduce summertime ozone–temperature sensitivity in the United States by S. Li, S. Li, S. Li, H. Wang, H. Wang, H. Wang, X. Lu, X. Lu, X. Lu

“…The remaining portion (24 %) is mostly due to the temperature direct effects, in particular four explicit temperature-dependent processes, including biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions, soil <span class="inline-formula">NO_<i>x</i></span> emissions, dry deposition, and thermal decomposition of peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN). …”
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Internet and telephone intervention to support patients discontinuing long-term antidepressants in primary care: the REDUCE research programme including RCT by Tony Kendrick, Beth Stuart, Hannah Bowers, Mahboobeh Haji Sadeghi, Helen Page, Christopher Dowrick, Michael Moore, Mark Gabbay, Geraldine Leydon, Guiqing Lily Yao, Shihua Zhu, Paul Little, Gareth Griffiths, Glyn Lewis, Carl May, Joanna Moncrieff, Chris F Johnson, Una Macleod, Simon Gilbody, Rachel Dewar-Haggart, Samantha Williams, Wendy O’Brien, Riya Tiwari, Catherine Woods, Tasneem Patel, Naila Khan, Emma Maund, Nadja van Ginneken, Amy Din, Claire Reidy, Rebecca Lucier, Bryan Palmer, Taeko Becque, Yumna Masood, Natalie Thompson, Ellen van Leeuwen, Marta Glowacka, Adam WA Geraghty

“…Adverse events occurred for 15% of patients in each arm, which were mostly not serious. One serious adverse reaction to discontinuation occurred in each arm. …”
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