Frequency of light fluctuations affects tomato morphology and physiology only at extreme amplitudes by J. Anja Dieleman, Guido van Steekelenburg, Kees Weerheim, Elias Kaiser, Esther Meinen, Mark van Hoogdalem

“…The higher the frequency of these light fluctuations, the more severe the effects. Plants responded most extremely when light fluctuated every minute between 0 and 200 µmol m-2 s-1, having the lowest shoot dry weight, chlorophyll content, leaf area and light absorption. …”
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Primary Antimicrobial Susceptibility Changes in Children with Helicobacter pylori Infection over 13 Years in Northern Italy by Marco Manfredi, Pierpacifico Gismondi, Valentina Maffini, Barbara Bizzarri, Fabiola Fornaroli, Carmen Madia, Antonino Salerno, A. Marta Cangelosi, Gian Luigi de’Angelis

“…Culture from biopsies is maybe the most used method among the antimicrobial susceptibility techniques. …”
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Treatment of infections in young infants in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of frontline health worker diagnosis and antibiotic access. by Anne C C Lee, Aruna Chandran, Hadley K Herbert, Naoko Kozuki, Perry Markell, Rashed Shah, Harry Campbell, Igor Rudan, Abdullah H Baqui

“…Oral amoxicillin and cotrimoxazole were widely available at low cost in most regions. For question 3, no studies on young infants were identified, however 25% of pediatric antibiotic purchases in LMICs were obtained without a prescription (11 studies, 95% CI 18%-34%), with lower rates among infants <1 year. …”
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ECONOMIC-INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS OF EUROPEAN REMILITARIZATION by Serhii V. Kuzminov

“…If we were to depict the problem of European remilitarization as an iceberg, the price aspect would be the most superficial, obvious part of the problem, while the civilization aspect would be its foundation. …”
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Comparison of Parametric Indices of Anthropometric and Biomechanical Characteristics of Female Basketball Players, Volleyball Players and Handball Players by Ali Fatahi, Behshad Panjehzadeh, Zahrah Koreli‌

“…Conclusion: The height is the leading standard index between different female handball, volleyball, and basketball players. Most of the anthropometric characteristics are various, related to the type of sport. …”
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Factors Affecting Cognitive Function in Elderly by Gita Sekar Prihanti, Dwi Wilyani, Achmad Hanif, Afaf Azizah, Atika Rachmania Lilo, Humairoh Nur Permata Imaniah, Nadia Farah Fadhila, Tiara Andini Putri Nastiti, Wahyu Dwi Purnama

“…Multivariate test results found 3 factors that most affects cognitive function are depression (p = 0,000; OR 2,773; CI95% 1,643-4,680), MNA (p = 0.006; OR 1,928; CI95% 1,209-3,706), physical activity (p = 0.001; OR 0.926; CI95% 0.144-0.609). …”
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The comparison of hematological inflammatory parameters before and after surgery in women with endometriosis: retrospective cohort study by Onur Yavuz, Asli Akdoner, Kadir Alper Mankan, Ufuk Atlihan, Begum Ertan, Mehmet Guney

“…The appropriate cut-off value indicating the sum of the highest sensitivity and specificity was calculated for the most predictive variable. The p value considered statistically significant was < 0.05. …”
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Interannual Variations in Spring Snowmelt Timing of Alaskan Black Spruce Forests Using a Bulk‐Surface Energy Balance Approach by Hiroki Ikawa, Taro Nakai, Robert C. Busey, Yoshinobu Harazono, Kyoko Ikeda, Hiroki Iwata, Hirohiko Nagano, Kazuyuki Saito, Masahito Ueyama, Hideki Kobayashi

“…The sensitivity analysis suggested that the total snowfall on the forest floor, ranging from 0.35 m in 2016 to about 1 m in 2018 and 2020, was the most crucial driver for snowmelt timing. This factor accounted for a 10‐day difference in the interannual variations in snow disappearance dates. …”
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A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH BURNOUT AMONG NURSES IN MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL, KAMPALA-UGANDA. by Ambrose Tumwesigye, Elias Twinomujuni, Davis Akampumuza, Editor Abeneitwe, Vallence Niyonzima

“…More than half 54.2% (148) of respondents had high levels of burnout (≥42 Score) and most of them 117 (59.4%) agreed that ward arrangement and patient numbers are breaking. …”
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The current state of the problem of treatment adherence in patients with osteoporosis by A. M. Beitullaev, E. A. Egorova, A. V. Petrov, K. V. Bubley, A. V. Matveev, A. A. Bikbaev, A. G. Gevorkyan, T. K. Maltsev, M. N. Usamova

“…The problem of adherence to treatment of patients with OP is an important issue of modern healthcare. One of the most effective ways to improve compliance is to increase patients’ awareness of the disease, its course, methods and expediency of pharmacotherapy. …”
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Cicerone – il più grande dei poeti - Cicero, the Greatest of Poets by Katarzyna Marciniak

“…First, an analysis of the most important opinions on the value of his verses is undertaken to identify the roots of these criticisms. …”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Beak and Feather Disease Virus (BFDV), Avian Polyomavirus (APV-1), Psittacid Herpesvirus 1 (PsHV-1), and Avian Metapneumovirus (aMPV) in Birds Kept as Non... by Riccardo Baston, Claudia Maria Tucciarone, Alberto Caudullo, Francesca Poletto, Matteo Legnardi, Mattia Cecchinato, Michele Drigo, Giovanni Franzo, Diego Cattarossi

“…Both viruses showed a higher prevalence than in previous Italian and most of international studies, with several non-psittacine species, including birds of prey, testing positive—some for the first time. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Spiritual Therapy and Religious Coping Strategies Training on Anxiety and Depression in Women with Breast Cancer by Mona Mobayyeni, Neda Fatahi, Seyedeh Mansoureh Zekri, Ebrahim Abdoli, Mahbubeh pourjafari

“…Introduction:Cancer disease and issues related to its treatment have been introduced as the most important stressors in breast cancer patients, which can cause psychological disorders in these patients. …”
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Effective spectral pre-processing methods enhance accuracy of soil property prediction by NIR spectroscopy by Mehdi Eslamifar, Hamed Tavakoli, Eiko Thiessen, Rainer Kock, José Correa, Eberhard Hartung

“…Several feature selection approaches, including recursive feature elimination (RFE) and the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), were employed to identify the most significant wavebands. Calibration models were developed using partial least squares regression (PLSR) and LASSO regression. …”
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Shared decision making - a review of its evaluation, efficacy, and applicability in asthma by Adrianna Piątkowska, Kamil Marszałek, Natalia Krupińska, Elizabeth Malaya, Magdalena Adamczewska, Piotr Kuna, Michał Panek

“…Chronic diseases like asthma require ongoing cooperation and trust between patients and healthcare providers. Asthma, one of the most common chronic respiratory conditions, has no curative treatment; its management relies on daily inhaled medications to control symptoms and prevent exacerbations. …”
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Morphological features of ore reserves of the Novo-Uchaly vms deposit (Southern Urals) by A. V. Spirina, V. V. Makarov, I. B. Moiseev, I. V. Vikentyev

“…The main ore minerals are pyrite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite, as well as non-metallic minerals, such as quartz, barite and calcite. Unlike most of the Ural VMS deposits, this deposit is the zinc subtype (Zn &gt;&gt; Cu). …”
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Humoral response to mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with humoral immunodeficiency disease. by Michaela Bitzenhofer, Franziska Suter-Riniker, Matthias B Moor, Daniel Sidler, Michael P Horn, Anna Gschwend, Cornelia Staehelin, Andri Rauch, Arthur Helbling, Lukas Jörg

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>In most patients with mild to moderate humoral immunodeficiency we found only slightly lower anti-S antibodies compared with healthy controls after two vaccine doses with BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273. …”
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VEMURAFENIB IN TREATMENT OF MELANOMA WITH BRAIN METASTASES by D. R. Naskhletashvili, V. A. Gorbunova, A. Kh. Bekyashev, L. V. Demidov, G. Yu. Kharkevich, S. M. Banov, I. V. Samoylenko, K. А. Baryshnikov, K. V. Orlova, I. А. Utyashev, N. N. Petenko, I. G. Markina, E. A. Moskvina, S. V. Medvedev

“…Evidences suggest that the use of vemurafenib in melanoma patients with brain metastases ensure effective disease control in most of the cases and has a significant advantage comparing to conventional chemotherapy and whole brain radiotherapy. …”
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Intermetallic Fe–Ti alloy obtained by dual-wire electron-beam additive manufacturing by Elena G. Astafurova, Lidiya V. Danilova, Aleksey S. Nifontov, Andrey V. Luchin, Sergey V. Astafurov, Evgeniy A. Kolubaev

“…Fe–Ti intermetallic alloys are among the most perspective materials for hydrogen storage. …”
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Filtration Efficiency of Air Conditioner Filters and Face Masks to Limit Exposure to Aerosolized Algal Toxins by Cassandra J. Gaston, Haley M. Royer, Raymond J. Leibensperger, Daniela Maizel, Kaycie B. Lanpher, Helena Solo-Gabriele, Larry E. Brand, R. Grace Zhai, Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, Kimberly J. Popendorf

“…Hydrophobic congeners of microcystin including MC-LF and MC-LW were enriched in aerosols compared to water, with MC-LR being the most abundant, which has implications for the toxicity of inhalable particles generated from HAB-contaminated waters. …”
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