Diversity of bacterial symbionts associated with the tropical plant bug Monalonion velezangeli (Hemiptera: Miridae) revealed by high-throughput 16S-rRNA sequencing by Navarro-Escalante, Lucio, Benavides, Pablo, Acevedo, Flor E.

“…Insects and microbes have developed complex symbiotic relationships that evolutionarily and ecologically play beneficial roles for both, the symbiont and the host. In most Hemiptera insects, bacterial symbionts offer mainly nutritional, defensive, and reproductive roles in addition to promoting the adaptive radiation of several hemipteran phytophagous lineages. …”
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Analysis of performances and trends of PDO wine producers in large retail chains in Italy by Andrea Dominici, Francesca Gerini, Leonardo Casini

“…We focused on the two most sold Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) wines, Chianti DOCG and Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC. …”
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Practice and Challenges of Rehabilitation Treatment for Children in Need of Upper Limb Prosthetics: Parents Survey by Alina S. Kuzyakina, Maria V. Avxentyeva

“…All respondents have mentioned low availability of rehabilitation. Most of the parents (80%) mentioned as well that they have to pay their own money to cover all the expenses.Conclusion. …”
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Global longitudinal strain as a predictor of outcomes in chronic Chagas´ cardiomyopathy. by Minna Moreira Dias Romano, Henrique Turin Moreira, Fawaz Alenezi, Joseph Kisslo, Bernardo Lombo Lievano, André Schmidt, Benedito Carlos Maciel, José Antônio Marin-Neto, Eric J Velazquez

“…Death and hospitalization were the most frequent outcomes (n = 9), followed by new heart failure (n = 6), embolism (n = 6), and SVT (n = 3). …”
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Evaluation of the strategy for implementing the GLA:D programme in Switzerland: protocol for an implementation-effectiveness hybrid type 3 design study with a mixed-method approach by Karin Niedermann, Lea Ettlin, Marina Bruderer-Hofstetter, Anne-Kathrin Rausch-Osthoff, Irina Nast, Olivier Gaugler

“…After an analysis of available programmes, the Good Life with osteoArthritis Denmark (GLA:D) programme was determined as the most applicable exercise and education programme for its implementation in Switzerland. …”
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Bivalent Carbon Dioxide Heat Pump for Heating Multi-Storey Buildings by Sit M.L., Juravleov A.A., Tirsu M.S., Timchenko D.V., Lupu M.L., Daud V.P.

“…To achieve this goal, the following tasks are solved: the influence of influences on the temperature of the return network water, air temperature and their compensation on the operation of the product is considered, intermediate circuits at the evaporator and gas cooler are considered for transferring a variable heat load to the heat pump and from the heat pump. The most significant results are the hydraulic-aerodynamic scheme of the heat pump, the schemes of the intermediate circuits before the evaporator and the gas cooler. …”
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Unlocking the potential of miRNAs in detecting pulmonary tuberculosis: prospects and pitfalls by Rakesh Arya, Surendra Kumar, Joseph M. Vinetz, Jong Joo Kim, Reetika Chaurasia

“…Among the casualties, 1 870 000 individuals with HIV co-infections contributed to 6.7% of the total fatalities, accounting TB as the second most lethal infectious disease following COVID-19. …”
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Promoting user well-being in central business district: the role of sustainable open spaces by Shereen Hussein, Suzette Aziz, Rania Nasreldin

“…</p><p>Exploring the relation between these two domains as well as identifying their elements and indicators to define the most suitable sustainable design considerations exclusively for open spaces in CBD. …”
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Retention of CAD-CAM Implant-Supported Ceramic Restorations Luted to Titanium Bases: A Systematic Review of in-vitro Studies by Shadid RM

“…Combination of mechanical and chemical pretreatments of both bonding surfaces seems to enhance the bond strength; however, smooth Ti-bases rather than micro-grooved ones most likely benefit from sandblasting pretreatment. …”
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Long-term perspectives of Muslim and Christian religious leaders on an educational intervention about family planning in Tanzania by Hajirah Gumanneh, Sheridan Bowers, Enock Miyaye, Patrick Kweka, Aneth Nzali, Ramadhan Mtita, Yassin Mchondo, Samuel Kalluvya, Jennifer A. Downs, Agrey H. Mwakisole

“…Previous studies have shown that partnerships with religious leaders can increase family planning knowledge and uptake. However, most studies have observed short-term effects of educating religious leaders and little is known of the long-term sustainability of such an intervention. …”
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The Performance of Some Walnut (Juglans regia) Cultivars in the Conditions of Bursa, Turkey by Özlem Utku, Mevlüt Batuhan Koşar, Cevriye Mert, Dilan Ahı Koşar, Umran Ertürk

“…The principal component analysis conducted to distinguish the cultivars suggests that the most important factors could be reduced to five components. …”
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Fixed-dose combinations of enalapril and hydrochlorothiazide: effects on arterial hypertension treatment. GARANT Study, Part II by S. A. Shalnova, A. D. Deev

“…More than 70% of the patients had left ventricular hypertrophy, every third suffered from heart disease, and 15,7% had stroke in anamnesis. Most of the patients (87,5%) received Enap HL 20 for 8 weeks. …”
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Inadequacies of Dietary Iron Intake in Normal- and Overweight Young University Students from Leicester, England by Antonio Peña-Fernández, Manuel Higueras, Edna Segura, Mark D. Evans, María de los Ángeles Peña

“…The dietary intakes of Fe recorded were higher than the reference nutrient intake (RNI) established for male (8.7, range = 6.257–43.809) and female (14.7, range = 4.748–40.693; all in mg/day) populations in the UK for most of the participants. Suboptimal iron status could have a negative impact on academic performance that should be tackled by implementing public health strategies to improve body Fe status in university students.…”
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Adrenal Venous Sampling in Primary Aldosteronism: The Usefulness of Contralateral Suppression Index by Natalia Treistman, Aline Barbosa Moraes, Stéphanie Cozzolino, Patrícia de Fatima dos Santos Teixeira, Leonardo Vieira Neto

“…This report highlights the importance of CSI obtained in AVS when technical difficulties occur making it impossible to obtain LI, which is most commonly used to decide between surgical and clinical management of PA.…”
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The Draft of the Regional Mental Health Care System Development Plan for St. Petersburg Residents by A. G. Sofronov, A. E. Dobrovolskaya

“…The next section contains 4 objectives that are the most relevant for the region. Each objective has a plan of the key activities with a clarification regarding which otganisations are responsible for executing it. …”
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Impacts of irrigation system, irrigation rate, and cultivar on hemp production in the semiarid Intermountain West by Tina Sullivan, Matt Yost, Dakota Boren, Burdette Barker, Earl Creech, Bruce Bugbee

“…Production declined rapidly due to flooded floral hemp markets, but the industry is still viable in the state. Two of the most pressing questions about hemp management among growers in this region include cultivar selection and irrigation management. …”
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Atherogenic Risk Factors in Medical Students by Airam Navarro Palacios, Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés, Rafael Comas Valdespino, Girelda Cordero López, Alain Landrian Davis, Adrian Landrian Davis

“…<br /> <strong>Results:</strong> the most frequent atherogenic risk factors detected were: obesity (17.65 %), dyslipidemia (16.7 %), smoking (33.5 %), arterial hypertension (9.4 %), frequent consumption of alcoholic beverages (28.2 %), related family pathological history (22.9 %) and inadequate diets (62.2 %), whose values in the statistical analysis were significant. …”
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Dissecting regulated cell death states and transformation mechanisms in the evolutionary trajectory of 30 cancers by Yunpeng Zhang, Qi Ou, Congxue Hu, Chuo Peng, Tengyue Li, Xiaozhi Huang, Kuan Yang, Liyuan Li, Xia Li, Yingqi Xu

“…Pyroptosis and immunogenic cell death were found to be prevalent in most cancer types, especially skin, hematologic, digestive, urological, and lung cancers. …”
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Analysis of CI, HI, and DVH Values for the Heart Organ with IMRT Technique for Post-Mastectomy Breast Cancer Patients by Jerry Djohan, Naura Shafila, Saleha Saleha, Sri Dewi Astuty, Ajeng Anggreny Ibrahim, Ayu Hardianti Pratiwi, Syamsir Dewang

“…This data was used to calculate HI, CI, and the total dose received by the heart.The results showed that HI values ranged from 0.14 to 0.45, indicating variability in dose uniformity. Most patients had CI values above 0.9, ranging from 0.87 to 0.96, indicating good dose conformity with the tumor volume target. …”
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Effect of different priming methods and temperatures on seed dormancy breakage and germination of Pulicaria gnaphalodes (Vent.) Boiss by Elham Harati, Seyyed Gholamreza Moosavi, Fatemeh Nakhaei, Mohamad Javad Seghatoleslami

“…Seed germination is the first and most sensitive developmental stage in the plant life cycle and the key process in seedling emergence. …”
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