Influence of sowing and harvesting data on the yield and sowing qualities of spring wheat Bazhenka seeds by E. A. Slyudova, Yu. E. Vedernikov

“…The effect of the year and harvesting date on the productivity of spring soft wheat was observed. The most significant increase in productivity in 2016-2017 was observed in variant of the second harvesting date; in 2015 - in variant of the forth harvesting date. …”
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Evaluation of soil carbon characteristics under different planting patterns on sloping farmland in the hilly and gully region of the loess plateau by Panpan Zhang, Yang Zhang, Zenghui Sun

“…Specifically, the total carbon increased by 57.11 − 122.52%, the organic carbon increased by 81.93 − 244.12%, the inorganic carbon mass fraction increased by 29.52 − 39.25%, and the light fraction organic carbon showed the most prominent increase, being 3–11 times that of the C0 pattern. …”
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Engineering nitrogen and oxygen functionalities in naturally sourced activated carbon for multicomponent gas adsorption by Xiupeng Cheng, Zhipeng Qie, Huaizhong Xiang, Zhongbao Liu, Limingxin Zong, Wenqi He, Xinxin Pi, Hassan Alhassawi, Peiyao Cao, Guang Yang, Shuangshuang Gao

“…NAC-600 exhibited the most favorable surface chemistry for the adsorption of CO2 (15 vol%) and H2O (20% RH), achieving capacities of 41 mg/g and 59.9 mg/g, respectively. …”
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Influence of a cloudy fuzzy environment for deteriorating products with ramp-type demand under a supply chain management by Surendra Vikram Singh Padiyar, Ummeferva Zaidi, Amit Kumar, Mitali Sarkar, Biswajit Sarkar, Rekha Guchhait

“…During this entire process, one of the most troublesome things is the uncertain nature of the deterioration rate of the product. …”
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The maternity care experiences of women living in a diverse UK urban city: a survey study by Kylie Watson, Charlotte Barber, Kimberley Farrant, Bethan McEvoy, Tracey Mills, Dame Tina Lavender

“…Black (p = 0.045) and multiparous (p = 0.025) women were more likely to report a positive postnatal experience and women who had been in the UK less than one year reported a more positive antenatal experience (p = 0.027). Most (82%) respondents did not mind being cared for during labour and birth by midwives or doctors they had not met before. …”
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Data Transmission in the X-Ray Emission Frequency Range of Electromagnetic Radiation by G. A. Timofeev, N. N. Potrakhov, A. Yu. Gryaznov

“…Data transmission systems using the  X-ray frequency range of electromagnetic radiation  –  X-ray communication system (XCS) have a number of advantages in comparison with radio or optical communication systems. The most significant advantages for practical use are their higher stealth and external interferences resistance, as well as stability against interception and decryption. …”
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In vitro antitumor capacity of extracts obtained from the plants Plukenetia volubilis (Sacha inchi) and Moringa oleifera in gastric cancer [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 ap... by Javier Soto, Sara Robledo, Victoria Ospina, Javier Murillo, Denny Cardenas, Natalia Arbelaez, Jose Vargas

“…Background Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. …”
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What should inpatient psychological therapies be for? Qualitative views of service users on outcomes by Ceri Morgan, Lucy Clarkson, Rebecca Hiscocks, India Hopkins, Katherine Berry, Natasha Tyler, Lisa Wood, Pamela Jacobsen

“…Results The 126 outcomes that were important to participants were mapped onto an established taxonomy of outcomes across different health areas and the socioecological framework to consider the wider context and help summarise the outcomes. Most of the outcomes were mapped to the intrapersonal and interpersonal level. …”
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Novel distance-fitness learning scheme for ameliorating metaheuristic optimization by Emre Çelik, Essam H. Houssein, Mahmoud Abdel-Salam, Diego Oliva, Ghanshyam G. Tejani, Nihat Öztürk, Sunil Kumar Sharma, Mohammed Baljon

“…Further, the comparison of DFL-RSA with popular algorithms vividly signifies the potential and superiority of the method over most of the problems in terms of solution precision.…”
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Giving Voice to Women with Substance Use Disorder: Findings from Expressive Writing About Trauma by Nancy Jallo, Patricia A. Kinser, Michelle Eglovitch, Nicola Worcman, Parker Webster, Anika Alvanzo, Dace Svikis, Sarah Meshberg-Cohen

“…Four primary themes emerged: (1) trauma across the lifespan; (2) loss of safety; (3) altered self-concept; and (4) desire to move on. Most participants identified interpersonal trauma, especially at an early age, as well as parental neglect and physical and/or sexual violence. …”
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Enhancing salinity tolerance in wheat: the role of synthetic Strigolactone (GR24) in modulating antioxidant enzyme activities, ion channels, and related gene expression in stress r... by Parisa Jariani, Manijeh Sabokdast, Fatemeh Rajabi, Mohammad Reza Naghavi, Beata Dedicova

“…Among the cultivars, Sistan and Tajen exhibited the most robust responses at a salinity level of 15 dS/m. …”
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Biofilm formation, methicillin resistance and SCCmec types among Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical samples from a tertiary care hospital, in Nepal by Sarita Manandhar, Dipesh Karn, Mahendra Raj Shrestha, Jivan Shakya, Anjana Singh

“…SCCmec type V (21%) predominated, followed by type II (13%) and most of them were MDR and biofilm producers. Conclusions Our results indicate a relatively high incidence of community acquired S. aureus circulating in the hospital setting. …”
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Lived experiences of caregivers with a family member living with a severe mental health condition in South Africa by Bongwekazi Rapiya, Nelisiwe Khuzwayo, Laura Asher, Carrie Brooke-Sumner

“…Although some caregivers had developed ways to cope, such as hobbies and spiritual endeavours, some nevertheless reported less healthy coping strategies, including alcohol use. Whilst most caregivers indicated they would be interested in a peer-led mutual support programme, some said they would not be able to participate because of work or other responsibilities. …”
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International Practices of Registration and Use of Drugs for Gene Therapy in Clinical Practice by E. V. Melnikova, O. V. Merkulova, A. A. Chaplenko, O. A. Rachinskaya, V. A. Merkulov

“…In the legislation of most countries (USA, European Union, Japan, South Korea), products for gene therapy are regulated as biological drugs, whereas in the Russian Federation products for gene therapy in vivo are considered as biological drugs, and for ex vivo therapy - as biomedical cell products. …”
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Clinical and surgical profiles of patients submitted to plastic surgery procedures after bariatric surgery in a public hospital in Brazil’s Midwest by JEFFERSON LESSA SOARES DE MACEDO, SIMONE CORRÊA ROSA, LUIS FELIPE ROSA DE MACEDO, CECÍLIA ROSA DE MACEDO, MARIANA FIUZA GONÇALVES, BRENNER DOLIS MARRETTO DE MOURA

“…Average weight loss was 47,44kg and mean pre-weight loss BMI (max BMI) was 45,5kg/m2 .The most important preplastic comorbities were: arterial hypertension (12,7%), degenerative artrophaty (7,0%), diabete melito (5,7%) and methabolic syndrom (4,4%). …”
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Clinical and morphological features and the assessment of survival in patients with iris melanoma by S. V. Saakyan, I. V. Svirina, A. Yu. Tsygankov, A. A. Zharov, N. S. Izmailova

“…Pigmented tumors predominated (72.6% of patients), while others showed a slightly pigmented (15.4%) and nonpigmented forms (12.0%). Most of the patients (67.9%) received an organ preserving treatment, while others (32.1%) had to have a liquidating treatment (enucleation) due to anular tumor growth and secondary complications. …”
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Information Resources for Forest Researchers and Managers: Strengths, Weaknesses, Threats and Opportunities. by Alan G. Brown, John W. Turnbull

“…Personal interaction between key field personnel and subject experts may be by far the most effective solution in such cases, being the means whereby field experience can be integrated with information readily available through the facilities in developed countries. …”
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Evaluation of Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION Sequencer as a Novel Short Amplicon Metabarcoding Tool Using Arthropod Mock Sample and Irish Bat Diet Characterisation by James M. Nolan, Ilze Skujina, Gwenaëlle Hurpy, Andrew J. Tighe, Conor Whelan, Emma C. Teeling

“…However, despite the rapid advancement of third‐generation high‐throughput sequencing platforms, there are limited studies assessing the most suitable tools and approaches for environmental metabarcoding studies. …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics of herbal medicine-induced acute tubulointerstitial nephritis by WANG Ya-fang, SU Tao, LI Xiao-mei, CUI Yi-min, YANG Li

“…Objective To study the clinicopathological characteristics and renal outcome of herbal medicine-induced acute tubulointerstitial nephritis（Herbal-DATIN）.Methods Eleven cases of HerbalDATIN were enrolled from a cohort of clinicopathologically diagnosed DATIN in Peking University First Hospital.Ten cases of-Lactam antibiotics-induced DATIN（Lactam-DATIN） were included as disease controls.The clinicopathological characteristics and renal outcome at one year after renal biopsy were investigated and compared between the two groups.Results Compared to the Lactam-DATIN group,patients in the Herbal-DATIN group were of more female in gender（10/11）,less likely to present allergic symptoms,had longer duration of medication use and larger interval from starting taking medication to clinical onset The degree of inflammatory response and renal dysfunction（serum creatinine） were similar between the two groups,but the levels of urinary N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase（NAG） and microalbumin（mAlb） in Herbal-DATIN group were significantly lower than those in Lactam-DATIN group[NAG:18（12.5,19.5） vs.28（14,72.5）,P = 0.05;mAlb:62.4（47,85.6） vs.107（76.4,172.5）,P= 0.031].There was no significant difference in the semi-quantitative scores of acute lesions in renal pathology between the two groups,whereas patients in Herbal-DATIN group had higher scores of tubular atrophy and interstitial fibrosis than those in Lactam-DATIN group[1.0（0,1.0） vs.0（0,0）,P= 0.033].The eGFR levels in Herbal-DATIN group by one month and one year post-renal biopsy seemed to be lower than those in Lactam-DATIN group[one month;(40.1 ± 19.6 vs.50.8 ±15.8 ml·min·（1.73 m²）^-1,P= 0.207);one year:(64.9±21.7 vs.73.1 ± 24.5 ml·min·（1.73m²）^-1,P= 0.448)],whereas the difference did not reach statistical significance.Conclusions HerbalDATIN is easily to be late diagnosed since the onset of the disease is most often insidious.More attention should be paid to patients on herbal medication and surveillance of kidney injury should be monitored during and after the treatment…”
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Analysis of the process and outcomes of the first Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement by Yamin Zhou, Jiahua Pan

“…The study finds that: ① The first Global Stocktake underwent three stages, including scientific enhancement, technical dialogue, and political consensus, and took more than five years to reach the final outcome of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Consensus in which the 1.5 °C temperature control target anchored in the scientific enhancement stage set the general tone for the stocktake. ② The first Global Stocktake focused on three specific areas—mitigation, adaptation, means of implementation and support—to fully realize the signaling effect. ③ The most prominent outcome of the stocktake is the new consensus on “transitioning away from all fossil fuels in energy systems”, which specifies the direction for countries to update their nationally determined contributions in 2025 and for the international community to conduct the second Global Stocktake in 2028. ④ The four groups of countries, namely, developed countries, emerging economies, hydrocarbon-exporting-oriented economies, and climate-vulnerable countries, have different interests and hold distinct core positions, which constrain each other but advance the global stocktake process as a whole. ⑤ The outcomes of the stocktake are comprehensive and systematic, with as many as 196 consensus items; however, the detailed targets for the three major focus areas are unclear and rigid, and need to be strengthened in the second global stocktake. …”
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