Decreased panicle N application alleviates the negative effects of shading on rice grain yield and grain quality by Huan-he WEI, Jia-lin GE, Xu-bin ZHANG, Wang ZHU, Fei DENG, Wan-jun REN, Ying-long CHEN, Tian-yao MENG, Qi-gen DAI

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Antimalarial and Antioxidant Activities of Ethanolic Stem Bark Extract of Terminalia macroptera in Swiss Albino Mice Infected with Plasmodium berghei by Ngouyamsa Nsapkain Aboubakar Sidiki, Noumedem Anangmo Christelle Nadia, Yamssi Cedric, Gamago Nkadeu Guy-Armand, Tientcheu Noutong Jemimah Sandra, Tako Djimefo Alex Kevin, Mounvera Abdel Azizi, Vincent Khan Payne

“…Background. Reduction of oxidative stress during malaria infection is considered as being of great benefit so long as treatment and drug development approaches are concerned. …”
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Interrelationships of Pressure-Dependent Hole Fraction and Elongational Viscosity in Polymer Melts by Fatma Sahin-Dinc, Ugur Yahsi, Tomas Sedlacek

“…The average absolute deviations of the viscosities predicted by the YDT model range from 0.54% to 9.44% at ambient and 1.95% to 6.28% at high pressures. …”
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Recent Duplications Dominate VQ and WRKY Gene Expansions in Six Prunus Species by Yan Zhong, Ping Wang, Xiaohui Zhang, Zong-Ming Cheng

“…Forty-one of the Prunus VQ genes were predicted to interact with 44 of the WRKY genes, and the expression levels of some predicted VQ-WRKY interacting pairs were significantly correlated. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Effects of Vibration upon Elastic and Cohesive Properties of Beds of Wet Sand by S. Alsop, A. J. Matchett, J. M. Coulthard

“…Results were interpreted in terms of a critical state model to predict the elastic swelling constant k, and the cohesive stress C. …”
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Understanding Microalgae Behavior Under Alternating Energy Starvation and N-starvation Conditions to Develop “feast-and-famine” Processes by Fabrizio Di Caprio, Francesca Pagnanelli, Pietro Altimari

“…Nevertheless, comprehensive kinetic models that can predict microalgal behavior under variable nutrient stress conditions are lacking. …”
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Conducting a Successful Livestock Show for Youth by Chad Carr, Justin Crosswhite, Jennifer Shike, Heather Shultz

“…Make sure the entire event is as stress-free as possible for the livestock, youth exhibitors, their families, and show management, and as educational as possible for youth exhibitors, their families, and all public spectators. …”
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Effect of Deficit Irrigation on Agronomic and Physiological Performance of Young Persimmon (<i>Diospyros kaki</i> Thunb.) Trees by Rossana Porras-Jorge, José Mariano Aguilar, Carlos Baixauli, Bernardo Pascual, Nuria Pascual-Seva

“…The trees respond to mild water stress reducing transpiration through stomatal closure. …”
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The Effects of Lipid Extracts from Microalgae <i>Chlorococcum amblystomatis</i> and <i>Nannochloropsis oceanica</i> on the Proteome of 3D-Cultured Fibroblasts Exposed to UVA Radiat... by Sinemyiz Atalay Ekiner, Agnieszka Gęgotek, Maria Rosário Domingues, Pedro Domingues, Elżbieta Skrzydlewska

“…<i>Nannochloropsis oceanica</i> and <i>Chlorococcum amblystomatis</i> exhibit significant potential for protecting skin cells from oxidative stress-induced metabolic dysfunctions, owing to their high bioactive lipid content. …”
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Soft Palate Modification Using a Collagen Crosslinking Reagent for Equine Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate and Other Upper Airway Breathing Disorders by Stephanie Hunt, Jonathan Kuo, Fabio A. Aristizabal, Matt Brown, Abhijit Patwardhan, Thomas Hedman

“…The wind tunnel testing demonstrated a greater than 50% decrease in transient deformation and a greater than 33% decrease in steady-state vibrations for all doses of genipin tested. Ultimate tensile stress, yield stress, and Young’s modulus were higher in the genipin-treated distal soft palate specimens by 52%, 53%, and 63%, respectively. …”
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Drug-induced tolerant persisters in tumor: mechanism, vulnerability and perspective implication for clinical treatment by Shujie Liu, Anfeng Jiang, Faqing Tang, Minghao Duan, Bin Li

“…Additionally, we highlight synergistic interventions such as lifestyle modifications (e.g., exercise, stress reduction) to suppress pro-tumorigenic inflammation. …”
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The natural and eco-friendly role of Cassia angustifolia in reducing carbaryl toxicity at environmentally relevant concentration by Aleyna Bozkurt, Emine Yalçın, Kültiğin Çavuşoğlu

“…Exposure to 0.3 µg/L carbaryl resulted in a 41% reduction in germination, a 22% decrease in cell proliferation, and significant increases in DNA fragmentation, MN, CAs, and anatomical damage. …”
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Relationship between dietary antioxidants and hypertension with the role of genetic factors: a scoping review protocol by Tao Liu, Jianwei Zeng, Miao Huang, Ru Fu, Xiaogang Li, Weihong Jiang

“…Oxidative stress is considered a critical factor in the development of hypertension. …”
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Effectiveness of adapted self-help plus (SH+) to reduce psychological distress among university students in Indonesia (APRESIASI): protocol of a randomized controlled trial by Dhini Andriani, Fredrick D. Purba, Anke B. Witteveen, Neily Zakiyah, Marit Sijbrandij

“…Self-Help Plus (SH+), a guided group-based stress management intervention developed by the WHO, was adapted to the population and context to address barriers in accessing mental health care among students in Indonesia. …”
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Experimental investigation of flat fan nozzle V-cut depths and its impact on spray characteristics by Waqas Mughal, Ji Pei, Junping Liu, Wenjie Wang, Jalab Hussain, Imran Ahmed Samo, Xie Rongjun, Yongqiang Zhang

“…A mathematical model was developed from the experimental data to estimate droplet size and spray angle. The model’s predictions closely match the experimental results, demonstrating the model’s accuracy. …”
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Adapting forests to climate change: an experiment to promote different tree species in mixed Scots pine forests (Pinus sylvestris L.) by Sara Buscà, Diana Pascual, Eduard Pla, Javier Retana

“…Many regions of Spain, especially in the south and the east, where aridity is predicted to increase, could be some of the most vulnerable places for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Western Europe. …”
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High residual platelet aggregation in patients with coronary artery disease: a new methodological approach to detection by O. A. Trubacheva, T. E. Suslova, A. M. Gusakova, I. V. Kologrivova, O. L. Schneider, K. V. Zavadovsky, I. V. Petrova

“…To develop a new methodological approach to assessment of collagen-induced platelet aggregation in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and to determine the quality of various methods for detecting high residual platelet reactivity (HRPR) to predict the risk of myocardial perfusion disturbance.Materials and methods. 36 patients (10 men and 26 women) aged 41–83 years and having stable CAD were examined. …”
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Outcrop-Scale Hydraulic Fracturing Experiments with a Coagulable Resin and Data Analysis Results by Tsutau Takeuchi, Akira Fujimoto, Ryohei Inoue, Tsuyoshi Ishida, Takashi Danjo, Tatsuya Yokoyama, Hirokazu Fujii

“…After the resin fracturing experiment, two analyses were performed using the acquired core and AE data to predict the fracture extension and the mechanism of AE occurrence. …”
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Behavior of GFRP-Wood Composite Sandwich Beam-Column Joints with Angle Steels by ZhiJin Xie, YuJun Qi, Hai Fang, WeiQing Liu

“…For the specimens with ribs, a mechanical model was established for bearing capacity and initial stiffness predictions, which was solved according to the corresponding stress features and failure modes. …”
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Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Diabetic Kidney Disease and beyond by Zein Alabdin Hannouneh, C. Elena Cervantes, Mohamad Hanouneh, Mohamed G. Atta

“…Additionally, they mitigate inflammation and fibrosis by decreasing oxidative stress and downregulating proinflammatory pathways. …”
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