Identification of yield-related QTLs and their applications using DH population in maize by Yifei Wang, Dongxu Yao, Junfeng Song, Xiaochun Zhang, Yanbin Zhu, Zhichun Luo, Jinsheng Lai, Weibin Song, Tianxia Yang

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Study on the influence of fracture geometry characteristics on the shear behaviors of fractured rock mass by Chaolei Wu, Lishuai Jiang, Yang Li, Kefang Tao, Mingtao Gao, Xin Yang, Jiaming Liu

“…The results show that: (1) The failure of sand-powder 3D-printed fractured rock-like specimens exhibits brittle characteristics. The shear stress–shear displacement relationship can be divided into five stages: compaction, elasticity, unstable development, peak, and post-peak. …”
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Climate change adaptation, greenhouse gas mitigation and economic profitability of conservation agriculture: Some examples from cereal systems of Indo-Gangetic Plains by Tek B Sapkota, M L Jat, Jeetendra P Aryal, R K Jat, Arun Khatri-Chhetri

“…This paper examines conservation agriculture (CA) from the perspective of: (i) increased yield and farm income, (ii) adaptation to heat and water stresses, and (iii) reduction in greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. …”
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Characterization of unsaturated coarse-grained railway embankment fill: Water retention and dilatancy by Yuanjie Xiao, Wenqi Li, Liuxin Chen, Xiaoming Wang, Yunbo Li, Pan Tan, Jiapei Du

“…A novel modified dilatancy equation was proposed, which enhances the predictability of CREFMs' responses under variable loading, particularly at high stress ratios defined by the deviatoric stress over the mean effective stress. …”
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Near-field electrospun 3D anisotropic fiber-hydrogel scaffold integrated with photothermal effect for skin wound healing by Ruinan Hao, Hongtao Hu, Xilin Ye, Xiaofeng Chen, Jinzhi Du, Shuolei Li, Chenglin Song, Feng Tian, Nana Zhao, Fujian Xu, Tao Zhang, Feng Rao, Jiajia Xue

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Pre-Exercise Ingestion of Hydrogen-Rich Cold Water Enhances Endurance Performance and Lactate Response in Heat by Mariem Khlifi, Nidhal Jebabli, Nejmeddine Ouerghi, Fatma Hilal Yagin, Ashit Kumar Dutta, Reem Alwhaibi, Anissa Bouassida

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Orexin A ameliorates HBV X protein-induced cytotoxicity and inflammatory response in human hepatocytes by Li Wang, Tao He, Baishun Wan, Xiaoqian Wang, Ling Zhang

“…When orexin A is added to the cells, it mitigates HBx-induced oxidative stress indicator 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) as well the NADPH subunit NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX-4). …”
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Phenolic profile and protective role of Calendula officinalis against molybdenum-induced toxiciy in Allium cepa by Fatih Kutluer

“…Molybdenum caused a multifaceted toxicity in Allium cepa; a decline in physiological development, a decline in germination percentage to 73%, accompanied by a significant reduction in root length and weight gain values in comparison to the control values. …”
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Melatonin attenuates thiocyanate-induced vasoconstriction in aortic rings by Alexander M. Prusa, Christian A. Plass

“…In rings which were preincubated with melatonin at a concentration of 360 pM, a 56.5% reduction of effect size could be achieved (4.09 ± 1.22 mN versus 9.41 ± 1.74 mN, P < 0.0001). …”
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Germinación y Desarrollo de Plántulas de Tres Híbridos de Maíz bajo Soluciones Osmóticas. V. Polietilenglicol by Jesús Rafael Méndez Natera, Faida Taimi Ybarra Pérez, José Fernando Merazo Pinto

“…The results indicated that polyethylene glycol 400 didn't differentiate resistance and/or tolerance to drought (water stress) among the three corn cultivars evaluated   …”
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Impact of synthetic and herbal dyes on photosynthesis and ROS scavenging enzyme activities in Spirodela polyrhiza by Vineet Soni, Upma Bhatt, Pooja Tailor, Reto J. Strasser

“…At 2.5 g/L SC, a 94.18% reduction in trapped energy flux (TR₀/CSm) and a 96.1% decline in electron transport rate (ET₀/CSm) were observed, along with a significant decrease in chlorophyll content. …”
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Trimetazidine MB treatment in patients with chronic heart failure by T. E. Morozova, E. I. Ivanova

“…After 16 weeks of the treatment, clinical improvement and CHF FC reduction were observed in 28 % and 26 % of the patients from Groups I and II, respectively. …”
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Effect of cultivation feed diet using local food processing by-products on the growth and flavor factor in the Malabar grouper Epinephelus malabaricus by Makoto Takahashi, Shingo Udagawa, Chihiro Yamauchi, Yoshimi Imura, Taekyoung Seong, Akihiro Takemura

“…However, liver histology revealed no signs of metabolic stress, and IGF-1 gene expression levels were higher in the FW-D group, indicating active growth signaling. …”
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Therapeutic aspects of hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome: cardiologist’s opinion by T. V. Adasheva, V. S. Zadionchenko, O. N. Poryvkina, O. Yu. Demicheva, T. M. Terekhova, M. A. Mironova

“…The therapy was associated with MC improvement and BP reduction. The medication demonstrated cardioprotective and antioxidant activity.…”
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Drosophila melanogaster inhabiting northern regions of European Russia are infected with Wolbachia which adversely affects their life span by N. V. Roshina, A. V. Symonenko, A. V. Krementsova, Е. A. Tsybul’ko, V. E. Alatortsev, E. G. Pasyukova, D. V. Mukha

“…The infection rate varied from year to year showing a tendency to reduc­tion, its overall level being within the range previously observed in other habitats. …”
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Cadmium-induced impairment in growth, photosynthetic apparatus and redox regulation in green amaranth (Amaranthus viridis L.) plant attenuated by salicylic acid and methyl jasmonat... by Md Tanveer Hussain, Md Sabibul Haque, Md Fazle Rabbi, Hafsa Tasnim, Md Asiful Haque, Arnab Saha, Akm Golam Sarwar, Md Nesar Uddin, Md Alamgir Hossain

“…An extensive activity of antioxidants and considerable reduction in Cd uptake and translocation from medium-root-shoot was apparent due to the supplementation of SA and MeJA. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Surrounding Rock Vibration and Damage Characteristics Induced by Blasting Construction in Bifurcated Small-Spacing Tunnels by Mingshe Sun, Yantao Wang, Guangwei Dai, Kezhi Song, Xuyang Xie, Kejia Yu

“…When the bench method is employed, an increase in the bench length leads to a reduction in the damage to the intermediate rock wall. …”
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Can detox nutrition be an adjunct in the treatment and rehabilitation of patients infected with the COVID-19 virus? by T. L. Pilat, A. V. Istomin, E. A. Gordeeva, R. A. Khanferyan

“…Nutritional support for a month with detoxification jelly contributed to a significant reduction in symptoms of intoxication: weakness and fatigue, temperature fluctuations, fears, anxiety, suspiciousness, etc. disappeared. …”
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Exposure to placental microplastic and placental and umbilical cord blood telomere length by Shuo Zhang, Huiyue Chen, Long Li, Zhipeng Li, Dan Wang

“…Quantile g-computation indicated significant cumulative effects of microplastics on TL, with PBS contributing the most to TL reduction. BKMR analysis highlighted non-linear exposure-response relationships, with lower quantiles showing positive associations and higher quantiles indicating detrimental effects on TL, potentially due to oxidative stress or inflammation. …”
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Physiological and Neurobehavioral Disturbances Induced by Al2O3 Nanoparticle Intoxication in Nile Tilapia Fish: Benefits of Dietary Chamomile Essential Oil by Mayada R. Farag, Chuntian Zheng, Heba S. A. Gharib, Enas EL-Hady, Eman A. A. Mahdy, Azza M. A. Abo-Elmaaty, Shimaa M. Abou-Zeid, Mahmoud Alagawany, Alessandro Di Cerbo, Mahmoud M. Azzam, Abdulaziz A. Al-Abdullatif, Mona A. Hassan

“…The findings revealed that O. niloticus exhibit neurobehavioral changes along with changes in the level of GABA, monoamines in the brain tissue, and serum amino acid neurotransmitters, besides a reduction of AChE and Na+/K+-ATPase activities. In addition to brain tissue oxidative damage with upregulation of proinflammatory and stress genes, such as HSP70 and caspase-3, supplementation of CEO significantly reduced the negative impacts of ALNPs. …”
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