Melatonin induces drought stress tolerance by regulating the physiological mechanisms, antioxidant enzymes, and leaf structural modifications in Rosa centifolia L by Muhammad Ahsan, Adnan Younis, Aftab Jamal, Mohammed O. Alshaharni, Uthman Balgith Algopishi, Abeer Al-Andal, Mateen Sajid, Muhammad Naeem, Jawad Ahmad Khan, Emanuele Radicetti, Mohammad Valipour, Gulzar Akhtar

“…All pots were arranged with a completely randomized design with two-factor factorial setup. Foliar application of melatonin was carried out on the next day of drought treatment and was repeated weekly, while normal watering was regarded as control. …”
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Feasibility Aspects of Exploring Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Hanna Johansson, Malin Freidle, Urban Ekman, Ellika Schalling, Breiffni Leavy, Per Svenningsson, Maria Hagströmer, Erika Franzén

“…The overall trial design proved feasible to perform, but further strengthening ahead of the definitive RCT is recommended, specifically with respect to MRI setup, cognitive dual-tasks during gait, and blinding procedures. …”
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Does protruding headless cannulated screw reduce fixation stability in tension band wiring technique for patella fractures? a biomechanical study by Mehmet Maden, Omer Berkay Bayraktar, Tayfun Bacaksiz, Ihsan Akan, Bora Uzun, Cemal Kazimoglu

“…Overall, three different fixation groups were determined: Group 1 (recessed headless cannulated screw fixation), Group 2 (full-length headless cannulated screw fixation), and Group 3 (protruding headless cannulated screw fixation). A setup was used to simulate a knee with a flexion angle of 60 degrees. …”
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A new portable sampler of atmospheric methane for radiocarbon measurements by G. Zazzeri, G. Zazzeri, L. Wacker, N. Haghipour, P. Gautschi, T. Laemmel, T. Laemmel, S. Szidat, S. Szidat, H. Graven

“…</p> <p>Here, we present the new sampler setup, the assessment of the system contamination and a first inter-laboratory comparison with LARA (Laboratory for the Analysis of Radiocarbon with AMS) at the University of Bern.…”
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Cumbre de Sistemas Alimentarios de la ONU 2021: Desmantelando la democracia y restableciendo el control corporativo de los sistemas alimentarios by Matthew Canfield, Molly D Anderson, Philip McMichael

“…Aunque pocas personas discutirán que los sistemas alimentarios globales necesitan transformación, ha quedado claro que la Cumbre es, en cambio, un esfuerzo de una poderosa alianza de corporaciones multinacionales, organizaciones filantrópicas y países orientados a la exportación para subvertir las instituciones multilaterales de gobernanza alimentaria y capturar la narrativa global de la “transformación de los sistemas alimentarios”. Este artículo sitúa la próxima Cumbre en el contexto de cumbres mundiales sobre la alimentación anteriores y analiza las preocupaciones expresadas por muchos miembros de la sociedad civil. …”
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Development of a guide for continuous positive airway pressure use - A good fit: Making continuous positive airway pressure work for you by Adeel Meraj, Lauren Koep, Muhammad R. Baig

“…The guide will be provided to veterans during the initial CPAP setup and available in clinic waiting rooms throughout the system…”
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Strengthening the success rate of suprapubic aspiration in infants by integrating point-of-care ultrasonography guidance: A parallel-randomized clinical trial. by Sadroddin Mahdipour, Seyedeh Nastaran Seyed Saadat, Hamidreza Badeli, Afagh Hassanzadeh Rad

“…Based on the shortage of access to radiologists in emergency setups, it seems that the POCUS-SPA by the pediatricians can be one of the most appropriate and applicable diagnostic methods in infants with UTI.…”
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Experimental analysis, simulation, and evaluation of process parameters of GFRP composites produced through resin transfer molding by Khang Wen Goh, Kiran Kumar Algot, G. Laxmaiah, P. Ramesh Babu, Veda Prakash Vodnala, Rahadian Zainul

“…A custom Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) setup with a central resin injection system was developed to produce high-quality E-glass chopped strand/polyester composites with different volume fractions and resin injection pressures. …”
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Nominaciones étnicas, arcaísmo y extranjerización: representaciones de indígenas del norte de Chile en textos escolares (1845-1987) by Javier Mercado Guerra, Sebastián Campos Astorga, Patricio Echiburú Díaz, Valentina Martínez Vigorena, Yuliana Torres Casanova

“…Finalmente, se identifica una estrategia de representación “extranjerizante”, la cual sitúa a la población indígena del norte del país como imagen de alteridad para el imaginario nacional chileno. …”
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Genomic assessment of targets implicated in Rhipicephalus microplus acaricide resistance. by Christina Meiring, Michel Labuschagne

“…Employing a novel multiplex PCR setup developed during the study, the coding regions of 11 acaricide-resistant targets were amplified and sequenced across 37 R. microplus isolates from different locations. …”
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Cumbre de Sistemas Alimentarios de la ONU 2021: Desmantelando la democracia y restableciendo el control corporativo de los sistemas alimentarios by Matthew Canfield, Molly D Anderson, Philip McMichael

“…Aunque pocas personas discutirán que los sistemas alimentarios globales necesitan transformación, ha quedado claro que la Cumbre es, en cambio, un esfuerzo de una poderosa alianza de corporaciones multinacionales, organizaciones filantrópicas y países orientados a la exportación para subvertir las instituciones multilaterales de gobernanza alimentaria y capturar la narrativa global de la “transformación de los sistemas alimentarios”. Este artículo sitúa la próxima Cumbre en el contexto de cumbres mundiales sobre la alimentación anteriores y analiza las preocupaciones expresadas por muchos miembros de la sociedad civil. …”
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Petites mains féminines, vulnérabilité professionnelle et pratiques conjointes de compensation financières dans l’administration publique universitaire au Cameroun by Prisca Hélène Assiene Bissossoli

“… Résumé Cet article se propose de mener une étude ethnographique sur des petites mains féminines de l’administration de l’université de Yaoundé II afin de voir dans quelle mesure l’utilisation du concept de résilience financière fait sens. De ce fait, situées à des positions d’infériorité administratives, les petites mains féminines, contractuelles temporaires d’administration ou à statut par défaut, semblent plus exposées aux pressions résultant des différents aléas sociopolitique, sanitaire, économique et de gestion auxquels peut être confrontée l’institution universitaire. …”
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Cumbre de Sistemas Alimentarios de la ONU 2021: Desmantelando la democracia y restableciendo el control corporativo de los sistemas alimentarios by Matthew Canfield, Molly D Anderson, Philip McMichael

“…Aunque pocas personas discutirán que los sistemas alimentarios globales necesitan transformación, ha quedado claro que la Cumbre es, en cambio, un esfuerzo de una poderosa alianza de corporaciones multinacionales, organizaciones filantrópicas y países orientados a la exportación para subvertir las instituciones multilaterales de gobernanza alimentaria y capturar la narrativa global de la “transformación de los sistemas alimentarios”. Este artículo sitúa la próxima Cumbre en el contexto de cumbres mundiales sobre la alimentación anteriores y analiza las preocupaciones expresadas por muchos miembros de la sociedad civil. …”
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Traumatic Ulceration of the Vestibular Mucous Membrane After Insertion of Four Mini-Implants in the Atrophied Mandible: A Case Report by Domagoj Kilić, Sanja Peršić-Kiršić, Asja Čelebić

“…The custom impression, jaw relationship determination, and try-in of the artificial teeth setup were made with sutures still in place. After the denture delivery and implant loading, the patient was instructed to sleep with the dentures to protect the movable mucous membrane. …”
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Balancing Yield and Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis of Supplemental Lighting in Commercial-Scale Cucumber Cultivation by Seyed Mohammad Hashemi, Andrzej Kurenda, Selin Karatepe, Nick A. Savidov

“…Furthermore, compact growth and shorter stem internodes were observed under iLEDs as well as hLEDs, highlighting the spectral effects on photomorphogenesis, likely caused by a balanced light spectrum. …”
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Evaluation of the accuracy of a simplified hybrid method versus the traditional digital method for measuring palatal volume by Shailendra Singh Rana, Sharvari Vichare, Abhishek Gupta, Anjana Rajagopalan, Om Prakash Kharbanda

“…This positive reproduction of the palatal space was safely retrieved and then scanned in the NewTom GiANO HR Cone Beam Imaging setup. The obtained scan was analysed in NNT Software Version 3.10 and the volume of the palate was calculated. …”
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Deep-learning-based extraction of circle of Willis topology with anatomical priors by Dieuwertje Alblas, Iris N. Vos, Micha M. Lipplaa, Christoph Brune, Irene C. van der Schaaf, Mireille R. E. Velthuis, Birgitta K. Velthuis, Hugo J. Kuijf, Ynte M. Ruigrok, Jelmer M. Wolterink

“…The model was optimized and validated using a data set of 351 3D TOF-MRA scans in a cross-validation setup. We showed that using a shortest path algorithm with a cost function based on local artery orientations results in continuous artery paths, even in hypoplastic cases. …”
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Targeted generative data augmentation for automatic metastases detection from free-text radiology reports by Maede Ashofteh Barabadi, Xiaodan Zhu, Wai Yip Chan, Amber L. Simpson, Richard K. G. Do

“…We also compare metastasis identification accuracy between models utilizing institutionally standardized reports vs. non-structured reports, which complicate the extraction of relevant information, and show how including patient history with a customized model architecture narrows the gap between those two setups from 7.3 to 4.5 points on F1-score under LoRA tuning. …”
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Air temperature and precipitation constraining the modelled wetland methane emissions in a boreal region in northern Europe by T. Aalto, A. Tsuruta, J. Mäkelä, J. Müller, J. Müller, M. Tenkanen, E. Burke, S. Chadburn, Y. Gao, V. Mannisenaho, T. Kleinen, H. Lee, H. Lee, A. Leppänen, T. Markkanen, S. Materia, P. A. Miller, D. Peano, O. Peltola, B. Poulter, M. Raivonen, M. Saunois, D. Wårlind, S. Zaehle

“…However, multi-model means, inversions, and upscaled eddy<span id="page324"/> covariance flux observations agree on the month of maximum emissions and are co-limited by temperature and precipitation. The setup of different emission components (peatland emissions, mineral land fluxes) has an important role in building up the response patterns. …”
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Investigating the Performance of Epoxy Concentrations in the Self-Healing of Concrete. by Manzi, Evans Evalist

“…The objective was to understand how epoxy, known for its adhesive and cohesive properties, influences the mechanical properties and self-healing potential of concrete. The experimental setup aimed to simulate real-world scenarios where concrete structures may be exposed to external stresses leading to cracks. …”
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