Atmospheric Methane Condition over the South Sumatera Peatland during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Muhammad Rendana, Wan Mohd Razi Idris, Sahibin Abdul Rahim

“…., the CH4 concentration and gross primary production (GPP) measured by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on board Aqua and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board Terra, respectively, we discovered a decrease of approximately 5.5% in the mean CH4 concentration (which averaged 1.73 ppm across the periods prior to lockdown) as well as an increase in the GPP (which ranged from 53.3 to 63.9 g C m−2 day−1 during the lockdown, indicating high atmospheric carbon intake) during the LSSR. …”
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FTO effects the proliferation, invasion, and glycolytic metabolism of colon cancer by regulating PKM2 by Kongyan Zhang, Fei Zhang, Jiahe Wang

“…In vitro experiments utilized five human colon cancer cell lines and a normal colon epithelial cell line, with Western blotting and RT-PCR for protein and mRNA quantification, respectively, and lentiviral transfection to modulate FTO expression. …”
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Geographic patterns and ecological causes of phylogenetic structure in mosses along an elevational gradient in the central Himalaya by Hong Qian, Oriol Grau

“…Here, we investigate the relationships of phylogenetic structure metrics reflecting different evolutionary depths with elevation and climatic variables representing mean temperature and precipitation conditions, climate extremes, and climate seasonality for mosses distributed along an elevational gradient spanning about 5000 m in the central Himalaya, Nepal. For a given climatic variable, different metrics of phylogenetic structure show different spatial and climatic patterns, but all phylogenetic metrics standardized for species richness show that phylogenetic dispersion in moss assemblages tend to increase with increasing elevation and decreasing temperature. …”
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Validation of the Italian version of the intuitive exercise scale: a four-factor structure in the general population by Paolo Mancin, Marta Ghisi, Tatiana Moro, Silvia Cerea

“…Methods A sample of 1140 women and men (age: M = 45.25, SD = 11.64, range 22–76 years) was recruited from the Italian general population; 61.8% were physically active. …”
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SMART E-HEALTH: THE BENEFITS OF ENHANCING THE AWARENESS AND BEHAVIOR OF SOLUTIONIST TECHNOLOGY USE by Żywiołek Justyna, Muhammad Irfan, Zahid Yousaf, Radosław Wolniak, Gilberto Santos

“…However, despite the large body of work on innovations in smart health, especially in e-health, e-advice and m-health, there is lack of studies on patient awareness and behavior, which has negative consequences for their wellbeing. …”
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Population dynamics and yield estimation of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio, Linnaeus, 1758) in Ayalew reservoir, Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Buchale Shishitu Shija, Atnafu W/yohans Firew

“…The estimated values of the total, natural and fishing mortalities were Z = 1.23, M = 0.55 and F = 0.68, respectively. The current exploitation rate was 0.55 which indicates slightly overexploitation. …”
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Supervivencia de la oferta hotelera en un destino maduro de litoral: el caso de Torremolinos by Rafael Cortés-Macías, Fernando Almeida García, Radmila Jovanovic, Miquel Angel Coll Ramis

“…Los resultados destacan que los hoteles con una mayor capacidad de supervivencia son aquellos que iniciaron su andadura en la década de 1990, con cuatro estrellas, con una densidad significativa de plazas por m2, que tienen una oferta superior a las 300 camas por hotel y que se encuentran cerca de la playa. …”
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Investigation of the Effect of Aerosolized TiO2 Nanoparticles on the NO2 Concentrations under UVA Exposure by Ali Mohamadi Nasrabadi, Ana Maria Todea, Carmen Wolf, Tolga Demirel, David Habryka, Christof Asbach

“…Finally, we found the relative humidity to be an insignificant factor during conditions with strong UVA (6328 W s m–2).…”
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Experimental Analysis of Fuzzy Gain-Scheduled PID Controller With a Feedforward Compensator for an Ultra-Precise Piezoactuated Micropositioning Stage by Hussain Kahil, Irfan Ahmad, Yasser Bin Salamah

“…The peak-to-peak tracking error is 0.5% of the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$12\mu $ </tex-math></inline-formula>m, 10Hz reference trajectory, marking a 54% and 88% performance improvement over the intelligent fuzzy controller, and classical PID controller, respectively.…”
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Effect of different instrument systems on the quality of bio-ceramic obturation material by Dizhwar Hussein Mahmoud, Salman R. .F

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Respiratory Admissions Linked to Air Pollution in a Medium Sized City of the UK: A Case-crossover Study by Catherine A. Fitton, Bianca Cox, Munro Stewart, James Chalmers, Jill J. F. Belch

“…Respiratory admissions in children were significantly associated with cumulative 14-day exposure to NOx (RR for a 10 µg m−3 increase in concentration 1.020; 95% confidence interval 1.010–1.031), NO2 (RR 1.086; 95% CI 1.036–1.139) and NO (RR 1.033; 95% CI 1.016–1.052). …”
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Characteristics of Carbonaceous Species of PM2.5 in Chiang Mai City, Thailand by Sawaeng Kawichai, Tippawan Prapamontol, Fang Cao, Wenhuai Song, Yan-Lin Zhang

“…The mean concentrations ± S.D. of PM2.5, organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), and water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) were 38.7 ± 18.2, 10.0 ± 4.89, 1.35 ± 0.68, and 7.61 ± 4.08 µg m−3, respectively. The OC/EC ratio ranged from 2.03 to 12.9, with a mean of 7.71 ± 0.15. …”
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Comparative study on photocatalytic efficiency of Mg doped CuFeO2 versus TiO2 doped CuFeO2 delafossite based on their application for the removal of tartrazine yellow dye by Sayam Bhattacharyya, Sk Aakash Hossain, Sampad Sarkar, Papita Das

“…Mg-CFO degraded 87 ​% of 20 ​mg ​L−1 of TZ in 100 ​mL of solution at 50 ​mg dosage, under pH∼2, at 130 ​rpm and 30 ​°C temperature showing a rate constant of 0.00602 min−1 and TiO2-CFO degraded 91 ​% of TZ dye under the same conditions showing a rate constant of 0.00637 min−1. …”
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Comparison of chewing activity in patients requiring complete denture with two different occlusions by Jiyar Amin Ali, Rizgar Mohammed Ameen Hasan

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An Integrated Database for Exploring Alternative Promoters in Animals by Feiyang Xue, Yuqin Yan, Weiwei Jin, Haotian Zhu, Yanbo Yang, Zhanhui Yu, Xuewen Xu, Jing Gong, Xiaohui Niu

“…Abstract Alternative promoter (AP) events, as a major pre-transcriptional mechanism, can initiate different transcription start sites to generate distinct mRNA isoforms and regulate their expression. At present, hundreds of thousands of APs have been identified across human tissues, and a considerable number of APs have been demonstrated to be associated with complex traits and diseases. …”
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Gastrochilus obovatifolius (Orchidaceae, Aeridinae), a new species from the Daba Mountains of Chongqing, China by Chi Xiong, Xiao-Ying Fu, Ke Tan, Ya Huang, Hong-Jing Zhang, Yi-Chen Wang, Yu-Bing Yang, Si-Rong Yi

“…The results of molecular phylogenetic analysis, based on nuclear ribosome internal transcribed spacer (nrITS) and four chloroplast DNA fragments (matK, psbA–trnH, psbM–trnD, and trnL–F) of 55 Gastrochilus species, support the inclusion of G. obovatifolius in G. sect. …”
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Small cell lung cancer with EML4-ALK fusion: report of a case responding to ALK TKI and literature review by Mingyue Wang, Hongzhi Liu, Ruixin Zhang, Runyu Li, Xiaoyu Qin, Fangling Ning, Lijun Tian

“…Method We report a rare patient with EML4-ALK fusion gene SCLC, a 41-year-old woman with no history of smoking or drinking, who was admitted to the hospital with chest tightness, dyspnea, and cough and sputum. Extensive SCLC (cT4N0M1) was diagnosed after relevant examination and pathological examination. …”
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ICEEMDAN–VMD denoising method for enhanced magnetic memory detection signal of micro-defects by Shouhong Ji, Jie Yan, Yang Liu, Guojun He

“…When variational mode decomposition (VMD) is employed independently for signal denoising, the denoising effect is restricted because of the difficulty in determining the penalty factor α and the number of decomposition layers m. To solve these problems, a denoising method for enhanced magnetic memory detection signals based on ICEEMDAN and VMD, called ICEEMDAN–VMD, is proposed in this paper. …”
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Association between Air Pollutants and the Risk of Sleep Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Yizhuo Zhao, Suo Zhang, Liqiong Guo, Meng Xiao, Zhuo Han, Yuewei Yang, Bo Wang, Penghui Li

“…The results suggested that there were significant positive associations between PM2.5, PM10, NO2 exposure and sleep disorders (for each 10 µg m−3 increment of PM2.5, PM10, and NO2, OR: 2.50, 95% CI: 1.87–3.32; OR: 1.15, 95% CI: 1.06–1.24; OR: 1.36; 95% CI: 1.17–1.59, respectively). …”
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Studies of heavy metal contents and microbial composition of rhizosphere of <i>Panicum maximum</i> within and around auto mechanic workshop in Benin City by O Osazuwa, I Beckley, UC Osayamen

“…The results showed that average plant density of Panicum maximum per 100m2 of sampled subplots in the mechanic workshops was 8.50 in Ikpoba-Okha and 9.00 in Oredo, compared to 27.50 in the control. …”
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