Cigarette and Waterpipe Smoking Decrease Respiratory Quality of Life in Adults: Results from a National Cross-Sectional Study by Salamé Joseph, Salameh Pascale, Khayat Georges, Waked Mirna

“…This finding was confirmed in COPD individuals, where several environmental factors, lower education, and cumulative smoking of cigarette and of waterpipe were found to be independent predictors of a lower quality of life, after adjusting for COPD severity. …”
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Microencapsulation of Deer Oil in Soy Protein Isolate–Chitosan Complex Coacervate—Preparation, Characterization, and Simulated Digestion by Hongyan Li, Ying Zong, Weijia Chen, Yan Zhao, Jianan Geng, Zhongmei He, Rui Du

“…Deer oil (DO) is a potentially beneficial functional oil; however, its sensitivity to environmental factors (e.g., oxygen and heat), difficulty in transport, and unfavorable taste hinder practical use. …”
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and salinity stress mitigation in plants by Mohammad Reza Boorboori, Lenka Lackóová

“…Although plants have natural capabilities to deal with salinity, these capacities are limited depending on plant type, and variety, as well as salinity levels, and other environmental factors. Furthermore, result of the present review indicates that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have a significant effect on increasing plant resistance in saline soils by improving the soil structure, as well as stimulating various plant factors including photosynthesis, antioxidant defense system, secondary metabolites, absorption of water and nutrients.…”
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Phenotypic and genotypic features of the full-term newborns with delayed conjugation jaundices in relation to gender of the child by O. K. Botvin'yev, A. I. Kolotilina, I. N. Razumovskaya, A. V. Yeremeyeva

“…It was known, that prevailing genotypic changes in boys – increased proportion of 0 (I) groups and decreased proportion of A (II) blood group, as well as increase of proportion of phenotypes 0 Rh + and decrease of A Rh + in boys prevail in comparison to girls and control group, while in girls environmental factors (complicated course of pregnancy and delivery) have more pronounced effect. …”
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Metabolomics profiles revealed potential biomarkers of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) under cold and low salinity stress by Zhenzhu Sun, Pei Lin, Haobin Mai, Leling Chen, Zonglu Wei, Beiping Tan, Chaoxia Ye

“…Temperature and salinity are the most important environmental factors in the culture of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). …”
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Biodegradability of Cellulose Fibers, Films, and Particles: A Review by Martin A. Hubbe, Jesse S. Daystar, Richard A. Venditti, Joel J. Pawlak, Marielis C. Zambrano, Morton Barlaz, Mary Ankeny, Steven Pires

“…These large ranges can be attributed not only to environmental factors but also to the presence of lignin, the degree and perfection of crystallinity, the size and density of the physical specimens, and chemical modifications to the cellulose, if any. …”
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Identification of a comprehensive set of transcriptional regulators involved in the long-term survivability of Escherichia coli in soil by Soma Nakamoto, Ikki Kobayashi, Koichi Watanabe, Takeru Kikuta, Sousuke Imamura, Tomohiro Shimada

“…While much research has been conducted on the external environmental factors affecting the long-term survival of bacteria in soil, their inherent factors are poorly understood. …”
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Analysis of the Establishment, Development and Future of Agricultural Reconversion by Carlos E. Romo Bacco, Neftalí Parga-Montoya, M. del Carmen Montoya Landeros, Héctor A. Cortés-Palacios, Marisela Y. García Vidales

“…Economic, social, and crop management and environmental factors are important for the development and establishment of successful productive units. …”
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South African indigenous chickens' genetic diversity, and the adoption of ecological niche modelling and landscape genomics as strategic conservation techniques by Reneilwe Rose Mogano, Takalani Judas Mpofu, Bohani Mtileni, Khanyisile Hadebe

“…The main insights of the study are that indigenous chickens are highly diversified, and environmental factors play a key role in enabling chicken adaptation and distribution. …”
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Variation of bacterial communities in water and sediments during the decomposition of Microcystis biomass. by Dayong Zhao, Xinyi Cao, Rui Huang, Jin Zeng, Qinglong L Wu

“…Peak values in relative abundance of Clostridium sensu stricto appeared in the first few days for water and sediment samples. Environmental factors such as pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in water samples showed drastic variations during the decomposing process, which might be the prominent forces driving the variation of bacterial communities. …”
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The Spatiotemporal Pattern of the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) on the Canopies of Various Forest Types in the Exurban National Park: A Case in Ningbo City, Eastern China by Yufeng Chi, Shudi Zuo, Yin Ren, Kaichao Chen

“…The spatiotemporal distribution pattern of the aerosol optical depth (AOD) is influenced by many environmental factors, such as meteorological condition changes, atmospheric pollution, and topographic changes. …”
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Time–Course Analysis of the Onset and Progression of Cuticle Cracking in Fruits of Cherry Tomato Cultivar ‘Nene’ by Ryosuke Hosoi, Kazuo Ikeda, Takashi Nishizawa, Tomoyuki Nabeshima

“…Several fruit characteristics—including the fruit weight, cuticular membrane deposition, and epidermal cell morphology—were analyzed alongside environmental factors to identify the conditions under which cuticular crack occurs. …”
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Impaired Adipose Tissue Expandability and Lipogenic Capacities as Ones of the Main Causes of Metabolic Disorders by Isabel Moreno-Indias, Francisco José Tinahones

“…We proposed that the failure of adipose tissue is initiated by the difficulty of this tissue to increase its cellularity due to excess in fat contribution, owing to genetic or environmental factors. Nevertheless, why the adipose tissue reduces its capacity to make new adipocytes via mesenchymal cells of the stroma has not yet been elucidated. …”
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Cardiovascular Risk in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: Epigenetic Mechanisms of Immune Regulatory Functions by Chary López-Pedrera, Carlos Pérez-Sánchez, Manuel Ramos-Casals, Monica Santos-Gonzalez, Antonio Rodriguez-Ariza, Ma José Cuadrado

“…Epigenetics, the control of gene packaging and expression independent of alterations in the DNA sequence, is providing new directions linking genetics and environmental factors. Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms comprise DNA methylation, histone modifications, and microRNA activity, all of which act upon gene and protein expression levels. …”
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Long-Term Provision of Acidified Drinking Water Fails to Influence Autoimmune Diabetes and Encephalomyelitis by Sundararajan Jayaraman, Arathi Jayaraman

“…Induction of autoimmune diseases is predisposed by background genetics and influenced by environmental factors including diet and infections. Since consumption of acidified drinking water leads to eradication of gastrointestinal pathogens in animals, we tested whether it may also influence the development of autoimmune diseases. …”
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A Decision-Making Model for Deterring Food Vendors from Selling Harmless Low-Quality Foods as High-Quality Foods to Consumers by Po-Yu Chen

“…Furthermore, we discussed how the supply-demand environmental factors of the food market are influenced by the administrative means that the public health units have used to prevent food false labeling.…”
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Phenotypes, Risk Factors, and Mechanisms of Adult-Onset Asthma by Pinja Ilmarinen, Leena E. Tuomisto, Hannu Kankaanranta

“…Adult-onset asthma is more often associated with obesity, smoking, depression, or other life-style or environmental factors, even though genetic factors and respiratory tract infections may also play a role in adult-onset disease. …”
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Occurrence of Morphological and Anatomical Adaptive Traits in Young and Adult Plants of the Rare Mediterranean Cliff Species Primula palinuri Petagna by Veronica De Micco, Giovanna Aronne

“…Our results showed that the pressure of cliff environmental factors has been selected for seasonal habitus and structural adaptive traits in this species. …”
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Altered Immune Regulation in Type 1 Diabetes by András Zóka, Györgyi Műzes, Anikó Somogyi, Tímea Varga, Barbara Szémán, Zahra Al-Aissa, Orsolya Hadarits, Gábor Firneisz

“…Genetic susceptibility, the impaired elimination of apoptotic β-cell remnants, altered immune regulatory functions, and environmental factors such as viral infections determine the outcome. …”
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A Novel Technique for Handwritten Signature Recognition by Leila Boucerredj, Karima Kechroud, Bouaziz Noureddine, Abderrahmane Khechekhouche

“…However, the variability of handwritten signatures, influenced by individual writing styles, inconsistencies, and environmental factors, presents significant challenges for recognition systems. …”
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