Effect of Abiotic Stresses on the Nondestructive Estimation of Rice Leaf Nitrogen Concentration by Stephan M. Haefele, Joel D. L. C. Siopongco, Serafin T. Amarante, To Phuc Tuong

“…We concluded that SPAD and LCC are potentially useful tools for improved N management in moderately unfavorable rice environments. However, calibration for the most common rice varieties in the target region is recommended to increase the precision of the leaf N estimates.…”
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Source Term Analysis of the Irradiated Graphite in the Core of HTR-10 by Xuegang Liu, Xin Huang, Feng Xie, Fuming Jia, Xiaogui Feng, Hong Li

“…One distinct difference between HTGR and traditional pressurized water reactor (PWR) is the large inventory of graphite in the core acting as reflector, moderator, or structure materials. Some radionuclides will be generated in graphite during the period of irradiation, which play significant roles in reactor safety, environmental release, waste disposal, and so forth. …”
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Spillover effects of rural residents’ past pro-environmental production behavior on their voluntary waste separation behavior by Yuhua Teng, Ning Li, Changjin Liu, Jing Yang, Yan Chen

“…The results of the empirical study show that: firstly, past pro-environmental production behaviors can directly promote rural residents’ voluntary garbage sorting behaviors; secondly, environmental self-identification and subjective norms have a partially mediating effect; thirdly, publicity and village regulations play a positive moderating effect. Further, the results of fsQCA analysis reaffirm the influence mechanisms, and reveal the multiple concurrent pathways through which past pro-environmental production behaviors drive the active waste sorting behaviors of rural residents. …”
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Synergistic mixture of Parthenium hysterophorus L. extract and potassium iodide as a novel efficient composite inhibitor on steel corrosion in sulfuric acid by Hao Wu, Shuduan Deng, Dandan Shao, Gaofei Wei, Juan Xu, Xianghong Li

“…Weight loss tests demonstrated that PHLE moderately inhibited corrosion of cold rolled steel (CRS) in 0.50 M H2SO4, with a maximum efficiency of 74.45%. …”
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Freshwater Quality Analysis Based on RRA and Thailand River Protocol in Wonorejo River, Surabaya and Dlundung River, Mojokerto, East Java by Octafiani Vira, Sharma Subodh, Desmawati Iska, Ekawati, Donny Rheznanya, Rakha Arya, Dzar Widyabadra Abi

“…This scoring result obtained from Dlundung showed score of 79, where 12 diverse animal types were found and resulted WQI of 6.5, which moderately clean category. Whereas, the Wonorejo showed score only 11 and 3 type of animals were found, and had WQI of 3.67, indicating the water in the river was classified as dirty.…”
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Characteristics of Heavy Metals and Pb Isotopic Composition in Sediments Collected from the Tributaries in Three Gorges Reservoir, China by Bo Gao, Huaidong Zhou, Yong Huang, Yuchun Wang, Jijun Gao, Xiaobo Liu

“…The assessment by Geoaccumulation Index indicated that Cu, Ni, and Hg were at the “slightly polluted” level and Cd was ranked as the “moderately polluted” level in tributary sediments of TGR. …”
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MRP8/ABCC11 Expression Is Regulated by Dexamethasone in Breast Cancer Cells and Is Associated to Progesterone Receptor Status in Breast Tumors by Mylène Honorat, Aurélia Mesnier, Julie Vendrell, Attilio Di Pietro, Valérie Lin, Charles Dumontet, Pascale Cohen, Léa Payen

“…Nevertheless, pregnenolone-16α-carbonitrile (GR antagonist) and clotrimazole strongly and moderately decreased ABCC11 expression levels in Glucocortocoid Receptor-(GR-) and Pregnane X Receptor (PXR)-positive MCF7 cells but not in MDA-MB-231 cells (GR- and PXR-positive). …”
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Exploration of Key Factors in the Preparation of Highly Hydrophobic Silica Aerogel from Rice Husk Ash Assisted by Machine Learning by Yun Deng, Ziyan Sha, Xingxing Wang, Ke Duan, Weijie Xue, Ian Beadham, Xiaolan Xiao, Changbo Zhang

“…Additionally, while moderately increasing the concentration of the hydrophobic modifier enhances HSA’s hydrophobicity, it concurrently reduces its porosity. …”
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A phenomenological study of knowledge concealment in country water and sewage engineering company by Gholamreza Moghadasi, Hamidreza Rezaei Kelidbari, Mohammad Doostar

“…The results show that professional commitment moderates the effect of perceived organizational policies on knowledge concealment. …”
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Recruitment in Swarm-Founding Wasps: Polybia occidentalis Does not Actively Scent-Mark Carbohydrate Food Sources by Benjamin J. Taylor, Erik V. Nordheim, Teresa I. Schueller, Robert L. Jeanne

“…We tested for scent marking in the swarm-founding wasp, Polybia occidentalis. This wasp has moderately large colonies and utilizes resources that are concentrated in time and space, making scent marking profitable. …”
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Associations of Urinary Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Thiocyanate with Female Infertility and Mediation of Obesity: Insights from NHANES 2013–2018 by Lan Zhang, Yuhe Peng, Yue Song, Yu Zhang, Qi Qin, Mengya Ying, Yiyun Bi, Ping Yin

“…These findings suggest that women of reproductive age may be protected from obesity and infertility by exposure to perchlorate and nitrate, with obesity acting as a moderating factor in the observed association. This study provides a valuable understanding of the complex links between environmental contaminants, obesity, and reproductive health, and identifies potential strategies to reduce the risk of infertility and improve women’s health.…”
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Nasal food challenge with hen's egg white allergen by Edyta Krzych-Fałta, Andrzej Namysłowski, Sławomir Białek, Monika E. Czerwińska, Konrad Furmańczyk, Aleksandra Tylewicz, Adam Sybilski, Bolesław Samoliński, Oksana Wojas

“…Results Subjective nasal symptoms and objective evaluations following the application of 100 µg of hen's egg white allergen revealed a moderately positive nasal mucosal response in optical rhinometry tests (ΔE = 0.34 OD). …”
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Differences in Rhizosphere Microbial Community Structure and Composition in Resistance and Susceptible Wheat to Fusarium Head Blight by Han Li, Mingshuang Tang, Tao Zheng, Ming Yang, Youning Wang, Yating Shuai, Yan Li, Yibo Zhang, Dongfang Ma

“…Resistant varieties SM3 and YM16 and moderately susceptible variety ZM9023 had similar microbial community structure, while highly susceptible variety ZM20 was significantly different from other varieties. …”
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Elevated Serum C-Reactive Protein and Markers of Sleep Disordered Breathing by R. Constance Wiener, Rouxin Zhang, Anoop Shankar

“…The additive score was not associated in men but moderately associated in women in a multivariable model adjusting for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, smoking, hypertension, alcohol intake, physical activity, body mass index, depression, diabetes, hypertension, and total cholesterol (P-interaction =0.42). …”
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2 Cases of Bullosis Diabeticorum following Long-Distance Journeys by Road: A Report of 2 Cases by Fatima Bello, O. Modupe Samaila, Yakubu Lawal, U. Kufre Nkoro

“…There is mild acantholysis of the epidermis, and a fibrocollagenous dermis which is moderately infiltrated by lymphocytes. Conclusion. Long journeys by road is a strong factor in the aetiopathogenesis of bullosis diabeticorum on a background of peripheral neuropathy. …”
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Maternal Aerobic Exercise during Pregnancy Can Increase Spatial Learning by Affecting Leptin Expression on Offspring's Early and Late Period in Life Depending on Gender by Ayfer Dayi, Sinem Agilkaya, Seda Ozbal, Ferihan Cetin, Ilkay Aksu, Celal Gencoglu, Sultan Cingoz, Cetın Pekcetin, Kazim Tugyan, Berkant Muammer Kayatekin, Nazan Uysal

“…In this study, pregnant rats were moderately exercised and we observed the effects of this aerobic exercise on their prepubertal and adult offsprings' spatial learning, hippocampal neurogenesis, and expression of leptin. …”
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The causal relationship between digital literacy and students’ academic achievement: a meta-analysis by Feng Li, Liang Cheng, Xi Wang, Lingxia Shen, Yuxin Ma, A. Y. M. Atiquil Islam

“…Finally, although the relationship between DL and academic achievement was moderated by gender, with a stronger link observed in males than females, there are no full gender ratios of participants from the samples. …”
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Hemoglobin Variant (Hemoglobin Aalborg) Mimicking Interstitial Pulmonary Disease by Vasiliki Panou, Peter-Diedrich Mathias Jensen, Jan Freddy Pedersen, Lars Pilegaard Thomsen, Ulla Møller Weinreich

“…Hemoglobin Aalborg is a moderately unstable hemoglobin variant with no affiliation to serious hematological abnormality or major clinical symptoms under normal circumstances. …”
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Genome-wide association analysis of composite sleep health scores in 413,904 individuals by Matthew O. Goodman, Tariq Faquih, Valentina Paz, Pavithra Nagarajan, Jacqueline M. Lane, Brian Spitzer, Matthew Maher, Joon Chung, Brian E. Cade, Shaun M. Purcell, Xiaofeng Zhu, Raymond Noordam, Andrew J. K. Phillips, Simon D. Kyle, Kai Spiegelhalder, Michael N. Weedon, Deborah A. Lawlor, Jerome I. Rotter, Kent D. Taylor, Carmen R. Isasi, Tamar Sofer, Hassan S. Dashti, Martin K. Rutter, Susan Redline, Richa Saxena, Heming Wang

“…Moreover, sleep traits are moderately correlated, so together may provide a more complete picture of sleep health, while illuminating distinct domains. …”
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Evaluating the validity of self-reported smoking in Mexican adolescents by James F Thrasher, Mauricio Hernandez-Avila, Luz Myriam Reynales-Shigematsu, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez, Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce, María del Carmen Valladolid-López, Ingris Peláez-Ballestas

“…Parental smoking status moderated the validity of self-report, which had lower sensitivity in adolescents with non-smoking parents (86.7%) than in adolescents with smoking parents (96.6%). …”
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