Inheritance of lipid content in rice grain (review) by P. I. Kostylev, E. V. Krasnova, E. V. Dubina

“…The cells of the aleurone layer and the embryo of the rice grain contain lipids, the presence of which strengthens the immune system and protects against heart disease and cancer, which has increased interest in them. …”
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Postharvest Salicylic Acid Treatment Influences Some Quality Attributes in Air-Stored Pomegranate Fruit by Burak Varış, Mert Yıldız, NURDAN Tuna Güneş, Özge Horzum

“…Popularity of pomegranate fruit has increased in recent years because of its health benefit content, economic value and medicinal characteristics. …”
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Technologies of medical diagnosis and treatment of invasive candidiasis in children by S.O. Mokia-Serbina, S.О. Sheyko, V.I. Fesenko, T.М. Lytvynova, N.I. Zabolotnya, V.А. Shelevytska

“…The advancement of intensive care and the widespread use of invasive procedures have led to an increase in candidiasis in both immunocompromised children and children without signs of immunodeficiency. …”
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The effect of high-sugar feeding on rodent metabolic phenotype: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sophie Lucic Fisher, G. Jean Campbell, Alistair Senior, Kim Bell-Anderson

“…Abstract Dietary sugar consumption has been linked to increased cardiometabolic disease risk, although it is unclear if this is independent of increases in body weight and adiposity. …”
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Blockchain smart contract vulnerability detection based on GR algorithm by WANG Deguang, SHAN Mengtao, LI Fengqi, TONG Ning

“…Smart contract, as the core execution mechanism in blockchain technology, have their security serving as the cornerstone for the effective management of on-chain digital assets. To address the current technical bottlenecks in smart contract vulnerability detection, such as limited coverage of vulnerability categories and detection efficiency, the study was conducted. …”
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On the influence of artificially distorted images in firearm detection performance using deep learning by Patricia Corral-Sanz, Alvaro Barreiro-Garrido, A. Belen Moreno, Angel Sanchez

“…Moreover, the images containing these targets are usually cluttered, and firearms can appear as partially occluded. …”
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Media Representation of the Ethical Issues Pertaining to Brain–Computer Interface (BCI) Technology by Savannah Beck, Yuliya Liberman, Veljko Dubljević

“…Conclusions: Current discussion of ethical issues reflects growing news coverage of companies such as Neuralink, and reveals a mounting distrust of BCI technology. …”
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The potential impact of COVID-19 in refugee camps in Bangladesh and beyond:  A modeling study. by Shaun Truelove, Orit Abrahim, Chiara Altare, Stephen A Lauer, Krya H Grantz, Andrew S Azman, Paul Spiegel

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our findings suggest that a COVID-19 epidemic in a refugee settlement may have profound consequences, requiring large increases in healthcare capacity and infrastructure that may exceed what is currently feasible in these settings. …”
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Associations among circulating sphingolipids, β-cell function, and risk of developing type 2 diabetes: A population-based cohort study in China. by Huan Yun, Liang Sun, Qingqing Wu, Geng Zong, Qibin Qi, Huaixing Li, He Zheng, Rong Zeng, Liming Liang, Xu Lin

“…Network analysis further identified 5 modules, and 2 modules containing saturated sphingomyelins showed the strongest associations with increased T2D risk (RRQ4 versus Q1 = 1.59 and 1.43; both Ptrend < 0.001). …”
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A MODEL OF THE ENGLISH-UKRAINIAN SUB-CORPUS OF TEXTS OF NATO, UN AND WTO OFFICIAL AND BUSINESS DOCUMENTS by Yuliya I. Demyanchuk

“…In consequence, the author offers to increase the number of unique texts that will ensure the representativeness of the EUS in the Ukrainian National Corpus, and to divide the whole process of the EUS formation into elementary tasks that will increase the UNC efficiency. …”
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‘Just because something works doesn’t mean it can’t be improved’: an ethnographic analysis of the health system in Black Panther’s Wakanda by Jennifer Jackson, Carla Ferreira, Samantha Perry, Carla Ginn, Melissa Scott, Elke Jaibeeh Barah, Zahra Upal, Krista Phelps, Carol Mei, Haneul Woo, Megan Tung, Farida Gadimova, Alexandra Ewanyshyn, Twyla Ens

“…The emergence of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) has introduced significant global challenges for healthcare systems, healthcare professionals and patients. This current climate creates an opportunity to learn from equitable health systems and move toward making fundamental changes to healthcare systems. …”
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Phosphorus has a crucial role in growth performance of calves fed starters with incorporated forage by Masoumeh Eghtedari, Amin Khezri, Mehdi Kazemi-Bonchenari, Mohammadreza Mohammadabadi, Saeed Esmaeili Mahani, Jörg R. Aschenbach

“…It is concluded that FA to starter diets has a high potential to improve growth performance in young dairy calves. However, currently, recommended dietary P levels of approximately 0.45% may be insufficient to support fiber digestibility, microbial protein synthesis and growth, especially pre-weaning, when forage-containing starters are high in phytate-P.…”
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What happens between first symptoms and first acute exacerbation of COPD – observational study of routine data and patient survey by Alex Bottle, Alex Adamson, Xiubin Zhang, Benedict Hayhoe, Jennifer K Quint

“…Most patients were offered the flu jab. Older patients, current smokers and those with other conditions such as heart failure had higher risk of an acute exacerbation. …”
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Establishing priorities for future land conservation to maximise biodiversity conservation and other ecosystem services in the Tilarán Mountains of Costa Rica by Lindsay Stallcup, Matthew D. Moran, Doris Rojas, Erich Mata

“…The opportunity to connect currently protected areas to one another through effective biological corridors still remains, possibly through conservation partnerships with landowners or direct land purchase, but time could be short as increasing development and changing land-use patterns threaten to further isolate habitats in the MAB.…”
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The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) and Lower Limb Power Profiles in Elite Rugby Union Players by Stephen Rowell, Nicola Relph

“…Participants scoring moderate to poor in the LESS recorded significantly higher power and reactive strength index, increased contact time but not jump height. This suggests participants with high-risk landing biomechanics may also produce higher performance measures, but these do not necessarily result in an improved jump height.…”
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Financial security of Ukraine in debt burden: Assessment and forecasting by Fedir Zhuravka, Yuriy Petrushenko, Svitlana Chorna, Bohdana Huriy, Inessa Yarova, Olga Pankiv, Wojciech Duranowski

“…This study aims to comprehensively assess the state’s financial security of Ukraine in the context of mounting debt and economic instability. …”
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Ramadan fasting and exercise combination therapy: A novel approach for osteoporosis prevention in ovariectomized rats by Tarfa Albrahim, Raghad Alangry, Raghad Alotaibi, Leen Almandil, Sara Alburikan, Hisham S. Aloudah, Mohammed Alahmed, Mohammed Alahmed, Mona Alonazi

“…This could be recommended as a lifestyle modification that is protective against osteoporosis, especially in the context of depleted estrogen hormone after menopause.…”
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Incubation of semen with human follicular fluid improves the antioxidant status and quality of spermatozoa after freezing–thawing by Monireh Mahmoodi, Elham Shojafar, Maryam Dastjani-Farahani

“…Therefore, most studies are currently focused on optimizing this method to achieve high-quality semen after thawing. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbon Made from Robusta Coffee Skin (Coffea Canephora) by Raudhatul Raihan, Adi Setiawan, Lukman Hakim, Muhammad Muhammad, Muhammad Arif, Hadi Hosseiniamoli

“…Indonesia is one of the coffee-producing countries where production tends to increase from year to year. Currently, residuals from coffee-fruit processing such as coffee-skin and husks are thrown away without any use and this biomass residual contains several toxic chemicals such as alkaloids, tannins, and polyphenols. …”
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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Consumer Products: An Overview of the Occurrence, Migration, and Exposure Assessment by Yang Yang, Jin Wang, Shali Tang, Jia Qiu, Yan Luo, Chun Yang, Xiaojing Lai, Qian Wang, Hui Cao

“…The types of consumer products considered here include food contact materials, textiles, and disposable personal hygiene products. …”
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