Maternal metabolic profiling across body mass index groups: An exploratory longitudinal study by Hege Nyhus Skytte, Marie Cecilie Paasche Roland, Jacob Juel Christensen, Kirsten Bjørklund Holven, Tove Lekva, Nina Gunnes, Trond Melbye Michelsen

“…The unfavorable development of fatty acid composition in overweight/obese women, with possible implication for the offspring, should also be studied further in the future.…”
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Body shape index (ABSI), body roundness index (BRI) and risk factors of metabolic syndrome among overweight and obese adults: a cross-sectional study by MohammadSalar Fahami, Ali Hojati, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi

“…Blood pressure was measured using standard protocols. Body composition also was measured using body impedance analysis (BIA). …”
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Demand study of freight transportation via railway of four commodity groups: A case study on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast Route by Maria Estefania Coto-Solano

“…Although government institutions and industries alike have stressed the importance of its reactivation in recent years, few efforts have been made to specifically study this route with a level of detail that enables them to understand the composition of freight markets.This study presents a novel demand estimation differentiated by four types of commodities developed to calculate the potential amount of goods that could flow through this corridor, measured in monetary terms and as volumes. …”
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Association between milk pump type and free fatty acid concentrations on dairy farms with automated milking systems by Hannah M. Woodhouse, Stephen J. LeBlanc, Trevor J. DeVries, Karen J. Hand, David F. Kelton

“…Monthly average milk composition data surrounding the farm visit date were obtained from the Dairy Farmers of Ontario and included FFA concentration, milk fat (% weighted volume), milk protein (% weighted volume), and milk shipment volume (L). …”
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Public acceptance of microbiome management strategy in dairy calves: a European survey on colostrum, probiotic provision and prolonged cow-calf contact by A. Ait Sidhoum, A. Stygar, F. Bedoin, J.K. Niemi

“…Several management practices can be considered to enhance the development and composition of the microbiome in calves. However, their social acceptance is largely unknown. …”
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SLOW SLIP EVENTS: PARAMETERS, CONDITIONS OF OCCURRENCE, AND FUTURE RESEARCH PROSPECTS by G. G. Kocharyan, S. B. Kishkina, V. A. Novikov, A. A. Ostapchuk

“…Velocities of slip propagation along the fault strike are variable from a few hundred metres to 20–30 km/day. …”
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Produção de tomate hidropônico utilizando rejeito da dessalinização na solução nutritiva aplicados em diferentes épocas Hydroponic tomato production using reject of desalination in... by Christiano R. Cosme, Nildo da S. Dias, André M. de Oliveira, Ermelinda M. M. Oliveira, Osvaldo N. de Sousa Neto

“…<br>The objective of this study was to evaluate the response of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) in a hydroponic system, adding water from desalination in the composition of the nutrient solution, resulting in three levels of salinity of nutrient solution: 7,1; 8,7 and 10 ,1 dS m-1, and the control (without addition of water from desalination: 2.1 dS m-1), starting its application at different stages of crop development: 7, 32 and 58 days after transplanting (DAT). …”
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Degradation of Tetracycline in Wastewater by Persulfate Activated by Sulfidated Nanometer Zero-valent Iron by Qiuyue YE, Zhengchun HU, Ziyi WANG, Wen XU, Shiyi ZHAO, Xuying DENG, Minghao GUO, Na GUO, Bing LIAO

“…This study employs thiourea as the sulfur source to prepare highly active S–nZVI and constructs an S–nZVI-activated per-disulfide PDS oxidation system to achieve efficient tetracycline degradation. The composition and surface morphology of S–nZVI is characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X–ray diffraction (XRD), specific surface area (BET), and X–ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). …”
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Seasonal shifts in depth-to-water uptake by young thinned and overstocked lodgepole pine (<i>Pinus contorta</i>) forests under drought conditions in the Okanagan Valley, British Co... by E. C. Ellis, R. D. Guy, X. A. Wei

“…Existing reports are highly variable by climatic region, species, and thinning intensity. …”
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Influence of quartz types on mechanical parameters in the early silurian Longmaxi shale, Sichuan Basin by Qin Zhang, Feng Liang, Qun Zhao, Wen Liu, Weiliang Kong, Wanli Gao, Xinyu Zhang, Guangyin Cai, Tianquan Qu, Zhen Qiu

“…The results indicate that the three types of quartz (BQ, DQ and CTQ) were variably present in the Longmaxi shale across different graptolite zones. …”
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Teores de Cu e Zn em perfis de solos de diferentes litologias em Santa Catarina Cu and Zn contents in soil profiles of different lithologies in Santa Catarina by Camila Hugen, David J. Miquelluti, Mari L. Campos, Jaime A. de Almeida, Élen R. N. C. Ferreira, Marluci Pozzan

“…The results indicate that the concentrations of Cu and Zn in South Brazilian soils are related to the geochemical composition of the rock material. So, these elements can be used to indicate the influence of different lithologies and the baseline concentration to environmental monitoring.…”
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A comprehensive evaluation of the ecological status of Wadi Mariout ponds, Egypt by Alaa I. Khedr, Mohamed H. Abdo, Radwan G. Abd Ellah, Shaimaa M. Ibrahim, Eman I. Abdel-Aal, Howayda H. Abd El-Hady, Nehad Khalifa, Heba E. A. Elsebaie, Amal A. Othman, Salem G. Salem, Mohamed E. Goher

“…The physicochemical variables referred to brackish water (salinity: 12.28–16‰). …”
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Deciphering the lung microbiota in COVID-19 patients: insights from culture analysis, FilmArray pneumonia panel, ventilation impact, and mortality trends by Francisco José Molina, Luz Elena Botero, Juan Pablo Isaza, Luz Elena Cano, Lucelly López, Luis Valdés, Angela J. Arévalo Arbeláez, Isabel Moreno, Laura S. Pérez Restrepo, Jaime Usuga, Karl Ciuoderis, Juan Pablo Hernandez, Rubén López-Aladid, Laia Fernández, Antoni Torres

“…There were no differences in alpha diversity between the analyzed variables. There was variation in bacterial composition between samples that had positive and negative cultures. …”
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Comportamiento parabólico del crecimiento de capas boradas en los aceros Y8A y X12M // Parabolic behavior of boriding layers growth in Y8A and X12M steels by C. Figueroa Hernández, E. Cañete Cisnero, M. Hurtado Ferrer

“…<br />The boriding process is applied in a mixture of silicon carbide and borax (70 and 30%) at 850, 900 and 950 oC temperature<br />during a period of time 2, 4 and 6 hours. As an independent variable the depth of the coat was selected.<br />It was obtained the parabolic growth coefficients, and the activation energy according to temperature, time and the chemical<br />composition of steel.…”
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Índice térmico ambiental de produtividade para frangos de corte Environmental thermal index of productivity for broiler chickens by Carlos M. Medeiros, Fernando da C. Baêta, Rita F. M. de Oliveira, Ilda de F. F. Tinôco, Luiz F. T. Albino, Paulo R. Cecon

“…The treatments consisted of combination of levels of variables: temperature (t) 16, 20, 26, 32 and 36 ºC; relative humidity (u) 20, 34, 55, 76 and 90%, and air velocity (v) 0; 0.6; 1.5; 2.4 and 3.0 m s-1, according to the central rotatable composite design of the response surface methodology. …”
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Grapevine rootstocks in K- and Ca-rich volcanic soils: The effect of mineral assemblage on nutrient uptake efficiency by Mario GAETA, Paula Pacheco, Luca Aldega, Maria Luisa Astolfi, Eugenio Giannessi, Cristina Perinelli

“…We analysed the chemical composition of rootstocks and the adhering soils. These soils were also mineralogically characterised and subjected to leaching using water over variable time periods and ammonium acetate. …”
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The role of gut microbiota in a generalist, golden snub-nosed monkey, adaptation to geographical diet change by Yuhang Li, Yujie Yan, Haojie Wu, Yiyi Men, Yi Yang, Hengguang Fu, Derek Dunn, Xiaowei Wang, Genggeng Gao, Peng Zhang, Guixin Dong, Liyuan Hao, Jia Jia, Baoguo Li, Songtao Guo

“…We found significant differences in the diets and gut microbial compositions, in nutrient space and macronutrient intake among some populations. …”
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RETRACTED: Quantification and Evaluations of Catechin Hydrate Polymeric Nanoparticles Used in Brain Targeting for the Treatment of Epilepsy by Niyaz Ahmad, Rizwan Ahmad, Ridha Abdullah Alrasheed, Hassan Mohammed Ali Almatar, Abdullah Sami Al-Ramadan, Mohd Amir, Md Sarafroz

“…Independent and dependent variables helped to optimize the best nanoformulation based on the composition of PLGA (50.0 mg), PVA (1.10%), sonication time (90.0 s), and temperature (25.0 °C). …”
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Phytoplankton Structure and Ecological Niche Differentiation of Dominant Species in Tahe Bay, China by Yanrong Zhang, Zengqiang Yin, Yinghai Du, Xiangxu Wei, Yikai Lan, Quan Yu, Yan Wang, Tao Tian, Lei Chen, Jun Yang

“…Phytoplankton serve as crucial producers in marine ecosystems, and their community composition and populations’ dispersion directly or indirectly influence the productivity of marine waters via the trophic cascade effect within the food chain. …”
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La2O3 promotional effect to Co3O4/γ-Al2O3 catalyst in the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene with CO2 as soft oxidant by Venkata Rao Madduluri, Peddinti Nagaiah, Challa Prathap, Paleti Gidyonu, Burri David Raju, Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao

“…La2O3-γ-Al2O3 support with variable composition of La2O3 (2–6 wt%) were prepared by co-precipitation method. …”
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