Evaluation of comprehensive benefit on water-saving rice cultivation patterns in seasonal droughts hilly region of southern China by XIAO Xin, ZHAO Yan-wen, HU Feng

“…The evaluation model and the indicators system were carried out to evaluate synthetically the comprehensive benefit of water-saving rice cultivation patterns. The three demonstration patterns of water-saving rice cultivation (the water-saving irrigation double cropping rice pattern, the double cropping rice pattern of flood-drought cultivation, and water-saving rice cultivation pattern of rice and rape rotation) in the native “863” special project and the conventional double cropping rice pattern were taken as research projects in seasonal droughts hilly region of southern China. …”
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Investigating the Colonial Project of Domestic and Intragroup Violence in the Queer Indigenous Community by Aaliyah A. Gonzalez

“…Within Indigenous communities, there is often a lack of discussion of the ongoing harmful effects of the practice of colonial gender, sex, and sexuality. Within my paper are three poems I wrote tying together my personal relationships with the politics of settler colonialism. …”
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Impact of artificial coastal protection structures on Ascidians settlement along the Tamil Nadu coast, India by Prince Prakash Jebakumar Jebarathanam, Nandhagopal Ganesan, Rajan Babu Bose, Ragumaran Shunmugavel, Ramakritinan Chokalingam Muthiah, Abdul Jaffar Ali, Mohammed Kaleem Arshan, Vijaya Ravichandran

“…It revealed the occurrence of 26 ascidian species, among these18 specimens were identified to species level, 8 were identified to genus level based on morphological characters. As on origin and nativity, out of the total 26, 3 species were classified as introduced, 8 species were classified as native and 15 as cryptogenic species. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Genomic and Expression Data Identified Potential Markers for Predicting Prognosis and Immune Response in CRC by Yongshan He, Xuan Dai, Yuanyuan Chen, Shiyong Huang

“…Moreover, consensus clustering analysis for CRC based on the expression of significantly somatic mutated genes was performed. In total, three subtypes of CRC were identified in CRC, including cluster1 (n = 453), cluster2 (n = 158), and cluster 3 (n = 9), based on expression level of significantly somatic mutated genes. …”
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Genetic Variation Analysis of Avenin Components in the Population of F₂ Common Oat Hybrids by Anna V. Lyubimova, Dmitry I. Eremin, Evgeny P. Renev

“…Our results confirm the assumption that avenin synthesis is controlled by three independent gene clusters located on three chromosomes. …”
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A New Sentinel-2 Spectral Index for Mapping <i>Hydrilla verticillata</i> in Shallow Freshwater Lakes in Florida, USA by Ayesha Malligai M, Amr Abd-Elrahman, James K. Leary

“…., can quickly spread into extensive monospecific infestations, excluding other native macrophytes and disrupting entire lake ecosystems. …”
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Outcomes of genetic testing for Usher syndrome in a diverse population cohort from South Florida by Zachary J. Cromar, Ryan Chen, Tamara Juvier Riesgo, Denise Yan, Lindsay Dawn Verma, Zhengyi Chen, Susan H. Blanton, Byron L. Lam, Xue Zhong Liu

“…USH is an autosomal recessive disorder clinically characterized by partial or complete congenital sensorineural hearing loss followed by progressive vision loss due to retinitis pigmentosa. There are three main subtypes (USH1, USH2, USH3) with different genetic causes categorized by age of symptom onset and severity. …”
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Triatoma venosa and Panstrongylus geniculatus challenge the certification of interruption of vectorial Trypanosoma cruzi transmission by Rhodnius prolixus in eastern Colombia. by Omar Cantillo-Barraza, Lídia Gual-González, Natalia Velásquez-Ortiz, Manuel Alfonso Medina Camargo, Paola González, Lissa Cruz-Saavedra, Adriana Castillo, Sara Zuluaga, Giovanny Herrera, Hanson Cowan, Andrés Velez-Mira, Luz Helena Patiño, Juan David Ramírez, Omar Triana, Melissa S Nolan

“…Reactivation of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission by native vectors with different domiciliation capabilities is a major concern for Chagas disease control programs. …”
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Evaluation of Wild, Wine, Table, and Raisin Grapevine (Vitis spp.) Genotypes in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Dargie Tsegay Berhe, Derbew Belew

“…The experiment was a 2 × 28 factorial arranged in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications, and data were analyzed using the R-software. …”
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Assessing the Status of Soil Seed Bank in Parthenium Hysterophorus - Invaded Land Use Types and Its Social Aspects In Lower Hare Watershed, Southern Ethiopia by Minase Tademe, Shiferaw Wakshum, Tsegaye Genaye

“…P. hysterophorus displaces native plant species and causes a serious threat to biodiversity. …”
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The Iconology of the Raven Symbol in Andrea Kowch's Artwork"Soiree" Based on the Theory of Erwin Panofsky by Elham Hosseinzadeh, Afsaneh Nazeri

“…It will utilize Erwin Panofsky's iconology method, which involves a three-step approach: pre-iconographic description, iconographic analysis, and iconological interpretation. …”
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Stabilizing Prefusion SARS-CoV-2 Spike by Destabilizing the Postfusion Conformation by Debajyoti Chakraborty, Randhir Singh, Raju S. Rajmani, Sahil Kumar, Rajesh P. Ringe, Raghavan Varadarajan

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> As with many viral fusion proteins, the native conformation of SARS-CoV-2 Spike is metastable. …”
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A tri-layer tissue engineering heart valve scaffold based on atelocollagen, hyaluronic acid, and elastin by Zhaoying Ma, Robin J. Scales, David D. Brand, Jan T. Czernuszka

“…Methods: Porous scaffolds were freeze-dried, then crosslinked using 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC) and N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS). …”
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Ecological analysis and multi-scenario simulation of Yellow River Delta wetland under clearing of Spartina alterniflora by Zhiyong Wang, Zhenjin Li, Xiaotong Liu, Haoran Song, Shunwei Liu, Jintao Qi, Fang Jing, Zhenhai Gao

“…In 2023, the removal of S. alterniflora was effective, reducing its area by 42.37 km2 compared to pre-removal conditions. In all three scenarios, the area of Phragmites australis increased and is expected to dominate the wetlands, while the live space of other native salt marsh vegetation has also been restored. …”
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Conceptual foundations of a REFRAME-based approach to discriminate across total knee implant designs based on the positions of functional centres of rotation by Adrian Sauer, Ariana Ortigas-Vásquez, Christoph Thorwaechter, Peter E. Müller, Henning Windhagen, Allan Maas, Thomas M. Grupp, William R. Taylor, Matthias Woiczinski

“…The identification of an implant design that optimally fits to a patient’s native kinematic patterns and functional requirements could provide a basis towards subject-specific phenotyping. …”
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Differences in root distribution, nutrient acquisition and nutrient utilization by tropical forage species grown in degraded hillside soil conditions by Gómez Carabalí Arnulfo, Ricaute Jaumer, Madhusudana Rao Idupulapati

“…The native vegetation had the lowest root biomass; while the introduced grass (&lt;em&gt;B. dictyoneura&lt;/em&gt;) had the highest root length density among all materials at all depths and ages and the native vegetation had the highest specific root length. …”
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Dietary apparent metabolizable energy and crude protein levels influence slaughter performance, meat quality, and amino acid composition in slow-growing Danzhou chicken meat by Dingfa Wang, Luli Zhou, Liguang Shi, Ting Cao, Khaled Abouelezz, Khaled Abouelezz, Guanyu Hou

“…This study investigated the effects of varying dietary apparent metabolizable energy (ME) and crude protein (CP) levels on the slaughter performance, meat quality, and amino acid profiles in native Danzhou chickens aged from 120 to 150 days. …”
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Urban Trees for Changing Climates: Insights for Bavarian Cities by J. Fäth, J. Friesen, A. S. Garcia de León, J. Rieder, C. Schäfer, T. Leichtle, T. Ullmann, H. Taubenböck, H. Taubenböck

“…This study uses the climate envelope approach to assess the future climatic suitability of native and non-native tree species in 21 Bavarian cities (Germany). …”
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Evaluating a Prostate Cancer Education and Navigation to Screening Program for Black Men in South Carolina, U.S by Marvella E. Ford PhD, Melanie Slan MLIS, Angela M. Malek PhD, Claudia E. Lawton MDiv, Jessica Zserai MSW, I’Ayana Sanders BS, Adam Pressley BS, Mia R. Hilton, Amber S. McCoy MHA, Kenneth Swaringer MPH, Rachel Anderson BA, Charece Grizzard BS, Ellen Gomez MA, Joan McLauren MS, Nhi Phuong Le MD, Chloe Keeve MD, Joie Zabec MD, Marla Sagatelian MD, Mariam Dawoud MD, Jaha Brown, Hazel L. Breland PhD, Benjamin V. Stone MD, Nicholas Shungu MD, Melanie S. Jefferson PhD, J. David Sudduth MBA, Kapri Kreps MBA, Lee H. Moultrie, Larry J. Ferguson DMD, Eric Wallen MD

“…Results The 568 participants included Black (97.0%), American Indian/Alaska Native (0.9%), Asian (0.2%), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0.2%), and White (0.2%) men, with 3.0% reporting Hispanic/Latino ethnicity. …”
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Florida's Introduced Birds: Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) by Steven A. Johnson, Monica McGarrity

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