Severity of native pulmonary annular hypoplasia and late outcomes of tetralogy of Fallot: retrospective cohort study by Tugba Erdil, Klaus Steigmiller, John Ethan Rampa, Martin Christmann, Ulrike Held, Hitendu Dave

“…Based on the severity of native pulmonary annular hypoplasia, the cohort was divided into group 1 (preoperative pulmonary annular Z score < –4; n = 20), group 2 (Z score –2 to –4; n = 56) and group 3 (Z score > –2; n = 54). …”
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Ambiguous results of balloon angioplasty for central vein stenosis in hemodialysis patients with native arteriovenous fistula by Z. B. Kardanakhishvili, A. B. Zulkarnaev, B. V. Baykov, V. A. Stepanov

“…Functional secondary patency (total duration of AVF use) was: 100%, 74.4% [95% CI 57.6; 85.3] and 12.8% [95% CI 4.7; 25.2] at 1, 3 and 5 years in the experimental group, and 95.1% [95% CI 81.9; 98.8], 36.6% [95% CI 22.3; 51] and 4.9% [95% CI 0.9; 14.5] in the control group. …”
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Multi-level determinants of vaccination of the American Indian and Alaska Native population: a comprehensive overview by Junying Zhao, Rashmi Jaggad, Ying Zhang, Janis E. Campbell, Pallab K. Ghosh, James R. Kennedye, Tauqeer Ali

“…ContextAmerican Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) are historically disadvantaged, losing 20 million (95%) of their population largely through epidemics since 1,520 and continuing lower overall vaccination coverage than other races. …”
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Genome-wide association studies of the fatty acid composition of Korean native chicken breast meat by Jean Pierre Munyaneza, Minjun Kim, Eunjin Cho, Aera Jang, Hyo Jun Choo, Jun Heon Lee

“…We found 13 protein-coding genes related to lipid metabolism, including IGF2BP3, GPNMB, NPY, OSBPL3, IL6, NR2F2, GPAT4, NKX6-3, ANK1, SFRP1, ERLIN2, STAR, and PPP1R3E. …”
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Age-Dependent Variation in Hormonal Concentration and Biochemical Constituents in Blood Plasma of Indian Native Fowl by Avishek Biswas, Jag Mohan, Kochigant Venkata Hanumant Sastry

“…This experiment was to investigate the age-related changes in hormonal concentration and biochemical constituents of blood plasma in Indian native desi fowl. One hundred and sixty two (54 from each breed, i.e., Kadaknath (KN), Aseel peela (AP), and White leghorn (WLH)) day-old female chicks were randomly divided into nine groups each of 18 chicks (3 groups × 3 replicates). …”
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Effects of fundamental frequency and vocal tract resonance on speech recognition in noise by non-native listeners by Xiao Xiao, Yang Jing, Harris Michael S., Xu Li

“…The stimuli were presented in speech-shaped noise (SSN) and four-talker babble (FTB) at signal-to-noise ratios of −3, 0, +3 dB. The results showed that the non-native listeners performed more poorly with fo-VTR mismatched voices than with fo-VTR matched voices and the negative influence of mismatched voice features was mainly manifested in the HfoLVTR condition. …”
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Native Sinus Hemodynamics and Thrombosis in Transcatheter Heart Valve: Effect of Implant Depth and Coronary Flow by Hyun Jung Koo, Jihun Kang, Do‐Yoon Kang, Jung‐Min Ahn, Duk‐Woo Park, Seung‐Jung Park, Joon‐Won Kang, Hojin Ha, Dong Hyun Yang

“…In the in vitro experiments, CoreValve showed noticeable flow stasis compared with SAPIEN3. High‐positioned SAPIEN3 was linked to reduced velocity within the native sinus of Valsalva. …”
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Efficacy of Native Entomopathogenic Nematodes on the Larvae of Tomato Leafminer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) by Çiğdem Gözel, İsmail Kasap, Uğur Gözel

“…After nematode inoculation, larvae were checked on the 3rd, 5th, 7th days and mortalities were recorded. …”
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Bleeding risk after native and transplant kidney biopsy – a single-centre observational study by Céline Fontana, Matthias Diebold, Patrizia Amico, Patricia Hirt-Minkowski, Caroline Wehmeier, Helmut Hopfer, Thomas Menter, Stefan Schaub, Juerg Steiger, Michael Dickenmann

“…RESULTS: A total of 819 kidney biopsies—285 native and 534 transplant—were analysed. Complications occurred in 32 biopsies (3.9%): 18 (6.3%) in native and 14 (2.6%) in transplant kidneys. …”
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The Study of the Synthesis of SiC by the Carbonization of Si(111) Substrates: The Role of Native Silicon Oxide by Teodor Milenov, Vladimir Mehandzhiev, Peter Rafailov, Ivalina Avramova, Ivan Zahariev, Georgi Avdeev, Daniela Karashanova, Biliana Georgieva, Penka Terziyska, Kiril Kirilov, Blagoy Blagoev, Stefan Kolev, Dimitar Dimov, Dobromir Kalchevski, Desislava Karaivanova, Valentin Popov

“…The experiments were conducted in an Oxford Nanofab Plasmalab System 100 for carbon phase deposition times of 3, 5, 20, 60, and 90 min on Si(111) with or without native oxide, following established protocols. …”
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Temperature-Dependent Aggregation of Tau Protein Is Attenuated by Native PLGA Nanoparticles Under in vitro Conditions by Paul PS, Rathnam M, Khalili A, Cortez LM, Srinivasan M, Planel E, Cho JY, Wille H, Sim VL, Mok SA, Kar S

“…Pallabi Sil Paul,1 Mallesh Rathnam,1 Aria Khalili,2 Leonardo M Cortez,1 Mahalashmi Srinivasan,3 Emmanuel Planel,4 Jae-Young Cho,2,5 Holger Wille,3 Valerie L Sim,1 Sue-Ann Mok,3 Satyabrata Kar1 1Department of Medicine (Neurology), Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2M8, Canada; 2Quantum and Nanotechnology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; 3Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; 4Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, University of Laval, Quebec, Canada; 5Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaCorrespondence: Satyabrata Kar, Department of Medicine (Neurology), Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2M8, Canada, Tel +1-780-492-9357, Fax +1-780-492-9352, Email skar@ualberta.caIntroduction: Hyperphosphorylation and aggregation of the microtubule-associated tau protein, which plays a critical role in many neurodegenerative diseases (ie, tauopathies) including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), are known to be regulated by a variety of environmental factors including temperature. …”
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Spatial mismatch between in-situ conservation and diversity hotspots of Chinese native useful vascular plants by Siqing Zhao, Yinkun Guo, Xiang Zhao

“…China boasts over 10,000 native useful vascular plants (NUVPs), spanning eight families and serving twelve distinct uses. …”
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Occurrence of the Non-Native Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus in a Reservoir of the Karamenderes Basin (Çanakkale, Türkiye) by Yağmur Kaya, Tuğba Gökmenoğlu, Tuncay Telci, Emin Kurt, Sevan Ağdamar

“…The length and weight ranges of the specimens were 41–88 mm and 7.2–14.3 g, respectively. The presence of this non-native species in the study area could be attributed to either natural expansion or multiple (deliberate/indeliberate) introductions.…”
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The mitogenome of the Northern Hemisphere native terrestrial flatworm Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (Leidy, 1851) (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae) by Romain Gastineau, Christian Otis, Brian Boyle, Leigh Winsor, Jean-Lou Justine

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Extracellular volume fraction and native T1 mapping in diabetic cardiomyopathy: a comprehensive meta-analysis by Ahmed Marey, Ali Alabdullah, Hossam Ghorab, Fatima Ali, Jawdat Abdulla, Akhil Narang, Muhammad Umair

“…Results Diabetic patients exhibited significantly higher ECV values than controls (WMD: 2.17; 95% CI: 1.32–3.02), consistent across subgroups excluding cardiac comorbidities (WMD: 2.02; 95% CI: 0.74–3.31). …”
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Pigmented Native Maize: Unlocking the Potential of Anthocyanins and Bioactive Compounds from Traditional to Functional Beverages by Diana Reyes-Pavón, Kathleen Stephany Soto-Sigala, Edén Cano-Sampedro, Vianey Méndez-Trujillo, María Josse Navarro-Ibarra, Ricardo Pérez-Pasten-Borja, Carlos Olvera-Sandoval, Edgar Torres-Maravilla

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Native liver fibrosis in pediatric liver recipients: association with genetic polymorphism in the TGFB1 gene by O. M. Tsirulnikova, O. E. Gichkun, R. M. Kurabekova, E. A. Stakhanov, I. E. Pashkova, E. A. Vakurova, O. P. Shevchenko

“…Fibrosis of varying severity was diagnosed (METAVIR scale) based on histological analysis of the native liver of children (45 boys and 62 girls aged 3 to 73 months). …”
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Differences in soil nutrient and microbial characteristics between invasive Ageratina adenophora and native plant communities. by Tian Wu, Qinghong Duan, Hongbin Zhang, Weiming Xiu, Zhilin Jiang

“…Nevertheless, quantitative studies on the effects of invasive and native plant communities on soil nutrients and microbial features were rarely conducted. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Lexical Bundles in Academic Writings by Native English Speakers and Turkish EFL Learners by Aybek Sibel, Can Cem

“…This study investigates the use of the most frequent 3- and 4-word lexical bundles in the TICLE, the Turkish component of the International Corpus of Learner English (ICLE), and the Louvain Corpus of Native English Essays (LOCNESS) as the control parallel corpus. …”
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Effect of Indigofera sp. Diet Towards Blood Serum Biochemistry of Indonesian Crossbred Native Chickens by Dharmawan Rachmad, Parwati Ida Ayu, Suyasa I Nyoman, Utami Anastasia Sischa Jati

“…A study was conducted to assess the effects of Indigofera sp. meal on the serum biochemistry of Kampung Unggul Balitbangtan (KUB) chickens, a native strain released by the Indonesian Minister of Agriculture via Decree No. 274/Kpts/SR.120/02/2014. …”
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