Management of Gummy Stem Blight (Black Rot) on Cucurbits in Florida by Mathews L. Paret, Nicholas S. Dufault, Mason Newark, Joshua H. Freeman

“…The disease is also known as black rot due to its characteristic appearance on infected fruits. …”
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Management of Gummy Stem Blight (Black Rot) on Cucurbits in Florida by Mathews L. Paret, Nicholas S. Dufault, Mason Newark, Joshua H. Freeman

“…The disease is also known as black rot due to its characteristic appearance on infected fruits. …”
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Black Hole Entropy from Indistinguishable Quantum Geometric Excitations by Abhishek Majhi

“…In loop quantum gravity the quantum geometry of a black hole horizon consists of discrete nonperturbative quantum geometric excitations (or punctures) labeled by spins, which are responsible for the quantum area of the horizon. …”
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Social contexts and black families' engagement in early childhood programs. by Jane Leer, Imari Z Smith, Zoelene Hill, Lisa A Gennetian

“…Reading a news article about a family's experience with the child welfare system decreased interest in home visiting among Black parents, while labeling a program as "new baby wellness" rather than "home visit" increased interest. …”
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“The Scottish novelist William Black”: Close Appositions and the Modification of Proper Names by Manon Philippe

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Growth performance and meat quality of medium-growing chickens fed with live black soldier fly larvae by Cristina Tognoli, Sara Bellezza Oddon, Luisa Zaniboni, Ilaria Biasato, Niko Gioacchino Zeni, Manuela Renna, Laura Gasco, Stefano Paolo Marelli, Annalaura Lopez, Achille Schiavone

“…The study aims to evaluate live black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) supplementation in medium-growing chicken’s diet, the effects on growth and slaughter performance, and quality of meat. …”
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Evaluating Different Supplements on the Growth Performance and Bioconversion Efficiency of Kitchen Waste by Black Soldier Fly Larvae by Lifei Chen, Meng Xu, Rongsheng Shang, Yizhen Xin, Guiying Wang, Yifan Li, Zhuoya Wang, Xiangyu Wang, Haoyang Sun, Lusheng Li

“…Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) convert kitchen waste into high-quality insect feed. …”
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EDUCATIONAL PURSUITS AND GOALS FOR ADOLESCENTS WHO ARE BLACK AND IN CARE: INSIGHTS FROM YOUTH, CAREGIVERS, AND CHILD WELFARE STAFF IN ONTARIO, CANADA by Christa Sato, Daniel Kikulwe

“…Findings highlight that Black youth-in-care experience labelling, hypervisibility and invisibility, and harassment and bullying, all of which had an impact on how they navigated the school system, and contributed to internalized stereotypes and feelings of isolation and unbelonging. …”
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Comparative color stability assessment of orthodontic clear aligners: an in vitro study by Nancy Ajwa, Fatimah Radhi, Rana Aloraini, Ghadi AlSaydalani

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Feasibility, safety and tolerability of estrogen and/or probiotics for improving vaginal health in Canadian African, Caribbean, and Black women: A pilot phase 1 clinical trial. by Biban Gill, Jocelyn M Wessels, Christina L Hayes, Jenna Ratcliffe, Junic Wokuri, Elizabeth Ball, Gregor Reid, Rupert Kaul, Jesleen Rana, Muna Alkhaifi, Wangari Tharao, Fiona Smaill, Charu Kaushic

“…Considering the high prevalence of BV among African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) women, we conducted a prospective, randomized, open-label phase 1 clinical trial to determine the feasibility, safety and tolerability of administering low-dose estrogen, probiotics or both in combination to improve vaginal health and decrease HIV-1 susceptibility.…”
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BPS states, conserved charges and centres of symmetric group algebras by Garreth Kemp, Sanjaye Ramgoolam

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Quasinormal modes of three $$(2+1)$$ ( 2 + 1 ) -dimensional black holes in string theory, conformal gravity, and Hu–Sawicki F(R) theory via the Heun function by F. Naderi, A. Rezaei-Aghdam

“…Abstract We study the propagation of massless fermionic fields, implementing a family of special functions: Heun functions, in solving the wave equation in three three-dimensional backgrounds, including the BTZ black hole in string theory and Lifshitz black hole solutions in conformal gravity and Hu–Sawicki F(R) theory. …”
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Perceptions of branding in the clothing industry by Andrissa van Eck, Anské Grobler, Frederick Herbst

“…The results of this exploratory study indicated that (i) both male and female Black adolescents share positive perceptions towards branded clothes; (ii) although unbranded items were perceived as less favourable, their worth was not denied; and (iii) when it comes to possible differences in the two genders’ perceptions of designer labels versus non-designer labels, they speak with one voice: designer labels are much preferred. …”
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Bearing Defect Detection with Unsupervised Neural Networks by Jianqiao Xu, Zhaolu Zuo, Danchao Wu, Bing Li, Xiaoni Li, Deyi Kong

“…Bearings always suffer from surface defects, such as scratches, black spots, and pits. Those surface defects have great effects on the quality and service life of bearings. …”
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Exploration of linear and interpretable models for quantification of cell parameters via contactless short-wave infrared hyperspectral sensing by Anjana Hevaganinge, Eva Lowenstein, Anna Filatova, Mihir Modak, Nandi Thales Mogo, Bryana Rowley, Jenny Yarmowsky, Joshua Ehizibolo, Ravidu Hevaganinge, Amy Musser, Abbey Kim, Anthony Neri, Jessica Conway, Yiding Yuan, Maurizio Cattaneo, Sui Seng Tee, Yang Tao

“…Abstract The development of optical sensors for label-free quantification of cell parameters has numerous uses in the biomedical arena. …”
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Safety of a co-designed cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for people with type 1 diabetes and eating disorders (STEADY): a feasibility randomised controlled trialResearch... by Marietta Stadler, Natalie Zaremba, Amy Harrison, Jennie Brown, Divina Pillay, Jacqueline Allan, Rachael Tan, Salma Ayis, Emmanouela Konstantara, Janet Treasure, David Hopkins, Khalida Ismail

“…Methods: Feasibility parallel-group, randomised (blocks of four) controlled open-label trial (RCT) of STEADY against usual care (Control) at King's College London, UK. …”
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Treatment of a mutant KRAS lung cancer cell line with polyisoprenylated cysteinyl amide inhibitors activates the MAPK pathway, inhibits cell migration and induces apoptosis. by Matthew D Gregory, Kweku Ofosu-Asante, Jassy Mary S Lazarte, Pablo E Puente, Nada Tawfeeq, Nadine Belony, Yong Huang, Ite A Offringa, Nazarius S Lamango

“…Here we determine the effects of PCAIs on the viability, G-protein levels, downstream mediators, and apoptosis-related proteins on the KRAS-mutated, Black American-derived lung adenocarcinoma cell line, NCI-H23. …”
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Effects of a liquefied petroleum gas stove and fuel intervention on head circumference and length at birth: A multi-country household air pollution intervention network (HAPIN) tri... by Hina Raheel, Sheela Sinharoy, Anaité Diaz-Artiga, Sarada S. Garg, Ajay Pillarisetti, Kalpana Balakrishnan, Marilu Chiang, Amy Lovvorn, Miles Kirby, Usha Ramakrishnan, Shirin Jabbarzadeh, Alexie Mukeshimana, Michael Johnson, John P. McCracken, Luke P. Naeher, Ghislaine Rosa, Jiantong Wang, Joshua Rosenthal, William Checkley, Thomas F. Clasen, Jennifer L. Peel, Lisa M. Thompson

“…Particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5), black carbon (BC) and carbon monoxide (CO) 24-hour personal exposures were measured three times during pregnancy. …”
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A Clinically-Reasoned Approach to Manual Therapy in Sports Physical Therapy by Steven Short, Matthew Tuttle, Dillon Youngman

“…Symptom modification techniques have been recently dichotomously labeled as either passive or active therapies. Active therapy such as exercise has been rightfully advocated for while "passive" therapies, mainly manual therapy have been regarded as low value within the physical therapy treatment spectrum. …”
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Quantifying glucose uptake at the single cell level with confocal microscopy reveals significant variability within and across individuals by Joel D. Paprocki, Patrick J. Macdonald, Yongjin Xu, Alan Cheng, Timothy C. Dunn, Sergey Y. Tetin

“…For the first time, we demonstrate that intracellular/extracellular tracer percentages can be measured at the single cell level using the fluorescently labeled glucose analog, 2-NBDG. A small donor panel study indicates that the characteristic intracellular 2-NBDG percentages can statistically differ based on race (i.e., Caucasian/Hispanic vs Black). …”
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