Community disaster exposure and first onset of depression: A panel analysis of nationally representative South African data, 2008-2017. by Andrew Tomita, Busisiwe P Ncama, Yoshan Moodley, Rashieda Davids, Jonathan K Burns, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Albert T Modi, Rob Slotow

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Electron-spin decoherence in trityl radicals in the absence and presence of microwave irradiation by G. Jeschke, N. Wili, N. Wili, Y. Wu, S. Kuzin, H. Karas, H. Hintz, A. Godt

“…Cluster correlation expansion (CCE) becomes borderline numerically unstable already at order 3 at times comparable to the decoherence time <span class="inline-formula"><i>T</i>_2<i>ρ</i></span> and cannot be applied at order 4. …”
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Sleep-Aiding Effect of Casein-Derived Peptide TPTLN and Its Underlying Mechanism by DENG Shijie, LIU Ling, HUANG Ju, FENG Fengqin, ZHAO Minjie, DU Juan

“…Results: Compared with the control group, TPTLN and sodium pentobarbital synergistically increased the sleep onset rate to 100%, significantly shortened the sleep latency by 31.7% (P < 0.05), and extended the sleep duration 2.1 times (P < 0.05); increased the GABA/Glu ratio in the serum and brain tissue by 68.8% and 19.3%, respectively and significantly improved the excitation/inhibition imbalance (P < 0.001, P < 0.000 1) as evidenced by a 49.4% increase in the serum GABA level (P < 0.001), a 7.6% increase in the brain 5-HT level, and a 24.3% and 23.4% decrease in the brain levels of cortisol and NE (P < 0.05); and significantly up-regulated the expression levels of the GABAA-α1 and 5-HT1A genes 1.5 and 1.3 times, respectively (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). …”
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Semifield Evaluation of Improved Passive Outdoor Host Seeking Device (POHD) for Outdoor Control of Anopheles arabiensis Mosquitoes by Stella T. Kessy, Bruno A. Nyundo, Ladslaus L. Mnyone, Issa N. Lyimo

“…Each night, a total of 100 starved female, 3–7-day-old, semifield reared An. arabiensis mosquitoes were released, collected the next morning (alive or dead), counted, and recorded. …”
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Naringenin inhibits lipid accumulation by activating the AMPK pathway in vivo and vitro by Xiaoyu Cai, Songxue Wang, Huali Wang, Suwen Liu, Guishan Liu, Huibin Chen, Ji Kang, Hao Wang

“…The molecular mechanism of naringenin in the treatment of obesity were predicted by using network pharmacology. Real-time PCR analysis results showed that naringenin regulated the expression of lipid metabolism genes. …”
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Molecular genetic detection and differentiation of <i>Xanthomonas oryzae</i> pv. <i>oryzicola</i>, bacterial leaf streak agents of rice by M. L. Koroleva, S. A. Blinova, A. A. Shvartsev, V. E. Kurochkin, Ya. I. Alekseev

“…We have developed an assay for Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola detection using real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and PCR amplicon sequencing. …”
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DIGITAL TOOLS FOR MATCHING QUALIFICATIONS TO THE LEVELS OF THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK by Volodymyr Kovtunets, Sergiy Londar, Serhii Melnyk, Oles Kovtunets

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Magnesium extraction of ferronickel slag processed by alkali fusion and hydrochloric acid leaching by Prasetyo A.B., Khaerul A., Mayangsari W., Febriana E., Maksum A., Andinie J., Firdiyono F., Soedarsono J.W.

“…The leaching temperature and time as well as the hycrochloric acid concentration were varied in the acid leaching process. …”
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Mesalazine-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Systematic Review by Pan J, Li Z, Ye C, Zhang X, Yang Q, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Zhang J

“…Common symptoms included abdominal pain (100%), vomiting (38.1%), fever (21.4%), and nausea (21.4%). …”
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Comparison of prophylactic topical application of Cryptomphalus aspersa secretion versus betamethasone for telecobalt radiation-induced skin reactions in locally advanced head and... by Ramashish Kumar, Ashok Chauhan, Sovan Sarang Dhar, Nitish Kumar

“…Prevention and treatment of these reactions play an important role in the completion of the prescribed course of EBRT within stipulated time period while maintaining the quality of life. …”
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Prognostic factors for successful extubation in newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia by A. Rannebro, C. Mesas-Burgos, C. Mesas-Burgos, U. Fläring, U. Fläring, S. Eksborg, S. Eksborg, J. Berner, J. Berner

“…Patient demographics, surgical repair with patch, oxygenation saturation index (OSI), rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI), ventilatory settings, fluid balance and sedation on the day of extubation were recorded.ResultsPatients in the failed extubation group (FE) had lower birth weight (p &lt; 0.05), surgical patch repair (p &lt; 0.05), longer length of stay in intensive care (p &lt; 0.05), longer time on the ventilator (p &lt; 0.05) and other comorbidities (p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Three-Dimensional Modelling of Desorbed Gas Volume and Comparison to Gas Production Rate in the Montney Plays, Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin by Gihun Song, Hyun Suk Lee, Hyundon Shin

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Automatic detection, identification and counting of deep-water snappers on underwater baited video using deep learning by Florian Baletaud, Florian Baletaud, Florian Baletaud, Sébastien Villon, Antoine Gilbert, Jean-Marie Côme, Sylvie Fiat, Corina Iovan, Laurent Vigliola

“…Videos were collected in New Caledonia (South Pacific) at depths ranging from 47 to 552 m. Using a dataset of 12,100 annotations from 11 deep-water snapper species observed in 6,364 images, we obtained good model performance for the 6 species with sufficient annotations (F-measures &gt;0.7, up to 0.87). …”
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Neuroprotective Potential of <i>Origanum majorana</i> L. Essential Oil Against Scopolamine-Induced Memory Deficits and Oxidative Stress in a Zebrafish Model by Ion Brinza, Razvan Stefan Boiangiu, Iasmina Honceriu, Ahmed M. Abd-Alkhalek, Samir M. Osman, Omayma A. Eldahshan, Elena Todirascu-Ciornea, Gabriela Dumitru, Lucian Hritcu

“…OmEO can enhance memory through AChE inhibition, reduce SCOP-induced anxiety by increasing the time spent in the top zone in the NTT, and significantly reduce oxidative stress markers. …”
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Ethnic disparities in HbA1c and hypoglycemia among youth with type 1 diabetes: beyond access to technology, social deprivation and mean blood glucose by Suma Uday, John Stuart Pemberton, Zhide Fang, Stuart A Chalew

“…There were no differences between groups for age, MBG, time in range (3.9–10.0 mmol/L), diabetes duration, gender, insulin delivery method (multiple daily injections vs continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion), or percent sensor use (PSU). …”
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A deep learning-based method for the intelligent identification of the quantity of coals flushed out during borehole hydraulic flushing by Xiaojun LI, Mingyang ZHAO, Miao LI

“…The improved YOLOv8n algorithm was applied to the real-time videos from four drilling sites of borehole hydraulic flushing for gas drainage, yielding respective identification accuracies of 100.0%, 93.3%, 95.7%, and 93.1%, with an average of 95.5%, meeting the accuracy requirements for the automatic identification of coal quantity flushed out during borehole hydraulic flushing. …”
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The InBIO Barcoding Initiative Database: contribution to the knowledge of DNA barcodes of the vascular plants of north-eastern Portugal by João Queirós, Rodrigo Silva, Catarina J. Pinho, Hélia Vale-Gonçalves, Ricardo Pita, Paulo Alves, Pedro Beja, Joana Paupério, Miguel Porto

“…This represents 14% and 38.7% of the total known plant species for Portugal and the study area, respectively.Of the 1781 barcode sequences provided in this dataset, 1099 contain new information (61.7%) at different levels: 254 (13.6%, ITS2: 41, trnL-ef: 126, trnL-gh: 87) are completely new to GenBank and/or BOLD databases at the time of publication, 438 (24.6%, ITS2: 59, trnL-ef: 173, trnL-gh: 206) are new records for a given species and 407 (22.9%, ITS2: 187, trnL-ef: 206, trnL-gh: 14) provide additional information (e.g. different bp length, intraspecific genetic variability); the remaining 682 sequences (38.3%) are equal (100% identity) to sequences already publicly available for the identified species. …”
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Original Personalized Reconstruction Method for Certain Large Tumors of the Lower Lip (Not Including Oral Commissures) by Ovidiu Dan Grigorescu, Marius Irimie, Nadinne Roman, Roxana Steliana Miclaus, Maria-Cristina Cîmpeanu, Bogdan-Radu Necula, Christian-Gabriel Strempel, Simona Grigorescu, Marius Alexandru Moga, Dana Gabriela Festila

“…<i>Background/Objective</i>: Surgical treatment of extensive tumors of the lower lip generates important defects in its structure and functions. Over time, a multitude of reconstruction options for these defects have been imagined. …”
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Synergistic toxicity of nanoplastics and Helicobacter pylori on digestive system in mice by Xiaolin Zhang, Yunqing Wang, Xiaohan Tong, Boqing Li, Sisi Liu, Yingzi Cui, Wenke Wang, Zhiqin Li, Chunlei Ma, Ying Zhang

“…Accumulation analysis showed that while AuPS-NPs content significantly increased over time and with higher concentrations, co-exposure with H. pylori reduced nanoparticle accumulation in gastric and intestinal tissues. …”
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Kidney transplant utilising donors after circulatory death: The first report from the African continent by T du Toit, K Manning, L Bertels, G Hoffman, D Thomson, Z A Barday

“…Graft survival at 1, 2 and 5 years was 100%, 96.0% and 73.7%, respectively. Patient survival at 1, 2 and 5 years was 93.3%, 93.3% and 88.4%, respectively. …”
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