Alcanos en cultivares comerciales de festuca alta [Lolium arundinacea (Schreb.) Darbysh.] como indicador de su consumo por bovinos by M.L. BAKKER, M.D.C. FERRAGINE, M. BIGLIARDI

“…El contenido total (mg/kg MS) de n-alcanos impares en los cvs fue, en orden creciente, “Arizona” (369), “FesCon3”, “FesCon2”, “AxL”, “FesCon4”, “Royal Q 100”, “Flecha” (600 a 750) y “Taita”, “FesCon1”, “Malma”, “GFL 200” y “GFL 201” (800 a 850). …”
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On the time spent preparing grant proposals: an observational study of Australian researchers by Nicholas Graves, Adrian G Barnett, Philip Clarke, Danielle L Herbert

“…More time spent preparing a proposal did not increase the chances of success for the lead researcher (prevalence ratio (PR) of success for 10 day increase=0.91, 95% credible interval 0.78 to 1.04) or other researchers (PR=0.89, 95% CI 0.67 to 1.17).Conclusions Considerable time is spent preparing NHMRC Project Grant proposals. …”
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Pedagogía Crítica, Educación y Cultura de Paz: Hacia una delimitación del objeto de estudio y estado del arte desde el origen decolonial by Sabas Manuel Bustamante Fuentes

“…Este acercamiento, pretende indagar en las posturas críticas en torno a la idea de paces desde el contexto regional, en especial el enfoque decolonial y la implementación de la ley 1732 del 1 de septiembre de 2014, por la cual se establece la Cátedra de la Paz en todas las instituciones educativas de Colombia. …”
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Survey of Indoor Air Pollution Health Literacy among Community-dwelling Adults in Taiwan by Jia-Ling Wu, Yu-Han Huang, Yi-Chin Huang, Chien-Cheng Jung, Pei-Chen Lee, Ming-Yeng Lin, Wen-Hsuan Hou, Chung-Yi Li

“…The weighted sample size was 616 subjects aged between 20 and 88 years old (mean: 45.8 years, standard deviation: 18.1). Generally, adult residents of Taiwan showed only a moderate level of overall IAPHL, with the highest and lowest matric-specific score for “understanding” and “appraisi ng,” respectively. …”
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MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE DURING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT by Oleksandr Sharyhin, Vasyl Fedorets, Oksana Klochko

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Evaluation of the effect on antimicrobial properties, color, roughness and curing time of glass ionomer cement incorporated with silver and copper nanoparticles by Laís Aragão Lima, Wanessa Fernandes Matias Regis, Fábio Ruan Louzeiro Lima, Victor Teixeira Noronha, Amauri Jardim de Paula, Fernanda Freitas Sousa, Paulo Goberlânio Barros Silva, Rafael Melo Freire, Lidiany Karla Azevedo Rodrigues

“…Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial potential of glass ionomer cement (GIC) incorporated with silver and copper nanoparticles (CuAgNP) in three different concentrations (GIC 0.01% CuAgNP, GIC 0.05% CuAgNP, and GIC 0.1% CuAgNP) on the inhibition of in vitro formation of duospecies biofilm of Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans, surface roughness, color variation, and curing time. …”
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The Influence of Phototherapy on Recovery From Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage by Anthony D'Amico, Kevin Silva, Alejandro Rubero, Steven Dion, Jason Gillis, Joseph Gallo

“…Sixteen subjects (age 20.6±1.6 yrs; BMI 25.8±4.6 kg.m-2) received PhT prior to testing each day, while 17 (age 20.8±1.3 yrs; BMI 26.2±4.5 kg.m-2) received sham PhT and served as a control (CON). …”
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Fenomenología y representaciones sociales como método investigativo para la comprensión teológica de la espiritualidad by José Edwar Escobar Mejía, Fredy Alonso Quintero Torres, Ciro Javier Moncada Guzmán

“… La fenomenología en la investigación teológica se configura como un método investigativo y, a la vez, como una perspectiva epistemológica cuando se vincula la intencionalidad de una indagación por las representaciones sociales que subyacen en un contexto determinado, pues su determinación a partir de interacciones, relatos, comprensiones y prácticas de los sujetos posibilitan la comprensión profunda del problema abordado. …”
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Serum hepcidin level with iron profile assay might replace bone marrow iron study as a diagnostic tool for evaluation of anemia in elderly without chronic renal disease by Sukdev Manna, Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti, Rohit Singh, Indrajeet Singh Gambhir

“…Serum hepcidin levels can be used confidently to differentiate ACD from IDA (P value <0.001). At serum concentration, 198.82 ng/mL sensitivity of hepcidin to differentiate ACD from IDA was 93.9% and specificity was 92.2%. …”
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Unveiling pressure-induced anomalous shear behavior and thermoelasticity of α-Fe2O3 hematite at high pressure by Yongtao Zou, Pei Wang, Ying Li, Haiyan Chen, Cangtao Zhou, Tetsuo Irifune

“…The bulk and shear moduli, as well as their pressure and temperature dependences for Fe2O3 hematite are reported, yielding KS0 = 235.5(8) GPa, G0 = 88.0(3) GPa, әKS/әP = 3.29(25), dG/dP = 1.36(10), әKS/әT = −0.027(2) GPa/K, and әG/әT = −0.019(1) GPa/K. …”
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Value-based Reimbursement as a Mechanism to Achieve Social and Financial Impact in the Healthcare System by Ana Paula Beck de Silva Etges, Harry H. Liu, Porter Jones, Carisi A. Polanczyk

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Gender Disparities and Socioeconomic Triggers in Filicide-Suicide—An Analysis of Media Portrayals by Zainab Pervaiz, Maryam Ayub, Nazish Imran

“…The majority of cases occurred in Punjab (63.6%), followed by Sindh (34.1%), with a single case from KPK (2.3%). Urban areas reported 56.8% of the incidents. …”
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PARÁMETROS HEMATOLÓGICOS EN POLLUELOS DE PSITÁCIDOS EN CAUTIVERIO DE ORIGEN SILVESTRE by J. A. Herrera, A. Ávalos, G. Herrera, D. Gómez, A. Varela, A. Guzmán, A. M. Rosales

“…En las cuatro especies citadas, el porcentaje del hematocrito fue de 56,4 ± 3,36; 51 ± 6,52; 47,6 ± 6,47 y 53,8 ± 9,26; el VCM en fl fue de 184,6 ± 13,4; 142,0 ± 25,4; 106,3 ± 11,7 y 162,3 ± 71,9; la cuenta eritrocítica fue de 4,7 ± 2,1 x10 6 /μl; 6,1 ± 8,2 x10 6 /μl; 6,9 ± 1,2 x10 6 /μl y 5,4 ± 1,1 x10 6 /μl; y la cuenta leucocitaria de 3,06 ± 0,15 x10 3 /μl; 3,62 ± 0,24 x10 3 /μl; 4,48 ± 0,36 x10 3 /μl y 3,56 ± 0,71 x10 3 /μl respectivamente para P. senilis , A. albifrons , A. autumnalis y A. oratrix . …”
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Air Quality Assessment by Moss Biomonitoring and Trace Metals Atmospheric Deposition by Pranvera Lazo, Alda Kika, Flora Qarri, Lirim Bekteshi, Shaniko Allajbeu, Trajce Stafilov

“…Moss species (Hypnum cupressiforme) was used as a biomonitor to assess the atmospheric deposition of metals in the entire territory of Albania and to identify the probable anthropogenic factors affecting the levels of the most toxic metals/metalloids (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in the current moss. Statistical analysis is used to examine the relationships between elements accumulated in moss samples, and to assess the air quality of Albania. …”
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3D BIOPRINTING IN DENTISTRY: BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS by Peter Frantsevich Litvitskiy, Alexander Tsymbal, Zhangirkhan Bolat, Yelaman Bazarbayev, Madina Bekentayeva, Raushan Nauryzbay, Azhar N. Zhexenova, Gulbanu Mukyshova, Lida Aliyeva, Aliya Zhylkybekova

“… Abstract  The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that oral diseases affect about 3.5 billion people. …”
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Development and accelerated shelf-life assessment of coconut squash: A comprehensive evaluation of physicochemical, antioxidant, and sensory attributes by Sara Shahbaz, Iahtisham-Ul-Haq, Nirmeen Nadeem, Mahnoor Siddiqui, Robert Mugabi, Aanchal Sharma, Tawfiq Alsulami, Gulzar Ahmad Nayik

“…Physicochemical and antioxidant properties were monitored, revealing decreases in pH, total sugars, total phytochemicals, and antioxidant activity, alongside increases in acidity, TSS, and FFA during storage. …”
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Smokeless, not harmless: Understanding Naswar's cardiovascular risks in the northwestern Pakistan by Ihsanur Rahman, Fayaz Ahmad, Naveed Sadiq

“…Multivariable logistic regression showed that Naswar users (OR: 2.56, 95 % CI: 1.08–6.10), Naswar dip time of five or more minutes (OR: 3.77, 95 %CI: 1.11–12.84), 20+ years of Naswar use (OR: 4.30, 95 %CI: 1.26–14.75), black Naswar (OR: 2.62, 95 %CI: 1.04–6.60), and spitting Naswar saliva (OR: 3.76, 95 %CI: 1.43–9.86) exhibited higher adjusted odds of CAD compared to non-users of Naswar. …”
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Assessing the diagnostic accuracy of machine learning algorithms for identification of asthma in United States adults based on NHANES dataset by Omid Kohandel Gargari, Mobina Fathi, Shahryar Rajai Firouzabadi, Ida Mohammadi, Mohammad Hossein Mahmoudi, Mehran Sarmadi, Arman Shafiee

“…SVM and ADA emerged as top performers with the highest area under the curve (AUC) scores of 0.72 and 0.71, respectively. RF exhibited high accuracy but low precision. …”
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Mendelian randomization study of serum uric acid levels and urate-lowering drugs on pulmonary arterial hypertension outcomes by Xiaoling Yao, Xin Cai, Shaoqin Zhang, Yuzheng Yang, Xiangyan Yang, Wukai Ma, Zong Jiang

“…MR analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between serum uric acid levels and PAH (odds ratio (OR) 1.106, 95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.021-1.200, P = 0.014), corroborated by a replication MR analysis (OR 1.859, 95% CI 1.130–3.057, P = 0.015). …”
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Coronectomy versus total odontectomy of impacted lower third molars with close relation tothe inferior alveolar canal: An open clinical trial. by Hundren Muhammad, Rozh Mumtaz, Dilman Najmaddin, Omed Ikram

“…Results: The mean age (+ SD) of the studied sample was 25.5 + 4.1 years. Incidence of severe pain on day 1 was more in the study group than the control group but the difference was not significant (p = 0.091). …”
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