Effect of Different Commercial Fertilizers, Harvest Date, and Storage Time on Two Organically Grown Blackberry Cultivars: Physicochemical Properties, Antioxidant Properties, and Su... by George Cavender, Mingyang Liu, Javier Fernandez-Salvador, Deborah Hobbs, Bernadine Strik, Balz Frei, Yanyun Zhao

“…Fruits were hand-harvested three times during their peak production period and stored at 4°C and 85% RH for up to 12 d. …”
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Using motivational interviewing to improve sleep quality among patients with hypertension attending a tertiary hospital in southern Nigeria: a randomized controlled trial by Tijani Idris Ahmad Oseni, Ndifreke Ekpo Udonwa, Moyosore Taiwo Makinde, Sekinat Odunaye-Badmus, Aisha Sokunbi, Neba Francis Fuh, Bolanle Oluwatosin Adewuyi, Ofure Ileso, Afiong Oboko Oku

“…Motivational interviewing should be employed by physicians and other health workers during sleep prescription counselling.…”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Adipokinetic Hormone/Corazonin-Related Peptide (ACP) on Ovarian Development in the Mud Crab, <i>Scylla paramamosain</i> by Wenting Tan, Yiwei Tang, Fang Liu, Li Lu, An Liu, Haihui Ye

“…The expression level of <i>Sp-ACP</i> in the ovary, eyestalk, and cerebral ganglia gradually increased during ovarian development, whereas its receptor exhibited an opposite expression pattern in the ovary. …”
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Pegylated-interferon-alpha treatment modulating the immune response of cytotoxic lymphocytes in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by Letícia Montes Stark, Rosekeila Simões Nomelini, Marco Aurélio Trovó, Márcia Antoniazi Michelin, Eddie Fernando Candido Murta

“…Our data suggest that patients who can respond to immunotherapy already have a pattern of IFN receptor expression in lymphocytes, which contributes to successful treatment.…”
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Hydro‐Sedimentary Processes of a Plunging Hyperpycnal River Plume Revealed by Synchronized Remote Imagery and Gridded Current Measurements by Stan Thorez, Ulrich Lemmin, D. Andrew Barry, Koen Blanckaert

“…This suggests transient storage of sediment during conditions of lower discharge and sediment load, and high morphological activity in the plunging area. …”
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Cyclosporin A Decreases Human Macrophage Interleukin-6 Synthesis at Post-Transcriptional Level by Juan E. Losa García, Ana M. Rodríguez López, María Rosa Martín De Cabo, Fernando Mateos Rodríguez, Jesús Pérez Losada, Rogelio González Sarmiento, Antonio Jiménez López, José Luis Pérez Arellano

“…The first possibility was tested by measuring the effect of cycloheximide on the experimental system during the first 3 hours of culture. Although cycloheximide decreased total cytokine synthesis, the pattern of cytokine modulation by CsA persisted. …”
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Estrogen-Regulated Proline-Rich Acidic Protein 1 in Endometrial Epithelial Cells Affects Embryo Implantation by Regulating Mucin 1 in Mice by Xueyan Wang, Meng Li, Jingmei Han, Nana Yang, Xiangyun Li, Xinglong Wu

“…<i>Prap1</i> expression was specifically reduced during early implantation. Overexpression of <i>Prap1</i> in EECs also reduced the embryo adhesions. …”
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Effect of human serum albumin on clinical outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery by Ping Li, Mi Zhou, Da-Yu Chen, Ya-Kun Liu, Feng Liu, Yong-Gen Xu, Jian Wang, Huan Gui

“…The efficacy of 20% HSA on clinical outcomes was assessed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses.ResultsAmong a cohort of 242 patients, 67 (27.69%) were administered 20% HSA for over 2 days during the early postoperative stage. A dose-related pattern of HSA efficacy on clinical outcomes was observed in the PSM cohort. …”
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Erosive Rainfall Thresholds for Five Typical Soils in Water Erosion Region of China by Wang Ying, Yang Yang, Liu Baoyuan, Liu Yingna

“…[Conclusion] Erosive rainfall thresholds differed among soils in different regions due to differences in soil properties such as particle size distribution and organic matter content, as well as in local climate factors such as rainfall pattern.…”
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Spatial Spillover Effects of Urban Gray–Green Space Form on COVID-19 Pandemic in China by Tingting Kang, Yangyang Jiang, Chuangeng Yang, Yujie She, Zixi Jiang, Zeng Li

“…In this study, we quantified urban form using landscape pattern indices, represented population mobility with the Baidu Migration Scale Index, and assessed the role of key influencing factors on the epidemic through STIRPAT and spatial Durbin models. …”
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On the Uniqueness and Causal Relationship of Precursor Activity to Solar Energetic Events. I. Transient Brightenings—Introduction and Overview by Karin Dissauer, Graham Barnes, KD Leka, Eric L. Wagner

“…TBs are also observed during quiet epochs of the same active regions, but they appear in smaller clusters not following a clear spatial pattern, although sometimes associated with short, spatially intermittent bald patches and fan traces, but predominantly away from strong-gradient polarity inversion lines in areas with little excess energy density.…”
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Co‐expression of HSV‐1 ICP34.5 enhances the expression of gene delivered by self‐amplifying RNA and mitigates its immunogenicity by Xuemin Lu, Yabin Wu, Chunye Zhao, Jie Zheng, Shangwu Chen, Yigang Wang, Yulong Xia

“…The presence of double‐stranded RNA intermediates during saRNA replication activates pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), leading to the activation of protein kinase R (PKR) and interferon (IFN) signaling, which can result in a general translational shutdown within the host cell. …”
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Frequent mutation of K-RAS in addition to BRAF V600E in Ameloblastoma – An immunohistochemical study by Aishwariya Mohanty, Abikshyeet Panda, Pallavi Mishra, Lipsa Bhuyan, Harish Kumar

“…MAPK pathway are known to be active during tooth development, and also mutations in MAPK components have been identified in both benign and malignant tumors. …”
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GIS Bioclimatic Profile and Seed Germination of the Endangered and Protected Cretan Endemic Plant <i>Campanula cretica</i> (A. DC.) D. Dietr. for Conservation and Sustainable Utili... by Theodora-Nafsika Panagiotidou, Ioannis Anestis, Elias Pipinis, Stefanos Kostas, Georgios Tsoktouridis, Stefanos Hatzilazarou, Nikos Krigas

“…The detected seed germination pattern matched the natural temperatures prevailing in situ during late autumn. …”
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Review of Epidemiological Situation on Rickettsioses in the Russian Federation in 2022 as Compared with 2013–2021, Forecast for 2023 by N. A. Pen’evskaya, N. V. Rudakov, S. N. Shpynov, A. I. Blokh, D. V. Trankvilevsky, D. A. Savel’ev, S. V. Shtrek, A. V. Sannikov

“…The aim of the review was to characterize the epidemiological situation on tick-borne rickettsioses (TR) in the Russian Federation in 2022 in comparison with the pandemic years of 2020–2021 and the pre-pandemic period of 2013–2019, to give the forecast for 2023. During 2013–2022, a pattern was observed in the incidence of rickettsiosis of the tick-borne spotted fever group (with the exception of Astrakhan spotted fever – ASF), that is also characteristic of most other natural focal infections (NFIs): a sharp decrease in registered incidence rates in 2020–2021 with the subsequent increase in 2022 almost up to pre-pandemic levels or even exceedance in some regions. …”
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Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods Among Brazilian Pregnant Women Attended in Primary Healthcare by Gabriele B. Silva, Débora L. F. Silva, Sylvia C. C. Franceschini, Mariana S. Macedo, Claudia C. B. Almeida, Carolina A. Carvalho, Renata J. Pereira, Danielle G. da Silva, Nathalia Pizato, Franciane R. Faria, Naiara Sperandio, Míriam C. R. Barbosa, Anderson M. Navarro, Sandra P. Crispim

“…This pattern was more prevalent among younger pregnant women (p<0.001), those of white or yellow race (p=0.007), residing in urban areas (p=0.03), and with higher monthly household income (p=0.001). …”
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Effects of Larval Starvation Stress on the Life History and Adult Fitness of Fall Webworm, <i>Hyphantria Cunea</i> by Yuan Zhang, Lin Zhang, Junchao Zheng, Tongpu Li, Lvquan Zhao

“…Insects often encounter starvation stress, especially during invasion spread or population outbreaks. The fall webworm, <i>Hyphantria cunea</i> (Drury) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), is an important invasive pest in China, and the starvation resistance of its larvae determines population spread and resulting outbreak threat. …”
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Mediterranean-Oriented Dietary Intervention Is Effective to Reduce Liver Steatosis in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Results from an Italian Clinical Trial by Barbara Zanini, Federica Benini, Monica Marullo, Anna Simonetto, Angelo Rossi, Paola Cavagnoli, Alessia Bonalumi, Silvia Marconi, Marie Graciella Pigozzi, Gianni Gilioli, Alessandra Valerio, Francesco Donato, Maurizio Castellano, Chiara Ricci

“…The NAFLD patients improved their dietary habits and reduced BMI and waist circumference, during the study period, more than healthy controls. …”
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Germinated Spores of the Probiotic Bacterium <i>Bacillus coagulans</i> JBI-YZ6.3 Support Dynamic Changes in Intestinal Epithelial Communication and Resilience to Mechanical Woundin... by Sage V. McGarry, Earvin A. F. Grinage, Krista Sanchez, Dina Cruickshank, Liang Anderson, Gitte S. Jensen

“…The spore-forming probiotic <i>Bacillus coagulans</i> JBI-YZ6.3 interacts with the gut epithelium via its secreted metabolites as well as its cell walls, engaging pattern-recognition receptors on the epithelium. We evaluated its effects on human T84 gut epithelial cells using in vitro co-cultures, comparing metabolically active germinated spores to the isolated metabolite fraction and cell wall fraction under unstressed versus inflamed conditions. …”
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B-Scan and “En-Face” Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging for the Diagnosis and Followup of Acute Retinal Pigment Epitheliitis by Flore De Bats, Benjamin Wolff, Martine Mauget-Faÿsse, Claire Scemama, Laurent Kodjikian

“…Just around these hyperreflective dots, slight thickening of the hyperreflective IS/OS junction was observed. During the late phase, indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) showed a macular cockade-like hyperfluorescent halo. …”
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