Farmers’ knowledge and perception of finger millet blast disease and its control practices in western Kenya by Wilton Mbinda, Agnes Kavoo, Fredah Maina, Margaret Odeph, Cecilia Mweu, Naomi Nzilani, Mathew Ngugi

“…Here, we present a study that investigated the occurrence, impact, risk factors and farmers’ knowledge and perceptions of finger millet blast in Kenya. …”
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Deciphering FUR-regulated gene networks in Klebsiella pneumoniae using FUR knockout mutant by Purvi Joshi, Reetu Maindolia, Dhanshree Dhakre, Twinkle Patel, Devarshi Gajjar

“…It possesses many virulence properties and the ferric uptake regulator (FUR) is the transcription factor that regulates the expression of various genes in K. pneumoniae. …”
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Effects of Biochar on the Yield of Melon and the Diversity of Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Communities Under Saline–Alkali Stress by Yangyang Wang, Qiuyu Lu, Fan Zhang, Wei Wang, Chunyan Wu

“…Available potassium in the rhizosphere soil of melons was the dominant factor influencing bacterial community composition at the phylum level. …”
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Simulation Model to Optimize Turnover Schedule for Train Locomotives by P. A. Kozlov, S. P. Vakulenko

“…It is first time the problem was formulated as a strict optimization model - a dynamic transportation problem. On the functional level, the main goal was to minimize overall costs which are directly related to locomotives operation and to losses due to train delays. …”
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Dissecting the causal effects of smoking, alcohol consumption, and related DNA methylation markers on electrocardiographic indices by Zequn Zheng, Yongfei Song, Xinhan Li, Tao Luo, Xuerui Tan

“…SMR analysis did not identify shared putative functional genes passing the HEIDI test between DrnkWk and the QT interval. …”
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Influence of lifestyle and genetic variants in the aldo-keto reductase 1C3 rs12529 polymorphism in high-risk prostate cancer detection variability assessed between US and New Zeala... by Nishi Karunasinghe, Stefan Ambs, Alice Wang, Wei Tang, Shuotun Zhu, Tiffany H Dorsey, Megan Goudie, Jonathan G Masters, Lynnette R Ferguson

“…Variation of the cumulative % high-risk PC (outcome variable) with increasing PSA intervals (exposure factor) was compared between the cohorts using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. …”
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Decreased Systemic Monocyte Colony Protein-1 (MCP-1) Levels and Reduced sCD14 Levels in Curcumin-Treated Patients with Moderate Anxiety: A Pilot Study by José Joaquín Merino, José María Parmigiani-Cabaña, José María Parmigiani-Izquierdo, Rubén Fernández-García, María Eugenia Cabaña-Muñoz

“…A two-way bifactorial ANOVA was conducted to evaluate the contributions of the anxiety factor (Anx) and/or curcumin factor (Cur) in all the tested markers, including interactions between both factors. …”
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DNA methylation of food sensitization in a French-Canadian population by Bénédicte L. Tremblay, Anne-Marie Madore, Catherine Laprise

“…This approach provides high-resolution assessment of genome-wide functional methylome that yields valuable understandings to this field of research. …”
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The role of circulating neutrophils in the progression of kidney cancer by I. R. Magdieva, T. V. Abakumova, D. R. Dolgova, O. Y. Gorshkov, T. P. Gening

“…And the functional heterogeneity of neutrophils is characterized by differences in gene expression patterns.Aim. …”
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Genetic determinism of cortisol levels in pig by Elena Terenina, Nathalie Iannuccelli, Yvon Billon, Katia Fève, Laure Gress, Darya Bazovkina, Pierre Mormede, Catherine Larzul

“…Indeed, HPA axis activity is strongly influenced by genetic factors acting at several levels of the axis. The adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation test has long been used to analyze interindividual and genetic differences in HPA axis activity in several species, including pigs. …”
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Immunoinflammatory biomarkers as predictors of hemorrhagic transformation in acute ischemic stroke patients after endovascular thrombectomy by Li Bao, Yuhang Wang, Shuang He

“…The models’ discrimination was assessed using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), and calibration was evaluated using the Hosmer–Lemeshow test. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate the impact of HT or sICH on 90-day functional outcomes and mortality.ResultsThe HT rate was 39.51% (32/81), and the sICH rate was 17.07% (14/81). …”
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Association between the extent of intrapulmonary spread on chest CT and false-negative results of T-SPOT.TB in pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective study by Ryo Sato, Naoki Takasaka, Yusuke Hosaka, Taiki Fukuda, Kyota Shinfuku, Makiko Takatsuka, Tsukasa Hasegawa, Masami Yamada, Yumie Yamanaka, Kai Ryu, Takeo Ishikawa, Jun Araya

“…The extent of TB spread may influence host immune functions, which can influence the results of the T-SPOT.TB test. …”
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The aspirin resistance and platelets` receptors expression in chronic heart failure patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by M. Yu. Kolesnyk, V. V. Syvolap

“…The control population comprised 35 heart failure patients without diabetes mellitus (mean age 60±9 years). Platelet function was evaluated using standard light transmission aggregometry. …”
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Physically Cross-Linked PVA Hydrogels as Potential Wound Dressings: How Freezing Conditions and Formulation Composition Define Cryogel Structure and Performance by Anna Górska, Ewelina Baran, Justyna Knapik-Kowalczuk, Joanna Szafraniec-Szczęsny, Marian Paluch, Piotr Kulinowski, Aleksander Mendyk

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: The designed cryogel prototypes exhibited functional properties comparable to or even surpassing commercial wound dressings, except for absorption capacity, which remained lower. …”
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Age-related hearing loss associated with cognitive impairment in the Polish cohort of the PURE study by Katarzyna Połtyn-Zaradna, Katarzyna Pazdro-Zastawny, Katarzyna Pazdro-Zastawny, Dorota Szcześniak, Alicja Basiak-Rasała, Maria Wołyniec, Katarzyna Zatońska, Tomasz Zatoński

“…Secondary aim is to identify the risk and prevalence of presbycusis taking into account bio- socio-demographic factors among the residents of Wrocław and surrounding villages.MethodsData from 891 participants (559 women and 332 men; mean age: 60.7 years; range: 39–81) in the Polish cohort of the PURE study who met the inclusion criteria for the PURE MIND sub-study and who had a cognitive and functional assessment completed (MoCA test, DSST test, TMT parts A and B, CES-D, SAGE test).ResultsHearing loss was a significant risk factor for cognitive impairment as assessed using the MoCA, DSST, TMT A and TMT B tests. …”
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Measurement and Evaluation of Social Resilience Indicators in the Historical Neighborhoods of Tabriz City (Case Study: Sorkhab Neighborhood of Tabriz) by Leila Rahimi, Mahta Choobineh

“…To assess the impact of gender, age, and education on the functional, social, and cultural dimensions (excluding the physical dimension, which did not require a questionnaire), one-way variance tests and t-tests were employed. …”
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Skatole Alleviates Osteoarthritis by Reprogramming Macrophage Polarization and Protecting Chondrocytes by Weiyun Wang, Yaru Chu, Yunkun Lu, Jie Xu, Weixuan Zhao, Zhuo Liang, Xueqiang Guo, Lingling Xi, Tao Han, Yaping Shen, Wenjuan Song, Yanhua Tang, Mengnan Wen, Zhuang Qian, Lei Wang, Zhenlin Fan, Guangdong Zhou, Wenjie Ren

“…Overall, skatole maintains immune microenvironment homeostasis by modulating macrophage polarization in joints and preserves cartilage function by balancing chondrocyte anabolism and catabolism, effectively alleviating OA. …”
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Electrochemical, quantum chemical, and thermodynamic investigation of a Schiff base corrosion inhibitor for XC70 steel by Abdelbasset Recherache, Fatiha Benghanem, Linda Toukal, Nourelhouda Bounedjar, Malika Foudia, Buzuayehu Abebe, Mir Waqas Alam

“…Experimental investigations were integrated with theoretical studies employing the Density Functional Theory (DFT) process to examine the anticorrosion efficacy and inhibitory mechanism. …”
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The validation and cross-cultural adaptation of the PainDETECT questionnaire in osteoarthritis-related pain by Xiaofeng Chang, Shuxin Yao, Jie Wei, Lei Shang, Chao Xu, Jianbing Ma

“…Abstract Background Patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) often experience persistent pain and functional impairment after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), which presents challenges for pain management. …”
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Unravelling critical burnout syndrome in Chinese hospitals a network analysis of the Maslach burnout inventory human services survey by Mayangzong Bai, Tiantian Jing, Sisi Li, Zhiruo Zhang

“…Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis (MCFA) was performed using the total sample for model invariance test. …”
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