Incorporation of reduced glutathione to the extender improves frozen-thawed sperm function and fertility potential in mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) by Sen Yang, Wenjie Xu, Yanglin Hua, Qingxin Ruan, Zining Meng

“…Despite the various advantages in hatchery practices, damage occurred during the process of freezing and thawing can result in compromised sperm quality. …”
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Microbial Communities in Continuous <i>Panax notoginseng</i> Cropping Soil by Li Liu, Jingheng Wu, Minpeng Liu, Mulan Wang, Yuewen Huo, Fugang Wei, Min Wu

“…The study suggests that attention should be paid to scientific and rational fertilization practices to mitigate the effects of continuous cropping. …”
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Microbial Indicators Show the Rehabilitation Flow of Soil Microbiota After the Brumadinho Dam Collapse by Paulo Wilson Goulart, Amanda Tristão Santini, Lutecia Rigueira Medina, Alan Emanuel Silva Cerqueira, Alex Castro Gazolla, Wiane Meloni Silva, Igor Rodrigues de Assis, Diego Aniceto, Sergio Oliveira de Paula, Cynthia Canêdo da Silva

“…Therefore, the study and monitoring of affected areas is essential to assess soil quality throughout the rehabilitation process, whether through natural recovery or active rehabilitation practices. Microbial indicators can serve as valuable tools to track the recovery of these areas, given their high sensitivity and rapid response to environmental changes. …”
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Optimal characteristics of peer navigators: adapting peer-based intervention with street-involved youth in Canada and Kenya with the aim of increasing HIV prevention, testing and t... by Edward Ou Jin Lee, Thai-Son Tang, Javi Fuentes-Bernal, Katie MacEntee, Juddy Wachira, Edith Apondi, Alex Abramovich, Abe Oudshoorn, David Ayuku, Reuben Kiptui, Amy Van Berkum, Sue-Ann MacDonald, Olli Saarela, Paula Braitstein

“…Data collection tools drew from the CATIE (Canada) PN practice guidelines related to: PN role and responsibilities, training, supervision and integration into sites, among others. …”
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Synergistic use of multi-sensor satellite data for mapping crop types and land cover dynamics from 2021 to 2023 in Northeast Thailand by Savittri Ratanopad Suwanlee, Surasak Keawsomsee, Emma Izquierdo-Verdiguier, Álvaro Moreno-Martínez, Sarawut Ninsawat, Jaturong Som-ard

“…Accurate and timely information on the spatiotemporal distribution of crops is essential for sustainable agricultural practices and ensuring food security. The significant challenges persist in accurately classifying crop types in highly fragmented cropland regions characterized by small field sizes, complex landscapes, and highly frequent cloud cover. …”
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A comprehensive approach to assessment of the quality and shelf-life for retail fresh hake (Merluccius australis) during Chilled Storage by Carmen Lopez-Joven, Reydoret Umaña, Paola Guajardo, Ignacio de Blas

“…Both could be considered as reliable indicators by freshness in Chilean southern hake under the present scenario, showing the first empirical results at long storage. …”
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Subsurface Drip Irrigation Combined with Ammonium Enhances Root Growth in Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.), Leading to Improved N Uptake and Higher Yield Formation by Yuman Cui, Weidong Ma, Changnan Yang, Ruxiao Bai, Tianze Xia, Changzhou Wei, Xinjiang Zhang, Guangwei Zhou

“…In Xinjiang’s current surface drip irrigation practices for rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.), premature leaf senescence and N deficiency are common issues, resulting in decreased yields. …”
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Protocol for the diabetes, distress and disparities (3D) study: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design by Briana Mezuk, Caitlan DeVries, Alejandro Rodríguez-Putnam, Alana Ewen, Bella Flores, Pragya Choudhary, Emma Spring, Alyson Miller, Chuwen Zhong, Kara M Mannor, Rossella Messina

“…Findings from this study will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, presentations at conferences and outreach to key stakeholders, including creating educational materials for patient advocacy groups and interprofessional practice.…”
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Long-term conservation agriculture to enhance soil properties and quality in rice–wheat cropping system by Amit K. Dash, Mahesh C. Meena, Shrila Das, Abir Dey, Seema Sangwan, R. S. Bana, Kaustav Aditya, Md. Basit Raza, Dhaneshwar Padhan, Saloni Tripathy, Tannishtha Bardhan, H. S. Jat, Adarsh Kumar, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Ali Salem, Mohamed A. Mattar

“…Abstract Conservation agriculture (CA) presents a promising substitute to the tillage-intensive rice–wheat cropping system (RWS) prevalent in the Indo-Gangetic plains (IGPs). …”
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Sociopolitical antecedents influencing COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Pima County, Arizona by Sam Rodriguez, Kailey Haider, Famesh Patel, Grace Thatigiri, Benjamin Pope, Jasen Albana, Sohail R. Daulat, Purnima Madhivanan, Karl Krupp

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Beyond capacity limits: can social cohesion offset the impact of service constraints on youth mental health? by Jo-An Occhipinti, Nicholas Ho, Paul Crosland, Sam Huntley, Wendy Hawkins, Adam Connell, Judith Piccone, Sarah Piper, Seyed Hossein Hosseini, Catherine Vacher, Jordan van Rosmalen, Sophie Morson, Courtney Milham, Wendy Burton, Kayla Andrade, Chloe Gosling, Kristen Tran, Yun Ju Christine Song, Victoria Loblay, Jo Robinson, Adam Skinner, Ian B. Hickie

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Cap a una ciutadania intercultural. Un tema emergent a la recerca educativa by Margarida Bartolomé i Pina

“…The article concludes by identifying the significant elements to be found in the research presented, and which allow the way forward to be mapped out for those seeking to conduct research in this field.…”
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Competition in the product market, CEO's power, and readability of financial reports by Shokrollah Khajavi, Soraya Weysihesar, Ali Asghar Dehghani Saadi

“…On the other hand, increased costs associated with information disclosure in competitive market conditions, coupled with the need to maintain a competitive edge and individual interests, may incentivize powerful managers to present financial reports that are more complex and less transparent. …”
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The Effect of Land Use Change on Runoff Using the SWAT Model in the Tajan Watershed by hayede bayani, ali bagheri, Davod Akbari Nodehi, Valiollah Karimi

“…Similar to other modeling studies, the results presented in this research include various inherent limitations, and the modeling uncertainty was multiplied due to the application of land cover flow simulation in the hydrology model. …”
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Variation in Kidney Transplant Referral, Living Donor Contacts, Waitlisting, and Kidney Transplant Across Regional Renal Programs in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Cohort Stud... by Kyla L. Naylor, Seychelle Yohanna, Graham Smith, Amit X. Garg, Lori Elliott, Gregory Knoll, S. Joseph Kim, Matthew Weir

“…We also presented results by 5 Ontario geographic regions. …”
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Impacto de la motivación, percepción y autoconcepto de niñas jugadoras de fútbol en contextos multiculturales: un estudio en Melilla (Impact of the motivation, perception and self-... by Javier Ventaja-Cruz, Jesús Manuel Cuevas Rincón, Virginia Tejada-Medina, Ricardo Martín-Moya, Raquel Portillo Sánchez

“…Existe un creciente interés en la resiliencia psicológica, la dinámica de equipo y los factores motivacionales exclusivos del fútbol femenino. El objetivo del presente estudio ha sido el de analizar los motivos y factores psicosociales que impulsan a un grupo de niñas hacia la práctica del fútbol y su relación con los aspectos socioeconómicos, culturales y religiosos. …”
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GUEST EDITORS’ NOTE by Piero Amodio, Edward W. Legg, Ljerka Ostojić

“…The authors argue that the current state of behavioural research is characterised by ‘questionable coder practices’, which refer to excessive flexibility in how interrater reliability is implemented. …”
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Optimal 2D Placement of Virtual Objects in Physical Space for Augmented Reality Applications by M. V. Alpatova, Yu. V. Rudyak

“…After the software implementation, the operation of the described 2D algorithm was tested in practice — in an augmented reality mobile application. …”
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SPACO+: a mixed methods protocol to assessing the effectiveness of an educative intervention in patients with Long Covid by Odette Linda Kamdem, Caroline Dupre, Valdez Heugno, Amandine Baudot, Estelle Essangui, Marie Blanquet, Nina Guercon, Marie Fanget, Sasha Bayet, Marie Pierre Vericel, Pauline Oustric, Yves Mbama Biloa, Elie Shikitele Lola, Mabrouk Nekaa, Mario Debellis, François Stierlam, Ronelle Fabiola Mbia, Olivier Tatsilong, Peguy Assomo Ndemba, Williams Bell Ngan, Valérie Ndobo, Clarisse Ayina Ayina, Jerson Mekoulou, Marie Solange Ndom Ebongue, Thomas Celarier, Louise Ruiz, Veronique Regnier, Claude Bika, Françoise Ngo Sack, Judith Laure Ngondi, Nathalie Barth, Samuel Honore Mandengue, Frederic Roche, Elisabeth Botelho-nevers, Carole Else Eboumbou Moukoko, Céline Nguefeu Nkenfou, David Hupin, Bienvenu Bongue, Jessica Guyot

“…The SPACO + study therefore aims to evaluate an innovative program which combines the methods used in therapeutic education and in personalized multifactorial intervention for management of Long Covid. Here, we present the protocol of our study, which aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention in terms of changes in quality of life at 6 months in comparison with standard clinical practice in patients suffering from Long Covid. …”
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Assessing the performance of a point-of-need diagnostic algorithm in rapid detection of peripheral lymph node tuberculosis (Mobile-TB-Lab): a diagnostic evaluation study protocol by Dinesh Mondal, Lydia Nakiyingi, Elizabeth Ekirapa Kiracho, Kevin Cassar, Arianna Ceruti, Julius Boniface Okuni, Manfred Weidmann, Bishwajit Bhowmik, Prakash Ghosh, Shaheda Anwar, Martin Siegel, Nishad Tasnim Mithila, Sophie Elisabeth Müller, Farhana Rahman Luba, Rea Maja Kobialka, Bishnu Pada Dey, Syed Nazin Morshed, Cemre Arpa, Md Arko Ayon Chowdhury, Ahmed Abu Saleh, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Sophie Schneitler

“…The findings from this study will be submitted to peer-reviewed journals and presented at relevant national and international meetings.…”
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