A plant endophytic bacterium Burkholderia seminalis strain 869T2 increases plant growth under salt stress by affecting several phytohormone response pathways by Hau-Hsuan Hwang, Yu-Ting Huang, Pei-Ru Chien, Fan-Chen Huang, Chih-Lin Wu, Liang-Yu Chen, Shih-Hsun Walter Hung, I-Chun Pan, Chieh-Chen Huang

“…Abstract Background Due to global warming and gradual climate change, plants are subjected to a wide range of environmental stresses, adversely affecting plant growth and production worldwide. …”
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Gene Expression Profiles Infer — The Landscape of Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells in Ovarian Cancer and their Clinical Significance by Caiyun Ding, Li Wang, Qiang Ma, Can Shen, Lu Xi, Guantai Ni, Jin Ding

“…The proportions obtained in this study were used to investigate the association between each cell type and the clinical outcomes for ovarian cancer diagnosis and prognosis. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used for detecting the expression levels of related genes. …”
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Personalised care for people with excessive alcohol use following an episode of self-harm: a mixed methods community case study in a psychiatric liaison team by Sarah Wigham, Elizabeth Titchener, Katherine Jackson, Eileen Kaner, Eilish Gilvarry, Eilish Gilvarry, Amy O’Donnell

“…Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients and clinicians and analysed thematically. Quantitative and qualitative data were integrated, and meta-inferences drawn.ResultsPatients accessing the service (n=68) were mostly female (61.8%), white (83.9%), mean age 35 years (range 19-69), and most experienced additional mental health conditions alongside excessive alcohol use. …”
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A Review of Effluent Water Quality Standards for Sewage and Wastewater Treatment Plants: International Comparison and Recommendations for Domestic Standard Improvements by Soeun Kang, Yujin Go, Suyeon Kim, Dayeon Lee, Bonyoung Koo, Sokhee P. Jung

“…Effluent quality standards and energy self-sufficiency in wastewater treatment have emerged as key challenges for sustainable water management and climate change response globally. Rapid industrialization and urbanization have increased wastewater discharge, leading to frequent detection of hazardous substances and pharmaceutical residues in influent waters. …”
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Glial Cell Architecture Dynamics in Dentate Gyrus and CA4 Area of Wistar Rat Hippocampus Following 20-minute Occlusion of Common Carotid Arteries by Anna V. Gorbunova, Dmitry B. Avdeev, Sergey S. Stepanov, Victor A. Akulinin, Alexander S. Stepanov, Anastasia Yu. Shoronova, Artem A. Samsonov

“…Fractal analysis (ImageJ 1.52; fraclac 2.5 plugin) was used to obtain additional quantitative information on the spatial organization of astrocyte networks. …”
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Natural convection of viscoplastic fluids in side-heated open cavities by Paulo R.M. Santos, Admilson T. Franco, Silvio L.M. Junqueira, Muhammad Nadeem

“…The increase in the magnitude of the material yield stress has a quantitative effect on reducing fluid circulation. Even for a higher range of practical values of the Brinkman number, the isotherms, streamlines, and unyielded regions change minimally perceptibly, so the viscous dissipation term can be neglected in the study. …”
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An ecological network approach for detecting and validating influential organisms for rice growth by Masayuki Ushio, Hiroki Saito, Motoaki Tojo, Atsushi J Nagano

“…First, we established small experimental rice plots, and measured rice growth and monitored ecological community dynamics intensively and extensively using quantitative environmental DNA metabarcoding in 2017 in Japan. …”
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Validating the underpinnings of water corticosterone measurement for aquatic amphibians [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Charlotte A Hosie, Robert Coleman, Christopher J Emmans, Andrew M Holmes, Tessa E Smith

“…Despite thousands of amphibians in research laboratories there is minimal quantitative evidence pertaining to their management and welfare. …”
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Evaluating Prospective Energy Services Demand for Residential Solar Photovoltaic (RSPV) Generated Electricity in Lagos State, Nigeria by Olalekan Jesuleye, Andrew Oriola, Adeyemi Adepoju

“…The study adopted quantitative research design with structured questionnaire to solicit information from the respondents. …”
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Unbiased statistical length analysis of linear features: adapting survival analysis to geological applications by G. Benedetti, G. Benedetti, S. Casiraghi, D. Bertacchi, A. Bistacchi

“…<p>A proper quantitative statistical characterization of fracture length or height is of paramount importance when analysing outcrops of fractured rocks. …”
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Behçet syndrome: The disturbed balance between anti‐ (CLEC12A, CLC) and proinflammatory (IFI27) gene expressions by Ali Kemal Oğuz, Çağdaş Şahap Oygür, Seda Taşır, Hilal Özdağ, Mehmet Nejat Akar

“…Validation of the microarray data was performed using quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. …”
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A mixed-methods study of patient and healthcare professional perceptions of care pathways for knee osteoarthritis by Pika Krištof Mirt, Karmen Erjavec, Sabina Krsnik, Petra Kotnik, Mohsen Hussein

“…Methods A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews with KOA patients (n = 82) and healthcare professionals (n = 68). …”
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European Native Oyster Reef Ecosystems Are Universally Collapsed by Philine S. E. zu Ermgassen, Hannah McCormick, Alison Debney, José M. Fariñas‐Franco, Celine Gamble, Chris Gillies, Boze Hancock, Ane T. Laugen, Stéphane Pouvreau, Joanne Preston, William G. Sanderson, Åsa Strand, Ruth H. Thurstan

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Normative 3D opto-electronic stereo-photogrammetric posture and spine morphology data in young healthy adult population. by Moreno D'Amico, Edyta Kinel, Piero Roncoletta

“…., the physiological standard for 30 selected quantitative 3D parameters that accurately capture and describe a full-skeleton, upright-standing attitude. …”
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Circular RNA hsa_circ_0000511 Improves Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition of Cervical Cancer by Regulating hsa-mir-296-5p/HMGA1 by Jia Xie, Qian Chen, Ping Zhou, Wenli Fan

“…Interestingly, the protein expression of HMGA1 also changed in these two cells when hsa-mir-296-5p was inhibited or overexpressed. …”
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Comparison of the Atmospheric 200 hPa Jet’s Analyses between Proper Orthogonal Decomposition and Advanced Dynamic Mode Decomposition Method by Mei Gao, Xiao-Qun Cao, Bai-Nian Liu, Zi-Hang Han, Shi-Cheng Hou, Guo-Gui Yang

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How do strategic attributes of electronic commerce impel the perceived value and electronic loyalty of online food delivery applications (OFDAs) by Muhammad Asif Zaheer, Tanveer Muhammad Anwar, Zoia Khan, Muhammad Ali Raza, Hira Hafeez

“…Almost every industry has been affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and changed the way of operational work in many industries. …”
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GALVANIC MUD TREATMENT IN THE REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK by E. V. Filatova, Kh. M. Malayev

“…In this case, women are more actively reduced pain and increased motor activity, but less significant indicators of the change in the psychological test.…”
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Upper Limb Evaluation in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Fat-Water Quantification by MRI, Muscle Force and Function Define Endpoints for Clinical Trials. by Valeria Ricotti, Matthew R B Evans, Christopher D J Sinclair, Jordan W Butler, Deborah A Ridout, Jean-Yves Hogrel, Ahmed Emira, Jasper M Morrow, Mary M Reilly, Michael G Hanna, Robert L Janiczek, Paul M Matthews, Tarek A Yousry, Francesco Muntoni, John S Thornton

“…Clinical trials currently rely on invasive biopsies or motivation-dependent functional tests to assess outcome. Quantitative muscle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could offer a valuable alternative and permit inclusion of non-ambulant DMD subjects. …”
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Couples and parenting dynamics during Covid-19 pandemic: A systematic review of the literature. by Maria Leonor Sentieiro, Luana Cunha Ferreira, Mariana Pires de Miranda, Beatriz Araújo Vitória

“…Within 381 articles, 58 studies met the inclusion criteria, which 50 were quantitative, four qualitative, and four mixed methods studies. …”
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