Polymorphisms of CUL5 are associated with CD4+ T cell loss in HIV-1 infected individuals. by Ping An, Priya Duggal, Li Hua Wang, Stephen J O'Brien, Sharyne Donfield, James J Goedert, John Phair, Susan Buchbinder, Gregory D Kirk, Cheryl A Winkler

“…However, HIV-1 viral infectivity factor (Vif) suppresses Apobec3 activity through the Cullin 5-Elongin B-Elongin C E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. …”
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Estratégias de comercialização da soja: análise de portfólios, sob condições de risco Soybeans marketing strategies: portfolio analysis; under risk conditions by Judas Tadeu Grassi Mendes, João Batista Padilha Junior

“…The most efficient plan is related to producers with medium risk aversion (α = 0,3). …”
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Integrated economic and fuzzy multi-criteria analysis for evaluating performance of fishing systems by Mohammed Meharoof, Vinod Kumar Yadav, Arpita Sharma, V. Anitha, Thankam Theresa Paul

“…Abstract Fishing has progressed from a subsistence activity to a multi-billion-dollar industry, but overfishing has put significant pressure on fishery resources, causing management and financial challenges. …”
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Heterogeneous Catalytic Ozonation of Pharmaceuticals: Optimization of the Process by Response Surface Methodology by Nikoletta Tsiarta, Wolfgang Gernjak, Hrvoje Cajner, Gordana Matijašić, Lidija Ćurković

“…Higher TOD resulted in greater removal efficiencies. Furthermore, it was found that the commercially available metal oxides α-Al₂O₃, Mn₂O₃, TiO₂, and CeO₂, as well as the synthesized CeTiO_x, did not increase the catalytic activity of ozone during the degradation of ibuprofen (IBF) and para-chlorobenzoic acid (pCBA). …”
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Comparative Bioaccesibility Study of Cereal-Based Nutraceutical Ingredients Using INFOGEST Static, Semi-Dynamic and Dynamic In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion by Iván Jesús Jiménez-Pulido, Ana Belén Martín-Diana, Daniel de Luis, Daniel Rico

“…Efficient development of effective functional foods and nutraceuticals requires adequate estimation methods of the bioaccessibility of their bioactive compounds. …”
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THE ROLE OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE TRANSITION TO A CIRCULAR AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION by Claudia Diana SABĂU-POPA, Alexandra Maria BELE

“…Last but not least, this paper contains an econometric analysis on investment dynamics in the European context, using a coherent range of economic and financial indicators, including EU direct investment income, by country and economic activity, Private investment and gross added value related to circular economy sectors, Investments in climate change mitigation, Investment by institutional sectors, Net international investment position and Environmental protection investments of total economy. …”
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The effectiveness of Proteolytic bacteria isolated from effluent of Modjo tannery for their application in the leather and detergent industry by Tayachew Desalegn, Ketema Bacha, MesfinTafesse, chandran masi

“…The enzyme activity and the total solid protease sample of the crude enzyme of PMOJ-01 (Pseudomonas aeroginosa sp.) and PMOJ-05 (Bacillus subtillis sp.) were 0.299 U/ml and 0.289 U/ml, 1.37 U/mg, and 1.199 U/mg respectively. …”
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Population Dynamics of Thrips (Thrips tabaci L.) Infesting Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) and their Sustainable Management by Bikash Subba, S. K. Ghosh, Sagar Tamang

“…Minimum number of thrips (0.42−53 leaf-1) population was recorded during 38th to 44th standard week and maximum level of population was observed during 45th to 2nd (1.05−1.89 leaf-1)and again during 6th to 20th (1.00−2.22 leaf-1) standard week. Correlation co-efficient indicates that activity of thrips population decrease with high temperature, high relative humidity and heavy weekly total rainfall but population increase with the rise of temperature difference. …”
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Conditional Random Field-Based Incremental Auto Scaling Algorithm to Enhance Workflow Scheduling in Cloud Computing by George Fernandez, Arunkumar Gopu, S. P. Abirami, B. Misha Chandar, T. Poongodi, B. Arunkumar

“…Thus, according to the values obtained in the experiment, it is proved that the proposed auto-scaling algorithm is effective with the identified evaluation criteria: This is the total time needed to complete all activities, the energy used in the computing process, the costs incurred, and the rate at which the activities are completed in a schedule. …”
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Lycopene Alleviates the Adverse Effects of Feeding High-Lipid Diets to Hybrid Grouper (♀Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ×♂E. lanceolatus) by Menglong Zhou, Hao Liu, Baiquan Lu, Biao Li, Weibin Huang, Beiping Tan, Yuanzhi Yang, Xiaohui Dong, Haitao Zhang

“…In serum dietary LCP significantly reduced triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) content and significantly increased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) content (P <0.05). …”
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Green synthesized FeNPs ameliorate drought stress in Spinacia oleracea L. through improved photosynthetic capacity, redox balance, and antioxidant defense by Javeria Naseem, Anis Ali Shah, Sheeraz Usman, Shakil Ahmed, Mansour K. Gatasheh, Shifa Shaffique, Sumera Javad

“…Fe supplements further improved the antioxidant defense activities and efficiently lowered the effects of stress indicators. …”
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Regulation of Heat Exchange across the Hornbill Beak: Functional Similarities with Toucans? by T M F N van de Ven, R O Martin, T J F Vink, A E McKechnie, S J Cunningham

“…The difference between beak surface and environmental temperatures abruptly increased when air temperature was within ~10°C below body temperature, indicating active regulation of heat loss. Maximum observed heat loss via the beak was 19.9% of total non-evaporative heat loss across the body surface. …”
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Assessing the potential for traffic carbon emission reductions through residential travel mode shifts: insights from massive vehicle trajectory data and scenario simulations by Shaoying Li, Shaoli Li, Shuyuan Xu, Hanwen Xu, Xuanting Chen, Quan Mu, Zhangzhi Tan

“…Ultimately, our research highlights that multimodal transportation, especially the combination of walking or conventional cycling with metro, may offer greater carbon reduction efficiency than relying solely on active transportation options. …”
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Effect of Liuzijue Training on Balance and Respiratory Function of Stroke Patients in Recovery Stage by WANG Chen, ZHANG Peizhen, YANG Faming, YU Junwu

“…Before and four weeks after treatment, Berg balance score (BBS) was used to evaluate the balance function; Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) was used to evaluate the motor functions; the modified Barthel index (MBI) was used to evaluate the activities of daily living; maximum phonation time (MPT) was used to evaluate the respiratory efficiency; color Doppler ultrasound was used to measure diaphragm thickness, mobility and diaphragm thickening fraction (DTF) and to evaluate diaphragm function.ResultsCompared with that before treatment, the BBS score, FMA score, MBI score, MPT, diaphragm thickness and mobility at quiet inspiration and at the end of maximum exhalation were significantly increased of both groups after treatment, the difference was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Evaluating the effects of dietary glutamine on performance, carcass traits, blood biochemistry, and intestine morphology in laying quail by Ewa Tomaszewska, Kamil Drabik, Kornel Kasperek, Piotr Dobrowolski, Monika Hułas-Stasiak, Renata Pyz-Łukasik, Waldemar Paszkiewicz, Monika Ziomek, Janine Donaldson, Katarzyna Dobrowolska, Artur Burmaczuk, Justyna Batkowska, Marcin B. Arciszewski, Siemowit Muszyński

“…Performance metrics included laying rate, daily feed intake, and feed efficiency. Supplementation with 0.5% Gln significantly enhanced the laying rate after 12 weeks; daily feed intake and feed efficiency varied over time but were not consistently affected by Gln. …”
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Subsidies and the income inequality in the Hungarian wine sector by Imre Ferto, Stefan Bojnec

“…The wine farm market income has driven wine farm total income inequalities. This might strengthen because of the ongoing market selection process with the exit of less efficient and loss-making wine farms and the increasing role of surviving profitable wine farms. …”
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Comparative effect of dietary fortification of raw and roasted seeds of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L) on fertility biomolecules in cisplatin-induced spermatotoxic rats by Seun Funmilola Akomolafe, Mary Aderonke Bola Ogundare, Ibikunle Akinlua, Oluwadamilare Oluwaseun Ajayi, Elijah Olalekan Odesanmi, Olusola Bolaji Adewale

“…A single administration of cisplatin was done 14th day after treatment with supplemented diet, and the rats were euthanized 24 h later for the evaluation of reproductive hormones, epidydimal sperm parameters, nitric oxide level, testicular and epididymal total thiol level and non-protein thiol level, catalase, glutathione-S-transferase and steroidogenic enzymes activities. …”
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Evaluation of the Potential Use of Wild Relatives of Tomato (<i>Solanum pennellii</i>) to Improve Yield and Fruit Quality Under Low-Input and High-Salinity Cultivation Conditions by Maria Gerakari, Anastasia Kyriakoudi, Dimitris Nokas, Ioannis Mourtzinos, Evangelia G. Chronopoulou, Eleni Tani, Ilias Avdikos

“…The results indicate that out of all the evaluated characteristics, four plant-related traits, four fruit-related traits, one gas exchange parameter, and three productivity-related traits presented strong correlations to total yield (g/plant). These 12 traits could be considered as potential indexes for genotype salinity tolerance discrimination and could be utilized as an efficient marker tool for distinguishing tolerant genotypes to salinity stress, allowing breeders to reduce the time-consuming process of developing new salinity-tolerant varieties. …”
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Tea seedlings growth promotion by widely distributed and stress-tolerant PGPR from the acidic soils of the Kangra valley by Rishu Thakur, Praveen Rahi, Ashu Gulati, Arvind Gulati

“…Abstract This is the first report of widespread and stress-tolerant PGPR from the tea rhizosphere of the Kangra valley. A total of 493 rhizobacteria were isolated from the major tea-growing regions of the Kangra valley. …”
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Patterned Ion‐Pair Membrane for High‐Temperature Proton‐Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells by Sanghyeok Lee, Songi Oh, Sohee Kim, Jinyeong Lee, Wonhyeong Lee, Katie Heeyum Lim, Ji‐Hoon Jang, Segeun Jang

“…As a result of these enhancements, the patterned CCM achieves the high performance of 680 mW cm−2 at 160 °C in dry H2/air with low total Pt usage of 0.5 mg cm−2.…”
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