Erosion-reducing potential of Salix psammophila roots in the water–wind crisscrossed erosion region of the Chinese Loess Plateau: A simulated investigation by Zheng Zhang, Weijie Yu, Qiang Li, Hui Sun, Zhidao Feng, Jiatong Zou

“…With the collected soil of sandy loam and planted shrub of S. psammophila, 16 soil boxes including bare and root-permeated soils were arranged in March 2017 and conducted in August 2017. …”
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Elian granules alleviate precancerous lesions of gastric cancer in rats by suppressing M2-type polarization of tumor-associated macrophages through NF-κB signaling pathway by Zhirong Yi, Qingling Jia, Yujiao Wang, Yuqin Zhang, Tianyi Xie, Jianghong Ling

“…The gastric mucosal glands of rats treated with ELG were orderly arranged, with no intestinal metaplasia and no dysplasia. …”
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Grapefruit Production in Open Hydroponics System by Rhuanito S. Ferrarezi, Thiago A. R. Nogueira, Arun D. Jani, Alan L. Wright, Mark A. Ritenour, Randy Burton

“…We tested a combination of different rootstocks [Sour orange (RR/SO) and US-897 (RR/897)], tree planting densities [standard (STD, 358 trees per ha) and high density staggered (HDS, 953 trees per ha)], fertilization methods (dry granular—dry and fertigation—fert), and irrigation systems (double driplines—DD and microsprinkler—MS), arranged in five treatments: RR/SO_STD_dry_MS, RR/SO_HDS_fert_DD, RR/897_HDS_fert_MS, RR/897_HDS_fert_DD, and RR/SO_HDS_fert_MS. …”
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Studi Intervensi Klaster Kawasan Tanpa Rokok pada Tingkat Rumah Tangga by Najmah Najmah, Fenny Etrawati, Yeni Yeni, Feranita Utama

“…Regulation concerning non-smoking area issued has not yet arranged implementation of non-smoking area at household level. …”
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The Effects of Winter Cover Crops on Maize Yield and Crop Performance in Semiarid Conditions—Artificial Neural Network Approach by Bojan Vojnov, Goran Jaćimović, Srđan Šeremešić, Lato Pezo, Biljana Lončar, Đorđe Krstić, Svetlana Vujić, Branko Ćupina

“…The experiment was carried out on chernozem soil from 2016 to 2020 as a randomized complete block design arranged as a split-split-plot with three replicates. …”
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Roles of viable but non-culturable state in the survival of Campylobacter jejuni by Leticia Silva Santos, Daise Aparecida Rossi, Raquelline Figueiredo Braz, Belchiolina Beatriz Fonseca, Micaela Guidotti–Takeuchi, Rosiane Nascimento Alves, Marcelo Emílio Beletti, Hebreia Oliveira Almeida-Souza, Larissa Prado Maia, Paula de Souza Santos, Jéssica Brito de Souza, Roberta Torres de Melo

“…The scanning and transmission image analyses showed a transition from the typical viable form (VT) to the VBNC form, with initial acquisition of the straight rod shape, followed by loss of the flagella and subdivision into two to 11 imperfect cocci arranged in a chain and rich in cellular content, until their individual release. …”
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Testing decision-making skills in football using augmented reality by Daniel Müller, David Mann

“…Short sequences of build-up play were arranged into a testing battery based on a similarity score. …”
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Co-producing research in the context of Covid-19: Global South and North collaborations by Rahma Hassan, Jessica Ritchie, Teela Sanders

“…Funds were secured to bring a principal researcher from Kenya to the UK to conduct a thematic analysis.The findings identified three broad themes: first, the importance of co-creation and collaboration and the need to avoid hierarchical arrangements in research collaborations. Shared learning became an important value while undertaking such research, and mutual respect and support built lasting working ties among researchers as important elements of good collaboration. …”
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CAVEAT EMPTOR: ARE DECISIONS MORE FAVOURABLE TO THE SELLER ON MATTERS RELATING TO LETTERS OF CREDIT? by Lachmi Singh

“…Finally, this article will present what could be an alternative approach for buyers and sellers when faced with a dispute in their contractual arrangements.…”
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Hidden Resistances: How Routine Whole-Genome Sequencing Uncovered an Otherwise Undetected blaNDM-1 Gene in Vibrio alginolyticus from Imported Seafood by Jacqueline M. Morris, Karolina Mercoulia, Mary Valcanis, Claire L. Gorrie, Norelle L. Sherry, Benjamin P. Howden

“…Comparisons to a previously described V. alginolyticus plasmid, pC1349, revealed differing gene content and arrangements between the resistance cassettes. Phylogenetic analysis was performed against a local and global data set (n = 109), demonstrating that AUSMDU00064140 was distinct and did not cluster with any other strains. …”
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Dietary Bacillus spp. supplementation to both sow and progenies improved post-weaning growth rate, gut function, and reduce the pro-inflammatory cytokine production in weaners chal... by Vetriselvi Sampath, Sungbo Cho, Jinuk Jeong, Seyoung Mun, Choon Han Lee, Rafael Gustavo Hermes, Apichaya Taechavasonyoo, Natasja Smeets, Susanne Kirwan, Kyudong Han, In Ho Kim

“…Dietary treatments were arranged in a split-plot pattern with sow and weaner treatment (CON and PRO diet) as the main and sub plot. …”
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Higher levels of supportive care needs are linked to higher health service use and cost, poor quality of life, and high distress in patients with cirrhosis in Queensland, Australia by Patricia C. Valery, Katherine A. Stuart, Christina M. Bernardes, Gunter Hartel, Cathy Martin, Louisa Gordon, Elizabeth E. Powell

“…Multivariable models included Child-Pugh class, age, sex, recruitment hospital, living arrangements, place of residence, comorbidity burden, and primary liver disease etiology. …”
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Menaquinone 4 Reduces Bone Loss in Ovariectomized Mice through Dual Regulation of Bone Remodeling by Huakai Wang, Nan Zhang, Longxian Li, Pan Yang, Yongxi Ma

“…Fifty female C57BL/6 mice (aged 13 weeks) were randomly arranged to a sham-operated group (SHAM, treated with corn oil) and four ovariectomized groups that were administered corn oil (OVX group), estradiol valerate (EV, 2 mg/kg body weight as the positive control), low or high doses of VK (LVK and HVK; 20 and 40 mg MK-4/kg body weight, respectively) by gavage every other day for 12 weeks. …”
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Clinicopathological value of the upregulation of cyclin-dependent kinases regulatory subunit 2 in osteosarcoma by Chaohua Mo, Yanxing Wu, Jie Ma, Le Xie, Yingxin Huang, Yuanyuan Xu, Huizhi Peng, Zengwei Chen, Min Zeng, Rongjun Mao

“…Methods 80 OS and 41 non-tumor tissue samples were arranged to perform immunohistochemistry (IHC) to evaluate CKS2 expression between OS and non-tumor samples. …”
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Defining and assessing standards for community-smart consultation and consent in the context of land return: A case study from Tanzania by Leslie Hannay, Masalu Luhula

“…The case study will highlight land return-related risks, present a model for community benefit sharing arrangements, and will share lessons learned, highlighting potential best practices that companies holding idle land might consider and employ to reallocate to land-scarce communities. …”
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Comparative genetic characterisation of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from integrated and conventional pig farm in Korea by Kwang Won Seo, Kyung-Hyo Do, Chang Min Jung, Seong Won Lee, Young Ju Lee, Suk-Kyung Lim, Wan-Kyu Lee

“…Of the 52 ESBL/pAmpC β-lactamase-producing E. coli isolates, class 1 integrons with 11 different gene cassette arrangements were detected in 39 (75.0%) isolates, and class 2 integrons were detected in 3 isolates. …”
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Linkage to care and treatment among men with reactive HIV self-tests after workplace-based testing in Uganda: A qualitative study by Patience A. Muwanguzi, LaRon E. Nelson, Tom D. Ngabirano, Noah Kiwanuka, Charles Peter Osingada, Nelson K. Sewankambo

“…(i) Communication (open communication, phone reminders, consistent communication) (ii) Navigating health facility systems and processes (enabling health facility environment, easy access to health care, employing ART clinic counselors as part of the study team, health workers) (iii) Linkage support (linkage companions, referral forms, linkage facilitation, individualized linkage plan, pre-arranged clinic appointments) (iv) Psychosocial support (counseling sessions, family support, online and social media support, peer support) (v) workplace environment (employer's support, work schedules and policies). …”
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ANALISIS KOMPARASI GESTURE KARAKTER BARAT DAN TIMUR BERDASARKAN ARCHETYPE DARI FILM ANIMASI MUSIKAL “FROZEN” DAN “MERAIH MIMPI” by Nita Virena Nathiania, Ristia Kadiasti

“…The result is that several gestures that have the same sign on different archetypes produce different signifiers or signifieds depending on how the design and role of archetypes with cultural backgrounds are arranged in the story.   Keywords :  archetype, character design, semiotics, sosiolinguistic…”
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Green Corn Development And Yield With Different Summer Soil Covering Plants In A No-Tillage Agro-Ecological System by Aline Marchiori Crespo, Maurício Novaes Souza, Luiz Fernando Favarato, Otacílio José Passos Rangel, João Batista Silva Araújo

“…The experiment was conducted in the municipality of Domingos Martins, Espírito Santo, Brazil (20° 22' 16.91"S and 41° 03' 41.83" W) in the Agro-ecology Reference Unit (RUA) belonging to Incaper, in five plots with total area of 720 m², with a clayey dystrophic Red Yellow Latosol, which has been under NTS since 2009. It was arranged in a randomized block design, with six replications and five production systems, consisting of three soil covers in the no-tillage agro-ecological system: sun hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.); millet (Pennisetum americanum L.); and sun hemp/millet intercropping; and two systems without straw and with soil tillage - one agro-ecological and the other conventional. …”
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Filtration effect of Cordyceps chanhua mycoderm on bacteria and its transport function on nitrogen by Gongping Hu, Yeming Zhou, Dan Mou, Jiaojiao Qu, Li Luo, Lin Duan, Zhongshun Xu, Xiao Zou

“…The mycoderm of C. chanhua, which occurred under sterile glass bottle cultivation, was closely and orderly arranged, while the mycoderm of C. chanhua cultivated in soil was quite the opposite. …”
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