Male Fertility under Environmental Stress: Do Polyamines Act as Pollen Tube Growth Protectants? by Iris Aloisi, Chiara Piccini, Giampiero Cai, Stefano Del Duca

“…Here, after a brief introduction summarizing the main events underlying pollen physiology with a focus on polyamine involvement in its development and germination, we review the main effects that environmental stresses can cause on pollen. …”
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Mainshock Anticipated by Intra-Sequence Ground Deformations: Insights from Multiscale Field and SAR Interferometric Measurements by Francesco Brozzetti, Alessandro Cesare Mondini, Cristina Pauselli, Paolo Mancinelli, Daniele Cirillo, Fausto Guzzetti, Giusy Lavecchia

“…The 2016 Central Italy seismic sequence was characterized by two main events: 24 August, Mw 6, and 30 October, Mw 6.5. …”
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Quantitative risk estimation of CNG station by using fuzzy bayesian networks and consequence modeling by Behzad Abbasi Kharajou, Hassan Ahmadi, Masoud Rafiei, Saber Moradi Hanifi

“…Bayesian networks were drawn based on the Bow-tie model using GeNLe software. Finally, the main events of the two Bow-tie, Bayesian network modeling, and risk estimation were performed with the help of PHAST/SAFETI (V8.22). …”
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Canada and the Beginning of the Cold War: Modern Interpretations by Maryna Bessonova

“…In the article, there is made an attempt to review the main events related to the Gouzenko affair and to identify the dominant interpretations of this case in contemporary historical writings. …”
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Genome-wide characterization of insertion and deletion variation in chicken using next generation sequencing. by Yiyuan Yan, Guoqiang Yi, Congjiao Sun, Lujiang Qu, Ning Yang

“…Insertion and deletion (INDEL) is one of the main events contributing to genetic and phenotypic diversity, which receives less attention than SNP and large structural variation. …”
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Contribution by Anаtoly Nepokupnyi to the Commemoration of the Anniversary of the First Lithuanian Book by Daiva Šveikauskienė

“…We also detail the main events such as the speeches of famous politicians and personalities at the commemoration at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre and at the Parliament meeting, where Anatoly Nepokupnyi attended. …”
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Case series: Psychosocial challenges of female youth within the Irish travelling community by E. O’ Neill, N. Abdul-Razak, Z. Anastasova, C. O’ Callaghan

“…They are primed to follow a culture where the main events in life are centred around training for marriage and child rearing. …”
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Psychologist, physician and philosopher:the stages of P. Yа. Galperin’s scientific biography by Marina A. Stepanova

“…Galperin, the memories of colleagues and friends, using numerous archives. By now, only the main events in the life of a scientist have been marked. …”
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Industry-level stock returns response to COVID-19 news by L.C.M. Phuong

“…The event study method is applied to analyze three main events related to the emergence and outbreak of this pandemic in Vietnam in 2020. …”
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Macro and Micro Relations in the Qur'anic Stories of the Early Meccan Surahs in the Light of the Prophets’ Stories with the Focus on Retribution by zohre akhavanmoghaddam

“…In the early Meccan surahs, the reader is not faced with complete stories and only their main events are mentioned; b. The goals in the first surahs are moral and educational, and the way of telling stories is sharp and striking, and monotonous music dominates the surahs; c. …”
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Aspects of Breeding Performance of Scopoli’s Shearwater (<i>Calonectris diomedea</i>): The Case of the Largest Colony in Greece by Georgios Karris, Stavros Xirouchakis, Konstantinos Poirazidis, Marios-Dimitrios Voulgaris, Anastasia Tsouroupi, Spyros Sfenthourakis, Sinos Giokas

“…We describe the chronology of the main events in the breeding cycle of this species on Stamfani Island, the largest island of this island group, including the evaluation of breeding performance and the influence of ecological factors (nesting habitat, nest type, nest-entrance orientation, and occupation rate per nest) on breeding success. …”
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Population expansion and genetic structure in Cephalocereus nizandensis (Cactaceae), a microendemic cactus of rocky outcrops of the Tehuantepec basin, Mexico by Aldo Juárez-Miranda, Amelia Cornejo-Romero, Carlos Fabián Vargas-Mendoza

“…Its demographic history and genetic structure were assessed to determine the main events that shaped its current restricted distribution.Material and methods – Chloroplast intergenic sequences of 40 individuals and inter simple sequence repeats (ISSRs) of 45 individuals from four isolated populations were used to estimate haplotypic and nucleotide diversity, using expected heterozygosity and the Shannon index. …”
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Failure Analysis of Hydraulic Expanding Assembled Camshafts Using BP Neural Network and Failure Tree Theory by Jianping Ma, Lianfa Yang, Lin Song, Zhiwei Gao, Saisai Pang, Haimei Han

“…The effect of basic causes on the subsystems is analyzed, and the weight distribution of the main events in the FT is given. Finally, the specific measures to prevent failure are proposed from a macro perspective. …”
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Origin, Potential Therapeutic Targets and Treatment for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) by Muhammad Shahid Nadeem, Mazin A. Zamzami, Hani Choudhry, Bibi Nazia Murtaza, Imran Kazmi, Habib Ahmad, Abdul Rauf Shakoori

“…The interaction of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein with the human ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2) receptor, and its subsequent cleavage by serine protease and fusion, are the main events in the pathophysiology. The serine protease inhibitors, spike protein-based vaccines, or ACE2 blockers may have therapeutic potential in the near future. …”
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Disordered Eating Behaviors Are Associated with Gestational Weight Gain in Adolescents by Reyna Sámano, Luis Ortiz-Hernández, Hugo Martínez-Rojano, Oralia Nájera-Medina, Gabriela Chico-Barba, Bernarda Sánchez-Jiménez, Jessica Cruz-Cruz, María José Echenique-González

“…We identified three factors from DEB by factorial analysis: restrictive, compensatory, and binge–purge behaviors. The main events were GWG and offspring’s birth weight and length. …”
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The autumn 1919 Torremendo (Jacarilla) earthquake series (SE Spain) by Josep Batlló, José Manuel Martínez-Solares, Ramon Macià, Daniel Stich, José Morales, Lurdes Garrido

“…These seismograms contain records for the two main events and several aftershocks of the earthquake series. …”
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The Role of Past Climatic Variability in Fluvial Terrace Formation, a Case Study from River Mureş (Maros), Romania by Tamás Bartyik, Petru Urdea, Tímea Kiss, Alexandru Hegyi, György Sipos

“…Based on our results, we concluded that the timing of the main events was controlled primarily by climatic forcing. …”
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Glaucoma: from pathogenic mechanisms to retinal glial cell response to damage by Jose A. Fernández-Albarral, Ana I. Ramírez, Ana I. Ramírez, Rosa de Hoz, Rosa de Hoz, José A. Matamoros, José A. Matamoros, Elena Salobrar-García, Elena Salobrar-García, Lorena Elvira-Hurtado, Inés López-Cuenca, Inés López-Cuenca, Lidia Sánchez-Puebla, Lidia Sánchez-Puebla, Juan J. Salazar, Juan J. Salazar, José M. Ramírez, José M. Ramírez

“…Degeneration of RGCs and loss of their axons, as well as damage and remodeling of the lamina cribrosa are the main events in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Different molecular pathways are involved in RGC death, which are triggered and exacerbated as a consequence of a number of risk factors such as elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), age, ocular biomechanics, or low ocular perfusion pressure. …”
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Dynamical Patterning Modules, Biogeneric Materials, and the Evolution of Multicellular Plants by Mariana Benítez, Valeria Hernández-Hernández, Stuart A. Newman, Karl J. Niklas

“…Using these concepts, we outline some of the main events and transitions in plant evolution, and describe the DPMs and biogeneric properties associated with and responsible for these transitions. …”
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Satellite Imagery-Based Damage Assessment on Nineveh and Nebi Yunus Archaeological Site in Iraq by Emanuele Angiuli, Epifanio Pecharromán, Pablo Vega Ezquieta, Maria Gorzynska, Ionut Ovejanu

“…The analysis was conducted considering the main events that occurred in the city of Mosul, between November 2013 and March 2018. …”
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