The Effects of Moderate and Severe Salinity on Composition and Physiology in the Biomass Crop <i>Miscanthus × giganteus</i> by Evangelia Stavridou, Richard J. Webster, Paul R. H. Robson

“…Ash behaviour indices, including the base percentage and base-to-acid ratio, indicated lower corrosion potential and lower risk of slagging under salinity. …”
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Nano-additives and their effects on the microwave absorptions and mechanical properties of the composite materials by Zena Yared G., Woldemariam Mulugeta H., Koricho Ermias G.

“…The review addresses the effect of various carbon and iron-based percentage nano- additives on both electromagnetic (EM) wave and mechanical properties of composite materials. …”
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Optimization of number of scans for a sparse temporal sampling (STS) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) by Ahmad Nazlim Yusoff, Khairiah Abdul Hamid, Hamdi Hamzah, Mazlyfarina Mohamad, Siti Zamratol Mai Sarah Mukari, Wan Ahmad Kamil Wan Abdullah

“…The height extent of activation was determined via t statistics and region of interest (ROI) based percentage of signal change (PSC). The t statistics and PSC for Heschl’s gyrus (HG) and superior temporal gyrus (STG) during which the participants listened to the white noise were calculated for different number of scans which were 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 36. …”
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CT-based pathological lung volume and adverse outcomes of patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by Leonardo M. Morales-Jaramillo, David Timaran-Montenegro, Yohana Mateo-Camacho, Christian Torres-Ramírez, Karla Fuentes-Badillo, Valeria Morales-Domínguez, Gerardo Punzo-Alcaraz, Edgar Tapia-Rangel, Gustavo Feria-Arroyo, Lina Parra-Guerrero, Pedro Sáenz-Castillo, Ana Hernández-Rojas, Manuel Falla-Trujillo, Daniel Obando-Bravo, Giovanni Contla-Trejo, Katherine Jácome-Portilla, Alberto Chávez-Sastré, Jovani Govea-Palma, Santiago Carrillo-Álvarez, Julita Orozco-Vázquez, Dulce Bonifacio-Delgadillo

“…Objective: To assess the association between CT-based percentage of pathological lung opacities volume (%PLOV) and the occurrence of adverse outcomes of patients with COVID-19. …”
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Developing a Combined Drought Index to Monitor Agricultural Drought in Sri Lanka by Yared Bayissa, Raghavan Srinivasan, George Joseph, Aroha Bahuguna, Anne Shrestha, Sophie Ayling, Ranjith Punyawardena, K. D. W. Nandalal

“…The principal component analysis (PCA) approach was employed to qualitatively determine the grid-based percentage contribution of each input parameter. …”
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Molecular detection, quantification, and isolation of <it>Streptococcus gallolyticus </it>bacteria colonizing colorectal tumors: inflammation-driven potential of carcinogenesis via... by Abdulamir Ahmed S, Hafidh Rand R, Bakar Fatimah

“…The PCR-based mRNA ratio and ISH-based percentage of positively stained cells of IL-1, 1.77 and 70.3%, COX-2, 1.63 and 44.8%, and IL-8, 1.73 and 70.3%, respectively, rather than IFN-γ, c-Myc, and Bcl-2, were higher in SGMB positive patients than in control or SGMB negative patients (P < 0.05).…”
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Association of apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 and cognitive impairment in adults living with human immunodeficiency virus: a meta-analysis by Tingting Mu, Jiaqi Wei, Jun Sun, Junyan Jin, Tong Zhang, Hao Wu, Bin Su, Yanjie Yin

“…Subgroup meta-analysis based percentage of females showed evident intergroup differences in global cognitive performance between ε4 carriers and non-carriers (P = 0.015). …”
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Molecular detection, quantification, and isolation of Streptococcus gallolyticus bacteria colonizing colorectal tumors: inflammation-driven potential of carcinogenesis via IL-1, CO... by Abdulamir, Ahmed Sahib, Hafidh, Rand Riadh, Abu Bakar, Fatimah

“…The PCR-based mRNA ratio and ISH-based percentage of positively stained cells of IL-1, 1.77 and 70.3%, COX-2, 1.63 and 44.8%, and IL-8, 1.73 and 70.3%, respectively, rather than IFN-γ, c-Myc, and Bcl-2, were higher in SGMB positive patients than in control or SGMB negative patients (P < 0.05). …”
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