The Effects of Freezing on the Processing Characteristics and Palatability Attributes of Fresh Pork Legs by B. G. Sapp, Dwain D. Johnson, Larry E. Eubanks, Joel H. Brendemuhl

“…Brendemuhl, presents the results of a study to ascertain if de-boning and vacuum packaging of fresh hams for frozen storage had any effect on the processing qualities and oxidative rancidity of the cured ham as compared to the traditional method of freezing and storing of fresh bone-in hams. …”
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New Plants for Florida: Tropical Pumpkin by Richard L. Jones, Mary Duryea, Berry J. Treat

“…Carotenoid concentrations in tropical pumpkin compare favorably with those in butternut squash. …”
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Florida 2003 Short, Mid, and Full Season Corn Variety Tests for Silage and Grain by David L. Wright, James J. Marois, P. J. Wiatrak, B. Kidd

“… The objective of the corn variety trials was to compare various corn varieties for silage and grain yields grown under North Florida weather conditions. …”
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Florida Consumer Preferences for Fruit-Producing Plant Attributes by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn

“… This 4-page report from the Food and Resource Economics Department and the UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center compares the effects of plant type, price, production method, and origin attributes on consumer preferences for fruit-producing plants. …”
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Design of a Cell Phone Detector. by Atuheire, Gift

“…A BFN38 transistor is the major component incorporated within this project as an RF transistor that can amplify the low Radio frequencies hence the increase on the range compared to the other project circuits without any RF transistor…”
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Venting: A Guide to Releasing Reef Fish with Ruptured Swimbladders by John Stevely, Don Sweat, Chuck Adams, Rich Novak

“…SGEF-162, a 2-page full-color brochure by John Stevely, Don Sweat, Chuck Adams, Rich Novak, provides a step-by-step guide to how to vent reef fish, and describes the venting tools available to fishermen today. …”
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Experimental data suggest between population reversal in the condition dependence of two sexually selected traits by Gergely Hegyi, Miklós Laczi, Gyula Szabó, Dóra Kötél, Fanni Sarkadi, János Török

“…The first brood size manipulation experiment aimed to test ornament condition-dependence had been reported from a Swedish population of collared flycatchers. Here we report a similar experiment conducted in a Hungarian population, examining the change of white plumage patch sizes of male parents by the next year and the patch sizes of male offspring in adulthood. …”
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Development of a Model Mutagenesis System for Snapdragon by Zhaoyuan Lian, Heqiang Huo, Sandra B. Wilson, Jianjun Chen

“…The magnificent flowers with a wide range of petal colors atop the long green spikes make the tall variety a desirable cut flower for container, bouquets, or gardens. …”
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Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium' by Edward F. Gilman

“…Leaves take on a beautiful yellow to red coloration in the fall before dropping, making this small, dense plant really stand out in the landscape. …”
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Influence of surface cooling on the deposition behavior of combusting Iron particles by Steven Floor, Jesse Hameete, XiaoCheng Mi

“…The experimental results showed a clear reduction in deposition when active wall cooling was applied across all metallic wall materials under varying experiment durations. …”
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Libélulas y Caballitos del Diablo (Insecta: Odonata) by Seth Bybee

“…Los odonatos son populares igual con el amateur y el profesional porque son grandes, llenos de color, fácilmente observados, y tienen comportamientos enormemente carismáticos. …”
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Marketing strategies in the function of competitiveness of companies in the Republic of Serbia by Milić Marko, Đervida Ružica, Vujičić Slađana

“…Defining marketing strategies implies a clear specification of a series of specific actions that need to be successfully implemented. …”
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Outcomes of combined liver-lung transplant in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis: An ISHLT transplant registry study by Renita Wilson, BS, J. Asher Jenkins, MD, Juan Maria Farina, MD, Blake Langlais, MS, Bashar Aqel, MD, Ashraf Omar, MD, Jonathan D’Cunha, MD PhD, Pedro Reck dos Santos, MD PhD

“…Results: We identified 18 ConLi-LTx who were compared to 72 LTx-only cases. No significant differences were identified in patient demographics, resting oxygen requirement prior to transplant, or six-minute walking distance at time of listing. …”
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Effectiveness of purple leaves (Graptophyllum pictum L. Griff) and hydroxyapatite as socket preservation biomaterials by Ratri Maya Sitalaksmi, Rizkipriyanto Azharpratomo, Shafira Ninditya Irsan, Primanda Nur Rahmania, Sisca Meida Wati, Syafira Salsabila Adam, Kavanila Bilbalqish, Khairul Anuar bin Shariff, Harry Laksono, Agus Dahlan, Devi Rianti

“…Results: The combination of nanosuspension extract of Purple leaves and hydroxyapatite significantly increased the expression of RUNX2, OSX, OPN,ALP and calcium deposition compared to other groups. The combination of nanoemulsion extract of Purple leaves and hydroxyapatite were significant (P < 0.05) compared to the control group on each day 7, day 14 and day 21. …”
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Effect of the Flavor and Quality of Wolfberry Tea Processed with Buds and Leaves under Different Degree of Spreading by Guanjun PAN, Linyuan DUAN, Jiake ZHAO, Ping SHUAI, Guoli DAI, Weisu TIAN, Jinyuan WANG, Jiapeng HUANG, Xiaotong BI, Enzhao LIN, Ken QIN, Zhilong HAO, Bo ZHANG

“…The results indicated that wolfberry tea processed with D and G plants spread to 55% water content (D55%、G55%) achieved higher sensory quality scores compared to those processed with 50% and 60% water content (D50%, D60%, G50%, G60%). …”
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Health Benefits Due to Reduction in Respirable Particulates during COVID-19 Lockdown in India by Anubha Goel, Pallavi Saxena, Saurabh Sonwani, Shubham Rathi, Ananya Srivastava, Akash Kumar Bharti, Supreme Jain, Shubhanshi Singh, Anuradha Shukla, Anju Srivastava

“…Data from prelockdown and the various lockdown phases were compared, with 2019 as a benchmark. Compared with those in 2019, the PM2.5 concentrations during lockdown Phase 1 were approximately 44.6% lower for cities in Uttar Pradesh and approximately 58.5% lower for the Delhi-NCR. …”
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Breast cancer patients with a pre-existing mental illness are less likely to receive guideline-recommended cancer treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Katie Elliott, Emily Haworth, Iakov Bolnykh, R. Hamish McAllister-Williams, Alastair Greystoke, Adam Todd, Linda Sharp

“…This study systematically reviews and meta-analyses the impact of having a pre-existing mental illness on breast cancer treatment utilisation, focusing on specific treatments and comparing different mental illnesses. MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and APA PsycInfo databases were searched. …”
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Efficacy of natural killer T and gammadelta T cells in mesothelin-targeted immunotherapy of pancreatic cancer by Yuankui Zhu, Yaxi Yang, Linghe Yue, Lei Wan, Xuqian Ma, Qing Yang, Xuan Tian, Yuguan Li, Ke Wang, Shaozhong Wei, Shaozhong Wei, Shaozhong Wei, Dianbao Zuo, Mingqian Feng, Mingqian Feng

“…This study employed a MSLN/CD3 bispecific antibody to compare the anti-tumor activity of NKT and γδT cells with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) as controls, both in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Habitat fragmentation increases the risk of local extinction of small reptiles: A case study on Phrynocephalus przewalskii by Cui Yang, Yue Qi, Jiayuan Guo, Liangfei Peng, Neng Xiong, Wenya Zhang, Wei Zhao

“…Genomic analyses revealed significantly fewer SNPs, INDELs, and SVs in the highly fragmented area compared to others, with the slowest linkage disequilibrium decay rate, indicating strong environmental pressure. …”
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Three local plants adapt to ecological restoration of abandoned lead-zinc mines through assembly of rhizosphere bacterial communities by Wei Gao, Shuyi Chen, Xin Yu, Sumin Chen, Caijing Wan, Ying Wang, Peng Wu, Qiang Li

“…Mining activities significantly reduced the abundances of RB41 and Bryobacter in the bulk soil compared with those in the nonmining areas, whereas the three ecological restoration plants increased the abundances of RB41 and Bryobacter in the rhizosphere soil compared with those in the bulk soil in the mining areas. …”
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