Raising Soil Organic Matter Content to Improve Water Holding Capacity by Jehangir H. Bhadha, Jay M. Capasso, Raju Khatiwada, Stewart Swanson, Christopher LaBorde

“… This article highlights the importance of raising soil organic matter in sandy and calcareous soils as it relates to increasing the water holding capacity of the soil. …”
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Organic Greenhouse Container Herb Production in South Florida: Fertilizer and Potting Media by Kati W. Migliaccio, Teresa Olczyk, Yun Qian, Yuncong Li, George J. Hochmuth, Robert C. Hochmuth, Danielle D. Treadwell, Eric H. Simonne, Lance S. Osborne, Richard K. Sprenkel

“…Sprenkel, presents the results of trials conducted in 2005 and 2006 to compare organic fertilizers and potting media for greenhouse production of container herbs. …”
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Estimating Return on Investment (ROI) for a Behavior Change: An Evaluation Tool for Extension Programs by Amanda D. Ali, Laura A. Warner, Hayk Khachatryan

“… Extension professionals can benefit from knowing the value of a program’s outcomes compared to how much it costs. One way to estimate a program’s value relative to cost is through a series of calculations, known as Return on Investment (ROI). …”
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Gatti, N & Ossum-Batsa, G, Bern: Peter Lang. (Das Alte Testament im Dialog vol 5) by S. D. Snyman

“…The intended audience of the book is clearly students with questions put and exercises recommended to see whether the work has been mastered in a sufficient way. …”
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Heliconia Bug Leptoscelis tricolor Westwood by Christine W. Miller

“…Though not found in Florida, this insect has been used to examine insect behavior, sexual selection, plant-insect interactions, and color variation. Learn more in this 4-page fact sheet was written by Christine W. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Maria Lenk, Antony Mason, Markus Rutsche

“…In response to this, Kershaw in the third stage of his research considers how the standard of living for contemporary seniors compares with that of elderly Canadians four decades earlier; and how the standard of living four decades earlier – when contemporary seniors were young adults – compares with that of young people today. …”
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Boaters Alert! by Charles Jacoby, Nanette Holland, Gail Stout

“… FA130, a 2-page full-color fact sheet by Charles Jacoby, Nanette Holland and Gail Stout, helps boaters identify some known and potential introduced species in Florida, provides a contact for reporting sightings of these species, and suggests steps that boaters can take to reduce the spread of introduced species. …”
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Procedimientos de Eutanasia Humanitaria de Ganado Enfermo, Herido y/o Debilitado, Cartilla de Referencia Eutanasia en Ganado Bovino by Jan K. Shearer, Paul Nicoletti, Pedro Melendez

“…VM-159, a full-color wallet card by Jan K. Shearer, Paul Nicoletti and Pedro Melendez, is the Spanish language version of VM-155, "Quick Reference Wallet Card on Euthanasia of Cattle." …”
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The Effect of Vitamin D3 on Serum Creatine Phosphokinase Level in Patients with Multiple Trauma: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial by Mehran Kouchek, Niloufar Taherpour, Mahya Farasat, Mirmohammad Miri, Sara Salarian, Seyedpouzhia Shojaei, Rezvan Hassanpour, Hossein Amini, Mohammad Sistanizad

“…Parametric and non-parametric tests were used to compare the CPK values between groups.Results: Forty-six patients, consisting of 16, 15, and 15 in control 1, control 2, and intervention arms of the study were recruited, respectively. …”
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[18F]Tetrafluoroborate, a new NIS PET/CT radiopharmaceutical: an overview focused on differentiated thyroid cancer by Arnoldo Piccardo, Francesco Fiz, Sergio Righi, Stefano Raffa, Mattia Riondato, Gianluca Bottoni, Matteo Bauckneht, Michela Massollo, Alessio Rizzo, Mehrdad Shoushtari Zadeh Naseri, Pierpaolo Trimboli, Giorgio Treglia

“…Two analysed TFB’s biodistribution and dosimetry, while the other three assessed its diagnostic performance. The diagnostic comparators were 18F-FDG PET/CT (all cases), 124I-PET/CT (one study) and diagnostic/therapeutic 131I-SPECT/CT (one study each). …”
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Simultaneous vs Staged Procedures for Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: Reduced Infection, Cost, and Readmission Rates Associated With Simultaneous Procedures by Aaron Singh, BA, Travis M. Kotzur, BS, Kathleen Lundquist, MD, Blaire C. Peterson, BS, William H. Young, MD, Chance C. Moore, MD, Frank Buttacavoli, MD

“…For patients undergoing staged procedures, outcomes were compared in aggregate for comparison to simultaneous operations. …”
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Practice patterns among early-career primary care (ECPC) physicians and workforce planning implications: protocol for a mixed methods study by Richard J Gibson, Tara Sampalli, Tara Kiran, Richard H Glazier, Agnes Grudniewicz, Kimberlyn McGrail, David Snadden, Ian Scott, M Ruth Lavergne, Laurie J Goldsmith, David Rudoler, Emily Gard Marshall, Megan Ahuja, Doug Blackie, Fred Burge, Steve Hawrylyshyn, Lindsay Hedden, Jacalynne Hernandez-Lee, Kathleen Horrey, Mike Joyce, Adrian MacKenzie, Maria Mathews, Rita McCracken, Madeleine McKay, Charmaine McPherson, Goldis Mitra, Gail Tomblin Murphy, Sabrina T Wong

“…This study will produce a framework to understand practice choices, new measures for comparing practice patterns across jurisdictions and information necessary for planners to ensure adequate provider supply and patient access to primary care.…”
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Rare and common single nucleotide variants in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus by Elisabet Svenungsson, Iva Gunnarsson, Lars Rönnblom, Ingrid E Lundberg, Andreas Jönsen, Niklas Hagberg, Leonid Padyukov, Marie Wahren-Herlenius, Christopher Sjöwall, Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist, Sule Yavuz, Øyvind Molberg, Dag Leonard, Andrei Alexsson, Maija-Leena Eloranta, Ann-Christine Syvänen, Johanna K Sandling, Gunnel Nordmark, Roland Jonsson, Roald Omdal, Christine Bengtsson, Anders A Bengtsson, Pascal Pucholt, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Sergey V Kozyrev, Peter Söderkvist, Johanna Dahlqvist, Jonas Carlsson Almlöf, Daniel Eriksson, Ahmed Sayadi, Åsa Karlsson, Gerli Rosengren Pielberg, Anna Lobell, Eva Murén, Kerstin M Ahlgren, Nils Landegren, Olle Kämpe, Fabiana HG Farias, Argyri Mathioudaki, Jennifer Meadows, Jessika Nordin

“…Six per cent of patients with cSLE, compared with 3.2% of controls and 4.6% of patients with aSLE, carried rare deleterious alleles. …”
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Investigation in blood-brain barrier integrity and susceptibility to immune cell penetration in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome by Cristina Alonso, Alicia García-Culebras, Valentina Satta, Inés Hernández-Fisac, Álvaro Sierra, José A. Guimaré, Ignacio Lizasoain, Javier Fernández-Ruiz, Onintza Sagredo

“…In this study, conditional knock-in Scn1a-A1783V mice and their controls were used at the postnatal day (PND25): (i) to compare their levels of several immune cell populations in the bone marrow and blood; and (ii) to analyze several BBB proteins, as well as the occurrence of immune cell infiltration and endogenous immunoglobulin G (IgG) extravasation into the brain parenchyma. …”
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Enzyme-responsive vitamin D-based micelles for paclitaxel-controlled delivery and synergistic pancreatic cancer therapy by Diana Peixoto, João M. Ravasco, Barbara Blanco-Fernandez, Francisco Veiga, Angel Concheiro, João Conde, Ana Cláudia Paiva-Santos, Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo

“…PTX-loaded VD3 micelles also exhibited prominent cell internalization and induced a considerable cytotoxic synergistic effect against human PDAC cells (BxPC-3 cells) in 2D and 3D cell culture models compared with free PTX. The PTX-loaded VD3 micelles were hemocompatible and stable after long-term storage in the presence of biorelevant media, and showed higher efficiency to inhibit the tumor growth compared to the approved clinical nanoformulation (Abraxane®) in an in ovo tumor model. …”
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Comparison of Cycle Outcomes among Women with Endometrioma or Non-Functional Cysts Versus Control by Enis Ozkaya, Ebru Cogendez, Elif Tozkir, Saadet Unsal, Ahmet Yavuz, Gulden Tunali, Ozgur Uzun, Evrim Bostancı Ergen, Semra Kayatas Eser

“… OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare cycle outcomes among women with endometrioma or non-functional cysts versus control. …”
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Effects of time restricted feeding combined with Lacto Ovo vegetarian diet on metabolic associated fatty liver disease management: a randomized clinical trial by Mahshad Shafiee, Amir Sadeghi, Fateme Ghafouri-Taleghani, Maryam Nilghaz, Maryam Ghods, Behnaz Narimani, Azita Hekmatdoost, Atoosa saidpour

“…The intervention group showed significant reductions in weight (-8.07 ± 4.31 kg), BMI (-2.70 ± 1.32 kg/m2), waist circumference (-8.00 ± 4.06 cm), as well as ALT (-17.14 ± 14.33 U/L), GGT (-21.09 ± 24.06 U/L), Fatty Liver Index (-26.90 ± 15.81), insulin levels (-3.89 ± 4.69 mU/L), and TNF-α (-11.85 ± 12.52 pg/mL) compared to the control group (all P < 0.05). Lipid profiles also improved with a reduction in triglycerides (-46.85 ± 54.55 mg/dL) and an increase in HDL-C (3.91 ± 5.07 mg/dL) in the intervention group compared to the control group (P < 0.05). …”
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Amniotic fluid microbiota and metabolism with non-syndromic congenital heart defects: a multi-omics analysis by Wenli Xu, Lu Li, Hong Kang, Meixian Wang, Yanqun Liu, Guicun Wang, Ping Yu, Juan Liang, Zhen Liu

“…Compared to the control group, the case group exhibited 177 metabolites that were significantly increased and 480 metabolites that were down-regulated. …”
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Photoaging smartphone app promoting poster campaign to reduce smoking prevalence in secondary schools: the Smokerface Randomized Trial: design and baseline characteristics by Michael Kreuter, Fabian N Fries, Titus J Brinker, Ute Mons, David A Groneberg, Anil Batra, Werner Seeger, Felix Herth, Julia Holzapfel, Tanja G Baudson, Katharina Sies, Lena Jakob, Hannah Maria Baumert, Marlene Heckl, Ana Cirac, Janina L Suhre, Verena Mathes, Hannah Spielmann, Nancy Rigotti, Tobias Raupach, Henning Gall, Claudia Bauer, Pat Marek, Chase H Harrison, Lava Taha, Andreas Owczarek, Felix J Hofmann, Roger Thomas

“…The study groups consist of randomised schools receiving the Smokerface poster campaign and control schools with comparable baseline data (no intervention). The primary end point is the difference of change in smoking prevalence in the intervention group versus the difference in the control group at 24 months follow-up. …”
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Lower respiratory tract infection admissions and deaths among children under 5 years in public sector facilities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, before and during the C... by K Kehoe, E Morden, N Zinyakatira, A Heekes, H E Jones, S R Walter, T Jacobs, J Murray, H Buys, M T Redaniel, M-A Davies

“…We estimated changes in rates and trends of LRTI admissions during the pandemic compared with pre‐pandemic period using interrupted time series analysis, adjusting for key characteristics. …”
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