Academic Articles & Research Papers

Pollination and Essential Oil Production of <i>Lavandula angustifolia</i> Mill. (Lamiaceae)

Lavandula angustifolia Mill., lavender, is an aromatic plant in the Lamiaceae family. Lavender, which is native to the Mediterranean region but cultivated throughout the world, is an important economic plant. Several studies have investigat...

Children and Youth Coerced Displacement: A History of Power Struggle between State and Provincial A‘yān’s Families

This article offers a new perspective on children and youth’s coerced displacement in the context of the Ottoman Middle East and highlights their potential as a social group to inform studies of children, kinship, and family vis-a-vis the s...

Pterocarpus santalinus (Red Sanders) an Endemic, Endangered Tree of India: Current Status, Improvement and the Future

Pterocarpus santalinus (Family – Fabaceae) popularly known as Red Sanders is an endemic species confined to Southern parts of Eastern Ghats of India specially in Andhra Pradesh. Heartwood of Red Sanders has high demand in domestic as well a...

Symptoms of Allergic Rhinitis in Women during Early Pregnancy Are Associated with Higher Prevalence of Allergic Rhinitis in Their Offspring

Background: Epigenetic control of gene expression profiles is a ubiquitous mechanism during cell differentiation, organogenesis and chronic inflammatory reactions. Recent studies have shown that allergen exposure during very early pregnancy...

Cascading Training Model to Promote Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Across South Africa: Rollout in an HIV Service Organization

Background In South Africa, rates of HIV and alcohol use are among the highest globally, with a detrimental synergistic relationship. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based, cost-effective appr...

Assumption-free estimation of heritability from genome-wide identity-by-descent sharing between full siblings.

The study of continuously varying, quantitative traits is important in evolutionary biology, agriculture, and medicine. Variation in such traits is attributable to many, possibly interacting, genes whose expression may be sensitive to the e...

The association between adolescent mental health and oral health behavior: The Luxembourg Health Behavior in School-Aged Children study

Oral health remains a global health problem. Mental health has been linked to oral health behavior. However, studies among adolescents in high-income countries are limited. This study aimed to investigate the association between adolescent ...

Clinicopathological features of rare bleeding disorders in high consanguinity population; A retrospective analysis from two tertiary hospitals in Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND: Rare bleeding disorder (RBDs) encompasses a deficiency of one or more of FXIII, FXI, FX, FVII, FV, FII, and FI clotting factors, leading to bleeding disorders with variable presentations and outcomes ranging from none or minimal...

Women’s perception about the discovery of breast cancer amid the covid-19 pandemic

Background Breast cancer is considered a health problem at a worldwide level. In Brazil, the South and Southeast regions have the highest mortality rates. Understanding how they dealt with the diagnostic of a stigmatized disease amid the CO...

Chemosensory-Related Genes in Marine Copepods

Living organisms deeply rely on the acquisition of chemical signals in any aspect of their life, from searching for food, mating and defending themselves from stressors. Copepods, the most abundant and ubiquitous metazoans on Earth, possess...

Calmodulin-binding transcription activator (CAMTA) genes family: Genome-wide survey and phylogenetic analysis in flax (Linum usitatissimum).

Flax (Linum usitatissimum) is a member of family linaceae with annual growth habit. It is included among those crops which were domesticated very early and has been used in development related studies as a model plant. In plants, Calmodulin...

The Role of Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases in Plant Homeostasis

The p70 ribosomal S6 kinase (S6K) family is a group of highly conserved kinases in eukaryotes that regulates cell growth, cell proliferation, and stress response via modulating protein synthesis and ribosomal biogenesis. S6Ks are downstream...

Multi-dimensional integrated dance therapeutics (MIDT) for fall prevention in community-dwelling older adults.

Increasingly separate spheres? The changing state gender discourse in China from 1990 to 2023.

Clinical Efficacy of Cemented Versus Screw-Retained Zirconia Single Crowns: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Core-Sheath Nanofibers From a Modified Coaxial Electrospinning for Transdermal Delivery of Finasteride.

Integrating metabolomics and transcriptomics to investigate the effects of changes in renal adenosine 5'-monophosphate and arginine metabolism on the mTOR pathway under chronic hypoxia.

Gut Microbiota and Bipolar Disorder: Advances in Translational Applications.

Load frequency control of a PV-DSTS integrated thermal-hydro power system using a CCSA-optimized fuzzy fractional-order parallel controller.

Role of Rehabilitation in the Management of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Healthcare Provider Perspectives.