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Nutritional Contribution of an Undervalued Ancestral Cucurbita, Study of Sicana sp. Endocarp, Epicarp and Seeds Composition 一个被低估的古葫芦的营养贡献。内果皮、外果皮和种子组成的研究

Biology and Life Sciences Forum Pub Date : 2021-12-07 DOI: 10.3390/blsf2021008001

S. Caballero, Eva Coronal, Anggie Burgos, Loida Galeano, Patricia Adelaida Piris Jara, Lourdes Wiszovaty, C. Oviedo, L. Mereles

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Oil Characterization and Seeds Composition of Sicana odorifera, an Ancestral Cucurbita from Paraguay 巴拉圭番瓜祖先臭椒的油脂特性及种子成分

Biology and Life Sciences Forum Pub Date : 2021-12-02 DOI: 10.3390/blsf2021008002

L. Mereles, E. Coronel, Loida Galeano, S. Caballero

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Dog Relocation and Rapidly Changing Parasite Threats 狗搬迁和快速变化的寄生虫威胁

Biology and Life Sciences Forum Pub Date : 2021-10-25 DOI: 10.3390/blsf2021005004

Jason Drake

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Prevalence and Genotyping of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Patients with Previously Untreated Acute Myeloid Leukemia 未经治疗的急性髓性白血病患者的肺囊虫肺炎的患病率和基因分型

Biology and Life Sciences Forum Pub Date : 2021-10-20 DOI: 10.3390/blsf2021005003

V. Prete, G. Paterno, D. di Cave, L. Guarnera, R. Palmieri, L. Maurillo, F. Buccisano, A. Venditti, M. D. del Principe

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Food Habits and Knowledge Related with Meat on a Sample of Portuguese Consumers 葡萄牙消费者的饮食习惯和与肉类有关的知识

Biology and Life Sciences Forum Pub Date : 2021-10-14 DOI: 10.3390/foods2021-10987

R. Guiné, A. Gonçalves, E. T. Lemos

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Registration of Novel Parasiticides under the New 2022 EU Regulation 新2022欧盟法规下新型杀寄生虫剂的注册

Biology and Life Sciences Forum Pub Date : 2021-10-11 DOI: 10.3390/blsf2021005002

Sabine Richter, J. Hunte, K. Hellmann

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Trichinella britovi Larval Biomass in Wild Canids in the Abruzzi Region, Italy 意大利Abruzzi地区野生犬科动物中布氏旋毛虫幼虫生物量的研究

Biology and Life Sciences Forum Pub Date : 2021-09-26 DOI: 10.3390/blsf2021005001

P. Badagliacca, D. Di Sabatino, S. Salucci, F. De Massis, A. Cocco, E. Tieri, G. Romeo, N. D. Dominicis, L. Ricci, A. Petrini

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Development of a Stacking-Based Ensemble Machine Learning for Detection of Depression in Parkinson’s Disease: Preliminary Research 基于堆叠的集成机器学习检测帕金森病抑郁症的发展:初步研究

Biology and Life Sciences Forum Pub Date : 2021-09-15 DOI: 10.3390/eccm-10857

H. Byeon

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Risks Associated with the Use of Psychotropics in Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19 COVID-19确诊患者使用精神药物的相关风险

Biology and Life Sciences Forum Pub Date : 2021-09-15 DOI: 10.3390/eccm-10854

Francisco Rogério Cavalcante Mota Júnior, V. R. Oliveira, Victor Hugo Farias da Silva, S. Ferreira

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A New MDPI Proceedings Journal: Biology and Life Sciences Forum 新MDPI学报:生物与生命科学论坛

Biology and Life Sciences Forum Pub Date : 2021-06-22 DOI: 10.3390/blsf2021001001

I. Craciun

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