Paper · 2013 · The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences

FOLIAR APPLICATION OF CALCIUM CHLORIDE AND BORAX ENHANCE THE FRUIT QUALITY OF LITCHI CULTIVARS

I. Haq; Abdul Rab; Muhammad Sajid

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Abstract

The influence of foliar application of calcium chloride and borax on the fruit quality of litchi cultivars was investigated by applying1-3% Calcium either alone or in combination with 0.5 to 1.5 Borax. The litchi cultivars varied significantly for quality traits . Cultivar Gola had the highest fruit weight (23.54 g), pulp weight (17.16 g), TSS (22.54%), total sugars (21.45%), reducing sugars (17.96%) and specific gravity (1.1051), while cultivar Bedana had the highest non-reducing sugars (9.72%). Foliar application of calcium chloride (CaCl2) alone had no significant effect on most of the quality variables, however, CaCl2 + Borax (Na2B4O7·10H2O) application increased the fruit weight (19.87 g), pulp weight (14.88 g) and pulp dry weight (13.76%) in control fruits to the maximum of 20.79, 15.69 g and 15.40% respectively with CaCl2 (3%) + Borax (1.5%). No variations were observed in total sugars, reducing sugars and non -reducing sugars of litchi fruit with application of CaCl2 alone, which increased significantly with foliar application of CaCl 2 3% + Borax. The planned paired means comparison showed that the least fruit weight (19.87 g), pulp weight (14.88 g) and pulp dry weight % (13.76% ) of control fruits increased significantly to 20.10 g, 14.94 g and 13.93% with CaCl2 application and further to 20.54 g, 15.38 g and 15.08% with CaCl2 + Borax treatments. The fruit weight, pulp weight and pulp dry weight % was significantly higher with CaCl2 + Borax foliar application as compared to CaCl2 alone. The total sugars, reducing sugars and non-reducing sugars were not significantly affected by CaCl 2 application but were significantly higher in Control vs. Rest, Control vs. CaCl2 + Borax and Ca vs. CaCl2 + Borax treatments means.

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Gola had highest fruit weight.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Material
Golae0
Outcome
fruit weighte0
Direction
higheste0
Value
23.54 ge0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“Cultivar Gola had the highest fruit weight (23.54 g), pulp weight (17.16 g), TSS (22.54%), total sugars (21.45%), reducing sugars (17.96%) and specific gravity (1.1051), while cultivar Bedana had the highest non-reducing sugars (9.72%)”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Gola had highest pulp weight.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Material
Golae0
Outcome
pulp weighte0
Direction
higheste0
Value
17.16 ge0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“Cultivar Gola had the highest fruit weight (23.54 g), pulp weight (17.16 g), TSS (22.54%), total sugars (21.45%), reducing sugars (17.96%) and specific gravity (1.1051), while cultivar Bedana had the highest non-reducing sugars (9.72%)”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Gola had highest TSS.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Material
Golae0
Outcome
TSSe0
Direction
higheste0
Value
22.54%e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“Cultivar Gola had the highest fruit weight (23.54 g), pulp weight (17.16 g), TSS (22.54%), total sugars (21.45%), reducing sugars (17.96%) and specific gravity (1.1051), while cultivar Bedana had the highest non-reducing sugars (9.72%)”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Gola had highest total sugars.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Material
Golae0
Outcome
total sugarse0
Direction
higheste0
Value
21.45%e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“Cultivar Gola had the highest fruit weight (23.54 g), pulp weight (17.16 g), TSS (22.54%), total sugars (21.45%), reducing sugars (17.96%) and specific gravity (1.1051), while cultivar Bedana had the highest non-reducing sugars (9.72%)”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Gola had highest reducing sugars.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Material
Golae0
Outcome
reducing sugarse0
Direction
higheste0
Value
17.96%e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Cultivar Gola had the highest fruit weight (23.54 g), pulp weight (17.16 g), TSS (22.54%), total sugars (21.45%), reducing sugars (17.96%) and specific gravity (1.1051), while cultivar Bedana had the highest non-reducing sugars (9.72%)”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Gola had highest specific gravity.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Material
Golae0
Outcome
specific gravitye0
Direction
higheste0
Value
1.1051e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“Cultivar Gola had the highest fruit weight (23.54 g), pulp weight (17.16 g), TSS (22.54%), total sugars (21.45%), reducing sugars (17.96%) and specific gravity (1.1051), while cultivar Bedana had the highest non-reducing sugars (9.72%)”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Bedana had highest non-reducing sugars.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Material
Bedanae0
Outcome
non-reducing sugarse0
Direction
higheste0
Value
9.72%e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“Cultivar Gola had the highest fruit weight (23.54 g), pulp weight (17.16 g), TSS (22.54%), total sugars (21.45%), reducing sugars (17.96%) and specific gravity (1.1051), while cultivar Bedana had the highest non-reducing sugars (9.72%)”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Calcium chloride alone had no significant effect on most quality variables.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Treatment
calcium chloride (CaCl2)e0
Outcome
quality variablese0
Direction
no significant effecte0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“Foliar application of calcium chloride (CaCl2) alone had no significant effect on most of the quality variables”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined CaCl2 and Borax increased fruit weight.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Treatment
CaCl2 (3%) + Borax (1.5%)e0
Outcome
fruit weighte0
Direction
increasede0
Value
20.79e0
Comparator
control fruitse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“CaCl2 + Borax (Na2B4O7·10H2O) application increased the fruit weight (19.87 g), pulp weight (14.88 g) and pulp dry weight (13.76%) in control fruits to the maximum of 20.79, 15.69 g and 15.40% respectively with CaCl2 (3%) + Borax (1.5%)”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined CaCl2 and Borax increased pulp weight.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Treatment
CaCl2 (3%) + Borax (1.5%)e0
Outcome
pulp weighte0
Direction
increasede0
Value
15.69 ge0
Comparator
control fruitse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“CaCl2 + Borax (Na2B4O7·10H2O) application increased the fruit weight (19.87 g), pulp weight (14.88 g) and pulp dry weight (13.76%) in control fruits to the maximum of 20.79, 15.69 g and 15.40% respectively with CaCl2 (3%) + Borax (1.5%)”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined CaCl2 and Borax increased pulp dry weight.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Treatment
CaCl2 (3%) + Borax (1.5%)e0
Outcome
pulp dry weighte0
Direction
increasede0
Value
15.40%e0
Comparator
control fruitse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“CaCl2 + Borax (Na2B4O7·10H2O) application increased the fruit weight (19.87 g), pulp weight (14.88 g) and pulp dry weight (13.76%) in control fruits to the maximum of 20.79, 15.69 g and 15.40% respectively with CaCl2 (3%) + Borax (1.5%)”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

CaCl2 alone did not change three sugar measures.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Treatment
CaCl2 alonee0
Outcome
total sugars, reducing sugars and non -reducing sugarse0
Direction
No variationse0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“No variations were observed in total sugars, reducing sugars and non -reducing sugars of litchi fruit with application of CaCl2 alone”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined foliar CaCl2 and Borax significantly increased three sugar measures.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Treatment
CaCl 2 3% + Boraxe0
Direction
increasede0

Not reportedComparatorOutcome

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“which increased significantly with foliar application of CaCl 2 3% + Borax”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

CaCl2 increased fruit weight versus control.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Treatment
CaCl2 applicatione0
Outcome
fruit weighte0
Direction
increasede0
Value
20.10 ge0
Comparator
control fruitse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“The planned paired means comparison showed that the least fruit weight (19.87 g), pulp weight (14.88 g) and pulp dry weight % (13.76% ) of control fruits increased significantly to 20.10 g, 14.94 g and 13.93% with CaCl2 application and further to 20.54 g, 15.38 g and 15.08% with CaCl2 + Borax treatments”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

CaCl2 increased pulp weight versus control.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Treatment
CaCl2 applicatione0
Outcome
pulp weighte0
Direction
increasede0
Value
14.94 ge0
Comparator
control fruitse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“The planned paired means comparison showed that the least fruit weight (19.87 g), pulp weight (14.88 g) and pulp dry weight % (13.76% ) of control fruits increased significantly to 20.10 g, 14.94 g and 13.93% with CaCl2 application and further to 20.54 g, 15.38 g and 15.08% with CaCl2 + Borax treatments”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

CaCl2 increased pulp dry weight % versus control.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Treatment
CaCl2 applicatione0
Outcome
pulp dry weight %e0
Direction
increasede0
Value
13.93%e0
Comparator
control fruitse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“The planned paired means comparison showed that the least fruit weight (19.87 g), pulp weight (14.88 g) and pulp dry weight % (13.76% ) of control fruits increased significantly to 20.10 g, 14.94 g and 13.93% with CaCl2 application and further to 20.54 g, 15.38 g and 15.08% with CaCl2 + Borax treatments”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

CaCl2 plus Borax further increased fruit weight.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Treatment
CaCl2 + Borax treatmentse0
Outcome
fruit weighte0
Direction
increasede0
Value
20.54 ge0
Comparator
CaCl2 applicatione0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“The planned paired means comparison showed that the least fruit weight (19.87 g), pulp weight (14.88 g) and pulp dry weight % (13.76% ) of control fruits increased significantly to 20.10 g, 14.94 g and 13.93% with CaCl2 application and further to 20.54 g, 15.38 g and 15.08% with CaCl2 + Borax treatments”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

CaCl2 plus Borax further increased pulp weight.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Treatment
CaCl2 + Borax treatmentse0
Outcome
pulp weighte0
Direction
increasede0
Value
15.38 ge0
Comparator
CaCl2 applicatione0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“The planned paired means comparison showed that the least fruit weight (19.87 g), pulp weight (14.88 g) and pulp dry weight % (13.76% ) of control fruits increased significantly to 20.10 g, 14.94 g and 13.93% with CaCl2 application and further to 20.54 g, 15.38 g and 15.08% with CaCl2 + Borax treatments”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

CaCl2 plus Borax further increased pulp dry weight %.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Treatment
CaCl2 + Borax treatmentse0
Outcome
pulp dry weight %e0
Direction
increasede0
Value
15.08%e0
Comparator
CaCl2 applicatione0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“The planned paired means comparison showed that the least fruit weight (19.87 g), pulp weight (14.88 g) and pulp dry weight % (13.76% ) of control fruits increased significantly to 20.10 g, 14.94 g and 13.93% with CaCl2 application and further to 20.54 g, 15.38 g and 15.08% with CaCl2 + Borax treatments”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined foliar CaCl2 and Borax gave higher fruit and pulp weights and pulp dry weight than CaCl2 alone.

Taxon
LITCHILitchit0
Treatment
CaCl2 + Borax foliar applicatione0
Outcome
fruit weight, pulp weight and pulp dry weight %e0
Direction
highere0
Comparator
CaCl2 alonee0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Litchi
Litchi · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Luc Viatour · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“The fruit weight, pulp weight and pulp dry weight % was significantly higher with CaCl2 + Borax foliar application as compared to CaCl2 alone”

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“LITCHI CULTIVARS”

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calcium chloride dihydrate · quality: sugar starch · LitchiPositive and negative results

2 papers: 1 positive, 1 negative or no effect

1 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
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borax · yield · LitchiPositive and negative results

9 papers: 8 positive, 1 negative or no effect

7 papers in the same direction as this paper · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. positive
  2. no effect
  3. positive

5 papers more in this group

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calcium chloride dihydrate · quality: general · LitchiResults agree

2 papers: 0 positive, 2 negative or no effect

1 paper in the same direction as this paper

  1. no effect
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borax · growth · LitchiResults agree

2 papers: 2 positive, 0 negative or no effect

1 paper in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
See all 2 papers →

calcium chloride dihydrate · yield · LitchiResults agree

4 papers: 4 positive, 0 negative or no effect

3 papers in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
  2. positive
  3. positive
See all 4 papers →

application · yield · LitchiResults agree

21 papers: 21 positive, 0 negative or no effect

20 papers in the same direction as this paper

  1. positive
  2. positive
  3. positive

17 papers more in this group

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