Fertilization Rate and Number of Embryos on Day 2 after Intrauterine and Deep Intrauterine Insemination Using Frozen-Thawed Boar Semen in Multiparous Sows by Kakanang Buranaamnuay, Yodchai Panyaboriban, Padet Tummaruk, Mongkol Techakumphu

“…The proportion of sows having unilateral fertilization was higher in the DIUI (3/5) than the IUI group (1/6). In conclusion, IUI with at least 2×109 total number of FT boar spermatozoa is recommended.…”
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Evaluation of alveolar bone changes of jaws in periodontitis patients with and without dental fluorosis using cone-beam computed tomography by Kharidhi Laxman Vandana, Mohanan Thushara, S. Shivaprasad

“…Results: Thicker buccal cortical plate was found in the fluorosed healthy group (1.1 mm). The BD of the fluorosed diseased group was found to be greater than that of the nonfluorosed diseased group. …”
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Inclusion of Ora-Pro-Nóbis (<i>Pereskia aculeata</i>) Leaf Meal in the Diet of Adult Nile Tilapia Improves Growth Performance and Intestinal Absorption Capacity Without Compromisin... by Émerson J. A. Matos, Jailson Novodworski, Rafaela M. Gonçalves, Elisabeth C. Urbinati, Robie A. Bombardelli, Fábio Meurer

“…Feed conversion and protein efficiency rates in the 5% and 10% OLM groups were statistically similar to the control group (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) and lower in the 15% and 20% OLM groups. …”
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Behaviour of the Foramen Ovale Flow in Fetuses with Intrauterine Growth Restriction by Ângela R. L. Nader, Paulo Zielinsky, Alexandre Antonio Naujorks, Luiz Henrique S. Nicoloso, Antonio Luiz Piccoli Junior, Natássia Miranda Sulis, Luiza Ferreira van der Sand, Victoria de Bittencourt Antunes, Gabriela dos Santos Marinho, Fernanda Greinert dos Santos, Natan Pereira Gosmann, Eduardo Becker Júnior, Renato Frajndlich, Tamara Beherens, Marcelo Brandão da Silva, Caroline Barbisan, Stefano Busato, Mauro Lopes, Caroline Klein

“…Forty pregnant women (24–38 weeks) were divided into 3 groups: group I (IUGR), group II (adequate growth and maternal hypertension), and group III (normal controls). …”
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Revealing the Mechanism of Protein Degradation in Postmortem Meat: The Role of Phosphorylation and Ubiquitination by Xinran Zhao, Saisai Wu, Chi Ren, Yuqiang Bai, Chengli Hou, Xin Li, Zhenyu Wang, Dequan Zhang

“…The <i>longissimus thoracis lumborum</i> muscles were chosen and divided into tender and tough groups (<i>n</i> = 9), and then stored at 4 °C for 1 h, 12 h, 1 d, 3 d, and 5 d postmortem. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE INTRAOPERATIVE ULTRASOUND RESULTS IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF RENAL TUMORS by A. D. Karnin, A. A. Kostin, S. O. Stepanov, N. V. Vorobyev, P. D. Bespalov, V. O. Dimitrov

“…The patients were divided into 2 groups: group 1 (comparisons) — 76 patients; during the examination and treatment, the IOUS method was not used, group 2 (basic) — 69 patients, who during the surgical treatment used the IOUS method to further clarify the localization, the size and boundaries of the tumor formation.Results. …”
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Evaluation of Effectiveness of Vitamins C and E on Prevention of Renal Scar due to Pyelonephritis in Rat by Fatemeh Emamghorashi, Seyed Mohamad Owji, Mohammad Motamedifar

“…The rats were arranged randomly in 3 groups of 20 rats each. Rats in groups 1 and 2 were given once-daily intraperitoneal injections of gentamicin for ten consecutive days, beginning on the third day after inoculation. …”
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Rapid preparation of bioactive composites for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion by Baozhi Ding, Xin Wang, Changqing Zhao, Jie Zhao

“…To solve this problem, the bone mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) screen-enrich-combine circulating system (SECCS) was created to rapidly enrich stem cells and combined with β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) to immediately produce bioactive MSCs/β-TCP composites. 37 patients who underwent transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery were included in this study and randomly divided into two groups. One group uses laminal bone grafts (LBG) for intervertebral fusion, and another group uses MSCs/β-TCP composites. …”
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Operational Efficiency Evaluation of Intersections with Dynamic Lane Assignment Using Field Data by Jing Zhao, Jiao Yao, Shengxue He, Yin Han

“…A total of 63488 vehicles were captured, which were divided into four groups according to the lanes they drive on: Group 1, the variable approach lane; group 2, the lane adjacent to the variable lane with the same lane-use; group 3, the lane adjacent to the variable lane with different lane-use of the variable lane; and group 4, the lanes with the same lane-use as the variable lane at other approaches of the intersection. …”
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Empathic love therapy for adolescents living with HIV in Surabaya, Indonesia by Erika Martining Wardani, Riezky Faisal Nugroho, Siti Nurjanah, Syiddatul Budury, Iis Noventi

“…A sample of 150 respondents was divided into 2 sub-groups, i.e., control and intervention groups, using simple random sampling technique. …”
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Subgroups based on fears of evaluation exhibited different social anxiety levels by Yifei Zhang, Junwen Chen, Haiping Liao, Limei Zhou, Hua Zhang, Yunglung Tang, Aiyue Huang, Ofir Turel, Yin Wu, Qinghua He

“…Results demonstrated that participants could be classified into four groups: (1) high bivalent fears of evaluation group, (2) high FNE group, (3) high FPE group, and (4) low fears of evaluation group. …”
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“(Not) knowing what you know”: Exploring educators’ perceptions of critical thinking in occupational therapy by Jemma Gilfillan, Laura Irvine-Brown, Amelia Di Tommaso, Ana Paula Serrata Malfitano, Lisette Farias

“…Eight participants were included in three online synchronous focus groups. One participant was interviewed in person due to time constraints. …”
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Vaginal Dysbiosis in Infertility: A Comparative Analysis Between Women with Primary and Secondary Infertility by Iliana Alejandra Cortés-Ortíz, Gustavo Acosta-Altamirano, Rafael Nambo-Venegas, Jesús Alejandro Pineda-Migranas, Oscar Giovanni Ríos-Hernández, Eduardo García-Moncada, Alejandra Yareth Bonilla-Cortés, Mónica Sierra-Martínez, Juan Carlos Bravata-Alcántara

“…Significant differences in microbial composition were also observed between the two infertility groups. <i>Lactobacillus crispatus</i> and <i>Lactobacillus gasseri</i> were dominant in women with primary infertility, in addition to a high prevalence of <i>Gardnerella vaginalis</i> and <i>Fannyhessea vaginae</i>. …”
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Directions for improving the pension indexations mechanism in the context of Russian economy’s transformation by M. L. Dorofeev

“…The proposed directions were classified into four groups: 1) measures of a general economic nature, indirectly affecting the level of pension provision; 2) changing the general parameters of the existing pension system in order to optimize it; 3) the development of a non-governmental pension insurance system to solve the problem of a low replacement rate for high-income groups of pension recipients and 4) a change in the existing mechanism for indexing pensions, which involves more radical changes to fundamentally increase the level of pension provision for Russian pensioners.…”
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Evaluation of the Association Metformin: Plantago ovata Husk in Diabetic Rabbits by Raquel Díez-Láiz, Juan J. García-Vieitez, M. José Diez-Liébana, Matilde Sierra-Vega, Ana M. Sahagún-Prieto, Ángela P. Calle-Pardo, Nélida Fernández-Martínez

“…Six groups of 6 rabbits were used. Groups 1 to 3 were fed with standard chow and groups 4 to 6 with chow supplemented with Plantago ovata husk (3.5 mg/kg/day). …”
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Genetic Variability and Selection Criteria in Rice Mutant Lines as Revealed by Quantitative Traits by Yusuff Oladosu, M. Y. Rafii, Norhani Abdullah, Mohammad Abdul Malek, H. A. Rahim, Ghazali Hussin, Mohammad Abdul Latif, Isiaka Kareem

“…Finally, the evaluated genotypes were grouped into five major clusters based on the assessed traits with the aid of UPGMA dendrogram. So hybridization of group I with group V or group VI could be used to attain higher heterosis or vigour among the genotypes. …”
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Age-Dependent Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) Activity and LDL Oxidation in Wistar Rats during Their Entire Lifespan by Dileep Kumar, Syed Ibrahim Rizvi

“…This study was conducted to determine age-dependent changes in plasma PON1 arylesterase activity and LDL oxidation in rats during their entire lifespan. 48 Wistar strain rats were grouped in six different age groups (1, 4, 8, 12, 18, and 24 months). We observe a significant (P<0.001) age-dependent decrease in plasma PON1 arylesterase activity correlating with increase in susceptibility of LDL oxidation and increase in plasma MDA level concomitantly with a significant (P<0.001) decrease in plasma radical scavenging activity after 8 months. …”
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Increased DHEAS and Decreased Total Testosterone Serum Levels in a Subset of Men with Early-Onset Androgenetic Alopecia: Does a Male PCOS-Equivalent Exist? by Rossella Cannarella, Rosita A. Condorelli, Federica Dall’Oglio, Sandro La Vignera, Laura M. Mongioì, Giuseppe Micali, Aldo E. Calogero

“…Among men with AGA, we identified Group 1 (n = 21), as those with at least one of the following parameters: body mass index (BMI) >25 kg/m2, insulin resistance (IR), and/or SHBG <25 nmol/l. …”
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Isomeric Differentiation of Four Triterpene Acids Using Full Collision Energy Ramp-MS2 Analysis by Li-juan WU, Rui-ru NAN, Qian WANG, Xin CHEN, Wen-jing LIU, Yue-lin SONG

“…Moreover, the two isomers belonging to group I show different OCE and RIImax values for m/z 411 and 439, respectively. …”
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Prevalence and molecular characterization of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in endangered Eld’s deer (Rucervus eldii) in Hainan, China by Yun Zhang, Yun Zhang, Guangxu Ren, Guangxu Ren, Qingqing Lu, Jiaqi Li, Jiaqi Li, Yu Qiang, Youyou Li, Xiuyi Lai, Yuan Wang, Xingyue Yu, Sheng Lei, Yu Li, Yunxing Chang, Xianrong Liu, Xuning Qi, Zhi Xie, Tingting Li, Jiang Du, Rui Duan, Xinyu Chang, Hesheng Wang, Hesheng Wang, Gang Lu, Gang Lu

“…Phylogenetic analysis showed that all the detected genotypes belonged to zoonotic Group 1. The results implied that the further research on threaten of E. bieneusi to endangered Eld’s deer and potential risks for public health is necessary.…”
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