Relationships between paddock-level pasture mass and cow data derived from GPS and behavior-monitoring on-animal sensors in rotationally grazed dairy systems by S.J. Hendriks, M. Qasim, J.P. Edwards

“…To investigate this, 100 cows were randomly assigned to one of 4 groups (n = 25 cows per group) and allocated to different target pasture allocations to meet either 80%, 100%, or 120% of their estimated ME requirements across 2 experimental periods (n = 20 d per experimental period), during late spring (experimental period 1; November 7 to November 26, 2021) and late summer (experimental period 2; February 27 to March 18, 2022). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Pramipexole Sustained Release versus Immediate Release Formulation for Nocturnal Symptoms in Chinese Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Stud... by Haiyan Zhou, Shuhua Li, Hongmei Yu, Shenggang Sun, Xinhua Wan, Xiaodong Zhu, Chun-Feng Liu, Ling Chen, Wei Xiang, Yaqing Sun, Haibo Chen, Shengdi Chen

“…A total of 98 patients were randomly allocated (1 : 1) to either pramipexole SR (n = 49) or pramipexole IR (n = 49) groups. …”
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Altered immune surveillance of B and T cells in patients with persistent residual lung abnormalities 12 months after severe COVID-19 by Julio Flores-Gonzalez, Ivette Buendia-Roldan, Fernanda Téllez-Quijada, Carlos Peña-Bates, Lucero A. Ramón-Luing, Armando Castorena-Maldonado, Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Gloria Pérez-Rubio, Moisés Selman, Leslie Chavez-Galan, Leslie Chávez-Galán

“…Plasma or supernatant levels of IFN-g, IL-4, IL-10, IgM, and IgG were assessed, and 10 patients (5 FRG, 5 PLAG) were randomly selected for detailed immune cell phenotyping and functional analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells using flow cytometry. …”
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Spatiotemporal variation in biomass abundance of different algal species in Lake Hulun using machine learning and Sentinel-3 images by Zhaojiang Yan, Chong Fang, Kaishan Song, Xiangyu Wang, Zhidan Wen, Yingxin Shang, Hui Tao, Yunfeng Lyu

“…This study compared and evaluated 6 commonly used machine learning models, including extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), support vector regression (SVR), backpropagation neural network (BP), gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT), random forest (RF), and categorical boosting (CatBoost). …”
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Comparison of analgesic efficacy of diclofenac suppository with intramuscular diclofenac sodium in post-operative pain relief after cesarean delivery in the first 24 hours by Sidra Khan, Noreen Majeed, Ruqya, Mehreen Mehdi, Faiza Safdar, Saana Bibj

“…The age , parity ,gestational age, weight  ,BMI & ASA status of all women was documented. 50 women were randomly assigned to the each group A & B. Group A was given 75 mg intramuscular diclofenac injection  immediately & then 8 hrly for the first 24 hrs after caesarean section while group B was given  100 mg rectal diclofenac suppository immediately & then  after 12 hrs  post caesarean for the first 24 hrs. if needed ,50 mg tramadol I/V was given to the women as rescue analgesia, Visual analogue pain  (VAS) score was used to assess the pain intensity of post operative  women after 24 hrs of caesarean and poltted  in the proforma. …”
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The impact of the National Syphilis Prevention Program on the prevalence of syphilis among people living with HIV in China: a systematic review and meta‐analysis by Qingling Zeng, Yuhui Yang, Limin Zhang, Jiangyu Yan, Jian Wang, Jingmin Nie, Qingmei Wang, Yu Luo, Gaoming Li

“…We used a DerSimonian‒Laird random effects model to estimate the prevalence and 95% confidence interval of syphilis among PLHIV. …”
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Double-Blind Clinical Trial of Arginine Supplementation in the Treatment of Adult Patients with Sickle Cell Anaemia by Renata M. N. Eleutério, Francisco O. Nascimento, Tamara G. Araújo, Marilena F. Castro, Tarcísio P. Almeida Filho, Pedro A. Maia Filho, José Eleutério, Darcielle B. D. Elias, Romélia P. G. Lemes

“…Methods. This was a randomized double-blind clinical study of adults with SCA with continuous use of HU at the State Blood Centre of Ceará. …”
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Can ChatGPT4-vision identify radiologic progression of multiple sclerosis on brain MRI? by Brendan S. Kelly, Sophie Duignan, Prateek Mathur, Henry Dillon, Edward H. Lee, Kristen W. Yeom, Pearse A. Keane, Aonghus Lawlor, Ronan P. Killeen

“…Results One hundred seventy patients were included, 110 for training, 30 for tuning, and 30 for testing; 100 unseen paired images were randomly selected from the test set for evaluation. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among healthcare workers in the Ekurhuleni District, South Africa by E Mahlare, E Ramutshila, A Musekiwa, L Kuonza, T Mabuto

“…We conducted a cross-sectional interviewer-administered survey among healthcare workers from 45 randomly selected PHCs in Ekurhuleni District. We collected information on participant characteristics and their KAPs regarding HIV PrEP service delivery. …”
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Work-related burnout and its associated factors among kindergarten teachers: a multi-center cross-sectional study in Ethiopia by Anmut Endalkachew Bezie, Girum Tareke Zewude, Amensisa Hailu Tesfaye, Amensisa Hailu Tesfaye, Asmare Asrat Yirdaw, Alebachew Bitew Abie, Giziew Abere

“…A sample of 422 kindergarten teachers was recruited using simple random sampling techniques. A standardized, self-administered Copenhagen Burnout Inventory was utilized to measure work-related burnout. …”
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Comparison of biodegradable and durable polymer drug-eluting stents in acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis by Tingting Wei, Can Huang, Yifan Zeng, Haoyong Yuan, Zhongshi Wu, Ting Lu, Yalin Liu

“…Statistical pooling was performed to estimate incidence using a random-effects model with generic inverse-variance weighting. …”
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Kangtaizhi Granule Alleviated Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats and HepG2 Cells via AMPK/mTOR Signaling Pathway by Jiaxin Zhang, Haixia Du, Menglan Shen, Zhengqi Zhao, Xinmiao Ye

“…In an in vivo study, SD rats were randomly divided into five groups: control (rats fed with normal diet), NAFLD (rats fed with high-fat diet), and KTZG 0.75, 1.5, and 3 groups (NAFLD rats treated with KTZG 0.75, 1.5, and 3 g/kg, respectively). …”
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Goose astrovirus induces apoptosis and endoplasmic reticulum stress in gosling hepatocytes by Zhihua Lu, Haiqin Li, Xiaona Gao, Duanfeng Fu, Haoyu Huang, Cheng Huang, Meiqin Wu, Xiaoquan Guo

“…Two hundred Xingguo gray geese were chosen and randomly separated into two groups (Con and Dis). The Dis group received a subcutaneous injection of GoAstV genotype 2 (GoAstV-2) JX01 (2 × 106 TCID50/0.2 mL), whereas the Con group received a subcutaneous injection of 0.2 mL physiological saline, both at 1 day of life. …”
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Acceptance of multiple micronutrient supplementations (MMS) and iron and folic acid supplement utilisation among pregnant and lactating women in the rural part of Ethiopia, 2022: a... by Zewdie Birhanu, Menen Tsegaw, Stanley Chitekwe, Ramadhani Noor, Rachana Sharma, Finina Abebe, Yordanos Tadesse Kidanemariam, Ahmednasir Abdi, Hiwot Getachew, Asli Hassan Aden, Tesfaye Chuko, Tariku Dejene, Ahmed Mohammed Dawd

“…Objective To assess the acceptance of multiple micronutrient supplements and current iron and folic acid supplement utilisation among pregnant and lactating women in rural Ethiopia.Design Community-based cross-sectional study using a mixed method.Setting This study was carried out in five regions (Oromia, Gambela, Sidama, SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region) and Somali) of Ethiopia, 2022. A multistage random sampling technique was employed. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 410 pregnant and lactating women. …”
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Slowly digestible starch impairs growth performance of broiler chickens offered low-protein diet supplemental higher amino acid densities by inhibiting the utilization of intestina... by Caiwei Luo, Yao Yu, Gang Meng, Jianmin Yuan

“…A total of 720 21-day-old healthy male Arbor Acres Plus broilers were randomly assigned to 12 treatments, each with 6 replicates of 10 birds. …”
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The potential of supplementing compound organic trace elements at lower levels in Chinese yellow-feathered broiler diets, Part I: Impacts on plasma biochemical parameters, antioxid... by Xiaoyan Nie, Yucheng Yin, Qi Lu, Fei Zhao, Yang Dai, Rui Wang, Yiwen Ji, Huihua Zhang, Cui Zhu

“…A total of 960 one-day-old male broilers were randomly allocated to six treatment groups. The birds were fed with either the basal diets (negative control, NC), or diets supplemented with 1,000 mg/kg (positive control, PC), 300 mg/kg, and 500 mg/kg ITM or OTM for 53 d, respectively. …”
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Mass Casualty Incident Training in Immersive Virtual Reality: Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Multimethod Performance Indicators by Anke Sabine Baetzner, Yannick Hill, Benjamin Roszipal, Solène Gerwann, Matthias Beutel, Tanja Birrenbach, Markus Karlseder, Stefan Mohr, Gabriel Alexander Salg, Helmut Schrom-Feiertag, Marie Ottilie Frenkel, Cornelia Wrzus

“…MethodsA total of 76 participants (mean age 25.54, SD 6.01 y; 45/76, 59% male) with different medical expertise (MFRs: paramedics and emergency physicians; non-MFRs: medical students, in-hospital nurses, and other physicians) participated in 5 virtual MCI scenarios of varying complexity in a randomized order. Tasks involved assessing the situation, triaging virtual patients, and transmitting relevant information to a control center. …”
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Exploring the Mechanisms of Iron Overload-Induced Liver Injury in Rats Based on Transcriptomics and Proteomics by Yujia Shu, Xuanfu Wu, Dongxu Zhang, Shuxia Jiang, Wenqiang Ma

“…In this study, 16 male SD rats aged 6 to 7 weeks were randomly assigned to either a control group (CON) or an iron overload group (IO). …”
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Effect of Whole Wheat Noodles on Biochemical Indexes and Histopathology of Type 2 Diabetic Rats by Li WU, Yuan ZHANG, Chunhong TANG, Huan YOU, Haijun CHANG, Shuai ZHANG

“…Methods: SD rats were fed continuously for 8 weeks and then randomly divided into normal and high-fat groups. The high-fat group was injected intraperitoneally with streptozotocin (STZ) solution at one time to establish a type 2 diabetic rat model. …”
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The Effects of Exercise on Inhibitory Function Interventions for Patients With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Zhihui Xu, Cong Liu, Peng Wang, Xing Wang, Yuzhang Li

“…Methods We searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Database, and China Science and Technology Journal Database (CQVIP) for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the impact of exercise on inhibitory function in MDD patients, from database inception to July 2024. …”
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