Mosasaurids Bare the Teeth: An Extraordinary Ecological Disparity in the Phosphates of Morocco Just Prior to the K/Pg Crisis by Nathalie Bardet, Valentin Fischer, Nour-Eddine Jalil, Fatima Khaldoune, Oussama Khadiri Yazami, Xabier Pereda-Suberbiola, Nicholas Longrich

“…Here, using the dental morphology of mosasaurids from Morocco, we combine two complementary approaches—a thorough comparative anatomical description and 2D/3D geometric morphometry—to quantitatively categorize the main functions of these teeth during feeding processes and infer diet preferences and niche-partitioning of these apex predators. …”
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Comparative effects of selenium-enriched lactobacilli and selenium-enriched yeast on performance, egg selenium enrichment, antioxidant capacity, and ileal microbiota in laying hens by Jianmin Zhou, Uchechukwu Edna Obianwuna, Longfei Zhang, Yongli Liu, Haijun Zhang, Kai Qiu, Jing Wang, Guanghai Qi, Shugeng Wu

“…However, high SeL level (6.0 mg Se/kg) compromised productivity and metabolic functions while enhancing Se deposition.…”
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Identification of Selection Signatures Related to Johne\'s Disease in Iranian Holstein Cows using Genomic Data by Fateme Navoshki, Hossein Moradi shahr babak, Ali Sadeghi Sefid Mazgi, johann soelkner

“…However, due to the incomplete information related to the function of the genes in cattle species and the small population used in this study, more extensive studies with more samples and the analysis of several separate populations will provide a better understanding of candidate genes for Johne's disease in the cattle population.…”
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Frequency of hyperglycemia and polymorphism of TNF and TP53 genes in patients with acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer by I. N. Grigor’eva, O. V. Efimova, A. A. Gurazheva, V. N. Maksimov

“…BACKGROUND: «The vicious circle» of associations of diabetes mellitus (DM) with pancreatic pathology, when pancreatic diseases can initiate DM, and type 2 DM — cause functional and organic pancreatic pathology, determines the search for possible associations. …”
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Feasibility of strain-encoded magnetic resonance at 0.55T by John L. Heyniger, Yingmin Liu, Nikita Nair, Preethi Chandrasekaran, Katherine Binzel, Vinay Kumar, Shyam S. Bansal, Donel Tani, Farouk Osman, Vedat O. Yildiz, Juliet Varghese, Yuchi Han, Orlando P. Simonetti

“…Conclusion: Our results support the feasibility of SENC at 0.55T, with accurate phantom measurements, good agreement of global values with 1.5T in human volunteers, and correlates of functional impairment with known MI. Reproducibility showed minimal systemic bias but at times substantial limits of agreement. …”
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Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease: A Cross-sectional Questionnaire-based Study amongst Indian Healthcare Professionals by Prafulla Kerkar, Rajeev Garg, Abhishek Shukla, Viveka Kumar, Akshyaya Pradhan, Arindam Pande, Johan Christopher, Febin Francis, Nitin Zalte, Amarnath Sugumaran

“…Implementing GDMT can enhance cardiac function, improve quality of life and reduce hospitalisation and mortality risks. …”
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The impact of the war in Ukraine on the physical and sexual development of girls with menstrual disorders by V.O. Dynnik, O.O. Dynnik, O.G. Verhoshanova, A.Ye. Druzhynina, H.O. Havenko, S.V. Novokhatska

“…Puberty and the formation of menstrual function are significant stressors for a girl. Traumatic war experience can deepen maladaptive reactions of the body and lead to more serious consequences of menstrual disorders. …”
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Differential gene expression of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells in advanced versus early-stage colorectal cancer and identification of a gene signature of poor prognosis by Reem Saleh, Varun Sasidharan Nair, Salman M Toor, Rowaida Z Taha, Khaled Murshed, Mahmood Al-Dhaheri, Mahwish Khawar, Mahir Abdulla Petkar, Mohamed Abu Nada, Fares Al-Ejeh, Eyad Elkord

“…Due to tumor intrinsic and/or extrinsic factors, the density and function of CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) could be compromised, leading to poor prognosis and survival.Methods Using RNA-Seq, transcriptomes of sorted CD3+CD8+ TILs from treatment-naïve colorectal cancer (CRC) patients at advanced stages (III and IV) were compared with those from patients with early stages (I and II). …”
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Efektivitas Kombinasi Kitosan dan Ampas Teh Sebagai Adsorben Alami dalam Menurunkan Konsentrasi Timbal Pada Limbah Cair PT PXI by Dhonny Suwazan, Nisa Nurhidayanti

“…The results of characterization using FTIR obtained O-H functional groups that play a role in the adsorption process, the SEM-EDS results showed an increase in the quality of the pore structure and elemental composition of chitosan that had been synthesized with tea dregs. …”
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In Vitro Study of Antiviral Properties of Compounds Based on 1,4-Dioxane Derivative of Closo-Decaborate Anion with Amino Acid Ester Residues Against Influenza Virus A/IIV-Orenburg/... by Timur M. Garaev, Ilya I. Yudin, Natalya V. Breslav, Tatyana V. Grebennikova, Evgenii Y. Matveev, Elizaveta A. Eshtukova-Shcheglova, Varvara V. Avdeeva, Konstantin Y. Zhizhin, Nikolay T. Kuznetsov

“…Anions <b>1</b>²⁻; <b>2</b>²⁻; <b>3</b>²⁻, and <b>4</b>²⁻ contain a pendant functional group from the L-tryptophan methyl ester, L-histidine methyl ester, L-methionine methyl ester, or methyl 2-amino-3-(2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl)propanoate (-Trp–OCH₃, -His–OCH₃, -Met–OCH₃, or -Pld–OCH₃) residue, respectively, bonded with the boron cluster anion through the oxybis[(ethane-2,1-diyl)oxy] spacer. …”
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Lower respiratory rate during sleep in children with Angelman syndrome compared to age-matched controls by Leo Gschwind, Sebastian Camillo Holst, David Nobbs, Florian Lipsmeier, Katalin Buzasi, Ponghatai Boonsimma, Alexander Rotenberg, Vitaliy Kolodyazhniy, Jörg Felix Hipp

“…Abstract Background Angelman syndrome (AS) is a rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorder caused by the absence of a functional UBE3A gene, leading to developmental, behavioral, and medical challenges. …”
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Prediction and Mapping of Soil Total Nitrogen Using GF-5 Image Based on Machine Learning Optimization Modeling by LIU Liqi, WEI Guangyuan, ZHOU Ping

“…Three machine learning algorithms were introduced: Partial least squares regression (PLSR), backpropagation neural network (BPNN), and support vector machine (SVM) driven by a polynomial kernel function (Poly). Three distinct soil TN inversion models were constructed using these algorithms. …”
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The role of airway management group in tracheotomy decannulation in patients with severe acquired brain injury (气道管理小组在重度获得性脑损伤患者拔除气切套管中的作用)... by LIU Yuewei (刘月伟), WANG Yuan (王远), ZHANG Jimin (张继敏), SONG Lu (宋璐)

“…The characteristics of the length of hospital stay, the time of tracheotomy, hospitalization expenses, and after decannulation, the effective cough, incidence of aspiration, swallowing function, pneumonia infection and antibiotic using rate were used to analyze the factors associated with rehabilitation. …”
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Soil organic carbon mineralization is controlled by the application dose of exogenous organic matter by O. Mendoza, S. De Neve, H. Deroo, H. Li, A. Françoys, A. Françoys, S. Sleutel

“…Therefore, we set up a 90 d incubation experiment with large soil volumes (sandy loam and silt loam) to compare the mineralization of EOM (<span class="inline-formula">¹³</span>C-labelled ryegrass) and SOC as a function of three EOM application doses (0.5, 1.5, and 5 g dry matter kg<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> soil). …”
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The Adverse Effects and Use of Bevacizumab in Patients with Glioblastoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Alejandro Bruna-Mejías, Vicente Silva-Bravo, Laura Moyano Valarezo, María Fernanda Delgado-Retamal, Diego Nazar-Izquierdo, Isidora Aguilar-Aguirre, Pablo Nova-Baeza, Mathias Orellana-Donoso, Alejandra Suazo-Santibáñez, Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza, Juan Sanchis Gimeno, Carlos Bastidas-Caldes, Juan José Valenzuela Fuenzalida

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Apolipoprotein E dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease: a study on miRNA regulation, glial markers, and amyloid pathology by Printha Wijesinghe, Hao Ran Li, Zhengyuan Ai, Matthew Campbell, Si Xuan Chen, Jeanne Xi, Wellington Pham, Wellington Pham, Joanne A. Matsubara, Joanne A. Matsubara

“…Apoe-knockout (Apoe-ko) mice, mice expressing human APOE4, and human APOE4 carriers exhibit similar deficits in lipid metabolism, cognitive and behavioral functions, and neurodegeneration. The retina, as part of the CNS, has been studied to investigate the underlying mechanisms of AD, including neuroinflammation, amyloid aggregation, and neurodegeneration. …”
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis in high surgical risk patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Zulian Liu, Elaine Kidney, Danai Bem, George Bramley, Susan Bayliss, Mark A de Belder, Carole Cummins, Rui Duarte

“…Patients' mean age ranged from 83-85 years, around half were female and New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III or IV ranged from 83.8% to 94.2% with frequent comorbidities. …”
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Preparation and First-principles Study of New Thorium-based MOX Fuel by ZHAO Shi1, 2, , WEI Qianglin1, 2, 3, , LIU Yibao1, 2, LIU Haojie2, LI Kaixuan2

“…The lattice constant and electronic density of state (DOS) of Th1−xCexO2 were calculated using the first-principles calculation software VASP based on density functional theory. The experimental findings demonstrate that the prepared Th1−xCexO2 material exhibits excellent properties in terms of density and particle uniformity. …”
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A retrospective cohort study of the efficacy and safety of oral azvudine versus nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in elderly hospitalized COVID-19 patients aged over 60 years by Bo Yu, Haiyu Wang, Guangming Li, Junyi Sun, Hong Luo, Mengzhao Yang, Yanyang Zhang, Ruihan Liu, Ming Cheng, Shixi Zhang, Guotao Li, Ling Wang, Guowu Qian, Donghua Zhang, Silin Li, Quancheng Kan, Jiandong Jiang, Zhigang Ren

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“Agent – Environment” Evolution Mechanism of Greenbelt from the Perspective of Complex Adaptive System: A Case Study of Beijing’s Greenbelts by Song LIU, Peiyu SHEN, Dizi LIU, Zhaocheng BAI

“…Greenbelts help solve problems related to urban sprawl and provide multiple ecological, social and economic functions that have profound impact on sustainable regional development. …”
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