Estrés oxidativo en espermatozoides epididimarios de alpaca criopreservados con diferentes concentraciones de plasma seminal by Jhoana Stefani Jimenez-Carpio, Alejandra Ugarelli-Galarza, Shirley Sujey Evangelista-Vargas

“…Los espermatozoides expuestos a 50% de plasma seminal mostraron la motilidad post descongelamiento estadísticamente más baja (3.5±3.7%) y el porcentaje de células apoptóticas estadísticamente más alto (71.43±20.6%). En todas las demás variables, no se hallaron diferencias estadísticas significativas (p≤0.05). …”
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Bacterial phyla: microbiota of kingdom animalia by Dinesh Nalage, Rahul Kale, Tejswini Sontakke, Vidya Pradhan, Ashwini Biradar, Jayan Duminda Mahesh Senevirathna, Reshma Jaweria, Tara Dighe, Prashant Dixit, Rohit Patil, P. S. Kudnar

“…Across all mammals, Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes are the dominant phyla, with omnivores and carnivores also harboring Proteobacteria. In canids, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, and Fusobacteriota are the predominant phyla. …”
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Value of alpha smooth muscle actin (αSMA) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC): An immunohistochemical approach to tumor stroma categor... by Heba E.M. Youssef, Basant Hamdy AbouZaid

“…Objectives: The aggressive behavior of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is not only a cancer-cell centered issue, but also affected by tumor stroma. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the most abundant component of tumor stroma that can direct tumorigenesis. …”
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The Effects of Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Weight Gain During Pregnancy on Perinatal Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Engin Yurtcu, Sibel Mutlu, Enis Ozkaya

“…However, as pregnancy weight gain decreased, preterm delivery (p=0.041) increased. Also, birth weight increased (p<0.001) with the weight gain of the pregnant. …”
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Population fluctuation of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) and survey of some natural enemies in Ecuador by Y. CHAVEZ, C. CASTRO, G.F. GONZÁLEZ, J. CASTRO, S. PEÑARRIETA, I. PEREZ-ALMEIDA, D.T. CHIRINOS, T. KONDO

“…La diversidad de enemigos naturales y el alto nivel de parasitismo detectado sugieren la importancia de los enemigos naturales como agentes de control biológico de esta importante plaga. …”
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Creative-Motivated Citizen Science After-School STEAM Programme for Motivating Actions Related to the Oceanic Microplastics Problem by Tomomi Sayuda, Haruyuki Kinoshita, Fumitoshi Kato, Miles Pennington

“…In addition to MP sampling, we have also incorporated elements of STEAM education, combining creative projects and motivational activities, in this creative-motivated after-school programme. …”
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Identifying and ranking indicators affecting the environment with the aim of providing a guide on the establishment and operation of exhibition sites using BWM multi-criteria decis... by Davoud Adineh, Reza Amirnezhad, Keyvan Saeb, Aptin x Aptin Rahnavard, Farid Gholamreza Fahimi

“…Moreover, 58 sub-indices of the main indices were also weighed and prioritized based on the pairwise comparison. …”
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Measles neutralising antibody levels in patients receiving intravenous immunoglobulin treatment - a sub-analysis of a randomized, cross-over bioequivalence trial. by Vatsala Rajendram, Martyn Paddick, John More

“…<h4>Results</h4>Median measles antibody trough levels were ~ 1300 mIU/mL with no significant difference between Gammaplex 5% and Gammaplex 10% treatment (p >  0.9) or the 21-day or 28-day dosing regimen (p >  0.3). There was also no difference between mean measles neutralising antibody levels following Gammaplex 10% in adult or paediatric patients.…”
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Persistent intestinal myiasis caused by Oestrus ovis in a Nigerian university student: a case report by Winifred N. Adiri, Bruno Basil, Chinwe P. Onyia, Joy O. Ugwuanyi, Chinyere Azifuaku, Sam C. Iheukwumere, Olivia Obienu, Uchenna N. Ijoma, Sylvester C. Nwokediuko

“…Conclusion This case emphasizes the need for clinicians to consider rare parasitic infections such as Oestrus ovis myiasis, especially in endemic regions with poor hygiene, and highlights the importance of extended or alternative treatment protocols for resistant cases. It also emphasizes the need for increased awareness of food safety and hygiene in high-risk environments and further research into resistance mechanisms in myiasis treatment.…”
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Effect of Cocoa (<i>Theobroma cacao</i>) Plantation Types on the Distribution of Anuran Communities in Ore, Ondo State, Nigeria by AB Onadeko

“…The highest mean number of  individuals (190±9.5) was observed at ICNP followed by PSFV (183±5.7), while the least was at PCWP (77±8.0). There was also significant difference (F4, 10 = 150.48, P< 0.01) between the abundance of anuran species at the various  sites. …”
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Akinetopsia: a systematic review on visual motion blindness by Johanna L. Browne, Lydia Krabbendam, Jan Dirk Blom, Jan Dirk Blom, Jan Dirk Blom

“…Bilateral lesions to V5/MT most often coincided with global akinetopsia and chronicity, although we found that the severity of the condition also depends on surviving components of the visual motion network as a whole, and—in line with the dynamic parallellism theory—the speed of moving objects. …”
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Successful living donor liver transplantation of the left lateral sector with simultaneous atypical resection of the S2 for focal nodular hyperplasia by R. T. Rzayev, Yu. R. Kamalov, E. Yu. Kryzhanovskaya, M. A. Tatarkina, A. L. Kovaleva

“…According to computed tomography, it was a weak hypervascular formation with fuzzy contours, accumulating contrast medium unevenly in the arterial phase, with visualization of a small hypodense area around, also accumulating contrast medium in the venous phase. …”
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The role of new hepatitis B vaccines in South Africa by G U van Zyl, T Maponga, H Rabie, J Taljaard

“…PreHevbrio, which includes three hepatitis B surface protein domains, instead of one, may also be more immunogenic, although clinical study data are still limited. …”
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DETERMINANTS OF CORPORATE TAX AGGRESSIVENESS IN NIGERIAN DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS by Bilikisu Roseline Yusuf, Samson Adewale Adediran

“…Tɑx ɑuthorities should closely monitor bɑnks with increɑsing profitɑbility (ROA) ɑs there is tendency for increɑse in ɑggressive tɑx ɑctivities to reduce their tɑx liɑbilities. Also, the study shows reduction in tɑx ɑggressiveness ɑs ɑge increɑses, then efforts of tɑx ɑuthorities should be concentrɑted on young firms while trying to curb tɑx prɑctices ɑmong deposit money bɑnks in Nigeriɑ. …”
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Antibacterial Effect of Fixed and Volatile Oils against Gram-positive and Gram-negative Bacteria by Tara Faiq M. Salih, Sakar Ahmed Abdullah, Salar Ibrahim Ali, Daryan Kamal Khder

“…plant and herbal extracts as an alternative source of various chemotherapeutic drugs, also to increase antibiotic efficiency by combining with plant extract for obtaining a powerful and broad ?…”
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Hijacking of the nervous system in cancer: mechanism and therapeutic targets by Yu Zhang, Qili Liao, Xuyang Wen, Jiayan Fan, Tifei Yuan, Xuemei Tong, Renbing Jia, Peiwei Chai, Xianqun Fan

“…Importantly, neural activity is also implicated in modulating the efficacy of therapeutic interventions, including immunotherapy. …”
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Evaluation of Object-Based and Pixel-Based Technique for Extracting Snow Cover Surface Using Landsat 8 Satellite Images (Case Study Damavand Mountain Range) by Behnam Sedaghat, Ali Javadzade khiavi, Babak Naeim, Erfan Khajavi, Amir Reza Taghavi Khanghah

“…The pixel-based method relies on classifying numerical values of images, while the novel object-oriented approach takes into account not only numerical images but also background information, texture, and content for classification. …”
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Direction-Specific Signatures of Sport Participation in Center of Pressure Profiles of Division I Athletes by Stephen M. Glass, Scott E. Ross

“…Greater double leg COP velocity was also observed in multiple heading bins in basketball athletes when compared to soccer athletes. …”
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Gastronomy vs gastro-anomie? Japan’s foodscape by А. V. Malov, S. V. Chugrov

“…Along with this, washoku is also an effective tool of soft gastronomic power and gastrodiplomacy, creating a charming image of Japan in the eye of the beholder (the international political community). …”
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Teeth Structure Analysis of Primary Teeth in Children with Congenital Heart Disease (Ventricular Septal Defect) in Erbil City by Huda Raad Mahdi, Omed Ikram Shihab

“…Conclusion: VSD can result in significant structural differences in the enamel and dentin layers of primary teeth. It can also cause sub-optimal concentrations of certain minerals like Ca, P, O2, Na, and Silica in primary teeth. …”
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