Effect on OPU/IVEP success of different applications for synchronizing follicular waves prior to superstimulation in holstein heifers by M. F. Çiftçi, Ö. F. Yeşilkaya, S. Ü. Çizmeci, M. Gölbaşı, A. Sarı, D. A. Dinç

“…It was determined that the numbers of viable oocytes, Grade A oocytes, cleaved oocytes, and blastocysts obtained per ovum pickup (OPU) were greater in hCG <span class="inline-formula">+</span> P4 and DFR <span class="inline-formula">+</span> P4 than in the control group (<span class="inline-formula"><i>p</i><i>&lt;</i>0.05</span>). In addition, the numbers of Grade A oocytes and blastocysts obtained per OPU were greater in the DFR <span class="inline-formula">+</span> P4 group than in the GnRH <span class="inline-formula">+</span> P4 group (<span class="inline-formula"><i>p</i><i>&lt;</i>0.05</span>). …”
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Determinants of fertility in timed artificial insemination programs in beef cattle: predictive ability and risk factors from almost 2 million data points by R.E.F. Assis, F. Baldi, L.B. Temp, R. Ungerfeld, M.F. de Sá Filho

“…A total of 1 832 999 TAIs conducted on 2 002 farms across South American countries were considered for the analysis, including 15 main fixed effects or interactions in the statistical model, in addition to five random effects. The pregnancy/A.I. …”
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Effects of a nutrition education intervention on nutrition knowledge and attitude among overweight and obese primary schoolchildren: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Rusidah Selamat, Nur Azlina Abdul Aziz, Junidah Raib, Norlida Zulkafly, WNurul Ashikin W. Mohamad, Ainan Nasrina Ismail, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin, Fuziah Md. Zain, Zahari Ishak, Abqariyah Yahya, Abdul Halim Mokhtar

“…A standard nutrition education module was delivered for 24 weeks to the intervention group, whereas children in the control group followed only the currently existing school nutrition education program. …”
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Summer Research Internship Curriculum to Promote Self-Efficacy, Researcher Identity, and Peer-to-Peer Learning: Retrospective Cohort Study by Yulia A Levites Strekalova, Rachel Liu-Galvin, Samuel Border, Sara Midence, Mishal Khan, Maya VanZanten, John Tomaszewski, Sanjay Jain, Pinaki Sarder

“…HuBMAP, a 400-member research consortium funded by the Common Fund at the National Institutes of Health, offered a 10-week summer research internship that included an academic enrichment curriculum delivered synchronously via the web to all students across multiple sites. …”
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Intranasal Testing and Treatment for Staphylococcus aureus With Intravenous Vancomycin and Intranasal Povidone-iodine Prior to Posterior Spinal Fusion: A Retrospective Cohort Study... by Jason Malone, DO, Alex Lee-Norris, DO, Austin Wynn, MD, Kaitlin Maher, PA-C, John Lovejoy, III, MD, Ryan Illgenfritz, MD, Margaret Baldwin, MD, Adriana Cadilla, MD, Kathryn Farrell, MSN, Emily Craver, MS

“…Both hospitals had the same preoperative surgical bundle except that Group B included testing for S. aureus and treatment preoperatively if positive. In addition, all patients in Group B received PI nasal decolonization on the day of surgery. …”
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Genome-wide association study of the antibody response to <i>Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis</i> in sheep by J. Kyselová, L. Tichý, J. Marková, A. Gurgul, Z. Sztankóová, K. Vališ, S. Šlosárková, K. Kavanová, M. Beinhauerová, T. Szmatola, T. Szmatola

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Synergistic enhancement of hydrophobic dental adhesives: autonomous strengthening, polymerization kinetics, and hydrolytic resistance by Burak Korkmaz, Erhan Demirel, Qiang Ye, Qiang Ye, Anil Misra, Anil Misra, Candan Tamerler, Candan Tamerler, Candan Tamerler, Paulette Spencer, Paulette Spencer, Paulette Spencer

“…The newly formulated methacrylate-based adhesive capitalizes on free-radical polymerization, sol-gel reactions, and hydrophobicity to provide enhanced mechanical properties at elevated temperatures in wet environments and hydrolytic stability under aggressive aging conditions.…”
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Barriers and facilitators to maternal healthcare in East Africa: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis of perspectives from women, their families, healthcare providers, and key stakeholders by Manaye Yihune Teshale, Agegnehu Bante, Abebe Gedefaw Belete, Rik Crutzen, Mark Spigt, Sarah E. Stutterheim

“…Methods A qualitative evidence synthesis focused on studies from East Africa published between January 2015 and June 2024. …”
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InfectA-Chat, an Arabic Large Language Model for Infectious Diseases: Comparative Analysis by Yesim Selcuk, Eunhui Kim, Insung Ahn

“…Furthermore, to ensure the model had access to the latest information on infectious diseases by regularly updating the data without additional fine-tuning, we used the retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) method. …”
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Effects of Ciprofol and Propofol General Anesthesia on Postoperative Recovery Quality in Patients Undergoing Ureteroscopy: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial by Shi S, Wu J, Wu Y, Han X, Dai H, Chen X, Sun Z, Wang F

“…The incidence of hypotension and vasopressor use was lower in Group C, which had more stable hemodynamics. Additionally, the time from induction to BIS ≤ 60 was shorter in Group P (P = 0.001), while Group C had lower BIS values from drug discontinuation to full recovery of consciousness (P = 0.001). …”
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Predicting Iran Cooperative Development Bank's Profit/Loss: Two-stage Collective Learning by Seyed Bagher Fattahi, Seyed Mozafar Mirbargkar, Ebrahim Chirani, Mohammadreza Vatanparast

“…The results reveal notably high-performance accuracy, evidenced by an MAE metric of 5.66 and an MSE metric of 620.34. Additionally, the correlation between training data and predictions from the two-stage collective machine learning stands at 0.9977. …”
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A broad assessment of forty-one skin phenotypes reveals complex dimensions of skin ageing by Jun Yan Ng, Qi Yi Ambrose Wong, Jun Jie Lim, Dingyu Cen, Jia Yi Karen Wong, Yi Ying Eliza Lim, Yang Yie Sio, Kavita Reginald, Yee-How Say, Fook Tim Chew

“…Conclusions We presented clear evidence that skin ageing is much more than just wrinkles, pigmentation and photo-ageing. The addition of telangiectasia, poor lip fullness, a lighter skin colour, xerosis, ephelides, ptosis of eyelids, eyebags, and a low eyebrow positioning added more dimensions to skin ageing phenotype presentations.…”
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Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Healthcare Waste Valorisation Alternatives by Zlaugotne Beate, Zandberga Anda, Gusca Julija, Kalnins Silvija Nora

“…From textile recycling acoustic panels (VS5) with result 55 Pt and 598 kg CO2 eq for global warming impact category and reinforced cement (VS2) with result 55 Pt and 603 kg CO2 eq for global warming impact category. Therefore, additional scenario was created where plastic, textile and residual iHCW streams are fully recycled and fully eliminating landfilling. …”
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Development of an artificial intelligence-based application for the diagnosis of sarcopenia: a retrospective cohort study using the health examination dataset by Chang-Won Jeong, Dong-Wook Lim, Si-Hyeong Noh, Sung Hyun Lee, Chul Park

“…These models were used to identify L3 slices from abdominal computed tomography images and divide the images into the three-segmented domains for sarcopenia diagnosis. Additionally, we developed an algorithm for the calculation of T-Score calculated as (measurement value-Young adult mean)/(Young adult SD) using the Aggregation Pipeline by MongoDB, with the mean and standard deviation for skeletal muscle area (SMA), SMA/height2, SMA/weight, and SMA/body mass index (BMI) for both sexes and different age groups. …”
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Impact of school salad bars on fruit and vegetable selection, intake, and waste in Mid-Atlantic elementary schools by Melanie K. Bean, Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Lilian de Jonge, Laura Thornton, Hollie Raynor, Ashley Mendoza, Sarah Farthing, Bonnie Moore

“…One school within each pair received a salad bar; the other continued to serve pre-portioned FV (Control). Digital imagery plate waste methods were applied at baseline and 4–6 weeks after schools installed salad bars (post). …”
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Insights into simulation-based learning: student and faculty experiences in a PharmD program in Saudi Arabia by Reem Binsuwaidan, Najla A. Altwaijry, Alnada A. Ibrahim, Rawan A. Alghamdi, Razan Bin Humaid, Alaa A. AlSharif, Alaa A. AlHubaishi, Elshaymaa I. Elmongy, Lina I. Alnajjar, Ghadah H. Alshehri

“…Student responses to computerized simulations were positive for perceived learning outcome acquisition (4.16 ± 0.844), preparedness (4.14 ± 0.892), and general perception (4.11 ± 0.951). Additionally, students reported positive perceived learning outcome acquisition (4.44 ± 0.680), preparedness (4.40 ± 0.717), and general perception (4.46 ± 0.676) for standardized patient role-play. …”
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uN2CpolyG-mediated p65 nuclear sequestration suppresses the NF-κB-NLRP3 pathway in neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease by Yu Shen, Kaiyan Jiang, Dandan Tan, Min Zhu, Yusen Qiu, Pencheng Huang, Wenquan Zou, Jianwen Deng, Zhaoxia Wang, Ying Xiong, Daojun Hong

“…Cell models (HEK-293T and U87-MG) transfected with CGG9/69/100 expansion vectors were used to investigate alterations in the NF-κB-NLRP3-autophagy pathway. Additionally, the therapeutic potential of NF-κB activators was evaluated in a Drosophila model with a CGG expansion knock-in. …”
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Large-scale screening of HIV-1 T-cell epitopes restricted by 12 prevalent HLA-A allotypes in Northeast Asia and universal detection of HIV-1-specific CD8+ T cells by Yan Ding, Jialai Yan, Ling Huang, Jinhong Yu, Yandan Wu, Chuanlai Shen, Anning Fang

“…A total of 69 epitopes were validated as real-world HIV T-cell epitopes presented by 12 dominant HLA-A allotypes. …”
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Evaluation of three-dose fosfomycin tromethamine in the treatment of patients with urinary tract infections: an uncontrolled, open-label, multicentre study by Shan Chen, Yong Yang, Bo Yang, Ming Chen, Kai Zhang, Yi Wang, Lu-Dong Qiao, Bo Zheng, Hong-Feng Guo, Yuan-Jie Niu, Ben-Kang Shi, Wei-Min Yang, Xiao-Kun Zhao, Xiao-Feng Gao

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Evaluation method and application for in-situ stress in No. 8+9 coal seam, southern Shenfu block, northeastern margin of Ordos Basin by Jiawei WU, Wei TANG, Yanhe ZHU, Cunwu WANG, Yongjing TIAN, Jingyu ZI, Jianghao YANG, Xian SHI

“…This approach aims to enhance production through large-scale extreme volume fracturing in horizontal wells by integrating the productivity of natural fractures and induced hydraulic fractures. In addition, the in-situ stress direction and natural fracture parameters should be further characterized in detail to guide fracturing design and improve CBM production.…”
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