GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF DUAL-PURPOSE AND HEAVY JAPANESE QUAILS by H. Lukanov

“…The highest live weight at the end of fattening was found out in group M and the lowest – in group А, 207.1±2.98 g and 169.9±1.78 g respectively (P<0.001). The most efficient feed conversion ratio was noted in group D (3.55), and the poorest in the light dual-purpose type А (3.84). …”
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Tracing the Winds: A Uniform Interpretation of Helium Escape in Exoplanets from Archival Spectroscopic Observations by Patrick McCreery, Leonardo A. Dos Santos, Néstor Espinoza, Romain Allart, James Kirk

“…In this study, we employ the open-source atmospheric escape model p-winds to systematically analyze all publicly available helium triplet spectroscopic detections related to exoplanetary atmospheric escape. …”
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Identification and functional analysis of novel precursor genes in cyclic peptide biosynthesis in Pseudostellaria heterophylla by Jiao Xu, Wei Zheng, Xiaohong Ou, Hua He, Changgui Yang, Lanping Guo, Chenghong Xiao, Weike Jiang, Guoping Shu, Tao Zhou

“…Results In this study, barcoding PCR combined with high-throughput sequencing was used to efficiently genotype precursor genes encoding CPs in P. heterophylla. …”
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Novel rapid molecular diagnosis methods for comprehensive genetic analysis of 21-hydroxylase deficiency by Yanjie Xia, Feng Yu, Ying Bai, Lili Jiang, Panlai Shi, Zhengwen Jiang, Xiangdong Kong

“…Results Among the 113 21-OHD patients, 95.6% of the affected alleles were detected accurately by SNaPshot and CNVplex. Prevalent mutations were detected in 69.5% of the alleles; 62.4% of alleles contained pseudogene-derived micro-conversions, 1.8% contained nonpseudogene-derived mutations, and 5.3% contained complex variations resulting from multiple recombinations between CYP21A2 and CYP21A1P. …”
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A comprehensive murine clinical model for development of countermeasures and studying Mayaro virus infection. by Rafael Borges Rosa, Emilene Ferreira de Castro, Débora de Oliveira Santos, Willyenne Marília Dantas, Camila Ayumi Tanaka, Renata Pessôa Germano Mendes, Ronaldo Celerino da Silva, Cláudio Antônio de Moura Pereira, João Paulo Silva Servato, Anaíra Ribeiro Guedes Fonseca Costa, Roberta Vieira de Morais Bronzoni, Lindomar José Pena

“…Higher viral titers were detected in the joints and associated muscles of KO mice compared to the WT group at 3 d.p.i., as well as in the brain and gonads of WT and KO animals at 6 d.p.i. …”
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Development of a portable laser-flash photolysis Faraday rotation spectrometer for measuring atmospheric total OH reactivity by B. Fang, N. Wei, W. Zhao, N. Yang, H. Zhou, H. Zhang, H. Zhang, J. Li, W. Zhang, Y. Lu, Y. Lu, Z. Zhu, Z. Zhu, Y. Liu, Y. Liu

“…The developed portable LP-FRS instrument extends the measurement methods of atmospheric total OH reactivity and has certain advantages in terms of cost, operation, and transportation, which will play an increasingly important role in future atmospheric chemistry research.</p>…”
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Plasmodium falciparum malaria challenge by the bite of aseptic Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes: results of a randomized infectivity trial. by Kirsten E Lyke, Matthew Laurens, Matthew Adams, Peter F Billingsley, Adam Richman, Mark Loyevsky, Sumana Chakravarty, Christopher V Plowe, B Kim Lee Sim, Robert Edelman, Stephen L Hoffman

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The use of aseptic, cGMP-compliant P. falciparum-infected mosquitoes is safe, is associated with a precise prepatent period compared to the standard model and appears more efficient than the standard approach, as it led to infection in 100% (6/6) of volunteers exposed to three mosquito bites and 83% (5/6) of volunteers exposed to one mosquito bite.…”
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Magnitude of the benefit of progression-free survival as a potential surrogate marker in phase 3 trials assessing targeted agents in molecularly selected patients with advanced non... by Katsuyuki Hotta, Yuka Kato, Natasha Leighl, Nagio Takigawa, Rabab Mohamed Gaafar, Hiroe Kayatani, Taizo Hirata, Kadoaki Ohashi, Toshio Kubo, Masahiro Tabata, Mitsune Tanimoto, Katsuyuki Kiura

“…The odds ratio for overall response was higher in trials with molecularly selected patients than in all-comer trials (mean: 6.10 vs. 1.64; P<0.01). An odds ratio of 3.40 for response afforded a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 90%.…”
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Factors Influencing Removal of Trichloroethylene in a Zero-Valent Iron Fenton System by Yangyang Sun, Shichao Liang, Pengfei Li

“…We found that the ZVI Fenton process could efficiently degrade TCE at a broad pH range and room temperature, making it applicable to groundwater remediation. …”
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Nail disease in psoriatic arthritis. Data from the Russian Psoriatic Arthritis Registry by E. E. Gubar, Y. L. Korsakova, E. Yu. Loginova, T. V. Korotaeva, E. A. Vasilenko, A. A. Vasilenko, N. A. Kuznetsova, I. M. Patkikeeva, E. L. Nasonov

“…Enthesitis was measured using LEI (Leeds Enthesitis Index) index. Dactylitis was detected, the number of digits with acute dactylitis was defined. …”
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Optimizing genotype imputation strategy for low-coverage whole-genome resequencing and investigating genomic selection signatures in domesticated Paralichthys olivaceus by Hao Sun, Xinyi Wang, Wenxiu Cai, Tianci Nie, Xiangyu Gao, Weihao Song, Xinlu Yue, Zongcheng Song, Jie Qi, Quanqi Zhang, Yan He

“…Moreover, a group of lcWGS P. olivaceus (1x) was imputed and added to original 168 individuals for population genetic analysis. …”
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Viral kinetics among persons living with HIV (PLWH) on Dolutegravir-based antiretroviral Regimen: A retrospective and prospective analysis from selected HIV clinics in Ghana. by Samuel Badu Nyarko, Joel Adu Twum, Aikins Sarpong Obeng, Helena Dede Djangba, Oksana Ryabinina, Foster Kyei, George Boateng Kyei, Nicholas Ekow Thomford

“…Undetectable viral suppression was higher than detectable viral suppression. Regular monitoring of viral kinetics, adherence, and comorbidities is essential to meeting the United Nations program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 95-95-95 targets and providing efficient therapeutic approaches for PLWH.…”
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Unshoring Process of a Temporary Pillar, in a Seventeen-Storey Building in Sant Adrià del Besós by Ignacio Costales Calvo, Jaume Font i Basté, Xavier Gimferrer i Vilaplana, Miquel Llorens Solivera

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A Robust Image Encryption Protocol for Secure Data Sharing in Brain Computer Interface Applications by Sunil Prajapat, Pankaj Kumar, Kashish Chaudhary, Kranti Kumar, Gyanendra Kumar, Ali Kashif Bashir

“…EEG (electroencephalography), a non-invasive technique recorded via electrodes placed on the scalp, serves as the primary data source for BCI systems. P300, a component of the human brain&#x2019;s event-related potential, has gained prominence for detecting cognitive responses to stimuli. …”
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Clinical evaluation of chitosan/polycaprolactone nanofibrous scaffolds releasing tetracycline hydrochloride in periodontal pockets of patients with chronic periodontitis by Janet Moradi Haghgoo, Parviz Torkzaban, Parisa Hashemi, Rana Sarvari, Sana Hashemi, Elahe Fakhri, Behnaz Alafchi

“…A significant difference was detected in reducing PPD, BOP, and CAL after 8 weeks in 5-mm pockets, and the mean values were higher in the test group than in the control (P<0.05). …”
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Construction of Hcp immunohistochemical library and antibody expression based on single memory B cell sequencing technology by ZHOU Jinrui, WANG Wenhao, GU Yaru

“…Methods‍　‍E. coli BL21 harboring the recombinant plasmid pGEX-6p-1-Hcp was constructed. Hcp protein was obtained using protein expression and affinity chromatography. …”
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Effectiveness of community health management for hypertensive patients under the medical alliance in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yi-Chun Gu, An-Qi Wang, Da He, Chang-Hai Tang

“…The pooled result showed that compared to conventional community health management, community health management of hypertension under the medical alliance had a more significant effect on reducing systolic blood pressure (Hedge’s g: −0.721, 95% CI: −0.890 to −0.552, p &lt; 0.001) and diastolic blood pressure (Hedge’s g: −0.786, 95% CI: −1.002 to −0.571, p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Reduced-dose deep learning iterative reconstruction for abdominal computed tomography with low tube voltage and tube current by Shumeng Zhu, Baoping Zhang, Qian Tian, Ao Li, Zhe Liu, Wei Hou, Wenzhe Zhao, Xin Huang, Yao Xiao, Yiming Wang, Rui Wang, Yuhang Li, Jian Yang, Chao Jin

“…Abstract Background The low tube-voltage technique (e.g., 80 kV) can efficiently reduce the radiation dose and increase the contrast enhancement of vascular and parenchymal structures in abdominal CT. …”
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Optimized Directed Virus Evolution to Accelerate the Generation of Oncolytic Coxsackievirus B3 Adapted to Resistant Colorectal Cancer Cells by Leslie Elsner, Babette Dieringer, Anja Geisler, Maxim Girod, Sophie Van Linthout, Jens Kurreck, Henry Fechner

“…P-10, however, consisted of a heterogeneous virus population. …”
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Characterization and Therapeutic Potential of Three Depolymerases Against K54 Capsular-Type <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> by Yanjun Lu, Chengju Fang, Li Xiang, Ming Yin, Lvxin Qian, Yi Yan, Luhua Zhang, Ying Li

“…Here, we identified and characterized three novel capsule depolymerases, Dep_C, Dep_Y, and Dep_Z, derived from three different <i>K. pneumoniae</i> phages, which retained robust activity across a broad pH range (pH 3.0–12.0) and demonstrated thermal stability up to 50 °C. …”
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