An intercomparison of national and global land use and land cover products for Fiji by Kevin P. Davies, John Duncan, Renata Varea, Diana Ralulu, Solomoni Nagaunavou, Nathan Wales, Eleanor Bruce, Bryan Boruff

“…These data were used to train a random forests model to convert an image stack of pre-processed Sentinel-2 surface reflectance data and topographic spatial layers into an annual categorical LULC map. …”
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Early Identification of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Based on a Noninvasive Multivariable Predictive Model by Wu H, Sun Y, Tang Z, Qin X, Wang Y, Huang Y

“…Ultrasound parameters included Limberg score > 1 (bowel wall thickening with blood flow), increased mesenteric fat, disrupted wall layering, and enlarged lymph nodes. The ultrasound operator was blinded to laboratory and endoscopic results. …”
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Impact of yeast-derived nucleotides supplementation in drinking water on production performance and gut health indicators in broiler chickens by Vera Perricone, Marcello Comi, Nida Irshad, Cristina Lecchi, Yasmine Dadi, Lucia Aidos, Paola Cremonesi, Bianca Castiglioni, Filippo Biscarini, Giovanni Savoini, Alessandro Agazzi

“…A total of 480 one-day-old male Ross 308 broilers were randomly assigned to three groups: control (CTR), and two treatment groups receiving YN at 90 g/100 kg (T1) or 180 g/100 kg (T2) in drinking water for 42 days. …”
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Regulation of serum reproductive hormones, gap junction proteins, and cytokine profiles in laying hens fed varying levels of expanded black soldier fly meal by Habeeb Tajudeen, Abdolreza Hosseindoust, Jun Young Mun, Sang Hun Ha, Se Rin Park, Priscilla Neves Silvestre, Min Ju Kim, Jin Soo Kim

“…Over the 12 weeks trail period, 400 Hy-Line brown hens procured at 24 weeks of age underwent a completely randomized design with 5 treatments, 8 replicates, and 10 birds per replicate. …”
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Manejo da água disponível no solo e adubação fosfatada: efeito sobre a cultura do milho Management of available soil water and phosphorus fertilization: effect on corn crop by Wagner W. de A. Alves, João H. de Albuquerque, Francisco A. de Oliveira, Lourival F. Cavalcante, Carlos C. de Souza

“…The experiment was carried out in a randomized block using a 4 x 4 factorial scheme, with three replications. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Recurrence Prediction in HER2-Low Breast Cancer: Comparison of MRI-Alone, Clinicopathologic-Alone, and Combined Models by Seoyun Choi, Youngmi Lee, Minwoo Lee, Jung Hee Byon, Eun Jung Choi

“…<b>Methods:</b> We analyzed 453 patients with HER2-low breast cancer who underwent surgery and preoperative breast MRI between May 2018 and April 2022. Patients were randomly assigned to either a training cohort (<i>n</i> = 331) or a test cohort (<i>n</i> = 122). …”
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Atributos físicos, químicos e biológicos de solo sob produção orgânica impactados por sistemas de cultivo Physical, chemical and biological attributes of soil under organic product... by Eurâimi de Q. Cunha, Luís F. Stone, Enderson P. de B. Ferreira, Agostinho D. Didonet, José A. A. Moreira

“…The experiments were installed annually since November 2003 in Santo Antônio de Goiás, GO, in randomized block design, with four replications. Samples were taken from soil layer of 0-0.10 m in September 2003 for the initial chemical analysis (chemical reference). …”
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In vitro and in vivo muscle mass and strength during the first week of critical illness by Wout J. Claassen, Isabel M. van Ruijven, Marloes van den Berg, Rianne J. Baelde, Alexcia Fortes Monteiro, Rajvi M. N. Balesar, Sylvia W. Hania, Donald L. van der Peet, Peter J. M. Weijs, Coen A. C. Ottenheijm, Sandra N. Stapel

“…Methods We performed a secondary analysis using data from a randomized controlled trial. We studied contractile force of single myofibers isolated from muscle biopsies around admission (day 1–3) and around 1 week after inclusion (day 8–10). …”
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The Effects of Farmyard Manure and Mulch on Soil Physical Properties in a Reclaimed Coastal Tidal Flat Salt-Affected Soil by Jian-bing ZHANG, Jing-song YANG, Rong-jiang YAO, Shi-peng YU, Fu-rong LI, Xiao-jing HOU

“…The experiment, laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications, was studied in Huanghaiyuan Farm, which specialized in the agricultural utilization for coastal tidal flat. …”
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The combination of dietary active dry yeast and Bacillus subtilis improves productive performance, egg quality, and immunity of aged breeder hens by Yuchen Liu, Xintong Wang, Xiaoyu Zhao, Ying Ma, Lujiang Qu, Zhong Wang, Zhonghua Ning

“…A total of 336 Hy-line brown layer hens aged 55 weeks were randomly assigned to three groups using a completely randomized design: control group (Con, basal diet), ADY group (1 g ADY/kg diet), and ADY-BS combination group ([1 g ADY + 0.1 g BS]/kg diet). …”
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Root and Shoot Biomass Contributions to Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Under Grazing Intensity and Crop Rotation in an Integrated Crop–Livestock System by Lucas Aquino Alves, Fernando Arnuti, Leandro Bittencourt de Oliveira, Moacir Tuzzin de Moraes, Luiz Gustavo de Oliveira Denardin, Ibanor Anghinoni, Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho, Tales Tiecher

“…Root biomass was primarily concentrated in the surface soil layer, with over 70% located within the top 10 cm. …”
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Dietary sodium sulfate supplementation improves eggshell quality, uterine ion transportation and glycosaminoglycan synthesis in laying hens by Kai-bo Fu, Dong Dai, Jian-min Zhou, Jing Wang, Hai-jun Zhang, Shu-geng Wu, Guang-hai Qi, Jing Wang

“…Methods A total of 432 48-wk-old Hy-line Brown laying hens were randomly divided into 6 dietary treatments with 8 replicates of 9 birds each. …”
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Construction and Experimental Validation of Embedded Potential Functions for Ta-Re Alloys by Haohao Miao, Xuehuan Xia, Yonghao Fu, Jing Yan, Lu Li, Hongzhong Cai, Xiao Wang, Chengling Wu, Zhaolin Zhan, Xian Wang, Zhentao Yuan

“…Ta/Re layered composite material is a high-temperature material composed of the refractory metal tantalum (Ta) as the matrix and high-melting-point, high-strength rhenium (Re) as the reinforcement layer. …”
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Experimental and computational evaluation of capacitive hyperthermia by Marcus Beck, Peter Wust, Eva Oberacker, Alexander Rattunde, Tom Päßler, Benjamin Chrzon, Paraskevi Danai Veltsista, Jacek Nadobny, Ruben Pellicer, Enrico Herz, Lukas Winter, Volker Budach, Sebastian Zschaeck, Pirus Ghadjar

“…Quite a few positive randomized trials have been carried out with capacitive hyperthermia systems (CHS), even though specific absorption rates (SAR) in deep regions are known to be inferior to the established annular-phased array techniques. …”
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Effects of xylo-oligosaccharide supplementation on the production performance, intestinal morphology, cecal short-chain fatty acid levels, and gut microbiota of laying hens by Siyu Xiong, Keying Zhang, Jianping Wang, Shiping Bai, Qiufeng Zeng, Yan Liu, Huanwei Peng, Yue Xuan, Yadong Mu, Xiaobing Tang, Xuemei Ding

“…A total of 800 Lohmann pink layers, each 48 wk old, were randomly divided into 5 dietary treatment groups, namely XOS at 0 (CON), 100 (XOS1), 200 (XOS2), 300 (XOS3) and 400 (X0S4) mg/kg. …”
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Influence of nano-encapsulated Yucca schidigera extract on ruminal anaerobic gases of methane, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen sulfide production of different carbohydrate-based diet... by Edwin Oswaldo Botia Carreño, Tonantzin Díaz Alvarado, Jorge Alfonso Diego Acosta, Pedro Enrique Hernández Ruiz, Mona M.M.Y. Elghandour, Oluwagbemiga A. Dada, Maximilian Lackner, Abdelfattah Z.M. Salem

“…Moreover, encapsulating YSE with chitosan (CS) at varying carbohydrate levels (CHO) adds another layer of complexity that can provide valuable insights into the use of additives in mitigating greenhouse gases. …”
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Evaluation of Marginal Leakage of Composite Resin Restoration in Cervical Cavities Prepared by Conventional Method versus Er,Cr:YSGG Laser: An In-vitro Stereomicroscope Analysis by Binayak Saha, Amrita Ghosh, Mousumi Biswas, Kuntal Chowdhury, Ujjwal Das, Snigdho Das, Haridas Das Adhikari, Abhijit Niyogi

“…These lasers offer advantages such as smear layer removal and surface modifications that enhance restorative material retention. …”
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Species Diversity, Biomass Production and Carbon Sequestration Potential in the Protected Area of Uttarakhand, India by Geetanjali Upadhyay, Lalit M. Tewari, Ashish Tewari, Naveen Chandra Pandey, Sheetal Koranga, Zishan Ahmad Wani, Geeta Tewari, Ravi K. Chaturvedi

“…This research aimed to quantify forest understory (shrub and herb) diversity, tree biomass and carbon sequestration in the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary. Using random sampling methods, data were gathered from six distinct forest communities. …”
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Predicting changes of incisor and facial profile following orthodontic treatment: a machine learning approach by Jing Peng, Yan Zhang, Mengyu Zheng, Yanyan Wu, Guizhen Deng, Jun Lyu, Jianming Chen

“…With the application of interdisciplinary approach, we aim to predict the changes of incisor and profile, while identifying significant predictors. Methods A three-layer back-propagation artificial neural network model (BP-ANN) was constructed to predict incisor and profile changes of 346 patients, they were randomly divided into training, validation and testing cohort in the ratio of 7:1.5:1.5. …”
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Seed germination of plants grown in coal mine wastes in response to copper, lead, and cadmium stress by Nateq Lashkari Sanami, Jamshid Ghorbani, Seyed Mohammad Hodjati, Ghorban Vahabzadeh Kebria, Babak Motesharezadeh

“…In each replicate 20 seeds were placed in a Petri dish containing a layer of filter paper. Then treatments were applied and Petri dishes were taken to a germinator under controlled temperature, moisture, and light. …”
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