Case of surgical treatment of ascending aorta and aortic arch aneurysm in a patient with unclassified connective tissue disease by B.M. Todurov, A.Y. Shkandala, O.V. Zelenchuk, M.F. Rotar, N.S. Gnoyanko

“…Prevalence of thoracic aortic aneurysms is steadily increasing and is now about 10.4 per 100,000 population per year. The risk of sudden death is extremely high. …”
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Nitrogen Fertilizer and Growth Regulator Impacts on Tuber Deformity, Rot, and Yield for Russet Potatoes by Mark S. Reiter, Steven L. Rideout, Joshua H. Freeman

“…The objective of this study was to test impacts of N rate (0, 67, 134, 201, and 268 kg N ha−1), N application timing (100% applied with planter, 2-way split (30% with planter and 70% band applied approximately 30 days after planting at dragoff), and three-way split (30% with planter, 50% band applied prior to drag-off, and 20% band applied at first sight of bloom)), and additions of the growth regulator maleic hydrazide (MH-30). …”
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The walnut tree as a source of progesterone for reproductive control in goats by P. Chemineau, A.L. Lainé, D. Gennetay, C. Porte, D. Chesneau, C. Laclie, G. Goudet, M. Meunier, M. Delmas, M.L. Greil, P. Liere, A. Pianos, A. Bernard, E. Dirlewanger, J.A. Delgadillo, M. Keller

“…We found a very high concentration of P4, specifically in the leaves of the three most common French varieties (∼100 mg/kg of DM) but not in flowers, fruits, septa, husk, oil or cake. …”
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Dietary ambon lumut banana stem extract Musa cavendishii var. dwarf Paxton as an immunostimulant for white spot disease prevention in Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei by Afriani Ramadhan, Sri Nuryati, Nur Bambang Priyoutomo, Alimuddin Alimuddin

“…Feeding was conducted for 29 days of maintenance (four times a day). The results showed that the immune responses (average total hemocyte count: 45.15×106 cells/mL, phenoloxidase activity 1.03±0.08 OD, respiratory burst 0.95±0.04 OD, phagocytic activity 94.33±1.53%, growth (specific growth rate: 7.79±0.06%/day, feed ratio conversion was 52±0.01), and survival of treatment C (survival rate 100%) were higher compared with the treatment K+ (total hemocyte count: 3.83×106 cells/mL, phenoloxidase activity 0.04±0.01 OD, respiratory burst 0.18±0.06 OD,  phagocytic activity 5.67±0.58%, specific growth rate: 2.61±0.08%/day, feed conversion ratio 2.11±0.02, survival rate: 50%). …”
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Multispecies probiotics applications through feed addition on cultured tilapia to prevent streptococcosis by Nurin Dalilah Ayu Destianingrum, Munti Yuhana, Angela Mariana Lusiastuti

“…ABSTRACT   Streptococcosis is one of the diseases that often arise and can cause death by 100% in tilapia fish farming. This study aimed to determine the most optimal probiotics combination of cells Bacillus cereus P22, Bacillus subtillis ND2 and Staphylococcus lentus L1k through the feed for streptococcosis prevention. …”
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Evaluation of single and multispecies probiotic applications for the prevention of Motile Aeromonads Septicaemia in gourami, Osphronemus gourami by Agista Tsani Untsa, Widanarni Widanarni, Sukenda Sukenda, Usamah Afiff, Munti Yuhana

“…The in vivo assay, consisted of five treatments and five replicates, namely: negative control (K-); positive control (K+); (B) fish fed with  supplementation of 1% (v/w) probiotic Bacillus NP5 RifR cells and challenged with Aeromonas hydrophila RifR; (L) fish fed with supplemention of probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum CipR 1% (v/w); challenged with A. hydrophila RifR; (BL) fish fed with mixture supplementation of Bacillus NP5 RifR 0.5% (v/w)+L. plantarum CipR 0.5%; infected with A. hydrophila RifR. Fish (29.57 ± 1.00 g) were reared in a 45 L volume aquaria with a rearing density of 10 fish/m3 for 50 days, with   feeding trial three times a day. …”
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Effects of Controlling the AZO Thin Film's Optical Band Gap on AZO/MEH-PPV Devices with Buffer Layer by Jaehyoung Park, Ki-Chang Jung, Ari Lee, Hyojung Bae, Daehwa Mun, Jun-Seok Ha, Young-Bu Mun, E. M. Han, Hang-Ju Ko

“…The effects of AZO optical band gap were assessed by testing the I–V characteristics of devices with structures of glass/ITO/AZO/MEH-PPV/Ag under AM1.5 illumination (100 mW/cm2). Efficiency was improved about 30 times by decreasing the AZO optical band gap, except in devices deposited without oxygen. …”
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Assessment of Hair Aluminum, Lead, and Mercury in a Sample of Autistic Egyptian Children: Environmental Risk Factors of Heavy Metals in Autism by Farida El Baz Mohamed, Eman Ahmed Zaky, Adel Bassuoni El-Sayed, Reham Mohammed Elhossieny, Sally Soliman Zahra, Waleed Salah Eldin, Walaa Yousef Youssef, Rania Abdelmgeed Khaled, Azza Mohamed Youssef

“…Environmental exposure to these toxic heavy metals, at key times in development, may play a causal role in autism.…”
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A novel inverse method for Advanced monitoring of lubrication conditions in sliding bearings through adaptive genetic algorithm by Zhenpeng Wu, Bowen Dong, Liangyi Nie, Adnan Kefal

“…The lubrication states of the experimental sliding bearing under loads of 100 N, 200 N, 300 N, and 400 N were successfully predicted, highlighting the method’s reliability in real-world applications. …”
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Utility of [18F] Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Scan in Inflammatory Myopathies: Case Report and Literature Review by Juan Pablo Rivas-de Noriega, Javier Andrés Galnares-Olalde, Javier Zúñiga-Varga, Juan Pablo Herrera-Félix, Marco Antonio Alegría-Loyola, Alonso Turrent-Carriles

“…Incidence ranges from 7.98/million/year and prevalence at 14/100,000. The utility of [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scan is increasing for the complementary diagnosis of myopathies. …”
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Should the Food and Drug Administration Limit Placebo-Controlled Trials? by Max Goodman, Connor Pedersen

“…Ann Afr Med. 2017;16(3):97-100. doi:10.4103/aam.aam_211_16; Rothman KJ, Michels KB. …”
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Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence Diagnosed Late in the Third Trimester: A Case Report and Literature Review by Tafese Dejene, Abdi Kebede, Getahun Fetensa, Delayehu Bekele, Telila Mesfin, Kelil Hussen

“…This condition is associated with 100% mortality in the acardiac twin and a high rate of perinatal morbidity and mortality in the pump twin, primarily due to intrauterine hypoxic injury, heart failure, and prematurity. …”
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Failure Mechanism Analysis and Support Design for Deep Composite Soft Rock Roadway: A Case Study of the Yangcheng Coal Mine in China by Bangyou Jiang, Lianguo Wang, Yinlong Lu, Shitan Gu, Xiaokang Sun

“…A field experiment using the new design was performed in a roadway section approximately 100 m long. Detailed deformation monitoring was conducted in the experimental roadway sections and sections of the previous roadway. …”
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Research on Flexural Performance of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Steel–Expanded Polystyrene Foam Concrete Composite Wall Panels by Fang Liu, Long Zhao, Longxin Yuan, Gang Wu, Ran Zheng, Yusong Mu

“…The bearing capacity of this composite wallboard can reach up to 100.58 kN at most, and its flexural bearing capacity can reach 30.44 kN·m. …”
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Experimental Study on Compression and Intrinsic Permeability Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste by Gang Zeng, Jun Ma, Dan Hu, Jing Wang

“…The test results showed that the final strains at the vertical loads of 100 kPa, 200 kPa, 300 kPa, and 400 kPa were 35.8%, 45.1%, 49.2%, and 55.1%, respectively. …”
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Controlled Release Urea as a Nitrogen Source for Spring Wheat in Western Canada: Yield, Grain N Content, and N Use Efficiency by Lenz Haderlein, T.L. Jensen, R.E. Dowbenko, A.D. Blaylock

“…CRU was designed to release timely and adequate, but not excessive, amounts of N to the crop. …”
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High fire frequency in California chaparral reduces postfire shrub regeneration and native plant diversity by Ashley R. Grupenhoff, Hugh D. Safford

“…Chaparral is adapted to high‐intensity burning, with relatively long intervals between fires (30–100 years) typifying undegraded conditions. Modern fire frequencies are much higher in chaparral, driven largely by high densities of human ignitions and coincidence between ignitions and severe weather conditions. …”
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Consejos a la familia para evitar la aparición de la tartamudez by Dailys García Morales, Yanet Morejón Barrueto

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Remdesivir-induced severe hypoglycemia in an elderly man without diabetes: a case report by Yasunori Nagano, Hisae Aoki, Juri David, Naoko Iwahashi Kondo, Makimi Aizawa, Toshiyuki Sumita, Yuki Hamada, Yuki Yamamoto, Kaoru Yamada

“…On day 8 and 9 he repeatedly developed severe hypoglycemia following administration of remdesivir. Considering the timing of administration, the patient’s hypoglycemia could have been caused by remdesivir. …”
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Supplementation with serine-enriched non-essential amino acids from minimum essential medium promotes blastocyst development of in vitro-fertilized bovine embryos by Nobuhiko ITAMI, Yuji HIRAO

“…To produce an embryo, a high conception rate must be complied along with four evaluation criteria based on the timing of early cleavage and proper embryo morphology (hereafter, these blastocysts will be referred to as “four-criteria-compliant blastocysts”). …”
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