Effects of Probiotic Bacillus sp. on Food Convertion and Growth of Catfish Pangasius hypophthalmus by Dedi Jusadi, E. Gandara, Ing Mokoginta

“…During rearing period, fish were fed on the diet three times a day at satiation. Prior the feeding, probiotic (contained Bacillus sp. 4,2x106 CFU.ml-1) were added into the diet at a dosage of 0, 5, 15 or 25 ml.kg-1 diet. …”
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Brodifacoum causes coagulopathy, hemorrhages, and mortality in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at environmentally relevant hepatic residue concentrations by Hannah Schmieg, Hermann Ferling, Karina Annika Bucher, Stefanie Jacob, Julia Regnery, Hannah Schrader, Julia Schwaiger, Anton Friesen

“…In the 60 days-experiment, brodifacoum doses ≥ 100 µg/kg body weight caused additionally discoloration, apathy, and anorexia, resulting in reduced weight gain, and ultimately mortality. …”
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Changes in taste and odor sensitivities during repeated bicycle ergometer exercises by Masataka Narukawa, Kensuke Nojiri, Rina Matsuda, Momo Murata, Seiji Sakate, Sachiko Kuga, Hidetoshi Ue

“…The sensory tests were conducted five times in total: after each exercise segment and once before exercise as a control. …”
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Pilot Study by Foglia SD, Drapeau CC, Ramdeo KR, Adams FC, Soppitt DB, Rehsi RS, Shanthanna H, Nelson AJ

“…Stevie D Foglia,1 Chloe C Drapeau,2 Karishma R Ramdeo,2 Faith C Adams,2 Daniel B Soppitt,2 Ravjot S Rehsi,2 Harsha Shanthanna,1,3 Aimee J Nelson1,2 1School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; 2Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; 3Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, CanadaCorrespondence: Aimee J Nelson, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada, Tel +1 905-525-9140 x28053, Fax +1 905-523-6011, Email nelsonaj@mcmaster.caPurpose: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a debilitating chronic pain condition characterized by sensory, motor, and autonomic dysfunction with a world-wide prevalence of 26.2 per 100,000 people per year and is 3 to 4 times more prevalent in females. …”
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Thermodynamic Analysis of CRDI-VCR Type Diesel Engine Fueled with Moringa Oleifera Biodiesel by Vasant Patel, Vyomesh Buch

“…Experiments are performed at four distinct CRs of 15:1, 16:1, 17:1, and 18:1 at 100% loading condition with a fixed engine speed of 1500 rpm, Injection Timing (IT) of 23°before top dead center (bTDC), and Injection Pressure (IP) of 600 bar. …”
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Non-Linear Biomechanical Evaluation and Comparison in the Assessment of Three Different Piece Dental Implant Systems for the Molar Region: A Finite Element Study by Jesus Alejandro Serrato-Pedrosa, Ignacio Villanueva-Fierro, Rodrigo Arturo Marquet-Rivera, Rosa Alicia Hernández-Vázquez, Salvador Cruz-Lopez, Verónica Loera-Castañeda

“…The results have exhibited an increasing trend to highlight the outstanding behavior of two-piece ceramic implants to dissipate the stress distribution better (6 and 2 times lower than the three- and one-piece systems under occlusal loads and almost 5 and 1.3 times more efficient for oblique loading, respectively), minimize peak stress values (below 100 MPa), and reduce strain peak patterns compared with the other two evaluated designs. …”
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Addressing racial and ethnic disparities in premature exits from permanent supportive housing among residents with substance use disorders by Talia J. Panadero, Sonya Gabrielian, Marissa J. Seamans, Lillian Gelberg, Jack Tsai, Taylor Harris

“…Results In competing risk models, HEVs with at least one SUD had 1.3 times the hazard of negative PSH exits compared to those without SUDs (95% CI: 1.00, 1.61). …”
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Mechanism of Photocatalytic Degradation of Diclofenac in Water by a Novel Carbon Nitride by LIU Zi’ang, GAO Yifang, LIU Chao, LI Wenjun, LIU Xiaona, LI Bo, QIAN Tianwei

“…[Findings] The results show that the specific surface area of PCN (133.963 m2/g) is significantly higher than that of GCN (2.605 m2/g), about 67 times that of GCN. PCN (0.20 g/L) can achieve 100% catalytic degradation of DCF (10 mg/L) within 10 min at pH of 5. …”
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Instantaneous self-recovery and ultra-low detection limit hydrogel electronic sensor for temporomandibular disorders intelligent diagnosis by Yujie Yan, Lixia Yu, Xuefeng Zhang, Qi Han, Zhixin Yang, Xingyuan Lu, Jiongke Wang, Hao Xu, Qianming Chen, Hang Zhao

“…It could efficiently diagnose disc displacement with reduction (DDwR) with satisfactory accuracy of 90.00%, and also had a clear indication of the typical clinical manifestations of DDwR and the timing of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) clicking, with a sensitivity of up to 100% in human compared to the diagnostic criteria for TMD (DC/TMD). …”
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The water footprint of lithium extraction technologies: Insights from environmental impact reports in Argentina's salt flats by Walter Fernando Díaz Paz, Lucas Seghezzo, Ariela Griselda Salas Barboza, Melisa Escosteguy, Paula Valentina Arias-Alvarado, Eduardo Kruse, Marc Hufty, Martín Alejandro Iribarnegaray

“…Per unit of product, WF was 2.7 times higher in Fénix but BC was higher in Olaroz. …”
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Vaccine Prophylaxis of Pneumococcal Infections in Children under Conditions of Severe Flood in the Amur River Basin by Aleksandr G. Chuchalin, Gennadiy G. Onishchenko, Victor P. Kolosov, Olga P. Kurganova, Tatiana A. Zaitseva, Leonid G. Manakov, Galina N. Kholodok, Juliy M. Perelman, Roman S. Kozlov, Natalia M. Ivakhnishina, Olga E. Trotsenko, Albina P. Bondarenko

“…The incidence of acute respiratory diseases and pneumonia among the vaccinated population for 2 years in the region decreased by 2.5 times. The coefficient of effectiveness of vaccination according to the indicator of morbidity of children with pneumonia reaches 75-100% with direct dependence on the age of children (r=0.98). …”
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Bearberry in the treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis (BRUMI): protocol of a multicentre, randomised double-blind clinical trial by Péter Hegyi, Noémi Gede, Szilárd Váncsa, Barbara Tóth, András Jávorházy, Péter Nyirády, Boglárka Csupor-Löffler, Péter Birinyi, George Zhanel, Kurt Naber, Reinhard Länger, Nóra Vörhendi, Dezső Csupor

“…Patients will be randomly assigned to receive 3 g single dose of fosfomycin powder and two placebo tablets three times a day for 7 days or B a single dose of placebo powder and two tablets containing a dry extract of Uvae ursi folium. …”
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Amending the algorithm of aerosol–radiation interactions in WRF-Chem (v4.4) by J. Feng, C. Zhao, C. Zhao, C. Zhao, C. Zhao, C. Zhao, C. Zhao, Q. Du, Z. Yang, C. Jin

“…The difference in planet boundary layer height can reach up to <span class="inline-formula">∼100</span> m in China and <span class="inline-formula">∼200</span> m in the Sahara, which also results in a greater surface haze. …”
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Interactive effect of dietary metabolizable energy levels with amino acid density in male broiler chickens: Carcass yield, nutrient intake, digestibility and excretion by Mehdi Toghyani, Shemil MacElline, Peter H. Selle, Sonia Y. Liu

“…Twelve experimental diets arranged as a 4 × 3 factorial array with 4 levels of ME (standard, -50, -100, -150 kcal) and 3 digestible AA (standard, +3.0 and +6.0%) were offered to 2400 day-old male Ross 308 broiler chickens. …”
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PlaceField2BVec: A bionic geospatial location encoding method for hierarchical temporal memory model by Zugang Chen, Shaohua Wang, Kai Wu, Guoqing Li, Jing Li, Jian Wang

“…The result showed that, for HTM, in smaller geospatial space the PlaceField2BVec and Buffer2BVec had about the same accuracy on average but the highest accuracy of PlaceField2BVec is 100 %; when the geospatial space extended, our method had the highest accuracy and the average accuracy of PlaceField2BVec, Space2BVec, and Buffer2BVec is 83.9 %, 25.2 % and 69.7 % after 20 times’ training. …”
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Biogenic Waste from Two Varieties of Plantain in Ghana Contain Pectin with Potential Binding Properties in Conventional Tablets by Desmond Asamoah Bruce Otu, Frederick William Akuffo Owusu, Mariam El Boakye-Gyasi, Raphael Johnson, Prince George Jnr Acquah, Yayra Edzor-Agbo, Marcel Tunkumgnen Bayor, Mary-Ann Archer

“…Pectin, a polysaccharide that occurs naturally, has seen a surge in interest in recent times. It has found widespread use in the pharmaceutical sector, particularly as a binding agent in tablet formulations. …”
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Description of Weight-Related Content and Recommended Dietary Behaviors for Weight Loss Frequently Reposted on X (Twitter) in English and Japanese: Content Analysis by Fumi Oono, Mai Matsumoto, Risa Ogata, Mizuki Suga, Kentaro Murakami

“…MethodsWe collected English and Japanese X posts related to human body weight having over 100 reposts in July 2023 using an application programming interface tool. …”
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Application of Patient-Generated Health Data Among Older Adults With Cancer: Scoping Review by Yesol Kim, Geonah Kim, Hyeonmi Cho, Yeonju Kim, Mona Choi

“…By enhancing symptom monitoring, enabling timely interventions, and promoting patient involvement, PGHD have the potential to improve the well-being of older adults with cancer, contributing to better health management and quality of life. …”
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Epidemiological trends and age-period-cohort effects on ischemic stroke burden across the BRICS-plus from 1992 to 2021 by Fangqun Cheng, Peiyu Cheng, Shudong Xie, Hailing Wang, Ying Tang, Ying Liu, Zhuo Xiao, Guixiang Zhang, Guangxiong Yuan, Ke Wang, Can Feng, Ying Zhou, Hong Xia, Yan Wang, Yuhang Wu

“…Egypt reported the highest age-standardized DALYs rate (2,462.60 per 100,000 population) in 2021, whereas the most substantial reduction of 59.37% was observed in Brazil. …”
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The Art and life of Alàgbà Fálétí – A Pic torial, Art and Artifacts Exhibition in Honor of Alàgbà Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí (1921- 2017) curated by Akinsola Adejuwon and Seyi Ogunjobi... by Akinsola Adejuwon

“…The Institute of Cultural Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife in recognition of the deep engraving of the footprints of Fálétí in the sands of Yorùbá, indeed African times, called for befitting academic and cultural activities. …”
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