Evaluation of the efficacy of hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate at mitigating the negative impact of aflatoxicosis on nutrient digestibility and other production- and health-... by Ahmed Ali Saleh, Rashed A. Alhotan, Mohammed A.A. Al-Badwi, Elsayed Osman Hussein, Livio Galosi, Giuseppe Crescenzo, Mahmoud Alagawany, Walied Abdo, Sara Mahmoud Omar, Claudia Zizzadoro

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Research and experiments of a new premedication for improving mucosal visibility during esophagogastroduodenoscopy by Li-na Qu, Tao Jiang, Yao-ping Zhang, Jin-yong Hao, Xiao-jun Huang

“…The mucosal visibility score (MVS) is the outcome measure in experiments with live animals. Results Three food additives were selected. Papain is a proteolytic enzyme, whereas sucrose polyoxypropylene and polypropylene glycol are defoamers. …”
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Indigenous Knowledge of Farmers in Breeding Practice and Selection Criteria of Dairy Cows at Chora and Gechi Districts of Ethiopia: An Implication for Genetic Improvements by Gelaye Gebisa Bulcha, Oda Gizaw Dewo, Mengistu Asrat Desta, Chiemela Peters Nwogwugwu

“…This study assessed the breeding practice and selection criteria of dairy cows in two districts. …”
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Evolutionary Links Between Skull Shape and Body Size Suggest Allometric Forces and Selection at Work in a Generalist Group of Lizards by Julio A. Rivera, Jesualdo A. Fuentes‐G., Emília P. Martins

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Natural fibre composite selection for two-stroke marine engine under-piston door using hybrid AHP and TOPSIS methods by Ru Vern Yiow, Muhd Ridzuan Mansor, Mohd Adrinata Shaharuzaman

“…Biopolymer was selected based on an additional two criteria; flammability and melting point. …”
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Combinational ability of varieties and self-pollinated lines of industrial hemp for seed and oil use in the topcross system by С. В. Міщенко, В. М. Кабанець, Г. І. Кириченко, Т. Ю. Марченко, Г. М. Лайко

“…In contrast, non-additive effects prevail in terms of inflorescence length and seed weight, indicating the need for genotype selection. …”
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The effects of dental adhesives total etch; self-etch and selective etch application procedures on microleakage in class II composite restorations by Mustafa Yollar, Serpil Karaoğlanoğlu, Elif Tuğba Altıparmak, Elif Aybala Oktay, Numan Aydın, Bilge Ersöz

“…Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the amount of microleakage resulting from the application of self-etch, selective etch, etch-and-rinse of adhesive systems in class II cavities. …”
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Facial expressions selectively modulate P300 somatosensory evoked-potential, but emotional scenes do not: Electrophysiological evidence for sensorimotor simulation by Sara Costa, Arianna Schiano Lomoriello, Thomas Quettier, Fausto Caruana, Pier Francesco Ferrari, Paola Sessa

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Residential self-selection in quasi-experimental and natural experimental studies: An extended conceptualization of the relationship between the built environment and travel behavi... by Eva Heinen, Bert van Wee, Jenna Panter, Roger Mackett, David Ogilvie

“…To resolve the issue of residential self-selection, longitudinal studies are often recommended. …”
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Effects of twelve-week aerobic exercise on selected health-related physical fitness variables on Gonji preparatory school male students by Abdurahman Esleman, Bizuneh Yirga Geberemariam, Wondiye Aychiluhim

“…A simple random sampling method was used to select 30 sample students from the 242 total populations and classify them randomly into two equal experimental and control groups (n = 15). …”
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Effectiveness of a novel selective medium ‘Modified MacConkey Agar for Burkholderia’ for isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei from contaminated specimen by Aunta Melan, Saika Farook, Elisha Khandker, Fahmida Rahman, Farhan Muhib Udoy, Maisha Islam, Md. Shariful Alam Jilani

“…Therefore, MMB medium may be more selective than Ashdown agar in inhibiting other soil saprophytes (p = .04). …”
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Investigation of Selected Prevalence Factors Associated with EHV-2 and/or EHV-5 Infection in Horses with Acute Onset of Fever and Respiratory Signs by Kaitlyn James, Duane E. Chappell, Bryant Craig, Chrissie Pariseau, Cara Wright, Philip van Harreveld, Samantha Barnum, Nicola Pusterla

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A guanidine-based coronavirus replication inhibitor which targets the nsp15 endoribonuclease and selects for interferon-susceptible mutant viruses. by Benjamin Van Loy, Eugènia Pujol, Kenichi Kamata, Xiao Yin Lee, Nikolai Bakirtzoglou, Ria Van Berwaer, Julie Vandeput, Cato Mestdagh, Leentje Persoons, Brent De Wijngaert, Quinten Goovaerts, Sam Noppen, Maarten Jacquemyn, Kourosh Ahmadzadeh, Eline Bernaerts, Juan Martín-López, Celia Escriche, Bert Vanmechelen, Besir Krasniqi, Abhimanyu K Singh, Dirk Daelemans, Piet Maes, Patrick Matthys, Wim Dehaen, Jef Rozenski, Kalyan Das, Arnout Voet, Santiago Vázquez, Lieve Naesens, Annelies Stevaert

“…However, to prepare for future outbreaks from drug-resistant variants and novel zoonotic coronaviruses (CoVs), additional therapeutics with a distinct antiviral mechanism are needed. …”
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Characterization and Selection of WiFi Channel State Information Features for Human Activity Detection in a Smart Public Transportation System by Roya Alizadeh, Yvon Savaria, Chahe Nerguizian

“…Since the environment of a transportation system changes dynamically and non-deterministically, we propose analyzing these changes with a heuristic algorithm that leverages a decision tree to automate a decision-making solution for feature selection. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is performed before the decision tree algorithm. …”
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Search for Ancient Selection Traces in Faverolle Chicken Breed (<i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i>) Based on Runs of Homozygosity Analysis by Anna E. Ryabova, Anastasiia I. Azovtseva, Yuri S. Shcherbakov, Artem P. Dysin, Natalia V. Dementieva

“…The results were aligned to the reference genome and subjected to additional filtering. ROH segments were then analyzed using PLINK 1.9. …”
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Selective treatment of clinical mastitis: Assessment of the net cash impact on dairy farms under diverse scenarios—A European perspective by A. Rico, D. Armstrong, N. Brady, L. León, A. Hancock, A. Lago

“…ABSTRACT: Selective treatment of clinical mastitis (STCM) potentially reduces antimicrobial use without negative implications on cow's milk production or health. …”
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Upadacitinib in active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: 2-year data from the phase 3 SELECT-AXIS 2 study by Filip Van den Bosch, Atul Deodhar, Denis Poddubnyy, Walter P. Maksymowych, Désirée van der Heijde, Tae-Hwan Kim, Mitsumasa Kishimoto, Xenofon Baraliakos, Xianwei Bu, Ivan Lagunes-Galindo, In-Ho Song, Peter Wung, Koji Kato, Anna Shmagel

“…Abstract Background In SELECT-AXIS 2, upadacitinib improved the signs and symptoms of active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) through 52 weeks versus placebo and was well tolerated. …”
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Combining Ability and Agronomic Performance of Diallel Crosses of Low-Nitrogen Tolerant Maize Inbred Lines by Aboderin Olawale Serifdeen, Oyekunle Muhyideen, Olakojo Oloruntoba Olatayo, Ebini Isa Ahmed, Abubakar Adamu Masari, Olajide Olasunkanmi

“…The low-N tolerance index identified 78.2% of hybrids as tolerant, while the selection index based on trait points classified all hybrids as tolerant to varying degrees, demonstrating the effectiveness of low-N-tolerant inbred lines as parent materials. …”
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Machine learning prediction of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease risk in American adults using body composition: explainable analysis based on SHapley Additive e... by Yan Hong, Xinrong Chen, Ling Wang, Fan Zhang, ZiYing Zeng, Weining Xie

“…The Boruta algorithm was used for feature selection, and model performance was evaluated using cross-validation and a validation set. …”
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Effect of Composition and Processing Conditions on Selected Properties of Potato-Based Pellets and Microwave-Expanded Snacks Supplemented with Fresh Beetroot Pulp by Katarzyna Lisiecka, Agnieszka Wójtowicz, Agnieszka Sujak

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