Impact of Peas (<i>Pisum Sativum</i> L.) as a Sustainable Source of Protein in Growing Pigs’ Diets on Production Efficiency, Nitrogen Metabolism and Gastrointestinal Tract Health by Tatiana Dumitra Panaite, Gabriela Maria Cornescu, Elvira Gagniuc, Ana Elena Cismileanu, Claudiu Gal, Mihaela Dumitru, Smaranda Mariana Toma

“…Intestinal morphology analysis revealed that the villus width, villus area, and crypt depth were significantly increased in the jejuna and ilea of both pea-fed groups. …”
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Risk factors of early subsidence of 3D-printed artificial vertebral body following single-level anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF): retrospective study of 98 patients by Qu Ruomu, Wang Haoxiang, Xia Tian, Geng Hanbo, Zhao Yanbin, Diao Yinze, Chen Xin, Pan Shengfa, Zhang Li, Wang Shaobo, Zhang Fengshan, Sun Yu, Liu Zhong jun, Zhou Feifei

“…Results Of the included 98 patients (52 males, 46 females, average age: 51.8 ± 10.1), 35(35.7%) experienced early subsidence. …”
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Violation of the vascular platelet hemostasis as a risk factor of primary open-angle glaucoma progression by N. I. Kurysheva, V. N. Trubilin, E. Yu. Irtegova, A. N. Yasamanova

“…Period of study was 36 months. The statistical analysis included standard methods of variation statistics. …”
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AI-assisted anatomical structure recognition and segmentation via mamba-transformer architecture in abdominal ultrasound images by Shih-Fang Chang, Shih-Fang Chang, Po-Yi Wu, Ming-Chang Tsai, Ming-Chang Tsai, Vincent S. Tseng, Chi-Chih Wang, Chi-Chih Wang

“…MaskHybrid adopted a mamba-transformer hybrid architecture consisting of an evolved backbone network, encoder, and corresponding decoder to capture long-range spatial dependencies and contextual information effectively, demonstrating improved image segmentation capabilities in visual tasks while mitigating the computational burden associated with the transformer-based attention mechanism.ResultsExperiments on the retrospective dataset achieved a mean average precision (mAP) score of 74.13% for anatomical landmarks segmentation in abdominal ultrasound images. …”
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The First Combined Hα and Rest-UV Spectroscopic Probe of Galactic Outflows at High Redshift by Emily Kehoe, Alice E. Shapley, N. M. Förster Schreiber, Anthony J. Pahl, Michael W. Topping, Naveen A. Reddy, Reinhard Genzel, Sedona H. Price, L. J. Tacconi

“…Furthermore, we find a lower average outflow velocity than previously reported, suggesting greater absorption at the systemic redshift of the galaxy. …”
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Digital Health Literacy in Adults With Low Reading and Writing Skills Living in Germany: Mixed Methods Study by Saskia Muellmann, Rebekka Wiersing, Hajo Zeeb, Tilman Brand

“…ResultsSurvey participants (n=96) were on average 43 (SD 10.7) years old, 72% (69/96) were female, and 92% (88/96) were not born in Germany. …”
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Coeficientes da equação de Angström-Prescott e sua influência na evapotranspiração de referência em Seropédica, RJ Coefficients of the Angström-Prescott equation and its influence... by Daniel F. de Carvalho, Dione G. da Silva, Adilson P. de Souza, Daniela P. Gomes, Hermes S. da Rocha

“…The coefficients were determined by linear regression analysis for the entire period and monthly and yearly periods. …”
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The Tdap Vaccination in Pregnancy: Results of a Healthy Equity Audit on Coverage Trends and Their Determinants in the Reggio Emilia Province (Italy) by Laura Bonvicini, Filomena Giulia Sileo, Benedetta Riboldi, Eufemia Bisaccia, Marco Tamelli, Daniela Bertani, Silvia Cilloni, Luca Ghirotto, Paolo Giorgi Rossi

“…Nevertheless, the coverage rates of the most disadvantaged women are still several points lower than the average.…”
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Exploring heterosis, dominance effect, and genetic control in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) landraces by Barsha Tripathy, P. Tripathy, J. Jyothsna, G. S. Sahu, S. K. Dash, Meenakshi Badu, Subrat Kumar Mahapatra, Gyana Ranjan Rout

“…Based on multivariate analysis, nine parents with different genetic backgrounds were selected among 52 genotypes of diverse origins for breeding study. …”
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DNA double-strand breaks in immunoinflammatory rheumatic diseases by A. S. Avdeeva, A. P. Aleksankin, Zh. G. Verizhnikova, V. V. Rybakova, M. E. Diatroptov, Yu. N. Gorbunova, A. A. Mesnyankina, D. A. Paranich, A. M. Lila, E. L. Nasonov

“…In the group of SLE patients, a positive correlation was observed between the number of cells with breaks in the γH2AX focus and the level of antibodies against double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA; r=0.56, p=0.007), the average number of breaks in the cell in the γH2AX focus with the level of anti-dsDNA (r=0.57, p=0.004).Conclusion. …”
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Effects of different natural bivalve diets on the growth performance and nutritional composition of juvenile Neptunea arthritica cumingii by Yongxin Sun, Shanshan Zhang, Liang Qu, Hualin Li, Weiming Teng, Dacheng Li, Chong Zhao, Qingzhi Wang

“…The snails used in the trial had an average weight of 0.48 ± 0.05 g. The tested bivalve species included Sinonovacula constricta, Mactra membranacea, Crassostrea gigas, Mizuhopecten yessoensis, Ruditapes philippinarum, and Hyriopsis cumingii. …”
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Aflatoxin B1 Measurement in Traditional Kermanshah Cookies and Risk Assessment in Dietary Exposure by Z. Jafarbeigi, E. Sadeghi, K. Abdolmaleki, M. Soltani, S. Dousti, S. Mir, N. Fattahi, M. Rezvani Ghalhari, M. Moradinazar

“…Statistical analysis was conducted using a completely randomized design with three replications. …”
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Frecuencia de zancada durante la carrera de resistencia en tapiz rodante y al aire libre (Stride frequency patterns during both treadmill and outdoor running in endurance runners) by Unai Miqueleiz, Miriam Cabello-Olmo, Roberto Aguado-Jimenez

“…Finally, runners seemed to maintain a low running cost with their auto-selected SF (average=81.3 strides∙min-1), but an increase of up to 12% could be benefit when speed changes, without running cost detriment. …”
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Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Treated Isolated Diastolic Hypertension and Isolated Low Diastolic Blood Pressure by Wei‐Lun Chang, Ying‐Fan Chen, Yu‐Hsuan Lee, Ming‐Neng Shiu, Po‐Yin Chang, Chao‐Yu Guo, Chi‐Jung Huang, Chern‐En Chiang, Chen‐Huan Chen, Shao‐Yuan Chuang, Hao‐Min Cheng

“…Conclusions In this secondary analysis of SPRINT, among treated patients with normalized systolic blood pressure, excessively low DBP was associated with an increased MACE risk, while treated IDH was not. …”
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Concurrent modes of climate variability linked to spatially compounding wind and precipitation extremes in the Northern Hemisphere by B. François, K. Teber, L. Brett, R. Leeding, L. Gimeno-Sotelo, L. Gimeno-Sotelo, L. Gimeno-Sotelo, D. I. V. Domeisen, D. I. V. Domeisen, L. Suarez-Gutierrez, L. Suarez-Gutierrez, E. Bevacqua

“…For example, combined ENSO- and NAO+ nearly doubles the number of affected regions compared to neutral conditions on average. Our analysis highlights the importance of considering the interplay between variability modes to improve risk management and adapt to the impacts of spatially compounding CWP extremes.…”
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Comparison of ioversol and iodixanol related adverse drug reactions in cerebrovascular interventional procedures by Ai-bin. Guo, Zhi-qi. Yang, Bin. Zhao, Yuan-ming. Li, Ya-xuan. Wei, Shao-ju. Shao, Guo-zhen. Zhang, Hui-sheng. Chen, Rong. Yin

“…Out of 848 participants (average age, 61.5 ± 12.6 years; 205 females) who received ICM, 16.7% (142 of 848) experienced CNS ADRs. …”
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Systematic underestimation of type-specific ecosystem process variability in the Community Land Model v5 over Europe by C. Poppe Terán, C. Poppe Terán, C. Poppe Terán, B. S. Naz, B. S. Naz, H. Vereecken, H. Vereecken, R. Baatz, R. A. Fisher, H.-J. Hendricks Franssen, H.-J. Hendricks Franssen

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Varying severity COVID-19 effects on the blood indicators of insulin-like growth factors family in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer by O. I. Kit, E. M. Frantsiyants, D. A. Kharagezov, V. A. Bandovkina, N. D. Cheryarina, Yu. A. Pogorelova, Yu. N. Lazutin, A. G. Milakin, I. A. Leyman, O. N. Stateshny

“…The levels of IGF-I, IGF-II, IGFBP2 and IGFBP3 in the blood serum of patients with NSCLC of the main and control groups were higher than those of donors by an average of 2.5, 2.1, 1.7 and 2.7 times, respectively (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Effects of [Zn_0.5Si_0.5]³⁺ Substitution on Microwave Dielectric Properties of ZnAl_2-<i>x</i>(Zn_0.5Si_0.5)<i><sub>x</... by Xuekai Lan, Bairui Chen, Huatao Tang, Changzhi Yin, Bin Tian, Wen Lei

“…Bond-valence calculations reveal that the reduction of the average Al/Zn/Si–O bond valence weakens octahedral rigidity, systematically tuning <i>τ_f</i> toward zero. …”
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First-in-human Testing of a Novel Sutureless Drain Securement Device: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Mary L. Duet, MD, Eric Zeng, BS, Michael K. Boyajian, MD, Donald T. Browne, MD, Abigail Peoples, MD, Marion Tapp, MD, Robert Siska, MD, Thomas Steele, MD, Bennett W. Calder, MD, Christopher Runyan, MD, PhD, Lisa R. David, MD, MBA

“…Outcomes included time to secure drains, adverse outcomes, patient satisfaction, and a blinded evaluation of skin sites at drain removal. Analysis was performed using paired t tests. Results:. …”
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