Deciphering the coordinated roles of the host genome, duodenal mucosal genes, and microbiota in regulating complex traits in chickens by Fangren Lan, Xiqiong Wang, Qianqian Zhou, Xiaochang Li, Jiaming Jin, Wenxin Zhang, Chaoliang Wen, Guiqin Wu, Guangqi Li, Yiyuan Yan, Ning Yang, Congjiao Sun

“…A comparative analysis of chickens and humans revealed similar average microbiability values of genes (0.18 vs. 0.20) and significant differences in average $${r}_{b}^{2}$$ r b 2 values of microbes (0.17 vs. 0.04). …”
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Attribute grouping-based categorical outlier detection using causal coupling weight by Yijing Song, Jianying Liu, Jifu Zhang

“…Importantly, compared with the competitive methods, the algorithm bolsters the AUC index and the detection efficiency by averages of 10.97 and 42.84 $$\%$$ % , respectively.…”
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New Findings in Prominent Lower Eyelid Fat Pads Possibly Contributing to Their Etiology: Two Prospective Studies by Iliana E. Sweis, MD, Bryan C. Cressey, JD

“…Methods:. Lower eyelid orbital fat harvested from 20 filler-naive blepharoplasty patients underwent enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for HA quantification. …”
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A Pythagorean fuzzy MCDM model for evaluating career happiness in sports by selecting a suitable sport by JiaYan Zhu, Zeng Jiao

“…To highlight the significance of the established model, we perform a comparative analysis with existing methods, concluding with a discussion of the key findings.…”
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The role of parental compliance in the ophthalmological rehabilitation of patients in the active phase of retinopathy of prematurity by I. A. Gndoyan, N. A. Adelshina, A. V. Petrayevsky, V. V. Kovilin

“…Material and methods. 73 parents (67 mothers and 6 fathers) of active phase ROP-patients were surveyed using a replenishable database created in Google Forms The respondents’ age ranged from 22 to 46 years (averagely, 32.5 ± 2.0 years). …”
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The relationship between the state of cerebral blood flow and volemic status in patients with ischemic stroke in the acute period by E. V. Mikhailov, I. N. Pasechnik, G. V. Korochkina

“…The objective was to assess the relationship between the state of cerebral blood flow and volemic status in patients with acute ischemic stroke using the laboratory and instrumental parameters.Materials and methods. 51 patients with newly diagnosed ischemic stroke confirmed by MSCT/MRI of the brain were examined within less than 24 hours from the onset of the disease, and 20 practically healthy individuals (control group). …”
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Analysis on the level of care burden and its influencing factors in caregivers of patients with intracranial aneurysms (颅内动脉瘤患者照顾者照顾负担水平及影响因素分析)... by SUI Jianfei (隋健飞), YUAN Qiaoling (袁巧玲)

“…Objective To investigate the care burden and its influencing factors in caregivers of patients with intracranial aneurysms. Methods The convenience sampling method was used to select 144 patients with intracranial aneurysms and their primary caregivers in the neurosurgery department as the research objects, and the caregivers were surveyed by Zrait Burden Scale (ZBI), Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale(HADS). …”
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Modified costotransverse approach combined with autologous iliac bone graft fusion and internal fixation in thoracic tuberculosis by Mengcheng Wei, Shishuang Zhang, Qingbo Li, Lei Cai, Junlong Zhou, Weijun Liu

“…Currently, it is believed that the posterior approach alone is superior to both the anterior and the combined anterior-posterior surgical methods in correcting spinal kyphosis and maintaining spinal stability. …”
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“Fresh vs dry grafting in interlay type-1 tympanoplasty” by Bhagirathsinh D. Parmar, Krupal J. Joshi, Dharmendra Solanki

“…Methods A retrospective cohort study of 48 patients of COM inactive mucosal-type who underwent interlay type-1 tympanoplasty between July 2020 and March 2022. …”
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Dopplerometry of fetoplancentral blood flow in the dynamics of pregnancy in women with treated infertility caused by hyperprolactinemia syndrome of tumocular and non-tumocular gene... by O. Nosenko, O. Martynovska

“… The aim of the study was to study the state of blood circulation in the fetoplacental system in the dynamics of gestation using Dopplerometry in women with cured infertility due to hyperprolactinemia syndrome of tumor and non-tumor genesis. Material and methods. 57 pregnant women with cured infertility due to hyperprolactinemia syndrome (21 women with pituitary microprolactinomas and 36 patients with idiopathic hyperprolactinemia), 30 relatively healthy pregnant women of the control group without neuroendocrine disorders were under observation. …”
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Optimizing soybean variety selection for the Pan-African Trial network using factor analytic models and envirotyping by Maurício S. Araújo, João P. S. Pavan, André A. Stella, Bruno F. Fregonezi, Natally F. Lima, Erica P. Leles, Michelle F. Santos, Peter Goldsmith, Godfree Chigeza, Brian W. Diers, José B. Pinheiro

“…Additionally, we applied an environmental kernel approach and the XGBoost method to assess the number of mega-environments. …”
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The impact of dopamine on the photosynthetic performance and quality of Shine Muscat grape in the Hexi Corridor of Gansu province by DAI Zibo, YANG Jiangshan, LI Dou, CHEN Yajuan, SHAO Zhang, WANG Yuhang

“…The study aims to explore the mechanism of dopamine's impact on the photosynthetic performance and quality of grapes, and to screen for suitable control concentrations and methods for production. [Methods] The experiment used Shine Muscat grape grown under delayed cultivation in facility as the material with four exogenous dopamine treatments at 50 μmol·L-1 (T1), 100 μmol·L-1 (T2), 150 μmol·L-1 (T3), and 200 μmol·L-1 (T4), with water treatment as the control (CK). …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of myopic maculopathy: a cross-sectional study in Han and Uygur adults in Xinjiang, China by Ke Wang, Jin Ma, Yong Zhong, Ting Chen, Fen Dong, Lin Ding, Guang-Liang Shan, Lize Pa, Limujiang Ke, Hebuli Mu, Senjiang Ya, Ning Tao

“…Objectives To estimate the prevalence, ethnic differences and associated risk factors of myopic maculopathy in Han and Uygur adults in Xinjiang, China.Design and setting A cross-sectional study with multistage, stratified cluster sampling method was conducted in Xinjiang, China.Participants A total of 4023 Han and Uygur participants aged 40 years and older were eligible for the study.Outcome measures The association between myopic maculopathy and its risk factors was screened using the generalised estimating equation (GEE) model. …”
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Durable and Cost-Effective Neutral Density Filters Utilizing Multiple Reflections in Glass Slide Stacks by Krzysztof M. Czajkowski, Martina Schmid

“…The influence of multiple reflections on the filter transmittance is analyzed with transfer matrix method. The numerical study proves that the filter spectrum is determined by material dispersion and degree of wavelength averaging occurring due to light incoherence and limited measurement resolution. …”
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Lightweight YOLOv8s-Based Strawberry Plug Seedling Grading Detection and Localization via Channel Pruning by CHEN Junlin, ZHAO Peng, CAO Xianlin, NING Jifeng, YANG Shuqin

“…[Objective]Plug tray seedling cultivation is a contemporary method known for its high germination rates, uniform seedling growth, shortened transplant recovery period, diminished pest and disease incidence, and enhanced labor efficiency. …”
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Radiographic and Clinical Results of Minimally Invasive Transverse Distal 1st Metatarsal and Akin Osteotomies for Symptomatic Hallux Valgus by Dino Fanfan BSc, George Todd BS, Christian Guevara BS, Daniel Murray MD, Thomas P. San Giovanni MD, Christopher W. Hodgkins MD, Cary B. Chapman MD

“…Average pre-op HVA and IMA were 28.4 and 12.8 degrees and improved to 8.4 and 4.2 degrees (p < 0.001). …”
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Pelnac® artificial dermis assisted by vacuum sealing drainage for treatment of severe avulsion injuries of the fingers by Zhenmu Lv, Yujie Wang, Jingliang Chen, Qingfu Zhang, Haitao Zhao

“…All patients presented with severe damage to tendons and deep tissues, as well as varying degrees of bone exposure and injury, with average defect area of 36.9 cm² (range, 11 to 180 cm²). …”
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Probability-Weighted Optimal Control for Nonlinear Stochastic Vibrating Systems with Random Time Delay by R. C. Hu, Q. F. Lü, X. F. Wang, Z. G. Ying, R. H. Huan

“…Then, by using the stochastic averaging method and the dynamical programming principle, the control force for each mode can be readily obtained. …”
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Current approaches to the use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs in pregnant women with thrombocytopenia caused by hemostasis activation by O. L. Mysik, M. S. Zainulina

“…The study of thrombocytopenia pathogenesis during pregnancy and search for new methods of hemostasis correction are accounted for by high risk of developing diverse perinatal complications and necessity to conduct prophylactic measures for their prevention.Aim: to study hemostasis changes and clinical outcomes in pregnant women with thrombocytopenia, to substantiate the use of antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants in pregnant women with activated intravascular blood coagulation for preventing development of thromboembolic and placenta-associated complications of pregnancy.Materials and Methods. …”
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Comparison of clinical efficacy between da Vinci® robotic surgery and laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: a report of 550 cases by Zhang Cheng, Ma Rui, Duan Fuxiao, Gao Guangrong, Li Da

“…[Objectives] To compare the clinical efficacy of da Vinci® robotic surgery and laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer. [Methods] A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 550 patients who underwent radical resection of rectal cancer in the Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command of People’s Liberation Army, from January 2015 to June 2020. …”
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