The B.1.427/1.429 (epsilon) SARS-CoV-2 variants are more virulent than ancestral B.1 (614G) in Syrian hamsters. by Timothy Carroll, Douglas Fox, Neeltje van Doremalen, Erin Ball, Mary Kate Morris, Alicia Sotomayor-Gonzalez, Venice Servellita, Arjun Rustagi, Claude Kwe Yinda, Linda Fritts, Julia Rebecca Port, Zhong-Min Ma, Myndi G Holbrook, Jonathan Schulz, Catherine A Blish, Carl Hanson, Charles Y Chiu, Vincent Munster, Sarah Stanley, Christopher J Miller

“…We did not observe significant differences in airborne transmission efficiency among the B.1.427, B.1.429 and ancestral B.1 (614G) and WA-1 variants in hamsters. …”
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Factors influencing value-based care application among medical students and postgraduate in Thailand by Phoomjai Sornsenee, Kittisakdi Choomalee, Kamonlak Sanphet, Kanyarat Keereerak, Techin Wongwatthanawisit, Tanyamon Wongtabpabud, Panpim Tipphayawong, Panupong Khunjun, Suppanita Tularak, Kanisorn Sungkaro, Theepat Wongkittithaworn

“…Abstract Background The adoption of Value-Based Care (VBC) is essential for enhancing healthcare quality and efficiency, with implications for future healthcare delivery. …”
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Lamellar Keratoplasty as a Method of Treatment Patients with Neurotrophic Keratopathy II and III Stages Outcome by M. Ezugbaya, I. A. Riks, S. V. Trufanov, S. Yu. Astakhov, S. S. Papanyan, L. K. Anikina, R. Boutaba, V. V. Gryaznova

“…We have demonstrated the high efficiency of automated layered anterior keratoplasty in the outcomes of advanced stages of NTK of toxic etiology. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Vibratory Physiotherapy Methods in the Early Period after Cardiac Surgery by А. А. Eremenko, T. P. Zyulyaeva, D. V., Ryabova, А. P. Аlferova

“…In patients of Groups 1 and 2, an increase in MILC was observed (by 42.2% and 60.0%, respectively, p = 0.000001), the difference between the groups was statistically significant. …”
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Effects of Powdered Salmon Roe Processing Liquid on Enhancing the Palatability of Tuna By-Product Meal-Based Diets in Greater Amberjack (<i>Seriola dumerili</i>) by Amal Biswas, Ryoma Maruyama, Satoshi Okimura, Hiroshi Fushimi, Hiroya Sato, Yoshihiro Kakinuma, Tomoki Honryo, Hideki Tanaka

“…A significantly lower whole-body crude lipid content was observed in all test diets compared to that in the C diet, resulting in significantly lower lipid retention efficiency in all test groups except T25R5 and T25R10 (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Limitations of using artificial intelligence services to analyze chest x-ray imaging by Yuriy A. Vasilev, Anton V. Vladzymyrskyy, Kirill M. Arzamasov, Igor M. Shulkin, Elena V. Astapenko, Lev D. Pestrenin

“…RESULTS: Of the 155 analyzed difference cases, 48 (31.0%) were false-positive and 78 (50.3%) were false-negative cases. …”
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Orbital Decay of the Ultra-hot Jupiter TOI-2109b: Tidal Constraints and Transit-timing Analysis by Jaime A. Alvarado-Montes, Mario Sucerquia, Jorge I. Zuluaga, Christian Schwab

“…This process depends on how efficiently the star and the planet dissipate energy, due mainly to interior mechanisms that are poorly constrained in exoplanet systems. …”
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Effects of pepper–maize intercropping on the physicochemical properties, microbial communities, and metabolites of rhizosphere and bulk soils by Zeli Chen, Wenzhi Wang, Lu Chen, Peng Zhang, Zhenhuan Liu, Xukun Yang, Jinliang Shao, Yan Ding, Yanhua Mi

“…Abstract Background Intercropping increases land use efficiency and farmland ecological diversity. However, little is understood about whether and how soil biota, metabolites, and nutrients change under interspecific competition among plants. …”
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Exploiting Chestnut Biochar as a Functional and Circular Ingredient in Weaned Piglet Diets by Luciana Rossi, Sara Frazzini, Matteo Santoru, Benedetta Canala, Irene Ferri, Alessandra Moscatelli, Elisabetta Onelli, Matteo Dell’Anno, Salvatore Pilu, Serena Reggi

“…Results: No significant differences were observed between the groups in terms of the principal zootechnical parameters. …”
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Algorithm for Constructing the Hazard Function of the Extended Cox Model and its Application to the Prostate Cancer Patient Database by I. I. Mikulik, G. M. Zharinov, A. Yu. Kneev

“…Reducing the number of features involved should improve the efficiency of medical decisions and speed up the start of treatment.Discussion and Conclusion. …”
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Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and one-anastomosis gastric bypass in patients with morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus by P. V. Kolyadko, V. P. Kolyadko, E. N. Degovtsov, A. V. Satinov

“…There were no statistically significant differences in the number of complications (according to Clavien – Dindo II).Conclusion. …”
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Study on the Characteristics of Top-Coal Caving and Optimization of Recovery Ratio in Steeply Inclined Residual High Sectional Coal Pillar by Wenhua Yang, Xingping Lai, Pengfei Shan, Feng Cui, Yiran Yang

“…Due to the existence of arch structure, the smooth caving of the top coal was hindered, resulting in a low top-coal recovery ratio, low support pressure at the working face, and differences detected by borehole television on the distribution of the top-coal cracks. …”
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Construction and validation of a reliable disulfidptosis-related lncRNAs signature of the subtype, prognostic, and immune landscape in bladder cancer by Xiaoping Leng, Han Chen, Gang Chen

“…ROC revealed higher diagnostic efficiency of the model than other clinical characteristics. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT OF CHRONIC CATARRHAL GINGIVITIS IN CHILDREN WITH DIABETES MELLITUS IN LONG-TERM OBSERVATIONS by L.F. Kaskova, V.A. Honcharenko

“…The results of observations convincingly prove the high efficiency of the developed treatment and prevention complex for children with CCG and diabetes. …”
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Effect of Vaccination Against <i>E. coli</i>, <i>C. perfringens</i> Type A/C on Piglet Productive and Clinical Parameters Under Field Conditions by Arkadiusz Dors, Robert Panek, Wojciech Łużyński, Krzysztof Janeczko, Agata Augustyniak, Hanna Turlewicz-Podbielska, Ewelina Czyżewska-Dors, Małgorzata Pomorska-Mól

“…The rest of the recorded parameters such as the presence of diarrhoea, the piglet’s body condition score, and the number of days with antimicrobial treatment did not differ significantly between groups. <b>Conclusions</b>: This study confirmed the efficiency of the Enteroporc Coli AC^® vaccine in reducing clinical symptoms of diarrhoea in piglets, which was comparable with the other vaccines used in the study. …”
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Chlorophyll fluorescence indices as an effective parameter to study spring barley resistance to abiotic factors by М. A. Grinberg, A. A. Dontsova, Yu. A. Nemtsova, A. V. Ivanova, P. A. Pirogova, D. P. Dontsov, V. S. Bondarenko, V. A. Vodeneev, E. V. Bondarenko

“…Due to the high degree of correlation between the activity of a photosynthetic apparatus and a plant, the efficiency of photosynthesis is one of the most indicative parameters of the state of a plant. …”
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Preliminary results of a prospective randomized study comparing the efficacy and safety of refralon and amiodarone in cardioversion in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation... by D. A. Gagloeva, Kh. M. Dzaurova, M. A. Zelberg, N. Yu. Mironov, Yu. A. Yuricheva, S. F. Sokolov, M. A. Krymukova, A. I. Salpagarova, L. O. Dulaev, D. V. Pevzner, S. P. Golitsyn

“…There were no significant differences in the incidence of bradyarrhythmias, lowering blood pressure, and QT prolongation in the groups.Conclusion. …”
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Performance of HPV genotyping and GYPC methylation as a triage strategy for HPV-positive women with normal or minimal cytological findings by Saiping Mao, Xing Fan, Xing Fan, Li Yang, Hongtao Li, Dandan Liu, Xiaoli He, Xiaoli Wang, Fang Yu

“…Colposcopy referral rates for HPV16/18 or GYPCm and HPV16/18 or ASC-US+ were 35.6 and 79.2%, respectively, with concordant sensitivities (90.2% vs. 87.8%, p &gt; 0.999) and significant differences in specificity (70.5% vs. 21.8%, p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Effect of Feeding Soybean Hay on Growth Performance, Feed Intake and Nutrient Utilization of Yearling Local Sheep by Shambel Kiros Simone, Molla Bishaw Desale, Solomon Tiruneh Ali, Abito Asres, Getasew Esayase, Derese Tekle, Tesfa Molla

“…Dry matter intake did not differ significantly (P>0.05) among treatments, with values ranging from 939.06 to 1,049.19 g/day. …”
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Clinical outcomes of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell combined with high tibial osteotomy for knee osteoarthritis are correlated with stem cell stemness and senesce... by Houyi Sun, Haoxin Zhai, Kaifei Han, Heran Ma, Yi Tan, Shihao Li, Zhicheng Liu, Lei Cheng, Qunshan Lu, Libo Zhou, Peilai Liu

“…However, clinical outcomes have been inconsistent due to biological variation between patients, differences in tissue source and preparation of the MSCs, and type of donor (e.g. allogenic versus autologous). …”
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