In vitro comparison of naturally bioactive plant extracts, essential oils, and marine algae targeting different modes of action for mitigation of enteric methane emissions in rumin... by Ian Hodge, Ian Hodge, Patrick Quille, Manimaran Ayyachamy, Shane O'Connell, Shane O'Connell

“…Feed additives altering rumen microbial populations by reducing methanogens and promoting VFA production increase readily available energy for the animal while reducing CH4 generation significantly. Semi-continuous rumen culture fermentations or in vivo studies can confirm the long-term stability of synergistic antimethanogenic mechanisms, potentially optimizing CH4 inhibitors like A. taxi and EO for commercial use.…”
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Aerobic-Resistance Training with Royal Jelly Supplementation Has a Synergistic Effect on Paraoxonase 1 Changes and Liver Function in Women with MASLD by Roya Askari, Nazanin Rabani, Hamid Marefati, Marzie Sadat Azarnive, Matteo Pusceddu, Gian Mario Migliaccio

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: This semi-experimental study involved 23 women with Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease with an average weight (71.34 ± 11.63 kg), age (48.54 ± 3.88 years), and body mass index (27.63 ± 4.20 kg/m²). …”
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Effects of <i>Caragana korshinskii</i> aqueous extract on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, and immune function of sheep under cold stimulation by B. Pan, J. Yang, J. Li, M. Xu, M. Yang, M. Yang, M. Peng, J. Cheng, S. Xue, J. Wang

“…<p>Cold stimulation can impair the immune and antioxidant functions of animals, which further leads to a decline in animal production performance. …”
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Temperature Dependences of the Electron Energy in AlxGa1 – xAs / GaAs / AlxGa1 – xAs Nanofilms of Different Thickness and Composition of the Barrier Material by D.V. Kondryuk, V.M. Kramar

“…Temperature dependences of the energy of electron ground state in AlxGa1 – xAs / GaAs / AlxGa1 – xAs nanofilms of different thickness and concentrations (x) of the barrier material were calculated. …”
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Decoupling and Insensitivity of Greenness and Gross Primary Productivity Across Aridity Gradients in China by Yuzhen Li, Xiuliang Yuan, Lei Zheng, Wenqiang Zhang, Yue Zhang

“…For different plant functional types (PFTs), decoupling occurred in ENF with a determination coefficient value (R²) of 0.04, whereas GRA shows a higher coupling with an R² of 0.20. …”
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Warning in the woods: Species-specific and functional responses of the understorey along a deer browsing intensity gradient in a mixed temperate forest in France by Xavier Lecomte, Christophe Baltzinger, Anders Mårell

“…The study aims to explore the effects of deer browsing and grazing intensity, estimated through a browsing index on woody and semi-woody plants, on understorey vegetation composition, analysing both taxonomic and functional diversity. …”
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Cloning and Functional Analysis of Flavonol Synthase Gene <i>ZjFLS</i> from Chinese Jujube (<i>Ziziphus jujuba</i> Mill.) by Xiaofang Xue, Ailing Zhao, Le Fu, Yongkang Wang, Haiyan Ren, Wanlong Su, Meijuan Shi, Li Liu, Yi Li, Dengke Li

“…Within these expression levels, it was higher in young leaves than in mature leaves and higher in the white-ripe-stage fruits than in the semi-red-stage fruits. Subcellular localization indicated that the <i>ZjFLS</i> gene was located in the nucleus, cytoplasmic matrix, and cytoplasmic membrane. …”
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Improving lambs’ temperament, performance, and fecundity under three different housing conditions via oxidative stress reduction, metabolic and growth genes regulation by turmeric... by Fatma Khalil, Nashwa shehata, Marwa A. Ibrahim, Safaa Nady, H. H. Emeash, Asmaa K. Abdelghany

“…Thus, the current study aimed to determine how turmeric (TU) affected the temperament, performance, and lamb fecundity under three different housing conditions. Thirty-six Ossimi male lambs (about 6 months of age) were randomly divided into three groups under three different housing conditions (n = 12; semi-shaded building, fully shaded building, and semi-shaded building with trees); in each house lambs were subdivided into non-treated (n = 6) and treated (n = 6; 1 g TU \lamb\day) groups for 3 months. …”
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A Closed-form Expression for the Variance of Truncated Distribution and its Uses by Roberto Vila, Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan, Raul Matsushita

“…While many previous studies have proposed inequalities or relationships that depend on the shape of the population distribution, the approach here is built on a family of bounded probability distributions based on skewing functions. We offer closed-form expressions for its moments and the asymptotic behavior as the support's semi-range tends to zero and infinite. …”
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Plurilinguisme dans la diffusion et la réception des MOOCs : regards croisés des perspectives des concepteurs et des usagers by Mariana Fonseca

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Obesity and hyperlipidemia were associated with more severe synovitis and structural abnormalities as well as inferior functional outcomes in knee osteoarthritis: a retrospective c... by Kuo Hao, Juncai Wang, Yingzhen Niu, Fei Wang

“…Semi-quantitative synovial inflammatory markers were measured including effusion-synovitis, size and intensity of infrapatellar fat pad abnormality, and synovial proliferation score. …”
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The impact of plant growth-promoting bacteria on the functional and thermodynamic traits of Aptenia cordifolia and Carpobrotus edulis under recycled water irrigation in external gr... by Mansoure Jozay, Hossein Zarei, Sarah Khorasaninejad, Taghi Miri

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The effectiveness of Evodia rutaecarpa hot compress on the recovery of gastrointestinal function after laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: A propensity score-matched retros... by Miaoxin Huang, Junmiao Li, Wei Huang, Yuling Zhou, Lei Cai, Ming Liu

“…Subgroup analyses revealed no statistically significant differences in the length of hospital stay, hospital costs, postoperative time to return to full-liquid diet, or time to return to semi-liquid diet among stage I and II tumor patients. …”
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Plant Parasitic Nematodes and their management in crop production: a review by Honey Raj Mandal, Shambhu Katel, Sudeep Subedi, Jiban Shrestha

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Snacks and ice cream as complementary dog feed: perspectives, trends, ingredients by Anete Freiberga, Aija Ilgaza, Evita Strausa, Inga Ciprovica, Jelena Zagorska

“…Key topics covered include the types, ingredients, and functionality of dog snacks. Dog snacks are categorized by function and nutritional benefits, with a range of ingredients. …”
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Effect of interaction between resistance training and fasting on removal of creatinine and glomerular filtration in sedentary women with abdominal obesity by Ameneh Mohammadi, mahmoud Nikseresht, Mahnaz Omidi

“…Materials and methods: In this semi-experimental study, 60 sedentary women (average age: 38.3±5.2 years) participated in four groups of 15 persons –including RT, RT with fasting, fasting, and control (no fasting and no exercise). …”
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DEM-based topographic change detection considering the spatial distribution of errors by Yufeng He, Shaohua Lei, Wen Dai, Xi Chen, Bo Wang, Yehua Sheng, Hui Lin

“…At the same time, its spatial distribution is quantified using the semi-variance function. Finally, topographic changes (erosion, deposition, and net changes) are calculated based on the spatial distribution analysis and significance detection. …”
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Current status of public health awareness and roles within medical institutions in eastern China by Yuchen Wu, Chuanfeng Zhang, Quan She, Wei Zheng, Kai Lu, Furu Wang, Furu Wang

“…ObjectiveTo examine the current landscape of public health functions and the level of cognition among medical staff across various medical institutions in Jiangsu Province, ultimately aiming to provide a theoretical framework for constructing a hospital public health work model under the integrated medical and defense system.MethodsA mixed-methods approach involving questionnaires and semi-structured interviews was employed to assess the establishment and operational status of public health departments within medical institutions, staffing scenarios, comprehension of public health tasks, and the degree of emphasis placed on them.ResultsOur findings reveal that 70.6% of medical institutions possess standalone public health departments, with a median of 5 full-time public health personnel, predominantly from the nursing profession. …”
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The impact of street characteristics on older pedestrians’ perceived safety in Shanghai, China by Hao Wu, Zhaoxi Zhang, Yong Chen, Junfeng Jiao

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Indicators of bread sticks based on wheat, rye flour and powders of large-fruited and smallfruited varieties of tomatoes by I. M. Rusina, I. M. Kolesnik, A. I. Guzevich

“…The article presents the results of determining the quality indicators of composite mixtures, semi-finished products and bread sticks based on wheat flour of the first grade, sifted rye flour in ratios of 70 and 30 parts; 80 and 20 parts and powderes of large-fruited and small-fruited varieties of tomatoes at a dosage of 1–9 % by weight of the flour mixture. …”
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