Energy Efficiency Optimization of Milk Homogenizers: A Contribution to the European Green Deal Goals by Samoichuk Kyrylo, Kovalyov Alexandr, Palianychka Nadiia, Hutsol Taras, Komarnitskyi Serhii, Bezaltychna Olena, Kuboń Maciej, Tabor Sylwester, Kukharets Valentyna

“…The modern global milk processing industry involves the use of innovations and optimization of existing industry management methods, which contributes to the realization of sustainable development and energy efficiency. …”
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Subclinical ketosis in postpartum dairy cows alters the adipose tissue immunological profile in a depot-specific manner by Tainara C. Michelotti, Bruno C. Menarim, Alexandra P. Tegeler, Jean F. Fiallo Diez, Vinicius S. Machado, Yava Jones-Hall, Oscar J. Benitez, Oscar J. Benitez, Shavahn C. Loux, Clarissa Strieder-Barboza, Clarissa Strieder-Barboza

“…This study aimed to determine the transcriptional differences of flank SAT and omental VAT in early lactation dairy cows in response to SCK.MethodsMultiparous Holstein dairy cows within the first 10 days postpartum were screened for SCK. …”
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Ictal scalp EEG patterns are shaped by seizure etiology in temporal lobe epilepsy by Sha Xu, Qianwen Zhu, Jinqi Zhou, Lingqi Ye, Hongyi Ye, Chunhong Shen, Zhe Zheng, Hongjie Jiang, Shan Wang, Yao Ding, Cong Chen, Yi Guo, Zhongjin Wang, Shuang Wang

“…Furthermore, ictal pattern and ictal theta activity are equally effective in lateralizing seizures, regardless of etiology. …”
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Clinical Presentation, Pathological Spectrum, and Outcomes of Alcoholic Cirrhosis-Related Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy by Charles Ronsin, Pierre Braud, Christine Kandel-Aznar, Amaury Dujardin, Clémence Petit, David Larmet, Claire Garandeau, Clément Deltombe, Alice Le Clech, Claire Leman, Gilles Blancho, Juliet Schurder, Grégoire Couvrat-Desvergnes, Simon Ville

“…Whereas the first 2 clusters were equally distributed between pIgAN and cirrhosis-IgAN, the third was more frequent in patients with cirrhosis. …”
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Restoration of sperm quality in lead acetate-induced rats via treatment with Moringa oleifera leaf extract by Wurlina Wurlina, Imam Mustofa, Dewa Ketut Meles, Aswin Rafif Khairullah, Adeyinka Oye Akintunde, Kadek Rachmawati, Niluh Suwasanti, Dewa Made Sucipta Putra, Sri Mulyati, Suzanita Utama, Ulul Khoiriyah, Baich R. Tyarraushananda Defvyanto, Sila Faredy Heriana, Katty Hendriana Priscilia Riwu, Riza Zainuddin Ahmad, Audrey Gracelia Riwu

“…Aim: This study aimed to explore the antioxidant potential of Moringa oleifera leaf extract (MOLE) in enhancing the semen quality of rats exposed to lead acetate. Methods: Twenty-five healthy rats were randomly and equally divided into five groups. …”
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Study of acute toxicity, endothelial- and cardioprotective properties of phenolic and thiophenolic derivatives of 2H-imidazoles by O. A. Puchenkova, O. V. Shheblykina, D. A. Kostina, A. A. Bolgov, P. R. Lebedev, V. V. Molchanov, T. G. Pokrovskaya, M. V. Korokin, E. A. Nikiforov, N. F. Vaskina, T. A. Idrisov, T. D. Moseev, V. V. Melekhin, M. V. Varaksin, V. N. Charushin, O. N. Chupakhin

“…To study the acute toxicity, endothelial- and cardioprotective properties of phenolic and thiophenolic derivatives of 2H-imidazoles.Materials and methods. The study was performed on white laboratory female BALB/c mice (n=57) and male C57Bl/6 mice (n=66). …”
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Experiences from dual genome next-generation sequencing panel testing for mitochondrial disorders: a comprehensive molecular diagnosis by Elizabeth Gorman, Hongzheng Dai, Hongzheng Dai, Yanming Feng, William James Craigen, William James Craigen, David C. Y. Chen, Fan Xia, Fan Xia, Linyan Meng, Linyan Meng, Pengfei Liu, Pengfei Liu, Robert Rigobello, Arpita Neogi, Christine M. Eng, Christine M. Eng, Yue Wang, Yue Wang

“…To assess the clinical utility of this approach, we describe the results from a retrospective review of patients having dual genome panel testing for mitochondrial disease.MethodsDual genome panel testing by NGS was performed on a cohort of 1,509 unrelated affected individuals with suspected mitochondrial disorders. …”
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Fluticasone propionate in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP): an artificial intelligence-driven consensus by Emilio Avallone, Raffaella Iannella, Antonella Di Lullo, Michele Grasso, Salvatore Musto, Enzo Piermichele Troncone, Giuseppe Tortoriello, Bernardino Cassiano, Simona Nappi, Gianluca Bava, Giovanna Piazzetta, Giovanni Tomacelli, Aurelio D’Ecclesia, Giacomo Spinato, Giacomo Matrone, Doriano Politi, Carlo De Luca, Claudio Caporale, Livio Presutti, Livio Presutti, Gabriele Molteni, Gabriele Molteni, Ernesto Pasquini, Francesco Panu, Simonetta Masieri, Stefano Di Girolamo, Giulio Cesare Passali, Luca de Campora, Giandomenico Maggiore, Domenico Di Maria

“…Treatment with FP was associated with a reduction in the recurrence of nasal polyps and an improvement in the patient's quality of life.ConclusionsFP, as other equal corticosteroids, represents a first-line local therapy for patients with CRSwNP without complicating comorbidities due to its high efficacy and low systemic bioavailability. …”
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Treatment success rate and time to culture conversion under a prospective BPaL cohort study by E. Burhan, J. Sugiharto, M. Soemarno, A. Juan, Y. Runtu, A. Yuvensia, R. Ramadhani, J. Sabono, A. Lailiyah, F. Fenni, M. Farikha, T. Pakasi, I. Pambudi, M. Mbenga, I. Koppelaar, V. Mirtskhulava, F. Wares, D. Jerene, J.K. Jung, J.S. Lee, S. Foraida, S. Juneja, M. Diachenko, A. Gebhard

“…The lack of observed statistical differences in the TSCC across variables shows that the BPaL treatment will be equally effective in all patient groups.…”
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The talent project and the validation of standards for the identification of student-athlete talent by Domenico Savio Salvatore Vicari, Domenico Savio Salvatore Vicari, Antonino Bianco, Martina Albanese, Laura Capranica, Laura Capranica, Mojca Doupona, Mojca Doupona, Epameinondas Koutavelis, Georgia Alexandrou, Olia Tsivitanidou, Tea Gutović, Ivica Zelić, Dražen Čular, Dino Mujkic, Siniša Kovač, Damira Vranesic- Hadzimehmedovic, Zoran Milanović, Zoran Milanović, Zoran Milanović, Nenad Stojiljković, Nemanja Stanković, Ana Kezić

“…IntroductionThe aim of the TALENT project is to promote equality in education, prevent exclusion, support dual careers (sport and school), create new role models for the benefit of young talents and prepare them for lifelong learning and professional sport from an early age. …”
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Prevalence of use, perceptions of harm and addictiveness, and dependence of electronic cigarettes among adults in Kuwait: A cross-sectional study by Munairah Alshaibani<sup>*<sup/>, Mays Alajmi<sup>*<sup/>, Noura Alabduljalil, Hajar Alajmi, Yousef Alsalem, Danah Aloqab, Hamad Alawadhi, Sara Sayed Ali, Yaqoub Sharhan, Ahmed Alzeeny, Ali H. Ziyab

“…Relative to cigarette smoking, 40.6% of participants reported that e-cigarettes are less harmful, and 41.8% indicated that e-cigarettes are equally addictive. Among current e-cigarette users (n=892), 84.8% were ascertained to have developed either low, medium, or high dependence. …”
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Three-dimensional analysis of the proximal radial shaft and its intramedullary canal: a cadaver imaging study by Johannes M. Sieberer, MS, Michael Cobo, BS, Albert L. Rancu, BS, Julia LaMonica, MD, Kelsey Brennan, Lynn E. Copes, PhD, Steven M. Tommasini, PhD, Daniel H. Wiznia, MD, Lisa L. Lattanza, MD

“…We hypothesize that IC morphology differs significantly between age, sex, and height groups. Methods: One hundred fifty-one three-dimensional models of the PR and the corresponding ICs were created from CT scans of adult females and males with average height, divided into 3 equally sized age groups (25-30, 40-45, and 60-65 years), and adult females and males of short and tall built. …”
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Quantifying the impacts of diverse vegetation-covered patterns on hillslope soil erosion: a case experiment of alfalfa-covered hillslopes by Chong Yao, Qingwei Zhang, Kebing Chen, Shige Zhang, Ming Zhu, Zhijia Gu, Wei Yan, Faqi Wu

“…However, knowledge about the influence of herbage spatial distribution pattern on hillslope erosion is still limited.MethodsIn the current study, runoff plots (length × width × depth, 2 × 1 × 0.5 m) with slope gradient of 8.75%–36.40% and a side-spray rainfall simulator with rainfall intensity of 90 mm h-1 were adopted to rainfall simulation. …”
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The effect of follow-up reexamination on the long-term prognosis of patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing coronary angiography by Chao Wang, Lina Cui, Xianqin Ma, Meng Sun, Yulin Wang, Fuhong Dong, Chen Zhao, Xueqin Tian, Yini Wang, Haihong Zhang, Tianhui Cao, Xinyu Hou, Jian Wu, Sining Hu, Jiannan Dai, Duolao Wang, Haibo Jia, Bo Yu

“…Among patients who underwent reexamination, the risk of cardiac death was 50% lower (aHR, 0.50; 95% CI, 0.35–0.70) and 63% lower (aHR, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.20–0.67) in the high-frequency (more than or equal to 2 times within one year) and long-term (continued reexamination after the first year of follow-up) reexamination groups, respectively. …”
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Evaluating the association of transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A member 1 gene polymorphisms with pain sensitivity: results from an adaptive recall by genotype... by Aidan P. Nickerson, Laura J. Corbin, Nicholas J. Timpson, Megan Nott, Oliver Blanshard, Katie Foy, Fang Fang Quek, Christopher Geddie, Keith Phillips, Frances M.K. Williams, Anthony E. Pickering, James P. Dunham

“…An interim cohort was recruited, per protocol, from homozygous carriers of a group (rs7819749) with an equal number of controls (N = 15/group). Results:. …”
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Development of a high-sensitivity vertical flow immunoassay for the detection of Rift Valley fever virus by Alexander J. Summers, Haydon J. Hill, Jasmine P. Devadhasan, Jian Gu, Vanessa Berner, Sujata G. Pandit, Marcellene A. Gates-Hollingsworth, Kathryn J. Pflughoeft, Douglas C. Montgomery, Supriya Atta, Tuan Vo-Dinh, David P. AuCoin, Frederic Zenhausern

“…The prototype diagnostic described in this research was shown to be more sensitive than traditional methods, such as lateral flow dipstick tests. Moreover, the VFI is readily deployable at the point of care in resource-limited settings. …”
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Comparative Study on Associations Between Lung Cancer Prognosis and Diagnostic Criteria Set by the European Palliative Care Research Collaboration and the Asian Working Group for C... by Utae Katsushima, Takuya Fukushima, Jiro Nakano, Naoya Ogushi, Kazuki Fujii, Yutaro Nagata, Keisuke Kamisako, Yukiko Okuno, Yuta Okazaki, Kentaro Nakanishi, Kiyori Yoshida, Tatsuki Ikoma, Yuki Takeyasu, Yuta Yamanaka, Hiroshige Yoshioka, Kimitaka Hase, Takayasu Kurata

“…Both criteria had almost equal discriminative power for prognosis (EPCRC, C‐statistic = 0.658; AWGC, C‐statistic = 0.658). …”
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Surge Characteristics of Reservoir Bank Granular Landslide Based on Physical Model Experiments by Shanshan WANG, Jianzhao ZHANG, Dongpo WANG, Dongxu YANG, Weilin YUAN, Chaojun OUYANG

“…The dimensional analysis method was employed to select three factors: the relative mass of the landslide body, the relative inflow height difference, and the relative submergence depth. …”
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EFFECT OF THE THERAPEUTIC-PREVENTIVE COMPLEX ON THE PARAMETERS OF GLUTATHIONE SYSTEM AND GLUTATHIONE-DEPENDENT ENZYMES OF THE ORAL FLUID IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC CATARRHAL GINGIVIT... by L.F. Kaskova, V.A. Honcharenko

“…Mogen method; activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase – by Kornberg and Khoreker method modified by Zakharyin; level of ceruloplasmin – by the modified Revin’s method.  …”
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GRAPHIC NOVEL TRANSLATION: SEMIOTIC AND MULTIMODAL PERSPECTIVE by Anna V. Khodorenko.

“…Applying methods of ADM in the process of analysing graphic novel results from the necessity to respond to the main challenges of ADM theory for the studies in theory and practice of translation, as well as semiotics and general linguistics. …”
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