Differential effects of inulin and fructooligosaccharides on gut microbiota composition and glycemic metabolism in overweight/obese and healthy individuals: a randomized, double-bl... by Jie Li, Feitong Liu, Yuemei Luo, Anisha Wijeyesekera, Shan Wang, Xiaojiao Chen, Yamei Lv, Jing Jin, Huafang Sheng, Guopan Wang, Yuanan Wei, Zhuang Li, Muxuan Chen, Hongwei Zhou

“…Blood and fecal samples were collected before and after the intervention, and various metabolic parameters, gut microbiota composition, and metabolites were analyzed. Results Placebo had no effect on glycemic metabolism or gut microbiota. …”
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Erector spinae plane block versus transversus abdominis plane block with rectus sheath block for postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic hepatectomy: a randomized clinical trial by Mengke Liu, Xuan Mo, Ruonan Zhan, Han Wang, Yangxi Zhao, Yi Zhang

“…Results Comparing the cumulative morphine consumption at 24 h postoperatively between groups, the difference was not statistically significant (E vs TR, 30.6 [24.2, 38.6] mg vs 36.0 [28.8, 43.4] mg, p = 0.094). …”
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Using sputum and tongue swab specimens for in-home point-of-care targeted universal testing for tuberculosis of household contacts: an acceptability and feasibility analysis by Adam Penn-Nicholson, Andrew Medina-Marino, Charl Bezuidenhout, Gesine Meyer-Rath, Lawrence Long, Matthew P Fox, Grant Theron, Morten Ruhwald, Brooke Nichols, Sharon Olifant, Kuhle Fiphaza, Maria Pieruccini, Bernard Fourie

“…Of the 172 tongue swab-based tests performed, 169 (98.3%) produced a valid result, whereas 47 of 49 (95.9%) sputum-based tests had a valid result. An immediate tongue swab-based test result was available for 274/278 (98.6%) clients compared with 47/49 (95.9%) sputum-based test results. …”
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Can milk replacer allowance affect animal performance, body development, metabolism, and skeletal muscle hypertrophy in preweaning dairy kids? by Jardeson de Souza Pinheiro, Paulo Sergio Dornelas Silva, Dhones Rodrigues de Andrade, Nathália Veloso Trópia, Thamys Polynne Ramos Oliveira, Júlia Maria Rezende Gesteira, Luciana Navajas Renno, Simone Eliza Facioni Guimarães, Marcos Inacio Marcondes

“…ABSTRACT: We aimed to evaluate performance, body development, metabolism, and expression of genes related to skeletal muscle hypertrophy in uncastrated male dairy kids fed with different levels of milk replacer (MR) during the preweaning period. …”
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Implications of step-chilling on meat color investigated using proteome analysis of the sarcoplasmic protein fraction of beef longissimus lumborum muscle by Yi-min ZHANG, Xiu-ze ZHANG, Tian-tian WANG, David L. Hopkins, Yan-wei MAO, Rong-rong LIANG, Guang-fu YANG, Xin LUO, Li-xian ZHU

“…Beef steaks treated with SC had higher L*, a*, b* and chroma values than those of RC samples at 1 and 7 d chilled storage (0–4°C), while showing no significant difference for a*, b* and chroma values at d 14. …”
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Valsartan to Prevent Acquired Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Pediatric Patients After Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Surgery by Jin Shentu, Mingjie Zhang, Zhuoming Xu, Chen Wen, Hao Zhang, Zhongqun Zhu, Huiwen Chen, Guocheng Shi

“…Within a median follow‐up of 28.6 months, 27 patients developed PPVS noted by echocardiography and computed tomography angiography, among which 22 with clinical PPVS underwent reoperations. No between‐group difference was observed in the incidence of initial PPVS (P=0.80, Cohen's h=0.06 [95% CI, −0.38 to 0.50]) and reoperation (P=0.46, Cohen's h=−0.18[ 95% CI, −0.65 to 0.29]); however, patients in the valsartan group had a significantly lower risk of PPVS progression (P=0.019, Cohen's h=−1.12 [95% CI, −1.66 to −0.57]) and subsequent PPVS progression after reoperation (P=0.011, Cohen's h=−1.71 [95% CI, −2.61 to −0.82]) compared with the control group. …”
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Field margins as substitute habitat for the conservation of birds in agricultural wetlands by Mallet, Pierre, Bechet, Arnaud, Sirami, Clelia, Mesleard, Francois, Blanchon, Thomas, Calatayud, Francois, Dagonet, Thomas, Gaget, Elie, Leray, Carole, Galewski, Thomas

“…To tackle this challenge, it may be necessary to design landscape management actions at different spatial scales. …”
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Increase in yield and nitrogen use efficiency of double rice with long-term application of controlled-release urea by Chang TIAN, Ming-xue SUN, Xuan ZHOU, Juan LI, Gui-xian XIE, Xiang-dong YANG, Jian-wei PENG

“…There was no significant difference between CRU1 and CRU2 in double rice yield. …”
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Essential genes encoded by the mating-type locus of the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans by Zhuyun Bian, Ziyan Xu, Anushka Peer, Yeseul Choi, Shelby J. Priest, Konstantina Akritidou, Ananya Dasgupta, Tim A. Dahlmann, Ulrich Kück, Minou Nowrousian, Matthew S. Sachs, Sheng Sun, Joseph Heitman

“…We demonstrate that a fifth gene, MYO2, which had been predicted to be essential, is in fact dispensable for cell viability. …”
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Decomposition of composted barn bedding: comparison with cattle manure under variable conditions for biofertilizer potential by William Gabriel Borges, Bruna da Silva, Giovana Rech Durigon, Vicente Flores Motta Schneider, Edpool Rocha Silva, Carolina Rivieira Duarte Maluche Baretta, Renan de Souza Rezende

“…Higher temperatures boosted microbial respiration. Entisol treatments had lower decomposition but higher microbial respiration than oxisol treatments. …”
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Seasonal variability of sea surface pCO2 and air-sea CO2 flux in a high turbidity coastal ocean in the vicinity of the East China Sea by Zhedong Yang, Xufeng Yang, Cai Zhang, Yimin Jin, Xupeng Hu, Xian Zhou, Tonghui Zhuang, Jianghao Ning, Jiangning Zeng, Peisong Yu, Peisong Yu

“…Higher wind speeds in autumn and winter, coupled with elevated the pCO2 difference between the surface water and the atmosphere (ΔpCO2) in spring and summer, collectively drove the seasonal variations in CO2 flux. …”
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Amodiaquine drug pressure selects nonsynonymous mutations in pantothenate kinase 1, diacylglycerol kinase, and phosphatidylinositol-4 kinase in Plasmodium berghei ANKA [version 3;... by Peter Mwitari, Francis Kimani, Daniel Kiboi, Brenda Muriithi, Jean Chepngetich, Kevin Thiong'o, Beatrice Gachie, Jeremiah Gathirwa, Mercy Jepkorir

“…PANK1 acquired Asn394His, while DAGK contained K270R and K292R mutations. PI4Kβ had Asp366Asn, Ser1367Arg, Tyr1394Asn and Asp1423Asn. …”
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Proportional Stroke Mortality in Espírito Santo, Brazil: A 20-Year Joinpoint Regression Study by Casanova André Motopa Mpuhua, Orivaldo Florencio de Souza, Blanca Elena Guerrero Daboin, Italla Maria Pinheiro Bezerra, Marcelino Na Blei, Thiago Dias Sarti, Vithor Ely Bortolin da Silva, Luiz Carlos de Abreu

“…<b>Objective:</b> The aim of this study was to analyze trends in stroke mortality across different age groups and both sexes in Espírito Santo, Brazil, from 2000 to 2021. …”
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Diagnostic efficacy of large language models in the pediatric emergency department: a pilot study by Francesco Del Monte, Roberta Barolo, Maria Circhetta, Angelo Giovanni Delmonaco, Emanuele Castagno, Emanuele Pivetta, Letizia Bergamasco, Letizia Bergamasco, Matteo Franco, Gabriella Olmo, Claudia Bondone

“…Both LLMs and physicians had to provide one primary diagnosis and two differential diagnoses for 80 real-practice pediatric clinical cases from the PED of a tertiary care Children's Hospital, with three different levels of diagnostic complexity. …”
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Kidney failure-related excess mortality during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a nation-wide, population-based analysis by Zhenhu Chen, Pingping Jia, Di Xie, Jingyu Xie, Juan Liu, Wangnan Cao, Lefei Han, Jinjun Ran, Shengzhi Sun, Shi Zhao, Yang Ge, Leonardo Martinez, Xin Chen, Peihua Cao

“…Abstract Background The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a detrimental impact on the healthcare system. …”
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Acoustic evoked potentials characteristics in patients with vertebral artery hypoplasia and posterior circulation stroke by Živadinović Biljana, Damjanović Radomir, Todorović Stefan, Živadinović Jelena, Stamenović Jelena, Bojanović Mila, Bojanović Aleksandar, Ćirić-Mladenović Ivana, Jovanović Hristina

“…There was no statistically significant difference between gender (χ2 = 1.823; p = 0.176) and age in relation to VAH (p = 0.815). …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram model for prolonged length of stay in spinal fusion patients: a retrospective analysis by Linghong Wu, Xiaozhong Peng, Yao Lu, Cuiping Fu, Liujun She, Guangwei Zhu, Xianglong Zhuo, Wei Hu, Xiangtao Xie

“…Methods A retrospective cohort study was carried out on 6272 patients who had undergone spinal fusion surgery. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression was performed on the training sets to screen variables, and the importance of independent variables was ranked via random forest. …”
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The Improvement in the Growth and Biosynthesis of Polyphenols in <i>Ocimum basilicum</i> L. Plants Through Simultaneous Modulation of Light Conditions and Soil Supplementation by Galina N. Veremeichik, Valeria P. Grigorchuk, Evgenii P. Subbotin, Sergei O. Kozhanov, Olga A. Tikhonova, Evgenia V. Brodovskaya, Slavena A. Silantieva, Natalia I. Subbotina, Yulia L. Yaroshenko, Yurii N. Kulchin, Victor P. Bulgakov

“…The results showed that supplementation of soil with Crystallon had a greater effect on the growth of both above- and below-ground parts of <i>O. basilicum</i> plants. …”
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Machine-learning assisted discovery unveils novel interplay between gut microbiota and host metabolic disturbance in diabetic kidney disease by I-Wen Wu, Yu-Chieh Liao, Tsung-Hsien Tsai, Chieh-Hua Lin, Zhao-Qing Shen, Yun-Hsuan Chan, Chih-Wei Tu, Yi-Ju Chou, Chi-Jen Lo, Chi-Hsiao Yeh, Chun-Yu Chen, Heng-Chih Pan, Heng-Jung Hsu, Chin-Chan Lee, Mei-Ling Cheng, Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu, Chi-Chun Lai, Huey-Kang Sytwu, Ting-Fen Tsai

“…CKD, and (iv) CKD vs. Control. These had accuracy rates between 0.72 and 0.78 and areas under curve between 0.79 and 0.86. …”
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Magnetic resonance quantification of regional blood flow and oxygen delivery to the brain, gut, kidneys, and lower extremities in adolescents with a Fontan circulation compared to... by Jennifer Romanowicz, Sungho Park, Jenifer Bunn, Roni M. Jacobsen, Brian Fonseca, Jenny E. Zablah, Erin K. Englund, Alex J. Barker, Jesse A. Davidson

“…Cardiac output was no different between groups, but systemic blood flow was lower in Fontans due to loss of flow to aorto-pulmonary collaterals. …”
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