Species and Harvest Time of Fresh Tropical Grasses Affect Rumen Fermentation as Determined by In Sacco and In Vitro Incubations by Huyen Thi Duong Nguyen, Jill Derix, Wouter Hendrikus Hendriks, Jan Thomas Schonewille, Trach Xuan Nguyen, Wilbert Frans Pellikaan

“…Consequently, early harvested Guinea had the longest incubation times (10.5 h) and lowest fermentation rates (Rmax2 = 12.8 mL/g OM/h). …”
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Comprehensive evaluation of clinical phenotypes and pathogenic features in late-onset monogenic inflammatory bowel disease: a comparative study with infantile-onset cases by Haoying Liu, Yinxian Shen, Jiaxin Xu, Shangzhan Huang, TingTing Qin, Qi Zhou, Jiazhi Liao, Fang Xiao

“…Results A total of 436 IO-mIBD and 110 LO-mIBD cases were included in the analysis. Patients with LO-mIBD had significantly lower rates of parental consanguinity and a higher frequency of heterozygous mutations in autosomal dominant genes compared with IO-mIBD cases. …”
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Relationship between electrocardiographic characteristics and subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction in isolated left bundle branch block patients by Guangyuan Li, Yonghuai Wang, Bo Pang, Jun Yang, Chunyan Ma

“…Compared with those with normal LV systolic function, patients with subclinical LVSD had longer QRS durations, a higher frequency of QS patterns, and more instances of discordant LBBB. …”
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Observations on old Serbian terminology for iron mining and processing: Želězo and gvozdje by Loma Aleksandar B.

“…The newcomers spoke Middle High German, but probably not without some Slavic admixtures based on the bilingualism that had taken hold in their native country. In the medieval Serbia, ironsmiths used to be designated simply as ‘smiths’, kovačje, and the designation of both dug and wrought iron was gvozdje, with the adjective gvozděn. …”
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The Impact of Point-of-Care Testing for Influenza on Antimicrobial Stewardship in UK Primary Care: Nested Cohort Study by Uy Hoang, Jessica Smylie, Elizabeth Button, Jack Macartney, Cecilia Okusi, Rachel Byford, Filipa Ferreira, Charis Xie, Mark Joy, Tristan Clark, Simon de Lusignan

“…People presenting with ARI had a nasopharyngeal swab performed and were tested for influenza and RSV with a molecular POCT analyzer located within the practice. …”
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Melanoma risk prediction models by Nikolić Jelena, Lončar-Turukalo Tatjana, Sladojević Srđan, Marinković Marija, Janjić Zlata

“…For the ADT percentage of correctly classified instances was 71.9%, sensitivity 71.9%, specificity 79.4% and AUC 0.808. …”
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Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Empagliflozin in Bangladeshi Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (EFFISAEM Study) by Mohammad Saifuddin, Ajit K. Paul, Sultana M. Shefin, Md. Jahangir Alam, Shahjada Selim, Sunjida Islam, Tanjina Hossain, Sadiqa Tuqan, Nusrat Sultana, Marufa Mustari, Ramen C. Basak, Kazi A. Aftab, Indrajit Prasad, Mohammad R. Uddin, Shoma Sharker, Md. Abu Jar Gaffar, Mohammad M. Rahman, Mohammad A. Hannan, Afsar Ahammed, ABM Kamrul-Hasan

“…Patients with T2DM who met the criteria had Empagliflozin added to their existing GLD treatment, with necessary modifications to their ongoing medication regimen. …”
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Effects of Pomegranate Seed Oil on Lower Extremity Ischemia-Reperfusion Damage: Insights into Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Cell Death by Ümmü Gülşen Bozok, Aydan İremnur Ergörün, Ayşegül Küçük, Zeynep Yığman, Ali Doğan Dursun, Mustafa Arslan

“…<i>Aim</i>: This study sought to clarify the therapeutic benefits and mechanisms of action of pomegranate seed oil (PSO) in instances of ischemia–reperfusion (IR) damage in the lower extremities. …”
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Performance of Ankle Exoskeletons on Irregular Terrains: Key Design Principles and Benchmarking Tests by L. Liguori, G. Mariani, J. Taborri, I. Mileti, D. Torricelli, L. Mattioli, E. Palermo, F. Patane, S. Rossi

“…In these instances, it led to higher OD when walking on flat and softer surfaces. …”
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Reliability of the International Spinal Cord Injury Physical Therapy–Occupational Therapy Basic Data Set by Edelle C. Field-Fote, Kim D. Anderson, Maclain Capron, Ruediger Rupp, Linda Jones, Mary Schmidt-Read, Vanessa K. Noonan, Anne Bryden, Sara Mulroy, Walter Weiss, Mario Widmer, Henrik Hagen Poder, Vivien Jørgensen, Eimear Smith, Mariel Purcell, Fin Biering-Sørensen

“…For six of the seven intervention categories, there were no significant differences between the treating and the observing therapists in the percentage of instances that a specific category was selected. Characteristics of the therapists, characteristics of the patient, therapy setting, and global location of the center had no meaningful influence on level of agreement between therapist pairs. …”
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Unilateral biportal endoscopy versus percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy for lumbar disc herniation: a comparative study of clinical efficacy and radiological outcomes by Dongyue Li, Luming Tao, Xinuo Zhang, Qingjun Su, Bo Yin

“…While UBE is associated with slightly higher intraoperative blood loss, it requires fewer intraoperative fluoroscopy instances and demonstrates superior improvements in radiological parameters compared to PELD.…”
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Fu&rsquo;s Subcutaneous Needling Combined with Kinematic Acupuncture versus Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Lin Y, Hong W, Sui L, Jiang Q, Jiang G, Yan W, Xu N, Zhang R

“…The study group received FSN combined with Kinematic acupuncture, the control group received electroacupuncture treatment.Results: The results after treatment demonstrated that the study group had significantly higher scores in VAS (P=0.001), NPQ (P=0.000), NDI (P=0.000), TY (P=0.000), SF-36 (P=0.000), Hand-numbness (P=0.004), total effective rate (P=0.004) and Analgesic effect time (P=0.001) compared to the control group. …”
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The Forgotten Voices: Enabling Children and Young People With Intellectual Disability to Express Their Views on Their Inpatient Hospital Experience by Jo Wray, Jessica Russell, Faith Gibson, Charlotte Kenten, Kate Oulton

“…The final patient‐reported experience measure had 22 questions, each with a corresponding image, and a free text box in which children could add anything further. …”
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Healthcare under fire: quantifying the impact of violence on medical services in facilities supported by International Medical Corps in three prefectures of Central African Republi... by Natalya Kostandova, Jennifer OKeeffe, Audrey Mahieu, Blaise Bienvenu Ali, Christian Mulamba, Pierre Somsé, Odilon Guesset Bingou IV, Sebastien Dackpa, Gerard Mbonimpa, Thierry Fikiri, Larissa Fast, Leonard Rubenstein

“…Overall, maternal health services had fewer fluctuations while vaccination services ceased altogether in some facilities. …”
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Establishment of predictive models for postoperative delirium in elderly patients after knee/hip surgery based on total bilirubin concentration: machine learning algorithms by Shuhui Hua, Chuan Li, Yuanlong Wang, YiZhi Liang, Shanling Xu, Jian Kong, Hongyan Gong, Rui Dong, Yanan Lin, Xu Lin, Yanlin Bi, Bin Wang

“…We used the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) to assess whether participants had POD. Univariate binary logistic regression analysis and restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis were used to evaluate the association between plasma total bilirubin and POD. …”
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Environmental Risk Factors Are Associated With the Natural History of Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Stacey A. Peters, Leah Wright, Jess Yao, Lauren McCall, Tina Thompson, Bryony Thompson, Renee Johnson, Quan Huynh, Celine F. Santiago, Alison Trainer, Mark Perrin, Paul James, Dominica Zentner, Jon Kalman, Thomas H. Marwick, Diane Fatkin

“…Heart failure comorbidities (eg, diabetes) had a similar prevalence in genotype‐positive, phenotype‐positive and genotype‐negative, phenotype‐negative individuals but were significantly reduced in the genotype‐positive, phenotype‐negative group. …”
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Stroke Risk Stratification in Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A Sex-Specific Evaluation of CHA2DS2-VA and CHA2DS2-VASc by Jose L. Clua-Espuny, Anna Panisello-Tafalla, Jorgina Lucas-Noll, Eulàlia Muria-Subirats, Teresa Forcadell-Arenas, Juan M. Carrera-Ortiz, Pedro Molto-Balado, Josep Clua-Queralt, Immaculada Fusté-Anguera, Silvia Reverte-Vilarroya

“…Women (42.8%) were older (80.9 SD ± 6.1 vs. 79.5 SD ± 6.23; <i>p</i> < 0.001). Men had more instances of diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as well as a higher Charlson Comorbidity Index. …”
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Clinical, aetiological, and epidemiological studies of outpatient cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Chengdu, China, from 2019 to 2022: a retrospective study by Maoyao Xia, Yu Zhu, Juan Liao, Shirong Zhang, Denghui Yang, Peng Gong, Shihang Zhang, Guiyu Jiang, Yue Cheng, Jiantong Meng, Zhenhua Chen, Ye Liao, Xiaojing Li, Yilan Zeng, Chaoyong Zhang, Lu Long

“…Patients infected with CVA10 had a significantly higher likelihood of hospitalization (P < 0.05), while the presence of oral rash served as a protective factor (P < 0.05). …”
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Pet Euthanasia and Human Euthanasia by Jason Chen

“…Our pets, on the other hand, presumably cannot suffer existentially.[13] They are presumably unable to believe that their life was wasted or that it had no meaning. They presumably do not feel toxic shame or deep regret. …”
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Life cycle assessment of polyethylene packaging and alternatives on the European market by Manfred Tacker, Tasja Hafner-Kuhn, Andrin Gstöhl, Experience Nduagu, Eric Vozzola, Timothee W. Roux, Rafael Auras

“…Results indicated that PE packaging had a lower GWP impact than steel, aluminum, and glass in 15 out of 15 comparisons. …”
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