Geographic and socioeconomic variation of sodium and potassium intake in Italy: results from the MINISAL-GIRCSI programme by Simona Giampaoli, Francesco P Cappuccio, Chen Ji, Luigi Palmieri, Diego Vanuzzo, Chiara Donfrancesco, Renato Ippolito, Pasquale Strazzullo

“…Objectives To assess geographic and socioeconomic gradients in sodium and potassium intake in Italy.Setting Cross-sectional survey in Italy.Participants 3857 men and women, aged 39–79 years, randomly sampled in 20 regions (as part of a National cardiovascular survey of 8714 men and women).Primary outcome measures Participants’ dietary sodium and potassium intakes were measured by 24 h urinary sodium and potassium excretions. 2 indicators measured socioeconomic status: education and occupation. …”
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In Vivo Study on the Salivary Kinetics of Two Probiotic Strains Delivered via Chewing Gum by Silvia Cirio, Claudia Salerno, Simone Domenico Guglielmetti, Valerio Mezzasalma, Andrea Sarrica, Natalja Kirika, Guglielmo Campus, Maria Grazia Cagetti

“…Participants chewed gums containing one of the probiotic strains for 10 min. Saliva samples were collected at baseline (T₀) and six subsequent time points over 2 h (T₁–T₆). …”
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Serum analytes as predictors of disease recurrence and the duration of invasive disease-free survival in patients with triple negative breast cancer enrolled in the OXEL trial trea... by Renee N Donahue, Jeffrey Schlom, Nicole J Toney, Claudine Isaacs, Filipa Lynce, Candace Mainor, Megan T Lynch

“…Background The OXEL study (NCT03487666) was a phase II trial of patients with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) with residual disease following neoadjuvant chemotherapy, randomized to receive immunotherapy (anti-programmed cell death protein 1, nivolumab), chemotherapy (capecitabine), or chemoimmunotherapy. …”
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Improving market (cull) dairy cows' carcass traits and meat quality by N. Berdusco, D. Kelton, D. Haley, K.M. Wood, T.F. Duffield

“…Forty-three Holstein market cows were randomly assigned into 2 treatments: fed or direct. …”
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Identification of foam cell like M2 macrophages, AEBP1 biomarkers, and resveratrol as potential therapeutic in MASLD using Ecotyper and WGCNA by Hua Ye, Mengxia Sun, Wenjing Luo, Dahua Chen, Jiacheng Cai, Jia Dong, Liangshun Zhang, Huiwei Liu, Jinyu Kang, Feng Xu

“…Genes up-regulated in CE1-high samples were enriched in extracellular matrix (ECM) organization and the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, while down-regulated genes were linked to copper ion responses. …”
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The effects of monochromatic LED light from one to 14 days of age on the growth, muscle development, and blood parameters of goslings by JJ Xue, XF Huang, ZL Liu, Y Chen, H Zhong, Y Luo, QG Wang, C Wang

“…A total of 192 male Sichuan White goslings were randomly assigned at hatching to four treatment groups of 48 birds, with six replications per group. …”
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Influence of bottled salad dressings on the development of enamel erosion in the presence or absence of salivary pellicle – An in vitro study by Aishwarya Lakshmi Billa, Jagadeeswara Rao Sukhabogi, Dolar Doshi, Prashant Sharma, T.V.S. Subrahmanyam, Sasikala Jummala

“…Eighty tooth specimens (measuring 4 × 4 × 3 mm) were prepared from extracted human premolars and randomly assigned to four groups (group 1: orange juice; group 2: eggless plain mayonnaise; group 3: sandwich spread; and group 4: thousand island dressing) with 20 samples in each group. …”
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Impact of mandibular 4-implant overdenture base construction techniques on assessment of occlusion with digital occlusion analysis system (clinical crossover study) by Ahmed Ali Abdelghany, Mohammed M. Fouad, Radwa Mohsen Kamal Emera, Osama Askar, Ayman Ahmed Mustafa Yaseen

“…Repeated measures ANOVA were used to test significant differences in occlusal force distribution between observation intervals, groups and locations followed by Bonferroni post hoc test for multiple comparisons. Independent samples t-test was used to compare occlusal force between groups. …”
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<i>Polygonatum sibiricum</i> Polysaccharides Alleviate LPS-Induced Liver Injury in Chicks by Suppressing Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Through the PPAR Signaling Pathway by Yang Li, Jian Li, Xiaowang Liu, Zhili Cheng, Nana Gao, Jungang Kang, Xiaodan Wang

“…Transcriptome sequencing of liver samples revealed that LPS significantly altered the expression of 10 genes in the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) signaling pathway, which were regulated by PSP intervention. qPCR validation supported these findings. …”
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Preweaning nutrient supply improves lactation productivity and reduces the risk of culling in Holstein cows by L.N. Leal, J.B. Daniel, J. Doelman, B.R. Keppler, M.A. Steele, J. Martín-Tereso

“…At 60 DIM in the first lactation, blood samples were taken for metabolomic analysis. Heifers fed the ELE diet exhibited higher ADG (0.79 vs. 0.49 kg/d) in the preweaning period, leading to higher BW at 70 d of age (94 vs. 85 kg). …”
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Comparing the bio-fertilizer quality of co-composted municipal organic wastes of different mix ratio: evidence from Tigray, northern Ethiopia by Kassa Teka, Tigist. A. Gessesse, Yemane Welday

“…Method: Four treatments, T1 (70% sludge, 15.3% wheat straw and 14.7% cattle manure), T2 (50% sludge, 14.8% wheat straw and 35.2% cattle manure), T3 (30% sludge, 20% wheat straw and 50% cattle manure) and T4 (20% sludge, 14.2% wheat straw and 65.8% cattle manure) having three replications were arranged in a randomized complete design. Matured compost samples, composted for 90 days, were analyzed for nutrient contents, pathogens and heavy metals concentration. …”
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Cooling redistributed endotoxin across different biofluids via modulating the ruminal microbiota and metabolome without altering quorum sensing signal levels in heat-stressed beef... by Zuo Wang, Qingyang Wu, Weijun Shen, Fachun Wan, Jianhua He, Lei Liu, Shaoxun Tang, Zhiliang Tan

“…The temperature-humidity index (THI) was recorded throughout this trial, and samples of the rumen liquid, blood, and urine were collected. …”
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Research study on seed physical property of Mongolian wheat varieties by Khishigjargal Ganzorig, Myagmarsuren Yadamsuren, Nyamdorj Tserendorj

“…The field trial was performed in a completely randomized block design with 3 replications. The 1000 kernel weight in spike parts in tillage stems of varieties, grain yield and seed fraction of the yield were determined by using Grain Scan software. …”
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Effectiveness of virtual reality technology in rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Yunchuan Li, Junjie Peng, Jintao Cao, Yang Ou, Jiaming Wu, Weisha Ma, Feng'e Qian, Xiaoqian Li

“…However, more high-quality studies with large samples are needed to verify the findings.<h4>Protocol registration</h4>This study has been registered in PROSPERO (No. …”
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Identifying Disinformation on the Extended Impacts of COVID-19: Methodological Investigation Using a Fuzzy Ranking Ensemble of Natural Language Processing Models by Jian-An Chen, Wu-Chun Chung, Che-Lun Hung, Chun-Ying Wu

“…MethodsA comprehensive dataset comprising 566 genuine and 2361 fake samples was curated from reliable open sources and processed using advanced techniques. …”
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Sociodemographic disparities in eye examinations: A nationally representative survey analysis by Ryan S. Huang, Andrew Mihalache, Marko M. Popovic, Nikhil S. Patil, Peter J. Kertes, Rajeev H. Muni, Radha P. Kohly

“…Methods: Data were pooled from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey, a population-based nationwide survey of randomly sampled households. Data collection occurred from January 1st to December 31st, 2022. …”
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Effect of iron rust on color layer and structural integrity of historical oil paintings by Niazy Mostafa Mohamed, Ezz Arabi Orabi, Abdullah A. Alamri, Abadi M. Mashlawi, A. El-Shabasy, Thanaa Ali Abo Taleb

“…Microscopic examination showed that the rust was distributed in an uneven manner on the back surface of the fabric, and the front surface with the colors, and the appearance of large orange spots on the surface randomly, and the appearance of fine cracks penetrating the layers in the areas mixed with iron rust products, and their mixing with the color grains. …”
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Effects of surface treatments on the adhesion strengths between polyether ether ketone and both composite resins and poly(methyl methacrylate) by Yongcheng Ge, Ting Zhao, Sizheng Fan, Pengyuan Liu, Xiaoqiu Liu

“…Methods PEEK specimens (n = 160) were randomly assigned to composite resin and PMMA groups, each of which was subdivided into normal and aging groups (n = 40), each comprising samples that were pristine (untreated) or treated with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), NaBH4, or concentrated H2SO4 or sequentially treated with NaBH4 and concentrated H2SO4 (n = 8). …”
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Influência das adubações nitrogenada e orgânica no tomateiro sobre os teores de N-NO3- e N-NH4+ no perfil do solo Influence of the nitrogen and organic fertilization in tomato plan... by Magna M. M. Ferreira, Gilvan B. Ferreira, Paulo C. R. Fontes, José P. Dantas

“…Soil samples were collected from the 0-20, 20-40 and 40-60 cm depths at the end of the plant cycle. …”
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Effectiveness, enjoyment, and meaningfulness of a virtual reality gait-based fall prevention exergame in community-dwelling healthy older adults: an interdisciplinary pilot study by Celina Ciemer, Celina Ciemer, Nadja Schott, Thomas Jürgen Klotzbier, Sabiha Ghellal

“…Further research with larger samples and extended interventions is needed to confirm long-term effects and daily-life transfer.…”
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