Metabolomic Signatures Highlight Fiber-Degrading Bacteroides Species in Mediterranean Diet Response Among Ulcerative Colitis by Natasha Haskey, Jiayu Ye, Jessica Josephson, Maitreyi Raman, Sanjoy Ghosh, Deanna L. Gibson

“…Methods: Utilizing untargeted metabolomics on a subset of fecal samples obtained from a randomized controlled trial, adult patients with quiescent UC underwent a 12-week intervention following either the MDP (n = 8) or CHD (n = 8). …”
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Participant Perceptions of Increasing Water Intake in Polycystic Kidney Disease by Sneha Amin, Irene Sangadi, Margaret Allman-Farinelli, Neil Boudville, Imad Haloob, David C.H. Harris, Carmel M. Hawley, David W. Johnson, Vincent W. Lee, Jun Mai, Anna Rangan, Simon D. Roger, Kamal Sud, Eswari Vilayur, Gopala K. Rangan

“…Methods: Participants randomized to the increased water intake arm in a 3-year trial were purposively sampled and invited to semistructured interviews at the end of the study. …”
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Associations between muscle quality and whole-body vibration exercise-induced changes in plasma hypoxanthine following an oral glucose load in healthy male subjects by Tomoyuki Hara, Yuya Fujishima, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Yusuke Kawachi, Takashi Nakamura, Seigo Akari, Yoshiyuki Ono, Hirotaka Watanabe, Taka-aki Sakaue, Yoshinari Obata, Hirofumi Nagao, Shiro Fukuda, Takashi Kanamoto, Mitsuyoshi Takahara, Naoto Katakami, Ken Nakata, Iichiro Shimomura

“…In the OGTT → WBVE intervention, a 75-g oral glucose load (OGL) was administered 30 min prior to the start of the WBVE intervention. Blood samples were collected before the start and 10 min after the end of WBVE in both interventions. …”
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Heliox preconditioning exerts pulmonary protection effects on neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome by inhibiting oxidative stress and apoptosis by Juan Ma, Juan Ma, Leilei Shen, Yuan Shi

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate whether heliox preconditioning (HePC) alleviates neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) by inhibiting oxidative stress and apoptosis, and to explore its potential mechanism.MethodsBlood samples and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were collected from rat pups were randomly divided into control group, sham group, ARDS group, ARDS + CaMKII− group, ARDS + CaMKII+ group, and ARDS + HePC group. …”
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Cardioprotective effects of dapagliflozin against the acute cardiotoxic effects of 5-fluorouracil by Mehmet Hakan Uzun, Sebahat Ulusan, Afragül Yönet, Kadir Şeker, Murat Sevimli, Kanat Gülle, Adnan Karaibrahimoğlu, Aliye Kuyumcu, Selçuk Kanat, Mehmet Alagöz, Mevlüt Serdar Kuyumcu

“…Theoretically, DAPA may have the potential to mitigate 5-FU-induced cardiotoxicity.Methods32 male Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into four groups of eight animals each: Control, DAPA, 5-FU, and 5-FU + DAPA. …”
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Association of multiple environmental toxicants with markers of early kidney injury in pregnant women: an exposome approach by Jia-Jen Chen, Chia-Fang Wu, Sih-Syuan Li, Chu-Chih Chen, Yin-Han Wang, Chia-Jung Hsieh, Shu-Li Wang, Mei-Lien Chen, Ming-Tsang Wu

“…A two-tier strategy of statistical analyses was employed and data was randomly and evenly split to both training (n = 569) and validation (n = 570) sets. …”
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The effect of individualization of fiberglass posts using bulk-fill resin-based composites on cementation: an in vitro study by Rodrigo Barros Esteves Lins, Jairo Matozinho Cordeiro, Carolina Perez Rangel, Thiago Bessa Marconato Antunes, Luís Roberto Marcondes Martins

“…The samples were subjected to the push-out (n = 10) and pull-out (n = 10) bond strength tests. …”
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Hard tissue formation after direct pulp capping with osteostatin and MTA in vivo by Ji-Hye Yoon, Sung-Hyeon Choi, Jeong-Tae Koh, Bin-Na Lee, Hoon-Sang Chang, In-Nam Hwang, Won-Mann Oh, Yun-Chan Hwang

“…All harvested teeth were scanned with micro-computed tomography (CT). The samples were prepared and hard tissue formation was evaluated histologically. …”
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A Study on the Seepage Flow Characteristics and Disaster-Causing Mechanism of Collapse Column by Feisheng Feng, Suping Peng, Pingjie Fu, Wenfeng Du, Dongjing Xu

“…The variations of the permeability coefficient for rock samples with different particle diameters, different axial pressures Pa, and different seepage velocities were further studied. …”
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Histological Evaluation of Subcutaneous Tissue Reactions to a Novel Bilayer Polycaprolactone/Silk Fibroin/Strontium Carbonate Nanofibrous Membrane for Guided Bone Regeneration: A S... by Lida Kheiri, Arash Golestaneh, Mehdi Mehdikhani, Sayed Mohammad Razavi, Niloofar Etemadi

“…Results The connective tissue surrounding the implanted samples of each group exhibited the presence of similar cells close to the control groups. …”
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The immunogenicity and safety of an inactivated quadrivalent influenza vaccine and a 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in individuals with chronic diseases by Wanqin Tang, Xi Lu, Zhongkui Zhu, Dan Yu, Huaxian Liu, Yufei Song, Lu Shen, Yang Yu, Yanwei Zhao, Yan Xie

“…Blood samples were drawn before and 28 days after each vaccination to test the antibodies against all four influenza virus strains and 23 pneumococcus serotypes.ResultsThe geometric mean titer ratios (Chronic Disease group/Healthy group) of influenza antibodies ranged from 1.04 to 1.37 in the whole population and from 1.02 to 1.39 in the simultaneous administration population. …”
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Meat quality and fatty acid composition of Nero d’Aspromonte native pigs: effect of rearing system and carcase weight by Meng Peng, Siria Tavaniello, Mengjun Wu, Sanije Zejnelhoxha, Marisa Palazzo, Giulia Grassi, Yongqing Hou, Giuseppe Maiorano

“…Longissimus thoracis (LT) muscles were sampled and grouped into: plein air and low carcase weight; plein air and high carcase weight; indoor and low carcase weight; indoor and high carcase weight. …”
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Nerve growth factor and S100B: Molecular marker of neuroregeneration after injection of freeze-Dried platelet rich plasma by Rahmi, Desiana Radithia, Bagus Soebadi, Adiastuti Endah Parmadiati, Saka Winias

“…Examination of NGF and S100B expression was obtained by immunohistochemistry examination with monoclonal antibodies (anti-NGF and anti-S100B). Samples were taken on the 14th day and 21st day. Results: Treatment group showed significant increase on both NGF and S100B compare to positive control (p = 0,000 and p = 0,000, respectively). …”
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Milk and Tissue Residue Depletion of Two Intramammary Dry Cow Antimicrobials in Dairy Goats by Michelle P. Buckley, Kristen P. Hayman, Paul J. Plummer, Patrick J. Gorden

“…In each portion of this study, does were treated with a full tube of their assigned treatment in each half of the udder. Samples were analyzed using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectroscopy. …”
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Effect of castration and days on feed on body composition, glucose tolerance, and muscle gene expression in Nellore cattle by Luiz Henrique Pereira Silva, Germán Darío Ramírez-Zamudio, Walmir da Silva, Débora Evelyn de Freitas Assis, Gutierrez José de Freitas Assis, Mauricio Miguel Estrada, Simone Eliza Facioni Guimarães, Marcio de Souza Duarte, Carl Robertson Dahlen, Mario Luiz Chizzotti

“…Longissimus dorsi (LD) samples were taken just after stunning for gene expression. …”
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Effect of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LPJZ-658 on caecum microbiota and serum metabolomics of Luhua broiler by Mengjiao Li, Mengjiao Li, Zhongyuan Liu, Chen Chen, Ziqi Liu, Liming Liu

“…At the end of the experiment, serum and caecum samples were collected for analysis.ResultsIn the LPJZ-658 group, the serum IgA level, and activity of SOD were significantly higher, concentration of MDA was markedly lower than in the CON group. …”
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Pharmacokinetic and Bioequivalence Study of Telzap AM^® (Telmisartan/amlodipine Fixed-dose Combination) and Coadministered Mikardis^® (Telmisartan) and Norvas... by V. Kubesh, A. L. Khokhlov, A. M. Shitova, Yu. A. Dzhurko, V. I. Kazey, A. A. Khokhlov, A. E. Miroshnikov, O. V. Lebedeva, I. K. Klaus, A. V. Zyatenkov

“…The concentrations of amlodipine and telmisartan in plasma samples were determined by a validated HPLC-MS/MS method. …”
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Effect of micro-arc oxidation coatings with graphene oxide and graphite on osseointegration of titanium implants-an in vivo study by Bahar Tekin, Serkan Dundar, Samet Tekin, Ebru Emine Sukuroglu, Zohaib Khurshid, Yusuf Ezgi, Fatih Demirci, Muhammad Faheemuddin

“…Using a digital torque device, the rotational force was applied to all samples using a hex driver and racquet until implant separation from the bone occurred, with the corresponding values recorded on the digital display. …”
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Effectiveness of endodontic retreatment using WaveOne Primary files in reciprocating and rotary motions by Patricia Marton Costa, Renata Maíra de Souza Leal, Guilherme Hiroshi Yamanari, Bruno Cavalini Cavenago, Marco Antônio Húngaro Duarte

“…The teeth were retreated with a WaveOne Primary file and randomly allocated to 2 experimental retreatment groups (n = 10) according to movement type: RCP and CCR. …”
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Dietary valine affects Japanese quails’ sperm parameters and testis histology by Zahra Dinari, Abouzar Najafi, Seyed Davood Sharifi, Leila Rashki Ghaleno, AliReza Alizadeh, Morteza Pashaei, Ali Rashidi

“…The birds were then ethically slaughtered, and histological analyses were performed on testicular samples. Results showed that the different valine levels had no significant effect on testicle volume, length and relative weight, although testicle diameter tended to decrease with increasing valine level in the diet in a linear and quadratic manner (p < 0.05). …”
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