Health status and risk profiles for brain aging of rural‐dwelling older adults: Data from the interdisciplinary baseline assessments in MIND‐China by Yongxiang Wang, Xiaolei Han, Xianda Zhang, Zhonglin Zhang, Lin Cong, Shi Tang, Tingting Hou, Cuicui Liu, Xiaojuan Han, Qinghua Zhang, Jianli Feng, Ling Yin, Lin Song, Yi Dong, Rui Liu, Yuanjing Li, Tiia Ngandu, Miia Kivipelto, Heather Snyder, Maria Carrillo, Jonas Persson, Laura Fratiglioni, Lenore J Launer, Jianping Jia, Yifeng Du, Chengxuan Qiu

“…We sought to describe the baseline assessment approaches, health conditions, and risk profiles for brain aging of participants in the randomized controlled Multimodal INterventions to delay Dementia and disability in rural China (MIND‐China). …”
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Ginsenoside Rg1 alleviates chronic testicular damage caused by cranial irradiation through the SCF/PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in mice by Qiuhua Zhou, Yiquan Ou, Xiangsheng Tian, Yujun Ning, Yuwei Mao, Weichao Zhao, Dingxin Long

“…After three months, testicles, whole brain, and serum samples were collected for analysis. Results: Histological staining, transmission electron microscopy, sperm analysis, and immunofluorescence demonstrated that Ginsenoside Rg1 ameliorated structural and functional damage to the testicles, enhanced sperm count (IR: 20.70 ​± ​1.62 vs. …”
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The effects of microencapsulated hot chili pepper on the blood metabolites and physiological parameters of dairy cows by Mónica Madrigal-Valverde, Marcus Vínicius Galvão Loiola, José Esler Freitas Junior, Murilo Ramos Santiago, Lara Lôbo Dantas, Artur Azevedo Menezes, Sandro Percário, Everton Luiz Pompeu Varela, Eduardo Costa, Endrigo Adonis Braga de Araujo, Rodrigo Freitas Bittencourt

“…Blood samples were collected weekly for hematological analysis, biochemical evaluations, and oxidative stress biomarkers (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl [DPPH], thiobarbituric acid reactive substances [TBARS], and trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity [TEAC]). …”
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A Mixture of Free and Microencapsulated Essential Oils Combined with Turmeric and Tannin in the Diet of Dairy Cows: Effects on Productive Efficiency and Animal Health by Emeline Pizzolatto de Mello, Miklos Maximiliano Bajay, Tainara Leticia dos Santos, Renato Santos de Jesus, Guilherme Luiz Deolindo, Luisa Nora, Mario Augusto Tortelli, Gilnei Bruno da Silva, Daiane Manica, Margarete Dulce Bagatini, Francisco Machado, Aleksandro S. da Silva

“…The diet was formulated based on corn silage, hay and concentrate for daily 30 L/cow production. Blood and milk samples were collected at 15-day intervals. There was a treatment × day interaction: cows that consumed the phytobiotic additive produced a more significant amount of milk at days 14, 17, 18, 30, 39 and 45 (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05). …”
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An Integrated Profiling of Liver Metabolome and Transcriptome of Pigs Fed Diets with Different Starch Sources by Miao Yu, Zhenming Li, Yiyan Cui, Ting Rong, Zhimei Tian, Dun Deng, Zhichang Liu, Ruiyang Zhang, Xianyong Ma

“…On day 44 of the experiment, liver samples were collected for metabolome and transcriptome analysis. …”
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Impact of Iron Supplementation on Growth Performance, Iron Homeostasis and Redox Balance of Suckling Piglets by Qingwei Meng, Qing Wu, Qiang Zhou, Jiayong Tang, Yong Zhuo, Zhengfeng Fang, Yan Lin, Shengyu Xu, Bin Feng, Lun Hua, Xuemei Jiang, De Wu, Lianqiang Che

“…Piglets were weighed individually at birth and PND 21. Blood samples were collected on PNDs 1, 7, 14, and 21. Piglets in the CON group had lower body weight on PND 21 compared with piglets in the FeDex, FeOra, and FeDPO groups (0.46–1.05 kg decrease, <i>p</i> < 0.05), while piglets in the FeDPO group had the highest weaning weight across all groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Beta-variant recombinant SARS CoV-2 vaccine induces durable cross-reactive antibodies against Omicron BA variants by Odile Launay, Rachna Gupta, Tifany Machabert, Eleine Konate, Alexandra Rousseau, Claire Vigne, Francois Beckers, Louis Devlin, Elisabeth Botelho-Nevers, Marine Cachanado, Christian Chidiac, Dominique Deplanque, Bertrand Dussol, Inès Ben Ghezala, Marie Lachatre, Karine Lacombe, Fabrice Laine, Liem Binh Luong Nguyen, Patricia Pavese, Catherine Schmidt-Mutter, Marie-Pierre Tavolacci, Roman M. Chicz, Bogdana Coudsy, Saranya Sridhar, Amel Touati, Eric Tartour, Tabassome Simon

“…A subset of these participants with available blood samples collected at Day 0 (D0), at 28 days (D28), and 3 months (M3) post-booster were contacted for additional testing (195/208 participants). …”
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Impact of replacing sow milk with milk replacer on growth performance, intestinal development, bacterial profile and muscular maturation in neonatal and nursery piglets by Yuwei Zhang, Shiya Liu, Qiang Zhou, Yang Liu, Liang Hu, Ruinan Zhang, Zhengfeng Fang, Yan Lin, Shengyu Xu, Bin Feng, Yong Zhuo, De Wu, Lianqiang Che

“…Blood, muscle, and intestinal tissues, along with colonic digesta and carcass samples, were collected on PND 12 (n = 10) and PND 37 (n = 10) for analysis of parameters related to intestinal function, microbiota composition and muscular development. …”
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Evaluation of a fermented palm kernel meal as a prebiotic for enhancing immune response in Indonesian red claw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) by Diki Danar Tri Winanti, Hilma Nahwa Firdausi, Maulid Wahid Yusup, Putu Cinthia Delis, Agus Setyawan, Yeni Elisdiana, Hilma Putri Fidyandini, Muhammad Kholiqul Amiin, Ari Widodo

“…Hemolymph samples were collected at baseline (day 0) and on days 3, 5, 7, and 14 post-treatment. …”
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Effect of Continuous Lipopolysaccharide Induction on Oxidative Stress and Heart Injury in Weaned Piglets by Jinyan Li, Guotong Zhao, Jin Liu, Xiaofen Hu, Wanting Yu, Jue Wang, Shengwei Zhong, Wenlu Zhu, Tingyu Yang, Yunxiao Zhou, Yijie Jiang, Lingna Bai, Mengyan Tu, Quan Yang, Yong Li

“…On days 1, 5, 9, and 13 of the experiment, six piglets from each group were randomly selected for dissection, the blood and heart samples were collected, and then cardiac function-related indicators were detected. …”
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The Effect of Three-Dimensional Stabilization Thread Design on Biomechanical Fixation and Osseointegration in Type IV Bone by Nicholas J. Iglesias, Vasudev Vivekanand Nayak, Arthur Castellano, Lukasz Witek, Bruno Martins de Souza, Edmara T. P. Bergamo, Ricky Almada, Blaire V. Slavin, Estevam A. Bonfante, Paulo G. Coelho

“…Osteotomy sites were randomized to receive either the TP or TP 3DS implant to reduce site bias. …”
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Effects of autolytical fish protein hydrolysate on growth performance, survival rate, and hematological indices in farmed juvenile beluga, Huso huso by Ali Hosseinpour Zelaty

“…Hematological parameters were assessed by collecting blood samples from the treatment and control groups at the end of the study.  …”
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Krameria lappacea roots extract to rescue coccidiosis-mediated inflammation in the jejunum of C57BL/6 mice by Rewaida Abdel-Gaber, Ghada Alamari, Mohamed A. Dkhil, Mohamed A. Dkhil, Saeed El-Ashram, Saeed El-Ashram, Nawal Al-Hoshani, Esam M. Al-Shaebi, Saleh Al-Quraishy

“…All mice were euthanized on day 5 post-infection (p.i.), and blood samples and jejunum were collected. Investigations were conducted to assess oocyst shedding, cellular immune response, and the histological changes in the jejunum of the mice. …”
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Pathomorphological examination of specimen after vacuum-assisted biopsy in patients with breast cancer after neoadjuvant systemic therapy by N. S. Amirov, A. S. Artemyeva, P. V. Krivorotko, V. V. Mortada, V. O. Smirnova, A. S. Emelyanov, R. S. Pesotskiy, S. S. Yerechshenko, E. K. Zhiltsova, T. T. Tabagua, Ya. I. Bondarchuk, D. A. Enaldieva, D. G. Ulrikh, V. F. Semiglazov

“…A single-center, prospective, non-randomized study included patients with unifocal breast cancer (cT1–2N0–1M0). …”
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Retenção da água em solo sob diferentes usos no ecossistema tabuleiros costeiros Water retention in a tableland ecosystem soil under different land use by Jeane C. Portela, Paulo L. Libardi, Quirijn de J. van Lier

“…These were determined with 10 replications using undisturbed soil samples (randomly collected in each treatment) submitted to tensions of 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 5.0 kPa (porous plate funnels) and 30.0, 70.0, 100.0, 500.0 and 1500.0 kPa (porous plate pressure chambers). …”
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Cartilage Protection and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Fraxetin on Monosodium Iodoacetate-Induced Rat Model of Osteoarthritis by LIU Zhiwei, YANG Ran, LIAN Hao, ZHANG Yu, JIN Lilun

“…The animals were then euthanized, and knee joint cartilage were collected. The cartilage samples were stained with hematoxylin-eosin, safranin O-fast green, and toluidine blue for histopathological examination and scoring using the Mankin and OARSI scoring systems. …”
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Effect of Resistance Training on Hepatic Bile Acid, beta-Klotho Protein and Expression of Farnesoid X Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor 15 and Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 4... by Mehri Gholipour, Najme Rezaeian, Mohammad Karimi, Sadegh Cheragh-Birjandi

“…Rats were sacrificed 48 hours after the last training session, and the liver tissue samples were taken to for measuring the variables. …”
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Single-cell multi-omics analysis identifies SPP1+ macrophages as key drivers of ferroptosis-mediated fibrosis in ligamentum flavum hypertrophy by Chengshuo Fei, Yanlin Chen, Ruiqian Tan, Xinxing Yang, Guanda Wu, Chenglong Li, Jiawei Shi, Shiyong Le, Wenjie Yang, Jiajia Xu, Liang Wang, Zhongmin Zhang

“…Methods Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) was performed to construct the single-cell map of human ligamentum flavum (LF) samples. An integrated multi-omics approach, encompassing scRNA-seq, bulk RNA sequencing (bulk RNA-seq), and Mendelian randomization (MR), was applied to conduct comprehensive functional analysis. …”
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Effects of perinatal nutrition supplementation and early weaning on serum biochemistry, metabolomics, and reproduction in yaks by Kaiyuan Shang, Jiuqiang Guan, Tianwu An, Hongwen Zhao, Qin Bai, Huade Li, Quan Sha, Mingfeng Jiang, Xiangfei Zhang, Xiaolin Luo

“…Maternal body weight was measured at −30 and 90 d, and serum samples were collected to analyze serum biochemistry, hormones, and metabolomics at −15, 30, and 90 d relative to calving. …”
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Supplementation of Arginine or N-Carbamylglutamate Affects Jejunum Development, Global Arginine Bioavailability Ratio, and Stress-Related Indices in Young Rex Rabbits by Feng Qin, Linlin Zhang, Le Shao, Jian Li, Jie Yang, Pin Zhai, Xia Zhang

“…After weaning at 35 days, eight healthy young rabbits with similar body weights were selected from each group and slaughtered on the 36th day. Serum and jejunum samples were collected for index analysis. Arg or NCG significantly affected the jejunum structure development in the young rabbits. …”
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