Effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on neonatal calf diarrhea when administered at a disease alert generated by automated milk feeders by A. Welk, M.C. Cantor, H.W. Neave, J.H.C. Costa, J.L. Morrison, C.B. Winder, D.L. Renaud

“…At their first alert, calves were randomly allocated to receive a single subcutaneous injection of meloxicam (Metacam, Boehringer Ingelheim) at a rate of 0.5 mg/kg of BW (NSAID) or an equal volume of saline as a placebo control (CON). …”
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Impact of dietary supplementation of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens L.) on nutrient digestibility, serum antioxidants, ruminal volatile fatty acids, and abundance of m... by Shengyong Lu, Siwaporn Paengkoum, Shengchang Chen, Yong Long, Xinran Niu, Sorasak Thongpea, Nittaya Taethaisong, Weerada Meethip, Pramote Paengkoum

“…However, the concentration of butyric acid significantly increased (P < 0.05). Total volatile fatty acids (VFAs) were highest (P < 0.05) in the BSF5 group, equal in BSF0 and BSF10, and lowest (P < 0.05) in the BSF15 group. …”
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Effects of Low-Protein Diet Without Soybean Meal on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Plasma Free Amino Acids, and Meat Quality of Finishing Pigs by Bobo Deng, Litong Wang, Xiaomei Jiang, Tianyong Zhang, Mingfei Zhu, Guoshui Wang, Yizhen Wang, Yuanzhi Cheng

“…Three groups of diets were equal to standard ileal digestible amino acids and swine net energy. …”
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Grass hay mixed-in creep feed or separately-fed differentially affects digestive development in pre- and post-weaning piglets by Renjie Yao, Tetske G. Hulshof, Hubèrt M. J. van Hees, An Cools, Mattijs Merckx, Dominiek Maes, Geert P. J. Janssens

“…Methods Thirty-six litters (14–15 piglets per litter) were divided into three equal groups of 12 litters per treatment during the suckling phase: control group (CON) received regular creep feed; GH group received chopped grass hay as-is in separate feeders alongside regular creep feed; PGH group received regular creep feed but barley and wheat were replaced by 28% grass pellets. …”
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Spatial Epidemiologic Analysis of Fetal Birth Defects in Guangxi, China by Peng Z, Huang X, Wei J, Chen B, Liang L, Feng B, Wei Q, He S

“…Zhenren Peng,1– 5,&amp;ast; Xiuning Huang,4,5,&amp;ast; Jie Wei,4,5,&amp;ast; Biyan Chen,4,5 Lifang Liang,4,5 Baoying Feng,4,5 Qiufen Wei,1– 5 Sheng He1– 5 1Birth Defects Research Laboratory, Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Birth Defects, Nanning, 530002, People’s Republic of China; 2Birth Defects Research Laboratory, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Birth Defect Prevention, Nanning, 530002, People’s Republic of China; 3Birth Defects Research Laboratory, Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Pediatric Diseases, Nanning, 530002, People’s Republic of China; 4Birth Defects Research Laboratory, Birth Defects Prevention and Control Institute of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530002, People’s Republic of China; 5Birth Defects Research Laboratory, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530002, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qiufen Wei, Birth Defects Research Laboratory, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, No. 59 Xiangzhu Avenue, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 530002, People’s Republic of China, Email Wqf2024@163.com Sheng He, Birth Defects Research Laboratory, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, No. 59 Xiangzhu Avenue, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 530002, People’s Republic of China, Email heshengbiol@163.comPurpose: To apply various spatial epidemiological approaches to detect spatial trends and geographical clusters of birth defects (BDs) prevalence in Guangxi, China, and to explore the risk factors for BDs.Methods: Between 2016 and 2022, the Guangxi Birth Defects Monitoring Network (GXBDMN) monitored a total of 4.57 million fetuses in this study. …”
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The contribution of personalized video feedback to robotic partial nephrectomy training in realistic 3D tumor kidney models: design, production and implementation by Ahmet Furkan Sarıkaya, Kayhan Tarım, Ersin Köseoğlu, Arif Özkan, İbrahim Can Aykanat, Baris Esen, Umut Can Karaarslan, Mustafa Müdüroğlu, Şevval Kanlı, Murat Can Kiremit, Yakup Kordan, Mevlana Derya Balbay, Tarık Esen, Serdar Aydın, Serdar Aydın, Abdullah Erdem Canda, Abdullah Erdem Canda

“…Their surgical performance was evaluated based on dissection time, renorrhaphy time, total console time, and the amount of healthy renal parenchyma removed. …”
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Effects of <i>Fructus Aurantii</i> Extract on Growth Performance, Nutrient Apparent Digestibility, Serum Parameters, and Fecal Microbiota in Finishing Pigs by Haiqing Gan, Qian Lin, Yecheng Xiao, Qiyu Tian, Chao Deng, Renjie Xie, Hongkun Li, Jiajie Ouyang, Xingguo Huang, Yang Shan, Fengming Chen

“…This study investigated the effects of <i>Fructus Aurantii</i> extract (FAE) on growth performance, nutrient apparent digestibility, serum parameters, fecal microbial composition, and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in finishing pigs. In total, 75 Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire pigs (equally divided by sex), with an initial body weight of 79.49 ± 4.27 kg, were randomly assigned to three treatment groups. …”
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Narrow-Margin Treatment with Modified Mohs Microsurgery for Extramammary Paget&amp;rsquo;s Disease: A Retrospective Clinical Analysis by Yang J, Yan J, Luo H, Li L, Jiang L, Chen X, Wu L, Chai J, Xue H, Gan L, Liu Y, Chen J, Fei W, Bai Y, Zhu Q, Chen Z, Guo L, Chen Y

“…Univariable analysis revealed that hypopigmented patches (HR=14.0, 95% CI=1.269,154.395, p = 0.031) correlated with tumors recurrence.Conclusion: Narrow-margin mMMS is the ideal therapy combine a disease control rate with more satisfying functional results. …”
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Development and Validation of a Predictive Nomogram for Myelosuppression Risk in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Treated with Peginterferon by Fu J, Deng T, Zheng T, Shi P, Zhu W, Tao M, Wen Z, Wu X

“…In this study, we identified risk factors associated with increased myelosuppression, and incorporated them into a predictive nomogram.Patients and Methods: This study is designed as a case-control study. A total of 312 CHB patients treated with Peg-IFN from two medical centers were retrospectively enrolled between December 2019 and December 2022. …”
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Pain Intensity and Pain Catastrophizing Among Patients with Chronic Pain: The Mediating Effect of Self-Efficacy by Li J, Cui Y, Jia Q, Ouyang A, Hua Y

“…SPSS 27.0 and Mplus 8.3 software were used for statistical analysis.Results: This study included a total of 430 patients with chronic pain. The average score for catastrophizing pain among participants was 22.76 (score range 0– 52), which is considered moderate. …”
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Anew yellow-flesh nectarine cultivar Zhongnong Zhenzhu 4 by WANG Yingying, LIU Lichang, LIU Zhiwu, YANG Xingwang, WANG Xiaodi

“…Zhongnong Zhenzhu 4 is a mid-season yellow-fleshed nectarine cultivar that was developed through artificial hybridization between Zhongnong Zhenzhu and Zhongyou 16 in 2013 at the experimental field of Juxian Institute of Peach. A total of 105 hybrid seeds were produced from this cross. …”
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The Effect of 3-Month Growth Hormone Administration and 12-Month Follow-Up Duration among Heart Failure Patients Four Weeks after Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Double-Blinded... by Afshin Amirpour, Mehrbod Vakhshoori, Reihaneh Zavar, Hadi Zarei, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Behzad Yavari

“…They were randomly assigned equally to groups received 5 IU subcutaneous GH or placebo. …”
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Analysis of genetic tendencies in fruit traits of macadamia hybrid F1 generation by LI Zhiqiang, WU Chao, MA Jing, LI Tingyu, LI Yang, TAO Liang, GONG Lidan

“…Most traits conformed to the characteristics of quantitative traits controlled by multiple genes. Notably, there were 34 pairs of traits exhibiting significant or extremely significant correlations among the 12 traits, with the numbers of positive and negative correlations being approximately equal. …”
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PEG-Coated Ceria-Zirconia Nanoparticle Prevent Weight Gain and Obesity-Related Organ Damage Through Autophagy Flux Activation and ROS Scavenging by Kim EK, Hong SE, Choi YS, Yu SL, Kang J, Park CG, Lee HY, Lee SK, Lee DC, Hwang WM, Yun SR, Park Y, Park MH, Lee J, Yoon KR, Lerman LO, Yoon SH

“…In HFD-fed mice, PEG-CZNPs significantly reduced total body weight and the weights of the liver, kidney, and adipose tissue. …”
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Prognostic Value of the SII-PNI Score in Unresectable HCC Treated with Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Combined with Lenvatinib and PD-1 Inhibitors by Wei SM, Zeng ZX, Pan RJ, Wu JY, Wu JY, Luo MC, Li YN, Li H, Liu DY, Ou XY, Zhang ZB, Zhou JY, Li B, Zhuang SW, Yan ML

“…Survival curves were estimated and compared using the Kaplan–Meier method with the Log rank test.Results: A total of 290 patients were included. The optimal cut-off values were 525.9 for SII and 44.0 for PNI. …”
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Investigation of Smoking Cessation Status and Its Influencing Factors in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Fan M, Fang YJ, Chen J, Zhong X, Zhang N, Zeng Z, Xiao D, Qi X, Liang W, Li X, Gao Y, Li S, Su Z

“…The rate of quitting intention, quitting attempt and recent smoking cessation of SAD or different stages of COPD and their influencing factors were recorded, compared and analyzed.Results: A total of 386 valid questionnaires were collected. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Spousal Testing Among Syphilis-Infected Pregnant Women in the Context of Mother-to-Child Transmission Elimination: A Multicenter Study in Southeaste... by Xue X, Huang X, Liu G, Jiang X, Lin W, Chen Y, Huang C

“…Univariate and multivariate unconditional logistic regression models were used to analyze the factors associated with the testing status of spouses of pregnant women with syphilis.Results: A total of 4,875 spouses were tested for syphilis. …”
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Modeling the hillside movement in the area of Sattarkhan dam reservoir using by predictive models Logistic Regression and Neural Network by soghra andaryani, Nasrin Samandar, Ohammadreza Nikjoo

“…Therefore, the potential for instability in the region is very high and it is urgent to plan and control the measures. High-risk areas in logistic model is 5/56 percent and 7/24 percent in the neural network model. …”
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Advanced Characterization of Vitreous Hyperreflective Dots via OCT-Derived Metrics: A Cross-Sectional Study by William Rojas-Carabali, Jinghan Lin, Paola Saboya-Galindo, Eunice Jin Hui Goh, Joewee Boon, Carlos Cifuentes-González, Rupesh Agrawal

“…As for VDI-A in the same zone, healthy controls had the greatest median (0.71 ± 0.96, p < 0.001) among the different groups. …”
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Early detection to improve outcome in people with undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis: the PROMPT research programme including RCT by Neil McHugh, Laura Bojke, Mel Brooke Turfrey, Rachel Charlton, Myka Ransom, Laura C Coates, Howard Collier, Claire Davies, Emma Dures, Philip Helliwell, Jana James, Anya Lissina, Vishnu B Madhok, Alison L Nightingale, Jonathan Packham, Catherine Smith, Eldon Spackman, Cerys Tassinari, William Tillett, Sarah T Brown

“…Therefore, PEST remains the preferred screening tool due to its simplicity and performance. Total bUrDen Of psoRiasis trial Intervention Two-arm parallel-group cluster randomised controlled trial of the early identification of PsA by annual rheumatological assessment [termed enhanced surveillance (ES)] in people with psoriasis identified in primary care versus standard care (SC). …”
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