Supplementation with Complex Phytonutrients Enhances Rumen Barrier Function and Growth Performance of Lambs by Regulating Rumen Microbiome and Metabolome by Juan Du, Yuan Wang, Shaohui Su, Wenwen Wang, Tao Guo, Yuchao Hu, Na Yin, Xiaoping An, Jingwei Qi, Xuan Xu

“…The lambs received a basal diet (the ratio of concentrate to forage was 75:25) without CPS supplementation (CON) or with the inclusion of 2.5 g/kg (CPS2.5) or 5.0 g/kg CPS (CPS5.0) for a total of 60 days. …”
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Fabrication and Performance Analysis of Novel HTV Silicon Rubber Nanocomposites for High Voltage Insulation in Outdoor Environment by Aqeel Ur Rehman, Muhammad Salman Khan, Abraiz Khattak, Yasin Khan, Khalid Hamad Alkhalid

“…The lowest DC resistance was noticed in 5% silica-filled nanocomposites with 134.5G<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\Omega $ </tex-math></inline-formula> at 60&#x00B0;. …”
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A two-tier optimization strategy for feature selection in robust adversarial attack mitigation on internet of things network security by Kashi Sai Prasad, P Udayakumar, E. Laxmi Lydia, Mohammed Altaf Ahmed, Mohamad Khairi Ishak, Faten Khalid Karim, Samih M. Mostafa

“…Abstract Adversarial attacks were commonly considered in computer vision (CV), but their effect on network security apps rests in the field of open investigation. As IoT, AI, and 5G endure to unite and understand the potential of Industry 4.0, security events and incidents on IoT systems have been enlarged. …”
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Humanized Mouse Models for Immuno-Oncology Research: A Review and Implications in Lung Cancer Research by Cheol-Kyu Park, MD, PhD, Maryam Khalil, BSc, Nhu-An Pham, PhD, Stephanie Wong, BSc, Dalam Ly, PhD, Adrian Sacher, MD, FRCPC, Ming-Sound Tsao, MD, FRCPC

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The Characteristics of Treated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients in Ontario by Haris M. Vaid, Ximena Camacho, John T. Granton, Muhammad M. Mamdani, Zhan Yao, Samantha Singh, David N. Juurlink, Tara Gomes

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Wet Feeding Promotes Growth without Affecting Hypothalamic Peptide Gene Expression in Growing Broiler Chicks by Tomoya Matsunami, Yuhui Zhang, Yuji Taniguchi, Sei-ichi Hinomoto, Takaoki Saneyasu, Hiroshi Kamisoyama, Kazuhisa Honda

“…Wet feeds were prepared by mixing either 0.25 g (20% wet feed), 0.667 g (40% wet feed), or 1.5 g (60% wet feed) of distilled water per g of commercial feed. …”
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Response surface methodology and repeated-batch fermentation strategies for enhancing lipid production from marine oleaginous Candida parapsilosis Y19 using orange peel waste by AbdAllah M. Matouk, Gadallah M. Abu-Elreesh, Mohamed Ali Abdel-Rahman, Said E. Desouky, Amr H. Hashem

“…Total lipids were increased to 2.46 g/l and lipid content increased to 30.7% under optimal conditions of: orange peel 75 g/l, peptone 7 g/l, yeast extract 5 g/l, inoculum size 2% (v/v), pH 5 and incubation period 6 d. …”
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Optimization of the Formulation of Rice Biscuits Supplemented with D. Edulis (L.) Powder Using Response Surface Methodology by Eliane Flore Eyenga, Hippolyte Tene Mouafo, Mercy Bih Loh Achu, Wilfred F. Mbacham, Sali Atanga Ndindeng

“…The optimized biscuit which scored the highest overall acceptability contained proteins (10.33 g/100 g DM), fat (27.66 g/100 g DM), crude fibers (2.5 g/100 g DM), ash (3.55 g/100 g DM), and carbohydrates (54.01 g/100 g DM). …”
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Features of the biomorphological and geographic structure of segetal floras in a number of regions in Russia by O. G. Baranova, A. S. Tretyakova, N. N. Luneva, A. A. Zverev, P. V. Kondratkov, T. A. Terekhina, G. R. Khasanova, S. M. Yamalov, M. V. Lebedeva, N. A. Bagrikova

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Matched Unrelated Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Increased Usage and Improvements in Clinical Outcomes in Canada by Matthew D. Seftel, Grace Musto, David Allan, Oliver Bucher, Kevin Hay, Ivan Pasic, Tony Truong, Kristjan Paulson

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Antegrade Endobiliary Forceps Biopsy Improves Diagnosis of Klatskin Tumor Compared to Brush Biopsy by A. V. Kozlov, P. G. Tarazov, A. A. Polikarpov, A. V. Moiseenko, A. I. Urbansky, M. V. Yutkin, G. M. Yakshieva, D. A. Granov

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Growth response of tissue culture-derived bamboo (Bambusa tulda Roxb.) Plantlets to sources and levels of inorganic nitrogen by Catherine C. Arradaza, Antoneth A. Modina, Arsenio D. Ramos, Rafonselle M. Moreno

“…Application of 0.25g N and 0.5g N plant-1 significantly increased the number of culms and leaves and total plant biomass dry weight. …”
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Vitamin D Supplementation and Hemoglobin Levels in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Jana B. Ernst, Andreas Tomaschitz, Martin R. Grübler, Martin Gaksch, Katharina Kienreich, Nicolas Verheyen, Winfried März, Stefan Pilz, Armin Zittermann

“…Initially, the prevalence of anemic status (Hb levels <12.5 g/dL) and deficient 25OHD levels (<30 nmol/L) was 6.5% and 7.5%, respectively. …”
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Numerical simulation of an HTL-free carbon-based perovskite solar cell with graphitic carbon nitride doped zinc oxide as electron transport layers by Joseph Kariuki, Nicholas Rono, Chinedu Christian Ahia, Eric Kibagendi Osoro, Edson L. Meyer

“…Simulations were carried out with an aid of a solar cell capacitance simulator (SCAPS-ID) conducted at AM 1.5 G and 100 mW cm−2. The optimal density defect of the absorber was maintained at 1.0×1012 cm−3, while the donor doping density of the ETL was achieved at 1.5×1022 cm−3 doping level. …”
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Highlights of the Fourth Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C: Moving towards a National Action Plan by Selena M. Sagan, Benoit Dupont, Jason Grebely, Mel Krajden, Sonya A. MacParland, Jennifer F. Raven, Sahar Saeed, Jordan J. Feld, D. Lorne Tyrrell, Joyce A. Wilson

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Efecto de la alimentación con inclusión de Azolla (Azolla spp. Lam) en parámetros productivos de pollos de engorde by Oliverio Napoleón Vargas González, Justin Gerardo Sanjinés Yunga, Milton Luis Cun Jaramillo, Faviana Aimé Maza León

“…Los resultados muestran que el consumo de alimento, en el (T4), fue superior a los demás con (72.539,25 g) seguido por (T2) con (70.441,5 g), luego el T3 con (70.132,25 g) y finalmente el (T1) con (68.755,75 g); el mayor peso está en el (T1) (3.864,98 g), seguido por (T2) (3.853,85 g), luego el (T3) (3.817,13 g) y finalmente el (T4) (3.682,26 g); en el índice de conversión en orden está el (T1) con 1,78, seguido por (T2) con 1,83, a continuación (T3) con 1,94, finalmente el (T4) con 2,08. …”
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Moving away from metal: Step toward the future with bioresorbable vascular scaffolds and novel antiproliferative agents by Blair E. Warren, MD, MSCS, Kong-Teng Tan, MD, Dheeraj K. Rajan, MD, Miranda Witheford, MD, PhD, Sean Crawford, MD, MSc, Arash Jaberi, MD, MEd, Sebastian Mafeld, MBBS

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Prevalence of Joint Hypermobility and Patterns of Articular Manifestations in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by P. Vounotrypidis, E. Efremidou, P. Zezos, M. Pitiakoudis, E. Maltezos, N. Lyratzopoulos, G. Kouklakis

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他克莫司治疗狼疮性肾炎的前瞻性研究 by 徐安平, 吕军, 梁艳仪, 王珍, 李劲高, 宛霞, 赖德源, 黄湖辉

“…【方法】40例经肾活检诊断为Ⅲ、Ⅳ、Ⅴ型肾功能正常的活动性LN患者，尿蛋白定量≥1．5g／24h，随机分为他克莫司组20例Ⅰ他克莫司起始剂量为0．1mg／（kg·d）]和传统疗法组20例（CTX 1g／月x6月），同时口服泼尼松1mg／（kg·d），比较两组治疗3、6个月的临床疗效。…”
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Postoperative Albumin Drop Is a Marker for Surgical Stress and a Predictor for Clinical Outcome: A Pilot Study by Martin Hübner, Styliani Mantziari, Nicolas Demartines, François Pralong, Pauline Coti-Bertrand, Markus Schäfer

“…Albumin values dropped immediately after surgery by about 10 g/L (42.2±4.5 g/L preoperatively versus 33.8±5.3 g/L at day 1, P<0.001). …”
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