The utilization of different combination and level of corn, tapioca and pollard on the growth performance of black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) juvenile by M. Agus Suprayudi, Dedi Yaniharto, . Ridwan

“…The results showed that all diets  have similar  effect on total and protein digestibility, protein and lipid retention, relative growth rate, feed efficiency, and survival rate (P>0.05). …”
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Self-Perceived Barriers to Pediatric Cancer Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cross-Sectional Multinational Study by Ole Stoeter, Nikolaus C.S. Mezger, Tamara Koenig, Eric Chokunonga, Girum Tessema, Adugna Fekadu Damise, Alda Stevy Makouanzi, Esther Majaliwa, Mahine Ivanga, Bakarou Kamate, Franck Gnahatin, Sarah Nambooze, Ima-Obong A. Ekanem, Toralf Bernig, Biying Liu, Sumit Gupta, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt

“…The fear of treatment effects and the perceived (poor) health of the child were named most frequently as barriers for all treatment modalities (78.9% and 75.5%, respectively). …”
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Comparison of Nasal Colonization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in HIV-Infected and Non-HIV Patients Attending the National Public Health Laboratory of Central Nepa... by Kalash Neupane, Binod Rayamajhee, Jyoti Acharya, Nisha Rijal, Dipendra Shrestha, Binod G C, Mahesh Raj Pant, Pradeep Kumar Shah

“…Higher rate 2/3 (66.7%) of inducible clindamycin resistance in MRSA was detected from non-HIV patients in comparison to HIV-infected patients 7/11 (63.63%) while the result was statistically insignificant (p>0.05). All the MRSA isolates (100%) were resistant against co-trimoxazole while ciprofloxacin showed high rate of sensitivity towards both MSSA and MRSA. …”
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Comparing short‐term outcome after implantation of the HeartWare® HVAD® and the Abbott® HeartMate 3® by Rene Schramm, Armin Zittermann, Michiel Morshuis, Michael Schoenbrodt, Ellen vonRoessing, Vera vonDossow, Andreas Koster, Henrik Fox, Kavous Hakim‐Meibodi, Jan F. Gummert

“…Methods and results We retrospectively analysed preoperative and post‐operative patient data of all 106 patients, who received a HeartMate 3 (HM3) at our centre between 2014 and 2018. …”
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Length of stay after colorectal surgery in Italy: the gap between “fit for” and “actual” discharge in a prospective cohort of 4529 cases by Lorenzo Pandolfini, Duccio Conti, Piercarlo Ballo, Silvia Rollo, Alessandro Falsetto, Gian Matteo Paroli, Paolo Ciano, Michele Benedetti, Leonardo Antonio Montemurro, Giacomo Ruffo, Massimo Giuseppe Viola, Felice Borghi, Gianandrea Baldazzi, Massimo Basti, Pierluigi Marini, Mariano Fortunato Armellino, Vincenzo Bottino, Giovanni Ciaccio, Alessandro Carrara, Gianluca Guercioni, Marco Scatizzi, Marco Catarci, the Italian ColoRectal Anastomotic Leakage (iCral) study group

“…The aim of this study is to understand the reasons for this difference and its clinical impact on the overall length of stay (LOS). Methods All patients enrolled in the prospective iCral3 study were analyzed regarding any difference and reason between the “fit for discharge” (FFD) and “actual discharge” (AD) dates. …”
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Analysis of different therapeutic schemes combining cyclophosphamide and doublestranded DNA preparation for eradication of Krebs-2 primary ascites in mice by E. A. Potter, E. V. Dolgova, A. M. Minkevich, V. P. Nikolin, N. A. Popova, Ya. R. Efremov, S. I. Baiborodin, V. A. Rogachev, A. S. Proskurina, A. V. Kozel, O. S. Taranov, V. V. Omigov, E. I. Vereschagin, D. B. Petrov, A. A. Ostanin, E. R. Chernykh, N. A. Kolchanov, S. S. Bogachev

“…Our experiments identified the regimen when complete resorption of the primary Krebs-2 ascites occurs in all of the treated animals, followed by a remarkable remission period lasting 7-9 days. …”
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Dynamic Associations of Change in Physical Activity and Change in Cognitive Function: Coordinated Analyses of Four Longitudinal Studies by Magnus Lindwall, Cynthia R. Cimino, Laura E. Gibbons, Meghan B. Mitchell, Andreana Benitez, Cassandra L. Brown, Robert F. Kennison, Steven D. Shirk, Alireza Atri, Annie Robitaille, Stuart W. S. MacDonald, Elizabeth M. Zelinski, Sherry L. Willis, K. Warner Schaie, Boo Johansson, Marcus Praetorius, Roger A. Dixon, Dan M. Mungas, Scott M. Hofer, Andrea M. Piccinin

“…However, there was a consistent pattern of positive relationships between time-specific changes in physical activity and time-specific changes in cognition, controlling for expected linear trajectories over time, across all four studies. This pattern was most evident for the domains of reasoning and fluency.…”
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Le temple polygonal de la rue Lecointre à Reims/Durocortorum by Sébastien Péchart, Frédéric Poupon

“…In terms of chronology, the elements uncovered precede all of the community-oriented remains discovered within the Reims urban area, with the exception of those belonging to the necropolis on rue de Sébastopol, which presents similar chronologies to those found on rue Lecointre. …”
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Polymorphic variants of the genes for enzymes of the antioxidant system, apoptosis and inflammation as potential predictors of myocardial infarction by T. R. Nasibullin, V. V. Erdman, Y. R. Timasheva, I. A. Tuktarova, A. A. Petinseva, G. F. Korytina

“…The purpose of the study was to search for informative predictors of MI risk based on polygenic analysis of polymorphic variants of (1) the antioxidant defense enzyme genes PON1 (rs662), PON2 (rs7493), CAT (rs1001179), MSRA (rs10098474) and GSTP1 (rs1695); (2) the apoptosis genes CASP8 (rs3834129), TP53 (rs1042522) and BCL2 (rs12454712); and (3) the inflammation genes CRP (rs1205), CX3CR1 (rs3732378), IL6 (rs1800795) and CCL2 (rs1024611). 591 DNA samples were used in the study (280 patients with the onset at 30 to 60 years, with an average age of 46.02 ± 6.17, and 311 control subjects aged 30 to 62, with an average age of 44.65 ± 7.07). All the participants were male and Tatars by ethnicity. …”
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Comparison of retinal vascular abnormalities in the fellow eyes of children with Coats’ disease and normal subjects using ultra-widefield fundus fluorescein angiography by Shenshen Yan, Haixia Ji, Yuzhu Liu, Haicheng She, Haiying Zhou

“…There was no significant change in peripheral retinal vascular abnormalities in the fellow eye of all patients between the first and last visit. Conclusions: Because Optos® UWFFA device is able to quickly take panoramic fundus images using mild excitation light without contacting the cornea, it allows the detection of peripheral vascular changes in the fellow eyes of children with Coats’ disease. …”
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Evaluation of Elexacafor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor therapy after lung transplantation in Cystic Fibrosis: The Dutch National KOALA study by Johanna P. van Gemert, Bart Luijk, Merel E. Hellemons, Klara A. Visser, Carina.M.E. Hansen, Renske van der Meer, C. Tji Gan, Hester van der Vaart, Onno W. Akkerman, Willie N. Steenhuis, Marieke Verkleij, Harry G.M. Heijerman, Erik A.M. Verschuuren

“…Three months results showed a decrease in SNOT-22 score (p< 0.001) and GI symptoms (all 4, p< 0.05), an increase in BMI (p= 0.012) and CFQ-R (6 domains, p< 0.05). …”
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Migrasi Data Hasil Optimalisasi Pemuatan Kontainer Pada Legacy System ke SAP untuk Mempercepat Pembuatan Surat Jalan dengan Batch Data Communication (BDC) by Rehulina Tarigan, Ely Nuryani, Susy Katarina Sianturi, Nur Hidayanti, Widyawati Widyawati

“…Before implementing SAP, the process of entering order data, optimizing loading of order data into containers and creating delivery note was all done in the CSO (Container Stuffing Optimization) system, so that order data was definitely in sync with delivery note data or in accordance with actual delivery. …”
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Research on time–frequency characteristics of electromagnetic signals from coal and rock blasting based on DBO-VMD filtering by Litao WANG, Liming QIU, Menghan WEI, Dazhao SONG, Rentao GOU, Lin LIU, Shiqiang ZHONG, Tianyi XIE

“…During ruptures, skewness is positive, steepness ranges from 0.9 to 4.6, and pulse index varies from 3.7 to 6.1, all within a frequency band below 20 kHz. Main rupture events coincide with peak signal energy, mostly under 5 kHz. …”
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The Association of Cell-Free LncH19 and miR-29b Expression with the PI3K/AKT/HIF-1/VEGF Pathway in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy: In Silico Prediction and Clinical Validation by Noha M. Abd El-Fadeal, Basma Osman Sultan, Asmaa K. K. AbdelMaogood, Essam Al Ageeli, Fatma Tohamy Mekhamer, Sherihan Rohayem, Ahmed Shahidy, Nora Hosny, Manal S. Fawzy, Mohammed M. Ismail, Hidi A. A. Abdellatif

“…Our study included four groups, each comprising 40 adults: patients with diabetes (a) without albuminuria, (b) with microalbuminuria, (c) with macroalbuminuria, and a control group. All participants underwent history-taking and clinicolaboratory assessments, including CBC, fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, lipid profile, liver function, and renal function tests. …”
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Protección del Patrimonio en Valparaiso (Chile): Proyecto "MAR VASTO" Heritage protection in Valparaiso (Chile): The "Mar Vasto" project by Maurizio Indirli, Minchel Sotero Apablaza

“…The paper summarizes some final results, taking into account the in situ work of missions at Valparaiso (May and October-December 2007) and the "MAR VASTO" public final conference (September 2008), where all the above said activities have been presented.…”
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A novel arterial coupler with non-return snap-fit connection approach optimized arterial end-to-end anastomotic technique: An experimental study by Hong-Bo Guo, Mo-Fei Wang, Ren-Qi Yin, Kang-Kang Zhi

“…Although it is generally acknowledged that in almost all operations involving vascular reconstruction, it is the arteries that need to be anastomosed faster and more accurately and not the veins. …”
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System analysis as a tool for implementing low–waste and waste–free production at oil and gas industry enterprises by A. V. Kulbyakina, A. I. Savelyeva, N. A. Ozerov, P. A. Batrakov

“…A block–hierarchical structure of an oil refining enterprise has been developed, which establishes quantitative and qualitative links between the elements of the system at all levels of the hierarchy. A system of performance indicators is proposed, in accordance with which an assessment is made of the current state of the object under study. …”
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Assessment approach for conservation effectiveness and gaps for endangered species based on habitat suitability: A case study of alpine musk deer in western China by Feng Jiang, Pengfei Song, Jingjie Zhang, Dongwu Wang, Renhong Li, Chengbo Liang, Tongzuo Zhang

“…The suitability of habitats within national nature reserves in Western China varied significantly, with Sichuan’s reserves showing the highest efficiency in protecting highly suitable habitats, and all four provinces exhibited significant conservation gaps. …”
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The effect of the fenugreek hydrolyzed protein on lipid profile in patients with mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolemia: A confirmatory triple-blind randomized-controlled clinical t... by Mahdi Badiee Gavarti, Ali Askari, Hamidreza Roohafza, Mozhde Askari, Zahra Teimouri Jervekani, Shima Kaveh, Mohammad Kermanialghoraishi, Alireza Sadeghimahoonak, Masoumeh Sadeghi

“…The primary outcome was the patient's lipid profile including total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein (HDL-c), low-density lipoprotein (LDL-c), triglyceride (TG), and non-HDL-c. All participants, caregivers, outcome assessors, and analyzers were blind to the type of intervention. …”
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α-methyltryptophan-mediated protection against diabetic nephropathy in db/db mice as studied with a metabolomics approach by Aimin Cai, Dingchao Shen, Qiushuang Xiong, Jie Ding, Yang Ding, Xinlu Lin, Lijia Chen, Qing Yao, Qing Yao, Guangyong Lin, Ruijie Chen, Vadivel Ganapathy, Vadivel Ganapathy, Longfa Kou

“…These disturbances are chiefly characterized by alterations in amino acid metabolism, energy production pathways, membrane biochemical features, and nicotinamide metabolism, all of which have been implicated in mTOR signaling and apoptotic pathways.DiscussionAdministration of α-MT to db/db mice showed evidence of IDO1 inhibition and rectification of metabolic dysfunctions with concurrent suppression of mTOR signaling and apoptosis. …”
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