Spermatic RXFP2 expression levels and seminal INSL3 concentrations among beef bull ejaculates with different levels of sperm morphological normality by Hewage Dilhan Anuradha WIMALARATHNE, Kenta ARASHI, Fumiyuki IWAKI, Mitsuhiro SAKASE, DURITAHALA, Hiroshi HARAYAMA, Noritoshi KAWATE

“…Sperm RXFP2 was detected in the principal and equatorial segments of the acrosomal region, postacrosomal region, and neck in all groups. The levels of RXFP2 in the acrosomal principal segment, postacrosomal region, and neck in the Low group were significantly lower than those in the High and Mid groups, and those in the equatorial segment tended to be lower than those in the High group. …”
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Hemorrhoidal disease: what role can rectal artery embolization play? by Julien Panneau, Julien Panneau, Julien Panneau, Diane Mege, Mathieu Di Bisceglie, Mathieu Di Bisceglie, Mathieu Di Bisceglie, Julie Duclos, Idir Khati, Vincent Vidal, Vincent Vidal, Vincent Vidal, Gaetano Gallo, Farouk Tradi, Farouk Tradi, Farouk Tradi

“…To date, the results of nearly 250 patients who have undergone hemorrhoid embolization have been published in several studies. All these authors have reported high immediate technical success, with also high clinical success, ranging from 63% to 94%, without major complications. …”
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Toward Robust Lung Cancer Diagnosis: Integrating Multiple CT Datasets, Curriculum Learning, and Explainable AI by Amira Bouamrane, Makhlouf Derdour, Akram Bennour, Taiseer Abdalla Elfadil Eisa, Abdel-Hamid M. Emara, Mohammed Al-Sarem, Neesrin Ali Kurdi

“…The proposed approach achieved optimal results of 100% in all metrics, with 00% false positive and false negative rates. …”
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Classification of Periodic Variable Stars from TESS by Xinyi Gao, Xiaodian Chen, Shu Wang, Jifeng Liu

“…The number of known periodic variable stars has increased rapidly in recent years. As an all-sky transit survey, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) plays an important role in detecting low-amplitude variable stars. …”
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Complete Feed Silage Innovation: Utilization of Agro-Industry By-Products with Chestnut Tannin as Additives by Sadarman Sadarman, Dewi Febrina, Rahmi Febriyanti, Reski Peter, Zulkarnain Zulkarnain, Sirajuddin Sirajuddin, Imam Gazali, Agus Hafid, Novia Qomariyah, Sandri Sastrawan, Tri Rachmanto Prihambodo

“…The treatments were T1 (Complete Feed as control) and T2, T3, T4, and T5 with chestnut tannins at 0.50%, 1%, 1.50%, and 2% DM, respectively, all fermented for 30 days at room temperature. Observed parameters included proximate analysis (crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber, and ash), temperature, humidity, mold growth, dry matter loss, physical quality of silage (texture, aroma, color), and fresh silage quality. …”
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Assessing the role of selenium in Minamata disease through reanalysis of historical samples by Mineshi Sakamoto, Masumi Marumoto, Koichi Haraguchi, Takashi Toyama, Yoshiro Saito, Steven J. Balogh, Chiharu Tohyama, Masaaki Nakamura

“…We analyzed Hg and Se in historical samples of the industrial wastes (n = 4) on the factory site, sediments (n = 9), and fish/shellfish (n = 16) in Minamata Bay, and organs of patients with Minamata disease (n = 12). All samples showed elevated levels of both Hg and Se, providing the first evidence that Se was also discharged into Minamata Bay, entering the food chain and accumulating at high levels in patient organs. …”
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When Infodemic Meets Epidemic: Systematic Literature Review by Chaimae Asaad, Imane Khaouja, Mounir Ghogho, Karim Baïna

“…ConclusionsHarnessing the full potential of social media in epidemic-related tasks requires streamlining the results of epidemic forecasting, public opinion understanding, and misinformation detection, all while keeping abreast of potential mental health implications. …”
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Validity and reliability of local endemic language version of the SARI Sigma Scale questionnaire for assessing stigma in leprosy patients by Tri Rahayu, Dewi Friska, Yoslien Sopamena, Sri Linuwih Menaldi, Kahlil Gibran, Dadun, Ida Ruwaida, Yunia Irawati

“…For validity assessment, coefficients of corrected item-total correlation ensured scale accuracy for measuring stigma.ResultsReliability analysis revealed significant high internal consistency (α and ICC value >0.7) across all four domains, with CA values ranging from 0.71 to 0.94 and strong consistency among responses, with ICC ranging from 0.71 to 0.94 across domains. …”
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Insights into Omicron: Genomic Characterization and Inpatient Risk Assessment at Single Tertiary Hospital in Indonesia by Turbawaty DK, Komala DR, Andriyoko B

“…Pasteur No. 38, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Tel +628122150145, Email dewi.kartika@unpad.ac.idPurpose: Omicron is a variant with the highest number of mutations among all Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) viruses, making whole genome sequencing (WGS) an essential tool for public health surveillance and molecular epidemiology. …”
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Optimal exercise dose on Body Mass Index (BMI) in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and bayesian model-based network meta-analysis by Zan Huang, Gang Sun, Jiayu Li, Bin Zhang, Guangping Lai, Hongwei Jing, Yulan Zhou

“…A dose‒response network meta-analysis was used to evaluate the impact of various exercise interventions and explore dose‒response relationships. All outcomes were analyzed with the mean difference (MD) and 95% credible intervals (CrIs) calculated for combined statistics. …”
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Protocol for prognosticating PPD using EEG changes during labor pain by uterine contractions: a prospective cohort study in the first stage of labor by Yan Wang, Wan-Ying He, Chang’ an A. Zhan, Shi-Lei Pan, Wen Wu, Feng-Xian Li, Hong-Fei Zhang

“…Maternal age, parity, and whether oxytocin is used during labor, all have an impact on the incidence of PPD, hence a stratified analysis will be carried out. …”
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Food-specific IgG Antibody Levels in Indian Subjects: A Retrospective Analytical Study by Shailesh Desai, Moumita Misra, Raj Jatale, Alap Christy, Shibani Ramchandran

“…Except for sunflower seed (<i>p</i> = 0.0551) all the other 24 food IgG concentrations showed a significant relation with age-group. …”
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An Empirical Analysis of Transformer-Based and Convolutional Neural Network Approaches for Early Detection and Diagnosis of Cancer Using Multimodal Imaging and Genomic Data by S. K. B. Sangeetha, Sandeep Kumar Mathivanan, V. Muthukumaran, Jaehyuk Cho, and Sathishkumar Veerappampalayam Easwaramoorthy

“…In contrast, much lower accuracy, F1-scores, precision, and recall values were noticed when using baselines, especially VGG. All these findings indicate the fact that the presented techniques, especially the Multimodal and Transformer models, are more robust solutions for classification tasks with better balance between precision and recall, as well as with higher overall accuracy. …”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure in real life: the tip of the iceberg in the sea of comorbidities. A prospective observational study by Ombretta Para, Marco Vanetti, Chiara Dibonaventura, Davide Salerno, Lorenzo Caruso, Christian Carleo, Asim Raza, Carlo Nozzoli, Antonio Spanevello

“…We conducted a prospective observational cohort study. All consenting patients admitted to the Internal Medicine Department from the Emergency Department with known or strongly suspected COPD were enrolled. …”
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Utilization of Lagerstroemia speciosa dry leaf litter combined with cat-tle dung for the production of enriched vermicompost – A possibility of valorization by Gnanasekaran R, Jerin Rexiya S, Dhanalakshmi M, Abinaya M, Priyadharshini B, Sharmilee D, Udayamathi M

“…Purpose: Waste and waste disposal is a universal problem and attention is required in all ways. The plant generated waste (leaf litter) is also a type of organic waste that creates multiple issues in urban areas.Method: Vermicomposting is a suitable alternative safe, hygienic, and cost-effective disposal of organic solid waste with the help of earthworms. …”
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The Age–Velocity Dispersion Relations of the Galactic Disk as Revealed by the LAMOST-Gaia Red Clump Stars by Weixiang Sun, Han Shen, Biwei Jiang, Xiaowei Liu

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Preliminary Exploration of AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT in the Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Prospective Clinical Study by Shibo Guo MD, Zhehao Lyu PhD, Chunyu Duan MD, Hui Wang PhD, Peng Xu MD, Wei Han BD, Peng Fu PhD

“…Sixteen healthy controls were also inrolled. All participants underwent Al 18 F-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT imaging after collecting clinical assessment and laboratory results. …”
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Nutritional contents and antimicrobial activity of the culinary-medicinal mushroom Leccinum scabrum by M.L. Gargano, G. Balenzano, G. Venturella, M.M. Cavalluzzi, N.P. Rotondo, G. Lentini, F. Cirlincione, G. Mirabile, E. Zapora, M. Wołkowycki, L. Pecoraro, V. Ferraro

“…The antibacterial activity of L. scabrum aqueous extracts showed inhibitory activity against all tested bacteria. In general, MAE extract exhibits a higher inhibition activity against Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 19114. …”
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Research on the Simulation Model of Dynamic Shape for Forest Fire Burned Area Based on Grid Paths from Satellite Remote Sensing Images by Xintao Ling, Gui Zhang, Ying Zheng, Huashun Xiao, Yongke Yang, Fang Zhou, Xin Wu

“…This study used the RF model to construct the shape of burned areas by predicting lengths of all straight path distances from the ignition point to the fire line. …”
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High Prevalence of Prediabetes and Associated Risk Factors in Urban Areas of Pontianak, Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Indah Budiastutik, Martha I. Kartasurya, Hertanto W. Subagio, Bagoes Widjanarko

“…Moreover, the chi-square analysis demonstrated that health insurance ownership (OR = 4.473; 95% CI 1.824–10.972; p≤0.001), history of hypertension (OR = 3.096; 95% CI 1.542–6.218; p=0.001), and history of gout (OR = 2.419; 95% CI 1.148–5.099; p=0.018), were associated with prediabetes incidence. For all these significant risk predictors except BMI, the significant associations were found only among female subjects after specific sex analysis. …”
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