Heat Tolerance Differences Between Hu Sheep and Hu Crossbred Sheep in Microbial Community Structure and Metabolism by Jing-Da Yuan, Li-Wei Wang, Shao-Yin Fu, Ri-Ge-Li-Tu E, Xiao-Qi Ren, Hua Sun, Fang Liu, Biao Wang, Jiang-Hong An, Meng-Ran Zhao, Jiang-Feng He, Xiao-Long He

“…Furthermore, gut microbiome analysis results indicate that Hu sheep demonstrate stronger cellulose degradation capabilities, as evidenced by significantly higher abundances of microorganisms such as <i>Ruminococcus</i>, <i>Fibrobacter</i>, and <i>Bacteroidales_RF16_group</i>, compared to Xinggao sheep. Conclusions: In summary, Hu sheep exhibit stronger heat tolerance compared to Xinggao sheep. …”
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Long-Term and Short-Term Effects of Hemodialysis on Liver Function Evaluated Using the Galactose Single-Point Test by Yi-Chou Hou, Wen-Chih Liu, Min-Tser Liao, Kuo-Cheng Lu, Lan Lo, Heng-Chih Pan, Chia-Chao Wu, Oliver Yoa-Pu Hu, Hung-Shang Tang

“…The GSP values were compared in two groups: (1) before and after single session HD, and (2) after one year of maintenance HD. …”
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IoT based intelligent pest management system for precision agriculture by Salman Ahmed, Safdar Nawaz Khan Marwat, Ghassen Ben Brahim, Waseem Ullah Khan, Shahid Khan, Ala Al-Fuqaha, Slawomir Koziel

“…The size of the dataset is 1000+ images categorized into two groups: (1) fruit fly and (2) not fruit fly and a convolutional neural network (CNN) classifier was trained based on the following features: (1) Haralick features (2) Histogram of oriented gradients (3) Hu moments and (4) Color histogram. …”
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The marginal adaptation of Cold Ceramic sealer, Endoseal MTA, and AH26: A scanning electron microscope study by Farid Merrikhi, Jalil Modaresi, Alireza Mirzaeeian

“…After root canal instrumentation, the samples were obturated using the lateral condensation technique with gutta-percha and one of the following sealers (n=15 for each group): 1) An epoxy resin-based sealer (AH26), 2) an MTA-based sealer (Endoseal MTA), and 3) a cold ceramic-based sealer (CC sealer). …”
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Prevalence of thyroid diffuse goiter and its association with body mass index and the presence of cysts and nodules in children and adolescents: the Fukushima Health Management Sur... by Nana Nakahata, Mahiro Asano, Norikazu Abe, Haruka Ejiri, Hisashi Ota, Satoshi Suzuki, Ayako Sato, Rina Tazaki, Natsuki Nagamine, Chisato Takahashi, Yukie Yamaya, Manabu Iwadate, Takashi Matsuzuka, Tetsuya Ohira, Seiji Yasumura, Satoru Suzuki, Fumihiko Furuya, Hiroki Shimura, Shinichi Suzuki, Susumu Yokoya, Hitoshi Ohto, Kenji Kamiya

“…The odds ratios of nodules for positive diffuse goiter were 4.18 (1.08–16.08), 1.76 (1.01–3.07), 1.80 (1.32–2.45), and 1.34 (1.08–1.67) in the age groups 1–7, 8–11, 12–15, and 16–23 years, respectively. …”
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Effects of message framing on self-management behaviour among patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Xin Zhang, Feng Li, Hui Guo, Yue Pang, Yandi Liu, Ruitong Gao, Xiaoqian Lian, Tianyue Yu, Lanyu Zhu

“…The participants will be assigned into three groups randomly in a 1:1:1 ratio and will receive 12-week intervention. Patients in group 1 will be provided gain framing education videos about the self-management skills for type 2 diabetes, patients in group 2 will be given education videos based on loss framing and patients in group 3 will receive education with no specific message framing. …”
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Knowledge, Practices, and Attitudes Towards Silver Diamine Fluoride Therapy Among Dentists and Students in Southeastern Spain by Clara Serna-Muñoz, Marina Lucas-Porras, Yolanda Martínez-Beneyto, Amparo Pérez-Silva, Francisco Javier Ibañez-López, Antonio José Ortiz-Ruiz

“…Significant differences were observed between the groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). While 94.7% of the students were aware of the indications for the use of SDF, only 56.8% of the general dentists reported it. …”
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Thermal ablation enhances immunotherapeutic effect of IP-001 on orthotopic liver cancer in a rat model by Yan Li, Samuel S.K. Lam, Chun Fung Wong, Tomas Hode, David Anderson, Robert C.G. Martin

“…When tumor size reached 1.0–1.5 cm3, the animals were divided randomly into 4 groups, (1) MWA+IP-001; (2) MWA+saline; (3) sham MWA+IP-001 and (4) sham MWA+saline (n = 5 each group).Results IP001 + MWA treatment significantly suppressed tumor growth in comparison to the other 3 groups. …”
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Relation of Wnt Signaling Pathway Inhibitors (Sclerostin and Dickkopf-1) to Left Ventricular Mass Index in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by Ahmed Bahie, Mohamed M. Abdalbary, Dalia Younis El-Sayed, Rasha Elzehery, Ghada El-Said, Ghada El-Kannishy, Ahmed M. Abd El Wahab

“…Patients were divided into two groups according to LVMI (group 1 with LVMI < 125 gm/m2 (N = 29) and group 2 with LVMI > 125 gm/m2 (N = 36)). …”
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Efficacy of Ivermectin, Liquid Paraffin, and Carbaryl against Mange of Farmed Rabbits in Central Kenya by Kennedy O. Ogolla, Joyce Chebet, Robert M. Waruiru, Peter K. Gathumbi, Paul O. Okumu, Gabriel O. Aboge

“…Treatments were administered as follows: group 1 (G1) received two ivermectin injections at an interval of 14 days, group 2 (G2) was treated with a combination of carbaryl and liquid paraffin applied every other day up to the end of the experiment, group 3 (G3) was treated with liquid paraffin droplets applied daily until the lesion cleared, while group 4 (G4, infected-untreated) received distilled water applied topically on their ears and group 5 (G5, uninfected-untreated negative control) was not treated with any preparation. …”
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Analysis of diabetes mellitus screening method based on electrical properties of cells using dielectric method by Faisal Muhammad, Juswono Unggul Pundjung, Santoso Didik Rahadi, Widodo Chomsin Sulistya

“…Mice were divided into six groups: one group without streptozotocin injection (Control) and five groups injected with streptozotocin. …”
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The Importance of Platelet-Derived Growth Factors as Markers of Survival and Severity of COVID-19 in Patients Undergoing Monthly Follow-Up by Elżbieta Cecerska-Heryć, Dominika Nieszpór, Natalia Serwin, Ewa Pius Sadowska, Marta Gliźniewicz, Bartłomiej Grygorcewicz, Karol Serwin, Anna Michalczyk, Marta Budkowska, Małgorzata Goszka, Aleksandra Polikowska, Radosław Birger, Bogusław Machaliński, Barbara Dołęgowska

“…There was a statistically significant relationship between the concentration of IGF-1, TGF-β 1, and PDGF-BB in the study group (I–IV blood draw) and the GK (p<0.001). Statistical analysis showed a significant effect on the survival of COVID-19 patients on IGF-1 (p=0.013), TGF-β (p=0.013), and PGDF-BB (p=0.015) levels. …”
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Therapeutic Effects of the Combination of Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA) and Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) on Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity by Eman Aly Khalifa, Ahmed Nabil Ahmed, Khalid Shaaban Hashem, Ahmad Gad Allah

“…Rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: group I (normal saline control), group II (cisplatin control), group III (CoQ10 and cisplatin), group IV (ALA and cisplatin), and group V (CoQ10, ALA, and cisplatin). …”
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The frequency of distribution of the genotypes of the IL4 polymorphism (rs 2243250) in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis by A. A. Barilo, M. V. Smolnikova, S. V. Smirnova

“…The study included patients with psoriasis (n = 49) and psoriatic arthritis (n = 48), which, taking into account the carriage of certain genotypes, are divided into groups: 1, PS, carriers of the C/С genotype (n = 31); 2, PS, carriers of the C/T and T/T genotype (n = 18); 3, PsA, carriers of the C/С genotype (n = 30); and 4, PsA, carriers of the C/T and T/T genotype (n = 18). …”
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In vitro assessment of fracture resistance of endodontically treated teeth restored with short fiber reinforced resin based composite and ceramic overlays by Mona Elshirbini Hafez, Ahmed Ata Abd El-ghany, Ahmed Ismail Taha, Ashraf Amin

“…Ten teeth serve as positive control without any treatment (Group 1). The remaining forty teeth were received root canal therapy. …”
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Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomographic Imaging of the Early Time Course of Therapy-Induced Cell Death Using Technetium 99m Tricarbonyl His-Annexin A5 in a Colorectal Cancer Xe... by Christel Vangestel, Christophe Van de Wiele, Gilles Mees, Koen Mertens, Steven Staelens, Chris Reutelingsperger, Patrick Pauwels, Nancy Van Damme, Marc Peeters

“…Colo205-bearing mice were divided into six treatment groups: (1) control, (2) 5-fluorouracil (5-FU; 250 mg/kg), (3) irinotecan (100 mg/kg), (4) oxaliplatin (30 mg/kg), (5) bevacizumab (5 mg/kg), and (6) panitumumab (6 mg/kg). 99m Tc-(CO) 3 His-ann A5 was injected 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48 hours posttreatment, and micro–single-photon emission computed tomography was performed. …”
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Impact of Soybean Bioactive Peptides on Growth, Lipid Metabolism, Antioxidant Ability, Molecular Responses, and Gut Microbiota of Oriental River Prawn (<i>Macrobrachium nipponense<... by Chang Yang, Bo Liu, Liangkun Pan, Dong Xia, Cunxin Sun, Xiaochuan Zheng, Peng Chen, He Hu, Qunlan Zhou

“…Most importantly, SBPs increased the potential probiotic <i>Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group</i> abundance and decreased the abundance of the conditional pathogen <i>Pseudomonas</i> in the gut. …”
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A study to evaluate platelet parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A case-control study by Sawer Sabri Ahmed

“…Diabetic patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 with good glycemic control (HbA1c < 7%) and Group 2 with poor glycemic control (HbA1c ≥ 7%). …”
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Eucalyptus grandis WRKY genes provide insight into the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in defense against Ralstonia solanacearum by Jianlang Zhang, Xinzhu Yang, Chunyu Huo, Xinyi Fan, Qiutong Liu, Zhihong Liu, Yu Su, Zujing Chen, Zujing Chen

“…Phylogenetic analysis divided the EgWRKY proteins into three groups: group I (21 proteins, 17.95%), group II (65 proteins, 55.56%), and group III (24 proteins, 20.51%). …”
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Multi-View Collaborative Training and Self-Supervised Learning for Group Recommendation by Feng Wei, Shuyu Chen

“…Unlike individual recommendation, group recommendation must consider both individual preferences and group dynamics, thereby enhancing decision-making efficiency for groups. One of the key challenges facing recommendation algorithms is data sparsity, a limitation that is even more severe in group recommendation than in traditional recommendation tasks. …”
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