Feasibility of trancutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in Black and Hispanic/Latino people with peripheral neuropathy by Marlon L. Wong, Eva Widerström-Noga, Jessica L. Bolanos, Gabriel Gonzalez, Frank J. Penedo, Peter J. Hosein, Melissa M. Tovin, Juan P. Gonzalez, Lisa M. McTeague

“…Exit interviews highlighted positive participant experiences and identified potential barriers, such as protocol length and distrust in medical research.ConclusionThe findings underscore the need for novel CIPN treatments and demonstrate the feasibility of conducting taVNS research in historically underrepresented populations. …”
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Modulatory effect of Echium plantagineum oil on the n-3 LC-PUFA biosynthetic capacity of chicken (Gallus gallus) by Jesús Villora, José Antonio Pérez, Nieves Guadalupe Acosta, Deiene Rodríguez-Barreto, Pedro Juan Alonso, Mónica B. Betancor, Alexandr Torres, Sergio Álvarez, Covadonga Rodríguez

“…To explore this hypothesis, 60 Canarian male chickens at 18 weeks of age were divided into three groups and fed diets differing only in their FA formulation: soy oil (SO) rich in linoleic acid (LA, 18:2n-6); linseed oil (LO) rich in ALA; and EO, a balanced LA/ALA oil also rich in SDA and γ-linolenic acid (GLA, 18:3n-6). The dietary treatments did not affect the total lipid (TL) content (p>0.05) and did not substantially vary the lipid class (LC) profiles in the brain, liver, intestine, and muscle tissues. …”
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Relationship between dietary fiber physicochemical properties and feedstuff fermentation characteristics and their effects on nutrient utilization, energy metabolism, and gut micro... by Feng Yong, Bo Liu, Huijuan Li, Houxu Hao, Yueli Fan, Osmond Datsomor, Rui Han, Hailong Jiang, Dongsheng Che

“…Methods Thirty-six growing barrows (47.2 ± 1.5 kg) were randomly allotted to 6 dietary treatments with 2 apparent viscosity levels and 3 β-glucan-to-arabinoxylan ratios. …”
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Differential Role of NKG2A/HLA-E Interaction in the Outcomes of Bladder Cancer Patients Treated with <i>M. bovis</i> BCG or Other Therapies by Inmaculada Ruiz-Lorente, Lourdes Gimeno, Alicia López-Abad, Pedro López Cubillana, Tomás Fernández Aparicio, Lucas Jesús Asensio Egea, Juan Moreno Avilés, Gloria Doñate Iñiguez, Pablo Luis Guzmán Martínez-Valls, Gerardo Server, Belén Ferri, José Antonio Campillo, María Victoria Martínez-Sánchez, Alfredo Minguela

“…The MM genotype, compared to MT and TT, was associated with a longer 75th-percentile overall survival (not reached vs. 68.0 ± 13.7 and 52.0 ± 8.3 months, <i>p</i> = 0.034) in BCG, but a shorter (8.0 ± 2.4 vs. 21.0 ± 3.4 and 19.0 ± 4.9 months, <i>p</i> = 0.131) survival in other treatments. The HLA-B −21M/T genotype was an independent predictive parameter of the progression-free survival (HR = 2.08, <i>p</i> = 0.01) and the OS (HR = 2.059, <i>p</i> = 0.039) of BC patients treated with BCG, together with age and tumor histopathologic characteristics. …”
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Dietary Se-enrich Cardamine violifolia supplementation decreases lipid deposition and improves antioxidant status in the liver of aging laying hens by Mengke Yan, Xin Cong, Hui Wang, Kun Qin, Yuhui Tang, Xiao Xu, Dan Wang, Shuiyuan Cheng, Yulan Liu, Huiling Zhu

“…A total of 450 sixty-five-wk-old Roman laying hens were randomly divided into 5 treatments: a basal diet (without Se supplementation, CON) and basal diets supplemented with 0.3 mg/kg Se from sodium selenite (SS), 0.3 mg/kg Se from Se-enriched yeast (SEY), 0.3 mg/kg Se from SEC (SEC), or 0.3 mg/kg Se from SEC and 0.3 mg/kg Se from SEY (SEC + SEY). …”
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Dietary steviol glycosides mixture supplementation modulates the gene expression of gut chemoreceptors and enhances the antioxidant capacity in weaned piglets by Yunxia Xiong, Zhentao He, Qiwen Wu, Hao Xiao, Shuting Cao, Xuefen Yang, Yajing Li, Zongyong Jiang, Cui Zhu, Li Wang

“…Furthermore, piglets fed a diet supplemented with 100 mg/kg SGs mixture had higher serum T-SOD, CAT, and GSH-Px activities compared with the other treatments (P < 0.05). Conclusions Therefore, our results suggest that dietary 100 ~ 150 mg/kg SGs mixture supplementation modulates gene expression of sweet taste recognition receptors and glucose transporters, while also enhancing the antioxidant capacity of weaned piglets.…”
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Vitamin D3 requirements and relative bioavailability for starter male White Pekin ducks fed either cholecalciferol or 25-hydroxycholecalciferol by Jing Tang, Lei Zhuang, Yating Li, Dawei Luo, Zhanbao Guo, Shuaiqin Wang, Jindang Cao, Mingkai Wang, Zhengkui Zhou, Ming Xie, Shuisheng Hou

“…One-day-old male White Pekin ducks (n = 624) were assigned to 13 dietary treatments, including 6 added VD3 concentrations (100, 200, 400, 800, 1200, and 2000 IU/kg), and 2 vitamin D3 sources (VD3 and 25-OH-D3), plus a negative control (no vitamin D3 supplementation) for 21 days. …”
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Comparison of the effects of production and processing parameters on the eating quality of lamb by L.J. Farmer, A.W. Gordon, D.W. Sanderson, J.S. Speers, T.D.J. Hagan, E.L. Swancott, J.L. Evans, D.J. Richards, E.M. Thomas

“…The Meat Standards Australia protocol for consumer panels was used to provide a consistent methodology for comparing the effect on palatability of different treatments and factors and the interactions between them. …”
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Different exercise interventions on quality of sleep in breast cancer survivors—a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Qi Song, Qi Song, You-kang Zhu, You-kang Zhu, Hai Liu, Hai Liu, Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu, Zhang-dong Jiang, Yu-jia Wang, Yu-jia Wang, Li-yun Xue, Li-yun Xue, Shao-ying Yang, Shao-ying Yang, Xi-fang Liu

“…IntroductionBreast cancer is currently the most prevalent cancer globally; however, it generally has a favorable prognosis and is linked to a high survival rate. While effective treatments can extend survival and mitigate associated side effects, not all survivors are exempt from complications. …”
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Administration of anticoagulation strategies for portal vein thrombosis in cirrhosis: network meta-analysis by Hui-Jun Li, Fu-Qiang Yin, Yu-Tong Ma, Teng-Yu Gao, Yu-Ting Tao, Xin Liu, Xian-Feng Shen, Chao Zhang

“…The anticoagulation drugs were ranked based on their SUCRA values, with the LMWH-DOACs sequential (92.7%), TIPS plus warfarin (91.3%), and TIPS (80.3%) emerging as the top three effective treatments.ConclusionIn this study, active anticoagulants were recommended for cirrhosis with PVT. …”
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A murine model of acute and prolonged abdominal sepsis, supported by intensive care, reveals time-dependent metabolic alterations in the heart by Bart Jacobs, Inge Derese, Sarah Derde, Sarah Vander Perre, Lies Pauwels, Greet Van den Berghe, Jan Gunst, Lies Langouche

“…The pathogenesis remains poorly understood, and no specific treatments are available. Although SICM is considered reversible, emerging evidence suggests potential long-term sequelae. …”
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Integration analysis of microRNAs as potential biomarkers in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma: the diagnostic and therapeutic significance of miR-183-3p by Guodong Huang, Yuxia Liu, Lisha Li, Bing Li, Ting Jiang, Yufeng Cao, Xiaoping Yang, Xinning Liu, Honglin Qu, Shitao Li, Xin Zheng

“…IntroductionLung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) poses a significant therapeutic challenge, primarily due to delayed diagnosis and the limited efficacy of existing treatments.MethodsTo understand the pathogenesis and identify diagnostic biomarkers for LUAD in the early stage, we investigated differential miRNA expression in 33 stage I LUAD patients between tumor and matched paracancerous tissues by Illumina Sequencing. …”
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The Role of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Therapeutic Antimicrobial Choices for Hematologic Patients with Pulmonary Infiltrates by Filippo Patrucco, Mattia Bellan, Davide Martinotti, Giuseppe Ielo, Paola Rebecca Iovine, Martina Mascheroni, Francesco Todisco, Martina Ubaldi, Nadia Castaldo, Francesco Gavelli, Alberto Fantin

“…However, ongoing antimicrobial treatments at the time of BAL may have potentially affected the diagnostic yield of the procedure.…”
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Mediterranean diet and dementia: MRI marker evidence from meta-analysis by Xiaojie Wang, Zhiyao Xin, Xiuwen Li, Keying Wu, Wanxin Wang, Lan Guo, Li Wang, Xin Mo, Xinjian Liu, Zhihui Guo, Jing Wang, Ciyong Lu

“…Abstract Background Dementia is a growing public health concern with limited effective treatments. Diet may be a modifiable factor that significantly impacts brain health. …”
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Nitrogen dynamic and precise management to predict corn yield in tropical upland acid soils by A. Kasno, A.A. Rivaie, C. Tafakresnanto, E. Pratiwi, E. Karmawati, A.F. Siregar, M. Hatta, M.T. Sutriadi

“…The trial was arranged in a randomized completely block design with eight treatments: 0, 45, 90, 135, 180, 225, 270, and 315 kilograms nitrogen per hectare, repeated three times. …”
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The prevalence of thromboembolic events among COVID-19 patients admitted to a single centre intensive care unit (ICU): an epidemiological study from a Malaysian population by Nur Farhani Mansor, Izzati Abdul Halim Zaki, Lee Chew Kiok, Eng Kar Seng, Tharmini Ravi, Mohan Pathmanathan, Khang Wen Goh, Long Chiau Ming, Pakhrur Razi, Hanis Hanum Zulkifly

“…Considering these findings, a more aggressive approach, combining thromboprophylaxis with enhanced anti-inflammatory treatments, may be necessary for high-risk COVID-19 ICU patients to reduce TE events and mortality.…”
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Associations of healthy lifestyle and family income to poverty ratio with all-cause mortality among people with prediabetes and diabetes: a prospective cohort study by Zhu Li, Lin Zhou, Yongshi Wu, Tao Ding, Yuxin Gan, Xiang Fan

“…This study can help clinicians and health systems develop more targeted treatments for people with different metabolic levels.…”
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Preclinical model for evaluating human TCRs against chimeric syngeneic tumors by Olivier Michielin, Philippe Guillaume, Melita Irving, Patrick Reichenbach, Vincent Zoete, Elise Gray-Gaillard, Evangelos Stefanidis, Aikaterini Semilietof, Julien Pujol, Alessia D'Esposito

“…Moreover, with our chimeric syngeneic tumor model, we were able to track dynamic and favorable changes in the TME upon DMβ-T cell transfer.Conclusions We have developed a robust, simple, and inexpensive preclinical strategy for evaluating human TCRs in the context of a fully competent murine immune system that can aid in the development of coengineered TCR-T cells and combination treatments translated to the clinic.…”
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Completely conserved VP2 residue K140 of KREMEN1-dependent enteroviruses is critical for virus-receptor interactions and viral infection by Zeyu Liu, Xue Li, Xiaohong Li, Xingyu Yan, Yuan Tian, Yue Zhao, Kexin Liu, Pei Hao, Shuye Zhang, Chao Zhang

“…Overall, our findings provide a deeper understanding of the molecular basis of KRM1-dependent enterovirus infection in vitro and in vivo and may contribute to the development of broad-spectrum anti-enterovirus vaccines and treatments.…”
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Dietary supplementation of organic selenium to improve growth performance and protein utilization in African catfish fed with different protein level diets by Giri Maruto Darmawangsa, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Nurbambang Priyo Utomo, Julie Ekasari

“…Increasing organic Se supplementation level up to 6 mg/kg at high protein feed resulted in higher fish growth and final biomass, lower FCR, and higher protein utilization efficiency than those of other treatments.  Furthermore, supplementation of organic Se also resulted in lower lipid and higher Se concentrations in the fish body as well as higher blood protein level compared to those of the control. …”
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