Effects of natural carotenoid (carrot and red bell pepper) on growth performance, digestive enzymes and antioxidant enzymes in koi, Cyprinus rubrofuscus by Abbas Zamani

“…Introduction: One of the most important indices in increasing the marketability of ornamental fish is the favorite growth. The main pigment in many fish species is carotenoid, employing to improve their antioxidant capacity and immune system. …”
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Sleep duration, sleep disturbances and skeletal muscle mass change over time: A population-based longitudinal analysis in Peru [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with... by Enrique S. Nuñez-del-Arco, Renzo A. Agurto-García, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, J. Jaime Miranda, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz

“…Background The skeletal muscle has mainly a structural function and plays a role in human’s metabolism. …”
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Differential Diagnosis of Jejunum and Ileum Tumours Based on Video Capsule Endoscopy Data Using Mathematical Analysis by E. D. Fedorov, E. V. Ivanova, S. E. Rauzina, D. E. Seleznev, A. V. Budykina

“…The developed diagnostic algorithm can support decision making by the clinician within the task of differentiating jejunum or ileum tumour lesions into three main types: benign epithelial tumours, benign non-epithelial tumours and malignant tumours. …”
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Evaluation of treatment strategies for patients with stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer in the immunotherapy era by Amy Alabaster, Jeffrey B. Velotta, Haley I. Tupper, Mark S. Walker, Yanina Natanzon

“…Results: Among 1718 eligible, the two main comparator groups (SC and CRI) had 431 (25%) and 576 (34%) patients; 711 patients received chemoradiation or monotherapy. …”
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Nodulation, Growth, and Yield of Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) as Affected by Bio-, Organic, and Inorganic NPSB Fertilizers, and Lime in Assosa Zone, Western Ethiopia by Abiyot Abeje, Getachew Alemayehu, Tesfaye Feyisa

“…Hence, this experiment was conducted during the main cropping season of 2019 and 2020 in Assosa and Bambassi districts to evaluate the effect of biofertilizers, organic fertilizers, inorganic NPSB fertilizers, and lime on nodulation, growth, and yield of soybean (Glycine max L. …”
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Disability of military personnel in Ukraine for 2014-2022 by I.Y. Khanyukova, N.O. Hondulenko, N.A. Sanina

“…More than half of those first recognized as disabled were identified as such not due to traumatic injuries but for other reasons, mainly due to cardiovascular diseases (32.4%). Brain traumas and traumatic injuries of the limbs prevailed among the injuries. …”
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Prediction of Heavy Metals Values for South-East of Baghdad Study Area by Eman Abdul Rahman, Muthaina Abdullah Mustafa

“… Soil, water and air are the main components of the environment. The presence of old and modern factories that emit pollutant materials such as steam and smoke polluting the air and soil, as well as dumping solid and liquid wastes for these industries on the lands and in the adjacent water channels, and all these pollutants will negatively affect the environment surrounding the industrial sites. …”
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Structural and functional changes of the heart in patients with coronary heart disease who have had coronavirus disease COVID-19 by S. M. Manuilov, N. S. Mykhailovska

“…Materials and methods. 71 patients with CHD were involved in the study: stable angina pectoris II–III FC (age 69.0 (64.0; 76.0) years): 1 group (main) – 31 patients with CHD in long COVID-19 period; group 2 (comparison) – 40 patients with CHD without a history of COVID-19. …”
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Teaching undergraduate medical students virtual consultation skills: a mixed-methods interventional before-and-after study by Edie Booth, Kate McFetridge, Evelyn Ferguson, Catherine Paton

“…Objectives To evaluate the impact and transferability of a novel teaching method on virtual communication skills for final year medical students.Design Mixed-methods, interventional before-and-after study.Setting NHS Lanarkshire, Scotland.Participants 21 final year medical students on their obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) placement from September to December 2020.Interventions A two-part teaching session on virtual communication skills.Main outcome measures Self-reported confidence in conducting consultations preteaching and post-teaching, exposure to virtual consultations, usefulness of teaching and transferability to primary care. …”
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Lean Transformation Success: The Role of Management and Employee Engagement by Ivona Jovanović, Milena Gatić, Dragana Stojanović, Dušan Gošnik

“…Motivation: Our motivation was to explore different stakeholder roles within the company for Lean transformation. Idea: The main idea of this study was to examine the role of Lean from two perspectives, based on the level of engagement and role in the company – management and employee roles, and how they influence the company’s success. …”
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Rapid Detection of microRNA-122 in Serum and Finger Blood Using a Lateral Flow Nucleic Acid Biosensor by Min Zhang, Meijing Ma, Jiahui Wang, Yurui Zhou, Xueji Zhang, Guodong Liu

“…Traditional methods for detecting miR-122 mainly include Northern blotting and qRT-PCR, but they are technically complex and cumbersome, requiring expensive instruments and high technical requirements. …”
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Osteomyelitis in Cat-Scratch Disease: A Never-Ending Dilemma—A Case Report and Literature Review by D. Donà, L. Nai Fovino, E. Mozzo, G. Cabrelle, G. Bordin, R. Lundin, C. Giaquinto, T. Zangardi, O. Rampon

“…Lymphadenopathy was present in 64.7% of patients. Vertebral body was mainly involved (51.9%). MRI (50%) and bone scintigraphy (48.1%) were favored to confirm osteomyelitis, while serology was the preferred microbiological diagnostic. …”
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DETERMINING THE LOCATION AND OPTIMAL NUMBER OF BUILDING LIFTS IN HIGH-RISE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS USING A LINEAR INTEGER MATHEMATICAL MODEL by M. Jawaheri, M. Ahmadnia, M. Maghrebi, R. Ghanbari

“…The use of lifts in construction projects incurs multiple costs, including rental or purchase costs, energy consumption during vertical transportation of materials, and operator salaries. One of the main solutions to reduce these costs is to minimize the duration of lift usage, which, by delivering the required materials on time, can also reduce the project's execution time. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of exercise-based intervention to prevent gestational diabetes in women with overweight or obesity by Teresa E. Santa Cruz, Cristina Sarasqueta, Juan Carlos Muruzábal, Eukene Ansuategui, Olga Sanz

“…Summary risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. Main Results. Seven studies covering 1162 patients were identified. …”
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The heterogeneity of NOTCH1 to tumor immune infiltration in pan-cancer by XiaoJun Duan, Rihan Wu, Mingyang Zhang, Kexin Li, Lei Yu, Huirong Sun, Xingxia Hao, Changshan Wang

“…In accordance with the heterogeneity, pan-cancer mainly fell into two categories, i.e., cancers that NOTCH1 promoted immune infiltration (termed hot tumors) and NOTCH1 inhibited immune infiltration (termed cold tumors). …”
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Recording of Falls in Elderly Fallers in Northern Greece and Evaluation of Aging Health-Related Factors and Environmental Safety Associated with Falls: A Cross-Sectional Study by Dimitrios Lytras, Evaggelos Sykaras, Paris Iakovidis, Konstantinos Kasimis, Ioannis Myrogiannis, Anastasios Kottaras

“…Poor construction and lack of adequate lighting mainly cause outdoor falls. Regular eye examinations, management of vertigo, improvement of the balance and strength of the lower limbs, and reduction of fear of impending falls are the intrinsic factors that help prevent falls the most.…”
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Evidence Communication Rules for Policy (ECR-P) critical appraisal tool by Evangelos Danopoulos, John A. D. Aston, Aarushi Shah, Claudia R. Schneider

“…ECR-P comprises a set of preliminary considerations which capture key aspects for the assessment, leading on to the main tool whose structure is domain-based, each domain mapping to one of the five rules of evidence communication. …”
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Monodispersed Iron Selenide Nanoparticles United with Carbon Nanotubes for Highly Reversible Zinc–Air Batteries by Hua Zhang, Tong Zeng, Jiale Ma, Yue Jiang, Yang Huang, Yuxin Cheng, Haifeng Ye, Cuiyun Zeng, Chenghui Zeng, Minshen Zhu, Shuiliang Chen

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The Study’s Chemical Interaction of the Sodium Silicate Solution with Extender Pigments to Investigate High Heat Resistance Silicate Coating by Cuong Manh Le, Thu-Huong Le

“…Silicate paints have high durability and longevity dependent mainly on the chemical interaction of the silicate binder with extender pigments. …”
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Effect of variation in gridded cattle diet composition on estimated enteric methane emissions in data sparse tropical regions by J.Y. Mutua, A.J. Duncan, T.P. Robinson, S. Fraval, A.M.O. Notenbaert, G.R. Watmough

“…Livestock directly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, mainly through enteric fermentation and to a lesser extent manure management. …”
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