Dietary ambon lumut banana stem extract Musa cavendishii var. dwarf Paxton as an immunostimulant for white spot disease prevention in Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei by Afriani Ramadhan, Sri Nuryati, Nur Bambang Priyoutomo, Alimuddin Alimuddin

“…Ambon banana steam extract was obtained by maceration method using ethanol. The shrimps fed by pellet containing ambon banana stem extracts with different dosages for 29 days, i.e designated as 0.1 (A); 0.3 (B), and 0.5 (C) g/kg, the diet treatment without ambon banana stem extract without challenged test (K-), and diet treatment without ambon banana stem extract with challenged test (K+). …”
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Clinical effect of Chinese medicine preparation at Shenque and Dazhui acupoints on relieving the symptoms of sleep disorders in patients with laryngocarcinoma (中药制剂贴敷神阙和大椎改善喉癌患者睡眠障... by SHI Wei (石炜), LIU Chunyan (刘春艳)

“…Objective To observe the clinical effect of Chinese medicine preparations at Shenque and Dazhui acupoints on relieving the symptoms of sleep disorders in patients with laryngocarcinoma. Methods A total of 50 hospitalized patients with laryngocarcinoma and sleep disorders were selected and randomly divided into treatment group (n=25) and control group(n=24, as one case lost to follow-up). …”
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The Nature of Gradualness for Changes in Place of Articulation Features of Vowels in Serial Optimality Theory: Evidence from Three Iranian Languages by Mehdi Fattahi

“…The question is whether to consider the change in only one phonological feature as the single change of each step or to take the feature geometry into account and consider the change in a node as a single change, in which case more than one feature may be affected under one single node. Materials and Methods The data in this study were collected through interviewing and recording 10 Kalhori speakers from Eslamabad-e Gharb and 10 Ardalani (Sorani) speakers from Sanandaj. …”
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Sub-THz channel measurement and hybrid channel modeling for indoor scenarios by WANG Yang, ZHOU Xue, ZHENG Xiangquan, LIAO Xi, ZHOU Xianrong, CHEN Qianbin

“…Firstly, considering the multipath sparse cluster characteristics of the sub-THz channel, the deterministic part was modeled by tracking the line-of-sight path and the low-order reflection path using the mirror method. Then, combining 220 GHz hall and 132 GHz corridor indoor scene measurements, using the extended SV (Saleh Valenzuela) model, the scattering paths within deterministic clusters and random clusters were separately counted, with a log-normal distribution describing the multipath distribution within clusters, thus completing the modeling of the stochastic component. …”
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hBMSC-EVs alleviate weightlessness-induced skeletal muscle atrophy by suppressing oxidative stress and inflammation by Mengyuan Chang, Ruiqi Liu, Bingqian Chen, Jin Xu, Wei Wang, Yanan Ji, Zihui Gao, Boya Liu, Xinlei Yao, Hualin Sun, Feng Xu, Yuntian Shen

“…Extracellular vesicles derived from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC-EVs) possess anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, offering a potential strategy for combating weightless muscular atrophy. Methods In this study, human BMSCs-EVs (hBMSC-EVs) were isolated using super-centrifugation and characterized. …”
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Usefulness of a personalized algorithm‐based discharge checklist in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure by Florent Allain, Virginie Loizeau, Laure Chaufourier, Maya Hallouche, Laurence Herrou, Amir Hodzic, Katrien Blanchart, Annette Belin, Alain Manrique, Paul Milliez, Rémi Sabatier, Damien Legallois

“…Abstract Aims The aim of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of a personalized discharge checklist (PCL) based on simple baseline characteristics on mortality, readmission for heart failure (HF), and quality of care in patients hospitalized for acute HF. Methods and results We designed an algorithm to generate PCL, based on 2016 HF European Society of Cardiology Guidelines and the screening of common comorbidities in elderly HF patients. …”
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Regulatory role of lnc-MAP3K13-3:1 on miR-6894-3p and SHROOM2 in modulating cellular dynamics in hepatocellular carcinoma by Kuai Chen, Manqin Zhu, Qinghua Hu, Hui Huang, Ka Chen, Xia Shuai, Jinshi Huang, Qiang Tao, Zhibin Guo

“…Objective This study aimed to investigate the role of lnc-MAP3K13-3:1 in regulating miR-6894-3p, with a focus on its impact on proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and related cellular processes in liver cancer cells via SHROOM2 regulation. Methods Quantitative PCR (qPCR) was initially employed to measure the expression levels of lnc-MAP3K13-3:1 and miR-6894-3p in three HCC cell lines: HepG2, HuH-7, and Li-7. …”
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Comparing Motahari and Allameh Asgari's Views on the Meaning and Examples of ‘Affair’ by Masomeh Esmaeili

“…In addition, Askari has defined affairs and has distinguished it from the main duty of a prophet.Materials and MethodsThe Great Affair is an issue that has not been discussed in the books of the past theologians by the same name. …”
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Influence of Socio-Demographic, Occupational and Lifestyle Variables on Sleep Time by Dutheil F, Saint-Arroman C, Clinchamps M, Flaudias V, Fantini ML, Pereira B, Berthon M, Laporte C, Baker JS, Charkhabi M, Cocco P, Lecca R, Puligheddu M, Figorilli M, Zak M, Ugbolue UC, Ubago-Guisado E, Gracia-Marco L, Bouillon-Minois JB, Vialatte L

“…Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the influence of those variables on sleep time, and to study risk factors of being a short sleeper.Methods: The COVISTRESS international study is an online questionnaire using the secure REDCap® software. …”
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Effects of health education based on the theory of knowledge-attitude-practice on mental health and quality of life in patients with newly diagnosed primary liver cancer (基于知信行理论的健... by HE Cuijuan (何翠娟), WANG Jie (汪婕), ZHU Hengmei (朱恒美), YANG Yuan (杨远)

“…Objective To observe the effect of health education based on the theory of knowledge-attitude-practice(KAP)on mental health and quality of life in patients with newly diagnosed primary liver cancer. Methods Totally80 patients with primary liver cancer were selected as the study object, and 80 patients were randomly divided into control group (n=40) and the observation group (n=40). …”
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Application of lacrimal gland ultrasonography in the evaluation of chronic ocular graft-versus-host-disease by Mingxia Zhong, Siyuan Liu, Jinghan Luo, Qin Zhang, Zhou Yang, Shanshan Zhang

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the effectiveness of lacrimal gland ultrasonography in the assessment of chronic ocular graft-versus-host-disease (oGVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) and to establish the correlation between the ocular surface and ultrasonographic results.MethodThe cross-sectional study included 57 participants aged 18 and older, who were at least 100 days after allo-HSCT. …”
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Special issue: Proceedings of the 15th ISIC - The Information Behaviour Conference, Aalborg, Denmark, August 26-29, 2024

“…‘It never seems to stop’ Six high school students’ experiences of information overload Mira Grønning Aadland, Jannica Heinström Exploring scholarly perceptions of preprint servers Shir Aviv-Reuven, Jenny Bronstein, Ariel Rosenfeld Enhancing conceptualisations of information behaviour contexts through insights from research on e-dictionaries and e-lexicography Theo JD Bothma, Ina Fourie Trends in data literacy, 2018-2023: a review of the literature Leanne Bowler, Charlie Shaw Analysis of collaborative innovation behaviour and its influencing factors in scientific research crowdsourcing platforms: based on the fsQCA method Jiajun Cao, Yuefen Wang, Xin Xie, Yuanzhi Lv, Peng Chen Information relations for social change: exploring the information behaviour of academics undertaking impact work Joann Cattlin, Lisa M. …”
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Analisis Sentimen Kebijakan Penerapan Kurikulum Merdeka Sekolah Dasar dan Sekolah Menengah pada Media Sosial Twitter dengan Menggunakan Metode Word Embedding dan Long Short Term Me... by Alif Rizal Maulana, Satrio Hadi Wijoyo, Yusi Tyroni Mursityo

“…The architecture used is Long Short-Term Memory Networks (LSTM). The method used to prepare the data is word embedding using layers embedding from the TensorFlow library. …”
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Optimizing Muscle Performance in Young Soccer Players: Exploring the Impact of Resisted Sprint Training and Its Relationship with Distance Covered by Felipe Hermosilla-Palma, Juan Francisco Loro-Ferrer, Pablo Merino-Muñoz, Nicolás Gómez-Álvarez, Rodrigo Zacca, Hugo Cerda-Kohler, Ciro Brito, Jorge Pérez-Contreras, Moacyr Portes-Junior, Esteban Aedo-Muñoz

“…To analyze the influence of sprint distance in resisted sprints on muscle performance in young soccer players. Methods. This quantitative study utilized a pre-post experimental design. …”
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Recent advances in systemic therapy for advanced biliary tract cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis using reconstructed RCT survival data by Zhihao Li, Daniel Aliseda, Owen Jones, Luckshi Rajendran, Christian Magyar, Robert Grant, Grainne M. O’Kane, Anna Saborowski, Gonzalo Sapisochin, Arndt Vogel

“…We aim to compare the efficacy of first-line therapies for advanced BTCs. Methods: Our systematic review included studies from five databases focusing on English-language articles published between January 2010 and June 2024. …”
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The effect of systemic intraoperative warming on cardiac function of patients after off-pump coronary bypass grafting (术中综合保温措施对非体外循环下冠状动脉搭桥术患者心功能的影响)... by CHANG Jia (常佳), HUANG Jing (黄静)

“…Objective To investigate the effect systemic intraoperative warming on cardiac function of patients after off-pump coronary bypass grafting (OPCABG). Methods A total of 530 patients undergoing OPCABG were enrolled and divided into two groups. …”
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Association between red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio and prognosis in post-cardiac arrest patients: data from the MIMIC-IV database by Yinhe Cai, Yinhe Cai, Yao Zhang, Yao Zhang, Ningzhi Zhou, Ningzhi Zhou, Yong Tang, Yong Tang, Haixia Zheng, Haixia Zheng, Hong Liu, Hong Liu, Jiahua Liang, Ruixiang Zeng, Shengqing Song, Yu Xia, Yu Xia

“…We aimed to explore the correlation between the RAR index and the 30- and 180-day mortality risks in post-CA patients.MethodsClinical data were extracted from the MIMIC-IV database. …”
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Association of rs3755319 and rs4148325 of the <i>UGT1A1</i> gene, rs2328136 of the <i>NUP153-AS</i> gene, and rs16928809 of the <i>SLC22A18</i> gene with benign unconjugated hyperb... by Anastasiya A. Ivanova, Natalia E. Apartseva, Anastasiia P. Kashirina, Elena G. Nemcova, Julija V. Ivanova, Margarita V. Kruchinina, Svetlana A. Kurilovich, Vladimir N. Maksimov

“…Aim: To identify associations of rs3755319, rs4148325 of the UGT1A1 gene, rs2328136 of the NUP153-AS gene, and rs16928809 of the SLC22A18 gene with benign unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia. Methods: This case-control study included a group of individuals with benign unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (n = 414, mean age 36.7 ± 15.9 years, 49.8% men) and a control group (n = 381, mean age 39.1 ± 15.9 years, 52.5% men). …”
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A novel ddPCR™ assay for eDNA detection and quantification of Greater Amberjack Seriola dumerilli and three congeners in US waters: challenges and application to fisheries independ... by P. Joana Dias, Ryan Lehman, Bryan L. Huerta-Beltrán, Ana Wheeler, Crystal L. Hightower, Jessica Heise, Theodore Switzer, Clint Rhode, J. Marcus Drymon, Lynne Stokes, Mark A. Albins, Sean Powers, Nicole Phillips

“…Key to progressing the field is Droplet Digital™ PCR (ddPCR™), a highly sensitive technique with advanced multiplexing and direct quantification capabilities that can provide fisheries scientists with improved interpretation of eDNA data. Methods We developed and validated a novel tetraplex ddPCR™ assay able to detect and distinguish between S. dumerili, S. fasciata, S. rivoliana, and S. zonata from seawater eDNA samples. …”
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Evaluation of Yield and Yield Components of Different Ecotypes of Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.) to Planting Date in Gorgan by Mohammad Sadeq Ashrafi, Farshid Ghaderi-Far, Elias Soltani, Ebrahim Zeinali, Asieh Siahmarguee

“…The aim of this research is to determine the most suitable planting date of black cumin for this plant and the response of different ecotypes of this medicinal plant to the planting date in the weather conditions of Gorgan city.Materials and MethodsIn order to evaluate different ecotypes of black cumin in response to planting date in Gorgan, a field experiment with four planting dates was carried out in the cropping year of 2020-2021 at the research farm of Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran. …”
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