Valorisation des résidus de cultures pour l’alimentation du bétail au Burkina Faso : perception des agropasteurs et pratiques d’utilisation by Songdah Désiré Ouattara, Boko Michel Orounladji, Souleymane Sanogo, Der Dabiré, Dramane Diomandé, Ollo Sib, Mohamed Habibou Assouma

“…Objectif : Cette étude avait pour objectif d’évaluer la perception des agropasteurs sur les techniques d’amélioration de l’utilisation des résidus de cultures – généralement des pailles de céréales et des fanes de légumineuses – pour l’alimentation du bétail. Méthodes : Une enquête a été menée auprès de 60 chefs d’exploitations dans la commune de Koumbia au sud-ouest du Burkina Faso. …”
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The Comparison of Cost-Effectiveness Between Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Provocative Discography in the Identification of Chronic Low Back Pain Surgery Candidates by Wilson L, Beall DP, Eastlack RK, Berven S, Lotz JC

“…A non-invasive alternative using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) offers a potential solution.Context/Purpose: We assess cost-effectiveness of MRS with NOCISCAN diagnostic algorithm compared to PD for identifying lumbar discs requiring surgical intervention.Study Design/Setting: We conducted cost-effectiveness analysis using modelling.Patient Sample: We used data from a clinical study of 139 CLBP patients who met criteria for and received PD of lumbar spine and presented with an ODI score ≥ 40; comparing PD and MRS-based diagnostics.Outcome Measures: We considered diagnostic costs, adverse events, surgical costs and outcomes based on a 15-point improvement on the Oswestry Disability Index.Methods: Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERS) and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were determined. …”
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Effect of laser lithotripsy of giant bile duct stones under endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and nursing management (内镜逆行胰胆管造影术下胆总管巨大结石激光碎石效果观察及护理)... by WANG Shuang (王爽), ZHENG Hongmei (郑红梅), GAO Donghua (高冬华), XU Bing (许冰), PENG Dan (彭丹)

“…Objective To compare the efficacy of dual-frequency dual-pulse laser lithotripsy under endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and traditional endoscopic mechanical lithotripsy in the treatment of patients with common bile duct stones, and summarize perioperative nursing measures. Methods From May 2018 to May 2022, the clinical data of 200 patients with common bile duct stones who underwent ERCP treatment and lithotripsy were retrospectively analyzed, of which 69 patients were treated with dual-frequency dual-pulse laser lithotripsy (Laser group) and 131 patients were treated with mechanical lithotripsy (Mechanical group), and the success rate of stone extraction, operation time, postoperative hospital stay time and complications of two groups of patients were compared. …”
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Application of home-based exercise therapy in community-dwelling elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment and depression (以家庭为基础的运动疗法在社区老年轻度认知障碍伴抑郁患者中的应用研究)... by ZHU Haiying (诸海英), PEI Hua (裴华), YUAN Hongyan (袁红艳), ZHANG Lianhua (张莲花)

“…Objective To evaluate the application effect of home-based exercise therapy in community-dwelling elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and depression. Methods From January 2021 to December 2022, 60 community-dwelling elderly patients with MCI and depression who were screened at medical institutions were randomly divided into the control group and the intervention group. …”
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Analyzing Expressions of the Design Argument and Answering Doubts Attributed to it Based on the Type of Logical Reasoning by Shokoh Monazzam, Abbas Abbaszadeh, Naser Forouhi

“…What distinguishes the current study from other works related to this subject is that it separates doubts attributed to its major and minor aspects by focusing on logical reasoning in terms of argument, induction, and analogy. Materials and Methods This study analyzes the design argument and its expressions and tries to answer doubts attributed to this argument relying on conditions of logical reasoning. …”
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Fatty Acids of Erythrocyte Membranes and Blood Serum as Possible Predictors of Exacerbation in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by M. V. Kruchinina, M. F. Osipenko, A. I. Valuyskikh, E. Yu. Valuiskikh, I. O. Svetlova

“…Aim: to study the levels of fatty acids in the membranes of erythrocytes and blood serum in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) examined over time, as possible predictors of exacerbation of the disease.Materials and methods. Over a period of 6–12 months, 24 patients (mean age — 38.2 ± 4.4 years) with IBD with of moderate and mild severity of the disease were examined, of which 10 patients had ulcerative colitis, 10 — Crohn’s disease, 4 — unclassified colitis: the first examination was in the acute stage, the second was in the remission stage. …”
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An integrative analysis reveals cancer risk associated with artificial sweeteners by Jumin Xie, Ying Zhu, Zixuan Yang, Zhang Yu, Mingzhi Yang, Qingzhi Wang

“…This study aims to investigate the association between AS consumption and cancer risk. Methods Targets associated with commonly used AS were screened and validated using databases such as CTD, STITCH, Super-PRED, Swiss Target Prediction, SEA, PharmMapper, and GalaxySagittarius. …”
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Effectiveness of acupuncture on glycolipid metabolism in patients with coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Yuxin Sun, Yu Liu, Jian Xiong, Xiao Li, Ying Wei, Qianhua Zheng, Xiang Li, Wenchuan Qi, Fanrong Liang

“…To assess the effects of acupuncture on glycolipid metabolism in patients with coronary heart disease, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: From the time of library construction to August 18, 2023, Searches were conducted in eight databases, with no language restriction. …”
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Acute gastrointestinal and post-acute COVID-19 gastrointestinal syndrome assessment on the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale scoring system: A questionnaire-based survey by Sunita Singh, Niraj K. Srivastava, Rahul Yadav, Saurabh Paul, Shefali Gupta, Sankalp, Priyanshi Dixit

“…The study aimed to assess the short- and long-term GI-PACS syndrome on the GSRS scale. Methods: A cross-sectional, retrospective record analysis and telephonic questionnaire-based survey were conducted at a tertiary referral center in northern India. …”
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Liver Elastography for Liver Fibrosis Stratification: A Comparison of Three Techniques in a Biopsy-Controlled MASLD Cohort by Antonio Liguori, Giorgio Esposto, Maria Elena Ainora, Irene Mignini, Raffaele Borriello, Linda Galasso, Mattia Paratore, Maria Cristina Giustiniani, Laura Riccardi, Matteo Garcovich, Antonio Gasbarrini, Luca Miele, Maria Assunta Zocco

“…<b>Background:</b> The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy in fibrosis staging of a novel shear wave elastography (SWE) device (S-Shearwave Imaging by Samsung) and a previously validated 2D-SWE by Supersonic Imagine (SSI) in patients with biopsy proven metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). <b>Methods:</b> This prospective study included 75 consecutive patients with MASLD who underwent liver biopsy for suspected MASH. …”
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Vibration therapy as an intervention for trochanteric hip fractures – A randomized double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial by Ronald Man Yeung Wong, Pui Yan Wong, Chaoran Liu, Chun Sing Chui, Wing Hong Liu, Ning Tang, James Griffith, Ning Zhang, Wing Hoi Cheung

“…The objectives of this study were to investigate the efficacy of LMHFV in trochanteric hip fracture elderly patients to (i) accelerate trochanteric fracture healing and (ii) improve clinical and functional outcomes. Methods: A randomized double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted. …”
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Development and Validation of a Diagnostic Model for Stanford Type B Aortic Dissection Based on Proteomic Profiling by Zhao Z, Chen T, Liu Q, Hu J, Ling T, Tong Y, Han Y, Zhu Z, Duan J, Jin Y, Fu D, Wang Y, Pan C, Keyoumu R, Sun L, Li W, Gao X, Shi Y, Dou H, Liu Z

“…This study focused on developing a model to improve the diagnosis in a population.Patients and Methods: Serum biomarkers were investigated in 88 participants using proteomic profiling combined with machine learning. …”
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Pharmacogenetic and pharmacokinetic factors for dexmedetomidine-associated hemodynamic instability in pediatric patients by Yanping Guan, Bilian Li, Yiyu Zhang, Hao Luo, Xueding Wang, Xue Bai, Zhuoling Zheng, Yaying Huang, Wei Wei, Min Huang, Xingrong Song, Guoping Zhong

“…The aim of this study was to identify the clinical, pharmacokinetic, and genetic factors associated with DEX-induced hemodynamic instability in pediatric anesthesia patients.MethodsA cohort of 270 pediatric patients scheduled for elective interventional surgery received an intranasal dose of 3 mcg·kg-1 of dexmedetomidine, and subsequent propofol induction was conducted when patients had a UMSS of 2–4. …”
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Economic burden of breast cancer in India, 2000–2021 and forecast to 2030 by Rakesh N Pillai, Aleena Alex, Narassima M.S., Vivek Verma, Ajil Shaji, Keechilat Pavithran, D. K. Vijaykumar, Denny John

“…This study introduces a novel approach to forecasting the number of breast cancer cases (based on prevalence rates) and estimating the associated economic impact in India using the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model. Methods Data on the prevalence of breast cancer in India from 2000 to 2021 were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database. …”
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Effect of Autolyzed Yeast on Performance and Physiological Indices of Broiler Chickens Reared at High Stock Density by Samaneh Ghaseminejad, Smayyeh Salari

“…In broiler chickens, the effects of prebiotics are partially dependent on the blocking of pathogen-adherent receptor sites, regulation of the immune system, production of antimicrobial molecules by the intestinal microbial community, and changes in the intestinal microbial structure. Materials and Methods: This experiment was carried for 37 days in 3 periods including starter (1-10 days old), grower (11-24 days old) and finisher (37-25 days old) using 520 one-day-old broiler chickens of Ross 308 commercial strain in a completely randomized design based on factorial arrangement 4 x 2 with 5 replicates. …”
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The Anisotropic Time-Dependent Properties and Constitutive Model Analysis of Carbonaceous Slate with Different Foliation Angles by Yuanguang Zhu, Xuanyao Wang, Bin Liu, Haoyuan Xue

“…In view of this, carbonaceous slate specimens with different angles, <i>β</i>, between the foliation plane and loading direction were studied using a graded loading method through uniaxial compression creep tests. The results show that the instantaneous axial strain, <i>ε_i</i>, the axial creep strain, <i>ε_c</i>, the duration time of decelerating creep stage, <i>t_d</i>, and the steady creep strain rate, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>ε</mi></mrow><mo>˙</mo></mover></mrow><mrow><mi>s</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, increased with the rise in the loading ratio, <i>k</i>. …”
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Barriers and Facilitators to Adherence to a Healthy Diet Across the Spectrum of Chronic Kidney Disease by Trigueros-Flores XB, Luna-Hernández G, Santos-Lopez MF, Pérez-Galván L, Flores-Camacho KJ, Díaz-Canchola LM, Cueto-Manzano AM, Chávez-Chávez HE, Cerrillos-Gutiérrez JI, Rojas-Campos E, Martín-del-Campo F

“…The aim of the present study was to describe barriers and facilitators to adherence to a healthy diet in people with CKD.Patients and Methods: Cross-sectional study; 80 predialysis (n=20), hemodialysis (n=20), peritoneal dialysis (n=20) and transplant (n=20) patients matched by age and sex, were included. …”
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Longitudinal association between DNA methylation and type 2 diabetes: findings from the KORA F4/FF4 study by Liye Lai, Dave Laurence Juntilla, Monica Del, Monica Del C Gomez-Alonso, Harald Grallert, Barbara Thorand, Aiman Farzeen, Wolfgang Rathmann, Juliane Winkelmann, Holger Prokisch, Christian Gieger, Christian Herder, Annette Peters, Melanie Waldenberger

“…Few large-scale investigations have explored these associations longitudinally over multiple time-points. Methods In this longitudinal study, we examined data from the Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg (KORA) F4 and FF4 studies, conducted approximately seven years apart. …”
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Engineered T cells secreting αB7-H3-αCD3 bispecific engagers for enhanced anti-tumor activity against B7-H3 positive multiple myeloma: a novel therapeutic approach by Punchita Rujirachaivej, Teerapong Siriboonpiputtana, Kornkan Choomee, Kamonlapat Supimon, Thanich Sangsuwannukul, Pucharee Songprakhon, Krissada Natungnuy, Piriya Luangwattananun, Pornpimon Yuti, Mutita Junking, Pa-thai Yenchitsomanus

“…Bispecific T-cell engaging (BITE) antibodies also encounter clinical challenges, including short half-lives requiring continuous infusion and potential toxicities. Methods To address these issues, we developed a lentiviral system to engineer T cells that secrete αB7-H3-αCD3 bispecific engager molecules (αB7-H3-αCD3 ENG-T cells). …”
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Comparison of the efficacy and safety of Landiolol and Esmolol in critically ill patients: a propensity score-matched study by Xiang Si, Hao Yuan, Rui Shi, Wenliang Song, Jiayan Guo, Jinlong Jiang, Tao Yang, Xiaoxun Ma, Huiming Wang, Minying Chen, Jianfeng Wu, Xiangdong Guan, Xavier Monnet

“…Our study aims to compare Landiolol and Esmolol regarding heart rate control and hemodynamic variables in general ICU patients. Methods This retrospective, observational study was conducted in a 56-bed ICU at a university hospital. …”
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