Organic manure and fertilizer N management strategies improve soil health at different growth stages of pearl millet under pearl millet-wheat sequence by Sunita Sheoran, Dhram Prakash, Dev Raj, Parmod Kumar Yadav, Rameshwar Singh, Rajeev Kumar Gupta, Saud Alamri, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Shahbaz Khan

“…Results Applying 15 Mg of farmyard manure (FYM) per hectare in both growing seasons significantly boosted soil organic carbon (SOC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and key nutrients compared to one-season application. …”
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“You're Building Trust, You're Building Rapport”: Contributions from Implementers of Health-Focused Community Engagement by Autumn Tamlyn, Sarah Barnes, Yewon Na, Hope White, Matthew Spence, Benjamin Linas, Mari-Lynn Drainoni

“…Between April and October, 2022, the study team collected data from 26 community events ranging from “very small” (~5 people) to “very large” (~4,000 people), making direct contact with approximately 34 people per event. Qualitative analysis identified three themes regarding the conduct of health-focused CE: 1) mirroring racial/ethnic diversity and language with community members is critical to building trustworthy relationships; 2) while seemingly inconsequential, structural and logistical components are key for building connections that lead to positive health-behavior changes; 3) implementers are driven by and view each meaningful interaction as a piece of the puzzle to create structural change. …”
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Feasibility of Cognitive Training in Combination With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in a Home-Based Context (TrainStim-Home): study protocol for a randomised controlled t... by Ulrike Grittner, Agnes Flöel, Rafal Nowak, Friederike Thams, Daria Antonenko, Merle Rocke, Robert Malinowski

“…The intervention sessions will take place at the participants’ home, and primary outcome will be the feasibility, operationalised by two-thirds successfully completed sessions per participant. Additionally, performance in the training task and an untrained task will be analysed.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was granted by the ethics committee of the University Medicine Greifswald. …”
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Comparison of a 4-Day versus 2-Day Low Fiber Diet Regimen in Barium Tagging CT Colonography in Incomplete Colonoscopy Patients by Kaan Meric, Nuray Bakal, Ebubekir Şenateş, Sibel Aydın, Zeynep Gamze Kılıçoğlu, Fatma Esra Bahadır Ülger, Esin Yencilek, Banu Erkalma Şenateş, Masum Şimşek

“…We graded the residual fluid, tagging quality for solid stool, and fluid per bowel segment. We performed a questionnaire to assess patient compliance. …”
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Inhaled corticosteroids in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease combined phenotype: when to use and what to expect? by Srishankar Bairy, Tarun Tiwari, Himanshu Mittal, Neeraj Gupta, Meghana M

“…This study is a prospective interventional study that included 43 patients diagnosed with the asthma-COPD overlap phenotype, as per Sin et al. criteria, who were treated as COPD priorly and followed over one year. …”
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Trend and high risk clusters for the occurrence of congenital anomalies in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil (2008-2019) by Bruna Rayeli Groth, Eliziani Gonçalves da Silva, Camila Beatriz Alves da Rocha, Bruna Hinnah Borges Martins de Freitas, Rafaela Benevides Ferreira Machado, Elena Alves Benevides Ferreira, Lúbia Maieles Gomes Machado, Emerson Soares dos Santos, Iara Denise Endruweit Battisti, Silvana Margarida Benevides Ferreira

“…Results: the congenital malformation rate in the State was 6.52 per 1,000 live births, demonstrating a stationary tendency (APC-1.02; 95%CI= -2.93-0.93). …”
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EKOS™ Jena Experience: Safety, Feasibility, and Midterm Outcomes of Percutaneous Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis in Patients with Intermediate-High-Risk or High-... by Friederike Klein, Sven Möbius-Winkler, Laura Bäz, Rüdiger Pfeifer, Michael Fritzenwanger, Stefan Heymel, Marcus Franz, Pawel Aftanski, P. Christian Schulze, Daniel Kretzschmar

“…Over 15 hours, 11.5 mg of alteplase was administered per catheter. We evaluated right ventricular stress and cardiac biomarkers before and after UACDT. …”
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Matlab/Simulink simulation model of photo-diesel power supply system with intelligent control by B. V. Lukutin, D. I. Muravyev

“…With the help of the proposed model, it is possible to analyze and optimize the technical and economic indicators of DC power plants with the priority of the PPS contribution: reducing the consumption of diesel fuel and carbonation of the air reducing the cost of 1 kWh for the remote consumer and controlling the switching in the power plants as per logical conditions. The obtained technical and economic indicators of the PDPS using direct current are superior to similar systems based on alternating current due to an increase in the contribution of the PPS to the energy balance. …”
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Residential Indoor and Outdoor PM Measured Using Low-cost Monitors during the Heating Season in Monroe County, NY by Andrea R. Ferro, Naděžda Zíková, Mauro Masiol, Gursumeeran P. Satsangi, Thomas Twomey, David C. Chalupa, David Q. Rich, Philip K. Hopke

“…Abstract Continuous 1-minute indoor and outdoor PM concentrations (~PM2.5) were measured from November through April of 2015/16 and 2016/17 at 50 single family residences in Monroe County, NY (25 per season) using Speck (Airviz Inc., Pittsburgh, PA) low-cost monitors (LCMs). …”
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Effects of a 12-week aerobic dance programme on diastolic blood pressure in stage one hypertensive adults by Lucy-joy Wachira, Mshilla Maghanga, Constance Adron Nakayiza Nsibambi, Edwin Kiptolo Boit, Loyce Nahwera

“…The 12-week aerobic dance programme entailed three 45-minute sessions per week, at a moderate intensity. The paired samples t-test was used to compare mean differences within the groups with the significance level set at P<0.05. …”
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The effects of tungsten content on the mechanical behavior, ignition and energy-release characteristics of short-tungsten-fibers/Zr-BMGCs under dynamic loading by Xin Yu, Jianbin Li, Xiqiang Gai, Chong Chen, Zhenxiong Wang, Xin Zhao, Hongwei Zhao, Kaichuang Zhang

“…However, analysis of binarized images and quasi-closed chamber overpressure data indicated that the flare area and peak overpressure are reduced at the same impact velocity of 1000 m/s, reflecting a lower energy density per unit mass and reaction efficiency of 435.5 J/g and 4.14 % for SWF/Zr-BMGCs compared to 1592.1 J/g and 15.12 % of Zr-BMGs. …”
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Optimizing Healthcare Expenditure for Spinal Cord Stimulation in Italy: The Value of Battery Longevity Improvement and a Direct-to-Implant Approach by Federica Tito, Gianfranco Sindaco, Simon Eggington, Elisa Tacconi, Francesca Borghetti, Mara Corbo, Gilberto Pari

“…With novel devices and specific programming settings, the lifetime cost per patient to a payer can be decreased without compromising the patient’s safety and positive clinical outcome. …”
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Fluoxetine Dose and Administration Method Differentially Affect Hippocampal Plasticity in Adult Female Rats by Jodi L. Pawluski, Eva van Donkelaar, Zipporah Abrams, Virginie Houbart, Marianne Fillet, Harry W. M. Steinbusch, Thierry D. Charlier

“…In humans, these medications are taken orally, usually once per day. Unfortunately, administration of antidepressant medications in rodent models is often through injection, oral gavage, or minipump implant, all relatively stressful procedures. …”
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Moringa oleifera seed meal as a sustainable fishmeal substitute: Growth and health implications for Cirrhinus mrigala by Sadia Tabassum, Syed Makhdoom Hussain, Shafaqat Ali, Pallab K. Sarker, Khalid A. Al-Ghanim, Lalarukh

“…Each group consisted of three replicate tanks, with 15 fingerlings per tank. The results demonstrated significant (P<0.05) improvements in specific growth rate, feed conversion ratio, and weight gain percentage with 10 % MOSM substitution of fishmeal. …”
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Comparative efficacy of hydroxychloride and organic sources of zinc, copper, and manganese on hatching eggs, embryo and hatchlings attributes by Reza Bakhshalinejad, Stephanie Torrey, Elijah G. Kiarie

“…A total of 90 eggs were collected from each pen over 10 consecutive days at 46, 54, and 62 weeks of age. Six eggs per pen were sampled prior to incubation and during d 14 and 19 of incubation for analyses. …”
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Post-Spring Frost Canopy Recovery, Vine Balance, and Fruit Composition in cv. Barbera Grapevines by Filippo Del Zozzo, Ginevra Canavera, Silvia Pagani, Matteo Gatti, Stefano Poni, Tommaso Frioni

“…While PBS bore 1.44 inflorescences per shoot, SBS had much lower fertility (0.4), with SK at intermediate levels (0.85). …”
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Heterogeneous foraging swarms can be better by Gal A. Kaminka, Yinon Douchan

“…We demonstrate analytically that the total coordination overhead of the swarm (total time spent on collision-avoidance, rather than foraging per-se) is directly tied to the total utility of the swarm: less overhead, more items collected. …”
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Understanding human papillomavirus vaccine response and efficacy in people living with HIV: A systematic mixed studies review and meta-analysis. by Alvine M Akumbom, Alanna J Bergman, Howard Strickler, Chakra Budhathoki, Manka Nkimbeng, Raeven Grant, Nancy R Reynolds, Kawsar R Talaat

“…The mean difference in GMT for HPV18 between PWH and PWoH was -536.23 (95% CI: -830.66, -241.81); approximately 22 times higher than HPV18 seropositivity cut-offs, assuming milli-Merck Units per milliliter. Risk factors for incident or persistent infections in PWH included: failure to seroconvert after vaccination, baseline CD4+ T-cell count <500 cells/mm3, early age of sexual debut, HIV viral load ≥ 400 copies/mL. …”
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QRFP43 modulates the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis in female sheep by Bartosz Jarosław Przybył, Michał Szlis, Anna Misztal, Anna Wójcik-Gładysz

“…The animals (n = 48) were randomly divided into three experimental groups: a control group receiving an ICV infusion of Ringer-Locke solution, and two experimental groups receiving ICV infusions of QRFP43 at doses of 10 and 50 µg per day. Four 50-minute ICV infusions were administered to all sheep at 30 min intervals each of three consecutive days. …”
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Leveraging the McGeer Criteria to Estimate the Frequency of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Urinary and Respiratory Tract Infections Relative to the Onset of the COVID-19... by Paulina M. Colombo, Ferris A. Ramadan, Dilsharan Kaur, Darunee Armenta, Peter P. Patterson, Katherine D. Ellingson

“…<b>Results</b>: Among 370 antibiotic prescriptions, 77% of UTI and 61% of RTI prescriptions were inappropriate per the McGeer criteria. Acute dysuria and increased urgency were associated with lower odds of inappropriate UTI prescribing. …”
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