Management of Canine Leishmaniasis and the Treatment Trends of Veterinarians in Aegean Region of Türkiye: A Questionnaire-based Survey by Metin Pekağırbaş, Mehmet Karakuş, Elif Dönmez, Hüseyin Gökhan Özdemir, Yusuf Özbel, Seray Töz

“…The questionnaire was prepared by following published guidelines and several CanL guidelines and comprised 13 questions. …”
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Effect of Drying and Broccoli Leaves Incorporation on the Nutritional Quality of Durum Wheat Pasta by Natalia Drabińska, Mariana Nogueira, Ewa Ciska, Henryk Hubert Jeleń

“…From the nutritional point of view, the low-temperature drying seems to be an interesting method for pasta preparation, with the highest content of FAA, fatty acids, especially unsaturated ones, and the lowest content of sugar. …”
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What all physicians should know about women’s health: a Delphi study by Susanna Price, Eva Gerdts, Julien Mazières, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Fedde Scheele, Chiara Benedetto, Kerry Wilbur, Gertraud Stadler, Marieke Wermer, Jeanine Roeters van Lennep, Merel H de Heer-Koster, Vesna Bjegović-Mikanović, Indre Banaitytė-Baleišienė, Mary Perdiou, Alyson McGregor, Connie Newman, Simona Stankevičiūtė, Iris E Sommer, Florence Thibaut, Karine van 't Land

“…This study aimed to reach consensus on what all physicians taking care of women should know about women’s health.Methods A Delphi study was executed involving statements prepared by experts in women’s health across 10 medical specialties and a patient advisory board. …”
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Effect Of Magnesium Perchlorate Content on the Mechanical, Thermal Stability, and Dielectric Properties of Plasticized PMMA/PVC-g-PMMA Electrolytes by Nguyen Thi Kim Dung, Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh, Do Quang Tham, Nguyen Thuy Chinh, Man Minh Tan, Tran Thi Mai, Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, Do Minh Thanh, Nguyen Quang Tung, Thai Hoang

“…In this study, new types of gel polymer blend electrolytes (GPBEs) were prepared with the synthesized PVC-g-PMMA graft copolymer, PMMA, plasticizers (propylene carbonate (PC), dioctyl phthalate (DOP)), and different loadings of Mg(ClO4)2 via the solution casting method using tetrahydrofuran as solvent. …”
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Selective solvothermal extraction of tetrabromobisphenol A to promote plastic recycling by Paavo Auvinen, Ville H. Nissinen, Erno Karjalainen, Kirsi Korpijärvi, Eerika Olkkonen, Krista Grönlund, Ilkka Rytöluoto, Lauri Kuutti, Mika Suvanto, Janne Jänis, Jarkko J. Saarinen

“…Additionally, DIP-MS was found to be a valuable characterization method for assessing the removal and decomposition of various additives from solid plastic samples with minimal sample preparation. Overall, the results presented herein offer a target-selective extraction processes under relatively mild conditions for further advancing the mechanical recycling of plastics.…”
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Near‐room‐temperature π‐conjugated nematic liquid crystals in molecules with a flexible seven‐membered ring structure by Riki Iwai, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Yuki Arakawa, Shunsuke Sasaki, Yuuto Iida, Kazunobu Igawa, Tsuneaki Sakurai, Satoshi Suzuki, Masatoshi Tokita, Junji Watanabe, Gen‐ichi Konishi

“…The practical utility of these NLC molecules is demonstrated by preparing an electric‐field‐responsive large‐area fluorescent switch device with a sub‐millisecond response time from a mixture of 3,8‐bis(4‐alkylphenyl)‐6,7‐dihydro‐5H‐benzo[7]annulenes (DPB[7]‐Cns).…”
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Effects of helium irradiation damage on deuterium plasma-driven permeation through tungsten coated RAFM steel by Yue Xu, Xiao-Ping Tian, Hong-Yan Tan, Hai-Ying Fu, Jun-Jie Ni, Lai-Ma Luo, Yu-Cheng Wu

“…The W coatings were prepared by magnetron sputtering. He plasma irradiation with different fluences was carried out in a linear plasma device. …”
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Triggering Oxygen Redox Cycles in Nickel Ferrite by Octahedral Geometry Engineering for Enhancing Oxygen Evolution by Yang Peng, Xu Zhao, Yiqun Shao, Xin Yue, Zhuofeng Hu, Shaoming Huang

“…Herein, to trigger the LOM pathway while maintaining high stability, iron foam (IF)‐supported Ni0.75Fe2.25O4 (NiFeO) with geometrical defects of [NiO6] (nickel cation coordinated with six oxygen anions) units and higher ratio of Fe to Ni cations in octahedral sites (d‐NiFeHRO/IF) is prepared by ion‐exchanging with polar aprotic solvent followed by annealing. …”
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Exploring the influence of pre-analytical variables on gene expression measurements and relative expression orderings in cancer research by Tian Tian, Guie Lai, Ming He, Xiaofang Liu, Yun Luo, You Guo, Guini Hong, Hongdong Li, Kai Song, Hao Cai

“…These paired samples were utilized to assess the impact of pre-analytical variables on gene expression measurements and REOs, including sampling methods, tumor sample heterogeneity, fixed time delays, preservation conditions, degradation levels, library preparation kits, amplification kits, RNA quantity, measuring platforms, and laboratory sites at single and multi-variable level. …”
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Development of a Novel Co-Amorphous Curcumin and L-Arginine (1:2): Structural Characterization, Biological Activity and Pharmacokinetics by Jose Antonio Mancillas-Quiroz, Miriam del Carmen Carrasco-Portugal, Karina Mondragón-Vásquez, Juan Carlos Huerta-Cruz, Juan Rodríguez-Silverio, Leyanis Rodríguez-Vera, Juan Gerardo Reyes-García, Francisco Javier Flores-Murrieta, Jorge Guillermo Domínguez-Chávez, Héctor Isaac Rocha-González

“…The co-amorphous compound was prepared by fast solvent evaporation. Powder XRD, ¹³C-NMR, ATR-FTIR and TGA/DSC thermal analysis showed a 1:2 stoichiometry for the CAC12. …”
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Sensory-directed flavor analysis of key odorants compounds development of French fries and oils in the break-in, optimum and degrading frying stage by Lirong Xu, Gangcheng Wu, Jianhua Huang, Hui Zhang, Qingzhe Jin, Xingguo Wang

“…Further, in order to distinguish the key aroma compounds in each stage, the FFs prepared in RO at TPC of 3.5 % (FF4), 14.5 % (FF15), and 26.96 % (FF27) and their relevant oils (RO4, RO15, RO27) were selected for sensory-directed analysis. …”
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Ginsenosides 20R-Rg3 and Rg5 enriched black ginseng inhibits colorectal cancer tumor growth by activating the Akt/Bax/caspase-3 pathway and modulating gut microbiota in mice by Peng Yu, Weiyin Xu, Yanqi Li, Zhaoyang Xie, Simeng Shao, Jianing Liu, Ying Wang, Long Wang, Hongmei Yang

“…This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of ginsenosides 20R-Rg3 and Rg5 enriched BG (Rg3/Rg5-BG), innovatively prepared by low temperature steam-heating process, against colorectal cancer (CRC), and elucidate its potential molecular mechanism. …”
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Effect of Vernonia amygdalina leaf meal on growth performance, intestinal mucosa activity, digestive enzymes, absorption capacity, and immunity in broiler chickens by B.M. Tokofai, B.M. Orounladji, K. Idoh, O.E. Oke, A. Agbonon

“…The remaining digesta was then washed out with ice-cold phosphate-buffered saline before the jejunal segments (10 cm) were opened longitudinally to collect the mucosa by scraping. For the preparation of the homogenate, intestinal mucosa samples were homogenised with 154 mmol/l of ice-cold sodium chloride solution and centrifuged at 4 °C for 900 s. …”
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A systematic investigation on microstructure evolution, phase transformation and dynamic recrystallization mechanisms of hot isostatic pressed Ti–45Al–2Mn–2Nb–1B alloy during hot d... by Meiyi Ba, Hongkui Tang, Lianxi Hu, Yu Sun, Fei Gao

“…A titanium aluminum alloy (Ti–45Al–2Mn–2Nb–1B, at%) was prepared using hot isostatic pressing (HIP). Thermal simulation compression were carried out at an elevated temperature of 1100–1250 °C, strain rate between 0.001 and 1 s−1, and a reduction in height of 50%. …”
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Colorectal Cancer and Polyps in Diverticulosis Patients: A 10-Year Retrospective Study in 13680 Patients by Fadi Abu Baker, Jesus Alonso Z'cruz De La Garza, Amir Mari, Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Amani Bishara, Oren Gal, Yael Kopelman

“…CRC and polyp detection rates were recorded and compared between the groups before and after adjustment for bowel preparation quality and exam completion. CRC location was recorded and compared between groups. …”
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Phytochemical investigation and evaluation of antioxidant and antidiabetic activities in aqueous extracts of Cedrus atlantica by Idrissi Amine Mounadi, Mahraz Mohamed Adil, Drioua Soufiane, Assouguem Amine, Ali Essam A., Ibrahim Mohamed A., Mehta Chandra Mohan, Lahlali Rachid, Tlemcani Sara, Moussaoui Fatima, En-nabety Ghizlan, Eloutassi Noureddine, Lahkimi Amal

“…Aqueous extract of bark (EA), aqueous extract of cones (CA), and aqueous extract of leaves (FA) of C. atlántica were prepared and evaluated for enzyme inhibition using acarbose as a standard. …”
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HPLC-MS/MS-Mediated Analysis of the Pharmacokinetics, Bioavailability, and Tissue Distribution of Schisandrol B in Rats by Dahu Liang, Zijing Wu, Yanhao Liu, Chao Li, Xianghong Li, Bin Yang, Haitang Xie, Hua Sun

“…A liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) approach was employed for the preparation of samples that were subsequently separated with an Agilent ZORBAX Eclipse XDB-C18 (4.6 × 150 mm, 5 μm) column with an isocratic mobile phase consisting of methanol and water containing 5 mM ammonium acetate and 0.1% formic acid (90 : 10, v/v). …”
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Aptamer-Conjugated Multi-Quantum Dot-Embedded Silica Nanoparticles for Lateral Flow Immunoassay by Kwanghee Yoo, Hye-Seong Cho, Jaehi Kim, Minsup Shin, Jun-Sik Chu, Sohyeon Jang, Han-Joo Bae, Heung Su Jung, Homan Kang, Bong-Hyun Jun

“…SiO₂@QD@SiO₂ (QD²) nanoparticles, which consist of quantum dots (QDs) embedded in a silica (SiO₂) core and surrounded by an outer SiO₂ shell, exhibit significantly higher fluorescence intensity (FI) compared to single QDs. In this study, we prepared QD²@PEG@Aptamer, an aptamer conjugated with QD² using succinimidyl-[(N-maleimidopropionamido)-hexaethyleneglycol]ester, which is 130 times brighter than single QDs, for detecting carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 through LFIA. …”
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Functional and Structural Investigation of Myenteric Neurons in the Human Colon by Kristin Elfers, Alina Sophia Sehnert, Alexander Wagner, Ulrich Zwirner, Helena Linge, Ulf Kulik, Daniel Poehnert, Markus Winny, Benjamin Gundert, Heiko Aselmann, Gemma Mazzuoli-Weber

“…Methods: Activity from myenteric neurons in wholemount preparations of different sampling sites of fresh, human colonic tissue was recorded using neuroimaging with the voltage sensitive dye 1-(3-sulfanatopropyl)-4-[beta[2-(di-n-octylamino)-6-naphthyl]vinyl]pyridinium betaine. …”
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Evaluating the Toxicity and Histological Effects of Al2O3 Nanoparticles on Bone Tissue in Animal Model: A Case-Control Study by Hossein Soltaninejad, Hadi Zare-Zardini, Amir Ali Hamidieh, Mohammad Reza Sobhan, Seyed Houssein Saeed-Banadaky, Mohammad Amir Amirkhani, Behnaz Tolueinia, Mohsen Mehregan, Mahnaz Mirakhor, Farzaneh sadat Eshaghi

“…Al2O3 nanoparticle was prepared by the sol-gel method. Characterization was done by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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