Influence of type traits on stayability in the Ital- ian Mediterranean buffalo by Damiano Altieri, Stefano Biffani, Mayra Gómez, Yuri Gombia, Dario Rossi, Luca Gubitosi, Nadia Piscopo, Francesca Carnovale, Rossella Di Palo

“…There are many ways to assess longevity, both quantitatively, such as age at culling and parity at culling, and qualitatively, such as in the case of stayability, where it is evaluated as a binary variable where 1 and 0 indicate the ability to stay or be culled at a given time, respectively. In a recent study, we evaluated the genetic aspects of stayability in IMB, and the results suggest the possibility of using it in the selection process. …”
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Significant Cytokine mRNA Expression Changes Immediately after Initiation of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by Mareen Braunstein, Martina Williamson, Thomas Kusmenkov, Jürgen Landes, Peter Biberthaler, Karl-Georg Kanz, Wolfgang Böcker, Viktoria Bogner

“…Results. 25 patients (63 ± 15 years) were enrolled presenting a characteristic time-dependent cytokine profile in the early postresuscitation period. …”
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Determinants of Health Seeking Behavior among Caregivers of Infants Admitted with Acute Childhood Illnesses at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya by Winfred Muringi Wambui, Samuel Kimani, Eunice Odhiambo

“…Provision of a seamless supply system, infrastructural support, and technical support for soft skills minimize the turnaround time which is critical.…”
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Differentiating low- and high-proliferative soft tissue sarcomas using conventional imaging features and radiomics on MRI by Fabian Schmitz, Hendrik Voigtländer, Dimitrios Strauss, Heinz-Peter Schlemmer, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Hyungseok Jang, Sam Sedaghat

“…Metastases were more prevalent in high-proliferative soft tissue sarcomas (p < 0.001), and time till metastasis negatively correlated with the Ki-67 proliferation index (k -0.43, p = 0.021). …”
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Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Modulates RhoA/ROCK Signaling of Rat Mandibular Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Rescue Their Damaged Cytoskeletal Organization and Cell Biolog... by Rong Zhang, Zhaoling Wang, Guoxiong Zhu, Gaoyi Wu, Qingyuan Guo, Hongchen Liu, Lei Chen

“…In this study, the effects of LIPUS on cytoskeletal reorganization, cell viability, and osteogenic differentiation capacity of rat mandible-derived bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (M-BMMSCs) induced by radiation were determined by immunofluorescence staining, CCK-8 cell proliferation assay, quantification of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, alizarin red staining, and real-time RT-PCR, respectively. Moreover, the involvement of the RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway underlying this process was investigated via western blot analysis. …”
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Orofacial Pain during Mastication in People with Dementia: Reliability Testing of the Orofacial Pain Scale for Non-Verbal Individuals by Merlijn W. de Vries, Corine Visscher, Suzanne Delwel, Jenny T. van der Steen, Marjoleine J. C. Pieper, Erik J. A. Scherder, Wilco P. Achterberg, Frank Lobbezoo

“…Six weeks later, the same observers rated the video clips a second time. Results. Bottom and ceiling effects for some items were found. …”
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Origin and pathogenicity variation of Plasmopara viticola in China by Wei Wu, Wei Wu, Yuchen Chen, Huimin Huang, Rongfang Li, Bohan Yang, Junli Lv, Ling Yin, Ling Yin, Junjie Qu, Shiren Song, Yachun Peng, Peining Fu, Jiang Lu

“…Analyses of the interactions between Pv isolates and grapevines reveal that the virulence of Pv isolates is correlated with the occurrence time and magnitude of hypersensitive response-mediating leaf necrosis in grape leaves caused by Pv. …”
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Reorganization of Anatomical Connectome following Electroconvulsive Therapy in Major Depressive Disorder by Jinkun Zeng, Qinghua Luo, Lian Du, Wei Liao, Yongmei Li, Haixia Liu, Dan Liu, Yixiao Fu, Haitang Qiu, Xirong Li, Tian Qiu, Huaqing Meng

“…We collected longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging in the first-episode, drug-naïve major depressive disorder (MDD) patients n=24 before and after a predefined time window ECT treatment. We constructed large-scale anatomical networks derived from white matter fiber tractography and evaluated the topological reorganization using graph theoretical analysis. …”
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Mycotoxicological monitoring. Part 1. Complete mixed feed for pigs and poultry (2009–2018) by G. P. Kononenko, A. A. Burkin, Ye. V. Zotova

“…Evidence for a wide occurrence of emodin known as “diarrheic factor” as well as for sporadic increase in mixed feed contamination with alternariol, citrinin, mycophenolic acid, mycotoxins having the highly dangerous toxic impact and long-term adverse effects, was detected for the first time. These data confirmed the need for their inclusion into the regulated group of substances significant for public health. …”
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Hydrogen production by methane decomposition over Ni-doped activated carbons: effect of the activation method by Mahmoudi, Marwa, Dufour, Anthony, Bettahar, Mohammed El-Miloud, Medjahdi, Ghouti, Ouederni, Abdelmottaleb, Gadiou, Roger

“…The catalysts showed good initial activities that increased with temperature and nickel load, reactivity decreased with time. The reaction orders were 0.63 and 0.74 and the activation energies were 122 and 139 kJ/mol for physically and chemically activated carbon, respectively. …”
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Dissemination through trusted credible messengers: 133 weeks of the Flint Community Webinar on COVID-19 by Heatherlun Uphold, E. Yvonne Lewis, Amy Drahota, Blair Warren, Jennifer Edwards-Johnson, Mary Katherine Crawford, Richard Sadler, Susan J. Woolford, Roni Ellington, Marc Zimmerman, Alison Grodzinski, C. Debra Furr-Holden

“…., service providers, community members) reported increasing levels of satisfaction and utility over time. Conclusions This study supports the use of a community webinar series to disseminate evidence-based, locally relevant information through TCMs to improve community access to knowledge of health information and resource utility.…”
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Critical review on the relationship between design variables and performance of dexterous hands: a quantitative analysis by Lei Jiang, Lei Jiang, Lei Jiang, Lei Jiang, Chaojie Fu, Chaojie Fu, Chaojie Fu, Chaojie Fu, Yanhong Liang, Yanhong Liang, Yanhong Liang, Yanhong Liang, Yongbin Jin, Yongbin Jin, Yongbin Jin, Yongbin Jin, Hongtao Wang, Hongtao Wang, Hongtao Wang, Hongtao Wang

“…Dexterous hands play vital roles in tasks performed by humanoid robots. For the first time, we quantify the correlation between design variables and the performance of 65 dexterous hands using Cramér’s V. …”
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miR-133b在甲基苯丙胺诱导PC12细胞凋亡中的调控作用 by 刘海莉, 王洪杰, 扈燕来, 孙晋浩, 董晓光

“…应用800 μmol/L MA处理PC12细胞建 立神经元损伤细胞模型，显微镜下观察PC12细胞突起变化，采用Hoechst33342/PI双染色检测细胞凋亡变化；采用实 时荧光定量PCR（Real time-PCR）技术检测miR-133b的表达水平变化；并进一步对miR-133b进行功能分析，分别转 染miR-133b模拟物和抑制物以增强或抑制其功能，观察干扰miR-133b功能后MA对PC12细胞凋亡的影响。…”
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Acetic Acid Chromoendoscopy in the Preliminary Diagnosis of Histological Type of Colon Polyp during Colonoscopy by N. V. Ageykina, E. D. Fedorov, P. G. Malkov, T. V. Nikolaychuk, N. A. Oleynikova

“…Aim: to increase the efficiency of endoscopic diagnosis of serrated and non-serrated histological types of colon polyps in real time.Materials and methods. From September 2017 to February 2018, 63 polyps were detected among 51 patients (male 11, women 40, aged between 30–78 years, average age 52.2 ± 12.5 years) in all parts of the colon.Polyps were found in all parts of colon, sizes varied: 24 (38.1 %) ≤5 mm, 31 (49.2 %) 6–10 mm, 8 (12.7 %) ≥10 mm. …”
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Longitudinal assessment of thyroid function in dogs with hypoadrenocorticism: Clinical outcomes and prevalence of autoantibodies by Nadja S. Sieber‐Ruckstuhl, Barbara Riond, Federico Fracassi, Claudia Kuemmerle‐Fraune, Solène Meunier, Regina Hofmann‐Lehmann, Claudia E. Reusch, Claudia Mueller, Natalie Hofer‐Inteeworn, Felicitas S. Boretti

“…Canine thyroid stimulating hormone was above the reference range at the time of diagnosis of hypoadrenocorticism in 10 of 38 dogs but decreased into the reference range in 7 for which follow‐up data was available. …”
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Within-hospital Temporal Clustering of Postoperative Complications and Implications for Safety Monitoring and Benchmarking Using ACS-NSQIP Data by Mark E. Cohen, PhD, Yaoming Liu, PhD, Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, Bruce L. Hall, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS

“…Clusters were identified using scan statistics, and cluster counts were compared, using unpaired and paired t tests, for different levels of adjustment and when randomization of cases across time eliminated all temporal influences. Results:. …”
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Presidential Initiatives as a Tool to Manage U.S. Foreign Assistance Policies in the XXI Century: From George W. Bush Jr. to Joseph R. Biden by V. I. Bartenev

“…However, at least for the time being the Joseph Biden’s initiative stands out in all three main dimensions, which raises doubts about its potential to exert a systemic and long-term influence on the U.S. foreign assistance policies.…”
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Determinants of outcomes in patients with hepatitis B virus-decompensated cirrhosis by Yi-Jie Huang, Jun-Sing Wang, Cheng-Hsu Chen, Shou-Wu Lee, Chung-Hsin Chang, Szu-Chia Liao, Yen-Chun Peng, Teng-Yu Lee, Tsai-Chung Li

“…Cox regression models were used to analyze factors associated with all-cause mortality. The median follow-up time was 17 months (IQR2.17–58.94), during which 132 patients (47.4%) either died or underwent liver transplantation. …”
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Research on the treatment efficiency of improved sequential batch integrated wastewater equipment by MA Haibo, MIAO Liyong, XIAO Bo, LIU Zhijie, JIANG Xiaoyu, RONG Yi, REN Wuang

“…When the hydraulic retention time was decreased to 10.4 h, the removal rates of COD, NH4+-N, TP, and TN reached 82.4%, 88.3%, 97.1%, and 68.3%, and the removal rates of COD and NH4+-N subsequently met the standard of class A. …”
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External validation of AI-based scoring systems in the ICU: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Patrick Rockenschaub, Ela Marie Akay, Benjamin Gregory Carlisle, Adam Hilbert, Joshua Wendland, Falk Meyer-Eschenbach, Anatol-Fiete Näher, Dietmar Frey, Vince Istvan Madai

“…We summarised how many studies were externally validated, assessing differences over time, by outcome, and by data source. For validated studies, we evaluated the change in area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) attributable to external validation using linear mixed-effects models. …”
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