Use of Antibiotics in Companion Animals from 133 German Practices from 2018 to 2023 by Roswitha Merle, Leonie Feuer, Katharina Frenzer, Jan-Lukas Plenio, Astrid Bethe, Nunzio Sarnino, Antina Lübke-Becker, Wolfgang Bäumer

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: The routine data analysis provided valuable insights into antibiotic use in dogs and cats, enabling tracking trends across species and indications over time. While some specific information was missing, the invoicing data’s completeness, the cost-effectiveness of their use, and their unbiased nature make them a robust tool for monitoring and informing legislative changes.…”
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Change in seed viability of commercial maize hybrids during storage by Perić Sanja, Stevanović Milan, Mladenović Marko, Popović Aleksandar, Kovačević Aleksandar, Grčić Nikola

“…A major challenge in corn seed production and processing is maintaining optimal storage conditions to preserve germination and vigor over time. In the Republic of Serbia, certified corn seeds must adhere to specific germination standards as outlined by regulatory guidelines. …”
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Study on Mechanical Failure and PermeabilityCharacteristicsof Porous Gas-Bearing Coal under Triaxial Stress by Xue-bo Zhang, Wen-yuan Wang, Ming Yang, Hang-hang Cai, Jia-jia Liu, Shuai-shuai Shen

“…Acoustic emission testing was carried out at the same time of loading failure. The experimental results showed that (1) under fixed gas pressure but changing confining pressure, the porous gas-bearing coal sample had higher peak strength and elastic modulus but lower peak strain; under changing gas pressure but fixed confining pressure, the porous gas-bearing coal sample had lower peak strength and peak strain but higher elastic modulus. …”
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Evaluation of the Single-component Thermal Dust Emission Model in Cosmic Microwave Background Experiments by Hao Liu, Jia-Rui Li, Yi-Fu Cai

“…Upon the former, previous works usually depend on a more complicated model to improve the single-component dust emission; however, our method is free from any additional model, and is sensitive enough to directly discover a substantial discrepancy between the Planck High Frequency Instrument data (100–857 GHz) and associated single-component dust emission estimations. This is the first time that the single-component estimation is ruled out by the data itself. …”
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Perioperative Change of High‐Sensitive Cardiac Troponin I Concentration in Cats According to Three Different Anaesthesia Protocols by Tarik Safak, Oznur Yılmaz‐Koç, Ebru Karakaya‐Bilen

“…In the XK group, hs‐cTnI concentrations exhibited a significant increase at the Post‐0 h (51.30 ng/L) and Post‐12 h (157.70 ng/L) time points compared to Pre‐ (6.70 ng/L) (p < 0.05). …”
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Using Hyperspectral Imaging and Principal Component Analysis to Detect and Monitor Water Stress in Ornamental Plants by Van Patiluna, James Owen, Joe Mari Maja, Jyoti Neupane, Jan Behmann, David Bohnenkamp, Irene Borra-Serrano, José M. Peña, James Robbins, Ana de Castro

“…Score plots demonstrated clear separation between different stress treatments, indicating that spectral signatures evolve distinctly over time as water stress progresses. Influence plots identified observations with disproportionate impacts on the PCA model, ensuring the robustness of the analysis. …”
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Fosaprepitant as combination therapy to prevent chemotherapy-induced vomiting in children: a meta-analysis by Yanshuo Shi, Yanshuo Shi, Yuanyuan Yue, Yuanyuan Yue, Yue Zhang, Guoxun Pang

“…ObjectiveTo systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of fosaprepitant combined with 5-hydroxytryptamine 3 receptor antagonists (5-HT3RA) (with or without dexamethasone) on the chemotherapy-induced vomiting in pediatric cancer patients.MethodsPubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, China Journal full-text database (CNKI), Wanfang data knowledge service platform (Wanfang) and VIP Chinese sci-tech Journal full-text database (VIP) were searched by computer (retrieval time from database establishment to Apr. 2024), randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies about fosaprepitant and 5-HT3RA with or without dexamethasone (observation group) versus 5-HT3RA, with or without dexamethasone, as the control group for chemotherapy-induced vomiting were collected, after data extraction and quality evaluation, meta-analysis was carried out by Rev Man 5.3 software.ResultsA total of 731 patients were included in 7 trials. …”
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The equivalent value (EV)-based workload assessment of primary healthcare workers in Beijing, China by Shasha Yuan, Tao Yin, Naijie Weng, Zheng Wang, Delu Yin

“…Data were collected from local health information system, which automatically collected real-time service volume data for 500 PHC service items at 18 CHCs in the sample district in Beijing from 2017 to 2021. …”
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Regulatory factor X‐5/SCL/TAL1 interruption site axis promotes aerobic glycolysis and hepatocellular carcinoma cell stemness by Zhi‐Zhong Zhang, Zi‐Ming Wang, Hao‐Wen Zhang, Yan‐Xin Gong, Hao‐Ran Sun, Wei Zhang

“…Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was used to detect the expression of STIL and RFX5 in HCC tissues. Quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction was utilized to measure the STIL and RFX5 expression levels in HCC cells. …”
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Near vision assessment for adults using the NIH Toolbox by John-Christopher A. Finley, Jerry Slotkin, Cindy J. Nowinski, Cindy J. Nowinski, Katy Bedjeti, Nicholas Volpe, Sandra Weintraub, Sandra Weintraub, Richard Gershon

“…IntroductionThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) Toolbox Near Visual Acuity Test is a novel digitized measure designed to provide an assessment of near vision in a time-and cost-effective manner. This study is the first to report the psychometric properties of the NIH Toolbox Near Visual Acuity Test in a sample of community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults.MethodsNinety-eight adults (ages 40–81) completed the tablet-based near vision test and the gold standard chart-based near vision test. …”
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Optimal Dispatch of Reactive Power Using Modified Stochastic Fractal Search Algorithm by Thang Trung Nguyen, Dieu Ngoc Vo, Hai Van Tran, Le Van Dai

“…Compared to SSFS, the three modifications can bring advantages to MSFS such as using smaller number of produced solutions per iteration, spending shorter execution time, finding better optimal solutions, and owning more stable search ability. …”
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The Middle to Late Triassic of Central Saudi Arabia with emphasis on the Jilh Formation. Part II: sequence stratigraphy, depositional and structural history, correlations and paleo... by Le Nindre, Yves-Michel, Davies, Roger Brett, Issautier, Benoit, Krystyn, Leopold, Vaslet, Denis, Vrielynck, Bruno, Memesh, Abdullah

“…All of these major transgressive–regressive sequences and hiatuses can be identified with confidence and correlated at the regional scale with time-equivalent carbonates. The ages of subsurface lithostratigraphic units identified elsewhere across the Arabian Plate, notably the “Jilh, Sefidar and Marker Dolomites”, “Jilh Evaporite” (sometimes “Carnian Salinity Crisis”) and the incertae sedis Baluti Formation, and their equivalence in the Saudi Arabian outcrops, are assessed in the light of these results. …”
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The Effect of Counseling Based on Functional Analytic Psychotherapy with Enhanced Cognitive Therapy on Married Adolescent Women’s Sexual Self-efficacy: A Prospective Study by Maryam Gholami, Katayoun Alidousti, Mozhgan Taebi, Yunes Jahani, Atefeh Ahmadi

“…Results: There was no significant difference in sexual self-efficacy between the two groups at pre-test time (p > 0.05); however, a significant difference was observed at post-test (p < 0.0001). …”
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A Novel Bimodal Imaging Agent Targeting HER2 Molecule of Breast Cancer by Wei Lv, Yamei Shen, Hengli Yang, Rui Yang, Wenbin Cai, Jian Zhang, Lijun Yuan, Yunyou Duan, Li Zhang

“…The prepared IR783-NBs-Affibody presented a uniform nanoscale size around 482.7 ± 54.3 nm, good biosecurity, and stability over time. The encapsulation efficiency (EE) of IR-783 was 15.09% in the conjugates leading to a successful NIR fluorescence and ultrasound enhancement imaging ex vivo. …”
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The Role of Lifestyle Factors in Controlling Blood Pressure among Hypertensive Patients in Two Health Facilities in Urban Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study by Emefa Modey Amoah, Darlene Esinam Okai, Adom Manu, Amos Laar, Joseph Akamah, Kwasi Torpey

“…Similarly, 52.5% of patients that had not achieved blood pressure control lacked knowledge of causes or complications of hypertension. Longer time since diagnosis of 2–5 years (AOR = 0.08 (95% CI: 0.01–0.47)) and 6–10 years (AOR = 0.08 (95% CI: 0.01–0.50)) and diets, mainly composed of meat (AOR = 0.13 (95% CI: 0.02–0.70)) and starch (AOR = 0.14 (95% CI: 0.03–0.79)), predicted poor blood pressure control compared to patients diagnosed within a year and diets without meat and starch as main components, respectively. …”
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Effect of early establishment of full enteral feeding with exclusive mother’s own milk in preterm babies: a retrospective cohort study by Umamaheswari Balakrishnan, Prakash Amboiram, Urmila Umasekar, Nalini Sirala Jagadeesh

“…Preterm babies who achieved FEF with exclusive MOM were five times more likely to continue exclusive MOM feeding at discharge (aOR: 5.37, 95% CI: 2.04 to 14.16). …”
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Maximizing udder health through a selection index: a focus on udder traits in Italian Mediterranean Buffaloes by Johanna Ramírez Díaz, Roberta Cimmino, Rossi Dario, Zullo Gianluigi, Neglia Gianluca, Altieri Damiano, Mayra Gómez, Stefano Biffani, Giuseppe Campanile

“…Selective breeding programs aim to improve specific traits over time by selecting individuals with desirable genetic characteristics as parents of the next generation. …”
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Effects of Massive Transfusion Protocol Implementation in Trauma Patients at a Level I Trauma Center by Hyun Woo Sun, Sang Bong Lee, Sung Jin Park, Chan Ik Park, Jae Hun Kim

“…However, the total number of cryoprecipitate units was significantly higher in the MTP group than in the non-MTP group (7.4 vs. 15.3 units, respectively; p=0.003) and the ratio of cryoprecipitate to PRBC in the MTP group was significantly higher than in the non-MTP group (0.31 vs. 0.62, respectively; p=0.021). The time to transfusion was significantly reduced after MTP implementation (41.0 vs. 14.9 minutes, respectively; p=0.003). …”
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Characterizing pediatric discharge diagnoses associated with daily extreme heat exposure in the Midwestern US: A retrospective case-crossover study by Sarah Oerther, Zachary Phillips, Zidong Zhang, Joanne Salas, Sarah Farabi, Tamara Otey

“…Aim: To explore the association between daily extreme heat exposure (daily mean temperature is greater than the 90th percentile for the month) and pediatric (birth to 18 years old) urgent care clinic, emergency department, and inpatient hospitalization discharge diagnoses for any causes and 12 individual morbidities of interest. Design: A time-stratified, case-crossover study design. Methods: We analyzed discharge diagnoses from the Saint Louis University-Sisters of St. …”
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Joint association of the inflammatory marker and cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality: a national prospective study by Yifei Cao, Wenfeng Wang, Shidong Xie, Yanfang Xu, Zishan Lin

“…Systemic inflammation was assessed using multiple indicators, and time-dependent ROC analysis identified the systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI) as the most effective inflammatory marker. …”
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