Analysis on Characteristics of Surrounding Rocks of Roadway and Bearing Structure Based on Stress Regulation by Ruofei Zhang, Guangming Zhao, Xiangrui Meng, Jian Sun, Wensong Xu, Yingming Li, Zenghui Liu, Siming Kao

“…Moreover, the ratio between the distance from two side peaks to the roadway sides and the distance from the roof and floor peaks to the excavation space is equal to the coefficient of horizontal pressure. …”
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Socio-economic inequalities in minimum dietary diversity among Ethiopian children aged 6–23 months: a decomposition analysis by Nigusu Worku, Amare Mesfin Workie, Lamrot Yohannes, Mihret Getnet, Mihret Getnet, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Adina Yeshambel Belay, Lakew Asmare, Hiwot Tadesse Alemu, Demiss Mulatu Geberu, Melak Jejaw, Kaleb Assegid Demissie, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Asebe Hagos

“…Wealth and educational status show positive CIX values for inequality, as exhibited by the concentration curve under the equality line. The CIX with household and maternal education status were (CIX: 0.1034, p < 0.0029) and (CIX: 0.1057, p < 0.0002), respectively. …”
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Optimisation of controlled reproduction protocol in broadhead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus Günther, 1864) using Ovopel™: Effect of different hormonal treatment methods on reprodu... by Nguyễn Ngọc Quyến, Nguyễn Thanh Tâm, Thạch Anh Pha, Lý Anh Thuật, Nguyễn Ngọc Lợi, Nguyễn Thị Trúc Quyên, László Horváth, Tamás Müller

“…A total of 84 female breeders (238.63 ± 46.98 g) were placed equally into 12 treatments, 7 fish per treatment. …”
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A comparative analysis in monitoring 24-hour urinary copper in wilson disease: sampling on or off treatment? by Isabelle Mohr, Patrick Lamade, Christophe Weber, Viola Leidner, Sebastian Köhrer, Alexander Olkus, Matthias Lang, Andrea Langel, Patrischia Dankert, Melanie Greibich, Silke Wolf, Holger Zimmer, Patrick Michl, Aurélia Poujois, Karl Heinz Weiss, Uta Merle

“…Guidelines lack data if both variants of 24 h-UCE measurement (with or without 48 h of treatment interruption) are equally interpretable. Methods Eighty-four patients with a confirmed diagnosis of WD treated with chelators (50% of patients with D-Penicillamine and 50% with trientine) and with pairwise 24-h-UCE values on-therapy and off-therapy were included in the analysis. …”
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Exploring the Impact of the Multimodal CAPABLE eHealth Intervention on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Melanoma Undergoing Immune-Checkpoint Inhibition: Prospective... by Itske Fraterman, Lucia Sacchi, Henk Mallo, Valentina Tibollo, Savannah Lucia Catherina Glaser, Stephanie Medlock, Ronald Cornet, Matteo Gabetta, Vitali Hisko, Vadzim Khadakou, Ella Barkan, Laura Del Campo, David Glasspool, Alexandra Kogan, Giordano Lanzola, Roy Leizer, Manuel Ottaviano, Mor Peleg, Konrad Śniatała, Aneta Lisowska, Szymon Wilk, Enea Parimbelli, Silvana Quaglini, Mimma Rizzo, Laura Deborah Locati, Annelies Boekhout, Lonneke V van de Poll-Franse, Sofie Wilgenhof

“…Baseline HRQoL was on average 10 points higher in the intervention group compared with controls, although equally matched on baseline and clinical characteristics. …”
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Transcriptome analysis reveals potential regulatory mechanism of genes and pathways following Aeromonas veronii infection and hypoxic stress in Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinen... by Gang Jiang, Fengyuan Yan, Yuanfeng Xu, Jianlin Li, Wenrong Feng, Guo an Hua, Wen jing Li, Jun Zhou, Yongkai Tang

“…This study focused on evaluating hypoxia stress and A. veronii infection in Eriocheir sinensis, and elucidating the molecular mechanisms via biochemical, histopathological and transcriptomic analyses. 360 healthy E. sinensis were equally divided into four groups: a normoxic control (C) at 7.5 ± 0.5 mg/L DO, a hypoxic treatment (Th) at 1.5 ± 0.5 mg/L DO, an A. veronii-infected group (Tv) at 3.5 × 107 CFU/mL under normal DO conditions, and a dual-stress condition (Thv) combining hypoxia and infection. …”
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Outcomes in Catheter Ablation of Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia in Myocarditis Compared with Ischemic Heart Disease by Sheng Su, Le Li, Xi Peng, Likun Zhou, Zhuxin Zhang, Yulong Xiong, Zhenhao Zhang, Mengtong Xu, Yan Yao

“…For myocarditis patients with VT, CA might be equally effective.…”
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Prediction of digestible energy requirement in growing finishing stage of pigs using machine learning models by Nibas Chandra Deb, Jayanta Kumar Basak, Sijan Karki, Elanchezhian Arulmozhi, Dae Yeong Kang, Niraj Tamrakar, Eun Wan Seo, Junghoo Kook, Myeong Yong Kang, Hyeon Tae Kim

“…Two experiments were conducted in 2022 and 2023, involving a total of eighteen 65-day-old crossbred pigs during each experimental period. These pigs were equally divided into three experimental pig barns, each comprising three gilts and three boars, and subjected to different DE content diets. …”
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A harmonized dataset relating alternative farmer management practices to crop yield, soil organic carbon stock, nitrous oxide emissions, and nitrate leaching generated using IPCC m... by Roberta Calone, Angela Fiore, Guido Pellis, Maria Luz Cayuela, Gabriele Mongiano, Alessandra Lagomarsino, Simone Bregaglio

“…The dataset presents four ∑i series, corresponding to alternative perceptions of sustainability from three potential stakeholder categories (young farmers’ cooperative, agrochemical company, public agricultural policy agency) plus one equally weighted option. By providing a harmonized data source and an innovative metric, this dataset allows users to explore trade-offs associated with alternative management practices across four key agricultural components and assess their impact on perceived agroecosystem sustainability.…”
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Neutrophil elastase inhibitor (Sivelestat) in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome induced by COVID-19: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Yuting Li, Jianjun Zhao, Jiahui Wei, Yanhong Zhang, Haitao Zhang, Ying Li, Ting Liao, Yang Hu, Bo Yuan, Xinmei Zhang, Wanyan Liu, Changgang Liu, Qingsong Cui, Shunzi Wu, Hongmei Jiang, Wenge Liu, Weiheng Liu, Hongguang Xu, Gang Li, Yuyan Cai, Liting Chen, Bingwei Chen, Dong Zhang

“…A log-rank P-test stratified on the matched pairs was used to test the equality of the estimated survival curves. A Cox proportional hazards model that incorporated a robust sandwich-type variance estimator to account for the matched nature of the data was used to estimate hazard ratios (HR). …”
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Computing the time-dependent activity rate using non-declustered and declustered catalogues – a first step towards time-dependent seismic hazard calculations for operational earthq... by D. Montiel-López, S. Molina, S. Molina, J. J. Galiana-Merino, J. J. Galiana-Merino, I. Gómez, I. Gómez, A. Kharazian, J. L. Soler-Llorens, J. A. Huesca-Tortosa, A. Guardiola-Villora, G. Ortuño-Sáez

“…The first one is located in Central Italy, where the L'Aquila earthquake happened, while the other is in south-eastern Spain, where several earthquakes with a moment magnitude (<span class="inline-formula"><i>M</i>_w</span>) greater than 4.0 have taken place over the last 30 years, including two earthquakes with magnitude greater than or equal to 5.0. We compared three different seismic activity models based on the parameters considered in the calculations (distance from spatial cells to faults and epicentral distance uncertainty), and we defined and calculated the changes in the annual probability of exceedance for a given background PGA value. …”
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Effect of Exogenous of Transforming Growth Factor-β1 on Pregnancy Outcome in Mice with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss by Persistent Enhancement of Placental Tissue Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxyg... by Xinghui Wen, Xiaojuan Chen, Mei Li, Jinnian Zhou, Shouli Dao, Shixiang Li, Hui Cheng, Shuyun Zhao, Guanyou Huang

“…The aim of this study was to investigate whether a single administrationof transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) can improve the pregnancy outcomes of RPL mice and whether theimprovement is cause by TGF-β1 driving the expression of immune tolerance molecule indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase(IDO).Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, 40 RPL model mice were equally divided into a control group,that received 0.01 M phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), and a treatment group, that received PBS containing 2, 20, and200 ng/ml TGF-β1 via tail vein injection. …”
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Women’s experiences of gender-based violence supports through an intersectional lens: a global scoping review by Amaya Perez-Brumer, Beverley M Essue, Cyndirela Chadambuka, Isabel Arruda-Caycho, Danielle Tocallino, Rebecca Balasa, Prossy Kiddu Namyalo, Carmina Ravanera, Sarah Kaplan

“…This research can inform transformational policy development and tailored interventions to improve outcomes for all women who experience GBV and thus advance gender equality and equity goals.…”
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Low-Dose Ketamine Infusion for Perioperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial by Mitchell T. Seman, Shawn H. Malan, Matthew R. Buras, Richard J. Butterfield, Kristi L. Harold, James A. Madura, David M. Rosenfeld, Andrew W. Gorlin

“…Patients were randomized equally into the ketamine and control group. Preop, intraop, and postop management regimens were standardized. …”
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Genome data based deep learning identified new genes predicting pharmacological treatment response of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by Yilu Zhao, Zhao Fu, Eric J. Barnett, Ning Wang, Kangfuxi Zhang, Xuping Gao, Xiangyu Zheng, Junbin Tian, Hui Zhang, XueTong Ding, Shaoxian Li, Shuyu Li, Qingjiu Cao, Suhua Chang, Yufeng Wang, Stephen V. Faraone, Li Yang

“…The convolutional neural network (CNN) model, using variants with genome-wide P values less than E-02 (5516 SNPs), demonstrated the best performance with mean squared error (MSE) equals 0.012 (Accuracy = 0.83; Sensitivity = 0.90; Specificity = 0.75) in the validation dataset, 0.081 in an independent test dataset (Acc = 0.61, Sensitivity = 0.81; Specificity = 0.26). …”
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The effectiveness and risks of Treating people with Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis with the Addition of Lansoprazole (TIPAL): study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled mult... by Toby M Maher, A John Simpson, Anthony Cahn, David Thickett, Luke Vale, Allan B Clark, Nazia Chaudhuri, Ian Forrest, Lisa G Spencer, Christopher Ward, Stephen Jones, Ganesh Raghu, Andrew M Wilson, Helen Parfrey, Megan Jones, Matthew Hammond, Jaclyn Ann Smith, Shajahan Wahed

“…Patients are randomised equally to receive two capsules of lansoprazole or two placebo capsules, two times per day for 12 months. …”
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Le réseau hydraulique à Pompéi (Italie) de l’époque des Samnites à Auguste (fin ive-fin ier s. av. J.-C.) by Federico Giletti

“…While it is true that the decision to install chambered cisterns to regulate the slope of the hillside may have served to enlarge the building spaces, it is equally plausible that their purpose was also to provide the city wall defences with water reserves to supply the militia in case of siege or fire, in accordance with a common practice in ancient urban design.The military value of some of these cisterns, however, lost its significance after the establishment of the colony, as did walled fortifications. …”
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Presenting the entrepreneurial school model in Iran by tayebeh shahrostambeig, esmat Masoudi Nadushan, zahra taleb

“…Also, the GOF value is equal to 0.645, which indicates a strong model fit. …”
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Microscale bone interlocking enhances osseointegration strength on the rough surface of 3D-printed titanium implants: experimental and finite element analysis by Tianyu Shu, Haoyu Shi, Meng Li, Yu-Chia Lin, Ang Li, Dandan Pei

“…Histological osseointegration assessments revealed equal levels of SLM and CNC-SLA implants at weeks 1, 2, and 8. …”
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Diagnostic Capability of Pattern Electroretinogram and Three Circumpapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Circle Diameter Scans in Glaucoma Suspects by Tirsi A, Tsai J, Abizadeh A, Kacaj D, Procyk O, Gliagias V, Leung N, Yang H, Park SC, Tello C

“…MagD showed the foremost diagnostic capability (AUC = 0.81), followed by Mag (AUC = 0.799) and MagD/Mag (AUC = 0.762).Conclusion: Global, superior, and inferior RNFLT in 3.5 and 4.1 mm diameters, and MagD performed best in discriminating GS from controls, suggesting that a larger scan of 4.1 mm may be equally useful in glaucoma diagnosis as the conventional 3.5 mm diameter. …”
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