The Dose-Dependent Effects of Spironolactone on TGF-β1 Expression and the Vulnerability to Atrial Fibrillation in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Mirong Tang, Yan Chen, Fuqing Sun, Liangliang Yan

“…Ten matched homologous WKY rats were set as the control group (group C). After 7 weeks of gavage, a multiple electroconductive physiological recorder was used to detect atrial electrical parameters, including P-wave duration, PR interval, and atrial effective refractory period (AERP), the inducibility, and duration of atrial fibrillation. …”
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A Study on the Dietary Yeast Polysaccharide Supplementation in Growth Performance, Antioxidant Capacity, and Immunity of Juvenile Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) by Junjie Qin, Haifeng Mi, Mingchun Ren, Dongyu Huang, Hualiang Liang, Lu Zhang, Tao Teng, Heng Yin

“…A total of 300 healthy fish (3.20 ± 0.03 g) were randomly divided into 15 floating cages (1 × 1 × 1 m) in five different groups, with three replicates per group, for an 8-week culture experiment. The 0.10Y and 0.20Y groups had significantly higher feed conversion ratios compared with the control group. …”
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Investigation on the effectiveness of a new hoof care product to sustainably reduce and prevent digital dermatitis in dairy cow herds by K. Grimm, A. Fiedler, C. Kröger

“…From Dec 2021 to Dec 2022 only one predefined hind foot of every cow was washed and sprayed with the product twice a week (treatment group), the other hind foot was only washed (control group). …”
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Efficacy of Fat Supplements with Different Unsaturated/Saturated FA Ratios Undergoing First Postpartum Ovulation in Lactating Anovulatory Goats by Caroline P. Silva, César C. L. Fernandes, Juliana P. M. Alves, Camila M. Cavalcanti, Felipe B. B. Oliveira, Alfredo J. H. Conde, Diana Celia S. N. Pinheiro, Darcio I. A. Teixeira, Anibal C. Rego, Davide Rondina

“…Supplements were furnished from the second to fifth week (time of weaning). Goats were estrus synchronized on day 40 by insertion of an intravaginal CIDR device for 5 days, after which 0.075 mg PGF2α was applied to induce ovulation, and estrus was monitored for 72 h. …”
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Pelvic Drop Changes due to Proximal Muscle Strengthening Depend on Foot-Ankle Varus Alignment by Aline de Castro Cruz, Sérgio Teixeira Fonseca, Vanessa Lara Araújo, Diego da Silva Carvalho, Leonardo Drumond Barsante, Valéria Andrade Pinto, Thales Rezende Souza

“…Hip and trunk muscle strengthening was performed three times a week for two months, with a load of 70% to 80% of one repetition maximum. …”
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Injectable supramolecular hydrogel co-loading abemaciclib/NLG919 for neoadjuvant immunotherapy of triple-negative breast cancer by Binyu Zhu, Ying Cai, Lingli Zhou, Lei Zhao, Jiameng Chen, Xiaoting Shan, Xujie Sun, Qian You, Xiang Gong, Wen Zhang, Helen He Zhu, Pengcheng Zhang, Yaping Li

“…The hydrogel can be injected into the tumor site and retained for at least one week for the sustained release of both abemaciclib and NLG919. …”
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Impact of religious fasting on ocular dryness: objective and subjective assessment by Amal F. Alomari, Sara Issa, Asma Musleh, Mohammad Abusamak, Mohammad Abusamak, Omar Bdair, Omar Bdair, Saif Aldeen AlRyalat, Saif Aldeen AlRyalat, Alanoud Al-Wakfi, Mohammed Jaber, Ahmad Alloubani, Haitham Sahawneh, Haitham Sahawneh, Muhannd El-Faouri, Ayman Abdul Aziz, Muawyah Al Bdour

“…In this prospective study, we evaluated the effect of prolonged fasting on dry eye disease using both objective and subjective measures.MethodsWe included patients who fasted for at least 12 h a day for at least 2 weeks, including the testing day, and retested them at least 1 week after the fasting period had ended with no fasting on the testing day. …”
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Does Sex Matter in Obesity-Induced Periodontal Inflammation in the SS^LepR Mutant Rats? by Abdulmohsin Alhashim, Kim Capehart, Jocelyn Tang, Karim M. Saad, Rafik Abdelsayed, Marion A. Cooley, Jan M. Williams, Ahmed A. Elmarakby

“…<b>Methodology:</b> Utilizing leptin receptor mutant (SS^LepR mutant) rats as a genetic model of obesity, 11–12-week-old male and female lean Dahl salt-sensitive (SS) rats and obese SS^LepR mutant rats were used to investigate sex differences in obesity-induced periodontal inflammation. …”
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Determinants and impact of calcium oxalate crystal deposition on renal outcomes in acute kidney injury patients by Weiwei Yang, Tao Zhao, Xuejing Chen, Suxia Wang, Yu Wang, Tao Su

“…Kidney recovery was delayed, with 43.8%, 31.2%, and 18.8% of patients having eGFR < 15 mL/min/1.73 m2 at 4, 12, and 24-week post-injury. Poor outcomes were linked to high urinary α1-microglobulin-to-creatinine (α1-MG/C) ratios and active tubular injury scores. …”
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Mast Cell Degranulation Decreases Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Aortic Gene Expression and Systemic Levels of Interleukin-6 In Vivo by Jason M. Springer, Vineesh V. Raveendran, Mingcai Zhang, Ryan Funk, Donald D. Smith, Mehrdad Maz, Kottarappat N. Dileepan

“…The objective of the current study is to describe the role of mast cells in arterial IL-6 homeostasis. Eight- to ten-week-old male C57BL/6 (wild-type) mice were injected with either (a) saline, (b) compound 48/80 (a systemic mast cell degranulating agent), (c) lipopolysaccharide (LPS), or (d) a combination of C48/80 and LPS. …”
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Induced Inflammatory and Oxidative Markers in Cerebral Microvasculature by Mentally Depressive Stress by Yuequan Zhu, Yazeed Haddad, Ho Jun Yun, Xiaokun Geng, Yuchuan Ding

“…Methods. A total of forty 6-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into the CRS and control groups. …”
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Clinical efficacy of Tuina therapy combined with traditional Chinese exercises in the treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation: a multicentre randomised controlled trial pro... by Zhihong Fan, Shenghong Jia, Xin Zhou, Chao Li, Jiahao Shao, Xiaofeng Liu, Yitao Liao, Yenan Xu, Dandan He, Shixiang Wu, Xian Zhang

“…Each group received three treatments over the course of 1 week for a total of 4 weeks. The primary outcome indicator was the Oswestry Disability Index, whereas the secondary outcome indicators were the Short Form of Quality of Life Scale, the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire Scale, and gait analysis. …”
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Shen Shuai II recipe improves renal hypoxia to attenuate renal injury in 5/6 renal ablation/infarction rats and effect evaluation using blood oxygenation level-dependent functional... by Yizeng Xu, Fang Lu, Meng Wang, Lingchen Wang, Chaoyang Ye, Shuohui Yang, Chen Wang

“…Another eight normal rats were used as the Sham group. After 8-week corresponding interventions, blood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD-fMRI) was performed to evaluate renal oxygenation in all rats, and biochemical indicators were used to measure kidney and liver function, hemoglobin, and proteinuria. …”
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Genomic and Pathogenic Characteristics of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Isolated from Chicken in Live Bird Markets and Backyard Flocks in Kenya by Irene N. Ogali, Paul O. Okumu, Erick O. Mungube, Jacqueline K. Lichoti, Stephen Ogada, Grace K. Moraa, Bernard R. Agwanda, Sheila C. Ommeh

“…Histopathological findings in four-week-old SPF chicken challenged with the NDV isolates KE001, KE0811, and KE0698 showed multiple organ involvement at five days after infection with severe effects seen in lymphoid tissues and blood vessels. …”
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Association between exposure to tobacco information through mass media, smoking households and secondhand smoke exposure in adolescents: Survey data from South Korea by Wenbin Du, Gaoran Chen, Minmin Gu, Huixin Deng, Won G. Choi

“…Results SHS exposure duration of Korean adolescents in households was 0.88 days per week. The households with smokers including the father (β=1.087; 95% CI: 1.0–1.126), mother (β=1.461; 95% CI: 1.379– 1.543), siblings (β=0.545; 95% CI: 0.493–0.597), grandparents (β=0.224; 95% CI: 0.174–0.272), and other relatives (β=0.170; 95% CI: 0.126–0.214), showed a positive association with SHS exposure in adolescents within the household. …”
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Clinical results of autologous fat transfer for basal thumb arthritis with a minimum of three years’ follow-up by Elisabeth M. Haas-Lützenberger, Iana Emelianova, Moritz C. Bader, Sinan Mert, Nicholas Moellhoff, Wolfram Demmer, Ursula Berger, Riccardo Giunta

“…Fat tissue was harvested from the abdomen and injected into the trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint under radiological guidance, followed by one week of immobilization. Patients with a minimum three-year post-procedure period were assessed for pain level (numerical rating scale), quality of life (Mental Health Quotient (MHQ)), the abbreviated version of the Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire (QuickDASH)), and grip and pinch strength, as well as their overall impression of the treatment. …”
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The Impact of Hangeshashinto on Symptoms and Gut Microbiota in Diarrhea-type Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Retrospective Analysis by Naohisa Yoshida, Takeshi Yasuda, Yoshikazu Inagaki, Daisuke Hasegawa, Kohei Fukumoto, Takaaki Murakami, Ryohei Hirose, Osamu Dohi, Kazuhiko Uchiyama, Tomohisa Takagi, Yoshito Itoh

“…The stool frequency per week before and after HST was 21.7±18.2 vs. 14.0±12.6 (p<0.001). …”
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CtBP1 is essential for epigenetic silencing of μ-opioid receptor genes in the dorsal root ganglion in spinal nerve ligation-induced neuropathic pain by Cheng-Yuan Lai, Ming-Chun Hsieh, Chou-Ming Yeh, Tzer-Bin Lin, Dylan Chou, Hsueh-Hsiao Wang, Kuan-Hung Lin, Jen-Kun Cheng, Po-Sheng Yang, Hsien-Yu Peng

“…CtBP1 expression in the ipsilateral DRG gradually increased over a three-week period post-SNL. Immunohistochemistry revealed a significant elevation in CtBP1 levels specifically in NeuN-positive neuronal cells in the ipsilateral DRG following SNL. …”
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Effect of structured lipids as dietary supplements on the fatty acid profile, carcass yield, blood chemistry, and abdominal fat deposition of female broilers by Hongzeng Ai, Yee-Ying Lee, Yuxia Lu, Chin Ping Tan, Oi Ming Lai, Aijun Li, Yufei Zhang, Yong Wang, Zhen Zhang

“…The study assessed production performance, fatty acid absorption, and abdominal fat deposition. A total of 100 one-week-old female broiler chicks were randomly assigned to three-tiered pens and fed five experimental diets. …”
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Effectiveness of B-actin promoter on driving target gene expression in common carp transgenesis by Andi Aliah Hidayani, Odang Carman, . Alimuddin

“…Furthermore, GFP expression using common carp b-actin promoter could be detected at one-week-old larvae, while GFP expressing using medaka b-actin promoter was lasted at 2-day-old larvae. …”
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