A New Cardiovascular Mock Loop Driven by Novel Active Capacitance in Normal and Abnormal Conditions by Mehmet Iscan, Aydin Yesildirek

“…The hybrid mock circulatory loop (hMCL) serves as a crucial hemodynamic simulation tool, offering exceptional flexibility, controllability, and reproducibility for investigating the mechanisms underlying cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in a controlled environment, circumventing the limitations of live organism studies. This paper introduces a novel design and control strategy for hMCL, introducing a novel left ventricle volume–elastance (LVVE) equation that unifies the autoregulation of the Frank–Starling mechanism (FSM) with left ventricle contractility (LVC). …”
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The collection of oat genetic resources held by VIR as a source of information on the history of cultivation and taxonomy of the genus, and breeding trends (a review) by I. G. Loskutov, E. V. Blinova, A. A. Gnutikov

“…The collection preserves and maintains live accessions of all cultivated oat species: A. sativa L., A. byzantina K. …”
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Trends in congenital anomalies and associated factors among newborns in Eastern Ethiopia: an 8-year open cohort analysis of the Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System by Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta, Muluken Kumera Didisa, Yohannes Baye, Eyerusalem Tamiru, Gezaheng Mengesha, Lencho Kajela Solbana

“…The overall rate of CAs was 3.83 per 1000 live births (95% CI 3.19, 4.61). There was a significant increase in the trend of CAs over the study period, with a Mantel-Haenszel χ2 of 82.76 (p=0.001). …”
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Perinatal results of restricted intrauterine growth. Cienfuegos, 2022 by Cristóbal Jorge Torres González, Vivian Rosa Vázquez Martínez, Ana Beatriz Abreus Castro, Yaneris Vega Romero, Greter Torres Vázquez

“…A cesarean section was performed in 44.6% and 18.7% of live newborns required admission to the NICU; there were three neonatal deaths and two late fetal deaths. …”
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Pregnancy outcomes in patients with psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, or axial spondyloarthritis receiving ixekizumab by A. Egeberg, L. Iversen, A. B. Kimball, S. Kelly, E. Grace, H. Patel, W. Xu, G. Gallo, E. Riedl, S. R. Feldman

“…The majority of paternal exposure pregnancies occurred in clinical trials (91 of 94). Live births were reported for 53.8 and 61.1% of known outcomes in maternal exposure pregnancies during clinical trials and post-marketing surveillance, respectively. …”
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Lung and Gut Microbiota as Potential Hidden Driver of Immunotherapy Efficacy in Lung Cancer by Carmine Carbone, Geny Piro, Vincenzo Di Noia, Ettore D’Argento, Emanuele Vita, Miriam Grazia Ferrara, Sara Pilotto, Michele Milella, Giovanni Cammarota, Antonio Gasbarrini, Giampaolo Tortora, Emilio Bria

“…The complex of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms, termed microbiota, that live on the epithelial barriers of the host, are involved in the initiation, progression, and dissemination of cancer. …”
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Evaluation of Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Digestibility and Ileum Histomorphology of Broiler Chickens fed Two Forms of Diets Supplemented with Exogenous Proteases by RA Alhotan, HH Al-Baadani, EOS Hussein

“…Chickens fed pelleted diet with protease C had higher villus height to crypt depth ratio and goblet cells. The live weight and relative weight of the breast increased, and the relative weights of the wings decreased with pelleted diet. …”
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Effectiveness of solution-focused brief counseling to increase achievement motivation of bullying victims by Bambang Dibyo Wiyono, Wiryo Nuryono, Muhamad Afifuddin Ghozali, Olusegun Fatai Adebowale, Akmal Nasri Kamal, Aulia Ramadhani Putri

“…The intimidation that occurs to victims of bullying has a negative impact on many facet of their live, one of which is a decrease in academic achievement due to lack of motivation. …”
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First Investigation of the Marine Gastrotrich Fauna from the Waters of North Tunisia, with the Description of a New Species of <i>Halichaetonotus</i> (Gastrotricha, Chaetonotida) by Aicha Souid, Mehrez Gammoudi, Francesco Saponi, M’hamed El Cafsi, M. Antonio Todaro

“…Gastrotrichs (hairy bellies) are microscopic, acoelomate worms that live in freshwater and marine environments and represent one of the significant components of the meiobenthic communities. …”
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Inhibition of STING-mediated type I IFN signaling by African swine fever virus DP71L by Lakmal Ranathunga, Sachini Abesinghe, Ji-Won Cha, Niranjan Dodantenna, Kiramage Chathuranga, Asela Weerawardhana, D. K. Haluwana, Nuwan Gamage, Jong-Soo Lee

“…Taken together, these results highlight the important role of DP71L with respect to inhibition of interferon responses and provide guidance for a better understanding of ASFV pathogenesis and the development of live attenuated ASFV vaccines.…”
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Physical-Chemical Characterization of Fruit Harvested at Different Maturity Stages of Grafted Yellow Pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> Haw.) by Jessica Sanmiguel, Valdemar Andrade, Yadira Vargas-Tierras, Iván Samaniego, Fernando Paredes-Arcos, Wilson Vásquez-Castillo, William Viera-Arroyo

“…In this study, grafted yellow pitahaya (<i>Selenicereus megalanthus</i> Haw.) fruit, grown on live tutors, was evaluated from stages 0 to 5. The following response variables were recorded: fruit weight, diameter, and length; pulp weight with seed and peel; color; firmness; total soluble solids content; titratable acidity; pH; total flavonoid content; total polyphenol content; and antioxidant activity determined using FRAP and ABTS. …”
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Assessment of the Nutritional Status of the Children with Acute Leukemia on Chemotherapy in Karbala City by Dheyaa Aldeen Nawfal Al-khateeb, Ali Hussein Al-hafidh, Usama Ahmed Hadi Al-jumaily

“…The results revealed that the highest percentage of patients in the age group 5-10 years (47.1%), the boys were (55.7%), (52.9%) of patients live in urban, highly significant association (p.value < 0.001) of family history of cancer, has less physical activity and psychological effects on loss of appetite. …”
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Yaws in Africa: Past, Present and Future by Ezekiel K. Vicar, Shirley V. Simpson, Gloria I. Mensah, Kennedy K. Addo, Eric S. Donkor

“…<b>Background:</b> Yaws is an infectious, neglected tropical disease that affects the skin of many children and adolescents who live in poor, rural, low-income communities in humid, tropical areas of Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. …”
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Exploring the potential impact of the proposed UK TV and online food advertising regulations: a concept mapping study by Jean Adams, Martin White, Peter Scarborough, Richard Smith, Emma J Boyland, Hannah Forde

“…Objectives In July 2020 the UK Government announced an intention to restrict advertisements for products high in fat, salt or sugar on live broadcast, catch-up and on-demand television before 21:00 hours; and paid for online advertising. …”
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Ulitníky pseudokrasovej tiesňavy Parkaň v pohorí Bachureň na východnom Slovensku by Jakub Repaský, Dagmar Říhová, Kateřina Kubíková, Radovan Coufal, Jan Oravec, Lucie Juřičková

“…Since we could not find live individuals, we do not consider this finding a reason to include the species in the malacofauna of Slovakia.…”
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A method for identifying surface contamination components of composite insulators based on hyperspectral imaging by MIAO Jin, QIN Jun, CHEN Junyu, WU Junfeng, REN Ming, LIU Runyu

“…This study provides a novel approach for rapid on-site analysis of contamination components and flashover characteristics of composite insulators， as well as a reference for live-line inspections and pollution degree measurements in laboratories.…”
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Diabetes-Related Distress Assessment among Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Majed O. Aljuaid, Abdulmajeed M. Almutairi, Mohammed A. Assiri, Dhifallah M. Almalki, Khaled Alswat

“…Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases; it is a debilitating and hard to live with. Diabetes-related distress (DRD) refers to the emotional and behavioral changes caused by diabetes. …”
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Evaluation of Contralateral Limb Cross Education and High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Functional Indices of the Affected Upper Limb in Subacute Phase... by Katayoon Rezaei, Amin Kordi Yoosefinejad, Farzaneh Moslemi Haghighi, Mohsen Razeghi

“…Despite rehabilitation strategies, most survivors live with motor deficits in the upper limbs. Objectives. …”
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Maternal mortality in Malawi, 1977–2012 by Bejoy Nambiar, Iqbal Anwar, Tim Colbourn, Sonia Lewycka, Chisale Mhango, Ann Phoya

“…Sustained efforts to prevent and treat maternal complications are required if Malawi is to attain the MDG 5 target and save the lives of more of its mothers in years to come.…”
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Heterogeneous adverse childhood experiences and cognitive function in an elderly Chinese population: a cohort study by Ya Fang, Manqiong Yuan, Fengzhi Qin, Chuanhai Xu

“…The population in the ‘Household dysfunction’ class tended to live in rural areas and have a higher proportion of men, whereas people in the ‘Child maltreatment’ class showed a significantly higher proportion of women and higher levels of chronic diseases. …”
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