Detection of nontoxic BoNT/A levels in post-facial Botox injection breastmilk by Helene Gu, Zhenyu Xu, Renata Koviazina, Pengcheng Tan, Changcheng Zheng, Ferdinand Kappes, Domna G. Kotsifaki, Fangrong Shen, Anastasia Tsigkou

“…Three sample sets ranged from 1 h to 1 year after facial Botox treatments (64 U), whereas the remaining two were from women who never received Botox. …”
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DESENVOLVIMENTO DE PRODUTOS DE FORMA EFICIENTE NAS ORGANIZAÇÕES ATUAIS by Marlons Lino da Cruz, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Israel Iasbik, José Damato Neto

“…Efficient product development results in better products at lower costs, to be produced and intended for the consumer, increased profits, sales, customer loyalty and new ones. R E S U M O Devido à concorrência mercadológica e tecnológica as organizações atuais necessitam de ferramentas que resultem em benefícios suficientes para o crescimento delas. …”
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Comparison of various feed additives on nutrient digestibility, digestive enzyme activity, blood metabolite levels, and gut microbiota composition in japanese quail chicks by Hassan Saleh, Omid Jangjou, Mohammad Taher Mirakzehi, Seyedeh Hamideh Hosseni

“…Quails that were administered fumaric acid displayed the highest levels of amylase and protease activity compared to the other groups (17.75 and 0.84 U/I, respectively). However, no significant difference in lipase activity was observed among the various dietary supplements. …”
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Measures of social connectedness in adult populations: a systematic review by Ruth Plackett, Joe Hulin, Clara Mukuria, Mark Clowes, Sheena E. Ramsay, Liam Spencer, Emma A. Adams, Jennifer Dykxhoorn, Kate Walters, David P. J. Osborn, Victoria Zamperoni, Oliver Jones, Scott Weich

“…Five measures (5/10, 50%) reported on at least half of the psychometric criteria, and these were: UCLA-3 (for loneliness), and MSPSS, F-SozU K-6, SPS-10 and SPS-5 (for social support). Conclusions This review identified ten social connectedness measures, and identified UCLA-3, MSPSS, F-SozUK-6, SPS-10, and SPS-5 as having the most robust psychometric properties for the UK adult population. …”
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Fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs) and mortality among survivors of liver cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study by Danial Fotros, Azita Hekmatdoost, Fereshteh Pashayee-khamene, Sara Karimi, Saleheh Ahmadzadeh, Mehdi Saberifiroozi, Behzad Hatami, Zahra Yari

“…T1, HR = 5.55; 95% CI: 0.54, 57.14; P-trend = 0.018). Mortality risk was U-shaped with galactooligosaccharide intake, a lower mortality risk was observed with lactose intake and a higher mortality risk with polyols intake, although these associations did not reach statistical significance. …”
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Stool immunoassay for identification of colorectal cancer and other significant gastrointestinal diseases risk groups by N. S. Sergeeva, Nina V. Marshutina, Ye. V. Zenkina

“…Following cut off levels were used: hHb - 2,0 µg/mL, hHb/Hp - 0,5 µg/ mL and fTu M2-PK - 4,0 U/mL. Results. The test systems for hHb and hHb/Hp in stool had high sensitivity, that was similar for CRC (89.5% of and of 87.9%, respectively) and UC (79.0% of and of 71.9%). …”
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The effect of combined fig-Walnut syrup on functional constipation in pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial by Roghayyeh Valizadeh, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Khadijeh Hajizadeh, Mostafa Araj-Khodaei, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

“…To compare the outcomes among the study groups, one-way AONOVA, ANCOVA, Mann- Whitney U test, and Kruskal- Wallis test were used. Results Following the intervention, although there was no statistically significant difference in the number of defecations between the combined fig-walnut syrup group and the fig syrup group (P > 0.05) at every four weeks, there was a statistically significant difference compared to the placebo (P < 0.05). …”
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Effect of polishing methods on Candida albicans adhesion and contributing factors in heat-cured acrylic dentures: an in-vitro comparative study by Shahrukh Ali Khan, Zulfiqar Ali Mirani, Taimur Khalid, Engr Muhammad Wasiq Ali Khan, Ziaullah Choudhary, Syed Murtaza Raza Kazmi

“…Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS (Version 24.0). Mann-Whitney U test compared surface roughness, water sorption, free surface energy, and initial adherence between MP and CP groups. …”
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Closed-loop systems for plants expressing animal proteins: a modernized framework to safeguard the future of agricultural innovation by Kristin A. Bresnahan, Justin M. Ferber, J. Thomas Carrato, Thomas J. Stoddard, Patrick V. Palad, Magi Richani

“…PMF products, particularly those that express an animal protein in seed and grain crops, have the potential to substantially benefit U.S. and global agriculture, food systems, economies, and the environment. …”
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Optimized extraction and kinetic study of cholesterol oxidase from a newly isolated Escherichia fergusonii strain from local whey samples: insights through a combined experimental... by Simin Khataee, Gholamreza Dehghan, Samaneh Rashtbari, Arezu Marefat, Sina Jamei, Hamed Farzi-Khajeh

“…The crude product was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation and followed by ion exchange chromatography utilizing Q-Sepharose, resulting in 5.35-fold and 13.86-fold purification, respectively, with a final specific activity of 15.8 U/mg. Additionally, molecular weight was determined by SDS-PAGE to be 49.0 kDa. …”
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Evaluation of throwing ability after coracoid transfer in non-overhead athletes by Ryota Yokoi, DP, Takayuki Kawasaki, MD, PhD, Yuuki Hirai, DP, Hiroki Tanabe, MD, Tomohiko Tateishi, MD, PhD, Nobukazu Maki, DP, Daichi Morikawa, MD, PhD, Muneaki Ishijima, MD, PhD

“…In secondary analyses, all other measurements were compared between the groups using the Mann–Whitney U test. Results: In the primary analysis, mean maximum ball velocity and long-throw distance in the BL and C groups were 83.5 and 87.9 km/h versus 44.8 and 54.7 m, respectively, demonstrating no significant differences between the groups. …”
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Evaluating the Nolla Method for Dental Age Estimation in Children from Northwestern Romania by Ligia Ioana Moga, Abel Emanuel Moca, Raluca Iurcov, Dan Slăvescu, Ligia Luminița Vaida

“…Statistical analyses, including Wilcoxon signed-rank and Mann–Whitney U tests, were performed to evaluate the accuracy and consistency of the Nolla method. …”
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珠三角地区变应性鼻炎和/或支气管哮喘患者皮下特异性免疫治疗依从性的真实世界研究 by 江育蔺, 王心悦, 唐隽, 鲍燕敏, 王桂兰, 白珺, 廖振鹏, 黎雅婷

“…结果纳入1 244例接受SCIT的患者，中止治疗427例（脱落率为34.3%）；儿童、已婚、过敏家族史阳性、总IgE （tIgE）&gt;200 U/mL的患者表现出相对良好的SCIT依从性（<italic>P</italic>值均&lt;0.05），而单纯AR患者依从性较AR合并BA组低（<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05），治疗前症状评分和药物评分高的患者脱落率低（<italic>P</italic>值均&lt;0.001）。…”
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A Study of the Interaction Between Implanted Pacemakers and the Power-Frequency Field Produced by Traction Transformer in High-Speed EMU by Rui Tian, Yu-Long Zhang, Mai Lu, Jian-Fang Deng

“…The <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$U_{in~max}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> at the unipolar and bipolar electrodes of passengers are 0.409 mV and 0.005 mV, which are smaller than the perception sensitivity. …”
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Calidad de vida relacionada con la salud bucal en escolares by Carlos Enrique Espinosa-Patrón, Wilson Bryan Encarnación-Contreras, Carlos Araya-Vallespir, María Claudia Garcés-Elías, Roberto A. León-Manco, César Eduardo Del Castillo-López

“…Se realizó un análisis descriptivo y pruebas de U de Mann Whitney y ji cuadrado, además se aplicó una regresión logística lineal, con un nivel de confianza de 95 % y p< 0,05. …”
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Nutrient availability in tropical soils fertilized with sewage sludge and natural phosphate by Rodinei Facco Pegoraro, Jefferson Rodrigo Teixeira Silva, Leidivan Almeida Frazão, Regynaldo Arruda Sampaio, Silvana Ferreira Bicalho, Verônica Aparecida Santos Ferreira Soares

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CompositIA: an open-source automated quantification tool for body composition scores from thoraco-abdominal CT scans by Raffaella Fiamma Cabini, Andrea Cozzi, Svenja Leu, Benedikt Thelen, Rolf Krause, Filippo Del Grande, Diego Ulisse Pizzagalli, Stefania Maria Rita Rizzo

“…MultiResUNet was used to identify CT slices intersecting the L1 and L3 vertebrae, and its performance was evaluated using the mean absolute error (MAE). Two U-nets were used to segment the axial slices, with performance evaluated through the volumetric Dice similarity coefficient (vDSC). …”
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Challenges of Engaging Primary Care Providers in Specialized Telementoring Education About Sickle Cell Disease for Sickle Cell Specialists: Results from the Sickle Cell Disease Tra... by Lisa M. Shook, DHPE, MA, MCHES, Bailey House, MPH, Christina Bennett Farrell, MPH, Rosalyn Stewart, MD, Sophie Lanzkron, MD, MHS, Allison A. King, MD, MPH, PhD, Taniya Varughese, MSOT, J.J. Strouse, MD, PhD, Marsha Treadwell, PhD, Julie Kanter, MD

“…Introduction: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder affecting approximately 100,000 individuals in the U.S. A lack of knowledgeable providers, particularly for adult patients, has led to a significant number of adults without access to high-quality care. …”
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Inhibition of id-1 reduces osteosarcoma growth and metastasis through mediation of snail by Rongbing Shu, Zhuanyi Yu, Jianmin Wu, Qiuxin Cheng, Zhihao Peng, Huaqiang Zhou, Min Zhao

“…In cell-based experiments, four osteosarcoma cell lines (Saos-2, U2OS, MG-63, and 143B) and the human osteoblast cell line hFOB 1.19 were cultured. …”
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Neural activity responsiveness by maturation of inhibition underlying critical period plasticity by Ibuki Matsumoto, Sou Nobukawa, Sou Nobukawa, Sou Nobukawa, Sou Nobukawa, Takashi Kanamaru, Takashi Kanamaru, Yusuke Sakemi, Yusuke Sakemi, Nina Sviridova, Nina Sviridova, Tomoki Kurikawa, Nobuhiko Wagatsuma, Kazuyuki Aihara, Kazuyuki Aihara

“…In the present study, we aimed to investigate neuronal activity responsiveness with respect to the maturation of inhibition at gamma-band frequencies.MethodWe calculated inter-trial phase coherence (ITPC), which quantifies event-related phase modulations across trials, using a biologically plausible spiking neural network that generates gamma oscillations through interactions between excitatory and inhibitory neurons.ResultsOur results demonstrated that the neuronal response coherence to external periodic inputs exhibits an inverted U-shape with respect to the maturation of inhibition. …”
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