Effects of Clostridium butyricum on Growth Performance, Intestinal Health, and Disease Resistance of Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀ × E. lanceolatus♂) Fed with Cottonse... by Ling Pan, Weikang Li, Ruitao Xie, Hongyu Liu, Beiping Tan, Xiaohui Dong, Qihui Yang, Shuyan Chi, Shuang Zhang

“…After supplementation with C. butyricum, the amylase, lipase, and trypsin activities were significantly higher than the NC group (P<0.05; except group C1), and the same results were obtained for intestinal morphometry. …”
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Fodder qualities of heterotic hybrids from intergeneric crosses between maize and eastern gamagrass by P. A. Panikhin, V. A. Sokolov

“…Its grain and green biomass possess good fodder qualities and are actively used in feed rations for cattle, smaller ruminants, and poultry. …”
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Research status and trends of functional magnetic resonance imaging technology in the field of acupuncture: a bibliometric analysis over the past two decades by Zhongke Wang, Lu Chen, Tianyu Jiang, Qi Zhang, Jinying Zhao, Fuchun Wang

“…Keyword co-occurrence and burst reveal the main research hotspots, including the diversity of intervention methods, cortical activation, mechanisms related to pain-associated diseases, and brain-related diseases. …”
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Association of a novel nutritional index with cognitive impairment in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults: a cross-sectional analysis from the China Health and Retirement Longit... by Guotao Liu, Jianyuan Zhang

“…Subgroup analysis indicated that the association was stronger among participants aged ≥60 years (OR = 0.655, 95% CI: 0.438–0.979), non-current drinkers (OR = 0.643, 95% CI: 0.451–0.917), and those who engaged in socializing (OR = 0.568, 95% CI: 0.371–0.871).ConclusionTCBI was significantly and negatively associated with cognitive impairment in Chinese middle-aged and elderly individuals, with the effect more pronounced in those aged ≥60 years, non-current drinkers, and socially active participants.…”
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E.V. From ‘Greater’ to ‘Global Britain’: The New and the Old in the Foreign Policy of the United Kingdom by E. V. Khakhalkina

“…The second section outlines the conceptual core of the ‘Global Britain’, which involves expanding the scope of the UK foreign policy opportunities after leaving the European Union by establishing a more active interaction with countries and regions that were once part of the empire. …”
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Socioeconomic and health-related inequalities in major depressive symptoms among older adults: a Wagstaff’s decomposition analysis of data from the LASI baseline survey, 2017–2018... by Manish Kumar, Shobhit Srivastava, T. Muhammad, Anjali Elsa Skariah

“…Self-rated health (SRH), difficulty in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL (IADL) contributed 8.7%, 3.3% and 4.8% to the inequality, respectively. …”
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Smart Zinc-Based Coatings with Chitosan–Alginate Nanocontainers Loaded with ZnO and Caffeine for Corrosion Protection of Mild Steel by Kamelia Kamburova, Nelly Boshkova, Tsetska Radeva, Nikolai Boshkov

“…The obtained results indicate that both hybrid coating types could prolong the life time of mild steel in aggressive Cl⁻ ion-containing solution, combining the protection effect of sacrificial zinc with barrier (ZnO) and active (CAF) protective effects.…”
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The Response of Tissue Mast Cells to TLR3 Ligand Poly(I:C) Treatment by Piotr Witczak, Ewa Brzezińska-Błaszczyk, Justyna Agier

“…Our findings confirm that MCs may serve as active participants in the antiviral immune response. …”
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Efficacy of clomiphene citrate and tamoxifen on pregnancy rates in idiopathic male subfertility: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Shadi Khashaba, Shehab Khashaba, Anil Krishan, Angus Bruce, Abdullatif Almaghlouth, Jason Huang, Mahmoud Mima, Craig Niederberger

“…However, existing literature compares mixed protocols with active management. We aimed to conduct a meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of clomiphene and tamoxifen versus placebo on natural pregnancy rates. …”
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Utility of Spinal Injury Diagnosis Using C-Spine Lateral X-Ray and Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis Computed Tomography in Major Trauma Patients with Impaired Consciousness by Yoon Soo Jang, Byung Hak So, Won Jung Jeong, Kyung Man Cha, Hyung Min Kim

“…Conclusions C-spine CT scan be actively considered in the initial examination process. …”
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An Electrochemical Dopamine Assay with Cobalt Oxide Palatinose Carbon Dots by Ram Chandra Nepal, Elif S. Seven, Roger M. Leblanc, Charles C. Chusuei

“…Saccharide-derived carbon dots (CDs) were applied to assay DA detection in simulated urine (SU) while delineating the effects of graphene defect density on electrocatalytic activity. CDs were hydrothermally synthesized to vary graphene defect densities using sucrose, raffinose, and palatinose, depositing them onto glassy carbon electrodes (GCEs). …”
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Developing the data management component of an academic discipline program for an educational management information system by Ju. V. Starichkova, I. E. Rogov, V. S. Tomashevskaya

“…The need to apply methods and models to support the educational process at universities including the formation and management of academic discipline programs (ADPs) is determined by the growing need for the active implementation of various automation tools including integrated information systems, which arise in response to a number of regulatory and legal factors. …”
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Development of a Three-Stage Hybrid Model by Utilizing a Two-Stage Signal Decomposition Methodology and Machine Learning Approach to Predict Monthly Runoff at Swat River Basin, Pak... by Muhammad Sibtain, Xianshan Li, Ghulam Nabi, Muhammad Imran Azam, Hassan Bashir

“…CEEMDAN decomposes the runoff time series into subcomponents, and VMD performs further decomposition of the high-frequency component obtained after CEEMDAN decomposition to improve the prediction activity. Afterward, the SVM algorithm was applied to the decomposed subcomponents for the prediction purpose. …”
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Relationships of sensory processing sensitivity with creativity and empathy in an adult sample by Britta A. P. Laros-van Gorkom, Britta A. P. Laros-van Gorkom, Christienne G. Damatac, Christienne G. Damatac, Inez Stevelmans, Corina U. Greven, Corina U. Greven, Corina U. Greven

“…Only AES was associated with more creative activities (AES: β = 0.292, pfdr &lt; 0.001). Furthermore, higher SPS total and AES scores were associated with more overall empathy (SPS: β = 0.428, pfdr &lt; 0.001; AES: β = 0.373, pfdr &lt; 0.001), affective empathy (SPS: β = 0.507, pfdr &lt; 0.001; AES: β = 0.331, pfdr &lt; 0.001), cognitive empathy (SPS: β = 0.2692, pfdr &lt; 0.001; AES: β = 0.347, pfdr &lt; 0.001), and less emotional disconnection (SPS: β = 0.234, pfdr β 0.001; AES: β = 0.210, pfdr β 0.001). …”
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Characterizing Perception Deep Learning Algorithms and Applications for Vehicular Edge Computing by Wang Feng, Sihai Tang, Shengze Wang, Ying He, Donger Chen, Qing Yang, Song Fu

“…Additionally, our investigation of Deep Neural Network (DNN) layers revealed that certain convolutional layers experienced computation time increases exceeding <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>2849</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, while activation layers showed a rise of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>1173.34</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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Factors associated with early-onset androgenetic alopecia: A scoping review. by Li-Ping Liu, Mary Adumo Wariboko, Xiao Hu, Zi-Han Wang, Qian Wu, Yu-Mei Li

“…Early-onset AGA may also be associated with hormonal profiles, 5α-reductase enzyme activity, androgen receptor genes, and some susceptibility loci. …”
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Investigation into the determinants of decision speed in product elimination decision (decision-reaching and implementation) processes in cosmetic industries by Homa Doroudi, Yasser Heidari

“…Removal of a product for various reasons such as its life cycle status, entry of similar products and loss of market, lack of technical and economic justification for continuing its production and supply or the decision to enter newer products, product diversity, competition, activities of companies in the innovative environment. …”
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QUALITY EVALUATION OF THE TPP POWER GENERATING UNITS WEAR RECONDITIONING by E. M. Farhadzadeh, A. Z. Muradaliyev, Yu. Z. Farzaliyev

“…Quality of the repair work execution characterizes logistical activities of the power station and the repair services and is rated by a five-grade scale. …”
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Multiomic quantification of the KRAS mutation dosage improves the preoperative prediction of survival and recurrence in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Won-Gun Yun, Daeun Kim, Youngmin Han, Wooil Kwon, Seong-Geun Lee, Jin-Young Jang, Daechan Park

“…High KRAS mutation dosages activated the cell cycle, leading to high mutation rates and poor prognosis. …”
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Late Onset of Antiretroviral Therapy in Adults Living with HIV in an Urban Area in Brazil: Prevalence and Risk Factors by Priscila Ribeiro Guimarães Pacheco, Ana Laura Sene Amâncio Zara, Luiz Carlos Silva e Souza, Marília Dalva Turchi

“…Introduction. Highly active antiretroviral therapy has been available since 1996. …”
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