Optimizing selenium-enriched yeast supplementation in laying hens: Enhancing egg quality, selenium concentration in eggs, antioxidant defense, and liver health by Longfei Zhang, Jianmin Zhou, Uchechukwu Edna Obianwuna, Cheng Long, Kai Qiu, Haijun Zhang, Xiaolong Qi, Shugeng Wu

“…This study evaluated the effects of selenium-enriched yeast (SY) supplementation at various levels on health and production parameters in laying hens, including egg production, egg quality, selenium (Se) concentrations in eggs, liver health, serum biochemical markers, antioxidant function, and immune responses. …”
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Effect of Simultaneous Use of Different Amounts of Biochar and Soil Application of Common Sulfur and Spraying of Nanosulfur on Yield and Yield Components and Some Phytochemical Cha... by Vahid Mohammadzadeh Kakhki, mohmmad Hossein Aminifard, Mohamad Behzad Amiri

“…Biochar can reduce fertilizer and water use by increasing the soil CEC and water-holding capacity (WHC).Using sulfur (especially in soil with low sulfur content) improves soil properties and increases plant growth and yield. The biochemical oxidation of elemental sulfur produces sulfuric acid (H2SO4), which decreases soil pH and solubilizes CaCO3 in alkaline soils to make soil conditions more favorable for plant growth. …”
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Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and its constituents and visual impairment in schoolchildren: A population-based survey in Guangdong province, China by Jia-Hui Li, Hui-Xian Zeng, Jing Wei, Qi-Zhen Wu, Shuang-Jian Qin, Qing-Guo Zeng, Bin Zhao, Guang-Hui Dong, Ji-Chuan Shen, Xiao-Wen Zeng

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Antispermatogenic Activity of the Benzothiazoline Ligand and Corresponding Organoantimony(V) Derivative in Male Albino Rats

“…Significant (<mml:math> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>P</mml:mi><mml:mo>&#x003C;</mml:mo><mml:mn>.01</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math>) alterations were also found in biochemical parameters of reproductive organs in treated male rats as compared to the control group. …”
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Exploring the effect of cold stress on the semen quality parameters of buffalo bulls by Karpenahalli Ranganatha Sriranga, Pawan Singh, Ravinder Singh, Tejeshwari Satpute, Prince Vivek, Tushar Kumar Mohanty, Pradeep Kumar, Ranjit Singh Kataria, Megha Pande, Manishi Mukesh

“…Semen collection of these bulls was done twice during the peak of winter and spring seasons with overall average ambient temperature (°C) of 12.55±0.22 and 20.21±0.68, respectively, and blood was collected on the same day for biochemical analysis. Routine seminal attributes, viz., semen volume, sperm concentration, mass activity, individual motility, viability, acrosome integrity, and hypo-osmotic swelling test (HOST), were evaluated immediately after semen collection, and diluted semen was cryopreserved for further studies. …”
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ApoB100 remodeling and stiffened cholesteryl ester core raise LDL aggregation in familial hypercholesterolemia patients by Maria Teresa La Chica Lhoëst, Andrea Martínez, Eduardo Garcia, Jany Dandurand, Anna Polishchuk, Aleyda Benitez-Amaro, Ana Cenarro, Fernando Civeira, Amable Bernabé, David Vilades, Joan Carles Escolà-Gil, Valerie Samouillan, Vicenta Llorente-Cortes

“…Dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy showed that LDL in FH patients exhibited smaller size and greater susceptibility to aggregation. Biochemical analyses revealed a higher cholesteryl ester (CE)/ApoB100 ratio in LDL from FH patients. …”
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Mangrove plants using deoxyribonucleic acid barcodes for enhancing biodiversity and conservation by M. Basyuni, R. Syahbana, A.B. Rangkuti, N.A. Pradisty, A. Susilowati, L.A.M. Siregar, S.S. Al Mustaniroh, A.A. Aznawi, A. Mubaraq, E.R. Ardli, S.H. Larekeng, V. Leopardas, Y. Isowa, T. Kajita

“…This database can be used to clarify the results of deoxyribonucleic acid barcodes for morphological and biochemical identification in the eastern coast of Sumatra.…”
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Overwintering temperature affects lipid and fatty acid metabolism in hepatopancreas and ovary of female mud crab Scylla paramamosain by Kaijia Yu, Hanying Xu, Ce Shi, Chunlin Wang, Changkao Mu, Yangfang Ye, Shujian Chen, Ronghua Li, Qingyang Wu

“…Moreover, the increased overwintering temperature significantly decreased the triglyceride (TG) content in the hepatopancreas (P < 0.05), while the ovary tissue remained unaffected (P > 0.05). Hemolymph biochemical indices demonstrated that the level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) increased markedly as temperature rose (P < 0.05). …”
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Application of indigenous zinc-solubilizing bacteria in biofertilizers to enhance zinc nutrition of rice grains in inceptisols paddy fields by E. Pratiwi, P. Lestari, Y. Nugraha, W. Hartatik, Z. Susanti, I.G.M. Subiksa, A. Kasno, T.A. Adriany, Y.S. Fatma, A.F. Nababan, A.A. Rivaie

“…It is crucial to secure a satisfactory level of zinc in rice grains because of its indispensable function in various biochemical processes that are fundamental for the growth and advancement of plants. …”
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Effect of Benzothiazoline Ligand and Corresponding Organoantimony(V) Derivative on the Reproductive System of Male Rats

“…Significant (<mml:math> <mml:mi>P</mml:mi><mml:mo>&#x003C;</mml:mo><mml:mtext>.01</mml:mtext> </mml:math>) alterations were found in biochemical parameters of reproductive organs in treated animals as compared to control group. …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Associated Metabolic Risks of Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study by Xiaoying Ding, Ying Xu, Yufan Wang, Xiaohua Li, Chunhua Lu, Jing Su, Yuhang Ma, Yuting Chen, Yanhua Yin, Lijun Zhang, Yong Wu, Yaqiong Jin, Lijun Zheng, Songmei Xu, Xiuli Zhu, Jilin Ma, Lihua Yu, Junyi Jiang, Naisi Zhao, Qingwu Yan, Andrew S. Greenberg, Qianfang Huang, Qian Ren, Haiyan Sun, Mingyu Gu, Li Zhao, Yunhong Huang, Yijie Wu, Chunxian Qian, Yongde Peng

“…A total of 9473 subjects aged over 45 years, including 1648 patients with T2DM, were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Clinical and biochemical parameters of all participants were determined. …”
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Hybridization-based discovery of novel quinazoline-2-indolinone derivatives as potent and selective PI3Kα inhibitors by Changqun Liu, Yuening Cao, Yi Zuo, Chaozheng Zhang, Senmiao Ren, Xin Zhang, Chuanqi Wang, Yingjie Zeng, Jie Ling, Yilan Liu, Zixian Chen, Xiujun Cao, Zhengzhi Wu, Chuantao Zhang, Jun Lu

“…Encouragingly, representative compound 8 exhibited a PI3Kα enzymatic IC50 value of 9.11 nM and 10.41/16.99/37.53-fold relative to the biochemical selectivity for PI3Kβ/γ/δ, respectively. …”
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Effect of Sucrose Spray on some Phytochemical Characteristics of Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) under Field Conditions by Vahid Akbarpour, Hossein Aruei, Kambiz Mashayekhi, Majid Azizi Arani, Mohammad Ali Bahmanyar

“…The occurrence of these biochemical phenomena caused by the consumption of intermediate substances ultimately increases the photosynthetic efficiency and improves the accumulation of photosynthetic substances, as well as the synthesis of secondary metabolites. …”
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Monoclonal antibody development and antigenic epitope identification of chicken pro-IL-1β by Mengmeng Xu, Mengmeng Huang, Guodong WANG, Jingzhe HAN, Xinxin NIU, Jinze HAN, Hangbo YU, Yulong ZHANG, Runhang LIU, Ziwen WU, Hongyu Cui, Yanping Zhang, Suyan Wang, Yongzhen Liu, Yuntong Chen, Yulu Duan, Liuan Li, Yulong Gao, Xiaole Qi

“…This study not only provides an important tool for the detection and research of chicken pro-IL-1β, but also has significant implications for understanding the antigenic structure and biochemical characteristics of chicken pro-IL-1β.…”
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Effect of Gardeniae Fructus Powder on Growth Performance, Antioxidant Capacity, Intestinal Barrier Function, and Colonic Microbiota of Weaned Piglets by Shilong Liu, Min Tian, Ming Ma, Yueqin Qiu, Jiaxi Tang, Jing Hou, Qi Lu, Chaoyang Tian, Guohao Ye, Li Wang, Kaiguo Gao, Shining Guo, Zongyong Jiang, Xuefen Yang

“…Our results indicated that compared with the basal diet, the F/G and diarrhea rate were remarkably decreased in the 0.8% GF group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Serum biochemical parameters showed that supplementation with GF significantly increased the content of HDL-C (0.6 and 0.8% levels), IL-6 (0.8% level), IL-10 (0.4, 0.6, and 0.8% levels), Ig G (0.4% level), and Ig A (0.8% level) compared with the basal diet (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Computer simulation of the steady state currents at enzyme doped carbon paste electrodes by Feliksas Ivanauskas, Valdas Laurinavičius, Remigijus Šimkus, Irmantas Kaunietis

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Bioacaricides in Crop Protection—What Is the State of Play? by Dejan Marčić, Ismail Döker, Haralabos Tsolakis

“…Products based on avermectins and milbemycins, secondary metabolites of actinomycetes, are well-known examples of biochemicals of microbial origin. Among the biochemicals of plant origin, the most widely used to date have been the products based on pyrethrum—obtained from the Dalmatian daisy, <i>Tanacetum cinerariifolium</i> (Asteraceae)—and azadirachtin, obtained from the Indian neem tree, <i>Azadirachta indica</i> (Meliaceae). …”
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Resection of a Catecholamine-Elaborating Retroperitoneal Paraganglioma Invading the Inferior Vena Cava by E. M. Mannina, Z. Xiong, R. Self, E. Kandil

“…A case illustrating these challenges in the management of a biochemically active retroperitoneal paraganglioma invading the inferior vena cava follows.…”
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Use of flavor capsule cigarettes and their preliminary impact on smoking cessation in Mexico: an exploratory study by Rosibel Rodríguez-Bolaños, Paula Ramírez-Palacios, Katia Gallegos-Carrillo, Arlette Chávez-Iñiguez, Daimarelys Lara, Deborah J. Ossip, Ana Paula Cupertino, Francisco Cartujano-Barrera

“…The primary outcomes were self-reported and biochemically verified 7-day smoking abstinence at Month 3. …”
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The impact of drinking on smoking cessation outcomes among Hong Kong Chinese youth smokers by Ka Yan Ho, Katherine Ka Wai Lam, Qi Liu, Ting Mao, Funa Yang, Mulualem Getaneh Belay, Cynthia Sau Ting Wu, Mak Yim Wah

“…Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to identify any significant differences in self-reported quit rates, smoking reduction by at least 50%, quit attempts, and biochemically validated quit rates between the drinking and non-drinking groups. …”
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