Effects of dietary l-carnosine supplementation on the growth, intestinal microbiota, and serum metabolome of fattening lambs by Yaxuan Meng, Yaxuan Meng, Yaxuan Meng, Tingting Xian, Tingting Xian, Guolei Kang, Hongna Wang, Tao Feng, Tao Feng, Tao Feng

“…Spearman correlation analysis was employed to assess the associations between intestinal microbiota and serum metabolite biomarkers. …”
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Dynamic monitoring and drivers of ecological environmental quality in the Three-North region, China: Insights based on remote sensing ecological index by Leyi Zhang, Xia Li, Xiuhua Liu, Zhiyang Lian, Guozhuang Zhang, Zuyu Liu, Shuangxian An, Yuexiao Ren, Yile Li, Shangdong Liu

“…Additionally, a SHapley Additive eXplanation (SHAP) interpretable machine learning model was employed to identify the dominant factors and thresholds influencing the EEQ in the TNEP and its sub-regions. …”
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Associations of co-exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and vitamin D with early lung dysfunction: Mediating roles of metabolic score-visceral adiposity index by Baihao Lin, Wanlu Liu, Hank-Han Wang, Haixia Qian, Xinyu Zhu, Mengya Xu, Yuyu Zheng, Nada Alhazmi, Yansen Bai

“…Causal mediation analyses and structural equation modeling were employed to investigate the mediating roles of metabolic indicators. …”
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Computational analysis of reproducibility and image quality of 2011 and 2017 models of Heidelberg Spectralis SD-OCT machines by Kyoung A Viola Lee, Corey Tesdahl, Keith Zimmerman, Kimberly Jun, Sabrina Khalil, Alexander Shahin, Abdullah Abou-Samra, Ramesh Ayyala, Radouil Tzekov

“…The dimensionality reduction techniques Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) were employed to explore data patterns. Main outcome measures: Reproducibility of TRT measurements, image quality, and the degree of agreement between the two OCT models. …”
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Disparate and shared transcriptomic signatures associated with cortical atrophy in genetic behavioral variant frontotemporal degeneration by Ting Shen, Jacob W. Vogel, Vivianna M. Van Deerlin, EunRan Suh, Laynie Dratch, Jeffrey S. Phillips, Lauren Massimo, Edward B. Lee, David J. Irwin, Corey T. McMillan

“…Abstract Background Cortical atrophy is a common manifestation in behavioral variant frontotemporal degeneration (bvFTD), exhibiting spatial heterogeneity across various genetic subgroups, which may be driven by distinct biological mechanisms. Methods We employed an integrative imaging transcriptomics approach to identify both disparate and shared transcriptomic signatures associated with cortical thickness in bvFTD with C9orf72 repeat expansions or pathogenic variants in GRN or MAPT. …”
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Dosimetric Comparison of Noncoplanar VMAT Without Rotating the Patient Couch Versus Conventional Coplanar/Noncoplanar VMAT for Head and Neck Cancer: First Report of Dynamic Swing A... by Kouta Hirotaki, MS, Kento Tomizawa, MD, PhD, Satoe Kitou, BS, Shunta Jinno, MS, Shunsuke Moriya, PhD, Takeshi Fujisawa, MD, Sadamoto Zenda, MD, PhD, Takeji Sakae, PhD, Masashi Ito, BS

“…DSA and C/NC-VMAT plans were generated using OXRAY and TrueBeam, respectively. DSA employed noncoplanar 2-arc beams with an O-ring gantry swing, whereas C-VMAT and NC-VMAT used coplanar and noncoplanar 2-arc beams, respectively. …”
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Effect of Dam Emplacement and Water Level Changes on Sublacustrine Geomorphology and Recent Sedimentation in Jackson Lake, Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming, United States) by Michael M. McGlue, John R. Dilworth, Hillary L. Johnson, Samuel J. Whitehead, J. Ryan Thigpen, Kevin M. Yeager, Edward W. Woolery, Summer J. Brown, Sarah E. Johnson, Cooper S. Cearley, Gillian M. Clark, T. Spencer Dixon, Ryan C. Goldsby, Autumn L. Helfrich, Bailee N. Hodelka, Edward L. Lo, Leandro Domingos-Luz, Nicholas E. Powell, Giliane G. Rasbold, William R. Swanger

“…Here, high-resolution seismic reflection profiles, sediment cores, and historical water level elevation datasets were employed to assess the recent depositional history of Jackson Lake, a dammed glacial lake located adjacent to the Teton fault in western Wyoming (USA). …”
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Based on CT scans at the 12th thoracic spine level, assessing the impact of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue index on one-year postoperative mortality in elderly hip fracture pat... by En-li Li, Jia-sen Hu, Zi-hao Chen, Run-xun Ma, Chen Jin, Yi-tian Bu, Si-xiang Feng, Cheng-bin Huang, Ya-ping Jin, Lei Yang

“…Propensity score matching (PSM) was employed to evaluate one-year postoperative mortality. …”
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The prognostic association of triglyceride-glucose index and its derived indicators with stable coronary artery disease patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention by Yu Shan, Yu Shan, Maoning Lin, Maoning Lin, Fangfang Gu, Duanbin Li, Duanbin Li, Qiongjun Zhu, Qiongjun Zhu, Zhezhe Chen, Zhezhe Chen, Wenbin Zhang, Wenbin Zhang, Guosheng Fu, Guosheng Fu, Min Wang, Min Wang

“…Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was employed to assess the prognostic differences among groups.ResultsAfter a median follow-up of 26.1 months, a total of 352 patients (15.3%) experienced MACCE. …”
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Elucidation of the mechanism of berberine against gastric mucosa injury in a rat model with chronic atrophic gastritis based on a combined strategy of multi-omics and molecular bio... by Lisheng Chen, Lisheng Chen, Xin Wang, Xin Wang, Jianyu Li, Lijuan Zhang, Wenbin Wu, Shizhang Wei, Wenjun Zou, Yanling Zhao, Yanling Zhao

“…HE and AB-PAS staining were employed to assess pathological damage in gastric tissue. …”
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The temporal change of heat exposure and adaptation capacity in Chinese adults from 1994 to 2023 by Xiaohui Ji, Haomin Tan, Shaoli Huang, Zhongguo Huang, Jianxiong Hu, Jianxiong Hu, Guanhao He, Fengrui Jing, Ziqiang Lin, Mengen Guo, Tao Liu, Wenjun Ma, Wenjun Ma

“…The Chi square test was employed to compare the difference between different demographic subgroups during 2014–2023. …”
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Association study of the JAK/STAT signaling pathway with susceptibility to COVID-19 in moroccan patient and in-silico analysis of rare variants by Meriem El Houdi, Hanaa Skhoun, Meriem El Fessikh, Reda Benmansour, Fatima-Zahra El Yousfi, Chaimae Nebhani, Mohamed Rida Tagajdid, Idriss Lahlou Amine, Hicham El Annaz, Rabii Ameziane El Hassani, Zohra Ouzzif, Redouane Abouqal, Khalid Ennibi, Ahmed Bouhouche, Jamila El Baghdadi

“…Next-generation sequencing was employed to investigate the IFNAR1, IFNAR2, JAK1, TYK2, STAT2, and IRF9 genes within the JAK/STAT pathway. …”
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Corticostriatal glutamate‐mediated dynamic therapeutic efficacy of electroacupuncture in a parkinsonian rat model by Xinxin Jiang, Min Sun, Yitong Yan, Yanhua Wang, Xinyu Fan, Jing Wei, Ke Wang, Peirong Liang, Zirui Wang, Jihan Wang, Xiaomin Wang, Jun Jia

“…Furthermore, chemogenetic techniques were employed to manipulate corticostriatal glutamatergic neurons and clarify the mechanisms that contribute to the therapeutic benefits of EA in the PD rat model. …”
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Long-term outcomes of robot-assisted versus minimally invasive esophagectomy in patients with thoracic esophageal cancer: a propensity score-matched study by Toru Sakurai, Akihiro Hoshino, Kenta Miyoshi, Erika Yamada, Masaya Enomoto, Junichi Mazaki, Hiroshi Kuwabara, Kenichi Iwasaki, Yoshihiro Ota, Shingo Tachibana, Yutaka Hayashi, Tetsuo Ishizaki, Yuichi Nagakawa

“…Propensity score matching (PSM) was employed, incorporating co-variables such as confounders or risk factors derived from the literature and clinical practice. …”
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Dog demography and ecology with reference to rabies in the Amhara region, Ethiopia by Liuel Yizengaw Adnie, Wudu Temesgen Jemberu, Adane Bahiru Woreta, Adugna Berju, Araya Mengistu, Zeleke Tesema Wondie, Wassie Molla, Sefinew Alemu Mekonnen

“…Method: ology: The study employed dog census and questionnaire surveys of 907 households selected using a multistage sampling technique from six rural and six urban districts of the Amhara region, Ethiopia. …”
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Correlations between primary tumour location, biomarkers of inflammation and lung injury, and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients underwent laparoscopic colorectomy:... by Hui-xian Li, Li Che, Yuan Li, Tai-hang Wang, Fang-di Min, Lei Xu, Meng Wang, Zhao-xu Zheng, Shi-ning Qu, Fei Wang, Wei Tang, Shi-jing Wei, Yu-lin Sun, Hui Zheng, Tao Yan

“…IntroductionThe impact of distinct primary colorectal cancer (CRC) sites on lung injury and complications remains largely unexplored, despite the palpable differences in surgical positions, procedures, and the resulting mechanically induced respiratory pressures at each site.Materials and methodsThis study employed a forwards-looking approach utilising the propensity score matching (PSM) method; 300 patients with pathological CRC after laparoscopic surgery from April 2019 to May 2023 were enrolled. …”
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β-synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid as a potential biomarker for distinguishing human prion diseases from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease by Bing Xu, Kang Xiao, Xiaoxi Jia, Rundong Cao, Donglin Liang, Ruhan A, Weiwei Zhang, Chunjie Li, Liping Gao, Cao Chen, Qi Shi, Xiaoping Dong

“…The Mann–Whitney U test and Kruskal–Wallis H test were employed to analyze two or more sets of continuous variables. …”
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Risk factors associated with mortality and pathogen characteristics of bloodstream infection-induced severe sepsis in the pediatric intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort stud... by Jian Chen, Jian Chen, Haixin Huang, Ruichen Zhang, Yueqiang Fu, Chunmei Jing

“…Logistic regression analysis was employed to identify independent risk factors associated with 28-day mortality.ResultsA total of 192 patients with bloodstream infection (BSI)-induced severe sepsis were identified, with a 28-day in-hospital mortality rate of 36.98% (71/192). …”
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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 mutation promotes HSPB6-mediated cuproptosis in hypochondroplasia by impairing chondrocyte autophagy by Jing Chen, Dan He, Chengrun Yuan, Na Li, Baohong Shi, Conway Niu, Jiangfei Yang, Liangkai Zheng, Lin Che, Ren Xu

“…Radiography and micro-computed tomography were employed to assess the bone-specific phenotype in Fgfr3 (V376D)mutant mice. …”
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A prospective multi-site study to evaluate the performance and usability of an oral fluid-based HIV self-test in Canada by Richard A. Galli, Darshanand Maraj, Kristin McBain, Jason M. Lo Hog Tian, Abbey McFarland, Wangari Tharao, Nontobeko P. Nkala, Arlene Chan, Mark da Silva, Rejean Thomas, Anne-Fanny Vassal, Martin Lepage, Laurie Ireland, Mike Payne, Jared Starr, Chris Fraser, Marion Selfridge, Mona Loutfy, Roberta Halpenny, Nirubini Jeyarajah, Vanessa Tran, Tony Mazzulli, Sean B. Rourke

“…With respect to sociodemographics: 84% of participants were between 18–45 years of age, 73% had at least a college education, 48% were Cis-male, 45% were employed; and 26% identified as White, 23% as African, Caribbean or Black, 5% as Indigenous [First Nations, Métis or Inuit], 33% as Asian, and 6% as LatinX. …”
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