Measuring Hemoglobin Levels in the Optic Disc of Parkinson’s Disease Patients Using New Colorimetric Analysis Software by Maria Pilar Bambo, Elena Garcia-Martin, Maria Satue, Susana Perez-Olivan, Silvia Alayon, Marta Gonzalez-Hernandez, Vicente Polo, Jose Manuel Larrosa, Manuel Gonzalez-De la Rosa

“…We also compared differences in retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thicknesses obtained using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) device between PD group and healthy group. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of chronic constipation in adults: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, A. A. Sheptulin, A. S. Trukhmanov, Ye. A. Poluektova, Ye. K. Baranskaya, O. S. Shifrin, T. L. Lapina, M. F. Osipenko, V. I. Simanenkov, I. B. Khlynov

“…Constipation treatment has to be comprehensive and include general recommendations (intensification of physical activity, increase in dietary fiber in daily ration etc.), intake of psyllium, laxatives, including first of all of polyethyleneglycol, at insufficient response enterokinetic agents. …”
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Quality of Life Philosophy IV. The Brain and Consciousness by Søren Ventegodt, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…You can understand its function at fiber level, because it is fairly simple, and you can understand it at cell level, but it is already vague. …”
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Unlocking biochar impacts on abiotic stress dynamics: a systematic review of soil quality and crop improvement by Periyasamy Rathinapriya, Theivanayagam Maharajan, Ravi Jothi, Mayakrishnan Prabakaran, Mayakrishnan Prabakaran, In-Bog Lee, Pyoung-Ho Yi, Seung Tak Jeong

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Wood Ash Liquid Fertilizer as Sustainable Soil Nutritional Supplement Modulates Changes on Growth and Fruits Nutritional Compositions of Capsicum frutescens L. by Racheal Tope-akinyetun, Zainab Mustapha, Musa Hussaini, Temitayo Kelani, Anthony Ojewumi

“…Furthermore, sodium (11.17mg/100g), potassium (363.92 mg/100g), calcium (108.14 mg/100g), and magnesium (58.11 mg/100g) as well as moisture (68.32 %), fat (2.77 %), ash (3.55 %), crude fiber (2.49 %), crude protein (4.43%) and carbohydrate (9.20%) higher in the fruits of C. frutescens treated with 50% WALF. …”
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Traditional Knowledge and Efficacy Analysis of an Emerging Medicinal Food Plant: <i>Disporopsis aspersa</i> by Qingyu Chen, Miaomiao Wang, Xian Hu, Jihai Zhang, Qing Zhang, Congli Xu, Chunlin Long

“…These findings suggest that <i>D. aspersa</i> is rich in carbohydrates, fat, dietary fiber, and amino acids. It also contains various bioactive substances, supporting its traditional practices for both medicinal and dietary purposes by local people. …”
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Analysis of the Muscle Structure and Protein Composition of Different Varieties of Cultured Large Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys crocea) by Yuan MA, Quanyou GUO, Yao ZHENG, Weibo SUN, Liu YANG, Xiaoyan SONG

“…The cross-sectional area of the muscle fibers of the five varieties ranked from largest to smallest as follows: 'traditional Zhejiang variety'>'traditional Ningde variety'>'Fufa 1'>'Donghai 1'>'Yongdai 1'. …”
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麝香组分诱导成年大鼠骨髓间质干细胞体外定向分化为神经元样细胞的能力 by 肖庆忠, 李浩威, 黄少华

“…【方法】分别采用含麝香多肽或麝香酮的L-DMEM 培养基体外定向诱导第5 代至10 代的rBMMSCs , 并分别应用相差显微镜观察神经元样细胞和免疫细胞组化检测神经元样细胞所表达的神经干细胞特异性标 志(nestin)、神经元特异性标志[ 神经元特异性烯醇化酶(neuron specific enolase , NSE)和神经丝蛋白(neurofilament , NF)] 及星 形胶质细胞特异性标志[ 胶质纤维酸性蛋白(glia fiber acid pro tein , GFAP)] , 并进行神经元样细胞记数分析。【结果】成年大鼠 BMMSCs 在加入含麝香多肽的无血清L-DMEM 培养基诱导后, 发现细胞胞体收缩, 突起伸出, 形似神经元;免疫组化显示诱 导出的神经元样细胞NSE 、NF、nestin 表达阳性, GFAP 阴性。…”
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Association between Optical Coherence Tomography Measurements and Clinical Parameters in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by Priscilla Fernandes Nogueira, Gustavo Coelho Caiado, Carolina P. B. Gracitelli, Fernando Meister Martins, Felipe Chaves Duarte Barros, Sandro Luis De Andrade Matas, Sérgio Henrique Teixeira, Luciana da Cruz Noia, Danilo Andriatti Paulo

“…Correlations between ganglion cell complex (GCC) thickness and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, as measured by SD-OCT, and clinical parameters were assessed using generalized estimating equations. …”
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Mechanical properties and fracture mechanism of high-strength FGH4097 superalloys prepared by hot oscillatory pressing by Pengfei Li, Hong Huang, Wenzhuo Du, Yan Fan, ruiming Yin, shangdong Hou, Liwen Sheng

“…The fracture surface of FGH4097 superalloys at room temperature and 650 °C exhibits distinct morphological features of fiber zone, radiation zone, and shear lip zone. The average grain size was 48.92 μm, and approximately 320 nm of γ′ phase and (Nb, Ti) C phase were precipitated. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography May Help Distinguish Glaucoma from Suprasellar Tumor-Associated Optic Disc by Michael Mimouni, Hadas Stiebel-Kalish, Irena Serov, Gabriel Chodick, Mohammad Zbedat, Dan D. Gaton

“…The main outcome measures were the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, disc area, cup volume, cup/disc ratio, and rim area. …”
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Multiple Sessions of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Improve Periodontal Outcomes in Patients with Down Syndrome: A 12-Month Randomized Clinical Trial by Rafael Ferreira, Sebastião Luiz Aguiar Greghi, Adriana Campos Passanezi Sant’Ana, Mariana Schutzer Ragghianti Zangrando, Carla Andreotti Damante

“…For aPDT, a red laser (658 nm; 0.1 W; 2229 J/cm²; 40 s sweeping with optical fiber) combined with methylene blue (MB) (100 µg/mL) was applied across repeated sessions (on days 3, 7, and 14). …”
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Transcriptomic and physiological analyses reveal that cytokinin is involved in the compound leaf development of alfalfa by Hongyao Mei, Jiajun Yan, Xuexin Jia, Weilin Wang, Shuangshuang Li, Ruiqi Sun, Hongjiao Jiang, Lijun Xie, Chuanen Zhou, Shiqie Bai, Lu Han

“…Analyses of forage quality traits indicated significant differences in crude protein (CP), acid detergent fiber (ADF), crude fat (CF), water-soluble sugars (WSS), carbon content, ash composition content, and phosphorus content between Chuancao No.7 alfalfa and wild-type. …”
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The association of dietary approaches to stop hypertension measured by the food frequency questionnaire with metabolic syndrome and some inflammatory biomarkers in adolescents with... by Maryam Behrooz, Alireza Ostadrahimi, Samaneh Hajjarzadeh, Mirhadi Mousavi, Afshin Ghalegolab Behbahani, Siamak Shiva

“…In addition, the DASH score was positively associated with potassium, magnesium, sodium, vitamins D and C, docosahexaenoic acid, and soluble fiber (P < 0.05). Conclusion In the current study, there was no significant association between adherence to the DASH diet and odds of metabolic syndrome, and other cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescent. …”
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Association of oxidative balance score with the risk of all-cause and CVD mortality in younger US adults with diabetes by Chang Liu, Guoan Xiang, Dan Liang, Xuanbo Zhao, Kun Xiao, Lixin Xie

“….), and dietary OBS (dietary antioxidants such as fiber, β-carotene, riboflavin, etc., and dietary pro-oxidants, such as total fat, etc.) with all-cause and CVD mortality. …”
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Intercropping of Saccharum spp. with Dictyophora indusiata: effects on microbial communities and metabolite profiles during bagasse degradation by Mingzheng Duan, Mingzheng Duan, Xiaojian Wu, Shengfeng Long, Hairong Huang, Xiang Li, Yijie Li, Changning Li, Bin Feng, Jiafu Chen, Defa Zhong, Zhendong Chen, Zeping Wang

“…Understanding the process by which D. indusiata degrades bagasse is key to optimizing this method.AimsThis study aims to clarify the microbial and metabolic processes involved in bagasse degradation by D. indusiata in the sugarcane intercropping system.MethodsChemical composition analysis, metabarcoding sequencing, and metabolomic profiling were conducted on D. indusiata-degraded bagasse (DIBA) and naturally degraded bagasse (BA).ResultsAnalysis of chemical composition revealed that only acid detergent fiber (ADF) and crude protein content differed significantly between the DIBA and BA treatments. …”
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Adenosine A2A receptor activation is necessary to gate the TrkB-dependent intramuscular nerve sprouting during muscle reinnervation after a nerve crush by Michael Di Palma, Davide Lattanzi, Patrizia Ambrogini, Stefano Sartini

“…The effects of A2A and TrkB interplay on muscle fiber multiple-innervation was assessed using a functional approach. …”
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Enhancing physicochemical, bioactive, and nutritional properties of sweet potatoes: Ultrasonic contact drying with slot jet nozzles compared to hot-air drying and freeze drying by Gulcin Yildiz, Yuan Gao, Junzhou Ding, Si Zhu, Guibing Chen, Hao Feng

“…Notably, SJR + US at 50 °C produced the highest total starch (36.84 g/100 g), total dietary fiber (8.48 g/100 g), total phenolic content (158.19 mg GAE/100 g), total flavonoid content (119.08 mg QE/g), DPPH antioxidant activity (6.44 μmol TE/g), β-carotene (31.98 mg/100 g), and vitamin C (5.27 mg/100 g). …”
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Biochemical Composition Variation among Southern Ethiopian Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) Genotypes by Meseret Degefa, Sentayehu Alamerew, Ali Mohammed, Adeba Gemechu

“…According to the findings, coffee beans have crude protein (6.93 to 10.14%), total lipids (8.89 to 16.08%), crude ash (2.51–5.47%), crude fiber (6.79–22.25%), dry matter (89.08 to 91.63%), carbohydrate (40.65 to 59.38%), and caloric value (307.39–382.77 k/calories). …”
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Effects of harvesting corn varieties at varying maturities on silage quality and digestible dry matter yield of corn silages by Suphi Deniz, Hüseyin Nursoy, İbrahim Yılmaz, M. Akif Karslı

“…After 60 d of incubation, silages were opened and analyzed for DM. organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF). acid detergent liber (ADF), pH, lactic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid concentrations, and in vitro DM digestibility (IVDMD). …”
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