Ovarian development of female mud crab, Scylla serrata supplemented with cholesterol and injected with serotonin by Betsy J. Pattiasina, M. Zairin Junior, I. Mokoginta, R. Affandi, W. Manalu

“…Samples of broodstock were taken every four days to evaluate the stages of ovarian maturity and parameters were used to evaluate the ovarian maturation stage are gonad index (GI) and oocyte diameter, concentration of estradiol 17β, yolk protein concentrations, and fecundity. …”
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Targeted reproductive management for lactating Holstein cows: Economic return by Ricardo C. Chebel, Tomas Gonzalez, Ana B. Montevecchio, Klibs N. Galvão, Albert de Vries, Rafael S. Bisinotto

“…Cows enrolled in the TRM treatment were managed according to EPEC as follows: (1) cows with ≥1 intense estrus (heat index ≥70; 0 = minimum, 100 = maximum) were AI upon AMD-detected estrus starting at 64 (primiparous) and 50 (multiparous) DIM and, if not AI, were enrolled in the Double-Ovsynch, (2) cows without an intense estrus were enrolled in the Double-Ovsynch at the same time as cows in the control treatment. …”
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Theoretical and applied research on hydraulic slit-fracture joint roof control and pressure relief of hard roof in goaf roadway by Yongjiang ZHANG, Fei JI, Tongbin ZHAO, Ke YANG, Wenbin WU, Wangang JIANG

“…The on-site monitoring results with the loads of supporting structure and deformation of surrounding rock as the indexes show that the anchor cable stress of the roof plate of the roadway was reduced by 35%, the stress of the roadway wall was reduced by 44%, the amount of roadway top and bottom plate migration was reduced by 57%, and the migration amount of the roadway two walls was reduced by 42%, which has a good effect of pressure relief. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Core Stability Training Combined with Extracorporeal Shock Wave on Lumbar Disc Herniation by Shuo LI, Lishuang LIU, Jinna ZHOU, Qiaoyun XIANG, Tingting LUAN, Wenwen WANG

“…The lumbar spine function was evaluated by Oswestry dysfunction index (ODI). SF-36 quality of life scale (SF-36) was used to evaluate the overall health status of the patients. …”
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Activation of Hippocampal Microglia Mediates Chronic Stress-induced Depression-like Behavior in Rats with Ischemic Stroke by TAO Xi, YANG Chen, TANG Wenjing, WU Siyuan, DENG Jinggui

“…The body weight, open field test (OFT), novelty-suppressed feeding test (NSFT) and sugar preference index (SPI) of rats were evaluated at each time point. …”
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Characteristics and drainage modes of coalbed methane resources in closed coal mines in Yangquan and Jincheng Mining Areas by Yang WANG, Jie XIANG, Yong QIN, Shangbin CHEN, Yanming ZHU, Manli HUANG, Ying SHI

“…The depth of coal seam and the local geological structure control the gas content of the in-situ coal seam, while as an important index of the gas content of the gob, methane concentration is controlled by the coal seam, gas storage space structure and sealing conditions. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of GPM-IMERG, CMORPH, and TMPA Precipitation Products with Gauged Rainfall over Mainland China by Guanghua Wei, Haishen Lü, Wade T. Crow, Yonghua Zhu, Jianqun Wang, Jianbin Su

“…However, all four products are unreliable over XJ at both an annual and seasonal scale. (4) Across all products, TRMM 3B42 best reproduces the probability density function (PDF) of daily precipitation intensity. (5) According to the categorical verification technique in this study, both IMERG products yield better results for the detection of precipitation events on the basis of probability of detection (POD) and critical success index (CSI) categorical evaluations compared to TRMM 3B42 and CMORPH-CRT over China and across most of the subregions. …”
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Lipoleiomyoma of the uterus in a woman of reproductive age (clinical case) by V.V. Talash, Ya.V. Palyokha, A.M. Gromova, V.V. Talash, V.B. Martynenko, N.O. Prylutska, N.I. Mityunina

“…In addition to the generally accepted clinical and biochemical methods of blood and urine examination, electrocardiogram, ultrasound examination of the pelvic organs, the level of ovarian tumor markers in the blood (CA 125, HE4 and the ROMA index) was determined. The diagnosis of the disease was based on the data of pathohistological and immunohistochemical studies. …”
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Study on the effect of Chinese herbal medicine stick beating therapy on the motor function and activity of daily living of stroke patients in convalescent period (药棒循经敲打对脑卒中恢复期患者肢体... by LI Chunhong (李春红)

“…On the basis of the treatment method carried out in the control group, the observation group was given the Chinese herbal medicine stick beating through the meridian. Barthel Index (BI) and Fugl-Meyer scale was used to evaluate the effect of interventions before the intervention, 14 days and 28 days after interventions. …”
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Imbalance of Microbacterial Diversity Is Associated with Functional Prognosis of Stroke by Xintong Zhang, Xiangyu Wang, Hong Zhao, Risheng Cao, Yini Dang, Binbin Yu

“…In addition, the Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction score (r=0.495, P=0.026), Barthel index (r=−0.531, P=0.015), Fugl-Meyer Assessment score (r=−0.565, P=0.009), Visual Analogue Scale score (r=0.605, P=0.005), and Brief Pain Inventory score (r=0.507, P=0.023) were significantly associated with alterations of distinctive gut microbiota. …”
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Perceived barriers to physical activity and their predictors among adults in the Central Region in Saudi Arabia: Gender differences and cultural aspects. by Osama Abdelhay, Mohammad Altamimi, Qusai Abdelhay, Marwan Manajrah, Ayla M Tourkmani, Mutaz Altamimi, Taghreed Altamimi

“…Additionally, older age, higher body mass index, higher education level, marriage, certain employment statuses, and chronic diseases were significantly associated with increased reported internal and external barriers. …”
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Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) drug efficacy study landscape: A systematic scoping review of clinical trials and observational studies to assess the feasibility of esta... by Sauman Singh-Phulgenda, Rishikesh Kumar, Prabin Dahal, Abdalla Munir, Sumayyah Rashan, Rutuja Chhajed, Caitlin Naylor, Brittany J Maguire, Niyamat Ali Siddiqui, Eli Harriss, Manju Rahi, Fabiana Alves, Shyam Sundar, Kasia Stepniewska, Ahmed Musa, Philippe J Guerin, Krishna Pandey

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic review of published literature was conducted to identify PKDL clinical studies by searching the following databases: PubMed, Scopus, Ovid Embase, Web of Science Core Collection, WHO Global Index Medicus, PASCAL, Clinicaltrials.gov, Ovid Global Health, Cochrane Database and CENTRAL, and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. …”
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Clinicopathological analysis of adrenal intravascular large B-cell lymphoma by LIN Jiaxin, WEI Ran, SHUI Ruohong, LU Hongfen, LI Xiaoqiu, YU Baohua

“…Immunohistochemical study revealed that CD20 was positive in all cases. Ki-67 proliferation index was high, all above 80%. 80% (4/5) of the cases were of non-germinal-center B-cell-like (non-GCB) phenotype, 100% (4/4) of the cases had MYC/BCL2 double expression. …”
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Reliability and validity of the International Classification of Functioning，Disability and Health Rehabilitation set in the Rehabilitation of Knee Osteoarthritis by LEI Lei, PENG Zhizhou, GAO Mingyue, LI Fei, MAO Ningning, WU Xi, XIAO Chengcheng, XUN Yajing, ZHAO Suchen, FAN Xiaojun

“…The criterion-related validity between the ICF-RS scale and the common clinical scale was analyzed ［Visual Analogue Scale （VAS） Pain Score, Hospital for Special Surgery knee score （HSS） , Modified Barthel Index （MBI）, and the MOS item short from health survey, （SF-36）］, which was in order to evaluate the effectiveness of ICF-RS scale on function and activity performance in patients with KOA. …”
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Non-Luminal Disease Score for Everolimus in Patients with&nbsp;Hormone Receptor&#x2011;positive and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer: A Mult... by Tan Y, Jiang H, Tian X, Ma F, Wang J, Zhang P, Xu B, Fan Y, Zhao W

“…The median 1L-, 2L, and 3L-PFS was 13.9 months versus 11.8 months (p = 0.22, HR = 1.63, 95% CI = 0.74, 3.62), 6.7 months versus 3.6 months (p = 0.08, HR = 0.34, 95% CI = 0.10, 1.18), and 4.6 months versus 4.0 months (p = 0.81, HR = 1.07, 95% CI = 0.63, 1.79) respectively, for NOLUS-positive patients and NOLUS-negative patients.Conclusion: NOLUS-positive patients have a lower percentage of ER and PR, but a higher percentage of Ki67 index. The correlation between the benefits of everolimus and NOLUS failed to develop significance, suggesting that NOLUS may not be applicable in predicting everolimus efficacy in patients with HR+/HER2- ABC. …”
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Inappropriate medication prescribing, polypharmacy, potential drug-drug interactions and medication regimen complexity in older adults attending three referral hospitals in Asmara,... by Nuru Abdu, Saleh Idrisnur, Hanae Said, Lude Kifle, Natnael Habte, Semira Ghirmai, Tomas Tewelde, Senai Mihreteab Siele, Eyasu H. Tesfamariam

“…Potential drug-drug interactions (pDDIs) and medication regimen complexity (MRC) were assessed using Lexi-comp drug interaction checker and MRC index, respectively. Descriptive statistics, logistic regression, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, independent samples t-test, one-way Analysis of Variance, and paired t-test were employed using IBM SPSS (version-26.0). …”
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Utilization of Blood Flow Restriction Therapy with a Former Triathlete After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report by Christopher Keating, Stephanie Muth, Cameron Hui, Lisa T Hoglund

“…Knee extensor and flexor muscle strength and power were measured with an instrumented dynamometer for isokinetic and isometric testing, generating a limb symmetry index (LSI). # Outcomes Pain and quantitative sensory testing achieved clinically meaningful improvement suggesting reduced sensitivity during and after BFR utilization. …”
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Effect of Soft Rehabilitation Robot Gloves on Upper Limb and Hand Function of Stroke Patients：A Meta-Analysis by YU Tingting, SHEN Yuwei, WAN Guomeng, LI Jianan

“…The randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of SRG intervention for patients with upper limb and hand motor dysfunction after stroke were included, and the retrieval time was from the database inception to August 2023.The primary outcome measures included Fugl-Meyer assessment of the upper extremity (FMA-UE), modified Barthel index (MBI), Wolf motor function test (WMFT), grip strength, box and block test (BBT) and action research arm test (ARAT). …”
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease among Chinese adults with diabetes: a nationwide population-based cross-sectional studyResearch in context by Weiping Jia, Rong Yu, Limin Wang, Dalong Zhu, Lixin Guo, Jianping Weng, Hong Li, Mei Zhang, Xiaoqi Ye, Zhiguang Zhou, Dajin Zou, Qiuhe Ji, Xiaohui Guo, Yinan Zhang, Dong Lang, Jiarui Wu, Jing Wu, Xuhong Hou, Xiaohui Guo, Kai Wu, Liming Chen, Demin Liu, Guangyao Song, Linyi Shu, Jing Yang, Yan Wang, Dongmei Li, Qiansha Guo, Ling Li, Na Wu, Yadong Sun, Huifang Cheng, Hongyu Kuang, Huijuan Zhang, Weiping Jia, Xuhong Hou, Dalong Zhu, Jian Zhu, Hong Li, Fenping Zheng, Qiu Zhang, Honglin Hu, Gang Chen, Xingquan Yang, Xiaoyang Lai, Jianping Liu, Li Chen, Ming Dong, Zhigang Zhao, Jian Liu, Guangda Xiang, Junxia Zhang, Zhiguang Zhou, Jian Peng, Jianping Weng, Longyi Zeng, Yuzhen Liang, Guoqiao Li, Kaining Chen, Leweihua Lin, Qifu Li, Qingfeng Cheng, Xingwu Ran, Dawei Chen, Hong Li, Xin Nian, Lihui Yang, Shuyou Meng, Jing Xu, Junhong Long, Jing Liu, Qi Zhang, Qingxiang Dai, Xiaomin Xie, Guirong Bai, Jun Li, Tao Li, Zhong Dong, Tao Zhang, Sijia Liu, Yong Yang, Kun Geng, Wenlong Zheng, Zhihong Li, Hui Wang, Zuojun Wu, Miao Wang, Jixin Sun, Jianwei Zhou, Jun An, Huaqing Shen, Yanfang Li, Zeping Ren, Xiuli Xue, Shaohui Jia, Yongping Zheng, Jiaoxia Li, Yonggang Qian, Ping Ma, Yan Su, Liang Cao, Xuyi Yang, Guowei Pan, Guangzhi Pan, Ling Jin, Quanfu Yu, Yunfei Liu, Yingli Zhu, Zhifang Cheng, Jun Yang, Chundi Jia, Qing Wang, Shichun Yan, Jingyang Huang, Yumei Chi, Li Zhang, Ruifa Pang, Yan Shi, Yan Lu, Yiling Wu, Jie Yu, Chunxiang Wu, Jinyi Zhou, Yunxia Wu, Ning Zhang, Jing Sun, Xiumei Tian, Jieming Zhong, Jingying Chen, Kaixu Xie, Lingjuan Fu, Xiaohua Wang, Yeji Chen, Ling Zeng, Zhenqian Cao, Maomin Yang, Biao Hu, Wenling Zhong, Qingyan Liu, Zhiding Huang, Qingbin Lai, Yuyu Zhang, Liping Zhu, Yujing Zhao, Wuming Tao, Yonghai Tu, Lin Zhou, Xiaolei Guo, Benzheng Chai, Liping Ding, Yuewei Zou, Dongzhi Li, Li Hua, Shixian Feng, Jianli Guo, Wanguang Liu, Qingxiang Li, Yunzhi Zheng, Minli Xu, Lan Zhang, Chunbo Li, Yingchao Wan, Chi Hu, Shengping Xu, Biyun Chen, Huilin Liu, Xiaojia Bian, Wenwei Chen, Honghua Li, Yanjun Xu, Fan Weng, Hong Wu, Weijin Zhang, Liankai Zhu, Jun Meng, Jin Yang, Yongsong Zeng, Gaoke Zhai, Lingfeng Qin, Yi Lu, Zhenwang Fu, Shukuan Wu, Caigang Li, Na Wang, Lianfen Chen, Xianbin Ding, Qi Zhou, Yiling Xie, Rui Chen, Dongsheng Yang, Ying Deng, Youping Hu, Bo Huang, Ping Wang, Peng Cai, Changyan Peng, Xiaofang Chen, Ling Li, Liang Xiao, Chenglin Wang, Chaogang Tan, Daobin Chen, Min Chen, Mingfang Qin, Zhaomin Lei, Jianzhi Qiu, Wei Yu, Yunfei Li, Guoxia Bai, Ying Wang, Lin Qiu, Ning Wang, Xudong Zhao, Ani Yan, Jianfei Liu, Tingcai Wang, Kaihua Hao, Zaihong Zhang, Zhanqi Xian, Tenghuan Ma, Zhihua Xu, Yi Yang, Hongli Wang, Rong Li, Zhonggang Zhao, Caixia Fan, Purhati, Hongjun Xu, Liping Gao

“…CVH was evaluated using the “life's essential 8” (LE8) score, which ranged from 0 to 100 and included 8 components: diet, sleep duration, physical activity, nicotine exposure, hemoglobin A1c, blood pressure, non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and body mass index. The total LE8 scores were categorized into low (0–49), middle (50–79), and high (80–100) according to the American Heart Association. …”
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Análisis de consistencia de caminos bidireccionales usando mediciones continuas de velocidad de operación obtenidas con GPS Two-lane rural highways consistency analysis using conti... by Tomás Echaveguren

“…With the speed profile processed, filtered and smoothed, Polus' consistency method was used to estimate consistency index in each road. It was concluded that Polus' method and continuous speed profiles are suitables to rate consistency of long road segments. …”
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