Progress in research on strain glass transition in Ni-Ti based alloys by ZHAO Xinqing, WANG Kai, LYU Chao, ZHANG Kaichao, HOU Huilong

“…The theoretical and experimental studies in recent years indicated that when doping sufficient amounts of defects (excess solute atoms，foreign alloying dopants， dislocations and nanosized precipitates) into equiatomic Ni-Ti alloys，the resistance from such defects could suppress the first-order martensitic transformation and achieve strain glass transition with the formation of randomly short-range ordered nanodomains. The strain glass transition is characterized by some typical features such as invariant macroscopic structure，broken ergodicity，frequency dependence of dynamic mechanical properties and high damping capacity. …”
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Stem cutting, rooting, and shoot growth potentials of some hedge plant species as influenced by number of nodes by Christina Olusola Owolabi, Olukemi Ifetola Adediran, Chimezie Udeh, Deborah Oyinlola Fasasi, Jacob Goke Bodunde

“…Stem cuttings of each of the ten species with 2, 3 and 5 nodes constituted the treatments arranged in Completely Randomized Design with three replicates. Time of root and shoot emergence, rooting percentage observed daily from one day after planting (DAP), number of leaves, seedling height, number of sprouted cuttings were measured weekly from 2 weeks after planting (WAP) and stem girth (at 15cm seedling height) 4 WAP. …”
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“Inclisiran: Early LDL-C target achievement in a real-life population” by Francesco Briani, Mauro Bagli, Gabriele Venturi, Francesco Bacchion, Antonio Mugnolo

“…Inclisiran, a small interfering RNA, has been observed to effectively and sustainably reduce LDL-C in large randomized controlled trials (RCTs); however, real-world data on its short-term efficacy and use are limited. …”
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Hypoglycemic Effects and Myocardial Protection of Sanghuangporus vaninii Polysaccharide on Diabetes Rats by Yue CHANG, Yue WU, Jianfeng GUO, Weiyuan ZHAO, Yuantian LU, Di LIU

“…To examine the hypoglycemic effects and myocardial protection of Sanghuangporus vaninii polysaccharide (SP) in T2DM rats, these effects were assessed in rats fed a high glucose and high fat diet combined with streptozotocin (STZ). The rats were randomly assigned to one of the following six groups: the diabetes mellitus (DM), metformin (MET), low-, medium-, and high-dose SP (SPL, SPM, and SPH), and control (CN) groups. …”
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Comparison of the growth, fruit quality and physiological characteristics of cucumber fertigated by three different nutrient solutions in soil culture and soilless culture systems by Hamid Reza Roosta, Hossein Sharifi Azad, Seyed Hossein Mirdehghan

“…With this purpose, a factorial experiment carried out with two factors of cultivation system (Soil cultivation and soilless cultivation) and nutrient solution (Hoagland, Papadopoulos, and Commercial) in a completely randomized design with three replications in greenhouse conditions. …”
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Exploring the Kidney-Brain Crosstalk: Biomarkers for Early Detection of Kidney Injury-Related Alzheimer’s Disease by Cai Y, Huang G, Ren M, Chai Y, Fu Y, Yan T, Zhu L

“…The primary goal of this study was to investigate the link between KI and AD, with a specific focus on identifying diagnostic biomarkers for KI-related AD.Methods: The first step of the present study was to use Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to investigate the link between KI and AD, followed by verification of in vivo and in vitro experiments. …”
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Effect of Cluster Acupuncture of Scalp-point combined with Rehabilitation Training for Daily Living Ability of Patients with Parkinson's Disease by Linjing WANG, Yuan TIAN, Chunying WANG, Lu WANG, Lili SHANG, Wei AN, Hong CHANG

“…Objective:To explore the effect of cluster acupuncture of scalp-point combined with rehabilitation training for daily living ability of patients with Parkinson's disease.Methods:A total of fifty patients with Parkinson's disease were treated in the second affiliated hospital of Heilongjiang university of traditional Chinese medicine were randomly divided into the control group and observation group, with twenty-five cases in each group. …”
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Changing of taste organ in Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus, Borodin, 1897) during early development by Mohammadamin Zarini, Soheil Eagderi, Bagher Mojazi Amiri, Mahta Arabshahi

“…In this study, the development process of the taste organ in Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus) from the time of hatching to the 23rd DPH (day post hatch) was investigated.Materials and methods: After the artificial reproduction of the brooders, the larvae were sampled daily from the 1 to 9 DPH, and randomly in the 12th, 16th, 20th and 23rd DPH to prepare SEM electron microscopy images.Results and discussion: In the 1st DPH, the barbels were forming and a number of taste buds could be seen in the place where the mouth was formed. …”
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Efficacy and safety of upadacitinib in the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis: A systematic review. by Dan-Jie Zhao, Xia Li, Hai-Xia Lin, Hong Zheng, Di Zhou, Peng Tang

“…<h4>Methods</h4>PubMed, Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Clinical Trials Website, and Cochrane Library databases were searched from the time of establishment until January 6, 2024, to compile a list of all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) including upadacitinib in the treatment of moderate-to-severe AD. …”
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Diversity Assessment of Some Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Genotypes Cultivated in Northern Ghana Using Morphological and Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) Markers by Raphael Adu-Gyamfi, Ruth Prempeh, Issahaku Zakaria

“…Seeds collected were planted in three replicates in randomized complete block design and were evaluated for a number of morphological characters. …”
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Assessment of Eccentric-Concentric Exercises Applied in Different Resistances in Terms of Strength by Oktay Çakmakçı, Ali Tatlıcı

“…Thirty-five sedentary volunteers participating in the study were divided into 4 groups by the stratified randomization method according to their mean strength parameters. …”
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Effect of anti-sclerostin antibody on orthodontic tooth movement in ovariectomized rats by Hyunna Ahn, Wonse Park, Sung-Hwan Choi, Namki Hong, Jisun Huh, Seoyeon Jung

“…Methods Twenty-four 12-week-old female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into two groups: (1) ovariectomy (OVX) group, (2) ovariectomy + romosozumab (ROMO) group. …”
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Effects of increasing levels of rubber seed cake on growth performance, nutrient digestion metabolism, serum biochemical parameters, and rumen microbiota of Hu sheep by Huwei Zhao, Jinling Hua, Wenwen Lu, Longfei Yan, Min Zhang, Chao Chen, Xiaokang Lv

“…In this study, 48 Hu sheep, weighing 17.01 ± 0.57 kg at 3 months of age, were randomly divided into four treatments: 0% rubber seed cake (RSC0%), 6% rubber seed cake (RSC6%), 12% rubber seed cake (RSC12%) and 18% rubber seed cake (RSC18%), with 12 sheep per group. …”
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Effects of corn straw-based fermented total mixed rations supplemented with exogenous cellulase on growth performance, digestibility, and rumen fermentation in growing beef cattle by Junzhao Xu, Xiaoni Wang, Huaxin Niu

“…Based on the diets they were fed, 24 healthy Chinese Simmental bulls (average weight of 495.93±10.89 kg) were randomly divided into two groups, with 12 bulls in each group, which were fed TMR or FTMR. …”
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Impact of the Seeding Method on Physiological, Agronomic, and Biochemical Performance of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Varieties Grown in Burkina Faso by Badiel Badoua, Kihindo Adama Pascal, Yao Koffi Bertin, Nana Rasmata, Ouedraogo Razacswendé Fanta, Dondasse Edmond, Tamini Zoumbiessé

“…Varieties S-42, 32-15, Wollega, and Humera were grown in strips (broadcast seeding) and in randomized complete blocks (row sowing). Row seeding favored plant growth and development for all varieties. …”
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The Response of the Pulp-Dentine Complex, PDL, and Bone to Three Calcium Silicate-Based Cements: A Histological Study in an Animal Rat Model by Ranjdar Mahmood Talabani, Balkees Taha Garib, Reza Masaeli

“…An experimental lateral root perforation with pulp exposure was performed in 32 lower incisors of 16 male Wistar albino rats. They were randomly assigned into three test groups (each including eight teeth) that were filled either by Biodentine (BD) or MicroMega mineral trioxide aggregate (MM-MTA) or EndoSequence root repair material putty (ESRRM putty), besides eight unperforated incisors from the other four rats (control group). …”
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Prospective cohort study of voice outcomes following secondary tracheoesophageal puncture in gastric pull-up reconstruction after total laryngopharyngoesophagectomy by Emily C. Deane, Harman Parhar, Linda Rammage, Amanda Hu, Donald W. Anderson

“…Perceptual analysis was performed using voice recordings (“Rainbow Passage”) randomly presented in a blinded fashion to four clinicians using the validated GRBAS scale. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Undernutrition among 6- to 59-Months-Old Children in Lowland and Highland Areas in Kilosa District, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study by Jackline D. Mrema, Ester Elisaria, Akwilina W. Mwanri, Cornelio M. Nyaruhucha

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 200 randomly selected households from the lowland and 141 from the highland areas of Kilosa District in Morogoro Region, Tanzania. …”
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Therapeutic Effectiveness of Mirror Therapy Combined with Music Therapy on Upper Limb Motor Function in Hemiplegic Patients with Stroke by SHI Bohan, ZHU Yan, MA Shujie, XU Qian, WANG Ping, CHEN Zhu, ZHU Weijia

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the therapeutic effect of mirror therapy combined with music therapy on the recovery of upper limb function in hemiplegic patients with stroke.MethodsA total of eighty-one stroke patients with upper extremity dysfunction were included and randomly divided into conventional rehabilitation group，mirror therapy group andcombined treatment group，with 27 cases in each group.All patients received routine physical therapy，drug therapy and nursing. …”
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The impact of educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on preventive behaviors for gastric cancer in obese and smoking individuals by Siamak Najafi, Fatemeh Mohammadkhah, Saina Alempour Salemi, Amirhossein Kamyab, Ali Khani Jeihooni

“…From six urban health centers, two centers were randomly selected (one as the experimental group and the other as the control group). …”
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