Investigating the Effect of 8 Weeks of Endurance Training on the Levels of Inflammatory Markers (IL-6/TNF-α) and Some Metabolic Parameters in Male Rats with Nonalcoholic Fatty Live... by Vahid Kazemizadeh, Amirabbas Monazzami, Fakhredin Saba, Andrew J McAinch

“…Material and Methods: A total of 44 Wistar rats were randomly assigned into two groups: (I) standard diet group of 22 rats and (II) high-fat diet group with 22 rats supplemented with free access to fructose water. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of the Multicomponent and Spectrum–Effect Correlation of the Antispasmodic Activity of Shaoyao-Gancao Decoction by Yanli Xu, Chenxi Li, Ting Chen, Xiaochun Li, Xiaoyu Wu, Qili Zhang, Lei Zhao

“…The heatmap and box size also showed that X3 (albiflorin), X4 (paeoniflorin), X5 (liquiritin), X11 (liquirtigenin), and X16 (glycyrrhizic acid) could be used as quality indicators in the further establishment of quality standards. The spectrum–effect correlation results indicated that X4, X11, and X16 were highly correlated with antispasmolytic activity. …”
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Expected annual minima from an idealized moving-average drought index by J. H. Stagge, K. Sung, K. Sung, I. F. Munyejuru, M. A. I. Haidar

“…<p>Numerous drought indices originate from the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and use a moving-average structure to quantify drought severity by measuring normalized anomalies in hydroclimate variables. …”
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Validation of a Model Estimating the Budget Impact of Video Capsule Endoscopy for Surveillance of Crohn’s Disease in an Italian Center by Rhodri Saunders, Carlo Calabrese, Dania Gelli, Jason Davis, Rafael Torrejon Torres

“…**Objective:** To validate a Crohn's disease model estimating the budget impact of VCE compared with the standard of care (SOC) in Italy. **Methods:** A patient-level, discrete-event simulation was developed to estimate the budget impact of VCE compared with SOC for Crohn's disease surveillance over 5 years in the Italian setting. …”
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Unveiling the potential of spirulina algal extract as promising antibacterial and antibiofilm agent against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: in vitro and in vivo study by Mohamed I. Selim, Tarek El-banna, Fatma Sonbol, Walaa A. Negm, Engy Elekhnawy

“…A. maxima showed a promising antibacterial action which was comparable to the action of colistin (standard drug). This was manifested by improving the pulmonary architecture, decreasing the inflammatory cell infiltration, and fibrosis after staining with hematoxylin and eosin and Masson’s trichrome stain. …”
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Incidence and Predictors of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Children Who Received Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Historical Cohorts Study 2009–2019 by Fassikaw Kebede, Habtamu Tarekegn, Mulugeta Molla, Dube Jara, Abebe Abate

“…Data from the records of children were extracted using a standardized checklist. The collected data were entered using Epi-Data version 4.2 and exported to STATA (SE) R-14 version statistical soft wares for further analysis. …”
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EXamining the feasibility of exerCisE to manage symptoms of Lupus (EXCEL): a protocol for a randomised controlled pilot study by John Reynolds, Katie Hesketh, Matthew Cocks, Megan Quickfall, Alex J Wadley, Scott Green, Jet Veldhuijzen Van Zanten

“…EXCEL will examine the feasibility of conducting a large-scale randomised controlled trial comparing the effects of a remotely monitored, home-based, exercise programme with standard of care for individuals with SLE.Methods and analysis 30 females with SLE will be recruited, and those randomised into Exercise (SLE-Ex) will codesign a progressive training plan with support from the research team. …”
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The effect of triple CFTR modulator therapy and azithromycin on ion channels and inflammation in cystic fibrosis by Suhad Bani Melhim, Lisa E.J. Douglas, James A. Reihill, Damian G. Downey, S. Lorraine Martin

“…Conclusions Incorporating ETI into the standard of CF care provides an opportunity to re-evaluate therapeutic regimens to reduce treatment burden and safely discontinue chronic treatments such as AZ, without loss of clinical benefit. …”
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Contrast Medium Use in Computed Tomography for Patients Presenting with Headache: 4-year Retrospective Two-Center Study in Central and Western Regions of Ghana by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Asare Kwaku Offei, Ewurama Andam Idun, Dorothea Anim, Edmund Brakohiapa, Benard Ohene Botwe

“…Efforts required to establish local standard operation procedures (SOPs) for contrast medium use especially in CT head examinations. …”
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Investigation on Nonuniform Extension of Hydraulic Fracture in Shale Gas Formation by Zhiheng Zhao, Youcheng Zheng, Yili Kang, Bo Zeng, Yi Song

“…It is implied that with the reduction of cluster number and the growth of cluster spacing and flow rate, the length and average width of interior fractures are inclined to increase due to the mitigation of stress shadowing effect, contributing to the lower standard deviation (SD) of fracture length, but too small cluster number or too large cluster spacing is not recommended. …”
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Normative Values for Londrina ADL Protocol in Healthy Individuals in Age Group of 40–60 Years among Indian Population: A Cross-Sectional Study by Uttanoor Sreedevi, Gopala Krishna Alaparthi, Shyam krishnan, Kalyana Chakravarthy Bairapareddy, R. Anand, Vishak Acharya

“…However, there is no standardized protocol available to assess ADLs. Considering the limitations of the available tools, a new protocol named Londrina ADL protocol was developed for which normative values are unavailable in different ethnic groups. …”
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Implementation of stroke protocol: Insights from a tertiary care facility in urban India by Neha Sharma, Shweta Tyagi, Nitin Jain, Rajnish Kumar, Govind Prakas, Nitisha Goyal

“…Implementing a stroke protocol and utilizing innovative methods to reduce time can ensure these patients benefit from the global “standard of care” treatment for stroke.…”
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Beneficial Effects of Ursodeoxycholic Acid on Metabolic Parameters and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Cli... by Biljana Lakić, Ranko Škrbić, Snežana Uletilović, Nebojša Mandić-Kovačević, Milkica Grabež, Mirna Popović Šarić, Miloš P. Stojiljković, Ivan Soldatović, Zorica Janjetović, Anastasija Stokanović, Nataša Stojaković, Momir Mikov

“…Oxidative stress and inflammation are closely related pathophysiological processes, both occurring in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In addition to the standard treatment of T2DM, a potential strategy has been focused on the use of bile acids (BAs) as an additional treatment. …”
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The Development of Open Banking and the Analysis of Third-Party Providers in Azerbaijan by Aliakbar Abbasov

“…Azerbaijan's current open banking development follows the regulatory-based European model and the Berlin Group standard for API security. It is considered more secure than other market-based and hybrid approaches in ensuring customer safety in open banking. …”
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Assessment of Microbiological Contamination of Branded and Street Vended Ice-Cream: A Comparative Study in Tangail Municipality, Bangladesh by Afroza Khatun, Md Younus Mia, Masuma Masuma, Kamal Kanta Das

“…These results indicated that, the microbial quality in all street ice-creams exceeded the BSTI standard and exhibited the lower quality than the industrially produced branded ice-creams due to comparatively faulty manufacturing process and poor hygiene practice.…”
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MEFET-Based CAM/TCAM for Memory-Augmented Neural Networks by Sai Sanjeet, Jonathan Bird, Bibhu Datta Sahoo

“…The proposed CAM is then used to build a one-shot learning MANN and is benchmarked with the Modified National Institute of Standards and Technology (MNIST), extended MNIST (EMNIST), and labeled faces in the wild (LFW) datasets with binary embeddings, giving &#x003E;99&#x0025; accuracy on MNIST, a top-3 accuracy of 97.11&#x0025; on the EMNIST dataset, and &#x003E;97&#x0025; accuracy on the LFW dataset, with embedding sizes of 16, 64, and 512, respectively. …”
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Colostrum avoidance and associated factors among postnatal mothers in health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a mixed method study by Belete Mengistu Sisay, Samson Zegeye Endale, Frehiwot Worku Senbeta

“…Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected using pretested questionnaires and key informant interview question guides, respectively.Quantitative data were collected through structured interviews and analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, means, and standard deviations were performed. Binary logistic regression analysis was employed to assess the associated factors of colostrum avoidance among postnatal mothers at health facilities in study area.Qualitative data were gathered via in-depth interviews and analyzed thematically. …”
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Hemoglobin A1c to Detect Prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Rural Population of Wardha District in India by Shilpa Gaidhane, Ranjit Sah, Quazi Syed Zahiruddin, Nazli Khatib, Shital Telrandhe, Sonali Choudhari, Abhay Gaidhane

“…Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) were constructed for HbA1c against gold standard fasting plasma glucose and 2-h-postload glucose to determine diagnostic accuracy and cut-point values for prediabetes and T2DM. …”
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Evaluation of Commercial Disinfectants against Staphylococcus lentus and Micrococcus spp. of Poultry Origin by Otun Saha, Nadira Naznin Rakhi, Arif Istiaq, Israt Islam, Munawar Sultana, M. Anwar Hossain, Md. Mizanur Rahaman

“…As no ideal disinfectant was found in the study, the efficacy of the disinfectants should be routinely evaluated and validated to ensure the sanitation standards in the poultry sector.…”
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Efficacy of fermented foods in irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Liang Ding, Jinnan Duan, Tao Yang, Mengping Yuan, A. Huo Ma, Yuehua Qin

“…Data were pooled using relative risk (RR) of dichotomous data and standardized mean difference (SMD) for continuous data.ResultsA total of 16 RCTs with 1,264 IBS patients were included. …”
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