A biomechanical comparison of posterior malleolar fracture fixation using screws and locking plates in Trimalleolar fractures: a finite element study by Chih-Wei Chang, Yen-Nien Chen, Guan-Heng Jhong, Kuo-Chih Su, Chun-Ting Li

“…Methods An FE model containing the distal tibia, fibula, talus, and calcaneus was created based on the computed tomographic images of a healthy man without any musculoskeletal disorders. …”
Get full text

O Serogroup-Specific Touchdown-Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection and Identification of Vibrio cholerae O1, O139, and Non-O1/Non-O139 by Adisak Bhumiratana, Achiraya Siriphap, Nutsarin Khamsuwan, Jednipit Borthong, Kaknokrat Chonsin, Orasa Sutheinkul

“…The reciprocal analysis of two-template combinations demonstrated that, using V. cholerae O1, O139, or equally mixed O1 and O139, the TMPCR had a detection limit of as low as 100 pg of the O1, O139, or non-O1/non-O139 in reactions containing unequally or equally mixed gDNAs. In addition, the O serogroup-specific TMPCR method had 100% agreement with the serotyping method when examined for the serotyped V. cholerae reference strains and those recovered from clinical samples. …”
Get full text

Protein hydrolysate as an efficient and environmental-friendly swelling inhibitor in clay formations by Yahya Dashti-Rahmatabadi, Hamid Saeidian, Javad Mokhtari, Zohreh Mirjafary

“…An increase in the contact angle to 36.45º on the surface treated with the Bent-inhibitor indicates the effectiveness of the inhibitor in decreasing wettability. …”
Get full text

Effects of spray dried plasma on litter growth performance and oxidative stress and inflammation of sows kept in a hot environment by Hannah M. Bailey, Natalia S. Fanelli, Joy M. Campbell, Hans H. Stein

“…Pigs weaned from young sows fed no SDP or from mature sows fed 0 or 0.5% SDP had a greater gain to feed ratio when fed a phase 1 diet containing 6% SDP compared with pigs fed a diet without SDP, but the gain to feed ratio of pigs weaned from young sows fed 0.5% dietary SDP was not affected by dietary SDP in phase 1 (interaction, P < 0.05). …”
Get full text

Identification of key genes associated with oxidative stress in ischemic stroke via bioinformatics integrated analysis by Gaiyan Li, Yu Cheng, Shanshan Ding, Qianyun Zheng, Lanqiong Kuang, Ying Zhang, Ying Zhou

“…Besides, 6 feature genes and 255 miRNAs were utilized to establish a feature genes-miRNA network which contained 261 nodes and 277 edges. At last, qPCR results revealed that there was a trend for higher expression of FOS, KLF4, and HSPA1A in IS specimens than in NC specimens. …”
Get full text

Caffeine Consumption among Various University Students in the UAE, Exploring the Frequencies, Different Sources and Reporting Adverse Effects and Withdrawal Symptoms by Zelal Kharaba, Nour Sammani, Samar Ashour, Rose Ghemrawi, Ahmad Z. Al Meslamani, Ahmad Al-Azayzih, Manal Ali Buabeid, Yassen Alfoteih

“…Interestingly, around one third of participants have poor knowledge of caffeine-containing medical products, which seemed to affect the level of consumption in the student population (p<0.05). …”
Get full text

Nutritional Value and Consumer Acceptance of New Cereal Bars Offered to Children by Białek Małgorzata, Rutkowska Jarosława, Radomska Justyna

“…The designed products contained 22.3% of fat with about 44 g/100 g FA of valuable fatty acids, e.g., short-chain saturated fatty acids (SCSFA), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and odd and branched chain fatty acids (OBCFA), recommended for young organisms. …”
Get full text

Cell-free expression and SMA copolymer encapsulation of a functional receptor tyrosine kinase disease variant, FGFR3-TACC3 by Alexander J. D. Snow, Tharushi Wijesiriwardena, Benjamin J. Lane, Brendan Farrell, Polly C. Dowdle, Matilda Katan, Stephen P. Muench, Alexander L. Breeze

“…One such protein is the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 fused with transforming acidic coiled-coil-containing protein 3 (FGFR3-TACC3), which has failed to express to sufficient quality or functionality in traditional expression systems. …”
Get full text

Lutein administration during gestation protects morphine withdrawal-induced on reflexive motor behavior in mice offspring's by Sahand Sariaslani, Shahin Hassanpour, Bita Vazir

“…Fourteen male mice and 56 adult female mice were randomly assigned to seven groups: the control group containing male and female mice that refrained from morphine; group 2 was morphine-abstinent male mice and female mice with no prior drug exposure; group 3 including morphine-abstinent female mice and male mice without drug experience; and group 4 of drug-naïve male and female mice. …”
Get full text

Characterization of Amino Acid Composition, Nutritional Value, and Taste of Fruits from Different Actinidia arguta Resources by Yanli He, Hongyan Qin, Jinli Wen, Lin Wang, Weiyu Cao, Shutian Fan, Wenpeng Lu, Jiaqi Li, Changyu Li

“…Analysis of differential results showed that the A. arguta resource fruits contained 17 amino acids with a total amino acid content of 384.20∼2590.56 mg/100 g. …”
Get full text

Genetic Types and Main Control Factors of Microfractures in Tight Oil Reservoirs of Jimsar Sag by Xiangye Kong, Jianhui Zeng, Xianfeng Tan, Haowei Yuan, Dan Liu, Qun Luo, Qianyou Wang, Rusi Zuo

“…A higher pore fluid content corresponded to a lower compressive strength of the rocks and a larger ring count, resulting in a higher probability of failure and microfracture formation. Tight reservoirs containing more quartz and carbonate minerals were found to develop more microfractures. …”
Get full text

Key performance indicators in emergency department simulation: a scoping review by Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani, Anahita Behzadi, Elaheh Asadipour

“…The BSC is a managerial tool for evaluating organizations' performance via different dimensions. It contains four main dimensions: Customer, Financial, Growth and infrastructure, and Internal Processes. …”
Get full text

The Therapeutic Effects and Possible Mechanism of Pranoprofen in Mouse Model of Corneal Alkali Burns by Minting Chen, Abdirahman Abdinasir Gureeye, Yacouba Cissé, Lang Bai

“…After the model was performed, C57BL/6J mice received topical treatment with saline eye drops or pranoprofen eye drops and were, respectively, categorized as saline group and pranoprofen group, whereas the remaining normal mice that were not subjected to alkali burns served as control, each group containing 15 mice (n = 45). On the 5th day after model establishment, the corneal fluorescein sodium staining score was evaluated in order to assess corneal epithelial damage. …”
Get full text

Research on Soft Rocks for the Construction of Roadbeds for High-Speed Railroad: Effect of Water Soaking Environment by Xiangdong Zhang, Jie Geng, Yuebo Xu, Zhongchao Zhou, Shuai Pang

“…The experimental results have been presented and discussed. (1) When the filling rate corresponding to the cement slurry is 32%, the uniaxial compressive strength of muddy sandstone containing natural water reaches 3.32 MPa, which is approximately 5 times higher than the strength of muddy sandstone devoid of cement slurry. (2) The water absorption energy of the reinforced muddy sandstone was analyzed from the perspective of saturated water content. …”
Get full text

SOX7 is involved in polyphyllin D-induced G0/G1 cell cycle arrest through down-regulation of cyclin D1 by Zheng Bin, Wang Gang, Gao Wenbo, Wu Qiquan, Zhu Weizhi, Weng Guobin

“…PC-3 cells were cultured in complete medium containing PD for 12, 24, and 48 h. MTT assay was used to investigate the cytotoxic effects of PD. …”
Get full text

High Expression of Ten Eleven Translocation 1 Is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Haopeng Wen, Tengfei Ji, Liteng Lin, Nan Cheng, Kangshun Zhu, Liangqi Cao

“…Furthermore, we established a risk model based on 90 DEGs containing seven key prognostic genes (SERPINH1, CDC20, HACD2, SPHK1, UGT2B15, SLC1A5, and CYP2C9) with effectiveness and robustness in predicting HCC prognosis. …”
Get full text

Mortality and condition factor of juvenile green catfish (Hemibagrus nemurus c.v) on different bottom substrat by . Dualantus, Ricky Djauhari

“… The research was aimed to determine the type of substrate that is suitable for juvenile of green catfish in a container after transportation. This research used completely randomized design with 3 treatments and 3 replications.  …”
Get full text

Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Substantial Genetic Structure and Evidence of Local Adaptation in Alaskan Red King Crab by Carl A. St. John, Laura E. Timm, Kristen M. Gruenthal, Wesley A. Larson

“…We found each of the regions formed their own distinct genetic clusters, some containing subpopulation structure. Most notably, we found that the Gulf of Alaska and eastern Bering Sea were significantly differentiated, something that had not been previously documented. …”
Get full text

Effect of L-Ascorbyl-2-Phosphate Magnesium as a Vitamin C Source in Different Doses on Growth of Patin Pangasius Hypophthalmus Fingerlings by D. Jusadi, B.A. Dewantara, I. Mokoginta

“…Five isoprotein and isocaloric diets containing different dose of L-Ascorbyl-2-Phosphate Magnesium, i.e. 0, 25, 75 and 100 mg/kg diet were used in this experiment.  …”
Get full text

Research Note: Testing the validity of latency-to-lie tests without water for objective on-farm assessment of walking ability of broiler chickens by Kaitlin Wurtz, Sigga Rasmussen, Anja Riber

“…This allowed for the assessment of whether containment of the bird was necessary. Latencies to lie were negatively correlated with gait score (With box: ρ=−0.44 , P < 0.001; Without box: ρ=−0.46 , P < 0.001). …”
Get full text