The effect of different energy sources on growth performance, abdominal fat depasition and fatty liver syndrome in broilers. ii. the effect on fatty liver syndrome by Şakir Doğan TUNCER, Reşat AŞTI, Behiç COŞKUN, Hüdaverdi ERER, Mehmet Ali TEKEŞ

“…Four hundred male and 400 femal dayold Arbro 7 were randomly distributed by sex into sixteen pens with each pen containing 50 chicks.<p> In eight experimental rations, 1. …”
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Evaluation of Elemental and Chemical Compositions of Some Fuelwood Species for Energy Value by A. M. Dadile, O. A. Sotannde, B. D. Zira, M. Garba, I. Yakubu

“…Among the fuel materials used, isolated bark contained approximately 0.45% nitrogen content compared with wood without bark. …”
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The Optimum Dietary Phenylalanine Requirement of Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelusfuscoguttatus ♀ × Epinepheluslanceolatus ♂) Juveniles: Effects on Growth Performance, Gut Micromorpholog... by Pinxian Yang, Haijiao Wang, Lei Ma, Haoran Yin, Zhanying Zhu, Cong Liu, Wei Huang, Zhiyu Zhou, Xiaoyi Wu, Sehrish Taj

“…A total of seven isoenergetic (340 kcal per 100 g of dry matter), isonitrogenous, and isolipidic diets were made, containing 8.2 (Phe 8.2), 9.2 (Phe 9.2), 10.1 (Phe 10.1), 11.2 (Phe 11.2), 13.3 (Phe 13.3), 15.2 (Phe 15.2), and 17.3 g/kg (Phe 17.3), respectively. …”
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Evaluation of Chemical, Functional, Spectral, and Thermal Characteristics of Sargassum wightii and Ulva rigida from Indian Coast by Yogesh Kumar, Ayon Tarafdar, Deepak Kumar, Kiran Verma, Manjeet Aggarwal, Prarabdh C. Badgujar

“…Evaluation of mineral and CHNS content indicated that the concentration of potassium, magnesium, and calcium was 1.36 ± 0.08 mg/g, 8.39 ± 0.80 mg/g, and 14.03 ± 3.46 mg/g, respectively, that was higher in the S. wightii, whereas U. rigida contained higher value of iron, carbon, and sulphur (0.70 ± 0.13 mg/g, 37.72 ± 4.63%, and 2.61 ± 0.16%, respectively). …”
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Vitamin D supplementation during intensive care unit stay is associated with improved outcomes in critically Ill patients with sepsis: a cohort study by Caifeng Li, Ke Zhao, Qian Ren, Lin Chen, Ying Zhang, Guolin Wang, Keliang Xie

“…However, whether vitamin D supplementation would improve their prognosis remains uncertain.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from MIMIC-IV database, a publicly available database containing clinical information on patients admitted to the ICU at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) from 2008 to 2019. …”
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Moxibustion for Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Meta-Analysis by Yuanen Huang, Jingping Wu, Hongbin Cheng, Yanling Liu

“…From a total of 1957 identified studies, 31 were included in analysis (N = 2334 cases). 31 RCTs contained the experimental sample of 1185 cases and the control sample of 1149 cases reported efficiency of different moxibustions in the treatment of herpes zoster, statistical heterogeneity inspection without heterogeneity. …”
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Association between ambient air pollution and outpatient visits of cardiovascular diseases in Zibo, China: a time series analysis by Yamei Wang, Shaoning Qu, Ting Li, Liang Chen, Liping Yang

“…The effect of air pollution on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in Zibo was unclear.MethodsDaily outpatient visits of common CVDs including coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, and arrhythmia were obtained from 2019 to 2022 in Zibo. Air pollutants contained fine particulate matter (PM2.5), inhalable particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3), and carbon monoxide (CO). …”
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Discrepancies in safety reporting for chronic back pain clinical trials: an observational study from ClinicalTrials.gov and publications by Nick Boyne, Alison Duke, Jack Rea, Adam Khan, Alec Young, Jared Van Vleet, Matt Vassar

“…Only 4 (10%) publications fully reported adverse events (AEs) without discrepancies, while 36 (90%) contained at least one inconsistency compared to ClinicalTrials.gov. …”
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The activity of a herbal medicinal product of Phyllanthus niruri and Silybum marianum powdered extracts (Heptex®) in patients with apparent risk factors for nonalcoholic steatohepa... by Mohamed Kamal Shaker, Mohamed Hassany, Basem Eysa, AbdulMoneim Adel, Ahmed Zidan, Shahnaz Mohamed

“…We aimed to investigate the hepatoprotective effect of Heptex® capsules containing 200 mg of Dukung Anak (a powdered extract from aerial parts of Phyllanthus niruri) and 100 mg of Milk Thistle (a powdered extract from fruits of Silybum marianum) in patients with an apparent risk factor for NASH. …”
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Modelling pre-Hispanic settlement patterns in Alto de Toche, Colombia by César Augusto Velandia, Daniel Ramírez, Jhony Carvajal, David Bejarano

“…The Toche region in Colombia contains an outstanding anthropised ecosystems presence (8000 BP), characterised by complex inherited cultural patterns, according to the evidences on the eastern margin of the Andes Central Cordillera. …”
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Boron adsorption in semiarid Mediterranean soils under the influence of background electrolytes by S. Fatnassi, M.B. Almendro Candel, J. Navarro Pedreño, I. Gómez Lucas, M. Hachicha

“…As a comparison of divalent and monovalent cations, boron adsorbed content was higher with the solution containing calcium than in sodium chloride solution, due to the fact that calcium carbonate is an important boron adsorbing surface.CONCLUSION: This study reveals that the best conditions for maximum boron adsorption are defined by calcium chloride background electrolyte in this type of soil in a determined shaking time interval of 3 hours. …”
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The Escalating Magnitude of COVID-19 Infections among the Northeastern Ethiopia Region: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Zeleke Geto, Saba Gebremichael, Melaku Ashagrie Belete, Alemu Gedefie, Genet Molla, Melkam Tesfaye, Wondmagegn Demsiss, Daniel Gebretsadik

“…The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is lethal and extremely contagious, with a rapidly rising global prevalence. …”
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Partial replacement of soybean meal with mixed plant proteins yields comparable growth and carcass quality in growing-finishing pigs by Wei Han Zhao, Wei Han Zhao, Joo Hyun Ha, Joo Hyun Ha, Sungbo Cho, Sungbo Cho, In Ho Kim, In Ho Kim

“…Each treatment group had 9 replicate pens, each containing 2 barrows and 2 gilts. During the 15-week trial, body weight (BW), average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (ADFI), and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were calculated for the periods of weeks 0–5, weeks 5–10, week 10–15, and for the entire experimental period.ResultsThe partial replacement of soybean meal with mixed plant protein products (RSM, PKM-DDGS) showed no significant effect on the growth performance of pigs during the entire experimental period (p &gt; 0.05). …”
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Ameliorative effect of curcuminoids in liver fibrosis rat model via regulating GIPC1 gene and modulating MMP-8/TIMP-3 balance mediated by miR-483-5p by Rana Mostafa Adel, Sara Mostafa Kamal, Eman Adel Sherif, Sara Hatem El-shafiey

“…Liver fibrosis is associated with multiple pathways, however, the dysregulation of GIPC1 gene (GIPC PDZ domain containing family member 1) and disruption in the balance of MMPs (matrix metalloproteinases) and TIMPs (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases) remain as key factors in this disease. …”
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Mucocutaneous Manifestations Reported by Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in University Hospital by Ieva Renata Jonaitytė, Vita Karpavičiūtė, Gediminas Kiudelis, Juozas Kupčinskas, Laimas Jonaitis

“…Patients completed the questionnaire containing demographic and IBD data, questions about mucocutaneous lesions (in past or present state). …”
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DeepGenMon: A Novel Framework for Monkeypox Classification Integrating Lightweight Attention-Based Deep Learning and a Genetic Algorithm by Abdulqader M. Almars

“…According to related studies, monkeypox and other types of skin conditions can spread through direct contact with infected animals, humans, or contaminated items. …”
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Genetic characterization of clinical <I>Klebsiella</I> isolates circulating in Novosibirsk by A. V. Bardasheva, N. V. Fomenko, T. V. Kalymbetova, I. V. Babkin, S. O. Chretien, E. V. Zhirakovskaya, N. V. Tikunova, V. V. Morozova

“…Real-time PCR revealed that the population contained genes of the blaSHV, blaTEM, blaCTX families and the blaOXA-48 gene, which are the genetic determinants of beta-lactam resistance. …”
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The Status of Wild Grapevine (<i>Vitis vinifera</i> L. subsp. <i>sylvestris</i> (C.C. Gmel.) Hegi) Populations in Georgia (South Caucasus) by Gabriele Cola, Gabriella De Lorenzis, Osvaldo Failla, Nikoloz Kvaliashvili, Shengeli Kikilashvili, Maia Kikvadze, Londa Mamasakhlisashvili, Irma Mdinaradze, Ramaz Chipashvili, David Maghradze

“…Hegi) across 127 different sites, with 45% of these sites containing only a single vine and only 7% more than 9 vines. …”
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Advertising in Lithuanian Periodicals in 1918-1940: Characteristics of its Quantitative and Qualitative Developement by Giedrė Polkaitė

“…Advertising of warehouses, shops, and goods contained therein rather than that of separate trademarks or brand products was much more common.   2) 1921-1926 - it did not take long for advertising to come to life again following economic and political disturbances. …”
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Effect of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) Concentration on Cryopreservation of Booroolong Frog Sperm with Evaluation of Post-Thaw Motility in Caffeine by Zara M. Anastas, Aimee J. Silla, Phillip G. Byrne, Rebecca J. Hobbs, Michael S. McFadden, Jonathan Daly, Justine K. O’Brien

“…Spermic urine samples were collected from 14 male frogs following hormonal induction of spermiation, and each sample was split among three cryopreservation treatments, where the cryopreservation medium contained either 0 (control), 0.5, or 1% BSA (<i>w</i>/<i>v</i>). …”
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