Development of a one-step multiplex RT-qPCR method for rapid detection of bovine diarrhea viruses by Dequan Yang, Li Ma, Zhongping Yang, Xianchao Yang, Jian Wang, Houbin Ju, Chunguang Lu, Yonggang Weng, Heping Zhao, Haixiao Shen, Xin Li, Feifei Ge, Xiaoxu Wang, Xiujuan Wu, Meng Xiang, Guidan Feng, Congsheng Tang, Shixin Huang, Hongjin Zhao

“…IntroductionViral calf diarrhea poses a significant challenge to the cattle industry worldwide due to its high morbidity and mortality rates, leading to substantial economic losses. …”
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The Effect of Intravenous Metoclopramide on Pain, Nausea, Discomfort, and Ease of Insertion of Nasogastric Tube in Emergency Department: A Double-blind Randomized Clinical Trial by Seyed Mohammad Hosseininejad, Farzad Bozorgi, Asieh Khodami, Hamed Aminiahidashti, Mohammad Hajizade Juybari

“…Patients in the intervention group had easier placement of NGT compared with the placebo group (Easy: 40.0% vs 0.0%, Moderate: 45.0% vs 62.5%, and Difficult: 15.0% vs 37.5%; P < 0.001). Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, it seems that intravenous metoclopramide can be used as a promising modality for improving the ease of NGT placement and reducing patients’ pain, nausea, and discomfort during NGT insertion in the emergency department. …”
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Exploring Quality of Life in Adults Living With Late-onset Pompe Disease: A Combined Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perceptions from Australia, France, Italy, and the Netherlands by Holly Lumgair, Lisa Bashorum, Alasdair MacCulloch, Elizabeth Minas, George Timmins, Drago Bratkovic, Richard Perry, Medi Stone, Vasileios Blazos, Elisabetta Conti, Raymond Saich

“…Adults with LOPD (N=41) from Australia, France, Italy, and the Netherlands were recruited. …”
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Spacer-type tibial osteotomy versus open wedge high tibial osteotomy and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for Kellgren-Lawrence grade 3–4 medial unicompartmental knee osteoarthri... by Yi Zhang, Xiangzhi Yin, Jinli Chen, Yingze Zhang, Tengbo Yu

“…Methods This retrospective study analyzed a total of 224 patients with K-L grade 3–4 knee OA treated from March 2018 to November 2020. Three groups were created according to the operation type. …”
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Prevalence and Knowledge of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Pregnant Women in the Ningo-Prampram District, Ghana by Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui, Elliot Elikplim Akorsu, Albert Abaka-Yawson, Solomon Sosu Quarshie, Stephen Adomako Amankwah, Philip Apraku Tawiah

“…A cross-sectional study using simple random sampling technique was used to recruit 213 pregnant women receiving antenatal care in three different health facilities (Prampram Polyclinic (PPC), Dangme Community Hospital (DCH), and Old Ningo Health Center (ONHC)) in the Ningo-Prampram District of Ghana from November 2018 to January 2019. …”
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Clinical, pathological, and genotypic analysis of infectious bronchitis virus in broiler chickens in the Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates by Hassan Zackaria Ali Ishag, Abdelnasir Mohammed Adam Terab, Ebrahim Mohamad Abdalsalam Osman, El Tigani Ahmed El Tigani-Asil, El Tigani Ahmed El Tigani-Asil, Mohammed Saleh Albreiki, Oum Keltoum Bensalah, Asma Abdi Mohamed Shah, Abdelmalik Ibrahim Khalafalla

“…The virus was detected by RT-qPCR assay, genotyping was determined by phylogenetic analysis of the Spike (S)-1 gene, and differentiation between field and vaccine strains was determined by comparing their sequences.ResultsThe age of the affected flocks varies from 2 to 5 weeks. The highest morbidity, mortality and case fatality rates were 36, 33, and 95%, respectively. …”
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A patient-derived HCC spheroid system to model the tumor microenvironment and treatment response by Emilie Crouchet, Nuno Almeida, Sarah C. Durand, Marie Parnot, Marine A. Oudot, Fabio Giannone, Cloé Gadenne, Natascha Roehlen, Antonio Saviano, Emanuele Felli, Patrick Pessaux, Hong Tuan Duong, Hideki Ohdan, Hiroshi Aikata, Kazuaki Chayama, Thomas F. Baumert, Catherine Schuster

“…Impact and implications:: HCC is a leading and fast-rising cause of cancer-related death worldwide. …”
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Machine learning using random forest to model heavy metals removal efficiency using a zeolite-embedded sheet in water by N.D. Takarina, N. Matsue, E. Johan, A. Adiwibowo, M.F.N.K. Rahmawati, S.A. Pramudyawardhani, T. Wukirsari

“…The novelty of this study is, first, the development of a zeolite-embedded sheet to remove heavy metals from water, and second, the use of the random forest method to model the heavy metal removal efficiency of a zeolite-embedded sheet in water.METHODS: The heavy metals studied were copper, lead and zinc, considering that those are common heavy metals found in water. …”
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Designing the behavioral model of stakeholders in the corporate governance of iran's social security organization and its affiliated companies by Sepahdar Ansarinik, Seyed Jamaledin Tabibi

“…In other words, it explored corporate governance from a behavioral perspective.Methodology: To conduct the research, a theoretical behavioral model was developed based on a review of the literature. …”
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Retinopathy among Adult Diabetics and Its Predictors in Northwest Ethiopia by Mulualem Birhan Takele, Dube Jara Boneya, Hailemariam Abiy Alemu, Tesfa Birlew Tsegaye, Molla Yigzaw Birhanu, Simegn Alemu, Tsige Gebre Anto

“…For that reason, the purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of diabetic retinopathy and its predictors among diabetics in Ethiopia. Methods. A hospital-based retrospective cohort study was conducted using 494 randomly selected diabetics aged above 18 years at Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from 2011 through 2014 and was followed until December 2019. …”
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La intimidad y la experiencia en lo público by María Teresa Luna C.

“…La información fue construida mediante entrevistas conversacionales en las que cuatro profesionales (tres mujeres y un hombre), vinculados a Organizaciones No Gubernamentales de la ciudad de Medellín con un fuerte trabajo en lo público, construyeron narrativas autobiográficas. …”
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Carbohydrate ligand engagement with CD11b enhances differentiation of tumor-associated myeloid cells for immunotherapy of solid cancers by Mei Zhang, Veronique Roche, Victor Sandoval, Claire Wolford, Zachary Senders, Julian Anthony Kim, Susan Pereira Ribeiro, Alex Yicheng Huang, Rafick-Pierre Sekaly, Joshua Lyons

“…One potential therapeutic target is integrin CD11b, which can be used to modulate the myeloid-derived cells and induce tumor-reactive T-cell responses. …”
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Photo-Fenton Degradation of RB5 Dye in Aqueous Solution Using Fe Supported on Mexican Natural Zeolite by José Domenzain-Gonzalez, José J. Castro-Arellano, Luis A. Galicia-Luna, Luis Lartundo-Rojas

“…The best results on the photo-Fenton degradation was 91% discoloration and 68.5% chemical oxygen demand removal based on an initial concentration RB50=100 mg/L and 10 mg MNZ/Fe (700°C of calcined temperature) at MNZ/Fe=0.05 g/L catalyst dose in aqueous solution, H2O2=3 g/L, pH=2.5, and 180 minutes of reaction time. …”
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Cumulative Effects of a Week’s Training Loads on Shoulder Physical Qualities and Wellness in Competitive Swimmers by Matias Yoma, Lee Herrington, Tanya Anne Mackenzie

“…Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) of the whole week was recorded after the follow-up session…”
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Arsitektur Sistem Percakapan Otomatis Berbahasa Indonesia dengan Normalisasi Bahasa Informal Menjadi Baku by Muhammad Fathur Rahman Khairul, Rizal Setya Perdana

“…Everyone communicates in their own way based on their background and the closeness between speakers. …”
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Predicting abatacept retention using machine learning by Rieke Alten, Claire Behar, Pierre Merckaert, Ebenezer Afari, Virginie Vannier-Moreau, Anael Ohayon, Sean E. Connolly, Aurélie Najm, Pierre-Antoine Juge, Gengyuan Liu, Angshu Rai, Yedid Elbez, Karissa Lozenski

“…Patient demographic and disease characteristics were input across 10 machine learning models used to predict 12-month treatment retention. Retention was defined as treatment for > 365 days or ≤ 365 days in patients who achieved remission or major clinical response (based on European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology response criteria). …”
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Analysis of argument structure constructions in the large language model BERT by Pegah Ramezani, Pegah Ramezani, Achim Schilling, Achim Schilling, Patrick Krauss, Patrick Krauss

“…Probe accuracies indicated that initial embeddings contained no specific construction information, as seen in low clustering and chance-level accuracies in layer 1. From layer 2 onward, probe accuracies surpassed 90 percent, highlighting latent construction category information not evident from GDV clustering alone. …”
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Fabrication and Electrochemical Behavior Investigation of a Pt-Loaded Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite (Pt@rGO) as a High-Performance Cathode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Viet Hai Le, Thai Hoang Nguyen, Huu Hieu Nguyen, Le Thanh Nguyen Huynh, An Le Vo, Thi Kim Tuyet Nguyen, Duc Thinh Nguyen, Vinh Quang Lam

“…The energy conversion efficiency of the DSSCs assembled from Pt@rGO-DSSC cathode reached 7.0%, an increase of 20.7% over the commercial Pt-based cathode (Pt-DSSC, 5.8%). …”
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La adaptación de los medios públicos al mercado digital: el caso de la televisión valenciana À Punt by Carlos González Saavedra

“…Objetivo: Analizar cómo se adapta À Punt, la cadena de televisión pública de la Comunidad Valenciana, al cambiante escenario digital actual, marcado por la expansión de las plataformas digitales y las nuevas pautas de consumo; y establecer qué estrategias son las más adecuadas para asegurar la vitalidad y la relevancia de un servicio público de televisión territorial. …”
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Genetic diversity of VIR Raphanus sativus L. collections on aluminum tolerance by A. B. Kurina, I. A. Kosareva, A. M. Artemyeva

“…In the absence of a rapid assessment methodology specialized for the species studied, a method is used to assess the aluminum resistance of cereals using an eriochrome cyanine R dye, which is based on the recovery or absence of restoration of mitotic activity of the seedlings roots subjected to shock exposure to aluminum. …”
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