Diabetic Cataract in Spontaneously Diabetic Torii Fatty Rats by Kasumi Kikuchi, Miyuki Murata, Kousuke Noda, Satoru Kase, Yoshiaki Tagawa, Yasushi Kageyama, Masami Shinohara, Tomohiko Sasase, Susumu Ishida

“…By contrast, total glutathione (GSH) concentration was lower in the lens of SDT fatty rats than in that of SD rats. …”
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Consumption of folk medicine in men-seeking treatment for infertility by Abdulaziz Baazeem, Thamer Mishal M. Alqurashi, Yasser Homaidi H. Alharbi, Raad Abdullah D. Aldahhas, Mutaz Hassan A. Fatani

“…Patients who use alternative medicine had significantly lower semen concentration and estradiol levels (P = 0.02 similarly). …”
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Cryopreservation of primary trypsinized fibroblast cells of chicken embryos using various cryoprotectants by S. P. Lazareva, B. L. Manin, N. S. Mudrak, D. B. Andreychuk

“…The amount of surviving  cells if 10% fetal serum  and 5% ethylene  glycol were included in the cryoprotective mixture was slightly lower and amounted  to 36% after 12 months of observation. …”
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Ag-Ag2O nanocomposite biosynthesis by mixed bacterial cultivation and effect of the ph on size and optical properties of the nanocomposite by Morad G. S. S. Al-Asbahi, Bashir A. Al-Ofiri, Fuad A. A. Saad, Adnan Alnehia, Muhammad Hadi

“…Hemolytic assays confirmed the biocompatibility of the nanocomposite at lower concentrations. These findings indicate the potential applications of the biogenic Ag-Ag2O nanocomposites in medical and environmental fields, offering a sustainable solution to challenges associated with bacterial contamination. …”
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Investigating the impact of integrating land consolidation with agricultural mechanization on the technical, energy, and environmental dimensions of paddy production by Farshad Haghjooy Maklavani, Mohammad Gholami Parashkoohi, Davood Mohammad Zamani, Hamed Afshari

“…Our primary objective is to assess whether consolidated and mechanized farming systems result in higher productivity and lower energy use, while also reducing environmental impacts such as greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, and soil erosion. …”
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Efficacy of SG Shield in reducing droplet contamination during collection of oropharyngeal swab culture specimens by Phui-Sze Angie Au-Yong, Xuanxuan Chen, Wen Hao Low, Keen Chong Chau, Stephanie Fook-Chong, Shariq Ali Khan

“…Although the qualitative severity of droplet contamination was significantly lower in both groups compared to the controls, the face shield group had more contamination of the provider’s head and neck. …”
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Correlation between cognitive status and tomographic findings in patients with neurocysticercosis. Ecuador, 2019 – 2020 by Jorge Luis Anaya González, Francisco López-Muñoz, Erlen Carmona Alvarez-Builla, Adriana Edit Miniet Castillo

“…<br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: The cognitive deficit had a lower prevalence than that described in the specialized literature, and was associated with tomographic variables such as the size, number and location of the lesions; in multivariate analysis, none of these factors maintained their statistical significance</p>…”
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Examining Internal and External Consent in Consensual and Non-Consensual Contexts in Women by Nieves Moyano, Antonio Rafael Hidalgo-Muñoz, María del Mar Sánchez-Fuentes, Kristen Jozkowski, Reina Granados

“…Similarly, those who experienced nonconsensual reported lower physiological responses of arousal, less safety/comfort, consent/wantedness, and readiness compared with those who had consensual sex. …”
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Attitudes and practices of exercise among pregnant mothers in Singapore by Yin Ru Tan, Kok Hian Tan, Fei Dai, Hak Koon Tan, Lay Kok Tan

“…The amount of total PA performed was lower among women in later trimesters of pregnancy and higher among working mothers. …”
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Arsenic and fifteen other metal (loid)s exposure of children living around old mines in the south of France by Igor Pujalté, Zeno Loi, Alice Bernard, Lionel Moulis, Sophie Delpoux, Jacques Gardon

“…Overall, metal exposure levels were comparable to or lower than national averages. Access to clean water, mine closures, and health awareness likely kept exposure low. …”
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The Importance of Olfaction for Mixed Paternity in Birds by Charlotta Kvarnemo, Alice Anderstedt, Maria Strandh, Donald Blomqvist

“…Controlling for brain size (telencephalon), we then correlated olfaction to mating pattern, and found that the bigger the relative olfactory bulb diameter, the lower the proportion of mixed paternity. In contrast, there was no significant correlation between olfactory bulb volume or number of receptor genes and paternity. …”
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Retrospective Review of Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) Outcomes at a Tertiary Hospital in Zambia by Nancy Kasongo, Chiza Kasungu, Nixon Miyoba, Herbert T. Nyirenda, Muleta Kumoyo

“…Increasing age (P=0.029), less than tertiary education (P=0.0011), and being married (P=0.017) increased the chances of having cancer in the chi-square analysis, while single women had lower odds of having CIN 1 (OR = 0.012) in the multinomial logistic regression. …”
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Pyroptosis-Related Signature Predicts the Progression of Ulcerative Colitis and Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer as well as the Anti-TNF Therapeutic Response by Yumei Ning, Kun Lin, Jun Fang, Xiaojia Chen, Xinyi Hu, Lan Liu, Qiu Zhao, Haizhou Wang, Fan Wang

“…Besides, PR-Score was positively correlated with immune cell infiltration and inflammatory microenvironment in UC. Lower PR-Score was associated with a better response to anti-TNF therapy for patients with UC. …”
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Geranylgeranyl Transferase-I Knockout Inhibits Oxidative Injury of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Attenuates Diabetes-Accelerated Atherosclerosis by Guo-Ping Chen, Jian Yang, Guo-Feng Qian, Wei-Wei Xu, Xiao-Qin Zhang

“…Moreover, after a 16-week duration of diabetes, Pggt1bΔ/Δ mice exhibited lower α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and nitrotyrosine level, Rac1 activity, p47phox and NOXO1 expression, and phospho-ERK1/2 and phosphor-JNK content than wild-type mice. …”
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Mentoring in education: an analysis of international practices and their implementation in Russia by N. V. Tikhonova, F. L. Ratner, I. Y. Vergasova

“…The process of becoming a fully qualified lower primary teacher in France is outlined: it involves passing a competitive examination (CRPE) and successfully completing a probation period. …”
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Enhancement of the Antibacterial Efficiency of Silver Nanoparticles against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria Using Blue Laser Light by Anes Al-Sharqi, Kasing Apun, Micky Vincent, Devagi Kanakaraju, Lesley Maurice Bilung

“…However, S. aureus showed lower sensitivity after photoactivation compared to E. coli. …”
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Clinical Factors Predicting Voluntary Driving Cessation among Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Hidetada Yamada, Masahiro Nakamori, Tomohisa Nezu, Teppei Kotozaki, Juri Kitamura, Tomohiko Ohshita, Yoshimasa Sueda, Hirofumi Maruyama

“…RD, 25.0% vs. 87.5%; P=0.001) and tended to have lower scores for attention in the MoCA-J (D vs. RD, 5.0±1.2 vs. 4.1±1.4; P=0.086). …”
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Patchoulene Epoxide Isolated from Patchouli Oil Suppresses Acute Inflammation through Inhibition of NF-κB and Downregulation of COX-2/iNOS by Jia-Li Liang, Jia-Zhen Wu, Yu-Hong Liu, Zhen-Biao Zhang, Qi-Duan Wu, Han-Bin Chen, Yan-Feng Huang, Yao-Xing Dou, Jiang-Tao Zhou, Zi-Ren Su, Janis Ya-Xian Zhan

“…Results demonstrated that PAO significantly inhibited the ear edema induced by xylene, lowered vascular permeability induced by acetic acid and decreased the paw edema induced by carrageenan. …”
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Alternations of the gut microbiota and the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio after biologic treatment in inflammatory bowel disease by Yu-Chieh Tsai, Wei-Chen Tai, Chih-Ming Liang, Cheng-Kun Wu, Ming-Chao Tsai, Wan-Hsiang Hu, Pao-Yuan Huang, Chien-Hung Chen, Yuan-Hung Kuo, Chih-Chien Yao, Seng-Kee Chuah

“…About species richness, community alpha diversity was significant lower in active CD patients and enriched gradually after biologic therapy. …”
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Analysis of GNSS-RTK Monitoring Background Noise Characteristics Based on Stability Tests by Wencong Qi, Feilong Li, Lina Yu, Lilong Fan, Kai Zhang

“…In the obstructed balcony environments, GNSS-RTK signals exhibit amplitude jumps, resulting in lower accuracy; however, during non-jump intervals, the STD of monitored displacement is below 10 mm, satisfying the structural health monitoring accuracy requirements. …”
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