Evaluation of the Inferior Vena Cava Diameter in Dehydrated Children Using Bedside Ultrasonography by Esra Akyüz Özkan, Mahmut Kılıç, Fatih Çalışkan, Ahmet Baydın

“…While the mean rate of heart rate, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, and uric acid values were higher in the moderate/severe group, potassium and HCO3 were lower. There was no significant change in AO diameter and IVC–CI after fluid therapy in all groups. …”
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Do gender disparities in socioeconomic status affect Teff productivity? A comparative analysis in Ethiopia by Nahusenay Teamer Gebrehiwot, Catherine Ndinda

“…Research suggests that women remain overrepresented in lower-skilled jobs, while carrying out the bulk of unpaid care work. …”
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Optimizing in vitro introduction of wild common hop (Humulus lupulus L.) specimens using plant hormones by Olga V. Bychkova, Olga N. Mironenko, Elena P. Myakisheva, Inga Yu. Ivanova, Dmitry A. Dementiev

“…Wild hop samples have been shown to be successfully introduced into tissue culture at a level not lower than that of national varieties and are characterized by intensive growth of shoots and root systems in hormone-free Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium. …”
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Expression of serum miR‐135a in patients with allergic rhinitis and its relationship with Treg/Th17 balance by Jing Cai, Fang Wang, Sheng‐Liu Shi

“…Patients with higher serum miR‐135a levels displayed increased Treg cell level and Treg/Th17 ratios, reduced Th17 cell, and lower total nasal symptom score (TNSS). Serum miR‐135a levels in AR patients negatively correlated with TNSS, IL‐17, IL‐6, and Th17 cell percentages, and positively correlated with IL‐10, TGF‐β1, Treg cell percentages, and Treg/Th17 ratios. …”
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Reproductive ability of black currant cultivars after pollen cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen by O. A. Tikhonova, E. A. Radchenko, A. V. Pavlov

“…‘Belorusochka’ and ‘Pozdnyaya poslevoennaya’ was lower than the control by 0.31 and 0.24 g, respectively.…”
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The value of fixed segment mobility in posterior dynamic stabilization: a single-center retrospective study by Yulu Sun, Jianbin Guan, Hao Chen, Xiaojie Sun, Kaitan Yang, Qing Fang

“…Meanwhile, the upper adjacent segment ROM was significantly lower in the EVO group compared to the TTL group at the final follow-up (P < 0.01). …”
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Transcriptomic and behavioral studies reveal that glutamate receptors are involved in depressive-like behavior in adult olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus by Liangfang Liu, Tangsong Feng, Mengmeng Shi, Huafeng Zou, Weiqun Lu

“…The behavioral experiment showed that AG flounder displayed lower locomotor activity. Transcriptome analysis found a total of 1711 significantly differential expressed genes (DEGs), among which 818 genes were up-regulated and 893 genes were down-regulated in AG flounder compared with JG flounder. …”
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Sky High or Grounded: Nest Site Selection of Herons and Egrets in a Mixed‐Species Colony by Farrah Samraoui, Riad Nedjah, Abdennour Boucheker, Hamed A. El‐Serehy, Boudjéma Samraoui

“…The following year, Black‐crowned Night Herons displaced other species to lower heights and positions further from the trunk, highlighting the significant influence of interspecific interactions on nest site selection. …”
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Integrated flotation therapy for emotional regulation during the viral recovery period: Applying “form and spirit co-nourishing” in Chinese medicine by Hongmei Duan, Hongxin Liu, Tao Zhong, Kan Shi, Qingbin Wu, Xiaobai Bai, Jihong Xu

“…Results: Compared with intervention before, the resilience level of the experimental group significantly increased after the intervention (P < 0.001), while no notable changes were detected in the control group (P > 0.05); the experimental group demonstrated significantly lower anxiety level and sleep disorder level and higher resilience level compared to the control group after the intervention (all P < 0.001). …”
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Effect of labor analgesia using programmed intermittent epidural boluses on postpartum depression symptoms: A randomized controlled trial by Anmol Jindal, Sukanya Mitra, Jasveer Singh, Subodh Kumar, Poonam Goel, Subhash Das

“…Results: The EPDS score at 6 weeks postpartum was significantly lower in group 1 than in group 2 (P < 0.05). The pain score assessed using visual analog scale was significantly lesser in group 1 than in group 2 (P < 0.001). …”
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Nutritional parameters of sheep fed diets based on grass silage with brewery residue and a concentrate with rice bran by Anderson de Moura Zanine, Breno de Moura Gimenez, Daniele de Jesus Ferreira, Michelle de Oliveira Maia Parente, Henrique Nunes Parente, Edson Mauro Santos, Glayciane Costa Gois, Fleming Sena Campos, Luana Milena Pinheiro Rodrigues, Jessica Maria de Sousa Oliveira, Nelquides Braz Viana, Daimy Salas Aguilar, George de Sousa Lima Paiva, Dilier Olivera Viciedo

“…The use of 100% corn concentrate also resulted in lower rumination efficiency of NDF and a higher number of mericic chews associated with MGS + 10% DBR (p < 0.05). …”
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Facilitating translocation: an endangered rodent engineer improves outcomes for re-introduced San Joaquin antelope squirrels by Patrick Anderson, Craig Fiehler, William Timothy Bean

“…Survival was highest at the control site, lower at the site with giant kangaroo rats present, and lowest at the site with no giant kangaroo rats. …”
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Proteomics analysis reveals age-related proteins in the urine of chronic kidney disease patients by Lin Xiong, Changwei Wu, Sipei Chen, Yong Zhang, Li Wang, Yi Li, Guisen Li

“…In the validation cohort, we demonstrated that patients with CKD exhibited lower urinary levels of L-selectin (SELL), uromodulin (UMOD), and epidermal growth factor (EGF). …”
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The effect of acute slow resistance exercise on post-exercise blood pressure in active normotensive male recreational athlete by Ali Ramezanı, Naser Heıdarı

“…In our study all exercise bouts promote systolic and diastolic PEH in active normotensive subjects, while HI and SL exercise decreases DBP more than LI. perhaps Because SL method could promote PEH as much as HI method, although exercise intensity was lower in SL, it is recommended for people with special disabilities those who want to control hypertension with low exercise intensity and volume.…”
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Full-scale wind turbine performance assessment: a customised, sensor-augmented aeroelastic modelling approach by T. H. Malik, C. Bak

“…For the turbine investigated, findings indicate that sensors such as blade tip torsion, blade root flap moment, shaft moment, and tower moments, especially under lower turbulence intensities, are particularly sensitive to erosion. …”
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Associations of Dietary Antioxidants with Glycated Hemoglobin and Insulin Sensitivity in Adults with and without Type 1 Diabetes by Arpita Basu, Amy C. Alman, Janet K. Snell-Bergeon

“…In nondiabetic controls, higher intake of manganese associated with lower HbA1c and higher eIS values that persisted in models adjusted for all relevant covariates. …”
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Association between social support and leisure-time physical activity among high school students by Luiza Isnardi Cardoso Ricardo, Airton Rombaldi, Jorje Otte, Ana Perez, Mario Azevedo

“…About the social support from friends, boys located in the more elevated level of social support had greater probability of being active related to those with lower social support. (RP 2.19; CI95% 1.46-3.26). …”
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The Role of Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids in Diabetes Mellitus-Induced Impaired Vascular Relaxation of Aortic Rings in Ovariectomized Sprague-Dawley Rats by Dragan Manojlović, Ana Stupin, Anita Matić, Zrinka Mihaljević, Sanja Novak, Ines Drenjančević

“…CYP4a3 mRNA expression in OVX-DM rats was significantly lower compared to that in the OVX-CTR group. Conclusions. …”
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The Early Results of the Laparoscopic Mini-Gastric Bypass/One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass on Patients with Different Body Mass Index by Mohsen Mahmoudieh, Behrouz Keleidari, Naser Afshin, Masoud Sayadi Shahraki, Shahab Shahabi Shahmiri, Erfan Sheikhbahaei, Hamid Melali

“…Weight loss and BMI reduction was significantly more in patients with higher BMI level (P=0.007), and excess weight loss was higher in patients with lower preoperative BMI level (P=0.007). Six-month follow-up showed statistically significant reduction in total cholesterol, total triglyceride, Fe, and vitamin B12 among patients with higher BMI level (P value <0.05). …”
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The Association of Prepregnancy Body Mass Index with Pregnancy Outcomes in Chinese Women by Jing Zhang, Wensheng An, Li Lin

“…Prepregnancy obesity was associated with higher odds of gestational diabetes (OR=2.649, 95% CI: 1.701-4.126, P<0.001) and preeclampsia (OR=3.654, 95% CI: 1.420-9.404, P<0.01) than the normal weight group, whereas it correlated with the lower risk of anemia (OR=0.300, 95% CI: 0.128-0.704, P<0.01). …”
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