Nisin A-producing Lactococcus cremoris formulations for pre- and post-milking teat disinfection modulate the bovine milk microbiota by Alessandra Gazzola, Camilla Ceccarani, Bianca Castiglioni, Filippo Biscarini, Stefano Morandi, Tiziana Silvetti, Renata Piccinini, Milena Brasca, Paola Cremonesi

“…Despite the influence of seasonality, the experimental formulations maintained higher milk biodiversity, suggesting that lactic acid bacteria metabolites prevent alterations in the milk microbiota.…”
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Efficacy of Ma'aljobon Aftimouni (Cuscuta Reflexa and whey) on HbA1c and blood glucose levels in patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A randomized triple-blind clinical trial by Fatemeh Mehrabi, Ali Safdari, Azam Moslemi, Mehdi Salehi, Ali Agharazi, Mohammad Reza Rezvanfar

“…The control group received a placebo of medicinal salt, light calcium carbonate, lactose, and carboxymethyl cellulose. In contrast, the treatment groups received 25 g of drug powder (in 250 cc of lukewarm water) on an empty stomach for 8 consecutive weeks. …”
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PLGA-based biocompatible nanoparticles improved anti-breast tumor efficacy of 1,25(OH)2D3 through the SOCS3/STAT3/EMT signaling axis by JinJing Pan, Ping Wang, Linghong Xiong, Wenqing Yang, Jie Li, Kai Yang, Bingyan Li

“…The FDA-approved nanomaterial poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) had the potential for utilization in clinical settings. …”
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Halophilic bacteria of salt lakes and saline soils of the Peri-Caspian lowland (Republic of Daghestan) and their biotechnological potential by E. A. Khalilova, S. T. Kotenko, E. A. Islammagomedova, A. A. Abakarova, N. A. Chernyh, D. A. Aliverdiyeva

“…Not able to hydrolyze inositol, indole; produces lysine, gelatin, ectoine; uses citrate and sodium malate as a source of carbon and energy; does not produce ornitin, H2S or acid from d-mannose, sucrose, glycerol, cellobiose, except for lactose and d-glucose. Susceptible to trimethoprim, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, kanamycin, vancomycin, rifampicin, cefuroxime, ampicillin, ceftazidime, fosfomycin, clarithromycin, cefepime, cefaclor. …”
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Technicolor Middle Ages: (Ex)changes and Transformations from Medieval to Present Day Perception of Colour by Agnès Blandeau

“…L’article se limite à l’examen de trois exemples significatifs, hauts en couleurs, de la production cinématographique américaine. Dans chacun d’eux, l’action se situe au moyen-âge. Il s’agit de The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Ivanhoe (1952) et The Knights of the Round Table (1953). …”
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Evaluación de la doble inoculación Bradyrhizobium-micorrizas y el uso de fitoterápicos de semilla en el crecimiento, eficiencia de inoculación y el rendimiento de un cultivo de soj... by A. CLUA, J. OLGIATI, J. BELTRANO

“…El número de nódulos por planta aumentó significativamente en todos los tratamientos de inoculación, con mayor nodu- lación en los tratamientos de inoculación combinada, comparados con los de inoculación simple. …”
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Screening and Identification of Cold-Tolerant Phosphorus and Potassium Solubilizing Bacteria and Their Growth-Promoting Effects on Soybean in Cold Regions by Hao Yan, Tianyi Wang, Haocheng Wang, Nan Sun, Xuebing Wang, Xingbo Zhao, Zhongbao Yao, Hao Tian, Shengjie Chen, Songyan Tang, Chenyang Li

“…It was shown that P-2 secretes gluconic acid and P-5 secretes lactic acid to degrade insoluble phosphorus at low temperatures and that K-1 secretes citric acid to degrade insoluble potassium. …”
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Rumen-Degradable Starch Improves Rumen Fermentation, Function, and Growth Performance by Altering Bacteria and Its Metabolome in Sheep Fed Alfalfa Hay or Silage by Wenliang Guo, Meila Na, Shuwei Liu, Kenan Li, Haidong Du, Jing Zhang, Renhua Na

“…Feeding AS increased the rumen isobutyrate, valerate, ammonia-N (NH₃-N) concentration, urase activity, and papillae height (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and reduced the feed to gain (F:G), rumen bacterial protein (BCP), rumen lactic acid concentration, and papillae width (<i>p</i> < 0.05) of sheep. …”
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City of Wars: the Representation of Wartime London in Two Novels of the 1940s: James Hanley’s No Directions and Patrick Hamilton’s The Slaves of Solitude by Jean-Christophe Murat

“…The Slaves of Solitude choisit de décentrer l’action vers la banlieue lointaine—et fictive—de Thames Lockdon, qui accueille des Londoniens évacués par les bombardements. …”
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The predictive value of the serum creatinine-to-albumin ratio (sCAR) and lactate dehydrogenase-to-albumin ratio (LAR) in sepsis-related persistent severe acute kidney injury by Xiaoxiao Luo, Dongyang Liu, Cuicui Li, Jia Liao, Wuyang Lv, Yuchen Wang, Ruxue Diao, Yingyu Jin

“…Logistic regression analysis was used to identify key predictors of persistent severe SA-AKI, considering factors such as sCAR, LAR, PAR (Platelet/albumin), BAR (BUN/albumin), and LAO (Lactic/albumin). Independent predictors, sCAR and LAR, were combined into a composite Log(sCAR)_Log(LAR) score, denoted as the Log(sCAR)_Log(LAR) score. …”
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Aflatoxin M1 Concentrations, Adulterants, Microbial Loads, and Physicochemical Properties of Raw Milk Collected From Nekemte City, Ethiopia by Leila Nasir, Habtamu Fekadu Gemede

“…The physicochemical properties of the milk samples in the present study were significantly (p<0.05) different and ranged from 2.8% to 5.75% fat, 7.03% to 9.75% solid-not-fat (SNF), 2.35% to 3.61% protein, 3.33% to 5.15% lactose, 11.54% to 13.69% total solid, 0.16% to 0.18% titratable acid, 26.7 to 32.1°C, 6.35 to 6.55 pH, and 1.027 to 1.030 specific gravity. …”
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Major facility superfamily sugar transporter protein SsMFSST1 regulates Sporisorium scitamineum mating, pathogenicity, and sugar transport/absorption by Yi Zhang, Yongding He, Meixin Yan, Shilong Zhang, Sisi Zhou, Wankuan Shen

“…In addition, this gene also regulates the transport/absorption of fructose and lactose in S. scitamineum. In summary, this study identified a novel pathogenic gene in the S. scitamineum—the MFS sugar transporter gene, providing a molecular basis for understanding the pathogenic mechanism of the S. scitamineum. …”
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Systemic and mammary inflammation and mammary gland development of Holstein dairy cows around dry-off and calving by J. Gao, T.N. Marins, J.O.S. Calix, Z. Qi, C.G. Savegnago, A.M. Roper, M.W. Woldemeskel, J.K. Bernard, S. Tao

“…Protein, SCS, and SNF contents in milk or mammary secretions increased during the early dry period but decreased after calving. In contrast, lactose concentrations in mammary secretions decreased in the early dry period and increased following calving. …”
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Résistances romaines au personnalisme ? La condamnation de la trilogie romanesque de Luc Estang by Frédéric Gugelot

“…La plongée dans la sombre existence d’êtres de chair et de sang permet de révéler l’action de la grâce, l’amour de Dieu. Cette veine correspond à une nouvelle génération d’écrivains d’inspiration catholique inspirée largement par Bernanos et qui revendique à la fois son appartenance à l’Église et son autonomie. …”
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Effects of Fermented Soybean Meal Substituting Plant Protein and Fish Meal on Growth, Flesh Quality, and Intestinal Microbiota of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) by Beibei Guo, Lingling Huang, Xiaoqin Li, Yunfeng Chen, Tianyu Huang, Lizhou Ma, Xiangjun Leng

“…The flesh superoxide dismutase (SOD) and total antioxidant capacity (TAOC) activities in FSM-20 and FSM-10-FM groups and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in FSM-10-FM group were increased (P<0.05), while the lactic acid content in FSM-20 group was decreased, when compared to FSM-0 group (P<0.05). …”
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Clinical efficacy and hemodynamic effects of levosimendan in cardiac surgery patients after surgery by Meiling Zhao, Yunfeng Hou, Meng Yuan, Shuang Ma, Yifeng Yue

“…Post-treatment, the research group demonstrated a significant reduction in CVP (9.25 ± 2.11 cmH2O vs. 11.36 ± 3.08 cmH2O, P < 0.001), heart rate (100.30 ± 8.69 bpm vs. 105.74 ± 7.69 bpm, P < 0.001), and lactic acid levels (1.68 ± 0.59 mmol/L vs. 2.69 ± 0.55 mmol/L, P < 0.001). …”
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Productive performance in Italian Mediterranean buffaloes after partially replacing dietary starch with simple sugars by Roberta Matera, Gabriele di Vuolo, Giuseppina Pedota, Luca de Luise, Mariateresa Marra, Luca Borzacchiello, Ludovica Capoluongo, Gianluca Neglia

“…Individual milk yield was recorded daily, and 15 days apart, an individual milk sample was collected for milk quality analysis (fat, protein, casein, lactose, urea, β- hydroxybutyrate [BHB] and fatty acids profile) through mid-infrared spectroscopy (Milkoscan FT6000®, Foss Electric). …”
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THE DANUBE DELTA BIOSPHERE RESERVE. GEOGRAPHY, BIODIVERSITY, PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT by PETRE GÂŞTESCU

“…Selon les données connues, cette unité géographique s’est constituée par un premier embryon (le cordon initial), environ il y a 12 000 ans, évoluant vers la forme actuelle sous l’action des processus fluviaux et marins. Par sa position géographique, à 45º lat. nord et 29º long. est, le Delta du Danube synthétise dans lepaysage les traits des deltas des zones tempérées, étant utilisé par de nombreuses espèces d’oiseaux pour nicher, passer l’hiver ou pour transiter dans leur migration périodique des zones tropicales vers celles polaires du Nord. …”
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Gut Microbiome and Metabolite Characteristics Associated With Different Clinical Stages in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients by Liu F, Lu X, Tang M, Chen Y, Zheng X

“…Notably, quinic acid, phthalic acid, and L-lactic acid were observed to be increased in Stage III+IV NSCLC patients.Conclusion: Compared to the analysis of a single microbial dataset, this study provides deeper functional insights by incorporating comprehensive metabolomic profiling. …”
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Anthelmintic Resistance in Sheep Across Ireland and the UK: a literature review of the in vivo versus in vitro methods by Megan Tumulty

“…Relevant studies were reviewed from the literature to identify N. battus resistance to the benzimidazole and macrocyclic lactone anthelmintic groups and to assess anthelmintic efficacy using in vivo and in vitro methods. …”
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