Sleep Promotion among Critically Ill Patients: Earplugs/Eye Mask versus Ocean Sound—A Randomized Controlled Trial Study by Abhilasha Chaudhary, Vinay Kumari, Neetu Neetu

“…Sixty-eight patients admitted in the medical ICU were randomly allocated by lottery methods into group 1 and group 2. Methods. Nocturnal nine-hour (10 : 00 pm to 7 : 00 am) for a four-night period were measured. …”
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Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Shallow Expansive Soil due to Freeze-Thaw Effect with Water Supplement by Yanlong Li, Zili Wang, Yang Luo

“…The expansive soil column’s shear strength changed most under the moderate freezing temperature gradient corresponding to the most considerable shear strength reduction. …”
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Motor Control System for Adaptation of Healthy Individuals and Recovery of Poststroke Patients: A Case Study on Muscle Synergies by Fady S. Alnajjar, Juan C. Moreno, Ken-ichi Ozaki, Izumi Kondo, Shingo Shimoda

“…Relying on the concept of muscle synergy, which indicates the number of coordinated muscles needed to accomplish specific movements, we investigated behavioral adaptation in nine healthy participants who were introduced to a familiar environment and unfamiliar environment. …”
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Association between edaravone use and activities of daily living in older patients with atherothrombotic stroke: an observational study using Japanese real-world data by Yukari Ogawa, Hiroko Akiyama, Takeshi Horii, Kiyoshi Mihara

“…Abstract Background Edaravone is marketed in nine countries, although only Japan has approved edaravone for improvement of neurological symptom, disability of activities of daily living (ADL), and functional disability associated with acute stroke. …”
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Characterization and comparison of fecal microbiota in horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction and age‐matched controls by Wenqing Wang, Justine Gibson, Sara Horsman, Deirdre Mikkelsen, François‐René Bertin

“…Hypothesis/Objectives Investigate the effect of PPID on fecal microbiota in horses. Animals Nine horses with PPID and 13 age‐matched control horses. …”
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New trends in AA amyloidosis with renal involvement: a single-center experience by Nídia Marques, Catarina Oliveira-Silva, Ana Pinho, Ana Teresa Nunes, Susana Sampaio, Ana Oliveira, Isabel Tavares

“…Abstract Introduction: In the northwest of Portugal, AA amyloidosis was reported as the most frequent amyloid nephropathy, but it is unclear if the disease’s incidence and outcomes have changed. The authors studied the changing epidemiology, aetiologies, and outcomes of patients with renal AA amyloidosis over the last 40 years. …”
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The Effects of Maternal Supplementation of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Visual, Neurobehavioural, and Developmental Outcomes of the Child: A Systematic Review of the Randomized T... by Andrea Lo, Julianna Sienna, Eva Mamak, Nada Djokanovic, Carol Westall, Gideon Koren

“…Systematic review of randomized controlled studies comparing cognitive and visual achievements among infants whose mothers were treated and untreated with PUFA during gestation. Results. Nine studies met the inclusion criteria, three focusing on visual and six on neurobehavioural development. …”
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Reproducibility of the Time of Intraocular Pressure Peaks During Water-drinking Test in Patients Treated for Open-angle Glaucoma by Carolina TN Susanna, C. Gustavo De Moraes, Paula Alhadeff, Bianca TN Susanna, Fernanda TN Susanna, Renato Antunes Schiave Germano, Remo Susanna Jr

“…Methods: Prospective cohort study that included ninety-nine patients, 198 eyes of treated primary open-angle glaucoma patients.  …”
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Gut microbiota drives colon cancer risk associated with diet: a comparative analysis of meat-based and pesco-vegetarian diets by Carlotta De Filippo, Sofia Chioccioli, Niccolò Meriggi, Antonio Dario Troise, Francesco Vitali, Mariela Mejia Monroy, Serdar Özsezen, Katia Tortora, Aurélie Balvay, Claire Maudet, Nathalie Naud, Edwin Fouché, Charline Buisson, Jacques Dupuy, Valérie Bézirard, Sylvie Chevolleau, Valérie Tondereau, Vassilia Theodorou, Claire Maslo, Perrine Aubry, Camille Etienne, Lisa Giovannelli, Vincenzo Longo, Andrea Scaloni, Duccio Cavalieri, Jildau Bouwman, Fabrice Pierre, Philippe Gérard, Françoise Guéraud, Giovanna Caderni

“…PVD determines a selection of nine taxonomic markers mainly belonging to Lachnospiraceae and Prevotellaceae families exclusively associated with at least two different animal models, and within these, four taxonomic markers were shared across all the three animal models. …”
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Insights into microbiota community dynamics and flavor development mechanism during golden pomfret (Trachinotus ovatus) fermentation based on single-molecule real-time sequencing a... by Yueqi Wang, Qian Chen, Huan Xiang, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Shengjun Chen, Yongqiang Zhao, Laihao Li, Yanyan Wu

“…This study shows the roles of the complex microbiota and the dynamic changes in microbial community and flavor compounds during fish fermentation. …”
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The Alteration of Carnitine Metabolism in Second Trimester in GDM and a Nomogram for Predicting Macrosomia by Man Sun, Baihui Zhao, Sainan He, Ruopeng Weng, Binqiao Wang, Yunping Ding, Xinwen Huang, Qiong Luo

“…The metabolism of three major nutrients (sugar, lipid, and protein) will change during pregnancy, especially in the second trimester. …”
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Construction of the Giant Panda National Park corridor and restoration of edible bamboo: A case study of from the Chengdu area region by Xing Wang, Yu-Ting Yang, Yan Wu, Yu Xie, Pei Tu, Mei-Ling Liu, Mei-Jiao Zhang, Tao Lu

“…Results revealed that (1) the habitat suitability index was high in the study region’s central area but low at the periphery, with fragmentation observed, particularly in the northeastern mountains; (2) eight giant panda habitat patches (C1–C8) and nine potential ecological corridors were identified, where C1–C6 patches were small and corridors exhibited low connectivity; and (3) four bamboo species were suitable for planting in the corridors, identified by overlaying corridor layers with bamboo suitability maps. …”
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Technical Considerations of Phosphorous-32 Bremsstrahlung SPECT Imaging after Radioembolization of Hepatic Tumors: A Clinical Assessment with a Review of Imaging Parameters by Elahe Pirayesh, Mahasti Amoui, Shahram Akhlaghpoor, Shahnaz Tolooee, Maryam Khorrami, Hossain PoorBeigi, Shahab Sheibani, Majid Assadi

“…Materials and Methods. Thirty-nine patients with variable types of hepatic tumors, treated with the intra-arterial injection of 32P, were included. …”
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Cross-project software defect prediction based on the reduction and hybridization of software metrics by Ahmed Abdu, Zhengjun Zhai, Hakim A. Abdo, Sungon Lee, Mohammed A. Al-masni, Yeong Hyeon Gu, Redhwan Algabri

“…The experimental analysis conducted using nine open-source projects from the PROMISE dataset demonstrates that RH-CPDP surpasses current CPDP methods (TCSBoost, TPTL, DA-KTSVMO, DBN, and 3SW-MSTL) regarding area under the curve (AUC) and F1-measure. …”
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Physical activity among school-aged children and intervention programs using self-determination theory (SDT): A scoping review by Tameka STEWART, Manoj SHARMA

“…Results: A total of 10 interventions met the eligibility criteria. Nine of the 10 studies were experimental studies and 1 observational, cross sectional study. …”
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Does environmental public policy act as a slowdown for urban expansion? A 2012-2023 analysis with Landsat images by Jorge Alberto Escandón-Calderón, Columba Jazmín López-Gutiérrez, Demian Vázquez-Muñoz, Marco Antonio Gálvez-Lomelín, Marcela Rosas-Chavoya

“…A clear deceleration of land use change for urban purposes was observed; three out of the nine municipalities comprising the SC exhibited an urban expansion rate close to 0%. …”
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Machine learning-based technique for gain prediction of mm-wave miniaturized 5G MIMO slotted antenna array with high isolation characteristics by Md. Ashraful Haque, Jamal Hossain Nirob, Kamal Hossain Nahin, Noorlindawaty Md Jizat, M. A. Zakariya, Redwan A. Ananta, Wazie M. Abdulkawi, Khaled Aljaloud, Samir Salem Al-Bawri

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Early detection of canine hemangiosarcoma via cfDNA fragmentation and copy number alterations in liquid biopsies using machine learning by Soohyun Ko, Jinhee Jang, Sun Shin Yi, Sun Shin Yi, ChangHyuk Kwon

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Comparison of anesthetic effects of xylazine combined with alfaxalone or ketamine and maintained with isoflurane in captive Formosan Reeve’s Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi micrurus) by Li-Jen Chang, Zixuan Wang, Chen-Yeh Lien, Amanda H.C. Wen

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A feasibility study on using soft insoles for estimating 3D ground reaction forces with incorporated 3D-printed foam-like sensors by Nick Willemstein, Saivimal Sridar, Herman van der Kooij, Ali Sadeghi

“…To test the insoles, we had nine participants walk on an instrumented treadmill. …”
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