Control of Neonatal Diarrhea in Piglets with Reduced Antibiotic Use by Application of a Complementary Feed—A Randomized Controlled Farm Trial by Klaus K. Sall, Leslie Foldager, Charlotte Delf, Sigurd J. Christensen, Michael N. Agerley, Kristian T. Havn, Carsten Pedersen

“…Gilts were randomized into test or control groups in a 1:1 ratio to compare the consumption of antibiotics used for piglets and piglet mortality during the four-week trial period. Control litters were treated with the oral antibiotic paromomycin, while test litters were treated with the complementary feed O-Nella-Protect. …”
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Potential of a novel and thermostable recombinant phage endolysin of Escherichia phage KW1E_UTAR against Shigella spp. by Selvam Dharshini, Mohd Ismail Nor Ismaliza, Ng Michelle Y. T.

“…The endolysin's storage stability was tested for one week, one month, and three months at different temperatures (4°C, −20°C, and −80°C). …”
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The Pull-Through Technique for Recanalization of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Dysfunction by Si-liang Chen, Cheng-jiang Xiao, Shuai Wang, Si-yi Jin, Jian-bo Zhao

“…One patient died of liver failure one week after the procedure. During the follow-up, three patients developed hepatic encephalopathy, and one patient developed TIPS dysfunction again and experienced variceal bleeding. …”
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Healthcare workers as a sentinel surveillance population in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic by Indumathi Venkatachalam, Edwin Philip Conceicao, May Kyawt Aung, Molly Kue Bien How, Liang En Wee, Jean Xiang Ying Sim, Ban Hock Tan, Moi Lin Ling

“…HCW surveillance utilised monitoring data and ARI presentations and outcomes. Results: In the ten-week period between 6 January 2020 and 16 March 2020, 333 (17.1%) of 1,946 HCWs at risk of occupational COVID-19 presented with ARI. 32 (9.6%) screened negative for SARS-CoV-2 from throat swabs. …”
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Late blight resistance of wild potato species under field conditions in the Northwest of Russia by N. M. Zoteyeva

“…A 1–9 point scale was employed to score the damage of plants every week starting from the first symptoms of the disease, where 9 meant the absence of any symptoms, and 1 the entirely damaged plant. …”
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Multiparametric MRI Assessment of Morpho-Functional Muscle Changes Following a 6-Month FES-Cycling Training Program: Pilot Study in People With a Complete Spinal Cord Injury by Alfonso Mastropietro, Denis Peruzzo, Maria Giovanna Taccogna, Nicole Sanna, Nicola Casali, Roberta Nossa, Emilia Biffi, Emilia Ambrosini, Alessandra Pedrocchi, Giovanna Rizzo

“…MethodsFour male participants with chronic SCI underwent a 6-month FES-cycling training program, consisting of two 30-minute sessions per week. MRI scans were performed at baseline (T012312 ResultsMuscle hypertrophy was observed, with an average increase in muscle volume of 22.3% at T120232 ConclusionsAlthough preliminary, this study provides evidence that 6 months of low-intensity FES-bike training can increase muscle volume and decrease fat infiltration in individuals with SCI. …”
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Empagliflozin Alleviates Hepatic Steatosis by Activating the AMPK-TET2-Autophagy Pathway in vivo and in vitro by Ting Li, Ting Fang, Linxin Xu, Xiangyang Liu, Xiaoyu Li, Mei Xue, Xiaochen Yu, Bei Sun, Liming Chen

“…Empagliflozin is a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor that effectively lowers blood glucose, but its effect on MAFLD and associated mechanisms are not fully understood.Methods: Eight-week-old db/db mice, an in vivo model, were administered empagliflozin or saline intragastrically. …”
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Tailoring convolutional neural networks for custom botanical data by Jamie R. Sykes, Katherine J. Denby, Daniel W. Franks

“…Abstract Premise Automated disease, weed, and crop classification with computer vision will be invaluable in the future of agriculture. …”
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Aflatoxin Susceptible Food Consumption Frequency, Prevalence, and Levels in Household Foodstuffs in Southwestern Uganda by Biryomumaisho Justus Murokore, Agnes Nandutu Masawi, Alex Paul Wacoo, Raphael Wangalwa, Clement Olusoji Ajayi, Peter Vuzi California

“…On average, maize and groundnut were found to be the most frequently consumed foods (seven times a week) by every family. Groundnuts had the highest mean aflatoxin level (96.5 ± 13.37 μg/kg), ranging from 6.2 to 297.3 μg/kg. …”
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Pathological features and immunohistochemical characteristics of clear cell (glycogen-rich) urothelial carcinoma: a case report and systematic review of the literature by Weiming Wang, Baogang Zhang, Zhangli Wu, Chuanling Hou, Mengyao Li, Tianyi Zhang

“…The patient, an 89-year-old male, was admitted on July 24, 2024, presenting with painless gross hematuria persisting for one week. Abdominal ultrasound and CT urography revealed a soft tissue mass on the right side of the bladder wall, measuring 30 × 30 mm, with a broad base connected to the bladder wall. …”
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Cross-sectional study on the risk of breast cancer and practices among young women in Central India by Arti Tiwari, Maharaj Singh, Bharati Sahu, Shatrughan Pareek

“…Moreover, among the 250 young women surveyed, 218 (87.2%) did not engage in regular physical exercise (at least 3 h/week). Conclusions: While young women exhibit some risk factors for breast cancer, they often neglect appropriate preventive measures. …”
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Formaldehyde Exposure and Its Potential Health Risk in Some Beauty Salons in Kumasi Metropolis by Noah Kyame Asare-Donkor, James Kusi Appiah, Vincent Torve, Ray Bright Voegborlo, Anthony Apeke Adimado

“…The results of this study revealed that the number of customers that visit the salon in a week, number of salon services offered, and age of salon had a positive significant correlation with the level of formaldehyde determined in each salon. …”
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Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. Extract Prevents Diabetes in Mice by Modulating Gut Microbiota by Yiqiang Xie, Man Xiao, Yali Ni, Shangfei Jiang, Guizhu Feng, Shenggang Sang, Guankui Du

“…Recently, the role of gut microbiota in the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been highlighted. We performed an 8-week administration protocol on T2DM (C57BL/6J db-/db-) mice and fecal samples were collected. …”
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Diagnosis, Surgical Treatment, Recovery, and Eventual Necropsy of a Leopard (Panthera pardus) with Thyroid Carcinoma by Ashley Malmlov, Terry Campbell, Eric Monnet, Craig Miller, Becca Miceli, Colleen Duncan

“…An 18-year-old, male, castrated, captive-born leopard (Panthera pardus) presented to Colorado State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital with a two-week history of regurgitation. Thoracic radiographs and ultrasound revealed a well-differentiated cranioventral mediastinal mass measuring 7.5 × 10 × 5.5 cm, impinging the esophagus. …”
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Distinct vaginal microbiome and metabolome profiles in women with preterm delivery following cervical cerclage by Jun Zhang, Li Li, Mengjun Zhang, Jiaoning Fang, Zhimin Xu, Yijing Zheng, Zhi Lin, Mian Pan

“…In this study, a total of 127 pregnant women provided written informed consent prior to enrollment in accordance with the approved institutional guidelines, but only 45 pregnancies met the experimental requirements, and then blood and cervical vaginal fluid (CVF) samples were collected before delivery (at the second week after cervical cerclage). Pregnant women with PTB exhibited high white blood cell and neutrophil contents, high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and high systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) in the blood. …”
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A unique case report on campylobacter rectus infection leading to acute motor axonal neuropathy in a pediatric patient by Uchechukwu Ibewuike, MBBS, John Kim, MD, Swati Mody, MBBS, Gregory Obala, MD, Ebere Ibezim, MBBS

“…A 14-year-old male was admitted to the hospital with sepsis. About 1 week before his admission, the patient sustained an injury to his left eye from a cell phone, resulting in considerable edema. …”
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Visual and Refractive Outcomes following Bilateral Implantation of Extended Range of Vision Intraocular Lens with Micromonovision by Sri Ganesh, Sheetal Brar, Archana Pawar, Kirti J. Relekar

“…Follow-ups were conducted at 1 week and 1 and 6 months postoperatively. Results. …”
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Ameliorating Effects of Arsenic-Induced Toxicity On The Histology Of Vagina And Reproductive Hormones Of Female Sprague Dawley Rats by Amaidah Mir, Urfa Zaryab Mir, Maria Yasmeen, Mushtaq Ahmad, Kanwal Huma, Iram Kehkashan Khurshid

“…The gross weight of all the rats was checked before and at the end of the experiment. After one week of acclimatization, the control group was administered 10ml of distilled water by oral gavage daily for 14 days and the experimental group was administered 4µg of sodium arsenite dissolved in 10ml of distilled water by oral gavage daily for 14 days. …”
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Cardiac-Restricted IGF-1Ea Overexpression Reduces the Early Accumulation of Inflammatory Myeloid Cells and Mediates Expression of Extracellular Matrix Remodelling Genes after Myoca... by Enrique Gallego-Colon, Robert D. Sampson, Susanne Sattler, Michael D. Schneider, Nadia Rosenthal, Joanne Tonkin

“…Analysis of gene transcription revealed that supplemental IGF-1Ea regulated expression of key metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9), their inhibitors (TIMP-1 and TIMP-2), and collagen types (Col 1α1 and Col 1α3) in the first week after injury. Infiltration of inflammatory cells, which direct the remodelling process, was also altered; in particular there was a notable reduction in inflammatory Ly6C+ monocytes at day 3 and an increase in anti-inflammatory CD206+ macrophages at day 7. …”
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Physical Activity May Be Associated with Conditioned Pain Modulation in Women but Not Men among Healthy Individuals by Yukiko Shiro, Tatsunori Ikemoto, Yuta Terasawa, Young-Chang P. Arai, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Takahiro Ushida, Takako Matsubara

“…Participants were assessed on the basis of their mechanical pressure pain threshold (PPT), CPM response, body mass index (BMI), basal metabolic rate (BMR), and duration of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) over a week, using a motion counter. Response to CPM was evaluated as PPT during painful cold stimulation relative to baseline PPT. …”
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