Congenital Limb Deformities in a Neonatal Crossbred Pig by Michael C. Rahe, Laurence Evrard, Neil B. Holmes

“…One pig displayed bilateral cryptorchidism, markedly thin and shortened hindlimbs, and syndactyly of both hind feet. Radiographs and gross dissection confirmed the presence of single ossified proximal to distal phalanges of both feet, bilaterally shortened tibias with fibular aplasia, and delayed ossification of tarsal as well as carpal bones. …”
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Horn Fly Management by Phillip E. Kaufman, Emma N. I. Weeks

“…Horn fly damage is caused by blood feeding. The flies feed frequently and exclusively on blood, piercing the skin of cattle with their proboscis and taking around 20 small blood meals each day. …”
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Coleoptera Larval Fauna Associated with Termite Nests (Isoptera) with Emphasis on the “Bioluminescent Termite Nests” from Central Brazil by Cleide Costa, Sergio Antonio Vanin

“…Some species usually live in the nest cabbage pan, feeding on organic matter, mushrooms, and excrements or eating the nest walls and sometimes causing the nest to be destroyed. …”
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Bismarckia nobilis: Bismarck Palm by Timothy K. Broschat

“… The Bismarck palm is a native of Madagascar that grows to a height of 30 to 60 feet with a spread of 12 to 16 feet. The massive 4-foot-wide costapalmate leaves are typically silver-green in color, but a light olive-green-leaved variety also exists. …”
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Hydrochemistry of the Hot Springs in Western Sichuan Province Related to the Wenchuan MS 8.0 Earthquake by Zhi Chen, Jianguo Du, Xiaocheng Zhou, Li Yi, Lei Liu, Chao Xie, Yueju Cui, Ying Li

“…Values of δD and δ18O indicated that the spring waters were mainly derived from meteoric precipitation and affected by water-rock interaction and mixture of deep fluids. Concentrations of K+ and SO4− of the samples from the Kangding district exhibited evident increases before the Wenchuan earthquake, indicating more supplement of deep fluids under the increase of tectonic stress. …”
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Effect of sun dry brewer spent yeast on chemical composition, in vitro digestibility, and ruminal degradation kinetics of wheat straw by Geberemariyam Terefe, Mulugeta Walelgne, Dereje Fekadu, Getu Kitaw, Mesfin Dejene, Aeimro Kehaliu, Bethlehem Mekonnen, Yohannse Habteyesus

“…Abstract Background Dry brewer spent yeast (DBSY) has high crude protein (CP) (43.2%) and metabolizable energy (14.3 MJ/kg) contents and it is an alternative animal feed for the improvement of the productive and reproductive performance of the animals. …”
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Comparison of breastfeeding self-efficacy between exclusive and non-exclusive breastfeeding in postpartum women by Parvaneh Sarparastrazmju

“…The mean (SD) score of breastfeeding self-efficacy was higher in women with exclusive feeding than in those with non-exclusive feeding [49.11 (11) vs 36.9 (11.7)]. …”
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Unraveling the Potential of Black Soldier Fly Larvae as a Sustainable Protein Source for Nile Tilapia Production in Diverse Aquaculture Systems by Jonathan Munguti, Mavindu Muthoka, Jimmy B. Mboya, Domitila Kyule, Menaga Meenakshisundaram, Chrysantus M. Tanga

“…Aquaculture plays a critical role in global food security, with Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) recognized for its adaptability and robust growth. However, traditional feeds, heavily reliant on fishmeal (FM) and soybean meal, face economic and environmental challenges. …”
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Meta-analysis on the entomological effects of differentially treated ITNs in a multi-site experimental hut study in sub-Saharan Africa by Natalie Lissenden, John Bradley, Benjamin Menze, Charles Wondji, Constant Edi, Benjamin Koudou, Raphael N’Guessan, Koama Bayili, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Njelembo Mbewe, Basiliana Emidi, Jacklin Mosha, Alphaxard Manjurano, Graham Small, Welbeck Oumbouke, Sarah Jane Moore, Derric Nimmo, Janneke Snetselaar

“…The combined data from these trials were analysed in a meta-analysis, and odds ratios for the effect of the different net designs on mortality and blood-feeding were estimated using mixed effects logistic regression. …”
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An Investigation of the Association between Transversus Abdominis Myofascial Structure and Activation with Age in Healthy Adults using Ultrasound Imaging by Nathaly Gaudreault, Justine Benoît-Piau, Jan Paul van Wingerden, Carla Stecco, Frédérique Daigle, Guillaume Léonard

“…# Background Because of their importance in core stability, training the deep abdominal muscles, fascial structures and particularly the transversus abdominis, is a key component of many sport and physical therapy programs. …”
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Vision-Based Object Recognition and Precise Localization for Space Body Control by Zeyu Shangguan, Lingyu Wang, Jianquan Zhang, Wenbo Dong

“…The space motion control is an important issue on space robot, rendezvous and docking, small satellite formation, and some on-orbit services. The motion control needs robust object detection and high-precision object localization. …”
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Emei Martial Arts Promotion Model and Properties Based on Neural Network Technology by Cheng Xing, N.E. Zainal Abidin, Yudong Tang

“…The upgraded deep neural network’s recommendation model has a recall rate that is 4% greater than the baseline model. …”
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Preferential Water Infiltration Path in a Slow-Moving Clayey Earthslide Evidenced by Cross-Correlation of Hydrometeorological Time Series (Charlaix Landslide, French Western Alps) by Grégory Bièvre, Agnès Joseph, Catherine Bertrand

“…Then, rainfall and water table level time series are analysed for two water tables using the cross-correlation technique: the phreatic water table located a few metres deep and a water table located above a shear surface located 12 m deep. …”
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The Effect of Aloe vera and Chlorhexidine as Disinfectants on the Success of Selective Caries Removal Technique: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ahmad Al-Abdullah, Samer Edris, Amjad Abu Hasna, Lara Steffany de Carvalho, Talal Al-Nahlawi

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Aloe vera and chlorhexidine “CHX” as disinfectants on the success of selective caries removal technique in deep carious lesions. A total of 60 patients with: (I) deep class II carious lesion diagnosed with reversible pulpitis; (II) good oral hygiene; (III) no gingival recession or periodontal diseases; (IV) no antibiotic or antifungal treatment in the last three months; and (V) no systematic disease or pregnancy were included in the study. …”
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Promoting Inclusion and Well-Being Through Inclusive Physical Education and Parasports: an Approach for Adolescents with Motor Impairment by Omar Ben Rakaa, Mustapha Bassiri, Said Lotfi

“…This study aimed to examine the impact of inclusion students with motor impairment (MI) into adapted physical education (APE) and school para-athletics on their feeling of pedagogical and school inclusion, as well as on their psychological well-being and self-esteem. …”
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A novel wireless sensor network deployment for monitoring and predicting abnormal actions in medical environment and patient health state by R. Manikandan, S. Arunprakash, Rakan A. Alsowail, Tharani Pandiaraj

“…This study proposes a deep learning-based approach integrated with WSNs to address these challenges. …”
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Eigen Solution of Neural Networks and Its Application in Prediction and Analysis of Controller Parameters of Grinding Robot in Complex Environments by Shixi Tang, Jinan Gu, Keming Tang, Wei Ding, Zhengyang Shang

“…The proposed prediction and analysis model with deep neural networks can be used to find and predict the inherent laws of the data. …”
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Ensemble learning-based predictor for driver synonymous mutation with sequence representation. by Chuanmei Bi, Yong Shi, Junfeng Xia, Zhen Liang, Zhiqiang Wu, Kai Xu, Na Cheng

“…Notably, the incorporation of DNA shape features and deep learning-derived features from chemical molecule represents a pioneering effect in assessing the impact of synonymous mutations in cancer. …”
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A Review of Agricultural Film Mapping: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Directions by Mengmeng Zhang, Jinwei Dong, Quansheng Ge, Hasituya, Pengyu Hao

“…The findings revealed that medium- and low-resolution images were used for large-scale PGs and PMF mapping, while high-resolution images were combined with deep learning to extract local deep information. …”
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Comparison of In Silico Tools for Splice-Altering Variant Prediction Using Established Spliceogenic Variants: An End-User’s Point of View by Woori Jang, Joonhong Park, Hyojin Chae, Myungshin Kim

“…SpliceAI and SpliceRover, tools based on deep learning, outperformed all other tools, with AUCs of 0.972 and 0.924, respectively. …”
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