Integrated transcriptomic hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis network analysis reveals the role of energy availability on egg production in layers by Jianling Peng, Yong Cui, Haiping Liang, Shenyijun Xu, Linjian Weng, Meng Ru, Ramlat Ali, Qing Wei, Jiming Ruan, Jianzhen Huang

“…In addition, estradiol (E2), estradiol to progesterone (E2/P4) ratio, and luteinizing hormone (LH) displayed changes similar to follicle number, whereas follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) exhibited a contrasting pattern. Transcriptome analysis revealed that energy deprivation downregulated genes related to energy and appetite-regulated neurotransmitter receptors and neuropeptides in the hypothalamus. …”
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An outbreak within an outbreak: The impact of Infection Prevention and Control strategies on hospital-acquired infections and the occurrence of multi-drug resistant organisms durin... by B Mashigo, A Parker, U Lalla, B W Allwood, M S Moolla, T Lovelock, C F N Koegelenberg

“…Infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies were highlighted to minimise the risk to healthcare workers and for the protection of patients from contracting hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). During the third wave, our institution adopted a shift system to address severe burnout among ICU personnel. …”
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Nymphaea pubescens Willd. extract and its flavonoid constituents vasodilate rat isolated pulmonary artery via NO-sGC-cGMP pathway by Teerapap Panklai, Prapapan Temkitthawon, Nungruthai Suphrom, Corine Girard, Perle Totoson, Kowit Hengphasatporn, Yasuteru Shigeta, Krongkarn Chootip, Kornkanok Ingkaninan

“…WLE had no effect neither on extracellular Ca2+ influx through ROCCs/VOCCs nor intracellular Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. PE-induced contraction via α1-receptor was also unaffected by WLE. …”
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Co-Infection of <i>Culex tarsalis</i> Mosquitoes with Rift Valley Fever Phlebovirus Strains Results in Efficient Viral Reassortment by Emma K. Harris, Velmurugan Balaraman, Cassidy C. Keating, Chester McDowell, J. Brian Kimble, Alina De La Mota-Peynado, Erin M. Borland, Barbara Graham, William C. Wilson, Juergen A. Richt, Rebekah C. Kading, Natasha N. Gaudreault

“…However, only 2% of virus isolated from the salivary glands of Kenya-128B-15 and SA01-1322 co-infected mosquitoes represented reassortant genotypes. This was contrasted by 54% reassortment in the salivary glands of mosquitoes co-infected with Kenya-128B-15 and MP-12 strains. …”
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Exosomal mir-126-3p derived from endothelial cells induces ion channel dysfunction by targeting RGS3 signaling in cardiomyocytes: a novel mechanism in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy by Xuehui Fan, Guoqiang Yang, Yinuo Wang, Haojie Shi, Katja Nitschke, Katherine Sattler, Mohammad Abumayyaleh, Lukas Cyganek, Philipp Nuhn, Thomas Worst, Bin Liao, Gergana Dobreva, Daniel Duerschmied, Xiaobo Zhou, Ibrahim El-Battrawy, Ibrahim Akin

“…The immunofluorescence staining, flow cytometry, qPCR, single-cell contraction, intracellular calcium transients, patch-clamp, dual luciferase reporter assay and western blot were performed for the study. …”
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Continuous theta-burst stimulation demonstrates language-network-specific causal effects on syntactic processing by Chenyang Gao, Junjie Wu, Yao Cheng, Yuming Ke, Xingfang Qu, Mingchuan Yang, Gesa Hartwigsen, Luyao Chen

“…., “ム了ウ” is labeled as a verb phrase (VP): “[VP [V了]N]”, similar to “ziff-ed a wug”, where “ziff” and “wug” are nonsense pseudowords, and the whole phrase is a VP). Contrasted with sham cTBS, change percentage of accuracy rates (ΔACCR%), reaction times (ΔRT%), and coefficient of variation (ΔCV%) were calculated and compared across conditions. …”
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Indicators of Esophageal pH-Impedance Monitoring and High-Resolution Manometry in Patients with Various Forms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by I. V. Maev, E. V. Barkalova, M. A. Ovsepyan, D. N. Andreev, Yu. A. Kucheryavyi

“…In addition, in the group of patients with BE, in 21 % of the cases, motor function disorders were observed in the form of absence of thoracic esophagus contractions.Conclusion.  It is shown that such indicators as increased level of acid exposure, increased amount of acid reflux, slowed chemical clearance, lowered mean nocturnal baseline impedance, as well as disorders in the structure and function of the esophageal-gastric junction and motility of the thoracic esophagus are associated with the severity of GERD.…”
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Urlinie und Zwölftonreihe als Zeitgenossinnen by Martin Eybl

“…Während Schönberg die Ausdehnung eines Stückes als ein Nebeneinander von Bestandteilen, die additiv hinzutreten, auffasste, erklärte sie Schenker als ein Ineinander von Elementen, einem Prinzip der Insertion folgend. In view of the contrasting positions of their authors, Urlinie and twelve tone row – two concepts that both date to the early 1920s – seem to document the simultaneity of the non-simultaneous rather than contemporaneity. …”
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Editorial by Frida Marina Fischer, Claudia Renata Mont'Alvão, Francisco Soares Másculo, Paulo Antonio Barros de Oliveira, Jose Orlando Gomes, Paulo Victor Rodrigues de Carvalho

“…Apesar dos esforços governamentais e da sociedade civil, o Brasil é ainda um país com muitos contrastes. Como cidadãos nos interessam entender e ver resolvidas as iniqüidades em saúde, nas condições de trabalho e de vida. …”
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An optimized approach for predicting water quality features and a performance evaluation for mapping surface water potential zones based on Discriminant Analysis (DA), Geographical... by Abhijeet Das

“…The water quality parameters were employed to determine whether surface water was suitable for residential use by contrasting them with the World Health Organization (WHO). …”
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Perbandingan Tekanan Darah Sebelum dan Sewaktu Melakukan Handgrip Isometric Exercise pada Mahasiswa Angkatan 2011 Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas by M.Yoga Sefia Nurindra, Rahmatina B.Herman, Yenita .

“…Handgrip isometric exercise is an activity involving contraction of forearm and hand muscle of one arm by pressing handgrip dynamometer. …”
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Automated Video Assistant Referee in Lead Climbing by Eliane Künzler, David Roder, Urs Stöcker, Peter Wolf

“…The video would also have to be cropped before each pose estimation, otherwise few (BlazePose) or incorrect (RTMO) poses would be detected caused by picture content being more contrasting and larger than the athlete. Next, we will compare our scoring algorithm representing given regulations with scores awarded. …”
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Application of artificial neural networks for predictive model of municipal solid waste collection in tourist cities by T. Kridakorn Na Ayutthaya, N. Jakrawatana, D. Rinchumphu, V. Owatsakul

“…Fish with carnivorous feeding habits demonstrated a higher average microplastic content when contrasted with those utilizing omnivorous and planktivorous feeding strategies. …”
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Occurrence of Alternaria Toxins, Ochratoxin A and Aflatoxins B1 in Green Arabic Coffee (Coffea arabica) in Saudi Arabia: Risk Assessment on HepG-2 Cell Line and Male Albino Rats by Ahmed Hashim Almusallam, Ahmed Mahmoud Ismail

“…The elevated doses (62.50, 125, 250 and 500 µg/ml) notably reduced cell viability and induced cellular damages when contrasted with the lowest dose (31.25 µg/ml) and control. …”
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Pengaruh Perbedaan Kadar Oksitosin Melalui Pemijatan Oksitosin Terhadap Jumlah Perdarahan pada Ibu 2 Jam Postpartum by Desi Sarli, Masrul , Meilinda Agus

“…<br />Kata kunci: Pemijatan oksitosin, oksitosin, jumlah perdarahan 2 jam postpartum<br /><br />Abstract <br />Efforts to handling postpartum hemorrhage is to give oxytocin,which it is an important role in oxytocin stimulates uterine smooth muscle contraction, so that bleeding can be resolved.The hormone oxytocin can be generated through the stimulation of oxytocin massage that will accelerate parasympathetic nerves to deliver commands to the hipotalamus to produce oxytocin. …”
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Microplastic contamination in the gut and gills of commercial marine fish by . Nurhasanah, . Hasrianti, L. Hakim, E. Riani, M.Y. Iswari, M.R. Cordova

“…Fish with carnivorous feeding habits demonstrated a higher average microplastic content when contrasted with those utilizing omnivorous and planktivorous feeding strategies. …”
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Small RNA CjNC110 regulates the activated methyl cycle to enable optimal chicken colonization by Campylobacter jejuni by Brandon Ruddell, Alan Hassall, Orhan Sahin, Paul J. Plummer, Qijing Zhang, Amanda J. Kreuder

“…However, we demonstrated that W7∆CjNC110 does not change chicken colonization levels compared to W7 wild type, directly contrasting IA3902∆CjNC110, which had decreased colonization ability. …”
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The influence of exercise modality and intensity on ventricular arrhythmia burden and perception of effort in patients with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy with pla... by Fernando G. Beltrami, Kyle G. P. J. M. Boyle, Guan Fu, Corinna Brunckhorst, Firat Duru, Christina M. Spengler, Ardan M. Saguner

“…To describe ARVC patients' average and peak ventricular arrhythmia burden – estimated from the prevalence of premature ventricular contractions (PVC) – measured during and after different exercise modalities and intensities, in context with cardiac and physiological load. …”
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Sequential use of low-load-blood-flow-restricted vs. high-load resistance training on neuromuscular activation, hypertrophy and neuromuscular performance by Romina Ledergerber, Paul Ritsche, Eric Lichtenstein, Martin Keller

“…Measurements at baseline including familiarization (PRE1 and PRE2), 8 weeks (MID) and 10 weeks (POST) included maximal voluntary contraction of knee extensors (MVC), leg press strength (LP), voluntary activation (VA, via electrical muscle stimulation) and vastus lateralis muscle volume (V_VL, via ultrasound at 30-70% femur length). …”
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Optimization of the Screw Conveyor Device Based on a GA-BP Neural Network by Qiang Guo, Yunpeng Zhuang, Houzhuo Xu, Wei Li, Haitao Li, Zhidong Wu

“…Subsequently, the optimization results were contrasted with those of other mainstream domestic models, and a comparative experiment was conducted. …”
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