Treatment of distal bronchial stenosis after bilateral lung transplantation by S. V. Golovinskiy, N. B. Nechaev, V. N. Poptsov, M. A. Rusakov

“…In four cases (67%) we used nitinol stent placement under X-ray control. There were no complications. In 3 cases stents were dislocated distally, so we needed to use repeated endoscopic bougienage to replace the stent. …”
Get full text

Effect of External Teat Sealant on the Prevention of Intramammary Infection for Milking Cows: A Randomized Cross-Over Design Study by Yasunori Shinozuka, Takuya Kanda, Keiichi Hisaeda, Akira Goto, Yoichi Inoue, Naoki Yamamoto

“…In Experiment 1, the control (Group A) received pre-dip and post-dip treatments, while the experimental group (Group B) received ETS application instead of post-dip treatment. …”
Get full text

Surface Roughness of CoCr and ZrO2 Femoral Heads with Metal Transfer: A Retrieval and Wear Simulator Study by Alan W. Eberhardt, R. Travis McKee, John M. Cuckler, Donald W. Peterson, Preston R. Beck, Jack E. Lemons

“…Such transfers roughen the head surface, increasing polyethylene wear in total hip replacements. Presently, we examined the surface roughness of retrieved femoral heads with metallic transfer. …”
Get full text

Fomite Transmission of Meticillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> in an Emergency Room Based on Real Touch Behaviors of Healthcare Workers and Patients by Mengting Wang, Bing Cao, Kaize Zhang, Yingying Geng, Jingchao Xie, Nan Zhang

“…Therefore, disinfecting public surfaces or replacing them with antimicrobial surfaces was not effective. …”
Get full text

Enhancing Brioche Bread with Emulsified Seed and Nut Oils: Nutritional and Sustainable Benefits by Elena Martínez, María Esther Martínez-Navarro, José E. Pardo, Adrian Rabadan, Manuel Álvarez-Ortí

“…In the brioche, animal fat was fully and partially replaced, and the effects were analyzed at the physical, chemical, and sensory levels. …”
Get full text

Early Sweet Potato Plant Detection Method Based on YOLOv8s (ESPPD-YOLO): A Model for Early Sweet Potato Plant Detection in a Complex Field Environment by Kang Xu, Wenbin Sun, Dongquan Chen, Yiren Qing, Jiejie Xing, Ranbing Yang

“…Traditional methods of pest control for sweet potatoes cause the waste of pesticides and land pollution, but the target detection algorithm based on deep learning can control the precise spraying of pesticides on sweet potato plants and prevent most pesticides from entering the land. …”
Get full text

Enriched calanoid copepods Acartia tonsa (Dana, 1849) enhances growth, survival, biochemical composition and morphological development during larval first feeding of the orchid dot... by Andrea Martino, Daniel Montero, Javier Roo, Pedro Castro, Silvia Lavorano, Francisco Otero-Ferrer

“…In a time of unprecedented coral reef decline, improved aquaculture protocols and high-quality live feeds may contribute to the sustainability of the ornamentals industry producing new valuable and stronger specimens bred under controlled conditions, mitigating the pressure on wild natural stocks. …”
Get full text

Nutrient Composition and Sensory Properties of Breakfast Cereal Made from Yellow Maize and Enriched with Soybean and Groundnut Flours by Anim Ekpo Ujong, Imeobong Etim Aniefiok, Josefa Chiderah Onyekwe

“…The highest total score of sensory evaluation was for the control sample (golden morn), which was followed closely by the sample containing 20% GF and 15% SBF. …”
Get full text

Reducing the Social Gradient in Uptake of the NHS Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme Using a Narrative-Based Information Leaflet: A Cluster-Randomised Trial by Lesley M. McGregor, Christian von Wagner, Wendy Atkin, Ines Kralj-Hans, Stephen P. Halloran, Graham Handley, Richard F. Logan, Sandra Rainbow, Steve Smith, Julia Snowball, Mary C. Thomas, Samuel G. Smith, Gemma Vart, Rosemary Howe, Nicholas Counsell, Allan Hackshaw, Stephen Morris, Stephen W. Duffy, Rosalind Raine, Jane Wardle

“…A cluster randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN74121020) to compare uptake between two arms. …”
Get full text

Long-term consequences of Bti applications on aquatic insect emergence: Insights from a 4-year mesocosm study by Agnes Schöndorfer, Sara Kolbenschlag, Peer Bauspiess, Jens Schirmel, Eric Bollinger, Alessandro Manfrin, Mirco Bundschuh

“…We used floodplain pond mesocosms and measured insect emergence from control and Bti-treated ponds between April and August in each year. …”
Get full text

Gibberellin Inhibitors Molecules as a Safeguard against Secondary Growth in Garlic Plants by Iandra Rocha Barbosa, Luciana de Paula Cruz, Raissa Iêda Cavalcanti da Costa, Bruno Henrique Rocha, Vinícius Guimarães Nasser, Geraldo Humberto Silva, Willian Rodrigues Macedo

“…Our results provide valuable information that will contribute to the development of a sustainable technique to replace the current practices used by farmers to prevent secondary growth in garlic plants.…”
Get full text

Energy efficiency of cookie residue and its effects on broiler performance by Lidiane Rosa Custódio, Maria do Carmo Mohaupt Marques Ludke, Ana Carolina Ferreira dos Santos, Thaysa Rodrigues Torres, Jussiede Silva Santos, Julia da Silva Barros, Jorge Vitor Ludke, Dayane Albuquerque da Silva, Apolônio Gomes Ribeiro, Júlio Cézar dos Santos Nascimento, Carlos Bôa-Viagem Rabello, Arlei Coldebella, Lucas Rannier Ribeiro Antonino Carvalho

“…In the metabolism trial, 60 broilers (14 days old) were assigned to two treatments: a control diet and a diet with 30% cookie residue replacing the reference feed, with six replicates of five birds each. …”
Get full text

The Impact of Cereal-Based Plant Beverages on Wheat Bread Quality: A Study of Oat, Millet, and Spelt Beverages by Anna Wirkijowska, Piotr Zarzycki, Dorota Teterycz, Danuta Leszczyńska

“…Farinograph tests showed increased water absorption (up to 64.5% in BO100 vs. 56.9% in control) and improved dough stability (10.6 min in BS100). …”
Get full text

Effects of biofermentation feed added in antibiotic-free diet on growth performance, nutrient metabolism and serum indexes of broiler chickens by JIANG Lai, HUANG Yubo, YUAN Chunchun, DING Xiaoqing, HOU Yanbin, FAN Jinghui, QIAN Lichun

“…Using single factor test design, 240 one-day-of-age Ross 308 broiler chickens with similar body mass and good health were randomly divided into five groups [control group T_l, fed the basic diet; experimental group T₂, fed the basic diet＋methylene salicylic acid bacitracin (40 mg/kg); experimental groups T₃, T₄, T₅, fed the fermented feed to replace 2%, 4% and 6% soybean meal in the basic diet, respectively] with six replicates per treatment and eight chickens per replicate. …”
Get full text

Nutritional index evaluation of plant-based burger patties developed from banana by-products: Future meat analogues for consumer by Sharmin Asha, Md. Ashrafuzzaman Zahid, Rashida Parvin

“…The sensory testing results indicated that T2 scored 6.1 for overall acceptance and 5.5 for texture, close to the control's value 6.4 and 5.5, though the lower score for flavor was obtained in all treated samples compared to control. …”
Get full text

LIQUID SMOKE SUBMERSIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACRYLIC PLATE TO THE GROWTH OF CANDIDA ALBICANS by Mochamad Haldi Tri Hutama, Windriyatna Windriyatna, Dwi Ngestiningsih, RR Mahayu Dewi Ariani, Tyas Prihatiningsih

“…Methods: This research was categorized into experimental research which exerted post-test control group research design. The total sample in this research was 25 samples, four treatment groups, and one control group. …”
Get full text

Cessation of thumb/finger sucking habit in children using electronic habit reminder versus palatal crib: a randomized clinical pilot study by Tassneim Eltager, Adel El Bardissy, Fatma Abdelgawad

“…Regarding appliances breakage or dislodgment, it was repaired or replaced with another one. Conclusion Although most of the parents and children accepted both appliances, cessation of the habit was higher in the control group than in the intervention group. …”
Get full text

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Mindfulness Intervention and Cognitive-Behavioral Game Therapy on the Psychological Capital of Female by Mahnaz Shokri, Nabiollah Akbar Nataj Shub, Jamal Sadeghi, Arsalan Khanmoham Otaghsara

“…Among them, 45 people were selected by the available sampling method and were replaced randomly and by lottery in two experimental and control groups (30 individuals in the experimental group and 15 people in the control group). …”
Get full text

Show Me All Writing Errors: A Two-Phased Grammatical Error Corrector for Romanian by Mihai-Cristian Tudose, Stefan Ruseti, Mihai Dascalu

Get full text

Benchmarking hydration, navel health, and transfer of passive immunity in surplus dairy calves by Ting-Yu Cheng, Jessica A. Pempek, David L. Renaud, Kathryn L. Proudfoot, Zachary England, Devon J. Wilson, Gregory Habing

“…Surplus dairy calves, or calves that are not used to replace the milking herd, are often sold within the first week of life and can sometimes receive suboptimal early-life care. …”
Get full text