Protease Enzyme Supplementation in Weaning Piglets Fed Reduced Crude Protein Diets: Effects on Gut Health Integrity and Performance Response by Nathana Rudio Furlani, Stephane Alverina Briguente Da Motta, Bruno Teixeira Ramos, Wender Vieira Fernandes, Maria Rogervânia Silva de Farias, Rony Riveros, Tarciso Tizziani, Melissa Izabel Hannas

“…In Trial I, 270 piglets (21–63 days) received six treatments: control (PC), PC with 100 g/ton protease A (PC+A), CP reduced by 1.0% (NC1) or 1.5% (NC1.5), NC1.5 with 50 g/ton protease A (NC1.5+A), and NC1.5 with 50 g/ton protease B (NC1.5+B). …”
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Three simple and cost-effective assays for AAC(6′)-Ib-cr enzyme activity by Shizhou Liang, Wenpin Cai, Wenpin Cai, Ruiben Mao, Mengquan Chen, Xianning Dai, Xiaoli Jin, Wanzhong Kong

“…The interpretability of the QIM and QHT results was significantly improved when the indicator organism E. coli ATCC25922 was replaced with a quinolone-slightly-resistant isolate. …”
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Aspects of conducting a forensic commodity examination of sunflower oil by L. А. Sоlоnіchenkо, D. Yu. Seredа

“…Also, more valuable types of oils: corn, sunflower can be replaced with low-value (soybean, cottonseed, rapeseed, etc.). …”
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Effects of superabsorbent polymer and natural zeolite on shrinkage, mechanical properties, and porosity in ultra-high performance concretes by Yuxiang Tan, Bo Li, Yung-Tsang Chen, Yifeng Ling, Weizhuo Shi

“…Moreover, SAP and zeolite additions impact mechanical properties, demonstrating that a balance between shrinkage control and compressive strength can be reached, through an optimization of the additions to achieve the desired performance. …”
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Views and opinions of patients with glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration on vision home-monitoring: a UK-based focus group study by David F Edgar, David P Crabb, Pete R Jones, Peter Campbell, Sonali Dave, Tamsin Callaghan, Mehal Rathore

“…Overall, participants believed home-monitoring could provide patients with a greater sense of control, but also expressed concerns, including: the possibility of home-monitoring replacing face-to-face appointments; the burden placed on clinicians by the need to process additional data; struggles to keep up with requisite technologies; and potential anxiety from seeing worrying results. …”
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Complete defect in PA-PLA1α secretion function leading to autosomal recessive woolly hair and hypotrichosis: insights from a novel compound heterozygous LIPH variant study in a Chi... by Xinyue Zhang, Kexin Guo, Kexin Guo, Jiawei Liu, Xueting Yang, Rui Zhang, Rongrong Wang, Donglai Ma, Xue Zhang

“…Notably, all the variants that directly stopped secretion happened when the normal amino acid was replaced by arginine. This suggests that the arginine substitutions may be closely linked to making secretion less effective. …”
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ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE REPORT FROM THE SURVEILLANCE OF INDONESIA NETWORK ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (SINAR) 2023 by Dewi Anggraini, Pristiawan Navy Endraputra, Rosantia Sarassari, Dewi Santosaningsih, Leli Saptawati, Thomas Robertus, Luh Inta Prilandari, Lusiya Ningsih, Nelly Puspandari, Cahyarini Cahyarini, Evira Tisyakusuma, Wani Devita Gunardi, Anis Karuniawati

“…CONCLUSIONS: The study reveals concerning antimicrobial resistance rates in Indonesia, highlighting the need to strengthen infection control programs and antimicrobial stewardship in hospitals.…”
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Dietary fatty acids promote gut health in weaned piglets by regulating gut microbiota and immune function by Zongze Fan, Lei Lei, Xingyue Wu, Ronghui Xing, Pengfei Du, Ziyang Wang, Huijuan Zhao, Yanqun Huang, Wen Chen, Xuemeng Si

“…Results indicated that Both VSM and VS + VM, can replace ZnO to relieve diarrhea of weaned piglets as evidenced by increased average daily gain (ADG) and decreased feed to gain ratio (F/G) in 1–15 days, with no difference in final body weight compared to the CON group. …”
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Use of <i>Chlorella vulgaris</i> Lipidic Extracts in the Development of Healthier Pastry Products with Reduced Fat Contents by Tatiana Pereira, Sónia Barroso, Paula Teixeira, M. Rosário Domingues, Tatiana Maurício, Susana Mendes, Filipa R. Pinto, Catarina D. Freire, Gabriela Matos, Jorge A. Saraiva, Maria M. Gil

“…A reduction of 3% in the fat content of the brioche and a reduction of 11.4% in the total fat content of the rice cake were observed when the microalgae extracts were used to replace 10% of the margarine used in the brioche and 20% of the sunflower oil used in the rice cake. …”
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Recent Advances in Mpox Epidemic: Global Features and Vaccine Prevention Research by Xinling Zhang, Dong-Ang Liu, Yuting Qiu, Ruiyao Hu, Shiyu Chen, Yue Xu, Keyi Chen, Jinghua Yuan, Xiaoping Li

“…However, starting in 2024, Clade Ib gradually replaced Clade IIb. The notable genetic variation in Clade Ib may provide MPXV with new opportunities to evade the immune system and adapt to hosts. …”
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Current Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions of Artificial Intelligence in Emergency Medicine: A Narrative Review by Mehrdad Farrokhi, Amir H Fallahian, Erfan Rahmani, Ali Aghajan, Morteza Alipour, Parisa Jafari Khouzani, Hossein Boustani Hezarani, Hamed Sabzehie, Mohammad Pirouzan, Zahra Pirouzan, Behnaz Dalvandi, Reza Dalvandi, Parisa Doroudgar, Habib Azimi, Fatemeh Moradi, Amitis Nozari, Maryam Sharifi, Hamed Ghorbani, Sara Moghimi, Fatemeh Azarkish, Soheil Bolandi, Hooman Esfahani, Sara Hosseinmirzaei, Arezou Niknam, Farzaneh Nikfarjam, Parham Talebi Boroujeni, Mahyar Noorbakhsh, Parham Rahmani, Fatemeh Rostamian Motlagh, Khadijeh Harati, Masoud Farrokhi, Sina Talebi, Lida Zare Lahijan

“…However, the majority of these applications have been reported in retrospective studies, whereas randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are essential to determine the true value of AI in emergency settings. …”
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Protective Efficacy of a Chimeric <i>Pestivirus</i> KD26_E2LOM Vaccine Against Classical Swine Fever Virus Infection of Pigs by Young-Hyeon Lee, Bo-Kyoung Jung, Song-Yi Kim, Dohyun Kim, Min-Kyung Jang, SeEun Choe, Byung-Hyun An, Jae-Jo Kim, Yun Sang Cho, Dong-Jun An

“…The chimeric <i>pestivirus</i> vaccine strain was created using bovine viral diarrhea virus as the backbone; however, the entire BVDV E2 gene region was replaced with the E2 gene, which encodes the major target for neutralizing antibodies against CSFV. …”
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Two-dimensional differential form of distributed Xinanjiang model by J. Zhao, Z. Liang, V. P. Singh, V. P. Singh, V. P. Singh, T. Wen, Y. Hu, B. Li, J. Wang

“…We also introduced two-dimensional (2D) diffusion wave equations for surface slope concentration and derived 2D linear reservoir equations for subsurface slope concentration to replace their 1D counterparts. This culminated in the development of a two-dimensional differential form of the distributed Xinanjiang (TDD-XAJ) model. …”
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Influences of superabsorbent polymer (SAP) on the compressive strength and crack-healing ability of self-compacting concrete containing high-volume ground bottom ash by Siwakorn Chitthawornmanee, Harsimranpreet Kaur, Trinh Nhat Ho Tran, Pattharaphon Chindasiriphan, Pitcha Jongvivatsakul, Weerachart Tangchirapat

“…The results demonstrated that SAP significantly controlled the slump flow and T50 while reducing the required dosage of superplasticizer. …”
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Optimising cardiac surgery outcomes in people with diabetes: the OCTOPuS pilot feasibility study by Richard IG Holt, Katharine Barnard-Kelly, Mayank Patel, Philip Newland-Jones, Suvitesh Luthra, Jo Picot, Helen Partridge, Andrew Cook

“…Multicentre randomised controlled study of the United Kingdom cardiothoracic centres We could not proceed to the multicentre randomised controlled study because of the impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of cardiothoracic surgical services and research capacity. …”
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Effects of miR-204-3p inhibitor on epithelial-mesenchymal transition and silicosis fibrosis in silicon dioxide-induced alveolar epithelial cells by Fang CHEN, Jing YU, Wenxuan HU, Yangyang PI, Xi ZHANG, Luning WANG, Ping ZHAO, Faxuan WANG

“…After 24 h of culture, the medium in the lower chamber was discarded, washed three times with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), and replaced with serum-free medium. The cells were divided into four groups: control group, silicosis group, miRNA NC group, and miR-204-3p inhibitor group. …”
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Impact of <i>Lactobacillus</i>- and <i>Bifidobacterium</i>-Based Direct-Fed Microbials on the Performance, Intestinal Morphology, and Fecal Bacterial Populations of Nursery Pigs by Juan Castillo Zuniga, Anlly M. Fresno Rueda, Ryan S. Samuel, Benoit St-Pierre, Crystal L. Levesque

“…With banning or major restrictions on the use of antibiotics for this purpose, various alternative products have been developed as potential replacements, including direct-fed microbials (DFMs) such as probiotics and postbiotics. …”
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The potential of supplementing compound organic trace elements at lower levels in Chinese yellow-feathered broiler diets, Part I: Impacts on plasma biochemical parameters, antioxid... by Xiaoyan Nie, Yucheng Yin, Qi Lu, Fei Zhao, Yang Dai, Rui Wang, Yiwen Ji, Huihua Zhang, Cui Zhu

“…The birds were fed with either the basal diets (negative control, NC), or diets supplemented with 1,000 mg/kg (positive control, PC), 300 mg/kg, and 500 mg/kg ITM or OTM for 53 d, respectively. …”
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THE CONTENT OF INTERLEUKINS IN ORAL FLUID OF PATIENTS WITH NON-REMOVABLE METAL CERAMIC PROSTHESES by Yu. M. Hotsko, L. Ye. Lapovets

“… The dental bridges are often used to replace missing teeth. Currently, the most common are the metal-ceramic structures, which have the high mechanical properties and are aesthetic and functional, because they restore chewing efficiency by 85-100% and provide a high level of adaptation to them. …”
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Measuring the impact of automated dispensing cabinets implementation on data and inventory management of human normal immunoglobulin in an acute teaching hospital: A pre- and post-... by Alice Pinfield, Kit Lai, Shelley Jones

“…It led to improved stock control and removed upload burden from dispensers. …”
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