Transcriptomic and untargeted metabolomic studies on the anticoccidial activity of eugenol in broilers by Tiantian Geng, Hongjun Yang, Jing Liu, Junlong Zhao, Yanqin Zhou

“…Coccidiosis, a protozoan disease caused by Eimeria parasites, significantly impacts the poultry industry. Traditional control methods involve the addition of anticoccidial drugs to feed, which has led to concerns over drug residues. …”
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Beverage consumption among adults in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada prior to the implementation of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax by Daniel A. Zaltz, Rachel Prowse, Yanqing Yi, Jessica O’Dea, Scott V. Harding

“…We found independent differences in consumption patterns (prevalence, mean intake among consumers) across each beverage category. …”
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Contribution of inflammation to heart failure development in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients by N. A. Koziolova, O. G. Goryacheva, I. F. Litsinger

“…A ROC curve revealed the most optimal cut-off threshold of 9,8 mg/l (AUC=0,796, p<0,05), which ensures sensitivity of 92,9% (p<0,05) and specificity of 57,6% (p<0,05). …”
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Usefulness of computed tomography-guided puncture biopsy coupled with rapid on-site evaluation for diagnosis of pulmonary lesions: a systematic review and meta‑analysis by Zhongbao Zhang, Rui Liu, JunLin Li, Kai Zhang, Yuan Li, Xiaoqin Zhang, Sanjay Rastogi

“…Further analysis of 3 studies that established control groups showed that the ROSE group had by 12% (95% CI, 0.08–0.16; I2 = 0) higher sampling adequacy and diagnostic accuracy than the non-ROSE group, while there was no significant difference in the rate of complications. Conclusions: For assessment of pulmonary lesions, CT-guided puncture biopsy combined with ROSE has high sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy, and is a practical operational method that merits wide clinical application.…”
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Impact of obesity on echocardiographic parameters and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels in patients with heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction: unanswered qu... by E. A. Lyasnikova, A. A. Kuular, A. V. Pavlovskaya, A. N. Vlasenko, A. V. Kozlenok, A. Yu. Babenko, M. Yu. Sitnikova, E. V. Shlyakhto

“…There were no intergroup differences among patients with and without obesity in the LAV and LVM indexed to BSA. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of post-kidney transplant hyperparathyroidism: a single-center study by O. N. Vetchinnikova, M. Yu. Ivanova

“…Patients were divided into two groups based on PTH threshold level (130 pg/ml): the first with HPT (PTH >130 pg/ml, median 203), the second without HPT (PTH ≤130 pg/ml, median 101). …”
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Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Filapixant, a Highly Selective P2X3 Receptor Antagonist, in an Ascending-Single-Dose First-in-Human Study by Klaus Francke, Sybille Baumann, Isabella Gashaw, Stefan Klein, Beate Rohde, Oliver Zolk, Oliver M. Fischer, Christian Friedrich

“…Factors other than selectivity are needed to explain taste profile differences between P2X3 antagonists.…”
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A randomized controlled trial of a therapist-guided online intervention for depressed adults and its utility as an adjunctive to antidepressants and psychotherapy by Manuel Heinrich, Pavle Zagorscak, Christina Kampisiou, Johannes Bohn, Lars Schulze, Carmen Schaeuffele, Annette Brose, Christine Knaevelsrud

“…Abstract Background Internet-based interventions (IBIs) are a low-threshold treatment for individuals with depression. …”
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From crisis to routine – Standardization of SARS-CoV-2 genome detection by enhanced EQA schemes in a scientific pandemic network by Martin Kammel, Hans-Peter Grunert, Anika Zimmermann, Annemarie Martin, Vanessa Lindig, Samuel Samuleit, Ulf Dühring, Mechthild Adams-Bagusche, Dirk Sander, Hannah Zeichhardt, Christian Drosten, Victor M. Corman, Sandra Ciesek, Holger F. Rabenau, Martin Obermeier, Robert Ehret, Rolf Kaiser, Jim Huggett, Denise O'Sullivan, Peter M. Vallone, Megan H. Cleveland, Samreen Falak, Andreas Kummrow, Esmeralda Valiente, Rainer Macdonald, Mojca Milavec, Sabine Goseberg, Silke Kappler, Nathalie Weiss, Laura Vierbaum, Patricia Kaiser, Ingo Schellenberg, Heinz Zeichhardt

“…The widely varying values for the cycle threshold (Ct)/crossing point (Cq) reported for the different target genes and test systems were striking. …”
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Non-invasive monitoring of microcirculation dynamics in hypovolemic shock: a novel application of diffuse correlation spectroscopy by Hiroki Matsushita, Koki Kurono, Mikie Nakabayashi, Kei Sato, Hidetaka Morita, Yuki Yoshida, Masafumi Fukumitsu, Kazunori Uemura, Toru Kawada, Masashi Ichinose, Yumie Ono, Keita Saku

“…ROC analysis identified a relative BFI threshold of 35.5% of the baseline for predicting elevated lactate levels, with 62% sensitivity and 100% specificity (AUC = 0.75). …”
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Increased ventral striatal volume in college-aged binge drinkers. by Nicholas A Howell, Yulia Worbe, Iris Lange, Roger Tait, Michael Irvine, Paula Banca, Neil A Harrison, Edward T Bullmore, William D Hutchison, Valerie Voon

“…<h4>Background</h4>Binge drinking is a serious public health issue associated with cognitive, physiological, and anatomical differences from healthy individuals. No studies, however, have reported subcortical grey matter differences in this population. …”
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Data-Driven Health Status Assessment of Fire Protection IoT Devices in Converter Stations by Yubiao Huang, Tao Sun, Yifeng Cheng, Jiaqing Zhang, Zhibing Yang, Tan Yang

“…For validity assessment, a transformer-based time series reconstruction method is used, and anomaly thresholds are determined using the peaks over threshold (POT) approach from extreme value theory. …”
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Discovering and Assessing Enterprise Architecture Debts by Sara Daoudi, Malin Larsson, Simon Hacks, Jürgen Jung

“…So far, different methods have been proposed to identify such EA Debts in organizations. …”
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The joint influence of farm production diversity and market food purchase visits on smallholder household diets in Northern Ethiopia by Tsegay Balcha, Edward Lahiff, Trevor Donnellan, Nick Chisholm

“…The implication is that different market accessibility thresholds require different policy approaches for effective dietary influences.…”
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Enhanced defect sensing technology in turbid water environments using multi-beam sonar by Wenhui Wang, Yikai Li, Rufei He, Yao Li

“…Moreover, we utilize the phase difference sequence method to enhance target image details in turbid water, and leverage the time of arrival (TOA) estimation method to suppress background noise and sidelobes. …”
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MATH MODEL OF RUNNING INDEX FOR EVALUATION AND CONTROL OF SPECIFIC EFFICIENCY AND TRACING THE FATIGUE LEVEL IN LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING by Mihail Konchev, Dimcho Mitsov

“…The obtained results showed there was no significant difference between the values of RI measured during the lab testing and the terrain testing compared to the values of the velocity of ventilatory and lactate anaerobic threshold (VAnT). …”
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The peak oxygen uptake of healthy Turkish children with reference to age and sex: a pilot study by Yeşim Gürsel, Birkan Sonel, Haydar Gök, Peyman Yalçin

“…Boys who were 13 years old had higher mean values of maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV), oxygen uptake at anaerobic threshold, peak VO2, and exercise test duration than those of girls of the same age (p < 0.05). …”
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Cervical cancer screening: Impact of collection technique on human papillomavirus detection and genotyping by Alisa P. Young, Mutiya Olorunfemi, Leigh Morrison, Scott A. Kelley, Anna Laurie, Anna McEvoy, Jill Schneiderhan, Julie Prussack, Marie Claire O'Dwyer, Pamela Rockwell, Philip Zazove, Jonathan Gabison, Jane Chargot, Kristina Gallagher, Ananda Sen, Dongru Chen, Elizabeth A. Haro, Emma A. Butcher, Martha L. Alves, Christelle El Khoury, Melinda L. Dendrinos, Nicole Brashear, Roger Smith, Richard W. Lieberman, Natalie Saunders, Elizabeth Campbell, Heather M. Walline, Diane M. Harper

“…The findings emphasize the utility of self-collection in identifying high-grade lesions and the consistency of HPV detection across different collection methods.…”
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Investigations on all-optical 2 × 4 decoder using T-shaped nonlinear ring resonator and beam interference effect by Asghar Askarian, Fariborz Parandin, Mohammad Saeed Feali

“…Abstract This paper investigates a novel scheme to realize all-optical 2 × 4 decoders (AODEC) utilizing linear and nonlinear 1 × 2 decoders in a two-dimensional photonic crystal’s platform. The design method of the recommended structure is a combination of threshold switching and beam interference, leading to its efficient operation. …”
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Pengembangan dan Validasi Prosedur Pengukuran Logam Timbal (Pb) dalam Makanan Pendamping Air Susu Ibu Menggunakan Spektroskopi Serapan Atom by Moh. Taufiq, Kiptiyah Kiptiyah, Roihatul Muti’ah

“…Limits of detection and quantification were 0.007 and 0.023 mg/L respectively. This method can be categorized as an appropriate, thorough, fast, and can be used in different samples.…”
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