Selection of terminal Piétrain pigs improves vitality and prevalence of congenital defects in crossbred piglets by Wim Gorssen, Wim Gorssen, Carmen Winters, Roel Meyermans, Léa Chapard, Katrijn Hooyberghs, Jaro De Kort, Alice Van den Broeke, Jürgen Depuydt, Steven Janssens, Nadine Buys

“…In conclusion, these results show that paternal pig breeding programs can be effective in substantially improving piglets’ vitality while reducing porcine congenital splay leg syndrome and pre-weaning mortality. Due to the pressing societal demands for more animal welfare and the economic impact of these traits, we show other pig breeding companies the important role of paternal pig genetics towards improved piglet vitality and a reduction of congenital defects.…”
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The Kangaroo’s First Hop: The Early Fast Cooling Phase of EP250108a/SN 2025kg by Rob A. J. Eyles-Ferris, Peter G. Jonker, Andrew J. Levan, Daniele Bjørn Malesani, Nikhil Sarin, Christopher L. Fryer, Jillian C. Rastinejad, Eric Burns, Nial R. Tanvir, Paul T. O’Brien, Wen-fai Fong, Ilya Mandel, Benjamin P. Gompertz, Charles D. Kilpatrick, Steven Bloemen, Joe S. Bright, Francesco Carotenuto, Gregory Corcoran, Laura Cotter, Paul J. Groot, Luca Izzo, Tanmoy Laskar, Antonio Martin-Carrillo, Jesse Palmerio, Maria E. Ravasio, Jan van Roestel, Andrea Saccardi, Rhaana L. C. Starling, Aishwarya Linesh Thakur, Susanna D. Vergani, Paul M. Vreeswijk, Franz E. Bauer, Sergio Campana, Jennifer A. Chacón, Ashley A. Chrimes, Stefano Covino, Joyce N. D. van Dalen, Valerio D’Elia, Massimiliano De Pasquale, Nusrin Habeeb, Dieter H. Hartmann, Agnes P. C. van Hoof, Páll Jakobsson, Yashaswi Julakanti, Giorgos Leloudas, Daniel Mata Sánchez, Christopher J. Nixon, Daniëlle L. A. Pieterse, Giovanna Pugliese, Jonathan Quirola-Vásquez, Ben C. Rayson, Ruben Salvaterra, Ben Schneider, Manuel A. P. Torres, Tayyaba Zafar

“…In this letter, we focus on the early evolution of the optical counterpart over the first 6 days, including our measurement of the redshift of z = 0.17641. …”
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Dual pH- and Temperature-Responsive Performance and Cytotoxicity of N-Isopropylacrylamide and Acrylic Acid Functionalized Bimodal Mesoporous Silicas with Core–Shell Structure and F... by Huijie Ge, Xiaoli Wang, Shiyang Bai, Yuhua Bi, Fei Liu, Jihong Sun, Wenliang Fu, Donggang Xu

“…<b>Background:</b> Polymer-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles have attracted immense research interest in stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems due to their drug-releasing ability on demand at specific sites in response to external or internal signals. …”
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Efficient in vitro regeneration and genetic fidelity analysis of shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa Gaertn) using ISSR markers by Affi Jean Paul Attikora, Souleymane Silué, Mongomaké Kone, Napkalo Silue, Yves Kwibuka, Saraka Didier Martial Yao, Caroline De Clerck, Sok Lay Him, Nafan Diarrassouba, Taofic Alabi, Ludivine Lassois

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EBV CHRONIC INFECTIONS by Eligio Pizzigallo, Delia Racciatti, Valeria Gorgoretti

“…However, the pathogenetic substrate of the different etiologic forms seems to be the same, much probably represented by the oxidative damage due to the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines as a response to the triggering event (infectious or not infectious). …”
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La intervenció psicomotriu: un marc privilegiat per a la formació moral al parvulari Psychomotor intervention: a privileged framework for moral education in the nursery school La i... by Sílvia Giménez i Corrons

“…Relational psychomotricity provides this atmosphere and in a laboratory setting where children can explore and develop these areas. Its success is due to the fact that it is based on the child’s natural activity, free play, and that the contents originate in and through the body, action, movement, desire and expressivity.…”
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Approaches used to prevent and reduce the use of restrictive practices on adults with learning disabilities: a realist review by Joy Duxbury, Alina Haines-Delmont, John Baker, Peter Baker, Gary Bourlet, Elaine Craig, James Ridley, Rachel Whyte, Beth Morrison, Michaela Thomson, Anthony Tsang, Tella Lantta

“…Reflection and reconnection Debriefing in isolation may have a negative connotation due to blame culture and focus on treatment failures. …”
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Petrogenetic and mineralogical constraints in metamorphic-plutonic complex of N-Bijar, Kordestan, Iran by Maryam Bafandeh, Abbas Asiabanha, Mohsen Nadrabady

“…The convex downward of in REE pattern in studied samples can be due to MREEs depletion possibly produced by differentiation of ferromagnesian minerals (i.e., pyroxene, hornblende and even titanite) (Rollinson and Pease, 2021). …”
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EP 250108a/SN 2025kg: Observations of the Most Nearby Broad-line Type Ic Supernova Following an Einstein Probe Fast X-Ray Transient by Jillian C. Rastinejad, Andrew J. Levan, Peter G. Jonker, Charles D. Kilpatrick, Christopher L. Fryer, Nikhil Sarin, Benjamin P. Gompertz, Chang Liu, Rob A. J. Eyles-Ferris, Wen-fai Fong, Eric Burns, James H. Gillanders, Ilya Mandel, Daniele Bjørn Malesani, Paul T. O’Brien, Nial R. Tanvir, Kendall Ackley, Amar Aryan, Franz E. Bauer, Steven Bloemen, Thomas de Boer, Clécio R. Bom, Jennifer A. Chacón, Ken Chambers, Ting-Wan Chen, Ashley A. Chrimes, Joyce N. D. van Dalen, Valerio D’Elia, Massimiliano De Pasquale, Michael D. Fulton, Paul J. Groot, Rahul Gupta, Dieter H. Hartmann, Agnes P. C. van Hoof, Mark E. Huber, Luca Izzo, Wynn Jacobson-Galan, Páll Jakobsson, Albert Kong, Tanmoy Laskar, Thomas B. Lowe, Eugene A. Magnier, Elisabetta Maiorano, Antonio Martin-Carrillo, Lluis Mas-Ribas, Daniel Mata Sánchez, Matt Nicholl, Christopher J. Nixon, Samantha R. Oates, Gregory Paek, Jesse Palmerio, Diego Paris, Daniëlle L. A. Pieterse, Giovanna Pugliese, Jonathan A. Quirola Vasquez, Jan van Roestel, Andrea Rossi, Alicia Rouco Escorial, Ruben Salvaterra, Benjamin Schneider, Stephen J. Smartt, Ken Smith, Ian A. Smith, Shubham Srivastav, Manuel A. P. Torres, Chiara Ventura, Paul Vreeswijk, Richard Wainscoat, Yi-Jung Yang, Sheng Yang

“…We present JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy taken around SN 2025kg’s maximum light, and find weak absorption due to He I 1.0830 μ m and 2.0581 μ m and a broad, unidentified emission feature at ∼4–4.5 μ m. …”
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Project quality, regulation quality by Elena Mussinelli

“…Instead, deductive design approaches seem to prevail today, due to the growing availability of algorithmic procedures that do not merely support the design process, but develop it in an almost automated manner through conditioning and prevailing indicators and parameters. …”
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Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons Suffering Solely from Mental Illness in Canada by Chloe Eunice Panganiban, Srushhti Trivedi

“…Principlism supports permitting MAiD for mental illness due to the importance of autonomy in decision-making, equitable and just practices for MAiD assessors, and reducing suffering for patients and their family member(s) and/or friend(s). …”
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EBV CHRONIC INFECTIONS by Delia Racciatti, Eligio Pizzigallo, Valeria Gorgoretti

“…However, the pathogenetic substrate of the different etiologic forms seems to be the same, much probably represented by the oxidative damage due to the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines as a response to the triggering event (infectious or not infectious). …”
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Collagenase injection versus limited fasciectomy surgery to treat Dupuytren’s contracture in adult patients in the UK: DISC, a non-inferiority RCT and economic evaluation by Joseph Dias, Puvan Tharmanathan, Catherine Arundel, Charlie Welch, Qi Wu, Paul Leighton, Maria Armaou, Belen Corbacho, Nick Johnson, Sophie James, John Cooke, Christopher Bainbridge, Michael Craigen, David Warwick, Samantha Brady, Lydia Flett, Judy Jones, Catherine Knowlson, Michelle Watson, Ada Keding, Catherine Hewitt, David Torgerson

“…However, by 2 years surgery became the better option due to its greater improvement in health benefits. …”
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