Effects of carvacrol on growth performance, carcass traits, serum biochemistry, and intestinal gut microflora of broiler chickens by Imen Belhadj Slimen, Imen Belhadj Slimen, Mohamadi Val Boa, Sana Lengliz, Sana Lengliz, Bochra Bejaoui, Bochra Bejaoui, Hafaoua Samti, Mohamed Salah Abbassi, Naceur M’Hamdi, Ludovic Chaveriat, Patrick Martin, Manef Abderrabba, Taha Najar

“…One thousand six hundred 1-day-old broiler chicks were divided equally into 2 groups: CON, the control group, and CARV, the experimental one.ResultsEach group consisted of 08 replicates of 100 chicks each, from 1 to 35 days. …”
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Intravascular lithotripsy vs. rotational atherectomy on coronary microcirculation: a retrospective multicenter propensity-matched multicenter study by Xi Zhang, Xi Zhang, Xi Zhang, Peijian Wang, Chenguang Li, Tao Zhao, Tao Zhao, Tao Zhao, Jiaji He, Jiaji He, Jiaji He, Bin Liu, Qing Jin, Qing Jin, Qing Jin, Pin Gan, Pin Gan, Pin Gan, Jilei Zhang, Jilei Zhang, Jilei Zhang, Qiang Xue, Qiang Xue, Qiang Xue

“…These findings suggest that IVL may offer advantages in preserving coronary microvascular function across various clinical scenarios when both techniques are equally available and applicable, but further large-scale prospective studies are needed to verify these results.…”
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Primary central nervous system lymphomas at a tertiary academic hospital in Johannesburg by Garrick E. Laudin, Vinitha Philip, Sugeshnee Pather, Atul Lakha, Romana Jassat, Faadil Waja, Ahshish Govind, Lindokuhle Goqwana, Moosa Patel

“…Results: The cohort comprised 14 patients, with most cases occurring in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLWH) (n = 10; 71%), with equal representation of male and female patients. …”
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Validation of Automated Respiratory Event Scoring in Type 3 Home Sleep Apnea Testing by Shiroshita N, Obata R, Kawana F, Kato M, Sato A, Ishiwata S, Yatsu S, Matsumoto H, Shitara J, Murata A, Shimizu M, Kato T, Suda S, Tomita Y, Hiki M, Naito R, Kasai T

“…The REIs were calculated using these three methods and expressed as mREI, aREI, and sREI, respectively. …”
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Correlation of four-dimensional ultrasound strain analysis with computed tomography angiography wall stress simulations in abdominal aortic aneurysms by Wojciech Derwich, MD, MHBA, Manuel Schönborn, MEng, Christopher Blase, RNDr, Andreas Wittek, Dr-Ing, Kyriakos Oikonomou, MD, PhD, Dittmar Böckler, MD, PhD, MHBA, Philipp Erhart, MD, PhD, MHBA

“…Objective: Biomechanical modeling of infrarenal aortic aneurysms seeks to predict ruptures in advance, thereby reducing aneurysm-related deaths. As individual methods focusing on strain and stress analysis lack adequate discretization power, this study aims to explore multifactorial characterization for progressive aneurysmal degeneration. …”
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The ICAO Council as a Dispute Settlement Body: Theoretical and Practical Issues by D. V. Ivanov, V. G. Donakanian

“…The methodological basis consists of general scientific and special research methods, including analysis, synthesis, systematisation, as well as formal-legal, formallogical and critical-legal methods.   …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Single-Inhaler Versus Multiple-Inhaler Triple Therapy in COPD: A German Healthcare Perspective by Beeh KM, Claussen J, Shah D, Martin A, Kendall R, Dasari P, Ismaila AS, Noorduyn SG

“…Kai-Michael Beeh,1,* Jing Claussen,2,* Dhvani Shah,3 Alan Martin,4 Robyn Kendall,5 Priyadarsini Dasari,6 Afisi S Ismaila,7,8 Stephen G Noorduyn7,9 1Insaf Respiratory Research Institute, Taunusstein, Germany; 2Global Medical Affairs, GSK, Munich, Germany; 3Insights, Evidence and Value – Health Economics & Epidemiology, ICON Plc, NJ, USA; 4Value Evidence and Outcomes, GSK, Brentford, Middlesex, UK; 5ICON Health Economics, ICON Plc, Vancouver, Canada; 6Insights, Evidence and Value – Health Economics & Epidemiology, ICON Plc, Houston, TX, USA; 7Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; 8Value Evidence and Outcomes, GSK, Collegeville, PA, USA; 9Value Evidence and Outcomes, GSK, Ontario, Canada*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jing Claussen, Global Medical Affairs, GSK, Munich, Germany, Tel +4915259965322, Email jing.x.claussen@gsk.comPurpose: The INTREPID trial showed that once-daily single-inhaler triple therapy (SITT) using fluticasone furoate, umeclidinium, and vilanterol (FF/UMEC/VI) offers clinical benefits versus non-ELLIPTA multiple-inhaler triple therapy (MITT) for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in real-world clinical practice. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Circulating Immune Cells on Acne Using Mendelian Randomization by Wang X, Guan S, Xia Z, Zhang X, Bai Y, Li Q, Li H, Yang R

“…Rigorous instrumental variables selection was followed by causal inference using five complementary methods, including MR-Egger, weighted median, simple mode, inverse variance weighted (IVW), and weighted mode methods. …”
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Multiple Hub Genes as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Targets Inducing Inflammation and Angiogenesis in Retinopathy of Prematurity by Du C, Tian Y, Liu Y, Shi Y, Chen X, Chai H, Zhang Y, Shen H, Zhang L

“…Hub genes were screened by three machine learning methods and validated by nomograms, ROC curves and qRT-PCR. …”
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Machine Learning Models for 3-Month Outcome Prediction Using Radiomics of Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Perihematomal Edema from Admission Head Computed Tomography (CT) by Fiona Dierksen, Jakob K. Sommer, Anh T. Tran, Huang Lin, Stefan P. Haider, Ilko L. Maier, Sanjay Aneja, Pina C. Sanelli, Ajay Malhotra, Adnan I. Qureshi, Jan Claassen, Soojin Park, Santosh B. Murthy, Guido J. Falcone, Kevin N. Sheth, Seyedmehdi Payabvash

“…All machine learning models had greater or equal accuracy in outcome prediction compared to the widely used ICH score. …”
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Preschool and Me: Educational-clinical linkage to improve health equity for children with developmental delays and disabilities from historically marginalized communities by Tina L. Schuh, Kathleen R. Diviak, Sarai Coba-Rodriguez, Emily Pela, Raphael Kinney, Michael L. Berbaum, Amanda Klemas, Kruti Acharya, Molly Martin, Reshma Shah

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Reliability and Validity of Self‐Reported Risk Factors for Stroke and Dementia by Reinier W. P. Tack, Jasper R. Senff, Tamara N. Kimball, Savvina Prapiadou, Benjamin Y. Q. Tan, Nirupama Yechoor, Jonathan Rosand, Sanjula D. Singh, Christopher D. Anderson

“…We aimed to determine whether self‐reported risk factors serve as reliable proxies and predict stroke‐ and dementia‐related mortality. Methods and Results We used cross‐sectional data from the NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) from 1999 to 2018 linked to National Death Index records. …”
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Research on horizontal multi-step cavity construction for salt cavern gas storage based on experiments by Jiasong CHEN, Xuefeng BAI, Guijiu WANG, Lianbin ZHAO, Jun LU, Lilin FAN, Haosheng LIU, Luokun XIAO

“…ResultsThe following results were derived from analyzing these 3D cavity models corresponding to various cavity-building parameters. For cavities with equal volumes, variations in water injection flow rates had a significant influence on their height, length, and maximum width. …”
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The Correlation of Calcium and Hemoglobin Level Among Pregnant Women in ≥35 Weeks with the Anthropometry of Newborn Babies by Hendraswari CA, Pramatirta AY, Susiarno H, Hilmanto D, Zuhairini Y, Sahiratmadja E

“…This study aimed to explore the correlation between calcium and hemoglobin levels in third-trimester pregnant women with anthropometry of newborn babies.Methods: This study employed a prospective cohort design, including 120 third-trimester among pregnant women in ≥ 35 weeks and their newborn aterm babies, using a convenience sampling technique. …”
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Dynamics of Accommodative Asthenopia in Patients with Visually Intense Work after LASIK with Different Degrees of Myopia by E. I. Belikova, D. V. Gatilov, I. G. Ovechkin, E. N. Eskina

“…Purpose — to study the dynamics of accommodative asthenopia (AA) in patients with visually stressful labor (VLT) after laser keratomileusis in situ (LASIK) with different degrees of myopia. Patients and methods. There were 300 patients with VLT under supervision, divided into three groups of equal age and gender, corresponding to weak (up to 3.0 diopters, 100 patients, 200 eyes), medium (3.25–6.0 diopters, 100 patients, 200 eyes) and high (6.25–8.0 diopters, 100 patients, 200 eyes) degrees of myopia. …”
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Risk and Protective Factors of COPD Among Smokers: A Cross-Sectional Study Using NHANES Database by Guo X, Luo Q, Chen D, Lin H

“…This study aimed to examine the risk and protective factors associated with COPD among individuals who smoke.Patients and Methods: The study included a cohort of 2619 adult smokers with lung function data, whose demographic characteristics, health status, lifestyle behaviors, and dietary patterns were examined using T-tests, Chi-square tests, and logical analysis.Results: Among the study participants, 441 individuals were identified as having COPD by analyzing pulmonary function data. …”
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Re-annotation of SARS-CoV-2 proteins using an HHpred-based approach opens new opportunities for a better understanding of this virus by Brézellec, Pierre

“…Since the publication of the genome of SARS-CoV-2 – the causative agent of COVID-19 – in January 2020, many bioinformatic tools have been applied to annotate its proteins. Although effcient methods have been used, such as the identification of protein domains stored in Pfam, most of the proteins of this virus have no detectable homologous protein domains outside the viral taxa. …”
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Nanomedicines in the Treatment of Liver Fibrosis: A Review by Du X, Niu R, Liu X, Wu F, Yang X, Ma X, Zhang J, Zhou H, Shao L, Wang S

“…For example, lanifibranor and efruxifermin have shown promise in clinical trials. Although methods such as FXR and PPAR agonists, fibroblast growth factor 21 analogs, and mesenchymal stem cell therapies hold potential, they are limited by suboptimal delivery to the target site and systemic adverse reactions. …”
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The impact of fruit and vegetable waste on economic loss estimation by B. Parsafar, M. Ahmadi, Gh.R. Jahed Khaniki, N. Shariatifar, A. Rahimi Foroushani

“…Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the amount of fruit and vegetable waste caused by corruption and evaluate its economic loss and health damage.METHODS: The data were collected using the observation technique aided by observation tools and weighing tests to physically analyze and determine the quantity and quality of waste from Tehran’s fruit and vegetable distribution centers. …”
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Risk Prediction of Liver Injury in Pediatric Tuberculosis Treatment: Development of an Automated Machine Learning Model by Zeng Y, Lu H, Li S, Shi QZ, Liu L, Gong YQ, Yan P

“…This study aims to develop an automatic machine learning (AutoML) model for predicting the risk of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury (ATB-DILI) in children.Methods: A retrospective study was performed on the clinical data and therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) results of children initially treated for tuberculosis at the affiliated Changsha Central Hospital of University of South China. …”
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