Artificial Selection Drives SNPs of Olfactory Receptor Genes into Different Working Traits in Labrador Retrievers by Min Yang, Han-Xin Zhang, Guang-Jun Geng, Fu-Jin Wang, Cheng-Wu Liu, Jian-Li Liu

“…The results showed that there were candidate functional SNP alleles in one locus that had statistically severely significant differences between the two subpopulations. …”
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Effects of the Antiobesity Drugs Aplex and Venera on Certain Biochemical and Physiological Indices in Obese Adult Male Albino Rats by Suzan S. A. Elpasty, Eman G. E. Helal, Ashraf M. M. Algendy, Hany N. Yousef

“…The findings indicate that Aplex and Venera have negative impacts on crucial biochemical and physiological indicators, particularly liver and kidney functioning.…”
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Differential roles of 3-Hydroxyflavone and 7-Hydroxyflavone against nicotine-induced oxidative stress in rat renal proximal tubule cells. by Bidisha Sengupta, Mehdi Sahihi, Monireh Dehkhodaei, Darrian Kelly, Istvan Arany

“…Although several studies had been conducted on flavonoids and oxidative stress, the mechanism of the protective pathways are not fully understood. …”
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The Effect of Rural Guide Plan on Objective Quality of Life among Rural Communities in Fariman County by Aliakbar Anabestani, Hamdollah Sojasi Qeidari, Fahime Jafari

“…The research method in present study was functional in terms of purpose, and analytical-descriptive and solidarity methodologically. …”
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ADHD-hyperactive/impulsive subtype in adults by Stephen V. Faraone, Jeanne M. Landgraf, Paul S. Hodgkins, David W. Goodman, Christopher Gibbins, Margaret D. Weiss

“…Review of the ratings on the ADHD-RS-IV demonstrated, however, that this group had ratings of inattention comparable to the inattentive group. …”
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Rhizosphere response and resistance to fertilization by Ran Tong, Yakov Kuzyakov, Han Yu, Yini Cao, Tonggui Wu

“…The response slopes of rhizosphere and bulk soil properties to fertilization were below 1.0, indicating that the rhizosphere had greater resistance, especially under organo-mineral fertilizer application. …”
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Title not available by Marcelo Campos Moraes Amato, João Flávio Gurjão Madureira, Ricardo Santos de Oliveira

“…Methods: Clinical data review of 30 patients under 18 years-old who had undergone surgery for cavernous malformation from January 1993 to December 2011. …”
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Hair cell regeneration after ATOH1 gene therapy in the cochlea of profoundly deaf adult guinea pigs. by Patrick J Atkinson, Andrew K Wise, Brianna O Flynn, Bryony A Nayagam, Rachael T Richardson

“…Guinea pigs treated with ATOH1 gene therapy, alone, had a significantly greater number of cells expressing hair cell markers compared to the contralateral non-treated cochlea when examined 3 weeks post-treatment. …”
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Healthcare interactions and barriers to chronic pain management: A qualitative study of people who use drugs in Uyo, Nigeria by Ediomo-Ubong E. Nelson, Abel A. Akintunde, Yetunde A. Ojo

“…We found that chronic pain was seen as an intractable condition that had adverse effects on work, livelihoods, daily functioning and social relationships. …”
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Ants engaged in cooperative food transport show anticipatory and nest-oriented clearing of the obstacles surrounding the food: goal-directed behavior emerging from collective cogni... by Ehud Fonio, Danielle Mersch, Ofer Feinerman

“…We show that this anticipatory obstacle-clearing behavior is context specific and that it is functional in reducing the time needed to deliver the large food load to the nest. …”
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Medical and social domains of ageing research in Singapore (2008–2018): a scoping review by Chen Hee Tam, Elaine Qiao Ying Ho, Sumali Subhashini Hewage, Shilpa Tyagi, Gerald Choon Huat Koh

“…Conclusion: While ageing research had expanded in Singapore in the last decade, it was predominantly discipline specific and observational in design. …”
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Sentiment Analysis in Social Media: A Case Study of Hike in University School Fees in Selected Nigerian Universities by Abdulahi Olarewaju Aremu, Isah Muhammad

“…In contrast, the University of Maiduguri had 0% positive sentiment, 19.8% negative sentiment, and 80.2% neutral sentiment. …”
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Efficiency of the Outpatient Diabetes Care System in Czechia: A Geodemographic Perspective by Kateřina Brázová, Luděk Šídlo, Jan Bělobrádek

“…The paper examines the intensity and structure of the use of health services and outlines the current functioning thereof in the context of diabetes care in Czechia. …”
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INFLUENCE OF GENOTYPE AND PARATYPE FACTORS ON THE REPRODUCTIVE QUALITIES OF MOTHER BREEDS OF PIGS by Mykola KREMEZ, Mykola POVOD, Oleksandr MYKHALKO, Olena IZHBOLDINA, Anatoly KHOKHLOV, Oksana SHEVCHENKO, Anna FEDIAIEVA, Viktor YUKHNO, Vasyl KARIAKA

“…The object of the research was the study of the influence of the breed of pigs and methods of their breeding on the reproductive functions of sows. Manifestation of various forms of the effect of hybrid power during direct and reverse crossing of animals of these breeds, as well as the tightness and directionality of correlative relationships were studied. …”
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MAFLD in Patients with Cushing’s Disease Is Negatively Associated with Low Free Thyroxine Levels Rather than with Cortisol or TSH Levels by Kuangyang Chen, Lijiao Chen, Jiarong Dai, Hongying Ye

“…All subjects were assessed for hepatic steatosis by abdominal ultrasonography and thyroid functions. Demographic and clinical characteristic parameters were collected for correlation analysis and logistic analysis. …”
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How to read "Sandro from Chegem" by FazilIskander? (Language, ethnography, axiology) by Marina V. Bitokova

“…In this article, the text of FazilIskander’s novel “Sandro from Chegem” is considered from the point of view of its correlation with the realities of Abkhazia in the 1900s-1960s, the structure of Abkhazian life and cultural phenomena that had a significant impact on the artistic originality of this work and the creative method of the author. …”
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Linking visual-frontoparietal network neural dynamics to spontaneous cognitive processing by Leinian Li, Li Wang

“…To test this hypothesis, we analyzed four functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) datasets. …”
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Experimental observation of gray whale skull vibrations amplified in the bony hearing complex by Margaret A. Morris, Petr Krysl, John A. Hildebrand, Ted W. Cranford

“…Abstract Mysticete whales have bilateral bony ear complexes (tympanoperiotic complexes) that amplify low frequency vibrations in proximity to their vocalization ranges. Understanding the functional mechanics would enable precise predictions of mysticete hearing sensitivity, which is currently unknown. …”
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Reconstruction of the thumb with osteofasciocutaneous reverse flap by Jevtović Dobrica, Đorđević Boban, Gačević Milomir, Šijan Goran

“…The average age was 25.4. All the patients had post-traumatic amputations. Defects on proximal phalangae and a part of metacarpal bone occurred in two cases. …”
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Frontoparietal cortical atrophy with gliosis in the gray matter of cerebral cortex: case report by Paulo Roberto de Brito-Marques, Roberto Vieira de Mello, Luciano Montenegro

“…The case of a patient who suffered from progressive amnesia, depressive humor, language and visuospatial disturbances, and hallucination episodies with interference at the daily living activities is reported. She had moderate neuropsichological diffuse deficits at the first examination, especially at the executive and visuo-constructive functions. …”
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