Oregano Extract Added into the Diet of Dairy Heifers Changes Feeding Behavior and Concentrate Intake by Giovani Jacob Kolling, Dejani Maíra Panazzolo, Alexandre Mossate Gabbi, Marcelo Tempel Stumpf, Marcel Batista dos Passos, Eduardo Augusto da Cruz, Vivian Fischer

“…Thirty-two Holstein heifers were randomly distributed into four treatments: C = control, without addition of OE; OE2.5 = 2.5 g; OE5.0 = 5.0 g and OE7.5 = 7.5 g of Oregano extract per heifer/day. …”
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Pectin‐decorated selenium nanoparticles as a nanocarrier of curcumin to achieve enhanced physicochemical and biological properties by Yan Wu, Hong Liu, Zhihua Li, Dongye Huang, Lizheng Nong, Zhengxing Ning, Zhizhong Hu, Chunping Xu, Jing‐Kun Yan

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An insight into brucellosis in wild boar and domestic pigs in Europe: A systematic review by Zita Martins Ruano, Teresa Letra Mateus, Madalena Vieira-Pinto

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Dosimetry and Comparison between Different CT Protocols (Low Dose, Ultralow Dose, and Conventional CT) for Lung Nodules’ Detection in a Phantom by Cleverson Alex Leitão, Gabriel Lucca de Oliveira Salvador, Priscilla Tazoniero, Danny Warszawiak, Cristian Saievicz, Rosangela Requi Jakubiak, Dante Luiz Escuissato

“…Materials and Methods. A chest phantom containing 93 simulated lung nodules was scanned using five different protocols: ULD (80 kVp/30 mA), LD A (120 kVp/20 mA), LD B (100 kVp/30 mA), LD C (120 kVp/30 mA), and CCT (120 kVp/automatic mA). …”
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Potentiodynamic Corrosion Behavior and Microstructural Characteristics of Pulsed CMT-Welded AA2014-T6 Aluminium Alloy Joints: Effect of PWHT by A. Padma Rao, Manzoor Hadi, C. Rajendran, Sonar Tushar, Mikhail Ivanov, P. Senthil Kumar, V. Murali Krishna

“…The ST joints showed 75.29%, 29.16%, and 27.85% lower corrosion potential compared to STA joints in pH-4, pH-7, and pH-11 NaCl solution, respectively. …”
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Causal association between non-thyroidal autoimmune diseases and Graves' ophthalmopathy: A mendelian randomization study by Lan Ma, Xue Jiang, Zhijia Hou, Dongmei Li

“…Results: For non-thyroidal ADs, the forward MR results using the IVM method showed that T1D (OR ​= ​1.259, 95%CI 1.026–1.5465; P ​= ​0.028) and SLE (OR ​= ​1.807, 95%CI 1.229–2.655; P ​= ​0.003) were correlated with the risk of GO at the genetic level, while there was no evidence showing that IBD, MS, PV and RA were correlated with GO. …”
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Characterizing pediatric discharge diagnoses associated with daily extreme heat exposure in the Midwestern US: A retrospective case-crossover study by Sarah Oerther, Zachary Phillips, Zidong Zhang, Joanne Salas, Sarah Farabi, Tamara Otey

“…Aim: To explore the association between daily extreme heat exposure (daily mean temperature is greater than the 90th percentile for the month) and pediatric (birth to 18 years old) urgent care clinic, emergency department, and inpatient hospitalization discharge diagnoses for any causes and 12 individual morbidities of interest. …”
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Surgical Extirpation of Glomus Tumor from Rare Localization on the Upper Extremity by Jan Hrubý, Robert Novotný, Miroslav Špaček, Petr Mitáš, Jaroslav Hlubocký, David Janák, Ctibor Povýšil, Jaroslav Lindner

“…A multifocal venous malformation approximately 5–10 mm in diameter was excised. …”
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TLR7/8/9 agonists and low-dose cisplatin synergistically promotes tertiary lymphatic structure formation and antitumor immunity by Shuting Wu, Rong Xiang, Yiwei Zhong, Shushu Zhao, Zhiyu Zhang, Zhihua Kou, Shijie Zhang, Yi Zhao, Cheng Zu, Gan Zhao, Yanling Xiao, Sulin Ren, Xiaoming Gao, Bin Wang

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Using the socioecological model to explore factors associated with obesity among reproductive age women by Amanda Gilbert, Alicia Persaud, Sarah Farabi, Sarah Farabi, Cindy Schwarz, Debra Haire-Joshu, Rachel G. Tabak

“…In multivariate models, individual level factors of high/moderate physical activity (OR = 0.47, 95% CI: 0.26,0.84, p = 0.01) and food insecurity (OR = 2.51, 95% CI: 1.33,4.71, p = 0.00) were statistically significantly related to risk of having obesity compared to being overweight.DiscussionPhysical activity and food insecurity were associated with obesity in this study. …”
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Biosynthesis of reduced graphene oxide using Turbinaria ornata and its cytotoxic effect on MCF‐7 cells by K. M. Smita, L. Stanley Abraham, V. Ganesh Kumar, Raguraman Vasantharaja, R. Thirugnanasambandam, Ajit Antony, K. Govindaraju, T. Senthil Velan

“…The IC50 of TrGO treatment against MCF‐7 was calculated to be 31.25 µg, which is onefold lower than the cytotoxic effect of methanolic extract of T. ornata (60.0 ± 1.14 µg/ml). …”
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Effect of Interleukin-15 on CD11b, CD54, and CD62L Expression on Natural Killer Cell and Natural Killer T-Like Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Syh-Jae Lin, Ji-Yih Chen, Ming-Ling Kuo, Hsiu-Shan Hsiao, Pei-Tzu Lee, Jing-Long Huang

“…Adhesion molecules may play an important role in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pathogenesis. We investigated the effect of interleukin- (IL-) 15 on CD11b, CD54, and CD62L expression on natural killer (NK) cells, T cells, and CD56+CD3+ NKT-like cells from SLE subjects and healthy controls. …”
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Potência aeróbia de praticantes de handebol em cadeira de rodas através de um teste de quadra by Lucinar J. Forner Flores, Natacha Manchado Pereira, Anselmo de Athayde Costa e Silva, Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos, Rafael Botelho Gouveia, Luiz Gustavo de Souza Pena, Mariane Borges, Fernando Rosch de Faria, Décio Roberto Calegari, José Irineu Gorla

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PET Study of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor 1 Expression in Response to Vascular Inflammation in a Rat Model of Carotid Injury by Hui Liu PhD, MD, Hongjun Jin PhD, Xuyi Yue PhD, Junbin Han PhD, Pamela Baum SRS, Dana R. Abendschein PhD, Zhude Tu PhD

“…Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of the first 100-second microPET/computed tomography (CT) image indicated the location of bilateral common carotid arteries. [ 11 C]TZ3321 displayed significantly higher accumulation (standardized uptake values: 0.93 ± 0.07 vs 0.78 ± 0.09, n = 6, P = .001) in the injured carotid artery than in the contralateral side. …”
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Molecular Identification and Traceability of Illegal Trading in Lignobrycon myersi (Teleostei: Characiformes), a Threatened Brazilian Fish Species, Using DNA Barcode by Alexandre dos Santos Rodrigues, José Henrique Souza Galdino Brandão, Jamille de Araújo Bitencourt, Ricardo Jucá-Chagas, Iracilda Sampaio, Horácio Schneider, Paulo Roberto Antunes de Mello Affonso

“…In order to provide a reliable DNA barcode dataset for L. myersi, we compared mitochondrial sequences of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) from fresh, frozen, and salt-preserved specimens. …”
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Oxidative Stability of Acylated and Hydrogenated Ricinoleates Using Synthetic and Natural Antioxidants by F. Murilo T. Luna, Davi Costa Salmin, Vanessa S. Santiago, Francisco J. N. Maia, Francisco O. N. Silva, Selma E. Mazzetto, Célio L. Cavalcante

“…The results show that the chemically modified bio-based products exhibited improved oxidative stability (up to 6 times) and depressed pour point (−42°C) when compared to pure castor oil. …”
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How to convert a 3D printer to a personal automated liquid handler for life science workflows by Dulguunnaran Naranbat, Benjamin Phelps, John Murphy, Anubhav Tripathi

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6‐Nitrodopamine potentiates catecholamine‐induced contractions of human isolated vas deferens by Antonio Tiago Lima, Sami Jabbour, José Britto‐Júnior, Demétrio Martinho Ramos deCarvalho, Adriano Fregonesi, Fernanda V. Mariano, Valéria Barbosa deSouza, Andre Almeida Schenka, Edson Antunes, Gilberto De Nucci

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Evaluation of the Definitions of “High-Risk” Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Using the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Criteria and National Comprehensive Cancer Netwo... by Melinda B. Chu, Jordan B. Slutsky, Maulik M. Dhandha, Brandon T. Beal, Eric S. Armbrecht, Ronald J. Walker, Mark A. Varvares, Scott W. Fosko

“…By AJCC criteria, most tumors (n=211,82.1%) were of Stage 1; 46 tumors (13.9%) were of Stage 2. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Bankruptcy Prediction in Taiwanese Firms Using Multiple Machine Learning Models by Hung V. Pham, Tuan Chu, Tuan M. Le, Hieu M. Tran, Huong T.K. Tran, Khanh N. Yen, Son V. T. Dao

“…From the results measured by evaluation metrics, the proposed model ANN with the combination of parameter tuning, feature selection algorithm, SMOTE-ENN, and optimal hyper-parameters demonstrates superior performance compared to traditional methods, achieving an F1 Score of 98.5% and an accuracy of 98.6%. …”
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