Assessment of the Body Composition and the Loss of Fat-Free Mass through Bioelectric Impedance Analysis in Patients Who Underwent Open Gastric Bypass by Wilson Rodrigues de Freitas Junior, Elias Jirjoss Ilias, Paulo Kassab, Roberto Cordts, Paulo Gustavo Porto, Francisco Cesar Martins Rodrigues, Mohamed Ibrahim Ali Taha, Paulo Carrara, Isabella de Carvalho Aguiar, Luis Vicente Franco de Oliveira, Osvaldo Castro, Carlos Alberto Malheiros

“…Analysis of the different components of body weight indicated an undesirable loss of fat-free mass along with the reduction of total body weight. Conclusion. Open gastric bypass induced a significant loss of total weight and loss of fat-free mass in patients six months after the surgery. …”
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Two-year follow-up of posterior corneal elevation after small incision lenticule extraction for moderate myopia by Shaimaa M. Azzam, Reham R. Shabana, Hazem A. Elbedewy

“…Purpose To assess the changes in the posterior corneal elevation two years after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in patients with moderate myopia. Methods Total 35 patients (70 eyes) who underwent SMILE operation were included in this study. …”
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Usability of volatile organic compounds from exhaled breath compared with those from ruminal fluid, serum, urine, and milk to identify diet-specific metabolite profiles in lactatin... by J. Eichinger, A.-M. Reiche, A. Münger, L. Eggerschwiler, G. Pimentel, P. Fuchsmann, K. Huber, F. Dohme-Meier

“…Exhaled breath may be a promising, sensitive, and less invasive tool to follow diet- and time-related metabolic changes.…”
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Efficacy of Ivermectin, Liquid Paraffin, and Carbaryl against Mange of Farmed Rabbits in Central Kenya by Kennedy O. Ogolla, Joyce Chebet, Robert M. Waruiru, Peter K. Gathumbi, Paul O. Okumu, Gabriel O. Aboge

“…Treatments were administered as follows: group 1 (G1) received two ivermectin injections at an interval of 14 days, group 2 (G2) was treated with a combination of carbaryl and liquid paraffin applied every other day up to the end of the experiment, group 3 (G3) was treated with liquid paraffin droplets applied daily until the lesion cleared, while group 4 (G4, infected-untreated) received distilled water applied topically on their ears and group 5 (G5, uninfected-untreated negative control) was not treated with any preparation. …”
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Benchmarking for locally tuned sustainability: The case of energy and water use in New Zealand vineyards by Vicent Gasso, Andrew Barber, Henrik Moller, Enrique Bayonne, Frank W. Oudshoorn, Claus G. Sørensen

“…A 59% increase over time in fuel efficiency took place in vineyards instigating energy reduction plans and actions. …”
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Effects of Task-Based LSVT-BIG Intervention on Hand Function, Activity of Daily Living, Psychological Function, and Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Control Tri... by YoungSeok Choi, DeokJu Kim

“…Herein, we investigate the effects of a task-based LSVT-BIG intervention, which reflects the needs of PD patients, on hand function, activity of daily living (ADL), psychological function, and quality of life. A total of 14 PD patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to the experimental or control group. …”
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Chronic Mild Stress Modulates Activity-Dependent Transcription of BDNF in Rat Hippocampal Slices by Raffaella Molteni, Andrea C. Rossetti, Elisa Savino, Giorgio Racagni, Francesca Calabrese

“…Moreover, while the basal effect of CMS on total BDNF reflects parallel modulations of all the transcripts examined, isoform-specific changes were found after depolarization. …”
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Modeling Reorientation Dynamics of Electrically Assisted Light-Induced Gliding of Nematic Liquid-Crystal Easy Axis by S. V. Pasechnik, A. V. Dubtsov, D. V. Shmeliova, D. A. Semerenko, V. G. Chigrinov, M. A. Sinenko, Alexei D. Kiselev

“…We systematically examine the general properties of the torque balance model by performing analysising the bifurcations of equilibria at different values of the polarization azimuth and apply for the model to interpret the experimental results. …”
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Optimal control applied to a model for species augmentation by Erin N. Bodine, Louis J. Gross, Suzanne Lenhart

“…The work and results presented in this paper are a first step toward building a general theory of population augmentation, which accounts for the complexities inherent in many conservation biology applications.…”
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CARCINOMA DE GLÁNDULA MAMARIA EN UNA YEGUA CRIOLLA COLOMBIANA. REPORTE DE CASO by L. A. Parra, M. P. Paredes

“…Debido a la severidad de los signos respiratorios se tomó la decisión de aplicar la eutanasia. En la necropsia se encontraron múltiples masas irregulares dentro de la cavidad torácica, nódulos firmes en los pulmones y la glándula mamaria de consistencia dura al corte. …”
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New Approach for Quality Function Deployment Based on Linguistic Distribution Assessments and CRITIC Method by Ling-Xiang Mao, Jing Lan, Anqi Chen, Hua Shi, Hu-Chen Liu

“…Quality function deployment (QFD) is a customer-oriented quality management tool used to maximize customer satisfaction by considering the correlations between customer requirements and engineering characteristics. …”
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The Public Health Service “Increased Risk” 2020 Policy Change Has not Improved Organ Utilization in the United States: A Nationwide Cohort Study by Dane C. Paneitz, MD, MPH, Stanley B. Wolfe, MD, MPH, Duc Giao, BA, Shannon N. Tessier, PhD, Leigh Anne Dageforde, MD, MPH, Nahel Elias, MD, Seyed Alireza Rabi, MD, PHD, Eriberto Michel, MD, David A. D’Alessandro, MD, Asishana A. Osho, MD, MPH

“…The organ utilization rate for each donor was determined by dividing the number of organs transplanted by the total number of organs available for procurement. …”
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Dynamic Properties of Clean Sand Modified with Granulated Rubber by Dervis Volkan Okur, Seyfettin Umut Umu

“…In this paper, the cyclic behavior of recycled tire rubber and clean sand was studied, considering the effects of the amount and particle size of the rubber and confining stresses. A total of 40 stress-controlled tests were performed on an integrated resonant column and dynamic torsional shear system. …”
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A Comparative Study between outcome of 25% glucose in glycerin and submucosal human placental extract injection in the management of Primary Atrophic Rhinitis by Amlan Debbarma, Bidhan Das, Santanu Saha

“…Group A had shown 33% poor response while Group B had shown 67% poor response after 6 months. Out of a total of 10 patients, irrespective of groups, 50% of the patients had shown good response after 6 months of treatment, combining both the modalities. 20% of patients had shown fair response and the rest of 30% had shown poor response. …”
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Predicting the Need for Supplemental Oxygen During Airline Flight in Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Disease: A Comparison of Predictive Equations and Altitude Simulation by Ana C Bradi, Marie E Faughnan, Matthew B Stanbrook, Eva Deschenes-Leek, Kenneth R Chapman

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POSSIBILITIES OF BREAD ENRICHMENT WITH MINERALS BY USING SUGAR BEET MOLASSES by Vijolė Bradauskienė, Loreta Tamošaitienė, Vitalija Freitakaitė, Mihaela Adriana Tita

“…The study showed that when up to 10% molasses is added to the total flour mass in rye bread, the sensory parameters in comparison with the control product are superior: better aroma, the appearance of dark colour, soft texture and good taste. …”
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The Videofluorographic Swallowing Study in Rheumatologic Diseases: A Comprehensive Review by Ambra Di Piazza, Federica Vernuccio, Massimo Costanzo, Laura Scopelliti, Dario Picone, Federico Midiri, Francesco Salvaggi, Francesco Cupido, Massimo Galia, Sergio Salerno, Antonio Lo Casto, Massimo Midiri, Giuseppe Lo Re, Roberto Lagalla

“…The videofluorographic swallowing study is a key diagnostic tool in the detection of swallowing disorders, allowing to make an early diagnosis and to reduce the risk of gastrointestinal and pulmonary complications. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Different Acupuncture Treatments for Cancer-Related Pain: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Tianle Xie MD, Can Liu MD, Yudi Wu MD, Xiuxiu Li MD, Qianyun Yang PhD, Jing Tan PhD

“…Publication bias and quality of randomized controlled trials were assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool and the Jadad scale, and network meta-analyses were performed using Stata 15 and R 4.3.2. …”
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TREM-2 Receptor Expression Increases with 25(OH)D Vitamin Serum Levels in Patients with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis by Maria Bucova, Magda Suchankova, Elena Tibenska, Eva Tedlova, Juraj Demian, Ivan Majer, Helena Novosadova, Miroslav Tedla

“…A significant correlation between total TREM-2 expression and vitamin D levels has been detected too. …”
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UBICU: A Gamified Respiratory Incentive System for Pulmonary Re-Expansion by Jaime Aguilar-Zambrano, Esther C. Wilches-Luna, Helberg Asencio-Santofimio, Manuel Valencia, Diana Riveros, Andres Navarro, Juan Carlos Martinez, Eugenio Tamura, Jose Angel Loaiza, Julian Hernandez, Diana Sanchez, Juan David Garcia, Leonardo Arzayus-Patino, Valeria Perez-Hortua, Elizabeth Moncada, Melissa Ramirez

“…We assessed pulmonary ventilation distribution before, during, and after using two flow respiratory incentive spirometers, UBICU and TriFlo, with electrical impedance tomography. Our findings indicate that UBICU provides accurate and reliable measurements of pulmonary ventilation distribution, showing statistically significant improvements after use (p < 0.01), validating its effectiveness as a respiratory incentive spirometer. …”
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