Protective effect of nigella sativa and thymoquinone on relative liver weight increase caused by aflatoxin in broilers by Mehmet Burak Ateş, Mustafa Ortatatlı

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> One hundred twenty 1-d-old broiler chicks were used and divided into 6 equal groups and fed for 28 days. Animals were received feed with 2 mg/kg total aflatoxin (AF; AFB1, AFB2, AFG1 and AFG2), 5% black seed (NS) and 300 mg/kg thymoquinone (TQ), according to the groups; Control, AF, NS, TQ, AF+NS and AF+TQ. …”
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Comparison between paracervical block and intrauterine lidocaine for pain management in surgical termination of first-trimester miscarriage: a randomized clinical trial by Doaa M. Effat, Mona A. Elkafrawy, Amira A.E. Shaban

“…Patients and methods One hundred fifty pregnant women suffering from first-trimester miscarriage and requiring pregnancy termination were randomly assigned into three equal groups. Group I (n=50), receiving paracervical block (10 ml of 2% of lidocaine 100 mg). …”
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Design and Study of a Miniaturized Millimeter Wave Array Antenna for Wireless Body Area Network by Abdullah G. Alharbi, H. M. Arifur Rahman, Mohammad Monirujjaman Khan, Muhammad Inam Abbasi, Amani Abdulrahman Albraikan, Faris A. Almalki

“…To justify the eligibility of these designs for WBAN applications, a virtual human body model was created within the 3D computer-simulated environment and the simulations were repeated, where four equal-spaced distances were taken into account to identify the antenna and its array behavior more accurately. …”
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The relationship between Helicobacter pylori and pityriasis versicolor by May H. El Samahy, Raafat Z. Abdelrahman, Hossam O. Ibrahim, Azza E. Mostafa

“…Results The frequency of H. pylori was equal (61.5%) in both study groups. The various clinical parameters of PVC did not significantly differ between SAT-positive and SAT-negative patients. …”
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Histological changes of endocervical polypoid lesions in women at reproductive age by Muna Zuhair Al-Hamdany, Mustafa Salah Fadhil

“…Squamous metaplasia and benign microglandular hyperplasia were detected equally in 25% of the study group. Nabothian cyst was observed in 8%, whereas leiomyoma presenting as cervical polyp in 6%. …”
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A novel ensemble model for fall detection: leveraging CNN and BiLSTM with channel and temporal attention by Sarita Sahni, Sweta Jain, Sri Khetwat Saritha

“…When using models that utilize multiple sensors, giving equal importance to each sensor can lead to errors because some activities may appear similar. …”
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Theoretical and Experimental Study on Synchronization of the Two Homodromy Exciters in a Non-Resonant Vibrating System by Xue-Liang Zhang, Chun-Yu Zhao, Bang-Chun Wen

“…The synchronization criterion for the two exciters is derived as the torque of frequency capture being equal to or greater than the absolute value of difference between the residual electromagnetic torques of the two motors. …”
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Personality, opinion strength, and social media use – not such a straightforward relationship by Melissa Cox, Bernadine Cocks, Susan E. Watt, Elizabeth C. Temple

“…Time spent on social media significantly predicted direction of opinions on several issues, as well as strength of opinion on the issue of gender equality, however it did not moderate any relationship between personality and opinion direction or strength.Conclusions Although opinions, personality, and social media use are sometimes related, individuals high or low in particular personality traits are at no greater risk of polarising due to social media use than anyone else.…”
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Searching for effective strategies to reach boys and young men; a mixed-methods study protocol for youth clinics in Sweden by Mazen Baroudi

“…This will ultimately foster a culture of shared responsibilities and advance gender equality.…”
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HISTOMORPHOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT OF THE VAGINAL WALL IN DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-TREATED POST-OVARIECTOMIZED WISTAR RATS by Lis Widodo Peni, Pilar Menara Falah, Yudha Nurdian

“…The rats were randomly divided into two groups with an equal number of members. The control group was orally administered glycerin via gavage at a dose of 1 mL per day, while the treatment group received 7.2 mg of DHEA dissolved in glycerin, also administered orally via gavage at a daily dose of up to 1 mL. …”
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Targeted Sanctions: a Tool of Foreign Policy, Unfair Competition or Global Social Engineering? by L. L. Fituni

“…Today such measures have turned into one of the leading forms of external pressure and subsequent coercion, often exceeding the effectiveness of such straightforward instruments as the threat of potential use of force and almost equal to real power actions. Arguably, among those asymmetric and hybrid measures, Western countries assign a key role to the pressure of international sanction upon competitor nations and uncooperative actors on the world arena. …”
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The significance and role of godparents in wedding songs from Kosovo and Metohija by Miljković Marija D.

“…Like in the folk tradition, poems also show that the godfather is considered almost equal to a saint in importance, and that his role in an individual's life cycle is significant, as is especially highlighted in the wedding rituals described and preserved in wedding oral-poetic material. …”
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Women’s contribution to climate change action: A gender analysis by Setyowati Retno, Rusdiyana Eksa, Widiyanto, Sugihardjo, Lestari Eny, Arwindianti Micelle Lovinia

“…Women’s participation in the Climate Village Program will not only strengthen village resilience to climate change, but also accelerate the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs), especially those related to gender equality, poverty alleviation, and environmental protection. …”
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International Ratings of Higher Education Institutions: Analysis of Results Taking Into Account the Profile of Their Educational and Scientific Activities by V. A. Gaisenok, О. A. Naumovich, V. V. Samokhval, V. М. Galynsky

“…Rating results in accordance with the profiles of educational and scientific activities of universities were proposed to submit on an equal basis with the classic world and subject ranking of universities.…”
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SOSIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ON CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG MARRIED WOMAN: EVIDENCE FROM THREE INDONESIA DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY (IDHS) by Nur Faridah Latifah, Ratna Dwi Jayanti, Gatut Hardianto

“…Women living in rural and urban areas have equal opportunities to obtain contraceptive services. …”
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A frictional contact problem with normal damped response conditions and thermal effects for a thermo-electro-viscoelastic material by Abdelmoumene Djabi

“…The problem is formulated as a system that includes a parabolic equation of the first kind for the temperature, an evolutionary elliptic quasivariational inequality for the displacement and a variational elliptic equality for the electric stress. The author establishes the existence of a unique weak solution to the problem by utilizing classical results for evolutionary quasivariational elliptic inequalities, parabolic differential equations and fixed point arguments. …”
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Prospective Trial of a Novel Nomogram to Achieve Updated Vancomycin Trough Concentrations by Amber R. Wesner, Marcia L. Brackbill, Larissa L. Coyle, Robert S. Kidd

“…To determine if the use of a novel vancomycin nomogram predicts dosing regimens that achieve target trough concentrations equal to or more accurate than dosing regimens calculated using traditional pharmacokinetic calculations, evaluate the incidence of subtherapeutic and supratherapeutic troughs, and assess pharmacist's impressions of the nomogram. …”
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The Relationship Between Uric Acid/HDL Ratio and Monocyte/HDL Ratio and Glycemic Control in Male Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Semra Özkan Öztürk, Seval Müzeyyen Ecin

“…Diabetic male participants were equally divided into two subgroups: the group with uncontrolled blood glucose (HbA1c levels exceeding 7, n=83) and the group with good glycemic control (HbA1c levels at or below 7, n=83). …”
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Bibliometric Analysis of Global Pediatric Research on Cow&lsquo;s Milk Protein Allergy by Lin X, Chen Y, Lin W

“…Xiaolan Lin,1,&ast; Yifan Chen,2,3,&ast; Weidong Lin1 1Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Fuzhou Children’s Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China; 2Shengli Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Weidong Lin; Yifan Chen, Email lwd@fjmu.edu.cn; 597039383@qq.comBackground: Cow’s milk protein allergy (CMPA) is a prevalent food allergy in early childhood, significantly impacting the quality of life for affected children. …”
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Novel sequential proximal iliopsoas compartment block: A four-in-one block as a primary anaesthetic technique for intramedullary femoral nailing surgery: A retrospective study by Carlos Rodrigues Almeida

“…The patients were given a single-shot SPIC block using a total of 25 ml of ropivacaine 0.5% plus dexamethasone 8 mg administered sequentially in the proximal iliopsoas space, divided equally as per two different sites as a primary anaesthetic technique associated with moderate sedation. …”
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