Some utilisation options for cattle dung as soil amendment and their effects in coarse-textured Ultisols and maize growth by Solange Ndzeshala, Sunday Obalum, Charles Igwe

“…Also, NPK-15:15:15 was added at 400 kg ha–1 equivalent after sowing.Results After 9 weeks, BC, CDU and PD had similar effects on soil pH, organic matter, total N and available P which increased by 49-51%, 30-34%, 200-333% and 164-176%, respectively relative to the control. …”
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Dynamic functional connectivity patterns predict early antidepressant treatment response in drug-naïve, first-episode adolescent MDD by Maojia Ran, Hang Zhang, Meijiang Jin, Yuanmei Tao, Hanmei Xu, Shoukang Zou, Zhujun Wang, Fang Deng, Lijuan Huang, Hong Zhang, Xiaowei Tang, Yanping Wang, Xia Fu, Li Yin, Li Yin, Li Yin

“…All MDD adolescents received 6 weeks of antidepressant treatment. Resting state and T1 MRI data were collected in MDD adolescents before and after treatment and in HCs. …”
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Optimization of the management of pregnant women with new COVID-19 coronavirus infection: An open prospective cross-sectional study by Irina V. Medyannikova, Yuliya Ch. Kuklis, Irina V. Saveljeva, Galina B. Beznoshchenko, Elena G. Galyanskaya, Olga Yu. Tsygankova, Galina V. Krivchik, Elena A. Bukharova, Natalya V. Nosova, Pavel V. Davidov

“…Improving the management of pregnant women with COVID-19 by identifying a high-risk group for gestational complications, based on their early diagnosis, timely delivery, and use of acetylsalicylic acid and endotheliotropic agents to prevent venous thromboembolic complications, in addition to the standard of care, reduces the frequency of placental disorders by 2.3 times, severe preeclampsia – by 2.9 times, premature birth at 28–37 weeks – by 2 times, surgical delivery by cesarean section – by 1.6 times, delivery of low birth weight newborns – by 2.3 times, hospitalization in the intensive care unit of newborns – by 2.5 times.…”
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Optimizing Laser Capture Microdissection Protocol for Isolating Zone-Specific Cell Populations from Mandibular Condylar Cartilage by Aisha M. Basudan, Yanqi Yang

“…MCC and FCC (femoral condylar cartilage) specimens were harvested from 5-week-old Sprague–Dawley male rats. Formalin-fixed and frozen unfixed tissue sections were prepared and compared histologically. …”
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Interleukin-10 exhibit dose-dependent effects on macrophage phenotypes and cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction by Jing J. Zhang, Rodrigue Rizk, Xiaoping Li, Brandon G. Lee, Mason L. Matthies, Kennedy A. Bietz, Kang Kim, Kang Kim, Kang Kim, Johnny Huard, Yadong Wang, William C. W. Chen

“…Echocardiography revealed that the 250-ng group had consistently higher contractile function and lower left ventricular (LV) dilatation than the saline control over 6 weeks while ≥1,000-ng groups exhibited transient lower LV ejection fraction at 5 days post-MI in vivo. …”
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Effects of in ovo administrated aflatoxin b1 on the embryonic development of proximal tibial growth plate in broiler chickens by Yasemin Öznurlu, İlhami Çelik

“…Five eggs from each group were opened at 13rd, 15lh, 17th, 19th, 21th day of incubation, and also at 1st and 2nd weeks of post hatch. At these periods, soft tissues were removed from the tibia, their length was measured with a measured with a digital callipers and following weighed. …”
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A comprehensive scoping review of intergenerational dance programmes for cohorts with a generational gap. by Siobhán O'Reilly, Orfhlaith Ní Bhriain, Sarah Dillon, Amanda M Clifford

“…Dance classes were typically 11-12 weeks long. Genres varied with some programmes including co-creation through choreography. …”
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Health profile of residents of retirement villages in Auckland, New Zealand: findings from a cross-sectional survey with health assessment by Kathy Peri, Michal Boyd, Martin J Connolly, Joanna B Broad, Dale Bramley, Zhenqiang Wu, Katherine Bloomfield, Joanna Hikaka, Annie Tatton, Cheryl Calvert, Ann-Marie Higgins

“…Downsizing (77%), less stress (63%) and access to healthcare assistance (61%) were most common reasons for entry. During the 2 weeks prior to survey, 34% received home supports and 10% personal care. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of fluoride releasing and recharging ability for various pit and fissure sealants (An in vitro study). by Vian O. Majeed

“…On day 28, specimens were exposed to a fluoride varnish and then dipped in water, and then the fluoride concentration was measured after 24 hours and one week. Results: All sealants revealed the highest fluoride release on the first day after dipping and the fluoride release sharply decreased after 24 hs and slowly decreased after 3 days. …”
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Hypolipidemic effect of coffee silver skin in rats fed a high-fat diet by Ayman Mohammed El-Anany, Rehab Farouk M. Ali

“…The groups were as follows: Rats fed a normal diet, N group; high fat diet, HFD group; high fat diet +10% CSS, HFD 10; HFD + 15% CSS, HFD 15; HFD + 20% CSS, HFD 20; the diets were followed for 8 weeks. Blood samples were collected at the end of the experiment. …”
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Trajectories of Change, Illness Understanding, and Parental Worries in Children and Adolescents Undergoing Internet-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Functional Abdominal... by Eva Skovslund Nielsen, Karen Kallesøe, Tine Bennedsen Gehrt, Ellen Bjerre-Nielsen, Maria Lalouni, Lisbeth Frostholm, Marianne Bonnert, Charlotte Ulrikka Rask

“…MethodsChildren (8-12 years), adolescents (13-17 years) with FAPDs, and their respective parents will be included for 10 weeks for ICBT. First, detailed trajectories of effect are examined through a randomized single-case design study involving 6 children and 6 adolescents (substudy 1). …”
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Cardiovascular Risk Awareness, Exercise Practices and Metabolic Outcomes among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Northern Nigeria: A Cross-sectional, Multicentre Study by Nura Hamidu Alkali, Andrew E. Uloko, Ijuptil Chiroma, Ayuba Mugana, Maria Ahuoiza Garba, Innocent Onoja Okpe, Elijah Tonde Gargah, Umar Faruk Abdullahi, Lumsami Shadrach, Ibrahim Abdullahi Haladu

“…Participants’ knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors and knowledge of exercise were assessed on 12- and 5-item scores, while exercise practices were classed as adequate if performed regularly on 3 or more days weekly for a total of 150 min or more based on the American Diabetes Association recommendations. …”
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Humoral and cell-mediated immune responses to COVID-19 vaccines up to 6 months post three-dose primary series in adults with inborn errors of immunity and their breakthrough infect... by Dana Unninayar, Emilia L. Falcone, Hugo Chapdelaine, Donald C. Vinh, Karina A. Top, Beata Derfalvi, Thomas B. Issekutz, Hélène Decaluwe, Anne Pham-Huy, Julia Upton, Stephen D. Betschel, Tamar Rubin, Sneha Suresh, Nicola A. M. Wright, Luis Murguía-Favela, Tatiana Kalashnikova, Lisa Barrett, Sharon Oldford, Marc-Andre Langlois, Corey Arnold, Manish Sadarangani, Tinghua Zhang, Tim Ramsay, Dina Yazji, Juthaporn Cowan, Juthaporn Cowan

“…Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine HI and CMI responses up to 6 months post-COVID-19 vaccine dose 3 in adults with IEIs.MethodsA multi-center prospective observational study was conducted across Canada to collect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)-specific HI and CMI data at 4- and 24-week intervals after vaccine doses 2 and 3 (D2 + 4wk/D2 + 24wk/D3 + 4wk/D3 + 24wk).ResultsA total of 149 adults with IEIs and 423 healthy controls were recruited from July 2021 to October 2023. …”
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A minimally invasive animal model of atherosclerosis and neointimal hyperplasia for translational research by Max L. A. Ebert, Vanessa F. Schmidt, Osman Öcal, Anne von Thaden, Olaf Dietrich, Bastian Popper, Sandra Elges, Max Seidensticker, Jens Ricke, Melanie A. Kimm, Astrid Jeibmann, Moritz Wildgruber

“…Along with a high-fat diet, the rabbits developed lumen-narrowing atherosclerosis and neointimal hyperplasia of the iliac arteries within a 6-week period after mechanical injury. The stent-retriever method was compared with a conventional rabbit model (n = 10) using balloon denudation via surgical access, and both models were analyzed with a particular focus on animal welfare. …”
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Evaluation of Cottonseed Meal as an Alternative to Fish Meal in Diet for Juvenile Asian Red-Tailed Catfish Hemibagrus wyckioides by Biwei Li, Linhai Su, Yan Sun, Han Huang, Junming Deng, Zhiyong Cao

“…A 10-week trial was performed to investigate the effects of replacing fishmeal with cottonseed meal (CSM) on the growth rate, protein metabolism, and antioxidant response of Asian red-tailed catfish Hemibagrus wyckioides. …”
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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 was administered submucosal human placental extract injection, once a week for 6 months and Group B was advised 25% glucose in glycerin nasal drop, 10 drops in each nostril twice daily for 6 months following which the response of both the groups was recorded. …”
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Open-label dose-extending placebos for opioid use disorder: a protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial with methadone treatment by Annabelle M Belcher, Thomas O Cole, Aaron D Greenblatt, Stephen W Hoag, David H Epstein, Michael Wagner, Amy S Billing, Ebonie Massey, Kristen R Hamilton, Zofia K Kozak, Christopher J Welsh, Eric Weintraub, Emerson M Wickwire, Eric D Wish, Ted J Kaptchuk, Luana Colloca

“…Participants will meet with study team members five times over the course of 3 months of treatment with methadone (baseline, 2 weeks, and 1, 2 and 3 months postbaseline). Throughout this study time period, methadone dosages will be adjusted by an addiction clinician blind to patient assignment, per standard clinical methods. …”
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In vitro and ex vivo comparison of reactive oxygen-releasing granules for internal tooth bleaching by Romy M. Mayer, Andrea Gubler, Thomas Attin, Matthias Zehnder

“…In addition, effects on mechanical dentin integrity were tested using bovine dentin beams (n = 9) exposed to a 3-point bending test (ISO 4049) after immersion in test suspensions or control solutions (35% H2O2 and physiological saline) for 1 week.ResultsGranules release between 21.5% and 35.2% (wt/wt) of H2O2 equivalent. …”
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Real-Time Pharmacovigilance: Transforming Population-Based Monitoring of Post-Approval Vaccine Safety Through Rapid Cycle Analysis (RCA)—A Review of the Published Literature by Sampada Gandhi, Michelle R. Iannacone, Andrea Leapley, Li Wang, Mwedusasa Mtenga, Muhammad Younus, Joanne Wu

“…Over 80% conducted the RCA weekly or monthly and about 78% of the studies used a database-specific historical comparator group. …”
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Evaluating a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention at scale – Protocol for the Happy Talk cluster randomised controlled trial. [version 2; peer review... by Pauline Frizelle, Darren Dahly, Aoife O'Shea, Aileen Murphy, Cristina McKean

“…Method The Happy Talk trial is a large scale cluster randomised trial of a 12-week manualised intervention delivered in pre/school settings serving socially disadvantaged communities, in Ireland. …”
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