Prospective Single-Arm Study of Remifentanil-Propofol Anesthesia with Manual Right Hypochondrial Compression for Painless Gastroscopy in Obese Patients by Wang M, Tang J, Pan Z, Jiang H, Hu D, Zhu B, Liang Z, Zhao X, Li Y

“…Moreover, severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was associated with a 4.019-fold higher risk of hypoxemia (Odds ratios [OR], 4.019; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.184 to 14.610; P=0.028); diabetes was associated with a 4.790-fold higher risk of hypoxemia (OR, 4.790; 95% CI, 1.288 to 23.600; P=0.030).Conclusion: Compared with CAPO, LAPO reduced the incidence of hypoxemia from 40.4% to 27.5%, so, LAPO was safe and effective for painless gastroscopy. …”
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Serum biomarkers in the metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver fibrosis diagnosis in children by Yu.M. Stepanov, N.Yu. Zavhorodnia, I.A. Klenina, O.M. Tatarchuk, O.P. Petishko

“…In children with liver fibrosis, an increase in the ratio of HPf/HPp/b and the level of GAG in the blood serum was observed compared to patients with MASLD without fibrosis and with overweight and obese children. …”
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Utilizing of black cumin (Nigella sativa) flour to increase the immunity system of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) against Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria attack by Norma Rizki Silviana, Rosidah, Wahyuniar Pamungkas, Roffi Grandiosa

“…The dose of 50 g/Kg feed was effective showed increase the highest percentage increase in white blood cells of 64.56%, compared to treatments B, C, and E which showed an increase in white blood cells of 47.40%, 48.82% and 1.2%, respectively. …”
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Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine comprehensive nursing interventions on prevention of abdominal distension and constipation after unilateral total knee replacement (中医综合护理预防单... by ZHANG Pan (张盼), KONG Hua (孔华), XING Liang (邢亮)

“…The incidence of postoperative constipation was s compared between the two groups, and the degree of postoperative abdominal distension was measured. …”
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Effect of Electroacupuncture at Shuigou Acupoint on L-type Voltage-gated Calcium Channels in hippocampal CA1 region of MCAO rats by Da LONG, Ling CHEN, Yu YAO, Mingan ZENG

“…In addition, the current amplitude and average open time coustant of the L-type voltage-gated calcium channels in hippocampal CA1 region were recorded by the single cell patch clamp technology.Results:(1)In terms of neurological function score, there were no statistically significant differences among the control group, Shuigou group and non-acupoint group before intervention(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05), indicating that the baseline score of neurological function defect before acupuncture treatment in the three MCAO groups were consistent and comparable. After intervention, the neurological function score of the Shuigou group was significantly smaller than the prior(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Large errors in soil carbon measurements attributed to inconsistent sample processing by R. J. Even, M. B. Machmuller, M. B. Machmuller, J. M. Lavallee, J. M. Lavallee, T. J. Zelikova, T. J. Zelikova, M. F. Cotrufo, M. F. Cotrufo

“…Not drying soils in an oven prior to elemental analysis on average resulted in a 3.5 % lower TC and 5 % lower SOC relative to samples dried at 105 °C due to inadequate removal of moisture. Compared to the reference method used in our study where % TC was quantified by dry combustion on an elemental analyzer, % SIC was measured using a pressure transducer, and % SOC was calculated by the difference in % TC and % SIC, predictions of all three soil properties (% TC, % SIC, and % SOC) using Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were in high agreement (<span class="inline-formula"><i>R</i>²</span> <span class="inline-formula">=</span> 0.97, 0.99, and 0.90, respectively). …”
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Development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative clinical trial operations training program for Africa (ClinOps) by Dawit Asmamaw Ejigu, Abebaw Fekadu, Jeremy Whitty, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Pamela Nebeta, Almari Conradie, Brenda Okech, Alice Neequaye, Sinéad Whitty, Jennifer Lehrman, Renee Holt, Rahel Birhane, Mahnaz Vahedi, Helen Demarest, Eyasu Makonnen

“…Post-training scores demonstrated substantial improvement compared to pre-training scores in each competency area, including in designing (pre-post training median score = 3.6 vs. 4.6, median difference = 1.0, 95% CI 0.8–1.1, p < 0.001), managing (pre-posttest median score = 3.4 vs. 4.2, median difference = 0.6, 95% CI 0.4–0.8, p < 0.001), conducting (pre-post training median score = 3.9 vs. 4.7, median difference = 0.9, 95% CI 0.6-1.0, p < 0.001), and reporting (pre-posttest median score = 3.0 vs. 4.5, median difference = 1.0, 95% CI 0.9–1.5, p < 0.001) clinical trials. …”
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Enhancing Thermal Performance Investigations of a Methane-Fueled Planar Micro-Combustor with a Counter-Flow Flame Configuration by Liaoliao Li, Yuze Sun, Xinyu Huang, Lixian Guo, Xinyu Zhao

“…Similarly, increasing the inlet flow rate leads to a monotonic decline in <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>η</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, while the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>T</mi></mrow><mo>¯</mo></mover></mrow><mrow><mi>w</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>R</mi></mrow><mo>¯</mo></mover></mrow><mrow><mi>T</mi><mi>w</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> exhibit a rise-then-fall trend. A comparative study between the proposed combustor and a conventional planar combustor reveals that, under identical inlet flow rate and equivalence ratio conditions, the use of the counterflow flame configuration can increase the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>T</mi></mrow><mo>¯</mo></mover></mrow><mrow><mi>w</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> while reducing the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>R</mi></mrow><mo>¯</mo></mover></mrow><mrow><mi>T</mi><mi>w</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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The effect of using red algae powder on growth indices, some serum and mucus indices, and mucus protein patterns in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fry by Fatemeh Abdollahnejad, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar, Hamed Paknejad, Abdolmajid Hajimoradlou, Mohamdreza Imanpuor

“…The same results were noticed in case of skin mucus total immunoglobulin and total protein levels (p>0.05) Discussion: The results showed that adding G. gracilis powder (0.25, 0.5 and 1%) has no significant effect on growth and immune indices compared to the control group. The effect of adding herbal supplements to the diet on growth performance differs according to factors such as appropriate concentration, diet composition, and rearing management. …”
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Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine fumigation combined with acupoint massage in the prevention of deep venous thrombosis of lower limbs in elderly hospitalized patients in the... by DONG Fangfang (董芳芳), ZHANG Linying (张林英), HE Yan (贺艳), XU Man (许曼), LIU Zijing (刘紫荆), XIONG Qiuwan (熊秋婉)

“…The incidence of DVT, the change of D-dimer index in blood coagulation function and the satisfaction of patients with nursing were compared between the two groups. Results After intervention, there was no DVT reported in either group. …”
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Application effect of Zhulianhua Gargle in oral care of inpatients with hyperthermia syndrome (竹连花含漱液在实热证住院患者口腔护理中的应用效果) by HAO Tiantian (郝天天), WEI Jinrong (魏金荣), ZHANG Lingyan (张玲燕), QIU Shuang (邱爽), ZHAO Wei (赵伟), GENG Tong (耿桐)

“…The changes of oral pH value, oral bacterial quantitative test, oral function, halitosis value and oral comfort were compared after 2 weeks of intervention. Results Before intervention, there were no significant differences in oral pH value, oral function, halitosis value and oral comfort between the two groups (P＞0. 05). …”
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Psychosocial risks and mental health of health and social care workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by Nadia Vilahur Chiaraviglio

“…Health and social care workers across the EU consistently reported poor work conditions and high rates of work-related stress in mid 2022, in as much as 56% of the workforce in the sector, as well as a higher prevalence of mental health problems, compared to professionals in any other sector of activity. …”
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Detection Method of Effective Tillering of Rice in Field Based on Lightweight Ghost-YOLOv8 and Smart Phone by CUI Jiale, ZENG Xiangfeng, REN Zhengwei, SUN Jian, TANG Chen, YANG Wanneng, SONG Peng

“…The App was tested on 100 cross-sectional images of rice stems collected under the classification criteria established in this study. Compared with the results of manual counting of effective tillers per plant, the accuracy of the App's prediction results was 99.61%, the recall rate was 98.76%, and the coefficient of determination was 0.985 9, indicating the reliability of the App and the established standards in detecting effective tillers of rice.…”
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A novel nanomaterial baffle decrease aerosols and microbial aerosols during non-contact tonometry measurements by X. Shen, Y. Guo, X, X. Wang, Y. Ye, Q. Chi, W. Zhou, Y. Chen, C. Li

“…Aerosols and microbial aerosols in the background did not show stable accumulation effect nor upward trend. Compared with the increasing trend of aerosols and microbial aerosols in Group 2 and Group 3, those in Group 1 were low,and showing a significant downward trend. …”
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Substitution time of natural food by artificial diet on survival rate and growth of pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) postlarvae during rearing in low salinity media by Ferdinand Hukama Taqwa, Daniel Djokosetiyanto, Ridwan Affandi

“…The result of this experiment showed that the use of artificial diet as soon as after salinity acclimatization (PL25) gave best performance production compared to which only that was given natural food Chironomus sp. during experiment or with treatment by artificial diet substitution at day-7, day-14 or day-21, shown with the highest value of food consumption level, protein retention, energy retention, daily growth rate and food efficiency. …”
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Association of depression in multiple sclerosis with fatigue, sleep disturbances, disability, and health-related quality of life: Outcomes of a cross-sectional study by E. Aparicio-Castro, A. Candeliere-Merlicco, C.M. Santa, R. Villaverde-González

“…Introduction: Depression affect individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) more frequently compared with the general population. It can worsen the symptoms of MS, influence disability progression, and significantly reduce the quality of life (QoL). …”
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Radiotherapy-induced Hypothalamic-Pituitary axis dysfunction in adult Brain, head and neck and skull base tumor patients – A systematic review and Meta-Analysis by J.M.J. Paulissen, C.M.L. Zegers, R.M. Houben, D. Hofstede, M. Kars, H.M. van Santen, F.J.P. Hoebers, D.K.M. De Ruysscher, D.B.P. Eekers

“…The hypothalamus is likely to be more vulnerable to radiation dose compared to the pituitary gland. More research is needed to establish dose thresholds for the hypothalamus and the pituitary to minimize the risk for pituitary insufficiency. …”
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Etude de l’habitat des bonobos dans la forêt de Manzano (RDC) : d'une co-construction locale de savoirs botaniques à leur valorisation. Quels enjeux pour la diffusion régionale de... by Flora Pennec, Victor Narat

“…Il faut donc partir de ces résultats pour réfléchir à leur utilisation dans une étude comparative ainsi qu'à la forme de production adaptée aux objectifs de diffusion (liste, catalogue, parcours d’apprentissage). …”
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Effect of dietary protein level and lamb breed on meat physicochemical traits, fatty acid profile and nutritional indices by H. Hajji, S. Smeti, I. Mekki, N. Atti

“…In conclusion, the FA profile and lipid indices in sheep meat were primarily influenced by breed, with no significant effect from crude protein level, suggesting that a low-protein diet can yield comparable meat quality to a high-protein diet.</p>…”
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Lightweight Daylily Grading and Detection Model Based on Improved YOLOv10 by JIN Xuemeng, LIANG Xiyin, DENG Pengfei

“…The model's parameters, computational volume, and size were 2.45 M, 6.2 GFLOPs, and 5.0 M, respectively, with a frame rate of 156 FPS. Compared to the benchmark model, YOLOv10-AD improved mAP by 5.7% and FPS by 25.8%, while reducing the number of parameters, computational volume, and model size by 9.3%, 24.4%, and 9.1%, respectively. …”
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