Impact of early posthatch feeding on the immune system and selected hematological, biochemical, and hormonal parameters in broiler chickens by Jan P. Madej, Stanisław Graczyk, Kamila Bobrek, Joanna Bajzert, Andrzej Gaweł

“…Thirty chickens from each group were assessed on the 1st (D1), 7th (D7), 21st (D21), and 35th (D35) day after hatching. …”
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Magnetic dipolarizations inside geosynchronous orbit with tailward ion flows by X. Sun, X. Sun, W. W. Liu, S. Duan

“…During this period, two distinct magnetic dipolarizations with tailward ion flows are observed by TH-D. The first one is indicated by the magnetic elevation angle increase from 15 to 25<span class="inline-formula">^∘</span> around 09:30:40&thinsp;UT. …”
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Love in a time of Ebola: reflections on theology of medicine in resource-challenged environments by Andrew Sloane

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Optimal treatment for post-MI heart failure in rats: dapagliflozin first, adding sacubitril-valsartan 2 weeks later by Wenqi Tao, Xiaoyu Yang, Xiaoyu Yang, Qing Zhang, Shuli Bi, Zhuhua Yao, Zhuhua Yao, Zhuhua Yao

“…Our study aims to investigate whether the early initiation of DAPA or the combination of DAPA with S/V in different orders would exert a greater protective effect on heart function than that of S/V alone in post-myocardial infarction HF (post-MI HF).MethodsRats were randomized into six groups: (A) Sham; (B) MI; (C) MI + S/V (1st d); (D) MI + DAPA (1st d); (E) MI + S/V (1st d) + DAPA (14th d); (F) MI + DAPA (1st d) + S/V (14th d). The MI model was established in rats via surgical ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. …”
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Rediscovery of Magnolia rabaniana (Magnoliaceae): A threatened tree species of Meghalaya, northeast India by Aabid Hussain Mir, Krishna Upadhaya, Nripemo Odyuo, Brajesh Kumar Tiwari

“…Magnolia rabaniana (Hook.f. & Th.) D.C.S. Raju & M.P. Nayar, a threatened and endemic tree species of northeast India, has been rediscovered after a lapse of almost 100 years from Khasi Hills of Meghalaya. …”
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Use of purified FSH and LH for embryo production, cryopreservation by conventional freezing or vitrification and transfer of embryos in dairy ewes by Giovanni Martemucci, Angela Gabriella D’Alessandro

“…<br />Experiment III &ndash; For embryo transfer, a total of 26 recipient ewes were synchronized with donors. On the 7th d from<br />oestrus, 11 recipient ewes received fresh embryos (Group FE &ndash; control) and 15 recipients received vitrified-thawed<br />embryos (Group VTE). …”
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Tissue distribution and developmental changes of PTEN in the immune organs of chicken and effect of IBDV infection on it by Yan Yu, Lili Li, Rui Sun, Zhiyong Xu, Qiuxia Wang, Changbo Ou, Yanhong Zhang, Pei Gao, Jinyou Ma

“…However, at the 15th d of raising (D15), the PTEN mRNA expression in the heart was the highest among all the tissues, followed by those in the liver, proventriculus, and kidney. …”
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Modified Method for Inducing Acute Intestinal Fibrosis in Rats Using 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid by WANG Yiru, JIANG Xiaoying, DONG Ruoxi, PAN Yibin, HAN Xianghui, CAO Yongqing

“…The symptoms, signs, and body mass changes of the animals were observed within one week after modeling, and scored using the disease activity index (DAI). At 7th d and 14th d after model establishment, half of the rats in each group were randomly selected for sampling to observe the degree of gross damage to the colon tissue and scored using the colon macroscopic damage index (CMDI). …”
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Illuminating Modern Western Skepticism by Nancey Murphy

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Early Establishment of Native Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizas in Three Vegetable Crops of South India - A Comparative Study by Thomson T., Edathil, S., Maniam, K., Udaiyan

“…VAM fungal colonization in the roots was maximum at 45, 50, and 60 d after the respective germination of brinjals, tomato and chilli seeds under field conditions, and on the 60th d in the pot culture experiment. In no case was 100 per cent root colonization obtained. …”
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Perinatal HIV-infection in Sankt Petersburg and Modern Therapy Concomitant Viral Infections by V. N. Timchenko, E. B. Yastrebova, O. V. Bulina

“…Combined therapy (causal, pathogenetic, symptomatic) SARS in children with B-23 and R-75, allows you to get in early (6th d. Treatment) regress the main symptoms of acute respiratory diseases. …”
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Changes of Lysosomal Hydrolase Activity in the Anterior Pituitary of Hens during Induced Molting by Vishwajit S. Chowdhury, Yukinori Yoshimura

“…Gradual feeding was started on 4th d of egg-laying cessation. The anterior pituitaries were collected from hens of pretreatment, 3 d and 5 d after starvation, 3 d and 10 d after cessation of egg-laying (6 d after resumption of feeding), on day of and 7 d after resumption of egg-laying. …”
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Formation of large colonies: a defense mechanism of Microcystis aeruginosa under continuous grazing pressure by flagellate Ochromonas sp. by Fanxiang Kong, Zhen Yang

“…Results revealed that colonial M. aeruginosa formed on the 10th d under the grazing pressure of flagellate. These algal colonies resulted from the daughter cells of freshly dividing cells that failed to separate during the reproductive process. …”
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Updates on the determination of $$\vert V_{cb} \vert ,$$ | V cb | , $$R(D^{*})$$ R ( D ∗ ) and $$\vert V_{ub} \vert /\vert V_{cb} \vert $$ | V ub | / | V cb | by G. Martinelli, S. Simula, L. Vittorio

“…Using all the available lattice results for the form factors from the DM method we get the theoretical value $$R^{\textrm{th}}(D^*) = 0.262 \pm 0.009$$ R th ( D ∗ ) = 0.262 ± 0.009 and we extract from a bin-per-bin analysis of the experimental data the value $$\vert V_{cb} \vert = (39.92 \pm 0.64) \cdot 10^{-3}.$$ | V cb | = ( 39.92 ± 0.64 ) · 10 - 3 . …”
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The Histogram Analysis of Intravoxel Incoherent Motion-Kurtosis Model in the Diagnosis and Grading of Prostate Cancer—A Preliminary Study by Chunmei Li, Lu Yu, Yuwei Jiang, Yadong Cui, Ying Liu, Kaining Shi, Huimin Hou, Ming Liu, Wei Zhang, Jintao Zhang, Chen Zhang, Min Chen

“…D (mean, 50th, 75th, 90th), D* (mean, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th), and f (skewness, kurtosis) correlated negatively with GS, while D (kurtosis), D* (skewness, kurtosis), f (mean, 75th, 90th), and K (mean, 75th, 90th) correlated positively with GS. …”
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Effect of partial hysterectomy on the neurons of the paracervical ganglion (PCG) of the pig. by Piotr Podlasz, Krzysztof Wasowicz

“…After axotomy there was a decrease in expression of catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes (TH, DβH) and a strong increase in the galanin expression. …”
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Christ as Physician: The ancient Christus medicus trope and Christian medical missions as imitation of Christ by Christoffer H. Grundmann

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Level Densities in the actinide region and indirect n,y cross section measurements using the surrogate method by Wiedeking M., Wiborg T., Rose S.J., Siem S., Renstrøm T., Larsen A-C., Mansouri P., Guttormssen M., Bürger A., Görgen A., Bernstein L., Gunsing F., Wilson J.N.

“…Experiments at the Oslo cyclotron involving the Cactus/Siri detectors and 232Th(d,x) and 232Th(3He,x) reactions were carried out to help answer the question of which level density model is the most appropriate for actinide nuclei, since it will have an impact on cross section calculations important for reactor physics simulations. …”
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Study of the effect of treatment with aqueous extracts by oregano and wild basil on raw poultry meat by Dimitrov Nikolay, Dyankova Svetla, Solak Ayten, Miteva Daniela, Ivanova Silviya

“…The microorganisms’ growth rate in meat during storage at 4°C for a period of 14 d was monitored. After the 7th d, the total number of mesophilic microorganisms in the meat samples increased to 7.00 log cfu/g, which is indicative of decay. …”
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The Effect of Pod Storage on Chemical and Microbiological Characteristics of Organic and Non–organic Balinese Cacao Pulps by Mumpuni Erawati Christina, Chrisnasari Ruth, Soni Peeyush

“…The ideal substrate condition for cocoa fermentation was suggested on the 4th d, in which the pulp contained total sugar of 12.5 % and moisture content of 86 %. …”
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