PREGNANT MARES SERUM GONADOTROPHIN INCREASES NUMBER OF EGGS AND ACCELERATES LAYING PERIOD OF BALI DUCK WITH DELAYED EGG PRODUCTION by Made Kota Budiasa, Wayan Bebas

“…In this study, as many as 40 Bali ducks were used and they were divided into 4 groups in a completelty randomized design i.e. control group (TO) treated with NaCl 0,9%, group T1 treated with PMSG dose 5 IU per duck, group T2 treated with PMSG dose 10 IU per ducks and group T3 treated with PMSG dose 20 IU per duck intramuscularly. …”
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Effect of Lactation Yield on First Follicular Wave Surge After Calving of Crossbred Dairy Cattle by R.C.A Berber, H.A.Z Biavatti, J. Fornazieri, G.C.M Berber, L.G.R. Sturaro, G.F. Santos, M. A . Silva

“…The mean of milk production was 17.4 + 6.4 L/day (n= 9). Group 1 had higher daily milk production than Group 2 (21.8 + 3.8 L/day vs. 11.9 + 3.9 L/day, P< 0.001). …”
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Correlation of signal to noise ratio (SNR) value on distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) and expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) in cochlear... by Diana Amellya, Tengku Siti Hajar Haryuna, Wibi Riawan

“…The study group was divided into 3 groups (n = 9): group I (control), group 2 (2 hours of 100 dB noise exposure) and group 3 (2 hours of 110 dB noise exposure). …”
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Postoperative Analgesia with Remifentanil vs Morphine-Metamizole Following Cardiac Surgery by Alfred Ibrahimi, Saimir Kuci, Ervin Bejko, Stavri Llazo, Marsela Goga, Ermal Likaj, Selman Dumani, Ali Refatllari, Jacob Zeitani

“…Results; There is no difference in time of extubation between groups but, pain score was much higher in F (3-9) group in first hour compared with R group (0-4). …”
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The effects of regular vigorous- and moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on serum BDNF level, aging- and lifestyle disease-related blood components in middle-aged women by Jae-Myun Ko, Ji-Young Ahn, Jin-Seok Lee

“…Methods The participants were recruited from a total of 19 physically healthy people aged 50-59 years, and were randomly divided into vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise (VIAE, n = 10) and moderate-intensity aerobic exercise (MIAE, n = 9) group. The participants were performed vigorous- and moderate-intensity aerobic exercise three times a week for eight weeks, and body composition measurement, graded exercise test, blood collection were performed before and after. …”
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Trajectories of depressive symptoms among community-dwelling Korean older adults: findings from the Korean longitudinal study of aging (2006–2016) by Jinhee Shin, Eunhee Cho

“…Results Five depressive symptom trajectory groups were identified: Group 1, “None” (28.9%); Group 2, “Slowly worsening” (24.3%); Group 3, “Rapidly worsening” (17.5%); Group 4 “Improving” (12.4%); and Group 5, “Persistently severe” (16.9%). …”
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Effect of Topical Application of Binahong [Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Steenis] Leaf Paste in Wound Healing Process in Mice by Gurwinder Kaur a/p Gurcharan Singh, Novi Vicahyani Utami, Hermin Aminah Usman

“…Methods: A laboratory experimental study was conducted at the Pharmacology Laboratory, Universitas Padjadjaran, from October to December 2012 by using 27 Mus Muscularis mice which were divided into 3 groups: group 1 (sodium chloride 0.9%), group 2 (Binahong) and group 3 (povidone iodine 5%). …”
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"My Very Subjective Human Interpretation": Domain Expert Perspectives on Navigating the Text Analysis Loop for Topic Models by Schofield, Alexandra, Wu, Siqi, Bayard de Volo, Theo, Kuze, Tatsuki, Gomez, Alfredo, Sultana, Sharifa

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Biological impact of restrictive and liberal fluid strategies at low and high PEEP levels on lung and distal organs in experimental acute respiratory distress syndrome by Nathane S. Felix, Ligia A. Maia, Nazareth N. Rocha, Nazareth N. Rocha, Gisele C. Rodrigues, Mayck Medeiros, Leticia A. da Silva, Camila M. Baldavira, Sandra de M. Fernezlian, Esmeralda M. Eher, Vera L. Capelozzi, Manu L. N. G. Malbrain, Paolo Pelosi, Paolo Pelosi, Patricia R. M. Rocco, Pedro L. Silva

“…Gene expression associated with inflammation (interleukin [IL]-6) was higher in the liberal-PEEP9 group than the liberal-PEEP3 group (p = 0.006) and restrictive-PEEP9 (p = 0.012), Regardless of the fluid strategy, lung mechanical power and the heterogeneity index were higher, whereas birefringence for claudin-4 and zonula-ocludens-1 gene expression were lower in the PEEP9 groups. …”
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Importance of Labarotory Parameters in Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Ebru Ortaç Ersoy, Gülbahar Darilmaz Yüce, Serap Duru, Hikmet Firat, Sadik Ardiç, Bahar Kurt

“…Group 1 (n=17) AHI <5; group 2 (n=42) AHI=5-14.9; group 3 (n=31) AHI=15-29.9 and group 4 (n=40) AHI >30. …”
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Ketofol versus Dexmedetomidine for preventing postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing intestinal obstruction surgeries: a randomized controlled study by Shereen E. Abd Ellatif, Sherif M. S. Mowafy, Mona A. Shahin

“…Patients were randomly allocated to one of the three groups: Group C (control group) patients received normal saline 0.9%, group D received dexmedetomidine, and group K received ketofol (ketamine: propofol was 1:4). …”
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Neuroprotective Potential of Hericium Erinaceus aqueous extract utilization in ischemia-reperfusion injury related middle cerebral artery occlusion stroke model. by Beenish Sohail, Nazish Iqbal Khan

“…Methodology: Fifty-four Wistar albino rats (200-250 gms; 10-12 weeks) were divided into four experimental groups (n=9). Group I (control); Group II (sham); Group III (MCAO) MCAO for 20-30 min then 24 hours of reperfusion; Group IV was split into three groups as subgroup I (300 mg/kg BWT of AEHE given for 7 days), subgroup II (300 mg/kg BWT of AEHE given for 7 days and then MCAO), subgroup III (at the 4th hour of MCAO induction 300mg/kg of AEHE was given). …”
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A randomized controlled trial of isotonic versus hypotonic maintenance intravenous fluids in hospitalized children by Laforte Diane, Houghton Fiona, Fairbairn James, Saba Thomas G, Foster Bethany J

“…[Na] increased significantly in the 0.9% group (+0.20 mmol/L/h [IQR +0.03, +0.4]; P = 0.02) and increased, but not significantly, in the 0.45% group (+0.08 mmol/L/h [IQR -0.15, +0.16]; P = 0.07). …”
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Assessing Willingness of Patients with Diabetes to Attend Pharmacist-Led Structured and Patient Specific Diabetes Self-Management Education by Miranda Moore, Joseph Jadallah, Pramit Nadpara, Jean-Venable R. Goode

“…When asked about the full service of 9 group sessions, 33% responded disagree and 30% reported agree. 52% of patients reported belief that pharmacists had the knowledge to lead sessions. …”
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Group meta-cognitive therapy and depression in women with breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial by Elham Zahedian, Masoud Bahreini, Nezamaddin Ghasemi, Kamran Mirzaei

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Angiogenic factor AGGF1 promotes therapeutic angiogenesis in a mouse limb ischemia model. by Qiulun Lu, Yihong Yao, Yufeng Yao, Shizhi Liu, Yuan Huang, Shan Lu, Ying Bai, Bisheng Zhou, Yan Xu, Lei Li, Nan Wang, Li Wang, Jie Zhang, Xiang Cheng, Gangjian Qin, Wei Ma, Chengqi Xu, Xin Tu, Qing Wang

“…Color PW Doppler echocardiography showed that the blood flow in ischemic hindlimbs was significantly increased in the AGGF1 group compared to control mice at time points of 7, 14, and 28 days after DNA administration (n = 9/group, P = 0.049, 0.001, and 0.001, respectively). …”
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THE STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF MODEL MEAT SYSTEMS ON THE ALLERGIC IMMUNE RESPONSE IN VIVO by A. S. Dydykin, M. Yu. Minaev, G. S. Tolmacheva, A. A. Musatova

“…At the end of the experiment, there were smaller increase in the weight of rats and lower values of weight gain (Group 1 — 14.0 %, Group 2 — 15.9 %, Group 3 — 20.2 %). This is possibly due to the adaptation processes occurring in response to introduction of meat systems into the diet, which confirms the leveling of the daily weight gain of experimental and intact animals since the 16th day of the experiment. …”
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Effects of Eurycoma longifolia Jack supplementation on eccentric leg press exercise-induced muscle damage in rugby players by Ahmad Zakaria, Jad Washif, Boon Lim, Kazunori Nosaka

“…Eighteen young (19–25 years), well-trained rugby 7s players were assigned to an ELJ or a placebo (PLA) group (n = 9/group). Each participant took four 100-mg capsules a day for seven days prior to performing a leg press eccentric exercise to failure in a double-blind fashion. …”
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Usefulness of Intraoperative Electrocorticography for the Localization of Epileptogenic Zones by Ryohei CHIBA, Rei ENATSU, Aya KANNO, Tomoaki TAMADA, Takuro SAITO, Ryota SATO, Nobuhiro MIKUNI

“…The concordance rate of interictal spikes, seizure onset zones, and resection areas were 88.0% (Group 2a: 72.0%, Group 2b: 16.0%), 70.0% (Group 2a: 25.0%, Group 2b: 45.0%), and 81.0% (Group 2a: 42.9%, Group 2b: 38.1%), respectively. The resection of iECoG spike areas significantly correlated with good surgical outcomes. …”
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Comparing the effects of nano-sized sugarcane fiber with cellulose and psyllium on hepatic cellular signaling in mice by Lian K, Boudreau A, Floyd ZE, Zhang XH, Yu Y, Wang ZQ, Cefalu WT

“…Zhong Q Wang,1,2 Yongmei Yu,1,2 Xian H Zhang,1,2 Z Elizabeth Floyd,3 Anik Boudreau,2 Kun Lian,4 William T Cefalu1,21Nutrition and Diabetes Research Laboratory, 2Botanical Research Center, 3Ubiquitin Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA, USA; 4The Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, USAAim: To compare the effects of dietary fibers on hepatic cellular signaling in mice.Methods: Mice were randomly divided into four groups (n = 9/group): high-fat diet (HFD) control, cellulose, psyllium, and sugarcane fiber (SCF) groups. …”
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