An Optimized Nitrogen Application Rate and Basal Topdressing Ratio Improves Yield, Quality, and Water- and N-use Efficiencies for Forage Maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) by Renshi Ma, Congze Jiang, Na Shou, Wei Gao, Xianlong Yang

“…N fertilization increased the crude protein (CP) content of different plant parts (stems, leaves, and ears), as well as at the whole plant level, but decreased neutral and acid detergent fiber content. The dry matter water use efficiency (WUE_DM) increased, while the partial-factor productivity of applied N decreased with an increasing N application rate. …”
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Increasing palmitic acid and reducing stearic acid content of supplemental fatty acid blends improves production performance of mid-lactation dairy cows by A.M. Bales, M.E. Cinzori, A.L. Lock

“…Diets were formulated to contain (% of DM) 31.0% neutral detergent fiber, 27.0% starch, and 16.9% crude protein. …”
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Intake and digestibility of nutrients during the grazing period in sheep on deferred marandu pastures with four initial heights by Jhonatan Gonçalves Silva, Letícia Marques da Fonseca, Laura Andrade Reis, Dallety Haloma Alves Miler de Oliveira, Natascha Almeida Marques da Silva, Manoel Eduardo Rozalino Santos, Simone Pedro da Silva

“…The parameters evaluated were: intake and digestibility of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and potentially digestible dry matter (pDDM). …”
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Effects of tillage and maturity stage on the yield, nutritive composition, and silage fermentation quality of whole-crop wheat by Liuxing Xu, Liuxing Xu, Guojian Tang, Guojian Tang, Dan Wu, Yan Han, Jianguo Zhang

“…The WCW at the milk stage had greater DM (5.25 t/ha) and CP (0.60 t/ha) yields than that at the flowering stage (3.19 t/ha and 0.39 t/ha) (P&lt; 0.05). The acid detergent fiber concentration of WCW decreased by 34.5% from the flowering to the milk stage, whereas water-soluble carbohydrates concentration increased by 50.6%. …”
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Effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Lactiplantibacillus brevis on fermentation, aerobic stability, and the bacterial community of paper mulberry silage by Yulin Zhang, Yulin Zhang, Hanjun Yang, Rongzheng Huang, Xuzhe Wang, Chunhui Ma, Fanfan Zhang

“…The results showed that the inoculated treatments had significantly reduced neutral detergent fiber, water-soluble carbohydrates, and ammoniacal nitrogen contents compared with the control after 60 days of ensiling (the decreased proportion of LP, LB, and LPLB treatments ranged from 7.33%–11.23%, 9.60%–21.44%, and 21.53%–29.23%, respectively, p &lt; 0.05). …”
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The Impact of Soil Water Content on Yield, Composition, Energy, and Water Indicators of the Bioenergy Grass <i>Saccharum spontaneum</i> ssp. <i>aegyptiacum</i> under Three-Growing... by Danilo Scordia, Silvio Calcagno, Alessandra Piccitto, Cristina Patanè, Salvatore Luciano Cosentino

“…Biomass composition was also superior in unirrigated crops, as the lower heating value, structural polysaccharides, and the acid detergent lignin were higher, while ash and soluble compounds were lower. …”
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Sensitive fluorometric determination of picric acid and antioxidant stabilizers in propellant compositions using amine-rich nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots by Elif Ezgi Benli, Ömer Kaan Koç, Ayşem Üzer, Reşat Apak

“…With detection limits of 0.5 nmol L−1 for picric acid, 70 nmol L−1 for curcumin, and 600 nmol L−1 for N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine, CQDs can detect analytes with good recovery in the range of 95% to 105% in the presence of different explosives (i.e., tetryl, TNT, PETN, HMX, and RDX for picric acid), metal ions (Cd2+, Fe2+, Mg2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Mn2+, and Ca2+ for picric acid and curcumin), anions (Cl−, NO3−, NO2−, SO42−, and CO32− for picric acid and curcumin), biomolecules (glucose, trypsin, lysine, l-phenylalanine, and DL-alanine for curcumin), and camouflage materials (i.e. paracetamol, glucose, detergent, aspartame, and acetyl salicylic acid for picric acid). …”
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The relationship between causes of suicidal attempts in Iran and individual and social variables: a retrospective study by Aliasghar Manouchehri, Zohreh Hosseini Marznaki, Letizia Maria Atim, Mehdi Mohammadian amiri, Mark Mohan Kaggwa

“…However, using Pesticides-aluminum phosphide and detergent and javel water to attempt reduced the relative risk ratio of attempting due to romantic relationship problems. …”
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Influences of Organic Acid Salts and Bacterial Additives on Fermentation Profile, Aerobic Stability, and In Vitro Digestibility of Total Mixed Ration Silage Prepared with Wet Hulle... by Siran Wang, Haopeng Liu, Jie Zhao, Zhihao Dong, Junfeng Li, Tao Shao

“…The CAP, POS, and SDA treatments evidently (<i>p</i> < 0.05) enhanced the in vitro digestibility of dry matter (54.8~57.5 vs. 48.4%) and neutral detergent fiber (48.4~51.6 vs. 41.1%) compared to the control. …”
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Effect of cyanide-utilizing bacteria and sulfur on feed utilization, microbiomes, and cyanide degradation in cattle supplemented with fresh cassava root by Napudsawun Sombuddee, Rittikeard Prachumchai, Waroon Khota, Waewaree Boontiam, Anusorn Cherdthong

“…However, the high level of CR supplementation increased (p < 0.05) feed intake and neutral detergent fiber digestibility. The ruminal pH, microbial population, ammonia–nitrogen, blood urea nitrogen, and blood thiocyanate concentrations were unaffected by the addition of CUB and sulfur at two CR concentrations (p > 0.05). …”
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Harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) in a forest fragment in the town of Plácido de Castro, Acre, Brazil = Opiliões (Arachnida: Opiliones) em remanescente florestal no município de Pl... by Rodrigo Souza Santos

“…The pitfall traps consisted of a 500 mL plastic cup containing a 1% formaldehyde solution and drops of neutral detergent, and were collected weekly. Monthly active collections were carried out by four people over one hour. …”
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Yak rumen microbial diversity at different forage growth stages of an alpine meadow on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Li Ma, Shixiao Xu, Hongjin Liu, Tianwei Xu, Linyong Hu, Na Zhao, Xueping Han, Xiaoling Zhang

“…The results showed that the nutritive composition of the alpine meadow changed with the seasons: crude protein (CP) (13.22%) was high in forage during REGY (spring), while neutral detergent fiber (NDF) (59.00%) was high during WGY (winter). …”
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Evaluation of Hygiene Practice for Reducing <i>Campylobacter</i> Contamination on Cutting Boards and Risks Associated with Chicken Handling in Kitchen Environment by Honggang Lai, Yuanyue Tang, Fangzhe Ren, Xin-an Jiao, Jinlin Huang

“…Approximately 33.7% of chefs washed boards with running tap water, 31.17% of chefs washed boards with detergent, and 24.03% of chefs cleaned boards by scraping them with a knife after preparing other meats or chicken. …”
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Influence of corn processing provided in the diet on the ruminal dynamics of dairy steer Influência do processamento do milho fornecido na dieta na dinâmica ruminal de novilhos lei... by Fernando Miranda de Vargas Junior, Luis Maria Bonnecarrère Sanchez, Francisco Stefano Wechsler, Waldmaryan Bianchini, Marcus Vinicius Morais de Oliveira, Patrick Schmidt

“…Corn grain treatment did not affect the pH of the ruminal fluid neither the ruminal degradability of dry matter, acid detergent fiber and cellulose. All diets provided a concentration of amoniacal nitrogen suitable for ruminal microbial growth; however, for animals fed whole corn grain treated with urea, this concentration was significantly lower. …”
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Protein and Carbohydrate Fractions in Warm-Season Pastures: Effects of Nitrogen Management Strategies by Andressa S. Berça, Abmael da S. Cardoso, Vanessa Z. Longhini, Luís O. Tedeschi, Robert Michael Boddey, Ricardo A. Reis, Ana Cláudia Ruggieri

“…Nitrogen fertilization increased fraction B1 + B2 (<i>p</i> = 0.046), mainly true proteins, and decreased fraction C (<i>p</i> = 0.0007), indigestible protein, and neutral detergent fiber concentrations (<i>p</i> = 0.0003), contributing to increasing the nutritive value of the herbage. …”
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VesiX cetylpyridinium chloride is rapidly bactericidal and reduces uropathogenic Escherichia coli bladder epithelial cell invasion in vitro by Namrata V. Sawant, Samuel S. Chang, Krutika A. Pandit, Prachi Khekare, W. Randolph Warner, Philippe E. Zimmern, Nicole J. De Nisco

“…This study evaluates the efficacy of the candidate intravesical therapeutic VesiX, a solution containing the cationic detergent Cetylpyridinium chloride, against a broad range of uropathogenic bacterial species clinically isolated from postmenopausal women with recurrent UTI (rUTI). …”
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Enhanced lignin degradation by Irpex lacteus through expanded sterilization further improved the fermentation quality and microbial community during the silage preservation process by Xiaohui Cao, Rui Cai, Sasa Zuo, Dongze Niu, Fuyu Yang, Chuncheng Xu

“…Expansion before I. lacteus significantly enhanced lignin selective degradation by about 6%, and the absolute content of natural detergent solute was about 5% higher than that of the CIL. …”
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The effect of varying levels of corticated marama bean (Tylosema esculentum) meal on growth performance, apparent retention of feed components, and physiological and meat quality p... by Mveleli Marareni, Elijah G. Kiarie, Caven M. Mnisi

“…A positive linear effect (P = 0.033) and a negative cubic effect (P = 0.048) for AR of neutral detergent fibre and organic matter were recorded as CMBM levels increased, respectively. …”
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Multi-Step Unfolding and Rearrangement of α-Lactalbumin by SDS Revealed by Stopped-Flow SAXS by Grethe Vestergaard Jensen, Grethe Vestergaard Jensen, Jannik Nedergaard Pedersen, Daniel E. Otzen, Daniel E. Otzen, Jan Skov Pedersen, Jan Skov Pedersen

“…Interactions between proteins and surfactants are both of fundamental interest and relevant for applications in food, cosmetics and detergency. The anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) denatures essentially all proteins. …”
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Prior Forage Type Influences Ruminal Responses to a Wheat Grain Challenge in Lactating Dairy Cows by Victoria M. Russo, Brian J. Leury, Emer Kennedy, Murray C. Hannah, Martin J. Auldist, Greg L. Morris, William J. Wales

“…A combination of increased ruminating time and a slower rate of fermentation, due to higher neutral detergent fiber and lower metabolisable energy concentrations in the hays, is likely responsible for the higher ruminal fluid pH values. …”
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