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The Effect of Lactobacillus sakei on Growth Performance and Intestinal Health in Dogs: Gut Microbiota and Metabolism Study
The gut microbiota is the largest and most complex ecosystem consisting of trillions of microorganisms, which influenced by various external factors. As an important probiotic species, Lactobacillus helps to impr...
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A performant and incremental algorithm for knowledge graph entity ty**
Knowledge Graph Entity Ty** (KGET) is a subtask of knowledge graph completion, which aims at inferring missing entity types by utilizing existing type knowledge and triple knowledge of the knowledge graph. Prev...
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Open AccessThe correlation of triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with muscle mass in type 2 diabetes patients
Triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio is correlated with metabolic diseases. The prevalence of sarcopenia is significantly higher in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients compar...
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Open AccessChanges in the prevalence of hyperuricemia in clients of health examination in Eastern China, 2009 to 2019
With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, the incidence of hyperuricemia (HUA) is increasing globally. The prevalence of HUA ranged in terms of region, race, and age. This study aims to inv...
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Time-restricted feeding prevents metabolic diseases through the regulation of galanin/GALR1 expression in the hypothalamus of mice
Time-restricted feeding (TRF) reverses obesity and insulin resistance, yet the central mechanisms underlying its beneficial effects are not fully understood. Recent studies suggest a critical role of hypothala...
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CO Biomethanation with Different Anaerobic Granular Sludges
Biomethanation of the syngas from biomass gasification provides an alternative method for production of biofuel and chemicals. CO in syngas plays a key role in biomethanation of syngas, as it is both a substra...
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Comprehensive Review of Line-Focus Concentrating Solar Thermal Technologies: Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC) vs Linear Fresnel Reflector (LFR)
In the present review, parabolic trough collector (PTC) and linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) are comprehensively and comparatively reviewed in terms of historical background, technological features, recent advan...
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Open AccessRelationship between the non-HDLc-to-HDLc ratio and carotid plaques in a high stroke risk population: a cross-sectional study in China
Evidence on the association between the non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDLc)-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc) ratio (non-HDLc/HDLc) and carotid plaques is still limited. This study...
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Baicalin and its aglycone: a novel approach for treatment of metabolic disorders
The current strategies for prevention and treatment of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are not fully effective and frequently accompanied by many negative effects. Therefore, novel ways to prevent insul...
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Influence of continental climates on the volatile profile of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from five Chinese viticulture regions
Most Chinese viticulture regions feature a continental monsoon climate with hot-wet summers and dry-cold winters, giving grapes markedly different growing environments compared to the Mediterranean or oceanic ...
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Open AccessCorrection: Corrigendum: Cassava foliage affects the microbial diversity of Chinese indigenous geese caecum using 16S rRNA sequencing
Scientific Reports 7: Article number: 45697; published online: 06 April 2017; updated: 15 June 2017. The Acknowledgements section in this Article is incomplete. “This study was funded by the Central Public-int...
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Open AccessCassava foliage affects the microbial diversity of Chinese indigenous geese caecum using 16S rRNA sequencing
Geese are extremely adept in utilizing plant-derived roughage within their diet. However, the intestinal microbiome of geese remains limited, especially the dietary effect on microbial diversity. Cassava folia...
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Open AccessThe heterogeneity of islet autoantibodies and the progression of islet failure in type 1 diabetic patients
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is heterogeneous in many facets. The patients suffered from type 1 diabetes present several levels of islet function as well as variable number and type of islet-specific autoantibodie...
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High seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in dairy cattle in China
Coxiella burnetii is the agent of Q fever, a zoonosis which occurs worldwide. As there is little reliable data on the organism in China, we investigated C. burnetii infections in dairy ca...
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Open AccessFirst report of Rickettsia felisin China
Rickettsia felis is a recently described flea-borne spotted fever group Rickettsia that is an emerging human pathogen. Although there is information on the organism from around the world, there is no information...
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Use of a universal hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS)-based PCR as an endogenous internal control and to enable ty** of mammalian DNAs
There is a need for an endogenous internal control (EIC) for PCRs to monitor the quality and quantity of DNA in test samples. We designed and validated a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-PCR targe...
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Effects of 24-epibrassinolide on antioxidation defense and osmoregulation systems of young grapevines (V. vinifera L.) under chilling stress
The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of exogenous 24-epibrassinolide (EBR) on the substances involved in antioxidation and osmoregulation responses of young grape plants under chilling ...
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Predicting the threshold values based on diffusion model of nitrite ions in reinforced concrete
The prediction model for inhibition effect of reinforced concrete was presented based on the Magge’s model when the concrete surface was brushed with nitrite solution. The influence of the amount of nitrite so...
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Open AccessProteome characterization of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) somatic embryos, plantlets and tuberous roots
Proteomics is increasingly becoming an important tool for the study of many different aspects of plant functions, such as investigating the molecular processes underlying in plant physiology, development, diff...
