... for mothering ability to ensure the survival of liveborn piglets may be a promising strategy to reduce piglet mortality in free farrowing (FF) systems. This genetic merit, reflected in the Estimated Breeding Value for Mothering Ability (EBVma), is currently estimated based on information from sows housed...

..., there is no clinical method for determining exposure risk caused by radiation toxicity to DNA. Cell-free DNA (cfDNA), a marker of DNA damage, is currently used to assess risk for long-term effects following organ transplantation, surgery and inflammation. The goal of our proposed study is to develop cfDNA as an early...

..., DI). Dysglycaemia was defined as either impaired fasting or postprandial glucose or T2D. Results SHBG was higher and total and free testosterone were lower in postmenopausal WH than WOH (all p < 0.023). Irrespective of HIV serostatus, SHBG was positively associated with Matsuda index, insulin...

... fluorine-free foam (F3) alternatives. However, the toxicity of these alternatives to wildlife is largely unknown. We assessed the toxicity of F3 alternatives to gray treefrogs using both laboratory and outdoor mesocosm studies. Overall, gray treefrogs were relatively tolerant of chronic F3 alternative...

... mathematics. The proposed method can be used to solve a wide range of problems in this area. Acceleration parameter Correction parameter Derivative-free method Signal restoration Jacobian matrix Picard–Krasnoselskii Primary 65K05 Secondary 90C30 90C53 UNCORRECTED MANUSCRIPT Hybrid accelerated double...

... and robustness of steady-state free precession (SSFP) cine imaging, its use may prove challenging in patients with arrhythmia and in those who cannot perform repeated breath holds. An alternative solution may be a free-breathing electrocardiogram (ECG)-triggered, retro-gated, real-time cine sequence. This study...

... microbiota composition and CRC, focusing on the therapeutic potential of probiotic-derived cell-free supernatants (CFSs). A total of 50 participants, including 25 CRC patients and 25 healthy controls, were recruited and assessed for the relative abundance of six targeted gut bacterial species, including...

... and warmed by 2.0 ºC) in Temperature-by-Free-Air-CO₂-Enrichment systems over two seasons. The elevated-CO₂ fully offset the adverse effects of the elevated-temperature on grain yield of Yangdao6 but failed to do so for Changyou5. Yangdao6 increased yield by 20.0%, while Changyou5...

... an autoimmune process targeting the hypothalamic hypocretin-producing neurons. Aiming to add clues to the latter hypothesis, we investigated circulating cell-free mitochondrial DNA (ccf-mtDNA) levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), a possible biomarker for neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation or immune activation...

...:https://dbpia.nl.go.kr/pages/standard-publication-reuse-rights ) phalloplasty penile reconstruction radial artery free flap anterolateral thigh flap tissue flap Penile reconstruction or phalloplasty is a demanding endeavor for the patient and the surgeon. The surgical techniques are complex and encompass different...

... in sewage sludge, presents challenges for high-throughput screening (HTS), as solid substrates are not readily accessible in cell-based biosensor systems. To address this challenge, we developed a cell-free cellobiose-detectable biosensor (CB-biosensor) for rapid characterization of cellobiohydrolase (CBH...

... offer by a value-increasing raider, voting shareholders face a free-rider problem. However, when they are not atomistic, they do not completely free-ride. In contrast, non-voting shareholders, who are never pivotal for the success of the offer, are absolute free-riders. Hence, in this case...

... to the general population, individuals who are undergoing hemodialysis are at a higher risk of contracting severe infectious diseases, and their mortality rate from infectious diseases is also higher. We investigated the serum free interleukin-18 [free state of interleukin-18 (IL-18)] concentration...

... for the separate roles of muscle and fat mass (FM). The objective is to examine the relationship between various measures of body composition including FM, fat-free mass (FFM), waist-to-height ratio, waist circumference, and BMI, and coronary heart disease (CHD) events, from the Multi-Ethnic Study...

.../standard-publication-reuse-rights ) Abstract Objectives To measure fat mass (FM) and fat-free mass (FFM) in the limbs and abdomen using whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and compare them with whole-body computed tomography (CT), emphasizing precise regional comparisons to demonstrate...

... highlight the importance and benefits of a more careful consideration of the target kernels. This also allows us to build families of models, rather than just constraining properties, using these inference methods. We illustrate the advantages of SOLA-DLI using three case studies, assuming error-free data...

..., the requirements for control precision, stability, and robustness of free-flying space manipulators are critical for mission success. However, due to unknown system dynamics and external disturbances, control performance may degrade. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a new sliding mode control...

... of the cfFrag model in predicting patient responses to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and in combining with multimodal features, including radiological results and cfDNA methylation features [with area under the curve (AUC) values of 0.93–0.94 and 0.96, respectively]. Graphical Abstract Cell-free DNA...

...-control study used prospectively collected archived plasma specimens and data from the Aspergillus Technology Consortium Repository to investigate the diagnostic performance of microbial cell-free DNA (mcfDNA) sequencing as a minimally invasive diagnostic for IFDs in a population of high-risk...

... clinic Participants 45 prepubertal boys, SS, N = 30 (isolated GH deficiency or idiopathic SS) (mean(SE) age: 8.9 ± 0.3yrs; Height SDS:-2.3 ± 0.1); controls, N = 15 (8.8 ± 0.4yrs; HT SDS: -0.3 ± 0.2). Intervention Anthropometry, fat-free-mass, resting energy expenditure (REE) and muscle testing...