A method for modeling growth of organs and transplants based on the general growth law: application to the liver in dogs and humans. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Understanding biological phenomena requires a systemic approach that incorporates different mechanisms acting on different spatial and temporal scales, since in organisms the workings of all components, such as organelles, cells, and organs interrelate ...
Yuri K Shestopaloff, Ivo F Sbalzarini
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A mathematical function for the description of nutrient-response curve. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Several mathematical equations have been proposed to modeling nutrient-response curve for animal and human justified on the goodness of fit and/or on the biological mechanism.
Hamed Ahmadi
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Animal, 2010 There has been a significant decline in the reproductive performance of dairy cattle in recent decades. Cows, take longer time to return to the oestrus after calving, have poorer conception rates, and show fewer signs of oestrus.
N.C. Friggens, C. Disenhaus, H.V. Petit
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Dietary macronutrient composition impacts gene regulation in adipose tissue
Communications BiologyDiet is a key lifestyle component that influences metabolic health through several factors, including total energy intake and macronutrient composition. While the impact of caloric intake on gene expression and physiological phenomena in various tissues ...
Kathryn M. Farris +9 more
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AgronomyDiversification at the plot level, through the use of intercropping (mixtures of crops), is an alternative to the conventional system of intensive agriculture, based on monospecific, usually single-variety canopies.
Manu Affichard +4 more
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Prevalence and determinants of complementary feeding indicators in the first year of life in the Southwest of Bahia State [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2023 Objectives: to estimate the prevalence of complementary feeding indicators and investigate its determinants. Methods: cross-sectional study with 12-month-old children from Vitória da Conquista, Bahia.
Clessiane de Brito Barbosa +2 more
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A thickened formula reduces feeding-associated oxygen desaturation and bradycardia in preterm infants [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, 2023 Background Although preterm infants often experience desaturation or bradycardia during oral feeding, specific guidelines for its management are lacking. Purpose This study aimed to investigate the effects of a commercial thickened formula (TF) on oxygen
Gayoung Lee +3 more
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Edentulism and number of medications are associated with nutritional status in older adults: a population-based cross-sectional study [PDF]
RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia, 2023 Objective: This study evaluated the nutritional status and associated factors among older adults of a southern Brazilian city. Methods: A cross-sectional home-based study, with a probabilistic sample per cluster, was carried out with 282 older adults ...
Eduarda Willers de LUCCA +5 more
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Multi-Omics Nutritional Approaches Targeting Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease
Genes, 2022 Currently, metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a leading global cause of chronic liver disease, and is expected to become one of the most common indications of liver transplantation.
O. Ramos-López
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Editorial: Ergogenic Aids: Physiological and Performance Responses
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2022 Regarding exercise and sports science for performance, ergogenic aids are substances, devices, techniques, or phenomena that are work-producing and are believed to increase performance (and or recovery), directly or indirectly (da Mota and Marocolo, 2016;
G. Mota, M. Marocolo
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