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p < 0.05 indicated significant differences, and p ≤ 0.01 indicated extremely significant differences.

Furthermore, IL-1β levels exhibited an increasing trend at 7 d and were significantly higher at 21 d across all treatment groups.

Despite the marginal significance, the model met the proportional odds assumption.

Moreover, only a limited number of hay samples with marked impurity levels were included in the study; nevertheless, these samples showed a clear trend.

Similarly, visible impurities, including molds, beetles, and mites, were found to be associated with microbiological contamination and showed predictive potential for PM10 concentrations, with near-significant associations for other PM fractions.

In alternative matrices, the ratio exhibited a more variable pattern, with stress effects in fin, maturity-related increases in both fin and muscle, and a trend toward significance in scales.

For the main analysis of treatment effects, a two-tailed Student’s T-test was used with probability thresholds established as follows: p < 0.05 (95% confidence interval) for statistical significance and 0.05 < p < 0.10 considered suggestive of a statistical trend.

Group size by year ( Figure 11 C) ranged from 25 to 75 individuals in the GPMM zone and showed a decreasing trend over time.

However, the Maltese group included fewer dogs than Chihuahua and Yorkshire Terrier, so the tendency to have larger kidneys may be significant in a larger cohort.

However, the abundance of domestic animals showed a decreasing trend across all three forest management regimes.

We also found an increasing trend of human disturbances (RAI from 351.44 in 2009 to 389.7 in 2022) in the national forests.

Finally, the distance to forest patches larger than 5 ha modulates the abundance of the species, which is slightly (and marginally significant) higher at greater distances from forest areas ( Figure 2 F). 4.

First, there is a clear trend toward non-invasive, field-applicable diagnostics—from markerless biomechanics to exercise-enhanced asthma testing.

The present study revealed a clear trend in the heritability of body weight traits in relation to the age of the chickens.

Stearic acid (18:0) also showed an increasing trend across the groups, with the highest level in CF.

Through combined analysis of differential metabolites and KEGG pathway enrichment ( Figure 3 d,e), glutamine and its associated alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism pathway were identified as highly significant.

Statistical difference was defined as follows: ns p > 0.05 no significant difference, * p < 0.05 significant, ** p < 0.01 highly significant. 3.

The latitude-year distribution plot ( Figure 5 B) shows that while the proportion of Blue Mackerel fluctuated across latitudes from year to year, it displayed an overall trend of “decreasing proportion with increasing latitude”.

Alongside the results obtained through one-way repeated measurements ANOVA on the ELISA data, an ANOVA applied to the spectral areas of the cortisol band obtained through Raman spectroscopy also showed statistically significant differences among the three experimental conditions (PRE, POST, POST60), displaying an overall trend that was consistent with that observed using the ELISA method.

These studies collectively illustrate the evolution of deep-learning-based goose-behavior recognition—from individual detection to multi-class behavioral classification and health assessment—accompanied by a clear trend from reliance on high-performance computing platforms toward embedded-edge deployment, thereby advancing the practical realization of precision farming in the goose industry.

In the present study, supplementation with EPP showed a trend toward improved immune organ indices, with the 800 mg/kg EPP dose yielding the most significant improvement in spleen indices.

The inclusion of functional foods rich in fatty acids has become an important trend in precision nutrition due to their potential benefits, such as acting as natural protectors, stimulating cell renewal, reducing oxidative reactions, and promoting bird health and performance [ 7 ].

A p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant, and p < 0.01 was considered highly significant.

0.05 < p < 0.1 denoted a statistical trend. 3.

Notably, in a dose-finding and production performance study conducted by our research team under identical heat stress conditions, supplementation with 50 mg/kg PEO not only showed a strong trend toward increased average daily dry matter intake (ADMI) but also significantly improved the average daily gain (ADG) in beef cattle [ 13 ].