optimal conditions determination for standard germination test of Asafoetida (Ferula assa-foetida) seeds by Mohsen Malek, Farshid Hassani, Enayat Rezvani, Vahidreza Mahmoodi, Masoud Khosravi

“…According to the results, kinetin pre-treatment (250 ppm) and TP seed germination substrate at 10 °C; optimal germination conditions of Ferula assa-foetida seeds were proposed for evaluation of different seed samples.…”
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The impact of acute morning versus evening high-intensity interval training on circulating irisin levels and metabolic parameters in overweight postmenopausal women by Akram Jafari, Fariba Kazemi

“…The HIIT group performed 20 min of repeated 8-second cycling sprints interspersed with 12-second rest intervals at 08:00 and 18:00, with at least 36 h of recovery between sessions, in a randomized order. Blood samples were collected 5 min before, and 5 and 120 min after exercise. …”
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Expression analysis of the IL-23/Th17 pathway in children with rhinovirus infection by Shu Teng, Mengfei Yu, Zhenghong Qi, Shiyong Zhao, Huaping Wang

“…Nasopharyngeal swabs and peripheral venous blood samples were collected on admission. An additional set of peripheral venous blood samples was collected from 22 children in the wheezing group during their recovery phase (day 7 after symptom onset). …”
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The effect of NaClO and EDTA pretreatment on the shear bond strength between the enamel white spot lesions and resin composite: An in vitro study by HE Jingyu, DING Yu, YANG Yuanyuan, NI Ke, WANG Yan, MENG Jian, MENG Qingfei

“…The shear bond strength of the samples in group SE was the highest, and the lowest in group DE. …”
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Exploring the impact of Plantago lanceolata mucilage edible coating enhanced with Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus CWKu-12 postbiotics on the shelf life of lamb meat slices by Abbas Mirzaei, Abas Abdeshahi, Behrooz Alizadeh Behbahani, Fereshteh Falah

“…The experiments were performed using a completely randomized design with a factorial arrangement. As the storage time increased from 1 to 9 days, total viable count, and psychrotrophic count of the samples increased (p < 0.05). …”
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Antimicrobial Activity Of Garlic (Allium Sativum L.) In The Preservation Of Merguez, A Traditional Algerian Sausage by Abed Hanane, Nasri Meriem, Rouag Noureddine

“…Thus, fifteen representative samples of sausages are taken randomly from several butcher's shops in the commune of BBA, Algeria, then subjected to a bacteriological examination with reference to the standards established by the Algerian Ministry of Public Health. …”
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An Assessment of Malaria Parasite Density among HIV/AIDS-Subjects at Different Levels of CD4 T-Cells Prior to Antimalarial Therapy at Chulaimbo Sub-County Hospital, Western Kenya by J. K. Kirinyet

“…Mean malaria parasite density on pretreatment samples was 43,168 parasites /μL of blood, median was 17,720, and mode was 4,000. …”
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Estimation of pharmacokinetic parameters of alpha-lipoic acid in the chicks model by Marwa R. Abdulghani, Ahmed S. Naser

“…The target of the study was to investigate the concentration of therapeutic doses of Alpha-lipoic acid in the blood plasma of broiler chicks to define the pharmacokinetic parameters. Methods: A randomized controlled study was performed on thirty-five healthy broiler chicks of seven days old, chicks were injected into the peritoneum with a single dose of analgesic ED50 80mg /kg b.wt, following injection of the drug, blood samples were collected at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 24 h (five chicks per time) from the jugular vein. …”
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The effect of six weeks high intensity interval training on protein expression of Melanocortin 1 Receptor of monocytes and plasma levels of Alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone in... by سید محسن آوندی, خسرو ابراهیم, علیرضا سلیمی, مهدی هدایتی

“…Fasting blood samples, body fat percentageand BMI measurement were taken before and after 6 weeks of training. …”
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Novel approach to overcome the β-lactam resistant bacteria using an actinobacterial inhibitory protein by Nada A. M. Abdelbary, Rawia F. Gamal, Waleed M. Abdulkhair, Sawsan Y. Elateek

“…Seventy β-lactam resistant bacterial isolates were sampled randomly from several hospital laboratories across ten governorates of Egypt. …”
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Comparative evaluation of blood contamination on the push-out bond strength of mineral trioxide aggregate, Biodentine, and bone cement in furcation perforation repair: An in vitro... by Swapnika Gudapati, R. Kalyan Satish, Girija S. Sajjan, K. Madhu Varma, V. Santosh Kumar

“…Then, the perforation was enlarged up to a standardized diameter of 1.3 mm using a size 5 Gates-Glidden drill. The samples were randomly divided into three groups. Based on blood contamination status, each group (n = 26) was further subdivided into two subgroups (n = 13). …”
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Sublethal effects of copper nanoparticles on the histology of gill, liver and kidney of the Caspian roach, Rutilus rutilus caspicus by Sh. Aghamirkarimi, A. Mashinchian Moradi, I. Sharifpour, Sh. Jamili, P. Ghavam Mostafavi

“…On 7, 14 and 21 days after exposing the fishes to copper nanoparticles, three fishes were randomly selected from each aquaria, sacrificed and samples from their gill, liver and kidney were taken and fixed in cold 10 % buffered formalin. …”
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Large Variations in Malaria Parasite Carriage by Afebrile School Children Living in Nearby Communities in the Central Region of Ghana by Evans K. Obboh, Ruth E. Okonu, Linda E. Amoah

“…No molecular evidence of P. ovale and P. vivax was identified in the afebrile children sampled from the selected schools.…”
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Streptococcus pneumoniae among the children of Aden, Yemen: a cross-sectional report of post-pneumococcal conjugate vaccine by Yasser M Matran, Ahmed M Al-Haddad, Avleen Kour, Hussein Al-Shehabi, Sarika Sharma, Ashish Suttee, Sandeep Sharma

“…Methodology: A total of 385 children, aged 2-17 years, were included. Asymptomatic samples were randomly collected from children in selected schools and vaccination centers. …”
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Effects of forage feeding level on ruminal pH and metabolic adaptation of the rumen epithelium in pre-weaned Jersey calves by Madeline N. Bennett, Dana E. McCurdy, Anne H. Laarman

“…Individual feed intake was recorded daily, calf weights, and jugular blood samples were collected weekly. Once calves consumed 680 g/d of calf starter, ruminal pH was measured for seven days after which calves were humanely killed and rumen fluid sampled. …”
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EVALUATION OF SOME AGRONOMIC LAND-USE PRACTICES ON SOIL QUALITY INDICATORS AROUND AMALLA-NSUKKA AREA, SOUTHEAST NIGERIA by Obunwa Rosemary EZE, Hemen Emmanuel JIJINGI, Kodak Udemgba EMERSON, Ijasini John TEKWA

“…A total of 15 composite soil samples were collected each from cassava farm, maize farm and oil-palm plantation farm at 0-15 cm soil depths in 5 different study locations. …”
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Integrated Immune Landscape Analysis of RNA Splicing Factor-Mutant AML and Higher risk MDS Treated with Azacitidine ± Durvalumab by Jan Philipp Bewersdorf, Vanessa Hasle, Rory M. Shallis, Ethan Thompson, Daniel Lopes de Menezes, Shelonitda Rose, Isaac Boss, Lourdes Mendez, Nikolai Podoltsev, Maximilian Stahl, Tariq Kewan, Stephanie Halene, Torsten Haferlach, Brian A. Fox, Amer M. Zeidan

“…Flow cytometry and gene expression profiling using bulk RNA sequencing were performed on pretreatment bone marrow aspirate samples. Results: One hundred twenty-six patients with AML (51 SF-mutant and 75 wild type) and 79 patients with MDS (33 SF-mutant and 46 wild type) were included. …”
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Comparison of mucosal microbiota populations across the gastrointestinal tract of healthy dogs by Ching-Yen Lin, Tzu-Wen L. Cross, Kelly S. Swanson

“…At that time, mucosal samples from the stomach, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and mid-colon were collected. …”
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A scoping review of community-based summer interventions with a nutrition assistance component aiming to improve children’s weight-related outcomes by Jiwoo Lee, Molly Hansen, Anna Graefe, Rose Bauer, Silver Moua, Bronwyn Boyce-Erickson, Elizabeth V. Weinfurter, Lisa J. Harnack, Jayne A. Fulkerson

“…The associations between these summer interventions and children’s weight-related outcomes were examined using various measures and study designs, with only three randomized controlled studies, two of which had inadequately powered samples. …”
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Growth Studies in Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.). II. Activation of seedling growth in Mangosteen using Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Azospirillum by L.M. Yusuf

“…Using the modified procedure, the characteristic-banding pattern corresponding to standard abscisic acid was obtained and confirmed when standards of abscisic acid were also simultaneously used with samples. Banding patterns and quantification of samples of the treatment with Arbuscuar mycorrhizal fungi and Azospirillum-inoculated plants were also successfully obtained and are presented. …”
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