Effects of dietary Pb at different levels on growth performance and Pb residues in tissues of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by DAI Wei, DU Hua-hua, FU Ling-lin, JIN Cheng-guan, XU Zi-rong

“…Moreover, Pb accumulated in sampled tissues was the order as follows: intestine > posterior kidney > bone > stomach > liver > gill > spleen > testis > muscle > brain. …”
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Mechanical behaviour of sandy soils embankments treated with cement and reinforced with discrete elements (fibres) by Mohamed Bouteben Yasmine, Boudaoud Zeineddine

“…The latter is a series of consolidated drained triaxial tests which were carried out on sand samples that are prepared with 0, 3 and 6% of cement, reinforced with 1% of polypropylene fibre (12, 18 mm) randomly distributed. …”
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Effect of Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy for Chronic Periodontitis Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Clinico-hematological Study by Pallavi Sitaram Kamble, Shrivardhan Kalghatgi, Ajit S. Nair, Aakash Chatterjee

“…Methodology: A total of 30 patients were randomly allocated into the treatment group and control group. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF DESIRED COMPETENCIES OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENTS IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA by Olabode Stephen ALABI, Adedayo Olufemi AJAYI

“…Three states: Lagos, Oyo and Ondo states were randomly selected from the six in southwest Nigeria and all the AEAs in the Agricultural Development Projects in the selected states were sampled. …”
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Nitrogen and potassium fertigation in bell pepper cultivated in greenhouse using fertigation managements by Edivan S. Nunes Júnior, José F. de Medeiros, Francisco de A. de Oliveira, Luan A. Lima, Francisco M. S. Bezerra, Rita de C. Alves

“…Six samples were collected and the following variables were evaluated: number, length and diameter of fruit, pulp thickness and fruit production. …”
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Automatic Grading of Emperor Apples Based on Image Processing and by Hadis Havaskhan, Hossein Javadikia, Sajad Sabzi, Yousef Abbaspour-gilandeh, Yousef Abbaspour-gılandeh, Hossein Javadıkıa, Hadis Havaskhan

“…Mass sizing can beaccomplished by direct or indirect methods. In this study, 100 samples of Emperor Apples were randomly selected froman orchard in Kermanshah, Iran (longitude: 7.03 °E; latitude: 4.22 °N). …”
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The application of FRAX values to determine the distribution of risk factors for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal women by Tri Hari Irfani

“…The study population was women who reside in Sub District of Palembang. Samples are all postmenopausal women in that sub district of Palembang with ages between 50-79 years. …”
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Human Settlements Interactions and Deforestation in Gambari Forest Reserve located in Oluyole Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, Nigeria by E.O. Toyinbo, R.A. Fasasi, C.F. Agbor, C.O. Fakorede

“…Community leaders and randomly selected community dwellers in each of the selected settlements were sampled for group discussion to obtain information on population and services of the forest that attract them to the reserve. …”
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The role of geography in human adaptation. by Graham Coop, Joseph K Pickrell, John Novembre, Sridhar Kudaravalli, Jun Li, Devin Absher, Richard M Myers, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Marcus W Feldman, Jonathan K Pritchard

“…Here, we use genome-wide SNP data from the HapMap and CEPH-Human Genome Diversity Panel samples to study the geographic distributions of putatively selected alleles at a range of geographic scales. …”
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Hemato-biochemical responses of rats co-exposed to heat stress and trichloroethylene vapors by Zahra Zamanian, Saeed Yousefinejad, Somayeh Farhang Dehghan, Abdolrasoul Rahmani

“…Methods — All male rats were randomly divided into nine equal groups of 5 animals each. …”
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The effectiveness of using artificial intelligence in clinical medicine by D. I. Korabelnikov, A. I. Lamotkin

“…A sequential analysis of randomly sampled articles yielded 30 publications on the use of AI in endocrinology (4 articles), dermatovenerology (3), cardiology (1), radiology (1), gastroenterology (1), neurology (5), hematology (5), nephrology (4), orthopedics and rheumatology (4), oncology (2).Results. …”
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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS OF CADMIUM CHLORIDE ON SOME STRUCTURAL CHANGES OF TESTES IN ADULT MALE RABBITS by Ammar A. AL-Haddad, Bara N. AL-Okaily and Sahib M. Hussein

“…At the end of experiment the animals were killed, testis and epididymus were taken in order to measuring their weight. Samples testis were taken for histological study and for measuring the diameter of the seminiferous tubules and the thickness of the cells lining their. …”
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Does anti-immigrant sentiment decrease support for redistribution? Evidence from two online experiments by Alice Guerra, Brooke Harrington

“…Drawing from native samples in Italy, Denmark, and the UK, we find that natives’ support for redistribution is not statistically affected by the recipients’ immigration status. …”
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TAX FAIRNESS, PERCEIVED CORRUPTION AND TAX ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA by Mubaraq Sanni, Benuh Adama IDRIS

“…The study employed survey method to collect and analyse quantitative data from randomly and purposefully sampled 3,800 FIRS management staff and registered corporate taxpayers at the FIRS zonal offices. …”
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Testosterone and the pursuit of possessions: The interaction between baseline testosterone and intrasexual competition on materialism in males by Eric P. Stenstrom, Marcelo V. Nepomuceno, Sean T. Hingston

“…Baseline testosterone levels were measured using salivary samples, and participants were randomly assigned to either an intrasexual competition condition or a control condition. …”
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Simultaneous optimization of coffee quality variables during storage by Giselle F. de Abreu, Sttela D. V. F. da Rosa, Marcelo A. Cirillo, Marcelo R. Malta, Aline C. S. Clemente, Flávio M. Borém

“…Part of the beans was hulled, while the other part was hulled only after the beans were stored under two different environmental conditions: cooled air at 10 ºC with 50% relative humidity; and at 25 ºC without controlling the relative humidity. Samples were taken at 3, 6, and 12 months intervals in order to evaluate quality. …”
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Members’ Perception of Service Quality Provision among Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Societies in Rural Kaliua District, Tanzania by Richard Ibrahim Msuya

“…A cross-sectional survey was conducted with eight randomly selected AMCOS, involving 239 respondents. …”
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Jatropha press cake as organic fertilizer in lettuce cultivation by José R. Mantovani, Jéssica da S. Bernardes, Paulo R. C. Landgraf

“…After incubation, soil samples were collected, each pot received one lettuce seedling and the experiment was carried out for 45 days. …”
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EFFECT OF AQUEOUS ALOE VERA EXTRACT AS ROOT CANAL IRRIGANT ON ROOT FRACTURE RESISTANCE: A COMPARATIVE IN VITRO STUDY by Murtatha M. Ubaid, Raghad A. Al-Hashimi

“…The samples were placed within acrylic molds using periodontal simulation and exposed to compressive forces at a rate of 0.5 mm/min until fracture was noted. …”
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Serological diagnosis of toxoplasmosis and determination of seroprevalence of anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies in cattle in bursa province by Engin Kennerman, Güney Kaya, Serkal Gazyağcı, Cahit Babur, Selçuk Kılıç

“…Clinical examinations were performed and blood samples were collected from all cattle. Anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies were analyzed with Sabin Feldman test. …”
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