Eggshell waste as a bioremoval agent for potentially toxic elements/metals and microbial contaminants from raw water of the Nile River in Egypt by Alaa Hosny, Nada Wael, Menna A. Hossam, Mariam Abdelmonem, Salwa M. El-Sayed, Samah H. Abu-Hussien, Basma T. Abd-Elhalim

“…ESW was collected from local bakeries in Cairo, Egypt, and prepared for use as bioadsorbent. All raw water samples were treated with prepared ESW and tested for initial and end concentrations of PTEs and microbial load contents. …”
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Evaluation of supplementary carnosine accumulation and distribution: an initial analysis of participants in the Nucleophilic Defense Against PM Toxicity (NEAT) clinical trial by Shahid P. Baba, Alok R. Amraotkar, David Hoetker, Hong Gao, Daniel Gomes, Jingjing Zhao, Michael F. Wempe, Peter J. Rice, Andrew P. DeFilippis, Shesh N. Rai, C. Arden Pope, Aruni Bhatnagar, Timothy E. O’Toole

“…Blood and urine samples were collected twice over the subsequent 12 week supplementation period and we measured levels of red blood cell (RBC) carnosine, urinary carnosine, and urinary carnosine-propanol and carnosine-propanal conjugates by LC/MS–MS. …”
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Early Serum Heme Oxygenase-1, Soluble Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1, and B-Cell Lymphoma/Leukemia-2 Levels and Unfavorable Obstetric Outcomes by Havva Sutcu, G. Fusun Varol, Cihan Inan, Isil Uzun, N.Cenk Sayin

“…Peripheral blood samples were obtained between 110/7 and 136/7 gestational weeks. …”
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Morphometric, Nutritional, and Blood Analyses in Hybrid Striped Bass (<i>Morone chrysops</i> x <i>Morone saxatilis</i>, Walbaum 1972) Reared in a Recirculating Aquaculture System (... by Francesca Aragona, Syed Sikandar Habib, Francesco Fazio, Alessandro Zumbo, Antonino Costa, Kristian Riolo, Alessia Giannetto, Vincenzo Parrino

“…A total of 21 clinically healthy fish, averaging 571.33 ± 129.32 in body weight, were randomly sampled in the spring season from a commercial RAS facility equipped with biological filtration, UV sterilization, and seasonally regulated water parameters. …”
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Output Power Prediction of a Photovoltaic Module Through Artificial Neural Network by Muhammad Aseer Khan, Muhammad Arqum Khan, Husan Ali, Bilal Ashraf, Shahbaz Khan, Dur-E-Zehra Baig, Abdul Wadood, Tahir Khurshaid

“…The data division is done randomly with 70&#x0025; dataset used for training, 15&#x0025; dataset used for each validation and testing. …”
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Effect of intracanal medications on the interfacial properties of reparative cements by Andrea Cardoso Pereira, Mariana Valerio Pallone, Marina Angélica Marciano, Karine Laura Cortellazzi, Marcos Frozoni, Brenda P. F. A. Gomes, José Flávio Affonso de Almeida, Adriana de Jesus Soares

“…There were small amounts of phosphorus in samples exposed to triple antibiotic paste, regardless of the coronal sealing.ConclusionsThe use of intracanal medications did not affect the bond strength of WMTA and BD, except when TAP was used with WMTA.…”
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Effects of Iranian healthcare transformation plan on discharge against medical advice rate and related factors in 2012 and 2016 by Hossein Jabbari Beyrami, Ali Taghizadieh, Saber Azami-Aghdash, Reza Piri, Mohammad Naghavi-Behzad

“…The aim of this study was to determine and compare the rate of DAMA and its related factors before and after executing the healthcare transformation plan (HTP) in Iran.Methods In a two-phase, cross-sectional study, the DAMA information of 200 patients in 2016 (after HTP) and the patients of a previous study in 2012 (before HTP) was compared. Samples were randomly selected from the main referral centre in the north-west of Iran. …”
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Evaluating the feasibility of an experimental paradigm for alcohol-involved sexual violence perpetration among active duty and veteran men by Amanda K. Gilmore, K. Nicole Mullican, Cecilia J. Moore, G. Mitchell Mazzone, Jessalynn R. Ellis, Ruschelle M. Leone, Kristen H. Walter, Rachel L. Tomko, Julianne C. Flanagan

“…Future research using fully powered samples can examine the role of peer influences on ASVP to harness for military sexual assault prevention.…”
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Associations Between Clinical Inflammatory Risk Markers, Body Composition, Heart Rate Variability, and Accelerometer-Assessed Physical Activity in University Students with Overweig... by Sascha W. Hoffmann, Janis Schierbauer, Paul Zimmermann, Thomas Voit, Auguste Grothoff, Nadine Wachsmuth, Andreas Rössler, Tobias Niedrist, Helmut K. Lackner, Othmar Moser

“…Clinical inflammatory risk markers were obtained from venous blood samples, and PA was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF) and ActiGraph wGT3X-BT accelerometers. …”
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Construction and efficacy evaluation of a model for early diagnosis of pediatric sepsis based on LASSO-logistic regression by Yan Jiang, Weikai Wang, Ruifeng Xu, Chen Wang, Zhongtao Wang, Xin Wang, Jingguo Zhang, Yanxia Wang

“…Data on 39 variables covering baseline characteristics, vital signs, and laboratory indicators were collected. The samples were randomized into training and validation groups in a 7:3 ratio. …”
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Short‐term outcomes of intracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer: A nationwide, multi‐institutional cohort study in Japan (ICAN study) by Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Keitaro Tanaka, Jun Watanabe, Hiroki Hamamoto, Atsushi Nishimura, Fumihiko Fujita, Hirokazu Suwa, Masaaki Ito, Kazushige Kawai, Junichiro Hiro, Seiichiro Yamamoto, Sho Nambara, Masato Ota, Yuri Ito, Junji Okuda, Masafumi Inomata, Masahiko Watanabe, Takeshi Naitoh, ICAN Collaborative Study Group of the Japan Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

“…However, the heterogeneity and small samples of these studies complicate drawing clear conclusions regarding such advantages. …”
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Association between maternal serum essential trace element concentration in early pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus by Jinlang Lyu, Peng Tang, Yuanyuan Wang, Na Han, Rong Zhang, Xiangming Yang, Yuelong Ji, Jue Liu, Bin Wang, Lailai Yan, Qin Li, Xu Ma, Hai-Jun Wang

“…We evaluated the levels of six ETEs (Cu, Zn, Se, Mo, Co, Cr) in serum samples collected at the first trimester (10.3 ± 1.6 gestational weeks). …”
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Effects of in-feed zeolite treatment on some biomarkers in dairy cows with subclinical mastitis by Dražen Đuričić, Silvijo Vince, Nino Maćešić, Damjan Gračner, Mislav Kovačić, Ivan Folnožić, Sonja Perkov, Marko Samardžija

“…The blood samples were taken on the day of calving and on days 5, 12, 19, 26, 33, 40, and 60 after parturition. …”
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Therapeutic effect of Morus alba leaf extract and chlorogenic acid on inhibiting the progression of kidney disease by Ahmad Fauzi, Nurina Titisari, Mohd. Hezmee Mohd. Noor, Azrina Azlan, Hazilawati Hamzah

“…Urine, blood, and organ samples were collected to evaluate urinalysis, haematology, biochemistry, and histopathology. …”
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The Agronomic Potential of the Invasive Brown Seaweed <i>Rugulopteryx okamurae</i>: Optimisation of Alginate, Mannitol, and Phlorotannin Extraction by Miguel A. Rincón-Cervera, Irene de Burgos-Navarro, Tarik Chileh-Chelh, El-Hassan Belarbi, Miriam Álvarez-Corral, Minerva Carmona-Fernández, Mohamed Ezzaitouni, José L. Guil-Guerrero

“…This study focused on optimizing the extraction of these compounds from <i>R. okamurae</i>, transforming an ecological issue into a beneficial resource. Algae samples collected from the Spanish Mediterranean coast were processed through a randomized factorial response surface design. …”
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Protective Effect of Pentoxifylline on the Development of Acute Gastric Mucosal Injury in a Model of LPS-Induced Sepsis by Sergio D. Paredes, Jorge Hernández-Cortés, Farzin Falahat, Lisa Rancan, Javier Arias-Díaz, Elena Vara

“…Two hours after saline or PTX administration (total of 150 or 240 min of procedure), animals were anesthetized, and then gastric lavage, gastric mucosa and plasma samples were obtained and kept frozen until determination. …”
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Forest Structure, Diversity, and Regeneration in a Community‐Managed Forest of Nepal: A Model for Carbon Sequestration and Sustainable Management by Tika Ram Poudel, Prakash Chandra Aryal, Muhammad Tayyab Khan, Nathan James Roberts, Manasi Poudel, Dam Prasad Shrestha

“…Here, we assess the forest regeneration and conservation value of a community forest in Nepal by recording seedlings, saplings, and mature trees in randomly sampled plots. The plots were structurally complex with rich tree diversity; most plots showed high diameter at breast height (DBH) differentiation and diversity. …”
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Gut microbiota modulation and amino acid absorption by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum TWK10 in pea protein ingestion by Mon-Chien Lee, Chun-Hui Chiu, Yi-Chu Liao, Yi-Chen Cheng, Chia-Chia Lee, Chin-Shan Ho, Yi-Ju Hsu, Hsiao-Yun Chang, Jin-Seng Lin, Chi-Chang Huang

“…All subjects underwent body composition and muscle strength performance, plasma and fecal samples were collected for microbiota analysis and blood amino acid concentrations. …”
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Differential Regulation of Morphology and Estrogen Receptor-Alpha Expression in the Vagina of Ovariectomized Adult Virgin Rats by Estrogen Replacement: A Histological Study by Ting Li, Yuanyuan Ma, Hong Zhang, Ping Yan, Lili Huo, Yongyan Hu, Xi Chen, Ting Li, Miao Zhang, Zhaohui Liu

“…Thereafter, vaginal samples were biopsied from the distal- and proximal-half portions. …”
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A clinical study to evaluate the effect of umami taste on the oral stereognostic ability of complete denture patients by Vinod Bandela, Shital Sonune, Kulashekar Reddy Nandalur, Eatedal Mukhlef Alruwaili, Alreem Abdulaziz Alnuman, Miad Abdulnasser Alahmed, Faisal Abdullah Eldosary, Lama Naif Alsayil, Faisal Nami Alsinani

“…The participants were randomly assigned to either the umami or control group. …”
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