Enhanced Physiological Stress Response in Patients with Normal Tension Glaucoma during Hypoxia by Line Marie Dalgaard, Jeppe Vibæk, Rupali Vohra, Lars Thorbjørn Jensen, Barbara Cvenkel, Niels H. Secher, Niels Vidiendal Olsen, Miriam Kolko

“…All subjects underwent a two-day investigation. Participants were randomly exposed to either hypoxia or normoxia during the first visit. …”
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Development and Validation of a 5K Liquid Chip for Identifying Cashmere Goat Populations in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region by Tao Zhang, Qi Xu, Bohan Zhou, Junjie Xiao, Shudan Zheng, Jinquan Li, Qi Lv, Yanjun Zhang, Ruijun Wang, Rui Su, Zhiying Wang

“…Protecting and rationally utilizing these genetic resources is of great significance for the genetic improvement of cashmere goats. (2) Methods: In this study, tissue samples were collected from <i>Inner Mongolia white cashmere goats</i>, which included the Arbas type (<i>ARBS</i>); Erlangshan type (<i>ELS</i>); Alashan type (<i>ALS</i>), <i>Hanshan white cashmere goats</i> (<i>HS</i>), and <i>Ujimqin white cashmere goats</i> (<i>WZMQ</i>). …”
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Effects of Dietary Cinnamaldehyde Supplementation on Growth Performance, Serum Antioxidant Capacity, Intestinal Digestive Enzyme Activities, Morphology, and Caecal Microbiota in Me... by Dongjin Chen, Yuxiang Lan, Yuqin He, Chengfang Gao, Bin Jiang, Xiping Xie

“…Biological samples including serum (antioxidants), duodenal/caecal content (enzymes), intestinal tissue (morphology), and caecal digesta (microbiota) were collected at day 47 postweaning for analysis. …”
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Drug resistance and pathogenicity characteristics of Escherichia coli causing pneumonia in farmed foxes by Chunxiao Zhang, Chunxiao Zhang, Hong Li, Qi Zhao, Lili Wang, Guanxin Hou, Qiumei Shi, Tonglei Wu, Guangping Gao, Zhiqiang Zhang

“…To clarify the pathogenic agent of bacterial pneumonia in farmed foxes from eastern Hebei province, China, we performed bacterial isolation and identification from samples between 2020 and 2023. A total of 142 bacterial strains were isolated, of which 101 were identified as Escherichia coli (E. coli), indicating that E. coli is the major cause responsible for bacterial pneumonia in farmed foxes. …”
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Bevacizumab effect on viability of free groin flaps in rats by João Mamede, Manoel Odorico Moraes, Gabriel Pinheiro Furtado, Francisco Vagnaldo Fechine

“…Methods: The animals were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The Graft group received intravascular saline and was submitted to a full-thickness skin graft. …”
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Human clinical trial of plasmapheresis effects on biomarkers of aging (efficacy and safety trial) by Pavel Borsky, Drahomira Holmannova, Helena Parova, Steve Horvath, Petr Sramek, Robert T. Brooke, Milda Milciute, Juozas Gordevicius, Zdenek Fiala, Ctirad Andrys, Jan Kremlacek, Vit Rehacek, Ivana Baranova, Natalia Matyasovska, Lenka Borska

“…Samples were tested for biochemical, hematological analyses and epigenetic clocks. …”
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Long-term efficacy and immunopersistence of an Escherichia coli-produced HPV-16/18 bivalent vaccine: an observational extension study following a randomised, double-blind Phase III... by Fanghui Zhao, Qi Chen, Chao Zhao, Lingling Nie, Shangying Hu, Jian Yin, Lingxian Qiu, Zhaofeng Bi, Jiali Quan, Yufei Li, Mingzhu Li, Xun Zhang, Qinjing Pan, Caihong Li, Lidong Ke, Xiaoli Liu, Fengxian Zheng, Cuihong Dai, Zhe Wang, Xuefeng Kuang, Xinhua Jia, Yingying Su, Shoujie Huang, Qiufen Zhang, Weijin Huang, Lihui Wei, Jun Zhang, Ting Wu, Youlin Qiao, Ningshao Xia

“…Serum samples from participants in the immune persistent subcohort (N = 300) were collected for neutralising antibody testing. …”
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Transcriptome analysis reveals the alleviating effect of Polysaccharide of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz on thymic involution in Magang geese by Xiang Zhou, Weijun Liang, Longsheng Hong, Shuying Gong, Zhuokun Liu, Wanyan Li, Nan Cao, Yunbo Tian, Danning Xu, Bingxin Li

“…To further explore the mechanism, 3 samples from the control and PAMK groups were selected for RNA-Seq. …”
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Transcranial photobiomodulation improves functional brain networks and working memory in healthy older adults: An fNIRS study by Qin Yang, Xiujuan Qu, Can Sheng, Xing Zhao, Guanqun Chen, Xiaoni Wang, Yuxia Li, Wenying Du, Xiaoqi Wang, Yu Sun, Xiaobo Li, Haijing Niu, Ying Han

“…Investigations in large-scale samples are needed to further validate the findings of this study.…”
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The serum changes of vascular endothelial growth factor and tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase factors after a period of combined and aerobic physical activity in elderly men by Amir Delshad, Fateme Talashan

“…These individuals were randomly and equally divided into three groups: aerobic, combined, and control based on body mass index and maximum oxygen consumption. …”
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Clinical Evaluation of Tissue Healing around Gingival Former Following Dental Implant Uncovery with two Different Diode Laser Wavelength by Maryam Abdolahzadeh, Saiedeh Sadeghi, Mohammad Ali Irani, Amir Yari, Kamal Attari, Seyed Sasan Aryanezhad, Salman Abolfazli Karizi

“…Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 72 implants (in the Periodontology Department of the Faculty of Dentistry, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Ahvaz, Iran, in 2015-2016) with two different diode laser wavelengths (940 and 810 nm). The samples were randomly assigned to two groups of 36 implants, including experimental and control. …”
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The Effects of Prebiotic, Probiotic and Synbiotic Supplementation on The Performance, Small Intestinal Morphometry, and Carcass Traits of Broiler Chicken by Awaluddin Awaluddin, Djoni Prawira Rahardja, A. Mujnisa

“…A 160 one-day-old Cobb 500 broiler chicken was used and arranged as a completely randomized design of 4 treatment groups with 4 replicates of 10 chicken each. …”
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Effects of Azolla on Nitrogen Mineralization in Soils of Hawassa Zuria and Wondo Genet Districts, Southern Ethiopia, Incubated Under Laboratory Conditions by Habtamu Alemayehu, Wassie Haile, Alemayehu Kiflu, Ashenafi Haile

“…The incubation experiment was conducted in the soil laboratory of the College of Agriculture at Hawassa University. Soil samples were taken from Hawassa Zuria and Wondo Genet districts from a depth of 0–20 cm and processed in laboratory for the experiment. …”
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STRUCTURE OF SUNDA IN TANGERANG REGENCY AND THE TERRITORY OF USE by Agus Sulaeman

“…Village determination was done randomly based on the use of various languages so that samples obtained from the dialect of the Regency of Sunda Banten. …”
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Decreased antioxidant capacity with serum native thiol and total thiol levels in children with hemophilia A: a prospective case-control study by Serçin Taşar, Ayşe Gül Güven, Asburçe Olgaç, Salim Neşelioğlu, Özcan Erel, Bülent Alioğlu

“…Statistical comparisons were made using the independent samples t-test or the Mann-Whitney U test, according to whether the data were normally distributed or not. …”
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Humoral and cellular immune responses in cattle upon Clostridium chauvoei vaccination and challenge by Andrea Rossi, Julio Guarnaschelli, Analía Rial, María Moreno, Mariana Rivera-Patron, Andrés Iriarte, José A. Chabalgoity

“…All animals were intramuscularly challenged with C. chauvoei spores (8,000 LD50) at day 69 post vaccination and monitored for clinical outcomes. Blood samples were collected at pre-vaccination and pre- and post-challenge. …”
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Vagus nerve stimulation alleviates myocardial injury following hepatic ischemia–reperfusion in rats by inhibiting ferroptosis via the activation of the SLC7A11/GPX4 axis by Po Zhang, Yuanjing Qin, Haiyan Wang, Jinping Wang

“…Methods Thirty male rats were randomly assigned to five groups: Sham, I/R, VNS, VNS + Erastin, and VNS + DMSO. …”
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Ex vivo mechanical testing of double strand, braided and knitted polyethylene suture for acute transverse section of the Achilles tendon in a dog model by Manar Y. Abd El-Aziz, Doaa H. Elgohary, Y. A. Abo El Amaim, Elham A. Hassan

“…Methods A-thirty-six Achilles tendon was transected from 18 dog cadavers. Tendon samples were randomly allocated (6 tendons/group) to be sutured either by double strand, braided and novel knitted formation techniques from polyethylene suture using either three-loop pulley suture or locking loop suture patterns. …”
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Hindgut microbiota profiling and functional prediction of sheep (Ovis aries) fed with different dietary calcium levels by Muhammad Khan, Xiaoqi Zhao, Xiaojun Ni, Baiji Danzeng, Sikandar Ali, Maida Mushtaq, Hongyuan Yang, Jiachong Liang, Syed Khurram Fareed, Bai Xue, Guobo Quan

“…On day 21, fecal samples (n = 9/group) were analyzed via 16S rRNA sequencing. …”
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Effects of Rhizobium Inoculation and P Fertilizer Levels on Selected Soil Properties, Yield, and Yield Components of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.): The Case of Abuna Gindeberat, West S... by Achalu Chimdi, Dereje Negasa, Girma Chala

“…Faba bean (Moti variety) was used as the test crop. Soil samples were collected before and after planting for laboratory analysis. …”
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