Transportation increases circulating corticosterone levels and decreases central serotonergic activity in a sex dependent manner in Pekin ducks by M.M. Bergman, J.M. Schober, R. Novak, A. Grief, C. Plue, G.S. Fraley

“…Our data supports that when assessing a stress response, care must be given to the sex of the bird and to the relative timepoint of sampling compared to the perceived onset of the stressor.…”
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A Prospective, Single‐Center Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness of ClimateCare in the Acute Postoperative Management of Pressure Ulcers by Stuti P. Garg, Anitesh Bajaj, Krish V. Shah, Emmanuelle Hanna, Geneviève L. Putnam, Iris Bai, Diana Griffin, Robert D. Galiano

“…Methods Patients with a stage III/IV pressure ulcer admitted for surgical closure were included in the randomized‐controlled trial. All patients received the Fluid Immersion Simulation (FIS) System, either with or without the ClimateCare treatment based on a convenience sampling method. …”
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Associations between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity levels, and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study based on Tibeta... by Zhen Zhang, Nana Tang, Mengjin Yao, Tao Li

“…The present study may provide a reference for the mental health development of Tibetan university students at high altitudes.MethodsIn this study, SSBs consumption, MVPA time objectively measured by Actigraph GT3X+ accelerometer, and depressive symptoms were assessed in 1,062 university students aged 19–22 years from two universities in Lhasa, Tibet, and Xining, Qinghai, China, using stratified randomized whole-cluster sampling. The methods of chi-square test, logistic regression analysis, and ordered logistic regression analysis with a generalized linear model were used to analyze the association between SSBs consumption, MVPA levels, and the presence of depressive symptoms.ResultsIt was found that the proportions of Tibetan university students at high altitudes in China with SSBs 3–5 times/week and ≥6 times/week were 24.3% and 20.3%, respectively. …”
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Exploring the Patterns of In-Between Spaces in Guilan Historical Houses by seyedehmahdieh Mirmiran, Aliasghar Malekafzali, Leyla Karimifard

“…In this regard, in the process of gathering data, some of Guilan historical houses were selected within time intervals of Qajar to Pahlavi I and II periods through a purposive non-randomized sampling technique. These houses were selected from documentary studies, observation, interviews and field study. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Schema Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Suicidal Behaviors in Depressed Patients with Bereavement by Maral Moraveji, Zahra Bagherzadeh Golmakani, Mahdi Akbarzadeh

“…After screening and conducting an initial diagnosis, 45 individuals were selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to three groups of 15 participants each: two experimental groups and one control group. …”
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Dietary supplementation with Chinese herbal mixture extracts enhances growth performance, immunity, antioxidant capacity, and intestinal microbiota function in calves by Mingxi Zhang, Mingxi Zhang, Di Shen, Yongxing Wu, Donghe Dang, Shuwei Dong, Jingyan Zhang, Jingyan Zhang

“…The experiment was conducted for 56 days with daily observations, bi-weekly weighing, blood sampling, and fecal collection toward the end. The addition of the CHE group significantly increased the average daily weight gain (ADG) and decreased the feed/gain ratio (F/G) compared to the CON group (p < 0.05). …”
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Effect of positive thinking intervention based on multimedia program on psychological security and life expectancy in patients with COVID-19 by Shahla Teymoori Korrani, Shahram Etemadifar, Shahnaz Nemati, Hadi Raeisi, Bita Sadeghi

“…A total of 70 patients were assigned randomly to two groups of 35 each, intervention and control. …”
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Comparison of effectiveness acceptance and commitment therapy and compassion therapy on death obsession and self-care ability in the elderly by Yousef Kabirinasab, Seyed abdulmajid Bahrainian, Ghasem Ahi, Ahmad Mansouri

“…The study focused on the welfare elderly population in Behshahr City, selected through purposeful sampling and subsequently randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. …”
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Comparison of Effects Beclomethasone Dipropionate with Flunisolide in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis by Maryiam Asghar, Muhammad Tayyab Rasheed, Amir Akbar, Farhat Jabeen Malik, Deepak Rai, Liaquat Ali

“…Patients were randomly divided into two groups: Group-A was given beclomethasone dipropionate, and Group-B Group-B was given flunisolide. …”
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Prevalence of family-based elder abuse and its associated factors in Gandaki Province of Western Nepal: A cross-sectional study. by Bharat Kafle, Aman Shrestha, Saruna Ghimire, Preeti Bhattarai, Pratik Bhattarai, Amod Kumar Poudyal

“…The study areas, representing mountain, hill and tarai regions of Gandaki province, were randomly selected using multistage stratified sampling process. …”
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Research on the Wetland Vegetation Classification Method Based on Cross-Satellite Hyperspectral Images by Min Yang, Jing Qin, Xiaodan Wang, Yanfeng Gu

“…It can also be applied to other small-satellite hyperspectral images and cross-satellite multispectral data, reducing on-site sampling costs and proving cost-effective.…”
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The protective role of melatonin and agomelatine against oxidative stress following laparoscopic ovariectomy in dogs by S Azizi, H Kazemi Mehrjerdi, M Zaeemi

“…Melatonin and agomelatine were administered to the MLO group (0.3 mg/kg/day, p.o) and the ALO group (0.3 mg/kg/day, p.o) consequently one day before LO to 7 days post-intervention. Blood sampling was performed on days − 1, 0 (immediately after surgery), 3, and 8 of the study. …”
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Comparing the efficacy of integrated and face-to-face education based on self-regulation on students\' self-efficacy by zeinab barzgar zarmehri, jahanshir tavakoli zadeh, majid pakdaman

“…The statistical population of the research included all sixth grade elementary School female students of Qaenat city in the academic year of 2022-2023. 54 students were selected from among the students of the statistical community using convenience sampling method, And they were randomly assigned in two experimental groups (18 people in the integrated training group based on self-regulation, 18 people in the face-to-face training group based on self-regulation) and a control group (18 people). …”
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Investigating the Effectiveness of Paradox Therapy on Death Anxiety in Female Patients With Cancer by Maryam Mardani, Mohammad Ali Besharat, Manijeh Firoozi, Tina Vosoughi

“…The statistical population consisted of all female patients with cancer, referring to a specialized cancer treatment center in Ahvaz Province, Iran, from January 21 to February 19, 2023, who were first recruited by convenience sampling based on the inclusion criteria and then were randomly assigned into experimental (n=26) and control (n=26) groups. …”
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Knowledge, perception and willingness of mothers to accept malaria vaccine for their children in Ondo West Local Government, Ondo State by Oluwafisayo Deborah Andrew

“…For the quantitative part of the study, a multi-stage cluster sampling technique was used to recruit participants (n = 359) from five enumeration areas in Ondo west Local Government, Nigeria. …”
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Comparison of the effectiveness of mindfulness therapy, biofeedback and combined method on sexual quality of life in men with premature ejaculation by Mehdi Sarafraznasab, Reza Ahmadi, Ahmad Ghazanfari

“…Among them, 32 men with premature ejaculation were selected based on the inclusion criteria and by purposive sampling method. Then, they randomly assigned to experimentals and control groups (groups of 8 people each). …”
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Evaluating the effect of counseling based on Fordyce happiness approach on happiness and childbirth satisfaction among primiparous women by Parvin Mohebbi, Azam Maleki, Saeedeh Zenoozian, Elham Bagherinia

“…They were assigned to intervention and control groups by multi-stage sampling. After three weeks (6 counseling sessions) for the intervention group, the Fordyce Happiness Questionnaire and the Mackey Childbirth Satisfaction Scale were used to collect data. …”
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Establishment of a synthetic ECV model and its prognostic value in diabetes patients with acute myocardial infarction by Lei Chen, Lei Chen, Bowen Qiu, Xinjia Du, Jiahua Liu, Yuan Lu, Wenliang Che, Wensu Chen

“…In addition, synthetic ECV without blood sampling has not been reported in diabetes cohorts. …”
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Assessing chest radiographic quality and the influence of COVID‐19 pathology: the Australian experience by Peter O'Reilly, Dania Abu Awwad, Sarah Lewis, Ernest Ekpo, Warren Reed

“…Methods A convenient sampling methodology was employed to recruit 25 participants (qualified radiographers: n = 13 and 4th‐year undergraduate radiography students: n = 12) to evaluate 70 CXR images using the European Guidelines for image quality in CXRs. …”
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Heart rate variability in soccer players and the application of unsupervised machine learning by Wollner Materko, Sávio Andrei Medeiros Miranda, Thiago Henrique Lobato Bezerra, Carlos Alberto Machado de Oliveira Figueira

“…Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design to assess HRV parameters in a cohort of twenty-nine male athletes, aged 18 to 20 years, randomly selected from the Macapá Sports Club team in the Amazon region. …”
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