Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Gastrointestinal Parasite Infection in a Developing Nation Environment by Douglas R. Morgan, Matthew Benshoff, Mercedes Cáceres, Sylvia Becker-Dreps, Loreto Cortes, Christopher F. Martin, Max Schmulson, Rodolfo Peña

“…Stool samples from cases and randomly selected controls were examined for ova and parasites. …”
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Nondestructive detection of sweet potato leaf curl virus using 3D laser imaging combined with deep learning by Yican Yang, Nuwan K. Wijewardane, Tyler J. Slonecki, Phillip A. Wadl, Sharon A. Andreason, Jingdao Chen, Lorin Harvey

“…The results showed that the optimal hyperparameter configuration entailed the adoption of the multi-scale sampling and grouping (MSG) strategy, with the augmented point cloud down sampled to 2048 points and a batch size of 8, yielding a classification accuracy of 87.7 %. …”
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SID Trp–Lys Ratio on Pig Performance and Immune Response After LPS Challenge by Stephane Alverina Briguente Da Motta, Nathana Rudio Furlani, Antonio Carlos Lourenço, Sergio Xavier Silva Junior, Juliana Cristina Ramos Rezende, Melissa Izabel Hannas

“…The evaluated performance parameters included the final body weight (BW), average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (ADFI), and feed conversion ratio (FCR). Blood samples were collected on day 21 to determine serum serotonin levels, and on day 26, pigs were inoculated with LPS to induce an immune challenge, followed by blood sampling to assess cytokine responses. …”
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The effect of 360° virtual reality-based education on preoperative anxiety and hemodynamic parameters in patients undergoing primary brain tumor surgery by Eva Yulianti, I Kariasa, Dikha Kurnia, Enny Mulyatsih

“…A total of 54 patients were randomly assigned to either the intervention group, which received 360° VR-based education, or the control group, which received standard hospital-based preoperative education. …”
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Tyrosine kinase inhibitor, masitinib, limits neuronal damage, as measured by serum neurofilament light chain concentration in a model of neuroimmune-driven neurodegenerative diseas... by Olivier Hermine, Laurent Gros, Truong-An Tran, Lamya Loussaief, Kathleen Flosseau, Alain Moussy, Colin D Mansfield, Patrick Vermersch

“…The treatment started on day-1 and ended on day-15. Blood samples were collected on day-1 and day-8, via tail vein sampling, and on day-15, via intracardiac puncture. …”
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Determinants of family planning services uptake among women within the reproductive age in the Yendi municipality in Northern Ghana by Iddrisu Sulemana, Collins Gbeti, Maxwell Dalaba, Adadow Yidana, Gifty Apiung Aninanya

“…A health facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 396 reproductive-aged women, sampled from 6 randomly selected health facilities in the Yendi municipality. …”
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Machine Learning for the estimation of foliar nitrogen content in pineapple crops using multispectral images and Internet of Things (IoT) platforms by Jorge Enrique Chaparro, José Edinson Aedo, Felipe Lumbreras Ruiz

“…These strategies generated more robust and accurate models, with the multilayer perceptron regressor (MLP regressor) and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) algorithms standing out. On the first sampling date, XGBoost achieved an R2 of 86.98 %, being the highest. …”
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Production, use and nutritive value of fruit wastes as feed in and around the city of West Arsi Zone and Sidama Regional State by Bekana Selgan Duguma, Abule Guye, Ajebu Nurfeta, Adugna Tolera, Sintayehu Yigrem

“…The study areas were chosen using a muti-stage purposive sampling technique and 306 respondents in total-102 from each of Shashemene, Hawassa and Yirgalem-were randomly chosen and interviewed. …”
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The effect of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program on the spiritual health of mothers of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit by Naeime Arasteh, Reihane Moghimian Shahrbabaki, Monirsadat Nematollahi, Atefe Ahmadi, Behnaz Bagherian

“…The participants were 50 mothers of infants admitted to the NICU of Afzalipur Hospital, Kerman, who were selected via convenience sampling and randomly divided into two control and intervention groups (25 mothers in each group). …”
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Synthesis and characterization of chicken feather derived rachis fiber-bamboo particulate hybrid reinforced epoxy composites for sustainable structural applications by Isiaka Oluwole Oladele, Omoye Oseyomon Odemilin, Samson Oluwagbenga Adelani, Anuoluwapo Samuel Taiwo, Olajesu Favor Olanrewaju

“…Findings – It was discovered that fabricated composites with 10 mm CFF length had improved properties compared with the 15 mm CFF length and pristine samples, which confirmed that short fibers are better at enhancing randomly dispersed fibers in the epoxy matrix. …”
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Sputum colour charts to guide antibiotic self-treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the Colour-COPD RCT by Eleni Gkini, Rachel L Adams, Daniella Spittle, Paul Ellis, Katherine Allsopp, Sanya Saleem, Matthew McKenna, Nick le Mesurier, Nicola Gale, Sarah Tearne, Peymane Adab, Rachel E Jordan, Nawar Diar Bakerly, Alice M Turner

“…Some patients sent sputum samples to us, and some patients recorded symptoms daily using an electronic diary (e-diary). …”
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Rapid differentiation of patients with lung cancers from benign lung nodule based on dried serum Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy combined with machine learning algorithms by Huanyu Li, Lixue Dai, Shaomei Guo, Hongluan Wang, Lei Lei, Jie Yu, Xiaoyun Li, Jun Wang

“…This study developed a rapid and precise LC discrimination method by integrating Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy of dried serum samples with machine learning algorithms. We analyzed dried serum from 58 LC patients, 37 BLN patients, and 36 healthy controls. …”
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Examining the moderating effects of organisational culture on workplace incivility and psychological well-being at a South African University by Cynthis MARUMA, Mokgata MATJIE, Harriet MALUKA, Fumani MABASA, Andani NETHAVHANI

“…The argument was that the HEI are bureaucratic and hierarchical, which leads to a culture of workplace incivility and if such culture is left unattended, it may become an organisational culture, further affecting victims psychologically Methods: Using quantitative methods, a total sample of 39 probability randomly sampled participants completed both the workplace incivility and psychological well-being questionnaires. …”
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Study on the loss of ductility of the API 5L grade b steel using the isothermal aging process by Julio César Velázquez, Manuela Diaz-Cruz, Noé Eliseo González-Arévalo, Ulises Oswaldo Solis, Arturo Cervantes-Tobón, Selene Capula-Colindres, Roman Cabrera-Sierra

“…These variables were analyzed as random variables and were fitted to a theoretical probability function. …”
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IMPACT OF ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION ON NUTRIENTS DIGESTIBILITY AND BLOOD MINERALS CONCENTRATION DURING HOT SEASON OF LOCAL GROWING LAMBS by Araz Sulaiman Abbi

“…At day three of sample collection, blood samples were collected by jugular venipuncture at 11 a.m. for blood minerals and biochemical determination. …”
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Identification of a potential interspecies reassortant rotavirus G and avastrovirus 2 co-infection from black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in Hungary. by Péter Pankovics, Károly Takáts, Péter Urbán, Róbert Mátics, Gábor Reuter, Ákos Boros

“…Between 2014 and 2018 within the framework of the "Life Bird Ringing program" a total of 7 faecal samples were collected from gulls and one sample (MR04) was randomly selected for viral metagenomics and mass sequencing. 95.4% and 4% of the reads were classified into family Seadornaviridae and Astroviridae, respectively, and then were verified by RT-PCR method. …”
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Effects of forest encroachment on tree stock parameters and soil nutrient status in the Madhupur Sal (Shorea robusta C.F. Gaertn) forest of Bangladesh by Mohammad Kamrul Hasan

“…The study wasinvestigated through 120 sample plots of 10 m × 10 m in sizes taken randomly from three sites such as high, medium, and low en-croached forest.Prior to objective, tree stock parameters were measured having a diameterat breast height(dbh)≥10 cm and necessary soil samples were col-lected. …”
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Traditional Chinese exercises for the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Weiqiang Tan, Zhaoquan Pan, Jiawei He, Tiexiong Wu, Feng Wu, Yachen Xu, Lisha Liu, Ziyu Yang, Chunrui Li, Yuechen Hu, Muxi Liao

“…The search focused on identifying randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effectiveness of TCEs for NPSs in PD patients.The authors independently performed literature screening and data extraction. …”
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Clinical Application of Xenon in Subanesthetic Concentrations (Review) by M. E. Politov, S. V. Podprugina, E. N. Zolotova, P. V. Nogtev, Yu. S. Agakina, S. G. Zhukova, A. G. Yavorovsky

“…Despite some promising results, the number of RCTs remains limited, and the existing studies have methodological limitations, small sample sizes, and a high risk of systematic error. …”
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Dynamic causal effects of gut microbiota on cervical Cancer lesion progression by Fei Zhu, Li Li, Huiqi Zhang, Jing Liu, Dongmei Wu, Qin Xu

“…Abstract Many investigations have highlighted the involvement of the intestinal microbiota in the progression of cervical cancer lesions; however, the causal link between them remains to be confirmed. We employed two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) as a alternative to randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to explore the association between intestinal microbiota and high-risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), and cervical cancer (CC). …”
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