Effects of Integrated Application of Vermicompost and Inorganic Fertilizers on Selected Soil Characteristics and Productivity of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and Faba Bean (Vicia f... by Meseret Habtamu, Eyasu Elias, Teshome Soromessa, Mekuria Argaw

“…The treatments were studied on farmers’ fields using a randomized complete block design with three replications. …”
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Safety and efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review of clinical trials by Kewei Chen, Lirong Sun, Yilan Liu, Ran Chen

“…FMT materials were mostly from unrelated donors with diverse preparation and delivery methods.DiscussionFMT shows efficacy and safety in PD treatment but is insufficient as a standard due to study heterogeneity and small sample sizes. Future research needs larger samples, unified tools, and standardized FMT procedures. …”
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Acute Physiological Effects of Energy Drinks on Cardiovascular Endurance, Blood Pressure, and Heart Rate in Collegiate Athletes by Rey L. Rabuya, Joseph Lobo, Arvin A. Andacao, Leonard Sydrick H. Pajo, Hazel Joyce M. Cariaga

“…These findings suggest the need for sex-specific guidance when using energy drinks. Future randomized trials with larger samples are recommended.…”
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Leveraging Genomic Annotations and Pleiotropic Enrichment for Improved Replication Rates in Schizophrenia GWAS. by Yunpeng Wang, Wesley K Thompson, Andrew J Schork, Dominic Holland, Chi-Hua Chen, Francesco Bettella, Rahul S Desikan, Wen Li, Aree Witoelar, Verena Zuber, Anna Devor, Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics through Meta Analysis Consortium, Markus M Nöthen, Marcella Rietschel, Qiang Chen, Thomas Werge, Sven Cichon, Daniel R Weinberger, Srdjan Djurovic, Michael O'Donovan, Peter M Visscher, Ole A Andreassen, Anders M Dale

“…For each stratum of these relative enrichment scores, we obtain nonparametric estimates of posterior expected test statistics and replication probabilities as a function of discovery z-scores, using a resampling-based approach that repeatedly and randomly partitions meta-analysis sub-studies into training and replication samples. …”
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Efficacy of Cryotreated NaOCl on Soft Tissue Dissolution: An <italic>In Vitro</italic> Study by Sameer Makkar, Iflah Javed, Rishika Thakur, Shabnam Negi, Vivek Aggarwal, Avijit Awasthi

“…Fifteen pieces of palatal mucosa of goat of similar size were prepared and weighed. The sample was then randomly divided into three experimental groups, depending on the temperature of 5.25% NaOCl irrigant. …”
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Virtual Reality Interventions of Daily Versus Weekly Data Collection in Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Adults With Cancer: Pilot Survey Study by Matthew Browning, Olivia McAnirlin, Fu Li, Jeffrey Bertrand, Denise Davis, Kapil Madathil, George Fredric Mau, Teny Henry Gomez

“…Further research with larger samples is needed to confirm these patterns.…”
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Effect of hydrogel-based antibiotic intracanal medicaments on crown discoloration by Rayan B. Yaghmoor, Jeffrey A. Platt, Kenneth J. Spolnik, Tien Min Gabriel Chu, Ghaeth H. Yassen

“…The pulp chambers in half of the samples were coated with an adhesive bonding agent before receiving the intracanal medicament. …”
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The BLUP method in evaluation of breeding values of Russian spring wheat lines using micro- and macroelements in seeds by N. A. Potapova, A. S. Zlobin, I. N. Leonova, E. A. Salina, Y. A. Tsepilov

“…The quality of the evaluation of breeding values was assessed using cross-validation, when the sample was randomly divided into five parts, one of which was chosen as a test population. …”
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FTIR-SpectralGAN: A Spectral Data Augmentation Generative Adversarial Network for Aero-Engine Hot Jet FTIR Spectral Classification by Shuhan Du, Yurong Liao, Rui Feng, Fengkun Luo, Zhaoming Li

“…Aiming at the overfitting problem caused by the limited sample size in the spectral classification of aero-engine hot jets, this paper proposed a synthetic spectral enhancement classification network FTIR-SpectralGAN for the FT-IR of aeroengine hot jets. …”
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Evaluation of Interleukin-6 (IL-6) Level in Serum of Type 2 Diabetes Patients and Correlation with Neuropathy by Dhifaf Abdulrhaman, Nawar Khalil, Hayfaa Fahad

“…For both groups' patients, whole blood sample was centrifuged and serum was prepared and used as biological material for IL-6 levels determination by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. …”
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Implications of No Tail Docking on Performance, Health, and Behavior of Pigs Raised Under Commercial Conditions in Brazil by Juliana Cristina Rego Ribas, Joseph Kaled Grajales-Cedeño, Isadora Gianeis, Vivian S. Sobral, Mateus José Rodrigues Paranhos da Costa

“…Behavioral measurements were performed using scan sampling. Tail biting, reactivity to humans, and health were assessed using a methodology adapted from the Welfare Quality Protocol^®. …”
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Factors influencing mask-wearing behavior in the context of COVID-19 severity risks in the post-COVID-19 era: a Japanese Nationwide Epidemiological Survey in 2023 by Shingo Noguchi, Tomohiro Ishimaru, Kazuhiro Yatera, Yoshihisa Fujino, Masayoshi Zaitsu, Takahiro Tabuchi

“…Methods: Data from 33,000 participants, obtained from the Japan COVID-19 and Society Internet Survey 2023, were used, which was conducted from September 25 to November 17, 2023. Participants were randomly selected from approximately 2.2 million panelists from a nationwide Japanese Internet research company, with sampling adjusted by age, sex, and living area to match the population distribution in Japan. …”
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Evaluating the effect of potassium fertilization on mineral nutrients and root parameters in cotton and pigeon pea under water stress by Meenakshi Meenakshi, Narender Singh, Saroj Kumar Pradhan, Jyoti Rani, Divya Batra, Mohammad Hedayat, Gholamreza Abdi

“…Three potassium concentrations (K0, K1, K2) were applied (0, 20, and 60 kg acre−1, respectively) with replication of each analysis. Sampling occurred at the vegetative growth stage (45 days after sowing), 50% flowering (120 days after sowing), and 50% fruiting stage (150 days after sowing). …”
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Non-adherence to antidiabetic medications and associated factors among adult type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Northeast Ethiopia: institutional based cross-sectional study by Abebe Tarekegn Kassaw, Fentaw Girmaw, Getachew Ashagrie, Tenaw Baye Tarekegn, Abebech Derbie, Ayelgn Mengesha

“…Participants were selected proportionally from each hospital using consecutive sampling. Inclusion criteria included individuals aged ≥18 years, on antidiabetic treatment for at least 6 months and actively on follow-up care during the study period. …”
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Using geographically weighted regression analysis to cluster under-nutrition and its predictors among under-five children in Ethiopia: Evidence from demographic and health survey. by Amare Muche, Mequannent Sharew Melaku, Erkihun Tadesse Amsalu, Metadel Adane

“…A total of 9,384 under-five children nested in 645 clusters were included with a stratified two-stage cluster sampling. ArcGIS version 10.5 software was used for global, local and ordinary least square analysis and mapping. …”
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Peculiarities of cardiac intervalography and psychological state of young people at different risk of arterial hypertension development state of students with different risk of hyp... by О. V. Denefil

“…Parametric methods of statistical analysis were used. The sampling contingent was formed by means of stratified randomization. …”
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Absorción de nutrientes en Zantedeschia elliottiana variedad Cristal Blush y su relación con la producción de biomasa en condiciones de la zona cafetera de Colombia Absorption of n... by Susana Gómez, Carmen Rosa Bonilla Correa, Juan Carlos Menjívar Flores

“…<br>In a commercial crop in the municipality of Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia, it was assessed the nutrient extraction of Zantedeschia elliottiana 'Crystal Blush' and its relation to dry matter accumulation and production of flower stalks and bulbs during the first production cycle. We used a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 4 treatments corresponding to different levels of fertilization and three replications, characterizing changes in the concentration of nutrients in bulbs and aereal part of the plant at each stage of development, through destructive sampling of tissue at 28, 49, 63, 77, 98 and 140 days after sowing. …”
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Exploring the impact of self-efficacy on glycemic control in Omani type 2 diabetes patients by Ibrahim A. AlShezawi, Tamara H Al Rawwad, Ali A. Aldirawi, Abdallah A. Alwawi, Humoud S Al Fazari, Azmat H. Shah

“…IntroductionSelf-efficacy is critical for diabetic patients’ adherence to self-management behaviors, including medication compliance, diet modification, physical activity, and blood glucose monitoring.ObjectivesThis study assessed diabetes self-efficacy and glycemic control among adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Oman and identified determinants influencing glycemic regulation.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted from August to October 2023. Stratified cluster sampling was used to ensure regional representation. …”
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Impacts of dietary arginine supplementation on performance, nutrient digestion and expression of proteins related to milk fatty acid and casein synthesis in early lactating dairy c... by Jing Zhang, Jiaojiao Lang, Lijun Bu, Yapeng Liu, Wenjie Huo, Caixia Pei, Qiang Liu

“…Forty-eight multiparous Chinese Holstein dairy cows (milk yield 34.9 ± 1.27 kg/d, body weight 658 ± 12.7 kg, and days in lactation [DIL] 16.4 ± 2.56) were selected on the principle of proximity and blocked by DIL and milk yield, and divided into one of four groups in a randomized block design: control (without RPArg), low RPArg (LRPArg; 20 g/d Arg), medium RPArg (MRPArg; 40 g/d Arg), and high RPArg (HRPArg; 60 g/d Arg), 4 replicates per group and 3 cows per replicate and the experiment duration was 95 days, including a 10-d covariate period, a 15-d adaptation period, and a 70-d sampling period. …”
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Social Inequalities in Tooth Loss Over Time: Insights From Australian Adults by Xiangqun Ju, Liana Luzzi, Sergio Chrisopoulos, Gloria C. Mejia, Lisa M. Jamieson

“…The study employed a population-based cross-sectional design, with adults aged 15 years and older randomly selected using a 3-stage, stratified sampling method across metropolitan and regional areas in each state and territory. …”
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