Neuroprotective Effects of Dexmedetomidine in Acute Carbon Monoxide Intoxication: An Experimental Study by Hüseyin Büyükkeskin, Özgür Yağan, Sibel Önen Özdemir, Alperen Kısa, Yasin Kenesarı, Ercan Ayaz, Selçuk Kayır, Güvenç Doğan

“…At the end of the experiment, blood and tissue samples were taken from the sacrificed rats. Bcl-2 Immunopositively cell values in tissue samples taken from prefrontal and hippocampal areas were scored by examining immune expressions of Bcl-2 antibodies obtained by immunohistochemical method under light microscope. …”
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EVALUATION OF POPULATION-LEVEL IMMUNITY TO SARS-COV-2 ACROSS BULGARIA (END OF 2023) by Kim Ngoc, Iva Trifonova, Teodora Gladnishka, Elitsa Panayotova, Evgenia Taseva, Vladislava Ivanova, Eleonora Kutevа, Iva Vladimirova, Iva Christova

“…Materials and methods: In December 2023, 1895 serum samples were randomly collected from healthy individuals across all 28 provinces. …”
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Diversity and Distribution of Aquatic Insects in Streams of the Mae Klong Watershed, Western Thailand by Witwisitpong Maneechan, Taeng On Prommi

“…In each stream, two sites were sampled. Aquatic insects and water quality variables were randomly sampled seven times in February, May, September, and December 2010 and in January, April, and May 2011. …”
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Mite diversity suborder Prostigmata associated with the plant rhizosphere soil of the Yotoco Nature Reserve, Valle del Cauca-Colombia by Leonardo Alvarez Rios, Nora Cristina Mesa Cobo

“…Samples were taken to the laboratory in styrofoam coolers. …”
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Teachers’ Test Construction Skills in Senior High Schools in Ghana: Document Analysis by Frank Quansah, Francis Ankomah, İsaac Amoako

“…Using a qualitativedocument analysis, samples of End-of-Term Examination papers in IntegratedScience, Core Mathematics and Social Studies in three selected SHS in the CapeCoast Metropolis were randomly (Lottery method) selected. …”
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Comparative assessment of calcium aluminate cement and potassium-metakaolin-based geopolymer as binders in high-alumina refractories by B. P. Bezerra, A. P. Luz

“…Experimental measurements were conducted to analyze the produced samples’ processing, microstructure, and properties after curing and firing (800-1400 °C). …”
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Exploring the efficacy of combination of point-of-use filters and peracetic acid disinfection in reducing total viable counts in final rinse water of endoscopes by Xiongjing Cao, Hua Meng, Longbiao Cai, Yunzhou Fan, Fang Gao, Yanyan Wu, Huangguo Xiong, Lijuan Xiong

“…TVCs in final rinse water was monitored weekly for 13 weeks. 231 final rinse water samples were collected, of which 111 and 120 samples were in the experimental and control groups, respectively. …”
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Frequency and antibiotic resistance pattern of Salmonella spp. isolated from traditional dairies and raw milks collected in Yazd province, Iran by Raziyeh Barzegar-Bafrouei, Bahador Hajimohammadi, Hengameh Zandi, Gilda Eslami, Hossein Fallahzadeh

“…Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 350 samples of raw milk and traditional dairy products were randomly collected from July to September 2018. …”
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Commercialization of African indigenous vegetables: evidence from Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe by Margret Paida Moyo, Simbarashe Tatsvarei, Tanyaradzwa Rukasha, Godfrey Pachavo, Clifton Makate

“…Quantitative techniques were used to collect data from three purposively sampled districts and 250 randomly sampled smallholder farmers using a questionnaire. …”
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Altitude on the physicochemical characteristics of coffee beverage from beans produced in Taquaritinga do Norte, in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil by Wallysson Wagner Vilela Santos, Gustavo Henrique Daniel Santos Silva, Elisandra Rabêlo da Silva, Mateus Bezerra de Lima e Silva, Rodrigo Lira de Oliveira, Suzana Pedroza da Silva

“…Abstract The objective of this work was to determine the physicochemical characteristics of coffee beverages prepared with Coffea arabica beans produced at different altitudes in the municipality of Taquaritinga do Norte, in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Eight coffee bean samples, obtained from five different producers, were analyzed in a completely randomized design, with three replicates. …”
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Comparative evaluation of two natural collagen-cross linking agents on the long-term microtensile bond strength of composite resin to dentin– an invitro study by Swetha Perumal, Preethi Varadan, Mathan Rajan Rajendran

“…The samples were randomized into 3 groups of 15 each based on dentin pretreatment -Group 1- Control - No dentin pretreatment, Group 2 - 2 % Theaflavin for 1 min and Group3- 2 % Proanthocyanidin for 1min. …”
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Induction of intestinal barrier dysfunction in dairy heifers: Evaluation of new serum inflammatory markers and method for quantifying intestinal hyperpermeability by K.E. Vagnoni, E. Lopez-Cruz, M. Carranza, D.B. Vagnoni

“…Urine samples were analyzed for Co and creatinine, and serum samples were analyzed for the inflammatory markers haptoglobin (Hp), LBP, FABP2, and TNF. …”
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Antimicrobial resistant Brucella spp. prevail in raw milk and animal feces of different livestock farms by Shaista Zeb, Humaira Yasmin, Imran Riaz Malik, Mohammad Abul Farah, Vivak M. Arya, Muhammad Nadeem Hassan

“…Methods The raw milk and fecal samples were collected randomly from the different livestock farms of Punjab, Pakistan. …”
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Exome sequencing covers >98% of mutations identified on targeted next generation sequencing panels. by Holly LaDuca, Kelly D Farwell, Huy Vuong, Hsiao-Mei Lu, Wenbo Mu, Layla Shahmirzadi, Sha Tang, Jefferey Chen, Shruti Bhide, Elizabeth C Chao

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Corresponding nucleotide positions for 1533 different alterations classified as pathogenic or likely pathogenic identified on targeted NGS multi-gene panel tests in our laboratory were interrogated in data from 100 randomly-selected clinical WES samples to quantify the sequence coverage at each position. …”
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Health Risk Assessment and Determination of Some Heavy Metals in Commonly Consumed Traditional Herbal Preparations in Northeast Ethiopia by Mihreteab Meseret, Gebremariam Ketema, Haile Kassahun

“…The samples were prepared for analysis by wet digestion method using nitric acid and hydrochloric acid treatment. …”
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Investigation on past human parvovirus B19 infection among blood donors in Xi 'an, China by ZHAO Boya, CHU Xiaoyue, JIN Yuqi, MA Chaofeng

“…[Methods] A total of 970 qualified blood samples tested at Shaanxi Blood Center from August to September 2024 were randomly selected. …”
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Fusarium Wilt of Banana Latency and Onset Detection Based on Visible/Near Infrared Spectral Technology by Cuiling Li, Dandan Xiang, Shuo Yang, Xiu Wang, Chunyu Li

“…A portable visible/near-infrared spectrum acquisition system was constructed to collect the spectra data of banana Fusarium wilt leaves representing five different disease grades, totaling 106 leaf samples which were randomly divided into a training set with 80 samples and a test set with 26 samples. …”
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Application of electrical nonlinear load harmonic analysis method integrating intelligent sensor data in intelligent agricultural power management by Jilei Qu, Meiying Niu, Qing Lin, Yanyan Li

“…The experimental results show that among the 10 samples to be tested, only 2 load samples had misjudgments in their bus positions. …”
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Evaluation of Some Mechanical Properties of Cola pachycarpa (K. Schum.) Wood in the Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem of Rivers State, Nigeria by Kennedy Aleru, Nwiisuator David-Sarogoro, Burabari Jephter

“…These samples were then divided into innerwood, corewood, and outerwood based on their radial position. …”
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Impact of the Dietary Fat Concentration and Source on the Fecal Microbiota of Healthy Adult Cats by Nadine Paßlack, Kathrin Büttner, Wilfried Vahjen, Jürgen Zentek

“…The diet was offered without or with the daily addition of 0.5 g or 1 g of sunflower oil, fish oil or lard per kg body weight of the cats, using a randomized cross-over design. Each feeding period lasted for 21 days, and the fecal samples were collected on the last days of each period. …”
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