On paper; in practice: measuring compliance with official pricing policies in a large field study of essential medicines in Indonesia by Ayu Rahmawati, H. U. Ramadaniati, Y. Anggriani, W. Nathanial, E. Pisani

“…We also estimated the retailers’ profit by taking into account the profit margin and sales volume.Results: Of 1249 sampled medicines, nearly all samples (99.4%) had visible MRP on their packaging indicating high transparency compliance. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Omega-3, Omega-6, dan Kolesterol Sintetis terhadap Kualitas Reproduksi Burung Puyuh Jantan by Wiwi Isnaeni, Abyadul Fitriyah, Ning Setiati

“…<p>The aims of this research were to study the effect of using the omega-3 (O-3), omega-6(O-6), and synthetic cholesterol (Ch) on the reproductive quality of the male quails.Samples of this research were 35 of 4 weeks old male quails with 60 to 98 g of weight.The samples were grouped randomly into 7 groups, that are R-0 (control-group), R-1(0,163 mg O-3/100 g body weight), R-2 (0,326 mg O-3/100 g bw), R-3 (0,163 mgO-6/100 gbw), R-4 (0,326 mg O6/100 g bw), R-5 (20 mg Ch/100 g bw), and R-6 (40mg Ch/100 g bw). …”
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Prevalence, Contamination Level, and Associated Factors of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Raw Cow Milk at Selected Districts of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Edget Abayneh Alembo, Tomas Tonjo Torka

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted, January to December, 2021, on randomly selected 140 milk samples from selling point of Arba Minch Zuria and Chencha districts. …”
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Coefficient-Shuffled Variable Block Compressed Sensing for Medical Image Compression in Telemedicine Systems by R Monika, Samiappan Dhanalakshmi, Narayanamoorthi Rajamanickam, Amr Yousef, Roobaea Alroobaea

“…Compressed Sensing (CS) has recently gained widespread acceptance for rapidly compressing images with a reduced number of samples. Ensuring high-quality image reconstruction using conventional CS and block-based CS (BCS) poses a significant challenge since they rely on randomly selected samples. …”
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Overall Structural Alteration of Gut Microbiota and Relationships with Risk Factors in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome Treated with Inulin Alone and with Other Agents: An Open-Lab... by Ruiping Tian, Jiahui Hong, Jingjie Zhao, Dengyuan Zhou, Yangchen Liu, Zhenshan Jiao, Jian Song, Yu Zhang, Lingzhang Meng, Ming Yu

“…Lipid profiles, blood glucose, and uric acid (UA) levels were analysed in venous blood samples collected after overnight fast of 8 h at baseline and at the end of the follow-up period. …”
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MicroRNA markers for the diagnosis of pancreatic and biliary-tract cancers. by Motohiro Kojima, Hiroko Sudo, Junpei Kawauchi, Satoko Takizawa, Satoshi Kondou, Hitoshi Nobumasa, Atsushi Ochiai

“…The samples were randomly divided into training and test cohorts, and candidate miRNA markers were independently evaluated. …”
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Development and validation of a prognostic risk score model for hepatocellular carcinoma in the Asian population based on immunogenic cell death-related genes by Zhengyang Feng, Yanjie Wang, Yong Liang, Xuhao Gu, Yinyin Yang, Yusong Zhang, Qiliang Peng

“…Furthermore, we randomly allocated the samples into training and testing cohorts, thereafter developing and validating an ICD gene-based prognostic model tailored for the Asian HCC population. …”
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Ready-to-Eat Foods: A Potential Vehicle for the Spread of Coagulase-Positive Staphylococci and Antimicrobial-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Buea Municipality, South West Camero... by Seraphine Nkie Esemu, Sally Tabe Njoh, Lucy Mande Ndip, Nene Kaah Keneh, Jerome Achah Kfusi, Achiangia Patrick Njukeng

“…A total of 420 RTE food samples, comprising 70 each of cake, bread, fruit salad, meat hot-pot, suya, and boiled rice were randomly purchased from February to August 2020. …”
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Dental utilization and expenditures by children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders: A population-based cohort study by Kai-Chun Chang, Ling-Yi Wang, Jen-Hung Wang, Cheng-Kuang Shaw, Ming-Jay Hwang, Chih-Hao Wu, Huai-Kuan Huang

“…Materials and Methods: The health service research database of the National Health Research Institutes, which features population-based, randomly selected samples collected from 2001 to 2010, was utilized in this study. …”
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Pharmacokinetics and stability of methoxyflavones from Kaempferia parviflora in Thai native roosters by Vibuntita Chankitisakul, Vibuntita Chankitisakul, Supakorn Authaida, Wuttigrai Boonkum, Wuttigrai Boonkum, Sarunya Tuntiyasawasdikul

“…Plasma samples were prepared using acetonitrile, ethyl acetate, and a mixture of both to compare the optimal extraction efficiency. …”
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Eco-Printing Technique of Mimosa Tanned Sheepskin at Different Temperatures on Fastness and SEM of Tanned Leather by Elisa Nirmalawati, Ambar Pertiwiningrum, Mohammad Zainal Abidin

“…The research method used sheepskin samples that had undergone optimal with mimosa. The sheepskin tanning research evaluated samples subject to four different treatments: treatment A (15% mimosa), treatment B (20% mimosa), treatment C (25% mimosa), and treatment D (30% mimosa). …”
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Low Seroprevalence of Parvovirus B19 in Taiwanese Children and Young Adults by Wei-Ju Su, Yen-Hsuan Ni, Ding-Ping Liu, Li-Shiuan Chiou, Wen-Yueh Cheng, Jiunn-Shyan Julian Wu, Chun-Yi Lu

“…Methods: Stored serum samples from healthy volunteers aged 1-29 years in Taipei were randomly selected and tested for antiparvovirus B19 immunoglobulin G by enzyme immunoassay. …”
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First Report of <i>Trametes hirsuta,</i> Causal Agent White Rot in Avocado Trees Grown in the State of Michoacán, México by Juan Mendoza-Churape, Ma. Blanca Nieves Lara-Chávez, Rosario Ramírez-Mendoza, César Ramiro Martínez-González, Hexon Angel Contreras-Cornejo, Yurixhi Atenea Raya-Montaño, Teresita del Carmen Ávila-Val, Margarita Vargas-Sandoval

“…The symptomatic trees studied were randomly selected from seven orchards. The collected fungal samples show typical structures corresponding to <i>Trametes</i> sp., including large sporomas, a pileus with a surface of concentric zones of various ocher tones, and a porous hymenium. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Gallic Acid on Serum BDNF Levels in Patients with Major Depression by Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini, Hossein Khadem haghighian, Zahra Yari Sarokolae, Atefeh Arab firozjae, Sara Bayat, Reza Eshaghi Gorji, Majid Saeedi, Gholamreza Houshmand

“…Following serum separation, the levels of BDNF in the plasma samples were measured using a specific ELISA kit. …”
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Quality assessment of packaged water brands in a university teaching hospital in southern Nigeria by Ekanem AM, Benson SA, Ekpuk IN, Amafaye WD, Akpan IE, Udo AI, Edem SA, David E, Akpabio KO, Nneamaka AA

“…Results: Physical analysis of the water samples revealed no abnormalities. Electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids and magnesium hardness were increased in both bottled and sachet water brands. 60% of the sachet water samples showed evidence of gross bacterial contamination (>50cfu/ml) while 20% of the bottled water samples were grossly contaminated. …”
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High peripheral T cell diversity is associated with lower risk of toxicity and superior response to dual immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in patients with metastatic NSCLC by Alexandre Reuben, Mehmet Altan, Latasha Little, Jianjun Zhang, Ajay Sheshadri, Hai T Tran, Mara B Antonoff, Stephen G Swisher, John V Heymach, Saumil Gandhi, Natalie Vokes, Ziyi Li, Ruoxing Li, Runzhe Chen, Joshua Baguley, Jefferson Sinson, Greg Lizee

“…We used T-cell receptor (TCR) sequencing to systematically analyze prospectively collected patient blood samples from a randomized clinical trial of dual immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy to evaluate changes in the T-cell repertoire and their association with response and irAEs.Methods Patients with immunotherapy-naïve metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were treated with ipilimumab and nivolumab according to trial protocol (LONESTAR, NCT03391869). …”
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Vitamin B12 status in infancy and the effect of a vitamin B12 injection in infants with subclinical vitamin B12 deficiency: study protocol for a register-based randomised controlle... by Ingrid Kvestad, Tor A Strand, Elisabeth Ersvær, Siri Kaldenbach, Beate Stokke Solvik, Kjersti S Bakken, Sol Maja Graasvold Bjørkevoll, Adrian McCann, Mads Nikolaj Holten-Andersen, Carolien Konijnenberg

“…In the screening group, baseline samples are immediately analysed for total homocysteine (tHcy), while in the control group, the baseline samples will be analysed after 12 months. …”
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Brewer’s Grains on Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Blood Metabolites, and Fecal Microbiota in Simmental Crossbred Cattle Finished in Feedlot by Zitao Fan, Sha He, Qingjie Lin, Shiying Lin, Luwei Zhu, Rui Yang, Bingxia Chen, Dingcheng Ye, Pingting Guo

“…The trial lasted for 48 days, with serum samples collected on days 24 and 48 and fecal samples collected from days 46 to 48. …”
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Effect of radiation therapy on the dentin bond strength of a universal adhesive by Pipop Saikaew, P Hannongbua, P Jianratanajit, I Wongkertprayot, P Chaiklahan, N Srimaneekarn, A Prayongrat, P Eamsa-ard, AFMA Chowdhury, K Katekovit, S Hidehiko

“…Mid-coronal dentin was prepared using a low-speed saw and polished with silicon carbide paper. The samples were randomly divided into 3 groups (n = 6) according to the timing of radiation exposure (no radiation, control; radiation after restoration, F-RT; and radiation before restoration, RT-F). …”
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Natural radioactivity assessments and radiological hazards in agricultural soils around mining activities in Karibib, Namibia by Sylvanus Ameh Onjefu, Biere Peter Ebibuloami, Caspah Kamunda, Markus Hitila, Marius Kudumo Mutorwa, Jeya Kudi Kennedy, Euodia Hess, Damian C. Onwudiwe

“…A total of 17 soil samples were randomly collected from agricultural farms around mining areas from Karibib, Erongo region, Namibia. …”
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