Relationship between Soil Properties and Plant Diversity in Semiarid Grassland by Melda Dölarslan, Ebru Gül, Sabit Erşahin

“…In order to determine the plant richness and diversity indexes, 3 sub-quadrats (1x1m) were randomly added into each of 34 (5x5 m) quadrats. To evaluate the relationship between plant diversity indexes and soil properties, composite soil samples were collected from the four corners, and the center of each quadrat 0-30 cm in depth, and which was mixing of those subsamples. …”
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The Effect of Different Detox Drinks on Surface Roughness, Colour Change, and Translucency Parameters of Universal Resin Composites by Ayşenur Bulut, Ayşe İrem Yetiş, Serra Yaren Yeşil, Sinem Akgül, Oya Bala

“…Initial values were measured. The samples were randomly divided into three subgroups and exposed to the detox drinks. …”
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Evaluating the Hepatoprotective Potential of Ginger Ethanolic Extract Against Lambda-Cyhalothrin-Induced Toxicity in Male Rats by Mustafa Q Mustafa, Zainab JM Jawad

“…Additionally, liver samples were collected for histopathological‎ ‎examination‎.‎ …”
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Comparative Analysis of Fracture Resistance in Teeth Obturated with Graphene Oxide-Modified Sealers by Jasmine Marwaha, Divya Batra, Deepankar Dass, Shivani Parmar, Ashtha Arya, Ataul Hafeez Imran

“…Materials and Methods: Using the ProTaper Gold rotary device, thirty recently removed mandibular premolars were prepped and decoronated to standardize root length. Three groups of 10 samples each were randomly selected: Group 1 was the control group, which did not have any obturation; Group 2 was the group that had teeth sealed with a traditional bioceramic sealer; and Group 3 was the group that had teeth sealed with a sealer modified by graphene oxide. …”
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Performance Evaluation of African catfish (<i>Clarias gariepinus</i>) Fed Diets with Varying Dietary Inclusion Levels of Christmas Melon (<i>Laganaria breviflorus</i>) as a Partial... by Oghenefejiro Adagha, Jerimoth Kesena Ekelemu, Oster Francis Nwachi, Arnold Ebuka Irabor

“…After acclimating for a week (7 days) using 2.00 mm Coppens feed (45% CP) twice per day, the fish samples were randomly distributed into 12 tarpaulin tanks of 4 ft × 4 ft × 4 ft with a 200 L water holding capacity (four (4) different treatments presented in triplicate). …”
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Determination and Comparative Study of Sugars and Synthetic Colorants in Commercial Branded Fruit Juice Products by S. D. C. Sewwandi, P. C. Arampath, A. B. G. Silva, R. Jayatissa

“…Based on the analysis of thin-layer chromatography (TLC), a majority of fruit nectar samples (57.14%) contained natural colorants, while 42.86% of total samples contained synthetic colorants. …”
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Microbial Contamination and Occurrence of Aflatoxins in Processed Baobab Products in Kenya by Margaret James, Willis Owino, Samuel Imathiu

“…Selected processed baobab products were sampled randomly from formal and informal processors and analyzed for the total aerobic count, Enterobacteriaceae, yeast and molds, ergosterol, aflatoxins, moisture, and water activity. …”
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Detection of phenotypes, virulence genes and phylotypes of avian pathogenic and human diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in Egypt by Hazem Ramadan, Amal Awad, Ahmed Ateya

“…Methodology: A total of 108 chicken visceral organs (liver, spleen, heart) from 36 diseased birds (three organs per each bird) and 78 human stool samples (50 diarrheic patients and 28 healthy persons) were randomly collected during the first half of 2015 in the district of Mansoura city, Egypt. …”
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Evaluation of Root Canal Obturation Bond Strength Following 2-Week Coronal Seal Loss and Thermal and Chewing Cycling: Ex Vivo Study by Abdulkarim M. Almousa, Smita D. Dutta, Saleh H. Alshudukhi, Nawaf M. Almutairi, Ahmed N. Mohamed

“…Materials and Methods: Eighty single-rooted mandibular premolars were selected, disinfected, and prepared using ProTaper Gold rotary files up to size F4. The samples were randomly divided into eight groups based on obturation technique and sealer type. …”
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519 Staphylococcus colonization drives IFN-mediated monocyte recruitment and skin barrier disruption in cutaneous lupus erythematosus lesions by Lisa Abernathy-Close, Joseph Mears, Allison C. Billi, Sirisha Sirobhushanam, Annie Lu, Zeran Zhang, Amy Hurst, J Michelle Kahlenberg

“…Paired samples were collected before and after 7 days of treatment to assess microbial lesional skin responses. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Energy Evolution Characteristic of Granite considering the Loading Rate Effect by Feiyue Sun, Junqi Fan, Jiaqi Guo, Xiliang Liu

“…The test results indicate that the energy transport and conversion of rock samples under different loading rates exhibit distinct stage characteristics. …”
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Something beyond paycheque to boosting employee retention: evidence from a South Indian hospital by M. Bharath

“…Most respondents prefer beyond paycheque factors practiced at sampled hospital. Age, marital status and residence of employees are significantly associated with retention. …”
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Short- and long-term effects of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid or doxycycline on the gastrointestinal microbiome of growing cats. by Evangelia M Stavroulaki, Jan S Suchodolski, Rachel Pilla, Geoffrey T Fosgate, Chi-Hsuan Sung, Jonathan A Lidbury, Jörg M Steiner, Panagiotis G Xenoulis

“…The objective of this study was to determine the temporal effects of antibiotic treatment on the GI microbiome of young cats. Fecal samples were collected from cats randomly allocated to receive either amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (20 mg/kg q12h) for 20 days (AMC group; 15 cats) or doxycycline (10 mg/kg q24h) for 28 days (DOX group;15 cats) as part of the standard treatment of upper respiratory tract infection. …”
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Agro-industrial by-products as a feeding strategy for producing functional milk by A. A. Abd El-Maksoud, M. A. Radwan, H. A.F. Rahmy, F. M.F. Elshaghabee, A. M. Hamed

“…Concerning the CLA content, the milk samples collected from buffalo fed the basal diet fortified with tomato pomace and biscuit/cake waste had the highest CLA and α-tocopherol content. …”
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The epidemiology of fecal carriage of nontyphoidal Salmonella among healthy children and adults in three sites in Kenya. by Esther M Muthumbi, Alfred Mwanzu, Cecilia Mbae, Godfrey Bigogo, Angela Karani, Salim Mwarumba, Jennifer R Verani, Samuel Kariuki, J Anthony G Scott

“…<h4>Result</h4>Overall, 53 (3.5%) isolates of NTS were cultured from 1497 samples. Age-adjusted prevalence was 13.1% (95%CI 8.8-17.4) in Kilifi, 0.4% (95%CI 0-1.3) in Nairobi, and 0.9% (95%CI 0-2.0) in Siaya. …”
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Effect of Plant Biomass Adsorbents on the Disposition of Cyanide in Wistar Rats Exposed to Sublethal Dose of Cyanide by Casimir C. Ofor, Godwin C Akuodor, Uchenna D Mbah, Mansur A Ramalan, Donatus O Anele, Eugene O Ohanme, Anthony U Megwas, Benjamin N Nwakelu, Uzochukwu Ofonakara, Daniel O Aja

“…Methods: A total of 30 male Wistar rats were used for the study. The rats were randomly assigned to 5 groups of 6 rats per group. …”
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Comparative characteristic of the effectiveness of instrumental treatment of teeth with a C-shaped root canal by I. V. Firsova, N. N. Trigolos, Yu. A. Makedonova, N. N. Yaroshenko

“…The study was performed on 30 teeth removed by medical reasons (18 premolars and 12 second molars of the lower jaw). Samples were divided randomly into 2 equal groups. …”
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Limosilactobacillus ingluviei C37 alleviates immunological stress and improves intestinal barrier gene expression in lipopolysaccharides challenged broiler chickens by Merisa Sirisopapong, Supattra Okrathok, Chayanan Pukkung, Sutisa Khempaka

“…At 24 h after the LPS injection, serum samples were collected for analysis of total immunoglobulin (Ig) and lysozyme activity. …”
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Changes in Semen, Hormonal profile and Testicular Morphology of West African Dwarf Goat Bucks treated with Danazol by Lukman Oladimeji Raji, Mohammed Babashani, Ganiyu Jimoh Akorede, Aishat O Olatunji, Fatima Sanusi, Yusuf Idris, Khalid Tahlia Biobaku

“…The group B bucks’ testes were harvested thereafter for gross and histo-morphometric studies while those of group C were left intact but danazol treatment was withdrawn for four more weeks. The bucks’ semen samples (collected by electro-ejaculation) and hormonal samples (taken via the jugular vein) were analyzed. …”
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Resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Nairobi by Perpetual Wangui Ndung'u, Samuel Kariuki, Zipporah Ng'ang'a, Gunturu Revathi

“…This study aimed to determine resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from pulmonary samples. Methodology: Pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Nairobi were randomly sampled after informed consent and recruited into the study using a structured questionnaire. …”
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