PCR BASED DETECTION OF GRAM NEGATIVE PSYCHROTROPHIC BACTERIA IN COWS RAW MILK by Amjed A. Alrazakkazal, Fawziah A. Abdullah

“…A conventional diagnostic PCR technique based on three pairs of primers including SerAgeneto amplify an 950 bp fragment of Acinetobacter sppDNA,serAgene for/A. hydrophila ( 650bp): and aprgene for/S. marcescens (500bps) was done.In the present study the 29 bacterial isolates obtained from 100 cows raw milk samples were collected randomly from healthy cows with different age and breed present in different farms of Thi-Qar province, previously refrigerated for 72 hr. …”
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Effect of food-simulating liquids and polishing times on the color stability of microhybrid and nanohybrid resin composites by Muhammet Fidan, Nevin Çankaya

“…One nanohybrid (Compofill) and one microhybrid (Dynamic plus) were used to prepare 120 samples each. Three polishing time subgroups were randomly assigned to each composite group. …”
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Soil physical properties and yield of soybean and corn grown with wastewater by Alexsandro C. dos S. Almeida, Higor H. O. Santos, Dhiego P. Bortolo, Elaine R. P. Lourente, Jorge W. Cortez, Fabricio C. de Oliveira

“…Therefore, a field experiment was conducted in randomized blocks to evaluate five treatments of fertilization in the 2014/2015 season (soybean in the summer and corn in the second season). …”
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Effect of dietary supplementation of vitamin E on semen quality in White Pekin drakes by Juvin Saju, Stella Cyriac, Anitha Anitha, Harikrishnan Harikrishnan, K. Karthiayini, P. Tradhnesh

“…The pH of semen was found slightly alkaline in all three treatments. Most samples were white in colour and were medium thick or thick in consistency.The major contaminants observed were faeces and uric acid crystals. …”
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A New Arbiter PUF for Enhancing Unpredictability on FPGA by Takanori Machida, Dai Yamamoto, Mitsugu Iwamoto, Kazuo Sakiyama

“…We evaluate the dependency on the number of training samples for machine learning, and we discuss the reason why Double Arbiter PUFs are more tolerant than the N-XOR Arbiter PUFs by evaluating intrachip variation. …”
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Investigation into the Prevalence of Cryptosporidium Infection in Calves among Small-Holder Dairy and Traditional Herds in Tanzania by Emanuel S. Swai, Luuk Schoonman

“…Individual calf and herd-level information was collected using a structured questionnaire and feacal samples were screened for Cryptosporidium spp oocysts using the modified Ziehl-Neelsen method. …”
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Bioequivalence study of tablet forms of risperidone, olanzapine and quetiapine in healthy volunteers by V. V. Pisarev, M. M. Ulyashova, K. A. Vdovin, N. I. Tiseyko

“…Plasma samples were analyzed by validated volunteers using HPLC with mass spectrometric detection. …”
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Oral Hygiene Product for Tooth Whitening Based on the Natural Product Curcumin by Allal Nawel, Guendouz Souhila, Baba Ahmed Nawel, Oudghiri Fouad

“…A series of experiments was carried out on extracted teeth (n = 30). Samples were randomly divided into five subgroups. …”
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Food science and COVID-19 by Klaus W. Lange

“…Rigorous research assessing the efficacy of food compounds in counteracting infections would require long-term randomized controlled trials in large samples. While no foods, single nutrients or dietary supplements are capable of preventing infection with COVID-19, a balanced diet containing sufficient amounts of macronutrients and diverse micronutrients is a prerequisite of an optimally functioning immune system. …”
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A qualitative process evaluation of a nasal spray intervention to prevent respiratory tract infections. by Amelia Dennis, Judith Joseph, Kate Greenwell, Sascha Miller, Jane Vennik, Laura Dennison, Sian Holt, Katherine Bradbury, Adam W A Geraghty, Paul Little, Lucy Yardley

“…We interviewed 31 participants (aged 19-80), sampled from the two nasal spray intervention trial arms across 3 winter seasons (including at the height of COVID-19). …”
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Assessment of meritocracy, accountability, and public service reforms in Ethiopia: evidence from public organizations in the Northwest Region by Worku Lemlemu Ferede, Yalew Endawoke, Gedif Tessema

“…The study applied an explanatory design and a quantitative approach through a structured questionnaire-based survey (n = 354) with randomly sampled respondents in public organizations in the northwest region of Ethiopia. …”
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Biomechanical comparison of the efficacy of Cfr-PEEK and titanium systems in the fixation following sagittal split advancement osteotomy: a biomechanical study by Esengul Sen, Damla Torul

“…Methods Twenty-eight sheep hemimandibles were randomly assigned to four groups for SSRO surgery. …”
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Students’ Perceptions Regarding the University Education Outcomes and Labor Market Requirements: Empirical Study by Rebaz Nooradeen Aziz, Hussein Ahmad Mustafa

“…To collect data, the researchers used a self-designed questionnaire. The samples comprised (335) four-stage students for the academic year 2021-2022, randomly selected from six departments: administration of tourism organizations, business administration, economics, accounting, statistics and information, finance, and banking reply to the survey questions. …”
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Emergent behaviors in multiagent pursuit evasion games within a bounded 2D grid world by Sihan Xu, Zhaohui Dang

“…By treating the full set of game trajectories as statistical samples, this approach enables the detection of distinct behavioral patterns and cooperative strategies. …”
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Preserving the Jawi script in Aceh: Assessing literacy, cultural heritage, and modern paradigm challenges by Allif Syahputra Bania, Bachtiar Akob

“…It employed a descriptive-qualitative approach and the instruments used were a set of test questions and questionnaires. The samples were 100 randomly selected respondents from Langsa City, Aceh. …”
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Effect of eight weeks aerobic exercise combined with consumption of almond in men with elevated blood lipids by MR Almori, MR Ramezanpour, S Saedmocheshi

“…Aerobic exercise was performed for eight weeks with or without almond. Blood samples were taken in two steps (before and after the test). …”
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Epidermal ridge sweat pore density: A forensic approach to sex determination by Jaisleen Kaur, Meenal Dhall

“…The methodology employed in this study helps demarcate a uniform region in all the samples thereby eliminating variability due to pattern type and recurving ridges.…”
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Do teacher-training college students become more engaged in their studies because of commitment? The mediating role of self-control and the moderating role of core self-evaluation by Chen Li

“…This study aims to investigate the mechanism of the role between professional commitment and learning engagement of teacher-training college students.MethodsA questionnaire survey was conducted with 846 randomly sampled teacher-training college students using four validated scales: the College Student Professional Commitment Scale, the Self-Control Dual-System Scale, the Core Self-Esteem Scale, and the Learning Engagement Scale. …”
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Comparison of postoperative pain and stress using a multimodal approach in cats: open vs. laparoscopic-assisted ovariohysterectomy by Changwoo Jeong, Kangwoo Yi, Yong Yu, Suyoung Heo

“…Pain scores were assessed using the Glasgow Composite Pain Scale at 1, 4, 8, 12, and 24 h postoperatively. Blood samples were collected to measure cortisol levels as a stress biomarker. …”
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The Effect of BBC News Lessons on High School EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning by حسن علیزاده محمود علیلو, توران آهور

“…The result of Independent-Samples t-test on the post-test scores of both groups revealed the significant outperformance of the experimental group compared to the control group. …”
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