Spatial variability of soil properties in red soil and its implications for site-specific fertilizer management by Fang-fang SONG, Ming-gang XU, Ying-hua DUAN, Ze-jiang CAI, Shi-lin WEN, Xian-ni CHEN, Wei-qi SHI, Gilles COLINET

“…To explore the relationship between soil spatial variability and land management, 256 samples were randomly collected at two depths (surface layer 0–20 cm and subsurface layer 20–40 cm) under different land use types and soil parent materials in Yujiang County, Jiangxi Province, a red soil region of China. …”
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Molecular detection of novel Anaplasma sp. and zoonotic hemopathogens in livestock and their hematophagous biting keds (genus Hippobosca) from Laisamis, northern Kenya [version 1;... by Joel L. Bargul, Kevin O. Kidambasi, Daniel M. Mwaki, Kenneth Ogila, Jandouwe Villinger, Johnson Kinyua, Daniel K. Masiga, Dennis Getange, Collins Kigen, Mark Carrington

“…We aimed to identify the prevalence of selected hemopathogens in livestock and their associated blood-feeding keds. Methods: We randomly collected 389 blood samples from goats (245), sheep (108), and donkeys (36), as well as 235 keds from both goats and sheep (116), donkeys (11), and dogs (108) in Laisamis, Marsabit County, northern Kenya. …”
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The Melanocortin 3 Receptor: A Novel Mediator of Exercise-Induced Inflammation Reduction in Postmenopausal Women? by Tara M. Henagan, Melody D. Phillips, Dennis J. Cheek, K. Michelle Kirk, James J. Barbee, Laura K. Stewart

“…The resistance trained group performed resistance training 3 days/week for 12 weeks. Resting blood samples were collected before and after the training intervention in both resistance trained and control groups. …”
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Milk urea concentration as a tool for optimising crude protein content in dairy goat diets: a path to sustainable milk production by Darija Bendelja Ljoljić, Zvonimir Prpić, Tomislav Mašek, Ivan Vnučec, Antun Kostelić, Miroslav Benić, Neven Antunac

“…The chemical composition of milk samples was determined and the ratio of milk fat to protein was calculated. …”
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Cardiac troponin i activity compared with other cardiac markers in the dry period, early, and peak lactation in dairy cattle by Ali HAJIMOHAMMADI, Mojtaba BARMAKI, Daryoush BABAZADEH, Saeed NAZIFI, Seyed Amin RAZAVI, Mojtaba DANESHI

“…A total of 42 healthy dairy cattle with an average body weight of 520±17 kg and an average parity of 2.4±0.7 were randomly selected from a commercial dairy farm. Through a clinical examination and ECG recording conducted by a veterinarian, blood samples were collected from all cattle"s coccygeal vein one month before parturition (dry period), one week after parturition (early lactation), and 10 weeks after parturition (peak of the lactation). …”
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Gut microbiota differs between treatment outcomes early after fecal microbiota transplantation against recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection by Shaodong Wei, Martin Iain Bahl, Simon Mark Dahl Baunwall, Jens Frederik Dahlerup, Christian Lodberg Hvas, Tine Rask Licht

“…We hypothesized that the intestinal microbiota changes earlier than this timepoint, and analyzed fecal samples obtained 1 week after treatment from 64 patients diagnosed with recurrent CDI and included in a randomized clinical trial, where the infection was treated with either vancomycin-preceded FMT (N = 24), vancomycin (N = 16) or fidaxomicin (N = 24). …”
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Integrated Nutrient Management on Soil Properties and Nutrient Uptake by Red Onion by Emmanuel Kwada Kwaghe, Abdullahi Muhammad Saddiq, Rejoice Ibrahim Solomon, Salihu Ardo Musa

“…Field experiments were carried out during the dry seasons in (2012-2013 and 2013-2014) to study the impact of Integrated Nutrient Management on some soil properties and nutrients uptake by red onion (Allium cepa L.) in Moda, Michika, Adamawa state, Nigeria. Soil samples were randomly collected and analysed for pH, EC, organic carbon, organic matter, total nitrogen, available phosphorus before and at the completion of the experiment. …”
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Chemical properties of soils submitted to the application of a bioactivator and basalt and serpentinite powders by Alves A. Alovisi, Alessandra M. T. Alovisi, Meriane M. Taques, Elias S. de Medeiros, Luiz C. F. de Souza, Cleidimar J. Cassol

“…The soils were incubated for 30, 90, 120, and 240 days after the treatment applications. The samples were submitted to pH, Al, H+Al, P, and K analyses at the end of each incubation period. …”
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The Effect of Medium Substitution on Cavendish Banana Shoot Multiplication (Musa acuminata L.) by Ageng Rineksane Innaka, Putri Pramesti Zahrani, Handayani Etty, Agustina Wulandari Rani, Kemat Nurashikin

“…Each treatment was replicated 3 times, with each replication comprising 3 samples, resulting in a total of 45 treatment units. …”
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Comparative immunologic profiling of mRNA and protein-conjugated vaccines: acute inflammatory responses and anti-PEG antibody production by Gahyun Roh, Jisun Lee, Hyun-Mee Park, Woori Kwak, Hyo-Jung Park, Ayoung Oh, Yewon Na, Dahyeon Ha, Yu-Sun Lee, Seo-Hyeon Bae, Seonghyun Lee, Subin Yoon, Sowon Lee, Jaehun Jung, Jacob Lee, Jae-Hwan Nam

“…Symptom records and blood samples were collected on Days 0, 3, and 7 after vaccination. …”
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MoodyTunes: a single cohort study of a music-based smartphone app for mental health and mood regulation in young people by Sandra Garrido, Zareen O'Keeffe, Anthony Chmiel, Anthony Chmiel, Katherine Boydell, Katherine Boydell, Barbara Doran, Quang Vinh Nguyen

“…Future research with larger, randomized samples and a comparative control group is recommended.…”
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Milk Yield, Major Milk Components and Macro Minerals in Blood Serum of Lactating Donkeys, as Affected by Dietary Trace Element Supplementation and Stage of Lactation by Francesco Fantuz, Luca Todini, Elisabetta Salimei, Antonella Fatica, Pierluigi Mariani, Fausto Marcantoni, Stefano Ferraro

“…Over a 3-month period, 16 clinically healthy lactating donkeys were used to collect milk and blood samples and to evaluate the milk yield per milking. …”
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Prevalence of Camel Mange and Associated Risk Factors in The Banadir Region, Somalia by Moktar Omar Sheikh Mohamed, Jeilani Buzuri Mio, Abdullahi Abdirashid Abdullahi, Ilyaas Abukar  Adow, Mahad Abdinur Derow

“…A total of 384 camels were randomly selected for skin scrapings, with samples from suspected lesions being microscopically examined. …”
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Bone Formation in Grafts with Bio-Oss and Autogenous Bone at Different Proportions in Rabbit Calvaria by Yeon Jung Kim, Carlos Eduardo Takeshi Saiki, Karoline Silva, Carlos Kiyoshi Moreira Massuda, Ana Paula de Souza Faloni, Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva, Debora Pallos, Wilson Roberto Sendyk

“…After twelve weeks, the animals were euthanized, and samples were collected for clinical and histological analysis. …”
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Oxaliplatin but Not Irinotecan Impairs Posthepatectomy Liver Regeneration in a Murine Model by Perry A. Soriano, Nian Liu, Erick Castillo, Brock Foster, Avo Artinyan, Joseph Kim, Wendong Huang, Lawrence D. Wagman

“…𝑇-tests for independent samples were used for statistical comparisons. Results. …”
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Intensive polychemotherapy efficacy in young adults with diffuse B-large cells lymphoma from germinal center cells by M. M. Bobkova, S. V. Semochkin, V. L. Ivanova, O. G. Agafonova, L. A. Antipova, N. N. Volchenko, V. V. Dergacheva, O. D. Zacharov, Yu. A. Kudinov, S. S. Kulikova, Yu. B. Kochkareva, N. A. Lobanova, I. E. Lazarev, E. V. Laricheva, L. A. Magomedova, N. V. Malachova, V. G. Markaryan, L. A. Mucha, S. V. Minenko, T. Yu. Ostrenkova, E. V. Ovanesova, T. N. Perestoronina, M. E. Ribakova, E. A. Samischina, V. V. Ptuschkin

“…Study aimed on analysis of efficacy of various dose intensity chemotherapy schedule according to disease molecular genetics variants. 28 adolescents and young adults (median age — 21.7 years) have received treatment according to pediatric BFM-NHL 90m and BFM-NHL 2004M protocols, 46 (median age — 29.0 years) and 91 (median age — 59.5) adults according to courses CHOP and R-CHOP, respectively. It was not randomized study. Germinal and postgerminal variants DBLCL were determined using immunohistochemical technique for 58 (35%) patients with appropriate primary samples. …”
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Assessing Perceived Need for Mental Healthcare Among Adults in Germany by Lena Walther, Felicitas Vogelsang, Julia Thom, Heike Hölling, Thomas G. Grobe, Timm Frerk, Ursula Marschall, Diana Peitz

“…ObjectivesTo describe the prevalence and distribution of perceived need for mental healthcare among adults in Germany and examine its association with more objective indicators of need as well as mental health literacy.MethodsWe used data from 6,558 adults randomly sampled from a health insurance company as well as nationally representative survey data from 10,676 adults. …”
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Fatty acid profile, omegas, and lipid quality in commercial cuts of tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum Cuvier, 1818) cultivated in ponds by Jucilene Cavali, Regiane Pandolfo Marmentini, Jerônimo Vieira Dantas Filho, Rute Bianchini Pontuschka, Sandro de Vargas Schons

“… This study aimed to determine the fatty acid profile, omegas, and lipid quality indices in commercial cuts of tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum). Samples were collected from two fish processing industries located in Rondônia state, Brazil. …”
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Pulpal responses to mineral trioxide aggregate with and without zinc oxide addition in mature canine teeth after full pulpotomy by Behnam Bolhari, Neda Kardouni Khouzestani, Hadi Assadian, Saeed Farzad-Mohajeri, Mohammad Mehdi Dehghan, Soheil Niavarzi, Behnam Dorost, Venkateshbabu Nagendrababu, Henry F. Duncan, Artak Heboyan, Antonio Signore, Stefano Benedicenti

“…Exposed pulpal tissues were randomly capped with either Angelus MTA (MTA) or Angelus MTA mixed with 5% ZnO (MTA + ZnO) (n = 20 each). …”
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Factors Influencing Tourism Space Commodification in the Mahmoudabad County, Northern Iran by Dickson Adom, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Jilla Sajjadi, Saber Sedighi

“…Satellite images were used to identify agricultural land-use changes while empirical data were collected from 379 local people who were randomly sampled with their views, gathered via a reliable, structured questionnaire. …”
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