The ineffectiveness of urban development plans in realizing a sustainable city(Case study: Zanjan) by mahboob reyhan, mohsen ahadnejad, taghi heydari

“…The selection of the studied samples (30 people) has been purposefully (non-randomly) selected from the informants and experts of the subject under discussion by snowball (chain) method. …”
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Efficacy of proinflamatory cytokines in the clinical and radiograpic outcomes of different primary molar pulpotomy agents: a comperative randomised study featuring a novel biomarke... by Aybike Bas, Sera Simsek Derelioglu, Esra Laloglu

“…To determine the pulpal inflammation status, pulpal bleeding samples were taken during treatment, and the levels of IL-6, IL-8, and presepsin were measured. …”
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Phytochemical Identification of Magenta Leaf Extract (Peristrophe Bivalvis (L.) Merr) and Acute Toxicity Test on Male White Mice with LD50 Determination by Ketut Agus Adrianta

“…This type of research is experimental with a randomized post-test only control group design. Samples of 25 male white mice divided into 1 control group and 4 treatment groups, each consisting of 5 mice. …”
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Effects of dietary supplementation with plant oil and vitamin E on antioxidant capacity in serum and liver of Hu sheep by CHEN Xue-jun, MAO Hui-ling, MA Xiao-mei, LIU Jian-xin

“…At the end of the experiment, the samples of serum and liver of all lambs were taken to analyse their antioxidant status. …”
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Circulating thyroxine, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and hypothyroid status and the risk of prostate cancer. by Alison M Mondul, Stephanie J Weinstein, Tracey Bosworth, Alan T Remaley, Jarmo Virtamo, Demetrius Albanes

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Within the ATBC Study, a randomized controlled trial of α-tocopherol and β-carotene supplements and cancer incidence in male smokers, 402 prostate cancer cases were sampled. …”
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Long-Term Effect of Crop Rotation and Fertilisation on Bioavailability and Fractionation of Copper in Soil on the Loess Plateau in Northwest China. by Yifei Zang, Xiaorong Wei, Mingde Hao

“…A field experiment was conducted in randomized complete block design to determine the bioavailability and distribution of Cu fractions in a Heilu soil (Calcaric Regosol) after 18 years of rotation and fertilisation. …”
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Aerobic exercise and DNA methylation in postmenopausal women: An ancillary analysis of the Alberta Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Prevention (ALPHA) Trial. by Devon J Boyne, Will D King, Darren R Brenner, John B McIntyre, Kerry S Courneya, Christine M Friedenreich

“…In an ancillary analysis, frozen blood samples (n = 256) were reassessed for levels of DNA methylation within LINE-1 and Alu repeats as well as within the promoter regions of APC, BRCA1, RASSF1, and hTERT genes. …”
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α-Tocopherol Prevents Sperm Apoptosis and Necrosis in Rats Exposed to 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin by Dewa Ketut Meles, Kadek Rachmawati, Iwan Sahrial Hamid, Imam Mustofa, Wurlina Wurlina, Niluh Suwasanti, Desak Ketut Sekar Cempaka Putri, Suzanita Utama

“…Thirty healthy 12-week-old male rats were randomly divided into five groups. Rats in the control group were given corn oil twice daily at 4-hour intervals. …”
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The evaluation of shear bond strength of denture teeth to CAD/CAM dentures acrylic after aging in gastric acid by Neslihan Güntekin, Burcu Kızılırmak

“…Each base-tooth combination was randomly divided into 2 subgroups (n = 14). One subgroup was immersed in artificial gastric acid and the other in artificial saliva solution. …”
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Effects of honey administration on transforming growth factor beta-1 levels during orthodontic tooth movement in young and older rats by Sri Suparwitri, Paramita Noviasari, Cendrawasih Andusyana Farmasyanti, Ananto Ali Alhasyimi

“…The honey (YH and OH) groups received honey at a dose of 0.4 mL/200 g body weight daily for 14 days, and gingival crevicular fluid samples were collected on days 0, 1, 7, and 14 for all groups. …”
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COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROTEIN CONCENTRATES IN FEMALE JAPANESE QUAIL DIETS AND STUDY THEIR EFFECT ON PRODUCTION AND SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS by Sabah K. M. Al-hummod, Basim S. Mohsen

“…A total of 90 quail females aged 36 weeks were randomly assigned to threetreatments (3 replicates for each treatment). …”
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Effects of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CBT LP3 and Bifidobacterium breve CBT BR3 supplementation on weight loss and gut microbiota of overweight dogs by Jihee Choi, Dooheon Son, Subin An, Eunbee Cho, Sanghyun Lim, Hae-Jeung Lee

“…This was a community-based, randomized study that sampled 41 overweight and obese dogs with a veterinarian-determined BCS of 6 or more. …”
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Study of Tapered Threads Parameters Affecting the Quality of the Oil Pipeline Connection by I. K. Tsybrii, N. S. Koval, Zh. N. Issabekov

“…Fragments (tubular parts) of casing pipes with trapezoidal thread and increased tightness (CPTT) and with trapezoidal thread of the buttress profile were studied. They were randomly selected from different batches. When measuring, the samples were fixed in the chuck of 1I611P lathe. …”
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Effect of Aqueous Extract of Allium cepa (Onion) on Ethanol-Induced Dyslipidemia and Inflammation in Albino Rats by Onengiyeofori Ibama1*, Godselect Chibuihe Elekwachi2, Arit Okechukwu Nwogu1, Ubong Friday Akpannanah1

“…The rats were then anesthetized with chloroform, and blood samples were collected to analyze C-reactive protein (CRP) and lipid profiles, including triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (T. …”
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Effect of the addition of silver nanoparticles on the mechanical properties of an orthodontic adhesive by Marco Sánchez-Tito, Lidia Yileng Tay

“…The Vickers microhardness values were measured under a constant load of 100 g for 30 s using a microhardness tester. The samples were analyzed using a surface profilometer, and the arithmetic average roughness was used as the measurement parameter. …”
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Effect of empowerment program based on banner theory on job satisfaction and organizational commitment of novice nurses by Ali Askari, Zohreh Vafadar, Fakhrudin Faizi, Mohsen Mollahadi

“…In the intra-group comparison in each group, there was no change in the levels of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and ability of the samples in the pre-test and post-test phases (P > 0.05). …”
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Oral melatonin improves the detection of parasitemia in malaria by Chandan Kumar Kedarisetty, B Laksminarayana Samaga, Sudha Vidyasagar, Jayanthi Venkataraman

“…Blood samples were collected for peripheral smear examination at baseline and then at two, three, four and five hours after drug administration. …”
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Resin-Modified Glass Ionomer Nanocomposite: Subcutaneous Connective Tissue Response and Polymerization Shrinkage Resistance by Edélcio Garcia-Júnior, Beatriz Kelly Barros Lopes, Fabricio Kitazono de Carvalho, Raquel Assed Bezerra da Silva, Fernanda de Carvalho Panzeri Pires de Souza, Alberto Consolaro, Lea Assed Bezerra da Silva, Paulo Nelson-Filho

“…Material and Methods: A total of 90 isogenic BALB/c mice were randomly distributed into nine groups, with each group receiving an implant of one of the following materials: ChemFil, Ketac N100, Compoglass, and Filtek Z350, as well as empty tubes serving as controls. …”
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The effects of exercise and conjugated linoleic acid intake on IGF-1 and pro-inflammatory cytokines in atrophied skeletal muscle of rats by Sanghyun Kim, Kijin Kim

“…Methods: Forty-two rats were randomly divided into seven groups, each group containing six rats. …”
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The battle against rural poverty and other challenges of development: Empirical analysis of women empowerment programme of Justice, Development and Peace Movement (JDPM) in Osun St... by Helen Faborode, Titus Olugbenga Alao

“…Twenty-five percent of the participants were proportionately sampled from each community selected, making 104 respondents. …”
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