A randomised controlled crossover trial comparing a polymeric with a semi-elemental oral nutritional supplement on fluid and sodium status in patients with a jejunostomy by Alison Culkin, Beth Rye, Jeremy MD Nightingale

“…Jejunal and urine outputs were weighed, and samples sent for analysis. After a day washout, patients were swapped to the other ONS. …”
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Agmatine Abrogates Tacrolimus-Induced Testicular Injury in Rats by Naif Alharbi, Omnia Nour, Mirhan N. Makled, Manar Nader

“…By the end of this study, blood samples were obtained to measure testosterone and luteinizing hormone. …”
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Estimation of Three-Dimensional Ground Reaction Force and Center of Pressure During Walking Using a Machine-Learning-Based Markerless Motion Capture System by Ru Feng, Ukadike Christopher Ugbolue, Chen Yang, Hui Liu

“…A multi-layer perceptron (MLP) and convolutional neural network (CNN) were constructed to estimate each component of GRF and COP based on the three-dimensional trajectories of the markers. A total of 100 samples were randomly selected as the test set, and the estimation performance was evaluated using the correlation coefficient (r) and relative root mean square error (rRMSE). …”
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Client Satisfaction with Delivery Care Service and Associated Factors in the Public Health Facilities of Gamo Gofa Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: In a Resource Limited Setting by Rahel Tesfaye, Amare Worku, Wanzahun Godana, Bernt Lindtjorn

“…Thirteen health institutions were randomly sampled of 66 institutions in Gamo Gofa Zone. …”
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Longevity and vigour of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) seed stored under humid tropical ambient conditions by Moruf Ayodele ADEBISI, Tolulope Olaitan KEHINDE, Tunmise Elizabeth OLADIPO, Isiaq Omoniyi LAWAL

“…Cleaned seeds of each genotype were packed into a polyethylene bag, the packaged lot was electrically sealed and thereafter placed in a seed store under ambient conditions (30 ºC, RH 75 %). Seed samples were withdrawn at 0, 60, 120, 180 and 240 days after storage for seed quality parameters evaluation. …”
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Comparing the immunological and physiological effects between high-intensity interval training and moderate-intensity continuous training in physically inactive adults by Muhammad Zuhaili Suhaimi, Ayu Suzailiana Muhamad, Chee Keong Chen, Foong Kiew Ooi, Marylin Li Yin Ong, Rabiu Muazu Musa

“…Maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max), blood, and saliva samples were collected before and after an 8-week intervention. …”
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The Effect of Oregano Essential Oil Addition on Milk Production and Composition of Organically Reared Goats by Dimitrios Kyrtsoudis, Dimitrios Gourdouvelis, Vasiliki Kotsampasi, Illias Giannenas, Styliani Dokou, Vasileios A Bampidis, Ioannis K Mitsopoulos

“…Twenty-four age-matched lactating goats, mean live weight 49±1.8 kg, were allocated to 3 equal groups in a randomized design, of 8 goats housed in the same cell. …”
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Effect of Dietary Inclusion of Olive Leaves and Olive Pulp on the Oxidative Status and Meat Quality of Broiler Chickens by Vida Rezar, Manca Pečjak Pal, Janez Salobir, Alenka Levart

“…Blood and breast muscle samples were taken at the end of the experiment. The results showed that the addition of olive leaves or olive pulp did not significantly alter the concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) and the antioxidant capacity of lipid-soluble compounds (ACL) in the blood or the enzyme activities of the liver. …”
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Effect of dietary administration of red orange and lemon extract on volatile compounds: profile and sensory parameters of lamb meat by Maria Federica Sgarro, Aristide Maggiolino, Lucrezia Forte, Roberta Matera, Giovanna Bifulco, Salvatore Claps, Giuseppe Natrella, Pasquale De Palo

“…Longissimus lumborum muscle was sampled and dry aged at 4 °C for seven days. The VOC and sensorial analyses were carried out at 1, 3 and 7 days. …”
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Investigation of VEGF and FGF gene expression during angiogenesis of chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane treated with doxycycline antibiotic by Mohammadreza Pourmohammad Pourmohammad, Jina Khayatzadeh, Seyyedeh Hananeh Akbari, Sima Afsharanjad, Saeedeh Zafar Balanjad

“…On the twelfth day, photographs were taken of the samples. The number and length of blood vessels and then the weight and length of embryos were measured. …”
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Expert-innovator behaviour questionnaire as a new tool for selecting potential experts by Deptuła Anna M., Nosal Czesław S.

“…The interviewees were selected randomly. Factor analysis was used to reduce the test items in the questionnaire. …”
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Effects of radiation therapy on the dislocation resistance of root canal sealers applied to dentin and the sealer-dentin interface: a pilot study by Pallavi Yaduka, Rubi Kataki, Debosmita Roy, Lima Das, Shachindra Goswami

“…The root canals of all samples were cleaned, shaped, and obturated using the single-cone technique. …”
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Sex Differences in Atrial Fibrillation: Evidence from Circulating Metabolites by Ningjing Qian, Junyan Jin, Ying Gao, Jiayi Liu, Yaping Wang

“…Untargeted metabolomics were performed in plasma samples of male and female patients. Correlation analysis with clinical characteristics and Mendelian randomization were used to identify sex-specific metabolites associated with AF, which was further validated in additional patients. …”
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Effect of cementation, cement type and vent holes on fit of zirconia copings by Syed Rashid Habib, Mohsin Ali, Abdulaziz Al Hossan, Ahmad Majeed-Saidan, Mohammad Al Qahtani

“…Materials and methods: Extracted premolars (N = 100) were mounted in resin and prepared for Zr crowns. Samples were randomly divided into 5 groups (n = 20); A: No Cementation; B: Cementation with Glass-Ionomer (GI); C: GI + Vent-Holes; D: Cementation with Resin Cement (RC); E: RC + Vent-Holes. …”
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Research on the Evaluation of Chinese Prefabricated Building Strategic Partners Based on Cloud Model and Improved Evidence Theory by Sunmeng Wang, Chengjun Wang, Wenlong Li

“…To address the fuzziness and randomness of the traditional membership function, the cloud model is applied to calculate the membership value between the test samples and the benchmark cloud, which is subsequently transformed into basic probability distribution in the evidence theory. …”
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Robust Adversarial Example Detection Algorithm Based on High-Level Feature Differences by Hua Mu, Chenggang Li, Anjie Peng, Yangyang Wang, Zhenyu Liang

“…A range of detection algorithms has been developed to differentiate between benign samples and adversarial examples. However, the detection accuracy of these algorithms is significantly influenced by the characteristics of the adversarial attacks, such as attack type and intensity. …”
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Comparative effects of different loads of aerobic exercise on lipid metabolism in MASLD rats: a perspective from the gut-liver axis by Deng Dongkun, Jiang Qingfeng, Li Chang, Lin Yunhua, Shi Jiaming, Liu Yufei, Xu Lin

“…At the conclusion of the experiment, blood, liver, and ileum samples were collected for analysis of the rats’ baseline conditions, hepatic lipid metabolism, bile acid pathway and gut microbiota, and synthesis of analyses.ResultsThe development of lipid metabolism disorders, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis in MASLD rats was improved to different degrees in all three exercise modes. …”
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Comparative study on the bioavailability and bioequivalence of rifapentine capsules in humans by Ying Qi, Pengfei Zhao

“…The reference is an NMPA-approved product, while the test is a modified version intended to match it in safety and efficacy; both contain the same active ingredient but may differ in excipients or manufacturing processes. Blood samples were collected at predefined intervals over a 84-h period following administration to measure rifapentine plasma concentrations using UPLC. …”
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Detection of plastics particles in equine blood by Scanning Electron Microscopy by Israel Culcay-Troncozo, Darwin Yánez-Avalos, Johana Delgado-Lozada, Miltón Montalvo-Lozada, Raul Díaz-Albuja, Pablo Marini

“…The researchers analysed blood samples from 30 horses of different breeds (purebred, pony and  mixed breeds)  to detect  the presence  of micro- and nanoplastics (MPs and NPs). …”
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Coherent oscillations in IR spectra of 2d macroporous silicon structures with surface nanocoatings by L. A. Karachevtseva

“…Presence of periodically located cylindrical pores divided by silicon columns provides large effective surface of samples and enhanced optical and photo-physical characteristics of macroporous silicon structures. …”
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