Pets, protected animals and farm animals: three perceptual spaces of animal abuse by Andrea Vera, Ana M. Martín, Stephany Hess-Medler, Bernardo Hernández

“…Future research should explore, in diverse samples and territories, the key variables for effective interventions to prevent and control the social problem of animal abuse.…”
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Color Change Stability Using Different Bleaching Gels and Light Sources: An in Vitro Study by Abolfazl Bazari Jamkhaneh, Zohreh Moradi, Sina Sadeghabadi, Pooya Soltanzadeh, Nasim Chiniforush

“…After cleaning, the teeth were immersed in a 2g/100mL tea solution for 6 days. The samples were randomly divided into 5 bleaching groups: Snow L [containing 40% hydrogen peroxide (HP) and 20% carbamide peroxide] with 980nm diode laser, White Smile (containing 32% HP) with LED (Monitex), Boost (containing 40% HP) with 980nm diode laser, Boost (containing 40% HP) with LED (Monitex), and Boost without activation. …”
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Comparative Study of Vitamin C Concentration in Boiled and Roasted Gonja. by Birungi, Alido

“…Unfortunately, the bananas (Gonja) fruits are mostly consumed cooked or roasted which reduces the concentration of vitamin C in them. Samples of the plantain (Musa paradisiaca and Musa acuminata) were obtained from the local farms located in the Rukiga district. …”
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The Effect of Different Levels of CLA and Omega-3 Supplements Along with Essential Oils of Fennel, Peppermint, and Eucalyptus Medicinal Plants on Production Performance, Blood Para... by Yadollah Chashnidel, Matin Movagharnezhad, Mehdi Jafary charati

“…At the end of the test period, two pieces of eggs were randomly selected from each replication and weighed with a digital scale with an accuracy of 0.001 g. …”
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Effect of Culture Density on Growth, Digestive Enzymes, and Intestinal Flora of Net-Cage Culture of Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) Under Feeding Mode by Yiming SONG, Jianlong GE, Meijie LIAO, Bin LI, Xiaojun RONG, Yingeng WANG, Jinjin WANG, Limei CHEN

“…After a 42-day experimental period, the total weight of sea cucumber in each cage was weighted and 20~30 individuals in each cage were randomly sampled for individual weight and body wall weight. …”
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Efecto agudo de una sesión de Educación física orientada a la meditación en los niveles de estrés en escolares: un estudio controlado aleatorizado by Rodrigo Alejandro Yañez Sepulveda, Benjamín Ortiz de Zárate, Michel Tapia-Maldonado, Jacob González-Carreño, Lilian Castro-Tapia, Juan Hurtado-Almonacid., Guillermo Cortés-Roco, Juan Pablo Zavala-Crichton, Jorge Olivares-Arancibia

“…The Shapiro Wilk test was used to determine the normality of the data, the t-Student test for related samples and the t-Student test for independent samples were used for comparison between groups, with the Cohen d test the effect size was calculated. …”
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Seroprevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in pastoralists and their livestock in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan. by Emmanuel P Lita, Erneo B Ochi, Gerald Misinzo, Henriette van Heerden, Robab Katani, Jacques Godfroid, Coletha Mathew

“…All the sera from sheep were tested in parallel using RBPT and c-ELISA as the sheep samples were few and were all tested negative on the RBPT. …”
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Evaluating GreenFeed and respiration chambers for daily and intraday measurements of enteric gaseous exchange in dairy cows housed in tiestalls by X. Ma, S.E. Räisänen, K. Wang, S. Amelchanka, K. Giller, MZ. Islam, Y. Li, R. Peng, M. Reichenbach, A.M. Serviento, X. Sun, M. Niu

“…However, greater CH4 yield was measured by GF than RC (19.0 vs. 17.8 g CH4/kg DMI), driven by a lower DMI (23.3 vs. 24.6 kg/d) when cows were housed in TSB sampled by GF compared with cows being housed and sampled in RC. …”
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Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on the relationship between root respiration and ultraweak luminescence under salt stress in strawberry by LI Jiafeng, WANG Zhenfan, YANG Bo, FAN Li

“…For the measurements of root respiration rate, enzyme activities, and UWL intensity, the samples were taken randomly from the roots. For the measurements of UWL intensity of the leaves, three mature leaves of similar length were selected. …”
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PENGARUH BLENDED LEARNING TERHADAP PENGUASAAN KONSEP DAN PENALARAN FISIKA PESERTA DIDIK KELAS X by Hermawanto -, S. Kusairi, Wartono -

“…Rancangan yang digunakan adalah Randomized Posttest only Control Group Design. Populasinya adalah peserta didik kelas X SMA Negeri 1 Batu. …”
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High-Tyrosol/Hydroxytyrosol Extra Virgin Olive Oil Enhances Antioxidant Activity in Elderly Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients by Mojgan Morvaridzadeh, Mehdi Alami, Nada Zoubdane, Hawa Sidibé, Hicham Berrougui, Tamàs Fülöp, Michel Nguyen, Abdelouahed Khalil

“…Blood samples were collected at baseline and post-intervention to assess key biomarkers. …”
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Effects of dietary rumen-protected choline supplementation on genome-wide DNA methylation in mammary tissue from postpartum dairy cows by A. Celemin Sarmiento, B.J. Bradford, L.K. Mamedova, G. Zhou, K.A. Estes, T.H. Swartz

“…Mammary tissue was collected at d 17 postpartum and DNA was isolated. A subset of samples (n = 6 per group) was randomly selected and submitted for whole-genome bisulfite sequencing. …”
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A nomogram to predict postoperative overall and cancer specific survival in patients with primary parotid squamous cell carcinoma: a population based study by Xudong Liu, Jincai Xue, Fang Dong, Xingyue Wang, Youxin Tian, Qinjiang Liu, Jun Wang, Yunsheng Wang

“…Due to the low incidence of pPSCC, there is a lack of clinical studies with large samples. The aim of this study was to identify prognostic factors and develop a nomogram for predicting overall survival (OS) and cancer specific survival (CSS) of pPSCC, with the goal of guiding clinical decision making. …”
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Effects of supplemental levels of zinc, copper, and manganese on apparent absorption and tissue retention in growing bulls by J.-B. Daniel, J. Martín-Tereso

“…Thereafter, 20 bulls were randomly selected and slaughtered for determination of a baseline tissue trace metal composition. …”
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Impact of Maternal Parity and Direct-Fed Microbial Supplementation on Reproductive Performance, Digestibility, and Milk Quality from Early Gestation to Lactation in Sows by Panumas Kongpanna, John A. Doerr, Uttra Jamikorn, Dachrit Nilubol

“…Three hundred pregnant sows were blocked by parity (2, 3, 4, 5, and 6–9) and randomly assigned to two experimental diets in a randomized complete block design, with a control (CON, <i>n</i> = 150) group and direct-fed microbial (DFM, n = 150) group. …”
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The effects of normal and interrupted sleep combined with acute caffeine supplementation on some immune system indices and anaerobic power in male athletes by Mohammad hossein Hashemzadeh, Farhad Rahmaninia, Payam Saidie

“…Participants were randomly and equally assigned to 2 groups and 2 sessions: 1) normal sleep, caffeine/placebo (NSP/NSC) and 2) Interrupted sleep, caffeine/placebo (ISP/ISC). …”
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High temperature and ozone co-exposure induces cardiovascular damage in mice: Insights from gut microbiome and plasma metabolomics by Qiong Wu, Fei Xu, Yishu Yang, Aogang Zhang, Han Sun, Lin Yang, Shuaiqi Zhao, Yuling Zeng, Mengxin Wang, Saige Shi, Fengquan Zhang, Zhen An, Juan Li, Huijun Li, Hui Wu, Laibao Zhuo, Jie Song, Wen Chen, Weidong Wu

“…Following the exposure, the biological samples of mice were collected for examination of biomarkers of cardiovascular disorders. …”
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Phytase supplementation in Broilers: Influence on growth performance and physiological health by Md. Imranuzzaman, Hemayet Hossain, Faija Sadia Pory, Dipsana K.c., Md Saidul Haque, Sanjida Akter, Papri Rani Dey, Md. Ashiqur Rahman, Md. Arif Ishtiaq Shovon, Md. Masudur Rahman, Md. Siddiqul Islam, Md. Mahfujur Rahman

“…In this study, 300 Arbor Acres broiler chicks were randomly assigned to five treatment groups (T0–T4) with three replicates each. …”
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Comparative analysis of bond strength to root dentin and compression of bioceramic cements used in regenerative endodontic procedures by Maykely Naara Morais Rodrigues, Kely Firmino Bruno, Ana Helena Gonçalves de Alencar, Julyana Dumas Santos Silva, Patrícia Correia de Siqueira, Daniel de Almeida Decurcio, Carlos Estrela

“…Another set of cylindrically-shaped bioceramic samples (n = 10) was prepared for compressive strength testing. …”
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Modulating Effects of Grape Pomace on the Intestinal Antioxidative and Inflammatory Status in Fattening Pigs by Loredana Horodincu, Andrei Claudiu Proca, Bogdan Gabriel Șlencu, Adriana Trifan, Geta Pavel, Gheorghe Solcan, Carmen Solcan

“…Fifty Piétrain fattening pigs were randomly divided into five groups, each consisting of 10 pigs. …”
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