Prospective validation study of a combined urine and plasma test for predicting high-grade prostate cancer in biopsy naïve men by Torben Brøchner Pedersen, Mads Hvid Poulsen, Martin Lund, Søren Feddersen, Maher Albitar, Charlotte Aaberg Poulsen, Lars Lund

“…Materials and methods: Urine and blood samples were prospectively collected from 362 biopsy-naïve men with suspected PC before they underwent transrectal prostate biopsies. …”
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Treatment of uterine fibroid: focus on endometrial receptivity. A pilot randomized prospective study by Yulia E. Dobrokhotova, Irina A. Lapina, Valeriia M. Gomzikova, Yury А. Sorokin, Eleonora T. Khatagova, Ayshan R. Allakhverdieva, Mariya A. Olkhovskaya

“…The samples from all patients were subjected to immunohistochemical examination before the start of drug therapy and at the first menstruation after the end of treatment. …”
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Presenting a Model for Developing Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Iraqi Secondary School Teachers by Maha Mohammed Abbas AL-KHATEEB, Kobra Emami Rizi, MUNA MOHAMMED ABBAS AL-KHATEEB, Narges Saeidian Khorasgani

“…The statistical population consists of 15 secondary school teachers and experts related to the subject, selected through theoretical sampling, and the selection of samples continued until theoretical saturation. …”
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THE TERM COMBINATION AND THE METAPHOR IN THE OFFICIAL BUSINESS DOCUMENT: COGNITIVE ASPECT by Yuliya I. Demyanchuk.

“…The research value of the sampling consists in the fact that the selected terminological phrases lead to an improvement of their understanding and the effective practical application of the research. …”
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Constitutive model of metal rubber material considering plastic accumulation behavior by FENG Zhipeng, YANG Fang, FU Hailong, AI Shigang, WANG Yue, YUAN Liangyang

“…To enhance test result reliability, specimens were subjected to 3-5 cyclic loading-unloading procedures before formal testing, with formal testing commencing when the hysteresis loops stabilized.…”
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Assimilating Satellite-Based Biophysical Variables Data into AquaCrop Model for Silage Maize Yield Estimation Using Water Cycle Algorithm by Elahe Akbari, Ali Darvishi Boloorani, Jochem Verrelst, Stefano Pignatti

“…To this end, field samples of soil (sampled before cultivation) and crop features were collected during the growing season of silage maize. …”
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Hybrid closed-loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and economic modelling by Asra Asgharzadeh, Mubarak Patel, Martin Connock, Sara Damery, Iman Ghosh, Mary Jordan, Karoline Freeman, Anna Brown, Rachel Court, Sharin Baldwin, Fatai Ogunlayi, Chris Stinton, Ewen Cummins, Lena Al-Khudairy

“…The studies were non-randomised with no control group and had a before-and-after design. This limits the scientific value of the evidence as there is a greater risk of bias due to lack of randomisation, lack of a true control and selection bias. …”
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