A 3-Month, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating the Ability of an Extra-Strength Marine Protein Supplement to Promote Hair Growth and Decrease Shedding in... by Glynis Ablon

“…Adult women with thinning hair were randomized to receive MPS (N=30) or placebo (N=30) twice daily for 90 days. Digital images were obtained from a 4 cm2 area scalp target area. …”
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Genetic improvement of cooking time in common bean: the role of dominance by Rita Carolina de Melo, Jefferson Luís Meirelles Coimbra, Luan Tiago dos Santos Carbonari, Paulo Henrique Cerutti, Altamir Frederico Guidolin

“…Regardless of the hierarchical variance model in the segregating families tested, the dominance component was at least twice as high as the additive variance fraction. …”
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The Effect of Different Types of Physical Exercise on the Behavioural and Physiological Parameters of Standardbred Horses Housed in Single Stalls by Barbara Padalino, Paola Zaccagnino, Pietro Celi

“…Twelve racing mares were observed twice during each different exercise: daily training (DT) consisted of forty minutes at slow trot (4-5 m/s) in a small track; maximal exercise (ME) consisted of 1600 m run at maximal velocity; race (R) was a real race of 1600 m. …”
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Ophiocordyceps salganeicola, a parasite of social cockroaches in Japan and insights into the evolution of other closely-related Blattodea-associated lineages by João P. M. Araújo, Mitsuru G. Moriguchi, Shigeru Uchiyama, Noriko Kinjo, Yu Matsuura

“…Furthermore, we found that Ophiocordyceps lineages infecting cockroaches evolved around the same time, at least twice, one from beetles and the other from termites. …”
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Isolated Subclavian Vein Injury: A Rare and High Mortality Case by Sahin Iscan, Mustafa Etli, Ozgur Gursu, Esra Eker, Helin El Kilic

“…Cardiac arrest developed twice because of hypovolemia, which was resolved with medical therapy. …”
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Investigation on Texture Changes and Classification between Cold-Fresh and Freeze-Thawed Tan Mutton by Dongdong Li, Yaling Peng, Haihong Zhang

“…To study the texture, microstructural changes, and classification of cold-fresh (C-F), freeze-thawed once (F-T0), and freeze-thawed twice Tan mutton (F-Tt), the aforementioned three types of Tan mutton were subjected to near-infrared hyperspectrum scanning, scanning electron microscopy, and TPA testing. …”
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Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Eastern and Southeastern Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Cong Luat Nguyen, Ngoc Minh Pham, Colin W. Binns, Dat Van Duong, Andy H. Lee

“…Moreover, the one-step screening method was twice more likely to be used in diagnosing GDM when compared to the two-step screening procedure. …”
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First Clinical Case of Ilizarov Femur Lengthening over a Bioactive and Degradable Intramedullary Implant by Arnold Popkov, Sergei Tverdokhlebov, Sergei Muradisinov, Dmitry Popkov

“…External fixation time was reduced almost twice comparing to the conventional method. Degradable intramedullary nails ensured the advantage of avoidance of the removal procedure. …”
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Reinforced colour preference of parasitoid wasps in the presence of floral scent: a case study of a cross-modal effect by Soichi Kugimiya, Takeshi Shimoda, Junji Takabayashi

“…The floral scent induced starved and non-starved wasps to visit yellow and green models about twice as often as without the scent. A cross-modal effect of olfactory perception on the use of chromatic information by wasps may allow them to search efficiently for food sources.…”
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Canadian Helicobacter pylori Consensus Conference Update: Infections in Adults by RH Hunt, CA Fallone, ABR Thomson, Canadian Helicobacter Study Group

“…Key changes included the following: the recommendation for testing and treating H pylori infection in patients with known peptic ulcer disease was extended to testing and treating patients with ulcer-like dyspepsia; it was decided that the urea breath test (not serology) should be used for routine diagnosis of H pylori infection unless endoscopy is indicated for another reason; and recommended therapies were a twice daily, seven-day regimen of a proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole 20 mg, lansoprazole 30 mg, pantoprazole 40 mg) or ranitidine bismuth citrate 400 mg, plus clarithromycin 500 mg and amoxicillin 1000 mg, or plus clarithromycin 500 or 250 mg and metronidazole 500 mg. …”
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Prediction of the length and width of quail eggs using linear regression analysis by Sema Alaşahan, Betül Dağoğlu Hark, Ömer Eltas

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Quail eggs were collected twice, between June and August to be used for the establishment of equations, and between September and October to be used for the assessment of the accuracy of the equations established. …”
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Mixed Cutaneous Infection Caused by Mycobacterium szulgai and Mycobacterium intermedium in a Healthy Adult Female: A Rare Case Report by Amresh Kumar Singh, Rungmei S. K. Marak, Anand Kumar Maurya, Manaswini Das, Vijaya Lakshmi Nag, Tapan N. Dhole

“…The patient was advised a combination of rifampicin 600 mg once daily, ethambutol 600 mg once daily, and clarithromycin 500 mg twice daily to be taken along with periodic follow-up based upon clinical response as well as microbiological response. …”
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Effect of airflow rate and honeycomb channels addition on the efficiency of bagasse-fuelled top-lit updraft (TLUD) gasification stove by Clarissa Putri Sholeha, Muhammad Trifiananto, Mahros Darsin, Andi Sanata, Imam Sholahuddin, Ariyo Anindito

“…The conversion of biomass into thermal energy using gasification stoves can increase thermal efficiency up to twice that of conventional biomass combustion. Common stoves that use nowadays is Top-Lit Updraft (TLUD) gasifier that easy to optimize. …”
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Pollination Biology of Potentilla recta (Sulfur Cinquefoil) and Its Cooccurring Native Congener Potentilla gracilis in Northeastern Oregon by James McIver, Karen Erickson

“…Compared to the native, nearly twice as many seeds germinated for sulfur cinquefoil (35.0% versus 19.5%), with seeds germinating over a longer period of time. …”
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A novel structure luminous flexible fiber was prepared via aerosol jet printing by Keke Wang, Zhi Liu, Chenxin Zhou, Baixiong Liu, Feng Gu, Shixian Xiong, Jianfeng Liu, Munan Yang

“…The Y2O3:Eu3+ coated high silica glass fibers demonstrate luminous efficiency twice that of traditional methods, retaining 80% after 250 bending cycles and 90% after sweat immersion. …”
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HUMAN RESOURCES CAPACITY OF NATIONAL VETERINARY SERVICES IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION TERRITORIAL SUBJECTS by M. A. Shibayev, I. M. Klinovitskaya, A. S. Oganesyan, A. V. Belchikhina, A. K. Karaulov

“…The analysis of the RF average salaries showed that veterinarians of local and laboratory levels earn about 24 thousand rubles per month, which is 30% lower than the average level in Russia and almost twice lower than the salaries of regional veterinarians and ofcial veterinary inspectors. …”
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Experimental Study on the Interfacial Bonding Performance of a New Steel Bridge Deck Interface-Bonding Agent by Chaohua Zhao, Ya Li, Zhijian Yi, Kang Su

“…The results showed that (1) the interface pull-off strength was higher than 4 MPa, that is, higher than twice that of epoxy asphalt pavements used currently on steel bridge decks, and the failure surface was located on the pavement material rather than on the bonding interface; (2) the interface flexural strength and tensile strength were significantly higher than those of epoxy asphalt at room temperature and those of the ordinary epoxy resin; (3) the dual-interface shear strength was nearly four times higher than that of epoxy asphalt. …”
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STUDY ON THE MORPHOLOGY AND FLOWERING OF COMMON RAGWEED IN CLIMATIC ZONE OF BIHOR COUNTY by Șipoș Monica, Raț Ioana, Pop Adina Nicoleta

“…In order to prevent maximum flowering - for significantly reduce the amount of pollen in the air and the amount of seeds -ragweed must be mowed twice in the climatic zone of Bihor County. For start in the last days of July or the first days of August. …”
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Effect of Addition of Taurine on the Liquid Storage (5°C) of Mithun (Bos frontalis) Semen by P. Perumal, Kezhavituo Vupru, C. Rajkhowa

“…A total of 50 ejaculates were collected twice a week from 8 mithun bulls, and semen was split into 4 equal aliquots and diluted with the TEYC extender. …”
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First Report of Psoriatic-Like Dermatitis and Arthritis in a 4-Year-Old Female Spayed Pug Mix by Stephanie A. Regan, Rosanna Marsella, Ibrahim Ozmen

“…Treatment was begun to control pain (tramadol, gabapentin, and carprofen) and psoriatic dermatitis (clobetasol propionate 0.05%, calcipotriene 0.005%, and urea 40% ointment twice daily). Dramatic positive response to treatment was achieved confirming the tentative diagnosis. …”
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