Evaluation of spring bread wheat accessions from the VIR collection for resistance to loose smut by M. M. Kovaleva, E. V. Zuev, A. N. Brykova

“…Assessment of the infection lesions was carried out in the next year after inoculation by counting the diseased and healthy ears in each accession.Results and conclusion. …”
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Age effects on measurements of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation in laying hens by Meagan E. Abraham, Priscila Serpa, Gregory S. Fraley, Darrin M. Karcher

“…From these blood samples, white blood cell (WBC) differential counts, heterophil:lymphocyte (H:L) ratios (N = 10/treatment), and corticosterone and cortisol levels were measured using a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system coupled to a mass spectrometer (MS/MS) (N = 5/treatment). …”
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Immunolipid magnetic bead-based circulating tumor cell sorting: a novel approach for pathological staging of colorectal cancer by Qingyan Deng, Weidong Li, Yueming Huang, Haitao Wang, Xinhao Zhou, Zhifen Guan, Bohao Cheng, Yao Wang

“…The separation efficiency of the system was evaluated via in vitro experiments and by capturing and counting CTCs in blood samples from 23 CRC patients and 20 healthy controls. …”
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Elevated and Correlated Expressions of miR-24, miR-30d, miR-146a, and SFRP-4 in Human Abdominal Adipose Tissue Play a Role in Adiposity and Insulin Resistance by Yury O. Nunez Lopez, Gabriella Garufi, Magdalena Pasarica, Attila A. Seyhan

“…Osmium fixation and Coulter counting were used for adipocyte sizing. Data were analyzed using generalized linear models that adjusted for age, gender, and ethnicity. …”
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Circ-PDE1C/miR-766-3p/SGTB axis regulates the IL-1β-induced apoptosis, inflammation and oxidative stress in human chondrocytes by Lixia Gao, Tao He, Qingkui Hu, Yan Ma

“…Methods Circ-PDE1C, microRNA-766-3p (miR-766-3p) or Small Glutamine Rich Tetratricopeptide Repeat Co-Chaperone Beta (SGTB) expression was determined using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay and flow cytometry were used to analyze proliferation and apoptosis, respectively. …”
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Turning Noise Into Data: Characterization of the Van Allen Radiation Belt Using SDO Spikes Data by Spiridon Kasapis, Barbara J. Thompson, Juan V. Rodriguez, Raphael Attie, Gonzalo Cucho‐Padin, Daniel daSilva, Meng Jin, William D. Pesnell

“…Since commissioning, images acquired by Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument on‐board the SDO have frequently displayed “spikes,” pixel regions yielding extreme number of digital counts. These are theorized to occur from energetic electron collisions with the instrument detector system. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Gypenosides on Antioxidant Stress Injury in Orbital Fibroblasts of Graves’ Orbitopathy by Chao Ma, Haoyu Li, Wei Liu, Shuwen Lu, Xian Li, Jinyuan Chen, Kaijun Li, Wenzhan Wang

“…The proliferation level of OFs was measured by Cell Counting Kit-8 method, and the appropriate intervention concentration of Gyps and H2O2 was obtained. …”
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Tissue-friendly dentin treatments as a potential element in revascularization protocol (ex-vivo study) by Hala Fayek Khalil, Nadia Ezz El Din Metwalli, Sara Magdy, Mohamed Shamel

“…Cell proliferation was evaluated via the Trypan blue exclusion test, with viable cells counted using a hemocytometer. Data were presented as mean and standard deviation (SD) values and statistical significance was set at p < 0.05 for all tests. …”
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Assessment of a new protocol strategy to control the ectoparasitic infestation in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) using efficient natural products by Magdy I. Hanna, Aya T. EL Sayed, Ola Hasan Abd El Megeed, Marwa A. Ibrahim, Reda M. S. Korany, Marwa M. Attia

“…The intensity of the parasite was counted per microscopic field. The treated groups showed low levels of the parameters compared to the control positive group. …”
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Application of Fractal Analysis in Detecting Trabecular Bone Changes in Periapical Radiograph of Patients with Periodontitis by Parisa Soltani, Sajad Sami, Jaber Yaghini, Ehsan Golkar, Francesco Riccitiello, Gianrico Spagnuolo

“…Fractal dimension (FD) values were calculated using the fractal box counting approach. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square test, Mann–Whitney test, intraclass correlation coefficient, and ANOVA (α = 0.05). …”
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The Physicochemical and Rheological Properties of Green Banana Flour–Wheat Flour Bread Substitutions by Yasmeen M. Bashmil, Frank Bekes, Michael Ruderman, Hafiz A. R. Suleria, Rudi Appels, Frank R. Dunshea

“…A MATLAB analysis indicated substantial variations across samples regarding the small, medium, and total air space counts based on 10% banana flour as a standard level of addition. …”
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Analysis of Ocular Injury Characteristics in Survivors of the 8.12 Tianjin Port Explosion, China by Hao Jiang, Chao Xue, Yanlin Gao, Yan Wang

“…Initial visual acuity (VA) was 20/50 to 20/200, 20/200 to finger counting (FC), hand motion to light perception (HM-LP), and no light perception (NLP) in 2, 7, 7, and 4 eyes, respectively. …”
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APOEε4 alters ApoE and Fabp7 in frontal cortex white matter in prodromal Alzheimer's disease by Marta Moreno-Rodriguez, Sylvia E. Perez, Michael Malek-Ahmadi, Elliott J. Mufson

“…Conversely, Olig2 cell counts and MBP immunostaining decreased in MCI APOEε4 carriers compared to non-carriers, while LFB levels were higher in NCI APOEε4 carriers compared to non-carriers. …”
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Freeze-Thaw Cycle Effect on Sputtering Rate of Water-Saturated Yellow Sandstone under Impact Loading by Yunbing Hu, Tianzhu Duan, Penghui Xian, Liang Chen

“…After impact loading, the yellow sandstone fragments are graded and screened by using the sizing screen, and the mass of fragments with different particle sizes after screening is counted. By transforming the fragments into spheres with the corresponding particle sizes, and combining the dissipated energy, the surface specific energy of yellow sandstone with different freeze-thaw temperatures is calculated. …”
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Evaluating Radio Occultation (RO) Constellation Designs Using Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) for Ionospheric Specification by Nicholas Dietrich, Tomoko Matsuo, Chi‐Yen Lin, Brandon diLorenzo, Charles Chien‐Hung Lin, Tzu‐Wei Fang

“…OSSE assessment, using multiple metrics, finds that greater EDP spatial coverage leading to improved specification at altitudes 300 km and above, with the 520 km altitude constellations performing best due to yielding the highest observation counts. A potential performance limit is suggested with two 6‐satellite constellations. …”
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Research on the effect of eco-friendly additives on selected parameters and microbial decomposition of marine diesel oil (MDO) by Rafał Krakowski, Kazimierz Witkowski

“…For each type of mixture, a value of less than 1 × 102 cfu/1 dm3 for bacteria was obtained, while in terms of fungal counts in the mixtures, a decrease of 73 times is also observed for diesel mixed with effective microorganisms in liquid form and ceramics, 48 times less was recorded after the use of non-ionic silver. …”
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Lysine (K)-specific methyltransferase 2A (KMT2A) rearrangements among Iraqi de novo acute myeloid leukemia by Riyam Qusay Al Jadir, Saba Abdulmahdi Abdulameer, Jaffar Nouri Alalsaidissa, Ali AlJabban

“…At 1-month posttreatment, they had significantly lower red blood cell counts and hemoglobin levels and higher blast percentages. …”
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Zinc Supplementation Mitigates High Salt Diet-Induced Bone Damage: A Histological Evaluation of Osteocyte Apoptosis by Kaukab Anjum, Abdullah Qamar, Nomana Mahmood, Muhammad Marghoob Khan, Shazia Imran, Ayesha Ali

“…Osteocyte apoptosis was assessed by counting empty lacunae and apoptotic bodies under light microscopy. …”
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Bacillus Spizizenii FMH45-based biofertilizer enhances growth and halotolerance of cherry tomato plants under hydroponic cultivation systems by Fatma Masmoudi, Imen Saadaoui, Saoussen Ben Khedher, Saoussen Ben Khedher, Slim Tounsi

“…These improvements included a notable increase in shoot elongation (&gt;13%), enhanced SPAD index values (&gt;8%), and significant rises in flower and fruit counts (≃ 11% and 22%, respectively). B. spizizenii HB45 showed significant potential to increase bacterial densities by over 100-fold in various plant organs under saline irrigation and prevent salt infiltration into internal plant tissues. …”
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Archival and Newly Isolated Historical <i>Bacillus anthracis</i> Strains Populate the Deeper Phylogeny of the A.Br.075(Sterne) Clade by Markus Antwerpen, Peter Braun, Wolfgang Beyer, Dirk Aldenkortt, Michael Seidel, Gregor Grass

“…The A.Br.075 (A-branch) clade (also known as A.Br.Sterne) is prominent not only because it comprises several outbreak strains but even more so because spore preparations of its namesake, the Sterne strain, are counted among the most utilized anthrax animal vaccines. …”
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