Effect of ultrasonically-activated irrigation protocols used for regenerative endodontics on removal of dual species biofilm in a three-dimensionally printed tooth model: in vitro... by Saeed Mustafa, Marwa A. Meheissen, Sybel Moussa, Rania ElBackly

“…Results The four experimental groups showed a significant reduction in CFU counts compared to the control group (p < 0.05). When compared with (dis H2O), the highest reduction in bacterial count was obtained in G5 (3% NaOCl + PUI) followed by G4 (3% NaOCl), then G3 (1.5% NaOCl + PUI), and finally G2 (1.5% NaOCl). …”
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Copy number variations at the Rhg1 locus and their relationship with resistance to soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines) by Dinesh Poudel, Guiping Yan, Carrie Miranda, Gustavo Fernando Kreutz, Intiaz Amin Chowdhury

“…Two controlled growth chamber experiments involved inoculating plants with 2,000 SCN eggs and juveniles, followed by counting SCN white females and calculating the female index (FI) to classify resistance responses. …”
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The Protective Effects of Annexin A1 in Acute Lung Injury Mediated by Nrf2 by Hui Huang, Yuqin Shi, Yuequan Zhou

“…Lung injury was assessed through histopathology, pulmonary wet‐to‐dry (W/D) ratio, cell counting of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), oxidative stress analysis, and noninvasive pulmonary function testing. …”
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NIRS as an alternative method for table grapes Seedlessness sorting by Chaorai Kanchanomai, Parichat Theanjumpol, Phonkrit Maniwara, Sila Kittiwachana, Sujitra Funsueb, Shintaroh Ohashi, Daruni Naphrom

“…In addition, the seedlessness is difficult to detect by cutting and counting technique. The shortwave-near infrared spectroscopy (SW-NIRS), coupled with suitable chemometric analysis, is a non-destructive method for sorting and prediction of seedlessness grapes. …”
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IoT based intelligent pest management system for precision agriculture by Salman Ahmed, Safdar Nawaz Khan Marwat, Ghassen Ben Brahim, Waseem Ullah Khan, Shahid Khan, Ala Al-Fuqaha, Slawomir Koziel

“…Literature highlights the limitations of traditional approaches such as chances of human error in recognizing and counting pests, and require trained labor. Against such a backdrop, this paper proposes a smart IoT-based pest detection platform for integrated pest management, and monitoring crop field conditions that are of crucial help to farmers in real field environments. …”
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The Efficacy of Madeira Vine Leaf Extract Combined with Turmeric Rhizome Extract Gel Topically on Second-Degree Burn Wound in Albino Rats by Mirza Atikah Madarina Hisyam, Wiwik Misaco Yuniarti, Sis Wisnuarti Theresia, Ira Sari Yudaniayanti, Bambang Sektiari Lukiswanto, Sri Agus Sudjarwo, Thomas Valentinus Widiyatno

“…The histopathological examination was performed by counting fibroblast cells and then analyzed using One-way ANOVA, continued with the Duncan test. …”
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Influence of the Multifunctional Biological Product Phytop 26.82 on the Growth and Development of Seed Potatoes by Vladislava Maslennikova, Vera Tsvetkova, Andrey Petrov, Rinat Galeev, Maxim Shulga, Natalia Gavrilets, Sergey Ryumkin, Anastasia Shulga, Evgeniy Ryadskiy, Kristina Koloshina, Inga Ryumkina

“…The authors revealed the degree of influence of the natural effect Phytop 26.82 on the Colorado potato beetle’s larvae of different ages. The larvae were counted on the 5th, 7th, and 10th days of the experiment. …”
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PABPN1 functions as a downstream gene of CREB to inhibit the proliferation of preadipocytes by Xiao-Han Zhang, Jia-Xin Li, Xiao-Xu Wu, Qian Zhang, Ming Tian, Si-Qi Yang, Di Liu, Xiu-Qin Yang

“…Preadipocyte proliferation was measured with cell counting kit-8, 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, and flow cytometry analyses. …”
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lncRNA SNHG15 as a ceRNA modulates Osteoclast Differentiation, Proliferation, and Metastasis by Sponging miR-381-3p/NEK2 Axis by YiFan Wang, GuanYin Zhu, Fang Pei, ZhiHe Zhao

“…The expressions of SNHG15, miR-381-3p, and never in mitosis-related kinase 2 (NEK2) mRNA were detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR); Western blot detected NEK2 and osteoclast markers (Cathepsin K, CTSK), matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9), nuclear factor of activated T cell 2 (NFAT2), and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) protein levels; cell proliferation was detected by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8), and the formation of osteoclasts was observed by TRAP staining; the F-actin skeleton was stained with tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate (TRITC) phalloidin; cell migration rate was detected by Transwell; dual-luciferase reporter gene assay and RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay verified the targeting relationship between miR-381-3p, SNHG15, and NEK2. …”
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A Study of Synergy of Combination of Eosin B with Chloroquine, Artemisinin, and Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine on Plasmodium falciparum In Vitro and Plasmodium berghei In Vivo by Sedigheh Sadeghi, Zarrintaj Valadkhani, Alireza Sadeghi Tafreshi, Mohammad Arjmand, Hossein Nahravanian, Farideh Vahabi, Neda Soori, Maryam Mohammadi, Masoomeh Meigooni, Zahra Zamani

“…Percent parasitemia of live cells was obtained by microscopic counting. Peter’s suppression test was carried out on mice infected with Plasmodium berghei after 3 administration of the drugs singly and in combination, and parasites were counted by microscopy for 10 days. …”
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Influence of Land-Use and Landcover on the Nest Distribution and Breeding Success of Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica Regulorum) In Kiyanja- Kaku Wetland Ecosystem. by Tayebwa, Gilbert

“…A total of 38 nests were monitored, and breeding success was calculated by counting the number of chicks that fledged from each nest. …”
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Impact of Small-Scale Businesses on Provision of Employment to Informal Labor Force in Kabale Municipality. by Uwibanze, Frank

“…The collected data was analyzed using quantitative analysis which majorly involved six major activities namely, data preparation, counting, grouping, relating, predicting, and statistical testing. …”
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UBE2J1 is identified as a novel plasma cell-related gene involved in the prognosis of high-grade serous ovarian cancer by Yunjie Tian, Ruoyu Dong, Yingxia Guan, Ying Wang, Wei Zhao, Jun Zhang, Shan Kang

“…Finally, the effects of key markers on HGSOC cells were evaluated via Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8), Transwell, colony formation, wound healing, immunofluorescence and in vivo tumor growth assays. …”
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Transcriptome analysis reveals the anticancer effects of fenbendazole on ovarian cancer: an in vitro and in vivo study by Xin Wang, Wenda Tian, Ning Wang, Xiangqun Yang, Zhenyan Liu, Lvzhou Li, Taoyu Zhao, Chuanlin Wang, Hongping Zhang, Hongying Yang, Yue Jia

“…Functional experiments, including Cell Counting Kit 8 (CCK-8), colony formation, and flow cytometry assays, were conducted to explore the effects of FBZ on the malignant biological behavior of A2780 and SKOV3 cells. …”
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Comparison of precision of a paperless electronic input method versus the conventional paper form in an andrology laboratory: a prospective study by Kevin K. W. Lam, Percy C. K. Tsang, Connie C. Y. Chan, Evans P. K. Ng, Tak-Ming Cheung, Raymond H. W. Li, Ernest H. Y. Ng, William S. B. Yeung

“…Abstract Background Manual counting for semen analysis is recommended by the World Health Organization. …”
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Microplastic polymers in shellfish and fish in the coastal area by S. Basri K., A. Daud, A.B. Birawida, M. Maming, H.J. Mukono, D.S. Arsyad

“…Optical microscopy (at 100× and 400× magnification) was used to observe the morphology and to count the number of particles per sample volume using a modified Neubeuer Improved Counting Chamber. …”
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Mechanism of Spica Prunellae in Suppressing Proliferation and Stem Cell Properties of Colorectal Cancer Cells Based on Notch Signaling Pathway by TIAN Haoyuan, XIE Yi, FANG Yi, CHENG Ying, LIN Yan, SU Daifeng, WEI Lihui

“…The proliferation inhibition rate of colorectal cancer cells was detected using Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8) assay. Flow cytometry was used to detect the proportion of stem cells in colorectal cancer cells. …”
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Long noncoding RNA Gm4419 promotes mesangial cell proliferation and extracellular matrix accumulation via the miR-455-3p/histone deacetylase 2 axis by Yang Wen, Hua Gan, Qing Zhong, Ying Gong

“…Protein levels of collagen IV, fibronectin and transforming growth factor-beta 1 were detected using western blotting. Cell counting kit-8 assay and 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine staining assay were adopted to assess cell proliferation. …”
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Scutellarein Inhibits Osteosarcoma Growth by Targeting the TLR4/TRAF6/NF-&kappa;B Pathway by Shi Y, Tang Y, Sun Z, Sui P, Shao Y, Wang Z, Zhang J, Gao M

“…However, the effects and mechanisms of SCU on the growth of OS remain unknown.Methods: The Cell Counting Kit-8, colony formation assay and 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine (EdU) incorporation assays were used to analyze cell proliferation ability in vitro. …”
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The Gut Microbiota and Its Relevance to Peripheral Lymphocyte Subpopulations and Cytokines in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Yuan Li, Sheng-Xiao Zhang, Xu-Fang Yin, Ming-Xing Zhang, Jun Qiao, Xiao-Hong Xin, Min-Jing Chang, Chong Gao, Ya-Feng Li, Xiao-Feng Li

“…The levels of peripheral lymphocyte subpopulation such as T, B, CD4+T, CD8+T, NK, T helper 1 (Th1), Th2, Th17, and regulatory T cells (Tregs) of these subjects were detected by flow cytometry combined with standard absolute counting beads. The serum levels of cytokines interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IL-17, tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interferon-γ (INF-γ) were tested by flow cytometric bead array (CBA). …”
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