Molecular identification and phylogenetic study of Toxocara canis in domestic and stray dogs from Karbala, Iraq by Bahaa Alaa Farhan AL-Daamy, Mansoor Jadaan Ali Al-khaled

“…One hundred (50 stray and 50 domestic) dog fecal samples were included. The findings revealed that 26 (26%) of the total dog fecal samples were tested positive using the PCR method. …”
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Characterizing Stream Condition with Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Southeastern Minnesota, USA: Agriculture, Channelization, and Karst Geology Impact Lotic Habitats and Communities by Neal D. Mundahl

“…Triplicate kick-net samples were collected from each site during three time periods (1998, 1999, 2006/2008) and stream habitats were inventoried within 150 m long sections at each site. …”
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Effect of different pretreatment methods on the quality of fermented mustard by ZHENG Qilin, DENG Fangming, ZHAO Lingyan

“…OPLS-DA could effectively distinguish fermented mustard samples with different pretreatments, and a total of 45 differentially volatile flavor components (VIP values>1) were screened.…”
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Development of a human analogue ADHD diagnostic system for family dogs by Barbara Csibra, Nóra Bunford, Márta Gácsi

“…Based on the functionality section, we classified dogs as functionally impaired if they showed impairment in at least 4 out of the 7 questions of at least one area (n = 116; 6.2% of the sample). Then, we projected the impaired–non-impaired categories on the ADHD total scores of the symptom section to establish potential cutoff values. …”
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Crack growth properties and AE phenomena in notched hard/soft layered rock under punch shear test; experimental test and numerical simulation by Seyed Davoud Mohammadi, Rahim Mortezaei, Vahab Sarfarazi, Arsham Moayedi Far

“…Facing layered rocks is common in various mining geotechnical and tunnel engineering projects. These layers vary in thickness and are separated by bedding planes, which can either be cemented together or distinct from each other. …”
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Sedimentary organic matter accumulation provinces in the Santos Basin, SW Atlantic: insights from multiple bulk proxies by Renato S. Carreira, Letícia Lazzari, Milena Ceccopier Ceccopier, Laura Rozo, Dayanne Martins, Gustavo Fonseca, Danilo C. Vieira, Carlos G. Massone

“…Samples were collected in a regional scale throughout the entire basin, including 11 isobaths from eight cross-margin transects ranging from 25 to 2,400 m water depths, and 12 additional samples obtained from the São Paulo Plateau. …”
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A Study on Analysis of Sinter Microstructure and Phase Morphology by Ömer Saltuk Bölükbaşı

“…Sinter samples having different characteristic features will be made ready for X-ray diffraction (XRD) and optical microscopy inspections by polishing, etching and freezing in epoxy for mineralogical researches. …”
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Experimental Study on Simulation Filling of New Underwater Cementitious Filling Material (NWC-FM) by Yanmei Ruan, Xu Luo, Shan Lin, Xingkai Pei

“…Additionally, as a low-cost and environmentally friendly material, NWC-FM will greatly reduce the project cost and minimize environmental pollution.…”
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Opening the Door to Wholistic Patient Care: Results from a Nationally Representative Database on the Use of Spiritual and Religious Counseling by Peter J. Mallow, Pierson Savarino

“…Methods: Data were drawn from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project’s Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2016 to 2021, encompassing all United States hospitalizations excluding military and specialty facilities. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Study on the Tensile Strength of an Undisturbed Loess Based on Unconfined Penetration Test by Zhilang You, Fei Liu

“…This study helps us to understand the variation in the tensile strengths of undisturbed loess samples from both macroscopic and microscopic perspectives. …”
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Impact of Social Interaction Anxiety upon Psychological Well-Being of Nursing Collegians' in Iraq by Hossam M. Al-Amarei

“…Methodology: descriptive analytic study is carried out at University of Baghdad, Karkuk, Thi-Qar, and Kufa, colleges of nursing in Feb 8th, 2011 to Sep. 25th, 2011. A sample of all first class nursing collegians'(N=330) were selected of a probability sample of nursing colleges by dividing Iraq to three geographical areas (South ,North, and Middle Euphrates) in addition to Baghdad. …”
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Supporting Participant Engagement in Cancer Genomics Research in Rare Cancers: A Qualitative Study of Patients, Caregivers, and Advocates by Vinayak Venkataraman MD, Lily Weber BS, Lauren Fisher MPH, Andrew Khalaj BS, Eirian Siegal-Botti BA, Diane Diehl PhD, Katherine A. Janeway MD, MMSc, Suzanne George MD, Jennifer W. Mack MD, MPH

“…Methods The Osteosarcoma (OS) and Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) Projects of Count Me In allow any patient with OS and LMS in the US and Canada to contribute their health information, tumor samples, and lived experience to an aggregated, public research database. …”
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Association of signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 gene (restriction site7582694) single nucleotide polymorphism with systemic lupus erythematosus by Hamdan Hamid, Nadeem Afzal, Muhammad Kashif, Muhammad Adil Bashir, Shah Jahan

“…Methods — It was a case-control study. Eighty samples were recruited for each of two study groups. …”
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Concentrations of lead in the dust of some fuel stations in Salah al-Din Governorate by Salih Ahmed Al-Aqidi, Hamid Salman Al-Mahdawi

“…The study was divided to include five sites, four gas stations and a fifth group for control, which are: the old Tikrit gas station, Fateh al-Futuh fuel station (al-Qadisiyah station), al-Dour gas station and the martyr Umayya Jibara station (al-Alam station), and the fifth site (the control site) In the Naamah area outside the preservation center on the roads leading to the Kirkuk governorate, which is approximately 40 km away from the research project stations. The text of the research is to take samples from the dust scattered on the floor of these stations and the control group for a period of six months with a sample per month, from November 2019 to April 2020. …”
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Longitudinal observational cohort study: Speech for Intelligent cognition change tracking and DEtection of Alzheimer’s Disease (SIDE-AD) by Craig W Ritchie, Saturnino Luz, Graciela Muniz Terrera, Stina Saunders, Fasih Haider

“…Using an online platform, participants record a voice sample talking about their brain health and rate their mood, anxiety and apathy. …”
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Comparative evaluation of in-house ELISA and two commercial serological assays for the detection of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 by Dabesa Gobena, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Tizta Tilahun Degfie, Tsinuel Girma, Getu Gebre, Alemseged Abdissa, Fikadu G. Tafesse, Tesfaye Gelanew, Zeleke Mekonnen

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A protocol and analysis of year-long simulations of global storm-resolving models and beyond by Daisuke Takasuka, Masaki Satoh, Tomoki Miyakawa, Chihiro Kodama, Daniel Klocke, Bjorn Stevens, Pier Luigi Vidale, Christopher R. Terai

“…Progress in Earth and Planetary Science. Sample analysis of a one-year experiment with the global storm-resolving model, Nonhydrostatic Icosahedral Atmospheric Model (NICAM). …”
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Near- and Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy Combined with Machine Learning Algorithms to Determine Minerals and Antioxidant Activity in Commercial Cheese by Ahmed Menevşeoglu, Nurhan Gunes, Huseyin Ayvaz, Sevim Beyza Öztürk Sarıkaya, Cuma Zehiroglu

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An enhanced approach to red mud (RM) sustainable management and utilization for marl stabilization considering the dynamic response and durability analysis by Amir Hossein Vakili, Mahdi Salimi, İnan Keskin, Mehmet İnanç Onur, Abdollah Tabaroei, Mohammadhossein Dadgar

“…Marl soil, known for its high calcite content, presents significant challenges in construction projects due to its low strength and poor durability, especially under varying moisture conditions. …”
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“David vs. Goliath”: A simple antigen detection test with potential to change diagnostic strategy for SARS-CoV-2 by Jyotsna Agarwal, Anupam Das, Pranshu Pandey, Manodeep Sen, Jaya Garg

“…Compared to TrueNat, Rapid antigen test gave concordance for 26 samples, while for 2 samples the result was false positive; giving an overall sensitivity of 89.7% (95% CI = 72.6- 97.8) and a specificity of 99.5%, indicating strong agreement between two methods. …”
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