Diagnostic Accuracy of Urinary Biomarkers in Periodontitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Adriano Fratini, Rossana Izzetti, Nicola Riccetti, Stefano Gennai, Filippo Graziani, Enrico Marchetti

“…Meta-analysis was conducted on available quantitative data. Results. After the screening of 768 titles, five studies were included in qualitative synthesis. …”
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Yeasts with Fermentative Potential Associated with Fruits of Camu-Camu (Myrciaria dubia, Kunth) from North of Brazilian Amazon by Ítalo Thiago Silveira Rocha Matos, Vanderly Andrade de Souza, Giovana do Rosário D’Angelo, Spartaco Astolfi Filho, Edson Júnior do Carmo, Marcos José Salgado Vital

“…Yeasts were isolated, and fermentation capability was evaluated using Durham tubes. Quantitative assays were performed to calculate ethanol yield (g g−1), specific growth rate (h−1), and ethanol productivity (g L−1·h−1). …”
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Accessibility and Quality of Palliative Care—Experience in Primary Health Care by Viljaras Reigas, Ingrida Šukienė

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> A quantitative study was conducted in institutions providing outpatient and inpatient palliative care services. …”
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Queer caregiving with older adults: A scoping review of the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ family and friend caregivers by Steven Hall, Natasha Hubbard Murdoch, Darien Dyck, Adam Stacey

“…A total of 57 items were included in this review: 13 quantitative studies, 22 qualitative studies, 6 mixed methods studies, 2 scoping reviews, 1 literature review, and 13 grey literature records. …”
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Children's Motor Skills Based on Geographical Location by Gusril Gusril, Felia Rahmadhani Saputri, Nurul Ihsan, Ahmad Chaeroni, Mohd Firdaus Abdullah, Mohd Salleh Aman, Abdul Halim Mokhtar, Anton Komaini, Toho Cholik Mutohir

“…Objective: to state the objective and scope of the research or hypotheses. Methodology: The quantitative research method used in this study involved a survey of  State Elementary School 26 Singgalang Tanah Datar, Padang City Experimental State Elementary School, and State Elementary School 01 Pariaman City. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Amphenicols and Metabolites in Animal-Derived Foods Using Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Xinyi Wu, Xixi Shen, Xiangyue Cao, Rongrong Nie, Haonan Zhang, Changbo Tang, Wei Wang

“…The limit of detection of the analytes in livestock and poultry meat was 0.03–1.50 μg/kg, and the limit of quantification was 0.05–5.00 μg/kg. Measured chloramphenicol, thiamphenicol, and florfenicol concentrations were linear over the range 0.50–50 μg/kg; and the florfenicol amine concentration was linear over the range 5.00–200 μg/kg (all with correlation coefficients >0.9990). …”
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Rapid Determination of 26 Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Milk Power and Liquid Milk by Solid Phase Extraction Combined with Ultra-high Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spe... by CHEN Yankai

“…The limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) of the developed method were in the range of 0.01-0.33 μg/kg (RS/N = 3) and 0.03–1.0 μg/kg (RS/N = 10), respectively. …”
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Microbial carbon oxidation in seawater below the hypoxic threshold by Sarah Wolf, Clare Jayawickrama, Craig A. Carlson, Curtis Deutsch, Edward W. Davis, Benjamin N. Daniels, Francis Chan, Stephen J. Giovannoni

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Assessing the ecological resilience of Ebola virus in Africa and potential influencing factors based on a synthesized model. by Li Shen, Jiawei Song, Yibo Zhou, Xiaojie Yuan, Samuel Seery, Ting Fu, Xihao Liu, Yihong Liu, Zhongjun Shao, Rui Li, Kun Liu

“…However, few studies have focused on spatiotemporally assessing the ecological adaptability of this virus and the influence of multiple factors on outbreaks. This study quantitatively explores the ecological adaptability of Ebola virus and its response to different potential natural and anthropogenic factors from a spatiotemporal perspective.…”
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LncRNA MANCR is downregulated in non-small cell lung cancer and predicts poor survival by Yunming Tao, Jie Liu, Wenxiao Qiu, Yuanyuan Li

“…Methods After NSCLC (n = 60) and control (healthy subjects, n = 60) plasma samples, as well as NSCLC and paired non-tumor tissues from patients were collected, the levels of MANCR expression in plasma and tissues was detected using quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). …”
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BOARD INDEPENDENCE AND FINANCIAL REPORTING QUALITY OF LISTED OIL AND GAS COMPANIES IN NIGERIA MODERATED BY FIRM SIZE by Adamu Lawal Bello, J. Okpanachi, T. Nyor, Lateef Olumude Mustapha

“…The study employs a quantitative research design and the populations of the study were all the oil and gas companies listed on the floor of Nigerian Exchange Group from 2012 to 2021. …”
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The Association between Depression Severity, Prosody, and Voice Acoustic Features in Women with Depression by Mohammad-Sadegh Seifpanahi, Tina Ghaemi, Ali Ghaleiha, Davood Sobhani-Rad, Mohammad-Kazem Zarabian

“…Acoustic parameters such as jitter, shimmer, cepstral peak prominence (CPP), standard deviation of fundamental frequency (SD F0), harmonic-to-noise ratio, and F0 and also some speech prosodic features including the speed of speech, switching pause duration means, and durations of produced sentences with different modals were measured quantitatively. Also, six raters judged the patient’s prosody qualitatively. …”
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Cytomorphometric analysis of buccal mucosal cells in iron deficiency anemia: A cross-sectional study by S Patil Swati, J Palaskar Sangeeta, R Narang Bindiya, B Pawar Rasika, T Kathuriya Pargatsingh, S Khandalkar Yogesh

“…Conclusion: The study suggests that individuals with IDA regardless of clinically visible oral lesions show cytological changes in oral mucosal epithelium. Knowledge of quantitative alterations in oral epithelial cells of IDA patients is important as these alterations are similar to those seen in precancerous and radiation-induced changes. …”
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Studi Fenomenologi: Pengalaman Interaksi Sosial Lansia Dengan Sesama Lansia Dan Pengasuh Di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha ‘Sabai Nan Aluih’ Sicincin Kabupaten Padang Pariaman Tahun 20... by Debby Sinthania, Emil Huriani, Gusti Sumarsih

“…It is also recommended that nursing leadership offer training for elderly social workers and further research in quantitative social interaction according to the identified themes. …”
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Actors and roles in integration of electric vehicles in energy markets and power systems: Theory, glossary, and application to virtual power plant and fleet operator by Jan F. Heinekamp, Kai Strunz

“…Important role distributions are simulated to illustrate multilateral benefits and facilitate policy decisions. The shown quantitative analysis of costs and revenues substantiates the importance of actor-specific modeling for accurate benefit allocation. …”
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A contribution to the debate on the policy of sanctioning corporal punishment of children in Serbia: Attitude inconsistency by Stajkić Bojana, Hrnčić Jasna, Blagojević Milena

“…The aim was to examine the consistency of this attitude across different levels of generality and situational contexts to determine its stability. A quantitative study was conducted among 104 respondents. …”
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Direct Intra-family Violence Perceived by Adolescents by Marioly Ruíz Hernández, Mario Alzuri Falcato, Laura Magda López Angulo, Yoan Hernández Cabrera, Yanara Calzada Urquiola

“…The sample consisted of 145 students who were applied questionnaire made for this purpose, a quantitative analysis of the data obtained was carried out. …”
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A Dynamical Z-R Relationship for Precipitation Estimation Based on Radar Echo-Top Height Classification by Wenxin Wu, Haibo Zou, Jiusheng Shan, Shanshan Wu

“…Using echo-top height and hourly rainfall datasets, a new reflectivity-rainfall (Z-R) relationship is established in the present study for the radar-based quantitative precipitation estimation (RQPE), taking into account both the temporal evolution (dynamical) and the types of echoes (i.e., based on echo-top height classification). …”
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Factors shaping situated willingness to communicate: A multidimensional perspective in the Indonesian EFL context by Suci Nugrah Amalia, Utami Widiati, Sri Rachmajanti, Mirjam Anugerahwati, Budi Waluyo

“…We used Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) model analysis in a quantitative study design. An online questionnaire with 50 items adapted from prior studies was distributed to 310 EFL students from multiple universities in Indonesia who had taken English classes. …”
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Streptomyces sp. MUM 195J: A Promising Probiotic for Controlling Vibrio parahaemolyticus Infection in Aquaculture by Joanna Xuan Hui Goh, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Giva Kuppusamy, Janaranjani M, Kooi-Yeong Khaw, Wei Hsum Yap, Kok-Gan Chan, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Learn-Han Lee, Bey-Hing Goh

“…MUM 195J elevated the growth rate of M. rosenbergii by 17%. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) analysis revealed that probiotic supplementation elevated the immune function of the animal. …”
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