Drying: A Practical Technology for Blueberries (<i>Vaccinium corymbosum</i> L.)—Processes and their Effects on Selected Health-Promoting Properties by Elsa Uribe, Antonio Vega-Galvez, Alexis Pasten, Kong Shun Ah-Hen, Nicol Mejias, Lorena Sepúlveda, Jacqueline Poblete, Luis S. Gomez-Perez

“…Chlorogenic acid and rutin predominated in HAD, IRD, and FD samples. The antioxidant potential in ORAC assays increased for all drying methods but decreased in DPPH assays. …”
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Combined endodontic treatment: microbiological aspects by using scanning electronical microscopy by V. N. Tsarev, A. V. Mitronin, M. S. Podporin, D. A. Ostanina, E. V. Ippolitov, V. A. Mitronin

“…To determine possible alternative algorithms for root canal disinfection through the combined use of chemical and physiotherapeutic irrigation techniques under in vitro conditions.Materials and methods. Single-root teeth removed according to orthodontic indications were used as a substrate for the formation of a biofilm. …”
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Biological contingency and adaptation to celibacy among girls aged 35 and over in Yazd city by Ahmad Kalateh Sadati, Fatemeh Jafari Naeimi, Sara Sadeghieh, Zahra Sadeghian Moghadam

“…Participants were selected using purposive sampling and heterogeneous sampling with maximum diversity. …”
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Evaluating Torsional Recovery test for interlinkage with deformation-recovery measurement metrics of polymer modified bitumen by Nazmus Sakib, Sabrina Islam, Shahriar Bin Kabir, Shamima Yasmin, Md. Mamun Kaysar, Joy Prakash Chowdhury, Md. Mahbubur Rahman

“…Hence, such tests can be useful as rapid quality control and verification tool during field inventory inspections by procuring agencies. Traditional method, that is, ductilometer-based Elastic Recovery (ER-DB) relies on an unwieldy large device, delicate sample preparation process, and variable true strain rate. …”
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Low frequency mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmy SNPs in blood, retina, and [RPE+choroid] of age-related macular degeneration subjects. by Shari R Atilano, Nitin Udar, Timothy A Satalich, Viraat Udar, Marilyn Chwa, M Cristina Kenney

“…This deep sequencing method (average sequencing depth of 30,000; range 1,000-100,000) can accurately differentiate low-frequency heteroplasmy SNPs from DNA modification artifacts. …”
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Development and evaluation of a triplex real-time PCR assay for enhanced plague diagnostics in Madagascar. by Beza Ramasindrazana, Zoé A Rahalison, Philippe Gauthier, Guillain Mikaty, Zaina I Bodoarison, Lanto A Maminirina, Soloandry Rahajandraibe, Mamy G Randriamanantsoa, Gilbert Kayoko, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Anne-Sophie Le Guern, Andriamiliharison J Rasamindrakotroka, Minoarisoa Rajerison

“…Implementing this new method into routine will enable a faster, more effective response to plague outbreaks by reducing the time needed to confirm plague cases and limiting the spread of the diseases. …”
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What Are the Reliable Plasma Biomarkers for Mild Cognitive Impairment? A Clinical 4D Proteomics Study and Validation by Zhitao Hou, Ailin Sun, Yan Li, Xiaochen Song, Shu Liu, Xinying Hu, Yihan Luan, Huibo Guan, Changyuan He, Yuefeng Sun, Jing Chen

“…Materials and Methods. Patients were recruited according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria and divided into three groups according to scale scores. …”
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Development of a Widely Accessible, Advanced Large-Scale Microfluidic Airway-on-Chip by Brady Rae, Gwenda F. Vasse, Jalal Mosayebi, Maarten van den Berge, Simon D. Pouwels, Irene H. Heijink

“…With our construction method, this larger culture area allows for easier handling, the potential for a wide range of exposures, as well as the collection of low-quantity samples (e.g., volatiles or mitochondrial RNA). …”
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A five-gene qPCR signature can classify type 2 asthma comparably to microscopy of induced sputum from severe asthma patients by B. Toennesen, J. M. Schmid, B. S. Sørensen, M. Fricker, H. J. H. Hoffmann

“…Replacing eosinophil and neutrophil cell counting with qPCR for transcripts of selected mast cell, and basophil genes may provide more reproducible results.Aims The objective of this study was to compare qPCR with microscopy in asthma endotyping.Methods A qPCR method measuring five mast cell/basophil genes was applied on induced sputum samples from 30 severe asthma patients and compared with microscopy. …”
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Comparison of Two Types of Composite-Opaquer Combinations Masking Ability for Tooth Discoloration without Clinically Visible Opacity by Hossein Chalakinia, Farideh Darabi, Yasaman Sadeghi, Reza Tayefe Davalloo, Seyedeh Maryam Tavangar, Aidin Sooratgar

“…The number of samples with desirable ΔE was significantly higher in the Vitalescence composite group than in the Gradia composite, and the Creative Color A2 opaquer had significantly more desirable ΔE than the Pink opaquer.Conclusion: Most results that achieved acceptable masking ability were obtained with combinations of Creative Color opaquer A2+ Vitalescence / Gradia composite in 0.5 or 1mm thicknesses.…”
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Differences in the standardization of medicinal products based on extracts of chondroitin sulfate by O. A. Gromova, I. Yu. Torshin, B. Ts. Zaychik, E. V. Shikh, A. O. Ruzhitskiy, A. N. Galustyan, I. S. Sardaryan, I. V. Sarvilina

“…Objective: a comparative analysis of 6 different chondroprotectors for injection, containing chondroitin sulfate (CS) based on natural extracts.Material and methods. Five samples were studied for each CS extract. …”
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Manure odor profiling for flock-level monitoring on commercial layer pullet farms: Vaccination events as a model stressor by Lara A. van Veen, Henry van den Brand, Anna C.M. van den Oever, Bas Kemp, Mara Meisenburg

“…Continuous, non-invasive, and objective methods to detect flock-level responses to stressors, including intestinal health deviations, are currently lacking in poultry. …”
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‘‘Practices and factors affecting on-site medical equipment maintenance at Wau Teaching Hospital, South Sudan’’ by Natale Massimino Ucin, Manassé Nimpagaritse, Shital Mahindra Maru, Mulatedzi Makhado, Shiferaw Mitiku Tebeka

“…Abstract Background of the study Along with developments in the clinical domain, medical equipment is becoming more sophisticated, and it needs to function at peak efficiency. …”
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Utilizing derivatizing agents for the differentiation of cannabinoid isomers in complex food, beverage and personal-care product matrices by ambient ionization mass spectrometry by Benedetta Garosi, Megan I. Chambers, Rabi A. Musah

“…Furthermore, the differentiation of cannabinoids can be troublesome without implementing lengthy run times to achieve resolution of chromatographic peaks. With complex samples such as edibles, beverages, personal-care products, and plant materials, a method that can be more universally applied to rapidly detect and differentiate between cannabinoids is highly desirable. …”
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Analysis and Prioritization of Indicators of Urban Development Strategy In the neighborhoods of the eight district of Shiraz by Issa Ebrahimzadeh, Mostafa Istgaldi, Fazel Hajizadeh

“…In order to analyze the data, SPSS software and one-sample T-test were used and the Ralspi model was used for leveling the neighborhoods. …”
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Identifying and Prioritizing Creative Tourism Attractions in the Life of the Nomads from the Guest-Host Perspective (Case study: Bakhtiari Tribe, Khuzestan Province) by Mehrnoosh bastenega, Anahita Azarbod

“…The study data was collected based on the decision matrix pattern, which includes options and indicators, based on the subjective judgments of a 15-person sample of the statistical population selected by the snowball method. …”
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From attention to action: Advancing inclusivity in the landscape of anatomy education by Lily Evans, Katie Snow, Aiden Jayanth, Siobhan M. Moyes

“…Application of these methods yielded richer and more nuanced data, thus increasing the validity of the study. …”
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Antistaphylococcal activity of 3D-printed titanium implants with magnesium‑containing multicomponent coating by Ekaterina M. Gordina, Svetlana A. Bozhkova, Dmitry V. Labutin, Marina V. Bogma, Alexander A. Eruzin

“…Material and methods The MgO-AgO-MgO complex The MgO-AgO-MgO complex was applied to 3D samples of medical titanium. …”

Three-Dimensional Analysis of Maxillary Expansion during Mixed Dentition: Comparison between Leaf Expander and Aligners—A Case-Control Study by Francesca Silvestrini-Biavati, Sirus Imenpour, Francesca Poli, Elis Kola, Andrea Abate, Valentina Lanteri, Alessandro Ugolini

“…IF allowed a more effective molar derotation, but with a greater buccal tipping movement than LE, which determines a more bodily movement of the molars: the expansion determined by IF seems to be more dental than skeletal. …”
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Evaluating Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease Through Wearable Sensors: A Systematic Review of Digital Biomarkers by Carlos Polvorinos-Fernández, Luis Sigcha, Luigi Borzì, Gabriella Olmo, César Asensio, Juan Manuel López, Guillermo de Arcas, Ignacio Pavón

“…Challenges include sample and method heterogeneity and lack of public datasets. …”
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