Identification of hypoxene metabolites in urine samples using gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry for anti-doping control by P. V. Postnikov, A. V. Polosin, N. B. Savelieva, S. A. Kurbatkin, Yu. A. Efimova, E. S. Mochalova

“…The aim of this study is to determine the possible metabolites of the drug and their chromato-mass spectrometric characteristics in urine samples using gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (GC–MS/MS) for doping control screening purposes.Methods. …”
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Differences in microbial profile of endometrial fluid and tissue samples in women with in vitro fertilization failure are driven by Lactobacillus abundance by Kreete Lüll, Merli Saare, Maire Peters, Ekaterina Kakhiani, Anastasia Zhdanova, Andres Salumets, Konstantin Boyarsky, Elin Org

“…A 16S rRNA sequencing was performed on both of the sample types for microbial profile evaluation. CE was diagnosed based on a CD138 immunohistochemistry where CE diagnosis was confirmed in the presence of one or more plasma cells. …”
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Factors Associated with Do Not Resuscitate Status and Palliative Care in Hospitalized Patients: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis by Jean-Sebastien Rachoin, Nicole Debski, Krystal Hunter, Elizabeth Cerceo

“…Introduction: Patients from diverse sociocultural backgrounds and with differing medical conditions may have varying levels of acceptance of advanced care planning and palliative care. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of the National Inpatient Sample for patients discharged from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2019, with conditions associated with frequently terminal conditions. …”
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Evaluation of Fecal Sample Pooling for Real-Time RT-PCR Testing SARS-CoV-2 in Animals by Antonio Leonardi-Cattolica, Sandipty Kayastha, Megan Miller, Jake Guag, Andriy Tkachenko, James Lowe, Matthew Allender, Karen Terio, Leyi Wang

“…A blinded method test (BMT) by an independent laboratory was conducted to assess the five-sample fecal pool. …”
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Association between metabolic risk, oxidative stress and psychological parameters amongst sample of nurses working in Doha, Qatar by Kirti S. Prabhu, Ummu Habeeba, Mohammad Usman Asad Rahman, Maria Salvador Perez, Salam AlMoghrabi Ramirez, Bilal Uddin Khan, Shilpa Kuttikrishnan, John Paul Ben Tabar Silang, Noora Ahmed Kh A. Al Kaabi, Abdul Quaiyoom Khan, Afsheen Raza, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Shahab Uddin

“…This study compared day and rotating shift nurses' metabolic, oxidative, and psychological profiles. Methods: A random sample of 212 eligible employees from a tertiary care hospital at Hamad Medical Corporation in Doha, Qatar, were assessed for anthropometric and laboratory parameters related to metabolic risk, oxidative stress and psychological impact. …”
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Content validity testing of the INTERMED Self‐Assessment in a sample of adults with rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatology healthcare providers by Kiran Dhiman, Marc Hall, Trafford Crump, Alison M. Hoens, Diane Lacaille, James A. Rankin, Karen L. Then, Glen Hazlewood, Cheryl Barnabe, Steven Katz, Jason Sutherland, Erika Dempsey, Claire E. H. Barber

“…Objectives We assessed the content validity of the INTERMEDS Self‐Assessment (IMSA) instrument that measures care complexity with a sample of adults with RA and rheumatology healthcare providers (HCPs). …”
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Is there a female-male self-selection bias in TSST-based reactive stress research? by Victoria Xu, Audrey-Ann Journault, Samuel Alarie, Charles-Édouard Giguère, Emy Beaumont, Sonia Lupien

“…A better understanding of the phenomenon could lead researchers to optimize recruitment methods to obtain more representative samples.…”
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Breakfast skipping and depressive symptoms in an epidemiological youth sample in Hong Kong: the mediating role of reduced attentional control by Stephanie Ming Yin Wong, Olivia Choi, Yi Nam Suen, Christy Lai Ming Hui, Edwin Ho Ming Lee, Sherry Kit Wa Chan, Sherry Kit Wa Chan, Eric Yu Hai Chen, Eric Yu Hai Chen, Eric Yu Hai Chen

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Bidirectional causal relationship between obesity and osteoarthritis: Insights from a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Anne Kamps, Jos Runhaar, Katerina Trajanoska, William D. Thompson, Weiya Zhang, Bahar Sedaghati-khayat, Joyce B.J. van Meurs, Sita M.A. Bierma-Zeinstra

“…The study's aim was to investigate the causal relationship between obesity and OA. Method: This study employed a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approach to investigate the bidirectional causal relationship between obesity, using body mass index (BMI) as its proxy, and OA of the knee, hip, and hand. …”
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A framework for remediation prioritization of unstable rock slopes based on indirect information by Yang Sun, Feng Xiong, Jinshan Sun, Zhen Chen

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The association between one’s social life and symptoms of prolonged grief following a traumatic loss: an ecological momentary assessment study by Philippa Specker, Justina Pociūnaitė-Ott, Ariela Lev Rosenblum, Sofia Marcolini, Pascale Waschnig, Christopher Magoon, Annie-Lori Joseph, Lieke C. J. Nijborg, Xi Pan, Lonneke I. M. Lenferink

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Using Small-Sided Games or Their Combination with Speed Endurance Training: Which Is More Effective for Improving Aerobic Capacity in Young Amateur League Soccer Players? by Feni Norrahmah, Shery Iris Zalillah, I Dewa Made Aryananda Wijaya Kusuma, Imam Syafii, Arif Bulqini, Muhammad Kharis Fajar, Muhammad Bagus Firzam Bharlaman

“…This study aimed to analyze the differences in the effects of Small-Sided Games (SSG) and a combination of Small-Sided Games with Speed Endurance Training (SSG+SET) on the aerobic capacity of young amateur league soccer players, as measured by total distance coverage and VO2max. Materials and methods. A total of 36 young amateur league soccer players were selected as samples and divided into two groups using the matching-group technique. …”
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Designing Fuzzy Inference System by Learning from Training Samples to Measure the Participation of Operational Staff in the Health of Workplace by Saeed Malekinejad, Ahmad Tavakoli, Naser Motahari

“…Rules have been created by using modified CT08 method based on training samples. In the end, we created 17 rules and the system was tested with 5 prototypes. …”
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Acute stress and fear scales during the COVID-19 pandemic: development and evaluation in a Costa Rican sample by Ana María Jurado-Solórzano, Gloriana Rodríguez-Arauz, Vanessa Smith-Castro, Mariano Rosabal-Coto, Sebastián Saborío, Henriette Raventós-Vorst, Benjamín Reyes-Fernández

“…Conclusion: In this order, the measures showed acceptable  psychometric properties with the evaluated sample. Future research is needed to gather more evidence of reliability and validity in probabilistic samples. …”
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An Experimental Study of Locally Assembled Vacuum Chamber and Estimation of Sample Porosities from Various Formations, Northern Iraq by Bafren Kamil Raoof, Khabat Mohammed Ahmed, Rand Mohammed Othman

“…To meet the process development required, part of the samples was tested in a more sophisticated device to provide well-aimed results and decrease the margin of error where B (1,2) and S5 were measured using a nitrogen porosimeter to attain further accuracy and reliability and compare the results to a saturation method. …”
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Aqueous Two-Phase Systems: A New Approach for the Determination of Brilliant Blue FCF in Water and Food Samples by Sabah Shiri, Tahere Khezeli, Shahram Lotfi, Sina Shiri

“…A novel, simple, and more sensitive spectrophotometric procedure has been developed for the determination of brilliant blue FCF in water and food samples by an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS). …”
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The impact of toe-clipping on animal welfare in amphibians: A systematic review by Miriam A. Zemanova, Raquel Lázaro Martín, Cathalijn H.C. Leenaars

“…Since the quality of the current evidence remains questionable, there is a critical need for adequately powered, high-quality studies that report reliable and pertinent outcome measures to accurately determine the effects of this still popular marking and sampling method. Until more robust evidence is obtained, the impacts of toe-clipping on the welfare of amphibians used in research and the integrity of study results cannot be conclusively confirmed or dismissed. …”
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A modified RNA-Seq approach for whole genome sequencing of RNA viruses from faecal and blood samples. by Elizabeth M Batty, T H Nicholas Wong, Amy Trebes, Karène Argoud, Moustafa Attar, David Buck, Camilla L C Ip, Tanya Golubchik, Madeleine Cule, Rory Bowden, Charis Manganis, Paul Klenerman, Eleanor Barnes, A Sarah Walker, David H Wyllie, Daniel J Wilson, Kate E Dingle, Tim E A Peto, Derrick W Crook, Paolo Piazza

“…We demonstrate the effectiveness of this method by sequencing three Norovirus samples from faeces and two Hepatitis C virus samples from blood, on an Illumina MiSeq benchtop sequencer. …”
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Surveillance of SARS‐CoV‐2 in Pets of Harris County, Texas, Revealed More Common Pet Infections in Households With Human COVID‐19 Cases by Sarah J. Smith, Brendan Sullivan, Amanda Hall, Lisa Auckland, Wendy Tang, Gabriel Hamer, Sarah Hamer

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Improving Communication and Management Following a Positive Home HPV Self-Sampling Result: Comparing Intervention Strategies Between the HOME and STEP Trials by Jasmin A. Tiro, Meera Muthukrishnan, Sadie Metcalfe, Kris Hansen, John Lin, Caitlin N. Dorsey, Hongyuan Gao, Catherine Lacey, Melissa L. Anderson, Richard T. Meenan, Beverly B. Green, Angela Sparks, Rachel L. Winer

“…Background: Mailed human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling kits improve cervical cancer screening adherence. …”
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