Mislabeled and ambiguous market names in invertebrate and finfish seafood conceal species of conservation concern in Calgary, Alberta, Canada by Matthew R. J. Morris, Mindi M. Summers, Morgan Kwan, Jonathan A. Mee, Sean M. Rogers

“…., bivalve, cephalopod, shrimp) and finfish products. Methods A total of 109 invertebrate and 347 finfish products were sampled in Calgary between 2014 and 2020. …”
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Nested PCR and the TaqMan SNP Genotyping Assay enhanced the sensitivity of drug resistance testing of Mycobacterium leprae using clinical specimens of leprosy patients. by Xiaohua Chen, Jun He, Jian Liu, Yuangang You, Lianchao Yuan, Yan Wen

“…Moreover, the TaqMan SNP Genotyping Assay showed greater sensitivity for folP1 detection (from 5.26% to 78.94-86.84% for leprosy patients and from 0.00% to 33.33%-83.33% for PB patients) than the PCR/sequencing method. In addition, the latter method was able to more easily distinguish heterozygous genotypes and mutant homozygous genotypes from homozygous genotypes.…”
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A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Religion and Spirituality’s Role in Critical Illness Decision-Making Among Black and White Family CaregiversTake-Home Points by Oluwatumilara F. Akeke, MPH, Dingyue Wang, BSN, Deborah Ejem, PhD, Kimberly S. Johnson, MD, Sharron L. Docherty, PhD, RN, Christopher E. Cox, MD, MPH, Katelyn Dempsey, MPH, Laura Fish, MPH, PhD, Sirajbir Sodhi, BS, Devika Shenoy, BS, Nidhi Charan, BS, Muhammed S. Bah, BA, Deepshikha C. Ashana, MD

“…We observed that clinicians showed less engagement about spirituality with Black compared with White family caregivers in this sample. Black family caregivers felt more comfortable discussing their spirituality with members of their community, such as pastors or friends. …”
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Effects of changing criteria on improving interRAI assessment for elder abuse: analysis of a national dataset from Aotearoa New Zealand by Robin Turner, Yoram Barak, Paul Glue

“…Despite these horrific statistics, EA remains largely undetected and under-reported. Available screening methods and tools fail to accurately identify the phenomenon’s true prevalence. …”
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Evaluation of the Effects of Retro-Cavity Preconditioning with or Without Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid on Root Surface pH and Dislodgement Resistance of NeoMTA2 and Mineral Trio... by Sedigheh Khedmat, Seyyed Ali Abaee, Hadi Assadian, Antonio Signore, Stefano Benedicenti

“…Groups preconditioned with EDTA more frequently indicated a cohesive failure mode. …”
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Effects of home bleaching agents on hybrid ceramics: mechanical properties and color change by Waleed M. Hafny, Imam M. Ibrahim, Mohamed El-Demellawy, Hoda M. Abdel Sadek

“…The focus is on evaluating color stability and biaxial flexural strength. Methods 60 discs (12 × 1 mm) were prepared from hybrid ceramics. …”
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The relationship between fibular head height and lower limb alignment deviation and severity after TKA for varus deformity knee osteoarthritis. by Xun Qin, Hengzhi Liu, Yinghao Liu, Aixin Hu

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>To investigate the correlation between fibular head height and the deviation and severity of lower limb alignment after TKA in patients with varus deformity and knee osteoarthritis.<h4>Methods</h4>Based on the varus angle (γ = 10°), the sample was divided into two groups: < 10° and ≥10°, The differences in fibular head height between the two groups of patients were analyzed using an independent samples t-test; The Mann-Whitney test was used to analyze the differences in fibular head height between genders. …”
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The prevalence of polycystic ovaries in infertility by laparoscopy ‎ by Tahereh Ziaie, Seyedeh Marzieh Rahebi, Fatemeh Rafat, Shahin Savadzadeh

“…Therefore prospective studies with &lrm;more samples are recommended which can be a big step toward diagnosis, early treatment and &lrm;decreased costs which will help economy.…”
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Mito-fission gene prognostic model for colorectal cancer by Chao Liu, Sheng Xu, Yuanyuan Liu, Zhixing Lu, Jianrong Yang

“…The memory CD4+ T cell and plasma cell were more significant differences in the low-risk group samples. …”
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Vaginal colonization, vertical transmission rate, antimicrobial susceptibility profile, and associated factors of potential neonatal pathogens among pregnant women at public health... by Getnet Shimeles, Getnet Shimeles, Alemu Gedefie, Hilina Motbainor, Chalachew Genet, Chalachew Genet

“…BackgroundVaginal colonization by pathogenic bacteria increases the risk of bacterial infections such as sepsis, which is associated with high neonatal mortality. More than half a million newborn deaths occur globally each year due to infections that lead to sepsis. …”
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Degradation mechanisms and lifespan prediction of desert sand dry-mixed mortar under sulfate salt wet-dry cycles by Wenxing Zhu, Luping Wang, Dongge Wu, Shan Wang, Yushan Wang, Haifeng Wang, Rui Wang

“…Using SEM, XRD, and NMR testing methods, the degradation mechanisms of the DSDM samples were analyzed. …”
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PO18 | Does muscle mass matter? Appendicular lean mass as a determinant of anti-XA activity in elderly patientes

“…Plasma anti-Xa activity was assessed at trough and peak levels through two blood samples. These data were analyzed using a generalized linear model adjusted by sex, age, dose, albumin, GFR. …”
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Bacteriological Profile of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media and its Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern at a Tertiary Care Hospital by Geeta Geeta, Naveen G, Apoorva P, Harish MO, Arathi Nair, Harshitha MC, Kiran Revankar, Girish PB

“…Antibiotic sensitivity testing was done using Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method on Mueller– Hinton Agar. Results Mean age of participants was 33.5 years. 94.1% had the unilateral infection. 94.4% had a tubo-tymphanic type while 5.6% had attico-antral type. 70 (77.8%) samples showed mono-microbial growth, 13 (14.4%) showed poly-microbial growth and 7 (7.8%) samples showed no growth in aerobic culture. …”
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Bipolar disorders and creativity: the roles of ambition, effort-based decision-making, and exploration by Samson Tse, Sheri L. Johnson, Chong Ho Yu, Winnie Yuen, Iris Lo, Luke Clark, Luke Clark, Erin E. Michalak, Erin E. Michalak, Manon Ironside, Kiana Modavi

“…IntroductionEpidemiological research has shown those with bipolar disorders (BD) are more likely to work in creative professions. The current work is the first to examine ambition, exploration versus exploitation ratio, and insensitivity to effort/rewards among individuals with and without BD in an Asian cultural context.MethodsWriters and visual artists from Hong Kong who were diagnosed with BD completed a questionnaire to assess lifetime creative accomplishments, a self-rated measure of ambition, and two laboratory-based tasks: the observe-or-bet task to detect exploration versus exploitation tendencies, and an effort discounting task to measure sensitivity to effort required and reward level.ResultsThe sample included 44 participants diagnosed with BD and 69 control participants, with 87 (77%) being female and an average age of 35.1 years (range: 18 to 65). …”
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Leveraging generative adversarial networks for data augmentation to improve fault detection in wind turbines with imbalanced data by Subhajit Chatterjee, Yung-Cheol Byun

“…Nevertheless, a formidable challenge arises from the need for more fault information gleaned from small fault data samples, resulting in data insufficiency and imbalance issues. …”
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A Practical Approach to Identifying Processed White Meat of Guinea Fowl, Rabbit, and Selected Fish Species Using End-Point PCR by Anita Spychaj, Kamila Goderska, Emilia Fornal, Magdalena Montowska

“…The method proved to be useful for the authentication of severely processed food products against fraudulent species substitution and mislabelling and this approach may be an alternative to more advanced and more expensive PCR techniques.…”
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Evaluation of Biological Activity and Analysis of Volatile Fraction from Pterocarya fraxinifolia in Vegetative Stage from Iran by M. Akhbari, S. Tavakoli, Z. Ghanbari, M. Dadgarnia, A. Mazoochi

“…About antimicrobial properties, each sample showed high activity against at least 1 tested microorganism. …”
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INFLUENCE OF CUPPING THERAPY ON BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AT THE HOLISTIC HEALTH HOUSE OF FIYAS IN CENDANA VILLAGE, BANGGAI REGENCY by Nur Ayun R. Yusuf, Ilyas M. Ali

“…Intriduction: Hypertension is defined as an increase in systolic blood pressure of more than 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure of more than 90 mmHg measured twice with a five-minute interval in a state of sufficient rest or relaxation (Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, 2018). …”
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Relationship between E-sports and physical activity participation: Validation of the E-sports Addiction Scale (ESAS) by Oliver SZABELLA, Lili KASSAY, Attila SZABO

“…Method: A sample of 116 (93.1% males; mean age = 23.91±4.47) e-sports players answered questions online on play and exercise habits and completed the E-sports Addiction Scale (ESAS) derived from the revised Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI-R). …”
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Integrating Emotional Intelligence and Mental Education in Sports to Improve Personal Resilience of Adolescents by Eddy Marheni, Afrizal S, Eko Purnomo, Jermaina Nina, Firunika Intan Cahyani

“…This study employed a pseudo-experiment method of research. The findings of the study in the treatment group, as shown in the "Paired Samples Test" output table above, indicate that the t count negative value is -45,020. …”
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