Phytoplankton Phenology in the Coastal Zone of Cyprus, Based on Remote Sensing and <i>In Situ</i> Observations by Monica Demetriou, Dionysios E. Raitsos, Antonia Kournopoulou, Manolis Mandalakis, Spyros Sfenthourakis, Stella Psarra

“…Here, we use 23 years of remotely sensed, regionally tuned ocean-colour observations, along with a unique time series of <i>in situ</i> phytoplankton pigment composition data, collected in coastal waters of Cyprus during 2016. …”
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Study protocol and baseline characteristics of “SCHOOL IN ACTION” program on support to physical activity and healthy lifestyles in adolescents by Sueyla Ferreira da Silva dos Santos, Drenya Bordin, Elaine Fernanda Dornelas de Souza, Ismael Forte Freitas Júnior

“…Statistical analysis will follow the principles of intention-to-treat and will explore the composition data analysis and mediating factors of lifestyle-related behaviors. …”
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Fatty acid desaturation index correlates with body mass and adiposity indices of obesity in Wistar NIN obese mutant rat strains WNIN/Ob and WNIN/GR-Ob by Giridharan Nappan V, Balakrishna Nagalla, Padmini Suryaprakash, Lopamudra Pratti, Jeyakumar Shanmugam M, Vajreswari Ayyalasomayajula

“…</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Fatty acid composition data showed significant increase in palmitoleic (16:1) and oleic (18:1) acid levels, which were reflected in increased desaturation index (16:1/16:0 and 18:1/18:0) in plasma and all the tissues of obese rats of both strains, when compared with their respective age and sex-matched lean rats. …”
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Corrosion behaviour of maize husk reinforced aluminium (1070) metal matrix composites in chloride-sulphate solution by Roland Tolulope Loto, Williams Joseph Ajuwaeze

“…Results show increase in MH %wt. content and particle size decreases the corrosion rate of AA70/MH composite. Data from potentiodynamic polarization and weight loss analysis shows AA70/MH composite at 15% wt. content and 300 μ m particle size exhibited the lowest corrosion values of 0.135 mm y ^−1 , 0.156 mm y ^−1 and 1.445 mm y ^−1 , and −0.00043 mm y ^−1 , 0.001 04 mm y ^−1 and 0.00218 mm y ^−1 in 3.5% NaCl, 0.0125 M H _2 SO _4 and 3.5% NaCl/0.0125 M H _2 SO _4 solutions. …”
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Mainstreaming traditional fruits, vegetables and pulses for nutrition, income, and sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa: the case for Kenya and Ethiopia by Peter Biu Ngigi, Peter Biu Ngigi, Céline Termote, Dominique Pallet, Marie Josèphe Amiot

“…Complete, accurate and reliable nutrient composition data are needed to raise consumer awareness about their nutritional and health benefits. …”
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Vegetation Resilience under Increasing Drought Conditions in Northern Tanzania by Steye L. Verhoeve, Tamara Keijzer, Rehema Kaitila, Juma Wickama, Geert Sterk

“…Eight-day maximum value composite data of the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) (NOAA CDR—AVHRR) were obtained for the period of 1981–2020. …”
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Extractable and Non-Extractable Antioxidants Composition in the eBASIS Database: A Key Tool for Dietary Assessment in Human Health and Disease Research by Jenny Plumb, Alessandra Durazzo, Massimo Lucarini, Emanuela Camilli, Aida Turrini, Luisa Marletta, Paul Finglas

“…Data quality assessment methods were established for the addition of composition data and antioxidant activity, with a focus on various parameters including: the extraction procedure, the antioxidant measurements, the expression of results. …”
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A single-centre study on predictors and determinants of pubertal delay and growth impairment in Epidermolysis Bullosa. by Giulia Rodari, Sophie Guez, Simona Salera, Fabio Massimo Ulivieri, Gianluca Tadini, Michela Brena, Eriselda Profka, Federico Giacchetti, Maura Arosio, Claudia Giavoli

“…Auxological, densitometric (areal Bone Mineral Density-aBMD Z-score, Bone Mineral Apparent Density-BMAD Z-score, Trabecular Bone Score-TBS and Bone Strain Index-BSI at Lumbar spine) and body composition data (Total Body DXA scans) were collected. …”
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Sex Differences in the Association of Body Composition and Cardiovascular Mortality by Preethi Srikanthan, Tamara B. Horwich, Marcella Calfon Press, Jeff Gornbein, Karol E. Watson

“…Methods and Results Dual energy x‐ray absorptiometry body composition data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2004 and CVD mortality data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2014 were evaluated in 11 463 individuals 20 years of age and older. …”
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PERBEDAAN KEKASARAN PERMUKAAN RESTORASI RESIN KOMPOSIT NANOFILLER DAN NANOHIBRID DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN SISTEM PEMOLESAN ONE STEP DAN MULTIPLE STEP by , KUMALA SARI, , drg. Endang Retnowati, MKes., Sp.KG(K)

“…To determine the effect of polishing systems on surface roughness of resin composite data were analyzed with two-way ANOVA with 95% significance level (α 5%) and continued multiple Tukey. …”

Visceral adipose tissue is associated with stricturing Crohn's disease Behavior, fecal calprotectin, and quality of life by Bryant, R, Schultz, C, Ooi, S, Goess, C, Costello, S, Vincent, A, Schoeman, S, Lim, A, Bartholomeusz, F, Travis, S, Andrews, J

“…</p><p><strong>Methods</strong></p><p>Body composition data and clinical, anthropometric, disease activity (fecal calprotectin [FC]), and QoL scores were gathered prospectively on adults with CD at 0, 12, and 24 months. …”

Neural network in modeling Malaysian oil palm yield by Ismail, Zuhaimy, Khamis, Azme

“…The foliar nutrient composition variables are the nitrogen N, phosphorus P, potassium K, calcium Ca and magnesium Mg concentration, while the fertilizer trials data are the N, P, K and Mg fertilizers and are measured in kg per palm per year. The foliar composition data was presented in the form of measured values whiles the fertilizer data in ordinal levels, from zero to three. …”
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Genetic parameter estimation for milk β-hydroxybutyrate and acetone in early lactation and its association with fat to protein ratio and energy balance in Korean Holstein cattle by Umanthi Ranaraja, KwangHyun Cho, MiNa Park, SiDong Kim, SeokHyun Lee, ChangHee Do

“…EB was calculated using previously developed equation based on parity, lactation week, and milk composition data. Genetic parameters were estimated by restricted maximum likelihood procedure based on repeatability model using Wombat program. …”
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Exploration of the Interrelationship within Biomass Pyrolysis Liquid Composition Based on Multivariate Analysis by Genmao Guo, Qing Huang, Fangming Jin, Linyi Lin, Qingqing Wang, Qionglin Fu, Yin Liu, Muhammad Sajjad, Junfeng Wang, Zhenni Liao, Miao Cai

“…In this study, multivariate statistical analysis was conducted to assess PA compositions data obtained from published paper and experimental data. …”
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Characterization of Particle Size and Composition of Respirable Coal Mine Dust by Lei Pan, Sean Golden, Shoeleh Assemi, Marc Freddy Sime, Xuming Wang, Yuesheng Gao, Jan Miller

“…The mode particle size at the peak frequency of the size distribution was found to be 300–400 nm, which was consistent with the result obtained from SEM analysis. The chemical composition data of the nano-sized RCMD showed that not only diesel particles, but also both coal and rock dust particles were present in the nano-sized fraction of the RCMD. …”
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BREAst Cancer Personalised NuTrition (BREACPNT): dietary intervention in breast cancer survivors treated with endocrine therapy – a protocol for a randomised clinical trial by Anastasia Godneva, Dmitry Kolobkov, Eran Segal, Michal Sela Rein, Maya Dadiani, Michal Bakalenik-Gavry, Dana Morzaev-Sulzbach, Yaeli Vachnish, maya Lotan-Pompan, Adina Weinberger, Einav Nili Gal-Yam

“…They will be asked to provide a stool sample for microbiome analysis and will undergo continuous glucose monitoring for 2 weeks, at the initiation and termination of the intervention period. Microbiome composition data will be used to tailor personal dietary recommendations. …”
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Comorbidity, Radiation Duration, and Pretreatment Body Muscle Mass Predict Early Treatment Failure in Taiwanese Patients with Locally Advanced Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma a... by Yu-Ching Lin, Hang Huong Ling, Pei-Hung Chang, Yi-Ping Pan, Cheng-Hsu Wang, Wen-Chi Chou, Fang-Ping Chen, Kun-Yun Yeh

“…We collected clinicopathological variables, nutrition-inflammatory markers and total body composition data assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) before and after CCRT. …”
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Whole-grain food consumption in Singaporean children aged 6–12 years by Jia En Neo, Saihah Binte Mohamed Salleh, Yun Xuan Toh, Kesslyn Yan Ling How, Mervin Tee, Kay Mann, Sinead Hopkins, Frank Thielecke, Chris J. Seal, Iain A. Brownlee

“…Intake of whole grains was evaluated using estimates of portion size and international food composition data. Only 38·3 % of participants reported consuming whole grains during the dietary data collection days. …”
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Chemical Characterization and Optical Properties of the Aerosol in São Paulo, Brazil by Erick Vinicius Ramos Vieira, Nilton Evora do Rosario, Marcia Akemi Yamasoe, Fernando Gonçalves Morais, Pedro José Perez Martinez, Eduardo Landulfo, Regina Maura de Miranda

“…This study characterized fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) from July 2019 to August 2020 in the eastern part of the MASP, relating the chemical composition data obtained at the surface and columnar optical parameters, such as aerosol optical depth (AOD), Ångström Exponent (AE), and single-scattering albedo (SSA). …”
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eDNA metabarcoding reveals riverine fish community structure and climate associations in northeastern Canada by Samantha E. Crowley, Paul Bentzen, Tony Kess, Steven J. Duffy, Amber M. Messmer, Beth Watson, J. Brian Dempson, Donald G. Keefe, Robert C. Perry, Benjamin Marquis, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Nicole Fahner, Lesley Berghuis, Kerry Hobrecker, Ian R. Bradbury

“…Generating community composition data through collection of environmental DNA (eDNA) is less labor‐intensive than traditional sampling methods and is being increasingly used in areas that have been historically difficult to sample such as northern freshwater habitats. …”
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