Integration of SNP genotyping and 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing to identify heritable gut microbes in chickens by Jinxin Zhang, Yuqing Feng, Yongfei Hu

“…This will be beneficial for the identification of gut microbes that are influenced by host genetics in both humans and animals.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Feng et al. (2022).1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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It is time for a more targeted approach to prediabetes in primary care in Aotearoa New Zealand by Jeremy Krebs, Eileen McKinlay, Sue Pullon, Christine Barthow

“…Primary care services undertake the majority of diabetes prevention work by initially detecting and managing those with prediabetes. …”
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Protocol for morphometric analysis of neurons derived from human pluripotent stem cells by Sofía Mucci, María Soledad Rodriguez-Varela, Luciana Isaja, Sofía Luján Ferriol-Laffouillere, Gustavo Emilio Sevlever, María Elida Scassa, Leonardo Romorini.

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Dissociation and reaggregation of Hydra vulgaris for studies of self-organization by Jonathan R. Lovas, Rafael Yuste

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Electrochemical reduction of nitrobenzene via redox-mediated chronoamperometry by Athanasios D. Stergiou, Daniel H. Broadhurst, Mark D. Symes

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Protocol for human brain organoid transplantation into a rat visual cortex to model neural repair by Dennis Jgamadze, Paul M. Harary, Mackenzie Castellanos, Rachel Blue, Hongjun Song, Guo-li Ming, H. Isaac Chen

“…This platform represents a valuable tool for investigating the efficacy of organoids as structured grafts for neural repair.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Jgamadze et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Protocol for olefin metathesis reactions of hydrophobic substrates performed in aqueous emulsion with mechanical stirring or with microwaves support by Agata Tyszka-Gumkowska, Anna Kajetanowicz, Karol Grela

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Optimized protocol for quantification of mitochondrial non-heme and heme iron content in mouse tissues and cultured cells by Tatsuya Sato, Hsiang-Chun Chang, Konrad T. Sawicki, Hossein Ardehali

“…Our protocol consists of three steps: sample fractionation, non-heme iron measurement, and heme iron measurement.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Sato et al. (2022).1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Protocol for iron-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of aryl chlorides with unactivated alkyl chlorides by Pengjie Xian, Hong Huang, Ruichen Zhang, Shasha Geng, Zhang Feng

“…This protocol can produce alkylated products with up to 81% yield.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Zhang et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Finite element method for the heated Newtonian fluid inside a connected optical cavities by Sohail Nadeem, Usman Nasrullah, Jehad Alzabut, Hassan Ali Ghazwani, Mohamed R. Ali

“…Thus, the focus of the present article is to undertake the flow of viscous or Newtonian fluid through joined cavities which is very important in many engineering fields. …”
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Nonmarket Economic Valuation and “The Economist’s Fallacy” by Murray A. Rudd

“…It is important that noneconomists understand and consider three key points regarding the use of economic cost-benefit analysis. First, economists undertaking applied cost-benefit analyses use expected values by necessity in forward-looking models. …”
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Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment of the Heart in Pregnancy—a position statement on behalf of the British Society of Echocardiography and the United Kingdom Maternal Cardi... by Stephanie L. Curtis, Mark Belham, Sadie Bennett, Rachael James, Allan Harkness, Wendy Gamlin, Baskaran Thilaganathan, Veronica Giorgione, Hannah Douglas, Aisling Carroll, Jamie Kitt, Claire Colebourn, Isabel Ribeiro, Sarah Fairbairn, Daniel X. Augustine, Shaun Robinson, Sara A. Thorne

“…An understanding of the myocardial adaptations is important for echocardiographers and clinicians undertaking or interpreting echocardiograms on pregnant and post-partum women. …”
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Effects of screen size on subtitle layout preferences and comprehension across devices by Olivia Gerber-Morón, Olga Soler-Vilageliu, Judit Castellà

“…The results obtained indicate that smartphone devices had the most unsatisfactory effects, suggesting the need to undertake further research on small screens to improve subtitle readability.…”
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Factors and barriers that influence the matriculation of underrepresented students in medicine by Cynthia Tello, Cynthia Tello, Christine A. Goode

“…Despite many initiatives over more than 4 decades, the diversity of United States physicians still does not reflect the diversity of the United States population. The present study undertakes a literature review of the last 30 years to investigate barriers and protective factors underrepresented college students encounter as applicants for medical school. …”
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Protocol for assembling and implementing a partially automated system for rearing and handling Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes by Zephyr Pitre, Tess Seltzer, Cecilia Kalthoff, Maria Benitez-Cortez, Conrad Yee, Elizabeth K.K. Glennon, Veronica I. Primavera, Alexis Kaushansky

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Protocol to assess arteriovenous differences across the liver and hindlimb muscles in mice following treadmill exercise by Stephen P. Ashcroft, Sara L. Jepsen, Amy M. Ehrlich, Jonas T. Treebak, Jens J. Holst, Juleen R. Zierath

“…This procedure is particularly relevant for the study of tissue-specific metabolism in response to exercise.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Sato et al. (2022).1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Protocol for measuring respiratory function of mitochondria in frozen colon tissue from rats by Chunlong Mu, Jane Shearer

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From Research “Involving” Humans to Research “Affecting” Humans: A Proposal for a Principled Expansion of Research Ethics’ Jurisdiction to Create Traction for a Philosophy of Tech... by Madelaine Saginur

“…This paper puts forth a proposal for a principled expansion of research ethics’ jurisdiction, specifically a move from “Research Involving Humans” to “Research Affecting Humans”, and undertakes a case study of “Web 2.0” to analyze whether a philosophy of technology based on research ethics might work.…”
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Risky is the New Safe by Louie Giray

“…It is not deadening and is recommended to decision-makers and to those who are interested in undertaking the risky and unconventional pathway.…”
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The value of small-scale student projects in undergraduate research training by Sanet du Toit, Annette Wilkinson

“… This article reports on the undertaking of small-scale projects for final-year Occupational Therapy (OT) students training at the University of the Free State. …”
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