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Effect of corn silage from an herbicide-tolerant genetically modified variety on milk production and absence of transgenic DNA in milk by Phipps, R H, Jones, A K, Tingey, A P, Abeyasekera, S

“…Data from 60 multiparous Holstein cows were used in a 12-wk continuous design feeding trial. Cows were allocated to 1 of 4 experimental treatments (T1 to T4)…”
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Flavonoid supplement improves leg health and reduces fluid retention in pre-menopausal women in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Christie, S., Walker, A.F., Hicks, S.M., Abeyasekera, S.

“…Flavonoid extracts derived from plant foods have been shown to benefit certain types of fluid retention. However, no studies have investigated these compounds…”
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Effectiveness of participatory planning for community management of fisheries in Bangladesh by Sultana, Parvin, Abeyasekera, Savitri

“…This study provides statistical evidence that support for community-based management of resources was more effective when initiated through a process known as…”
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A prospective randomized study of three types of platelet concentrates in patients with haematological malignancy: corrected platelet count increments and frequency of nonhaemolytic febrile transfusion reactions by Anderson, N. A., Gray, S., Copplestone, J. A., Chan, D. C., Hamon, M., Prentice, A. G., Johnson, S. A. N., Phillips, M., Van Waeg, G., Oakhill, A., Abeyasekera, S., Pamphilon, D. H.

“…We prospectively randomized 51 patients with haematological malignancy requiring platelet concentrates (PCs) to receive either single donor plateletpheresis…”
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GUEST EDITORIAL - The importance of sound experimental design and analysis by Gate, J.J., Charleston, B., Abeyasekera, S.

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The Desirability of Covariance Adjustments by Abeyasekera, S.

“…The decision on whether or not to adjust the estimate of the difference between the effects of two treatments according to the value of a covariate is…”
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Methodological rigour in assessing participatory development by Sultana, Parvin, Abeyasekera, Savitri, Thompson, Paul

“…There have been few rigorous assessments of the effectiveness of participatory processes for natural resource management. In Bangladesh an approach known as…”
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Stimulating Statistical Progress in a Developing Country by a Link between Universities by Wilson, I. M., Abeyasekera, Savitri, Stern, R. D., Samaranayake, V. K.

“…A case study is presented of more than 10 years' cooperation designed to help establish a Statistical Unit with applied interests in a Sri Lankan university…”
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Comparative effects on blood lipids and faecal steroids of five legume species incorporated into a semi-purified, hypercholesterolaemic rat diet by Dabai, Fatima D, Walker, Ann F, Sambrook, Ian E, Welch, Vernon A, Owen, Robert W, Abeyasekera, Savitri

“…The cholesterolaemic effects in rats of a diet (VS) containing Bambara groundnuts (Vignu subterrunea), a popular legume eaten in Nigeria, were compared with…”
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importance of sound experimental design and analysis by Gate, J.J, Charleston, B, Abeyasekera, S

“…An editorial highlights a number of errors that have been seen recently in published papers on biological science. One of the most common faults observed is a…”
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Magnesium supplementation alleviates premenstrual symptoms of fluid retention by Walker, A F, De Souza, M C, Vickers, M F, Abeyasekera, S, Collins, M L, Trinca, L A

“…We investigated the effect of a daily supplement of 200 mg of magnesium (as MgO) for two menstrual cycles on the severity of premenstrual symptoms in a…”
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The Desirability of Adjusting for Residual Effects in a Crossover Design by Abeyasekera, Savitri, Curnow, R. N.

“…Crossover experiments, in which treatments are applied in sequence to the same experimental unit, may give misleading results if there are carryover effects…”
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