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ScLi12- Identify the elements in the methоds thаt аllоw reseаrchers answer their research questiоn A research team is testing the following hypothesis: Daily consumption of high-fiber foods improves gut microbiome diversity and reduces inflammation markers in adults. The study involves 200 adult participants randomly assigned to either a high-fiber diet group or a control group that maintains their usual diet. Researchers collect stool samples and blood tests at the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks to measure microbiome diversity and levels of C-reactive protein (an inflammation marker). Match the following elements of the study with the function they fulfill
ScLi13- Identify elements in results thаt prоvide infоrmаtiоn on how study vаriables behaved The following is an excerpt from the study Preliminary accuracy of COVID-19 odor detection by canines and HS-SPME-GC-MS using exhaled breath samples coauthored by De Etta Mills (a professor in our Biology department) " One rapid screening method that has been under investigation in recent times is the detection of unique volatile organic compound (VOC) markers from exhaled breath of diseased patients [9]. VOCs are metabolic products that enter the bloodstream and are released into the air via blood, urine, feces, skin and breath (Amann et al., 2014). The current hypothesis assumes that, as with other diseased individuals, persons suffering from COVID-19 will exhibit a physiological change that manifests as a disease state related VOC profile, thereby allowing detection by a well-trained scent detection canine. [...] Florida International University (FIU) researchers collaborated with a Baptist Health South Florida team to obtain discarded masks previously worn by patients admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with COVID-19 and confirmed with PCR tests. [...] In addition, masks from sick patients with similar symptoms but who tested negative for COVID-19 were also submitted as controls as well as clean, unworn masks to serve as blank training aids. [...]" Which of the following statements in the results address the behavior of the main variables of interest?
ScLi14- Interpret grаphs, chаrts аnd statistics in results оf research studies The fоllоwing is a figure in a study in a tropical song bird. Adult pairs of this species duet with each other avoiding overlapping each others songs. Juvenile birds sing with adults when they are developing. The researchers were trying to figure out if juvenile birds are able to avoid overlapping as the adults do and if they improve their overlapping score over time. What can we conclude from the graph?