The Intrauterine Bigatti Shaver System: An Alternative Option for Focal Retained Products of Conception by Neveta S. V. Sutherland, Hemashree Rajesh

“…Surgical options include blind curettage, ultrasound guided curettage, or curettage under direct vision via hysteroscopy. …”
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Logosowy charakter wiary według Josepha Ratzingera – Benedykta XVI by Krzysztof Góźdź

“…According to Ratzinger, faith is not a blind theory or an outdated concept. Neither is it an intricate philosophical system. …”
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Once-Daily, Controlled-Release Tramadol and Sustained-Release Diclofenac Relieve Chronic Pain due to Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by André D Beaulieu, Paul M Peloso, Boulos Haraoui, William Bensen, Glen Thomson, John Wade, Patricia Quigley, John Eisenhoffer, Zoltan Harsanyi, Andrew C Darke

“…OBJECTIVE: The present study was a randomized, parallel, double-blind comparison between controlled-release (CR) tramadol and sustained-release (SR) diclofenac in patients with chronic pain due to osteoarthritis of the hips and/or knees.…”
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Intra-operative nasal compression after lateral osteotomy to minimize post-operative Peri-orbital ecchymosis and edema by L. Sowerby, L. M. Kim, W. Chow, C. Moore

“…These photographs were then shown to 20 blinded-physicians and the degree of ecchymosis and edema was graded using a previously published scale. …”
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Accidental Explantation of a Cochlear Implant in a Child Who Developed Cholesteatoma as a Late Complication of Cochlear Implantation by Wong Kein Low, Wan Ni Pok, Win Nie Ng, Judy Tan

“…Cochlear implant, cochlear implant complications, chronic suppurative otitis media, cholesteatoma, reimplantation, blind-sac, external auditory canal overclosure, mastoid cavity obliteration.…”
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Reliability of Goniometric Techniques for Measuring Hip Flexor Length Using the Modified Thomas Test by Kira Eimiller, Emma Stoddard, Briana Janes, Mason Smith, Andrew Vincek

“…A double-blind protocol was used where both examiners were unaware of each other's measurements and the goniometer was covered to blind the measuring therapist to the values as well. …”
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Surrogate Assisted Design Optimization of an Air Turbine by Rameez Badhurshah, Abdus Samad

“…It was found that the best optimal design was produced by the universal Kriging while the blind Kriging produced the worst. The present approach is suggested for renewable energy application.…”
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Prevention of Relapse in Reflux Esophagitis: A Placebo Controlled Study of Ranitidine 150 mg BID and 300 mg BID by John H Hegarty, Lars Halvorsen, Bouke P Hazenberg, Andrzej Nowak, Colin L Smith, Alan B Thomson, G Vantrappen, Ceri J Mckenna, Jane G Mills

“…OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and safety of long term use of ranitidine 150 mg bid, 300 mg bid and placebo in prevention of endoscopic and symptomatic relapse of reflux esophagitis in an international, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel group study.…”
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A 5-HT Antagonist (UP 26-91) versus Codeine and Placebo in a Human Experimental Pain Study by Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Poul Pedersen, Lars Poulsen, Ole Kæseler Andersen, Peter Bjerring, Isabelle Coste, Jorge Insuasty, Søren Sindrup, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes

“…BACKGROUND: This double-blind, randomized, crossover study compared the potential analgesic effect of the serotonin receptor antagonist UP 26-91 (50 mg, 150 mg and 300 mg) with that of codeine (100 mg) and placebo by use of different human experimental pain models.…”
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Comparison of Once- with Twice-Daily Dosing of Fluticasone Propionate in Mild and Moderate Asthma by Louis-Philippe Boulet, Robert L Cowie, Roberto Dal Negro, Wade Brett, Milton Gold, Agostinho Marques, William S Thorburn, Nate M Stepner, Reid Bobson

“…OBJECTIVES: Two 12-week, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group studies were performed to compare the efficacy and safety of once- and twice-daily dosing of fluticasone propionate (FP) in the treatment of mild to moderate asthma, considered to require the equivalent of either 200 or 500 µg of FP daily.…”
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Performance Comparison of Doppler Scale Estimation Methods for Underwater Acoustic OFDM by Lei Wan, Zhaohui Wang, Shengli Zhou, T. C. Yang, Zhijie Shi

“…For a CP-OFDM preamble, a self-correlation method allows for blind Doppler scale estimation based on an embedded repetition structure while a cross-correlation method is available with the knowledge of the waveform. …”
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Randomised Comparison of the AMBU AuraOnce Laryngeal Mask and the LMA Unique Laryngeal Mask Airway in Spontaneously Breathing Adults by Daryl Lindsay Williams, James M. Zeng, Karl D. Alexander, David T. Andrews

“…We conducted a randomised single-blind controlled trial comparing the LMA-Unique (LMAU) and the AMBU AuraOnce (AMBU) disposable laryngeal mask in spontaneously breathing adult patients undergoing general anaesthesia. …”
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Molluscan Shell Matrix Characterization by Preparative SDS-PAGE by Frederic Marin

“…After dissolution of the mineral phase, the glycoproteins are fractionated �blind� on a preparative electrophoresis. They are subsequently detected with a polyclonal antibody raised against the whole matrix.…”
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Feasibility Aspects of Exploring Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Hanna Johansson, Malin Freidle, Urban Ekman, Ellika Schalling, Breiffni Leavy, Per Svenningsson, Maria Hagströmer, Erika Franzén

“…The overall trial design proved feasible to perform, but further strengthening ahead of the definitive RCT is recommended, specifically with respect to MRI setup, cognitive dual-tasks during gait, and blinding procedures. This trial is registered with NCT03213873.…”
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Effects of photobiomodulation combined with rehabilitation exercise on pain, physical function, and radiographic changes in mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis: A randomized contr... by Yan Ling Tay, Mohd Azzuan Ahmad, Nor Hamdan Mohamad Yahaya, Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh

“…Additionally, the outcome assessors will be blinded to the group allocations to ensure unbiased evaluation of the trial outcomes. …”
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Shift from chronic to episodic migraine frequency in a long-term phase 3 study of galcanezumab by Hans-Christoph Diener, Kathleen A. Day, Sarah Lipsius, Sheena K. Aurora, Nada A. Hindiyeh, Holland C. Detke

“…During the 3-month double-blind treatment period, a greater percentage of galcanezumab-treated patients shifted to EM frequency and maintained it across all 3 months (31.5%) than did placebo-treated patients (19.8%, p < 0.001). …”
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Evaluation of auditory alerting systems for safe electric scooter operations by Tim Walton, Antonio J. Torija, Richard J. Hughes, Andy S. Elliott

“…Eighty-eight participants from four European countries, including thirty-five blind or partially sighted individuals participated across the experiments. …”
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Application of RSSD-OCYCBD Strategy in Enhanced Fault Detection of Rolling Bearing by Xiaolong Wang, Guiji Tang, Yuling He

“…The defect characteristics of rolling bearing are difficult to excavate at the incipient injury phase; in order to effectively solve this issue, an original strategy fusing recursive singular spectrum decomposition (RSSD) with optimized cyclostationary blind deconvolution (OCYCBD) is put forward to achieve fault characteristic enhanced detection. …”
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Rational Boreholes Arrangement of Gas Extraction from Unloaded Coal Seam by Chaojun Fan, Sheng Li, Haohao Zhang, Zhenhua Yang

“…Under the condition of uniform borehole distribution, the gas pressure decreased slowly in the permeability-reduced zone and is still greater than 0.74 MPa after 180 days of extraction, and there is a large extraction blind area in the protected panel. Under the condition of nonuniform borehole distribution arrangement according to the characteristics of permeability zoning, the effective extraction area can almost cover the protected panel, and the blind extraction area is reduced by 91.22% when compared to uniform borehole distribution. …”
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Effectiveness of Onion Extract Gel on Surgical Scars in Asians by Kumutnart Chanprapaph, Somsak Tanrattanakorn, Penpun Wattanakrai, Pranee Wongkitisophon, Vasanop Vachiramon

“…Scar redness was assessed by calorimeter, scar height and pliability were assessed by blinded investigators, and scar symptoms and overall cosmetic improvement were assessed by subjects. …”
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