Effect of Predictive Nursing Combined with Emotional Therapy on Rehabilitation Effect and Psychological State of Patients with Brain Injury after the Operation by Xiaying Huang, Haihua Wu

“…In order to ensure the uniformity of data, medical staff need to divide patients into an experimental group and a control group through the double-blind method, with 35 cases in each group. The patients in the two groups need to take the relevant diagnosis and surgical treatment measures after admission. …”
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Evaluating physician concordance in interpretation of tracheobronchomalacia diagnosis and phenotyping using dynamic expiratory chest computed tomography by G. A. Cortes-Puentes, M. Matatko, B. J. Bartholmai, E. S. Edell, K. G. Lim

“…Three specialists—a thoracic radiologist, a bronchoscopist, and a pulmonologist—reviewed identical CT scans, blinded to prior interpretations. Inter-rater agreement was assessed using Fleiss’s Kappa for TBM diagnosis and Cohen’s Kappa for TBM phenotype classification into six categories: No TBM, Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse (EDAC), Crescent Type, Circumferential Type, Saber-Sheath Type, and Mixed Type. …”
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Comparative evaluation of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) and conventional oxygen therapy (COT) in infants after non-cardiac surgery: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial... by Diwei Zhang, Tianqing Gong, Qinghua Huang, Qianqian Zhang, Kai Liu, Jia Li, Hai Yu, Yu Cui

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This is a superior, single-blind, randomized controlled study. A total of 394 infants undergoing general anesthesia will be randomly assigned to accept COT or HFNC in a 1:1 ratio. …”
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What’s in a Name? On Language, Concept Formation, and the Definition Disputes in the Entrepreneurship Literature by Jonsson Petur O.

“…On the other hand neither initiative, nor creativity, plays any role in formal models of choice and economic behavior. This creates a blind spot on the behavioral aspects of entrepreneurship. …”
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Effect of glyceryl trinitrate and clevidipine administration on CT angiogram findings in dogs undergoing prostatic artery embolization for prostatic carcinoma. by Maureen A Griffin, William T N Culp, Amandeep S Chohan, Eric G Johnson, Michelle A Giuffrida, Carrie A Palm, Robert B Rebhun, Michael S Kent

“…Prostatic artery lumen diameter and peak opacification were measured on pre- and post-vasodilator CTA by a blinded radiologist. The percent change of these measurements was calculated and assessed for significance.…”
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Potential Functions and Causal Associations of GNLY in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Integration of Blood-Derived Proteome, Transcriptome, and Experimental Verification by Wang D, Pu Y, Gao X, Zeng L, Li H

“…Dangdang Wang,1,2,&ast; Yanyu Pu,1,2,&ast; Xi Gao,1,2 Lihong Zeng,1,2 Hong Li1,2 1Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 2Chongqing Key Laboratory for the Prevention and Treatment of Major Blinding Eye Diseases, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hong Li, Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China, Email lihong@hospital.cqmu.edu.cnPurpose: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified multiple genetic loci associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). …”
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Effectiveness of a pain science education programme in middle school students: a randomised controlled trial by Laura Menés Fernández, Isabel Salvat, Cristina Adillón

“…The primary aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the Pain Science Education programme called “Learning Pain” in improving the conceptualization of pain amongst 11–13-year-old children enrolled in their first year of middle school.Materials and methodsA randomised controlled trial with single-blind parallel groups was conducted. Five participating institutes were randomly assigned to either the experimental group, which received the Pain Science Education intervention through the “Learning Pain” programme consisting of two sessions spaced 1 month apart, or the control group, which underwent only study assessments. …”
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Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral injection of dexamethasone palmitate combined with ropivacaine for the treatment of thoracic herpes zoster-related pain: protocol for a pro... by Liu Wang, Shengrong Xu, Zongbin Jiang, Ruilin He

“…This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral injection of DXP combined with ropivacaine for treating thoracic ZAP, compared to traditional famciclovir therapy.MethodsThis prospective, randomized, controlled, open-label, endpoint-blinded, single-center trial will recruit 254 patients with ZAP. …”
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Nonlinear Vibration Feature Recognition Method for Reciprocating Compressor Cylinder Based on VMD-Multifractal Spectrum by Fengxia Lyu, Caiqian Xie, Fengfeng Bie, Xinting Miao, Yifan Wu, Ying Zhang

“…The results show that the proposed method based on VMD-multifractal spectrum analysis can effectively obtain the abrasion state of a piston ring, which can avoid blind overhaul or provide the basis for preventive maintenance and a practicable engineering route for the study of the piston ring abrasion degree.…”
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Cryotherapy versus fractional carbon dioxide laser in patchy alopecia areata: a self-controlled comparative study by Ahmed A. Afify, Maha A. Shaheen, Mays Q. Ojaimi

“…Results Comparison of single-blinded dermatologist assessment of clinical response between the three groups revealed a statistically significantly better response with FCO2 laser and cryotherapy compared with control patches, but there was no statistically significant difference between the FCO2 laser group versus the cryotherapy group (P=1). …”
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Merab Mamardashvili: Event of Thought and Pedagogic Practice by D. G. Ryndin

“…Mamardashvili describes the classical type of rationality and its “blind spots” – that is, historicity and “evental” character of phenomena of cognition, which cannot be seen in the objectifying gaze of the classical observer. …”
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Comparison of Milrinone with Sildenafil for the Treatment of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn by Imtiaz Ahmad, Motia Javaid, Tanveer Ahmad, Imran Baloch, Nisar Khan Sajid, Abdul Razzaq Mughal

“…Methodology:  A single blinded randomized control trial was conducted in Department of Pediatrics, Aziz Fatima Hospital  Faisalabad from October 2022 to September 2023. 160 infants of persistent pulmonary hypertension were included through non probablity consecutive sampling. …”
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Design of Wideband Slot Antenna Array with Stereoscopic Differentially Fed Structures by Guang Sun, Ge Gao, Tingting Liu, Yi Liu, Hu Yang

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The pharmacodynamic modulation effect of oxytocin on resting state functional connectivity network topology by Abraham Tonny Hagan, Lei Xu, Benjamin Klugah-Brown, Jialin Li, Xi Jiang, Keith M. Kendrick

“…To address this gap, we conducted an exploratory data-driven study.MethodsWe recruited 142 healthy males and administered 24 IU of intranasal oxytocin or placebo in a randomized controlled double-blind design. Resting-state functional MRI data were acquired for each subject. …”
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Salivary Fluoride Levels after Use of High-Fluoride Dentifrice by Glauber Campos Vale, Priscila Figueiredo Cruz, Ana Clarissa Cavalcante Elvas Bohn, Marcoeli Silva de Moura

“…Twelve adult volunteers took part in this crossover and blind study. F concentration in saliva was determined after brushing with a high-F dentifrice (5000 µg F/g) or with a conventional F concentration dentifrice (1100 µg F/g) followed by a 15 mL distilled water rinse. …”
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Morphine in Combination with Ketamine Improves Cervical Cancer Pain and Suppresses Immune Function via the JAK3/STAT5 Pathway by Yurong Jiang, Tong Li, Yi Qian, Xiaoming Zuo, Jinmei Liu

“…Afterwards, all the patients were further divided into the morphine group and the Mor + Ket group in accordance with the principles of the randomized and double-blind method to assess pain intensity. Results. Our in vivo results showed that drug combinations relieved cancer pain more effectively than morphine intervention. …”
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Előszó by Kosztasz Rosta

“…A lapszámok online az elpis.hu oldalon és nyomtatásban is megjelennek évi két, esetleg három alkalommal, a szakmai színvonalat előre meghatározott lektorálási folyamat (double-blind peer review) biztosítja, ami minden esetben két, már doktori címmel rendelkező bíráló felkérését jelenti. …”
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Frequency of mortality in patients with high AIMS65 score presenting with upper GI bleed by Javeria Zahid Khan, Saima Ambreen, Sidra Jahangir, Aimen Malik, Bushra Khaar, Muhammad Umar

“…Setting: Gastroenterology Department –removed for blind review--- Material & Methods: It was a cross-sectional, prospective, observational research study. …”
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Els símbols i els drets històrics de Catalunya: l’autogovern com a continuïtat històrica i jurídica by Tomàs de Montagut Estragués

“…Amb la proposta de reforma de l’Estatut d’autonomia de Catalunya endegada el 2004 es va introduir la figura constitucional dels drets històrics com a títol competencial propi que blindés determinades competències que es consideraven essencials per al país. …”
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Who Puts the ‘Open’ in Open Knowledge? by Montgomery Lucy, Neylon Cameron, Wilson Katie, Huang Chun-Kai (Karl), Hosking Richard, Ozaygen Alkim, Handcock Rebecca

“…Many of the stakeholders using these rankings to inform decision-making are unaware of the prejudices and blind spots that current measurement tools create and perpetuate. …”
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