Precision Irrigation Scheduling Based on Wireless Soil Moisture Sensors to Improve Water Use Efficiency and Yield for Winter Wheat in Sub-Saharan Africa by Michael Munyaradzi, Gilford Hapanyengwi, Mhosisi Masocha, Edward Mutandwa, Peter Raeth, Benny Nyambo, Amon Murwira, Emmanuel Mashonjowa

“…Further to the improvement of water use efficiency and yield, while reducing costs, a field trial was carried out at a farm in Harare, Zimbabwe, during the 2016, 2017, and 2018 winter seasons to test whether a new approach to the automated irrigation systems, one based on IoT and wirelessly connected soil sensors (called hereafter as WCSS), improves water use efficiency without reducing yield. …”
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Safety of a Bioactive Polyphenol Dietary Supplement in Pediatric Subjects with Acute Diarrhoea by Shafiqul A. Sarker, Shamima Sultana, Mark Pietroni, Arthur Dover

“…The hematological and clinical chemistry profile for children aged 6 months to 5 years with acute diarrhoea was measured in a double blind clinical trial. Subjects were randomized to the study group (N=44) given a bioactive polyphenol dietary supplement in oral rehydration solution (ORS) or to the control group (N=41) given distilled water as a placebo in ORS twice daily for up to 4 days. …”
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Effects of Aquajogging in Obese Adults: A Pilot Study by Eveline J. M. Wouters, Annemieke M. A. Van Nunen, Rinie Geenen, Ronette L. Kolotkin, Ad J. J. M. Vingerhoets

“…These findings suggest the usefulness of conducting a randomized controlled trial with long-term outcome assessments.…”
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The histopathologic evaluation of local effects of ozone therapy on the healing of experimental calvarial defects of rats by Tolga Bayar, Ebru Deniz Karslı

“…All soft and hard tissue samples were then examined histopathologically. Clinical trial number: not applicable. Results Histopathological evaluations and statistical analyses on the 14th day indicated that bone healing was significantly better in the ozone group compared to the control group (p = 0.049). …”
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Inertial Flywheel Resistance Training in Tendinopathy Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review by Ian Burton, Aisling McCormack

“…Databases searched included MEDLINE, CINAHL, AMED, EMBase, SPORTDiscus, Cochrane library (Controlled trials, Systematic reviews), and five trial registries. …”
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Active frequency support capability evaluation of photovoltaic stations based on bi-level evaluation method by Zhengxi Li, Libin Yang, Wanpeng Zhou, Chunlai Li

“…In order to avoid the impact of subjective factors, this paper proposes a bi-level evaluation model combining decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL), technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS), and antagonistic interpretive structural modeling (AISM) for weighting the indicators. …”
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Model-Based Design, HIL Testing, and Rapid Control Prototyping of a Low-Cost POC Quadcopter with Stability Analysis and Control by Abdullah Irfan, Muhammad Gufran Khan, Arslan Ahmed Amin, Syed Ali Mohsin, Muhammad Adnan, Adil Zulfiqar

“…However, the use of this innovative technology for civilian applications is still very limited in low-income countries due to the high cost, whereas low-cost controllers available in the market are often tuned using the hit and trial approach and are limited for specific applications. …”
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Brief report: impact of consolidation durvalumab on unresectable non-small cell lung cancer with driver mutations by Jason C.S. Ho, K.M. Cheung

“…Unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) carries a poor prognosis. The PACIFIC trial established consolidation durvalumab after chemoradiation as a standard treatment; however, its efficacy in patients with driver mutations remains uncertain. …”
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An evaluation of surgical excision versus steroid injection for the management of ganglion cysts by Karpaka Vinayakam Gopalakrishnan, Kawushik Kumar Prabhakaran

“…This prospective interventional control trial included 54 patients with ganglion cysts treated between March 2023 and March 2024 at Saveetha Medical College Hospital, Chennai. …”
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Effects of the Transcendental Meditation Program on Substance Use among University Students by David A. F. Haaga, Sarina Grosswald, Carolyn Gaylord-King, Maxwell Rainforth, Melissa Tanner, Fred Travis, Sanford Nidich, Robert H. Schneider

“…A randomized wait-list controlled trial (𝑁=295 university students) of the effects of the Transcendental Meditation program was conducted in an urban setting. …”
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Research on failure mechanism of final drive gears of a passenger car based on multi-condition varying-speed accelerated test by Haibo Yu, Hongyu Hu, Yuzhuo Men, Mingda Li, Bingkui Ji, Xueping Yao

“…With this test criteria, a real-vehicle test is conducted to evaluate a trial-manufacture car equipped with a newly developed transmission. …”
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Selection of Smart Manure Composition for Smart Farming Using Artificial Intelligence Technique by Danish Ather, Suman Madan, Manjushree Nayak, Rohit Tripathi, Ravi Kant, Sapna Singh Kshatri, Rituraj Jain

“…Farmers’ dependence on instinct, trial and mistake, mystery, and assessing significantly includes major wasteful aspects such as efficiency misfortunes, asset squandering, and expanded natural defilement due to the complexity of deciding the perfect preparing extend. …”
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Whey Protein Lycosome Formulation Improves Vascular Functions and Plasma Lipids with Reduction of Markers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Prehypertension by Ivan M. Petyaev, Pavel Y. Dovgalevsky, Victor A. Klochkov, Natalya E. Chalyk, Nigel Kyle

“…Parameters reflecting cardiovascular health and inflammation were studied in a pilot clinical trial conducted on 40 patients with prehypertension. …”
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Investigation of the Possible Correlation between Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease and Diabetes Mellitus in Egyptian Patients: A Pilot Study by Afnan AwadAllah Elgnainy, Mohammad Ismail Hamed, Wael Osman Mohamed, Nagwa Ali Sabri

“…Diabetes mellitus and Parkinson’s disease are linked, which raises concerns about either of them, probably increasing the risk of the other. This trial is registered with NCT03685357.…”
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The Cerebrovascular Disease and Nutritional State. by Leticia del Rosario Cruz, Mildred Díaz Masip, Manuel Guzmán Noa, José Miguel Rodríguez Perón, Fidel Pérez Pérez, Mayelin Blanco Suárez

“…<strong>Methods:</strong> A randomized simple and open clinical trial which is also prospective and longitudinal, not controlled by placebos that included 80 patients with a tomographed-clinical diagnosis of cerebral infarction admitted at the Higher Institute of Military Medicine during 2005. …”
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Development of Problem Solving Based E-Modules Assisted by Flipbook in Physics Learning for Middle School Students by Alvina Damaiyanti, Haratua Tiur Maria Silitonga, Muhammad Musa Syarif Hidayatullah

“…The teacher's reaction rate was 97%, while the pupils' response rate during the field trial was 86%, both classified as exceptionally high. …”
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Standard of Crushing Value of Coarse Aggregates for Permeable Asphalt Mixture Based on Contact Stress between Aggregates by Tian Xiaoge, Wang Xiaofei, Yuan Huitong

“…By comparing the load-deformation curves obtained from the actual tests and virtual simulation, the values of the microscopic parameters of the two graded mixtures were obtained through trial calculation and adjustment. Then, the states of contact stress between aggregates in PA-13 and AC-13 mixtures under the standard crushing pressure (400 kN) were analyzed with PFC2D®. …”
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Synergistic Effect of Adjustments of Elastic Stockings to Maintain Reduction in Leg Volume after Mechanical Lymph Drainage by José Maria Pereira de Godoy, Renata Lopes Pinto, Ana Carolina Pereira de Godoy, Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy

“…Eleven patients with Grade II leg lymphedema, regardless of etiology, were evaluated in a randomized clinical trial. The ages ranged from 47 to 83 years old with a mean of 62.4 years. …”
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Prediction of Outcomes in Sports Under Probability in Kigezi Region. by Masereka, Jairus

“…The Poisson distribution is also the limit of a binomial distribution, for which the probability of success for each trial equals λ divided by the number of trials, as the number of trials approaches infinity. …”
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Efficacy and safety of everolimus for patients with focal cortical dysplasia type 2 by Se Hee Kim, Hoon‐Chul Kang, Yun Ho Roh, Jongsung Hahn, Kyung Lok Min, Seok‐Jin Lee, Donghwa Yang, Han Som Choi, Soyoung Park, Jeong Ho Lee, Sang‐Guk Lee, Se Hoon Kim, Min Jung Chang, Heung Dong Kim

“…Methods A prospective, crossover, placebo‐controlled clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03198949) enrolled patients aged 4–40 years with pathologically confirmed FCD 2 and a history of ≥3 seizures per month for two out of the 3 months prior to screening. …”
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