Safety and effectiveness of an herbal decoction (modified Saengmaeksan) in hypertensive patients: Protocol for a real-world prospective observational study. by Nahyun Cho, Hobin Moon, Kyung-Min Shin, Byoung-Kab Kang, Jungtae Leem, Changsop Yang

“…Over 12 weeks, participants will undergo 4 visits, receiving modified Saengmaeksan twice daily for 8 weeks, with a subsequent 4-week follow-up. …”
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Automated Generation of Custom Processor Core from C Code by Jelena Trajkovic, Samar Abdi, Gabriela Nicolescu, Daniel D. Gajski

“…We also synthesized our designs with programmable controller and, on average, the refined core have only 23% latency overhead, twice as many block RAMs and 36% fewer slices compared to the respective manual designs.…”
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Use of Mechanical Turk as a MapReduce Framework for Macular OCT Segmentation by Aaron Y. Lee, Cecilia S. Lee, Pearse A. Keane, Adnan Tufail

“…Each image was submitted twice for segmentation, and interrater reliability was calculated. …”
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Drought Assessment and Projection under Climate Change: A Case Study in the Middle and Lower Jinsha River Basin by Zhe Yuan, Jijun Xu, Jin Chen, Junjun Huo, Yangyue Yu, Peter Locher, Bin Xu

“…The results showed the following: (1) The average drought area during 2001 to 2011 reached up to 9.9 × 103 km2, accounting for 35.4% of the whole farmland area in the MLJRB, which was about twice as the drought area during 1961 to 2000. The region for greater drought severity with more drought events and longer duration was mainly distributed in Dali, Chuxiong, Kunming, and Yuxi. (2) For the period 2021 to 2050, total drought area was projected to increase by 43.2%. …”
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A plant-derived biostimulant Aminolom Enzimatico® application stimulates chlorophyll content, electrolyte leakage, stomata density and root yield of radishes under salinity stress by Gamze Kaya

“…., 50, 100, 150, and 200 mM NaCl), and the biostimulant was sprayed twice at 7 d intervals. Under salinity stress, increased water-soluble dry matter content was detected, along with reduced plant biomass weight, root fresh weight, and root diameter. …”
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Input-Output Budget of Nitrogen and the Effect of Experimentally Changed Deposition in the Forest Ecosystems in Central Japan by Junko Shindo, Tamon Fumoto, Noriko Oura, Hideshige Toda, Hiroyuki Kawashima

“…Ionic constituents were removed from throughfall with ion exchange resin at removal sites and ammonium nitrate containing twice the N of the throughfall was applied at N addition sites periodically. …”
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Tripling Optical Efficiency of Pancake Optics for Virtual Reality Displays by Yuze Xiao, Jiazhan Zhang, Yun Ye, Sheng Xu, Qun Yan, Tailiang Guo, Enguo Chen

“…However, only a small portion of the light can pass through the pancake optical engine because the incident light has to be polarized and directed to the half mirror (HM) twice. In order to improve the optical efficiency, a new pancake optical engine is proposed for VR display, which employs a diffractive deflection film (DDF) with different focal lengths in three regions and two cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) lenses that respond to circularly polarized light. …”
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Approximal Caries Detection by DIFOTI: In Vitro Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy/Efficacy with Film and Digital Radiography by Á. Ástvaldsdóttir, K. Åhlund, W. P. Holbrook, B. de Verdier, S. Tranæus

“…All three sets of images were examined twice by 8 observers, with a minimal interval of one week between examinations. …”
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Exploring the gender gap in young adult mental health during COVID-19: Evidence from the UK. by Mhairi Webster, Sarkis Manoukian, John H McKendrick, Olga Biosca

“…<h4>Results</h4>Average mental health decline was consistently higher for women compared to men, and young people (ages 16-24) saw a reduction in mental health twice as much as those in the oldest age category (over 65). …”
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Relationship between cognitive abilities and manual coordination and balance in preschool children by Filip Sadri, Ivo Sadri, Željko Krneta, Jovana Trbojević Jocić, Maja Batez

“…On top of their regular preschool activities, the children attended a school of sports for preschool children - multisport activities and exercises, twice a week. The sample of measuring instruments comprised 4 motor tests (One-leg stand test, Mann&rsquo;s test, Finger to nose, Front raises) and 2 cognitive tests (Raven's Colored Progressive Matrices, Cognitive Assessment System). …”
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Hyperandrogenism-Insulin Resistance-Acanthosis Nigricans Syndrome by A. H. Dédjan, A. Chadli, S. El Aziz, A. Farouqi

“…The assessment carried out revealed testosteronemia at 1.28 ng/mL, which is more than twice the upper norm of the laboratory. Imaging studies were negative for both ovarian and adrenal masses. …”
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Treatment with Metformin Can Improve Insulin Resistance and Lipid Profile in Non-Diabetic Iraqi Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Ali M. Kadim Al-Tuma, Saba Sabeeh Hussain, Muhjah Falah Hassan

“…Metformin tabs of 500 mg twice daily were given for 3 months, and measurement of the previous parameters was also performed following treatment. …”
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Motor Competence and Sports Practice in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Pilot Study in Gymnastics by Geraldine Quito, Miguel Jacinto, Nuno Amaro, Diogo Monteiro, Rui Matos, Susana Diz, Tânia Mira, Raúl Antunes

“…The program sessions lasted 45 min and took place twice a week. The MCA Battery was administered to assess motor skills before and after the intervention. …”
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Evaluating chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seed administration for cholesterol reduction in quail (Coturnix coturnix) by Rahimatul Uthia, Ira Oktaviani Rz, Sri Vina Hidayani, Kustiasih Lestari, Fathul Jannah

“…The research involved five groups: three treatment groups receiving S. hispanica L. seeds at varying frequencies (once, twice, three times daily) and two controls (positive, negative), with six C. coturnix in each group. …”
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Growth performance of African catfish (Clarias sp.) juvenile fed on the diets containing various chromium content by H. Aryansyah, I. Mokoginta, D. Jusadi

“…Fish with body weight of  5.57 ± 0.01 g/ind, fed on the experimental diet, twice a day, at satiation. Feeding trial was conducted for 60 days. …”
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Yoga and cancer-related fatigue during breast cancer treatment: protocol for a randomized clinical trial by Iamara Rodrigues Acosta, Cristine Lima Alberton, Cristiane Rios Petrarca, Stephanie Santana Pinto

“…Participants in the Yoga group will undergo a Yoga program associated with health education, twice a week for eight weeks, with each session lasting 60 minutes. …”
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Effect of Reablement Strategies targeting Sarcopenia (ReStart-S) on sarcopenic older adults residing in long term care settings: A protocol for cluster randomized trial by Prabal Kumar, Shashikiran Umakanth, Olivier Bruyère, Girish N

“…The participants in the intervention group will receive the ReStart-S multicomponent exercise intervention twice a week for a total of six weeks, while those in the control group will continue with their usual daily activities. …”
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Synthesis of Some Polysubstituted Nicotinonitriles and Derived Pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidines as In Vitro Cytotoxic and Antimicrobial Candidates by Hassan M. Faidallah, Sherif A. F. Rostom, Khalid A. Khan

“…Nine compounds displayed variable cytotoxic potential, among which alkylthio analogs 33, 34, and 37 emerged as the most active members, being almost twice as active as doxorubicin against the colon carcinoma HT29 cell line. …”
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A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers by Paul B. Perrin, Ivan Panyavin, Alejandra Morlett Paredes, Adriana Aguayo, Miguel Angel Macias, Brenda Rabago, Sandra J. Fulton Picot, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla

“…This was partially explained by women caregivers providing care for nearly twice as many hours/week as men (79.28 versus 48.48, p=0.018) and for nearly three times as many months (66.31 versus 24.30, p=0.002). …”
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Intermittent Fasting Protects Against the Progression from Acute Kidney Injury to Chronic Kidney Disease by Yoonjoo Jang, Young Suk Kim, Seo Rin Kim, Dong Won Lee, Soo Bong Lee, Il Young Kim

“…Mice in the IF group followed a 5:2 regimen, fasting for 24 h twice weekly. Four groups were studied: control, IF, UIRI, and IF + UIRI. …”
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