Melatonin supplementation for the treatment of infantile spasms: protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled triple-blind trial by Jing Wang, Tao Xu, Miao Liu, Jian Chen, Guang Yang, Weiwei Feng, Yulin Sun, Xiuyu Shi, Liping Zou

“…The primary outcome will be assessed 2 weeks later by seizure diaries and reported as the average reduced rate of spasms frequency. …”
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Protocol for the impact of CBT for insomnia on pain symptoms and central sensitisation in fibromyalgia: a randomised controlled trial by Michael Robinson, Chokkalingam Siva, Christina S McCrae, Ashley F Curtis, Jason Craggs, Chelsea Deroche, Pradeep Sahota, Roland Staud

“…The following assessments will be completed: 2 weeks of daily diaries measuring sleep and pain, daily actigraphy, insomnia severity index, pain-related disability, single night of polysomnography recording, arousal (heart rate variability, cognitive affective arousal), structural and functional MRI to examine pain-related neural activity and plasticity and mood (depression, anxiety).Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval was obtained in July 2018 from the University of Missouri. …”
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Ideas of Multipolarity in the Conceptual Frame of the Soviet Diplomacy during the Final Phases of the Great Patriotic war (1943–1945) by I. E. Magadeev

“…The author substantiates these insights by drawing upon both published and archival source materials, including the diaries and records maintained by officials within the Soviet Foreign Office, as well as documents emanating from the "Litvinov commission."…”
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Intestinal Permeability Measured by Urinary Sucrose Excretion Correlates with Serum Zonulin and Faecal Calprotectin Concentrations in UC Patients in Remission by C. A. M. Wegh, N. M. de Roos, R. Hovenier, J. Meijerink, I. Besseling-van der Vaart, S. van Hemert, B. J. M. Witteman

“…Samples of blood, urine, and faeces were taken at baseline, week 6, and week 12 to assess intestinal permeability and inflammation. Diaries and Bristol stool scale were kept to record stool frequency and consistency. …”
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A new approach to children’s work that prioritises resilience, well-being and agency: emerging findings from a ‘cash plus’ intervention in Bangladesh by Neil Howard, Keetie Roelen, Giel Ton, Mauricio Espinoza Hermoza, Saklain Al Mamun, Kabita Chowdhury, Taslima Aktar, Lopita Huq

“…Research into impact was rooted in contribution analysis and combined bimonthly monitoring surveys administered by the community mobilisers; surveys at multiple time points; three rounds of targeted focus group discussions; three rounds of key informant interviews with case study households; community mobiliser diaries; and ethnographic observation.Results and conclusions The results strongly suggest that UCTs reduce poverty, increase economic resilience; improve well-being; and generate various household-level improvements that relate directly and indirectly to children’s work. …”
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Use of a wearable device to improve sleep quality by Susan L. Moore, Susan L. Moore, Evan P. Carey, Kristyna Finikiotis, Kelsey L. Ford, Richard D. Zane, Richard D. Zane, Katherine K. Green

“…Objective sleep architecture data were collected via a wireless electroencephalogram (EEG) sleep monitor and subjective data were obtained through analysis of daily sleep diaries and responses to study-specific user experience surveys. …”
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Combined alverine citrate and simeticonein preparation in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome by Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…According to analysis of patients’ diaries, examinations at physician’s visits no adverse effects in the majority of investigated patients has been marked, that confirmed good tolerability of meteospasmyl in all patients.Conclusions. …”
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Idea občana – válečníka a „moderní“ maskulinní identita: modelová studie z dějin Spojených států by Jiří Hutečka

“…The “warrior image” was at the very core of their understanding of their own masculinity, as was widely recognized not only by themselves (various sources as diaries, memoirs and literature are used here), but also by the society at large, and especially by women, who sometimes consciously, sometimes not were putting an immense pressure on men to “be men”. …”
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Effect of Daily Fiber Intake Among Cirrhotic Patients With and Without Portosystemic Shunts by Simona Parisse, Sara Carnevale, Elio Damato, Flaminia Ferri, Monica Mischitelli, Mario Corona, Pierleone Lucatelli, Alfredo Cantafora, Adriano De Santis, Domenico Alvaro, Maurizio Muscaritoli, Stefano Ginanni Corradini

“…Methods: Daily soluble and insoluble fiber intake was extrapolated from 3-d food diaries in 25 patients with chronic hepatitis (CH) and 80 CIRs outpatient liver transplant candidates abstinent from alcohol and nonviremic for ≥6 mo. …”
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The Exposure Assessment in Current Time Study: Implementation, Feasibility, and Acceptability of Real-Time Data Collection in a Community Cohort of Illicit Drug Users by Gregory D. Kirk, Beth S. Linas, Ryan P. Westergaard, Damani Piggott, Robert C. Bollinger, Larry W. Chang, Andrew Genz

“…Hand-held electronic diaries used in the initial trials were transitioned to a smartphone platform for the final trial with identical data collection. …”
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The use of patient-generated health data in the management of low anterior resection syndrome: a qualitative study by Olivia Monton, Olivia Monton, Allister Smith, Sarah Sabboobeh, Marie Demian, Julie Cornish, Steven D. Wexner, Peter Christensen, Peter Christensen, Amandeep Ghuman, Liliana G. Bordeianou, Liliana G. Bordeianou, Liliana G. Bordeianou, Celia Keane, Celia Keane, Syed Husain, Alessandra Gasior, Alessandra Gasior, Natalie Leon, Julie Savard, Lieba R. Savitt, Margit Majgaard, Gitte Kjær Sørensen, Melanie Mills, Fateme Rajabiyazdi, Marylise Boutros, Marylise Boutros

“…Within the data collection practices domain, we found that most experts asked LARS patients to collect some form of PGHD, including bowel diaries, patient-reported outcome measures, or both. …”
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IMPACT-ICU feasibility study: pragmatic mixed-methods randomised controlled trial of a follow-up care intervention for survivors of critical illness and caregivers by Sunita Mathur, John Muscedere, David M Maslove, Miranda Hunt, John Gordon Boyd, Stephanie Sibley, Tracy Boyd, Michelle Tryon, Natasha Arianne Jawa, Michaela Hanley, Robin Westphal, Afolasade Fakolade

“…The intervention will be: (1) diaries to journal patient experiences, (2) information packages on expectations post-discharge and (3) specialised follow-up care at 1 and 3 months post-discharge. …”
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Tisser dans le désert : interactions et adaptations autour d’un ouvroir missionnaire au Mzab (1892-1950) by Mélina Joyeux

“…This missionary action is analyzed through the archives of the White Sisters (diaries and chronicles, annual reports, correspondence, photographs), most of which remain unseen, and those of the Missionaries of Africa or “White Fathers”, the male order to which it is linked. …”
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Glycemic control in women with GDM: insights from a randomized controlled pilot trial on plant-based Nordic healthy diet versus moderately carbohydrate restricted diet by Lisa Torsdatter Markussen, Jemina Kivelä, Jaana Lindström, Miina Ollikainen, Mikko Kytö, Seppo Heinonen, Saila Koivusalo, Jelena Meinilä

“…Blood samples for glucose and lipid metabolism and 3-day food diaries were collected at baseline and at GW 34 + 0—35 + 6. …”
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The Role of Iranians in Istanbul in Publishing and Distributing Modernist and Constitutionalist Texts by Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi, Hassan Hazrati

“…To this end, the present study investigated the role of Iranians in Istanbul in authoring, translating, printing, and distributing texts that laid the theoretical foundations for constitutionalism.Materials and MethodsThis research aims to provide a thick description of the publishing activities of Iranians in Istanbul regarding constitutionalism, employing a descriptive-analytical approach and drawing on primary sources such as travelogues, diaries, newspapers, archival documents, and Ottoman yearbooks. …”
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