Study on Catastrophe Instability of Support System in Gypsum Goaf Based on Energy Dissipation Theory by Yuejin Zhou, Xiaoding Xu, Xiaotong Li, Meng Li, Yugui Yang

“…The analysis results showed that Class D goaf should be labeled as the unstable zone, which was consistent with the result of field research. …”
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Saffron therapy for the ongoing treatment of age-related macular degeneration by Peter J McCluskey, Thomas Hong, Andrew A Chang, John Grigg, Geoffrey K Broadhead, Timothy E Schlub, Eugenia Chu

“…Objective To assess the long-term efficacy and safety of oral saffron, a natural antioxidant, in treating mild/moderate age-related macular degeneration (AMD).Methods and analysis Open-label, extension trial of 93 adults (>50 years) with mild/moderate AMD and vision >20/70 Snellen equivalent in at least 1 eye. …”
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Comparing growth velocity of HIV exposed and non-exposed infants: An observational study of infants enrolled in a randomized control trial in Zambia. by Obvious Nchimunya Chilyabanyama, Roma Chilengi, Natasha Makabilo Laban, Masuzyo Chirwa, Michelo Simunyandi, Luiza Miyanda Hatyoka, Innocent Ngaruye, Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Samuel Bosomprah

“…<h4>Method</h4>Our study used data from the ROVAS II study (PACTR201804003096919), an open-label randomized control trial of two verses three doses of live, attenuated, oral RotarixTM administered 6 &10 weeks or at 6 &10 weeks plus an additional dose at 9 months of age, conducted at George clinic in Lusaka, Zambia. …”
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Effect of Rosiglitazone and Insulin Combination Therapy on Inflammation Parameters and Adipocytokine Levels in Patients with Type 1 DM by Metin Guclu, Ozen Oz Gul, Soner Cander, Oguzkaan Unal, Guven Ozkaya, Emre Sarandol, Canan Ersoy

“…A total of 61 adults with type 1 DM were randomly and prospectively assigned in open-label fashion to take insulin and rosiglitazone 4 mg/day (n=30) or insulin alone (n=31) for a period of 18 weeks while undergoing insulin therapy without acute metabolic complications. …”
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Cytotoxic mechanisms of pemetrexed and HDAC inhibition in non-small cell lung cancer cells involving ribonucleotides in DNA by Tobias Solli Iveland, Lars Hagen, Mirta Mittelstedt Leal de Sousa, Nina Beate Liabakk, Per Arne Aas, Animesh Sharma, Bodil Kavli, Geir Slupphaug

“…Proteomic alterations were analyzed using label-free shotgun and targeted LC–MS/MS. MS275 enhanced the sensitivity of A549 cells to pemetrexed, but only when administered following prior treatment with pemetrexed. …”
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Respiratory dysfunction in whiplash associated disorders (WAD) with cervical plexus syndrome – A case report by NA Nystrom, SR Daulat, A Zakaria, M Petersen, VM Moodley, LP. Champagne

“…In 2019, his condition deteriorated, with significantly increased pain and dyspnea leading to further evaluations that included laboratory studies and consultations with specialists in neurosurgery, neurology, pulmonology, neurophysiology, ENT, general internal medicine, cardiology, radiology, speech pathology, physical medicine, orthopedic surgery, and hand surgery at three separate academic centers in Norway.Eventually, the patient was diagnosed with a condition that is regularly observed among patients referred to our office for evaluation and surgical treatment of chronic, whiplash related pain, and that we propose to label Cervical Plexus Syndrome.One year following exploration and neurolysis of sensory nerves to the right and left superficial cervical plexus, the patient remains pain free, with unimpeded speech and breathing as demonstrated by postoperative spirometry and video recordings.Although the underlying pathophysiology remains unclear, we report what we believe to be the first successful surgical treatment of serious respiratory dysfunction from pain generators in tissue that historically is considered anatomically and functionally separate from the mechanics of breathing. …”
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Taxonomic refinement of Bacillus thuringiensis by Nagham Shiekh Suliman, Reza Talaei-Hassanloui, Hamid Abachi, Sadegh Zarei, Ebrahim Osdaghi

“…By October 2023, whole genome sequences (WGS) of 885 bacterial strains were labeled as B. thuringiensis in the NCBI GenBank database. …”
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Using Attention for Improving Defect Detection in Existing RC Bridges by Sergio Ruggieri, Angelo Cardellicchio, Andrea Nettis, Vito Reno, Giuseppina Uva

“…To this end, domain experts gathered and labelled a dataset of real images containing typical defects found in existing RC bridges. …”
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Safety of Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel Treatment in Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Receiving ≥2000 mg Daily Dose of Levodopa by Cindy Zadikoff, Werner Poewe, James T. Boyd, Lars Bergmann, Horia Ijacu, Pavnit Kukreja, Weining Z. Robieson, Janet Benesh, Angelo Antonini

“…The phase III program (N = 412) included four multicenter studies: a 12-week, randomized, double-blind study and three open-label studies extending ≥12 months. GLORIA (N = 375) was a 24-month, multicountry, observational registry. …”
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Effect of a Ketogenic Diet on Metabolic Dysfunction‐Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) Progression: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Sakkarin Chirapongsathorn, Wiwit Rintaravitoon, Bhagawat Tangjaturonrasme, Samitti Chotsriluecha, Yanisa Pumsutas, Achariya Kanchanapradith, Sombat Treeprasertsuk

“…Methods We conducted an 8‐week, open‐label, randomized controlled trial involving 24 patients with MASLD who were randomly assigned to either the home delivery ketogenic diet or a nutrition education program on adherence to the DASH diet. …”
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Safety and Phosphate‐Binding Capacity of Oxylanthanum Carbonate in Healthy Volunteers by Pablo E. Pergola, Melanie S. Joy, Armando Garsd, Steve J. Hasal, Atul Khare, Guru Reddy, Pramod Gupta, William F. Finn

“…., many large tablets) and adverse gastrointestinal effects may decrease compliance to labeled dosing instructions, thus decreasing their efficacy. …”
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Medication following bariatric surgery for type 2 diabetes mellitus (BY-PLUS) study: rationale and design of a randomised controlled study by Alexander Dimitri Miras, Carel le Roux, Alexis Sudlow, Ricardo Vitor Cohen, Hassan Kahal, Dimitri J Pournaras, Jill Townley, Helen Heneghan

“…Long-term studies suggest that although glycaemic control remains good, only 20%–40% of patients will maintain remission according to the American Diabetes Association criteria.Purpose This trial aims to examine the safety and efficacy of combining Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy with goal-directed medical therapy to improve long-term glycaemic control of T2DM.Methods and analysis This prospective, open-label multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) will recruit 150 patients with obesity and T2DM from tertiary care obesity centres. …”
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RETRACTED: The role of biofield energy treatment on psychological symptoms, mental health disorders, and stress‐related quality of life in adult subjects: A randomized controlled c... by Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Sambhu Mondal, Snehasis Jana

“…This trial was simple randomized, placebo‐controlled, parallel‐group, open‐label, and single‐center with subjects, who have one or more psychological symptoms. …”
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Basic Developmental Characteristics of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Reared under Laboratory Conditions by Dinah Marri, Samuel Adjei Mensah, Daniel Ashie Kotey, John Abraham, Maxwell Kelvin Billah, Michael Osae

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SSR loci potentially associated with high amylopectine content in maize kernel endosperm by S. I. Vakula, O. A. Orlovskaya, L. V. Khotyleva, A. V. Kilchevsky

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using waxy locus microsatellite sequences for identification and labeling of waxy maize genotypes. To this end, a complex of biochemical (calorimetry, bichromate method), molecular-genetic (SSR-PCR, capillary gel electrophoresis with fluorescent detection of fragments) and statistical (descriptive statistics, cluster analysis, χ2) analysis methods was used. …”
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Living with bipolar disorder: A study of the lived experience of Saudi employees diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the workplace by Hessah Alzahrani

“…Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the interview data, following the phases defined by Braun and Clarke, which include transcription, familiarization, coding, generating themes, reviewing themes, defining and labeling themes, and concluding the analysis. Statistical Analysis Used: Not applicable, as this study employs a qualitative research methodology, focusing on thematic analysis rather than quantitative statistical analysis. …”
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A multidimensional Bayesian IRT method for discovering misconceptions from concept test data by Martin Segado, Aaron Adair, John Stewart, Yunfei Ma, Byron Drury, David Pritchard

“…Our procedure is based on a Bayesian implementation of the Multidimensional Nominal Categories IRT model (MNCM) combined with standard factor-analytic rotation methods; by analyzing student responses at the level of individual distractors rather than at the level of entire questions, this approach is able to highlight multiple likely misconceptions for subsequent investigation without requiring any manual labeling of test content. We explore the performance of the Bayesian MNCM on synthetic data and find that it is able to recover multidimensional item parameters consistently at achievable sample sizes. …”
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Outlook of Present Organic Agriculture Policies and Future Needs in Sri Lanka by S.H. Pushpa Malkanthi

“…Current organic farming programs need to be revised in order to formulate policies covering all areas related to production, handling, processing, certification, labeling and marketing, in order to bring the benefits of organic agriculture to farmers, marketers and consumers in a fair manner.…”
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Combined Use of Excimer Laser and High-Speed Rotational Atherectomy to Overcome a Severely Calcified Lesion in Endovascular Therapy by Keisuke Nakabayashi, Shinya Hata, Nobuhito Kaneko, Akihiro Matsui, Kazuhiko Tanaka, Hiroshi Ando, Minoru Shimizu

“…However, these devices in EVT section are considered off-label use in Japan. Therefore, we have to refrain from frequent use of this strategy; however, this method provides an option for severely calcified lesions.…”
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Clinical trials since 2020 of rapid anti-suicidal ideation effects of ketamine and its enantiomers: a systematic review by Sumra Sajid, J. John Mann, Michael F. Grunebaum

“…We excluded neuroimaging studies, meta-analyses, reviews, and case reports. Open-label studies were also excluded except in the case of R-ketamine where we included 2 open trials due to limited published data for this enantiomer, yielding a total of 16 CTs. …”
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