Integrative machine learning frameworks to uncover specific protein signature in neuroendocrine cervical carcinoma by Tao Shen, Tingting Dong, Haiyang Wang, Yi Ding, Jianuo Zhang, Xinyi Zhu, Yeping Ding, Wen Cai, Yalan Wei, Qiao Wang, Sufen Wang, Feiyun Jiang, Bin Tang

“…Eleven machine-learning algorithms were packaged into 66 combinations, of which we selected the optimal algorithm, including randomForest, SVM-RFE, and LASSO, to select key NECC specific dysregulated proteins (kNsDEPs). …”
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System Evaluation of Buyang Huanwu Decoction in Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke by TANG Qiang, ZHANG Shiqiang, ZHU Luwen, TANG Yizhou, LI Hongyu

“…Patients with acute ischemic stroke with Qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome differentiation in traditional Chinese medicine were included in the randomized controlled trials (RCTs), who were treated with Buyang Huanwu decoction. …”
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Selective dry cow therapy: Clinical field trial on prevention and cure of intramammary infections by R.E. Niemi, M. Hovinen, P.J. Rajala-Schultz

“…The statistical tool was a generalized linear mixed-effects model with logit link function and 2-level random intercepts, cows nested within herds. Quarter-level IMI prevalence at dry-off was 17.6% (45/256) for NoDCT100–250, 22.2% (83/374) for DCT100–250, and 32.0% (132/413) for DCT>250. …”
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Cultivating crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) significantly enhances the quantity and diversity of soil microorganisms: evidence from the comparison of rice-wheat and rice-crayfish ro... by Hui Xu, Hui Xu, Dan Wang, Dan Wang, Dan Wang, Xuguang Li, Xuguang Li, Jiajia Li, Jiajia Li, Yu Xu, Yu Xu, Zhiqiang Xu, Zhiqiang Xu

“…The Similarity Percentages (SIMPER) analysis indicated that these species also had the highest contribution to the differences in microbial composition between the two groups. Random forest prediction analysis was employed to identify potential biomarkers to distinguish the two microbial communities. …”
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Prevalence of depression and its correlates among undergraduate health science students in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional study by Bashiru Garba, Samiro Ali Mohamed, Maria Mowlid Mohamed, Hodo Aideed Asowe, Najib Isse Dirie, Yushau Umar, Jamal Hassan Mohamoud, Mohamed Hussein Adam, Jihaan Hassan, Fartun Abdullahi Hassan Orey, Abdullahi Abdirahman Omar, Ibrahim Abdullahi Mohamed, Mohamad Mustaf Ahmed, Samira Abdullahi Moalim

“…The data was collected from students studying medicine, nursing and midwifery, laboratory science and public health at SIMAD university, Banadir university, Mogadishu university and Jamhuriya university, all located in Mogadishu. Simple random sampling based on class list was used to select the participants and a web-based self-administered Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to screen for depression. …”
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Antimicrobial drug use and its association with antimicrobial resistance in fecal commensals from cows on California dairies by Essam M. Abdelfattah, Essam M. Abdelfattah, Pius S. Ekong, Emmanuel Okello, Emmanuel Okello, Tapakorn Chamchoy, Betsy M. Karle, Randi A. Black, Wagdy ElAshmawy, Wagdy ElAshmawy, David Sheedy, Deniece R. Williams, Terry W. Lehenbauer, Terry W. Lehenbauer, Barbara A. Byrne, Sharif S. Aly, Sharif S. Aly

“…A longitudinal study was conducted on ten dairies, and a random sample of cattle (late pregnant heifers and dry cows) stratified by each herd’s parity distribution were followed monthly from close-up to 120 days in milk during fall to winter 2018 (winter season) and spring to summer 2019 (summer season). …”
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Effectiveness of shared decision-making for glycaemic control among type 2 diabetes mellitus adult patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Edosa Tesfaye Geta, Dufera Rikitu Terefa, Wase Benti Hailu, Wolkite Olani, Emiru Merdassa, Markos Dessalegn, Miesa Gelchu, Dereje Chala Diriba

“…The mean differences (MD) of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were pooled using a random effect model (REM), and sub-group analysis were performed to evaluate the effect size differences across the duration of the follow-up period, modes of intervention, and baseline glycated hemoglobin level of patient groups. …”
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Induced maturation of eel weighed 100–150 gram with PMSG, antidopamine, and 17α-methyltestosterone by Nadia Mega Aryani, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Odang Carman

“…The experiment used completely random design with the use of combination pregnant mare serum gonadotropin  (PMSG), antidopamine (AD), dan 17α-methyltestosterone (MT), which were (10 IU/kg PMSG + 0,01 mg/kg AD), P2 (20 IU/kg PMSG + 0,01 mg/kg AD), P3 (10 IU/kg PMSG + 0,01 mg/kg AD + 150 µg/kg MT), P4 (20 IU/kg PMSG + 0,01 mg/kg AD + 150 µg/kg MT), and P5 (control; without hormonal treatment). …”
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Vitamin D Deficiency and Associated Factors in Children: A Multicenter Study of 21,811 Samples in Southern China by Chuican Huang, Sijia Liu, Chen Cheng, Shiyun Chen, Qing Luo, Yan Huang, Yanxian Yao, Xixia Ye, Haizhen Wang, Liangyi Luo, Junwei Xie, Hongai Li, Yumei Duan, Beibei Liu, Wenting Cao, Fangfang Zeng, Wei Xiang, Lichun Fan

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in children/adolescents in extreme southern China.MethodsThis multicenter, cross-sectional study included 21,811 children aged 0–18 years from 18 districts in Hainan Province, using a multistage stratified random sampling method from January 2021 to March 2022.ResultsSerum 25(OH)D levels decreased with age (p trend <0.001). …”
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Effect of Floating Needle Perfusion Therapy combined with Joint Mobilization on Shoulder Pain of Hemiplegia after Stroke by Xin WANG, Hu LI, Xiuyan LU

“…Methods: A total of 90 hemiplegia patients with shoulder pain after stroke in the department of rehabilitation medicine of Shandong Provincial Third Hospital from February to December 2019, which were divided into the control group, the floating needle group and the comprehensive group according to the random number table, with 30 cases in each group. …”
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Attitudes Toward Psychotherapeutic Treatment and Health Literacy in a Large Sample of the General Population in Germany: Cross-Sectional Study by Rebekka Schröder, Tim Hamer, Ralf Suhr, Lars König

“…Additionally, associations between sociodemographic factors, experience with psychotherapy, and attitudes toward psychotherapy were explored. MethodsA random sample was drawn from a panel representative of the German-speaking population with internet access in Germany and invited to participate in the study via email. …”
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Global prevalence of Eimeria species in goats: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Endris A. Ali, Abdul Ghafar, Juan C. Angeles-Hernandez, Muhammad Yaseen, Muhammad Yaseen, Charles G. Gauci, Ian Beveridge, Sandra Baxendell, Abdul Jabbar

“…This study aimed to determine the global prevalence of Eimeria spp. in goats and to identify the possible predictors of heterogeneity among selected studies.MethodsData were retrieved from five databases of major global importance (PubMed, Web of Science, CAB Direct, Scopus, and Google Scholar), with 255 studies published between 1963 and 2022 being included. A random-effects model was used to calculate pooled prevalence estimates with 95% confidence intervals (CI), followed by subgroup meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis to identify factors contributing to high prevalence and explore sources of heterogeneity among studies.ResultsThe estimated global prevalence of Eimeria spp. in goats was 62.9% (95% CI: 58.6–67.2). …”
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Effects of Treadmill Exercise on Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity and Expression of Related Proteins in Aging Mice by WANG Sinuo, CAO Yajun, XIANG Qing, YAN Jiamin, LIN Yanting, ZHUANG Yueyang, GUO Xiaoqin, LIU Weilin

“…ObjectiveTo explore the role and possible mechanism of cognitive function-related factors and BDNF/TrkB/PI3K signaling pathway in the treadmill exercise intervention with the decline of cognitive memory function in naturally aging mice.MethodsA total of 16 months old C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into the aged group and the exercise group, through a random number table method, with 8 mice in each group. …”
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Association between long-term ambient air pollution exposure and the incidence of breast cancer: A meta-analysis based on updated evidence by Ruohan Wang, Peihan Wang, Yongkang Zhou, Yinan Wang, Chengdong Xu, Zhenbo Wang, Wei Wang

“…The pooled effect estimates for the associations of NO2, PM2.5, and PM10 with breast cancer incidence were calculated using a random-effects model. Publication bias was corrected, and sensitivity analyses were conducted to ensure the robustness of the findings. …”
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Evaluation of the Therapeutic Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Lin Wang, Xiao-Fei Zhang, Xue Zhang, Dong-Yan Guo, Yu-Wei Duan, Zhi-Chao Wang, Li-Shan Pei, Han Ru, Jiang-Xue Cheng, Ya-Jun Shi, Jun-Bo Zou

“…In this meta-analysis, 68.18% of the literature correctly described the conditions for the generation of random assignment sequences, only 6.82% of the literature correctly mentioned the hidden details of allocation, and all studies mentioned randomly assigned participants. …”
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Perbandingan Metode Penyelesaian Permasalahan Optimasi Lintas Domain dengan Pendekatan Hyper-Heuristic Menggunakan Algoritma Reinforcement-Late Acceptance by Anang Firdaus, Ahmad Muklason, Vicha Azthanty Supoyo

“…Untuk mengetahui efektivitas performa dari algoritma RL-LA, performa algoritma RL-LA yang diusulkan dibandingkan dengan algoritma Simple Random-Late Acceptance (SR-LA). Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa algoritma yang diusulkan, i.e. …”
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Comparison of Lesser galangal, Alpinia officinarum extract and Letrozole in masculinization of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus by Seyed Mohammad Reza Taheri, Sakineh Yeganeh, Homayon Hoseinzadeh Sahafi

“…Materials and Methods: The number of 2760 pieces of Nile tilapia larvae seven days after fertilization with an average weight of 0.026 ± 0.002 g distributed in 24 aquaria (200-L in volume) equipped with aeration and filtration systems in equal and completely random released. Larvae were tested for 30 days. Masculinization of larvae using the combination of letrozole aromatase inhibitor and ethanolic extract of the rhizome of A. officinarum, in eight treatments including two control treatments (control, without additives and solvent, impregnated with ethanol); three experimental dietary treatments including  ethanol solution of 200, 300 and 400 mg/kg of letrozole followed by ethanolic extract of the A. officinarum rhizome in three experimental treatments including 200, 300 and 400 mg/kg, each with three repetitions. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in three states of Nigeria in 2022 by Alash’le Abimiku, Nifarta Andrew, Elima Jedy-Agba, Rita Okonkwo, Olumide Okunoye, Oyewole Oyedele, Martin Edun, Ugochi Ezenwelu, Asmau Aminu-Alhaji, Aondoakura Kombu, Timothy Attah, Jibreel Jumare, Kenneth Enwerem, Sophia Osawe, Victor Ejeh, Michaela Udioh, Okame Okah-Avae, Elonna Obak, Olusola Anuoluwapo Akanbi, Mary Okoli, Nnaemeka C Iriemenam, McPaul Okoye

“…HCWs were selected using a stratified random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire including sociodemographic and health information, and KAP sections was administered to participants. …”
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The impact of different gastrointestinal reconstruction techniques on gut microbiota after gastric cancer surgery by Yu Yang, Yu Yang, Hang-Yu Zhou, Guo-Min Zhou, Guo-Min Zhou, Jin Chen, Rui Ming, Dong Zhang, Huai-Wu Jiang, Huai-Wu Jiang

“…Although surgical intervention is crucial in significantly extending the survival of gastric cancer patients, the disruption of the balance of the intestinal microbiota caused by surgery itself should not be overlooked, as it may affect postoperative recovery.MethodsThis study was approved by the Biomedical Ethics Committee of Sichuan Mianyang 404 Hospital. A random sampling method was used to select patients who underwent gastric cancer surgery at the hospital from January 2023 to December 2023. …”
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An artificial intelligence application to predict prolonged dependence on mechanical ventilation among patients with critical orthopaedic trauma: an establishment and validation st... by Weigang Jiang, Tao Liu, Baisheng Sun, Lixia Zhong, Zhencan Han, Minhua Lu, Mingxing Lei

“…Methods This study analyzed 1400 patients with critical orthopaedic trauma who received mechanical ventilation, and the prolonged dependence on mechanical ventilation was defined as not weaning from mechanical ventilation for ≧ 7 days. Patients were randomly classified into a training cohort and a validation cohort based on the ratio of 8:2. …”
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