Comparison of warm sitz bath and electronic bidet with a lower-force water flow for postoperative management after hemorrhoidectomy (BIDLOW) by Yoon-Hye Kwon, Seung-Bum Ryoo, Heung-Kwon Oh, Jae Bum Lee, Hyung-Joong Jung, Kee-Ho Song, Seung Chul Heo, Rumi Shin, Joongyub Lee, Kyu Joo Park

“…Patients who underwent hemorrhoidectomy were randomly assigned (1:1) to use the electronic bidet or warm sitz baths for 7 days after hemorrhoidectomy. …”
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The MLE of the Parameters of a Discrete Competitive System Subject to Environmental Noise by Huili Xiang, Zhijun Liu

“…A randomized discrete competitive system is investigated and the maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) of the parameters of the system is obtained. …”
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A Novel Approach for Safeguarding Kurdish Text Files via Modified AES-OTP and Enhanced RSA Cryptosystem on Unreliable Networks by Newroz Nooralddin Abdulrazaq

“…The provided work also uses the modified RSA cipher system to transmit randomly generated secret keys for both AES and OTP via untrustworthy channels. …”
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The Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Opioids: A Survey of 84 Selected Patients with Intractable Chronic Noncancer Pain by C Peter N Watson, Judy Watt-Watson, Mary Chipman

“…Despite a number of randomized controlled trials showing efficacy and safety in the short term, long-term data are limited.…”
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Management of connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease by Keerthi Talari

“…Evidence to guide treatment is insufficient with very few randomized trials reported till date. This review discusses the current evidence guiding management of CTD-ILD with a specific focus on corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide, mycophenolate, azathioprine, calcineurin inhibitors, and pirfenidone. …”
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An Image Encryption Algorithm Based on the Improved Sine-Tent Map by Zijing Gao, Zeyu Liu, Lichan Wang

“…This paper makes use of the characteristics of initial sensitivity and randomness of the chaotic map to design an image encryption algorithm based on the sine map and the tent map. …”
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A Novel Adjacent Sensors-Based Mechanism to Increase Performance of Wireless Sensor Networks by Mohammed Al-Shalabi, Jafar Ababneh, Waled Abdulraheem

“…Sensors are deployed in such areas either randomly or formally. In a high-density Wireless Sensor Network, several sensors are randomly deployed in a small area. …”
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MARPUF: physical unclonable function with improved machine learning attack resistance by Somanath Tripathy, Vikash Kumar Rai, Jimson Mathew

“…The study proposed a MARPUF design, where the mapping of CRPs is randomized by implementing two‐round challenges to meet the randomness requirements for ML resistance. …”
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The Role of Acromioplasty for Management of Rotator Cuff Problems: Where Is the Evidence? by Lewis L. Shi, T. Bradley Edwards

“…Recently, however, numerous high-quality prospective randomized controlled trials have been published examining the role of acromioplasty. …”
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Data Transmission with Reduced Delay for Distributed Acoustic Sensors by Hyun-Gyu Ryu, Sang-Keum Lee, Dongsoo Har

“…Detection by acoustic sensors can be executed periodically or randomly. As a result, each acoustic sensor generates its packets (50 bytes each) periodically or randomly over short time intervals (400 ms~4 seconds) and transmits directly to a cluster head (coordinator node). …”
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Study of the Effect of Fibre Orientation on Artificially Directed Steel Fibre-Reinforced Concrete by Fang-Yuan Li, Liu-Yang Li, Yan Dang, Pei-Feng Wu

“…The fibre utilization efficiency of directionally distributed fibre-reinforced concrete is better than that of randomly distributed fibre. However, controlling the fibre direction is difficult, which limits its applications. …”
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Endoscopic Band Ligation Versus Pharmacological Therapy for Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhosis: A Meta-Analysis by Lan Li, Chaohui Yu, Youming Li

“…OBJECTIVE: To conduct a meta-analysis of published, full-length, randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of endoscopic band ligation (EBL) versus pharmacological therapy for the primary and secondary prophylaxis of variceal hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis.…”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Sniffing Position with Simple Head Extension for Laryngoscopic View and Intubation Difficulty in Adults Undergoing Elective Surgery by Smita Prakash, Amy G. Rapsang, Saurabh Mahajan, Shameek Bhattacharjee, Rajvir Singh, Anoop R. Gogia

“…The effect of patient position on mask ventilation, laryngoscopic view, intubation difficulty, and the stance adopted by the anesthesiologist during laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation was investigated in 546 anesthetized adults in this prospective, randomized study. Patients were randomly assigned to either the sniffing position group or the simple extension group. …”
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Implementation strategies in emergency management of children: A scoping review. by Alex Aregbesola, Ahmed M Abou-Setta, George N Okoli, Maya M Jeyaraman, Otto Lam, Viraj Kasireddy, Leslie Copstein, Nicole Askin, Kathryn M Sibley, Terry P Klassen

“…Higher-quality evidence from randomized-controlled trials is needed to accurately assess the effectiveness of implementation strategies in emergency management of children.…”
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Enhancing stone expulsion: The efficacy of combined medical therapy with tamsulosin and dexamethasone in renal colic patients by Reza Kazemi, Mohammad Shahrashoub, Amir Javid, Narjes Saberi, Pouria Ghasemi, Saina Paymannejad

“…Materials and Methods: This prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial with 1:1 balanced randomization was conducted from September 2022 to March 2023 at Al-Zahra Hospital, a tertiary care facility affiliated with Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. …”
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Role of Terlipressin in Cirrhotic Patients with Ascites and without Hepatorenal Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence by Zhaohui Bai, Yang An, Xiaozhong Guo, Rolf Teschke, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Hongyu Li, Xingshun Qi

“…Twelve studies were eligible. In 3 studies (1 randomized controlled trial and 2 single-arm studies without controls) involving 32 patients who received terlipressin for nonrefractory ascites, terlipressin improved hemodynamics by decreasing the heart rate and cardiac output and increasing the mean arterial pressure and systemic vascular resistance. …”
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Memory Buttons in Combination with Mobile Application-Induced Objective and Subjective Effects in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis by Kristina M. Joergensen, Christian Vestergaard, Morten S. Joergensen, Aleksander Eiken, Martin Malmstedt-Miller, Anders N. Ø. Schultz, Mette Deleuran, John R. Zibert

“…Results. 96 patients were enrolled and randomized, of which 83 patients completed the study. …”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation to prevent acute graft-versus-host disease: pre-planned interim analysis of donor effect by Swetha Reddi, Liliia Senyshyn, Maryam Ebadi, Daniel Podlesny, Samuel S. Minot, Ted Gooley, Amanda J. Kabage, Geoffrey R. Hill, Stephanie J. Lee, Alexander Khoruts, Armin Rashidi

“…Donor 3 was selected as the sole donor for the randomized phase. Our findings suggest a clinically relevant donor effect and demonstrate feasibility of evidence-based donor selection. …”
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The effect of counseling with a positive approach on anxiety about giving birth to an Infant with Anomalies in pregnant mothers over 35 years of age by Hadis Jalilvand, Mojghan Mokhtari Zanjani, Taraneh Emamgholi Khooshehchin

“…Participants were conveniently recruited and then randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group using block randomization. …”
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Pharmacokinetics of tebipenem pivoxil used in children suffering from shigellosis: a pilot study in Bangladesh by Sharika Nuzhat, Md Ridwan Islam, Syed Jayedul Bashar, Subhasish Das, Rukaeya Amin, Firdausi Qadri, Farhana Khanam, Dilruba Ahmed, Patricia B. Pavlinac, Cindy X. Zhang, Samuel L. M. Arnold, Amy Newlands, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Tahmeed Ahmed

“…Thirty suspected shigellosis cases aged 24–59 months were randomized across two treatment groups equally: tebipenem pivoxil and azithromycin. …”
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