The Effect of Buriti Oil (Mauritia flexuosa L.) as Feed Additive on the Organic and Inorganic Materials Digestibility on Heat Stress Exposed Broilers by Burhanudin, Sunaryo Hadi Warsito, Bodhi Agustono, Nusdianto Triakoso, Ragil Angga Prastiya, Faisal Fikri

“…This research was experimental and the method used is the completely randomized design method (CRD). The treatment be carried out on 20 broiler aged 22-35 days who are kept in individual cages. …”
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Study of Postprandial Lipaemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Exenatide versus Liraglutide by Maria Voukali, Irene Kastrinelli, Sapfo Stragalinou, Dimitra Tasiopoulou, Pinelopi Paraskevopoulou, Nicholas Katsilambros, Alexandros Kokkinos, Nicholas Tentolouris, Ioannis Ioannidis

“…This study was a single-center, two-armed, randomized, controlled 2-week prospective intervention trial in 20 subjects with T2DM. …”
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Correlation of Circulating Acid-Labile Subunit Levels with Insulin Sensitivity and Serum LDL Cholesterol in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Findings from a Prospective Study with Ro... by Ying-Chuen Lai, Hung-Yuan Li, Ta-Jen Wu, Chi-Yuan Jeng, Lee-Ming Chuang

“…Subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus were randomly distributed to an RSG-treated (n=30) or a placebo (n=31) group. …”
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Experimental Hyperthyroidism Decreases Gene Expression and Serum Levels of Adipokines in Obesity by Renata de Azevedo Melo Luvizotto, André Ferreira do Nascimento, Maria Teresa de Síbio, Regiane Marques Castro Olímpio, Sandro José Conde, Ana Paula Lima-Leopoldo, André Soares Leopoldo, Antonio Carlos Cicogna, Célia Regina Nogueira

“…Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups: control (C)—fed with commercial chow ad libitum—and obese (OB)—fed with a hypercaloric diet. …”
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Study on Medicinal Forest Plants in Ifo, Ogun State, Nigeria, and Factors Shaping Usage Patterns by Abiodun Olusesi Oso, Orimoloye Ipoola Faleyimu, Waheed Akanni Salami, Elizabeth Philip, Rilwan Oluyinka Adewale, Musifat Abosede Kolapo

“…Employing a descriptive survey research design, the study involves one hundred respondents randomly selected from Ifo Local Government Area. Five communities, i.e., Alagbole, Lambe, Ibogun, Onihale, and Igbusi, were purposively sampled, with 20 randomly chosen respondents. …”
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A Pilot Trial of Pioglitazone HCl and Tretinoin in ALS: Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers to Monitor Drug Efficacy and Predict Rate of Disease Progression by Todd D. Levine, Robert Bowser, Nicole C. Hank, Stephen Gately, Dietrich Stephan, David S. Saperstein, Kendall Van Keuren-Jensen

“…Over six months of therapy, CSF tau levels decreased in subjects randomized to active treatment and increased in subjects on placebo. …”
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Parental Experiences of Administering Pediatric <i>Tuina</i> for Sleep and Appetite in Early School-Aged Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Qualitative Study i... by Shu-Cheng Chen, Kwai-Ching Lo, Han Li, Pong-Ming Wong, Lok-Yi Pang, Jing Qin, Wing-Fai Yeung

“… Abstract BackgroundPrevious research suggested that parent-administered pediatric tuina ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of parents administering pediatric tuina MethodsThis qualitative study was embedded in a pilot randomized controlled trial on parent-administered pediatric tuinatuina ResultsTwo main themes emerged: (1) effects of parent-administered pediatric tuinatuina ConclusionsParent-administered pediatric tuina…”
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Persistent Pain Prevalence and Medical Management by Eldon Tunks

“…Two thousand twelve adult Canadians were included in a randomized sample and were interviewed by telephone. …”
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Stability Analysis of a Two-Patch Competition Model with Dispersal Delays by Guowei Sun, Ali Mai

“…In this paper, we study a Lotka-Volterra competition model with two competing species moving randomly between two identical patches. A constant dispersal delay is incorporated into the dispersal process for each species. …”
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Universality of oscillation theory laws. types and role of mathematical models by Polina S. Landa

“…As an example of the model of the fourth type, the equation of oscillations of a pendulum with a randomly vibrating suspension axis is considered for the purpose of clarifying the mechanism of the transition to turbulence.…”
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Subjective trust evaluation model based on membership cloud theory by HUANG Hai-sheng1, WANG Ru-chuan1

“…According to the characteristics of subjectivity,fuzziness and randomicity in subjective trust,the model of trust evaluation based on membership cloud theory was proposed by introducing the theory of membership cloud. …”
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Effects of Advanced Platelet Rich Fibrin (A-PRF+), Enamel Matrix Derivative (EMD) and Open Flap Debridement on clinical and wound healing parameters in molar furcation sites: A cas... by L. Pitzurra, D. Vasdravellis, N.A.M. Rosema, S. Bizzarro, B.G. Loos

“…AimTo study the effects of advanced platelet-rich fibrin (A-PRF+) and enamel matrix derivative (EMD) compared to open flap debridement (OFD) alone in molar furcation sites grade II on clinical and wound healing parameters.Materials and methodsA randomized controlled trial was designed. Eligible patients were randomly allocated to one of three treatment groups: A-PRF+, EMD or OFD. …”
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Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram model for severe osteomyelitis patients by Yunlong Liu, Yan Zheng, Sheng Ding

“…These patients were randomly divided into training (N = 807) and validation (N = 346) sets. …”
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Phakic Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens with a Central Hole in Treating Patients with Moderate to High Myopia: A Meta-Analysis by Ying Tang, Jian Ye

“…The search included publications from the building of the library until December 2018. All randomized controlled trials containing moderate to high myopia treated by phakic posterior chamber intraocular lens with a central hole were collected. …”
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Effect of Low-Dose (Single-Dose) Magnesium Sulfate on Postoperative Analgesia in Hysterectomy Patients Receiving Balanced General Anesthesia by Arman Taheri, Katayoun Haryalchi, Mandana Mansour Ghanaie, Neda Habibi Arejan

“…Background and Aim. Aparallel, randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled trial study was designed to assess the efficacy of single low dose of intravenous magnesium sulfate on post-total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) pain relief under balanced general anesthesia. …”
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System Review of Effect of Shadowboxing Exercise on Sleep Quality of the Elderly by Maomao HUANG, Weiqiang MU, Guohua ZHENG

“…Objective:To evaluate the effect of shadowboxing exercise on sleep quality of the elderly for providing reliable evidence for clinical application.Methods:The inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria and retrieval strategies of original literatures were established, and then randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized controlled trials (NRCT) related to the effect of shadowboxing exercise on sleep quality of the elderly were collected. …”
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Assessment of in ovo soursop (Annona muricata L.) leaf extract injection on intestinal microbes in Noiler chicks by Timothy T. Kuka, Simplice D. Karou, Anani Kokou, Batomayena Bakoma

“…A total of 640 incubated fertile eggs were randomly distributed into four groups: 0.25 µg SLE, 0.5 µg SLE, 0.75 µg/ml SLE, and a non-injected control group on day 18 of incubation. …”
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System Review of the Efficacy of Acupuncture on Hemiplegic Gait in Stroke Patients by Meiqin LIN, Weilin LIU

“…But the trials involved are low quality, therefore, which remains need to design more rigorous randomized controlled trial to further verification.…”
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Effectiveness of Spinal Stabilization Exercises on Dynamic Balance in Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain by Yousef M. Alshehre, Khalid Alkhathami, Kelli Brizzolara, Mark Weber, Sharon Wang-Price

“… # Study Design A double-blind randomized clinical trial. # Methods Forty participants with CLBP were assigned randomly into either an SSE group or a general exercise (GE) group, which consisted of flexibility and range-of-motion exercises. …”
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Atomistic behavior of Cu–Cu solid-state bonding in polycrystalline Cu with high-density boundaries by Hiroaki Tatsumi, C.R. Kao, Hiroshi Nishikawa

“…We modeled two polycrystalline Cu structures with high-density boundaries—a randomly oriented nanocrystalline (NC) structure with high-density grain boundaries (GBs) and a unidirectional [111]-oriented columnar nanotwinned (NT) structure with high-density twin boundaries (TBs). …”
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