Maternal singing and speech have beneficial effects on preterm infant’s general movements at term equivalent age and at 3 months: an RCT by Manuela Filippa, Gianluca Filippa, Elisa Della Casa, Alberto Berardi, Odoardo Picciolini, Sara Chiara Meloni, Clara Lunardi, Alessandra Cecchi, Alessandra Sansavini, Luigi Corvaglia, Luigi Corvaglia, Didier Grandjean, EVC Group, Fabrizio Ferrari

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of maternal singing and speaking in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on preterm infants’ GMs at term equivalent age and at 3 months.MethodsIn this multi-center randomized clinical trial, 56 stable preterm infants (25–32 weeks) were randomized to either an intervention group – in which mothers were asked to speak and sing to their infants for 20 min, 3 times per week, for 2 weeks – or to a control group. …”
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Clinical Outcome between Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Diabetes by Peixun He, Xiaolin Luo, Jiabei Li, Yi Li, Xiaozeng Wang, Lan Huang, Jun Jin, Yaling Han

“…The study was a single-center, prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded endpoint, and controlled registry trial. …”
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Evaluating knowledge gains from structured sexual and reproductive health education among in-school adolescents in Southeast Nigeria by Chibuike Agu, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Ifunanya Clara Agu, Godstime Eigbiremolen, Ugenyi Iloabachie, Ozioma Nwankpa, Obinna Onwujekwe

“…Data were collected from 503 in-school adolescent boys and girls aged 13–18 who were randomly selected from the eligible schools. The data were collected through a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire Participants were randomly selected for technique. …”
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The first multiple center prospective study of rhFSH CTP in patients undergoing assisted reproductive technology in China by Longmei Wu, Huayan Yin, Lingfang Guan, Guanjian Li, Junqiang Zhang, Qunshan Shen, Xiaoqing Ni, Chao Wang, Tianjuan Wang, Hao Geng, Chuan Xu, Yunxia Cao, Xiaojin He, Bing Song

“…A multi-center, open-label, randomized, positive-control, non-inferiority clinical trial was conducted. …”
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BMP6, a potential biomarker of inflammatory fibrosis and promising protective factor for dilated cardiomyopathy by Feng Jiang, Jiayang Tang, Xiaoqi Wei, Hai Pan, Xinyi Fan, Peng Zhang, Shuzhen Guo

“…The ROC curve underscores the high specificity of BMP6 in relation to DCM, while Mendelian randomization analysis further confirms BMP6 as a protective factor against DCM. …”
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Optimization of Cannula Visibility during Ultrasound-Guided Subclavian Vein Catheterization, via a Longitudinal Approach, by Implementing Echogenic Technology by Konstantinos Stefanidis, Mariantina Fragou, Nicos Pentilas, Gregorios Kouraklis, Serafim Nanas, Richard H. Savel, Ariel L. Shiloh, Michel Slama, Dimitrios Karakitsos

“…Eighty mechanically ventilated patients were prospectively enrolled in a randomized study that was conducted in a medical-surgical ICU. …”
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Prophylactic Mesh Application during Colostomy to Prevent Parastomal Hernia: A Meta-Analysis by JunJia Zhu, YuWei Pu, XiaoDong Yang, DeBao Zhang, Kui Zhao, Wei Peng, ChunGen Xing

“…This meta-analysis included 8 randomized controlled trials with 522 participants. …”
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Echogenic Technology Improves Cannula Visibility during Ultrasound-Guided Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization via a Transverse Approach by Konstantinos Stefanidis, Nicos Pentilas, Stavros Dimopoulos, Serafim Nanas, Richard H. Savel, Ariel L. Shiloh, John Poularas, Michel Slama, Dimitrios Karakitsos

“…Forty patients underwent EC and 40 patients were randomized to NEC. The procedure was ultrasound-guided IJV cannulation via a transverse approach. …”
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A protocol to optimize non-invasive brain stimulation for post-stroke rehabilitation by Ayesha Juhi, Manul Das, Dinesh Bhatia, Suman Dhaka, Rajesh Kumar, Deepak Kumar, Shreya Sharma, Pritam Kumar Chaudhary, Chanchal Goyal, Md Asif Khan, Himel Mondal

“…This randomized controlled trial investigates the optimal dosing for post-stroke rehabilitation using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). …”
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Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Early Stage Parkinson’s Disease Is Not Associated with Increased Body Mass Index by Sarah H. Millan, Mallory L. Hacker, Maxim Turchan, Anna L. Molinari, Amanda D. Currie, David Charles

“…This finding will be tested in an upcoming FDA-approved phase III multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, pivotal clinical trial evaluating DBS in early stage PD (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT00282152).…”
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Phenology and production of blackberry trees in the southern Minas Gerais by Guilherme dos Santos Cruz, Adriano Bortolotti da Silva, Nágla Maria Sampaio de Matos, Paulo Roberto Corrêa Landgraf, Ana Patrícia Alves Leão

“…In mid-November, six fruits per plot were randomly selected to obtain physical fruit parameters (mean lengths and diameters). …”
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Effects of Resistance Training and Soy Isoflavone on Body Composition in Postmenopausal Women by Fábio Lera Orsatti, Eliana Aguiar Petri Nahas, Jorge Nahas-Neto, Nailza Maesta, Cláudio Lera Orsatti, Cesar Edurado Fernandes

“…This study used a placebo-controlled, double-blind (soy), randomized (ISO versus placebo) × (RT versus No RT) design. …”
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Growth response, economic indices, blood profile, and organ weight of pigs fed rejected cashew kernel meal from weaner to growing phase by Ojediran Taiwo K., Aniyikaye Sarah A., Akinola Rukayat O., Emiola Isiak A.

“…Growth response, economic indices, blood profile, and organ weight of pigs (large white x landrace, n=40, average initial weight = 8.67±0.3kg) fed rejected cashew kernel meal RCKM) were examined from the weaner to growing phase. They were randomly allotted to four groups designated as diet 1, 2, 3, and 4 containing 0%, 5%, 10% and 15% rejected cashew kernel meal respectively in a completely randomized design for eighty-four days. …”
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Dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, and crude fibre digestibility of local goats supplemented with herbs and humic acid by Dwatmadji Dwatmadji, Suteky Tatik, Soetrisno Edi, Situmorang Novi Yanti, Sitinjak Elsa Hotdiantama

“…Twenty-four growing female goats were randomly allocated in completely randomized design experiments with 4 treatments and 6 replications. …”
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Production Performance and Nitrogen and Phosphorus Mass Balance in Biofloc-based African Catfish Intensive Culture at Different Densities by Sumitro, Tatag Budiardi, Hilmi Fauzi, Julie Ekasari

“…African catfish with an average body weight of 2.64 ± 0.06 g was randomly distributed into 12 units of round tank with a working volume of 2 m3 of water and maintained for 8 weeks. …”
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Disentangling the genetic overlap between ischemic stroke and obesity by Ren Yang, Tangfeng Zhang, Feng Han

“…Summary-data-based Mendelian randomization (SMR) was applied to explore potential functional genes. …”
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Enhancing Broiler Growth Performance and Gut Health: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peel Powder by M Shams Shargh, O Ashayerizadeh, MH Mohammadi, SG Shirangi

“…ABSTRACT A total of 200 one-day-old Ross 308 male broilers were randomly assigned to 4 treatments and 5 replicates in a completely randomized design to assess growth performance, serum biochemicals, and intestinal characteristics for 42 days. …”
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The skin microbiota of preterm infants and impact of diaper change frequency. by Noelle E Younge, D Joshua Parris, Daniel Hatch, Angel Barnes, Debra H Brandon

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the impact of diaper change frequency, clinical characteristics, and skin health metrics on development of the skin microbiota in preterm infants.<h4>Design</h4>A randomized controlled parallel design was used.<h4>Methods</h4>Medically stable preterm infants born <33 weeks' gestation were randomized to receive diaper changes at a frequency of every 3-hours or every 6-hours. …”
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Edoxaban Monotherapy in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Daisuke Fukamachi, Yasuo Okumura, Naoya Matsumoto, Eizo Tachibana, Koji Oiwa, Makoto Ichikawa, Hironori Haruta, Kazumiki Nomoto, Ken Arima, Atsushi Hirayama

“…Between March 2018 and June 2020, 147 patients from 8 institutions in Japan were randomized to receive either an edoxaban monotherapy (n = 74) or combination therapy (edoxaban plus clopidogrel, n = 73). …”
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A Nomogram to Predict Benign/Malignant Mediastinal Lymph Nodes Based on EBUS Sonographic Features by Bingchao Ling, Weishun Xie, Yi Zhong, Taowen Feng, Yueli Huang, Lianying Ge, Aiqun Liu

“…Methods. 1082 lymph nodes from 625 patients were randomly enrolled in training (n = 760) and validation (n = 322) sets. …”
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