Development and pilot testing of a nurse-led common-sense model of self-regulation-based heart failure self-care program by Zehao Huang, Sek Ying Chair

“…Eligible participants were randomly assigned at a 1:1 ratio to either the intervention group or the control group. …”
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Effect of Two Different Penetration Depths of Micro-osteoperforation on the Rate of Orthodontic Tooth Movement: A Prospective Clinical Study by Abhay Kumar Jain, Shresthaa Singh, Parul Priya, Nishita Garg, Abhishek Kumar, Monalisa Goswami

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 22 patients (18–30 years) who need fixed orthodontic treatment were recruited and randomly assigned into two groups. Randomization for determination of the experimental side and depth of perforations was done using sealed envelopes. …”
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Controlling root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita in tomatoes using modified effective microorganisms-fermented plant extract and compost manure by Benoit Sossou, Nkechi Izuogu, Aisha Anifowose, H. Ahamefule

“…Screenhouse and field experiments were conducted to assess the efficacy of Effective Microorganisms-Fermented Plant Extract (EM-FPE) and compost manure singly and in combination on Meloidogyne incognita infecting tomatoes.Method Screenhouse and field experiments were designed respectively as 2×5 and 2×4 factorial fitted into a completely randomized design (CRD) in the screenhouse and randomized complete block design (RCBD) on the field. …”
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The effect of physical activity on markers of oxidative and antioxidant stress in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Laerte Jônatas Leray Guedes, Victória Brioso Tavares, Saul Rassy Carneiro, Laura Maria Tomazi Neves

“…Results In the end, 7 randomized controlled clinical trials were included, totaling 573 participants. …”
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Dudak Damak Yarıklı Bebeklere Uygulanan Oral Beslenme Girişimlerinin Büyümeye Etkisi: Sistematik Derleme by Şerife Kartal Erdost, Duygu Gözen

“…Bu nedenle dudak damak yarığı olan bebeklerin beslenmeyönetiminde hemşirelere önemli görevler düşmektedir.Amaç: Dudak-damak yarıklı bebeklere uygulanan beslenme girişimlerinin bebeğin büyümesineetkisini belirlemek amacıyla gerçekleştirilen bu sistematik derlemede randomize kontrollü çalışmasonuçları incelendi.Yöntem: İncelenen araştırmalar PUBMED ve CINAHL veri tabanlarında, yöntemleri ve bulgularıPRISMA standartları doğrultusunda sistematize edilerek 1979 - 2019 yılları arasında seçim kriterlerinioluşturan İngilizce yayınlanmış, randomize kontrollü klinik araştırmalar çalışma kapsamına alındı.Bulgular: Sistematik inceleme sonucunda dudak damak yarıklı bebeklerin beslenmesi ile ilgili 174uluslararası yayına ulaşıldı ve 45 çalışma duplikasyon, 124 çalışma seçim kriterlerini sağlamamasınedeniyle dışlandı. …”
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The Clinical and Steroid-Free Remission of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation to Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: A Meta-Analysis by Wai Ching Lam, Chen Zhao, Wen Juan Ma, Liang Yao

“…We searched Ovid Medline, Ovid EMBASE, and Cochrane Library, focusing prospective studies including randomized controlled trials and cohort studies. The outcomes were clinical remission, clinical response, steroid-free remission, and serious adverse events. …”
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Condensed tannin from Caragana korshinskii extraction and protection effects on intestinal barrier function in mice by Xiaoyu Niu, Wei Qu, Zhiyu Chen, Hui Li, Peinan Liu, Mei Sun, Jing Yang, Yuanyuan Xing, Dabiao Li

“…Totally, sixty KM mice were randomly divided into six treatment groups (n = 10) using a single-factor completely randomized experimental design. …”
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Study of Salidroside on Expression of Synaptophysin and Tau in Rats after Local Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion Injury by Yanqing SU, Yingzheng WANG, Xuwen WANG, Baiying SONG, Yu LIN, Guizhu HONG

“…Then the successful model rats were randomly divided into model group and salidroside group, twelve rats in each group. …”
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Assesment of Vegetation Cover Status in Dry Lands of The Sudan Using Social and Terrestrial Data by Mohammed Hamed Mohammed, Suzan Abdelrahman Hamad, Hassan Elnour Adam

“…In terrestrial inventory, 22 ground control points (GCPs) were randomly registered using GPS in order to get general overview of the land cover of the study area. …”
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Effect of Existential Group Therapy on the Quality of Sexual Life in Infertile Men\'s Spouses by samira ghorbani, Shahrbanoo Salehin, Ali Mohamad Nazari, Seyedeh Solmaz Talebi, Afsaneh Keramat

“…The samples were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. …”
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A Systematic Literature Review and Bucher Indirect Comparison: Tildrakizumab versus Guselkumab by Kristian Garn Du Jardin, Pepi Hurtado Lopez, Mette Lange, Rachael McCool, Silvia Maeso Naval, Sandra Quickert

“…We searched MEDLINE, MEDLINE In-Process, MEDLINE(R) Daily Epub Ahead of Print, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for Phase III randomized controlled trials between 1946 and November 2018. …”
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Satisfaction and Usability of a Commercially Available Medication Adherence App (Medisafe) Among Medically Underserved Patients With Chronic Illnesses: Survey Study by Christa Hartch, Mary S Dietrich, B Jeanette Lancaster, Shelagh A Mulvaney, Deonni P Stolldorf

“…MethodsMedically underserved adults who received care for one or more chronic illnesses at a federally qualified health center (FQHC) were randomized to an intervention group in a larger randomized controlled trial and used the app for 1 month (n=30), after which they completed a web-based survey. …”
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Use of a bioresorbable polylactide sheet (OrthoWrap® Bioresorbable sheet) on tendon healing after extensor tendon repair: a controlled clinical trial by Abbas Abdoli Tafti, Hamidreza Mohammadi, Morteza Rezaei, Seyyed Hossein Saeed Bonadaki

“…Methods This triple-blind randomized clinical trial was conducted on patients with trauma to the extensor zone VI tendons. …”
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Anthocyanin-Rich Blackcurrant Supplementation as a Nutraceutical Ergogenic Aid for Exercise Performance and Recovery: A Narrative Review by Mark ET Willems, Sam D Blacker, Stefano Montanari, Matthew D Cook

“…This review included 17 studies with a randomized placebo-controlled crossover design (10 studies on performance and 8 on recovery effects) and 1 with a randomized placebo-controlled parallel group design (recovery effects). …”
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Genome-Wide Association and Transcriptome-Wide Association Studies Identify Novel Susceptibility Genes Contributing to Colorectal Cancer by Ruimin Yin, Binbin Song, Jingjing Wang, Chaodan Shao, Yufen Xu, HongGang Jiang

“…Colocalization, conditional and fine-mapping analyses, phenome-wide association study (pheWAS), and Mendelian randomization were employed to further characterize the observed correlations. …”
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Vitamins and Mineral Supplements for Retinitis Pigmentosa by Ying Zhao, Kai Feng, Ruibao Liu, Jinhua Pan, Lailin Zhang, Xuejing Lu

“…Therefore, this study aimed to systematically review data from randomized clinical trials (RCTs) evaluating the safety and efficacy of vitamins and mineral supplements for the treatment of RP. …”
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Lidocaine Versus Ketamine Pretreatment on Propofol Injection Pain by Amir Murad Khudadad Boujan, Nashmeel fazeel Kareem, Amanj A. Marouf, Saman Abdullah Ahmed Fahmi, Salah Qadir Mahmood

“…They randomly split to three subgroups, A cannula (size20) used   in the dorsum hand veins, standard monitor was established patients received either 2mL (40 mg) of lidocaine or 2mL (20mg) of ketamine and 2 mL of saline 1 min before injection   2.5 milligram per kilogram propofol.  …”
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Effect of the hour-1 bundle on clinical outcomes in patients with sepsis and septic shock: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. by Shukun Hong, Hongye Wang, Xiaoguang Fan, Jian Liu, Lujun Qiao

“…For quality assessment, the risk of bias specified by the Cochrane Collaboration and the methodological index for non-randomized studies will be used for randomized control trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs, respectively. …”
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Can Soil Compaction Alter Morphophysiological Responses and Soybean Yield under Application of Selective Herbicides? by Bruno César Silva Pereira, Camila Jorge Bernabé Ferreira, Guilherme Braga Pereira Braz, Matheus de Freitas Souza, Rose Luiza Moraes Tavares, Márcio Rosa, Eduardo Lima do Carmo, Gabriel Henrique Vian, Ana Paula Sousa Silva, Fellipe Goulart Machado

“…In a greenhouse, the study was carried out in a completely randomized design in a 2 × 8 factorial, with five replications, while in the field, the design used was randomized blocks, with the treatments arranged in split-plot (2 × 8), with six repetitions. …”
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Toxicity and antioxidant assessment of ethanol leaf extract of Hibiscus surattensis in Wistar rats: hepatotoxicity evaluation by Israel Kevin Umana, Tobechukwu Anthony Tochukwu, Enoluomen Ehigiator, Chinedu Joseph Ikem, Godswill James Udom, Akinyele Olubiyi Akinsola

“…Phase 1, used nine mice which were randomized into three groups (n=3), receiving graded doses of the extract as follows: 10, 100, and 1000 mg/kg, ip respectively. …”
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