Study protocol: type II hybrid effectiveness-implementation study of routine functional status screening in VA primary care by Francesca M. Nicosia, Kara Zamora, LauraEllen Ashcraft, Gregory Krautner, Marybeth Groot, Bruce Kinosian, Cathy C. Schubert, Sumedha Chhatre, Helene Moriarty, Orna Intrator, Andrea Wershof Schwartz, Ariela R. Orkaby, Jason Prigge, Rebecca T. Brown

“…Methods We will conduct a hybrid type 2 implementation-effectiveness cluster-randomized adaptive trial at 8 VHA sites using the Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model (PRISM) to guide implementation and evaluation. …”
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A qualitative study exploring the acceptability of the TEXTPAD telehealth and virtual supervised exercise intervention and trial for patients with peripheral arterial disease livin... by Maddey Patterson, MPH, Letitia Sermin-Reed, MSc, James Prentis, MBBS, Arathi Radhakrishnan, MBBS, Eileen Kaner, PhD, Sandip Nandhra, MBBS, Maisie Rowland, BSc, Gabriel Cucato, PhD, Mackenzie Fong, PhD

“…Eligibility for the pilot randomized controlled trial included age ≥40 years, a diagnosis of PAD, and living in an area in the lowest 30% of super output area based on the Office for National Statistics. …”
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Cyanoacrylate glue in breast surgery: the GLUBREAST Trial by Emanuela Esposito, Claudio Siani, Ivana Donzelli, Anna Crispo, Sergio Coluccia, Piergiacomo Di Gennaro, Assunta Luongo, Franca Avino, Alfredo Fucito, Ugo Marone, Maria Teresa Melucci, Ruggero Saponara, Raimondo di Giacomo

“…Out of 180 patients, 91 were randomized to receive suction drain and sealant glue after axillary dissection (Experimental Arm), whereas 89 patients (Control Arm) received suction drain without glue.StatisticsA multivariable mixed effect model on presence of liquid drained and volume drained was calculated. …”
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Effects of macitentan and selexipag across prognostic age groups in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension by Richard Channick, MD, Sarah Medrek, MD, Marion Delcroix, MD, Sean Gaine, MD, Pavel Jansa, MD, PhD, Irene Lang, MD, Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, Sanjay Mehta, MD, Tomas Pulido, MD, Bhagavatula Sastry, MD, Rogerio Souza, MD, PhD, Adam Torbicki, MD, Carol Zhao, MS, Paul Strachan, MD, Peter Agron, PhD, Joseph Yen, PhD, Olivier Sitbon, MD, PhD

“…This analysis defined age thresholds differentiating M/M risk in patients randomized to placebo (Cox regression determining treatment effect by age). …”
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Effects of open-skill exercise on executive functions in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shunding Hu, Peng Shi, Ziyun Zhang, Xiaosu Feng, Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Teng Jin

“…Two researchers independently screened the articles and extracted data, and used the bias risk assessment tool recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration Network and the Methodological Index for Non- Randomized Studies (MINORS) scale to assess included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental designs (QEDs). …”
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Community-based models of care for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus among non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Emmanuel Firima, Lucia Gonzalez, Fabiola Ursprung, Elena Robinson, Jacqueline Huber, Jennifer M Belus, Fabian Raeber, Ravi Gupta, Gibrilla F Deen, Alain Amstutz, Bailah Leigh, Maja Weisser, Niklaus Daniel Labhardt

“…We included cohort studies, randomized trials and case-control studies that reported on non-pregnant individuals diagnosed with T2DM in SSA, who received a substantial part of care in the community. …”
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Fluid Dynamics in a Thrust Fault Inferred from Petrology and Geochemistry of Calcite Veins: An Example from the Southern Pyrenees by Daniel Muñoz-López, David Cruset, Irene Cantarero, Antonio Benedicto, Cédric M. John, Anna Travé

“…Fractures within the footwall comprise three systematically oriented fracture sets (F1, F2, and F3), each sealed by a separate generation calcite cement, and a randomly oriented fracture system (mosaic to chaotic breccia), cemented by the same cements as fracture sets F1 and F2. …”
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Perbandingan Tekanan Darah Sebelum dan Sewaktu Melakukan Handgrip Isometric Exercise pada Mahasiswa Angkatan 2011 Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas by M.Yoga Sefia Nurindra, Rahmatina B.Herman, Yenita .

“…Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimental dengan menggunakan desain <em>randomized crossover study </em>yang melibatkan 24 orang subjek laki-laki dengan usia 20,7 ± 0,6 tahun dan BMI 21,8 ± 2,1 Kg/m². …”
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Regular versus as-needed treatments for mild asthma in children, adolescents, and adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Prapaporn Pornsuriyasak, Sunatee Sa-nguansai, Kunlawat Thadanipon, Pawin Numthavaj, Gareth J. McKay, John Attia, Ammarin Thakkinstian

“…Methods A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of regular and AN treatment for mild asthma was conducted (CRD42022352384). …”
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Comparative Analysis of Biochemical Parameters, Thermal Behavior, Rheological Features, and Gelling Characteristics of Thai Ligor Hybrid Chicken and Broiler Meats by Ngassa Julius Mussa, Chantira Wongnen, Warangkana Kitpipit, Worawan Panpipat, Mingyu Yin, Siriporn Riebroy Kim, Manat Chaijan

“…The composite meat samples, which comprise minced breast and thigh without skin from 20 chicken carcasses in a 1:1 (<i>w</i>/<i>w</i>) ratio, were randomly selected for analysis using the completely randomized design (CRD). …”
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Efek Suplemen Bawang Putih terhadap Kadar Kolesterol dan Trigliserida pada Tikus Wistar yang Diberi Diet Tinggi Minyak Sawit by Mulfa Satria Asnel, Husnil Kadri, Dessy Arisanty

“…Ini merupakan penelitian eksperimental dengan randomized post test control group design. Subjek penelitian adalah 15 ekor tikus Wistar jantan yang dibagi menjadi tiga kelompok, yaitu kelompok diet standar ad libitum, kelompok diet tinggi minyak sawit dan kelompok perlakuan (diet tinggi minyak sawit+suplemen bawang putih). …”
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Mechanism of warmed malate ringer’s solution in fluid resuscitation in improving the lethal triad of severe trauma by WU Yinyu, SHE Han, SHE Han, DU Yunxia, DU Yunxia

“…Another group of SD rats were randomly divided into severe trauma group (no treatment for 180 min after injury), and MR solution at room temperature and at 37 ℃ groups. …”
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Hubungan Faktor Risiko terhadap Kejadian Asma pada Anak di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Adefri Wahyudi, Finny Fitry Yani, Erkadius .

“…Pemilihan sampel menggunakan teknik <em>simple randomized sampling</em> dengan jumlah 78 pasien (39 kasus dan 39 kontrol). …”
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Relationship between the Apical Preparation Diameter and the Apical Seal: An In Vitro Study by Kaoutar Laslami, Sara Dhoum, Amine El Harchi, Iman Benkiran

“…Materials and Methods. 50 extracted maxillary incisors were randomly allocated into three groups of 15 teeth each (n = 15) according to the apical preparation size: Group 1: finishing file F1 corresponding to size 20 reached the working length (ProTaper Universal system Dentsply®); Group 2: prepared up to size 30 corresponding to finishing file F30; Group 3: prepared up to size 50 corresponding to finishing file F5. …”
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Quantum annealing-assisted lattice optimization by Zhihao Xu, Wenjie Shang, Seongmin Kim, Eungkyu Lee, Tengfei Luo

“…We found our optimized HEAs to have superior mechanical properties compared to the randomly generated alloy configurations. Our algorithm highlights the potential of quantum computing in materials design and discovery, laying a foundation for further exploring and optimizing structure-property relationships.…”
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Characterization of Herbal Tea Bags Made from Starfruit Leaves (Averrhoa Bilimbi), Gotu Kola Leaves (Centella Asiatica) and Cinnamon Powder (Cinnamomun Burmanii) as Functional Drin... by Fachrur Rozi, Diana Silvy, Daimon Syukri

“…This research used a completely randomized design with 5 treatments, namely differences in substitution of cinnamon powder 0%, 1%, 2%, 3% and 4% with 3 replications. …”
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Bladder Dysfunction and Vesicoureteral Reflux by Ulla Sillén

“…To be able to answer the question if treatment of bladder dysfunction influence the resolution rate of VUR in children, randomized controlled studies must be performed.…”
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Application of Low-Frequency Processing Method Based on VMD Algorithm in Blasting Signal Processing by Bei Jia, Shenglin Li, Dianshu Liu, Shuaifeng Wu

“…Taking the excavation of the Badaling Great Wall Station as the background, the LSM method, EMD method, and VMD method are used to remove the low-frequency noise of the randomly selected test signals in order. Compared with the LSM method and the EMD method, the signal processed by the VMD method does not have modal mixing and does not have much low-frequency noise residue. …”
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Evaluation of Selenoprotein Supplementation on Digestibility, Growth, and Health Performance of Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei by Rafi Kemal, Ichsan Achmad Fauzi, Sri Nuryati, Wira Wisnu Wardani, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi

“…The experimental design used was a completely randomized design consisting of four feed treatments, namely, control and treatments with selenoprotein supplementation of 2.5, 5, and 7.5 g kg feed-1 with four replications. …”
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Futbol Seyircisinin Sosyo-Ekonomik Kültürel Yapısının Şiddet Eylemine Etkisi (Manisaspor Örneği) by Erdal Demır, Kadir Koyuncuoglu, Zekeriya Goktas

“…The study group is formed by 500 Manisaspor football fans who watched seven teams' games that competed in the 2011-2012 Spor Toto Super Lig season and who are chosen randomly. As the data collection tool, along with the audience's demographic information, a questionnaire oriented to determine the level of effectiveness of different reference groups on audience aggression was administered. …”
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