The METEMP protocol: Massed exposure therapy enhanced with MDMA for PTSD by Jessica L. Maples-Keller, Boadie W. Dunlop, Barbara O. Rothbaum

“…This study will enroll at least 15 adults with PTSD over the next 2 years in order to identify feasibility and lead to a manual describing how to combine MDMA with exposure therapy, tested in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, with significant promise for dissemination and improving our ability to treat PTSD. …”
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Transparency Enhances Positive Perceptions of Social Artificial Intelligence by Ying Xu, Nora Bradford, Radhika Garg

“…A total of 914 participants were recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk. They were randomly assigned to observe conversations between a hypothetical chatbot and a user in one of the two-by-two experimental conditions: whether the participants received an explanation about how the chatbot was trained and whether the chatbot was framed as an intelligent entity or a machine. …”
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Whatsapp Addiction Affecting Students at Politeknik Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin by Noor Rulhanim Binti Mohamad Ariffin, Norhafiza Binti Idris

“…A total of 250 students were randomly selected which consists of male and female students.  …”
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Effect of Cattle Manure and NPK Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosum). by Ankunda, Olivia

“…To compare the effect of cattle manure and NPK on vegetative growth of potato plants, to compare the effect of cattle manure and NPK fertilizer on tuber yield of potatoes. The study used a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), with two treatments and a control experiment replicated three times. …”
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Response of Yield and Quality Attributes to Plant Spacing In potato Growing. by Ekyatuheire, Maryusita

“…The study aimed at evaluating the effect of spacing on potato yields and quality attributes. The study used a randomized complete block design with replications and data was collected on plant height, leaf area index, yields, and quality. …”
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The role of dietary bee pollen in antioxidant potential in rats by Marcela Capcarova, Adriana Kolesarova, Anna Kalafova, Branislav Galik, Milan Simko, Miroslav Juracek, Robert Toman

“…<p> <b>Material and Methods:</b> Adult Wistar rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: One control group (C) and two experimental groups (E1, E2). …”
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The Action Control Model for Robotic Fish Using Improved Extreme Learning Machine by XueXi Zhang, ShuiBiao Chen, ShuTing Cai, XiaoMing Xiong, Zefeng Hu

“…As the outputs in ELM are varying with the randomly initialized parameters, particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm further improves the accuracy and robustness of the ELM by optimizing initial parameters. …”
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Influence of Zinc Supplementation in Acute Diarrhea Differs by the Isolated Organism by Archana B. Patel, Michael J. Dibley, Manju Mamtani, Neetu Badhoniya, Hemant Kulkarni

“…We used data on 801 children with acute diarrhea recruited in a randomized, double blind controlled trial (ISRCTN85071383) of zinc and copper supplementation. …”
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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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COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF NPK FERTILIZER AND POULTRY DROPPINGS ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS L. by Victor Onuche IKANI, Bawa Gambo ZAKARI, Zubairu Gaddafi JIMETA, Ahmad IDI

“…The experiment was done in duplicate and laid out using a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with each plot measuring 1.2 m by 1.2 m. …”
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Reinforcement learning-based vehicle travel path reconstruction from sparse automatic licence plate recognition data by Qiuping Li, Hui Meng, Li Zhuo

“…Finally, the Q-learning algorithm is utilized to reconstruct vehicle travel paths between adjacent ALPR sensors based on the comprehensive reward function. Evaluation on a randomly selected set of 100 pairs of adjacent ALPR sensors demonstrates that the proposed model significantly outperforms two baseline methods, achieving reductions of 24.3% and 22.5% in deviation from the real paths.…”
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Growth and metabolic functions of Schizolobium amazonicum subjected to nickel doses by L. D. Souza, C. Tavares-Drago, B. N. M. S. Rosa, J. P. Teixeira, T. M. Silva, L. F. Gonçalves, L. R. Silva, V. K. C. Ribeiro, T. J. M. Oliveira, V. R. Nascimento, A. E. A. Brito, G. A. S. Nogueira, C. F. Oliveira-Neto

“…For this, a vegetable home experiment was developed, with an entirely randomized design with 5 treatments being a control (no metal) and 4 nickel concentrations (200 μM/L; 400 μM/L; 600 μM/L and 800 μM/L) with 6 repetitions. …”
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Incremental Structure from Motion for Small-Scale Scenes Based on Auxiliary Calibration by Sixu Li, Jiatian Li, Tao Yang, Xiaohui A, Jiayin Liu

“…This approach increases the number of feature points in sparse regions, and we randomly generate feature points within those areas. …”
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The intricate interplay between dietary habits and cognitive function: insights from the gut-brain axis by Ruyi Zhang, Ruyi Zhang, Meiya Zhang, Pengyu Wang

“…Future research must adopt a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating long-term, large-scale, multicenter randomized controlled trials to assess the enduring impacts of various dietary patterns on cognitive function, considering socioeconomic and cultural factors. …”
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Physical Therapists in Primary Care Are Interested in High Quality Evidence Regarding Efficacy of Therapeutic Ultrasound for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Provincial Survey by Norma J. MacIntyre, Jason W. Busse, Mohit Bhandari

“…Most respondents (85%) expressed interest in the results of a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of US on pain and physical function. …”
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Do Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Affect Bone Healing? A Critical Analysis by Ippokratis Pountos, Theodora Georgouli, Giorgio M. Calori, Peter V. Giannoudis

“…Basic science research defining the exact mechanism with which NSAIDs could interfere with bone cells and also the conduction of well-randomized prospective clinical trials are warranted. …”
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Pellet Production from Green Pistachio Shell Waste with Varying Levels in Livestock Feed by kazem laei, Mohammad Hossein Kianmehr, Ghanbar laei

“…The factorial experiments, based on a completely randomized design (CRD), revealed significant reductions in phenolic and tannin content, with the greatest decrease (79% and 81%) at 80°C and 80% additives. …”
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Prevention and treatment of cerebral vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage by Kyle McGrath, Grace Hey, Ghaidaa Ebrahim, Noah Gilberstadt, David Mahan, Brandon Lucke-Wold

“…Endovascular therapy likely has a role in treating severe/refractory PHCV, but randomized trials are needed to establish stronger evidence for this therapy. …”
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Willingness to pay for blue-green space and koala habitat protection following a Covid-19 versus bushfire experimental prime by Zoe Leviston, Rubijayne Cohen, Stephanie Gorman, Zoe Becvarik, Aparna Lal

“…We address these gaps with a novel experimental approach (N = 360), randomly assigning participants to a condition priming either Covid19, the Australian 2019–2020 bushfires, or to one of two control conditions. …”
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Agricultural waste recycling by farmers: A behavioral study by Pouria Ataei, Hamid Karimi, Zeynab Hallaj, Meysam Menatizadeh

“…The study sample included 361 farmers selected by stratified randomization. The measurement instrument was a self-designed questionnaire. …”
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