Effect of Seed Size of Afzelia quanzensis on Germination and Seedling Growth by Kupatsa Mtambalika, Chimuleke Munthali, Dominic Gondwe, Edward Missanjo

“…The treatments were completely randomized into four replications. Germination percentage was not significantly (P>0.05) different between the treatments, although large seeds had the highest germination percentage of 94.9%. …”
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Coronary Microcirculation in Aortic Stenosis: Pathophysiology, Invasive Assessment, and Future Directions by Jo M. Zelis, Pim A. L. Tonino, Nico H. J. Pijls, Bernard De Bruyne, Richard L. Kirkeeide, K. Lance Gould, Nils P. Johnson

“…Furthermore, we describe the coupling between microcirculation and epicardial stenosis, which is currently under investigation in several randomized trials enrolling subjects with concomitant AS and coronary disease. …”
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Image Encryption Using Lorenz Chaotic System by Daniah Abul Qahar Shakir, Ahmad Salim, Seddiq Q. Abd Al-Rahman, Ali Makki Sagheer

“…This paper proposed a method for image encrypted and decrypted electronically using the Lorenz chaotic system, the supposed algorithm was developed by using the three equations of the Lorenz system, before that, the image pixels are destroyed using reversible shifting and rotating processes to increase the randomness of the encrypted pixels and thus the difficulty of cracking the cipher. …”
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A Review of Human Studies Assessing the Efficacy of Cannabidiol for Anxiety Disorders by Kuba Borys Romańczuk, Katarzyna Kamińska-Omasta, Bartosz Omasta, Olga Krupa, Paulina Dorota Pietrukaniec, Zofia Martyna Wójcik, Kinga Furtak, Szymon Przemysław Stolarczyk, Magdalena Agata Czerska, Daria Rybak

“…Unlike open-label trials prone to placebo bias, this study reviews randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. …”
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Impact of rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing for Gram-negative bacteremia varies by pathogen type and resistance: a secondary analysis of the RAPIDS GN trial by Ritu Banerjee, Abhigya Giri, Lauren Komarow, Maria Souli, Sarah B. Doernberg, Robin Patel

“…This analysis of patients with sepsis previously enrolled in a randomized controlled clinical trial demonstrates that rapid susceptibility testing of bacteria from blood cultures had the greatest impact for patients with antibiotic-resistant infections. …”
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A novel framework for assessing causal effect of microbiome on health: long-term antibiotic usage as an instrument by Nele Taba, Krista Fischer, Estonian Biobank Research Team, Elin Org, Oliver Aasmets

“…Assessing causality is undoubtedly one of the key questions in microbiome studies for the upcoming years. Since randomized trials in human subjects are often unethical or difficult to pursue, analytical methods to derive causal effects from observational data deserve attention. …”
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EFFECT OF ADDING YEAST (S. CEREVISIAE) TO THE DIET ON SOME PRODUCTION INDICATORS AND BLOOD BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF BROILERS by A. M. Mostafa, T. K. Dalla, F. A. Abdalaziz

“…Ninety day-old chicks of broiler chickens (Ross-308) weighing 42 g on average were used in this study. The birds were randomly divided into three experimental groups of three replicates each (10 birds per replicate). …”
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Intravenous γ Globulin for Intractable Abdominal Pain due to IgA Vasculitis by George Naifa, George Totikidis, Sonia Alexiadou, Christina Kolona, Elpis Mantadakis

“…Given the toxicity and/or need for long-term administration of other second-line immunosuppressive therapies in corticosteroid-resistant IgA vasculitis, such as rituximab, cyclosporine, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, or colchicine, we propose that IVIg may be a useful and safe treatment option, although randomized controlled clinical trials are needed in order to clarify its role in the treatment of abdominal pain in IgA vasculitis.…”
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Agronomic performance, biomass production, and nutrient value of three napier grass cultivars (Pennisetum purpureum) in highland area by Sidik Prasojo Yogi, Pastawan Viagian, Prasetyo Bayu, Kamal Mustafa, Khoirul Anwar Muhammad, Adi Prastyo Riski, Iqbal Faruqi Muhammad, Ishigaki Genki

“…The grasses were planted using vegetative stems and maintained for four months, following completely randomized design (CRD) with four replications for each cultivar. …”
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THE COMPARISON BETWEEN STRUCTURAL PARTICLE “地” IN MANDARIN AND STRUCTURAL PARTICLE “DENGAN” ATAU “SECARA” IN INDONESIAN by Elvira Septevany, Liu Dandan, Qin Weifen, Lu Xing

“…The data collection technique was done by using purposive sampling technique. It was taken randomly from Modern Indonesian books and then compared with structural particle in Mandarin. …”
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Milk Products Containing Bioactive Tripeptides Have an Antihypertensive Effect in Double Transgenic Rats (dTGR) Harbouring Human Renin and Human Angiotensinogen Genes by Tiina Jauhiainen, Taru Pilvi, Zhong Jian Cheng, Hannu Kautiainen, Dominik N. Müller, Heikki Vapaatalo, Riitta Korpela, Eero Mervaala

“…Four-week-old dTGR were randomized in three groups to receive: (1) water (control), (2) fermented milk containing IPP and VPP, and (3) IPP and VPP dissolved in water for three weeks. …”
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Shock and adaption: The economic impact of COVID-19 in the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, Indonesia by Setiawati Sri, Yonariza Yonariza, Pal Indrajit, Priyono Eko, Agustinus Agustinus, Tasirikeru Aron

“…Thirty households were randomly selected in each village. Data collected included; household characteristics, type of income change, government subsidy received, and response to the income change. …”
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Size Dependent Compressive Strength of FIB Machined Single Crystal Manganese Pillars by Halil Yılmaz, Bülent Alkan, Hasan Feyzi Budak

“…The manganese pillars were machined from randomly chosen larger grains of polycrystalline metal. …”
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Can Melatonin Improve the Osteopenia of Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women? A Meta-Analysis by Tingting Bao, Liuting Zeng, Kailin Yang, Yuehua Li, Fengying Ren, Yulong Zhang, Ziren Gao

“…In this meta-analysis, data from randomized controlled trials were obtained to assess the effects of melatonin versus placebo or western medicine in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with osteopenia. …”
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Lipedema: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management by Hatan Hisham Mortada, Abdulmalek W. Alhithlool, Nouf Z. AlBattal, Rashika K. Shetty, Ghaleb A. AL-Mekhlafi, Joon Pio Hong, Feras Alshomer

“…Further high-quality randomized controlled trials are urgently needed to continue advancing our understanding of this often neglected disease and exploring optimal medical and surgical treatment regimens tailored specifically for lipedema patients. …”
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Multifunctional health-promoting effects of oolong tea and its products by Shuzhen Wang, Ting Zeng, Shuang Zhao, Yu Zhu, Changchun Feng, Jianfeng Zhan, Shiming Li, Chi-Tang Ho, Alexander Gosslau

“…However, potential health beneficial effects of oolong tea in humans should be further complemented by large-sized, randomized double-blind and placebo-controlled trials to consolidate potential therapeutic applications.…”
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Sociodemographic Determinants for Oral Health Risk Profiles by J. Vanobbergen, L. De Visschere, M. Daems, A. Ceuppens, J. Van Emelen

“…The study sample (𝑛=104) was randomly selected within an urban population in Flanders, Belgium. …”
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Temporal Dynamics and Electronic Nose Detection of Stink Bug-Induced Volatile Emissions from Cotton Bolls by David C. Degenhardt, Jeremy K. Greene, Ahmad Khalilian

“…However, when E-nose was used to randomly identify samples, results were less accurate (80–90%). …”
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High Impedance Fault Detection in Distribution Feeder Based on Spectrum Analysis and ANN with Non-Linear Load by Mohammed Naisan Allawi, Ali Nasser Hussain, Mousa K. Wali, Daniel Augusto Pereira

“… High Impedance Fault (HIF) detection in distribution networks is challenging for protection engineers, mainly because HIFs possess unique characteristics, including non-linearity, asymmetry, randomness, and relatively low fault current levels compared to the feeder load current. …”
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A toolkit for quantifying individual response to herbal extracts in metabolic and inflammatory stress by Soo-yeon Park, Oran Kwon, Tim van den Broek, Jildau Bouwman, Ji Yeon Kim

“…This study integrated a health space model and machine learning to quantify and visualize the impact of herbal extracts on inflammatory and metabolic health at the individual level. Two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trials were conducted involving participants with PhenFlex challenge after overnight fasting. …”
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