The Effect of Parental Absence or Presence on Dental Anxiety of Pediatric Patients in Dental Clinic by Hamit Tunç

“… Purpose: The study aimed to evaluate effect of parental absence or presence on anxiety level of children in dental clinic.Materials and Methods: 130 children who 6-9 years old were randomly divided into two groups as absence of parents (PA) (n=65) and presence of parents (PP) (n=65). …”
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Serum NGAL to Clinically Distinguish Cholangiocarcinoma from Benign Biliary Tract Diseases by Kawin Leelawat, Siriluck Narong, Jerasak Wannaprasert, Surang Leelawat

“…A total of 50 cholangiocarcinoma and 50 benign biliary tract disease cases were randomly selected from a cohort of consecutive cases of biliary tract diseases. …”
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Culture versus PCR for Salmonella Species Identification in Some Dairy Products and Dairy Handlers with Special Concern to Its Zoonotic Importance by Mayada M. Gwida, Maha A. M. AL-Ashmawy

“…A total of 200 samples of milk and dairy products as well as 120 samples of dairy handlers were randomly collected from different dairy farms and supermarkets in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. …”
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Effect of environmental conditions and preventive behaviors on cutaneous leishmaniasis from the earthquake that hit cities in Western Iran in 2021: A cross-sectional study by Fakhreddin CHABOKSAVAR, Arash ZIAPOUR, Mozhgan IRANDOST, Behzad MAHAKI, Francesco CHIRICO, Murat YILDIRIM, Gabriella NUCERA, Lukasz SZARPAK, Nicola BRAGAZZI, Anvar ASADI

“…Method: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 128 individuals who visited rural and urban health centers were randomly selected, then they were asked to fill in a structured questionnaire with questions about their demographic information, environmental conditions, knowledge, attitude, and preventive behavior regarding CL. …”
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Effect of Boron Foliar Application on Reproductive Growth of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) by M. M. Al-Amery, J. H. Hamza, M. P. Fuller

“…Spring and autumn grown plots were sprayed with boron (0, 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250 mg L−1) in a randomized complete block design. The results showed that boron and green Leaf area/LAI measured at the end of seed filling were linearly related in the spring crop. …”
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The potential of an integrated pharmaceutical care model with telepharmacy in adherence and knowledge about pharmacological treatment in patients with mental disorders: A clinical... by Núbia Cristina Burgo Godoi de Carvalho, Ana Carolina Figueiredo Modesto, Mércia Pandolfo Provin

“…The aim of this study was to assess to what extent patients with MD undergoing an integrated pharmaceutical care model with telepharmacy showed improvements in factors related to treatment adherence and their level of knowledge about pharmacotherapy. A parallel randomized clinical trial was conducted with a two-arm study in two Psychosocial Care Centers located in a state capital in Brazil. …”
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The Effect of the Taro Corm Type and Storage on Morphophysiological Deterioration and Early Growth in the Field by Ridwan Diaguna, Edi Santosa, Candra Budiman

“…This study was conducted to determine the correlation between the corm type and storage period on corm deterioration, storage, vigor, and growth in the field. A factorial randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications was arranged, with the corm size (i.e., corm and cormels) and the storage period (i.e., 0, 2, 4, and 6 weeks). …”
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Antibacterial Test of Dadih Against Pathogenic Bacteria and Its Effects on Native Chicken Immunity Organs by Nurzainah Ginting, Yunilas, Edhi Mirwandhono, Y. Y. Lin

“…The invivo study was conducted using a completely randomized design with 4 treatments and five replications where the parameter was the development of immunity organs namely thymus, bursa fabrisius and spleen. …”
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Comparison of postoperative pain and stress using a multimodal approach in cats: open vs. laparoscopic-assisted ovariohysterectomy by Changwoo Jeong, Kangwoo Yi, Yong Yu, Suyoung Heo

“…This study aimed to compare postoperative pain, surgical complications, and recovery between laparoscopic-assisted ovariohysterectomy (LAOHE) and open ovariohysterectomy (OHE) in cats.MethodsA total of 40 healthy female cats were randomly assigned to undergo either LAOHE (n = 20) or OHE (n = 20). …”
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The Effect of Moringa Leaf Flour Addition in Steamed Sponge Cake Made from a Mixture of Wheat and Banana Flours by Fenny Indah Sari, Hotnida Sinaga, Linda Masniary Lubis

“…This research was conducted by using completely randomized design with 2-factors, namely percentage of moringa leaf flour (K): (0,0% ; 1,0% ; 2,0%) and comparison of mixture wheat flour and banana flour (P): (100%:0% ; 75%:25% ; 50%:50% ; 25%:75%). …”
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Challenges in Treating Statin-Associated Necrotizing Myopathy by Patrick Webster, Nicholas Wiemer, Abdalhamid Al Harash, Cody Marshall, Nazia Khatoon, Michael Lucke

“…The primary presenting symptom of this condition is progressive symmetric proximal weakness that does not abate or worsens even after cessation of statin therapy and is associated with markedly elevated creatine kinase (CK) levels. To date, no randomized controlled trials have been conducted to identify the most effective treatment for statin-associated autoimmune myopathy. …”
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Intervention and assessment of executive dysfunction in patients with stroke: A scoping review. by Katsuya Sakai, Yuichiro Hosoi, Junpei Tanabe

“…The study designs were randomized controlled trials (81.5%), pilot studies (11.1%), and feasibility studies (7.4%), with a total of 599 participants. …”
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Relationship between Sowing Time, Variety, and Quality in Safflower by Mehmet Oz

“…The experiment was carried out using split plots in a randomized block design and was replicated 3 times. …”
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The role of moral identity in predicting academic adjustment and academic self-efficacy of students by Afsaneh Moradi, Hossein Jenaabadi, Aboosaied Davarpanah

“…The statistical population of this research includes all female secondary school students of the second period of Zahedan city in the number of 6865 students in the academic year 1400-1401, of which 366 students were randomly selected based on the Morgan table. The data collection tool was the moral identity questionnaire of Aquino and Reed (2002), academic adjustment by Baker and Seriak (1984) and academic self-efficacy by Jinks and Morgan (1999). …”
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Possible factors responsible for increased risk of tendon injuries during strength training in adult patients: systematic review by Zbigniew Wroński, Burim Gjinovci, Mario Klasic

“…Clinical trials, meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials, reviews, and systematic reviews published within the last ten years were included if they considered strength and resistance training as risk factors for tendon injuries. …”
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Nutritional components in instant porridge fortified with fermented lebui beans by Wahyu Mushollaeni, Atina Rahmawati

“…The research used quantitative method analysis such us ANOVA with a factorial randomized block design with temperature (50oC and 60oC) and drying time (5, 6, 7, and 8 hours) as factors. …”
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REDUCING WATER CONSUMPTION AND IMPROVING SOIL, ROOT QUALITY OF POTATO VIA ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE TREATMENTS by N. S. Dheyab, Aseel M.H. H. Al-Khafaji, I. J. Abdul Rasool, F. Y. Baktash, K. D. H. Al-jubouri, Z. J. Al-Mousawi, D. A. Hanoon

“…The experiment was conducted using split plot arrangement within Randomized Complete Block Design with two factors and three replicates (2X6X3). …”
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A Hybrid Model for Short-Term Traffic Flow Prediction Based on Variational Mode Decomposition, Wavelet Threshold Denoising, and Long Short-Term Memory Neural Network by Yang Yu, Qiang Shang, Tian Xie

“…However, due to the randomness and complex periodicity of traffic flow data, traditional prediction models often fail to achieve good results. …”
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Serum Calprotectin Level in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with and without Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Comparison Study by Israa Abdelmalik Salem, Sura Ahmed Abdulsattar, Haider Fadhil Alrubaye

“…Patients and Methods: one hundred and twenty-six patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus were randomly selected from those who attended the National Diabetic Center between December 2022 and July 2023. …”
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Levels and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soil, Water, and Vegetables of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by David Sylvester Kacholi, Minati Sahu

“…The samples of soils, water, and vegetables were randomly collected, processed, and analyzed for heavy metals using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. …”
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