A Preliminary Assessment of Lichens in Different Landscapes of Hanoi, Vietnam by Hoang Ngoc Khac, Le Dac Truong, Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh, Nguyen Thi Hong Lien, Nguyen Quoc Binh, Vo Thi Phi Giao, Pham Hong Tinh, Bui Thi Thu

“…Lichen species and their cover abundance were recorded on tree trunks at heights from 30 to 150 cm above ground in ten host trees that were randomly selected for each replication. Sixty-seven lichen species, from sixteen families and eight orders, were recorded. …”
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A Combined Therapy with Myo-Inositol and D-Chiro-Inositol Improves Endocrine Parameters and Insulin Resistance in PCOS Young Overweight Women by Elena Benelli, Scilla Del Ghianda, Caterina Di Cosmo, Massimo Tonacchera

“…We enrolled 46 patients affected by PCOS and, randomly, we assigned them to two groups, A and B, treated, respectively, with the association of MI plus DCI, in a 40 : 1 ratio, or with placebo (folic acid) for six months. …”
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Does motivation theory really play any significant role on explaining university teachers’ performance: Understanding Bangladeshi context by Rebaka Sultana, Mohammad Faruk, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Asif Khaled

“…A convenience sample of 200 randomly chosen informants is obtained via structured survey. …”
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Addition of Bacillus subtilis BN Strain Probiotic on Chicken Eggs Quality by Muhammad Agil Gumilang, Widya Paramita Lokapirnasari, Mochamad Lazuardi, Mohammad Anam Al Arif, Sunaryo Hadi Warsito, Sri Chusniati

“…This research used 38-week-old layer laying hens as many as 24 heads, randomized into four treatments with eight replays. …”
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Evidence for Directed Evolution of Larger Size Motif in Arabidopsis thaliana Genome by Rajesh Mehrotra, Amit Yadav, Purva Bhalothia, Ratna Karan, Sandhya Mehrotra

“…In another approach the spacer sequence was randomized before making the query. As expected, the sequence ACGTACGT had maximum occurrence in Arabidopsis thaliana genome. …”
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Daily versus three-times-weekly azithromycin in Chinese patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: protocol for a prospective, open-label and randomised controlled trial by Jing Li, Fei Chen, Wei Xiao, Feng Li, Lan Chen, Ting He, Yanxiong Mao, Aiping Zou, Bo Fan, Weihao Ni, Huimin You, Wenjiang Fu

“…Eligible patients with high-resolution CT defined NCFB will be randomly divided into three groups, which will receive either 250 mg daily azithromycin, or 500 mg three-times-weekly azithromycin or no treatment for 6 months. …”
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Evidence and Potential Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the Adjuvant Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and M... by Yu Wei, Qi-You Ding, Chak Yeung, Yi-shan Huang, Bo-xun Zhang, Li-li Zhang, Run-Yu Miao, Sha Di, Lin-Hua Zhao, Xiao-Lin Tong

“…Nevertheless, more rigorously designed randomized controlled trials and long-term evaluations are needed to support these findings.…”
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Platelet Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: Personal Experience and Review of the Literature by F. Longo, A. Guida, C. Aversa, E. Pavone, G. Di Costanzo, L. Ramaglia, F. Ionna

“…Good results showed by PRP in improving wound healing give away to case-control randomized studies that could give definitive evidence of its effectiveness.…”
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Pavement Analysis and Design by Multiphysics Reconstructing Algorithm for the Virtual Asphalt Mixture Based on the Discrete-Element Method by Danhua Wang, Xunhao Ding, Tao Ma, Weiguang Zhang, Deyu Zhang

“…By deleting the mastic balls randomly, the voids were reconstructed consistent with the actual ratio. …”
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The Mindful Compassion Program Integrated with Body-Mind-Spirit Empowerment for Reducing Depression in Lung Cancer Patient-Caregiver Dyads by Fei-Hsiu Hsiao, Chao-Chi Ho, Chong-Jen Yu, Jin-Yuan Shih, Zhong-Zhe Lin, Feng-Ying Huang, Yu-Ting Chen, Chia-Chen Hsieh

“…Method: Participants consisted of 56 dyads, who were randomly assigned to either the dyadic or patient-only groups. …”
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Switching Algorithm with Prediction Strategy for Maximizing Lifetime in Wireless Sensor Network by Chuan-Jun Yi, Geng Yang, Hua Dai, Liang Liu, Ning Li

“…The data collection tree generated randomly usually does not have the longest network lifetime. …”
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Effect of Early Rehabilitation and Nursing Intervention on the Rehabilitation Prognosis of Elderly Stroke Hemiplegia Patients in the Department of Neurology by Min Ning, Fang Chen, Hui Wu, Haihua Zheng, Chunmei Zheng, Shufen Li

“…Methods. 70 cases of old patients with stroke hemiplegia from 2020/01 to 2021/01 were randomly divided into observation group (35 cases) and control group (35 cases). …”
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Computational Investigation of the Electronic and Optical Properties of Planar Ga-Doped Graphene by Nicole Creange, Costel Constantin, Jian-Xin Zhu, Alexander V. Balatsky, Jason T. Haraldsen

“…Here, gallium atoms are placed randomly (using a 5-point average) throughout a 128-atom sheet of graphene. …”
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A Novel MOEA/D for Multiobjective Scheduling of Flexible Manufacturing Systems by Xinnian Wang, Keyi Xing, Chao-Bo Yan, Mengchu Zhou

“…The mutation operator of the proposed DDE is based on the hamming distance of two randomly selected solutions, while the crossover operator is based on Generalization of Order Crossover. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Topical Timolol Eye Drops in the Treatment of Myopic Regression after Laser In Situ Keratomileusis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xiaochen Wang, Guiqiu Zhao, Jing Lin, Nan Jiang, Qian Wang, Qiang Xu

“…We searched MEDLINE, CENTRAL, EMBASE, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Chinese Biological Medicine (CBM) from the inception to July 2015 for relevant randomized controlled trials that examined timolol therapy for myopic regression. …”
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Critical potassium concentrations for the initial cultivation of Cedrela fissilis Vell by Nonato Junior Ribeiro dos Santos, José Zilton Lopes Santos, Sulianne Idalior Paião Rosado, Tainah Manuela Benlolo Brabosa, Mylena Rêgo Panza, Marcelo Tavares Nunes, Josinaldo Lopes Araújo Rocha

“…We grew Cedrela fissilis seedlings in a nutrient solution under the effect of five concentrations of K (0, 1, 2, 5, and 8 mmol L-1) in a completely randomized design with five replications. After 30 days, we evaluated the relative growth rate, dry mass production, proline content, symptomatology, macro and micronutrient content and accumulation, and K absorption and utilization efficiencies. …”
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Analysis of the Hybrid of Mudar/Snake Grass Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy with Nano-Silica Filler Composite for Structural Application by I. Jenish, A. Felix Sahayaraj, V. Suresh, J. Mani raj, M. Appadurai, E. Fantin Irudaya Raj, Omaima Nasif, Saleh Alfarraj, Ashok Kumar Kumaravel

“…In this paper, the mechanical characteristics of composites made up of randomly oriented natural fibers (mudar fiber and snake grass fiber) with nano-silica filler are detailed for the first time. …”
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Randomised Comparison of the AMBU AuraOnce Laryngeal Mask and the LMA Unique Laryngeal Mask Airway in Spontaneously Breathing Adults by Daryl Lindsay Williams, James M. Zeng, Karl D. Alexander, David T. Andrews

“…Eighty-two adult patients (ASA status I–IV) were randomly allocated to receive the LMAU or AMBU and were blinded to device selection. …”
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Quercetin Pretreatment Attenuates Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion-Induced Apoptosis and Autophagy by Inhibiting ERK/NF-κB Pathway by Liwei Wu, Qinghui Zhang, Weiqi Dai, Sainan Li, Jiao Feng, Jingjing Li, Tong Liu, Shizan Xu, Wenwen Wang, Xiya Lu, Qiang Yu, Kan Chen, Yujing Xia, Jie Lu, Yingqun Zhou, Xiaoming Fan, Chuanyong Guo

“…Methods. Mice were randomized into the sham, IR, QE100 + IR, and QE200 + IR groups. …”
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Effects of subclinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy on mtDNA methylation in the brain of rat offspring by Liangzhuo Xie, Yangling Huang, Xiande Ma, Xiaoqiu Ma, Jian Wang, Tianshu Gao, Wei Chen

“…Materials and methods Sixteen SD rats were randomly divided into two groups: control group (CON) and SCH group. …”
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