Shedding Light on the Prognostic and Predictive Value of Circulating Tumor DNA for Management of Patients with Early-Stage Colon Cancer by Rami Yanes MD, Turcin Saridogan MD, PhD, Vikram Gorantla MD, Abigail Overacre PhD, Ronan W. Hsieh MD, James Celebrezze MD, Tara Magge MD, Meghana Singhi MD, Anwaar Saeed MD, Amer H. Zureikat MD, Arvind N. Dasari MD, Ibrahim Halil Sahin MD

“…Prospective cohort studies also suggest there may be a predictive role for ctDNA on the decision for consideration of adjuvant therapy. Currently, randomized clinical trials are enrolling to better define this role. …”
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Psychometric Analysis of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in Argentinean Population by Leandro Eidman, Julieta Arbizu, Agustín Marturet

“…Background: The purpose of this research was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale to measure anxiety symptoms associated with COVID-19 in a sample of the Argentine population. Method: A non-randomized sample of 1098 subjects residing in different provinces of the Argentine Republic was used. …”
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How to facilitate peer support – learnings from the development of a peer support program for people with T2DM via instant messaging service to improve diabetes self-management by Ursula Hemetek, Tatjana Aubram, Johanna Grüblbauer, Elisabeth Höld

“…Leveraging the popularity of IMS within the affected age group, the DiabPeerS study implemented a peer support intervention aimed at improving long-term blood glucose levels (HbA1c) in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). This article describes the development and acceptance of the IMS intervention used in the DiabPeerS study. …”
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Status and Prospects of Robotic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: Our Experience and a Review of the Literature by Sejin Lee, Taeil Son, Hyoung-Il Kim, Woo Jin Hyung

“…Ongoing studies are investigating the benefits of robotic gastrectomy in more complicated and challenging cases. Well-designed randomized control trials with large sample sizes are needed to investigate the benefits of robotic gastrectomy compared with laparoscopic surgery.…”
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Peer and parental support for sweet snack consumption habits among suburban adolescents in Palu City by Utami Dewi Nikmah, Ayu Hartini Diah, Aisyah Solechah Siti, Nurul Fadjriah Rasyika

“…A total of 395 adolescents, aged 15-17, living in the suburbs of Palu, were randomly selected. Data collection was conducted using validated questionnaires, along with a Food Frequency Questionnaire to assess sweet snack consumption habits. …”
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Evaluation of Noninvasive Diagnostic Techniques in Identifying Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review by Shahad Mubarak Alajmi, Fahad Homoud Aljabbari, Hussain Abdullah Alabdullah, Reema Mohammed Alshehri, Hadi Abdulhakim Rashid, Ali Mohammad Alyami, Abdulrahman Ahmad Alahmadi, Hussain Ammar Almaqtouf, Mada Ali Alghamdi, Maream Abdulmohsen Aldehniam, Norah Saeed Kadasah, Ahmed Aljizeeri

“…This study systematically reviews randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing different noninvasive imaging modalities for CAD evaluation, focusing on their subsequent invasive outcomes and major adverse cardiac events (MACEs). …”
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Inhibiting C-Reactive Protein for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: Promising Evidence from Rodent Models by Alexander J. Szalai, Mark A. McCrory, Dongqi Xing, Fadi G. Hage, Andrew Miller, Suzanne Oparil, Yiu-Fai Chen, Michelle Mazzone, Richard Early, Scott P. Henry, Thomas A. Zanardi, Mark J. Graham, Rosanne M. Crooke

“…The latter would best be defined by pharmacological inhibition of the protein in the context of a randomized case-control study. However, no CRP specific drug is currently available so such a prospective study cannot be performed. …”
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Effect of Planting Density and Harvest Interval on the Leaf Yield and Quality of Moringa (Moringa oleifera) under Diverse Agroecological Conditions of Northern South Africa by M. P. Mabapa, K. K. Ayisi, I. K. Mariga

“…Four different planting densities (435,000, 300,000, 200,000, and 100,000 plants/ha) were arranged in a randomized complete block design and experimental samples were replicated four times. …”
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Interventional Treatment of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome during Severe Acute Pancreatitis: Current Status and Historical Perspective by Dejan V. Radenkovic, Colin D. Johnson, Natasa Milic, Pavle Gregoric, Nenad Ivancevic, Mihailo Bezmarevic, Dragoljub Bilanovic, Vladimir Cijan, Andrija Antic, Djordje Bajec

“…Since it carries significant morbidity we need randomized studies to establish firm advantages over other described techniques. …”
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy versus Other PTSD Psychotherapies as Treatment for Women Victims of War-Related Violence: A Systematic Review by N. Inès Dossa, Marie Hatem

“…All published and unpublished randomized controlled trials studying the effectiveness of CBT at reducing PTSD and/or depression severity in the population of interest were searched. …”
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Determining the number and characteristics of rakija market segments based on consumer purchasing behavior by Adžić Slobodan, Ratković Milijanka C.

“…A sample of 395 individuals who consumed rakija (n=395) was selected randomly. Two research scales were employed to examine consumer attitudes regarding the purchase of rakija. …”
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Training and Testing Data Division Influence on Hybrid Machine Learning Model Process: Application of River Flow Forecasting by Hai Tao, Ali Omran Al-Sulttani, Ameen Mohammed Salih Ameen, Zainab Hasan Ali, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Sinan Q. Salih, Reham R. Mostafa

“…The hydrological process has a dynamic nature characterised by randomness and complex phenomena. The application of machine learning (ML) models in forecasting river flow has grown rapidly. …”
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Compressive sampling–based ultrasonic computerized tomography technique for damage detection in concrete-filled steel tube in a bridge by Binbin Li, Bo Liu, Fan Xu, Yang Liu, Wentao Wang, Tao Yang

“…In the measuring phase, far few ultrasonic measurement paths are randomly selected to capture the characteristics of the ultrasonic waves carrying the underlying damaged information. …”
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Effect of Acarbose on Long-Term Prognosis in Acute Coronary Syndromes Patients with Newly Diagnosed Impaired Glucose Tolerance by Peng Yun, Ai-ming Du, Xue-jun Chen, Jing-cheng Liu, Hu Xiao

“…Methodology. 135 patients hospitalized for ACS who had been newly diagnosed with IGT were randomly assigned to acarbose group (150 mg/day, n=67) or control group (no acarbose, n=68). …”
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Incidence of postoperative pain after single-visit and multiple-visit root canal therapy: a systematic review by Gunjan Kumar, Samikshya Jena, Nisha Manila, Mohammad Fareed, Mohmed Isaqail Karobari

“…METHODS- Published research indexed in PubMed or Scopus or Cochrane or DOAJ or Web of Science evaluating the frequency percentage of postoperative aching after one and several root canal therapy appointments through randomized controlled trials or prospectively were included. …”
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Fracture Resistance of Premolars Restored by Various Types and Placement Techniques of Resin Composites by Horieh Moosavi, Mahsa Zeynali, Zahra Hosseini Pour

“…Sixty premolars were randomly divided into two groups based on type of composite resin: Filtek P60 or Nulite F, and then each group was separated into three subgroups: bulk, centripetal, and fiber insert according to the type of placement method (n=10). …”
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Epidermal Cells Expressing Putative Cell Markers in Nonglabrous Skin Existing in Direct Proximity with the Distal End of the Arrector Pili Muscle by N. Torkamani, N. W. Rufaut, L. Jones, R. Sinclair

“…Inconsistent with the view that epidermal stem cells reside randomly spread along the basal layer of the epidermal rete ridges, we found that epidermal cells expressing stem cell markers in nonglabrous skin exist in direct connection with the distal end of the arrector pili muscle. …”
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Application of a novel kind of endoscopic sterile ultrasonic couplant using in miniprobe endoscopic ultrasonography by Yifan Ma, Rui Li, Caifeng Jiang

“…Methods: Twelve pigs were randomly assigned to experimental or control groups based on different couplants, with six pigs in each group. …”
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An Effective Hybrid Self-Adapting Differential Evolution Algorithm for the Joint Replenishment and Location-Inventory Problem in a Three-Level Supply Chain by Lin Wang, Hui Qu, Tao Chen, Fang-Ping Yan

“…Comparative results of benchmark functions and randomly generated JR-LIPs show that HSDE outperforms GA and HDE. …”
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Technical Aspects of Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Benign and Malignant Disease: Review of the Literature by T. de Rooij, R. Sitarz, O. R. Busch, M. G. Besselink, M. Abu Hilal

“…For decades, surgeons have tried to prevent these fistulas but to date no strategy has been confirmed to be effective in 2 consecutive randomized studies. Pragmatic multicenter studies focusing on technical aspects of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy are lacking and should be encouraged.…”
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