Frequency of Sportive Injuries in Amateur Athletes and Factors Affecting Injuries by Arif Satıcı, Osman İmamoğlu, Egemen Ermiş

“…This study aims to investigate frequency of sport injuries and factors affecting injuries to amateur athletes in Samsun region.666 amateur athletes serving in various amateur sports clubs in Samsun province were selected randomly. 462 participants were men, 204 were women. 240 athletes in individual sports branches (wrestling, table tennis, taekwondo, wrist wrestling, wushu, athletics), and 426 athletes in team sports (basketball, football, handball, volleyball) constitute the sample. …”
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Documentation of Rectal Examination Performance in the Clinical Teaching Unit of a University Hospital by Hugh James Freeman

“…In this study, documentation of digital rectal examinations was assessed through a review of hospital medical records of a randomly selected group of 100 patient discharges (55 females and 45 males) from a total of 896 patients admitted through a hospital emergency room to a medical clinical teaching inpatient unit of a university hospital during a six-month period. …”
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Early mobilization post-myocardial infarction: A scoping review. by Haroon Munir, Jake Fromowitz, Michael Goldfarb

“…More robust evidence from randomized clinical trials is required to inform clinicians and influence practice.…”
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Seed Longevity of Tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis) after Seed Treatment Using Boiling Water as Affected by Storage Durations by Mulisa Faji, Gezahagn Kebede, Fekede Feyissa, Kedir Mohammed, Gezahagn Mengistu

“…The experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design with three replications. …”
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Impact of ‘tutorial classes’ on learning outcomes, among medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Venkata V.G. Raju S., Srinivas Chebrolu, Rajesh Potti, Sivakumar DCU

“…Results and analysis Eight studies were randomized controlled trials, seven were quasi-experimental studies, and seven were observational studies. …”
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Research of Warm Acupuncture at Shu and Mu Acupoints Combined with Bladder Functional Training in the Treatment of Spasm Type of Neurogenic Bladder after Spinal Cord Injury by Shijie HAO, Hongyan BI, Zhenmei GAO

“…Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of warm acupuncture at Shu and Mu acupoints combined with bladder functional training in the treatment of spasm type of neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury (SCI).Methods:A total of ninety patients with spasm type of neurogenic bladder after incomplete SCI were randomly assigned to the bladder functional training group, the warm acupuncture group, and the treatment group (warm acupuncture at Shu and Mu acupoints combined with bladder functional training group), each group of 30 cases. …”
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Perspectives of Rural Teachers on the Effects of Peer Pressure on Learners’ Behaviour – A Case of the Mqanduli Magisterial District, South Africa by Berington Zanoxolo Gobingca, Nomhle Mqolombeni

“…The study adopted a qualitative research approach and a case study research design involving five randomly selected teachers from five schools where each school was represented by one teacher. …”
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Dried Human Amniotic Membrane Does Not Alleviate Inflammation and Fibrosis in Experimental Strabismus Surgery by Bo Young Chun, Hong Kyun Kim, Jae Pil Shin

“…As a control, the right eyes of rabbits underwent SR resection only. The surgeon randomly ordered which eye gets operated first during the experiment. …”
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Therapeutic effects of Salvadora persica (Miswak) on patients with mild to moderate gingivitis. by Kawa F. Dizaye, Zainab Yalman Othman

“…The patients were divided randomly into five groups, with each group having 10 patients. …”
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Household Food Insecurity, Low Dietary Diversity, and Early Marriage Were Predictors for Undernutrition among Pregnant Women Residing in Gambella, Ethiopia by Mamo Nigatu, Tsegaye Tewelde Gebrehiwot, Desta Hiko Gemeda

“…Community based cross-sectional study was conducted on 338 randomly selected pregnant women from March to April 2014. …”
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Impact of Blade Geometric Parameters on the Specific Cutting Energy of Willow (<i>Salix viminalis</i>) Stems by Tomasz Nowakowski, Karol Tucki

“…Key parameters were measured for 50 randomly selected annual willow shoots, including total plant weight, leaf weight, stem weight, centre of gravity of the shoot, shoot length, and stem diameter at specified heights: 0, 150, 500, 750, 1000, 1250, 1500, and 2000 mm. …”
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Comparison of the Effects of Intrathecal Fentanyl and Intrathecal Morphine on Pain in Elective Total Knee Replacement Surgery by Refika Kılıçkaya, Yavuz Orak, Mehtap Arda Balcı, Fatih Balcı, İlker Ünal

“…After obtaining the approval of the Erciyes University Medical Faculty Clinical Drug Trials Ethics Committee, as well as the verbal and written consent of the patients, we included 50 patients in our prospective, randomized study. Results. In our study, the morphine group (Group M) had lower pain scores in the 2nd, 6th, 12th, and 24th hours compared to the fentanyl group (Group F). …”
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The Effect of Using Fluorescent Concretization Intervention on Hand Hygiene Training in Primary School Students by Cevriye Yüksel Kaçan, Hülya Yılmaz

“…Introduction: Inadequate hand hygiene increases the rates of childhood infectious diseases and deaths, leading to the death of one child per minute.Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the effects of the program in which fluorescent embodiment intervention was used as an educational strategy on the hand washing skills of primary school students.Method: Single center randomized controlled trial using a pretest and posttest design was conducted with 35 intervention and 35 control participants. …”
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Effect of Baduanjin's Third Part on Quality of Life and Exercise Tolerance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Stable Patients with Lung and Spleen Deficiency Syndrome by Jinxiu CHEN, Yanfang DENG, Qin CHEN, Wenxia ZHANG, Lijin DENG

“…Objective:To explore the effect of Baduanjin's third part on quality of life, exercise tolerance and score of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) stable patients with lung and spleen deficiency syndrome.Methods:Sixty-four COPD stable patients with lung and spleen deficiency syndrome were randomly divided into control and experimental group of 32 cases. …”
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Organic and inorganic fertilizer application enhances the effect of Bradyrhizobium on nodulation and yield of peanut (Arachis hypogea L.) in nutrient depleted and sandy soils of Et... by Anteneh Argaw

“…Methods Systemic combination of compost, manure, Bradyrhizobium inoculation and NP application was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. …”
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A Differential Probability Selection MAC Protocol Considering Energy Consumption in Wireless Sensor Networks by Myungsub Lee, Chang-Hyeon Park

“…The presented DPSMAC protocol is similar to the conventional CSMA/CA protocols, except that it does not use a time-varying contention window in which a node randomly selects a transmission slot. The DPSMAC adopts the fixed-size contention window with a nonuniform probability distribution in which each slot is selected by the differential probability distribution. …”
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EVALUATION OF NEEM LEAF EXTRACT AND ARABIC GUM AS AN EDIBLE COATTING ON THE SHELF-LIFE OF TOMATO FRUITS by OMAR TURKI MAMDOH ERSHIDAT

“…Evaluation of neem leaf extract with or without Arabic gum as edible coating on shelf life of tomato fruits was performed. Tomato fruits were randomly distributed among four immersion treatments: 1st in distilled water only, 2nd in neem leaf extract only, 3rd in Arabic gum solution only and 4th in neem leaf extract followed by drying and reimmersion in Arabic gum solution. …”
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Is Telephysiotherapy an Option for Improved Quality of Life in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee? by Adesola C. Odole, Oluwatobi D. Ojo

“…Fifty patients with knee OA were randomly and equally assigned into two treatment groups: clinic group (CG) and telephysiotherapy group (TG). …”
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Can perspectives toward anesthesiology be changed among undergraduate medical students? A didactic approach or self-directed learning approach by Manju Bala, Sukhinder Baidwan, Amrit Virk, Vikramjeet Arora, Sana Tafseer

“…Methods: The perceptions of 93 final-year undergraduate medical students about anesthesiology were assessed using a 15-item preintervention questionnaire before randomly dividing them into two groups. The evolution, utility, and scope of anesthesiology as a specialty were taught by adopting the SDL approach to group A and traditional didactic lecture to group B. …”
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Inferior Oblique Weakening and Abnormal Head Position: Controlled Myotomy versus Recession by R. Migliorini, R. Malagola, A. M. Comberiati, L. Arrico

“…Purpose. Randomized controlled trial aimed at comparing surgical outcomes in a group of patients suffering from hyperfunction of the inferior oblique (IO) muscle with abnormal head position (AHP). …”
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