Orthodontic Treatment Need and Complexity among Nigerian Adolescents in Rivers State, Nigeria by Elfleda Angelina Aikins, Oluranti Olatokunbo daCosta, Chukwudi Ochi Onyeaso, Michael Chukwudi Isiekwe

“…Six hundred and twelve randomly selected Nigerian adolescents aged 12 to 18 years were examined using the ICON in their school compounds. …”
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A Single Consumption of High Amounts of the Brazil Nuts Improves Lipid Profile of Healthy Volunteers by Elisângela Colpo, Carlos Dalton de Avila Vilanova, Luiz Gustavo Brenner Reetz, Marta Maria Medeiros Frescura Duarte, Iria Luiza Gomes Farias, Edson Irineu Muller, Aline Lima Hermes Muller, Erico Marlon Moraes Flores, Roger Wagner, João Batista Teixeira da Rocha

“…Each subject was tested 4 times in a randomized crossover in relation to the ingestion of different serving sizes of the Brazil nut: 0, 5, 20, or 50 g. …”
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Neural Plastic Effects of Cognitive Training on Aging Brain by Natalie T. Y. Leung, Helena M. K. Tam, Leung W. Chu, Timothy C. Y. Kwok, Felix Chan, Linda C. W. Lam, Jean Woo, Tatia M. C. Lee

“…These older adults were randomly assigned to the Cognitive Training Group (n=109) and the Active Control Group (n=100). …”
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Similarity Patterns and Stability of Environmental Response in Sunflower Hybrids by V. Alba, G. B. Polignano, C. Montemurro, W. Sabetta, V. Bisignano, M. Turi, S. Ravaglia, A. Troccoli, S. A. Colecchia, E. Alba, A. Blanco

“…Eleven hybrids were tested following a randomized complete block design with three replications at each location-year combination. …”
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The Influence of Pharmacological Preconditioning with Sevoflurane on Incidence of Early Allograft Dysfunction in Liver Transplant Recipients by Andrei F. Minou, Alexander M. Dzyadzko, Aliaksei E. Shcherba, Oleg O. Rummo

“…Consecutive 60 deceased brain donors were randomized into sevoflurane group or control group. …”
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Effect of Core Stability Training Monitored by Rehabilitative Ultrasound Image and Surface Electromyogram in Local Core Muscles of Healthy People by Yaochao Zheng, Songjian Ke, Caina Lin, Xiao Li, Cuicui Liu, Yuanyuan Wu, Wenjun Xin, Chao Ma, Shaoling Wu

“…Methods. 60 healthy volunteers were allocated randomly into two groups, one of which received monitoring training and the other participated identical training without monitoring. …”
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Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Maggot Flour as Concentrate Substitution on Broiler Chickens Feed Consumption, Body Weight Gain and Feed Conversion Ratio by Magdalena Eki Pertiwi, Sri Hidanah, Nove Hidajati, Mirni Lamid, Widya Paramita Lokapirnasari, Sunaryo Hadi Warsito

“…This study was an experimental study with a completely randomized design (CRD) with 5 treatment and 4 replications. …”
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Growth and Blood Parameters of Weaned Crossbred Beef Calves Fed Forage Kale (Brassica oleracea spp. acephala) by Y. Chorfi, Y. Couture, G. F. Tremblay, R. Berthiaume, D. Cinq-Mars

“…Forty lightweight calves (206.4±3.2 kg) were randomly distributed to four treatments: (Control) low nutritive value pasture and hay plus 1 kg d−1 of rolled barley; (Pasture) management intensive pasture; (Haylage) timothy haylage; and (Kale) 50% timothy haylage −50% kale pasture. …”
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The Role of Livelihood Assets in Affecting Community Adaptive Capacity in Facing Shocks in Karangrejo Village, Indonesia by Gunawan Prayitno, Aidha Auliah, Achmad Efendi, Ainul Hayat, Aris Subagiyo, Aulia Putri Salsabila

“…Using structural equation modeling, data were collected from June to August 2024 from 372 randomly selected households in Karangrejo Village, Indonesia, to test whether livelihood assets significantly influence adaptive capacity in response to diverse economic, social, and environmental shocks. …”
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EFFECT OF PLATELET RICH FIBRIN AND MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL ON MYOBLAST AND FIBROBLASTS RATIO IN RABBIT MUSCLE DEFECT by Dwikora Novembri Utomo, Mohammad Zaim Chilmi, Angga Fiandana

“…Methods: This research is true experimental with randomized pre and post test with control group design. …”
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Prevalent integration of genomic repetitive and regulatory elements and donor sequences at CRISPR-Cas9-induced breaks by Chongwei Bi, Baolei Yuan, Yingzi Zhang, Mengge Wang, Yeteng Tian, Mo Li

“…RE frequencies and 3D genome organization analysis suggest LgIns originate from randomly acquired genomic fragments by DNA repair mechanisms. …”
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Decreased mental health care utilization following a psychosocial intervention in caregivers of hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients by Rita Ouseph, Calvin Croy, Crystal Natvig, Teresa Simoneau, Mark L. Laudenslager

“…One hundred forty-eight caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients were randomized to treatment as usual (TAU) or a psychoeducation, paced respiration, and relaxation (PEPRR) intervention. …”
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The effect of municipal sewage sludge on the quality of soil and crops by Suad Jaffar Abdul Khaliq, Ahmed Al-Busaidi, Mushtaque Ahmed, Malik Al-Wardy, Hesham Agrama, B. S. Choudri

“…The experimental design was a randomized complete block with four replicates. Results The results showed that the yield, TOC and chlorophyll contents of green beans and white radish increased when soil was amended with Kala compost compared to NPK. …”
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Genome analysis uncovers an inverse correlation between alterations in P21‐activated kinases and patient survival across multiple cancer types by Jessie M. Vo, Linh M. La, Ananda V. Anderson, Abdulaziz H. Alanazi, Payaningal R. Somanath

“…To investigate this, we used data from the cBioPortal for Cancer Genomics, analyzing several randomized, multicentered phase‐3 clinical trial datasets. …”
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An interpretable and transparent machine learning framework for appendicitis detection in pediatric patients by Krishnaraj Chadaga, Varada Khanna, Srikanth Prabhu, Niranjana Sampathila, Rajagopala Chadaga, Shashikiran Umakanth, Devadas Bhat, K. S. Swathi, Radhika Kamath

“…These are Bayesian Optimization, Hybrid Bat Algorithm, Hybrid Self-adaptive Bat Algorithm, Firefly Algorithm, Grid Search, and Randomized Search. Further, nine classification metrics were utilized in this study. …”
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Neurally Derived Tissues in Xenopus laevis Embryos Exhibit a Consistent Bioelectrical Left-Right Asymmetry by Vaibhav P. Pai, Laura N. Vandenberg, Douglas Blackiston, Michael Levin

“…We found that the striking hyperpolarization of transmembrane potential (Vmem) demarcating eye induction usually occurs in the right eye field first. This asymmetry is randomized by perturbing visceral left-right patterning, suggesting that eye asymmetry is linked to mechanisms establishing primary laterality. …”
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Applying Sewage Sludge to Eucalyptus grandis Plantations: Effects on Biomass Production and Nutrient Cycling through Litterfall by Paulo Henrique Müller da Silva, Fabio Poggiani, Jean Paul Laclau

“…Biomass production and nutrient cycling were studied over a 36-month period in a complete randomized block design. Four experimental treatments were compared: wet sewage sludge, dry sludge, mineral fertilizer, and no fertilizer applications. …”
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Nicotinamide Increases the Physiological Performance and Initial Growth of Maize Plant by Tassila Aparecida do Nascimento de Araújo, Eduardo Pradi Vendruscolo, Flávio Ferreira da Silva Binotti, Edilson Costa, Sebastião Ferreira de Lima, Gabriela Rodrigues Sant’Ana, Fernanda Pacheco de Almeida Prado Bortolheiro

“…Two experiments were carried out, in the laboratory (seed physiological potential) and another in a randomized block design, in a greenhouse (initial growth). …”
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Tanzanian Couples’ Perspectives on Gender Equity, Relationship Power, and Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from the RESPECT Study by Suneeta Krishnan, Divya Vohra, Damien de Walque, Carol Medlin, Rose Nathan, William H. Dow

“…We used data from the RESPECT study, a randomized controlled trial that evaluated an intervention to prevent sexually transmitted infections in a cohort of young Tanzanian men and women, to examine the relationship between couples’ attitudes about IPV, relationship power, and sexual decision making, concordance on these issues, and women’s reports of IPV over 12 months. …”
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Comparative Quality Evaluation of Selected Brands of Cefuroxime Axetil Tablets Marketed in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana by Christina Osei-Asare, Esther Eshun Oppong, Frederick William Akuffo Owusu, John Antwi Apenteng, Yvonne Ochesinda Alatu, Robert Sarpong

“…This research sought to evaluate the pharmaceutical quality of six randomly selected brands of cefuroxime axetil tablets (250 mg) marketed in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. …”
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