Private well water stewardship in rural Georgia. by J Edward Dotherow, Bettye Apenteng, Andrew Hansen, Asli Aslan

“…Three interventions (education, the provision of household water treatment systems [HWTS], and both education and HWTS) were evaluated using a four-group, randomized controlled trial. A total of 64 private well owners completed a pretest measuring psychosocial factors and stewardship behaviors before receiving an intervention. …”
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Demographics and Haematological Parameters in Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus in Uttar Pradesh – A Comparative study by Priyanka Singh, Pradakhshana Vijay, Shaleen Chandra, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Diksha Singh, Priya Devi

“…Materials and Method: Record of 1,200 patients, who came to the haematology section of the department in the regular outpatient department (OPD) services, was randomly selected from the daily record data. The record of selected patients was categorized into Group A – (Control group) subjects with no morbidity and Group B – patients with diabetes mellitus type II. …”
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Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) productivity in response to different fertilization strategies by Wellington da Silva Toledo, João Paulo Agápto, Gustavo Fonseca de Almeida

“…An experiment was carried out in the 2015 agricultural year, using a randomized block design with 4 replicates and 5 treatments, these being: 1 - mineral fertilizer; 2 - organomineral fertilizer; 3 - sheep manure compost; 4 - chicken bedding compost, and control (soil without fertilizer application). …”
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A meta-analysis comparing the effectiveness and safety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation versus theta burst stimulation for treatment-resistant depression by Xiao Tao, Zheng Wen Jing, Wang Kui Yuan, Guo Hui Yun, Xie Jian Fang, Liao Ming Sheng

“…ObjectiveThis study compares the safety and effectiveness of theta-burst stimulation (TBS) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for treating treatment-resistant depression (TRD).MethodsWe reviewed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated rTMS and TBS in managing TRD. …”
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Evaluation of the Efficacy of Manipulation and Cervical Traction in the Treatment of Radical Cervical Spondylosis by Jianquan Chen, Rongbin Chen, Yong Li, Maoshui Chen, Zhouming Lv, Haobin Zeng, Qiang Lian

“…The literature related to this study was included according to selective criteria and inhibitory elimination criteria, and valuable information was selected for statistical analysis, resulting in a total of 11 randomized controlled trials with 994 subjects. Results. …”
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Analytical Verification of the Normal Vector Determination Methods for Planar Magnetic Structures by Wai-Leong Teh

“…By analyzing a large number of test data sets randomly selected from the original data set, the conclusion remains unchanged. …”
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A novel topology optimization of coverage-oriented strategy for wireless sensor networks by Shuxin Wang, Hairong You, Yinggao Yue, Li Cao

“…With the same probability, the cluster heads are randomly selected periodically, and the overall energy consumption of wireless sensor networks is evenly distributed to the sensor node to realize the balanced distribution of the data of the member nodes in the cluster and complete the design of the topology optimization of wireless sensor networks. …”
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The effects of postpartum routine intrauterin treatments on fertility in cows by Yunus Çetin, Örsan Güngör, İbrahim Taşal, Cevat Sipahi, Sait Şendağ, Mehmet Yıldız, Axel Wehrend

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> The study consisted of 380 randomly selected cows with first lactation and milking for 17-30 days. …”
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PENGARUH LAMA FERMENTASI TERHADAP KADAR PROTEIN TEMPE BIJI DURIAN by Agnes Yuantin Maharani, Nasrul Rofiah Hidayati, Sri Handayani, Dewi Endri Astuti, Ria Nopida, Syaiful Fachrurazi

“…The research method using the experimental method Completely Randomized Design (CRD) is a variation of fermentation time of 30 hours, 40 hours and 50 hours. …”
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The effects of the gut bacterial product, gassericin A, on obesity in mice by Valeh Mahdavi, Hamid Reza Kazerani, Fereidoun Taghizad, Hedyeh Balaei

“…Methods Fifty Swiss NIH mice were randomly assigned to five different groups. One group was given a standard diet, while the remaining groups were fed a diet high in fat and sugar. …”
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THIRST RESPONSE TO POST-EXERCISE FLUID REPLACEMENT NEEDS AND CONTROLLED DRINKING by Catalina Capitán-Jiménez, Luis Fernando Aragón-Vargas

“…They remained at rest or exercised at 32±3°C db and 65±6% rh to a randomly assigned dehydration equivalent to 1, 2, and 3% of body mass (BM). …”
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Dynamic graph structure and spatio-temporal representations in wind power forecasting by Zang Peng, Dong Wenqi, Wang Jing, Fu Jianglong

“…Specifically, a Graph Structure Learning (GSL) module is introduced to dynamically construct task-related correlation matrices via backpropagation to mitigate the inherent inconsistency and randomness of wind power data. Additionally, a dual-scale temporal graph learning (DTG) module is further proposed to explore the implicit spatio-temporal features at a fine-grained level using different skip connections from the constructed graph data. …”
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Different Planting Media in Barangan Banana (Musa Acuminata Colla) Breeding in Southeast Aceh by Nico Syahputra Sebayang, Diah Eka Puspita, Surya Basri

“…This study was conducted in Kumbang Jaya Village of Badar District of Southeast Aceh Regency, which took place from April to June 2017. A non factorial randomized block design (RBD) consisting of 3 levels of treatment with 4 replications was used as a research design in this study. …”
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Evaluating the Effects of Three High Intensity Interval Training Protocols on Maximum Oxygen Consumption and Leg Strength in Recreational Football Athletes by Wirat Sonchan, Saralee Sonchan, Ratanyoo Longrak

“…Thirty-one participants were recruited and randomly assigned to one of three HIIT protocols: HIIT20/20, HIIT40/10, or HIIT60/5. …”
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HISTOMORPHOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT OF THE VAGINAL WALL IN DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-TREATED POST-OVARIECTOMIZED WISTAR RATS by Lis Widodo Peni, Pilar Menara Falah, Yudha Nurdian

“…Method: This experiment utilized 36 wistar rats aged 10 - 12 weeks with a body weight of 180 - 200 grams. The rats were randomly divided into two groups with an equal number of members. …”
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Opinions and Practice of US-Based Obstetrician-Gynecologists regarding Vitamin D Screening and Supplementation of Pregnant Women by Sara A. Mohamed, Ayman Al-Hendy, Jay Schulkin, Michael L. Power

“…An online questionnaire regarding physician practice patterns for screening and supplementing pregnant women was administered to 225 randomly selected practicing obstetrician-gynecologists of whom 101 (45%) completed the questionnaire. …”
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Efficacy of Topical Hydrocortisone in Combination with Topical Ciclosporin A for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease in Patients with Sjögren Syndrome by Klemens Fondi, Kata Miháltz, Pia Veronika Vécsei-Marlovits

“…Introduction. The aim of this randomized, observer-masked, parallel group study was to evaluate the short-term and long-term effects of topical hydrocortisone administered in addition to topical ciclosporin A for the first 2 weeks of the treatment in patients with dry eye disease associated with Sjögren syndrome. …”
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Creation and validation of a new index to predict pneumonia associated with ischemic stroke by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Alexis Álvarez Aliaga, Andrés José Quesada Vázquez

“…<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: 725 patients with a diagnosis of ischemic stroke, belonging to a prospective cohort, treated at the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Provincial General Hospital in Bayamo, Granma province, were studied. The sample was randomly divided into a construction cohort with 509 patients for the creation of the index, and another validation cohort with 216 patients. …”
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OM-101 Decreases the Fibrotic Response Associated with Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy by Zeev Dvashi, Keren Ben-Yaakov, Tamir Weinberg, Yoel Greenwald, Ayala Pollack

“…The dispase-injected mice were randomly divided into two groups B and C (N=25 mice); in group C, the eyes were treated with intravitreal injection of OM-101 (3 μl), and group B with PBS, as a control. …”
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The Effect of Different Types of Walking on Dual-Task Performance and Task Prioritization among Community-Dwelling Older Adults by Maayan Agmon, Einat Kodesh, Rachel Kizony

“…Thirty-two (22 female) community-dwelling older adults (aged 72.7±5.7 years). Methods. Subjects randomly conducted single and dual task: walking to three directions separately, cognitive tasks separately, and combination of the two. …”
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