How Menstruation Is Perceived by Adolescent School Girls in Gedeo Zone of Ethiopia? by Zelalem Belayneh, Moges Mareg, Birhanie Mekuriaw

“…An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among a randomly selected 791 adolescent high school girls at the Gedeo zone through the multistage sampling technique. …”
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: A Narrative Review by Omer Faruk Uygur, Merve Celik

“…This review aimed to assess the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimula- tion, deep transcranial magnetic stimulation, and theta burst stimulation protocols in treating alcohol use disorder, focusing on randomized controlled studies with sham. The studies reviewed predominantly target the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. …”
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Assessing the Quality of Diabetic Patients Care by Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Elodia Rivas Alpízar, Gisela Zerquera Trujillo, Dania Peraza Alejo, Innerys Rosell García

“…At the same time, 172 randomly selected medical records were also revised. …”
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The social determinants of migrant domestic worker (MDW) health and well-being in the Western Pacific Region: A Scoping Review. by Jamie Chan, Georgia Dominguez, Antonia Hua, Melissa Garabiles, Carl A Latkin, Brian J Hall

“…Future population representative epidemiological and respondent driven sampling studies are needed to estimate population health burdens. In addition, randomized control trials and public health intervention studies are needed to improve women's health outcomes and address proximal health determinants to reduce health inequalities. …”
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Innovation of kwetiau with red rice and red bean flour: evaluation of nutritional value and potential fiber source for patients with diabetes mellitus by Mulus Gumilar, Gurid Pramintarto Eko Mulyo, Dila Evianda, Roro Nur Fauziyah

“…The research utilized an experimental design with a completely randomized design (CRD) framework. Methodologies included hedonic tests to assess organoleptic properties, enzymatic gravimetry for fiber content, gravimetry for water and ash content, the Kjeldahl method for protein content, Soxhlet extraction for fat content, and calculations for carbohydrate and energy content. …”
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The Effect of Six Weeks of Patella Taping on Pain in Women with Knee Osteoarthritis by Maryam Alikhani, Hamid Tabatabai

“…The participants were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (15 women) or the control group (15 women). …”
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Floristic status of the Himalayan foothills in Haryana – vegetation composition, diversity and population structure by Dhiman Himanshi, Saharan Harikesh, Punia Harish, Jakhar Somveer

“…The vegetation sampling was done by randomly selecting 30 plots in the selected area. The study showed that AR_2 (118 plant species: 31 trees, 17 shrubs, 58 herbs, and 12 climbers) had a higher number of plant species in comparison to AR_1 (106 plant species: 26 trees, 14 shrubs, 54 herbs, and 12 climbers) with Poaceae being the family with the greatest number of species. …”
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Effectiveness of a Group-Based Culturally Tailored Lifestyle Intervention Program on Changes in Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes among Asian Indians in the United States by Rupal M. Patel, Ranjita Misra, Sudha Raj, Ashok Balasubramanyam

“…Participants were screened for risk factors and randomly assigned to a 12-week group-based lifestyle intervention program (n=34) or a control group (n=36) that received standard print material on diabetes prevention. …”
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The effect of interventionist dynamic assessment on Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary learning and retention: a sociocultural inquiry by Malihe YarAhmadi, Hossein Kargar Behbahani

“…To this end, adopting a quantitative quasi-experimental pretest–posttest-delayed posttest control group design, 80 pre-intermediate learners from two intact classes from a university in South Iran were randomly divided into two conditions: an experimental group (EG), which received DA-based treatment with appropriate scaffolding and zone of proximal development (ZPD)-sensitive instruction; and a control group (CG), which, in contrast to the EG, received traditional vocabulary instruction with the teacher merely providing direct translation of the target vocabulary. …”
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Comparison of the Effectiveness and Mechanism of Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Based on Emotion-Focused Therapy on Sexual Health in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: The... by Mojgan Zandi, Shahram Mohammad Khani, Mohammad Hatami

“…Three groups of 15 were randomly selected from the forty-five eligible individuals and volunteers who were selected using the cluster sampling method: acceptance and commitment-based therapy, emotion-focused therapy, and witness-based therapy. …”
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Effect of Zhi Tune Music on Motor Function of Cerebral Ischemic Stroke Hemiplegic Patients with Qi Deficiency and Blood Stasis Syndrome by Xia LI, Feng DENG, Xiaoyu WU, Jinxiu CHEN

“…Objective:To explore the effect of Zhi tune music on motor function of cerebral ischemic stroke hemiplegic (CISH) patients with Qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome.Methods:A total of 90 CISH patients with Qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome were randomized into Zhi tune group (<italic>n</italic>=45) and conventional control group (<italic>n</italic>=45). …”
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Estimation of stress tolerance indices for identification of heat tolerant genotypes in barley by Yogender Kumar*, Suman Devi, Divya Phougat and Harsh Chaurasia

“…A total of 29 barley genotypes were evaluated under normal (non-stress) and heat stress conditions during 2021-22 crop season with four replications in randomized block design (RBD) at Research Area, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana). …”
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MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM AND PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES IN LAGOS, NIGERIA by Abdulrasaq Mustapha, Mubaraq Sanni

“…The study employs quantitative method to obtain survey data from randomly selected 262 of small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises in Lagos State respectively. …”
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Influence of Light Curing Time on the Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets Using Different Light Curing Units – An In vitro Study by Anand A. Tripathi, Shalabh Baxi, Manika Singhal, Anurag Tiwari, P. Narayana Prasad, Hiroj Bagde

“…Materials and Methods: This in vitro study involved 60 extracted human premolars, randomly divided into three groups (n = 20) based on the type of LCU used: halogen, LED, and plasma arc. …”
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Effect Observation on Quanjing Acupuncture combined with Blood-letting Cupping Therapy on Upper Extremity Spasticity in Recovery Stage of Stroke by Zhulian ZHAN, Lu YANG, Mali XI, Xiaoying HU, Guoping ZHOU

“…Objective:To observe the effect of Quanjing acupuncture combined with blood-letting cupping therapy on upper limb spasticity in recovery stage of stroke.Methods:A total of 110 patients with stroke at recovery stage were randomly divided into control group and treatment group, with 55 cases in each group. …”
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Educational Advance Organizers: A Bridge to Effective Learning by Mehri Yavari, Akram Bagherzadeh, Haniye Mastour, Shima Sadat Zarif Nahad

“…The required sample was 120 staff entered the study using the census of the entire population and were randomly divided equally into three groups. In the two intervention groups, education was provided by the method of explanatory and visual advance organizers, and in the control group, education was provided in the form of lectures. …”
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The Therapeutic Potential of Inflamed Gingiva-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Preclinical Studies: A Scoping Review of a Unique Biomedical Waste by Gamilah Al-Qadhi, Sarah Al-Rai, Layla Hafed

“…While most of the included studies lacked randomization, blinding, and sample size calculation, they were designed accurately in other aspects of the guidelines. …”
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The relationship between health literacy and colorectal cancer early diagnosis in the elderly by Elahe Tavassoli, Amin Moazamani, Forouzan Ganji

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study examined the level of health literacy and performing cancer-screening behaviors in the 351elderly of Shahrekord whose information was fully recorded in electronic case records and selected randomly. After collecting information using standard health literacy questionnaire and checklist about colorectal cancer early diagnosis, the data was analyzed using SPSS version 25 software. …”
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Seasonal forecasting of Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel, 1912 (Diptera: Tephritidae) in bioclimatic zones of Sri Lanka using the SARIMA model by W. M. C. D. Wijekoon, G. A. S. M. Ganehiarachchi, H. C. E. Wegiriya, S. P. Vidanage

“…The density was assessed using the monthly-based fruit fly trap collection method from randomly selected 40 locations in all bioclimatic zones (wet, intermediate, dry, and arid). …”
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Effects of intracameral dexamethasone injection versus topical steroids post phacoemulsification operation by Alaa I. A. Ghonim, Mervat E. Elgharieb, Amr A.-F. Gab-Alla, Ehab M. Moawad

“…Methodology A prospective randomized clinical trial. Participants were divided into two groups in group A, dexamethasone sodium-phosphate (0.4 mg/0.1 mL) was injected intracamerally at the end of phacoemulsification surgeries without topical steroids postoperatively. …”
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