Shear Bond Strength of Colored and Sandblasted Zirconia to Ceramic Veneers Fabricated by the Pressing and Layering Techniques: An In Vitro Study by Mahsa Abbasi, Behnaz Ebadian, Negin Aminianpour

“…The failure mode was also assessed under a stereomicroscope. Three samples were randomly selected from each subgroup (n = 18) for examination of zirconia-phase transformation by X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Induction of Resistance to Larvae Crocidolomia pavonana F. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) using Rhizobacteria to the Cabbage by Indri Yanil Vajri, Trizelia, Haliatur Rahma

“…The study used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with ten treatments and five replications. …”
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Comparing the Efficacy of Triamcinolone Acetonide Iontophoresis versus Topical Calcipotriol/Betamethasone Dipropionate in Treating Nail Psoriasis: A Bilateral Controlled Clinical T... by Nasrin Saki, Shahla Hosseinpoor, Alireza Heiran, Ali Mohammadi, Mehdi Zeraatpishe

“…In the present bilateral comparison clinical trial, sixteen patients with clinical diagnosis of nail psoriasis were enrolled and randomized to receive six monthly TI treatment sessions either on their right or on the left hand target nails and daily application of topical calcipotriol/betamethasone dipropionate for six months on their other hand. …”
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Exploring the nature of stuttering through a behavioral-neuro-modulation intervention program in bilinguals with stuttering by Chanchal Chaudhary, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Gopee Krishnan

“…The language of treatment was randomized, wherein participants in one group received behavioral intervention in their dominant language and the other in their non-dominant language. …”
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The Effects of Six Weeks of Endurance Training and CGRP Inhibition on Nrf2 and AKT Expression in the Hippocampal Tissue of Male Wistar Rats by Maryam Zare, Shila Nayebifar, Soheil Aminizadeh, Majid Vahidian-Rezazadeh

“…Building on a controlled experimental design with a posttest, 28 healthy Wistar male rats were randomly assigned to four groups (n=7 per group), including control, control+CGRP inhibition, endurance training, and endurance training+CGRP inhibition groups. …”
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A clinical study of minimal blood flow clamping combined with 3D printing technology in laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery by Lingbo Yang, Pengtao Wei, Xiaohui Li, Jiantao Sun

“…ObjectiveTo compare the safety and effectiveness of minimum flow clamping combined with 3D printing technology and highly selective renal artery clamping in laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery.MethodsFifty-two patients with renal cancer undergoing partial resection admitted to Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated with Zhengzhou University from 2018-01 to 2021-12 were randomly divided into two groups. Group A comprised 30 cases that underwent laparoscopic partial nephrectomy by minimal blood flow clamping combined with 3D printing technology. …”
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Effect of Porang Glucomannan Flour Formulation on the Characteristics of the Edible Coating Solution and The Quality of Manalagi Apples during Storage by Andrew Setiawan Rusdianto, Winda Amilia, Dewi Arum Puspitania

“…This research uses a Completely Randomized Design (RAL) with three replications. The treatment in this study was a glucomannan flour formulation of 5 levels, namely A0 (without treatment), A1 (0.5%), A2 (0.75%), A3 (1%), A4 (1.25%), carried out for storage for 7 days and observed on days 1, 3, 5, and 7 at room temperature (± 25℃). …”
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Impact of Grinding and Sorting Particle Size on Phytochemical Yield in Dipterocarpus alatus Leaf Extract by Kritsadang Senawong, Somporn Katekaew, Suchat Juntahum, Kittipong Laloon

“…A factorial design in a completely randomized design was conducted to study the combinational effects of sieve sizes (1.0, 1.5, and 3.0 mm) and feed rates (1.0, 1.5, and 3.0 kg min−1), examining the interaction of parameters for grinding oven-dried Yang-Na leaves. …”
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Perceptions about Eclampsia, Birth Preparedness, and Complications Readiness among Antenatal Clients Attending a Specialist Hospital in Kano, Nigeria by Umar Muhammad Lawan, Idris Usman Takai, Hamza Ishaq

“…A cross-sectional design was used to study 250 randomly selected antenatal clients. Data was analyzed using SPSS 16.0. …”
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Mindfulness-based (non-contact) boxing therapy (MBBT) for depression and anxiety: A feasibility study. by Johny Bozdarov, Brett D M Jones, Madeha Umer, Daniel M Blumberger, Ishrat M Husain

“…Further well-designed randomized clinical trials are warranted to confirm the clinical benefits of MBBT.…”
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Usage of the HINTS exam and neuroimaging in the assessment of peripheral vertigo in the emergency department by Alexandra E. Quimby, Edmund S. H. Kwok, Daniel Lelli, Peter Johns, Darren Tse

“…Methods A retrospective cohort study was performed using data pertaining to 500 randomly selected ED visits at a tertiary care centre with a final diagnostic code related to peripherally-originating vertigo between January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2014. …”
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Effect of a Topical Combination of Latanoprost and Pranoprofen on Intraocular Pressure and the Ocular Surface in Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients by Simin Zhu, Dabo Wang, Jing Han

“…Forty-eight subjects were randomized into two study groups (NSAID and control). …”
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Efficacy of High-Voltage Pulsed Radiofrequency in Zoster-Associated Pain: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review by Yinghao Song, Ziheng Yu, Jingjing Guan, Haisheng Wu, Jinglang Zhang, Liu Qiaoling, Min Yuan, Xinzhi Cheng, Bingyu Ling

“…Results. We reviewed 6 randomized controlled trials involving 428 patients. …”
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The Effect of Gamification in Flipped Classroom on the Critical Thinking of Female Child Trainer Students in Yazd Technical and Vocational College by Motahareh eslami, Yousef Mahdavinasab, Zohreh khoshneshin, Asiyeh Modarressi Saryazdi

“…The statistical population consisted of 150 students in the field of child trainer at Yazd Girls' Technical and Vocational College, with a sample size of 56 students selected randomly from two classes. Prior to the intervention, a pre-test was administered to both groups, and the experimental group was taught using a gamified flipped classroom method while the control group was taught using a traditional flipped classroom method. …”
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Vascular Closure Devices versus Manual Compression in Cardiac Interventional Procedures: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Naidong Pang, Jia Gao, Binghang Zhang, Min Guo, Nan Zhang, Meng Sun, Rui Wang

“…In terms of vascular complication risks, VCD group might be associated with a lower risk of major complications (p=0.0001), but the analysis limited to randomized controlled trials did not support this result (p=0.68). …”
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Efficacy of Philosophy Training for Children on the Social Responsibility and Ethical Intelligence of 9-12-Year-Old Children by Zeinab Ghdiri Bidhendi, Seyyed Mahmoud Mirzamani Bafghi

“…The purposive sampling method was employed to select thirty-two girls with low social responsibility and ethical intelligence. The girls were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups, with 17 children in the experimental group and 15 in the control group. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Complex Defensive Mechanisms in Salt-Tolerant and Salt-Sensitive Shrub Willow Genotypes under Salinity Stress by Dezong Sui, Baosong Wang

“…Furthermore, expressions of nine randomly selected DEGs were verified by qRT-PCR analysis. …”
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Direct and residual effect of various vermicompost on soil nutrient and nutrient uptake dynamics and productivity of four mustard Pak-Coi (Brassica rapa L.) sequences in organic fa... by N. Nurhidayati, Masyhuri Machfudz, Indiyah Murwani

“…The experiment used a factorial randomized block design with two factors. Factor I comprised three kinds of vermicompost with three types of bedding materials; V1—spent mushroom waste, V2—coconut husk, and V3—sugarcane trash, while factor II comprised four different application rates: 5, 10, 15, and 20 t ha−1. …”
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The effect of palatine tonsil size on occlusion among 10- 12 years students in erbil city. by Hozan Farid Tawfiq, Omar Fawzi Chawshli

“…A sample size of (300) students, (160) male and (140) female was randomly selected. Dental impressions were taken for each student. …”
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Saline Water Impact on Water Use Efficiency of Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia L) Using Drip Irrigation by Kamran Baksh Soomro, M. M. Shaikh, Sanyogita Andriyas, Muhammad Rizwan Shahid

“…The experimental design was complete randomized block design (RCBD) with two treatments of irrigation: (1) freshwater (IT1) with 0.56 dS m−1 electrical conductivity and (2) saline water (IT2) with 2.89 dS m−1 electrical conductivity. …”
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