Recent plastic technologies development of basal texture control to improve the property of wrought Mg alloys-a review by Xiaoyu Feng, Lifei Wang, Xiang Chen, Kunkun Deng, Xiao Wang, Liuwei Zheng, Hongxia Wang, Qiang Zhang, Ho Kwon, Bin Xing, Kwang Seon Shin

“…The discontinuous dynamic recrystallization (DDRX) process produces new grains with a randomly distributed orientation. Consequently, the initial dense basal texture has been decreased, the basal slip systems are significantly activated, and plasticity is greatly improved. …”
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A Comparison between the Effects of Glucantime, Topical Trichloroacetic Acid 50% plus Glucantime, and Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser plus Glucantime on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Les... by Fariba Jaffary, Mohammad Ali Nilforoushzadeh, Amirhossein Siadat, Elaheh Haftbaradaran, Nazli Ansari, Elham Ahmadi

“…A total of 90 patients were randomly divided into three groups of 30 to be treated with intralesional injection of glucantime, a combination of topical TCA 50% and glucantime, or a combination of fractional laser and glucantime. …”
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Sustained Weight Loss with Vagal Nerve Blockade but Not with Sham: 18-Month Results of the ReCharge Trial by Scott A. Shikora, Bruce M. Wolfe, Caroline M. Apovian, Mehran Anvari, David B. Sarwer, Robert D. Gibbons, Sayeed Ikramuddin, Christopher J. Miller, Mark B. Knudson, Katherine S. Tweden, Michael G. Sarr, Charles J. Billington

“…The ReCharge trial is a double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial of 239 participants with body mass index (BMI) of 40 to 45 kg/m or 35 to 40 kg/m with one or more obesity-related conditions. …”
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Regulation of UCP1 in the Browning of Epididymal Adipose Tissue by β3-Adrenergic Agonist: A Role for MicroRNAs by Zongji Zheng, Xiaomeng Liu, Qianwei Zhao, Lei Zhang, Chenzhong Li, Yaoming Xue

“…Total of fourteen mice were randomly divided into control and study group. Study group mice were injected intraperitoneally with CL316243 once daily for seven days; meanwhile the control group were treated with 0.9% NaCl. …”
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Demineralized Freeze-Dried Bovine Cortical Bone: Its Potential for Guided Bone Regeneration Membrane by David B. Kamadjaja, Achmad Harijadi, Pratiwi Soesilawati, Eny Wahyuni, Nurul Maulidah, Akhsanal Fauzi, Fika Rah Ayu, Roberto Simanjuntak, R. Soesanto, Djodi Asmara, Andra Rizqiawan, Peter Agus, Coen Pramono

“…Evaluation of immune response, tissue response, and biodegradation was done by randomly implanting DFDBCBM and BPCM in rat’s subcutaneous dorsum. …”
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Network intervention analysis to assess the trajectory of change and intervention effects associated with the use of self-control training for ego depletion aftereffects by JunJi Ying, Xiaofang Zhang, Lei Ren, RiHan Wu, Wei Xiao, Xufeng Liu

“…Networks were computed at the baseline, at the end of treatment, at 1-, 3-, 6-, 9- and 12-month follow up. 62 samples were recruited from universities and randomly divided into two groups. The sample ranged in age from 18 to 25 years and included both males and females. …”
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Effects of Chinese Liquors on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Healthy Young Humans by Ju-Sheng Zheng, Jing Yang, Tao Huang, Xiao-Jie Hu, Ming Luo, Duo Li

“…Forty-five healthy subjects (23 men, 22 women), aged 23–28, were recruited and randomized into two groups: TFL and TCL, and consumed 30 mL/day (45% (v/v) alcohol) of either liquor for 28 days. …”
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Study of Drought Characteristics and Atmospheric Circulation Mechanisms via a “Cloud Model”, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China by Sinan Wang, Henglu Miao, Yingjie Wu, Wei Li, Mingyang Li

“…The overall drought conditions indicated an increasing trend, the entropy (E_n) and hyper entropy (H_e) values demonstrated increasing trends, and the expectation (E_x) showed a downward trend. The fuzziness and randomness of the drought distribution were relatively low, and the certainty of drought was relatively easy to measure. …”
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Do Increased Doses to Stem-Cell Niches during Radiation Therapy Improve Glioblastoma Survival? by Sebastian Adeberg, Semi Ben Harrabi, Nina Bougatf, Denise Bernhardt, Angela Mohr, Juliane Rieber, Christian Koelsche, Stefan Rieken, Juergen Debus

“…Targeting the potential cancer stem cells in the SVZ might be a promising treatment approach for glioblastoma and should be addressed in a prospective randomized trial.…”
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The impact of adherence counseling incorporating a point of care urine tenofovir assay on virologic suppression among individuals failing tenofovir-lamivudine-dolutegravir: A pre-p... by Leonard Bikinesi, Matthew A. Spinelli, Ntombizodwa Nyoni, Daniella Mouton, Assegid Mengistu, Jacques Kamangu, Iyaloo Konstantinus, Pearl Kalimugogo, Gram Mutandi, Fekir Negussie, Guohong Wang, Susie Welty, Willi McFarland, R. Suzanne Beard, Jessica Haberer, Suzanne McCluskey, Monica Gandhi, Steven Y. Hong

“…Encouraging results of this pre-post intervention will be rigorously tested in a randomized trial.…”
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Job Satisfaction among Ophthalmologists in Iran by Hamideh Sabbaghi, Masomeh Kalantarion, Mehdi Yaseri, Bahareh Kheiri, Zhale Rajavi, Sare Safi

“…Questionnaires were randomly distributed among registered ophthalmologists at the 29 t h Annual Congress of the Iranian Society of Ophthalmology in November 2019. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Cost-Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists: What Is the Quality of the Evidence? by Faith Donald, Kelley Kilpatrick, Kim Reid, Nancy Carter, Ruth Martin-Misener, Denise Bryant-Lukosius, Patricia Harbman, Sharon Kaasalainen, Deborah A. Marshall, Renee Charbonneau-Smith, Erin E. Donald, Monique Lloyd, Abigail Wickson-Griffiths, Jennifer Yost, Pamela Baxter, Esther Sangster-Gormley, Pamela Hubley, Célyne Laflamme, Marsha Campbell–Yeo, Sheri Price, Jennifer Boyko, Alba DiCenso

“…To assess the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating NP and CNS cost-effectiveness (defined broadly to also include studies measuring health resource utilization). …”
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Performance of Size 1 I-Gel Compared with Size 1 ProSeal Laryngeal Mask in Anesthetized Infants and Neonates by Gulay Erdogan Kayhan, Zekine Begec, Mukadder Sanli, Ender Gedik, Mahmut Durmus

“…Fifty infants and neonates, ASA I-II were included in this prospective, randomized, and controlled study. Patients were divided into two groups for placing I-gel or ProSeal LMA. …”
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Green Tea Extract Supplementation Induces the Lipolytic Pathway, Attenuates Obesity, and Reduces Low-Grade Inflammation in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet by Cláudio A. Cunha, Fábio S. Lira, José C. Rosa Neto, Gustavo D. Pimentel, Gabriel I. H. Souza, Camila Morais Gonçalves da Silva, Cláudio T. de Souza, Eliane B. Ribeiro, Alexandra Christine Helena Frankland Sawaya, Cláudia M. Oller do Nascimento, Bruno Rodrigues, Patrícia de Oliveira Carvalho, Lila M. Oyama

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of green tea Camellia sinensis extract on proinflammatory molecules and lipolytic protein levels in adipose tissue of diet-induced obese mice. Animals were randomized into four groups: CW (chow diet and water); CG (chow diet and water + green tea extract); HW (high-fat diet and water); HG (high-fat diet and water + green tea extract). …”
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Short-Course Induction Treatment with Intrathecal Amphotericin B Lipid Emulsion for HIV Infected Patients with Cryptococcal Meningitis by Gerardo Alvarez-Uria, Manoranjan Midde, Raghavakalyan Pakam, Pradeep Sukumar Yalla, Praveen Kumar Naik, Raghuprakash Reddy

“…However, the good tolerability of intrathecal administration of AmB lipid emulsion and the clinically important mortality reduction observed with the short-course induction treatment warrant further research, ideally through a randomized clinical trial.…”
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The genomic architecture of circulating cytokine levels points to drug targets for immune-related diseases by Marek J. Konieczny, Murad Omarov, Lanyue Zhang, Rainer Malik, Tom G. Richardson, Sebastian-Edgar Baumeister, Jürgen Bernhagen, Martin Dichgans, Marios K. Georgakis

“…Applying Mendelian randomization (MR), we detected a network of complex cytokine interconnections with TNF-b, VEGF, and IL-1ra exhibiting pleiotropic downstream effects on multiple cytokines. …”
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Megestrol acetate for appetite stimulation and weight gain in older adults with unintentional weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Larissa de Freitas do Lago-Abreu, Raphael Lopes Olegário, Luciana Lilian Louzada Martini, Einstein Francisco Camargos

“…In this systematic review, we evaluated the use of MA to improve appetite and treat unintentional weight loss and/or the anorexia-cachexia syndrome in older adults. Randomized studies published up to December 2023 in three languages (Portuguese, Spanish, or English) were retrieved from five databases. …”
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n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation Has No Effect on Postprandial Triglyceride-Rich Lipoprotein Kinetics in Men with Type 2 Diabetes by André J. Tremblay, Benoît Lamarche, Jean-Charles Hogue, Patrick Couture

“…The present double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study investigated the effects of n-3 PUFA supplementation at 3 g/d for 8 weeks on the intravascular kinetics of intestinally derived apolipoprotein (apo) B-48-containing lipoproteins in 10 men with type 2 diabetes. …”
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Production Potentials of Quality Tree Seeds from Orchards and Plantations in Tanzania by Fortunate Stephen Senya, Charles Joseph Kilawe, Greyson Zabron Nyamoga, Yonika Mathew Ngaga

“…In each seed source, 16 plots, measuring 100 x 100 m, were randomly selected. In each plot, seeds were collected from 30 trees bearing seeds and possessing good characters. …”
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Benefits of Hip Hop Dance for obese children and adolescents: A systematic review by Taise Tomio, Janaina Niehues, Ana Souza, Wanessa Zanotto, Camila Adam, Samuel Fragnani, Tatyana Nery, Ana Gonzales, Robson Lemos, Patrícia Haas

“…Methods: The search for relevant articles was conducted in the electronic databases Medline (Pubmed), Cochrane, LILACS, SciELO from January through June 2014, being structured as [(hip hop /) and (obesity /) and (children/ adolescent), controlled and randomized trials were included regarding the systematic practice of hip hop dance as exercise and its benefits for obese children and adolescents, subjects aged 2-19, considered obese and/or overweight. …”
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