Polycystic Ovarian Condition May Be a Risk Factor for Ovarian Tumor Development in the Laying Hen Model of Spontaneous Ovarian Cancer by Hyun Ju Lee, Janice M. Bahr, Pincas Bitterman, Sanjib Basu, Sameer Sharma, Jacques S. Abramowicz, Animesh Barua

“…In the exploratory study, 3–4-year-old laying hens were randomly selected and examined for the presence of polycystic ovaries with cancer (PCOC). …”
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Computational identification and experimental validation of novel Saccharum officinarum microRNAs along with their targets through RT-PCR approach by Abdul Baqi, Samiullah, Jadoon Khan, Asma Sadiq, Yousaf Khan, Shahid Ali, Syed Nadeem ul Hassan Mohani, Naqeebullah Khan, Tawaf Ali Shah, Khalid S. Almaary, Youssouf Ali Younous, Mohammed Bourhia

“…After the preparation of fourteen randomly chosen primers, they were validated by RT-PCR. …”
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Towards Privacy-Aware and Trustworthy Data Sharing Using Blockchain for Edge Intelligence by Youyang Qu, Lichuan Ma, Wenjie Ye, Xuemeng Zhai, Shui Yu, Yunfeng Li, David Smith

“…The trust is evaluated by a defined community density, while the corresponding privacy protection level is mapped to controllable randomized noise constrained by differential privacy. …”
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Effect of phototherapy on event-related potentials in patients with post-stroke depression through serum tetrahydrobiopterin level intervention: a clinical study by Bingchuan Xie, Zhenguo Wu, Zixuan Zhou, Wenting Lu, Lin Liu, Lizhuang Zhang

“…Methods We conducted a prospective study with 160 post-stroke depression patients, randomly assigned to an experimental group receiving daily 40 min of phototherapy alongside routine treatment, and a control group receiving only routine treatment. …”
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Weight gain secondary to the use of oral Janus kinase inhibitors: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Grace Xiong, BHSc, Eric Yu, Martin Heung, Jaehyeong Yang, BSc, Megan Lowe, MPH, Mohannad Abu-Hilal, MD

“…Overall, 5.9% (947/16,000) of patients reported weight again. In randomized control trials, weight gain was observed in 7% (95% CI: 0.04; 0.09) of patients, while weight loss was observed in 1% (95% CI: 0.00; 0.03). …”
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Characteristics of functional constipation and analysis of intestinal microbiota in children aged 0–4 in Zunyi region by Shungang Gong, Zhengbo Yu, Yuan Ding, Yue Wang, Xi Li, Shengli Gu

“…Twenty-nine children with FC were randomly selected as the functional constipation group (FCG), and 26 healthy children, matched for age, sex, and area, were selected as the control group (CG). …”
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Impact of adjunctive tolvaptan on sympathetic activity in acute heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Shunsuke Tamaki, Takahisa Yamada, Takashi Morita, Yoshio Furukawa, Masato Kawasaki, Atsushi Kikuchi, Tsutomu Kawai, Masahiro Seo, Makoto Abe, Jun Nakamura, Kyoko Yamamoto, Kiyomi Kayama, Masatsugu Kawahira, Kazuya Tanabe, Kunpei Ueda, Takanari Kimura, Daisuke Sakamoto, Yuto Tamura, Takeshi Fujita, Masatake Fukunami

“…Methods and results We enrolled 51 consecutive ADHF patients with LVEF ≥45%. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either tolvaptan add‐on (n = 25) or conventional diuretic therapy (n = 26). …”
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How do improved lentil varieties affect farmers’ livelihood status in central Bangladesh? by Monira Sultana, Jannatul Ferdous Shetu, Fatema Sarker, Sharif Ahammad, Md. Hayder Khan Sujan

“…This study constructed a livelihood assessment index (LAI) by adopting the sustainable livelihood framework (SLF) provided by the Department for International Development (DFID) using primary data collected from two hundred randomly selected respondents during March–April 2022. …”
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High Concentrations of Tilmicosin Promote the Spread of Multidrug Resistance Gene <i>tol</i>C in the Pig Gut Microbiome Through Mobile Genetic Elements by Tao Chen, Minxing Zhao, Majian Chen, Xiaoyue Tang, Yuliang Qian, Xiaoting Li, Yan Wang, Xindi Liao, Yinbao Wu

“…This study investigated changes in ARGs, mobile genetic elements (MGEs), and gut microbial composition following tilmicosin administration in pigs. Thirty pigs were randomly divided into control (CK), low-concentration (0.2 g/kg; L), and high-concentration (0.4 g/kg; H) groups. …”
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Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Growth and Nutrient Uptake by Young Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) by Jerome A. Dogbatse, Alfred Arthur, Godfred K. Awudzi, Amos K. Quaye, Sampson Konlan, Andrews A. Amaning

“…A study was therefore conducted at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana to determine the effect of integrated application of poultry manure (PM) and sulphate of ammonia (SOA) fertilizers on survival, growth, and nutrient uptake by cacao seedlings under marginal field conditions. A randomized complete block design with four replications was used to evaluate the effects of six treatments. …”
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The Effectiveness of Adolescent-Centered Mindfulness Training on Academic Burnout and Symptoms of Social Anxiety in Students by Sanaz Soolari Esfahani, Seyed Hamid Atashpour, Narges Keshti Arai, Ali Mahdad

“…Purposive sampling was employed to select 30 female students, who were subsequently randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups, each consisting of 15 individuals. …”
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MicroRNA-208a Dysregulates Apoptosis Genes Expression and Promotes Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis during Ischemia and Its Silencing Improves Cardiac Function after Myocardial Infarction by Hasahya Tony, Kai Meng, Bangwei Wu, Aijia Yu, Qiutang Zeng, Kunwu Yu, Yucheng Zhong

“…MI was induced in male C57BL/6 mice randomly assigned to antagomir (n=6) or control group (n=7), while sham group (n=7) had sham operation done. …”
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Excessive Daytime Sleepiness among Hypertensive US-Born Blacks and Foreign-Born Blacks: Analysis of the CAATCH Data by N. Williams, O. Abo Al Haija, A. Workneh, D. Sarpong, E. Keku, G. Ogedegbe, S. I. McFarlane, G. Jean-Louis

“…We used the Counseling African-Americans to Control Hypertension (CAATCH) data. CAATCH is a group randomized clinical trial that was conducted among 30 community healthcare centers in New York, yielding baseline data for 1,058 hypertensive black patients. …”
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The Safety and Tolerability of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Phosphate with Sodium Ferrous Citrate in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Bahrain by Feryal Al-Saber, Waleed Aldosari, Mariam Alselaiti, Hesham Khalfan, Ahmed Kaladari, Ghulam Khan, George Harb, Riyadh Rehani, Sizuka Kudo, Aya Koda, Tohru Tanaka, Motowo Nakajima, Abdulla Darwish

“…A multifaceted treatment approach can include nutritional supplements with antioxidant properties such as 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) with sodium ferrous citrate (SFC). This prospective, randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled, dose escalating pilot clinical trial assessed the safety of 5-ALA with SFC at doses up to 200 mg 5-ALA/229.42 mg SFC per day in patients living in Bahrain with type 2 diabetes mellitus that was uncontrolled despite the use of one or more antidiabetic drugs. …”
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Leveraging advanced deep learning and machine learning approaches for snow depth prediction using remote sensing and ground data by Haytam Elyoussfi, Abdelghani Boudhar, Salwa Belaqziz, Mostafa Bousbaa, Karima Nifa, Bouchra Bargam, Abdelghani Chehbouni

“…The dataset was processed and normalized for optimal performance, and hyperparameters were fine-tuned using a randomized search method. New hydrological insights for the region: The Results highlight the efficacy of AI-based approaches for snow depth prediction, with SVR achieving the best performance (Root Mean Square Error of 2–5 cm and an average coefficient of determination of 0.97). …”
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Effects on Serum Fractalkine by Diet and Omega-3 Fatty Acid Intervention: Relation to Clinical Outcome by Kristian Laake, Ingebjørg Seljeflot, Morten Wang Fagerland, Ida Unhammer Njerve, Harald Arnesen, Svein Solheim

“…Materials and Methods. 563 men (age 64–75 yrs) at high risk of CAD were randomized into a 2 × 2 factorial designed trial for 3-year dietary counseling and/or n-3 PUFA supplementation (2.4 g/d). …”
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CYP2C19 polymorphism and coronary in-stent restenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Ivana Purnama Dewi, Irawan Yusuf, Agussalim Bukhari, Muzakkir Amir, Vitriyaturrida ., Yusra Pintaningrum, Idar Mappangara, Hendy Bhaskara Perdana Putra

“…Results A total of 284 patients (four non-randomized controlled trial studies) were included in this study. …”
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Effects of Dietary Coated Folic Acid and Folic Acid Addition on Lactation Performance, Rumen Fermentation, and Hepatic Lipid Content in Early Lactation Dairy Cows by Nan Sun, Songming Zou, Jiaxin Feng, Gang Guo, Qiang Liu, Yawei Zhang, Lei Chen, Wenjie Huo, Cong Wang

“…A total of 140 Holstein cows were allocated to seven groups in a randomized block design. Cows in the control received no addition, those in the in low CFA (LCFA), medium CFA (MCFA), and high CFA (HCFA) groups received CFA at 135, 270, and 405 mg FA/d, and those in the low FA (LFA), medium FA (MFA), and high FA (HFA) groups received FA at 135, 270, and 405 mg/d. …”
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The Effects of Multimodal Exercise Program on Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Parkinson\'s Disease by Abbas Abdel Amir Nasser, khosro Jalali Dehkordi, Mahmoud Nasser Radhi, Farzaneh Taghian, Ahmad Chitsaz

“…Methods: Thirty elderly patients with PD were randomly divided into two equal groups of MEP and control, with no significant differences in age, weight, and height. …”
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Colour Stability and Lipid Oxidation of Beef Longissimus Lumborum under Different Packaging Conditions by Bonny Dadji Stéphane Serge, Li Xin, Li Zheng, Li Meng, Du Manting, Gao Lingling, Zhang Dequan

“…The muscles longissimus lumborum were randomly packed in vacuum or modified atmosphere packaging (MAP, 80% O2, 20% CO2). …”
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