The Effectiveness of Motivational Psychotherapy on Social-Emotional Competencies of Students with Type 1 Diabetes by Hossein Sahebdel, Hossein Kareshki, Hossein Mehrabi

“…Fifty male students were randomly selected and divided into two groups of 25 (experimental and control groups). …”
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Coronectomy versus total odontectomy of impacted lower third molars with close relation tothe inferior alveolar canal: An open clinical trial. by Hundren Muhammad, Rozh Mumtaz, Dilman Najmaddin, Omed Ikram

“…The patients were subdivided randomly into two groups, each group consisting of twenty patients. …”
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Histological and radiographic assessment of the regenerative potential of sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) as a novel direct pulp capping material in an animal model by Mostafa Kamel Mohamed, Mohamed Abdelfattah Abdelrahman, Abdel-Razik Hashem Abdel-Razik, Ahmad Abdel Hamid Elheeny

“…Methods A split-mouth design was employed with three healthy 4-month-old Mongrel dogs, each having 36 premolars. The premolars were randomly assigned to either SHMP or MTA. The specimens were stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Masson’s trichrome, and histologically examined three months after the animals were sacrificed. …”
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Human Posture Recognition and Estimation Method Based on 3D Multiview Basketball Sports Dataset by Xuhui Song, Linyuan Fan

“…In order to be efficient in computing and processing, the multilayer perceptron in the network model is implemented by a one-dimensional convolutional network. The input is a randomly sampled point set, and after a layer of perceptron, it outputs a feature set of n × 16. …”
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Comparative study of bupivacaine and bupivacaine plus dexamethasone under ultrasound guidance for sacral erector plane block in pediatric urological surgeries by Esmat Mundrawala, Usha Badole, Poornima Sonkamble, Sukriti Atram

“…METHODS: 30 patients, ASA 1 / 2,  12 months – 12 years undergoing urogenital surgeries were randomly divided into 2 groups. Under  general anaesthesia, in prone position, with  linear ultrasound probe placed longitudinally in the midline; 25 G, 90 mm spinal needle was advanced  craniocaudally  until its tip reached  the 4th sacral crest and prepared drug was injected  Group A received 1ml/kg of 0.25% Bupivacaine with 2ml saline Group B received 1 ml/kg of 0.25% Bupivacaine with 0.2mg/kg Dexamethasone in saline to make total volume of 2 ml. …”
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Elritercept, a modified activin receptor IIA ligand trap, increased erythropoiesis and thrombopoiesis in a phase 1 trial by Jennifer Lachey, Christopher Rovaldi, Suresh Bobba, Jared Tur, Harveen Natarajan, Ben Snyder, Jasbir Seehra

“…The objectives of this phase 1 randomized, placebo-controlled study of elritercept were to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamic markers of activin inhibition and hematopoiesis in healthy postmenopausal women (N = 48). …”
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Creation of transgenic mice susceptible to coronaviruses: a platform for studying viral pathogenesis and testing vaccines by N. R. Battulin, O. L. Serov

“…The exogenous DNA of the constructs is inserted into the recipient genome randomly and with a varying number of copies. Based on this technology, lines of transgenic mice susceptible to intranasal coronavirus infection have been created. …”
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Is city of residence a factor differentiating sitting time in adolescents? by Roberval Pizano, Christianne de Faria Coelho Ravagnani, Robert Weaver, Maria Sylvia Vitalle

“…The choice of municipalities occurred for convenience and the selection of schools and students was performed randomly. Multi-level mixed linear regression models were used to estimate the relationship between the independent variables and sitting time (min.day-1) during weekdays and weekend days. …”
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Does p‐lactate increase in patients with GSD1 after ingesting a meal with common‐size sources of fructose and galactose? Observations from a prospective, non‐blinded, crossover pil... by Camilla Diana B. Caroee, Allan M. Lund

“…Abstract Ingestion of fructose and galactose may result in elevated lactate concentrations in patients with glycogen storage disease type 1 (GSD1). In this randomized cross‐over pilot study, 7 patients with GSD 1a (6) and GSD1b (1) orally consumed a common‐size fructose and galactose from either 200 mL of skimmed milk, 200 mL juice or 200 mL water. …”
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A clinical study exploring the prediction of microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma through the use of combined enhanced CT and MRI radiomics. by Jiangfa Li, Wenxiang Song, Jixue Li, Lv Cai, Zhao Jiang, Mengxiao Wei, Boming Nong, Meiyu Lai, Yiyi Jiang, Erbo Zhao, Liping Lei

“…The 93 patients were randomly divided into training and validation groups in 7:3 ratio. …”
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Investigation of the healing effects of Afyon Province hot spring waters on experimentally-induced fatty liver in mice by Bülent Elitok, Ibrahim Kişlalioğlu, Yavuz Ulusoy, Bahadır Kilinç

“…Histological tests and blood tests were performed on day 1, 7, 14, and 21 of the experiment using five animals randomly selected from each group. On day 21 of the experiment, the animals of the experimental group demonstrated a significant (p < 0.05) decrease in the total number of leukocytes, neutrophils, monocytes, as well as in the levels of aspartate aminostatesferase, alanine aminopenesferase, gamma-glutamyltransferase, low-density lipoproteins, total cholesterol, triglycerides. …”
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Dietary Niacin Requirement of Juvenile Chinese Mitten Crab, Eriocheir sinensis by Xuran Liu, Wenlong Wan, Mengge Li, Jiayuan Shi, Jie Xu, Zihan Zhou, Anran Wang, Shuyan Miao

“…All 360 crabs (initial average weight 1.14±0.04 g) were randomly divided into 6 groups with 3 replicates in each group and 20 crabs in each replicate. …”
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Effect of combining different 10-MDP-containing primers and cement systems on shear bond strength between resin cement and zirconia by Kan Wongkamhaeng, Kopchai Poomparnich, Top Chitkraisorn, Kwanwong Boonpitak, Terawat Tosiriwatanapong

“…Methods High translucency zirconia discs were sectioned and sintered according to the manufacturer’s recommendations. The specimens were randomly applied with three different primers (Scotchbond Universal Adhesive, Tooth Primer, and Clearfil Ceramic Primer). …”
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Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact of Emerging Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatments for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Bilal Chughtai, Sirikan Rojanasarot, Kurt Neeser, Dmitry Gultyaev, Stacey L. Amorosi, Neal D. Shore

“…Clinical inputs were extracted from the LIFT and Rezum II randomized controlled trials at 4 years. Utility values were assigned using IPSS and BPH severity levels. …”
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Digital eye strain: prevalence and associated socio-demographic factors among banking assistants in Colombo District, Sri Lanka by Supipi Dissanayake Gunawardana, Dushyanthi Jayawaradana

“…Objectives: To determine the prevalence of banking assistants with the digital eye strain (DES) and associated socio-demographic factors among banking assistants in a divisional secretariat division in Sri Lanka Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done among all the branches of randomly selected banks in a purposively selected divisional secretariat division. …”
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Effect of Phosphogypsum Amendment on Chemical Properties of Sodic Soils at Different Incubation Periods by Haile Hasana, Sheleme Beyene, Alemayehu Kifilu, Selamyihun Kidanu

“…The treatments were arranged in a completely randomized design with five replications. The treatments included 0% GR (control), 50% GR (28.18 g·kg−1), 100% GR (56.37 g·kg−1), 150% GR (84.50 g·kg−1), and 200% GR (112.74 g·kg−1) rates that were thoroughly mixed with soil under incubation, whereas PG was mixed with topsoil before leaching at the same application rates under the leaching experiment. …”
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Determinants of adoption and intensity of improved faba bean cultivars in the central highlands of Ethiopia: a double-hurdle approach by Yehuala Kassa, Almaz Giziew, Dereje Ayalew

“…A cross-sectional household survey was used to collect data from 168 households that were randomly selected. Moreover, focus group discussions and key informant interviews were conducted. …”
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of “Malocclusion Impact Questionnaire” into Moroccan Arabic by Farid Bourzgui, Samir Diouny, Hadam Mkhantar, Zineb Serhier, Mohamed Bennani Othmani

“…The MIQ was completed by a representative sample of 94 Moroccan adolescents aged 12–17 years selected randomly from five public schools of Casablanca. Internal consistency reliability was determined from Cronbach’s alpha, and the intraclass coefficient of the item scores was obtained in 1 month in a subset of 30 subjects. …”
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Pre-treatment subjective sleep quality as a predictive biomarker of tDCS effects in preclinical Alzheimer's disease patients: Secondary analysis of a randomised clinical trial. by Hanna Lu, Xi Ni, Sandra Sau Man Chan, Calvin Pak Wing Cheng, Waichi Chan, Linda Chiu Wa Lam

“…Over the course of four weeks, patients were randomized to receive either tDCS plus working memory training, or sham tDCS plus working memory training, or tDCS plus controlled cognitive training. …”
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Effect of Electroacupuncture at Acupoints of Yangming Meridian on Denervated Muscle Atrophy of Rats by Xuan CHEN, Xiaoran YE, Yiyi ZHUANG, Xiaoqing HUANG

“…Objective:To observe the effect of electroacupuncture at Yangming meridian acupoints on denervated muscular atrophy.Methods:A total of 60 SD rats were randomly divided into control group, model group, non-acupoint group, other meridian group and Yangming meridian group, with 12 cases in each group.Except for the control group, the left sciatic nerve were cut off in the other four groups.The control group and model group did not receive electro-acupuncture treatment; non-acupoint group, other meridian group and Yangming meridian group was treated by electro-acupuncture instrument (dense wave, frequency 2/33 Hz, intensity 1.5-2 mA).The non-acupoint group selected Zusanli acupoint and Shangjuxu acupoint 0.5 cm apart;other meridian group took Yinlingquan acupoint and Diji acupoint; Yangming meridian group took Zusanli and Shangjuxu acupoint, Once a day, 30 minutes a time, five days a course of treatment, continuous treatment for four courses.After treatment for four courses, the SFI, RWW, RCA, RFD, AI of affected/contralateral gastrocnemius muscle were observed, and the expression of PAX3/PAX7 was observed by double immunofluorescence staining.Results:Compared with the control group, SFI, RWW, RCA and RFD in the model group, non-acupoint group, other meridian group and Yangming meridian group decreased significantly, AI and PAX7 increased significantly, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); Compared with the model group, SFI, RCA, RFD and PAX7 in the other meridian group and Yangming meridian group increased significantly, AI decreased significantly, RWW and PAX3 in Yangming meridian group increased significantly, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); Compared with other meridian group, RWW, RCA, RFD, PAX3 in Yangming meridian group increased significantly, AI decreased significantly, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Electroacupuncture at Yangming meridian acupoints can improve the function and histomorphology of denervated limbs, reduce the apoptotic level of muscle cells, promote the proliferation and differentiation of muscle cells, and effectively prevent and treat muscle atrophy of rats.…”
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