Obesity as a risk factor for COVID-19 breakthrough infection among the fully vaccinated urban population of South Gujarat – A retrospective cohort study by Mayank Jha, Pratham Kholwadwala, Vatsal Kalariya, Mamta Rani, Jayant Patel, Hitesh Shah, Rushikesh Shukla

“…Data on sociodemographic details, vaccination status, height and weight for BMI calculation, COVID-19 infection status, and its clinical features were collected using predesign, pretested, semistructured questionnaires. Societies were randomly selected from eight different zones of the city, and all the eligible individuals of the society available at the time of survey were interviewed. …”
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The Multifaceted Contributions of Community-Based Breeding Program of Bonga Sheep to Flock Dynamics, Animal Performance, and Socio-economic Benefits of Beneficiaries in Kafa Zone,... by Metsafe Mamiru, Aberra Melesse, Aynalem Haile, Tesfaye Getachew

“…Data were generated through interviews of 222 (111 CBBP members and 111 nonmembers) randomly selected sheep producers. The survey focused on flock dynamics, improvement in biological and aesthetic traits, and livelihood change of farmers. …”
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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT NITROGEN DOSES ON PERFORMANCE OF BABY CORN (ZEA MAYS) UNDER LOCAL CONDITION IN KUSHMA, PARBAT, NEPAL by Kabita Bhat, Poojan Adhikari, Sushil Awasthi, Anu Panthy, Kiran Thapa, Saujan Acharya

“…Employing a Single Factorial Randomized Complete Block Design, the experiment included eight nitrogen treatments (0, 75, 115, 150, 190, 225, 260, and 300 kg/ha) with three replications. …”
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Validism in the Elderly. Social Context and Functional Capacity by Mairovy Hernández Romero, Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Belkis González Aguiar, Ismaray Sacerio González, Zenia Tamara Sánchez García

“…<br /> <strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. A 30 % sample was randomly selected for a total of 131 elderly people. …”
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Effects of a whole body compression garment on recovery after a heavy resistance by Ahmad Arbabı

“…A within-group (each subject acted as their own control), balanced, and randomized treatment design was used. Nutritional intakes, activity, and behavioral patterns (e.g., no pain medications, ice, or long showers over the 24 hours) were replicated 2 days before each test separated by 72 hours. …”
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The Effects of Exposure to Repeated Minor Pain During the Neonatal Period on Formalin Pain Behavior and Thermal Withdrawal Latencies by C Celeste Johnston, Claire-Dominique Walker

“…Newborn rat pups were randomly assigned by litter to be left unhandled (UH), handled by being removed from the dam for 15 min four times daily (H), and being handled and receiving pain from a paw prick with a 26G needle four times daily (P)on postnatal days (PD) 2 through 8 (PD2-PD8). …”
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FSErasing: Improving Face Recognition with Data Augmentation Using Face Parsing by Hiroya Kawai, Koichi Ito, Hwann-Tzong Chen, Takafumi Aoki

“…By utilizing the capability of assigning detailed part labels to face images, we propose a novel data augmentation method based on detailed face parsing called Face Semantic Erasing (FSErasing) to improve the performance of face recognition. FSErasing is to randomly mask a part of the face image based on the detailed part labels, and therefore, we can apply erasing-type data augmentation to the face image that considers the characteristics of the face. …”
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Interpretation Criteria for Comparative Intradermal Tuberculin Test for Diagnosis of Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle in Maroua Area of Cameroon by J. Awah-Ndukum, J. Temwa, V. Ngu Ngwa, M. M. Mouiche, D. Iyawa, P. A. Zoli

“…This work was done to assess the performance of single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin (SICCT) test in randomly selected cattle in Maroua, Cameroon, against detection of Tb lesions and detection of Tb lesions plus acid fast bacilli in lesions. …”
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Effects of poultry manure on soil infiltration, organic matter contents and maize performance on two contrasting degraded alfisols in southwestern Nigeria by Adebayo. J. Adeyemo, Omowunmi O. Akingbola, Stephen O. Ojeniyi

“…Method Six treatments of poultry manure were applied in split at 0 Mg/ha, 2 Mg/ha, 4 Mg/ha, 6 Mg/ha, 8 Mg/ha, and 10 Mg/ha, in replicate under a completely randomized design to clay loam (CL) and sandy clay loam (SCL) soils, at 3, 6, 9, and 12 weeks after the initial application. …”
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Effects of Electroacupuncture at Baihui and Shenting Acupoints on Learning and Memory and Synaptic Plasticity in Rats with Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion Injury by Xiaomin LIN, Jia HUANG, Xiaofang YOU, Bingbing LIN, Lidian CHEN

“…Objective:To observe the efficacy of electroacupuncture at Baihui (DU20) and Shenting (DU24) acupoints on learning and memory and synaptic plasticity in rats after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury.Methods:Thirty-six male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into the sham group, the ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) group and the electroacupuncture group after surgery. …”
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Research hotspots and trends of acupoint and pain based on PubMed: a bibliometric analysis by Zhulin Wu, Wanjun Tan, Siyi Li, Weiqing Zhang, Mingbo Lai, Weijun Luo

“…The topics covered in these articles include acupuncture, transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS), randomized controlled trials, analgesia, zusanli (st36), systematic review, and anxiety, among others. …”
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Medical Student Mentors for Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Impact on Mentors by Adrienne S. Viola, Mariah Jacqueline Scott, Hanin Rashid, Richard Drachtman, Amanda Kaveney, Ashwin Sridharan, Beth Savage, Cristine Delnevo, Jerlym S. Porter, Katie A. Devine

“…In this report, we evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of this non-randomized trial on medical student mentors. METHODS Following training, medical student mentors were paired 1:1 with an AYA with SCD who was transitioning from pediatric to adult care. …”
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Influence of Blanching Time on the Phytochemical and Nutritive Value of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) Leafy Vegetable by M. Y. Maila, P. E. Tseke

“…The study was arranged in a completely randomized design in triplicate. Collected data included moisture, total phenolic, antioxidant activity, and minerals [calcium (Ca), potassium (K), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), and silicon (Si)]. …”
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Influence of Different Enamel Pretreatment on Bond Strength of Fissure Sealant by Dafina Doberdoli, Hrvoje Jurić

“…Materials and Methods: Forty-two healthy molars and premolars were collected for this study and randomly divided into 6 groups (n=7). Group 1: Quantum Square Pulse (QSP); Group 2: Medium-Short Pulse (MSP) mode; Group 3: Super Short Pulse (SSP) mode; Group 4: QSP + acid etching; Group 5: MSP + acid etching; Group 6: SSP + acid etching. …”
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Restless legs syndrome without insomnia and antenatal depressive symptoms by Kazuhide Tezuka, Yuka Ito, Daisuke Nishi

“…Methods This cross-sectional study used data from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) assessing antenatal depressive symptoms among Japanese pregnant women. …”
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Gastrointestinal side effects in hepatocellular carcinoma patients receiving transarterial chemoembolization: a meta-analysis of 81 studies and 9495 patients by Nathalie Arendt, Maria Kopsida, Jaafar Khaled, Markus Sjöblom, Femke Heindryckx

“…Data sources and methods: A PubMed search for clinical and randomized trials was conducted. Extracted data included study identifiers, demographics, TACE details, and GI side effect prevalences. …”
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The effect of different bioceramic root canal sealer removal protocols on the bond strength of composite to coronal dentin in diabetic and non-diabetic patients: an ex vivo study by Arzu Şahin Mantı, Cemile Kedici Alp

“…Methods Diabetic (n = 50) and non-diabetic (n = 50) teeth were randomly divided into two groups. Coronal dentin surface specimens were obtained. …”
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Laxative Effect of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus Glory LG12: from the Perspective of the Stem Cell Factor/C-kit Signaling Pathway by XIANG Fangqin, LI Yuxing, LI Bailiang

“…Methods: Male ICR mice were randomly divided into five groups: control, model, low- (1.5 × 106 CFU/mouse), medium- (1.5 × 107 CFU/mouse), and high- (1.5 × 108 CFU/mouse) dose L. rhamnosus Glory LG12. …”
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Primary Mechanism Study of Panax notoginseng Flower (Herb) on Myocardial Infarction in Rats by Xin Zhou, Zhi-Cheng Li, Pei-Pei Chen, Rui-Fang Xie

“…The proximal left anterior descending coronary artery in rats was ligated to induce acute myocardial infarction. Then, animals were randomly assigned to four experimental groups: MI control group, Betaloc control group (with Betaloc 10 mg/kg/d), FD500 (low-dose) group (Panax notoginseng flower decoction 500 mg/kg, n=10), and FD1000 (high-dose) group (Panax notoginseng flower decoction 1000 mg/kg, n=10). …”
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A comparison of acute affective responses, physiological measures and training volume between superset and traditional resistance training in untrained adults by Per Aslak Myraunet, Atle Hole Saeterbakken, Vidar Andersen

“…Thirty adults (29 ± 7 years, 1.72 ± 0.1 m, 77 ± 16 kg) performed one superset resistance training session and one traditional resistance training session in a randomized-crossover design. Both sessions consisted of eight exercises with two sets and a load of ∼10-repetition maximum. …”
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