A scoping review to map the concept, content, and outcome of wilderness programs for childhood cancer survivors. by Mats Jong, E Anne Lown, Winnie Schats, Michelle L Mills, Heather R Otto, Leiv E Gabrielsen, Miek C Jong

“…Key gaps identified included the absence of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), lack of studies on long-term effects, lack of information on the multicultural aspects of programs, and missing information on engagement in nature activities after the program ended.…”
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The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Schema Therapy on Anxiety , Quality of life and Frustration Tolerance of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by Niloofar Jafarian, Ali Rezaie, Fatemeh Izadi

“…A total of 30 participants were purposefully selected and randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group. …”
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The Impact of Child Dental Caries and the Associated Factors on Child and Family Quality of Life by Marziyeh Shokravi, Fatemeh Khani-Varzgan, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi, Leila Erfanparast, Behjat Shokrvash

“…In this cross-sectional study, preschool children were selected randomly through clustered sampling from five educational districts in Tabriz, Iran, 2016. …”
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Variations in diversity and distribution patterns of tree species under protected areas of Barak valley in the Eastern Indian Himalayas by Demsai Reang, Aparajita De, Ashesh Kumar Das

“…The study assessed tree species diversity and conducted a comparative analysis across the three districts of Barak valley, Cachar (D1), Hailakandi (D2), and Karimganj (D3), Eastern Indian Himalayan region. 350 quadrats (10 m × 10 m) were randomly sampled within PA, documenting 194 tree species from 126 genera and 51 families. …”
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Washout Duration of Prostaglandin Analogues: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Vlad Diaconita, Matthew Quinn, Dania Jamal, Brad Dishan, Monali S. Malvankar-Mehta, Cindy Hutnik

“…Five studies were analyzed as randomized control trials in which latanoprost was discontinued for 4 weeks prior to restarting another intraocular pressure-lowering drug. …”
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Remote Lifestyle Coaching Plus a Connected Glucose Meter with Certified Diabetes Educator Support Improves Glucose and Weight Loss for People with Type 2 Diabetes by Jennifer B. Bollyky, Dena Bravata, Jason Yang, Mark Williamson, Jennifer Schneider

“…We evaluated the incremental effects of adding lifestyle coaching on BG, estimated HbA1c, and weight. We randomized 330 eligible adults (T2D, HbA1c > 7.5%, BMI ≥ 25) to receive no further intervention (n=75), a connected scale (n=115), scale plus lightweight coaching (n=73), or scale plus intense coaching (n=67) for 12 weeks. …”
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A scoping review of conventional and laser acupuncture as a modality of treatment for migraine by Chizoba ANYIMUKWU, Vinayak K. NAHAR, Sunita KAPUR, Manoj SHARMA

“…It has a promising role as an adjuvant to conventional drug therapy. More randomized controlled trials for efficacy and effectiveness testing are needed.…”

Soil chemical properties and growth response of Moringa oleifera to different sources and rates of organic and NPK fertilizers by A. G. Adebayo, H. A. Akintoye, A. O. Shokalu, M. T. Olatunji

“…The experimental design was a randomized complete block design with three replicates. …”
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Treatment with Sulodexide Downregulates Biomarkers for Endothelial Dysfunction in Convalescent COVID-19 Patients by Alejandro J Gonzalez-Ochoa MD, Gyozo Szolnoky MD, Ana G Hernandez-Ibarra MD, Jawed Fareed PhD

“…Methods We conducted a double-blind, single-center, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in Mexico, comparing sulodexide (250 LRU orally, twice daily) with placebo over 8 weeks in adult patients during early COVID-19 convalescence. …”
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Limb-belt resisted sprint training improves physical fitness and ball-throw velocity in pubertal handball players by Emna Makni, Firas Zghal, Raouf Hammami, Mohamed Abdelkader, Raghad Tarwneh, Mohamed Elloumi

“…Twenty-seven pubertal male handball players aged 14.4 years were randomly assigned into BRST ( n = 9), VRST ( n = 8), and NST ( n = 8) groups. …”
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Student perspectives of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the curriculum of a UK medical school—A mixed-methods study by Amirmohammad Heidari, Shravani Joshi, Mohamed H. Ahmed, Ibrahim Mahmoud, Jacqueline O’Dowd, Joanne Selway, Oladipo Phillips, Mohamed H. Taha

“…Qualitative insights were obtained from five focus group sessions with randomly selected medical students and analyzed thematically. …”
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Assessment of Groundnut Elite Lines under Drought Conditions and Selection of Tolerance Associated Traits by Achirou Bacharou Falke, Falalou Hamidou, Oumarou Halilou, Abdou Harou

“…Thus, three experiments were conducted during off-seasons: two experiments in lysimetric system in 2017 and 2018 and one experiment in pots in 2017, to assess twelve varieties in a randomized complete block design with 2 water regimes and 4 replications. …”
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Detection of Antichlamydial Antibody in Patients With Ectopic Pregnancy and Normal Pregnancy by Srwa Jamal Murad

“…The study groups included of 70 pregnant women; the first group included 35 ectopic pregnant women and the second group included 35 normal pregnant women that both groups had been selected randomly. Pregnant women with history of ectopic pregnancies, women used intrauterine device, in vitro fertilization, assisted reproduction and history of pelvic surgery. …”
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Effect of manila palm (Veitchia merrillii Becc.) on rumen fermentation and microbial population in beef heifers by Tanitpan Pongjongmit, Thitima Norrapoke, Kampanat Phesatcha

“…Four Brahman crossbred heifers with an initial body weight (BW) of 250 ± 40 kg (1–1.5 years old) were randomly assigned according to a 4 × 4 Latin square design to the following treatments: (1) Control (0% concentrate powder MP), (2) 1% concentrate powder MP, (3) 3% concentrate powder MP, and (4) 5% concentrate powder MP. …”
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Comparison of intra-articular lidocaine versus intravenous sedative and analgesic for reduction of anterior shoulder dislocation in terms of mean pain reduction using vas score by Rahman Rasool Akhtar, Muhammad Umair Qammar, Riaz Ahmed, Adnan Arif, Armaghana Qamar Khan, Maria Liaquat

“…STUDT DESIGN:   Randomized controlled trial (RCT). SETTING: Removed for blind review DURATION: 6 months (November 22nd, 2017 to May 21st, 2018) SAMPLE SIZE: 60 patients (30 in each group) RESULTS: We included sixty patients in my study. 19 (31.7%) were females and 41 (68.3%) were male patients. …”
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Changes in muscle quality and biomarkers of neuromuscular junctions and muscle protein turnover following 12 weeks of resistance training in older men by Andrzej Mastalerz, Bizhan Hooshmand-Moghadam, Shadi Moazamigoudarzi, Fateme Golestani, Babak Hooshmand-Moghadam, Monika Johne, Krzysztof Maćkała, Katarzyna Lorenz, Ewelina Maculewicz

“…Thirty elderly men (age 66.23±0.57 years) were randomly divided into two groups: resistance training group (RT, n =15) and control group (CON, n =15). …”
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A Novel Smartphone-Based Color Test for Detection of Color Vision Defects in Age Related Macular Degeneration by Vassilios Karampatakis, Diamantis Almaliotis, Leonidas Karamitopoulos, George Kalliris, Stavroula Almpanidou

“…The K-color test presents randomized colored shapes in decreasing steps of intensity, providing also a record system for result tele-transmission. …”
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Rapid Classification and Treatment Algorithm of Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Coronary Syndromes: The SAVE ACS Classification by Vasileios Panoulas, Charles Ilsley

“…The SAVE ACS classification could allow for future randomized studies to explore the benefit of mechanical circulatory support in different CS stages in ACS patients.…”
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Evaluating the Hepatoprotective Potential of Ginger Ethanolic Extract Against Lambda-Cyhalothrin-Induced Toxicity in Male Rats by Mustafa Q Mustafa, Zainab JM Jawad

“…The experiment involved thirty adult male rats (‎Rattus norvegicus)‎, randomly ‎allocated to ‎one of three groups (n=10/group: control group, administered distilled water orally for 12 weeks‎; ‎LCT-treated group, received 5.43 mg/kg BW ‎(1/15 LD50‎ dose calculated in this study as 81.5 mg/kg BW) orally, for 12 weeks;‎ LCT-‎GEE-treated group, received the same dose of ‎LCT along with GEE at 100 mg/kg BW orally. …”
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Exploring the Effects of Sub-Dissociative Doses of Ketamine on Sedation Quality in Bronchoscopy: A Double-Blind Clinical Study by Hamidreza Shetabi, Samira Rostami

“…Methods: This research utilized randomized clinical trial design involving three cohorts, each consisting of 30 participants. …”
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