First seroprevalence survey of bovine anaplasmosis: an emerging tick-borne disease in commercial livestock and dairy farms in Bangladesh by Md. Makshuder Rahman Zim, Nurnabi Ahmed, Mostak Ahmed, Md. Abu Haris Miah, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman Sajib, Md. Rajiur Rahaman Rabbi, Md. Khalilur Rahman, Babul Chandra Roy, Md. Hasanuzzaman Talukder, Ala Tabor

“…This study was aimed to determine the seroprevalence of bovine anaplasmosis on randomly selected 61 commercial dairy farms in 3 intensive regions of Bangladesh. …”
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Growth performance and meat quality of medium-growing chickens fed with live black soldier fly larvae by Cristina Tognoli, Sara Bellezza Oddon, Luisa Zaniboni, Ilaria Biasato, Niko Gioacchino Zeni, Manuela Renna, Laura Gasco, Stefano Paolo Marelli, Annalaura Lopez, Achille Schiavone

“…A total of 90 male chicks, Naked Neck Label, were randomly allotted in 15 pens (5 pens/treatment) and raised until 82 days of age. …”
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Use of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and alpha tocopherol (vitamin E) as adjuvants in the treatment of neuropathic pain by Fernando Antonio Silva de Azevedo-Filho, Yasmim Machado Chaves de Castro, Marcos Pinho Cerqueira, Thiago Arruda Rodrigues, Yussef Ali-Abdouni, Patrícia Maria de Moraes Barros Fucs

“…METHODS: This study included 98 patients with neuropathic pain, classified by the Douleur Neuropathique 4 Questions (DN4), randomized into two groups: control and intervention. …”
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Is dry needling an effective treatment for tennis elbow? A literature review by Filip Grabowski, Natalia Rulewska, Dagmara Neska, Jakub Siemko, Jakub Chodkowski, Dominika Prystacka-Szar, Justyna Stadler-Szajda, Adrianna Czyżnikiewicz, Wenancjusz Stołowski, Magdalena Bujak, Magdalena Waśniowska

“…This method is safe, cost-effective, and can be carried out by practitioners skilled in upper extremity anatomy and rehabilitation, but further extensive research with larger sample sizes, randomization, and control groups is needed to more accurately assess the effectiveness of dry needling for treating tendinopathies. …”
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Impact of compost and natural and synthetic water absorbents on soil hydraulic properties and vegetation indices in urban green spaces by Jahangir Abedi Koupai, Farid Reza Salimi, Mohammad Mahdi Matinzadeh, Mohammad Mahdi Dorafshan

“…Moreover, the effects of the mentioned materials on vegetation growth indices of four plants in three different soil textures of urban green space were evaluated. Method: Using the randomized complete blocks-based split-plot design, the field experiment was conducted for a two-year period. …”
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Effect of pocket compression device on pocket hematoma after cardiac implantable electronic device implantation by Narawudt Prasertwitayakij, Jakkapun Yanyongmathe, Natnicha Pongbangli, Teerapat Nantsupawat, Siriluck Gunaparn, Cheeranun Pisespongsa, Chanya Tawaditap, Arintaya Phrommintikul, Wanwarang Wongcharoen

“…We enrolled 242 patients undergoing CIED implantation, randomly assigning them to receive either the novel compression vest with a pressure cuff or conventional sandbag compression. …”
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Survival and Flight Capacity of Apis mellifera after Contact with Residues of Spiromesifen on Melon Leaves by Alesia Alves de Souza, Emanoely Karoliny Santos da Silva, Ewerton Marinho da Costa, Tiago Augusto Lima Cardoso, Jacquelinne Alves de Medeiros Araújo Costa, Daiane Mirian Tomaz da Silva, Ancélio Ricardo de Oliveira Gondim

“…The experiment occurred under laboratory conditions, in a completely randomized design and a 4x3 factorial scheme, with two doses of Spiromesifen (0.24 and 0.288 g a.i.…”
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Agronomic application effects of organic wastes on a squash crop production by Graciela Pellejero, Jonathan Menéndez, Julieta Palacios, Gabriela Aschkar, Francisco J. Garcia-Navarro, Juan M. Trujillo-Gonzalez, Juan L. Chacon-Vozmediano, Raimundo Jimenez-Ballesta

“…Purpose The objective of the study was to evaluate the application effects of different doses of onion residue mixed with bovine manure compost as an organic fertilizer on a hybrid Tetsukabuto squash crop cultivated in a field.Method The experimental design required randomly dividing blocks with three replicates. The experiments were designed with different dose combinations in experimental units (4 m wide x 8 m long deep). …”
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OptiBench: An Optical Distance Measurement Test Bench Using Adaptive Algorithm With Sensor Fusion and Environmental Shielding by Kanchana Chathurangi Ahangama, Hemali Pasqual, Chinthaka Premachandra, H. Waruna Haripriya Premachandra

“…Environmental factors such as temperature fluctuations, humidity, and light intensity randomly affect the performance of ODM systems. The uncertainty of these natural factors makes it challenging to maintain the accuracy and reliability of ODM systems. …”
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Rapid assessment of main agronomic indicators in the grain of winter and spring forms of triticale using infrared spectroscopy by V. S. Popov, N. G. Konkova, T. V. Shelenga, V. I. Khoreva, I. A. Kibkalo, M. Kh. Gadjimagomedova, L. G. Suvaryan

“…Reliability of the calibration models was tested on a randomized batch of triticale grain samples: the results of the new calibrations were compared with those of the conventional biochemical analysis. …”
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Considerations and experiences with healthcare-seeking during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Denmark by Isabella Raasthøj Holst, Lisa Maria Sele Sætre, Gitte Bruun Lauridsen, Kirubakaran Balasubramaniam, Peter Haastrup, Sonja Wehberg, Dorte Ejg Jarbøl

“…Aim To (1) examine considerations before and experiences with GP contact during the first COronaVIrus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown among Danish citizens; (2) analyse the associations with sex, age, chronic disease, and socioeconomic factors; and (3) explore changes in healthcare-seeking behaviour post-pandemic.Method A total of 100,000 Danes aged 20 years or older, randomly selected in the general population, were invited to participate in a survey examining considerations and experiences with healthcare seeking during the first COVID-19 lockdown. …”
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Preschool and Me: Educational-clinical linkage to improve health equity for children with developmental delays and disabilities from historically marginalized communities by Tina L. Schuh, Kathleen R. Diviak, Sarai Coba-Rodriguez, Emily Pela, Raphael Kinney, Michael L. Berbaum, Amanda Klemas, Kruti Acharya, Molly Martin, Reshma Shah

“…Participants (n = 320) will be randomized to either 6 months of PreM or a waitlist control arm beginning the intervention after a 6-month delay. …”
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Molecular Detection of Staphylococcal Enterotoxins and mecA Genes Products in Selected Food Samples Collected from Different Areas in Khartoum State by Mohammed Yahya Ahmed, Hashim Abdalbagi Ali, Babbiker Mohammed Taher Gorish, Sara Omer Ali, Eman Saif Aldein Abdalrhim, Mawada Hamza Mergani, Asmaa Abass Abd Elgadir, Somaya Khalid Mohammed, Salma Omer Ahmed, Naglaa Alsaeid Musa, Alaa Saeed Ahmed, Wafaa Mohammed Abdalla, Yousif Fadlallah Hamedelnil, Ahmed Ibrahim Hashim, Hisham N. Altayb

“…Eighty-four of the 137 S. aureus isolates were randomly selected and tested for the presence of mecA and enterotoxin genes. …”
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Pathogenicity of avian reovirus variant in the immune organs of broiler chicks by Haiyang Yu, Yudong Zhu, Qiong Wu, Wanjun Zhao, You Wang, Dong Wang, Huaguang Lu, Youxiang Diao, Yijing Li, Yi Tang

“…In order to further understand the pathogenicity of this strain in terms of immune organs, we randomized 120 healthy 1-day-old broilers equally into 3 groups (oral, footpad inoculation and control), where 2 experimental groups were inoculated with 0.2 mL of ARV (TCID50 of 105.5 /0.1 mL) and the control group was inoculated with an equal amount of sterile saline. …”
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Lessons learned in migrating from one commercial genetics clinical decision-making tool to another: Assessment of data integrity and utilization by Calvin Le, Kevin Tatunay, Wayne Liu, Haibo Lu, Nicole-Ann Rodis, Thomas Nam, Mercy Y. Laurino, Marianne E. Dubard-Gault

“…After the data migration of 13,000 patient records, we reviewed 500 randomly selected charts in both support tools to measure the rate of concordance of information transferred. …”
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Nutritional Counseling During Chemotherapy Treatment: A Systematic Review of Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy by Shalet James, Alexie Oppermann, Kaitlin M. Schotz, Mackenzie M. Minotti, Gautam G. Rao, Ian R. Kleckner, Brenton J. Baguley, Amber S. Kleckner

“…Among 44 publications, 39 studies recruited 98 ± 80 participants (range 15–360); 38/39 (97%) were randomized controlled trials. One-third (31%) were among patients with breast cancer. …”
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Efficacy of linaclotide in combination with polyethylene glycol for bowel preparation in Chinese patients undergoing colonoscopy polypectomy: protocol for a randomised controlled t... by Jing Xu, Ping-ping Chen, Dong Chen, Hui-Ying Zhao, Xiao-Feng Cai, Xiao-Bin Wang, Chao-Xu Liu

“…A total of 422 participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the intervention group (2 L PEG combined with 580 µg linaclotide) or the control group (4 L PEG). …”
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Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Effects of Gold Nanoparticles Containing Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Aqueous Extract by Shahla Korani, Khodabakhsh Rashidi, Mona Hamelian, Ali R. Jalalvand, Ahmad Tajehmiri, Mitra Korani, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Cutaneous wounds were created on 30 rats and randomized into three groups: untreated and two groups treated with Ch Au NPs and Ok Au NPs. …”
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Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ameliorated the negative effects of a low-protein diet on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immune status, and gut microbiota of laying chicks by Lele Hou, Huiling Qiu, Jihong Dong, Huawei Liu, Shansong Gao, Fu Chen

“…A total of 180 one-day-old healthy Hy-line brown laying chicks were randomly divided into three groups with three replicates each of 20 chicks. …”
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Decanoic acid-enriched ketogenic diet in refractory epilepsy by Hui Jin Shin, Seonae Ryu, NaRae Lee, Eunjoo Lee, Ara Ko, Hoon-Chul Kang, Joon Soo Lee, Se Hee Kim, Heung Dong Kim, Heung Dong Kim

“…ObjectiveTo assess the anti-seizure efficacy and safety of a C10-enriched medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) ketogenic diet (KD) compared with the classic KD in pediatric patients with refractory epilepsy.MethodsThis 16-week, open-label, randomized, controlled, crossover pilot study was conducted at Severance Children’s Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, between August 2022 and September 2023. …”
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