Diagnostic Validation for Participants in the Washington State Parkinson Disease Registry by Hojoong M. Kim, James B. Leverenz, Daniel J. Burdick, Sindhu Srivatsal, Jennifer Pate, Shu-Ching Hu, Steven P. Millard, Marie Y. Davis, Ali Samii, Cyrus P. Zabetian

“…Our goal was to assess diagnostic accuracy within the WPDR cohort. We randomly selected and attempted to contact 168 of the 1,278 actively enrolled WPDR participants. …”
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Comparison of the Effects of Sugammadex Recommended Dose (2 mg/kg) and Fixed Dose of 200 mg on the Reversal of Moderate Neuromuscular Block and Recovery Profile in Adult Patients by Ji-Yoon Jung, Sung-Ae Cho, Woojin Kwon, Hongwook Kim, Tae-Yun Sung

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: In this randomized controlled trial, 20 patients were divided into two groups: the recommended dose group (R group, 2 mg/kg) and the fixed dose group (F group, 200 mg). …”
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Comparative Protective Effects of N-Acetylcysteine, N-Acetyl Methionine, and N-Acetyl Glucosamine against Paracetamol and Phenacetin Therapeutic Doses–Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rat... by Tahia H. Saleem, Nagwa Abo El-Maali, Mohammed H. Hassan, Nahed A. Mohamed, Nashwa A. M. Mostafa, Emaad Abdel-Kahaar, Azza S. Tammam

“…Methods. 90 male Wistar albino rats (120-140 gm) were undertaken, categorized randomly into 9 groups of 10 rats each, and administered by gavage for 2 weeks with DMSO 1% (controls), PA, PA+NAC, PA+NAM, PA+NAG, PH, PH+NAC, PH+NAM, and PH+NAG. …”
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Unveiling risk factors: a prognostic model of frequent peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients by Qi-jiang Xu, Qi-jiang Xu, Zhi-yun Zang, Xue-li Zhou, Xue-li Zhou, Ni-ya Ma, Li Pu, Li Pu, Zi Li

“…The risk prediction model for frequent episodes in PDAP patients was constructed by the binary logistic regression.ResultsWe included 371 PDAP patients, of which 235 patients had single episode and 136 had frequent episodes. We randomly allocated the patients into training set (296 patients) and test set (75 patients) in the ratio of 8:2. …”
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Influence of Tithonia diversifolia and cattle manures on the growth and yield of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) by Ehiokhilen Eifediyi, Henry Ahamefule, Felix Ogedegbe, Taiwo Agbede, Isiaka Kareem, Appiah Ajayi

“…Treatments were laid out in randomized complete block design, and replicated four times. …”
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Effectiveness of the self-fatigue assessment in guiding early postoperative ambulation in gynaecological oncology patients: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Bo Chen, Xu Wang, Hong He, Xiaojie Huang, Qian Du, Shaoyong Xu, Xiaomin Qin, Tongting Kang

“…Five hundred and fifty-two patients who meet the inclusion criteria for gynaecological oncology surgery are randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either a self-fatigue assessment group (study group) or a fixed activity distance assessment group (control group). …”
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Meat quality and fatty acid composition of Nero d’Aspromonte native pigs: effect of rearing system and carcase weight by Meng Peng, Siria Tavaniello, Mengjun Wu, Sanije Zejnelhoxha, Marisa Palazzo, Giulia Grassi, Yongqing Hou, Giuseppe Maiorano

“…Thirty-three barrows, aged between 14 and 16 months with an average slaughter body weight of approximately 140 and 160 kg, were randomly selected among 80 pigs reared with two different rearing systems, indoor or plein air. …”
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Evaluation of the New Digital Goldmann Applanation Tonometer for Measuring Intraocular Pressure by Yuta Sakaue, Jun Ueda, Masaaki Seki, Takayuki Tanaka, Tetsuya Togano, Takaiko Yoshino, Takeo Fukuchi

“…A single examiner first measured IOP in triplicate using either sGAT or dGAT, which was randomly chosen. After a 5-minute interval, the next set of three consecutive IOP was measured using the other GAT. …”
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Excess costs of post-traumatic stress disorder related to child maltreatment in Germany by Thomas Grochtdreis, Hans-Helmut König, Falk Leichsenring, Manfred E. Beutel, Lila Feix, Harald Gündel, Andrea Hermann, Melissa Hitzler, Christine Knaevelsrud, Iris-Tatjana Kolassa, Johannes Kruse, Helen Niemeyer, Fatima Nöske, Simone Salzer, Karoline Sophie Sauer, Patrick Schuster, Christiane Steinert, Kerstin Weidner, Jörn von Wietersheim, Jürgen Hoyer, Judith Dams

“…Methods Baseline data from a multi-center randomized controlled trial on individuals with PTSD-CM (n = 361) were combined with data from individuals without PTSD (n = 4760). …”
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Dexmedetomidine alleviates acute kidney injury in a rat model of veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Min Yu, Shilin Wei, Xueyang Shen, Junjie Ying, Dezhi Mu, Xiangyang Wu, Yongnan Li

“…Methods A total of 18 male Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into three groups: Sham, ECMO, and ECMO + DEX groups. …”
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Effect of Chlorhexidine Treatment on Microleakage of Glass Ionomer, Giomer and Methacrylate-Based Composite Restorations in Class V Cavities by Ayşe Aslı Şenol, Seda Özmen, Büşra Karabulut Gençer, Bilge Tarçın, Pınar Yılmaz Atalı

“…Sixty standard Class V cavities were prepared on gingival 1/3 of buccal and lingual surfaces of each tooth. Teeth were randomly assigned into 3 groups corresponding to the selected restorative material (Fuji II LC Capsule/FC, GC; Beautifil Flow Plus/BF, Shofu; and GrandioSo Flow/GF, VOCO). …”
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A pilot study on the effects of olfactory stimulation with white musk aromatic oil on psychophysiological activity: a crossover study by Fadilla Zennifa, Taisuke Nakashima, Yanli Xu, Saki Koshio, Erika Tomimatsu, Akiko Isa, Katsuya Satake, Fumi Kishida, Kuniyoshi Shimizu

“…In this situation, we propose a randomized crossover pilot study on olfactory stimulation with aromatic oils in relation to changes in psychophysiological activity by focusing on white musk aromatic oil due to its popularity in the community. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram to predict recurrence in epithelial ovarian cancer using complete blood count and lipid profiles by Xi Tang, Jingke He, Qin Huang, Yi Chen, Ke Chen, Jing Liu, Yingyu Tian, Hui Wang

“…This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of complete blood count (CBC) and lipid profile in patients with optimally debulked epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and develop a nomogram model to predict recurrence-free survival (RFS).MethodsThis retrospective study analyzed patients diagnosed with EOC between January 2018 and June 2022.ResultsA total of 307 patients were randomly divided into training and validation sets in a ratio of 7:3. …”
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Core Outcome Set development for LEPtospirosis trials (COS-LEP): a study protocol to develop a core outcome set for the evaluation of clinical therapeutic interventions for human l... by Nathaniel Lee, Chris Smith, Robin Bailey, Koya Ariyoshi, Sarah Smith, Nick Black, Tansy Edwards

“…This will not only be a key feature in the design of a future definitive randomized controlled trial, but also provide a structure for clinicians and researchers collecting treatment cohort data in the various settings where leptospirosis is a public health issue.…”
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Xiao-Xu-Ming Decoction Reduced Mitophagy Activation and Improved Mitochondrial Function in Cerebral Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury by Rui Lan, Yong Zhang, Tao Wu, Yun-Zhi Ma, Bao-Qi Wang, Hai-Zhong Zheng, Ya-Na Li, Yan Wang, Chun-Qing Gu, Ji-Tao Wu

“…We investigated whether Xiao-Xu-Ming decoction reduced mitophagy activation and kept mitochondrial function in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. Rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: sham, ischemia and reperfusion (IR), IR plus XXMD (60 g/kg/day) (XXMD60), IR plus cyclosporin A (10 mg/kg/day) (CsA), and IR plus vehicle (Vehicle). …”
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Sodium alginate ameliorates health in freshwater fish through gut-liver axis modulation under high carbohydrate diets by Wenlu Zhu, Huilin Zhang, Haitao Pan, Hao Zeng, Wenjun Wang, Yunfeng Liu, Zirui Wang, Qiubai Zhou, Chuanqi Yu

“…In this study, Monopterus albus were randomly grouped into treatments: a normal diet (20 % carbohydrate, NC), a high carbohydrate diet (32 % carbohydrate, HC), and high carbohydrate diets supplemented with 0.5 % SA (LA). …”
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Chatting your way to quitting: A longitudinal exploration of smokers' interaction with a cessation chatbot by Linwei He, Erkan Basar, Reinout W. Wiers, Marjolijn L. Antheunis, Emiel Krahmer

“…Future research should further validate these findings with randomized controlled trials. Additional efforts should focus on monitoring and maintaining user experience in the long term to enhance effectiveness.…”
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Development of a clinical prediction model for benign and malignant pulmonary nodules with a CTR ≥ 50% utilizing artificial intelligence-driven radiomics analysis by Wensong Shi, Yuzhui Hu, Guotao Chang, He Qian, Yulun Yang, Yinsen Song, Zhengpan Wei, Liang Gao, Hang Yi, Sikai Wu, Kun Wang, Huandong Huo, Shuaibo Wang, Yousheng Mao, Siyuan Ai, Liang Zhao, Xiangnan Li, Huiyu Zheng

“…Applying exclusion criteria, 370 nodules (78 benign, 292 malignant) with 3D CTR ≥ 50% were selected and randomly split 7:3 into training and validation cohorts. …”
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Resveratrol Supplementation Prevents Hypertension in Hypertensive Pregnant Rats by Increasing Sodium Excretion and Serum Nitric Oxide Level by Xiaowen Jia, Rong Zhang, Jinzhu Guo, Hua Yue, Qiuxia Liu, Lipei Guo, Qunchang Zhang

“…Forty female Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were randomized into 4 groups: Normal Preg (0.9% salt diet), Normal Preg + RES (0.9% salt diet plus daily oral RES for 4 weeks), Salt Preg (8% salt diet), and Salt Preg + RES (8% salt diet plus daily oral RES for 4 weeks). …”
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From chaos to order: optimizing fecal microbiota transplantation for enhanced immune checkpoint inhibitors efficacy by Anqi Lin, Aimin Jiang, Lihaoyun Huang, Yu Li, Chunyanx Zhang, Lingxuan Zhu, Weiming Mou, Zaoqu Liu, Jian Zhang, Quan Cheng, Ting Wei, Peng Luo

“…We outline critical research directions, encompassing the need for large-scale, multi-center randomized controlled trials, in-depth microbial ecology studies, and the integration of multi-omics approaches with artificial intelligence. …”
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