Exploring the Effects of a Neck Strengthening Program on Purposeful Soccer Heading Biomechanics and Neurocognition by Katelyn M. Waring, Edward R Smith, Gary P Austin, Thomas G Bowman

“…. # Study Design Randomized controlled trial. # Methods Twenty collegiate soccer athletes (8 males, 12 females, age=20.15±1.35 years, height=171.67±9.01 cm, mass=70.56±11.03 kg) volunteered to participate. …”
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Effect of supplementation of phytoadditive mixtures on live weight, blood indices, hormonal profile and reproductive performance in Black Bengal goats by Amit Kumar Singh, Champak Bhakat, Upali Kisku, Muthupalani Karunakaran, Tapas Kumar Dutta

“…A total of 21 post weaned female kids of 3–4 months age and similar body weights maintained at Goat Research Unit of Eastern Regional Station (ERS), National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Kalyani, India during the year 2021–2022 were randomly distributed in three groups namely, Control, PAM-1 and PAM-2 for 10 months. …”
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Lipoprotein(a) and thromboembolism: current state of knowledge and unsolved issues by Małgorzata Konieczyńska, Joanna Natorska, Michał Ząbczyk, Anetta Undas

“…Targeted Lp(a) lowering therapies are currently being tested in randomized clinical trials and could potentially have clinically relevant antithrombotic effects, evidenced by the reduced risk of thromboembolism. …”
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On Farm Evaluation of Eucalyptus globulus Labill Leaf and Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Whole Plant Powder against Storage Insect Pests in Stored Maize at Sokoru District in Jimma Zo... by Lelise Tilahun Dufera, Abebe Yimer Tadesse, Waktole Sori Gobena, Chala Gowe Kuyu

“…The plant powders were compared with untreated control, and completely randomized design was used in the experiment with three replications for each treatment. …”
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Response of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to Potassium (K) and Blended NPS Fertilizer Rates in the Nitisols of Southern Ethiopia by Tigist Tesfaye, Fanuel Laekemariam, Abera Habte

“…Four rates of KCl (0-0-60) (0, 25, 50, and 75 kg·ha−1) and five blended NPS (19N-38P2O5-7S) rates (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 kg·ha−1) were investigated using randomized complete block design with factorial arrangement involving three replications. …”
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Reflection to enhance dental students´ awareness of and comfort with uncertainty – an experimental study by Joséphine Brodén, Helena Fransson, Niklas Vareman, Maria Pigg

“…Methods In January 2021, final-year students (n = 51) were randomized to either a structured written reflection exercise (intervention) or to a control exercise. …”
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Effect of Jin's Three-Needle Therapy Combined with Standing Digital OT Training on Upper Extremity Motor Function of Patients with Hemiplegia after Stroke by CHEN Xuanfang, WANG Chengling, ZHENG Huanchi, FU Wenkang, MAI Yunyi, WANG Junhua

“…ObjectiveTo observe the effect of Jin's three-needle therapy combined with standing digital OT training on upper extremity motor function of patients with hemiplegia after stroke.MethodsA total of 60 patients with upper extremity hemiplegia after stroke in the inpatient department of acupuncture-moxibustion and rehabilitation of Guangdong Second Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital from January to June 2021 were divided randomly into control group and observation group, with 30 cases in each group. …”
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Anti-inflammatory effect of Plantago asiatica crude extract in rat gout arthritis model by Bingjun Qian, Jun Hu, Li Dai, Yue Zhou, Haixia Xu

“…Thereafter, potential therapeutic effects of the PAE were investigated in rats; Wistar rats (male, 8 wk-of-age) were randomly allocated into four groups (n = 9/group) and intra-articularly injected with 3 mg monosodium urate (MSU) in saline solution to establish a GA model. …”
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Winery By-Products In Vitro and In Vivo Effects on Atherothrombotic Markers: Focus on Platelet-Activating Factor by Maria Choleva, Smaragdi Antonopoulou, Elizabeth Fragopoulou

“…In the future, additional long-term randomized controlled trials or postprandial studies are needed to draw definitive conclusions and establish a viable cardioprotective strategy that incorporates the sustainable use of winery by-products.…”
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Evaluating Meaningful Changes in Patient‐Reported Outcome Measurement Information System–Fatigue Scores from Three Phase 3 Clinical Trials of Sarilumab for Patients With Rheumatoid... by Clifton O. Bingham, Emily Molina, Amy Praestgaard, Stefano Fiore, David Cella

“…Methods Data from three phase 3 randomized controlled trials of patients with RA who received sarilumab—MOBILITY, TARGET, and MONARCH—were evaluated. …”
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Stability Analysis and Derived Control Measures for Rock Surrounding a Roadway in a Lower Coal Seam under Concentrated Stress of a Coal Pillar by Zhuoyue Sun, Yongzheng Wu, Zhiguo Lu, Youliang Feng, Xiaowei Chu, Kang Yi

“…However, numerical simulations can contain certain subjective and objective limitations, such as high randomness and excessively simplified models. In this study, close-distance coal seams were mechanically modeled based on the half-plane theory. …”
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Optimal Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Reducing Problematic Internet Use in Youth: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis by Jing-Jing Tian, Xiao-Ya He, Zhen Guo

“…The purpose of this network meta-analysis (NMA) is to compare the effect of different non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs) on Problematic Internet Use (PIU). Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published from their inception to 22 December 2023 were searched in Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, Medline, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Science and Technology Journal Database, Chinese BioMedical Literature Database, and WanFang Data. …”
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Clinical efficacy of cytoreductive radical prostatectomy in the treatment of oligometastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer by Feng Qi, Yihang Xu, Zicheng Xu, Qing Zou

“…Additionally, large sample-size, prospective and randomized controlled studies are needed to validate the results of our study in the future.…”
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NT‐ProBNP and high‐sensitivity troponin T as screening tests for subclinical chronic heart failure in a general population by Maria Averina, Michael Stylidis, Jan Brox, Henrik Schirmer

“…Methods and results Altogether, 1936 participants were randomly selected from the general population Tromsø 7 study in Northern Norway. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Combined treatment of glibenclamide and CoCl2 decreases MMP9 expression and inhibits growth in highly metastatic breast cancer by Zhe Rong, Li Li, Fei Fei, Lailong Luo, Yang Qu

“…Methods 50 adult female TA2 mice were randomly divided into 5 groups including DMSO control, CoCl2, glibenclamide, CoCl2 + glibenclamide and paclitaxel. …”
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Comparison of 9.0 and 9.2 mm Flap Diameter Options of Femtosecond Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis for Hypermetropia and Hypermetropic Astigmatism by Kemal Ozulken, Cagri Ilhan

“…Corneal stroma was ablated using Wavelight EX500 with wavefront-optimized profile (WaveLight GmbH, Erlangen, Germany). 9.0 mm flap diameter was randomly chosen for one eye, and 9.2 mm flap diameter was chosen for the fellow eye. …”
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Clinical Application of Laser Walking Stick in Subacute Hemiplegia Walking Training by XIONG Mingyue, ZHAO Yawen, PAN Zhe, TANG Mei, ZHENG Cheng, LUO Yi, TAN Jie

“…Objective: To observe the clinical application of laser cane in walking training of hemiplegic patients, and to explore the effect of a new visual cue device on the recovery of walking ability of hemiplegic patients.MethodsA total of 36 patients with subacute hemiplegia who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into observation group and control group, with 18 cases in each group. …”
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Carbohydrate Restriction During Recovery from High-Intensity–Interval Training Enhances Fat Oxidation During Subsequent Exercise and Does Not Compromise Performance When Combined W... by Camilla Soegaard, Simon Riis, Jesper Friis Mortensen, Mette Hansen

“…Methods: By using a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover design, 17 female endurance athletes completed 3 experimental blocks. …”
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RESPONSE OF LOCAL SWEET ORANGE TRANSPLANTS TO SPRAYING WITH MICRONUTRIENTS AND CPPU by A. F. Z. Al-Dulaimy, O. A. J. Mohammed

“…A two-factor experiment (3 × 3) was carried out according to a randomized complete block design (R.C.B.D). The experiment included 9 treatments, 108 uniform transplants were selected in their growth as much as possible as 3 replications, and 4 transplant for each experimental unit.Spraying with combination of micronutrients had a significant effect on all studied traits, especially the high level (M2), which achieved best values for traits (increased of saplings 61.25 cm, shoot of lengths 32.20 cm sapling height, rootstock stem diameter increment 6.27 mm, scion stem diameter increment 3.48 mm, increased of leaves number of 60.43 leaf sapling-1, The dry weight of vegetative system 75.60 g, leaves area 1468.75 cm2 sapling-1. …”
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Assessing the effects of therapeutic combinations on SARS-CoV-2 infected patient outcomes: A big data approach. by Hamidreza Moradi, H Timothy Bunnell, Bradley S Price, Maryam Khodaverdi, Michael T Vest, James Z Porterfield, Alfred J Anzalone, Susan L Santangelo, Wesley Kimble, Jeremy Harper, William B Hillegass, Sally L Hodder, National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Consortium

“…<h4>Background</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need for efficient and comprehensive, simultaneous assessment of multiple combined novel therapies for viral infection across the range of illness severity. Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) are the gold standard by which efficacy of therapeutic agents is demonstrated. …”
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