The influence of physical activity levels on lactate production during squat training using a functional electromechanical dynamometer by Indya del-Cuerpo, Daniel Jerez-Mayorga, Luis Javier Chirosa-Ríos, Felipe Caamaño-Navarrete, Pedro Delgado-Floody

“…In each session, they completed three sets of 12 repetitions at 75% 1RM and three sets of 30 repetitions at 50% of maximum strength, with the order of protocols being randomized. Results In the regression analysis, there was a significant positive association between lactate delta changes immediately post-squat at 50% of maximum strength at session 2 with the variable “sex: women” (β: 3.02, 95% CI [−0.18–0.30], p = 0.047) and BMI (kg/m2). …”
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Halofuginone- and Chitosan-Coated Amnion Membranes Demonstrate Improved Abdominal Adhesion Prevention by Scott Washburn, Jamie L. Jennell, Steve J. Hodges

“…Sixty retired breeder Sprague-Dawley rats underwent midline laparotomy and a zone of ischemia was created in the left uterine horn of each animal. Rats were randomized to one of six treatment groups: (1) untreated control, (2) oxidized regenerated cellulose (Interceed®) (ORC), (3) plain amnion, (4) amnion coated on both sides with 0.5% solution of halofuginone (HAH), (5) amnion coated on one side with 0.5% halofuginone and on the other side with chitosan (CAH), or (6) amnion coated on both sides with chitosan (CAC). …”
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Comparison of the effectiveness of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis treatment with corticosteroids, hyaluronic acid, and platelet-rich plasma mono-therapy by I. A. Shynchukovskyi, O. H. Tereshchuk

“…We included 90 patients who received intra-articular injections. Patients were randomly divided into 3 groups: group I, which received platelet-rich plasma (PRP, n = 30), group II, which received hyaluronic acid (HA, n = 30), group III, which received corticosteroids (CS, n = 30). …”
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Effectiveness Assessment of Bispectral Index Monitoring Compared with Conventional Monitoring in General Anesthesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yichun Gu, Jiajun Hao, Jiangna Wang, Peng Liang, Xinyi Peng, Xiaoxiao Qin, Yunwei Zhang, Da He

“…The inclusion criteria were randomized controlled trials without gender or age restrictions. …”
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Effectiveness of Propofol versus Dexamethasone for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital and Yekati... by Abere Tilahun Bantie, Wosenyeleh Admasu, Sintayehu Mulugeta, Abera Regassa Bacha, Desalegn Getnet Demsie

“…This study was conducted in 80 patients, with ASA I and II, aged 18–65 years, and scheduled for ENT surgery between December 20, 2017, and March 20, 2018. Patients were randomly assigned to Group A and Group B. Immediately after the procedure, Group A patients received single dose of intravenous (IV) dexamethasone (10 mg/kg) and Group B patients were given propofol (0.5 mg/kg, IV), and equal follow-up was employed. …”
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The integrated teaching practice of medical cloud dictionary development and project-based learning by Jiayi Zhang, Jiexuan Chen, Hongbin Guo, Wei Liu, Mingzhe Li

“…Methods One hundred student volunteers were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n = 50) and a control group (n = 50). …”
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The role of clinical pharmacists in improving diabetic care of hospitalized heart patients by Sanaa Mekdad, Leenah Alsayed, Susan Alkhulaif

“…Method: A prospective randomized study was conducted at the Cardiac Center of King Fahad Medical City, involving patients admitted between 2019 and 2023. …”
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Effects of Celery Seed Extracts on Some Haematological and Biochemical Parameters in Albino Rats Treated with Gentamicin by Tavga Ismael Mustafa, Zhakaw Khudir Abdullah, Nazar Mohammed Shareef Mahmood, Shorish Mustafa Abdullah Gorony, Kurdo Bapir Chato, Ranjbar Muksy Mohammed Shareef

“…Animals were divided equally and randomly into four groups each of which contained eight rats. …”
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Prevalence of hepatitis coinfection and substance use among antiretroviral therapy clinic clients with hazardous alcohol use in Vietnam. by Jane S Chen, Sara N Levintow, Ha V Tran, Adams L Sibley, Natalie A Blackburn, Teerada Sripaipan, Heidi E Hutton, Vivian F Go, Geetanjali Chander

“…We present a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial of alcohol reduction interventions in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam conducted between 2016-2018. …”
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Growth and viability of juvenile humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis) supplemented with inorganic and organic selenium by Muhaimin Hamzah, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Nur Bambang Priyo Utomo, Wasmen Manalu

“…The experiment was designed as a completely randomized design with eight treatments and three replications. …”
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A blinded comparison of fluticasone propionate with budesonide via powder devices in adult patients with moderate-to-severe asthma: a clinical evaluation by N. Ringdal, P. Swinburn, R. Backman, P. Plaschke, A. P. Sips, P. Kjaersgaard, G. Bratten, T. A. J. Harris

“…This 12-week, international, randomized, doubleblind, parallel-group study was undertaken to compare the efficacy and safety of fluticasone propionate (FP) 800 μg daily, administered as a powder via the Diskhaler®, and budesonide (BUD) 1600 μg daily, administered using the Turbuhaler®, in adult patients with moderate-tosevere asthma. …”
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Effect of Triple Acupuncture Therapy Combined with Rehabilitation Training on CGRP Content in Peripheral Blood, Motor Function and Activity of Daily Living of Spinal Cord Injury Pa... by Yinjie CUI, Qian WANG, Yue JIANG, Anren ZHANG

“…Objective:To observe the effect of triple acupuncture therapy combined with rehabilitation training on calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) content in peripheral blood of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients.Methods:50 SCI patients meeting study criteria were randomly assigned to treatment group (<italic>n</italic>=25) and control group (<italic>n</italic>=25). …”
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Nanopore adaptive sampling accurately detects nucleotide variants and improves the characterization of large‐scale rearrangement for the diagnosis of cancer predisposition by Sandy Chevrier, Corentin Richard, Marie Mille, Denis Bertrand, Romain Boidot

“…As we analyzed complete genes and more genes than with short‐read sequencing, we detected novel unknown variants. We randomly selected six new variants with a coverage larger than 10× and an average quality higher than 14, and confirmed all of them by Sanger sequencing, suggesting that variants detected with ONT (coverage >10× and quality score >14) could be considered as real variants. …”
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CT-based nomogram predicts esophageal gastric variceal bleeding in noncirrhotic portal hypertension caused by hepatic schistosomiasis by Wei Cheng, Ke-Ying Wang, Wen-Qiang Li, Yao Li, Xiao-Yan Li, Shuai Ju

“…Methods A total of 315 NCPH patients with non-EGVB and EGVB were retrospectively enrolled and randomly divided into training and testing cohorts. …”
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Early activity after strong sutures helps to tendon healing in a rat tendon rupture model by Chenfei Li, Jian Lu, Tianhao Guo, Xuyang Shi, Meng Fu, Yipeng Yang, Yanqing Zhou, Lingde Kong, Bing Zhang

“…The left Achilles tendon of 80 10-week-old rats was repaired. The rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: non-fixed group, fixed one week group, fixed two weeks group and fixed three weeks group. …”
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Optimal needle characteristics for classical inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia: a systematic review by Mennat Allah Ashraf Abd-Elsabour, Ayat Gamal-AbdelNaser

“…The review included randomized controlled trials comparing needles of difference in any of the characteristics (gauge, length, bevel, alloy) used for IANB regarding their effects on pain, success of anesthesia and aspiration. …”
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Efek Loading Statin Intensitas Tinggi Sebelum Intervensi Koroner Perkutan pada Pasien Sindrom Koroner Akut: Systematic Review by Cokorda Istri Padmi Suwari, Mutiara Claudia

“…</span><strong>Methods</strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">: Randomized controlled trials </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">were conducted</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> using databases from  CENTRAL, PubMed, Science Direct, and British Medical Journal. …”
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Efficacy of Osthole in Management of Hypoperfused Retina by Ran Du, Zhao-yang Meng, Jia-lin Wang, Yan-ling Wang

“…Seventy-two rats were randomly allocated into 6 groups. CCH was induced by permanent bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (BCCAO) in five groups. …”
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Klammt open elastic activator and twin blocks in Class II malocclusion treatment. by Eduardo Maikel Curbeira Hernández, Clotilde de la Caridad Mora Pérez

“…After applying inclusion criteria, 20 patients were selected through simple randomized sampling and distributed in two groups, one for each technique. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Michael Vincent DiCaro, Brianna Yee, KaChon Lei, Kavita Batra, Buddhadeb Dawn

“…ConclusionsThis systematic review and meta-analysis will summarize the best available updated evidence from published randomized controlled trials on the effects of MSC therapy for the treatment of acute MI. …”
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