Evaluation of The Effect of Pre-Operative Informed Consent Form on Pre-Operative Anxiety by Sultan Zortul

“…The participants were 66 patients, aged 18-70, who were randomly selected based on their order of registration from those admitted to the General Surgery Service of Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine between March and June 2013. …”
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Evaluation of diastole by echocardiography for detecting early cardiac dysfunction: an outcome study by Tatiana Kuznetsova, Nicholas Cauwenberghs, František Sabovčik, Yukari Kobayashi, Francois Haddad

“…Methods and results We randomly recruited 1407 community‐dwelling participants (mean age, 51.2 years; 51.1% women; 53.5% with cardiovascular risk factors). …”
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Hypericin-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy for Head and Neck Cancers: A Systematic Review by Jakub Fiegler-Rudol, Natalia Zięba, Radosław Turski, Maciej Misiołek, Rafał Wiench

“…Despite the encouraging preclinical evidence, significant methodological variability and limited clinical data necessitate further large-scale, standardized and randomized controlled trials.…”
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Double-pyramid and Reverse Step Resistance Training Effectiveness on Physical Fitness Factors Among Elite Female Athletes by Hamid Arazi, Mozhgan Hassanzadeh, Ali Sayyah

“…Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to assess the impact of 8-week resistance training performed with double pyramid (DP) and reverse step (RS) systems on some physical fitness components of elite female athletes. 30 young female handball players are randomly assigned to the three groups of DP (age: 17.43±1.63 year, weight: 70.28±10.14 kg, fat percentage: 15.60±1.17), RS (age: 17.13±1.32 year, weight: 67.80±7.78 kg, fat percentage: 15.40±1.69), and control groups (age: 17.33±1.71 year, weight: 61.04±6.61 kg, fat percentage: 16.50±1.43). …”
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Deep learning-based encryption scheme for medical images using DCGAN and virtual planet domain by Manish Kumar, Aneesh Sreevallabh Chivukula, Gunjan Barua

“…Experimental results validate the efficacy of the approach in safeguarding medical images from various security threats, including unauthorized access, tampering, and adversarial attacks. The randomness of the keys and encrypted images are demonstrated through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SP 800-22 Statistical test suite provided in Tables 4 and 14, respectively. …”
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LCZ696 Therapy Reduces Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia Inducibility in a Myocardial Infarction-Induced Heart Failure Rat Model by Po-Cheng Chang, Shien-Fong Lin, Yen Chu, Hung-Ta Wo, Hui-Ling Lee, Yu-Chang Huang, Ming-Shien Wen, Chung-Chuan Chou

“…Echocardiography was performed one week after MI to confirm the development of HF with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 40%. MI rats were randomly assigned to receive medical therapy for 4 weeks: LCZ696, enalapril, or vehicle. …”
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Empagliflozin-Metformin Combination Has Antioxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Properties that Correlate with Vascular Protection in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes by Miodrag Janić, Matej Cankar, Jan Šmid, Alenka France Štiglic, Aleš Jerin, Mišo Šabovič, Andrej Janež, Mojca Lunder

“…Methods. 40 individuals with type 1 diabetes (average age of 44.7±2.5 years) were randomized into four groups: (1) control (placebo), (2) empagliflozin 25 mg daily, (3) metformin 2000 mg daily, and (4) empagliflozin-metformin combination (25 mg and 2000 mg daily, respectively). …”
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Revisiting microgenderome: detecting and cataloguing sexually unique and enriched species in human microbiomes by Zhanshan Sam Ma

“…The SSD framework can randomly search and catalogue the sexually specific unique/enriched species with statistical rigor, guided by species specificity (a synthetic metric of abundance and distribution) and specificity diversity (SD). …”
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Analysis of Contact Position for Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation-Induced Hyperhidrosis by Chunhui Yang, Yiqing Qiu, Xi Wu, Jiali Wang, Yina Wu, Xiaowu Hu

“…Based on the number of cases in the sweating group, the same number of patients was randomly selected from other STN-DBS patients without sweating to form the control group. …”
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Allogenic faecal microbiota transplantation for antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in critically ill patients (FEBATRICE)-Study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial... by Ivana Cibulkova, Veronika Rehorova, Hana Soukupova, Petr Waldauf, Monika Cahova, Jan Manak, Martin Matejovic, Frantisek Duska

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Into this prospective, multi-centre, randomized controlled trial we will enrol 36 critically ill patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. …”
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Tongue Muscle Training App for Middle-Aged and Older Adults Incorporating Flow-Based Gameplay: Design and Feasibility Pilot Study by Kuan-Chu Su, Ko-Chiu Wu, Kuei-Ru Chou, Chia-Hsu Huang

“…Next, we aim to conduct a randomized pilot trial, improve app functions, offer alternative rehabilitation options, and encourage long-term participation. …”
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Spatial variation and determinants of skilled birth attendant delivery among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis by Yibeltal Addis Mekuria, Betelhem Gelaw Zeleke, Getahun Workineh Mekonen, Tewabe Malede Chekol

“…Results The number of women who delivered with the assistance of skilled birth attendants was 2,740 (49.6%) and distributed non-randomly across the regions of the country. Low clustering of skilled birth attendant delivery was detected in the Afar, Amhara, Benshangul-Gumuz, Gambela, Oromia, and Somali regions, whereas high clustering was detected in the Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, and Harari regions. …”
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Students’ Mathematical Problem Solving Ability With Introduction, Connection, Application, Reflection, and Extension Models by Andi Susanto, Sabli Mayana, Fitria Mardika

“…Quasi Experiment with research type with a randomized control group only design. The population is class IX students of SMP Negeri 5 Padang; a sample of class IX.7 as an experimental class is 31 people, and class IX.3 is a control class with 32 people.The t-test was used to analyze the data. …”
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Reliability of the Cutting Alignment Scoring Tool (CAST) to Assess Trunk and Limb Alignment During a 45-Degree Side-Step Cut by Lauren S Butler, Eryn K Milian, Amie DeVerna, Kevin Latz, Henry B Ellis, Alexa R Martinez, Kristin Hayden, Christian Gerstenkorn, Sara C Carpenito, Charles W Wyatt, Dai Sugimoto

“…Video sequence was randomized in each rating session, and a two-week wash out period was given…”
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Effects of butyric acid and Protoxin probiotic in the feeding of Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) by Rasool Zare, Abdolmohammad Abedian Kenari

“…Therefore, 120 healthy fish with an average body weight of 54.85 ± 0.36 g were randomly divided into four experimental groups in three replications. …”
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Growth and Performance of Baby Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Grown under Different Organic Fertilizers by C. Parwada, V. Chigiya, W. Ngezimana, J. Chipomho

“…A 3 × 2 factorial in a completely randomized block design (CRBD) with three replicates was used. …”
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Development and validation of a patient experience assessment questionnaire for evaluating hospital care in Iran by Faezeh Nezamdoost, Ali Vafaei Najar, Marziye Zarqi, Jamshid Jamali, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaei, Elaheh Hooshmand

“…Sampling for the face validity stage included 30 randomly selected patients, while construct validity was assessed with a sample of 340 participants, of which 300 provided complete and valid data. …”
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Realidade virtual e seu papel na redução da dor na obtenção de acessos venosos em um departamento de emergência pediátrica by Gabriela Spessatto, Larissa Rosa Passos, Solena Ziemer Kusma Fidalski, Rômulo Targa Pinto, Cláudia Maria Baroni Fernandes, Eduardo Maranhão Gubert, Rita De Cassia Rodrigues Silva

“…METHODOLOGY: This is a prospective randomized interventional study performed at pediatric emergency room in a tertiary care hospital which evaluated indication for venipuncture in: intervention group (which used virtual reality during the procedure) and control group (which followed hospital protocol with no other distracting/analgesic method). …”
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Osteoclastogenesis markers in craniofacial bone defects after demineralized dentin material membrane implantation as guided bone regeneration by Dedy Agoes Mahendra, Anita Yuliati, Masfueh Razali, Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim, Muhammad Alwino Bayu Firdauzy, Retno Indrawati Roestamadji, Pratiwi Soesilawati

“…Methodology: this is an experimental study with a post-test only control group design, which began with the randomization of 120 rats into five groups: K(−), without membrane implantation; K(+), PPCM; P1, DDMM; P2, DDMM + bone graft; P3, PPCM + bone graft. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Relation to Reproductive Health Among Young Albanian Women by Alketa Zazo, Eliona Kulluri, Enxhi Vrapi

“…Quantitative data were collected through face-to-face interviews with 632 women of reproductive age in Tirana who were randomly selected to participate in the survey. Consent was taken and the data remained confidential. …”
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