Timing of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation to the nondominant primary motor cortex fails to modulate cortical hemodynamic activity and improve motor sequence... by Minxia Jin, Xiaomeng Xu, Ziwei Zhang, Weili Xia, Xiaoyu Lou, Zhongfei Bai

“…Method A single-blind, randomized, cross-over experiment was conducted. Twenty healthy participants engaged in a sequential finger-tapping task with their left hand. …”
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Effect of Dayak Onion (Eleutherine bulbosa (Mill.) Urb.) on the Immune Response and Gene Expression of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Infected with Aeromonas hydrophila by Arini Resti Fauzi, Munti Yuhana, Widanarni Widanarni, Mia Setiawati, Usamah Afiff

“…The research used a completely randomized design with six treatments and three replications. …”
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Comparison of Two Synthesis Methods for 3D PLA-Ibuprofen Nanofibrillar Scaffolds by Esteban Mena-Porras, Annaby Contreras-Aleman, María Francinie Guevara-Hidalgo, Esteban Avendaño Soto, Diego Batista Menezes, Marco Antonio Alvarez-Perez, Daniel Chavarría-Bolaños

“…Results: SEM revealed randomly arranged nanofibers forming reticulated meshes, with more uniform dimensions observed in the AJS group. …”
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Photobiomodulation on Bax and Bcl-2 Proteins and SIRT1/PGC-1α Axis mRNA Expression Levels of Aging Rat Skeletal Muscle by Fang-Hui Li, Yan-Ying Liu, Fei Qin, Qing Luo, Hai-Ping Yang, Quan-Guang Zhang, Timon Cheng-Yi Liu

“…Twenty female Sprague Dawley rats (18 months old) were randomly divided into two groups (n=10 per group): control (CON) and LLLI groups. …”
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Effects of Tuina combined with aricular acupoint pressing therapy in the treatment of post-stroke constipation (便秘推拿联合耳穴压豆治疗中风后恢复期便秘临床效果观察)... by LIU Wenli (刘文丽), GUO Haijiao (果海姣), SONG Ying (宋颖), SUI Yi (孙祎), GAO Jiajia (高佳佳), MA Xiaoxu (马晓旭), CHEN Cheng (陈程)

“…Methods Totally 100 bedridden patients with post-stroke constipation were randomly divided in the observation group and control group, with 50 cases in each group. …”
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Development and validation of a diagnostic model for migraine without aura in inpatients by Zhu-Hong Chen, Zhu-Hong Chen, Guan Yang, Chi Zhang, Chi Zhang, Dan Su, Dan Su, Yu-Ting Li, Yu-Xuan Shang, Wei Zhang, Wen Wang

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to develop and validate a robust predictive model for accurately identifying migraine without aura (MWoA) individuals from migraine patients.MethodsWe recruited 637 migraine patients, randomizing them into training and validation cohorts. …”
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Comparative experimental anesthesia efficacy study of epidural injection at the sacrococcygeal space using ultrasound guidance versus blindness technique in Egyptian donkeys (Equus... by Mohamed A. Hamed, Hazem Hamouda, Mohammed Elmetwally, Foad Farrag, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Mohamed M. A. Abumandour, Yamen Mohammed Hegazy, Alaa Samy

“…In the second group, we used 10 live, healthy adult donkeys to assess the efficacy and time of analgesia onset for blind and ultrasound-guided epidural injections at the sacrococcygeal region. Cadavers were randomly designated to blind (n = 5) or US-guided (n = 5) epidural injections at the sacrococcygeal region in sternal recumbency in donkeys using Methylene Blue (1%) as a diagnostic marker for caudal epidural injection. …”
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IMPLICATIONS OF BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE AND OPTIMIZED Piper nigrum EXTRACTS APPLICATION ON QUALITY OF STORED PORK by Adeola Adegoke, Kehinde Sanwo, Silas Hunge, Samuel Olakayode, Oluwafunmilayo Oyelude

“…Fresh pork (100 g) was apportioned to four treatment groups (each replicated four times), comprising the Control (0% antioxidant); BHT (100 mg of BHT); BPAE (100 ml of BPE) and WPAE (100 ml of WPE), then soaked for 30 min prior to refrigeration storage [day (d) 0, 5 and 10] in a completely randomized design. All parameters examined were influenced (p < 0.05) except additive effect on pork pH. …”
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Comparison of glimepiride and linagliptin in the treatment of non-alcoholic hepatic disease with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Feng Tian, Yali Guo, Liping Zhou, Qunying Yao, Xiaoyan Liang, Jiaxin Lu, Aiping He, Jie Shen

“…Material and methods A total of 86 patients with NAFLD with T2DM were randomly categorized into two groups and treated with either linagliptin (5 mg/daily) or glimepiride (2 mg/daily) for 6 months. …”
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Health-related Quality of Life and hospital costs of Finnish melanoma patients participating in the second Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy Trial (MSLT-II) by Pia J. Heino, Jukka Pappinen, John F. Thompson, Micaela Hernberg, Tiina A. Jahkola, Mark B. Faries

“…Patients/materials and methods: A total of 52 patients randomized to CLND and 55 to nodal observation completed a modified version of the standardized and validated, RAND-36 questionnaire at baseline, 4 months and annually up to 5 years. …”
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Clinical Comparison of the Performance of Two Marketed Ophthalmic Viscoelastic Devices (OVDs): The Bacterially Derived Healon PRO OVD and Animal-Derived Healon OVD by Loay Daas, Jose Manuel Larrosa, Alicia Gavin, Carlos Isanta, Achim Langenbucher, Beth E. Jackson, Linda Tsai, Priya Janakiraman, Rafael Guerrero, Berthold Seitz

“…This prospective, multicenter, randomized, parallel, participant/evaluator masked, postmarket investigation enrolled 139 subjects (170 eyes), 116 (143 eyes) of which were treated (73 test; 70 control group). …”
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Impact of Chronic Statins Use on the Development of Esophagitis in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Tawfik Khoury, Amir Mari, Hana Amara, Mohamed Jabaren, Abdulla Watad, Wiliam Nseir, Wisam Sbeit, Mahmud Mahamid

“…Our findings of potential clinical application mandate further randomized controlled trials to better assess the impact of statins on esophagitis.…”
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Pioglitazone Attenuates Drug-Eluting Stent-Induced Proinflammatory State in Patients by Blocking Ubiquitination of PPAR by Zhongxia Wang, Tao Zhang, Lizhe Sun, Ruifeng Li, Yuanyuan Wei, Xiaojuan Fan, Zuyi Yuan, Junhui Liu, Tao Chen

“…Twenty-eight patients with coronary artery disease and who underwent DES implantations were randomly assigned to pioglitazone (30 mg/d; PIO) or placebo (control; Con) treatment in addition to optimal standard therapy. …”
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A New Device Improves Signs and Symptoms of TMD by Ruggero Cattaneo, Davide Pietropaoli, Barry C. Cooper, Dino Capparè, Eleonora Ortu, Annalisa Monaco

“…Methods. 50 females with myofascial TMD according to RDC/TMD were randomly assigned to study (n = 25) and control groups (n = 25). …”
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Esophageal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Assisted by an Overtube with a Traction Forceps: An Animal Study by Ken Ohata, Kuangi Fu, Eiji Sakai, Kouichi Nonaka, Tomoaki Tashima, Yohei Minato, Akiko Ohno, Takafumi Ito, Yosuke Tsuji, Hideyuki Chiba, Makoto Yamawaki, Hideyuki Hemmi, Teruo Nakaya, Junichi Fukushima, Nobuyuki Matsuhashi

“…After circumferential mucosal incision for the target lesion, structured as the isolated pig esophagus 3 cm long, either C-ESD or OTF-ESD was randomly selected for submucosal dissection. All the ESD procedures were completed as en bloc resections, while perforation only occurred in a beginner’s C-ESD procedure. …”
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Effects of GABA Supplementation on Intestinal SIgA Secretion and Gut Microbiota in the Healthy and ETEC-Infected Weanling Piglets by Yuanyuan Zhao, Jing Wang, Hao Wang, Yonggang Huang, Ming Qi, Simeng Liao, Peng Bin, Yulong Yin

“…A total of thirty-seven weaning piglets were randomly distributed into two groups fed with the basal diet or supplemented with 40 mg·kg−1 of GABA for three weeks, and some piglets were infected with ETEC at the last week. …”
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Clinical efficacy of electrosurgery and steel scalpel surgery for umbilical herniorrhaphy in bovine calves: A comparative analysis by Mohammad Raguib Munif, Md Ariful Islam, Md Sabuj Rahman, Md Mizanur Rahman, Md Rafiqul Alam

“…Fourteen crossbred male calves with reducible umbilical hernias, aged less than one month and weighing 25–47 kg, were randomly assigned to two experimental groups: group A (ES) and group B (SSS), each containing seven calves. …”
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Intestinal flora composition and fecal metabolic phenotype in elderly patients with sleep disorders combined with type 2 diabetes by Zhuohao Yin, Huaze Xie, Fuyuan Liu, Xue Kong, Wei Chen, Yangfan Gong, Wei Ge

“…For stool analyses, 42 patients were randomly extracted, which included the control group (n = 14), diabetes group (n = 14), and elderly patients with sleep disorders combined with the T2D group (ESdD) (n = 14). …”
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The impact of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists in the treatment of eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hanieh Radkhah, Shiva Rahimipour Anaraki, Peyvand Parhizkar Roudsari, Razman Arabzadeh Bahri, Diar Zooravar, Sara Asgarian, Reza Hosseini Dolama, Ali Alirezaei, Razieh Khalooeifard

“…Level of evidence Level I, randomized controlled trials.…”
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Acupuncture Treatment in Elderly People with Sarcopenia: Effects on the Strength and Inflammatory Mediators by Gisele Soares Mendes Damasceno, Thaís Helena Machado Marçal Teixeira, Vinicius Carolino de Souza, Tiago Sousa Neiva, Karina Prudente Pereira, Maria de Fátima Teles Landim, Gislane Ferreira de Melo, Juliana de Faria Fracon e Romão, Otávio Tolêdo Nóbrega, Gustavo de Azevedo Carvalho

“…The first group was then randomized (by drawing lot) to be further divided into two subgroups: G1, composed of sarcopenic elderly people who received acupuncture intervention, and G2, composed of sarcopenic elderly people who did not receive intervention. …”
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