Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Associated Factors Among Bankers in Ethiopia, 2018 by Alemu Kasaw Kibret, Berihu Fisseha Gebremeskel, Kebede Embaye Gezae, Gebrerufael Solomon Tsegay

“…This study is based on an institutional-based cross-sectional study design, where 328 bankers are selected randomly from bankers working in Mekelle city from February to June 2018. …”
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Wheat genotype responses to phosphorus and zinc: Differential growth, mycorrhizal interactions, and zinc accumulation by Amanat Ali, Nizamuddin Depar, Qurban Ali Panhwar, Muhammad Irfan

“…Using a completely randomized design (CRD) factorial combination, two Zn levels (0, 5 kg ha-1) and three P levels (0, 90, 120 kg ha-1) were applied. …”
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Safety and tolerability of intramuscular sotrovimab administered at different injection sites: results from the Phase 1 COSMIC study by Jennifer Moore, Alicia Aylott, Wen-Hung Chen, Jerzy Daniluk, Ian A. Hawes, Sergio Parra, Prosenjit Sarkar, Yasmin Sanchez-Pearson, Megan Turner, Amanda Peppercorn, Andrew Skingsley

“…This Phase 1, open-label trial randomized healthy adults to receive 62.5 mg/mL sotrovimab IM into each dorsogluteal muscle (2 × 4 mL injections), or 100 mg/mL sotrovimab IM into the dorsogluteal muscle (1 × 5 mL), the anterolateral thigh muscle (1 × 5 mL) or each deltoid muscle (2 × 2.5 mL). …”
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Remote symptom monitoring with patient-reported outcomes and nudges during lung cancer immunotherapy in China (PRO-NET): protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Ping He, Yanan Luo, Zhenyu Shi, Yiqi Xia, Xiaolong Guan

“…Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group in a ratio of 1:1 via PRO-NET programme. …”
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A comparative study of analgesic effect between ultrasound-guided posterior vis-a-vis lateral transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy... by Rajib Sikder, Sankar Roy, Arunava Biswas, Dipasri Bhattacharya

“…Materials and Methods: A double-arm observational study was conducted on eighty patients (ASA 1 and 2) posted for TAH+BSO under spinal anesthesia. They were randomly divided into two equal groups, 40 each (Groups L and P). …”
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Effects of Elemental Mercury Vapor Inhalation on Arterial Blood Gases, Lung Histology, and Interleukin-1 Expression in Pulmonary Tissues of Rats by Liqaa A. Raffee, Khaled Z. Alawneh, Ruba A. Alassaf, Abdallah Alzoubi, Musa A. Alshehabat, Nadeem Alabdallah, Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi

“…A total of 42 Sprague Dawley rats were divided randomly into three groups. Rats in the first group were used as the control (CG). …”
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Effects of the disconnection technique and preemptive one-lung ventilation on lung collapse during one-lung ventilation in thoracoscopic surgery by Hongru Zhang, Silin Xiang, Longyong Mei, Yonggeng Feng, Han She, Yi Hu, Li Wang

“…Methods Ninety-seven eligible patients were included and randomly divided into three groups. Control group: OLV was initiated when the surgeon started the skin incision and exposed the operative side. …”
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The Growth and Yield of Shallots and Melons Based on the Interseasonal Windbreaks Cropping System in Anticipation of Climate Change by Saparso, Sudarmaji Arief, Bachtiar Musthafa Muhammad, Tamad

“…This study used a Completely Randomized Block Design (CRBD) of Split-Split Plots with three factors and three replications. …”
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Production performance and water quality of Caulerpa lentillifera with fermented fruit vegetable fertilizer by Eddy Supriyono, Chrisliana Chrisliana, Yuni Puji Hastuti, Kadek Lila Antara, Yong Ee Ling, Wildan Nurussalam

“…The experimental design used was a completely randomized design with three replications for four different doses of FVF fertilizer treatments, namely 0, 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2 µl/L. …”
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Effect of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy on Motor Function of Rats with Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Based on Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Imaging by JIANG Pingli, CHEN Xiaocheng, XU Wenshan, DING Yanyi, LIU Weilin, TAO Jing

“…After modeling, the rats were randomly divided to the control group and the CIMT group, with six rats in each group. …”
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Experiences of and response to the COVID-19 pandemic at private retail pharmacies in Kenya: a mixed-methods study by Edwine Barasa, Sassy Molyneux, Jacinta Nzinga, Audrey Mumbi, Peter Mwangi Mugo, Daniella Munene, Collins Jaguga, Davy Odhiambo, Elizabeth Ominde-Ogaja, Mercy Maina, Michael Mungoma, Nadia Butt, Sultani Matendechero, Titus Kahiga, Eric Sedah, Sylvia Opanga

“…Objectives To assess experiences of and response to the COVID-19 pandemic at community pharmacies in Kenya.Design, setting and participants This was a mixed-methods study conducted from November 2020 to April 2021, targeting service providers in three counties (Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu), selected purposively to represent the main urban centres; pharmacies were selected randomly from a list of licensed pharmacies.Results Of 195 sampled pharmacies, 108 (55%) completed a questionnaire and 103 (53%) received a simulated client call; 18 service providers were interviewed. …”
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Dengue Situation in Bangladesh: An Epidemiological Shift in terms of Morbidity and Mortality by Pulak Mutsuddy, Sanya Tahmina Jhora, Abul Khair Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, S. M. Golam Kaisar, Md Nasir Ahmed Khan

“…The CDC, in collaboration with other research organizations, may come forward to initiate and coordinate a large-scale randomized clinical trial of an effective dengue vaccine in Bangladesh.…”
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Caregiver acceptability of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in two districts in the Upper West region, Ghana: a cross-sectional study by Youssouf Diarra, Michael M. Opoku, Charles E. Amankwa, Raymond B. Annor, Justice Nonvignon, Harriet A. Bonful

“…Using a stratified multi-stage sampling technique, a total of 495 caregivers providing care for 569 eligible children aged 3–59 months from randomly selected households in the study communities were enrolled into the study. …”
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Combined effect of exercise and curcumin on inflammation-associated microRNAs and cytokines in old male rats: A promising approach against inflammaging by Zahra Shargh, Keyvan Asghari, Morteza Asghariehahari, Leila Chodari

“…Methods: The study involved 35 male Wistar rats, including 7 young rats (3-month-old; 200–250 g) in the Young control group and 28 aged rats (18-month-old; 400–450 g) randomly distributed among the Old control, Exercise, Curcumin, and Exercise + Curcumin groups. …”
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Using RNA-Seq to Explore the Repair Mechanism of the Three Methods and Three-Acupoint Technique on DRGs in Sciatic Nerve Injured Rats by Tao-tao Lv, Yan-jun Mo, Tian-yuan Yu, Shuai Shao, Meng-qian Lu, Yu-ting Luo, Yi Shen, Yu-mo Zhang, Wong Steven

“…Methods. 27 male SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: a Sham group, the SNI group, and the Tuina group. …”
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Ezetimibe Improves Rosuvastatin Effects on Inflammation and Vascular Endothelial Function in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Undergoing PCI by Changqing Sun, Wuyang Zheng, Ling Liang, Zuheng Liu, Wenchao Sun, Rong Tang

“…We investigated whether ezetimibe improves inflammation and vascular endothelial function in patients with ACS undergoing PCI. Methods. We randomized 171 patients with ACS undergoing PCI to receive ezetimibe 10 mg/day plus rosuvastatin 20 mg/day (combination group, n = 81) versus rosuvastatin 20 mg/day (rosuvastatin group, n = 90). …”
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Long-term efficacy and safety of alemtuzumab in participants with highly active MS: TOPAZ clinical trial and interim analysis of TREAT-MS real-world study by Tjalf Ziemssen, Ann D. Bass, Bart Van Wijmeersch, Sara Eichau, Stephan Richter, Frank Hoffmann, Nicole M. Armstrong, Magdalena Chirieac, Janete Cunha-Santos, Barry A. Singer

“…Objectives: To examine long-term efficacy and safety of alemtuzumab in participants with multiple sclerosis (MS) and highly active disease (HAD) by combining up to 13 years of TOPAZ data and TREAT-MS interim data. Design: TOPAZ: Randomized participants completing core CARE-MS I and II could receive additional alemtuzumab (12 mg/day, 3 consecutive days; ⩾12 months apart) for 11–13 years after initiating treatment. …”
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The blood pressure lowering effect of beetroot juice is impaired in periodontitis and recovered after periodontal treatment by Nydia Y. Sanchez-Orozco, Bob T. Rosier, Alondra Ruiz-Gutierrez, Fabiola Marquez-Sandoval, Alejandro Artacho, Lucrecia Carrera-Quintanar, Alex Mira

“…We propose that an impaired NRC represents a potential link between periodontitis and systemic conditions, which should be confirmed in future randomized controlled trials. Future work should also aim to determine if nitrate prebiotic supplementation and/or tongue cleaning could improve the treatment of periodontitis and its associated comorbidities.…”
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Estimation of Knowledge, Attitude and Prevalence of Female Sex Dysfunction in Elderly Pakistani Women by Khola Noreen, Farah Ayyaz, Lubna Meraj, Tabinda Khalid, Javara Malik, Muhammad Akram Randhawa

“…Results: A total of 150 middle-aged and elderly women were randomly included in the study.The females reporting with some medical or gynaecological problem at the teaching hospital of RMU, willing to participate and gave informed written consent where recruited. …”
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Curative Effect of Wearable Back Trainer Combined with Massage on Patients of Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain by An CAO, Guozhi HUANG, Qing ZENG, Peichen HE, Rihui LI

“…Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of the wearable back trainer combined with massage on chronic nonspecific low back pain patients.Methods:A total of 56 chronic nonspecific low back pain patients were randomly assigned to three groups. The treatment group (<italic>n</italic>=19) was treated with wearable device treatments based on massage for two weeks, once a day, eight minutes each time, five times a week, while the control group (<italic>n</italic>=19) received massage only for two weeks, once a day, 20 minutes each time, and the blank group (<italic>n</italic>=18) rest only with closely observation. …”
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