Exploration of effects of galvanic vestibular stimulation on circadian rhythms and its associations with sleep and spatial memory in patients with breast cancer: The ICANSLEEP-2 pr... by Melvin Galin, Laura de Girolamo, Bénédicte Clarisse, Carine Segura-Djezzar, Franka Glöckner, Clara Elia, Stéphane Réhel, Patrice Clochon, Franck Doidy, Julien Chavant, Olivier Etard, Fausto Viader, Jean-Michel Grellard, Justine Lequesne, Florence Joly, Francis Eustache, Tristan Martin, Bénédicte Giffard, Gaëlle Quarck, Joy Perrier

“…There will be two assessment sessions, before and after 2 weeks of GVS. Patients will be randomly assigned to either a GVS group or a sham group (noneffective stimulation). …”
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Anti-VEGF agents for the treatment of diabetic macular edema by S.G. Sergushev, E.N. Khomyakova

“…Studies on aflibercept in routine clinical practice are discussed to illustrate the possibility to achieve the results of randomized trials in daily practice with adequate patien t management and regular treatment.…”
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Hepatitis B Birth Dose among Children in District 2 Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Prevalence and Associated Factors by Giao Huynh, Thanh Binh Nguyen, Ngoc Nga Cao, Minh Hoang Phan, Thi Bich Hop Dang, Thi Ngoc Han Nguyen

“…A prospective cross-sectional study between June and December 2017 recruited parents/caregivers of children aged 12–59 months who were randomly selected at the vaccination department in the District 2 Hospital. …”
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Stability analysis for seed yield of chickpea (<i>Cicer arietinum</i> L.) genotypes by experimental and biological approaches by R. Karimizadeh, P. Pezeshkpour, A. Mirzaee, M. Barzali, P. Sharifi, M. R. Safari Motlagh

“…Fourteen advanced chickpea genotypes with two control cultivars were cultivated in a randomized complete block design in four regions of Iran during 2017–2020 growing seasons. …”
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Effects of Lemon Beverage Containing Citric Acid with Calcium Supplementation on Bone Metabolism and Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women: Double-Blind 11-Month Intervention Stu... by Hiromi Ikeda, Tadayuki Iida, Masanori Hiramitsu, Takashi Inoue, Satomi Aoi, Miho Kanazashi, Fumiko Ishizaki, Toshihide Harada

“…A critical factor for preventing osteoporosis after menopause is attenuation of the accelerated turnover rate of bone metabolism. The present randomized controlled study was conducted to clarify the effects of a lemon beverage with calcium (Ca) supplementation that makes use of the chelating action of citric acid. …”
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“Loneliness is a sad disease”: oldest old adults’ empirical definition of loneliness and social isolation from a mixed-method study in Northern Italy by Sara Santini, Mauro Colombo, Antonio Guaita, Paolo Fabbietti, Georgia Casanova

“…This study wishes to fill in these literature gaps by analysing empirical definitions of loneliness and social isolation arising from a mixed-gender randomized sample of Italian oldest old people. Methods Between January and March 2019, 132 older people, most aged 80+, living in a northern Italian town, were asked to answer a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the ActivForce Digital Dynamometer in Assessing Shoulder Muscle Force across Different User Experience Levels by Christos Karagiannopoulos, Sean Griech, Brian Leggin

“…Tester, HHD, and shoulder motion assignment orders were randomized. All testing was performed in a standardized seated position. …”
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Donor site healing response to low-level laser therapy following skin graft surgery by Mahmoud Salah Salem, Haidy Nady Ashem, Salah Mohamed Abdelghani, Noha Mohamed Kamel

“…Methods Forty patients of both genders (16 male, 24 female) aged 20–40 years suffered full-thickness burns with a total body surface area varying from 20 to 35% and had undergone split-thickness skin graft surgery were selected randomly and divided into two equal groups. The low-level laser therapy group (study group) attended three sessions per week for three weeks, while the placebo group (control group) received sham laser treatments. …”
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The Effect of Different Sulphur Sources Applied at Various Rates on Soil pH by Fatma Nur Kılıç, Osman Sönmez

“…The soil samples used in the research were taken from Pınarbaşı and Melikgazi districts of Kayseri province, and soil samples were taken from both regions from a depth of 30 cm and from 20 randomly determined different points. Sulphur applications were applied at rates of (0, 0.02, 0.04 g 100 g-1) (X: powdered Sulphur ) and (0, 0.044, 0.088 g 100 g-1) (Y: granular Sulphur ) based on weight for clay-loam and sandy textured soils, respectively. …”
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The Topographical Effect of Optical Zone Diameter in Orthokeratology Contact Lenses in High Myopes by G. Carracedo, T. M. Espinosa-Vidal, I. Martínez-Alberquilla, L. Batres

“…Twelve patients (18 eyes) were fitted with overnight orthokeratology (OrthoK) with a randomized 6 mm or 5 mm OZ lens worn for 2 weeks, followed by a 2-week washout period, between both designs. …”
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Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Cardio-Renoprotective Pharmacological Interventions in Chronic Kidney Disease: An Umbrella Review of Network Meta-Analyses and a Multicriteria De... by Ioannis Bellos, Smaragdi Marinaki, Pagona Lagiou, Vassiliki Benetou

“…A total of 19 network meta-analyses and 44 randomized controlled trials involving 86,150 chronic kidney disease patients were included. …”
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Application of four-finger lifting method in the deltoid intramuscular injection of COVID-19 vaccine (四指提拉注射法在新型冠状病毒疫苗接种中应用) by ZHENG Wen (郑雯), ZHI Hui (智慧)

“…Methods Totally 180 recipients who required COVID-19 vaccine injection were randomly divided into the observation group and control group, with 90 cases in each group. …”
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Lentinan Attenuates Damage of the Small Intestinal Mucosa, Liver, and Lung in Mice with Gut-Origin Sepsis by Zhongshen Kuang, Tingting Jin, ChangYi Wu, Yanan Zong, Panpan Yin, WangYu Dong, Xue Lin, WeiYan You, Chenlong Zhang, Lijie Wang, Yongying Liu, Shan Ren, Jiangwen Yin, Hang Xu

“…Cecal ligation and perforation (CLP) were used to construct a mouse model of gut-origin sepsis. The mice were randomly divided into six groups: sham operation group (sham), gut-origin sepsis model group (CLP), ulinastatin-positive drug control group (UTI), lentinan low concentration group (LTN-L, 5 mg/kg), lentinan medium concentration group (LTN-M, 10 mg/kg), and lentinan high concentration group (LTN-H, 20 mg/kg). …”
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Comparison of Corneal Epitheliotrophic Factors of Undiluted Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma and Autologous Serum Eye Drops for Dry Eye Disease by Passara Jongkhajornpong, Kaevalin Lekhanont, Sasivimol Rattanasiri, Prapaporn Pisitkun, Ammarin Thakkinstian

“…Ninety-six patients with moderate-to-severe dry eye disease, who were randomly assigned to receive either 100% APRP or 100% AS, were enrolled in the study. …”
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Evaluation of needs and supply of emergency care in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional household survey by Lee Wallis, Peter Hodkinson, Ken Diango, John Yangongo, Vera Sistenich, Eric Mafuta

“…Additional 303 respondents randomly selected in the households were interviewed regarding their personal reasons for not accessing emergency care.Primary outcome Availability and utilisation of emergency care services.Results In August 2021, 1217 households encompassing 6560 individuals were surveyed (response rate of 96.2%). …”
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Development of Prone Position Ventilation Device and Study on the Application Effect of Combined Life Support Technology in Critically Ill Patients by Yufeng Li, Qiaoqiao Hu, Wenjie Wang, Changhong Du, Siwen Fan, Linlin Xu, Songmei Li, Bei Chen

“…This study aims to evaluate a novel prone position ventilation device designed to enhance patient safety, improve comfort, and reduce adverse events, facilitating prolonged tolerance in critically ill patients. Methods. A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 60 critically ill patients from January 2020 to June 2023. …”
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Effects of Neural Stem Cells combine with Nerve Growth Factor Nanoparticles Transplantation in Alzheimer's Disease Transgenic Mice by Qing ZHU, Shuai SHAO, Nan HU, Yan CHEN

“…Objective:To observe the effect of nerve growth factor(NGF)nanoparticles on the survival, migration and differentiation of transplanted neural stem cells(NSC)in the brain of APP/PS1 transgenic mice, and the effect of NSC combined with NGF nanoparticles transplantation on cholinergic neurons in basal forebrain and amyloid β-protein(Aβ)in the hippocampus and cortex.Methods:A total of 36 12-month-old male APP/PS1 transgenic mice were randomly divided into the AD control group, the NSC transplant group and the combined group, with 12 cases in each group. …”
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Effect of melatonin on the contents of fatty acids and antioxidants of saffron by Mohammad Mehdi Samim, Ali Sorooshzadeh, Ali Mokhtassi-Bidgoli, Mohammad Sadegh Sabet

“…Both experiments were designed as factorial trials within a completely randomized block design with three replicates. The results demonstrated that treatment with 100 μM melatonin significantly increased the production of fatty acids, including C8:0 (67.60 %), C10:0 (98.66 %), C12:0 (40.73 %), and C18:0 (35.32 %) compared to the untreated control. …”
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Efficacy of pegylated interferon alfa-2b «Algeron» in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C by M. V. Mayevskaya, O. O. Znoyko, E. A. Klimova, S. L. Maximov, S. N. Kizhlo, N. A. Petrochenkova, F. I. Nagimova, R. A. Ivanov, Yu. N. Linkova, T. V. Chernovskaya

“…To compare efficacy and safety of Algeron 1.5 and 2.0 μg/kg with PegIntron in combination with ribavirin in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C and to determine therapeutic dose of Algeron.Materials and Methods. 150 adult treatment-naive patients with HCV (all genotypes)were randomized into 3 groups. In the two main groups the patients received Algeron in the dosage of 1.5 or 2.0 μg/kg/week, in the active control group – PegIntron 1.5 μg/kg/week in combination with ribavirin. …”
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Determination of Lime Requirement with Compost on Acidic Ultisols for Wheat Crop in the Gurage Zone of Ethiopia by Dereje Dejene, Teshome Yitbarek, Abdeta Jembere

“…The sixteen treatments were arranged in completed randomized design (CRD) with triplicate replications in the greenhouse. …”
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