Comparison of various feed additives on nutrient digestibility, digestive enzyme activity, blood metabolite levels, and gut microbiota composition in japanese quail chicks by Hassan Saleh, Omid Jangjou, Mohammad Taher Mirakzehi, Seyedeh Hamideh Hosseni

“…Methods: A total of 600 hatched Japanese quail (1-week-old) were randomly allocated to six groups, each containing five replicates with 20 birds in each. …”
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Correlation between Apelin and Some Angiogenic Factors in the Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia: Apelin-13 as Novel Drug for Treating Preeclampsia and Its Physiological Effects on Place... by Reham Z. Hamza, Abdel Aziz A. Diab, Mansour H. Zahra, Ali K. Asalah, Suzan M. M. Moursi, Najah M. Al-Baqami, Fawziah A. Al-Salmi, Mai S. Attia

“…The pregnant female rats were randomly divided into three groups: group 1 (normal pregnant group), group 2 (PE-induced group), injected subcutaneously with 75 mg L-NAME/kg bodyweight/day starting from day 9 to 20 of gestation, and group 3 (PE-induced group supplemented with apelin (PE + apelin)); PE induced as before and simultaneously subcutaneously injected with apelin-13 (6 × 10−8 mol/kg bodyweight/twice daily) beginning from day 6 to 20 of gestation. …”
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Shift from chronic to episodic migraine frequency in a long-term phase 3 study of galcanezumab by Hans-Christoph Diener, Kathleen A. Day, Sarah Lipsius, Sheena K. Aurora, Nada A. Hindiyeh, Holland C. Detke

“…Methods Patients aged 18–65 years with an ICHD-3β diagnosis of CM were randomized 2:1:1 to receive monthly injections of placebo (N = 558), galcanezumab 120 mg with a 240-mg loading dose (N = 278), or galcanezumab 240 mg (N = 277) during a 3-month double-blind period of the phase 3 REGAIN trial. …”
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Magnitude and Risk of Dying among Low Birth Weight Neonates in Rural Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Akine Eshete, Abebe Alemu, Taddes Alemu Zerfu

“…The study subjects were randomly selected using a multistage stratified cluster sampling technique. …”
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Maximal and Explosive Muscle Strength During Hip Adduction Squeeze and Hip Abduction Press Test Using A Handheld Dynamometer: An Intra- and Inter-tester Reliability Study by Lasse Ishøi, Kristian Thorborg, Laura Krohn, Lars Louis Andersen, Asger Møller Nielsen, MIkkel Bek Clausen

“…Subjects performed the hip adduction long lever squeeze test and the bilateral hip abduction press test in a randomized order. Maximal isometric strength and early (0-100 ms) and late (0-200 ms) phase rate of force development (explosive muscle strength) was obtained using a hand-held dynamometer. …”
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Effect of Swimming on Gut Microbiota and Inflammation in Colorectal Cancer Cells Transplanted Mice by LI Jiapeng, XIE Qiurong, WEN Ying, CHEN Haichun, PENG Jun, SHEN Aling

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of swimming on the growth of colorectal cancer (CRC) transplanted tumor in mice, and to explore its regulation mechanism from the perspective of gut microbiota and inflammation.MethodsThe CT-26 bearing mouse model was constructed and the experiment mice were randomly divided into model and swimming groups. The mice in the swimming group were subjected to physical training of swimming for 30 minutes each time and twice per day, 6 days per week for 3 weeks in total. …”
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Immunohistochemical Expression of AQP2 and HSP70 in Broiler Kidney Tissue Treated with Salix tetrasperma Roxb. Extract under Heat Exposure by Sugito Sugito, Etriwati Etriwati, Muslim Akmal, Erdiansyah Rahmi, Mira Delima, Zainal Abidin Muchlisin, Denny Irmawati Hasan

“…The design used was a completely randomized design with 6 treatments and 6 replications: (a) chickens were reared in conditions exposed to heat (HS + 0); (b) chickens were reared in conditions exposed to heat and given Salix extract at a dose of 50 mg/L drinking water (HS + 50); (c) chickens were reared under heat-exposed conditions and given Salix extract at a dose of 100 mg/L drinking water (HS + 100); (d) chickens were reared in conditions without exposure to heat (n-HS + 0); (e) chickens were reared in conditions without exposure to heat and given Salix extract at a dose of 50 mg/L drinking water (nHS + 50); and (f) chickens were reared in conditions exposed without exposure to heat and given 100 mg/L drinking water (nHS + 100) of Salix extract. …”
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Sole and Combined Application of Biodigestate, N, P, and K Fertilizers: Impacts on Soil Chemical Properties and Maize Performance by Aruna Olasekan Adekiya, Olufunmilayo Titilayo Ande, Samuel Olatunde Dahunsi, Joshua Ogunwole

“…The 10 treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design and replicated three times. …”
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Spatial distribution and determinants of anemia among under-five children in Mozambique by Berhan Tekeba, Mulugeta Wassie, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Agazhe Aemro

“…The burden of under-five anemia in Mozambique is higher and distributed non-randomly across regions. Maternal anemia, underweighted mothers, husband education, and regions in Mozambique were found to be significant determinants of anemia in under-five children. …”
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Effects of Nutritional Strategies on Glucose Homeostasis in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Shixiao Jin, Liyan Sha, Jianli Dong, Jing Yi, Yang Liu, Zhongxian Guo, Bing Hu

“…We conducted a literature search using PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the differences between different nutritional strategies in women with GDM. …”
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Effectiveness of Ai Chi as Aquatic Intervention for Balance Impairments in Community-dwelling Older Adults in India: A Randomised Controlled Study by Purnima Singh, Pratap Chandra Sarma

“…Thirty participants aged 60 and above with balance impairments were randomly assigned to either the Ai Chi or control group. …”
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Effects of functional training on physical and technical performance among the athletic population: a systematic review and narrative synthesis by Wensheng Xiao, Te Bu, Junlong Zhang, Haogang Cai, Wuyi Zhu, Xiaorong Bai, Lin Zhang, Soh Kim Geok

“…A PICOS approach was used to identify the following inclusion criteria: (1) athletes, (2) a functional training program, (3) an active control group, (4) a measure of physical and/or technical performance, and (5) randomized controlled studies. A methodological quality assessment of the original research was conducted using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (Pedro) scale. …”
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Effect of Music Therapy Combined with Rehabilitation Training on Reducing the Fall Risk in Elderly Patients with Multimorbidity by CHEN Xiaoya, YU Nannan, DING Jiajia, GUO Shanshan, DONG Hongsheng, DING Yuqing, ZHONG Na

“…ObjectiveTo explore the effect of music therapy combined with rehabilitation training on reducing the fall risk in elderly patients with multimorbidity.MethodsA total of 72 elderly patients with chronic multimorbidity hospitalized in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Shanghai Jiahua Hospital from October 2021 to October 2022 were selected. The subjects were randomly assigned to the treatment group and the control group, with 36 cases in each group. …”
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PENGARUH STRATEGI PROBLEM BASED LEARNING DAN MOTIVASI BERPRESTASI TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS by Supriyanto Supriyanto, Achmad Noor Fatirul, Djoko Adi Walujo

“…The population in this study were 93 students of class XI MIPA SMA Muhammadiyah 2 Surabaya. Samples were taken randomly. While the data collection method using an instrument consisting of achievement motivation questionnaires and learning outcomes tests to determine students' critical thinking skills. …”
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Effects of Acute Long- versus Short-Interval High-Intensity Interval Training on Attention and Psychological States in a Sample of Male and Female Adolescents: A Pilot Study by Maamer Slimani, Mahdi Issaoui, Hela Znazen, Amri Hammami, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

“…They performed one of the following three sessions in a randomized order: (i) a long-interval HIIT (LIHIIT), (ii) a short-interval HIIT (SIHIIT), and (iii) a control condition (CC). …”
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The assessment of routine health information system performance towards improvement of quality of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services in Ondo and... by Victoria Oladoyin, Sunday Adedini, Kayode Ijadunola, Hassan Ogunwemimo, Olubunmi Folorunso, Elizabeth Chukwu, Ugo Okoli, Anthony Adoghe, Samuel Oyeniyi, Oniyire Adetiloye, Adesegun Fatusi

“…Using the routine health information system performance diagnostic tool, service data captured for over one year were critically reviewed in randomly selected sample of 169 public health facilities (Ondo:117; Ekiti:52) and information was obtained from facility heads or designates. …”
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Prevalence of Depression and Sleep Disorders in Patients on Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study in Qatar by Fadwa Al-Ali, Mostafa Elshirbeny, Abdullah Hamad, Ahmad Kaddourah, Tarek Ghonimi, Rania Ibrahim, Tarek Fouda

“…We also reviewed patient demographics, comorbidities, and laboratory test results to evaluate any associated factors. We randomly studied 253 patients (62% on HD and 38% on PD). …”
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Safety and efficacy of anti-CD30 CAR-T cell therapy in relapsed/refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Fanqiao Meng, Maoyuan Xiang, Yu Liu, Dongfeng Zeng

“…We used the Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS) to evaluate the quality of the included literature. …”
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Enhancing Quality Fruit Composition in Red Currant Cultivars by Foliar Calcium Application across Preharvest and Postharvest Stages by Olga Panfilova, Ibrahim Kahramanoğlu, Gabrijel Ondrasek, Nelli Ryago, Larisa Leonteva, Chunpeng (Craig) Wan, Mikhail Tsoy, Volkan Okatan, Olga Golyaeva, Olga Loretts, Viktor Kukhar, Mikhail Karpukhin

“…This study aimed to assess the impact of foliar application of Ca-organomineral (Ca-OM) suspension on total soluble solids (TSS) and Ca dynamics in leaves and berries across five red currant cultivars during the vegetation and storage. A randomized block design with two treatments: (1) Control (without Ca-OM treatment) and (2) foliar Ca-OM treatment, with three repetitions, was applied on five different red currant cultivars. …”
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Bacteriological quality and predictors of raw meat collected from municipal slaughterhouse and butcher shops in northeast, Ethiopia by Leykun Berhanu, Adinew Gizeyatu, Masresha Abebe, Daniel Teshome, Mohammed Aragaw, Gete Berihun

“…In addition, 177 meat handlers were randomly selected for knowledge, attitude, and practice assessment. …”
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