Vitamin D and exercise improve VEGF-B production and IGF-1 levels in diabetic rats: insights the role of miR-1 suppression by Fatemeh Mazaheri, Rastegar Hoseini, Ahmad Gharzi

“…Fifty male Wistar rats were divided into 2 groups Non-Diabetic Obese Control (NC; n = 10), and diabetic (n = 40). The rats were then randomly divided into four groups: AT plus Vit D (AT + Vit D; n-=10), AT (n = 10), Vit D (Vit D; n = 10), and Control Diabetic (C; n = 10). …”
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Impact of behavior change theory-based nursing interventions on cardiac function recovery and quality of life among cardiac surgery patients with cardiopulmonary bypass by Youwei Zhao, Wei Wei, Zhiyuan Wang, Yanbo Dong, Zhenyu Su, Shichao Guo

“…According to the study protocol, patients were randomly assigned to either a control group (n = 60) or an observation group (n = 60) post-surgery. …”
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Comprehensive Assessment of Rapeseed Meal as a Fish Meal Substitute in Hybrid Sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii ♀ × Acipenser baerii ♂) Diets: Impacts on Growth Performance, Body Comp... by Wenpeng Zhang, Siyuan Liu, Shidi Wang, Huamin Wang, Kaibo Ge, Yuhong Yang, Shaoxia Lu, Shicheng Han, Haibo Jiang, Chang’an Wang, Hongbai Liu

“…A total of 450 juvenile hybrid sturgeon with similar weights were randomly assigned to five dietary groups, each with triplicates of 30 fish per tank. …”
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Causes of revision hip arthroplasty after hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture by Alexander N. Tsed, Nikita E. Mushtin, Alexander K. Dulaev

“…We conducted a retrospective randomized study, which enrolled 36 patients who underwent revision endoprosthetics after various types of arthroplasty for a femoral neck fracture. …”
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Geographic factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 prevalence during the first wave − 6 districts in Zambia, July 2020 by Stephen Longa Chanda, Tadatsugu Imamura, Warren Malambo, Rommel Bain, Chisenga Musuka, Nyambe Sinyange, Jonas Z. Hines

“…In each district, 16 Standard Enumeration Areas (SEAs) were randomly selected and 20 households from each SEA were sampled. …”
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Effect of abdominal massage and comprehensive nursing on relieving constipation in elderly patients with diabetes (腹部推拿治疗糖尿病便秘效果观察及护理) by YAN Qiuyan (闫秋艳), LIU Fei (柳菲)

“…Methods Totally 80 elderly diabetic patients with constipation were randomly divided into the control group and observation group, with 40 cases in each group. …”
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The effectiveness of filters on catfish Clarias gariepinus fry performance in the aquaponic system by Yuli Andriani, Zahidah Hasan, Irfan Zidni, Isni Nurruhwati, Iskandar Iskandar, Rahmadi Kusumoputra

“…The study was conducted in the Ciparanje Green House, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jatinangor. A completely randomized design with four treatments and three replications was applied, namely treatment A: Water circulation using bioball filter medium, B: Water circulation using water spinach filter medium, C: Water circulation using bioball and water spinach filter media, and D: Water circulation using sponge filter medium (control). …”
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Parental psychosocial factors and children’s oral health-related quality of life: Data from a caries prevention study with phone-based support by Ida Brännemo, Anna Levinsson, Tove Hasselblad, Göran Dahllöf, Georgios Tsilingaridis

“…Methods Data were collected during a randomized controlled trial examining a phone-based parental support program. …”
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Net energy of grains for dairy goats differed with processing methods and grain types by Xiaodong Su, Lei Zhang, Yiyang Sun, Yanbo Wu, Jianrong Ren, Shengru Wu, Xinjian Lei, Jun Zhang, Dangdang Wang, Hao Ren, Junhu Yao

“…Methods Eighteen castrated Guanzhong dairy goats (44.25 ± 3.59 kg BW) were randomly divided into 3 groups, each consisting of 6 replicates. …”
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Effect of Extracorporeal Diaphragmatic Pacing Combined with Four-Point Kneeling Position Training on Pulmonary Function in Patients with Ischemic Stroke by LU Wei, DONG Pengxia, XIE Tianpei, FAN Yingjie, QIU Hao, LIU Haoyu, SU Min

“…ObjectiveTo observe the clinical effect of extracorporeal diaphragmatic pacing combined with four-point knee-ling position training on pulmonary function in patients with ischemic stroke.MethodsA total of 60 patients with ischemic stroke admitted to the Rehabilitation Department of the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 were enrolled and randomly divided into control group and treatment group, with 30 cases in each group. …”
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Detection and characterization of multidrug resistant Escherichia coli carrying virulence gene isolated from broilers in Bangladesh by Md. Sirazul Islam, Chandan Nath, F. M. Yasir Hasib, Tahia Ahmed Logno, Md. Helal Uddin, Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan, Sharmin Chowdhury

“…Each pooled sample comprised randomly selected cloacal swabs from five birds per farm. …”
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Buffalo milk quality in southern Italy: trace elements & endocrine disruptors. A One Health analysis by Luigi Jacopo D’Auria

“…Trace element analysis came from different areas of the Campania Region, where buffalo farms were randomly selected for sampling of milk (n:69). At the same way, samples of milk (n:46) and serum (n:190) were collected from 10 buffalo farms in the Campania Region for analysis of endocrine disruptors. …”
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Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis as an Adjunct to ACL Reconstruction by Madeline M. McGovern MD, Sercan Yalcin MD, Natalie A. Lowenstein MPH, Jillian L. Mazzocca BA, Elizabeth G. Matzkin MD, Giovanna Medina MD, PhD

“…Results: In the STABILITY randomized controlled trial, 2-year outcomes demonstrated a clinically and statistically significant decrease in clinical failure from 40% to 25% and graft rupture rate from 11% to 4% with the addition of LET to ACLR with hamstring autograft. …”
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Impaired hippocampal neurogenesis associated with regulatory ceRNA network in a mouse model of postoperative cognitive dysfunction by Jingrun Lin, Xiaoqiu Zhu, Xuan Li, Yu Hong, Yaohui Liang, Siqi Chen, Chenzhuo Feng, Lin Cao

“…Methods Male C57BL/6 mice (2 and 17 months old) were randomly assigned to surgery or control groups. The surgery group underwent laparotomy under 1.5% isoflurane anesthesia, while controls received no intervention. …”
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Dietary supplementation of composite feed additive reduces enteric methane production and enhances feed efficiency, milk production and immunity in Murrah buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) by Avijit Dey, Shyam S. Paul, Satbir S. Dahiya, Ashok K. Balhara, Jerome Andonissamy, Balbir S. Punia, Yendrembam M. Chanu

“…The feed supplement was developed at the institute, composed of an ideal combination of methane inhibitors, alternate hydrogen sinks, and some rumen-stimulating agents (Indian Patent Grant No. 388717 dated 08.02.2022) and its efficacy examined through a series of in vitro experiments. A completely randomized design was used to analyze the experimental data. …”
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A User-Centered Design Approach for a Screening App for People With Cognitive Impairment (digiDEM-SCREEN): Development and Usability Study by Michael Zeiler, Nikolas Dietzel, Fabian Haug, Julian Haug, Klaus Kammerer, Rüdiger Pryss, Peter Heuschmann, Elmar Graessel, Peter L Kolominsky-Rabas, Hans-Ulrich Prokosch

“…The test was administered using different randomization options to minimize learning effects. digiDEM-SCREEN was developed as a tablet and smartphone app. …”
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The mediating effect of the budget process on the performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Vuong Khanh Tuan, Premkumar Rajagopal

“…The real study was conducted using quantitative analysis, where the randomization technique was applied to 403 suitable samples. …”
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Quality of tiger shrimp artificial feed using various dosages of seaweed (Gracilaria gigas) meal as binder by Edison Saade, Siti Aslamyah, Nur Insana Salam

“…The objective of this study was to determine the optimum dosage of seaweed, Gracilaria gigas meal as binder.  Completely randomized design was used in this study, with three dosages of sea weed meal as treatment feeds, i.e. 3, 6, and 9%, with three replications. …”
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Patients’ perceived involvement in clinical decision-making and associated factors among adult patients admitted at Jimma Medical Center, Oromia, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study... by Yonas Gurmu Dugasa, Keneni Dina Dibera, Wadu Wolancho Debancho, Gadisa Bekele Bedada

“…The study was conducted between 15 July and 7 September 2022.Participants A total of 422 randomly selected adult patients admitted at Jimma Medical Center were enrolled, after excluding those who were acutely ill during the study period.Methods Data were collected via a structured, interviewer-administered tool, entered into EpiData V.4.6 and exported to SPSS V.26 for analysis. …”
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Effect of dietary supplementation of Lawsonia inermis and Acacia nilotica extract on growth performance, intestinal histopathology, and antioxidant status of broiler chickens chall... by Fares A. Eldeeb, Enas A. Noseer, Shimaa Abdelazeem, Esraa Ali, Asmaa W. Basher, M. A. A. Abdalla, Hytham H. Ibrahim

“…Two hundred and forty-one-day-old Ross chicks were randomly distributed into 8 groups, four were challenged with coccidia, while the other four were unchallenged. …”
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