The effectiveness of honey supplementation in feed for improving goldfish fingerling Carassius auratus immune system against Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria attack by Rosidah Rosidah, Ujang Subhan, Yuniar Mulyani, Rifai Dermawan

“…This study was done using experimental complete randomized design method with five treatments and three replications. …”
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Clinical Effects of Smart Phone Speech Training Combined with Scalp Acupuncture in Patients with Non-fluent Aphasia after Stroke by Mingyue XIONG, Yanyan TANG, Lihua CAO, Dian HUANG, Xiaodan LI, Jie TAN

“…Objective:To observe the clinical effect of smart phone speech training combined with scalp acupuncture in patients with non-fluent aphasia after stroke, in order to explore a suitable combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine therapy for aphasia.Methods:A total of 40 patients with non-fluent aphasia after stroke were randomly divided into treatment group and control group, with 20 cases in each group. …”
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A Digital Parenting Intervention With Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Content: Quantitative Pre-Post Pilot Study by Moa Schafer, Jamie Lachman, Paula Zinser, Francisco Antonio Calderón Alfaro, Qing Han, Chiara Facciola, Lily Clements, Frances Gardner, Genevieve Haupt Ronnie, Ross Sheil

“…Further research using a randomized controlled trial is warranted to establish causality.…”
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Mechanism of Bushen Huoxue Recipe on Improving Arterial Calcification in Rats with Osteoporosis Based on OPG/RANKL Signaling Pathway by LIN Xiaorong, YANG Na, ZHENG Bei, ZHAO Hu, XU Junxia

“…ObjectiveTo observe the effect of Bushen Huoxue Recipe on thoracic aortic calcification and explore the possible mechanism of improving arterial calcification by Bushen Huoxue Recipe based on osteoprotegerin / receptor activator for nuclear factor-κB ligand (OPG/RANKL) signaling pathway in rat model of osteoporosis.MethodsA total of 32 seven-month-old male SD rats were randomly divided into control group, sham operation group, osteoporosis group and Bushen Huoxue group, with eight rats in each group. …”
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The application of phytoremediation Lemna perpusilla to increase the production performance of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in a recirculation system by Rina Hesti Utami, Kukuh Nirmala, Iman Rusmana, Daniel Djokosetiyanto, Yuni Puji Hastuti

“…ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the production performance and physiological of Nile tilapia using Lemna perpusilla as a phytoremediator in a recirculation system.  A completely randomized design with two treatments and three replications was applied. …”
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Promotional tone in reviews of menopausal hormone therapy after the Women's Health Initiative: an analysis of published articles. by Adriane Fugh-Berman, Christina Pike McDonald, Alicia M Bell, Emily Catherine Bethards, Anthony R Scialli

“…Themes that were common in articles considered promotional included attacks on the methodology of the WHI, arguments that clinical trial results should not guide treatment for individuals, and arguments that observational studies are as good as or better than randomized clinical trials for guiding clinical decisions. …”
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Effect of humanistic care combined with risk management nursing model on the incidence of venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients with cancer (人文关怀联合风险管理干预重症肿瘤患者静脉血栓栓塞症的效... by ZHEN Yuhong (郑玉红), PEI Xiaolu (裴晓璐)

“…Methods Totally 100 critically ill patients with cancer were randomly divided into the study group and the control group, with 55 cases in each group. …”
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Growth response of koi fish fed on the diet containing Euchema cottoni by Edison Saade, Dody D Trijuno, , Haryati, , Zainuddin

“…Fish were cultured for six weeks and stocked at the density of 15 fish/aquarium. The completely randomized design with four treatments and two replications were used in this study. …”
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The effect of single and dual task training on the intracortical inhibition in young and old adults by Michael Wälchli, Craig Tokuno, Benedikt Lauber, Wolfgang Taube

“…Methods Participants were randomly separated into 2 different training groups (ST or DT) among their age (young or old). …”
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Application of Statistical Methods for the Characterization of Radon Distribution in Indoor Environments: A Case Study in Lima, Peru by Rafael Liza, Félix Díaz, Patrizia Pereyra, Daniel Palacios, Nhell Cerna, Luis Curo, Max Riva

“…Radon levels were monitored using LR-115 nuclear track detectors over three distinct measurement periods between 2015 and 2016, with 86 households participating. Detectors were randomly placed in various rooms within each household. …”
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Iron deficiency in endure athletes by Michał Rogulski, Yauheniya Patarocha, Aleksandra Ślusarska, Jolanta Mędyk, Paulina Błasiak, Małgorzata Wirkijowska, Patryk Mikołajec, Ruslan Huk, Barbara Bilecka, Jakub Wirkijowski

“…This search included human and experimental studies. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included as well. …”
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Overexpression of Parkin promotes the protective effect of mitochondrial autophagy on the lung of rats with exertional heatstroke by Ran Meng, Zhengzhong Sun, Ruxue Chi, Yan Gu, Yuxiang Zhang, Jiaxing Wang

“…Methods: Sixty Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into control (CON), control + Parkin overexpression (CON + Parkin), EHS, and EHS + Parkin overexpression (EHS + Parkin) groups. …”
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Comparison of Intraoperative and Postoperative Outcomes of Sleeve and Dorsal Slit Technique of Circumcision: A Prospective Interventional Study by N Snigdha, R Lakshmana, Das Debarath, Natarjan Soorya, A Pravindhas, M Malar Mannan

“…Sixty patients diagnosed with phimosis, balanoposthitis, paraphimosis and patients who requested circumcision for religious reasons were randomly assigned to undergo either the sleeve technique (Group A) or the dorsal slit technique (Group B). …”
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Glycogen and proximate content of white shrimp fed on different carbohydrate level and feeding frequency by , Zainuddin, , Haryati, Siti Aslamyah

“…Research used factorial completely randomized design with two factors in triplicates. Treatments were factor A, carbohydrate level in feed respectively A1 (30%), A2 (37%), A3 (44%), A4 (50%), and factor B daily feeding frequency respectively B1 (twice), B2 (four times), and B3 (six times) respectively. …”
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Cardiomeds, an mHealth App for Self-Management to Support Swiss Patients With Heart Failure: 2-Stage Mixed Methods Usability Study by Lisa Simioni, Elena Tessitore, Hamdi Hagberg, Aurélie Schneider-Paccot, Katherine Blondon, Liliane Gschwind, Philippe Meyer, Frederic Ehrler

“…The app will be further tested in a randomized clinical trial (2022-00731) after acute HF hospitalization to assess its impact on patients’ knowledge about HF, self-care, and quality of life.…”
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Application of acupuncture therapy combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing for patients with postherpetic neuralgia (针灸治疗联合中医护理在带状疱疹后神经疼痛患者中的应用)... by ZHOU Xu (周旭), LIU Xuan (刘璇)

“…Methods A total of 124 PHN patients were randomly divided into two groups, with 62 cases in each group. …”
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Protective Effects of Gynostemma pentaphyllum Saponins on Liver Injury in Guinea Pigs of Hyperlipemia Based on Oxidative Stress by Tianyi DAI, Donglian LIU, Xingmin QIN, Chengling GAO, Jiayi LI, Hailing KUANG

“…Methods: A total of 32 guinea pigs were randomly divided into a model group, a low dose GPs group (85 mg/kg), a high dose GPs group (170 mg/kg), and a simvastatin group (1.5 mg/kg), with 8 animals in each group. …”
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Integrated transcriptomic hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis network analysis reveals the role of energy availability on egg production in layers by Jianling Peng, Yong Cui, Haiping Liang, Shenyijun Xu, Linjian Weng, Meng Ru, Ramlat Ali, Qing Wei, Jiming Ruan, Jianzhen Huang

“…To investigate the mechanism of integrated network regulation of the HPO axis under energy fluctuation, ninety Hy-line brown layers (265-day-old, 1.92 ± 0.02 kg) were randomly divided into three groups for a 17-day experiment: a control group (Con group) fed ad libitum from days 1 to 17, an energy-deprived group (ED group) that was fed ad libitum from days 1 to 12 and then underwent a fasting period from days 13 to 17 to induce a pause in laying, and a re-fed group (Rf group) that fasted for seven days (specifically, days 1 to 5, day 7, and day 9), had ad libitum access to feed on days 6 and 8, and was continuously fed from days 10 to 17. …”
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Developing and testing the feasibility of a theory-based brief counseling intervention to promote physical activity in breast cancer survivors enrolled in the PAC-WOMAN trial by Sofia Franco, Eliana V. Carraça, Inês Nobre, Bruno Rodrigues, Vítor Ilharco, Lea Kahlert, Marlene N. Silva

“…The PAC-WOMAN trial is a three-arm randomized controlled trial aimed at promoting short- and long-term PA and improving the quality of life of breast cancer survivors. …”
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Adopting Positive Selection Technology and Improving Seed Quality in Smallholder Potato Farmers in South-Western Uganda. by Kajura, Tibanyendera Deo

“…A household survey was conducted with 130 respondents randomly selected. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. …”
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