Sequential use of low-load-blood-flow-restricted vs. high-load resistance training on neuromuscular activation, hypertrophy and neuromuscular performance by Romina Ledergerber, Paul Ritsche, Eric Lichtenstein, Martin Keller

“…Methods In this 10-week randomized controlled trial, 37 healthy male and female adults (35-60 years) completed progressive resistance training for knee extensors either 8 weeks with low-load BFRT followed by 2 weeks of HLT, or exclusively HLT. …”
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Mechanism of DMOC in Diabetes Mellitus with Liver Fibrosis by Zizhi XIAO, Hong SHI, Huanwen RAO, Lifen LUO

“…Objective:To establish a rat model of high-fat and high-sugar diet combined Streptozotocin(STZ)to explore the anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic mechanisms of the dendrobium mixture in order cycle method(DMOC)in diabetes mellitus with liver fibrosis.Methods:Forty healthy and clean male Sprague Dawley rats at five weeks of age were randomly divided into the control group(<italic>n</italic>=10, basic diet), the control intervention group(<italic>n</italic>=10, basic diet and DMOC), the model group(<italic>n</italic>=10, high fat and high glucose combined STZ)and the model intervention group(<italic>n</italic>=10, high fat and high glucose, STZ combined DMOC)after one week of adaptive feeding. …”
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The evaluation of different levels diets protein for growth performance of Clarias sp. fry cultured in biofloc-based system by Noviati Rohmatul Khasanah, Nur Bambang Priyo Utomo, Mia Setiawati, Munti Yuhana

“…Experiments using a completely randomized design, consisted of four treatments and three replications. …”
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Incidence of self-reported tuberculosis treatment with community-wide universal testing and treatment for HIV and tuberculosis screening in Zambia and South Africa: A planned analy... by L Telisinghe, S Floyd, D MacLeod, A Schaap, R Dunbar, J Bwalya, N Bell-Mandla, E Piwowar-Manning, D Donnell, K Shaunaube, P Bock, S Fidler, R J Hayes, H M Ayles, HPTN 071 (PopART) study team

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>HPTN 071 (PopART) was a community-randomised trial conducted between November 2013 to July 2018; 21 Zambian and South African communities (with a total population of approximately 1 million individuals) were randomised to arms A (community-wide UTT and TB screening), B (community-wide universal HIV testing with treatment following national guidelines and TB screening), or C (standard-of-care). In a cohort of randomly selected adults (18 to 44 years) enrolled between 2013 and 2015 from all 21 communities (total size 38,474; 27,139 [71%] female; 8,004 [21%] HIV positive) and followed-up annually for 36 months to measure the population-level impact of the interventions, data on self-reported TB treatment in the previous 12 months (self-reported TB) were collected by trained research assistants and recorded using a structured questionnaire at each study visit. …”
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Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation following Noncardiothoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis of Observational St... by Yamini Subramani, Omar El Tohamy, Daniil Jalali, Mahesh Nagappa, Homer Yang, Ashraf Fayad

“…We reported data on demographics, comorbidities, and perioperative complications as mean difference (MD) or odds ratios (OR) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) using random effects models. A two-sided P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. …”
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Interaction of dietary protein and energy-protein ratio on growth performance of snakehead Channa striata by Hani Wijianti, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Nur Bambang Priyo Utomo, Dedi Jusadi

“…The experiment applied complete randomized design, consisted of six treatments with four replications on each treatment. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Berbagai Olahan Telur terhadap Kadar Kolesterol Total Darah Mencit by Putri Mira Magistri, Rismawati YaswiR, Yustini Alioes

“…The experiment used Completely Randomized Design (CRD) consist of 6 treatment units which was K (control), A (raw egg), B (fried egg), C (boiled egg), D (soft-boiled egg), and E (salted egg)</em><em>. …”
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Effects of flame retardant tributyl phosphate on early development of zebrafish by Yao LI, Jingying ZHU, Yao LI, Limei CHEN, Pengfei ZHU, Xinliang DING, Weijie ZHOU

“…MethodsZebrafish embryos were randomly divided into four groups at 2 h post-fertilisation (2 hpf), namely, the 0.01% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) control group and TBP exposure groups (0.02, 0.2 and 2 μg·L−1). …”
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Effect of breathing exercises combined with behavioral intervention in nursing of patients with asthma (呼吸训练联合行为干预在哮喘患者护理中的应用效果观察) by TIAN Shuijing (田水静), ZHANG Wenzheng (张文峥), WANG Yan (王燕)

“…Methods Totally 90 cases of asthma patients admitted to the hospital from May 2021 to February 2023 were selected and divided into a control group and an observation group using a randomized numerical table method, with 45 cases in each group. …”
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Treatment of pancreatic cancer with irreversible electroporation and intratumoral CD40 antibody stimulates systemic immune responses that inhibit liver metastasis in an orthotopic... by Partha Ray, Tomoko Hayashi, Karen Messer, Stephen Schoenberger, Aaron Miller, Dennis Carson, Sara McArdle, Zbigniew Mikulski, Jayanth S Shankara Narayanan, Suna Erdem, Herve Tiriac, Minya Pu, Rebekah R White

“…Orthotopic tumors were established in the pancreatic tail of B6/129 F1J mice via laparotomy. Mice were randomized to treatment with either sham laparotomy, IRE alone, CD40Ab alone, or IRE followed immediately by CD40Ab injection. …”
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Optimising compensatory growth in pastoral beef production systems: insights into feed efficiency, body composition, carcass characteristics and meat quality attributes by J.M. Clariget, G. Banchero, A. Saravia, S. Luzardo, G. de Souza, D.A. Kenny, K. Keogh, A.K. Kelly

“…Eighty steers (BW: 444 ± 39 kg, age: 18 ± 1 months) were blocked and randomly assigned within block to either an optimal (0.6–0.7 kg/day) or suboptimal (0.3–0.4 kg/day) growth rate, during 97 days of backgrounding. …”
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Acute phase responses in clinically healthy multiparous Holsteins with and without calcium dysregulation during the early postpartum period by J.A. Seminara, C.R. Seely, J.A.A. McArt

“…Patterns of protein concentrations in blood over time were compared using linear mixed effects models including fixed effects of calcium status group, time, parity group, farm, relevant 2-way interactions, and the random effect of cow. Overall, dynamics of acute phase proteins showed that dyscalcemic cows experienced increased acute phase responses compared with eucalcemic cows, and that these responses preceded dyscalcemia diagnosis at 4 DIM. …”
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Effect of Acupuncture on the Expression of Heme Oxygenase 1 and Inflammatory Factors in Rats with Intracerebral Hemorrhage by CHEN Qiuxin, KONG Ying, YU Tingting, ZHANG Yu, LIU Peng, ZHANG Xin

“…ObjectiveTo explore the effects of acupuncture at Baihui through Qubin acupoint on the expression of heme oxygenase 1 （HO-1） and inflammatory factors in rats with acute intracerebral hemorrhage from the levels of behavior, histology and molecular biology, so as to provide an experimental basis for clinical acupuncture in the treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage.MethodsA total of 108 Wistar male rats were randomly divided into sham operation group, model group, acupuncture + model group （referred to as acupuncture group）. …”
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Production of Arthrospira platensis algae to increase production efficiency and enhance immune system of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella against Aeromonas hydrophila by Hossein Adineh

“…Two hundred and forty fish (7.86 ± 0.47 g) were randomly distributed in 12 tanks (20 fish per 50 L). …”
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Berberine alleviates enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-induced intestinal mucosal barrier function damage in a piglet model by modulation of the intestinal microbiome by Min Du, Xinran Liu, Xu Ji, Yue Wang, Xiaodan Liu, Chunfang Zhao, Chunfang Zhao, Erhui Jin, Erhui Jin, Youfang Gu, Youfang Gu, Hongyu Wang, Feng Zhang, Feng Zhang

“…This study investigated the preventive effect of dietary berberine on the intestinal mucosal barrier induced by ETEC and the microbial community within the intestines of weaned piglets.MethodsTwenty-four piglets were randomly divided into four groups. Piglets were administered either a standard diet or a standard diet supplemented with berberine at concentrations of 0.05 and 0.1%. and orally administered ETEC or saline.ResultsDietary supplementation with berberine reduced diamine oxidase, d-lactate, and endotoxin levels in piglets infected with ETEC (P &lt; 0.05). …”
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Perancangan User Experiance Website Travel Mabruro Menggunakan Pendekatan Human-Centered Design by Safira Nur Rahmah, Hanifah Muslimah Az- Zahra, Yusi Tyroni Mursityo

“…The evaluation results to 43 random respondent obtained a positive value on each UEQ scale, 1.698 for the attractiveness scale value, 1.547 for perspicuity scale, 1.552 for efficiency scale, 1.692 for dependability scale, 1.721 for stimulation scale, and 1.921 for novelty scale. …”
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Clinical observation on effect of endurance exercise for elderly patients with maintenance hemodialysis (耐力运动在老年维持性血液透析患者中的应用效果观察) by HOU Ying (侯颖)

“…Methods Totally 30 elderly patients with maintenance hemodialysis who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into the study group (n=15)and control group (n=15). …”
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Effectiveness of the Modified WHO Labour Care Guide to Detect Prolonged and Obstructed Labour Among Women Admitted at Eight Publicly Funded, Midwife-Led Community Health Facilities... by Mugyenyi GR, Tumuhimbise W, Atukunda EC, Tibaijuka L, Ngonzi J, Kayondo M, Kanyesigye M, Musimenta A, Yarine FT, Byamugisha JK

“…We reviewed all patient labour monitoring records for the first quarter of 2024 (LCG-intervention) and 2023 (partograph-before LCG introduction) from eight randomized maternity centers. Our primary outcome was the proportion of women diagnosed with prolonged and or obstructed labour. …”
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Effects of colchicine adjuvant therapy on disease control, serum NALP3, sICAM-1, MMP-9 and MMP-13 in patients with coronary heart disease and acute gout attack by Bingxun Wang, Yongqing Liu, Wenya Han, Bing Li, Pang Jie, Wenwen Yang, Zengcai Ma, Zesheng Xu

“…Methods: Ninety-two patients with CHD and acute gout attacks admitted to our hospital from October 2021 to January 2023 were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, with 46 patients in each group. …”
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Improved performance of botia fish Chromobotia macracanthus with the utilization of blood clam shell in the recirculation system by Rani Ria Rizki, Iis Diatin, Tatag Budiardi, Irzal Effendi

“…This study used a factorial completely randomized design with two factors; clam particle sizes (1 mm, 2 mm, and 3 mm) and dosages (1.4 g/L, 1.8 g/L, and 2.2 g/L). …”
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