Novel indocyanine green mediated antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in the management of chronic periodontitis - A randomized controlled clinico-microbiological pilot study by Ananya Wadhwa, Siddharth Mallapragada, Pallavi Sharma

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Effect of triple therapy on mortality and cardiovascular risk in patients with moderate to severe COPD: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Yubing Li, Jun Li, Hongxia Yang, Yong Zhang

“…However, its long-term effects on mortality and cardiovascular safety remain controversial, highlighting the critical need for systematic evidence to inform clinical decision-making. …”
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Effectiveness of web-based interventions for women with urinary incontinence: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Hongyan Wang, Ping Xu, Wei Zhang, Ying Jin, Xiaojuan Wang, Dan Dan Chen, Weijing Chen, Pingping Guo, Minna Mao, Suwen Feng, Rujia Zhao, Xuefen Xu, Fang Xie

“…Leave-one-out sensitivity analyses will be performed, and publication bias will be evaluated using funnel plots and Egger’s test. Subgroup analyses regarding intervention format, interactivity and main technology will be carried out.Ethics and dissemination No ethics approval is needed for this review since no primary data are to be collected. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Influencing Factors of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Case-Control Study by Rui Liang MS, Dong Liu MD, Yinong Chen MD, Ying Tang MS, Qian Gao PhD, Wanmu Xie PhD, Yihong Sun PhD, Zhenguo Zhai PhD

“…In patients with high-risk acute PE, greater vigilance is needed for the occurrence of new-onset AF.…”
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Critical values for 33 discordancy test variants for outliers in normal samples up to sizes 1000, and applications in quality control in Earth Sciences by Surendra P. Verma, Alfredo Quiroz-Ruiz, Lorena Díaz-González

“…The new most precise and accurate critical values will result in more reliable applications of these discordancy tests than have been possible so far in various scientific and engineering fields, particularly for quality control in Earth Sciences. The multiple-test method with new critical values was shown to perform better than both the box-and-whisker plot and the “two standard deviation” methods used by some researchers, and is therefore the recommended procedure for handling experimental data. …”
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Differential attrition and engagement in randomized controlled trials of occupational mental health interventions in person and online: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Carlota de Miquel, Josep Maria Haro, Christina M van der Feltz-Cornelis, Ana Ortiz-Tallo, Tom Chen, Marjo Sinokki, Päivi Naumanen, Beatriz Olaya, Rodrigo A Lima

“…Risk of bias was assessed through the revised Cochrane risk of bias tool for randomized control trials and funnel plots. Differential attrition across studies was meta-analysed through a random-effects model with limited maximum-likelihood estimation for the degree of heterogeneity. …”
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Comparison of a diflufenican-containing premixture to current commercial standards for residual Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) and waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) control by Matthew C. Woolard, Jason K. Norsworthy, Trenton L. Roberts, Benjamin C. Thrash, L. Tom Barber, Christy L. Sprague, Tristen H. Avent

“…With the anticipated launch of the premixture, research is needed to evaluate the length of residual control provided by the new herbicide. …”
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The Impact of Automatic Exposure Control Technology on the In Vivo Radiation Dose in Digital Mammography: A Comparison Between Different Systems and Target/Filter Combinations by Ahmad A. Alhulail, Salman M. Albeshan, Mohammed S. Alshuhri, Essam M. Alkhybari, Mansour A. Almanaa, Haitham Alahmad, Khaled Alenazi, Abdulaziz S. Alshabibi, Mohammed Alsufayan, Saleh A. Alsulaiman, Maha M. Almuqbil, Mahmoud M. Elsharkawi, Sultan Alghamdi

“…Additionally, manufacturers may need to consider standardizing the implemented technology effects on the MGDs.…”
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A Suggested Algorithm for Video Motion and Applicate It to Basketball by Basil Thanoon, Abeer Thanoon

“…Here, the video frames have been are read from video file directly, then each frame is processed without the need of frames conversion into separate images. This research includes algorithm suggestion to estimate ball position in each video frame then plotting the ball motion track along the video sequence, by choosing ball initial position and creating ball-rounding window and applying the adaptable threshold to the produced window in order to obtain binary representation window. …”
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Weed competitive ability of faba bean (Vicia faba), pea (Pisum sativum), and vetch (Vicia sativa) crops under semi-arid conditions by Angeliki PETRAKI, Angeliki KOUSTA, Maria GERAKARI, Eleni ABRAHAM, Demosthenis CHACHALIS

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Symptomatic and cognitive effects of D-amino acid oxidase inhibitors in patients with schizophrenia: a meta-analysis of double-blind randomized controlled trials by Chun-Hung Chang, Yu-Der Hsia, Wen-Chun Liu, Jia-Hau Lee, Chieh-Hsin Lin, Hsien-Yuan Lane

“…An electronic search was conducted using PubMed, Cochrane Systematic Reviews, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trials for double-blinded, randomized controlled trials evaluating DAOI for the treatment of schizophrenia. …”
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Evaluating the immunogenicity and safety of ID93 + GLA-SE in BCG-vaccinated healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Erum Siddiqui, Mohammad Saad Khan, Maliha Khalid, Harshika Khaim Chandani, Umaimah Naeem, Muhammad Mohsin Khan, Syed Owais Wasti

“…This meta-analysis used Review Manager and forest plots for visual display. The outcomes were displayed as risk ratios (RR) with a 95% confidence interval. …”
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Comparative the efficacy and safety of Gosuranemab, Semorinemab, Tilavonemab, and Zagotenemab in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of... by Wenting Cai, Wenting Cai, Hui Zhang, Hui Zhang, Yan Wu, Yan Wu, Yao Yao, Jinping Zhang

“…The purpose of data processing, including generating network evidence plots, surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) ranking, league plots, and funnel plots, is to visually summarize and evaluate the relative effectiveness and safety and potential publication bias of multiple interventions. …”
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Integration of Organic Amendments and Weed Management to Improve Young Citrus Tree Growth Under HLB-Endemic Conditions by Ankit Pokhrel, Ramdas Kanissery, Sarah L. Strauss, Ute Albrecht

“…The organic amendment treatments were as follows: (1) plant-based compost, (2) humic acid, and (3) a non-amended control. The weed management (herbicide) treatments were (1) glyphosate, (2) glufosinate, (3) flumioxazin, and (4) a maintenance herbicide control. …”
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The Creation, Analysis and Applications of τ-Σ Chart in the Pulsed Neutron Attenuation by KANG Xiaoquan, HU Youliang, FAN Leyuan, LIU Houwu, FU Xin, TIAN Jian

“…Other pulsed neutron instruments also can apply this method in the data processing and logging data quality control.…”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of drug-coated balloons versus drug-eluting stents in small vessel coronary artery disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of random... by Monisha Augustine, Mustafa Arain, Muhammad Saqlain Mustafa, Iman Moradi, Matthew Fredericks, Aaliya Rahman, Muhammad Afnan Ashraf, Glawish Sualeh, Rubab khan, Aqsa Saif, Haifa Arain, Dilip Baldevsingh Rajpurohit, Abdalkareem Nael Jameel Maslamani, Behrooz Shojai Rahnama, Javed Iqbal

“…Main text Following PRISMA guidelines, a systematic review identified seven randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing DCBs with DES for small vessel CAD. …”
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‘Power’ and Technological Machines: Dreams Are Replaced by Goal-Setting by I. Isaev, S. Zenin, V. Rumyantseva

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Acupuncture combined with language training for aphasia in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis by Shuzhen Liu, Shuzhen Liu, Yujiao Li, Yujiao Li, Jun Chang, Jun Chang, Jiangwei Shi, Jiangwei Shi, Lan Zhao, Lan Zhao

“…The heterogeneity of the included literature was tested using Review Manager 5.4 software, while publication bias was estimated using funnel plots and Egger’s tests by STATA15.1. A trial sequential analysis (TSA) was performed to test the robustness of the conclusiveness of our results.ResultsIn this study, we encompassed a total of 56 randomised controlled trials encompassing 4,683 participants. …”
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Rye (<em>Secale cereale</em> L.) and squarrose clover (<em>Trifolium squarrosum</em> L.) cover crops can increase their allelopathic potential for weed control when used mixed as d... by Lara Abou Chehade, Carolina G. Puig, Carlos Souto, Daniele Antichi, Marco Mazzoncini, Nuria Pedrol

“…In the field experiment, no significant weed suppression was provided by cover crop residues incorporated as green manure compared to control plots, despite tillage being more effective in reducing weed density. …”
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Establishing the best step-up treatments for children with uncontrolled asthma despite inhaled corticosteroids: the EINSTEIN systematic review, network meta-analysis and cost-effec... by Sofia Cividini, Ian Sinha, Giovanna Culeddu, Sarah Donegan, Michelle Maden, Katie Rose, Olivia Fulton, Dyfrig Hughes, Stephen Turner, Catrin Tudur Smith

“…The target of asthma management is to control the disease through complete control defined as (a) no daytime symptoms, (b) no night-time awakening due to asthma, (c) no need for rescue medication, (d) no asthma attacks, (e) no exacerbation, (f) no limitations on activity, including exercise, (g) normal lung function, (h) minimal side effects from medication. …”
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