A Clinical Trial Shows Improvement in Skin Collagen, Hydration, Elasticity, Wrinkles, Scalp, and Hair Condition following 12-Week Oral Intake of a Supplement Containing Hydrolysed... by David M. Reilly, Liane Kynaston, Salma Naseem, Eva Proudman, Darcy Laceby

“…Hydration, elasticity, wrinkles, and clinical trichoscopy were measured in parallel to expert visual grading. Efficacy measures were recorded at baseline, week 6, and week 12. …”
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Endolysosomal trafficking controls yolk granule biogenesis in vitellogenic Drosophila oocytes. by Yue Yu, Dongsheng Chen, Stephen M Farmer, Shiyu Xu, Beatriz Rios, Amanda Solbach, Xin Ye, Lili Ye, Sheng Zhang

“…Further, the data suggest that the RAVE/V-ATPase complexes function upstream of or in parallel with Rab7, and are involved in earlier stages of endosomal trafficking events. …”
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Effectiveness of vertical subsurface wetlands for iron and manganese removal from wastewater in drinking water treatment plants by Jenny Vanessa Marín-Rivera, , Jader Martínez-Girón, Mauricio Quintero-Angel

“…The wetlands were arranged in parallel and each formed by three gravel beds of different diameter. …”
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263 My Assistive Technology Guide web app: Supporting physicians in addressing disabilities in older adults by Elsa M Colon, Radamés Revilla-Orellano, Wency Bonilla-Díaz, Jesús Mejías-Castro

“…At the end of this usage period, we implemented a concurrent parallel mixed-method design to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. …”
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Polyvinyl alcohol film comprising biochar modified titanium dioxide nanocomposites as decoloring and disinfectant agents by Ahmed F. Ghanem, Abdelrahman A. Badawy, Ahmed A. Youssef, Naema S. Yehia, Farag A. Issa, Manal A. Nofal

“…Abstract In this work, titanium dioxide nanowires were prepared hydrothermally in strong alkaline medium. In parallel, nanostructural biochar was obtained via carbonization of rice husk at relatively high temperature. …”
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Professional attitudes and behaviors acquired during undergraduate education in the College of Dentistry, King Saud University by Dina Al-Sudani, Fatima Al-Abbas, Zainab Al-Bannawi, Anwaar Al-Ramadhan

“…Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate and evaluate the professional attitudes and behaviors acquired by students and recently graduated dentists during undergraduate education at King Saud University. …”
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Improving older people’s experiences and safety at transitions of care: the PACT mixed-methods study including RCT by Jenni Murray, Ruth Baxter, Jane O’Hara, Laura Sheard, Catherine Hewitt, Natasha Hardicre, Charles Vincent, Eirini Oikonomou, Gerry Richardson, Rosie Shannon, Kalpita Baird, Stephen Brealey, Robbie Foy, Laura Mandefield, Sarah Hampton, Ed Breckin, Lubena Mirza, Alfredo Palacios, Sally Moore, Jayne Marran, Jacqui Elliot, Jane Schofield, Alison Cracknell, Beth Woods, Sarah Cockayne, Thomas Mills, Yvonne Birks, Olivia Joseph, Rebecca Lawton

“…Objectives In six work packages we set out to: understand patient and carer involvement in and experience of care transitions explore staff experiences of delivering good transitional care develop and validate a new measure (the Partners at Care Transitions Measure) to assess patient experience and safety during care transitions create a theory and logic model to inform the co-designed transitions intervention followed by a formative evaluation test the feasibility of delivering a trial to evaluate the intervention evaluate the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of the transitions intervention with a parallel process evaluation. …”
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Partial volume effect correction impairs the diagnostic utility of [18F]-THK-5351 PET in nonfluent-agrammatic variant primary progressive aphasia by Patrick J. Sommer, Sebastian Schuster, Oliver Goldhardt, Nobuyuki Okamura, Felix Mueller-Sarnowski, Maximilian Scheifele, Florian Eckenweber, Annika Kreuzer, Maria Griessl, Peter Bartenstein, Thomas Wegehaupt, Lucas Wolski, Josef Priller, Axel Rominger, Leonie Beyer, Timo Grimmer, Matthias Brendel

“…PVEC increases quantitative SUVr differences between patients with nfv-PPA and HC but introduces a parallel increase of variance at the group level. Visual assessment of [18F]-THK-5351 images in patients with nfv-PPA is impaired by PVEC due to loss of specificity and does not support the use of PVEC even in patients with severe atrophy.…”
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Genotype, Ethnicity, and Drug–Drug Interaction Modeling as Means of Verifying Transporter Biomarker PBPK Model: The Coproporphyrin‐I Story by Yuki Ujihira, Shawn Pei Feng Tan, Daniel Scotcher, Aleksandra Galetin

“…Finally, the appropriate metric for monitoring CP‐I was evaluated for inhibitors with different potency and PK relative to CP‐I. …”
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Intranasal Scope Negotiation Trajectories for Flexible Nasopharyngolaryngoscopy by Vijay Bidkar, Kalaiselvi Selvaraj, Amrusha Raipure, Sandeep Dabhekar, Kiran Kumar Prathipati, Lisha Sarode

“…Methods This is a prospective, randomized, parallel-group controlled study. Patients undergoing F-NPLS to evaluate the upper airway were enrolled and randomized into two study groups. …”
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Soft tissue attachment of human gingival fibroblasts to titanium dioxide nanotubes compared to commercially pure titanium and its alloys: a systematic review by Sara Baraka, Anu Sam, Marta Krysmann, Neil Cook, Waqar Ahmed, Fadi Barrak

“…All the primary effects evaluated suggest the formation of better interlaced fibers giving a stronger adhesion than the parallel ones which is the most relevant outcome of this research. …”
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Shade Trees Spatial Distribution and Its Effect on Grains and Beverage Quality of Shaded Coffee Trees by Francisco José da Silva Neto, Kátia Priscilla Gomes Morinigo, Nathalia de França Guimarães, Anderson de Souza Gallo, Maicon Douglas Bispo de Souza, Rubismar Stolf, Anastácia Fontanetti

“…The remaining parameters evaluated were not affected by shade trees’ spatial distribution.…”
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An ureido-substituted benzenesulfonamide carbonic anhydrase inhibitor exerts a potent antitumor effect in vitro and in vivo by Giorgia Gazzaroli, Camilla Tavani, Serena Filiberti, Maria Luisa Massardi, Marta Turati, Giulia Garattini, Thomas S. Peat, Giuseppe Pieraccini, Andrea Angeli, Claudiu T. Supuran, Fabrizio Carta, Arianna Giacomini, Roberto Ronca

“…In this study, we carried out a detailed characterization of a SLC-0111 derivative, FC-531, evaluating its anti-tumor potential in parallel with SLC-0111 on a panel of human cell lines representative of different cancer types. …”
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Herbal medicines (Eunkyosan and Samsoeum) for treating the common cold: a protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial by Kwan-Il Kim, Minna Hong, Yang-Chun Park, Beom-Joon Lee, Kitae Kim, Byung Kab Kang, Jun-Yong Choi

“…Therefore, we aimed to evaluate their effectiveness and safety. Methods: This study is a randomized, patient-assessor blind, controlled, parallel, and multicenter clinical trial. …”
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An efficient retrieval method on Google Earth Engine and comparison with hybrid methods: a case study of leaf area index retrieval by Sijia Li, Zhiguang Tang, Kaisen Ma, Zhenyi Wang, Wenjuan Li

“…Further studies on other retrieval tasks and evaluations with ground truth data are needed.…”
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Self-Selected Comfortable Foot Position in Upright Standing: Correlation with Anthropometric Measurements and Comparison to Standardized Foot Position During Stabilometric Exam—An... by Paolo De Blasiis, Ciro Ivan De Girolamo, Allegra Fullin, Paolo Caravaggi, Assunta Tirelli, Pasquale Arpaia, Alberto Leardini, Antonio De Luca

“…Subjects placed their feet nearly parallel in SCFP with a wider inter-heel distance. …”
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Assessment of Usability of Digital Side Mirror Technology Concerning Parking Speed and Accuracy by Povýšil Jakub, Hruška Michal, Jelen Stanislav, Benda Petr, Zifia Anna Maria, Benda Tomáš, Vojtěchová Nikita, Bradna Jiří

“…This paper focuses on the comparison of traditional and digital side mirrors in passenger cars during parallel and perpendicular parking maneuvers. The study was conducted on a closed testing ground, where data were collected through field measurements involving a relatively homogeneous group of drivers. …”
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Students' feelings in higher education: A first investigation in Italy with the University Students Belonging Scale by Marina Galioto, Ivan Giuseppe Cammarata, Marirosa Fortunato Priore, Paula Tavares, Stefano Boca, Cinzia Novara, Gioacchino Lavanco, Antonino Bianco

“…Furthermore, analyzing scores among the subscales, we found that students expressed higher satisfaction in relation to items evaluating the perception of self-identity within the academic context on one hand and in relation to evaluating the quality of the relationship with peers and professionals on the other hand. …”
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Nitric oxide for the prevention of postoperative acute kidney injury in patients undergoing surgery for Stanford type A aortic dissection: study protocol for a randomized controlle... by Zheyuan Chen, Xiao Han, Lingru Li, Maomao Liu, Li Yu, Sihao Cheng, Yan Yu, Nan Liu

“…Methods This single-center, randomized, parallel-group superiority trial will enroll 106 adult patients undergoing ATAAD emergency surgery. …”
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Impact of video‑based incentive on patient willingness to read the informed consent form with comprehension before minimally-invasive surgery: a randomized controlled trial by Weronika Kisielewska, Michał Kościołek, Bernard Mitura, Weronika Kowalczyk, Krystian Kisielewski, Małgorzata Pajer, Laura Kacprzak, Kryspin Mitura

“…Materials and methods: This parallel design study comprised 102 patients referred for elective laparoscopic surgical procedures. …”
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