Protocol MelatoSom-Kids-PTSD: sleep disturbances in children and adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial to inve... by Julie Rolling, Eve Reynaud, Amaury C. Mengin, Thomas Zanfonato, Patrice Bourgin, Carmen M. Schroder

“…Secondary endpoints will be the differences in objective sleep quality parameters and daytime functioning before and after treatment, in children with PTSD and their caregivers.Discussion: This paper describes the MelatoSOM-Kids-PTSD protocol, which will evaluate the effectiveness of melatonin, a treatment that has already demonstrated an excellent benefit-risk ratio in the paediatric population over 4 years.…”
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Effectiveness of interactive voice response-call for life mHealth tool on adherence to anti-retroviral therapy among young people living with HIV: A randomized trial in Uganda. by Agnes Bwanika Naggirinya, David B Meya, Maria Sarah Nabaggala, Grace Banturaki, Agnes Kiragga, Joseph Rujumba, Peter Waiswa, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This was a randomized parallel trial. Young people aged between15-24 living with HIV, initiating ART, or on ART for not more than 6 months at three ART clinics were recruited and randomized to a ratio of 1:1 to either standard of care or the intervention "Call for Life-Interactive Voice Response" with standard of care, between 12th August 2020 and 1st June 2022. …”
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<i>Cicer arietinum</i> Extract Suppresses Lung Sepsis Induced by Cecal Ligation and Puncture in Rats by Amer Al Ali, Mohammed H. Abu-Alghayth, Khaled I. Ghaleb, Sara Ibrahim

“…The histopathological results were parallel with the biochemical results since the CLP rats treated with CAE had lower histological/inflammatory scores in the lung like hydrocortisone. …”
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Clinical and economic effectiveness of Schroth therapy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: insights from a machine learning- and active learning-based real-world study by Erdal Ayvaz, Merve Uca, Ednan Ayvaz, Zafer Yıldız

“…Methods This retrospective study evaluated the clinical and cost-effectiveness of exercise-based therapy in 128 AIS patients treated between 2020 and 2023 at a tertiary public hospital. …”
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Plasma exchange for Alzheimer's disease Management by Albumin Replacement (AMBAR) trial: Study design and progress by Mercè Boada, Oscar López, Laura Núñez, Zbigniew M. Szczepiorkowski, Mireia Torres, Carlota Grifols, Antonio Páez

“…Methods Alzheimer's Management By Albumin Replacement (AMBAR) is a multicenter, randomized, blinded and placebo‐controlled, parallel‐group, phase IIb/III trial enrolling patients with mild to moderate AD. …”
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A step towards better audit: The Robson Ten Group classification system for outcomes other than cesarean section by Julia Savchenko, Lars Ladfors, Linda Hjertberg, Eric Hildebrand, Sophia Brismar Wendel

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate whether Swedish national data on obstetric outcomes other than CS, stratified by the Robson classification, could be analyzed in a useful way. …”
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Enhanced Immunogenicity of Chicken H9N2 Influenza Inactivated Vaccine Through a Novel Dual-Targeting Fusion Protein Strategy by Hai Xu, Bihua Deng, Erzhong Wu, Yalu Zhu, Qiurong Qi, Yaming Feng, Yu Lu

“…Vaccines were formulated by combining the inactivated H9N2 avian influenza virus with these fusion proteins, and the potential of the fusion proteins to enhance vaccine-induced immunity in chickens was systematically evaluated. For parallel comparison, control groups included H9N2 avian influenza vaccines containing the inactivated virus alone, the inactivated virus with the immune enhancer CVCVA5, and a commercial H9N2 avian influenza inactivated vaccine. …”
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Science, Religion, and Politics: The Triangulation of Contradictions in Alexis Carrel's Intellectual Legacy by M. A. Sergievsky, E. Yu. Anosova

“…His critique of Western civilization and proposals for "improving" human nature are discussed. A parallel is drawn between Carrel's views and general trends in science and society of that time. …”
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Drug-coated balloon treatment for tasc c/d infrapopliteal disease: Two-year matched cohort outcomes by Yu Yan, Haixia Tu, Mingxuan Li

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty in treating severe infrapopliteal artery (IPA) lesions. …”
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Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing Satellite Data Analysis for the 2023 Devastating Flood in Derna, Northern Libya by Roman Shults, Ashraf Farahat, Muhammad Usman, Md Masudur Rahman

“…This workflow includes three parallel processes of data analysis. High-resolution GEOEYE-1 images of Derna city were investigated for change detection algorithms. …”
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An integrated approach to the diagnosis of bacterial and fungal bloodstream infections in cancer patients by O. Yu. Kutsevalova, Yu. Yu. Kozel, V. V. Dmitrieva, O. V. Kozuk, I. B. Lysenko

“…The diagnostic algorithm included: a blood test using an automatic BacT /ALERT 3D analyzer and a parallel study of the level of biomarkers with enzyme immunoassay. …”
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Impact of implant scan body material and angulation on the trueness and precision of digital implant impressions using four intraoral scanners–an in vitro study by Hisham Soltan, Xiaoxue Mai, Amr S. Ramdan, Mohammed Qasem Saleh, Sarraj. H. Ashour, Weibo Xie

“…This study aimed to evaluate the combined effect of ISB material (PEEK vs. …”
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Comparing standard treatment of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea to add-on acetazolamide treatment: An open-label randomised controlled trial by Anurag Tripathi, Ved Prakash, Hemant Kumar, Mohammad Arif, Atul Tiwari, Sachin Kumar, Mrityunjaya Singh, Deepak Sharma, Shubhra Srivastava

“…Materials and Methods: A parallel-group, open-label randomized controlled trial consisted of 95 subjects diagnosed with moderate to severe OSA. …”
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Attempted suicide short intervention program for older adults 65+ (ASSIP-OA): a study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial by Sara Hed, Anne Ingeborg Berg, Maria Tillfors, Anna Ehnvall, Åsa Westrin, Stefan Wiktorsson, Anja Gysin-Maillart, Margda Waern

“…Methods A multicentre two-group parallel randomised controlled trial will be conducted to compare TAU to ASSIP-OA (3–5 sessions) and standardized letters for 2 years as an add-on to treatment as usual. …”
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The impact of performing arts on mental health, social connection, and creativity in university students: a Randomised Controlled Trial by Kat R. Agres, Yifan Chen

“…Methods A 10-week pilot parallel Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) was conducted with 76 participants randomly assigned into an Experimental (MGW) group (N= 38) or a Control group (N= 38). …”
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Insights Into Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Diabetes Mellitus in Somalia: Prevalence and Risk Factors by Jeele MOO, Mohamed HN, Addow ROB, Hassan MO, Adam BA

“…Our study aims to addresses critical voids in local epidemiological data regarding this subject in Somalia.Methods and Materials: The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the prevalence of NAFLD and concomitant risk factors among T2DM patients at the Mogadishu Somalia Turkish Training and Research Hospital. …”
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Effect of intravenous iron on endogenous erythropoietin and FGF-23 secretion in patients with chronic kidney disease by Katarzyna Muras-Szwedziak, Ewa Pawłowicz-Szlarska, Michał Nowicki

“…No significant linear correlation was found between changes in plasma EPO and FGF-23.Conclusions Although intravenous iron therapy causes parallel increase of FGF-23 and supression of endogenous EPO, these two effects seem to be independent.…”
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Discrepancies in Dapagliflozin Response in Terms of Glycemic Control and Body Weight Reduction by Ji Eun Jun, Kyoung-Ah Kim, Nan-Hee Kim, Kwan-Woo Lee, In-Kyung Jeong, on Behalf of the BEYOND Investigators

“…This post hoc study evaluated clinical factors influencing patient response to dapagliflozin. …”
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Multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled trial to compare early intervention with calcimimetics and conventional therapy in preventing coronary artery calcification in patie... by Yukio Yuzawa, Daijo Inaguma, Soshiro Ogata, Hideki Kawai, Yoshitaka Tatematsu, Naoki Okamoto, Eiichi Watanabe, Midori Hasegawa, Naotake Tsuboi

“…Therefore, this study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of early intervention with upacicalcet, a calcimimetic used to prevent coronary artery calcification in this patient population.Methods and analysis This multicentre, open-label, randomised, parallel-group controlled study will compare an early intervention group, which received upacicalcet and a low-dose VDRA, with a conventional therapy group, which received a VDRA. …”
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Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Ballast Water Treatment System Design by Andro Rak, Tomislav Mrakovčić, Goran Mauša, Lado Kranjčević

“…The flow uniformity at UVR inlets and the volume flow rate (<i>Q</i>) distribution between parallel reactors are evaluated at nominal flow rates of 1000, 1900, and 2000 <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mi mathvariant="normal">m</mi><mn>3</mn></msup><mo>/</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">h</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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