Effectiveness of biomarker-guided duration of antibiotic treatment in children hospitalised with confirmed or suspected bacterial infection: the BATCH RCT by Cherry-Ann Waldron, Philip Pallmann, Simon Schoenbuchner, Debbie Harris, Lucy Brookes-Howell, Céu Mateus, Jolanta Bernatoniene, Katrina Cathie, Saul N Faust, Josie Henley, Lucy Hinds, Kerry Hood, Chao Huang, Sarah Jones, Sarah Kotecha, Sarah Milosevic, Helen Nabwera, Sanjay Patel, Stéphane Paulus, Colin VE Powell, Jenny Preston, Huasheng Xiang, Emma Thomas-Jones, Enitan D Carrol

“…Design A pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, parallel two-arm, individually randomised controlled trial with internal pilot phase, qualitative study and health economic evaluations. …”
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Population-based systematic enrolment of individuals ensures high lung cancer screening uptake by Tanel Laisaar, Kadi Kallavus, Anneli Poola, Mari Räppo, Merily Taur, Vahur Makke, Marianna Frik, Pilvi Ilves, Kaja-Triin Laisaar

“…In each participating practice, all 55- to 74-year-old individuals were identified and evaluated by the family physician or nurse. Two LCS inclusion criteria were used in parallel – individuals with elevated lung cancer (LC) risk, according to either smoking status (≥20 pack-years; quit <15 years ago) and/or a PLCOm2012noRace risk score (>1.5 %/6 years), underwent low-dose computed tomography (LDCT). …”
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BALI&#x2014;A Benchmark for Accelerated Language Model Inference by Lena Jurkschat, Preetam Gattogi, Sahar Vahdati, Jens Lehmann

“…With BALI, we propose substantial measurements to evaluate and rank the efficiency of LLM frameworks across multiple aspects, including sequential decoding, parallelization, and setup efficiency. …”
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Effect of a ketogenic diet, time-restricted eating, or alternate-day fasting on weight loss in adults with obesity: a randomized clinical trial by José Ignacio Martínez-Montoro, Borja Bandera, Mario Gutiérrez-Bedmar, Ana María Gómez-Pérez, Manuel Macías-González, Isabel Moreno-Indias, Francisco J. Tinahones

“…Methods Three-month, parallel-arm, randomized clinical trial including 160 adults with obesity. …”
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Research on Impact of Distributed Photovoltaic Generation on Voltage in Distribution Network by ZHAI Wenjie, LI Jianquan, WU Xiaoyun, GUAN Rende, CUI Jian

“…This paper describes the voltage profile in radial distribution network within distributed photovoltaic generation, conducts a study on the analytical methods and evaluation index of voltage fluctuations caused by the output power variation of distributed photovoltaic generation, as well as the impact of feeder voltage profile when distributed photovoltaic generation parallels on different locations. …”
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Development and application of a novel multi-channel in vitro electrical stimulator for cellular research by Jorge R. Cibrão, Miguel Armada, Marta F. Lima, André Vidinha-Mira, Jonas Campos, Tiffany S. Pinho, António J. Salgado, Alar Ainla, Nuna A. Silva

“…Methods The stimulator was designed to be simple, cost-effective, and versatile, fitting on standard 12-well plates for parallel experimentation. Extensive testing was conducted to evaluate the performance of the stimulator, including 3D finite element modelling to analyse electric field distribution. …”
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Motivational interviewing to improve self‐care in heart failure patients (MOTIVATE‐HF): a randomized controlled trial by Ercole Vellone, Paola Rebora, Davide Ausili, Valentina Zeffiro, Gianluca Pucciarelli, Gabriele Caggianelli, Stefano Masci, Rosaria Alvaro, Barbara Riegel

“…Methods and results Parallel randomized controlled trial (1:1:1). A sample of 510 patients (median 74 years, 58% male) and caregivers (median 55 years, 75% female) was randomized to Arm 1 (MI only for patients), Arm 2 (MI for patients and caregivers), or Arm 3 (usual care). …”
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Effects and mechanisms of synchronous virtual reality action observation and electrical stimulation on upper extremity motor function and activities of daily living in patients wit... by Yao Cui, Yao Cui, Fang Cong, Fang Cong, Ming Zeng, Jun Wang

“…We hypothesized that VRAO+NMES could enhance MNS activation, thus to improve upper limb motor function and activities of daily living in stroke survivors.MethodsTo explore the efficacy and mechanism of VRAO+NMES, we designed this single center, evaluator blinded, prospective, two arm parallel group randomized controlled trial with 1:1 allocation ratio. …”
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Effectiveness of a distance-learning vs standard training in the integrated management of childhood illnesses: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Saidul Abrar, Assad Hafeez, Sana Rahim, Suhail A. R. Doi, Muhammad Naseem Khan

“…Methods This cluster randomized controlled trial with a 1:1 parallel design was conducted at 26 Basic Health Units (BHUs) in Pakistan. …”
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Impact of family-oriented gamification on self-management of people with multiple sclerosis: a mixed-methods study protocol by Arezoo Rasti, Leily Zare, Nahid Dehghan nayeri, Fatemeh Bahramnezhad

“…Ultimately, the effectiveness of these interventions will be evaluated through a randomised controlled trial. The preliminary literature suggests an initial sample size of 25–30 participants per group for this phase. …”
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Does the Brazilian version of the strengthening families program (Familias Fortes) reduce adolescent substance use and change parental behavior? Evidence from a 2-year follow-up st... by Zila M. Sanchez, Sheila C. Caetano, Patrícia P. O. Galvão, Fabiane A. Gubert, Lidiane N. Rebouças, Luis Eduardo Soares-Santos, Juliana Y. Valente

“…Methods This is a parallel-cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving 1610 participants (805 adolescents aged 10–14 and 805 caregivers). …”
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Efficacy of cashew nut protein immunotherapy: protocol for a single-centre randomised controlled trial in a Polish paediatric population by Katarzyna Grzela, Marek Kulus, Joanna Zielinska, Anna Krupa-Łaska, Agnieszka Szczukocka, Małgorzata Pietrzyk-Kozińska, Alicja Krejner-Bienias

“…This study introduces a novel randomised controlled trial aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of cashew immunotherapy in children.Methods and analysis This randomised, open-label, parallel-group trial, with a 2:1 allocation ratio, will be conducted at the Department of Paediatric Pneumology and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland. …”
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Varying oropharyngeal colostrum administration dosages on outcomes associated with very low birth weight infants: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Juan Chen, Zhenyan Fu, Yao Jin, Chi Huang, Ji Jin, Yingping Hu, Xu Zou, Ruiping Han, Mingtao Quan

“…We hypothesise that varying OCA doses will demonstrate differential impacts on clinical outcomes and systemic levels of key immunological markers in VLBWIs.Methods and analysis This single-centre, three-arm, parallel-controlled randomised controlled trial will enrol 129 VLBWIs to evaluate the efficacy of OCA. …”
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Life Cycle Assessment and Activity-Based Costing for Low-Cost Aluminum die manufacturing: A comparative study of machining process, conventional and rapid investment casting by Samina Bibi, Muhammad Sajid, Wasim Ahmad, Muhammad Asad Ali, Mirza Jahanzaib, Salman Hussain

“…This study conducts a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of MP, CIC, and RIC, evaluating their impact on production time, cost, energy usage, and carbon emissions. …”
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Association of Poor Sleep Quality and Reduced Sleep Duration with the Risk of Development of Metabolic Syndrome in Young Adults Attending Medical College in Southern India: A Cross... by CS Sruthi, P Renuka, VM Vinodhini

“…Introduction: Sleep deprivation and metabolic disorders are rising in parallel worldwide. The academic pressures and rigorous schedules associated with the medical curriculum may predispose college students to erratic sleep patterns. …”
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Vascular function assessed by flow-mediated vasodilation and nitroglycerine-induced vasodilation in subjects with first-degree atrioventricular block by Aya Mizobuchi, Tatsuya Maruhashi, Yusuke Saito, Takayuki Yamaji, Takahiro Harada, Farina Mohamad Yusoff, Shinji Kishimoto, Masato Kajikawa, Ayumu Nakashima, Yukihito Higashi

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the associations of PR interval with vascular function assessed in well-characterized subjects. …”
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The impact of digital storytelling on psychosocial well-being in individuals with type 1 diabetes: a randomized clinical trial study in Iran by Sheyda Zamani, Samereh Abdoli, Fataneh Ghadirian, Leila Mardanian Dehkordi

“…Methods This was a two-group, parallel, single-blind, randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted from July 2023 to May 2024. …”
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A multistage research on factors influencing and active learning intervention on health literacy of community-residing elderly adults in Nanjing by Shengxuan Jin, Ruobing Fa, Jianqian Chao, Na Zhang, Min Bao, Yanqian Wu, Leixia Wang, Gangrui Tan

“…The second phase was a two-arm parallel randomized controlled trial (RCT) in which 120 older adults were randomly assigned to a three-month intervention (n = 60) or control group (n = 60). …”
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Rough Estimates of Solar System Gravitomagnetic Effects in Post-Newtonian Gravity by Soon-Tae Hong

“…Moreover, the directions of the mass magnetic GR forces for the solar system planets, except Venus and Uranus, are shown to be anti-parallel to those of their mass electric Newtonian forces. …”
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Efficacy of chemo-mechanical caries removal: a 24-month randomized trial by Kemporn Kitsahawong, Ana Lucia Seminario, Ana Lucia Seminario, Patimaporn Pungchanchaikul, Anoma Rattanacharoenthum, Pipop Sutthiprapaporn, Waranuch Pitiphat

“…The primary aims of this study were to compare CMCR to drilling in terms of restoration status and the presence of secondary caries after 24 months.MethodsA randomized, parallel-group, single-blinded, controlled trial was conducted in Thailand. …”
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