Cost-Effectiveness of an Intensive Upper Limb Rehabilitation Therapy for Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: An Economic Evaluation of a Randomized Controlled Trial by Michael C. David, Hideki Higashi

“… # Methods An open-label, parallel, randomized controlled trial with an embedded economic evaluation of the intervention was conducted. …”
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Study on Vibration Influence of Elevated Metro Track Based on Investigation and Measurement by Bo SONG, Hui ZHANG, Chenzhao HUYAN, Yang LI, Guojun FENG

“…Combined with human body feeling limit of the vibration exposure, the vibration influence of the elevated rail transit was evaluated and analyzed. The results showed that the influence of the orbital vibration was gradually weakened when the distance from the base point increased by means of taking the position of the viaduct as the base point, and the vibration component parallel to the train operation direction was the main influencing factor of the horizontal direction vibration response. …”
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Evaluation of In Vitro Digested Mulberry Leaf Tea Kombucha: A Functional Fermented Beverage with Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, Antihyperglycemic, and Antihypertensive Potentials by Pitchaporn Wanyo, Tossaporn Chamsai, Nitchara Toontom, Le Ke Nghiep, Kukiat Tudpor

“…Notably, α-glucosidase inhibition declined significantly in the intestinal phase, in parallel with reduced DNJ and flavonoid content. Strong correlations were observed between specific phenolic acids and bioactivity profiles, highlighting <i>ρ</i>-coumaric and sinapic acids in ACE inhibition and DNJ in antiglycemic activity. …”
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In Vitro Comparative Evaluation of Different Types of Impression Trays and Impression Materials on the Accuracy of Open Tray Implant Impressions: A Pilot Study by Sonam Gupta, Aparna Ichalangod Narayan, Dhanasekar Balakrishnan

“…A machined aluminum reference model with four parallel implant analogues was fabricated. Forty implant level impressions were made. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of a family physician-led lifestyle clinic on overweight and obesity: A clustered randomized trial in Hail, Saudi Arabia by Fakhralddin Abbas Elfakki, Meshari Yousef Aljamani, Marwa Mahmoud Mahdy, Adel Ahmed Al Zuhair, Mohammad Saleh Altamimi, Sultan Nais Alshammari, Nawaf Muneef Alshammari, Mashael Abdullah Al Aowisy, Wedad Mulayhan Alzabni

“…Design and Setting: The study was a 6-month, parallel, open-label, clustered, randomized trial with control involving four primary health care centers in Hail City. …”
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Evaluation of pain intensity and airway changes in non-growing patients treated by MARPE with and without micro-osteoperforation: a randomized clinical trial by Moataz Elshehaby, Nehal Fouad Albelasy, Mohamed A. Elbialy, Ahmad Mohammed Hafez, Yasser Lotfy Abdelnaby

“…Abstract Trial design Parallel. Objectives To assess the effect of mini-screw assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) with/without micro-osteoperforation (MOP) on the airway and pain intensity in non-growing patients with maxillary transverse deficiency. …”
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Perioperative safety evaluation of intersphincteric resection combined with rectal eversion and total extra-abdominal resection: a prospective randomized controlled trial by Zhanpeng Yang, Aizhen Wang, Hong Liang, Qingwen Fan, Shuaipeng Li, Fuqiang Yao, Mengzhe Li, Xi Wang, Chao Zhang

“…Methods This was a prospective randomized controlled, unmasked, parallel group trial in Henan Provincial People’s Hospital. …”
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Investigating a new tablet-based telerehabilitation app in patients with aphasia: a randomised, controlled, evaluator-blinded, multicentre trial protocol by Prabitha Urwyler, Arif Sinan Uslu, Stephan M Gerber, Nadine Schmidt, Carina Röthlisberger, Patric Wyss, Tim Vanbellingen, Sandra Schaller, Corina Wyss, Monica Koenig-Bruhin, Thomas Nyffeler, René Müri, Tobias Nef

“…A total of 100 outpatients with aphasia will be recruited and assigned in a 1:1 ratio stratified by trial site and severity of impairment to one of two parallel groups. Both groups will train over a period of 4 weeks for 2 hours per day. …”
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Health-Related Messages About Herbs, Spices, and Other Botanicals Appearing in Print Issues and Websites of Legacy Media: Content Analysis and Evaluation by Ann Gaba, Richard Bennett

“…Many of these have migrated to a web format, either replacing or in parallel to their print issues. Readers place an economic value on access to the information presented as they pay for subscriptions and place a higher degree of trust in their content. …”
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Evaluation of kefir consumption on gut microbial diversity in a healthy young population using full-length 16S rRNA sequencing by Yejin Choi, Gi Beom Keum, Juyoun Kang, Hyunok Doo, Jinok Kwak, Haram Kim, Yeongjae Chae, Suyoung Lee, Hyunjin Yang, Sheena Kim, Xingmin Sun, Hyeun Bum Kim, Soo Jin Yoo, Soo Jin Yoo

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Clinical Evaluation of NESOSPRAY HE-C, a Nasal Spray, for Rhinopharyngitis and Rhinosinusitis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial by Fatima-Zahra El Barche, Manon D’almeida, Séverine Dameron, Rémi Shrivastava

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: This randomized, double-blind, parallel-group clinical trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of NESOSPRAY HE-C (<i>n</i> = 29) compared to a placebo nasal spray (<i>n</i> = 26) in patients aged ≥ 3 years diagnosed with the common cold or acute rhinosinusitis. …”
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A patient self-report disability identifier within health service electronic medical records: evaluation of patient, carer and clinician acceptability by Joanne Rowe, Alexandra Devine, Nicole Merrick, Marie Huska, Kristen Morris, Kath Feely, Ahuva Segal, Louise Mogg, Jenni Medland, Rebecca Jamwal, Alison Smith, Maricar Gleich, Jeremiah Munakabayo, Christine Imms

“…This paper presents an evaluation of the acceptability of this intervention among patients, carers, and clinicians. …”
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CO-CREATION-HF protocol: clinical trial to evaluate the impact of a comprehensive and hybrid cardiac rehabilitation model on patients with heart failure by Pamela Seron, Daniela Gómez-Pérez, Edgardo Opazo-Díaz, Maria Jose Oliveros, Maria Francisca Contreras, Alejandra Salinas, Omar Andrade-Mayorga, Gabriel Nasri Marzuca-Nassr, Kathleen Saavedra, Cinthya Espejo, Sergio Muñoz, Fernando Lanas, Sherry L. Grace, Sherry L. Grace

“…CO-CREATION-HF aims to evaluate the effectiveness of such a model compared to supervised exercise alone.Methods and analysisA 2 parallel-arm, multi-center randomized clinical superiority trial will be conducted with blinded outcome assessment. 152 HF patients (NYHA class II or III) will be recruited consecutively, and randomly assigned using permuted blocks; allocation will be concealed. …”
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Transformer Models for Brazilian Portuguese Question Generation: An Experimental Study by Julia da Rocha Junqueira, Ulisses Brisolara Corrêa, Larissa Freitas

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Deep Learning-Based Seedling Row Detection and Localization Using High-Resolution UAV Imagery for Rice Transplanter Operation Quality Evaluation by Yangfan Luo, Jiuxiang Dai, Shenye Shi, Yuanjun Xu, Wenqi Zou, Haojia Zhang, Xiaonan Yang, Zuoxi Zhao, Yuanhong Li

“…This study proposes a CAD-UNet model for detecting rice seedling rows based on low altitude orthorectified remote sensing images, and uses evaluation indicators such as straightness and parallelism of seedling rows to evaluate the operation quality of the rice transplanter. …”
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Evaluation of internal fixation stability of distal humerus C-type fractures based on musculoskeletal dynamics: finite element analysis under dynamic loading by Zhengfeng Jia, Cheng Xu, Weilu Gao, Changsen Yang, Peifu Tang, Jiantao Li

“…The effects of different plate configurations (parallel plate, posterior medial plate, posterior lateral plate) on fracture stability and early healing were analyzed. …”
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Efficiency evaluation and productivity analysis of complex electric power systems in China: A directional slacks-based network data envelopment analysis approach by Ruiyue Lin, Lingling Ding, Zongxin Li

“…The paper introduces a robust methodology for evaluating complex electricity system efficiency, making several contributions. …”
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Evaluation of NHS Injectable Medicines Guide users’ information needs related to the co-infusion of intravenous medicines: user survey and Delphi consensus study by Matthew D Jones, Virginia Aguado Lorenzo

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Implementation and evaluation of a weight-reduction programme for diabetic patients at a primary health care facility in the Western Cape: a pilot study by Adil Razak, Abdul Aziez Isaacs

“…Methods: The study design was that of a two-group parallel design, with one group following a low-fat diet and the other a low-carbohydrate diet. …”
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Learnings from the evaluation of HERrespect: a factory-based intervention to prevent intimate partner and workplace violence against female garment workers in Bangladesh by Ruchira Tabassum Naved, Mahfuz Al Mamun, Kausar Parvin, Samantha Willan, Andrew Gibbs, Rachel Jewkes

“…Objective: To describe the challenges in program implementation and evaluation in the factories and the serious implications that arose for the study outcomes. …”
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