Evaluation of the Snow Climate Change Initiative (Snow CCI) snow-covered area product within a mountain snow water equivalent reanalysis by H. Sun, Y. Fang, S. A. Margulis, C. Mortimer, L. Mudryk, C. Derksen

“…The reanalysis SWE estimates are evaluated through comparisons with independent SWE datasets and a parallel SWE reanalysis generated using snow extent retrieved from Landsat imagery (30 m resolution). …”
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Evaluating the impact of Carbon Emission Trading Policy on pan-cancer incidence among middle-aged and elderly populations: a quasi-natural experiment by Chuang Yang, Yiyuan Sun, Yihan Li, Lijun Qian

“…Robustness tests, including parallel trend tests, placebo analysis, and entropy balancing, validated the findings. …”
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Effectiveness of a Machine Learning-Enabled Skincare Recommendation for Mild-to-Moderate Acne Vulgaris: 8-Week Evaluator-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial by Misbah Noshela Ghazanfar, Ali Al-Mousawi, Christian Riemer, Benóný Þór Björnsson, Charlotte Boissard, Ivy Lee, Zarqa Ali, Simon Francis Thomsen

“…MethodsA randomized, evaluator-blinded, parallel-group study was conducted on 100 patients recruited from an internet-based database and randomized in a 1:1 ratio (groups A and B) based on their consent form submission. …”
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Yavanna (Rajaswala Paricharya diet) versus Routine Care in the Management of Kashtartava (Primary Dysmenorrhoea): A Randomised Controlled Trial Protoc... by Niharika Sharma, Pradnya Dandekar

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A randomized clinical trial to evaluate two doses of an intra-articular injection of LMWF-5A in adults with pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee. by David Bar-Or, Kristin M Salottolo, Holli Loose, Matthew J Phillips, Brian McGrath, Nathan Wei, James L Borders, John E Ervin, Alan Kivitz, Mark Hermann, Tammi Shlotzhauer, Melvin Churchill, Donald Slappey, Vaughan Clift

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This was a multicenter randomized, vehicle-controlled, double-blind, parallel study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of two doses of an intra-articular injection of LMWF-5A. …”
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Feasibility of a pragmatic randomized adaptive clinical trial to evaluate a brief negotiational interview for harmful and hazardous alcohol use in Moshi, Tanzania. by Catherine A Staton, Kaitlyn Friedman, Ashley J Phillips, Mary Catherine Minnig, Francis M Sakita, Kennedy M Ngowi, Brian Suffoletto, Jon Mark Hirshon, Monica Swahn, Blandina T Mmbaga, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci

“…This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a pragmatic randomized adaptive controlled trial of the PPKAY intervention.…”
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Evaluating women’s experiences and satisfaction with labour induction in India: a comparison of the participant generated experience and satisfaction (PaGES) index with standard me... by Avni Patel, Rachel Howard, Brian Faragher, Jill Durocher, Beverly Winikoff, Andrew Symon, Andrew Weeks, Shuchita Mundle, Kate Lightly

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Statistical and health economic analysis plan for a secure care hospital evaluation of manualised (interpersonal) art-psychotherapy: the SCHEMA randomized controlled trial by Jennifer Condie, Matthew Franklin, Katie Aafjes-van Doorn, Paula Foscarini-Craggs, Iain McKinnon, Toni Leigh Harrison, Arman Iranpour, Ania Zubala, Sophie Rose, Elizabeth Randell, Rachel McNamara, Muhammad Riaz, Simon Hackett

“…Changes in aggressive behaviour will be evaluated using weekly MOAS scores between 19 and 38 weeks. …”
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Evaluation of microbial and oxidative changes of 100% Iberian Spanish salchichón in contact with a composite olive-leaf-extract food film and vacuum-packaged by Mónica Sánchez-Gutiérrez, Arturo Rivera-Ruiz, Laura Sánchez-Fernández, Alejandro Rodríguez, Elena Carrasco

“…This study evaluated the stability of sliced ​​100% Iberian Spanish salchichón without added additives. …”
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Effectiveness-implementation hybrid type 2 trial evaluating two psychoeducational programmes for severe hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes: implementation study protocol by Nick Sevdalis, Tayana Soukup, Ioannis Bakolis, Stephanie A Amiel, Emma Lauretta Smith, Louise Hull, Andy Healey, PWD Group

“…A novel Hypoglycaemia Awareness Restoration Programme despite optimised care (HARPdoc) is currently being tested against an established blood glucose awareness training (BGAT) within a parallel, two-arm, group randomised, blinded trial (with its own protocol; NCT02940873) with adults with T1D whose problems with hypoglycaemia and SH have persisted despite otherwise optimised insulin management. …”
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Randomised sham-controlled double-blind trial evaluating remote ischaemic preconditioning in solid organ transplantation: a study protocol for the RIPTRANS trial by Anni Pulkkinen, Ilkka Helanterä, Aki Uutela, Karl Lemström, Arie Passov, Simo Syrjälä, Fredrik Åberg, Heikki Mäkisalo, Arno Nordin, Marko Lempinen, Minna Bäcklund, Markus Skrifvars, Teemu Luostarinen, Janne Reitala, Maarit Lång, Ilona Leppänen, Jaakko Långsjö, Juha Grönlund, Pekka Loisa, Björn Jäschke

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Evaluation and refinement of thresholds for early migration of total knee replacements as an estimator of late aseptic loosening: an updated systematic review of RSA and survival s... by Raymond Puijk, Jiwanjot Singh, Rowan H Puijk, Elise K Laende, José W M Plevier, Peter A Nolte, Bart G C W Pijls

“… Background and purpose: This study updates 2 parallel systematic reviews and meta-analyses from 2012, which established the 1-year radiostereometric (RSA) migration thresholds for tibial components of total knee replacements (TKR) based on the risk of late revision for aseptic loosening from survival studies. …”
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Evaluation of a Novel eHealth Tool for Pulmonary Rehabilitation in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Randomized Controlled Pilot and Feasibility Trial by Åsa Karlsson, Pernilla Sönnerfors, Sara Lundell, Annika Toots, Karin Wadell

“…MethodsA multicenter, parallel-group randomized controlled pilot and feasibility trial was conducted in 6 primary health care centers. …”
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Evaluation of a very brief pedometer-based physical activity intervention delivered in NHS Health Checks in England: The VBI randomised controlled trial. by Wendy Hardeman, Joanna Mitchell, Sally Pears, Miranda Van Emmenis, Florence Theil, Vijay S Gc, Joana C Vasconcelos, Kate Westgate, Søren Brage, Marc Suhrcke, Simon J Griffin, Ann Louise Kinmonth, Edward C F Wilson, A Toby Prevost, Stephen Sutton, VBI Research Team

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Comparative Analysis of Explainable AI Methods for Manufacturing Defect Prediction: A Mathematical Perspective by Gabriel Marín Díaz

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Pragmatic clustered randomised control trial to evaluate a self-regulated learning intervention to be implemented in South Australian primary schools—study protocol by S.A Brinkman, B. Lam, S. Dawson, R. Marrone, D. Schunk, K. Winkel, H. Hermes, F. Gabriel, S. Fowler, D. Engelhardt

“…Methods We will use a standard pragmatic clustered (by school) randomised controlled superiority trial with an additional population-wide matched parallel control arm. Effectively, we will conduct three trials—one for each age/grade level. …”
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Evaluation of efficacy and safety of generic tacrolimus (Suprotac®) compared to reference tacrolimus (Prograf^®) in kidney transplantation: a phase IV study by Behzad Einollahi, Mohsen Nafar, Mohammad Javanbakht, Amirhesam Alirezaei, Jalal Azmandian, Abbas Etminan, Mohammad Reza Ardalan, Jalal Etemadi, Roghayeh Akbari, Vahid Pourfarziani, Seyed Sadraddin Rasi Hashemi, Seyed Maryam Rahbar, Shahrzad Shahidi, Javid Safa, Hamid Tayyebi Khosroshahi, Sima Abedi Azar, Shahrzad Ossareh, Abdolamir Atapour, Bahareh Marghoob, Fatemeh Nazemian, Hamidreza Kafi, Araz Sabzvari

“…This post-market study was conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Suprotac® in comparison with Prograf®. …”
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Evaluating the impact of the ‘Blow, Breathe, Cough’ health promotion intervention in resolving otitis media with effusion in children: An adaptive randomized-controlled trial proto... by Jaimee R. Rich, Michael Dymock, Elke J. Seppanen, Elena Montgomery, Tanisha Cayley, Tamara Veselinović, Greta Bernabei, Anri Lester, Amy Hannigan, Nicole Irvine, Kerryn Gidgup, Edna Ninyette, Steph Bray, Tu Trang Tran, Valerie M. Swift, Melinda Edmunds, Natalie Strobel, Daniel McAullay, Julie Marsh, Evelyn Tay, Lea-Ann S. Kirkham, Ruth B. Thornton, Robyn S.M. Choi, Lydia Timms, Emily Jackson, Jafri Kuthubutheen, Peter C. Richmond, Christopher G. Brennan-Jones

“…It shows promise in resolving OME but lacks randomized-controlled trial (RCT) evaluation. This paper presents a RCT protocol evaluating BBC's effect on OME resolution, hearing, speech, and QoL in children aged two to seven years. …”
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Evaluating the dissemination of evidence-based practices in substance use treatment: A cluster-randomized clinical trial of Colombo Plan's Innovative professional training model by Alvaro Vergés, Rodrigo Portilla Huidobro, Marta Oliva, Víctor Landa

“…However, this model does not have an empirical evaluation of its results to date. This project seeks to evaluate the dissemination model through a cluster-randomized clinical trial with a parallel superiority design, in which 27 treatment centers will be randomly assigned to training + action plan and technical advice, training only, or control without training, action plan or advice. …”
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Pre-Evaluation of Wave Energy Converter Deployment in the Baltic Sea Through Site Limitations Using CMEMS Hindcast, Sentinel-1, and Wave Buoy Data by Nikon Vidjajev, Sander Rikka, Victor Alari

“…Directional spectra were recorded at Rohuküla Harbor using a wave-following LainePoiss buoy from June to December 2024. In parallel, one-dimensional wave spectra were reconstructed from Sentinel-1 SAR imagery using a long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network trained on more than 71,000 collocations with NORA3 WAM hindcasts. …”
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