Analyzing and explaining the reflective teacher approach and its role in improving curriculum knowledge: Developing an educational discourse at Farhangian University by Reza Masouminejad

“…For the validity of qualitative data, techniques such as researcher self-review and the method of obtaining parallel information were used, and for the transferability of research findings, rich description of data was used.   …”
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Relationship between leg length discrepancy and functional scoliosis in children and adolescents by Fanhui Xi, Xuhong Xue, Enze Ji, Qi Zhang, Sheng Zhao, Kai Li, Yuanwei Li

“…Correlation analysis evaluated the relationship between LLD, leg-length discrepancy ratio (LLDR), Cobb angle, and the pelvic height difference. …”
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DeSPPNet: A Multiscale Deep Learning Model for Cardiac Segmentation by Elizar Elizar, Rusdha Muharar, Mohd Asyraf Zulkifley

“…Background: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a crucial role in monitoring disease progression and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment interventions. …”
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Pharmacological basis for medicinal use of Cymbopogon proximus Hochst. ex A. Rich. Essential oil in hyperactive gastrointestinal disorders by Hassan N. Althurwi, Najeeb Ur Rehman, Maged S. Abdel-Kader, Maged S. Abdel-Kader, Faisal F. Albaqami

“…Pre-incubation of isolated ileum with increasing doses of EOCP showed that at a lower concentration (0.03 mg/mL), EOCP induced a rightward parallel shift in carbachol (CCh) concentration-response curves. …”
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Scalable Hyperspectral Enhancement via Patch-Wise Sparse Residual Learning: Insights from Super-Resolved EnMAP Data by Parth Naik, Rupsa Chakraborty, Sam Thiele, Richard Gloaguen

“…In this contribution, we propose a novel parallel patch-wise sparse residual learning (P²SR) algorithm for resolution enhancement based on fusion of HSI and MSI. …”
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Vitamin D in the prevention of exacerbations of asthma in preschoolers (DIVA): protocol for a multicentre randomised placebo-controlled triple-blind trial by Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Megan E Jensen, Francine M Ducharme, Nathalie Alos, Geneviève Mailhot, Benoît Mâsse, John H White, Ali Khamessan, Sze Man Tse, Reza Alizadehfar, Dirk E Bock, Patrick Daigneault, Chantal Lemire, Connie Yang, Dhenuka Radhakrishnan

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Post hoc analysis of ADAMANT, a phase 2 clinical trial of active tau immunotherapy with AADvac1 in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, positive for plasma p-tau217 by Branislav Kovacech, Nicholas C. Cullen, Petr Novak, Jozef Hanes, Eva Kontsekova, Stanislav Katina, Vojtech Parrak, Michal Fresser, Jeroen Vanbrabant, Howard H. Feldman, Bengt Winblad, Erik Stoops, Eugeen Vanmechelen, Norbert Zilka

“…Methods ADAMANT was a 24-month, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, double-blinded, multicenter, phase 2 clinical trial in subjects with mild AD. …”
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Randomised controlled trial comparing low doses of aspirin in the prevention of pre-eclampsia (ASAPP): a study protocol by Phyllis August, Paul Christos, Amrin Khander, Kathy Matthews, Charlene Thomas, Tanvir Alam, Claire Alcus, Leah Bush, Emmaneul Edusei, Line Malha

“…Our objective is to prospectively compare pregnant patients on 81 mg vs 162 mg of ASA and determine a possible dose response in the prevention of PEC.Methods and analysis We designed a pragmatic phase 3 prospective randomised open label blinded-end point clinical trial with parallel assignment between two groups of pregnant people at high risk for PEC, as defined by the US Preventive Services Task Force and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). …”
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Translation, Adaptation, and Validation of a Traditional Chinese Version of the Family Caregiver Medication Administration Hassle Scale by Ku TL, Wu SY, Chie WC, Huang YM

“…Content validity was assessed using the content validity index (CVI), whereas reliability was evaluated through Cronbach’s alpha and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). …”
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Calcium modulating ligand confers risk for Parkinson's disease and impacts lysosomes by Hanwen Zhang, Daniel Kargilis, Thomas Tropea, John Robinson, Junchao Shen, Eliza M. Brody, Ann Brinkmalm, Simon Sjödin, Adama J. Berndt, Marc Carceles‐Cordon, EunRan Suh, Vivianna M. Van Deerlin, Kaj Blennow, Daniel Weintraub, Edward B. Lee, Henrik Zetterberg, Alice S. Chen‐Plotkin

“…In the same 173 individuals, we measured 15 CSF proteins (nine lysosomal proteins and six other proteins implicated in neurodegeneration) by parallel reaction monitoring mass spectrometry. We tested SNPs for association with lysosomal proteins. …”
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Effect of Gamification on Improved Adherence to Inhaled Medications in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial by Xiting Huang, Zhili Jiang, Yifan Dai, Yang Liu, Ziying Dai, Jing Wang, Liping Chen, Zhiqian Wang, Wenxiao Wu, Lihua Huang

“…MethodsIn a randomized, 2-arm, concurrent parallel design, we enrolled 102 patients with COPD from respiratory medicine clinics at 2 hospitals in Zhejiang Province, China, between April and May 2023. …”
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Administration of dehydroepiandrosterone improves endometrial thickness in women undergoing IVF/ICSI: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ling Huang, Ying Gao, Shuo Liang, Mei Jiang

“…Study appraisal and synthesis methods RCTs evaluating the effects of DHEA on IVF/ICSI outcomes were included. …”
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Rehabilitation using virtual gaming for Hospital and hOMe-Based training for the Upper limb post Stroke (RHOMBUS II): protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial by Cherry Kilbride, Tom Butcher, Meriel Norris, Nana Anokye, Alyson Warland, Karen Baker, Dimitrios A Athanasiou, Guillem Singla-Buxarrais, Jennifer Ryan, Francesca Gowing, Carole Pound, Victoria Stewart, Basaam Aweid, Arul Samiyappan

“…Safety will be assessed by recording adverse events and using pain, spasticity and fatigue scores. A parallel process evaluation will assess feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. …”
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Do Patient-Reported Outcomes Differ Between Open and Minimally Invasive Hallux Cheilectomy? by Nathaniel Zona BA, Samuel D. Stark, Eric Villarreal MD, Kenneth Hunt MD

“…Further work is needed to determine if additional surgeries performed in parallel with cheilectomies may be affecting the observed PROs. …”
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CytoBead ANA 2 assay - a novel method for the detection of antinuclear antibodies by Tulchinsky Roei, Gilburd Boris, Shovman Yehuda, Tocut Milena, Zeruya Eleanor, Binyaminov Ariel, Davidson Tima, Thomas Büttner, Abdullah Nasser, Juliane Michel, Stefan Rödiger, Peter Schierack, Amital Howard, Dirk Roggenbuck, Shoenfeld Yehuda, Shovman Ora

“…Simultaneous cell- and microbead-based autoantibody detection by IIF may be utilized for the evaluation of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs). …”
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Beclometasone Dipropionate/Formoterol Fumarate is Similarly Effective to Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate in Chinese Patients with COPD: The FORSYYN Double-Blind, Randomised Study by Fuqiang Wen, Yanmin Wu, Chunyan Xing, Yingqun Zhu, Yongxing Chen, Xiaodong Mei, Massimo Corradi, Glauco Cappellini, Emanuele Calabro, Sergio Amodio, Cissy Zhu, Dmitry Galkin

“…This double-blind, double-dummy, randomised, parallel-group study was conducted in patients with COPD of Chinese ethnicity aged ≥40 years. …”
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Rehabilitation after bone marrow transplant compared with usual care to improve patient outcomes (REBOOT): protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Linda Denehy, Shaza Abo, Christopher Swain, Camille E. Short, Nicole Kiss, Amit Khot, Eric Wong, Duncan Purtill, Clare O’Donnell, Marlena Klaic, Catherine L. Granger, Michelle Tew, Tim Spelman, Vinicius Cavalheri, Lara Edbrooke, on behalf on the REBOOT research team

“…Methods This is a multisite, pragmatic two-arm parallel-group, randomised controlled trial (RCT) with stratified randomisation, powered for superiority, recruiting 170 participants at 30 days following either allogeneic or autologous bone marrow transplant (ACTRN12622001071718). …”
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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the Journeying through Dementia (JtD) intervention compared to usual care by Tom Dening, Jessica Wright, Gail Mountain, Kirsty Sprange, Cindy Cooper, Ellen Lee, Stephen Walters, Alexis Foster, Katherine Berry, Esme Moniz-Cook, Amanda Loban, Tracey Anne Young, Claire Craig, Julie Beresford-Dent, Benjamin John Thompson, Emma Young, Benjamin David Thomas

“…A randomised controlled trial (RCT), based on a pilot study, is in progress.Methods and analysis The RCT is a pragmatic, two-arm, parallel group trial designed to test the clinical and cost-effectiveness of JtD compared with usual care. …”
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The Impact of a Vitamin C + D Cream Combination on Striae Distensae in Primipara: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Investigation by Hadis Taheri, Masoomeh Kheirkhah, Ali Ghobadi, Nooshin Eshraghi, Shima Haghani

“…Methods: The current research was a clinical study with a control group, which was carried out in parallel with 60 primipara at 18–20 weeks gestational age, who presented at Shahid Akbarabadi Hospital in Tehran between 20/07/2022 to 20/01/2023. …”
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Acupuncture for fatigue in breast cancer survivors: a study protocol for a pragmatic, mixed method, randomised controlled trial by Hugh MacPherson, Jun Mao, Myeong Soo Lee, Stephen Birch, Tae-Hun Kim, G Deng, Terje Alræk, Hilde Skjerve, Anette Sørensen, S A Lie, Hilde Presterud Ødegård, Weidong Lu, Admassu Nadew Lamu

“…The study will employ questionnaires to evaluate various facets of fatigue. As a pragmatic trial, it statistically assesses its clinical relevance, documents adverse events and evaluates the cost-effectiveness of the acupuncture treatment.Methods and analysis This assessor-blinded, pragmatic, randomised, mixed method, controlled trial with two parallel arms aims to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of acupuncture. …”
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