Effectiveness of befriending interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Stefan Priebe, Joyce Siette, Megan Cassidy

“…Most trials showed improvement in symptoms associated with befriending but these associations did not reach statistical significance in all trials. …”
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Analysis of Intensified Agrosilvopastoral Farming in Wiladeg Village, Karangmojo Sub-district, Gunungkidul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia by Muhammad Abdul Rahman Subrata, Slamet Riyanto, Wahyu Andayani, San Afri Awang, Greitta Kusuma Dewi

“…The results showed that on-farm trials contributed an increase in AEV, namely 692% on land strata-1 and 462% on land strata-2. …”
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Medical researchers' perception of sharing of metadata from case report forms by Alexandra Meidt, Carolin Walter, Christoph U. Lehmann, Martin Dugas

“…Methods We examined CRF data sharing commitments for 1842 interventional trials registered on the German Clinical Trials Registry (DRKS) from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021. …”
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Efficacy of pulmonary surfactant with budesonide in premature infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Nanthida Phattraprayoon, Bing Tan, Mingkwan Na Takuathung

“…We included 26 randomized controlled trials with a total of 2701 patients in the analysis. …”
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Augmented Feedback Response Prediction by Peak Vertical Ground Reaction Force in Adolescent Female Athletes by Hannah Jaime, Drew Rutherford, Becky Heinert, C. Nate Vannatta, Sherwin Toribio, Thomas W Kernozek

“…Each performed six baseline trials and two sets of six training trials with cues. …”
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The Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Opioids: A Survey of 84 Selected Patients with Intractable Chronic Noncancer Pain by C Peter N Watson, Judy Watt-Watson, Mary Chipman

“…Despite a number of randomized controlled trials showing efficacy and safety in the short term, long-term data are limited.…”
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Rimonabant: From RIO to Ban by Amir H. Sam, Victoria Salem, Mohammad A. Ghatei

“…The CB1 receptor antagonist Rimonabant entered the European mass market on the back of several trials showing weight loss benefits alongside improvements in numerous other elements of the metabolic syndrome. …”
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A novel model-based meta-analysis to indirectly estimate the comparative efficacy of two medications: an example using DPP-4 inhibitors, sitagliptin and linagliptin, in treatment o... by Yan Gong, James Rogers, Christian Friedrich, Sanjay Patel, Alexander Staab, Jorge Luiz Gross, Daniel Polhamus, William Gillespie, Brigitta Ursula Monz, Silke Retlich

“…Simulations showed both linagliptin 5 mg and sitagliptin 100 mg reduced HbA1c by 0.81% (placebo-adjusted) at week 24. …”
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Tecovirimat in the management of poxviruses: a narrative review of available evidence by Olalekan John Okesanya, Jerico Bautista Ogaya, Ikponmwosa Jude Ogieuhi, Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka, Ojoisimi Franca Jamgbadi, Deborah Oluwaseun Shomuyiwa, Don Lucero-Prisno Eliseo, Blessing Olawunmi Amisu, Olakulehin Adebusuyi, William K. Chung, Emery Manirambona, Nimat Bola Idris, Janet Alexis A. De los Santos

“…Conclusion Tecovirimat shows promise for treating poxvirus infections. Clinical trials are expected to provide more evidence-based findings to inform future therapeutic approaches and public health campaigns. …”
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Pharmacological pain management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a narrative literature review by Natasha Cox, Christian D. Mallen, Ian C. Scott

“…In contrast, they showed low-quality evidence from trials in more historical time-periods (mainly in the 1960s–1990s for opioids and paracetamol) that (aside from naproxen) analgesics/neuromodulators provide any improvements in pain relative to placebo, and no supportive evidence for gabapentinoids, or long-term opioids. …”
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Integrated Pest Management of Wireworms in Potatoes: Use of Tolerant Varieties to Implement Damage Prevention by Furlan Lorenzo, Bona Stefano, Benvegnù Isadora, Cacitti Valentina, Govoni Fausto, Parisi Bruno

“…The prevalent wireworm species studied was <i>Agriotes sordidus</i>. Both sets of trials showed that some 4x-breeding clones were tolerant to wireworm attacks. …”
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for fibromyalgia: are we there yet? by Jorge Dornellys da Silva Lapa, Valquíria Aparecida da Silva, Daniel Ciampi de Andrade

“…We conducted a search in Medline and Embase for controlled trials on rTMS in people with FM with at least 10 participants in each treatment arm, and treatment/follow-up of at least 3 weeks. …”
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Injection Therapy for Nonvariceal Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Paul Kortan

“…For injection treatment of nonvariceal bleeding lesions, the author has been using the Soehendra method (1:10,000 adrenaline and polidocanol) with success in 90% of actively bleeding patients. Three controlled trials of endoscopic sclerosis in bleeding peptic ulcer disease showed decreased blood transfusions, surgery and hospital stay, but did not find any significant difference in mortality. …”
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DPP-4 Inhibitors as Treatments for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Qixian Wang, Min Long, Hua Qu, Rufei Shen, Rui Zhang, Jing Xu, Xin Xiong, Hui Wang, Hongting Zheng

“…Further optimized clinical trials are needed.…”
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Prognostic value of procalcitonin in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Pang Qiyuan, Lin Changyang, Li Gaigai, Qiu Ju, Zhou Xun

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Database including PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched to find relevant trials. We included studies with patients hospitalized for AECOPD, which assessed procalcitonin levels and reported on the association between procalcitonin and mortality..…”
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The impact of sports experience on manual dexterity performances in school-age children by Antonino Patti, Domenico Savio Salvatore Vicari, Valerio Giustino, Flavia Figlioli, Genny Margherita Seidita, Alessandra Calogera Montalto Monella, Aurora Oddo, Antonio Paoli, Patrik Drid, Ewan Thomas, Antonino Bianco

“…Results: The five trials (GPT1 to GPT5) showed a decrease in the time to complete the test by the participants. …”
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Treatable traits in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: focus on respiratory tract infections—a systematic review and a meta-analysisResearch in context by Zsombor Matics, Anna Bardóczi, Csongor Galkó, Bence Szabó, Noémi Gede, Zsolt Molnár, Gábor Duray, Caner Turan, Péter Hegyi, Gábor Horváth, Veronika Müller

“…Most therapies did not affect RTI risk in IPF, although single trials with everolimus and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole showed a significant decrease compared to placebo. …”
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Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation on Dysphagia after Stroke by Lingling Li, Hailiang Huang, Yuqi Jia, Ying Yu, Zhiyao Liu, Xin Shi, Fangqi Wang

“…The quality of the trials was assessed, and the data were extracted according to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. …”
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EGFR-TKIs or EGFR-TKIs combination treatments for untreated advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC: a network meta-analysis by Ao Liu, Xiaoming Wang, Lian Wang, Han Zhuang, Liubo Xiong, Xiao Gan, Qian Wang, Guanyu Tao

“…Methods We searched PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trials databases, and several international conferences to identify randomized controlled trials reporting on first-line EGFR-TKI treatments for patients with advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC. …”
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Brivaracetam to Treat Partial Onset Seizures in Adults by Dustin Latimer, David Le, Evan Falgoust, Patrick Ingraffia, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Elyse M. Cornett, Rupin Singh, JooHee Choi, Giustino Varrassi, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye, Latha Ganti

“…It was approved by the FDA in 2016 and has shown promising results with minimal adverse effect reactions in clinical trials. # Recent Findings Brivaracetam has been used in multiple clinical trials at various dosages in adults that have partial-onset seizures refractory to conventional treatment. …”
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