Impact of a soft tip nicotine-free harmless cigarette as part of a smoking cessation program with psychological support and varenicline: an integrated workplace smoking cessation i... by Marilena Maglia, Pasquale Caponnetto, Riccardo Polosa, Cristina Russo, Giuseppe Santisi

“…This two-group randomized clinical trial compared the 12-week combined effect of psychological support and varenicline associated with the use or not of a nicotine-free inhaler with a soft mouthpiece (QuitGo™) on the 4 to 24-week cessation rate in enrolled smokers to a smoking cessation program promoted by our research group. …”
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Effectiveness of the Tier 1 Program of Project P.A.T.H.S.: Findings Based on Three Years of Program Implementation by Daniel T. L. Shek, Rachel C. F. Sun

“…In the third year of the Full Implementation Phase, 19 experimental schools (n = 3,170 students) and 24 control schools (n = 3,808 students) participated in a randomized group trial. Utilizing the six-wave longitudinal data, ANCOVA, and linear mixed models controlling for differences between the two groups in terms of Wave 1 pretest scores, personal variables, and random effects of schools, it was revealed that participants in the experimental schools showed significantly better development than did participants in the control schools at post-test (Wave 6) based on different indicators of positive youth development derived from the Chinese Positive Youth Development Scale and other measures. …”
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Evidence to practice – lessons learnt in developing an implementation strategy for an online digital health intervention (Eczema Care Online) by Laura Howells, Kim S. Thomas, Miriam Santer, Ingrid Muller, Kate Greenwell, Amanda Roberts, Hywel C. Williams, Jane Harvey, Stephanie J. Lax, Natasha K. Rogers, Tracey H. Sach, Sandra Lawton, Mary Steele, Katy Sivyer, Julie Hooper, Amina Ahmed, Sylvia Wilczynska, Sinead Langan, Paul Leighton

“…Methods Data from systematic reviews, stakeholder consultation meetings, interviews with trial participants, intervention usage data during the trial, and existing eczema information websites informed our implementation plan. …”
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Dosimetric Comparison of Noncoplanar VMAT Without Rotating the Patient Couch Versus Conventional Coplanar/Noncoplanar VMAT for Head and Neck Cancer: First Report of Dynamic Swing A... by Kouta Hirotaki, MS, Kento Tomizawa, MD, PhD, Satoe Kitou, BS, Shunta Jinno, MS, Shunsuke Moriya, PhD, Takeshi Fujisawa, MD, Sadamoto Zenda, MD, PhD, Takeji Sakae, PhD, Masashi Ito, BS

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Impact of hepatic steatosis on the efficacy of antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B and the establishment of predictive model: a cohort study by Guanghui Ren, Kaining Jia, Shi Yin, Yunpeng Guan, Qingwei Cong, Ying Zhu

“…Of the study/trial: ChiCTR23000 74064(2023-07-28).…”
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Impacts of alfalfa nutrient concentrate on pellet physical attributes, growth performance, metabolism and nutritional quality of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss by Hu Chen, Patrick C. Blaufuss, Dong-Fang Deng, Fabio Casu, Emma K. Kraco, Brian Shepherd, Wendy M. Sealey, Aaron M. Watson, Matthew F. Digman, Deborah A. Samac

“…Analysis of feed pellets showed that pellet density increased with ANC levels (P < 0.001), resulting in sinking pellets at 20% ANC. …”
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Pengaruh Terapi Oksigen Menggunakan Non-Rebreathing Mask Terhadap Tekanan Parsial CO2 Darah pada Pasien Cedera Kepala Sedang by Hendrizal ., Syaiful Saanin, Hafni Bachtiar

“…Metode: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian Clinical Trial dengan rancangan penelitian one shoot pretest and postest pada pasien cedera kepala sedang dengan GCS 9-13 yang dilakukan terapi konservatif di RS Dr. …”
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Folic acid alleviates the negative effects of dexamethasone induced stress on production performance in Hyline Brown laying hens by Xi Sun, Chaohui Wang, Sijing Li, Xiaoying Liu, Yun Li, Yumeng Wang, Yuxin Niu, Zhouzheng Ren, Xin Yang, Xiaojun Yang, Yanli Liu

“…Each group received basic diet and saline injection (Con group), basic diet with dexamethasone (DXM) injection (DXM group), or basic diet supplemented with FA (13 mg/kg in the premix) with DXM injection (FA group). The feeding trial lasted five weeks. Birds in the DXM and FA groups receiving subcutaneous DXM injections at a dosage of 4.50 mg/kg per day during the first seven days of the trial. …”
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The Combined Use of Metformin and Methotrexate in Psoriasis Patients with Metabolic Syndrome by Huynh Thi Xuan Tam, Luong Nguyen Dac Thuy, Ngo Minh Vinh, Tran Ngoc Anh, Bui Thi Van

“…A prospective clinical trial was conducted using metformin and MTX to treat psoriasis patients with metabolic syndrome. …”
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Nutritional and Phytochemical Variation of Marula (Sclerocarya birrea) (Subspecies caffra and birrea) Fruit among Nine International Provenances Tested in Malawi by Mussa Kamanula, Chimuleke Yagontha Munthali, John Finias Kamanula

“…Phytochemical scores showed that all nine provenances contained weak (+) concentration of alkaloids. …”
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Sustained immunogenicity of bivalent protein COVID-19 vaccine SCTV01C against antigen matched and mismatched variants by Guiqiang Wang, Kexin Zhao, Xiuli Zhao, Yimin Cui, Peng He, Tianzuo Zhang, Yanchao Wang, Rui Shi, Yanhua Li, Qian Wang, Yanping Ren, Zhisong Chen, Xuedan Zhao, Zekang Xie, Yufei Liang, Qingyun Tian, Jing Pan, Chao Zhang, Ying Han, Yuyang Dai, Siyang Ni, Yun Zhang, Xinjie Yang, Yongpan Fu, Dongfang Liu, Jing Li, Miaomiao Zhang, Zhongyu Hu, Liangzhi Xie

“…Background The development of bivalent or multivalent vaccines offers a promising strategy for combating SARS-CoV-2 mutations.Research design and methods In this phase 2 trial, conducted from 1 December 2021, to 25 July 2023, 392 unvaccinated adults aged ≥18 years were randomized to receive a primary series of two doses and a booster dose of SCTV01C, a bivalent protein SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.Results Geometric mean titers (GMTs) of neutralizing antibodies (nAb) against live Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omicron showed 85.4-, 100.0-, 32.1-, and 9.8-fold increase from baseline on 28 days, and 49.4-, 55.3-, 5.7-fold increase against live Alpha, Beta, and Omicron on 90 days after primary series. …”
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Perfusion mode as a factor of appearance of cognitive dysfunction in patients after on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting by S.M. Sudakevych, О.А. Loskutov, І.P. Shlapak, V.V. Babenko, B.М. Todurov

“…The test battery consisted of a Mini Mental State Examination, a Grooved Pagboard and a Trial Making Test Part A. Results. The results of the Trial Making Test Part A tests showed that patients of the 1st group were spending 21.6 (18.4, 32.1) % more time for testing (as compared to the initial time) on day 7 and by 7.9 (5.3, 15.6) % more time in 3 months at that time, as in the second group, this indicator was 13.8 (11, 16.5) % on day 7 and 3.3 (0, 5.7) % after 3 months. …”
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Public health care system, a quasi-experimental study: Acceptance and attitude to implicate clinical services by Gillani Syed Wasif, Abdul Mohi Iqbal Mohammad

“…A 3-phase objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) design was utilized for evaluation of acceptance and attitude of pharmacy students towards clinical pharmacy services. The pre-OSCE survey showed increased disagreement with the role of clinical pharmacists, compared to a significant positive shift in attitude towards their services in the healthcare team after 6 months of the trial. …”
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Bayesian Estimation of Ammunition Demand Based on Multinomial Distribution by Kang Li, Xian-ming Shi, Juan Li, Mei Zhao, Chunhua Zeng

“…In view of the small sample size of combat ammunition trial data and the difficulty of forecasting the demand for combat ammunition, a Bayesian inference method based on multinomial distribution is proposed. …”
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Treatment of posterolateral tibial plateau fractures through the articular line approach by Jinxi Hu, Hexin Zhang

“…Postoperative assessments showed normal knee extension, with patients returning to pre-injury work levels. …”
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Predicted missing information biases ensemble perception of temporally ordered facial expressions by Jiahao Lu, Jun Wang

“…In Experiment 1a and 1b, we manipulated the amount of prior information from local regularity by varying the position of the missing expression in the temporal sequence (1a: Neutral to Disgust and/or Disgust to Neutral,1b: Neutral to Happy and/or Happy to Neutral) within a trial. Results showed that ensemble estimates were towards the mean of expressions including both the presented and the missing faces, only when sufficient predictability (e.g. a missing expression in the late position) informed by local regularity. …”
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Time is Confidence: Monetary Incentives Metacognitive Profile on Duration Judgment by Mitra Taghizadeh Sarabi, Eckart Zimmermann

“…To test this question, we collected trial-based confidence reports in a task where participants made categorical decisions about probe durations relative to the reference duration. …”
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The Shoot Growth of Several Selected Clones of Teak after Coppicing in the Nursery by Hamdan Adma Adinugraha, Tri Maria Hasnah, Waris Waris

“…Teak hedge garden was established to multiply several selected clones of teak from clonal test trial. It was usually established on a certain arable land. …”
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White Spot Disease in Black Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus Monodon Fab.) : Infection of White Spot Virus at 20, 100 and 200 uG/Ml by Dipping Method within 120 Minutes Exposure Time by M. Alifuddin, D. Dana, M. Eidman, M.B. Malole, F.H. Pasaribu

“… An infection trial of white spot disease on tiger shrimp was conducted by water borne inoculation with the different of  viral concentration. …”
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Development of UHPC Mixtures Utilizing Natural and Industrial Waste Materials as Partial Replacements of Silica Fume and Sand by Shamsad Ahmad, Ibrahim Hakeem, Mohammed Maslehuddin

“…A base mixture of UHPC without replacement of silica fume or sand was selected and a total of 24 trial mixtures of UHPC were prepared using different percentages of NP, FA, LSP, CKD, and PSS, partially replacing the silica fume and sand. …”
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