Efficacy of Chinese Medicine on Postoperative Rehabilitation of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), a Randomized Controlled Study by Yifeng Gu MD, Yichao Wang MD, Huiling Zhou MD, Ao Qi PhD, Guanjin Wu MM, Jiaqi Li MMed, Congmeng Zhang MMed, Yong Yang MD, Jialin Yao MD, Wenxiao Yang PhD, Lingzi Su MMed, Yi Liu MMed, Xueqi Tian MMed, Jiajun Song MMed, Yabin Gong MD, Xiong Qin MD, Lijing Jiao PhD, Ling Xu PhD

“…Methods: A randomized, parallel-group clinical trial assigned 50 patients to receive Chinese herbal medicine and Liuzijue exercise plus symptomatic treatment, and 49 to symptomatic treatment alone. …”
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Performance Evaluation and Stability of Maize (Zea mays L.) Genotypes for Grain Yield Using AMMI and GGE Biplot by Berhanu Bilate Daemo, Getahun Bore Wolancho, Zeleke Ashango Arke, Dawit Dalga Wakalto, Mesele Haile Onu

“…The AMMI analysis of variance showed grain yield significantly (p≤0.001) influenced by genotype-environment interaction. …”
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Arginine–NO pathway modulated energy metabolism in the hepatopancreas and muscle of female Litopenaeus vannamei by Haitao Fan, Xin Zhang, Yanan Yin, Lefei Jiao

“…Accordingly, an eight-week feeding trial was conducted to confirm it in female Litopenaeus vannamei. …”
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The Effect of Implementing Self-Compassion Program on Moral Injury of Nursing Students by Hanie Dahmardeh

“…Results: The results showed a statistically significant difference for the average score of moral injury between the control and intervention groups (P=0.001). …”
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Prospective Single-Arm Study of Remifentanil-Propofol Anesthesia with Manual Right Hypochondrial Compression for Painless Gastroscopy in Obese Patients by Wang M, Tang J, Pan Z, Jiang H, Hu D, Zhu B, Liang Z, Zhao X, Li Y

“…With the increase of class of obesity, a significant rise in the incidence of hypoxemia was observed, from class I by 11.8%, to 15.1% in class II, and 41.7% in class III. Paired t test showed that the L-SpO2 was significantly higher than L-SpO2 in overnight polysomnography (Nadir SpO2) (92% vs 76%, P< 0.001). …”
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Investigating The Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on The Severity of Restless Legs Syndrome in Hemodialysis Patients by Abolfazl Kalmishi, Ali Abedi, Katayoun Samadi, HamidReza Shoraka, Mostafa Rad

“…Results: After the intervention, the severity of RLS in the intervention and control groups was 13.93±2.56 and 17.63±3.30, respectively, and the independent t-test showed a significant difference (p=0.001). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the use of TENS is effective in relieving of RLS in hemodialysis patients, so it can be used as a complementary method in the treatment of hemodialysis patients.…”
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Optimization of Covariance Matrices of Kalman Filter with Unknown Input Using Modified Directional Bat Algorithm by Lijun Liu, Chang Yin, Yonghui Su, Yinghai Lin, Ying Lei

“…Then, the effectiveness of the proposed MDBA-optimized EKF-UI method is validated by comparing it with EKF-UI with empirically selected covariance values through trial-and-error. The identification results showed that the proposed methods achieved better identification accuracy and enhanced convergence compared to KF-UI and EKF-UI with empirical covariance values.…”
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The Effect of Phase I Cardiac Rehabilitation on the Rate of Delirium After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery by Kolsoum Parnan Emamverdi, Zahra Sadat Manzari, Seyed Reza Mazloum

“…Materials and Methods: This clinical trial study was performed on 60 patients in the cardiac intensive care unit of Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad during 1398. …”
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Genomic landscape and comparative analysis of tissue and liquid-based NGS in Taiwanese anaplastic thyroid carcinoma by Chun-Nan Yeh, Shu-Fu Lin, Chia-Ling Wu, Miaw-Jene Liou, I-Wen Chen, Chiao-Ping Chen, Ching-Fu Chang, Qi‑An Wang, Chiao-En Wu

“…Next-generation sequencing (NGS) aids in personalized therapies and improved trial enrollment. The role of liquid-based NGS in ATC remains unclear. …”
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Study on the Correlation between Pain and Cytokine Expression in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with Bone Metastasis of Malignant Cancer Treated Using External Radiation Therapy by Yaling Lou, Yu Chen, Yumei Yuan, Ronghua Wang, Hanmin Shan

“…In this nonrandomized controlled clinical trial study, we focused on the relationship between bone metastasis, pain, and cytokines before and after radiotherapy. …”
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Bronchoalveolar Activation of Coagulation and Inhibition of Fibrinolysis during Ventilator-Associated Lung Injury by M. J. Schultz, R. M. Determann, A. A. N. M. Royakkers, E. K. Wolthuis, J. C. Korevaar, M. M. Levi

“…Patients who developed VALI also showed elevated systemic thrombin-antithrombin complex levels and decreased systemic plasminogen activator activity levels. …”
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Granulocyte-Monocyte Apheresis in Steroid-Dependent, Azathioprine-Intolerant/Resistant Moderate Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective Multicenter Study by Gianni Imperiali, Arnaldo Amato, Maria Maddalena Terpin, Ivo Beverina, Aurora Bortoli, Massimo Devani, Chiara Viganò, Study Group on IBD (GSMII)

“…Apheresis might represent an alternative to biologic therapy or surgery in this specific subgroup of patients. This trial is registered with Clinicaltrial.gov NCT03189888.…”
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Innovative gamification strategies to improve student learning outcomes in vocational high schools by Muhammad Iqbal Faza, Ranu Iskandar, Rizqi Fitri Naryanto

“…Validation of this gamification learning media was carried out by linguists, material experts, and media experts. The trial was conducted on students of class XI TKR 1 and 2 at Mataram Semarang Vocational High School, with a total of 61 students. …”
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Effect of Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Injection on Postural Stability and Risk of Fall in Patients with Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis by Nafiseh Khalaj, Noor Azuan Abu Osman, Abdul Halim Mokhtar, John George, Wan Abu Bakar Wan Abas

“…This trial is registered with: NCT02063373.…”
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Climate change and crop yield of oats (Avena sativa L.) in Yakutia by L. V. Petrova, L. Yu. Novikova, A. V. Alekseeva, I. G. Loskutov

“…Variance, correlation, and regression analyses were applied.Results and conclusion. The study showed that in 2014–2021 there was a decrease in oat yields in Yakutia. …”
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Effect of Tai Chi combined with music therapy on the cognitive function in older adult individuals with mild cognitive impairment by Chunhui Zhou

“…Cognitive function was evaluated over a 12-week intervention using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and Stroop Color and Word Test.ResultsBaseline characteristics showed no significant differences among the groups. …”
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Cognitive Stimulation for Apathy in Probable Early-Stage Alzheimer's by Linda L. Buettner, Suzanne Fitzsimmons, Serdar Atav, Kaycee Sink

“…We studied changes in apathy among 77 community-dwelling older persons with mild memory loss in a randomized clinical trial comparing two nonpharmacological interventions over four weeks. …”
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Enhancing the Phytoremediation of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils in the Sudd Wetlands, South Sudan, Using Organic Manure by J. A. Ruley, A. Amoding, J. B. Tumuhairwe, T. A. Basamba, E. Opolot, H. Oryem-Origa

“…The study also showed that a treatment combination of manure 5 gkg−1 soil, with a phytoremediator gives a similar mean percentage reduction of TPH as manure 10 gkg−1 soil (p>0.05). …”
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Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy Does Not Control Asthma by Robert L Cowie, Margot F Underwood, Stephen K Field

“…BACKGROUND: Randomized clinical trials demonstrate efficacy and show that inhaled corticosteroid therapy can control asthma, but details concerning their effectiveness in achieving this goal in the community are lacking.…”
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User Experiences from L2 Children Using a Speech Learning Application: Implications for Developing Speech Training Applications for Children by Maria Uther, Anna-Riikka Smolander, Katja Junttila, Mikko Kurimo, Reima Karhila, Seppo Enarvi, Sari Ylinen

“…We investigated user experiences from 117 Finnish children aged between 8 and 12 years in a trial of an English language learning programme that used automatic speech recognition (ASR). …”
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