Preoperative dental assessment for the reduction of periprosthetic joint infections in patients undergoing total joint replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zbigniew Putowski, Magdalena Miłobędzka, Michał Kisiołek, Wojciech Szczeklik, Roman Jaeschke, Piotr Puc, Katarzyna Szczeklik

“…In addition to traditional meta-analysis, a Bayesian analysis and trial sequential analysis were performed. The analysis included five observational studies. …”
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The Effect of The Mental Health Literacy Promotion Program on Emotion Regulation Strategies of Family Caregivers of Patients with Chronic Psychiatric Disorders in Isfahan, Iran by Zeynab Pirallahi, Mousa Alavi, Mohammad Akbari, Najme Aliyari

“…Materials and Methods: This is a clinical trial study, with two-group pretest–post-test design with a follow-up period conducted in 2023. …”
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Laser Acupuncture Reduces Body Fat in Obese Female Undergraduate Students by Xiao-Guang Liu, Juan Zhang, Jian-Liang Lu, Timon Cheng-Yi Liu

“…Among the doses of 358, 478, and 597 J/cm2, both the 358 and 597 J/cm2 doses were effective in the 4-week trial.…”
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Socioeconomic status and left ventricular ejection fraction decline in breast cancer survivors following receipt of doxorubicin (PREVENT WF-98213) by Arnethea L. Sutton, Nathaniel S. O’Connell, Alexander R. Lucas, Kristine C. Olson, Kerryn W. Reding, Vanessa B. Sheppard, Bonnie Ky, Kathryn J. Ruddy, Kathryn E. Weaver, W. Gregory Hundley

“…Linear regression models showed that prior to treatment, no SES factors were associated with LVEF. …”
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Compared to Fishmeal, Dietary Soybean Meal Improves the Reproductive Performance of Female Yellow Catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) Broodstock by Zheng Chen, Shuzhan Fei, Cui Liu, Yuanhui Duan, Haokun Liu, Dong Han, Junyan Jin, Yunxia Yang, Xiaoming Zhu, Shouqi Xie

“…Females (initial weight: 64.56±0.45 g) were distributed into 9 net cages for feeding trial. Results indicated that 30% dietary SBM improved the reproductive performance for higher gonadosomatic index (GSI), relative fecundity, total egg production, egg diameter, and hatching rate. …”
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In vivo bone regeneration performance of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose hydrogel-based composite bone cements in ovariectomized and ovary-intact rats: a preliminary investigation by Mosharraf Hossain, Tamima Sultana, Ji Eun Moon, Soobin Im, Je Hoon Jeong

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Survey on Tunisian Dentists’ Anti-Inflammatory Drugs’ Prescription in Dental Practice by Line Berhouma, Amira Besbes, Abdellatif Chokri, Jamil Selmi

“…Data analysis was performed on SPSS software version 20.0 (trial version), using the χ2 test for statistical analysis. …”
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NoFumo+: Mobile Health App to Quit Smoking Using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy by Patricia García-Pazo, Joana Fornés-Vives, Albert Sesé Abad

“…Finally, investigation project registered in ClinicalTrials.gov with reference to this trial is registered with NCT045402004.…”
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Therapeutic rigid bronchoscopy for endobronchial glomus tumors: a case series by Rong Lih Ho, Byeong-Ho Jeong, Joungho Han, Hojoong Kim

“…One patient had incomplete resection of a 3-cm tumor in the segmental bronchus that showed radiological evidence of bronchial wall invasion. …”
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Coding Readiness Assessment: A Measure of Computational Thinking for Preschoolers by Emily Relkin, Christopher Doss, Victoria L. Jones, John F. Pane

“…In a subsequent randomized control trial, the CRA was administered 1637 times by Head Start educators. …”
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Effect Of Non-Oral Stimulation With Field Massage On The Time Of Onset And Achievement Of Independent Oral Feeding And Weight GainIn Premature Infants by Naghmeh Razaghi, najmeh zabihi torbati, hamidreza behnam vashani, mohammad Heidarzadeh

“…Materials and Methods: Randomized clinical trial, 60 premature babies of 28-32 weeks in the NICU department of Ommolbanin Hospital, Mashhad met the criteria for entering the study, were selected and placed in two groups of field massage and control by simple random allocation. …”
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Mixed-Effects Modeling of Neurofeedback Self-Regulation Performance: Moderators for Learning in Children with ADHD by Agnieszka Zuberer, Franziska Minder, Daniel Brandeis, Renate Drechsler

“…This first study analyzing moderators of NF learning in ADHD with a mixed-effects modeling approach shows that NF performance is moderated differentially by effects of age and MPH depending on the training task and time window. …”
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Tolerability of Capsaicinoids from Capsicum Extract in a Beadlet Form: A Pilot Study by Jayant Deshpande, Shankaranarayanan Jeyakodi, Vijaya Juturu

“…Further longer term studies are required to explore the tolerability of the product. This trial is registered with ISRCTN: #  ISRCTN10975080.…”
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Effects of Pickleball Intervention on the Self-Esteem and Symptoms of Patients with Schizophrenia by Tsai-Chieh Chien, Chao-Chien Chen

“…However, the Dink test scores in the experimental group showed significant improvements in physical activity capabilities and attention over time, with average hit counts increasing from 5.3 ± 1.5 to 10.7 ± 2.3 (<i>p</i> < 0.01). …”
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Transcatheter mitral valve replacement to treat rheumatic mitral stenosis: a case series by Ping Jin, Hong Guo, Yu Mao, Mengen Zhai, Yang Liu, Jian Yang

“…The early results of the procedure are acceptable and provide bright prospects and directions for the precision treatment of RMS. Clinical Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov, identifier (NCT02917980).…”
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Nicotine Has a Therapeutic Window of Effectiveness in a Drosophila melanogaster Model of Parkinson’s Disease by Brady T. Mannett, Braden C. Capt, Krista Pearman, Lori M. Buhlman, John M. VandenBrooks, Gerald B. Call

“…However, a number of clinical trials utilizing nicotine in PD patients have had mixed results, indicating that either nicotine is not beneficial in PD patients, or an important aspect of nicotine therapy was absent. …”
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Data Mining Evidences Variabilities in Glucose and Lipid Metabolism among Fish Strains: A Case Study on Three Genotypes of Gibel Carp Fed by Different Carbohydrate Sources by Xuerong Song, Haokun Liu, Junyan Jin, Dong Han, Xiaoming Zhu, Yunxia Yang, Shouqi Xie

“…An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the application of common carbohydrate sources, cornstarch (CS), wheat starch (WS), and wheat flour (WF), to different gibel carp genotypes, Dongting, CASIII, and CASV. …”
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Iron deficiency and common neurodevelopmental disorders-A scoping review. by Scout McWilliams, Ishmeet Singh, Wayne Leung, Sylvia Stockler, Osman S Ipsiroglu

“…For ASD, 3/6 studies showed an association with iron deficiency, while 3/6 and 1/1 systematic literature review did not; 4 studies showed a variety of prevalence rates of iron deficiency in ASD populations; 1 randomized controlled trial found no positive effect of iron supplementation on behavioural symptoms of ASD. …”
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Intravitreal Dexamethasone in Patients with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Resistant to Anti-VEGF: A Prospective Pilot Study by Ermete Giancipoli, Antonio Pinna, Francesco Boscia, Gianluigi Zasa, Giovanni Sotgiu, Simone Dore, Giuseppe D’Amico Ricci

“…This trial is registered with ACTRN12618001102268.…”
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MRD-driven phase 2 study of daratumumab, carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma by Manisha Bhutani, Myra Robinson, David Foureau, Shebli Atrash, Barry Paul, Fei Guo, Jason M. Grayson, Anna Ivanina-Foureau, Mauricio Pineda-Roman, Cindy Varga, Reed Friend, Christopher J. Ferreri, Xhevahire Begic, Sarah Norek, Tiffany Drennan, Michelle B. Anderson, James T. Symanowski, Peter M. Voorhees, Saad Z. Usmani

“…Patients who were MRD-negative (n = 24, group A) received lenalidomide maintenance, showing sustained MRD negativity in 14 of 18 (77.8%) for ≥12 cycles. …”
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