Pit and Fissure Sealant versus Fluoride Varnish for the Prevention of Dental Caries in School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Tasneem Rashed, Nura Alkhalefa, Alaa Adam, Abdulaziz AlKheraif

“…This is a meta-Analysis, which involves randomized control trials that compare the effectiveness of PFS with FV within 24 months of follow-up. …”
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Effects of Nutrient-Fortified Milk-Based Formula on the Nutritional Status and Psychomotor Skills of Preschool Children by Mavil May C. Cervo, Diane S. Mendoza, Erniel B. Barrios, Leonora N. Panlasigui

“…This randomized, single-masked, controlled trial examined the effects of nutrient-fortified milk-based formula supplementation on nutritional status, nutrient intake, and psychomotor skills of selected preschool children with mean age of 4.10 ± 0.14 years. …”
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Effect of Amaranth-Containing Dietary Intervention in Improving Hemoglobin Concentration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mekdes Tigistu Yilma, Aberash Eifa, Mehretu Belayneh, Alemselam Zebdewos Orsango

“…Therefore, this study aimed to summarize the effectiveness of amaranth-based food interventions in improving hemoglobin concentration.MethodA randomized controlled trial and quasi-experimental study conducted since 2000 were searched in databases like PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Cochrane, AJOL, and Web of Science using prespecified keywords. …”
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Possibility of using quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) as an alternative energy source in the goldfish (Carassius auratus auratus) diet by Taşkın Değirmencioğlu

“…The performance of all goldfish fed quinoa rations showed as similar to goldfish fed by oat ration. Based on the results obtained in this study, quinoa grain can be successfully used in the goldfish ration without any negative effect on goldfish performance.…”
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Efficacy of Oral Hygiene Aids in Gingivitis Management: A Comparative Study of Manual and Electric Toothbrushes, Dental Floss, and Mouthwash by Civy V. Pulayath, Fathimath Al Zahrath, Ajith A. Chandy, Harish Chandran, Shanthi Menezes, Harshvardhan N. Jain

“…Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 120 participants diagnosed with gingivitis, aged 18 to 65 years. …”
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Diastolic Cardiac Function Improvement by Liraglutide Is Mainly Body Weight Reduction Dependent but Independently Contributes to B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Reduction in Patients wi... by Kunimasa Yagi, Teruhiko Imamura, Hayato Tada, Daisuke Chujo, Jianhui Liu, Yuuki Shima, Azusa Ohbatake, Yukiko Miyamoto, Satoko Okazaki, Naoko Ito, Kaoru Nakano, Masataka Shikata, Asako Enkaku, Akiko Takikawa, Hisae Honoki, Shiho Fujisaka, Hideki Origasa, Kazuyuki Tobe

“…GLP-1 analog treatment could be considered a therapeutic option against diabetic diastolic cardiac dysfunction regardless of body weight. This trial is registered with the University Hospital Medical Information Network in Japan, with clinical trial registration number: UMIN000005565.…”
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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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Outcomes of peripherally inserted central catheter vs conventional central venous catheters in hematological cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Weilei Ge, Chen Zheng

“…The search ended on 23rd September 2024.Results Eight studies were included. One was a randomized trial while others were observational studies. Meta-analysis showed no statistically significant difference in the risk of thrombosis between PICC and CVC (OR: 1.69 95% CI: 0.75, 3.82 I2 = 78%). …”
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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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KRASG12C‐inhibitor‐based combination therapies for pancreatic cancer: insights from drug screening by Constanza Tapia Contreras, Jonas Dominik Falke, Dana‐Magdalena Seifert, Carolin Schneider, Lukas Krauß, Xin Fang, Denise Müller, Engin Demirdizen, Melanie Spitzner, Tiago De Oliveira, Christian Schneeweis, Jochen Gaedcke, Silke Kaulfuß, Kimia Mirzakhani, Bernd Wollnik, Karly Conrads, Tim Beißbarth, Gabriela Salinas, Jonas Hügel, Nils Beyer, Sophia Rheinländer, Ulrich Sax, Matthias Wirth, Lena‐Christin Conradi, Maximilian Reichert, Volker Ellenrieder, Philipp Ströbel, Michael Ghadimi, Marian Grade, Dieter Saur, Elisabeth Hessmann, Günter Schneider

“…The emergence of direct KRAS inhibitors presents a promising avenue for treatment, particularly those targeting the KRASG12C mutated allele, which show encouraging results in clinical trials. However, the development of resistance necessitates exploring potent combination therapies. …”
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Trends in Mental Health Outcomes of College Students Amid the Pandemic (Roadmap mHealth App): Longitudinal Observational Study by Gautham Jayaraj, Xiao Cao, Adam Horwitz, Michelle Rozwadowski, Skyla Shea, Shira N Hanauer, David A Hanauer, Muneesh Tewari, Kerby Shedden, Sung Won Choi

“…Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04766788; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04766788 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)RR2-10.2196/29561…”
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Beta-variant recombinant SARS CoV-2 vaccine induces durable cross-reactive antibodies against Omicron BA variants by Odile Launay, Rachna Gupta, Tifany Machabert, Eleine Konate, Alexandra Rousseau, Claire Vigne, Francois Beckers, Louis Devlin, Elisabeth Botelho-Nevers, Marine Cachanado, Christian Chidiac, Dominique Deplanque, Bertrand Dussol, Inès Ben Ghezala, Marie Lachatre, Karine Lacombe, Fabrice Laine, Liem Binh Luong Nguyen, Patricia Pavese, Catherine Schmidt-Mutter, Marie-Pierre Tavolacci, Roman M. Chicz, Bogdana Coudsy, Saranya Sridhar, Amel Touati, Eric Tartour, Tabassome Simon

“…In participants with SARS-CoV-2 infection between D28 and M3, both MVB.1.351 and BNT162b2 vaccine groups show an increase in GMTs against Omicron BA.1 and Omicron BA.4/5 following infection. …”
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Neoantigen-specific stimulation of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes enables effective TCR isolation and expansion while preserving stem-like memory phenotypes by Yong Li, Steven A Rosenberg, Paul F Robbins, Zhiya Yu, Maria Parkhurst, Billel Gasmi, Nikolaos Zacharakis, Todd D Prickett, Jared J Gartner, Sri Krishna, Stephanie L Goff, Satyajit Ray, Frank J Lowery, Sivasish Sindiri, Alakesh Bera, Noam Levin, Sanghyun P Kim, Charles A Marquardt, Nolan R Vale, Lior Levy, Tiffany Benzine, Robert V Masi, Rafiqul Islam

“…Our data warrant its clinical evaluation.Trial registration number NCT00068003, NCT01174121, and NCT03412877.…”
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Hepatobiliary and pancreatic manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease: an umbrella review of meta-analyses by Runsheng Hong, Zhixue Li, Meng Li, Yun Dai

“…Conclusion: The associations between IBD and multiple hepatobiliary and pancreatic disorders showed varying levels of evidence and magnitude of risk. …”
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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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