Effects of group music sessions on cognitive and psychological functions in healthy older adults by Takamitsu Shinada, Michio Takahashi, Akari Uno, Keishi Soga, Yasuyuki Taki, Yasuyuki Taki

“…Our purpose, therefore, was to investigate the effects of group music sessions on cognitive and psychological functions among healthy older adults.MethodsIn this open-label randomized controlled trial, participants aged 65–74, who had no musical experience, were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. …”
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Autologous Fat Grafting in the Treatment of Facial Scleroderma by Mehdi Gheisari, Arman Ahmadzadeh, Nilofar Nobari, Behzad Iranmanesh, Nikoo Mozafari

“…Our findings support the possible therapeutic role of autologous fat grafting in improving facial scleroderma both in aesthetic and in functional aspects. This trial is registered with IRCT20180209038677N1.…”
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GROWTH PERFORMANCE, RUMEN FERMENTATION, AND NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY OF AWASSI LAMBS FED DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ORGANIC COPPER IN A BASAL DIET by A. H. Abdan, O. A. Saeed

“…Samples of rumen fluid, feed intake, weight gain, and nutrient digestibility were collected during the trial and examined. The results showed that nutrient digestibility of organic matter and ether extract were higher (P < 0.01) in the OCC1 and OCC5 groups compared to the OCC. …”
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Response of Sorghum to Cold Stress at Early Developmental Stage by Amandin Rutayisire, Geoffrey Lubadde, Alice Mukayiranga, Richard Edema

“…Results showed that emergence and vigor are the best surrogate traits for selecting cold-tolerant genotypes. …”
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Prebiotic Effects of Xylooligosaccharides on the Improvement of Microbiota Balance in Human Subjects by Shyh-Hsiang Lin, Liang-Mao Chou, Yi-Wen Chien, Jung-Su Chang, Ching-I Lin

“…Twenty healthy subjects participated in this 6-week trial, in which 10 subjects received XOS-enriched rice porridge while the others received placebo rice porridge. …”
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Effect of Omega-3 on Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis and Improvement Quality of Life by Zahra Hadian, Ali Akbar Moghadamnia, Sohrab Kazemi, Atena Shirzad

“…In this double-blind clinical trial, 40 patients with minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis were randomly divided into case and control groups. …”
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Performance evaluation of brain state discrimination using near-infrared spectroscopy for brain-computer interface: an exploratory case study by Akira Masuo, Takuto Sakuma, Shohei Kato

“…The utilized mental tasks were mental arithmetic and Japanese word chains. Seventeen trials of the NIRS signal were acquired for each task, and 52 samples with 24-dimensional features per trial data were extracted. …”
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The Effect of Different Doses of Botulinum Toxin on Masseter Muscle in Patients with Bruxism. by Kawa F. Dizaye, Sarezh Jamal Jalal

“…Materials and Methods: A prospective clinical open trial study was conducted from November 2018 to November 2019. …”
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Genetic Performance and General Combining Ability of Oil Palm Deli dura x AVROS pisifera Tested on Inland Soils by A. Noh, M. Y. Rafii, G. Saleh, A. Kushairi, M. A. Latif

“…Fresh fruit bunch (FFB) yield of each pisiferas ranged from 121.93 to 143.9 kg palm−1 yr−1 with trial mean of 131.62 kg palm−1 yr−1. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed low genetic variability among pisifera parents for most of the characters indicating uniformity of the pisifera population. …”
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Hyaluronic acid efficacy in root coverage procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohammadreza Talebi Ardakani, Anahita Moscowchi, Amir Talebi, Mohammad Hossein Talebi

“…Given the high heterogeneity among the studies, further research with extended follow-up periods is necessary to better understand the clinical implications of using hyaluronic acid in this context. Trial registration CRD42024580649…”
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A new method of distracting attention: Is it effective for pain and fear during phlebotomy in children? by Mine Aydemir Sahin, Yeliz Cigerci, Hamide Nur Cevik Ozdemir

“…A total of 246 children who underwent phlebotomy between January and March 2019 in the pediatric blood collection unit were included in this randomized controlled trial. The participants (n = 246) were randomized to the intervention (n = 123) and control groups (n = 123). …”
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Addressing the needs for cultural adaptation of DARE-keepin’ it REAL among Brazilian students: strategies to improve implementation by Juliana Y. Valente, Bianca Franciosi, Rodrigo Garcia-Cerde, Tania Pietrobon, Zila M. Sanchez

“…Abstract Background The widely implemented prevention program in Brazil, PROERD (a translated version of the DARE-kiR program), showed no evidence of effect in preventing drug use in a recent trial. …”
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Efficacy of Topical Corticosteroid Monotherapy in Inducing and Maintaining Clinical and Histologic Remission in Adolescent and Adult Patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis: a Syste... by A. A. Makushina, O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, T. L. Lapina, V. T. Ivashkin

“…A systematic literature search using defined keywords was performed up to March 20, 2021 in the MEDLINE / PubMed, EMBASE (Excerpta Medica), and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, ClinicalTrial.gov databases.Results. 390 patients from 5 studies were included in this systematic review with meta-analysis. …”
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Increased Asymmetry of Lower Limbs and Leading Joint Angles during Crossing Obstacles in Healthy Male with Cold Exposure by Shun Yao, Yu Su, Yu-Hong Jiang, Tze-Huan Lei, I-Lin Wang, Shang-Lin Hsieh

“…The results showed that leading limb maximum joint angles were greater in 10°C than in 15°C and 20°C when leading limb crossed obstacle heights of 20% and 30% leg length (p<0.05). …”
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Does 5-minute training improve VO2max and agility? A study of situational game training in futsal by Agus Himawan, Haryo Mukti Widodo, Heni Yuli Handayani, Fajar Hidayatullah, Khoirul Anwar, Septyaningrum Putri Purwoto, Tutur Jatmiko, I Dewa Made Aryananda Wijaya Kusuma, Muhamad Syamsul Taufik

“…Results: After 6 weeks of training intervention, the experimental group showed a significant improvement in VO2max values (p < 0.05) compared to the control group. …”
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Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy (CBGT) among children with anxiety disorders by Nilgun Ongider-Gregory, Burak Baykara

“…Objective: It was aimed to investigate efficacy of Cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) in childhood anxiety disorders by pre and post therapy. Method: Trial sample was obtained from an university outpatient child psychiatry clinic. …”
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Are medical school preclinical tests biased for sex and race? A differential item functioning analysis by Esther Dasari Dale, Mohammed A. A. Abulela, Hao Jia, Claudio Violato

“…Item level DIF should also be routinely conducted as part of psychometric analyses for basic sciences courses and other assessments. Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of nicotine chewing gum and nicotine patches as nicotine replacement therapy using salivary cotinine levels as a biochemical validation measu... by T Sivasankari, Avudaiappan Sankaran, Senthil Murugappan, Veni Subramanyam, Balanehru Subramanian, RC Jagat Reddy, S Vandana

“…At baseline and at the end of the trial period, the saliva samples were analyzed for cotinine levels using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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Clinical Manifestation and Phylogenetic Analysis of Peste des Petits Ruminants in Local Iraqi Breed Sheep in Al-Diwaniyah Province by Khalefa A. Mansour, Muthanna H. Hussain, Saad H. Al-Husseiny, Asaad J. Abid, Qassim H. Kshash

“…This study examined the clinical features and phylogenetic analysis of the PPR virus in Iraqi breed sheep from Al-Diwaniyah province. A clinical trial of 610 sheep from different flocks found 150 oral lesions. …”
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Assessing donor kidney function: the role of CIRBP in predicting delayed graft function post-transplant by Qianghua Leng, Maolin Ma, Zuofu Tang, Weichen Jiang, Fei Han, Zhengyu Huang

“…CIRBP is a potential novel biomarker for evaluating transplanted kidney function.Clinical trial registrationhttps://clinicaltrials.gov, identifier NCT06641622.…”
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