Compassion Competence and Patient Safety Competency in psychiatric nurses by Giti Setoodeh, Maryam Shafieejahromi, Ladan Zarshenas, Banafsheh Tehranineshat

“…It is recommended that educational programs be designed to consider these two components and their dimensions to help enhance the competencies of nurses. Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Mild drought conditions at the tillering stage promote dry matter accumulation and increase grain weight in drip-irrigated spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Yilin Ma, Jingyi Cai, Shuting Bie, Ziqiang Che, Guiying Jiang, Jianguo Liu

“…The 13C isotope tracer results also showed that the T1 treatment increased the distribution rate of 13C assimilates in the grain at maturity. …”
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Comparing simple and functional jejunal interposition with preserved duodenal passage after total gastrectomy by Xue-Lu Zhou, Yan-Qing Deng, Pei-Jie Zhang, Hai Huang, Huan-Bin Zhang, Hong-Shuai Li, You-Hua Wang, Jian-Hua Luo

“…Objective: This prospective randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the effectiveness of functional jejunal interposition (FJI) and simple jejunal interposition (SJI) as reconstruction methods following total gastrectomy for gastric cancer. …”
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Neural mechanisms of fairness decision-making: An EEG comparative study on opportunity equity and outcome equity by Qi Li, Ya Zheng, Jing Xiao, Kesong Hu, Zhong Yang

“…Compared to outcome equity, opportunity equity did not identify conflict-related medial frontal negativity (MFN) and theta bands, but showed differences in the P2 and beta bands. Moreover, we used a computational modeling approach to estimate the utility for each trial, and found that larger P2 amplitudes were associated with lower utility in opportunity distribution, while larger P300 amplitudes were associated with higher utility in outcome distribution. …”
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Screening Selected Solanum Plants as Potential Rootstocks for the Management of Root-Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita) by Benjamin A. Okorley, Charles Agyeman, Naalamle Amissah, Seloame T. Nyaku

“…-infested field in a two-year trial (2015–2016), to identify RKN-resistant rootstock(s), which can be utilized in tomato grafting as a management measure against these nematodes. …”
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Effect over coagulation and fibrinolysis parameters of a prolonged release 24 + 4 daily use regime contraceptive formulation containing 2 mg dienogest/0.02 mg ethinylestradiol... by Pedro-Antonio Regidor, Alicyoy Angulo, Enrico Colli

“…All other parameters showed no significant differences before and after the treatment for both groups.Conclusion The COC 2 mg DNG/0.02 mg EE was not associated with any meaningful changes in the analyzed coagulation and fibrinolytic parameters indicating that a prolonged release formulation does not impact on these factors.Clinical trial registry EudraCT: 2019-0018-77-97…”
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Study on the Analgesic Efficacy of Femoral Nerve Block for Post-Hip Arthroscopy Pain by Mengwen Xue, Li Zhang, Ruiping Bai, Rui An, Jiarui Li, Xin Shen

“…However, it requires specialized equipment and technical support and carries a certain risk of puncture. Trial Registration Chinese Clinical Trials Registry (ChiCTR2400091579).…”
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Effect and safety of ethanolamine oleate in sclerotherapy in patients with difficult-to-resect venous malformations: A multicenter, single-arm study. by Mine Ozaki, Tadashi Nomura, Keigo Osuga, Masakazu Kurita, Ayato Hayashi, Shunsuke Yuzuriha, Noriko Aramaki-Hattori, Makoto Hikosaka, Taiki Nozaki, Michio Ozeki, Junko Ochi, Shimpei Akiyama, Yasumasa Kakei, Keiko Miyakoda, Naoko Kashiwagi, Takahiro Yasuda, Yuki Iwashina, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Kiyoko Kamibeppu, Takafumi Soejima, Kiyonori Harii

“…<h4>Design and setting</h4>This investigator-initiated clinical trial employed a multicenter, single-arm design and was conducted in Japan.…”
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Venetoclax added to CLAG regimen might improve the outcome of patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia by Yu Zhang, Zhao Yin, Zurong Yao, Dan Xu, Xuejie Jiang, Xiaqi Nie, Dandan Chen, Hongsheng Zhou, Pengcheng Shi, Hui Liu, Qifa Liu, Guopan Yu

“…Although not statistically significant, patients in the CLAG + Ven group showed a potential survival advantage compared to the CLAG group. …”
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A novel framework for assessing causal effect of microbiome on health: long-term antibiotic usage as an instrument by Nele Taba, Krista Fischer, Estonian Biobank Research Team, Elin Org, Oliver Aasmets

“…Assessing causality is undoubtedly one of the key questions in microbiome studies for the upcoming years. Since randomized trials in human subjects are often unethical or difficult to pursue, analytical methods to derive causal effects from observational data deserve attention. …”
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The potential impact of a prophylactic vaccine for Ebola in Sierra Leone by Erin N. Bodine, Connor Cook, Mikayla Shorten

“…A prophylactic vaccine for ebolavirus (rVSV-ZEBOV) has been developed, and clinical trials show near-perfect efficacy. We have developed an ordinary differential equations model that simulates an EVD epidemic and takes into account (1) transmission through contact with infectious EVD individuals and deceased EVD bodies, (2) the heterogeneity of the risk of becoming infected with EVD, and (3) the increased survival rate of infected EVD patients due to greater access to trained healthcare providers. …”
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Effectiveness of the Laser Application in Temporomandibular Joint Disorder: A Systematic Review of 1172 Patients by Abdalwhab Zwiri, Manal Ahmad Alrawashdeh, Mohammad Khan, Wan Muhamad Amir W. Ahmad, Nur Karyatee Kassim, Jawaad Ahmed Asif, Khoo Suan Phaik, Adam Husein, Zuryati Ab-Ghani

“…Therefore, laser therapy can be recommended for the TMD patients’ better outcome. This trial is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020177562).…”
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Estimating Complex Signals With a Fuzzy-Enhanced Kalman Filter: A Note on &#x201C;the Output Regulation and the Kalman Filter as the Signal Generator&#x201D; by Jesus Alberto Meda-Campana, Juan Carlos Garcia-Hernandez, Rodolfo Daniel Velazquez-Sanchez, Luis Alberto Paramo-Carranza, Tonatiuh Hernandez-Cortes, Ricardo Tapia-Herrera

“…This typically requires a trial-and-error process, often resulting in an excessively large filter dimension that complicates the method&#x2019;s practical application. …”
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Autologous CIK Cell Immunotherapy in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma after Radical Nephrectomy by Yajing Zhang, Jin Wang, Yao Wang, Xue-Chun Lu, Hui Fan, Yang Liu, Yan Zhang, Kai-Chao Feng, Wen-Ying Zhang, Mei-Xia Chen, Xiaobing Fu, Wei-Dong Han

“…This trial is registered with Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01799083.…”
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Challenges of Assessing Maltreated Children Coming into Foster Care by Rachel Pritchett, Harriet Hockaday, Beatrice Anderson, Claire Davidson, Christopher Gillberg, Helen Minnis

“…The child’s engagement in the cognitive task showed associations with the child’s attainment on the task. …”
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Application of Stem Cell Therapy for ACL Graft Regeneration by Canlong Wang, Yejun Hu, Shichen Zhang, Dengfeng Ruan, Zizhan Huang, Peiwen He, Honglu Cai, Boon Chin Heng, Xiao Chen, Weiliang Shen

“…In the clinic, 4 relevant completed trials have been reported, but only one trial with BMSCs showed improved outcomes, while 5 relevant trials are still in progress. …”
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The Potential of Night Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis) Flower Extract as a Functional Ingredient in Yogurt Production: The Effects on Fermentation, Rheology, Sensory, and Antiox... by Pal Anil Kumar, Agarwal Aparna, Tripathi Abhishek Dutt, Khosravi-Darani Kianoush, Nandan Alisha, Tripathi Arunima, Hooda Ankita

“…The NJF-fortified yogurt was evaluated for sensory, textural, and physicochemical analyses, along with an ESI-MS assessment of bioactive components. Results showed that properties varied with NJF extract percentage, with trial T18 (3.68% NJF extract, 1.5 ml inoculum size, and 41°C temperature) achieving the highest sensory score and acceptability, as well as superior textural and antioxidant properties compared to control yogurt. …”
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Knowledge, practice, and information sources regarding infectious diseases among Chinese children and adolescents: a National-Level cross-sectional study by Yuan Zeng, Feifei Li, Wei Liang, Yinyue Liu, Zhiyong Zou, Julien S. Baker, Yanhui Dong, Jun Ma, Jie Hu, Yide Yang, Bin Dong

“…Methods This study used data collected from the baseline survey of a China national multi-centered cluster-randomized controlled trial in 2013. A total of 30,287 children completed a questionnaire package that included measures for knowledge, preventive practice and information sources related to infectious diseases. …”
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Home-based transcranial direct current stimulation paired with cognitive training to reduce fatigue in multiple sclerosis by Leigh Charvet, Judith D. Goldberg, Xiaochun Li, Pamela Best, Matthew Lustberg, Michael Shaw, Lana Zhovtis, Josef Gutman, Abhishek Datta, Marom Bikson, Giuseppina Pilloni, Lauren Krupp

“…A total of 117 participants were randomized, with 92% completing all treatment sessions. Both groups showed significant reductions in fatigue, with no significant difference between them. …”
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The role of Kegel exercises in reducing involuntary loss of urine in Overactive Bladder and Mixed Urinary Inconti-nence by Lucian Șerbanescu, Vadym Rotar, Elena-Valentina Ionescu, Alexandra-Ecaterina Ciota, Sebastian Mirea, Paris Ionescu, Andreea Cristina Costea

“…However, receiving both solifenacin succinate and Kegel exercises showed a statistically significant improvement in urinary control and QoL scores at six months evaluation. …”
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