Incompatible Aedes aegypti male releases as an intervention to reduce mosquito population-A field trial in Puerto Rico. by Liliana Sánchez-González, Jacob E Crawford, Laura E Adams, Grayson Brown, Kyle R Ryff, Mark Delorey, Jose Ruiz-Valcarcel, Nicole Nazario, Nexilianne Borrero, Julieanne Miranda, Sara N Mitchell, Paul I Howell, Johanna R Ohm, Charlie Behling, Brian Wasson, Craig Eldershaw, Bradley J White, Vanessa Rivera-Amill, Roberto Barrera, Gabriela Paz-Bailey

“…We describe the investigation into male quality and other factors that may have limited the impact of Wolbachia-male releases. Laboratory assays showed a small but significant impact of packing and shipping on male fitness. …”
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Characterization of Two Historical Postage Stamps Made from Cotton Fibers and Their Restoration Trials Based on the Experimental Studies by Maisa M.A. Mansour, Yassin E. Zidan, Abou El Fettouh A Abd El Hakim, Mohamed Mahmoud Allam, Hayssam M. Ali, Mohammad Akrami, Mohamed Z. M. Salem

“…EDS elemental composition of the red stamp showed the presence of C, O, Na, Al, Si, Mg, S, Ca, Ba, and Fe, while in the blue stamp, it was C, O, Na, Al, Si, P, S, Cl, and Ca. …”
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Self‐Efficacy in Hypertension Management Using e‐Health Technology: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Primary Care by Rasmus Hermansson‐Borrebaeck, Andreas Fors, Ulrika Bengtsson, Karin Kjellgren, Susanna Calling, Patrik Midlöv

“…This multicenter randomized controlled trial included 949 primary healthcare patients with hypertension. …”
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Pilot Trial on Ischemic Conditioning of the Gastric Conduit in Esophageal Cancer: Feasibility and Impact on Anastomotic Leakage (TIGOAL-I) by María-Carmen Fernández-Moreno, MD, PhD, María Eugenia Barrios Carvajal, MD, Fernando López Mozos, MD, PhD, Roberto Martí Obiol, MD, PhD, Jorge Guijarro Rozalén, MD, PhD, Elisabetta Casula, MD, PhD, Joaquín Ortega, MD, PhD

“…This pilot randomized clinical trial was conducted between April 2016 and October 2021 at a single-center tertiary hospital. …”
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Effect of nutrition education on hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Southeast Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Girma Beressa, Susan J. Whiting, Tefera Belachew

“…Methods A community-based two-arm parallel cluster randomized controlled trial was carried out among 447 randomly selected pregnant women attending antenatal care (224 intervention and 223 control groups) at health facilities from February to December 2021. …”
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Not getting better but not getting worse: A cluster randomized controlled pilot trial of a leadership implementation strategy by Jill Locke, Catherine M. Corbin, Roger Goosey, Vaughan K. Collins, Mark G. Ehrhart, Kurt Hatch, Christine Espeland, Aaron R. Lyon

“…An appropriately powered trial is needed to determine the efficacy of HELM in the future. …”
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The efficacy and safety of Vonoprazan and Tegoprazan in eradication: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Ting Jin, Wei Wu, Lei Zhang, Han Xuan, Haixiang Zhang, Li Zhong

“…Results: The analysis totally included 28 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comprising 37 studies and 8818 patients diagnosed with H. pylori infection. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation for Postoperative Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Dan Wang, Hongshuo Shi, Zhenguo Yang, Wenbin Liu, Lu Qi, Chengda Dong, Guomin Si, Qi Guo

“…The data were pooled and analyzed by RevMan 5.4 and STATA15.0 software. Results. Seventeen trials with 1375 participants were included. The current results suggested that application of TEAS showed obvious superiority in reducing VAS scores (SMD = −1.51, 95% CI = −2.20∼−0.82, I2 = 96%). …”
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Echocardiographic phenotypes of diabetic myocardial disorder: evolution over 15 months follow-up in the ARISE-HF trial by Thomas H. Marwick, Carolyn Lam, Yuxi Liu, Stefano Del Prato, Julio Rosenstock, Javed Butler, Justin Ezekowitz, Nasrien E. Ibrahim, W. H. Wilson Tang, Faiez Zannad, Riccardo Perfetti, James L. Januzzi

“…Methods The Aldose Reductase Inhibition for Stabilization of Exercise Capacity in Heart Failure (ARISE-HF) trial was a Phase 3 randomised trial of an aldose reductase inhibitor in patients with well-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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Assessing the effect of On-site supportive communication training (On-site SCT) on doctor burnout: a randomized controlled trial by K.K. Antonsen, J.D. Lyhne, A.T. Johnsen, S. Eßer-Naumann, L.Ø. Poulsen, L. Lund, S. Timm, L.H. Jensen

“…April 2023– ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05842083). April 2023– The Research Ethics Committee at the University of Southern Denmark (23/19397).…”
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Collagenase Chemonucleolysis for Treating Cervical Disc Herniation: An Exploratory, Single-Arm, Open-Label, Multicenter Clinical Trial by Zhijian Wang, Bifa Fan, Lili Gu, Xuexue Zhang, Tao Sun, Hui Liu, Rongchun Li, Likui Wang, Kaiqiang Wang, Shun Li, Yong Ma, Haibo You, Daying Zhang

“…Conclusion Collagenase chemonucleolysis treatment for CDH exhibited favorable efficacy and safety and may be a better choice for patients in whom conservative treatment is ineffective. Trial Registration The trial was registered on www.Chictr.org.cn (ChiCTR2200063043).…”
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A Long-Term Study of Aerobic Performance in Elite Cross-Country Skiers: How Age and Sex Influence Career Development by Elias Bucher, Jon P. Wehrlin, Grégoire P. Millet, Thomas Steiner

“…However, the long-term progression of performance indicators, such as maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), performance at the second lactate threshold (LT2), and time-trial performance over an athlete's career remains unclear. …”
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Armed conflict in the Khalkhin-Gol region: issues of military justice by O. V. Grigoriev

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Assessment of Opuntia ficus-indica supplementation on enhancing antioxidant levels by Rahela Zaman, Eugenie Sin Sing Tan, Normina Ahmad Bustami, Farahnaz Amini, Marjan Sadat Seghayat, Yu Bin Ho, Chung Keat Tan

“…Simultaneously, oxidative stress biomarkers showed substantial reductions: malondialdehyde (MDA) decreased by 28.3%, nitrotyrosine (3-NT) decreased by 51.5%, and 8-hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) decreased by 59.8% (P < 0.001). …”
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Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) exposure, lung function, airway inflammation and expiratory microbiota: A randomized crossover study by Rongrong Xu, Yanping Zhang, Tingting Wu, Hao Liu, Jianhao Peng, Zhanshan Wang, Te Ba, Baorong Zhang, Zhigang Li, Yongjie Wei

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Impact of strict IGF1 control on quality-of-life scores in patients with acromegaly by Chaitanya Gandhi, Marie-Claire Denis, Daniel Holmes, Juan Rivera, Stan van Uum, Shereen Ezzat, Constance Chik

“…These findings prompt larger prospective trials.…”
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Phenolic acids from Anisopus mannii modulates phosphofructokinase 1 to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: A double-blind, randomized, clinical trial by Peter U. Amadi, Justice O. Osuoha, Chidi N. Ekweogu, Suha J. Jarad, Esienanwan E. Efiong, Prince C. Odika, Chioma Ejiofor, Oluchi Aloy-Amadi, Govind S. Gill, Chiamaka W. Adumekwe, Ailun Gaowa, Dawei Zhang, Barbora de Courten, Emmanuel N. Agomuo

“…Supported by the preclinical trial, eighty-five patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) receiving first-line medications were enrolled in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial with a 90 % power level. …”
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Phenotypic plasticity vs. local genetic adaptation: essential oil diversity of natural immortelle (Helichrysum italicum (Roth.) G.Don) populations along eastern Adriatic coast by Tonka Ninčević Runjić, Dejan Pljevljakušić, Marko Runjić, Martina Grdiša, Martina Grdiša, Zlatko Šatović, Zlatko Šatović

“…Three chemotypes were identified within which the populations were grouped. Results showed a significant and strong correlation between biochemical and bioclimatic distance, with 22.4% of biochemical differentiation between populations explained by bioclimatic distance. …”
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60-month follow-up of Long Limb vs. Standard Limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for type 2 diabetes and obesity: the LONG LIMB RCT by Saleem Ansari, Anna Kamocka, Tina Mazaheri, Ibiyemi Ilesanmi, Lara Jimenez-Pacheco, Kleopatra Alexiadou, Joanna Tan, Harvinder Chahal, Krishna Moorthy, Sanjay Purkayastha, Anne Margot Umpleby, Stephen Robert Bloom, Francesco Rubino, Alexander Dimitri Miras, Ahmed Rashid Ahmed, Tricia Tan

“…Methods We undertook a prospective double-blinded randomised controlled parallel group clinical trial across two sites in London. Participants were randomly assigned (1 : 1) to Long Limb or Standard Limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with a fixed alimentary limb of 100 cm. …”
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The efficacy and safety of fluvoxamine in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis from randomized controlled trials. by Qiufeng Zhou, Guozheng Zhao, Yu Pan, Ying Zhang, Yuehua Ni

“…<h4>Background</h4>Recently, several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of fluvoxamine have been successfully conducted for the treatment of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). …”
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