Multifunctional health-promoting effects of oolong tea and its products by Shuzhen Wang, Ting Zeng, Shuang Zhao, Yu Zhu, Changchun Feng, Jianfeng Zhan, Shiming Li, Chi-Tang Ho, Alexander Gosslau

“…However, potential health beneficial effects of oolong tea in humans should be further complemented by large-sized, randomized double-blind and placebo-controlled trials to consolidate potential therapeutic applications.…”
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A toolkit for quantifying individual response to herbal extracts in metabolic and inflammatory stress by Soo-yeon Park, Oran Kwon, Tim van den Broek, Jildau Bouwman, Ji Yeon Kim

“…Two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trials were conducted involving participants with PhenFlex challenge after overnight fasting. …”
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Renal Trauma in the West of Ireland — A Regional Review by O. A. Raheem, M. S. Floyd, R. G. Casey, I. M. Cullen, M. O. Corcoran, H. C. Bredin, K. Walsh, C. O'Riordan, P. A. McCarthy, E. Rogers

“…Renal trauma was graded in a blind fashion (I-V). Twenty-five patients were identified; male:female (23:2). …”
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Critical Aspects of Clinical Trial Design for Novel Cell and Gene Therapies by Zinovia Kefalopoulou, Iciar Aviles-Olmos, Thomas Foltynie

“…Preclinical and open-label studies have suggested that grafted fetal neural tissue or viral vector gene transfer can achieve considerable biochemical and clinical improvements, whereas subsequent double-blind, placebo-controlled protocols have produced rather more modest and variable results. …”
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MDMA Impairs Response to Water Intake in Healthy Volunteers by Matthew J. Baggott, Kathleen J. Garrison, Jeremy R. Coyle, Gantt P. Galloway, Allan J. Barnes, Marilyn A. Huestis, John E. Mendelson

“…We investigated potential mechanisms in two double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. In Study 1, healthy drug-experienced volunteers received MDMA or placebo alone and in combination with the alpha-1 adrenergic inverse agonist prazosin, used as a positive control to release antidiuretic hormone (ADH). …”
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Effectiveness of Drinking a Sweet-Tasting Snack Before Local Anesthetic Injection on Pain Perception among 5-Year-Old Children: A Split-Mouth Cross-Over Study by Hamidreza Poureslami, Jelveh Hashemi Nejad, Parnian Poureslami, Maryam Rad

“…Material and Methods: In this single-blinded split-mouth study, fifty-two 5-year-old children who needed bilateral mandibular deciduous molars pulpotomies participated. …”
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Multimode Traffic Travel Behavior Characteristics Analysis and Congestion Governance Research by Wen Li, Wei Feng, Hua-zhi Yuan

“…In view of the limited land resources in our country, it is impractical to meet residents’ travel demand by blindly increasing traffic supply. Therefore, addressing the urban road congestion problem for sustainable development of modern cities, the paper makes research on residents’ travel behavior characteristics and travel preference under the condition of multimodal transportation to formulate reasonable traffic demand management strategy for the guide on public traffic demand, bus priority strategy, and congestion management. …”
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Efficacy of Thiamine in the Treatment of Postcardiac Arrest Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study by Suntornwit Pradita-ukrit, Veerapong Vattanavanit

“…A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study was conducted. Thirty-seven OHCA patients were randomly assigned to receive either thiamine 100 mg every 8 hours or a placebo. …”
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Distributed Cooperative Path Planning for Multi-UAV in Information-Rich and Dynamic Environments by Pengfei Duan, Dawei Chen

“…Subsequently, we introduce an algorithm to mark and divide the environment and hazardous areas, therefore enhancing overall situational awareness and eliminating visual blind spots in emergency communications scenarios. …”
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Rare Case of Leiomyoma and Adenomyosis in Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome by P. S. Hoo, A. R. Norhaslinda, J. N. Shah Reza

“…Exploratory laparotomy showed torsion of right adnexal mass and rudimentary uterus with fibroid but no endometrial tissue and blind end with absent cervix. The normal right ovary and tube were not visualized. …”
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Representation of Fictional Characters with Disabilities in Selected Crime Novels of Oͅládèͅjoͅ Òkédìjí by Oͅlálérè Adéyeͅmí

“…The findings of the study showed that Òkédìjí represents the blind and cognitively impaired persons in a positive manner through his modes of projected characterization. …”
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Later-Life Mortality and Longevity in Late-18th and 19th-Century Cohorts. Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Heading? by Rick Mourits

“…However, in order to find out the determinants of later-life mortality, external validity of results, blind spots due to missing data, and familial clustering need to be studied more thoroughly.…”
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Comparison of Primary Simple Closure and Limberg Flap Technique in Pilonidal Sinus by Hafiza Kiran Saleem Butt, Aamna Nazir, Muhammad Atif Khan, Muhammad Idrees Anwar, Hira Waris, Shahzaib Maqbool

“…Materials and methods It was a randomized prospective study conducted at the Department of Surgery—removed for blind review-- from December 2018 to June 2021. Sixty male patients aged 15-30 years presenting with pilonidal sinus for the first time were included in the study. …”
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The Effects of Morus alba and Acacia catechu on Quality of Life and Overall Function in Adults with Osteoarthritis of the Knee by Douglas S. Kalman, Susan J. Hewlings

“…In a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel design, 135 subjects received UP1306, a standardized, proprietary extract of Morus alba and Acacia catechu, glucosamine chondroitin, or placebo for 12 weeks. …”
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Réflexions sur l’appropriation du théâtre historique élisabéthain par la scène britannique contemporaine : usages de Macbeth dans Thirteenth Night de Howard Brenton (1981) et Dunsi... by Line Cottegnies

“…Of the two adaptations it is Greig’s that manifests the most dialogical relationship to the Shakespearean source: by offering an alternative sequel to the play which puts the Scottish fight for independence centre-stage, Greig offers a critical reading of Macbeth, implicitly that the question of English imperialism is a blind spot in Shakespeare’s play.…”
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"Energetics of the outer retina II: Calculation of a spatio-temporal energy budget in retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptor cells based on quantification of cellular process... by Christina Kiel, Stella Prins, Alexander J E Foss, Philip J Luthert

“…Impaired energy metabolism combined with high demands are expected to cause energy insufficiencies that make the OR susceptible to complex blinding diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). …”
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Later-Life Mortality and Longevity in Late-18th and 19th-Century Cohorts. Where Are We Now, and Where Are We Heading? by Rick Mourits

“…However, in order to find out the determinants of later-life mortality, external validity of results, blind spots due to missing data, and familial clustering need to be studied more thoroughly.…”
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Places and Cultures of Capitalism: Histories from the Grassroots by Elsa Devienne, Andrew Diamond

“…The essay to follow introduces the thematic dossier by building upon a number of recent critiques of the conceptual flaws and historical blind spots revealed by the exchanges that have laid down the groundwork of the “new history of capitalism.” …”
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Presumed Sturge Weber Syndrome in a Haitian Boy: A Case of Delayed Diagnosis by Gian Paolo Giuliari, Ama Sadaka, Maria Angelica Cortez, Adalgisa Corona

“…A 7 year-old boy, with a long history of ocular symptoms and an unspecified ocular surgery, presents with a painful blind left eye. Based on clinical examination, the suspicion of SWS was raised. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Eradication in Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia: Clearing up the Controversy by Carlo A Fallone

“…Veldhuyzen van Zanten et al conducted a double-blind, randomized, multicentre study comparing triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication to placebo for the treatment of nonulcer dyspepsia (NUD) symptoms in adult patients (1). …”
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