The efficacy of acupuncture for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in college students: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. by Yang Wang, Xinbo Gu, Baohua Zhi, Yan Yan, Fengyan Lu, Hantong Hu, Quanai Zhang

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 142 subjects will be recruited for the randomized controlled trial (RCT) of current undergraduate and graduate students with GAD and will be randomized into treatment and control groups. …”
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Causal relationship between immune cells and risk of heart failure: evidence from a Mendelian randomization study by Wenjing Cao, Zefu Yang, Liumei Mo, Zhenhao Liu, Jiawei Wang, Zhenhong Zhang, Kui Wang, Wei Pan

“…In addition, we assessed heterogeneity and cross-sectional pleiotropy through sensitivity analyses.ResultsA two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was conducted using IVW as the primary method. …”
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Psychological Therapies in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Osama Altayar, Varun Sharma, Larry J. Prokop, Amit Sood, Mohammad Hassan Murad

“…We searched six medical databases through February 6, 2014, for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of psychological therapies for the treatment of IBS. …”
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The Influence of Amplitude- and Frequency-Dependent Stiffness of Rail Pads on the Random Vibration of a Vehicle-Track Coupled System by Kai Wei, Pan Zhang, Ping Wang, Junhua Xiao, Zhe Luo

“…Next, the vertical vehicle-track coupled model was employed to investigate the influence of the amplitude- and frequency-dependent stiffness of TPE rail pads on the vehicle-track random vibration. It is found that the static stiffness of TPE rail pads ranges from 19.1 to 37.9 kN/mm, apparently different from the classical secant stiffness of 26.7 kN/mm. …”
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Deep Tissue Massage and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs for Low Back Pain: A Prospective Randomized Trial by Marian Majchrzycki, Piotr Kocur, Tomasz Kotwicki

“…Prospective controlled randomized single blinded trial. Settings. Ambulatory care of rehabilitation. …”
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Effect of an Internet-Based Pilates Telerehabilitation Intervention in People With Multiple Sclerosis: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Andrea Tacchino, Michela Ponzio, Paolo Confalonieri, Letizia Leocani, Matilde Inglese, Diego Centonze, Eleonora Cocco, Paolo Gallo, Damiano Paolicelli, Marco Rovaris, Loredana Sabattini, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Luca Prosperini, Francesco Patti, Edoardo Sessa, Elisabetta Pedrazzoli, Mario Alberto Battaglia, Giampaolo Brichetto

“…MethodsThis is a 2-arm, multicenter, randomized controlled trial with 3 assessment points (baseline, 12 weeks postintervention, and 6 weeks follow-up). …”
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Hydrodynamic performance assessment of emerged and sub-merged semicircular breakwaters under random waves: An experimental and empirical study. by Faris Ali Hamood Al-Towayti, Hee Min Teh, Zhe Ma, Idris Ahmed Jae, Agusril Syamsir

“…The hydrodynamic characteristics of the SBW under random wave conditions, including the transmission coefficient, reflection coefficient, and energy loss coefficient, were thoroughly investigated using physical model experimentation. …”
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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

“…Results Of 101 screened doctors, 89 (88%) consented and were randomized. 65% were female, and the mean age was 46 (range 27 to 75). …”
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Kidney Diseases Classification using Hybrid Transfer-Learning DenseNet201-Based and Random Forest Classifier by Abdalbasit Mohammed Qadir, Dana Faiq Abd

“…The pre-trained model used in this study is the Densenet-201 model. As well as using Random Forest for classification, the Densenet-201-Random-Forest approach has outperformed many of the previous models used in other studies, having an accuracy rate of 99.719 percent. …”
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Comparison of Outcomes of Colorectal Polypectomy Using Traditional Snare and Rotary Snare: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial by Lu Xu, Zhixing Zhang, Jiarong Xie, Lei Xu, Weihong Wang

“…Of them, 100 participants were randomly assigned to the rotary snare group (214 polyps) and the other 100 participants were randomly assigned to the traditional group (232 polyps). …”
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Optimal Time-Consistent Investment Strategy for a Random Household Expenditure with Default Risk under Relative Performance by Wenjin Guan, Wei Yuan, Sheng Li

“…In this paper, we investigate the non-zero-sum mean-variance game between two families with a random household expenditure under the default risk and relative performance. …”
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Neuropathic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Yaadwinder Shergill, Danielle B. Rice, Eve-Ling Khoo, Virginia Jarvis, Tinghua Zhang, Monica Taljaard, Keith G. Wilson, Heather Romanow, Brittany Glynn, Rebecca Small, Joshua A. Rash, Andra Smith, Lynette Monteiro, Catherine Smyth, Patricia A. Poulin

“…A total of 98 women were randomized and included in analyses. The sample included 49 women in the mindfulness-based stress reduction group, and 49 women in the waitlist control group. …”
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Resection versus preservation of the middle turbinate in surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis: a randomized controlled trial by Marc-Antoine Hudon, Erin D. Wright, Etienne Fortin-Pellerin, Marie Bussieres

“…Nasal cavities were randomized so that middle turbinectomy was performed on one side while the middle turbinate was preserved on the other. …”
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Nonlinear Random Response Analyses of Panels Considering Transverse Shear Deformations under Combined Thermal and Acoustic Loads by Yeong-Nam Kim, Jae-Sang Park, Eun-Soo Go, Min-Hyuk Jeon, In-Gul Kim

“…Because of the combined thermal and acoustic loads, the panel structure may exhibit nonlinear random vibration responses, such as the snap-through phenomenon and random vibrations. …”
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Simultaneously Verifying the Original Region of Green and Roasted Coffee Beans by Stable Isotopes and Elements Combined with Random Forest by Ling Tian, Yuanyuan Guo, Ang Zhang, Hua Zhong

“…One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the stable isotope ratios and elemental concentrations of all coffee bean samples from six different original regions. Random forest (RF) was employed to build a discriminating model for simultaneously verifying the original regions of green and roasted coffee bean samples; this model provided 100% accuracy. …”
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Comparison of open vs Plastibell techniques of circumcision for surgical outcomes and cosmetic satisfaction;A randomized control trial by Muhammad Iqbal, Sadaf Ijaz, Muhammad Hassan Zafar, Naveed Akhtar Malik

“… Objective of the study: To compare the results of circumcision by open technique and the Plastibell technique in male babies. Methods: In this randomized controlled interventional study, 1440 babies whose circumcision was done as religious rite were divided into two groups. …”
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Post-rectectomy choice of preventive intestinal stoma formation method: prospective multicenter randomized clinical trial protocol by P. V. Tsarkov, I. A. Tulina, P. B. Tsugulya, V. S. Kochetkov, S. V. Khmelik

“…To justify and present the protocol of the prospective, multicenter randomized clinical trial for evaluation of the choice of preventive intestinal stoma formation method after rectectomy. …”
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A Strong Law of Large Numbers for Weighted Sums of i.i.d. Random Variables under Capacities by Defei Zhang, Ping He

“…With the notion of independent identically distributed (i.i.d.) random variables under sublinear expectations initiated by Peng, a strong law of large numbers for weighted sums of i.i.d. random variables under capacities induced by sublinear expectations is obtained.…”
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Psychological responses to acute exercise in patients with stress-induced exhaustion disorder: a cross-over randomized trial by Jenny Kling, Robert Persson Asplund, Örjan Ekblom, Victoria Blom

“…Participants completed a 22-min exercise at low or moderate intensity on a cycle ergometer, on separate occasions, in randomized order. The primary outcome was perceived fatigue (POMS); secondary outcomes included feelings of energy, anxiety, stress, exertion, and psychological discomfort, measured before, during, and up to 24 h post-exercise. …”
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Brief electrical stimulation and synkinesis after facial nerve crush injury: a randomized prospective animal study by Adrian Mendez, Alex Hopkins, Vincent L. Biron, Hadi Seikaly, Lin Fu Zhu, David W. J. Côté

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