Acute Concurrent Exercise Improves Inhibitory Control Without Mediating the Role of Lactate: An Event-Related Potential Study by Ruei-Hong Li, Tai-Rui Chen, Nicholas D. Gilson, Marius Brazaitis, Yi-Ting Cheng, Hui-Fang Wu, Ji-Hang Lee, Yu-Kai Chang

“…Methods Seventy-eight adults (mean age = 22.95, SD = 1.75 years) were randomly assigned to either a CE, AE, or control (CON) group. …”
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Artificial-Intelligence-Based Investigation on Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Changes in Response to Population Growth in South Punjab, Pakistan by Tanweer Abbas, Muhammad Shoaib, Raffaele Albano, Muhammad Azhar Inam Baig, Irfan Ali, Hafiz Umar Farid, Muhammad Usman Ali

“…Landsat 7, Landsat 8, and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery within the Google Earth Engine (GEE) cloud platform was utilized to create 2003, 2013, and 2023 LULC maps via supervised classification with a random forest (RF) classifier, which is a subset of artificial intelligence (AI). …”
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A workplace-based HIV self-testing intervention as a determinant for self-testing knowledge, beliefs, and use among unskilled workers in Wakiso Uganda by Gerald Mukisa Nsereko, Khamisi Musanje, Eron Robinah Ayesiga, Loyce Kiiza Kobusingye, Rhoda Namubiru, Moses Sempala, Christine Kiwala, Martin Mabunda Baluku

“…Methods A quasi-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design was conducted among 46 participants systematically and randomly selected. Data was collected via a validated structured self-administered questionnaire and analysed using the paired samples t-tests and hierarchical multiple regression analysis in SPSS v27. …”
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Intestinal protozoa infections and associated factors among diarrheal under-five children in Borena district, central Ethiopia by Alebie Mesfin, Woynshet Gelaye, Getaneh Alemu

“…The prevalence of IPIs and related variables were evaluated between April and May 2023 among 380 under-five children in Borena district of Amhara region, central Ethiopia, by an institution-based cross-sectional survey. Systematic random sampling was used to select study participants. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Health Workers Towards Hepatitis B Virus Infection Prevention in Health Centers of Bushenyi District. by Byamukama, Julius

“…A cross-sectional study technique was used from April 2018 to June 2018 and a total of 246 healthcare professionals from health centers of Bushenyi district were included in the study using a systematic random sampling technique. Data were collected using a self-administered structured questionnaire and analyzed by using SPSS version 20, which presented tables and charts in this report. …”
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Application Of ArtifiCial Intelligence in E-Governance: A Comparative Study of Supervised Machine Learning and Ensemble Learning Algorithms on Crime Prediction. by Niyonzima, Ivan, Muhaise, Hussein, Akankwasa, Aureri

“…The ensemble learning algorithms used include AdaBoost (AD), Gradient Boosting Classifier (GBM), Random Forest (RF) and Extra Trees (ET). We used an accuracy metric to measure the performance of the algorithms. …”
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Effects of Corporal Punishments on Pupils Learning of English in Selected Primary Schools in Kyanamira Sub-County Kabale District Western Uganda. by Tumwijukye, Wencesilous

“…The researcher used simple random sampling to select 5 primary schools to represent others to give out necessary data about the subject. …”
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Information Communication Technology and Service Delivery in Nyagatare District Local Goverment, Rwanda. by Wellars, Kanamugire

“…The study was both qualitative and quantitative in nature. Both simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used to select one hundred and twenty (120) respondents for study. …”
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Community Work Participation and Outcomes in Nyagatare District, Rwanda. by Jean Marie Vianney, Ruzindana

“…The study used both simple random and purposive sampling techniques to select a total of one hundred and fifty (150) respondents that provided the required data and information that were important for the study. …”
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Career Development Programs and Employee Performance in Kanungu District, South Western Uganda by Ainebyona, Alex, Moses, Agaba

“…The study used a sample of 164 respondents who were both purposively and randomly selected. Data collection in this study was done using questionnaires and interviews. …”
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HEalth-Related Quality of Life-Intervention in Survivors of Breast and Other Cancers Experiencing Cancer-Related Fatigue and Associated Cognitive Symptoms Using TraditionAL Chinese... by Alexandre Chan PharmD, Daniella Chan BS, Ding Quan Ng BSPharm, Huang Fang Zheng MD, Quan Ming Tan MCM, Chia Jie Tan PhD, Jolene Hui Min Toh BS, Ning Yi Yap PhD, Yi Long Toh PhD, Yu Ke PhD, Edmund Chun Ann Wang BS, Queenie Pei Ni Lim BSocSc, Han Kiat Ho PhD, Lita Chew MMS, Tira J. Tan MBBS

“…Methods: In a single-centered, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled pilot trial conducted from 2019 to 2022, fatigued cancer survivors ≥21 years old were recruited to receive the XBYRT intervention or placebo (5% diluted) once daily for the duration of 8 weeks. …”
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Models based on dietary nutrients predicting all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in people with diabetes by Fang Wang, Yukang Mao, Jinyu Sun, Jiaming Yang, Li Xiao, Qingxia Huang, Chenchen Wei, Zhongshan Gou, Kerui Zhang

“…The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression and random forest (RF) algorithm were applied to identify key mortality-related dietary factors, which were subsequently incorporated into risk prediction nomogram models. …”
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Combined use of respiratory multiplex PCR and procalcitonin to reduce antibiotic exposure in sickle-cell adult patients with acute chest syndrome (The ANTIBIO-STA study): a randomi... by Alexandre Sabaté-Elabbadi, Armand Mekontso-Dessap, François Lionnet, Aline Santin, Charlotte Verdet, Paul-Louis Woerther, Julien Lopinto, Matthieu Turpin, Alexandra Rousseau, Romane Lacoste-Badie, Keyvan Razazi, Guillaume Voiriot, Muriel Fartoukh

“…Consecutive adult patients with ACS were randomly assigned to the conventional or interventional strategy, where antibiotic therapy was targeted on the results of mPCR performed on lower respiratory tract secretions (LRTS) samples, and antibiotic discontinuation based on PCT values and kinetics at Day 1 (D1), D3 and D7. …”
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The Positive Regulatory Effect of DBT on Lipid Metabolism in Postpartum Dairy Cows by Zheng Zhou, Kang Yong, Zhengzhong Luo, Zhenlong Du, Tao Zhou, Xiaoping Li, Xueping Yao, Liuhong Shen, Shumin Yu, Yixin Huang, Suizhong Cao

“…Methods: Thirty cows were randomly divided into three groups: H-DBT group, L-DBT group, and control group. …”
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Effect of intermittent theta burst stimulation combined with acoustic startle priming motor training on upper limb motor function and neural plasticity in stroke individuals: study... by Jing Zhang, Yu Chen, Mingzhu Wang, Nan Xia, Jinghong Li, Weiqiang Liang, Yangyang Yin, Linhan Zhai, Qiuxia Wang

“…A total of 36 eligible participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) iTBS+ASP group, (2) iTBS+non-ASP group, (3) sham iTBS+ASP group. …”
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Estimation of tuberculosis incidence at subnational level using three methods to monitor progress towards ending TB in India, 2015–2020 by Swati Mahajan, Amar Shah, Sarit Sharma, Rituparna Das, Kathiresan Jeyashree, Mathavaswami Vijayageetha, Bhavesh Modi, Burugina Nagaraja Sharath, Vijay Singh, Shamim Mannan, Sairu Philip, Jasleen Kaur, Ranjani Ramachandran, Raghuram Rao, Sriram Selvaraju, Bency Joseph, Vaibhav Shah, Kiran Rade, Lalit Sankhe, Surinder Singh, Sandeep Chauhan, Anupam Banerjee, Devender Kumar, Ganapathy Kalaiselvan, Bhavin Vadera, Paras Mehta, Meenakumari Natarajan, Manoj Murhekar, Aswathy Sreedevi, Jeromie Thangaraj, Saravanakumar Velusamy, Sasidharan Akhil, Dhanapal Sudha Rani, Ramasamy Sabarinathan, Sakthivel Manikandanesan, Rajalakshmi Elumalai, Amarendra Mahapatra, Almas Shamim, Ashok Bhardwaj, Anil Purty, Anand Sridhar, Aniket Chowdhury, Asif Shafie, Avijit Choudhury, Deka Dhrubjyoti, Hardik Solanki, Krushna Sirmanwar, Kshitij Khaparde, Malik Parmar, Nisha Dahiya, Parija Debdutta, Quazi Ahmed, Ranjeet Prasad, Rohini Shinde, Rupali Baruah, Sandip Bharaswadkar, Shanta Achanta, Shibu Balakrishnan, Shivani Chandra, Sophia Khumukcham, Sudarsan Mandal, Sumitha Chalil, Venkatesh Roddawar, Kuldeep Sachdeva, Jayakrishna Kurada, Mayank Sharma, Debajyoti Mohapatra, Yogesh Patel, Sapna Thekkepat, Karthikeyan Kumaraswamy, Mallika Tharakan, Shramana Majumdar, Vrinda Manocha, Sukriti Chauhan, Shekhar Waikar, Puja Ambule, Krithika Murali, Devi Madhavi Bhimarasetty, Tulika Goswami, Darshan Mahyavanshi, Krutarth Bhrahmbhatt, Bhautik Modi, Anmol Gupta, Sunil Raina, Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Ratnesh Sinha, Manju Toppo, Gajen Medhi, Swati M Patki, Bishnu Ram Das, Lisa Sarangi, Afsal Hakim, Suresh Balan, Baer Philip Ravikumar, Subrata Baidya, Abhik Sinha, Boddepalli Nagendra Naidu, Bikash Chandra Nayak, Anoop Dev, Pallavi Boro, Debarshi Paul, Amrita Sarkar, Bhavesh Bariya, Jatin Chhaya, Dixit Chauhan, Mithun Sanghavi, Nilesh Thakor, Rohit Ram, Hinal Baria, Abhilash Sood, Anupam Parashar, Yangchen Dolma, Rakesh Bahl, Dilip Kumar, Mohammad Salim Khan, A K Jayasree, Zinia Nujum, Sheela P Haveri, Dinesh Bhatnagar, Subrata Kumar Palo, Priyesh Marskole, Prashant Verma, Dinesh Kumar Pal, Neelam Toppo, Sanjay R Quraishi, Sunil Panigrahi, Rambadan Chauhan, Jayashree Gothankar, Swapnali S Kadam, Dasi Rao, Sudhir Wanje, Pallavi Uplap, Ningombam Joenna Devi, Rikrak Ch Marak, Markordor Lyngdoh, Manoj B Patki, Satyajit Sundar Ray, Kavita Vasudevan, Mahesh Satija, Mahesh Choudhary, Mitin Parmar, Venkatesh Govindasamy, Karlapudi Nitesh Kumar, Goutham Thumari, Amar Tripura, Chanda Mog, Shampa Das, Ritesh Singh, Chandra Shekar Maity, Mamta Gehlawat

“…Objectives We verified subnational (state/union territory (UT)/district) claims of achievements in reducing tuberculosis (TB) incidence in 2020 compared with 2015, in India.Design A community-based survey, analysis of programme data and anti-TB drug sales and utilisation data.Setting National TB Elimination Program and private TB treatment settings in 73 districts that had filed a claim to the Central TB Division of India for progress towards TB-free status.Participants Each district was divided into survey units (SU) and one village/ward was randomly selected from each SU. All household members in the selected village were interviewed. …”
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Assessment of vitamin D status in obese and non-obese patients: A case-control study by Salma Derbel, Lamiae Zarraa, Imane Assarrar, Nisrine Bouichrat, Siham Rouf, Hanane Latrech

“…Controls (n = 60) were randomly assigned and were matched for age, sex, glycated hemoglobin, ethnicity, and geographic area. …”
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A new signature associated with anoikis predicts the outcome and immune infiltration in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Yonglin Luo, Wenyang Wei, Yaxuan Huang, Jun Li, Weiling Qin, Quanxiang Hao, Jiemei Ye, Zhe Zhang, Yushan Liang, Xue Xiao, Yonglin Cai

“…A risk score based on t 3-ARG feature was developed to stratify NPC patients into two distinct risk groups using the optimal model, Random Survival Forest. NPC patients with high-risk scores experienced notably shorter progression-free survival in comparison to those with low-risk scores. …”
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Effect of Du moxibustion in the treatment of Wind-phlegm disturbance vertigo (督灸疗法治疗眩晕风痰上扰证效果观察) by LUO Lihua (罗丽华), LI Silu (李思璐), LONG Yuqin (龙玉琴), YANG Yanni (杨燕妮), GENG Qingwen (耿庆文)

“…Methods Totally 164 hospitalized patients with Wind-phlegm disturbance vertigo were randomly divided into the control group and observation group, with 82 cases in each group. …”
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Effects of dietary metabolizable energy and crude protein levels on production performance, meat quality and cecal microbiota of Taihe Silky Fowl during growing period by Yutian Shen, Wentao Li, Lixia Kai, Yuqing Fan, Youping Wu, Fengqin Wang, Yizhen Wang, Zeqing Lu

“…A total of 2160 55-day-old Taihe Silky Fowl (half male and half female) were randomly divided into 9 groups with 6 replicates per group and 40 chickens per replicate. …”
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