Caffeinated chewing gum enhances maximal strength and muscular endurance during bench press and back squat exercises in resistance-trained men by Li Ding, Jue Liu, Yi Yao, Li Guo, Bin Chen, Yinhang Cao, Olivier Girard

“…The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of caffeinated chewing gum on maximal strength and muscular endurance during bench press and back squat exercises.MethodsIn a randomized, double-blind design, 16 resistance-trained males (age: 21.6 ± 2.0 years, height: 176.8 ± 6.1 cm, mass: 79.6 ± 8.8 kg) chewed either caffeinated gum (3 mg/kg) or a placebo gum on two occasions, 1 week apart. …”
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Infestation and damage status assessment of white mango scale (Aulacaspis tubercularis) insect at boloso sore and boloso bombe districts of Wolaita Zone South Ethiopia by Andualem Alemayehu, Zerhun Tomas

“…Among mango-producing farmers by using a semi-structural questionnaire 45 farmers were intervened through random selection. Geographic location and ten samples of mango leaf were collected from four cardinal directions per tree of each stop for examining the infestation and severity status of WMS. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells at Various Passages on Acute Liver Failure in Rats by Yongting Zhang, Yuwen Li, Wenting Li, Jie Cai, Ming Yue, Longfeng Jiang, Ruirui Xu, Lili Zhang, Jun Li, Chuanlong Zhu

“…We examined the therapeutic potential of passage five (P5) and ten (P10) human umbilical cord- (hUC-) MSCs via their transplantation into Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats with D-galactosamine (D-GalN) and LPS-induced acute liver failure (ALF). SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: control group, P5 hUC-MSCs group, and P10 hUC-MSCs group. …”
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Presenting a Leadership Empowerment Model through Sense-making by Using the Cognitive and Behavioral Scripts by Hamid Zare, Aliasghar Pourezzat, Hasan Zareei Matin, Arezoo Salmani

“…In this extensive study, a total of 111 randomly selected groups operating at various organizational levels within companies active in the pharmaceutical industry were meticulously examined to gather a broad spectrum of insights. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Ekstrak Rosella (Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn) Terhadap Kadar Malondialdehid dan Aktivitas Katalase Tikus yang Terpapar Karbon Tetraklorida by Zuraida , Eti Yerizel, Eliza Anas

“…Samples were taken at random and divided into 4 groups consisting of a negative control group, positive control (CCl4), treatment 1 (CCl4 and roselle extract 250 mg / kg bw) and treatment 2 (CCl4 and roselle extract 500 mg / kg bw). …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting immune-mediated colitis in lung cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a retrospective cohort study in C... by Qianjie Xu, Xiaosheng Li, Yuliang Yuan, Guangzhong Liang, Zuhai Hu, Wei Zhang, Ying Wang, Haike Lei

“…This study aimed to identify the clinical risk factors associated with IMC development in patients with lung cancer and to develop a risk prediction model to facilitate personalized treatment and care strategies.MethodsThe data collected included 21 variables, including sociodemographic characteristics, cancer-related factors, and routine blood markers. The dataset was randomly partitioned into a training set (70%) and a validation set (30%). …”
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Impact of school salad bars on fruit and vegetable selection, intake, and waste in Mid-Atlantic elementary schools by Melanie K. Bean, Suzanne E. Mazzeo, Lilian de Jonge, Laura Thornton, Hollie Raynor, Ashley Mendoza, Sarah Farthing, Bonnie Moore

“…Methods Seven school pairs, matched on Title I status and percentage of students from ethnic or racial minority backgrounds, were randomly selected. All schools served pre-portioned FV at baseline. …”
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Effect of stocking density on growth performance of African catfish Clarias gariepinus and water spinach Ipomoea aquatica in aquaponics systems with the addition of AB mix nutrient by Wiyoto Wiyoto, Ridwan Siskandar, Ratih Kemala Dewi, Wida Lesmanawati, Muhammad Arif Mulya, Julie Ekasari

“…This study used a completely randomized design with three differences in stocking densities of catfish (150 fish/m3, 200 fish/m3, and 250 fish/m3) as test animals with four replications where AB mix was added to each treatment. …”
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95-95-95 HIV indicators among children younger than 15 years in South Africa: results from the 2017 national HIV prevalence, incidence, behaviour, and communication survey by Rindidzani E. Magobo, Musawenkosi Mabaso, Sean Jooste, Lesiba Molopa, Inbarani Naidoo, Leickness Simbayi, Khangelani Zuma, Nompumelelo Zungu, Olive Shisana, Sizulu Moyo

“…Methods The data was collected as part of the 2017 cross-sectional, multistage cluster randomized population-based household National HIV survey. …”
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Effect of Bian-stone ironing and rubbing combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine penetration and auricular acupont pressing therapy in relieving the bloating and gastric pain of... by XUE Li (薛丽), WANG Guifang (王贵芳)

“…Methods Totally 60 patients with chronic gastritis were randomly divided into the observation group and control group, with 30 cases in each group. …”
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Protein Level and Infantile Diarrhea in a Postweaning Piglet Model by Jing Gao, Jie Yin, Kang Xu, Hui Han, ZeMin Liu, ChenYu Wang, TieJun Li, YuLong Yin

“…Fourteen piglets (7.98±0.14 kg, weaned at 28 d) were randomly allotted to two dietary treatments: a control group (Cont, containing 17% casein) and a high protein group (HP, containing 30% casein). …”
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Smoking cessation is a protective factor for lung cancer onset and mortality: a population-based prospective cohort study by Wei Yin, Zhuochen Lin, Wei-Jie Gong, Wen-Xuan Wang, Ying-Ying Zhu, Yi-Lin Fu, Han Yang, Jin-Xin Zhang, Peng Lin, Ji-Bin Li

“…Methods A total of 2671 smokers with LC as the primary site from the UK Biobank were included in this study, with a 7:3 ratio assigned randomly to a discovery set (n = 1872) and a validation set (n = 799). …”
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Electroacupuncture Regulates Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction by Decreasing Corticotropin-Releasing Factor in a Rat Model of IBS by Ying Chen, Yan Zhao, Dan-ni Luo, Hui Zheng, Ying Li, Si-yuan Zhou

“…Then, the rats surviving and successfully modelled were randomly divided into the CUMS group, the CUMS+EA group, and the CUMS+PB (pinaverium bromide) group. …”
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Peer-assisted telemedicine hepatitis-C treatment for people who use drugs in rural communities: a mixed methods study by Kim Hoffman, Gillian Leichtling, Sarah Shin, Andrew Seaman, Tonhi Gailey, Hunter C. Spencer, P. Todd Korthuis

“…The Oregon HOPE TeleHCV study randomized PWUD living with HCV in rural Oregon to peer-facilitated and streamlined telemedicine HCV treatment (Peer TeleHCV) versus enhanced usual care (EUC) and assessed sustained virologic response at 12 weeks post treatment (SVR12). …”
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Combination of mentor-based and resident-based learning may benefit to improving the ability of clinical practice in resident training by Min Li, Tao Liu, Yiqiong Wen, Min Zhang, Wenye Zhu, Xuming Wang, Yunjiao Hou, Lin Li, Anju Zu, Shibo Sun

“…Methods Seventy-two residents who participated in standardized resident training (SRT) were recruited and randomly divided into the CMRL and MBL groups. The CMRL group adopted CMRL and MBL group adopted MBL for daily medical teaching for four weeks. …”
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Whether the Indications for Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Should Continue to Be Expanded? A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Huankun Li, Hangsheng Bao, Zhidong Yang, Baijun Hu, Yaocheng Pan, Yi Wang, Jiayi Chen, Hongjun Chen, Bisheng Shen, Yonggen Zou

“…The minimum follow‐up period was 1 year, and a random‐effects model was utilized for data synthesis. …”
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The utilization of seagrass and macroalgae substrate for settlement of sandfish Holothuria scabra larvae by Lisa Fajar Indriana, , Marjuky, Sitti Hilyana

“…The experiment trial was conducted in UPT LPBIL LIPI Mataram using completely randomized design with five replications for each substrate treatment. …”
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Development of an Alternative Protocol to Study Muscle Fatigue by Daniela A. Alambarrio, Benjamin K. Morris, R. Benjamin Davis, Emily B. Grabarczyk, Kari K. Turner, John M. Gonzalez

“…Barrows (<i>N</i> = 20) were stratified by weight and randomly allocated into one of two treatments. The treatments consisted of barrows being subjected to a hog electric stunner super-contraction cycle (<b>ES</b>) or not (<b>CON</b>) postmortem. …”
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External beam radiation therapy versus radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancer: protocol of the RECOVER study by Caroline M. van der Starre, Chris H. Bangma, Maarten J. Bijlsma, Alfons C.M. van den Bergh, Lambertus A.L.M. Kiemeney, Wietske Kievit, Kees Vos, Diederik M. Somford, Sally M. Wildeman, Katja K.H. Aben, Igle J. de Jong, Floris J. Pos, Berdine L. Heesterman

“…Discussion An observational prospective design was chosen since a randomized controlled trial comparing surgery and radiotherapy was not deemed feasible. …”
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An early lung cancer diagnosis model for non-smokers incorporating ct imaging analysis and circulating genetically abnormal cells (CACs) by Ran Ni, Yongjie Huang, Lei Wang, Hongjie Chen, Guorui Zhang, Yali Yu, Yinglan Kuang, Yuyan Tang, Xing Lu, Hong Liu

“…Furthermore, our results indicated that the model built using random forest (RF) method, which integrates clinical characteristics (age, extra-thoracic cancer history, gender), radiological characteristics of pulmonary nodules (nodule diameter, nodule count, upper lobe location, malignant sign at the nodule edge, subsolid status), the artificial intelligence analysis of LDCT data, and liquid biopsy achieved the best diagnostic performance in the independent external non-smokers validation cohort (sensitivity 92%, specificity 97%, area under the curve [AUC] = 0.99). …”
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