Evaluation of food digestibility in Nile tilapia fish Oreochromis niloticus given NSP enzymes and organic chromiium by Amelia Oktaviani, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Mia Setiawati, Ichsan Achmad Fauzi

“…The research method employed a factorial completely randomized design with treatments of organic chromium (0, 1, 2) and NSP enzymes (0, 1). …”
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The effect of interactive learning methods and reflection on nurses’ learning in patient safety at the ICU and Emergency department by Samaneh Mirzaei, Fatemeh Keshmiri, Roohangiz Norouzinia, Najmeh Mirjalili, Naeimeh Baghshahi, Mohsen Gholinataj Jelodar

“…Method The quasi-experimental study was conducted by the nurses of the intensive care unit and emergency departments of Shahid Rahnamoon Teaching Hospital, Yazd, Iran, from November 2023 to the end of April 2024, using a three-group quasi-experimental intervention design with a pre and post-test. Nurses were randomly divided into three teaching groups: lecture, case-based learning, and reflection. …”
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Comparison of GLP-1RAs vs Other Pharmacotherapy for Obesity by Andrew Overholser, Eric Czech, Linda Speer, Joel Wilson, Alex Overholser

“…We excluded articles older than 5 years or published in a language other than English. 19 meta-analyses and 2 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were chosen, and 13 meta-analyses were excluded based on not meeting the inclusion criteria. 6 meta-analyses and 2 RCTs were included. …”
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Optimising Xpert-Ultra and culture testing to reliably measure tuberculosis prevalence in the community: findings from surveys in Zambia and South Africa by Richard Hayes, Sarah Fidler, Sian Floyd, María Rupérez, Helen Ayles, Redwaan Vermaak, Kwame Shanaube, Albertus Schaap, Eveline Klinkenberg, Petra de Haas, Barry Kosloff, Thomas Gachie, Pete J Dodd, Chali Wapamesa, Michael J Burnett, Nico Kalisvaart, Tila Mainga, Linda Mureithi

“…We aimed to design an accurate diagnostic algorithm for TB prevalence surveys (TBPS) that limits the use of culture.Design TBPS in four communities, conducted during 2019.Setting Three Zambian communities and one South-African community included in the TBPS of the Tuberculosis Reduction through Expanded Anti-retroviral Treatment and Screening study.Participants Randomly sampled individuals aged ≥15 years. Among those who screened positive on chest X-ray or symptoms, two sputum samples were collected for field Xpert-Ultra testing and a third for laboratory liquid-culture testing. …”
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Cardiovascular outcomes in long COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ting Zhang, Zhimao Li, Qimin Mei, Joseph Harold Walline, Zhaocai Zhang, Yecheng Liu, Huadong Zhu, Bin Du

“…The risk of bias was identified using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for observational studies. Random-effects meta-analyses examined the pooled risk difference in the prevalence of each symptom or symptom combination in cases with confirmed SARS-coV-2 infection compared with controls.ResultsEight cohort studies were eligible, including nearly 10 million people. …”
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Pengaruh Edible Coating Berbasis Kitosan, Ekstrak Aloe Vera Dengan Penambahan Pektin Jeruk Terhadap Masa Simpan Buah Pir Potong by Muryeti Muryeti, Koulan Sadida

“…This study used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with a 2-factor factorial design to test the combination of edible coatings on sliced pears, with quality parameters such as weight loss, pH, and total soluble solids (TSS) over 6 days of storage at room temperature, analyzed using Two-Way ANOVA. …”
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The influence of exercise modality and intensity on ventricular arrhythmia burden and perception of effort in patients with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy with pla... by Fernando G. Beltrami, Kyle G. P. J. M. Boyle, Guan Fu, Corinna Brunckhorst, Firat Duru, Christina M. Spengler, Ardan M. Saguner

“…The order of modalities was randomized and participants were instructed to stop when surpassing perceived exertion of 15 (6-20 Borg scale). …”
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The current state of the quality of homeopathic clinical research by Patricia M. Herman, Cindy C. Crawford, Margaret A. Maglione, Sydne J. Newberry, Paul S. Amieux, Kimberlee Blyden-Taylor, Raheleh Khorsan, Marcia Prenguber, Elizabeth Rice, Andy Shollar, Tiesha Tyson, Nazanin Vassighi, Ian D. Coulter

“…Of the 99 studies reviewed, 85 were controlled trials; 79 of these were randomized. There were many areas where the quality of the studies could be improved. …”
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Investigating the Role of Artificial Intelligence Enablers and Companies' Readiness in Adopting an Artificial Intelligence-integrated Customer Relationship Management System by Soheila Mohammadzadeh Vanestan, Rahim Abedi

“…The selection was made using simple random sampling, and the investigation was conducted by administering a standard questionnaire. …”
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Effect of Different Doses of Intrathecal Nalbuphine as Adjuvant to Hyperbaric Bupivacaine on Characteristics of Subarachnoid Block in Pelvic and Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgeries: A... by Anupama Kumari, Shraddha Jogani, Nilesh Shah, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Patients with American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) I/II status were randomly allocated into two equal groups of 20 each. …”
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Sequential use of low-load-blood-flow-restricted vs. high-load resistance training on neuromuscular activation, hypertrophy and neuromuscular performance by Romina Ledergerber, Paul Ritsche, Eric Lichtenstein, Martin Keller

“…Methods In this 10-week randomized controlled trial, 37 healthy male and female adults (35-60 years) completed progressive resistance training for knee extensors either 8 weeks with low-load BFRT followed by 2 weeks of HLT, or exclusively HLT. …”
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The evaluation of different levels diets protein for growth performance of Clarias sp. fry cultured in biofloc-based system by Noviati Rohmatul Khasanah, Nur Bambang Priyo Utomo, Mia Setiawati, Munti Yuhana

“…Experiments using a completely randomized design, consisted of four treatments and three replications. …”
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Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation following Noncardiothoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis of Observational St... by Yamini Subramani, Omar El Tohamy, Daniil Jalali, Mahesh Nagappa, Homer Yang, Ashraf Fayad

“…We reported data on demographics, comorbidities, and perioperative complications as mean difference (MD) or odds ratios (OR) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) using random effects models. A two-sided P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. …”
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Interaction of dietary protein and energy-protein ratio on growth performance of snakehead Channa striata by Hani Wijianti, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Nur Bambang Priyo Utomo, Dedi Jusadi

“…The experiment applied complete randomized design, consisted of six treatments with four replications on each treatment. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Berbagai Olahan Telur terhadap Kadar Kolesterol Total Darah Mencit by Putri Mira Magistri, Rismawati YaswiR, Yustini Alioes

“…The experiment used Completely Randomized Design (CRD) consist of 6 treatment units which was K (control), A (raw egg), B (fried egg), C (boiled egg), D (soft-boiled egg), and E (salted egg)</em><em>. …”
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Effect of breathing exercises combined with behavioral intervention in nursing of patients with asthma (呼吸训练联合行为干预在哮喘患者护理中的应用效果观察) by TIAN Shuijing (田水静), ZHANG Wenzheng (张文峥), WANG Yan (王燕)

“…Methods Totally 90 cases of asthma patients admitted to the hospital from May 2021 to February 2023 were selected and divided into a control group and an observation group using a randomized numerical table method, with 45 cases in each group. …”
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Treatment of pancreatic cancer with irreversible electroporation and intratumoral CD40 antibody stimulates systemic immune responses that inhibit liver metastasis in an orthotopic... by Partha Ray, Tomoko Hayashi, Karen Messer, Stephen Schoenberger, Aaron Miller, Dennis Carson, Sara McArdle, Zbigniew Mikulski, Jayanth S Shankara Narayanan, Suna Erdem, Herve Tiriac, Minya Pu, Rebekah R White

“…Orthotopic tumors were established in the pancreatic tail of B6/129 F1J mice via laparotomy. Mice were randomized to treatment with either sham laparotomy, IRE alone, CD40Ab alone, or IRE followed immediately by CD40Ab injection. …”
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Optimising compensatory growth in pastoral beef production systems: insights into feed efficiency, body composition, carcass characteristics and meat quality attributes by J.M. Clariget, G. Banchero, A. Saravia, S. Luzardo, G. de Souza, D.A. Kenny, K. Keogh, A.K. Kelly

“…Eighty steers (BW: 444 ± 39 kg, age: 18 ± 1 months) were blocked and randomly assigned within block to either an optimal (0.6–0.7 kg/day) or suboptimal (0.3–0.4 kg/day) growth rate, during 97 days of backgrounding. …”
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Acute phase responses in clinically healthy multiparous Holsteins with and without calcium dysregulation during the early postpartum period by J.A. Seminara, C.R. Seely, J.A.A. McArt

“…Patterns of protein concentrations in blood over time were compared using linear mixed effects models including fixed effects of calcium status group, time, parity group, farm, relevant 2-way interactions, and the random effect of cow. Overall, dynamics of acute phase proteins showed that dyscalcemic cows experienced increased acute phase responses compared with eucalcemic cows, and that these responses preceded dyscalcemia diagnosis at 4 DIM. …”
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Production of Arthrospira platensis algae to increase production efficiency and enhance immune system of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella against Aeromonas hydrophila by Hossein Adineh

“…Two hundred and forty fish (7.86 ± 0.47 g) were randomly distributed in 12 tanks (20 fish per 50 L). …”
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