Impact of Ketogenic and Mediterranean Diets on Gut Microbiota Profile and Clinical Outcomes in Drug-Naïve Patients with Diabesity: A 12-Month Pilot Study by Vanessa Palmas, Andrea Deledda, Vitor Heidrich, Giuseppina Sanna, Giulia Cambarau, Michele Fosci, Lorenzo Puglia, Enrico Antonio Cappai, Alessio Lai, Andrea Loviselli, Aldo Manzin, Fernanda Velluzzi

“…<b>Methods</b>: At baseline, patients were randomly assigned to either a VLCKD (KETO group) or a Mediterranean diet (MEDI group). …”
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Exploration of rituximab treatment strategies for membranous nephropathy adapted to the Chinese healthcare environment by Xiaolong Wang, Xueying Cao, Jie Wu, Shuang Liang, Jian Yang, Hong Wang

“…However, our experience is limited by its retrospective design and relatively small sample size, and further large-scale randomized controlled studies are needed to confirm our preliminary findings.…”
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The effectiveness of the use of filter on the tilapia growth performance, number of Nitrosomonas sp., and water quality in aquaponics systems by Yuli Andriani, , Zahidah, Yayat Dhahiyat, Ujang Subhan, Irfan Zidni, Rusky Intan Pratama, Nadia Purnamasari Gumay

“…The method used in this study was completely randomized design, consisting of five treatments and each was repeated three times. …”
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PREVALENCE OF WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG IRANIAN ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS: A STUDY ON WORK-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE by Sarina Azizi, Vahideh Moradi, Behnam Hajiaghaei, Taher Babaee

“…A group of 263 orthotists and prosthetists were invited to complete the questionnaires using a simple random sampling method. The data from 188 respondents were analyzed. …”
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Effects of different rapeseed varieties on egg production performance, egg quality, hormone levels, follicle development, and thyroid function in hens by Liping Zhu, Jianping Wang, Xuemei Ding, Shiping Bai, Qiufeng Zeng, Yue Xuan, Keying Zhang

“…A total of 600 laying hens at 33 wk of age were randomly divided into 5 treatments containing a control diet and 4 diets with 11.5% rapeseed. …”
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The Combined Effect of Garlic (Allium sativum) and Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Extracts to Reduce the Adverse Effects of Aflatoxin B1 in Rats by Hadi Sarir, Saeedeh Zakerian, masood didarkhah

“…The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of the combination of garlic and turmeric extract on the amount of plasma aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, the amount of triiodothyronine, thyroxine, total antioxidant capacity, and malondialdehyde in rats intoxicated with aflatoxin B1.Materials and Methods: In this research, 64 male Wistar rats with an average body weight of 250-300 g were used to evaluate the synergistic effect of garlic and turmeric extract against the damage caused by aflatoxin B1 in the form of a completely randomized design as a factorial experiment (2×2×2). …”
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Optimization of salinity range for rearing glass eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor by Ade Yulita Hesti Lukas, Daniel Djokosetiyanto, Tatag Budiardi, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Ridwan Affandi

“…It used a completely randomized design (CRD) with four salinity treatments and three replications, namely (A) 0 g/L, (B) 10 g/L, (C) 20 g/L, and (D) 30 g/L. …”
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A prospective cohort study on the impact of healthy lifestyles on all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among adult residents in Guizhou province by Jie ZHOU, Ling LI, Ji ZHANG, Lisha YU, Yujin REN, Wei JI, Yingjiao MU, Tao LIU

“…MethodsA prospective cohort study was conducted using a multi-stage cluster random sampling method to recruit 9 280 permanent residents aged ≥ 18 years in Guizhou province from November 2010 to December 2012 for a baseline survey. …”
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Development of the destination branding model based on tourism industry nostalgia by parinaz masoumi, vahidreza mirabi, jalal HaghighatMonfared, Ahmad Vedadi

“…The statistical sample in the qualitative section includes 30 academic and market experts related to the tourism industry, which was purposefully non-random and finally reached theoretical saturation with the number of 30 semi-structured interviews. …”
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The Impact of Sanctions’ Reduction and the Financial Strength of Companies on the Development of Garment Exports, Considering the Mediation Role of Direct and Indirect Exports. by Farshad Alidaei, Mostafa Hashemi Tilehnouei, hossein vazifedoost

“…The statistical population of this research includes the managers of garment manufacturing and exporting companies, and the sample size was determined to be 344 people using random sampling method. To analyze the data, the method of structural equations modeling has been used using Smart PLS software. …”
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Investigating the relationship between customer experience components on commitment and customer engagement behaviors in the retail industry by Alireza Naalchi Kashi

“…The statistical population of this research was all customers of Ofogh Korosh stores in Isfahan city, the sample size was determined based on Cochran's formula for an unlimited population of 384 people; and for greater certainty, 429 questionnaires were collected and analyzed. A simple random method was used for sampling, and a questionnaire was used to collect data. …”
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Evaluating the role of environmental advertising on the use of eye movements towards the brand by Seyed Hamid Mir Motahari, Sina Nematizadeh, Seyed Abbas Heydari

“…In the qualitative part, based on the selection of data-based theory, non-random sampling carried out and 15 interviews were conducted; that from the 11th interview onwards, theoretical saturation occurred, which continued until the 15th interview to be sure. …”
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The effect of intellectual capital and strategic leadership on organizational citizenship behavior with the moderating role of employees' professional ethics by seyed reza mousavifard

“…The sampling method is simple due to the lack of access to the entire random statistical population. The data collection method was field data collection, and the required tools are questionnaires of intellectual capital of Bontis (1998), strategic leadership of Lear (2012), organizational citizenship behavior of Organ & Kanoski (1988), and researcher-made professional ethics. …”
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Presenting the Model of Effective Factors on Smart Governance in the Country by Ghaem Gheiravani, Mohammad Montazeri, Shams Sadat Zahedi

“…The sampling method in this section was done in a random stratified manner. A semi-structured interview and a researcher-made questionnaire taken from the qualitative section were used to collect information. …”
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Influence of ethnicity on cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor efficacy and toxicity: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Roberto Buonaiuto, Aldo Caltavituro, Margherita Tafuro, Alessandra Longobardi, Giuliana Pavone, Pierluigi De Santis, Roberta Caputo, Carmine De Angelis, Lucia Del Mastro, Fabio Puglisi, Mario Giuliano, Grazia Arpino, Martina Pagliuca, Michelino De Laurentiis

“…Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis including the most recent randomized trial data systematically searched from PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane CENTRAL (from inception to May 31st, 2024) or presented in abstracts or oral presentations at the ESMO, ASCO, and SABCS international congresses. …”
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Second-line treatment patterns and outcomes in advanced HCC after progression on atezolizumab/bevacizumab by Meng Wu, Claudia A.M. Fulgenzi, Antonio D’Alessio, Alessio Cortellini, Ciro Celsa, Giulia F. Manfredi, Bernardo Stefanini, Y. Linda Wu, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Anwaar Saeed, Angelo Pirozzi, Tiziana Pressiani, Lorenza Rimassa, Martin Schoenlein, Kornelius Schulze, Johann von Felden, Yehia Mohamed, Ahmed O. Kaseb, Arndt Vogel, Natascha Roehlen, Marianna Silletta, Naoshi Nishida, Masatoshi Kudo, Caterina Vivaldi, Lorenz Balcar, Bernhard Scheiner, Matthias Pinter, Amit G. Singal, Joshua Glover, Susanna Ulahannan, Fredrich Foerster, Arndt Weinmann, Peter R. Galle, Neehar D. Parikh, Wei-Fan Hsu, Alessandro Parisi, Hong Jae Chon, David J. Pinato, Celina Ang

“…These results can help inform clinicians of possible treatment options for patients who progress after frontline atezolizumab plus bevacizumab while we await maturing data from randomized-controlled trials.…”
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AI-based tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte scoring system for assessing HCC prognosis in patients undergoing liver resection by Zhiyang Chen, Tingting Xie, Shuting Chen, Zhenhui Li, Su Yao, Xuanjun Lu, Wenfeng He, Chao Tang, Dacheng Yang, Shaohua Li, Feng Shi, Huan Lin, Zipei Li, Anant Madabhushi, Xiangtian Zhao, Zaiyi Liu, Cheng Lu

“…We trained a deep neural network and a random forest model to segment tumor regions and locate CD8+ TILs in H&E and CD8-stained whole-slide images. …”
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Integrated microbiome, transcriptome and metabolome insight into the alleviating mechanisms of sheep milk in a DSS-induced colitis mouse model by Wenna Yao, Ruilin Du, Shuo Yan, Teligun Bao, Huimin Zhang, Fang Yang, Yue Xue, Yulong Zhao, Siqin Bao, Xihe Li, Yongli Song

“…In this study, 30 mice were randomly divided into 3 groups. Mice had free access to sheep milk for 14 days, and free access to 2.5 % DSS started on the 7th day of SM administration and sustained for 7 days. …”
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Application of Shenling lotion in nursing of perineal injury after vaginal delivery (参苓洗液在经阴道分娩产妇产后会阴损伤护理中的应用效果研究) by TANG Yang (唐杨), PENG Hong (彭鸿), WU Qiuxiang (吴秋香), WANG Yan (王燕), WANG Mingyang (王明洋), CHEN Lingfang (陈陵芳)

“…Methods A total of 200 puerperal women after vaginal delivery were randomly divided into the control group and observation group, with 100 cases in each group. …”
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Spatial heterogeneity determines the gastrointestinal microbiome signatures and ecological processes that govern bacterial community assembly in sheep by Yukun Zhang, Jiangbo Cheng, Changchun Lin, Fadi Li, Xiaoxue Zhang, Chong Li, Deyin Zhang, Xiaobin Yang, Dan Xu, Yuan Zhao, Liming Zhao, Xiaolong Li, Huibin Tian, Xiuxiu Weng, Weimin Wang

“…The assembly processes in the four-chambered stomach and small intestine resembled random selection, where bacterial positioning depended on luck and chance, while in the large intestine, it appeared more deterministic, with specific bacteria likely selected based on their unique skills and environmental requirements. …”
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