Beclometasone Dipropionate/Formoterol Fumarate is Similarly Effective to Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate in Chinese Patients with COPD: The FORSYYN Double-Blind, Randomised Study by Fuqiang Wen, Yanmin Wu, Chunyan Xing, Yingqun Zhu, Yongxing Chen, Xiaodong Mei, Massimo Corradi, Glauco Cappellini, Emanuele Calabro, Sergio Amodio, Cissy Zhu, Dmitry Galkin

“…This double-blind, double-dummy, randomised, parallel-group study was conducted in patients with COPD of Chinese ethnicity aged ≥40 years. …”
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Global, Regional, and National Burden of Valvular Heart Disease, 1990 to 2021 by Qin‐Fen Chen, Shanzhen Shi, Yu‐Fei Wang, Jingjing Shi, Chenyang Liu, Tiancheng Xu, Chao Ni, Xi Zhou, Weihong Lin, Yangdi Peng, Xiao‐Dong Zhou

“…The most substantial increases in age‐standardized prevalences of CAVD from 1990 to 2021 occurred in the middle SDI and low‐middle SDI regions. A parallel trend was noted for DMVD. Conclusions Rheumatic heart disease remains a significant burden in low SDI regions, whereas CAVD and DMVD pose challenges in high SDI regions with aging populations.…”
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Effect of group-based nutritional education combined with individual standard care for outpatients with type 2 diabetes: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial {1} by Aline Busanello, Vanessa Machado Menezes, Olivia Garbin Koller, Ândria Völz Andreia, Jussara Carnevale de Almeida

“…Methods This study is a 12-month, parallel-group, randomized superiority controlled trial. …”
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Foreshock Ultralow Frequency Waves at Mars: Consequence on the Particle Acceleration Mechanisms at the Martian Bow Shock by Nahuel Andrés, Norberto Romanelli, Christian Mazelle, Li-Jen Chen, Jacob R. Gruesbeck, Jared R. Espley

“…These waves are propagated quasi-parallel to the ambient magnetic field, with a moderate wave amplitude. …”
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Using co‐design to adapt the care partner hospital assessment tool for dementia by Beth Fields, Benazir Meera, Kathryn Istvanek, Te‐Lien Ku, Hanna J. Barton, Chloe Muntefering, Nicole E. Werner

“…This study aimed to modify CHAT for this population. METHODS Using co‐design methodology, two parallel design teams—consisting of seven clinicians and five dementia care partners—suggested adaptations and shared satisfaction with the tool. …”
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Digital Low-Altitude Airspace Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Planning and Operational Capacity Assessment in Urban Risk Environments by Ouge Feng, Honghai Zhang, Weibin Tang, Fei Wang, Dikun Feng, Gang Zhong

“…A path planning method considering the optimization of the turning points of parallelograms was proposed, and the Parallel-A* algorithm was adopted for its solution. …”
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Pathogenicity and Bro gene typing of pediatric lower respiratory tract infections with Moraxella catarrhalis in Southwest Shandong, China by Yuhan Xiang, Jian Shi, Liang Han, Chengfan Yang, Shuhua Lu

“…All isolates were confirmed through parallel testing using automated biochemical analyzers and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. …”
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Clinical Evaluation of NESOSPRAY HE-C, a Nasal Spray, for Rhinopharyngitis and Rhinosinusitis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial by Fatima-Zahra El Barche, Manon D’almeida, Séverine Dameron, Rémi Shrivastava

“…Given the growing demand for non-pharmacological treatment options, particularly for vulnerable populations such as children and pregnant women, alternative therapies are increasingly being explored. …”
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Deciphering the Language of Intestinal Microbiota Associated with Sepsis, Organ Failure, and Mortality in Patients with Alcohol-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF): A Pio... by Paula Alejandra Castaño-Jiménez, Tonatiuh Abimael Baltazar-Díaz, Luz Alicia González-Hernández, Roxana García-Salcido, Ksenia Klimov-Kravtchenko, Jaime F. Andrade-Villanueva, Kevin Javier Arellano-Arteaga, Mayra Paola Padilla-Sánchez, Susana Del Toro-Arreola, Miriam Ruth Bueno-Topete

“…In parallel, we quantified serum lipopolysaccharides as a marker of bacterial translocation. …”
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Videoconference-Delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Areum Han, Robert Oster, Hon Yuen, Jeremy Jenkins, Jessica Hawkins, Lauren Edwards

“…MethodsThis 2-arm, parallel-group pilot randomized controlled trial randomly assigned 33 family caregivers to either a 10-week videoconference-delivered ACT program (n=16, 48%) or a control group that received psychoeducation materials alone (n=17, 52%). …”
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Association between the triglyceride-glucose-waist-to-height ratio and early arterial stiffness in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome by Yaxuan He, Yu Cao, Zekai Chen, Yuexiang Qin, Fang Wang

“…Concurrently, the TyG-WHtR index demonstrated a parallel elevation from 3.28 ± 0.51 to 4.85 ± 0.66 (P < 0.001), accompanied by significant worsening of multiple metabolic parameters including BMI, waist circumference, blood pressure, TG, and FBG (all P < 0.001). …”
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Navigating Host Immunity and Concurrent Ozone Stress: Strain‐Resolved Metagenomics Reveals Maintenance of Intraspecific Diversity and Genetic Variation in Xanthomonas on Pepper by Amanpreet Kaur, Ivory Russell, Ranlin Liu, Auston Holland, Rishi Bhandari, Neha Potnis

“…While parallel mutations may provide clues to predicting long‐term pathogen evolution and adaptive potential. …”
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International students as a source of labour supply: Engagement in the labour market during the period of study by Eden Crossman, Youjin Choi, Feng Hou

“…Increases over the past two decades in the number of international students, alongside programs designed to facilitate their availability to work while studying, parallel a growing role played by this population in the Canadian labour market. …”
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Modeling optimal combination of breast and cervical cancer screening strategies in China by Xuewei Liu, Yanbo Wang, Bei Gao, Xinlin Lu, Yuan Wang, Wenli Lu

“…Results The optimal combination strategy was biennial breast ultrasonography (BUS) and mammography (MAM) in parallel screening and quinquennial human papillomavirus (HPV) for breast and cervical cancer screening under the threshold of the annual per capita social cost investment (PCSCI) (18.80 USD) in China. …”
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The need of Liversity of gaeden plants genotypes enrichment in Ukraine by А. І. Опалко

“…The main reasons hindering expansion of assortment of horticultural crops and negatively affecting the provision of Ukraine’s population with horticultural production were discussed. …”
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Quality of Serious Illness Communication with Hospitalized Limited English Proficient Patients: A Mixed Methods Study by Laura M. Holdsworth, Samantha M. R. Kling, Marcy Winget, Heather Z. Mui, Donn W. Garvert, Darlene Veruttipong, Briththa Seevaratnam, Sonia Harris, Winifred Teuteberg

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La question du « peuplement » campaniforme en Suisse occidentale. État de la question et apports de la morphologie dentaire et crânienne by Jocelyne Desideri, Suzanne Eades

“…This study presents two parallel studies concerning the population of Western Switzerland during Neolithic times, based on the non-metric traits of eight samples dating from the Middle Neolithic to the Bell Beaker period (4500-2200 BC). …”
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Evaluating Interlaboratory Variability in Wastewater-Based COVID-19 Surveillance by Arianna Azzellino, Laura Pellegrinelli, Ramon Pedrini, Andrea Turolla, Barbara Bertasi, Sandro Binda, Sara Castiglioni, Clementina E. Cocuzza, Fabio Ferrari, Andrea Franzetti, Maria Giovanna Guiso, Marina Nadia Losio, Marianna Martinelli, Antonino Martines, Rosario Musumeci, Desdemona Oliva, Laura Sandri, Valeria Primache, Francesco Righi, Annalisa Scarazzato, Silvia Schiarea, Elena Pariani, Emanuela Ammoni, Danilo Cereda, Francesca Malpei

“…Wastewater-based environmental surveillance enables the monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 dynamics within populations, offering critical epidemiological insights. …”
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Transcranial magnetic vs intracranial electric stimulation: a direct comparison of their effects via scalp EEG recordings by Renzo Comolatti, Gabriel Hassan, Ezequiel Mikulan, Simone Russo, Michele A. Colombo, Elisabetta Litterio, Giulia Furregoni, Sasha D'Ambrosio, Matteo Fecchio, Sara Parmigiani, Ivana Sartori, Silvia Casarotto, Andrea Pigorini, Marcello Massimini

“…Conclusion: Despite the limitations due to different subject populations (healthy vs pathological), our findings provide a first reference to parallel non-invasive and invasive brain stimulation and to interpret their differential effects. …”
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Protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial assessing the effect of the Telehealth for Early Developmental Intervention in babies born very preterm (TEDI-Prem) programme o... by Alicia J Spittle, Peter J Anderson, Angela T Morgan, Rachel Schembri, Li Huang, Kim Dalziel, Rod W Hunt, Katherine Lee, Anne E Holland, Karli Treyvaud, Abbey L Eeles, Stacey Dusing, Shaaron Brown, Susan M Fehring, Gillian Henty, Elizabeth Kozaris

“…Here we present the protocol outlining a multicentre, pragmatic, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial to determine the efficacy of TEDI-Prem plus usual care, compared with usual care alone.Methods and analysis We will recruit 466 VPT infants from the neonatal units of five hospitals in Victoria, Australia. …”
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