Ophthalmologic Baseline Characteristics and 2-Year Ophthalmologic Safety Profile of Pramipexole IR Compared with Ropinirole IR in Patients with Early Parkinson’s Disease by William Seiple, Danna Jennings, Richard B. Rosen, Leona Borchert, Lee Canale, Nora Fagan, Mark Forrest Gordon

“…RPE hypopigmentation at baseline was not previously reported in this population. This trial is registered with NCT00144300.…”
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DEVELOPMENT HISTORY OF NATURAL SOURCES DOSIMETRY LABORATORY AT THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF RADIATION HYGIENE AFTER PROFESSOR P.V. RAMZAEV: 1970–1986 by E. P. Lisachenko, I. P. Stamat, N. A. Koroleva

“…The following period of the lab activity was rather related to theoretical and experimental research which finally led to creation of a new in radiation hygiene field of work on standard protection of population irradiation caused by natural sources of ionizing radiation. …”
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The “SES NXT” digital intervention for children of relationship dissolution: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial study by Camilla S. Øverup, Daniel B. Johnsen, Martin Skriver, Søren Sander, Theis Lange, Gert Martin Hald

“…The current study examines the effectiveness of an online psycho-social intervention for children who have experienced parental relationship dissolution in Denmark, using a two-arm, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial study design. …”
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Low level of the dental health as an indicator of malignant of the oral mucosa by E. V. Kochurova, V. N. Nikolenko, E. O. Kudasova, O. I. Panferova, O. S. Guiter, A. V. Sepp, A. V. Zotov

“…A controlled study was conducted which included 142 patients with cancer of the oral mucosa without sequential or parallel inclusion of patients in groups. Dental status was assessed at help-seeking stage or during clinical examination, as planned, by evaluation of main dental indices. …”
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Ethical considerations in prevention and management of non-communicable diseases: a narrative review by Elnaz Shahmohamadi, Aryan Ayati, Yasaman Sharifi, Pouya Ebrahimi, Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki, Shirin Djalalinia, Mahbube Ebrahimpur, Moloud Payab, Bagher Larijani

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Comparing the Effectiveness of Expressive Writing and Relaxation on Mental Health and Treatment Success in Women Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Randomized Controlle... by Zahra Najdgholami, Leila Amini, Ali Montazeri, Mahshad Mohammadnoori

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Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of the JAK Inhibitors and Biologic Disease‐Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Treating Children With Nonsystemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A... by Yuxiang Li, Bin Huang, Sandra Andorf, Xiaomeng Yue, Daniel J. Lovell, Hermine I. Brunner

“…Results Eligible studies included 45 citations from 16 RCTs (7 parallel and 9 withdrawal trials) with a total of 1,821 participants that investigated nine bDMARDs, three with and six without MTX co‐treatment, and two JAKis (tofacitinib and baricitnib). …”
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The impact of group music therapy on anxiety, stress, and wellbeing levels, and chemotherapy-induced side effects for oncology patients and their caregivers during chemotherapy: a... by Andrés Salgado-Vasco, Juliana Torres-Morales, Clara Inés Durán-Rojas, Lucy Yolima Beltrán-Sánchez, Moshé Amarillo, Mark Ettenberger

“…However, it is crucial to conduct prospective studies with parallel group designs to confirm these preliminary findings.…”
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Study protocol: Strengthening understanding of effective adherence strategies for first-line and second-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) in selected rural and urban communities in... by Siphamandla Bonga Gumede, John Benjamin Frank de Wit, Willem Daniel Francois Venter, Samanta Tresha Lalla-Edward

“…The systematic review will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) reporting and Population, Interventions, Comparisons and Outcomes (PICO) criteria. …”
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Comparison of the Effect of Using Tranexamic Acid and Position on Cesarean Section Bleeding Rate, Surgical Team Satisfaction and Postoperative Complications, A Randomized Control T... by Elham Dehghan Naeiri, Ebrahim Nasiri Formi, Zohre Pezeshkpoor, Elmira Khodabakhsh

“…Materials and methods: This study is a randomized, controlled, parallel clinical trial. The amount of bleeding, hemodynamic parameters, demographic data, clinical parameters, and surgical team satisfaction were measured using validated instruments. …”
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Referral to Slimming World in UK Stop Smoking Services (SWISSS) versus stop smoking support alone on body weight in quitters: results of a randomised controlled trial by Paul Aveyard, Marcus Munafò, Amanda Lewis, Andrew Farmer, Deborah Lycett

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Comparative study of cabergoline and hydroxychloroquine to prevent ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in PCOS patients: a pilot randomized clinical trial by Elnaz Salari, Negar Ajabi Ardehjani, Ladan Kashani, Kasra Jafari, Ashraf Moini

“…Materials and methods This double-blind, parallel, and randomized clinical trial was performed from April to June 2024. …”
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Berries and Steps: a protocol of a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study testing freeze-dried blueberry powder in sedentary older adults with mild depressive symptoms by Courtney L. Millar, Alex Wolfe, Kathryn Baldyga, Alyssa B. Dufour, Lewis A. Lipsitz

“…Methods The current study is planned as a single-site, randomized, double-blind, parallel pilot study in 40 older adults with sedentary behavior and mild depressive symptoms. …”
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A Deep Learning Approach for Crop Disease and Pest Classification Using Swin Transformer and Dual-Attention Multi-Scale Fusion Network by R. Karthik, Armaano Ajay, Akshaj Singh Bisht, T. Illakiya, K. Suganthi

“…This research proposes a new feature fusion-based model that uses two parallel tracks to extract features from plant images. …”
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Impact of personalised feedback about physical activity on change in objectively measured physical activity (the FAB study): a randomised controlled trial. by Job G Godino, Clare Watkinson, Kirsten Corder, Theresa M Marteau, Stephen Sutton, Stephen J Sharp, Simon J Griffin, Esther M F van Sluijs

“…<h4>Methods</h4>And Findings: In a parallel group, open randomised controlled trial, 466 healthy adults aged 32 to 54 years were recruited from the ongoing population-based Fenland Study (Cambridgeshire, UK). …”
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Screening and phenotypic identification of auxin-resistant root system mutants in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by ZHANG Zhichang, PAN Weihuai, YAN Xu, YIN Shoupeng, CHENG Zhukuan, PAN Jianwei

“…The lateral root number of Osarr3-1 was more than that of the wild type, whereas Osarr3-2 was less; the other mutants were parallel to the wild type. Lateral root elongation of Osarr1-1 and Osarr3-2 was less than the wild type, whereas the other two mutants were similar to the wild type. …”
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Statistical analysis plan for the ARtificially Intelligent image fusion system versus standard treatment to guide endovascular Aortic aneurysm repair (ARIA): a multi-centre randomi... by Hatem A. Wafa, James Budge, Tom Carrell, Medeah Yaqub, Matt Waltham, Izabela Pilecka, Joanna Kelly, Caroline Murphy, Stephen Palmer, Rachel E. Clough, Yanzhong Wang

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ESSENCE AND FEATURES OF CONSULTING IN MODERN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES by Lyudmila М. Skripnik

“…There is a growing number of various ranks employees who have the potential skills of consultants, teachers, coaches, advisors, etc., which in parallel can perform the functions of consultants in educational institutions. …”
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Objective and subjective barriers to the effective pediatric iron deficiency anemia control: results of questionnaire assessment of pediatricians and parents by Ivan V. Fisyun, Tatiana A. Kuznetsova

“…In September 2022, single-step parallel survey of pediatricians and parents on the problem of IDA in children was conducted by random sampling technique using original questionnaires. …”
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Effectiveness of three manual toothbrushes with different bristle designs in terms of plaque removal and gingival inflammation: A randomized controlled trial by Ratna Mishal, Ashish Shrestha, Tarakant Bhagat, Santosh Kumari Agrawal

“…Methods A concurrent parallel randomized clinical trial was done among 105 female undergraduate medical students in which both examiner and analyser were blinded throughout the study period. …”
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