Efficacy of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) on Employment, Education, and Training in Young Adults With Early Psychosis—A Randomized Controlled Trial by Dorothea Jäckel, Andreas Bechdolf, Eva Burkhardt, Michèle Kallenbach, Marie‐Luise Gamig, Anna Mößnang, Karolina Leopold

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Effect of Soft Rehabilitation Robot Gloves on Upper Limb and Hand Function of Stroke Patients：A Meta-Analysis by YU Tingting, SHEN Yuwei, WAN Guomeng, LI Jianan

“…ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of soft rehabilitation robot gloves (SRG) on upper limb, hand motor function and activities of daily living of stroke patients by meta-analysis.MethodsData were searched and retrieved from the PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data, Chinese Biomedical Literature Service System (CBMdisc), Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database (VIP). …”
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Combining gene expression microarrays and Mendelian randomization: exploring key immune-related genes in multiple sclerosis by Shuangfeng Ding, Yunyun Zhang, Yunzhe Tang, Ying Zhang, Mingyuan Liu

“…GO and KEGG analyses were subsequently performed to elucidate the functions and pathways associated with the IM-DEGs. …”
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Comparative efficacy of conservative interventions for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Jun Ren, Shoujian Wang, Miaoxiu Li, Xin Zhou, Ya Wen, Zonglin Wen, Jiannan Lin, Lingjun Kong, Min Fang

“…Pairwise meta-analyses were performed by DerSimonian-Laird random-effects model. Network meta-analysis within the frequentist framework was conducted by R package netmeta, and network plots were generated by the network plot command in Stata. …”
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Reablement in Residential Aged Care (Re-RAC): study protocol for a multi-center pragmatic randomized controlled open-label trial by Anna Philipson, Mialinn Arvidsson Lindvall, Cecilia Pettersson, Lena Strålman, Kajsa Lidström Holmqvist

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Enhancing cognitive and emotional well-being in older adults through aerobic, strength, or balance training: insights from a randomized controlled trial by Chen Xu, Yuejia Wang, Chunxia Tang, Haiqin Chen, Lijun Cui, Xuefen Yu, Fei Wang

“…Background: Late-life depression (LLD) poses a significant public health challenge, profoundly affecting cognitive function and emotional well-being in the elderly. Current pharmacological treatments often have side effects, increasing interest in non-pharmacological interventions. …”
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Analysis of the inflection points of height-diameter models by Tzeng Yih Lam, Mark J. Ducey

“…The models were first fitted in their base forms with tree species as random effects and were then expanded to include functional traits and spatial distribution. …”
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Comparison of regression based functions and ANN models for predicting the compressive strength of geopolymer mortars by Atchadeou Yranawa Katatchambo, Şinasi Bingöl

“…In the second part of the study, the compressive strength was predicted using regression analysis (CRA), multivariate adaptive regression spline (MARS), random forest (RF), multiple additive regression trees (TreeNet) and artificial neural networks (ANN). …”
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Identification of microRNA in Houttuynia cordata Thunb and prediction of cross kingdom functions by Jiajian He, Ting Chen, Qingyun Xi, Jiajie Sun, Junyi Luo, Meng Li, Haojie Zhang, Bin Zeng, Jiahan Wu, Yongliang Zhang

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Immune Cells as Mediators of Lipidome Influence on Osteoporosis: Evidence from a Mediation Analysis by Jiheng Xiao, Wei Zhou, Jiatai He, Yanbin Zhu, Yingze Zhang, Liming Xiong

“…A two-step, two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis, using inverse variance weighting (IVW), was conducted to explore the potential causal effects of lipids on osteoporosis and the mediating role of immune cells in the relationship between lipids and osteoporosis. …”
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Intensive blood pressure management for ischemic stroke patients following endovascular thrombectomy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Shenglei Jiang, Yitao Zhou, Yangbin Zhou, Ganying Huang

“…Abstract Objective This meta-analysis aimed to determine the potential benefits of intensive blood pressure management in ischemic stroke patients who have undergone endovascular thrombectomy (EVT). …”
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Impact of a 10-week multimodal stress management and lifestyle modification program on stress response and immune function in Crohn’s disease: a mixed-methods approach using the Tr... by Özlem Öznur, Sandra Utz, Christoph Schlee, Jost Langhorst

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USE OF TRIANGULAR MODELS OF NON-STATIONARY PROCESSES IN MODELING VARIABILITY OF HEART RHYTHM by Olena Akhiiezer, Olha Dunaievska, Mykhailo Shyshkin, Olha Butova, Anton Rohovyi

“…Results of this research are as follows: 1) It has been shown that the new approach to the description of the HRV as a random process in the application of the triangular model in the Hilbert space made it possible to obtain expressions for the correlation function. 2) The imitation simulation showed the sensitivity of the method within the 5% error rate under the conditions of different types of influence on HRV. …”
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Patient satisfaction with conventional versus fully digital obturators fabricated with 3D printing: a randomized crossover trial by Maha M. AboShady, Marwa M. Amer

“…Satisfaction was assessed using the validated Obturator Functioning Scale (OFS), and statistical analysis was conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test. …”
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Preoperative and intraoperative neuromonitoring and mapping techniques impact oncological and functional outcomes in supratentorial function-eloquent brain tumours: a systematic re... by Asfand Baig Mirza, Amisha Vastani, Rishabh Suvarna, Sami Rashed, Aws Al-Omari, Engelbert Mthunzi, Feras Fayez, Nicala Rampersad, Josephine Jung, Alba Díaz Baamonde, José Siado Mosquera, Ali Elhag, Francesco Marchi, Richard Gullan, Keyoumars Ashkan, Ranjeev Bhangoo, Francesco Vergani, Ana Mirallave-Pescador, José Pedro Lavrador

“…The main outcomes, assessed through a random-effects model and Cochran's Q-test for subgroup analysis. …”
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The Efficacy and Safety of Tolvaptan in Heart Failure Patients with Congestive Signs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Mei Zeng, Na Li, Tongshuai Chen, Yun Ti, Chunmei Zhang, Peili Bu

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Efficacy of acupuncture on lower limb motor dysfunction following stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. by Peng Chen, Xing Jin, Debiao Yu, Xiaoting Chen, Yaoyu Lin, Fuchun Wu, Bin Shao

“…<h4>Results</h4>Twelve studies involving 1318 patients, most of which showed low or unclear risk of bias, were included in this review. Meta-analysis results indicate that compared with conventional treatment, acupuncture intervention can improve scores in Fugl-Meyer Assessment for lower scale (SMD = -0.48, 95% CI [-0.92, -0.04], Z = 2.16, P = .03), Berg Balance Scale (SMD = -0.86, 95%CI [-1.65, -0.07], Z = 2.14, P = .03), Functional Ambulation Category scale (SMD = -0.74, 95%CI [-2.33, 0.84], Z = 0.92, P = .36), and Modified Barthel Index Scale (SMD = 0.27, 95%CI [-0.30, 0.84], Z = 0.94, P = .35).…”
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The Impact of Doxycycline as an Adjunctive Therapy on Prostate-Specific Antigen, Quality of Life, and Cognitive Function in Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients: A Phase II Randomiz... by José Guzmán-Esquivel, Hossana S. Garcia-Garcia, Gustavo A. Hernández-Fuentes, Jesús Venegas-Ramírez, Carlos D. Barajas-Mejía, Idalia Garza-Veloz, Margarita L. Martinez-Fierro, Nancy E. Magaña-Vergara, José A. Guzmán-Solórzano, Patricia Calvo-Soto, Oscar N. Avila-Zamora, Mercedes Fuentes-Murguia, Gabriel Ceja-Espíritu, Iván Delgado-Enciso

“…A slight improvement in cognitive function was also noted (<i>p</i> = 0.037). SAR analysis suggested that the tetracyclic ring of doxycycline may play a crucial role in its observed biological effects. …”
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Effects of kinesio taping in patients undergoing knee or hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Ting Mei, Yuli Shuai, Dandong Wu, Heping Yu

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Efficacy of ginkgo biloba extract in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Xuxin Sun, Ling Peng, Wenchao Xiao, Keying Li, Sheng Chen

“…ObjectiveThis systematic review and meta-analysis aims to assess the efficacy of GBE in the treatment of IPF by evaluating its impact on total effective rate, blood gas analysis, pulmonary function tests, and markers of inflammation and fibrosis.MethodsWe conducted a comprehensive search across seven databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang DATA, VIP, and CBM, without restrictions on publication date. …”
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