Evaluating the Effectiveness of Community-Delivered Hearing Rehabilitation and Health Education Intervention on Social Isolation and Functioning Among Chinese Adults With Hearing I... by Jiamin Gao, Yuying Zhang, Xiaqing Jiang, Zhenjing Fu, Haochen Jiang

“…MethodsThis study is a 3-arm, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial (RCT) with a follow-up at 24 months after the baseline study. …”
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Remote Digital Health Interventions to Support the Physical, Functional, or Psychological Rehabilitation of Adult Patients With Major Traumatic Injuries: Protocol for a Systematic... by Hiyam Al-Jabr, Emma Salt, John Stephenson, Esra Hamdan, Toby Helliwell

“…ObjectiveThis review aims to identify DH interventions that support the physical, functional, or psychological rehabilitation of patients who have experienced major physical trauma. …”
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Associations of Genetically Predicted NPR3 and NPR2 Perturbation and Preeclampsia Risk: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Roxane de La Harpe, Tormod Rogne, Michael Nyberg, Héléne T. Cronjé, Stephen Burgess, Ville Karhunen, Dipender Gill

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Stochastic Model and Rhythm-Adaptive Technologies of Statistical Analysis and Forecasting of Economic Processes with Cyclic Components by Serhii Lupenko, Andrii Horkunenko

“…This article presents a mathematical model of cyclical economic processes, formulated as the sum of a deterministic polynomial function and a cyclic random process that simultaneously captures trend, stochasticity, cyclicity, and rhythm variability. …”
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Resistance exercise training improves disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy in humans: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Xian Guo, Yanbing Zhou, Xinxin Li, Jinhao Mu

“…Abstract Background This meta-analysis aimed to determine whether resistance exercise training (RET) can attenuate the loss of muscle volume and function in anti-gravitational muscles, especially quadriceps and calf muscles, during immobilization/disuse conditions. …”
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A randomized controlled trial of statin therapy effect on androgen status and erectile function in men with high and very high cardiovascular risk (TRISTAN): rationale and study pr... by K. P. Raevskii, O. Yu. Nesterova, A. A. Strigunov, M. E. Chaliy, A. V. Kadrev, A. G. Plisyuk, A. A. Kamalov, Ya. A. Orlova

“…Patients will be monitored with an objective assessment of erectile function parameters, blood analysis (including androgen status), central arteries stiffness, and endothelial function for 6 months from the moment of activation. …”
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Effects of body weight-supported Tai Chi Yunshou training on upper limb motor function in stroke patients: A three-arm parallel randomized controlled trial. by Liying Zhang, Xiaoming Yu, Wangsheng Liao, Jiening Wang, Yan Lu, Naizhen Wang, Zhou Huanxia

“…Outcome assessments included the Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Motor Function Assessment (FMA-UE), Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT), absolute angular error (AAE), joint range of motion (JMA), modified Barthel Index (MBI), and stroke-related quality of life. …”
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Baseline functional connectivity of the basal forebrain-cortical circuit predict taVNS treatment response in primary insomnia: a randomized controlled trial and fMRI study by Meng Qi, Yiting Huang, Runru Mai, Zhaoxian Yan, Biyun Xu, Bo Liu, Yue Zhang

“…This study investigated whether transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) modulates BF functional connectivity (FC) in patients with PI and whether baseline FC predicts taVNS treatment response. …”
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Discriminant analysis of Gaussian spatial data with exponential covariance structure by Kęstutis Dučinskas

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A Comparative Analysis of Conventional Exercises, Maitland and Mulligan Mobilization Techniques for Managing Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: Randomized Controlled Trial by Mohamed Hussein Elgendy, Magda Gaid Sedhom, Mayada Ashraf, Efrem Kentiba, Mahmoud Salah Aboraya

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Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of children with cerebral palsy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with core herbs exploration by Ying-Yu Huang, Ya-Yun Cheng, Hsing-Yu Chen, Hsing-Yu Chen, Ren-Huei Fu, Yi-Jung Chang, Tsung-Hsien Yang, Tsung-Hsien Yang

“…The secondary outcome was the improvement of motor function (GMFM). Subgroup analysis and trial sequential analysis (TSA) were conducted to confirm results consistency. …”
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Prescriptive Predictors of Mindfulness Ecological Momentary Intervention for Social Anxiety Disorder: Machine Learning Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial Data by Nur Hani Zainal, Hui Han Tan, Ryan Yee Shiun Hong, Michelle Gayle Newman

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Acute Effects of a Single Whole-Body Vibration Session on Mobility and Postural Control in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Gustavo Christofoletti, Azriel Cancian Nepomuceno de Almeida, Camilly Lorentz, Sidney Afonso Sobrinho, Renata Terra de Oliveira, Suzi Rosa Miziara Barbosa

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Mechanistic insights into the cardiovascular effects of acute heat exposure: A multi-omics analysis based on a randomized crossover trial by Xinlei Zhu, Xihao Du, Yixiang Zhu, Lu Zhou, Cong Liu, Yue Niu, Qingli Zhang, Yixuan Jiang, Haidong Kan, Renjie Chen

“…The pathway enrichment was performed at the ingenuity pathway analysis platform. The network-based xMWAS analysis was further conducted. …”
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Effect of a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention on body composition in people with osteoarthritis: Secondary analysis of the “Plants for Joints” randomized controlled trial... by C.A. Wagenaar, W. Walrabenstein, C.S. de Jonge, M. Bisschops, M. van der Leeden, M. van der Esch, P.J.M. Weijs, M.A. Troelstra, M.A. Korteweg, A.J. Nederveen, D. van Schaardenburg

“…This secondary analysis investigated its effects on body composition. …”
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Comparative efficacy of exercise modalities for general risk factors, renal function, and physical function in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients: a systematic review and... by Cong Liu, Jiju Yang, Hongdian Li, Yuanyuan Deng, Pengfei He, Jiao Zhang, Shu Chen, Siyu Chen, Xinli Wang, Mianzhi Zhang

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Multidimensional bioinformatics analysis reveals the potential carcinogenic role of acrylamide in colorectal cancer by Xiaopeng Yu, Junjie Niu, Jinyang Hu

“…Bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was employed to validate the causal relationship between these genes and CRC, followed by expression validation using TCGA data. …”
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Effects of perioperative steroid use on surgical stress and prognosis in patients undergoing hepatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Furui Zhong, Hua Yang, Xuefeng Peng, Kerui Zeng

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical effects of perioperative steroid hormone usage in hepatectomy patients through a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Prospective randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the perioperative use of steroid hormones in hepatectomy patients were systematically searched using various databases, including PubMed, Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Library, the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Wanfang Data, and the CNKI database. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of Adulterations in Oat Flour by FT-NIR Spectroscopy, Incomplete Unbalanced Randomized Block Design, and Partial Least Squares by Ning Wang, Xingxiang Zhang, Zhuo Yu, Guodong Li, Bin Zhou

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Tenecteplase Beyond 4.5 Hours in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials by Mohammad Aladawi, Mohammad T. Abuawwad, Mohammad J. J. Taha, Yasmeena Abdelall Kozaa, Warda A. Alrubasy, Abdullah Hamad, Fatema Ahmad Alhnidi, Mohamed Elfil, Zaid Najdawi, Xiaohan Peng, Felicia Hataway, Ekaterina Bakradze, Michael J. Lyerly

“…Methods We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating tenecteplase (TNK) administration in AIS patients within 4.5 to 24 hours of LKW. …”
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