Inhibition of Putative Ibrutinib Targets Promotes Atrial Fibrillation, Conduction Blocks, and Proarrhythmic Electrocardiogram Indices: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Hongxuan Xu, Bingxun Li, Pinchao Lv, Ying Chen, Yanyun Lin, An Zhang, Jing Zhao, Guoxiong Zhou, Lin Wu

“…ELISAs were used to measure ErbB2 levels in intracardiac plasma samples. Results Genetically proxied ErbB2 inhibition was associated with an increased AF risk, higher P wave terminal force, and prolonged QTc interval. …”
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Additive modeling of zonal level crop production in Ethiopia by Yidnekachew Mare, Temesgen Zewotir, Denekew Bitew Belay

“…To have a sustainable source of food security and economy, it is important to identify covariates that affect crop production linearly and nonlinearly. Annual agricultural sample survey data of eight Meher seasons, from 2012/13 to 2019/20, is used in this study with the main objective of identifying the set of covariates that have linear and nonlinear effects on crop production and estimating their effects using an additive mixed effects model. …”
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Effects of Exercise Through Telerehabilitation on Balance and Walking Speed in Older Adults with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Pilipda Chaiwan, Gulapar Srisawasdi, Pannika Prachgosin, Paweena Aekwattanaphol, Nathanit Jirapongpathai

“…Materials and Methods: An observer blinded randomized controlled trial was conducted at Sirindhorn School of Prosthetics and Orthotics. …”
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Effectiveness of Adaptation of a Resilience-Building Intervention Among Individuals With Adverse Childhood Experience: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Jun Kiat, Mahadir Ahmad, Caryn Mei Hsien Chan, Satirah Zainalabidin, Michael Ungar, Ponnusamy Subramaniam

“…Meanwhile, the control group participants will not receive any form of intervention. Saliva samples will also be collected from both groups and assessed for salivary cortisol levels. …”
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A randomized trial to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and safety of vadadustat in patients with anemia associated with chronic kidney disease receiving hemodialysi... by Pamela Navarro-Gonzales, Ajit Chavan, Don Wang, Steven K. Burke, Kevin Dykstra

“…For vadadustat groups, blood samples for PK and PD analyses were collected on Day 1 and Day 8. …”
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Measles-mumps-rubella-vaccination at 6 months of age induces measles-specific T cell responses: a randomized controlled trial by Søren Buus, Dorthe Maria Vittrup, Jonas Damgård Schmidt, Andreas Jensen, Anette Stryhn, Lone Graff Stensballe, Lone Graff Stensballe

“…Participants were randomized 1:1 to receive M-M-RVaxPro or placebo. Blood samples were collected before intervention, four weeks after intervention, and four weeks after routine MMR at 15 months. …”
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Effects of dietary nitrate supplementation on isometric performance and physiological responses in college bodybuilders: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study by Lijun Wang, Ruohan Zhao, Yuhang Yan, Hongli Zhang, Ruixin Yan, Yifan Zhu, Zhuohong Han, Yue Qu, Ruonan Wang, Yicheng Li, Ruolin Chao

“…During subsequent visits, participants consumed either BJ (250 ml,∼ 12.48 mmol of NO3−) or PL (250 ml,∼ 0.0005 mmol of NO3−), and blood samples were collected before testing to measure nitrate (NO3−) and nitrite (NO2−) concentrations. …”
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Stress Management Among Caregivers of Detained Youth: Protocol for Randomized Controlled Trial of the RAISE Web-Based mHealth App by Johanna B Folk, Adrian Aguilera, Tara M Chaplin, Marina Tolou-Shams

“…Independent samples t tests and chi-square analyses will determine whether randomization was successful based on multiple background variables; group differences will be accounted for in outcome analyses. …”
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Effect of astaxanthin supplementation on cycling performance, muscle damage biomarkers and oxidative stress in young adults: a randomized controlled trial by Jung-Piao Tsao, Pei-Yu Wu, Hsu-Tung Kuo, Wei-Hsien Hong, Chih-Chieh Chen, Min-Yu Wang, Mallikarjuna Korivi, I-Shiung Cheng

“…Methods Ten physically active male adults (22.5 ± 0.9 years) were randomized into placebo or AST trials (according to CONSORT), and consumed placebo or AST (28 mg/d) supplements orally for 4 days. …”
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Effect of Mouth Spray Enriched With Salivary Enzymes on the Oral HealthStatus among Young Children - A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ashwini M Madawana, Fadzlinda Baharin, Haslina Taib, Noraida Mamat, Mohamad Arif Awang Nawi, Fatimah Suhaily Abdul Rahman

“… Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of enzyme based oral spray (Oral7®) as adjunct to routine oral hygiene practice among children aged 4-7 years. Methods: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted. …”
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Effect of herbal medicine Bojungikgi-tang on gut microbiome and symptoms in anorexic patients with atopic dermatitis: a randomized controlled trial by Boram Lee, Mi Mi Ko, You Mee Ahn, Hyo-Ju Park, So Young Jung, Hyun-A Jung, Hesol Lee, Pyung-Wha Kim, Yujin Choi, Kyungsun Han, Sarah Shin, Jeeyoun Jung

“…Serum cytokine concentrations were measured before and after treatment using a multiplex immunoassay. Fecal samples were collected before and after treatment, and 16S rRNA sequencing was performed to analyze the gut microbiota.ResultsThe BJT group showed a significant decrease in anorexia VAS scores compared to the waiting list group at 8 weeks. …”
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Parental willingness to participate in supplementary insurance for adverse events following immunization for children in Anshun city and its influencing factors: a cross-sectional... by Wenxia LI, Ziyun WANG, Yinggang WANG, Zhengyong SUN, Fei ZENG, Xu PENG, Yongting ZHANG, Qin WAN, Yang LI

“…MethodsFrom March to June 2024, a stratified random sampling method was used to select 14 vaccination clinics from seven counties (districts) in Anshun city. …”
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High Circulating Platelet Count as a Risk Factor for Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study and Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Guo‐Sheng Li, Jun Liu, Yue Li, Chang‐Qian Li, Dong‐Sheng Lu, Xiang Gao, Guan‐Qiang Yan, Zhan‐Yu Xu, Hua‐Fu Zhou, Nuo Yang

“…Methods We analyzed 19 223 samples from public and internal cohorts to investigate the relationship between high PLTC and the risk of developing LUSC using the retrospective analysis and Mendelian randomization analysis (MRA). …”
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Effect of Structured Physical Activity Programs on Physical Fitness and Body Compotition Among Junior High School: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Yafi Velyan Mahyudi, Desy Tya Maya Ningrum, Hafizah Hafizah, Danang Aji Setyawan

“…The sampling technique is stratified random sampling, which considers gender, Body Mass Index (BMI), initial physical fitness level. …”
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Detection of Corn Quality Based on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Electronic Nose Technology by HuiHe Yang, XiaoYan Wei, Guifang Wu, PengCheng Qiu, JiaNing Di, XiangPeng Zhao, WenDong Zhong, He Ren

“…Subsequently, the SERS curve of the corn samples was measured, and the electronic nose was used to analyze the odor of the samples. …”
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The Influences of the Nanoparticles Related Parameters on the Tensile Strength of Polymer Nanocomposites by E. Sharifzadeh, E. Tohfegar, M. Safajou Jahankhanemlou

“…The model was structured based on the nanoparticle shape (e. g. platelet, cylindrical and spherical) so it could perfectly demonstrate the random orientation. It was revealed that neglecting the aggregation/agglomeration of the nanoparticles ( ) drastically rises the prediction error to about 12% while considering decreased the error to about 7-9% for samples with low content of nanoparticles (< 0.5 Vol.). …”
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Studying the Effect of COVID-19 on Liver Enzymes and Lipid Profile in Iraqi Recovering Patients by Zainab Zouher Salman, Sanad Baqer Mohammed, Samer Abdulhasan Muhi

“…One hundred twenty serum samples were obtained, of which fifty samples were utilized as the control healthy persons (not affected by COVID) and seventy samples came from COVID-19 patients who had recovered. …”
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Integrating GIS and remote sensing for soil attributes mapping in degraded pastures of the Brazilian Cerrado by Rômullo Oliveira Louzada, Ivan Bergier, Édson Luis Bolfe, Jayme Garcia Arnal Barbedo

“…The 1197 ha area was divided into management zones. Soil samples were collected from each management zone at 0–0.2 m and 0.2–0.4 m depths. …”
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Machine learning model to predicting synergy of ultrasonication and solvation impacts on crude oil viscosity by Nasir Khan, Mehdi Razavifar, Qazi Adnan Ahmad, Muhammad Siyar, Masoud Riazi, Waqar Khan, Jafar Qajar

“…It was found that the optimum irradiation period for samples containing 0% to 16% n-heptane was 8 min. …”
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Identification of Crucial Genes Associated With MYCN‐Driven Neuroblastoma Based on Single‐Cell Analysis and Machine Learning by Jiasi Zhang, Yichen Lei, Yaqin Wang, Wen Yu, Xiaoyan Zhao, Yongbing Zhu, Dedong Zhang, Siying Liu, Aiguo Liu

“…Methods We performed single‐cell transcriptomic analysis comparing NB samples with and without MYCN. Key genes were then identified using machine learning based random survival forest (RSF) and nomogram analyses. …”
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