Effect and Process Evaluation of a Cluster Randomized Control Trial on Water Intake and Beverage Consumption in Preschoolers from Six European Countries: The ToyBox-Study. by An-Sofie Pinket, Wendy Van Lippevelde, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Benedicte Deforche, Greet Cardon, Odysseas Androutsos, Berthold Koletzko, Luis A Moreno, Piotr Socha, Violeta Iotova, Yannis Manios, Marieke De Craemer, ToyBox-Study Group

“…To assess intervention effects, multilevel repeated measures analyses were conducted for the total sample and for the six country-specific samples. Based on the process evaluation questionnaire of teachers and parents/caregivers, an implementation score was constructed. …”
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A High-resolution Soil Organic Carbon Map for Great Britain by Salar Mahmood, Beccy Wilebore, Rhosanna Jenkins, Katherine J. Willis, Marc Macias-Fauria, Shibu M. Ebrahim

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From chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to lung cancer: a Mendelian randomization study revealing mediation pathways through plasma metabolomics, proteomics, and immunoph... by Tianjian Ding, Qiaoming Lin, Xiaohan Qu

“…Methods This investigation utilized a comprehensive two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approach on public genetic datasets to mitigate confounding and determine causality between COPD and lung cancer. …”
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Randomized controlled trials of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine-based interventions for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A bibliometric analysis and review... by Lin Ang, Eunhye Song, Myeong Soo Lee

“…Methods: Six databases were searched on July 15, 2021, to retrieve all the citations on TCIM-focused randomized controlled trials (RCTs) available on COVID-19. …”
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Efficacy and safety of Chinese botanical drug Si Shen Wan in irritable bowel syndrome: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials by Qian Liu, Zongming Shi, Yang Jiang, Tao Zhang, SiJing Du, Yemei Gao

“…Meta-analyses were performed using either a random-effects or fixed-effects model. Trial sequential analysis (TSA) was applied to estimate the sample size and validate the robustness of the meta-analysis.ResultsA total of 34 RCTs involving 2,976 participants met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Safety and efficacy of antisense oligonucleotides on triglyceride, apolipoprotein C-III, and other lipid parameters levels in hypertriglyceridemia; a network meta-analysis of rando... by Abdelrahman Mahmoud, Kerollos Abdelsayed, Ahmed Almahdy Mohamed, Qasi Najah, Anas Abdulkader, Karim Ali, Shehroze Tabassum, Mohamed Riad Abouzid, Basel Abdelazeem, James D. Mills

“…However, the results should be interpreted cautiously due to the small sample size. Further research is needed to confirm the beneficial effects of APOC3 inhibitors and show strong evidence of the impact of each regimen.…”
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The Global Prevalence of <i>Bacillus</i> spp. in Milk and Dairy Products: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Tianmei Sun, Ran Wang, Yanan Sun, Xiaoxu Zhang, Chongtao Ge, Yixuan Li

“…Subgroup analyses revealed substantial heterogeneity in <i>Bacillus</i> spp. prevalence according to geographical continents, sources of sampling, types of dairy products, microbial species, and detection methods. …”
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Aboveground biomass estimation using multimodal remote sensing observations and machine learning in mixed temperate forest by Shashika Himandi Gardeye Lamahewage, Chandi Witharana, Rachel Riemann, Robert Fahey, Thomas Worthley

“…Increasing the sampling intensity with additional FIA plots would be labor and time intensive, particularly for large-scale carbon studies. …”
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Effect of Reablement Strategies targeting Sarcopenia (ReStart-S) on sarcopenic older adults residing in long term care settings: A protocol for cluster randomized trial by Prabal Kumar, Shashikiran Umakanth, Olivier Bruyère, Girish N

“…Methods: The study is a cluster randomized trial that will take place in LTCS. A total of 78 sarcopenic older adults will be included, selected through convenience sampling, and diagnosed using the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2019 criteria. …”
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A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing biphasic cartilage repair implant with microfracture in small chondral lesions of knee: findings at five-year-follow-up by Yao-Yi Kuo, Si-Qi Chiu, Wen-Pei Chang, Chih-Yu Chen, Chih-Hwa Chen, Chen-Kun Liaw, Cheng-Aun Tan, Pei-Wei Weng

“…They were randomized to either the BiCRI (n = 11) or microfracture (n = 10) treatment groups. …”
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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. Individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio into one of two treatment arms: (1) individual usual care alone or (2) usual care supplemented with group-based nutritional education. …”
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A Hybrid Dynamic Path-Planning Method for Obstacle Avoidance in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Power Inspection by Zheng Huang, Chengling Jiang, Chao Shen, Bin Liu, Tao Huang, Minghui Zhang

“…The proposed method includes key components such as sampling-point search, random tree growth, global path-node optimization, and local dynamic obstacle avoidance. …”
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The effect of educational intervention based on social media on mental health literacy of high school students in Ramhormoz city: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial by Abouzar Nazari, Azadeh Askari, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani, Gholamreza Garmaroudi

“…The study involves all high schools in Ramhormoz city using a stratified random sampling method. A total of 204 students are expected to participate. …”
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The Effectiveness of Yoga-Based Breathing-Physical Exercises on Fatigue and Quality of Life of Intensive Care Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Ahmad Darvishi, Moloud Farmahini farahani, Hadi Jafarimanesh

“…This study aimed to investigate the impact of yoga-based breathing-physical exercises on fatigue levels and quality of life among intensive care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted in 2021. After obtaining informed consent form, 60 intensive care nurses working at Amir al-Momenin Hospital in Arak, Iran, were selected through an available sampling method. …”
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Bioequivalence and Safety of Two Amisulpride Formulations in Healthy Chinese Subjects Under Fasting and Fed Conditions: A Randomized, Open‑Label, Single‑Dose, Crossover Study by Min Wang, Yu Peng, Hegui Yan, Zhixiang Pan, Ronghui Du, Guan Liu

“…Methods A single-centre, randomized, open, two-preparation, single-dose, two-period crossover trial in healthy adult subjects was conducted under fasting and fed conditions. …”
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An examination of the effectiveness of mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavior therapy on depression, anxiety, stress and sleep quality in Iranian women with breast cancer: a ran... by Mahboobeh Soleymani Moghadam, Aliakbar Parvizifard, Aliakbar Foroughi, Seyed Mojtaba Ahmadi, Negin Farshchian

“…The target population was women with breast cancer, 30 of whom were selected through purposeful sampling. Then, 15 participants were placed in the intervention group and 15 in the control group with four random blocks. …”
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A Randomized Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Adverse Effects of Cryotherapy Combined with Intralesional Steroids, Intralesional Bleomycin Combined with Steroids and Fractional C... by P Sravya Krishna, K.V.T. Gopal, K Ananditha, V Sai Teja Reddy, T Narayana Rao

“…Patients and Methods: Ninety cases with keloids were enrolled and randomly divided into three groups of 30 patients each. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare the Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block and Femoral Nerve Block in Patients with Neck of Femur Fracture by Josna M. Fernandes, Shruti N. Rathi, Abhay G. Sancheti, Shweta A. Puntambekar, Varshali M. Keniya

“…They were randomized by a computer-generated randomization table into two groups – group A received a fascia iliaca compartment block and group B received a femoral nerve block. …”
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Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Susceptibility to Tobacco Use Among School Going Adolescents in a South-Indian District—(Project TEACH) by Priyanka Bantwal, Veena G Kamath, John Britton, Ilze Bogdanovica, Manjula A Kunder, Samir K Praharaj, Muralidhar M Kulkarni

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Immediate Effect of McConnell Taping on Knee Electromyography Activity during Stair Ambulation and Squatting in Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Controll... by Shlesha Vaidhya, Shah Krinal Prince, Bhagyashree Patel

“…Participants were randomly assigned to the McConnell taping group or a placebo group. …”
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