Effects of pressure garments of varying designs on upper extremity sensorimotor functions and quality of life after stroke: Study protocol for a multicenter, double-blind, prospect... by Zhenkun Xu, Siaw Chui Chai, Shin Ying Chu, Kuicheng Li

“…<h4>Aims</h4>To determine the effects of pressure garments with varying designs on stroke patients' sensorimotor function and quality of life.<h4>Sample size estimate</h4>A total of 165 participants is required (55/group) with an effect size of 0.125, power of 0.80, alpha level of 0.05, and adjusted for a dropout rate of 20%.…”
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Effects of Internet Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and Internet Sleep Hygiene Education on Sleep Quality and Executive Function Among Medical Students in Malaysia: Proto... by Vijandran Mariappan, Firdaus Mukhtar

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study therefore is to determine if improving sleep quality could improve executive functions in medical students with poor sleep quality by comparing cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) with sleep hygiene education (SHE) in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). MethodsA parallel group, RCT with a target sample of 120 medical students recruited from government-based medical universities in Malaysia. …”
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Effect of single or multi-period use of transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing gynecological laparoscopic surger... by Li-dan Jin, Wan Lei, Jing Xu, Li Xing, Yao-hua Shen, Su-feng Lin, Yu-fei Chen, Ting-ting He, Xi-yang Wang

“…Population or sample A total of 120 women were enrolled. Methods Patients were randomly allocated to three groups: a single-period TEAS group (Group S, n = 40), a multi-period TEAS group (Group M, n = 40) and a non-stimulation control group (Group C, n = 40). …”
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A Comparative Study between Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Fentanyl to Relieve Shoulder Pain during Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery under Spinal Anesthesia: A Ran... by Zahra Asgari, Zahra Tavoli, Reihaneh Hosseini, Masoomeh Nataj, Fatemeh Tabatabaei, Fatemeh Dehghanizadeh, Hosein Haji-Amoo-Assar, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Ali Montazeri

“…A sample of patients who underwent gynecological laparoscopy under spinal anesthesia was recruited. …”
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Comparison of telemedicine-assisted psychotherapy, exercise therapy, or a combination of both in patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome (TelPoCo): study protocol for a randomized con... by Sebastian Beyer, Mariel Nöhre, Isabell Pink, Sebastian Häckl, Nele Henrike Thomas, Frank Klawonn, Uwe Tegtbur, Martina de Zwaan, Sven Haufe

“…According to the sample size calculation, 65 participants will be enrolled in each group. …”
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Peroxisome Proliferator‐Activated Receptor (PPAR) Agonists for Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis With Inadequate Response to Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA): A Systematic Revie... by Maadeha H. Zaidi, Zaroon Haider, FNU Sadia, Muhammad Tayyab, Muhammad Naveed Tariq, Hasaan H. Ans, Muhammad Bilal Javaid, Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Hassan Ahmad, Rahman Rasheed, Uzair Jafar, Huzaifa Ahmad Cheema, Asma'a Munasar Ali Alsubari, Muhammad Shahzil, Essam Rashad, Rehmat Ullah Awan, Hassam Ali, Prasun K. Jalal

“…However, further studies with larger sample sizes, longer follow‐up durations, and a focus on patient‐centered outcomes are necessary. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial in a 14-Month Longitudinal Design to Analyze the Effects of a Peer Support Instant Messaging Service Intervention to Improve Diabetes Self-Management... by Elisabeth Höld, Ursula Hemetek, Katharina Tremmel, Tatjana Aubram, Johanna Grüblbauer, Martin Wiesholzer, Manuel Schwanda, Stefan Stieger

“…Results: The targeted sample size could not be reached, and 68 participants took part. …”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of drug-coated balloons versus drug-eluting stents in small vessel coronary artery disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of random... by Monisha Augustine, Mustafa Arain, Muhammad Saqlain Mustafa, Iman Moradi, Matthew Fredericks, Aaliya Rahman, Muhammad Afnan Ashraf, Glawish Sualeh, Rubab khan, Aqsa Saif, Haifa Arain, Dilip Baldevsingh Rajpurohit, Abdalkareem Nael Jameel Maslamani, Behrooz Shojai Rahnama, Javed Iqbal

“…Main text Following PRISMA guidelines, a systematic review identified seven randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing DCBs with DES for small vessel CAD. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of different transarterial embolization therapies alone or in combination with local ablative or adjuvant systemic treatments for unresectable hepatocellu... by Konstantinos Katsanos, Panagiotis Kitrou, Stavros Spiliopoulos, Ioannis Maroulis, Theodore Petsas, Dimitris Karnabatidis

“…Heterogeneity-adjusted effective sample sizes were calculated to evaluate information size for each comparison. …”
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A cluster randomized stepped wedge implementation trial of scale-up approaches to ending pregnancy-related and -associated morbidity and mortality disparities in 12 Michigan counti... by Jennifer E. Johnson, Jaye Clement, Alla Sikorskii, Amy Loree, Margaret Vander Meulen, LeeAnne Roman, James W. Dearing, Hannah Bolder, Jonne McCoy White, Robert Sokol, Cristian Meghea

“…Randomization occurs at the county level; birthing people and providers are clustered within counties. …”
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Industry sponsorship bias in randomized controlled trials of digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a meta-research study based on the 2023 Brazilian guidelines on the... by Viviane Akemi Kakazu, Marcia Assis, Andrea Bacelar, Andréia Gomes Bezerra, Giovanna Lira Rosa Ciutti, Silvia Gonçalves Conway, Silvia Gonçalves Conway, Silvia Gonçalves Conway, José Carlos Fernandes Galduróz, Luciano F. Drager, Mariana Pery Khoury, Mariana Pery Khoury, Ingrid Porto Araújo Leite, Ingrid Porto Araújo Leite, Ygor de Matos Luciano, Dalva Poyares, Dalva Poyares, Sergio Tufik, Sergio Tufik, Gabriel Natan Pires, Gabriel Natan Pires, Gabriel Natan Pires

“…This study aimed to assess whether industry sponsorship bias in dCBT-I trials is associated with more favorable outcomes.MethodsThis study was based on the sample of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) included at the “2023 Brazilian Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Insomnia in Adults.” …”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation results in bacterial strain displacement in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases by Manli Zou, Zhuye Jie, Bota Cui, Honggang Wang, Qiang Feng, Yuanqiang Zou, Xiuqing Zhang, Huanming Yang, Jian Wang, Faming Zhang, Huijue Jia

“…All fecal samples underwent shotgun metagenomic sequencing. …”
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Prediction of anisotropic property of activated metal inert gas welding by employing different supervised machine learning models by Ruturaj U. Kakade, Nitin Khedkar, Amol Dalavi

“…A total of 100 welded samples were prepared and tested per ASTM standards. …”
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Characteristics and prediction methods of coal spontaneous combustion for deep coal mining in the Ximeng mining area by Li MA, Wenbo GAO, Longlong TUO, Pengyu ZHANG, Zhou ZHENG, Ruizhi GUO

“…Then, the hyperparameters of the random forest (RF) model were optimized using the crested porcupine optimizer (CPO) algorithm. …”
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Application of machine learning in the fake user identification of IoT by Rongfang ZHANG, Dandan XU, Yuanguang WANG, Siyu PAN, Zhengmao LI

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Waveform Optimization for Enhancing the Performance of a Scanning Imaging Radar Utilizing a Terahertz Metamaterial Antenna by Heng Zhang, Hongqiang Wang, Chenggao Luo, Chuanying Liang, Feng Lan

“…In this paper, a waveform optimization method based on random hopping frequency (RHF) and amplitude modulation is proposed to improve the performance of TMPA scanning imaging radars. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Single Open-Circuit Fault Detection in a Packed E-Cell Inverter by Bushra Masri, Hiba Al Sheikh, Nabil Karami, Hadi Y. Kanaan, Nazih Moubayed

“…Two promising strategies are considered: Random Forest Decision Tree (RFDT) and Feed-Forward Neural Network (FFNN). …”
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Serum peptide biomarkers by MALDI-TOF MS coupled with machine learning for diagnosis and classification of hepato-pancreato-biliary cancers by Piya Prajumwongs, Attapol Titapun, Vasin Thanasukarn, Apiwat Jareanrat, Natcha Khuntikeo, Krit Rattanarak, Nisana Namwat, Poramate Klanrit, Arporn Wangwiwatsin, Jarin Chindaprasirt, Supinda Koonmee, Prakasit Sa-Ngiamwibool, Nattha Muangritdech, Sawanya Charoenlappanit, Janthima Jaresitthikunchai, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Watcharin Loilome

“…Serum samples collected from healthy individuals and patients with various HPB cancers were analyzed to generate PMF profiles. …”
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Dual-Scale Complementary Spatial-Spectral Joint Model for Hyperspectral Image Classification by Huayue Chen, Yue Sun, Xiang Li, Bochuan Zheng, Tao Chen

“…Comparative experiments on six different scene datasets with state-of-the-art classification methods validate that even with a small number of samples, DSCSM can achieve excellent object recognition performance. …”
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An AI recognition method for children's clinical operative pain by skin potential (SP) signal by Mingxuan Huang, Cangcang Fu, Linbo Chui, Jiadong He, Xiaozhi Wang, Jikui Luo, Bin Wu, Yonggang Chen, Shaohua Hu, Jihua Zhu, Yubo Li

“…The random forest (RF) algorithm emerged as the best, demonstrating significant performance in pain recognition with an accuracy of 80.3 % and a sensitivity of 92 %. …”
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