Effects of virtual reality technology on balance function for older adults living in nursing homes: Meta analysis by Shu Jiaojiao, Xiarepa·Abudula, Halimire·Abudujilili, Yang Ruiqi, Asiguli·Tuersun, Ayisha·Jilili, Zhang Jing, Palida·Maimaiti

“…[Results] Finally, 14 studies were included with a total sample size of 588 cases. Meta-analysis showed that VR intervention could shorten the time of timed up and go test, prolonged the time of one leg stand test, enhanced the score of berg balance scale, improved gait, strengthened lower limb muscle strength and reduced fear of falling in the elderly. …”
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Prevalence of Chronic Pain, Treatments, Perception, and Interference on Life Activities: Brazilian Population-Based Survey by Juliana Barcellos de Souza, Eduardo Grossmann, Dirce Maria Navas Perissinotti, Jose Oswaldo de Oliveira Junior, Paulo Renato Barreiros da Fonseca, Irimar de Paula Posso

“…Cross-sectional study of a population-based survey with randomized sample from a private database. The interviews were conducted by phone. 78% of the respondents aged 18 years or more agreed to be interviewed, for a total of 723 respondents distributed throughout the country. …”
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Body mass index in relation to dental maturation of 10 to 14 years old school children in Erbil city. A cross-sectional prospective study by Omar Fawzi Chawshli, Yara Ismael Ameen

“…Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study design was applied for the present study, 383 school children were participated in this study which nominated from Erbil city. For the sample to be representative the city was divided in to six geographic areas according to the municipalities, the samples randomly selected school children of 10 to 14 years old from both genders. …”
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Evaluation of the bond strength of feldspathic porcelain applied on aged and non-aged zirconia substructures by Berna Ozdemir, Derya Oztas, Fehmi Gonuldas, Zeynep Bilen

“…The prepared samples were randomly divided into three groups (n = 20) to apply different surface treatments (sandblasting, sandblasting + acid + silane-containing primer, Rocatec system + silane-containing primer). …”
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The effect of Fordyce happiness training on marital satisfaction and mental health in women with premenstrual syndrome by Fereshteh Abdolrahmi, Marzieh Kaboudi, Hamid Kamerzarin, Bijan Kaboudi, Parastoo Mohammadi, Mozhdeh Horriat

“…A total of 40 women with the premenstrual syndrome were selected by convenience sampling and randomly divided into experimental (n=20) and control (n=20) groups. …”
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Effects of Orem’s Self-Care Model on the Life Quality of Elderly Patients with Hip Fractures by Xiaodong Xu, Jun Han, Yajia Li, Xichun Sun, Peng Lin, Ying Chen, Fuqiang Gao, Zirong Li, Shuai Zhang, Wei Sun

“…The aim of this study was to determine the effects of Orem’s self-care program on life quality of senile patients with hip fractures. Methods. A randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 130 eligible old patients suffering from hip fractures who were selected using easy sampling methods and allocated randomly into two groups of experiment and control. …”
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Comparison of transrectal and transperineal prostate biopsy: a prospective comparative study by Vladimir A. Vorobev, Gadir R. Akperov, Olga V. Baklanova, Dmitry S. Mickevich, Egor V. Kovalev, Ivan P. Popov, Zahir S. Azizov

“…Patients were randomized into the TP group (n=53) and the TR group (n=15). …”
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Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Dietary Behaviors among Adolescents in Dubai Schools: A Complex Design Survey 2019 by Mona Abdullatif, Kadhim AlAbady, Ayesha Altheeb, Fidaa Rishmawi, Hana Jaradat, Sobya Farooq

“…The 1st stage involved randomly selecting schools with a probability proportional to the size and the 2nd stage was randomly selecting classes, and all students in the selected classes were invited to participate; the total participants were 1,683 adolescents from grades 8–12 from 28 private and government schools. …”
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Biology of the Altica viridula (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), an important pest of the Carpinus orientalis (Fagales: Betulaceae) in Mazandaran province by Ebrahim Zarghani, Mohammad Ebrahim Farashiani

“…To determine the mating and egg-laying time of the adults, sampling was done every four days in mid-April and then once a week to check other stages of the pest''''s life. …”
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Comparison of the effects of group and individual reflection methods on self-regulated learning strategies and learning motivation among emergency medical technicians: a quasi-expe... by Naser Darvishi Tabas, Zahra Amouzeshi, Seyyed Abolfazl Vagharseyyedin

“…Thirty pre-hospital emergency centers affiliated to Birjand University of Medical Sciences were randomly assigned to three blocks (A, B, and C). Participants were then selected through convenience sampling based on predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Pramipexole in addition to mood stabilisers for treatment-resistant bipolar depression: the PAX-BD randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial by Hamish McAllister-Williams, Nicola Goudie, Lumbini Azim, Victoria Bartle, Michael Berger, Chrissie Butcher, Thomas Chadwick, Emily Clare, Paul Courtney, Lyndsey Dixon, Nichola Duffelen, Tony Fouweather, William Gann, John Geddes, Sumeet Gupta, Beth Hall, Timea Helter, Paul Hindmarch, Eva-Maria Holstein, Ward Lawrence, Phil Mawson, Iain McKinnon, Adam Milne, Aisling Molloy, Abigail Moore, Richard Morriss, Anisha Nakulan, Judit Simon, Daniel Smith, Bryony Stokes-Crossley, Paul Stokes, Andrew Swain, Zoë Walmsley, Christopher Weetman, Allan H Young, Stuart Watson

“…Those eligible for the trial were randomly allocated to receive either pramipexole or placebo. …”
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The Effect of Chronic Alprazolam Intake on Memory, Attention, and Psychomotor Performance in Healthy Human Male Volunteers by Zahid Sadek Chowdhury, Mohammed Monzur Morshed, Mohammad Shahriar, Mohiuddin Ahmed Bhuiyan, Sardar Mohd. Ashraful Islam, Muhammad Shahdaat Bin Sayeed

“…In the current study, we randomly divided 26 healthy male volunteers into two groups: one group taking alprazolam 0.5 mg and the other taking placebo daily for two weeks. …”
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Lung Function Changes with Swim Training in Healthy and Allergic Endurance Athletes by João Rodrigues, Bárbara Jesus, Paulo Caseiro, António Jorge Ferreira, Luís Rama

“…This study aimed to characterize athletes’ lung function according to their swimming experience. Methods: The sample consisted of 45 male athletes, including 15 swimmers, 15 triathletes, and 15 runners. …”
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Modeling the Institutional Factors Affecting the Utilization of Entrepreneurial Capacities (EC) in Sports Tourism in Iran by Reza Heydari, Ahmad Mahmoudi, Bahador Azizi, Sahar Pirjamadi, Saman Mehri

“…The statistical population included all entrepreneurs in the field of sports tourism in the country, of which 384 people were randomly selected as a sample, and finally 367 questionnaires could be examined. …”
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Effectiveness of Laser Therapy in the Management of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: A Systematic Review by Min Han, Hui Fang, Quan-Li Li, Ying Cao, Rong Xia, Zhi-Hong Zhang

“…Although laser therapy is a promising effective treatment for RAS, high-quality clinical studies with large sample size must be further performed to confirm the effectiveness of this therapy.…”
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Data on Swiss public's acceptance and sustainability perceptions of food produced with chemical, digital and mechanical weed control measures and the influence of information sourc... by Jeanine Ammann, Nadja El Benni, Sandie Masson, Rita Saleh

“…Participants were recruited through a professional panel provider and quotas were used for age, gender and language region. The final sample contained 485 respondents. In the first part of the survey, respondents provided basic sociodemographic information. …”
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The effectiveness of Group Play Therapy to Reducing Teacher-Children Relationship Teaching Stress in Primary Schools by Gholam reza Rajabi, Maryam Pouremami

“…The population of this research included all girls', boys' and mixed elementary schools of Sardasht-Dezful city and its surrounding villages (526 students) in the academic year of 2021-2022. For sample selection, five girls', boys', and mixed schools were randomly selected among 117 elementary schools in this city and its surrounding villages. ]n the next stage, 30 students were selected using the teachers and counselors reports and confirmation of the behavioral disorders center of this city in according to emotional and behavioral disorders criteria, that 15 students were randomly assigned to the experimental group and 15 students randomly to the control group. …”
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The effect of different mouthwashes to prevent oral mucositis in patients with radiotherapy and chemotherapy: a network meta-analysis by Zhixia Zhang, Jiating Song, Ling Li, Li Yuan

“…However, this conclusion still needs to be further verified by randomized controlled trials with a larger sample. Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Comparing the effectiveness of schema-based and emotionally focused couple therapies on self-differentiation and marital disillusionment in couples in Mashhad by Gole Maryam Nazer, Abolfazl Bakhshipour, Mehdi Ghasemi Motlagh

“…Of these, 45 couples were randomly selected as a sample and placed in two experimental groups and a control group. …”
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Effect of progressive fencing exercis training on gene expression and serum activity of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) in elite girls fencer by بختیار ترتیبیان, معصومه فتحعلی زاده, دیانا کیهانی

“…Method: In this study, 19 young athlete girls were voluntarilyselected and randomly allocated to the experimental and control groups. …”
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