Awareness and Adoption of Climate Resilient Horticulture Technologies by Farmers in Ri Bhoi District of Meghalaya by Utpal Barua, Mokidul Islam, Samir Medhi

“…The selected villages had been adopted under National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) project since 2011-2020. A sample size of 100 farmers (50 from each village) who were actively involved in horticultural activities was selected randomly. …”
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Effect of L-carnitine on oxidative stress in maintenance hemodialysis patients with anemia by LU Qing-hong, LI Yi-ming, SHI Ming

“…Methods Thirty MHD patients were randomly divided into two groups: group A( n = 15) and group B( n = 15). …”
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Investigating the Relationship between Leadership Styles and Positive Organizational Behavior and Stress of COVID 19 by Mehri Zadeh Hosseini, Zohreh Karimiankakolaki

“…Methods: This research was an applied descriptive correlational study. The sample included 148 people from the staff of Shahrekord health centers in 2021. …”
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Effects of Anthocyanin on Serum Lipids in Dyslipidemia Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Changfeng Liu, Jinfeng Sun, Yan Lu, Yacong Bo

“…Further rigorously designed RCTs with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm the effectiveness of anthocyanin supplementation for dyslipidemia, especially hypo high density lipoprotein cholesterolemia.…”
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Psychological Stressors and Psychological Recovery Among University Students During and After Psychological Distress (Covid-19 as a Model) by Fuaad Mohammed FREH, Muhand Mohammed Abdulsattar AlNuaimy, Noor Wadah Satea

“…The study also aimed to identify the nature of the relationship between psychological stressors and recovery during and after the conditions of psychological distress among a sample of Iraqi students. Methodology: Five-hundred and forty-four students (225 male and 319 female) were randomly selected from to participate in this study. …”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation for Parkinson's disease: A systematic review of clinical evidence by Subhiksha Shekar, Ramesh Venkatachalapathy, Akash Jayaraman, N. Sai Supra Siddhu

“…Four RCTs, one observational research, one non-randomized control study, one case series, and one case report were among the eight papers that were considered; these studies comprised 144 patients in total. …”
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Reading comprehension beliefs of Mexican pre-service language teachers: a Likert scale study by Moisés Damián Perales-Escudero, Mizael Garduño Buenfil, Vilma Esperanza Portillo Campos

“… This paper aims to report the adaptation of a new version of the Scale of Implicit Theories of Reading Comprehension (ETICOLEC as per its Spanish acronym) with a sample of 77 randomly chosen English majors at a peripheral campus of a small university in the Southeast of Mexico. …”
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The effects of digital nature and actual nature on stress reduction: A meta-analysis and systematic review by Luyao Fan, Mohamad Rizal Baharum

“…Methods: In August 2023, Web of Science, Scopus, ProQuest, PubMed, and EBSCOhost databases were used, and ten articles were in the analysis, with a total sample size of 886 participants. Studies within- or between-subjects design conducted in either a randomized controlled trial or a quasi-experimental design were included. …”
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Effects of a nutrition education intervention on food-provision managerial decisions in Catalan old age nursing homes. by Beatriz Rodríguez-Sánchez, Isaac Aranda-Reneo, Toni Mora

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a multicenter study, where each center was randomized to an intervention or a control group. To ensure homogeneous group representation, we stratified the sample based on the facility size and the availability of kitchen equipment. …”
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Gallbladder diseases detected by ultrasound and correlated risk factors by Sahar Ahmed MAHDI, Israa JAAFAR

“…This study involved a randomly selected sample of 100 men and 100 women who attended the ultrasound clinic at Emamein Kadhimein Medical City for abdominal ultrasonography for various reasons in a period of 8 months (Oct 2022-Jul 2023). …”
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Examining physical training versus physical and mental training programmes in Swimrun semi-professional athletes: A randomised, controlled, trial by Francesco Chirico, Giuseppe Ferrari, Giuseppina Rasà

“…Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of two psychological interventions, named ‘Mental imagery’ and ‘Motivational self-talk’ training used in combination, on perceived excertion and flow state in a sample of Swimrun semi-professional athletes. Methods: Thirty male semi-professional athletes, enrolled for a Swimrun competition, were randomly selected into an experimental group (EXP) and a control group (CON). …”
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Os efeitos da estimulação elétrica funcional na assimetria cortical inter-hemisférica The effects of functional electrical stimulation on cortical interhemispheric asymmetry by Letícia Ecard, Andressa Pitanga S. da Silva, Marijose Peçanha Neto, Heloisa Veiga, Maurício Cagy, Roberto Piedade, Pedro Ribeiro

“…EEG activity was recorded simultaneously. The sample included 45 subjects randomly divided into 3 groups of 15 subjects each: control group (submitted to 24 blocks of stimulation at a null intensity current), group 1 (24 blocks) and group 2 (36 blocks). …”
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Opportunities and Status of Wheat Row Planting in Smallholder Farmers in Elfeta District Oromia Regional State Ethiopia by Dajane Ajema Sima, Habtamu Fekadu Etefa

“…Primary data were collected from 141_sample households which were selected randomly. Additional information was obtained from focus group discussion and key informant interview. …”
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Prevalence, Associated Risk Factors, and Identification of the Genera of Equine Strongyles in Horses and Donkeys in and Around Bishoftu, Ethiopia by Asnakew Mulaw Berihun, Feyisa Bizu, Moges Maru, Seid Kassaw

“…A pooled faecal sample was cultured and subjected to modified Baerman techniques to identify the genus of strongyles. …”
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Differential effects of exposure to cooperative versus competitive games on sharing behavior in young children by Qian Zhang, JiaLe Ruan, DingYong Xiong

“…Participants were randomly assigned to play the same game for 15 minutes in either a cooperative or competitive setting. …”
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Consumers' decisions to access or avoid added sugars information on the updated Nutrition Facts label. by Elizabeth Jiyoon Kim, Brenna Ellison, Brandon McFadden, Melissa Pflugh Prescott

“…This study investigated whether consumers wanted to access or avoid the added sugars content using an online experiment and five product categories (yogurt, cereal, fruit juice, snack bar, ice cream). We recruited a sample of 490 U.S. adults (49% female; 73% White/Caucasian). …”
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The Effectiveness of Cognitive Therapy Based on Mindfulness on Feelings of Loneliness, Self-criticism and Negative Self-generated Thoughts in Mothers with Disabled Children by Soleiman yahyazadehJeloudar, Seyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi, SeedMehdie Motevaliyan

“…The statistical population of the research includes mothers with disabled children in Noor welfare center in 1400. The statistical sample was considered based on the research design of 30 people who were randomly replaced in two experimental and control groups. …”
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Influence of different ambient luminances on the perception of gray values by Camila Silvério Carvalho VIEIRA, Lorena Mendes ALMEIDA, Francielle Silvestre VERNER, Gabriella Lopes de REZENDE BARBOSA

“…After 30 days, 25% of the sample was reevaluated. The statistical analysis was performed using weighted Kappa and Wilcoxon tests. …”
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Reading comprehension beliefs of Mexican pre-service language teachers: a Likert scale study by Moisés Damián Perales-Escudero, Mizael Garduño Buenfil, Vilma Esperanza Portillo Campos

“… This paper aims to report the adaptation of a new version of the Scale of Implicit Theories of Reading Comprehension (ETICOLEC as per its Spanish acronym) with a sample of 77 randomly chosen English majors at a peripheral campus of a small university in the Southeast of Mexico. …”
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Trends in public perceptions of patient safety during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a repeated cross-sectional survey in Germany, 2019-2023. by Olga Amberger, Dorothea Lemke, Hardy Müller, David Schwappach, Max Geraedts, Beate S Müller

“…Self-reported data were collected annually from a randomly selected sample of 1,000 different adults aged 18 and older residing in Germany. …”
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