Water homeostasis gene expression in the kidney of broilers divergently selected for water conversion ratio by Kentu Lassiter, Loujain Aloui, Elizabeth S. Greene, Marciela Maqaeda, Travis Tabler, Sami Dridi, Robert F. Wideman, Jr., Sara Orlowski, Walter G. Bottje

“…Body weight, feed intake, and water intake were recorded. Kidney samples were collected, flash frozen in liquid nitrogen, and kept at -80 °C for gene expression analysis. …”
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Association between vitamin D and uterine fibroids: a study protocol of an open-label, randomised controlled trial by Yi Liu, Bo Sheng, Yizuo Song, Chenchen Jiang, Xueqiong Zhu

“…In part II, 360 uterine fibroids patients with vitamin D deficiency or vitamin D insufficiency will be randomly assigned to intervention group or control group. …”
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Boosting knowledge, attitudes, and practices: An experimental controlled study evaluating the effectiveness of m-health training on antimicrobial resistance for hemodialysis nurses by Hossam Alhawatmeh, Mohammed Aljarrah, Issa M Hweidi, Nezam Al-Nsair, Mohammad S Alyahya, Sawsan Abuhammad

“…Design: A parallel group randomized controlled trial. Methods: A convenience sample of 64 nurses was cluster-randomized into either an m-health group ( n = 32) or a control group ( n = 32). …”
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A systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis for comparative safety assessment of favipiravir interventions in hospitalized COVID-19 patients by Kai Yang, Jun Zeng, Wenjing Dai, Meifeng Chen, Fan Yang

“…We searched the primary databases and clinical trials center for reports of short-term, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of favipiravir for COVID-19 treatment. …”
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Effects of fully immersive virtual reality training on cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jing Yu, Jingru Song, Qin Shen

“…However, the results are inconsistent due to different types of VR interventions, small sample sizes, and the varying quality of the literature. …”
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A Cross-over Pilot Study on the Effects of Classical Guitar Instruction on Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms in People with Parkinson’s Disease by Christopher Adams, Greg Fulton

“…Background: A previous randomized pre-post cross-over study with 26 participants found positive changes in motor and non-motor symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD) after six weeks of group classical guitar sessions but not customary and usual treatment. …”
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Impact of Fordyce Happiness training program on depression severity among patients receiving hemodialysis: An experimental study by Nader Aghakhani, Masoumeh Akbari, Farshad Mohammadi, Zehra G. Metin, Nasim Talebi-Azar, Vahid Alinejad, Pedram Abolfathpour

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: This double-blind randomized experimental study was conducted between October 5, 2021, and March 9, 2022. …”
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Comparison of Outcomes by Bipolar Electrocautery Tonsillectomy Versus Cold Steel Dissection in Pediatric Tonsillectomy by Azhar Farooq, Insa Farooq, Saba Riaz, Bilal Zahid, Aymen Farooq, Hassan Abdullah

“…The statistical analysis was performed using “IBM-SPSS Statistics” version 26.0. An independent sample t-test or analysis of variance (for numeric data), or chi-square test (for categorical data) was applied for the comparisons between groups, taking p<0.05 as significant. …”
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Meta Analysis of Therapeutic Effect of Jichuan Decoction Combined with Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Functional Constipation by Haibing QIN, Aiyuan ZOU, Lianhuan YANG, Zhaotian WU

“…However, it is still necessary to expand the sample size and improve the research quality, so as to design more rigorous randomized controlled trials to verify the above conclusions.…”
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Convolution of the physical point cloud for predicting the self-assembly of colloidal particles by Seunghoon Kang, Young Jin Lee, Kyung Hyun Ahn

“…The approach involves constructing a physical point cloud from inter-particle stress information extracted from randomly distributed colloidal particles and embedding it into a graph convolutional network (GCN). …”
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Impact of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Strategy on academic achievement and opinion among Nursing Students by Randa Mohamed Abobaker, Majed Sulaiman Alamri, BaderJamaan Alshaery, Ayman M. Hamdan-Mansour

“…Materials and Methods: This research is a randomized controlled trial. The study sample consisted of 160 nursing students randomly selected and assigned to the intervention (80 students in 8 groups of 10 students each) and the control group (80 students in another 8 groups of 10 students each). …”
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Association of a cleaner-burning stove with blood pressure in adults in rural Malawi. by Michael N Bates, Graham Flitz, Sarah Rylance, Andrew Naunje, Frank Mbalume, Deborah Havens, Maia Lesosky, Steven B Gordon, Kevin Mortimer, John R Balmes

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>In the Chikwawa district, the site of a previous randomized controlled trial of a cleaner-burning cookstove intervention (the Cooking and Pneumonia Study or CAPS), we recruited 1,481 randomly selected adults. …”
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Military medicine and morale: Perceptions of inequities in triage impact national security by Tanisha M. FAZAL, Jane L. SUMNER, Jessica KORONA-BAILEY, Tracey Pérez KOEHLMOOS

“…Service members were randomly assigned scenarios regarding a theoretical conflict. …”
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Repeatability of Aberrometry-Based Automated Subjective Refraction in Healthy and Keratoconus Subjects by Gonzalo Carracedo, Carlos Carpena-Torres, Cristina Pastrana, Ana Privado-Aroco, María Serramito, Laura Batres

“…A cross-sectional and randomized study was performed. A total of 64 participants were evaluated in the study, selecting one eye per participant randomly. …”
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Chaos-based audio encryption: Efficacy of 2D and 3D hyperchaotic systems by Thejas Haridas, Upasana S.D., Vyshnavi G., Malavika S. Krishnan, Sishu Shankar Muni

“…This methodology first digitizes the audio signal and subsequently encrypts each sample according to chaotic sequences from multiple systems, like 2D Memristive Hyperchaotic Maps and 3D Hyperchaotic Quadratic Maps. …”
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Sex differences in psychosocial functioning and neurocognition in bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Maria Serra-Navarro, Derek Clougher, Vincenzo Oliva, Clàudia Valenzuela-Pascual, Michele De Prisco, María Florencia Forte, Marina Garriga, Brisa Solé, Jose Sánchez-Moreno, Norma Verdolini, Giulia Menculini, Alfonso Tortorella, Miquel Bernardo, J. Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Anabel Martinez-Aran, Eduard Vieta, Silvia Amoretti, Carla Torrent

“…Results Twenty studies published between 2005 and 2023 with a total sample size of 2286 patients with BD were included. …”
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Ecosystem-level warming reduces microbial necromass in the topsoil but not in deeper soil of a subtropical forest by Xujun Liu, Peter B. Reich, Chao Liang, Meijuan Xiao, Gangsheng Wang, Guoyi Zhou, Kristiina Karhu, Zhiyang Lie, Ting Wu, Shuyidan Zhou, Zuzheng Li, Junhua Yan, Xuli Tang, Guowei Chu, Shizhong Liu, Ze Meng, PingPing Xu, Qianmei Zhang, Zhanfeng Liu, Juxiu Liu

“…Here, we executed an 8-year continuous sampling campaign in a subtropical forest ecosystem-level passive warming experiment (+0 °C, +1.0 °C and +2.1 °C). …”
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Evaluation of Anopheline Diversity and Abundance across Outdoor Collection Schemes Utilizing CDC Light Traps in Nchelenge District, Zambia by Christine M. Jones, Ilinca I. Ciubotariu, Mary E. Gebhardt, James Sichivula Lupiya, David Mbewe, Mbanga Muleba, Jennifer C. Stevenson, Douglas E. Norris

“…<i>Anopheles funestus</i> s.s. comprised the majority of the collection (86%), with <i>An. gambiae</i> s.s. (2%) and a highly diverse sampling of other anophelines (12%) making up the remainder. …”
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The Role of Hyaluronic Acid in Alveolar Ridge Preservation: A Systematic Review of Its Biological and Regenerative Potential According to PRISMA Guidelines and the Cochrane Handboo... by Vincenzo Ronsivalle, Simona Santonocito, Roberta Giudice, Salvatore Bocchieri, Simone Didomenico, Marco Cicciù

“…Variability in study design and sample size was noted, with a generally moderate to high risk of bias in some studies. …”
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Mapping potential water repellency of Danish topsoil by Lucas Carvalho Gomes, Peter Lystbæk Weber, Cecilie Hermansen, Anne-Cathrine Storgaard Danielsen, Sebastian Gutierrez, Deividas Mikstas, Charles Pesch, Mogens Humlekrog Greve, Per Moldrup, David A. Robinson, Lis Wollesen de Jonge

“…This study presents a comprehensive survey of SWR in Denmark and its predicted spatial distribution, using approximately 7,500 samples. We used digital soil mapping methods (Quantile Random Forest model) to map and identify the relationship between SWR and various environmental variables, including vegetation (via satellite imagery), soil properties (texture and soil organic carbon), and landforms (slope and wetness index). …”
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