Evaluating self-assistance during functional reach with a passive hydrostatic exoskeleton under artificial impairment by Julia Manczurowsky, Henry Mayne, David Nguyen, Meghan Kenney, John Peter Whitney, Christopher J. Hasson

“…Both groups had similar movement times and success rates in the final unassisted practice block. Conclusions In this sample of adults with an artificial impairment, self-assistance using a passive hydrostatic exoskeleton accelerated motor performance improvements without creating a dependency on the assistance. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the ActivForce Digital Dynamometer in Assessing Shoulder Muscle Force across Different User Experience Levels by Christos Karagiannopoulos, Sean Griech, Brian Leggin

“…Tester, HHD, and shoulder motion assignment orders were randomized. All testing was performed in a standardized seated position. …”
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The validity and reliability of the emotional consequences of elder abuse scale for Turkish language by Serap Buztepe, Cantürk Çapik

“…Data were collected through face-to-face interviews conducted between September and December 2023. To ensure randomization, a lottery method was applied, selecting individuals whose citizenship numbers ended in odd digits. …”
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Development of Prone Position Ventilation Device and Study on the Application Effect of Combined Life Support Technology in Critically Ill Patients by Yufeng Li, Qiaoqiao Hu, Wenjie Wang, Changhong Du, Siwen Fan, Linlin Xu, Songmei Li, Bei Chen

“…This study aims to evaluate a novel prone position ventilation device designed to enhance patient safety, improve comfort, and reduce adverse events, facilitating prolonged tolerance in critically ill patients. Methods. A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 60 critically ill patients from January 2020 to June 2023. …”
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Enhancing learning through teachers' pedagogical skills: Self-efficacy, self-regulation, and school climate by R. Anggi Apriyani Usman, Endang Supardi, K. Kusnendi

“…The method used is a correlational study with a sample of 138 grade IX social science students selected randomly. …”
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Feasibility and preliminary effects of the mindful healthy family project among rural families by Tsui-Sui Annie Kao, Jiying Ling, Mohammed Alanazi, Nick Bara, Jessica Barnes Najor

“…Moreover, parents in both groups reported improvement (small to large effects) in ↑mindful eating, ↑collective family efficacy, ↑family satisfaction, and ↓perceived stress over time.Conclusions: Despite some limitations (small sample size, virtual at home measurement), our results support the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of this Mindful Healthy Family program on potentially mitigating some obesogenic behaviors among rural parent–child dyads.Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05324969.…”
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Mothers' Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Concerning Their Kindergarten Children's Oral Health: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Dhuha K. Qahtan, Osama M. Felemban, Rana A. Alamoudi, Nada O. Bamashmous, Eman A. El Ashiry, Najlaa M. Alamoudi

“…Material and Methods This was a cross‐sectional study conducted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The sample was selected randomly from public and private KGs in Jeddah. …”
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Enhancing Surgical Safety and Efficiency: Systematic Review and Single-Arm Meta-Analysis of Surgical Data Recorders by Niels Siegel, André Rotärmel, Georgios Polychronidis, Gabriel Salg, Rosa Klotz, Pascal Probst, Thomas Pausch

“…Risk of bias was assessed using the Risk Of Bias In Non-Randomized Studies of Exposure (ROBINS-E) tool. …”
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Home and clinical office pressure measurements in assessment of the prevalence and markers of arterial hypertension phenotypes in a cohort study by E. V. Platonova, A. D. Deev, V. M. Gorbunov, S. A. Shalnova

“…From prospective cohort of Moscow population, a sample was randomly formed (n=1871, 64% response), representative of parameters of general health, educational level, time of residence in Moscow, and with an equal number of men and women. …”
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Experimental paradigm to test the effects of providing social support: study protocol of the PROSPECT trial (Study 2) by Vivien Hajak, Simone Grimm, Ewa Gruszczyńska, Aleksandra Kroemeke, Natalia Józefacka, Lisa Marie Warner

“…Methods A priori power analyses resulted in a planned sample size of 250 participants randomized to four conditions: 1) no support provision, 2) support provision without feedback, 3) support provision with feedback on competence, 4) support provision with feedback on relatedness. …”
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A pilot study protocol of a relational coordination training intervention among healthcare professionals in an Army medical center by Sherita House, Susan M. Perkins, Melissa Miller, Tanekkia Taylor-Clark, Robin Newhouse

“…Methods A single-group feasibility study will be conducted among nurses and physicians from three units (intensive care unit, medical-surgical, and labor and delivery unit). A convenience sample of licensed practical nurses (LPNs), registered nurses (RNs), resident physicians, and physicians from the participating units will be invited to complete a 1-h RC training intervention once a month for 3 months. …”
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Effectiveness of sensorimotor training on pain, cervical joint position sense, range of motion, balance, and disability in chronic neck pain: A systematic review by Sahar Zaidi, Sohrab Ahmad Khan, Saima Zaki, Habiba Sundus, Md Farhan Alam, Shibili Nuhmani

“…Data extraction covered sample characteristics, intervention details, and outcomes. …”
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Forgone and delayed care in Germany– inequalities and perceived health risk of unmet need by Jens Klein, Daniel Lüdecke, Olaf von dem Knesebeck

“…Methods A cross-sectional online survey was carried out based on a randomly drawn sample of the German adult population in December 2022 (N = 2,201). …”
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Antipsychotic medication for behaviors that challenge in individuals with intellectual disabilities: a clinically informed review by Alessandro Pascucci, Alessandro Pascucci, Fabienne Gerber, Marie Besson, Marie Besson, Marie Besson, Markus Kosel, Markus Kosel

“…These findings highlight key limitations of the current literature, including the scarcity of studies focusing specifically on ID populations, small sample sizes, the limited number of RCTs, and often controversial or inconsistent results. …”
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Mutation in the kras gene as a predictor of the effectiveness of immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer by K. K. Laktionov, A. M. Kazakov, K. A. Sarantseva, D. S. Scherbo, A. P. Koval

“…The review includes data from randomized clinical trials and meta-analyses on the predictive value of KRAS mutation status for response to immunotherapy in patients with NSCLC over the past 10 years.Results. …”
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Patterns of postnatal weight gain and its predictors among preterm very low birth weight neonates born in Bahir-Dar city public hospitals, 2022: A cross sectional study. by Yihenew Ayehu Dessie, Worku Abemie, Elda Mekonnen Nigussie, Bethelehem Taye Mengistu, Leweyehu Alemaw Mengstie, Bekahegn Girma, Solomon Hailemeskel

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was conducted on a randomly selected sample of 412 neonates in Ethiopia. …”
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Association between serum vitamin D levels and age in patients with epilepsy: a retrospective study from an epilepsy center in Saudi Arabia by Hussam Mohammed Alhaidari, Fawzi Babtain, Khalid Alqadi, Abdulrahman Bouges, Saleh Baeesa, Youssef A. Al-Said

“…MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Relationships between vitamin D levels and age and factors that might affect seizure control. SAMPLE SIZE: 524 patients RESULTS: The prevalence of low serum vitamin D levels was high (86.8%). …”
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Lifestyle and Environment Influence the Psychological Well-Being of Elderly Subjects in Italy by Simone Migliore, Marco De Angelis, Ilaria Di Pompeo, Daniele Lozzi, Martina Marcaccio, Giuseppe Curcio

“…Participants were enrolled voluntarily and randomly in the city of L’Aquila. A battery of psychological instruments was administered to evaluate general cognitive decline, depressive symptoms, self-assessed sleep quality, and daily living skills. …”
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Performance validation and calibration conditions for novel dynamic baseline tracking air sensors in long-term field monitoring by H. Mei, P. Wei, M. A. Ghadikolaei, N. K. Gali, Y. Wang, Z. Ning

“…The tests, which involved evaluating the validation performance by analysing randomly selected calibration sample subsets ranging from 1–15 d, indicated that the length of the calibration period, pollutant concentration range and time-averaging period are pivotal for sensor calibration quality. …”
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Clinical, neurophysiological and neurochemical effects of non-invasive electrical brain stimulation in fibromyalgia syndrome—a systematic review and meta-analysis by Christine Winterholler, Maria Helena Coura, Pedro Montoya, Pedro Montoya

“…Eligible designs included randomized controlled trials, cross-over, one-arm, and case studies involving adult FMS patients. …”
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