True metabolizable energy, standardized amino acid digestibility, and digestibility of phosphorus in soybean expellers produced from conventional or high-oil varieties of soybeans... by M. Cristobal, P.L. Utterback, H.H. Stein, C.M. Parsons

“…For each experiment, 6 replicate White Leghorn roosters per treatment were fasted for 26 h prior to crop intubation with 25 g of sample and excreta were collected for 48 h post-feeding. …”
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Timing of progesterone treatment to prevent preterm birth in pregnancies with a short cervix: A population‐based historical cohort study by Anders Einum, Roy Miodini Nilsen, Quaker E. Harmon, Linn Marie Sørbye, Nils‐Halvdan Morken

“…Abstract Introduction Randomized trials have shown that progesterone treatment in mothers with a short cervix may reduce the risk of preterm birth, but the optimal time window for treatment remains unknown. …”
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Tuberculosis and Sudden Death in Lithuania by Gintarė Zarembaitė, Gabrielė Žiūkaitė, Sigitas Chmieliauskas, Diana Vasiljevaitė, Sigitas Laima, Jurgita Stasiūnienė

“…In the case of sudden death where tuberculosis was found, a significant portion of the sample (91%) was not followed up at any medical institution. …”
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Study of the psychometric properties of the HLS-EU-12 questionnaire in rural Bangladesh. by Fakir M Amirul Islam

“…The analysis was focused on differential item functioning (DIF) across gender and age, targeting, multidimensionality, response dependency, and item categorization.<h4>Results</h4>The sample consisted of almost equal proportions of females (50.2%) and males (49.8%), and control (50.8%) and intervention participants (49.2%). …”
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How do surgically treated multiligamentous knee injuries affect overall complication rate and especially stiffness? A systematic review by Lucas Martorell de Fortuny, Alexandre Santoli, Vasileios Giovanoulis, Angelo V. Vasiliadis, Simone Perelli, Joan Carles Monllau, Az-Eddine Djebara, Nicolas Pujol

“…The mean age was 32.4 years (standard deviation, SD ± 5.37), with males constituting 69.4% of the sample. Arthrofibrosis was the most common complication, requiring surgical management in 8.4% of cases. …”
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Effects of specific symbiotic supplements on anthropometric measurements, glycaemic control, and lipid profiles among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus in two teaching hosp... by Sarah Hayder Ali Zalzala, Ban Abdul-Ridha Salman Al-Hashimi, Zahraa Hayder Ali Zalzala, Khalid Saeed Fahad

“…However, these studies’ limited sources, small sample sizes, and varied study designs have led to inconsistent outcomes regarding glycaemic control. …”
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Effects of Specific RAMP Protocol Phase on Change of Direction Speed of Police Students by Filip Kukić, Nemanja Zlojutro, Darko Paspalj, Senka Bajić, Saša Kovačević, Lazar Vulin, Nenad Rađević, Nenad Koropanovski

“…<b>Methods:</b> A longitudinal design with two experimental and one control group was employed. The study sample consisted of 39 police students (aged 19.2 ± 0.2 yrs) who were randomly allocated into three equal groups of 13 participants (7 females and 6 males). …”
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Parent-child play therapy effect on 10 to 12-Year-old student’ reading performance: a case of chinese male students with learning disabilities by Tian Xu

“…This pool randomly assigned 60 participants meeting inclusion criteria to the experimental group (n = 30) or the control group (n = 30). …”
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The effect of acute branched-chain amino acids ingestion on rate of force development in different time intervals: a controlled crossover study by Xi-Nuan Zhang, Long-Ji Li, Yan-Hao Tu, Li-Feng Zhang, Hua-Yu Shang, Meng Liu, Ming-Da Li

“…This study aimed to assess the impact of BCAA supplementation on the RFD in college basketball players during simulated games.MethodsThis study employed a randomized, controlled crossover, double-blind design. …”
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Revisiting the Middle Molecule Hypothesis of Uremic Toxicity: A Systematic Review of Beta 2 Microglobulin Population Kinetics and Large Scale Modeling of Hemodialysis Trials In Sil... by Maria Eleni Roumelioti, Thomas Nolin, Mark L Unruh, Christos Argyropoulos

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Preservation of RRF should be considered one of the therapeutic goals of hemodialysis practice. Randomized controlled trials of novel dialysis modalities may require large sample sizes to detect an effect on clinical outcomes even if they enroll anuric patients. …”
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Examining the potential causal relationships among smoking behaviors, blood DNA methylation profiles, and the development of coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction by Wenhua Li, Pan Dong, Yixiao Li, Jiaxin Tang, Siyang Liu, Ling Tu, Xizhen Xu

“…Results In this study, we conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis to examine the impact of smoking behaviors (including smoking initiation, age of smoking initiation, cigarettes per day, and smoking cessation) and smoking-related DNA methylation at CpG sites on CHD and MI based on the UK Biobank dataset. …”
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Pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial of a Hospital-Community-Home Tiered Transitional Care (HCH-TTC) programme for individuals with type 2 diabetes: a study protocol by Hongyan Wang, Min Lu, Zheng Zhu, Ruijie Ma, Baiyun Zhou, Mengyao Shao, Yanmei Wang

“…Participants will be randomly assigned to either the experimental group or the control group. …”
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The effectiveness of vedolizumab in advanced therapy-experienced ulcerative colitis patients: Real world data from the Inflammatory Bowel Disease of the Middle East (IBD-ME) Regist... by Nahla Azzam, Othman Alharbi, Mansour Altuwaijri, Yazed Alruthia, Heba Alfarhan, Suliman Alshankiti, Faris Nafisah, Qusay Ajlan, Abdulrahman Aljebreen, Majid Almadi, Mahmoud H. Mosli

“…Background: Vedolizumab is an approved ulcerative colitis (UC) treatment. Multiple large randomized clinical trials have demonstrated the drug’s efficacy and safety. …”
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Prevalence of oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV 16/18) infection, cervical lesions and its associated factors among women aged 21-49 years in Amhara region, Northern Ethiopia. by Minwuyelet Maru Temesgen, Tefera Alemu, Birtukan Shiferaw, Seid Legesse, Taye Zeru, Mahteme Haile, Tesfaye Gelanew

“…The sample size was calculated by using the single population proportion formula, proportionated to hospitals, and women were recruited consecutively. …”
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Investigation of the factors affecting post-traumatic stress disorder in survivors of the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes by Gülhayat Gölbaşı Şimşek, Fatma Noyan Tekeli, Coşkun Parim, Batuhan Özkan, Egemen Ozkan, Tugay Karadag, Seydi Ahmet Satıcı

“…Method: A face-to-face survey was conducted between September and October 2023 with a randomly selected sample of 160 voluntary university students aged 18 and above who had directly experienced the earthquakes in the affected zone. …”
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Local Effect of Insulin on Healing of Extraction Socket (Experimental Study) by Waqass S. Thanoon, Omar W. Majid, Ali Khalil Marie

“…The rabbits were euthanized at the corresponding time interval, each rabbit represented a control and treated sample. Bilateral maxillary first premolar extraction (treated side and control side) was performed, followed by treatment injection into the socket. …”
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Drug-associated infections and infestations in older adults with tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors: a real-world retrospective and pharmacovigilance study by Xihui Yu, Jiahong Zhong, Xuemei Zhuang, Zhuomiao Lin, Hongbo Fu, Yaofeng Zhang

“…Because of the absence of head-to-head studies and limited duration and sample size of randomized controlled trials in the older adults, we analyzed the risk of infection associated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors by real-world adverse event analysis, seeking to identify medications with a reduced risk of infection and offering medication options for sensitive patients.MethodsA retrospective pharmacovigilance investigation was undertaken utilizing the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database from the first quarter of 2010 to the fourth quarter of 2023. …”
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Effectiveness of digital health applications on the quality of life in patients with overweight or obesity: a systematic review by Melanie Mäder, Tonio Schönfelder, Ria Heinrich, Carsta Militzer-Horstmann, Patrick Timpel

“…Results Seven RCT conducted in Europe and the United States were included in this systematic review with a total sample size of N = 946. Observation periods were heterogeneous and ranged from 3 to 24 months. …”
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Prescription pattern, glycemic control status, and predictors of poor glycemic control among diabetic patients with comorbid chronic kidney disease in Ethiopia: a facility-based cr... by Oumer Sada Muhammed, Minimize Hassen, Samuel Mamusha

“…Methods A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March 15 to May 15, 2024, from the electronic medical records of diabetic patients with comorbid chronic kidney disease who had received regular treatment and follow-up at the adult diabetes mellitus clinic of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital. The sample size was calculated by using a single population proportion formula and accordingly, a total of 384 patients were recruited randomly and enrolled in this study. …”
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Personality Traits and Motivations of Chinese Adults Seeking Cosmetic Botulinum Toxin Injection by Wang C, Qian H, Zhang M, Yi C

“…However, the personality traits in Chinese patients with cosmetic injections have not yet been investigated.Objective: This study aimed to investigate the motivations and personality profiles of patients seeking cosmetic BoTx injections using the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ).Methods: The present study used a cross-sectional design, and was conducted with a sample of 195 randomly selected patients seeking BoTx treatment. …”
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