mHealth-based exercise vs. traditional exercise on pain, functional disability, and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of r... by Liang Tang, Meng-Ming Wang, He-Xia Wang, Xiao-Ya He, Yue-Shuai Jiang

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to compare the efficacy of mHealth-based exercise interventions with traditional exercise in improving pain intensity, functional disability, and quality of life in patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis (OA).MethodRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) published from their inception to 23 August 2024 were searched in Cochrane, Embase, Medline, Web of Science. …”
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Effects of Internet Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and Internet Sleep Hygiene Education on Sleep Quality and Executive Function Among Medical Students in Malaysia: Proto... by Vijandran Mariappan, Firdaus Mukhtar

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study therefore is to determine if improving sleep quality could improve executive functions in medical students with poor sleep quality by comparing cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) with sleep hygiene education (SHE) in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). …”
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Improving Diet Quality of People Living With Obesity by Building Effective Dietetic Service Delivery Using Technology in a Primary Health Care Setting: Protocol for a Randomized Co... by Deborah A Kerr, Clare E Collins, Andrea Begley, Barbara Mullan, Satvinder S Dhaliwal, Claire E Pulker, Fengqing Zhu, Marie Fialkowski, Richard L Prince, Richard Norman, Anthony P James, Paul Aveyard, Helen Mitchell, Jacquie Garton-Smith, Megan E Rollo, Chloe Maxwell-Smith, Amira Hassan, Hayley Breare, Lucy M Butcher, Christina M Pollard

“…A 4-day, image-based dietary assessment tool (mobile Food Record) will be used to measure diet quality score. Secondary outcomes include diet quality score; dual-energy absorptiometry body composition; and total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, glycated hemoglobin, and fasting glucose levels. …”
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Amino Acids as Biostimulants: Effects on Growth, Chlorophyll Content, and Antioxidant Activity in <i>Ocimum basilicum</i> L. by Justina Deveikytė, Aušra Blinstrubienė, Natalija Burbulis

“…Phenylalanine increased total phenolic content in most treated plants, as well as antioxidant activity. …”
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Non-inferiority study to compare the efficacy of relugolix with dienogest for endometriosis-associated pain and usefulness of administering relugolix prior to dienogest (READY stud... by Fuminori Taniguchi, Motoko Fukui, Yutaka Osuga, Tasuku Harada, Jo Kitawaki

“…Methods A multicenter, open-label, active-controlled, non-inferiority randomized study will be conducted at 11 sites in Japan. …”
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Determination of Total Flavonoids Contents and Antioxidant Activity of Ginkgo biloba Leaf by Near-Infrared Reflectance Method by Ling-jia Zhao, Wei Liu, Su-hui Xiong, Jie Tang, Zhao-huan Lou, Ming-xia Xie, Bo-hou Xia, Li-mei Lin, Duan-fang Liao

“…Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) method has showed its advantages in fast, accurate, qualitative, and quantitative analysis of various components in many quality control researches. In this study, a calibration model was built by partial least squares regression (PLSR) coupling with NIR spectrum to quantitatively analyze the TFC and total antioxidant activity of Ginkgo biloba leaf. …”
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Effect of ultrasonic and infrared treatments on microbial population, physicochemical properties, and total phenols of sprouted wheat powder by samira Amin-Ekhlas, mohammadreza Pajohi-Alamoti, Fakhreddin Salehi

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The influence of feed additive “Activo” on the content of total lipids and their classes profile in liver and skeletal muscles of pigs by T. Ya. Prudyus, M. B. Masiuk

“…The study has shown that the total lipid content in the liver, long and broad back muscles of pigs of the experimental group was 1.66 and 1.95 (P≤0.001) and 1.26 (P≤0.05) times higher, respectively, than in animals of the control group. …”
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Protocol of randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of moderate exercise training on the functional capacity of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator i... by Selvakumar Paramasivan, Lakshmi Ramamoorthy, Raja Selvaraj

“…This study includes a total of 70 patients. Random allocation will be used to randomize participants into two groups (35 in each). …”
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Association between Serum Total Testosterone Level and Bone Mineral Density in Middle-Aged Postmenopausal Women by JinXiao Yang, Guofei Kong, Xiaocong Yao, Zhongxin Zhu

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Impact of inoculating various lactic acid bacteria on vitamin A levels in total mixed ration silage by Yumeng Cheng, Zidie Wu, Kaijian Bi, Xiqing Wang, Haizhong Yu, Pengjiao Tian

“…Abstract This study investigated the impact of different strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) on the vitamin A content in total mixed ration (TMR) silage. The TMRs were inoculated with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (LP), Lacticaseibacillus casei (LC), Enterococcus faecium (EF) or left without LAB as control (CK) and subsequently ensiled under dark, anaerobic conditions for 56 days. …”
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Effect of Supplemental Essential Oils Blend on Broiler Meat Quality, Fatty Acid Profile, and Lipid Quality by Mohamed Kahiel, Kai Wang, Haocong Xu, Jian Du, Sheng Li, Dan Shen, Chunmei Li

“…This investigation evaluates the impact of the EOB on chicken growth performance, meat quality, and lipid metabolism. Two hundred and fifty-six one-day-old, white-feathered broilers were randomly allocated to four groups. …”
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Groundwater Quality Assessment Using Water Quality Index and Geospatial Tools: Kabul Province Case Study by Maiwand Omary, Mohammad Najim Nasimi, Mohammad Nasim Nasimi

“…The purpose was helped through the assessment of a set of groundwater physico-chemical parameters (pH, turbidity, total dissolved solids (TDS); sulfate, fluoride, nitrate, and boron content; total hardness (TH) as calcium carbonate, sodium, calcium, magnesium, and total iron), as well as the determination of the Water Quality Index (WQI) developed based on sampling the water points located in the districts of Kabul Province and Kabul City in the course of 3 years (2018 to 2020) to provide a clear and concise representation of water quality status, and cat-egorize groundwater into different quality classes ranging from “excellent” to “unsuitable for drinking”. …”
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Assessment of Total Mercury in Public Drinking Water: A Case Study of Sana’a City, Yemen by Abdulqawi A. Numan, Anass A. Alnedhary, Mahfoudh M. AL-Hammadi, Ranya A- Alalie

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The Multidimensional Effect of Financial Development on Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from Cross-country Panel Data by Çağatay Vişne, Ramazan Ekinci

“…Furthermore, it is confirmed that institutional quality indicators also have a positive impact on total factor productivity when included in the model. …”
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The therapeutic validity and effectiveness of physiotherapeutic exercise following total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: A systematic review. by Annet Wijnen, Sjoukje E Bouma, Gesine H Seeber, Lucas H V van der Woude, Sjoerd K Bulstra, Djordje Lazovic, Martin Stevens, Inge van den Akker-Scheek

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the therapeutic validity and effectiveness of physiotherapeutic exercise interventions following total hip arthroplasty (THA) for osteoarthritis.<h4>Data sources</h4>The databases Embase, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL and AMED were searched from inception up to February 2017.…”
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Optimum Design of a Photovoltaic Inverter System Based on Ga, Pso and Gwo Algorithms with a Mppt Sliding Mode Control by Alberto Coronado-Mendoza, Mónica Camas-Náfate, Jesús Sergio Artal-Sevil, José Antonio Domínguez-Navarro

“…The PI controller computes the switching triggers for the inverter stage, significantly improving the total harmonic distortion of voltage and current waveforms. …”
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Comparing the antireflux effect of laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy with double-flap technique reconstruction versus laparoscopic total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction f... by Bin Yang, Lin Zhong, Yingying Zhu, Shengning Zhou, Yequan Xie, Jianan Tan, Guangyu Zhong, Fanghai Han

“…Large-scale, prospective randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are necessary to assess the value of LPG-DFT for proximal early gastric cancer.Methods and analysis This study is a multicentre, prospective, open-label, RCT that investigates the antireflux effect of LPG-DFT compared with laparoscopic total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y (LTG-RY) reconstruction for proximal early gastric cancer. …”
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Bacteriological hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) assessment of sachet drinking water processing in some factories within Jos metropolis, Plateau State, Nigeria by Dayilim, Josephine Abbas, Dashen, Michael Macvren, Ngene, Anayochukwu Chibuike, Ohaegbu, Chinedu Godspower, Egbere, Otumala John

“…The study concluded that all water samples from the nine factories were unfit for human consumption due to high bacteriological loads and the presence of pathogens. Stringent quality control measures, ongoing monitoring of production activities, and adherence to CCPs are recommended to meet WHO/NIS and NAFDAC (National Agency for food and Drug Administration and Control) standards.…”
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The Perioperative Resource Use and Effectiveness of Patellofemoral Arthroplasty Versus Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta‐Analysis by Ziying Wu, Ning Wang, Jian Zhang, Cong Lu, Wenni Rong, Xiang Ding, Guanghua Lei

“…The Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool was applied to randomized controlled trials, and the modified Newcastle‐Ottawa Scale was used for observational studies to evaluate methodological quality and risk of bias. …”
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