A biodegradable ocular implant for long-term suppression of intraocular pressure by Ng, Xu Wen, Liu, Kerh Lin, Veluchamy, Amutha Barathi, Lwin, Nyein Chan, Wong, Tina T., Venkatraman, Subbu Subramanian

“…Suboptimal control of the IOP leads to disease progression and eventually to blindness. Ideally, TM is delivered to the patient so that its action is both localized and sustained for 3 months or more. …”
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Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor neutralisation in patients with axial spondyloarthritis in the UK (NAMASTE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase... by Worth, C, Al-Mossawi, MH, MacDonald, J, Fisher, BA, Chan, A, Sengupta, R, Packham, J, Gaffney, K, Gullick, N, Cook, JA, Corn, TH, Teh, J, Machado, PM, Taylor, PC, Bowness, P

“…<p><strong>Methods</p></strong> This proof-of-concept, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2, Bayesian (NAMASTE) trial was done at nine hospitals in the UK. …”

Immunogenicity and safety of beta variant COVID-19 vaccine AZD2816 and AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) as primary-series vaccination for previously unvaccinated adults in Brazil, South A... by Costa Clemens, SA, Jepson, B, Bhorat, QE, Ahmad, A, Akhund, T, Aley, PK, Bansal, H, Bibi, S, Kelly, EJ, Khan, M, Lambe, T, Lombaard, JJ, Matthews, S, Pipolo Milan, E, Olsson, U, Ramasamy, MN, Moura de Oliveira Paiva, MS, Seegobin, S, Shoemaker, K, Szylak, A, Villafana, T, Pollard, AJ, Green, JA

Blind parameter estimation of turbo convolutional codes : noisy and non-synchronized scenario by Swaminathan, Ramabadran, Madhukumar, A. S.

“…The present paper proposes innovative algorithms for the blind estimation of code parameters and reconstruction of turbo convolutional encoder over noisy scenario. …”
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Effect of adding global postural re-education to Kendall exercises for treating asymptomatic forward head posture: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial by Abu-Taleb, Walaa, Yamany, Abeer Abdelrahman, Aneis, Yasser M., Abu El Kasem, Shimaa T.

“…The current study aimed to investigate the combined effect of GPR and Kendall Exercises in the treatment of FHP. Methods: A single-blinded parallel-groups randomized controlled trial was conducted. …”
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Automated and Blind Detection of Low Probability of Intercept RF Anomaly Signals by Gusain, Kuanl, Hassan, Zoheb, Couto, David, Malek, Mai Abdel, Shah, Vijay K, Zheng, Lizhong, Reed, Jeffrey H.

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Blind carrier frequency offset estimation techniques for next-generation multicarrier communication systems: challenges, comparative analysis, and future prospects by Singh, Shivani, Kumar, Sushant, Majhi, Sudhan, Satija, Udit, Yuen, Chau

“…Therefore, this paper is perfectly adapted to provide a comprehensive information source on blind CFO estimation techniques.…”
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Multicenter double-blind study evaluating AI-driven detection of proximal deep vein thrombosis by Curry, N, Allen, E, Silsby, L, Goodacre, S, Deane, C, Deary, A, Foster, A, Griffiths, J, Sharma, R, Thomas, H, Mischewitz, S, Al-Noor, F

“…This prospective, double-blind, test accuracy study was designed to test whether an artificial intelligence (AI)–guided software device (AutoDVT) could support nonradiology specialists to diagnose proximal DVT.…”

A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Human Clinical Trial On The Effects Of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia Volubilis L.) Oil Supplementation In Hyperglycaemia, Hypertension And... by Mhd Rodzi, Nur Anis Raihana

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Blind deconvolution algorithms for medical ultrasound imaging by Yeoh, Wee Soon

“…This thesis focuses on the development of novel blind deconvolution algorithms for medical ultrasound imaging. …”
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Great enhancement effect of 20-40 nm Ag NPs on solar-blind UV response of the mixed-phase MgZnO detector by Han, Shun, Xia, Hao, Lu, Youming, Hu, Sirong, Zhang, Dao Hua, Xu, Wangying, Fang, Ming, Liu, Wenjun, Cao, Peijiang, Zhu, Deliang

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Omega-3 (ω-3) and social skills interventions for reactive aggression and childhood externalizing behavior problems : a randomized, stratified, double-blind, placebo-controlled, fa... by Raine, Adrian, Ang, Rebecca P., Choy, Olivia, Hibbeln, Joseph R., Ho, Ringo Moon-Ho, Lim, Choon Guan, Lim-Ashworth, Nikki S. J., Ling, Shichun, Liu, Jean C. J., Ooi, Yoon Phaik, Tan, Yi Ren, Fung, Daniel S. S.

“…Methods: In this randomized, double-blind, stratified, placebo-controlled, factorial trial, a clinical sample of 282 children with externalizing behavior aged 7–16 years was randomized into ω-3 only, social skills only, ω-3 + social skills, and placebo control groups. …”
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A lightweight handcrafted feature-based selective attention network for blind image quality assessment by Feng, HaoLin

“…This paper introduces a novel approach to Blind Image Quality Assessment (BIQA) by employing handcrafted features combined with a selective feature attention mechanism, drawing inspiration from the human visual system (HVS). …”
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Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of different COVID-19 vaccine combinations in healthy individuals: study protocol for a randomized, subject-blinded, controlled phase 3... by Poh, Xuan Ying, Lee, I. Russel, Lim, Clarissa, Teo, Jefanie, Rao, Suma, Chia, Po Ying, Ong, Sean W. X., Lee, Tau Hong, Lin, Ray J. H., Ng, Lisa F. P., Ren, Ee Chee, Lin, Raymond T. P., Wang, Lin-Fa, Renia, Laurent, Lye, David C., Young, Barnaby Edward

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Frailty, multimorbidity and polypharmacy: exploratory analyses of the effects of empagliflozin from the EMPA-KIDNEY trial by Mayne, KM, Sardell, R, Staplin, N, Judge, P, Zhu, D, Sammons, E, Wanner, C, Emberson, J, Preiss, D, Landray, M, Baigent, C, Haynes, R, Herrington, W

“…We derived a multivariable logistic regression model to predict hospitalization (reflecting frailty) and assessed empagliflozin’s risk-benefit profile in a post-hoc analysis of the double-blind, placebocontrolled EMPA-KIDNEY trial.</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> The EMPA-KIDNEY trial randomized 6609 patients with CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] ≥20<45 mL/min/1.73m2 , or ≥45<90 mL/min/1.73m2 with urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio ≥200 mg/g) to receive either empagliflozin 10 mg daily or matching placebo and followed for two years (median). …”

Remote monitoring of patient respiration with mask attachment—a pragmatic solution for medical facilities by Koh, Vivian Ci Ai, Ang, Yi Yang, Ser, Wee, Tan, Rex Xiao

“…Usability and functionality studies of the modified face mask were evaluated on 16 healthy participants, who were blindfolded throughout the data collection. …”
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Hollow microcapsules as periocular drug depot for sustained release of anti-VEGF protein by Radhakrishnan, Krishna, Vincent, Anita, Joseph, Rini Rachel, Moreno, Miguel, Dickescheid, Andreas, Agrawal, Rupesh, Venkatraman, Subbu S.

“…Diseases affecting the posterior segment of the eye such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy are leading causes of blindness all over the world. The current treatment regimen for such diseases involves repeated intravitreal injections of anti- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) proteins. …”
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Effect of heat-producing needling technique on the local skin temperature : clinical dataset by Liao, Zehuan, Zhao, Yan

“…This randomized, subject-blinded clinical study was performed to examine the effect of heat-producing acupuncture treatment on the ST36 local skin temperature. …”
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Glass box and black box machine learning approaches to exploit compositional descriptors of molecules in drug discovery and aid the medicinal chemist by Robson, B, Cooper, R

“…These points are demonstrated by blind test comparison of two main types of BB methods and a probabilistic “Glass Box” (GB) method new outside of medicine, but which appears well suited to the above. …”

Can a brief online interdisciplinary program enhance the understanding of musculoskeletal pain amongst primary care staff? A prospective study by Ng, Khim Siong, Goh, Bandy Qiuling, Tang, Woh Peng, Lee, Angela Wing Yan, Lee, Samantha, Koh, Kim Hwee, Shah, Mitesh

“…Methods: We piloted a multicenter single-blind prospective study on sixty-four staff from the pharmacy department in eight public primary care clinics. …”
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