Management of Vitamin D Deficiency Among the Under-Five Children Residing in Coastal Areas of Karnataka: A Study Protocol by Mamatha Shivananda Pai, Reshma R Kotian, Suneel C Mundkur, Shobha U Kamath, Anjeline D'Souza, Bhavana B Bhat, Sangeetha M Acharya

“…Children will be randomised into two groups (Group 1 -Vitamin D supplementation only) and (Group 2 - vitamin D supplementation +sun exposure). …”
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Taming the duality of disability. Critical cultural-historical tools to disrupt equity paradoxes by Alfredo J. Artiles

“…Thus, a concept available to safeguard vulnerable groups (i.e., disability) can be deployed to segregate or deny educational opportunities. …”
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Reduction of Phosphorus Pollution from Broilers Waste through Supplementation of Wheat Based Broilers Feed with Phytase by Ahmed Abdel-Megeed, Arifa Tahir

“…Two hundred two-week-old broilers (Hubbard) were selected and randomly allocated to three dietary treatment groups, one control group (without phytase) and two trial groups (group A with 300 U/kg phytase and group B with 600 U/kg phytase). …”
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Effectiveness of Education based on meta cognitive-cognitive-behavioral model and proficiency of making an app to problem-solving style in dropout students by Fatemeh Ahmadi, Saeed Moosavipour

“…The research is semi-experimental and the sample group was selected voluntarily and included 25 teenage girls who dropped out, who were randomly assigned to 3 groups. One group was trained in both protocols, one group was trained in the application development protocol, and the other group was control. …”
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Esophageal High Pressure Zones: Effect of Perisophageal Structures on Esophageal Manometric Recording by G Bédard, A Pellicano, R Ste-Marie

“…Among 77 consecutive esophageal manometries (group 1), 17 cases (22%) of ‘esophageal high pressure zones’ (EHPZs) were recorded. …”
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Use of Optical Coherence Tomography in Dentistry by Omer Sefvan Janjua, Waqar Jeelani, Muhammad Ikram Khan, Sana Mehmood Qureshi, Muhammad Saad Shaikh, Muhammad Sohail Zafar, Zohaib Khurshid

“…The applications of OCT in dentistry can be broadly divided into two groups, i.e., assessment of pathologies and assessment of surfaces and interfaces. …”
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Effect of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Propionic Acid on Fermentation Characteristics, Chemical Composition, and Aerobic Stability of High-Moisture Corn Grain Silage by Jinze Bao, Lei Wang, Zhu Yu

“…The corn grain was milled and divided this into four distinct treatment groups: <i>Lentilactobacillus buchneri</i>, propionic acid, <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i>, and no additive (control). …”
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The Diagnostic Values of Ischemia-Modified Albumin in Patients with Acute Abdominal Pain and Its Role in Differentiating Acute Abdomen by Selman Yeniocak, Fatma Saraç, Mustafa Yazıcıoğlu, Nadiye Karabulut, Akın Ünal, Esma Yücetaş, Macit Koldaş, İbrahim Akkoç, Mustafa Ekici, Togay Evrin

“…These consisted of 194 patients (Group 1) with nontraumatic abdominal pain commencing in the preceding week, who were definitely diagnosed and either hospitalized in a specific department or planned for discharge, and a control group of 140 patients (Group 2). …”
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Understanding Metrics for Communicating the Economic Importance of Florida’s Fisheries Part II: Quantifying Market Activity by Robert Botta, Christa D. Court, Andrew Ropicki, Edward V. Camp

“…The first publication in the series, , provides an overview and explains how economic measures can be subdivided into two main groups: 1) those that quantify market activity, and 2) those that measure economic value. …”
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Effect of Posture Training with Weighted Kypho-Orthosis (WKO) on Improving Balance in Women with Osteoporosis by Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat, Leyla Sedighipour, Safura Pournajaf, Reza Vahab Kashani, Shahram Sadeghi

“…The patients were assigned to two groups: (1) control group who received 4-week home-based daily exercise program including weight bearing, back strengthening, and balance exercises and (2) intervention group (WKO) who performed aforementioned exercises and wore WKO for one hour twice a day. …”
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Evaluation of Optical Low Coherence Reflectometry Parameters in Patients with Exfoliation Syndrome by Emrullah Beyazyıldız, Özlem Beyazyıldız, Süleyman Günaydın, Emrah Kan, Mert Şimşek, Pelin Yılmazbaş, Faruk Öztürk

“…Forty-seven eyes of 47 patients with EXS (Group 1), and 55 eyes of 55 healthy subjects (Group 2) were included in the study. …”
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Value of Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester Pretreatment in Experimental Sepsis Model in Rats by Ozlem Alici, Havva Sahin Kavakli, Cemile Koca, Neriman Defne Altintas, Murat Aydin, Suleyman Alici

“…Twenty-four rats were randomly divided into three experimental groups: sham (group 1), sepsis (group 2), and sepsis + CAPE (group 3), n = 8 each. …”
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Researching the effects of methylprednisoione (mp) and dimethyl sulphoxide (dmso) on the prevention of peritoneal adhesions in rabbits by Fahrettin Alkan, Yılmaz Koç, İlhami Çelik, Muharrem Erol, M.Faruk Aydın

“…Area that 1x2cm, was excised from, the right peritoneal surface. Group 1, 2, and, 3 were intraperitoneal^ administered 5 ml/kg of the physiologycal saline (0.9%NaCI solution), 15 mg/kg methylprednisoione in 5 ml of the physiologycal saline, and 1 g/kg dimethyl sulphoxide in 5 ml of the physiologycal saline respectively following the laparotomy, and injections were continued for 5 days after laparotomy. …”
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Morphology of Welding Fume Derived from Stainless Steels Arc Welding by J. Wyciślik-Sośnierz, J. Matusiak, J. Adamiec, M. Lemanowicz, R. Kusiorowski, A. Gerle

“…Such assessment is particularly important during welding processes of corrosion-resistant steels, due to the presence of chromium and nickel compounds in the fume, which are classified as substances with proven carcinogenic effects to human (Group 1 according to IARC guidelines). It was found that 15-17% of particles deriving from arc welding belong to the respirable and tracheal fractions, which are the most harmful due to the penetration beyond the larynx.…”
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Effects of a Body-Based Mindfulness Program on Alexithymia, Dispositional Mindfulness, and Distress Symptoms: A Pilot Clinical Trial by Rossella Mattea Quinto, Francesca Russo, Francesca Scafuto, Marco Innamorati, Federico Nitamo Montecucco, Silvia Ghiroldi

“…., experimental group) and the control group (i.e., waiting list). Distress symptoms were assessed with the Symptoms Questionnaire; alexithymia was measured using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale; and dispositional mindfulness was assessed with the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire. …”
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In Vitro Degradation of PHB/Bacterial Cellulose Biocomposite Scaffolds by Maria Râpă, Cătălin Zaharia, Paul Octavian Stănescu, Angela Cășărică, Ecaterina Matei, Andra Mihaela Predescu, Mircea Cristian Pantilimon, Ruxandra Vidu, Cristian Predescu, Horia Cioflan

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Treatment of Rectovaginal Fistula Using Sphincteroplasty and Fistulectomy by Kemal Beksac, Atakan Tanacan, Nejat Ozgul, Mehmet Sinan Beksac

“…This study comprised three rectovaginal fistula groups that were treated using sphincteroplasty and fistulectomy: group 1: eight women with simple rectovaginal fistula due to birth trauma; group 2: six rectovaginal fistula cases that were associated with chronic inflammatory diseases; and group 3: five cases with at least one failed repair attempt. …”
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Effects of Curcumin on Hematological Parameters in Aflatoxin B1 Applied Rats by Deniz Uluışık, Ercan Keskin, Durmuş Hatipoğlu

“…Thirty eight healthy male Wistar Albino rats were used in the study. Group I animals was no applied. Animals in Group II were orally given 1 ml 10% DMSO daily for 60 days. …”
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The Correlation of PPARα Activity and Cardiomyocyte Metabolism and Structure in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy during Heart Failure Progression by E. Czarnowska, D. Domal-Kwiatkowska, E. Reichman-Warmusz, J. B. Bierla, A. Sowinska, A. Ratajska, K. Goral-Radziszewska, R. Wojnicz

“…The PPARα mRNA expression in the failing hearts was low in Group (I), high in Group (II), and comparable to that of the control in Group (III). …”
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Studying Some Factors That Increase the Risk of Thalassemia in The City of Baquba by Sara Fawzi Sahm

“…The results showed that there is an effect of the relationship between chronological age and getting the disease, as it was found that the highest percentage was within the age group (1-10) years. It was also found that the number of males carry the disorder is higher than the number of infected females. …”
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