Biomechanical comparison of the efficacy of Cfr-PEEK and titanium systems in the fixation following sagittal split advancement osteotomy: a biomechanical study by Esengul Sen, Damla Torul

“…Fixation was performed with a 4-hole titanium mini plate for 5 mm advancement in Group 1, with a 4-hole Cfr-PEEK mini plate for 5 mm advancement for Group 2, with a 4-hole titanium mini plate for 10 mm advancement for Group 3, and with a 4-hole Cfr-PEEK mini plate for 10 mm advancement for Group 4. …”
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Effect of Umbilical Cord Entanglement and Position on Pregnancy Outcomes by Natsuko Kobayashi, Shigeru Aoki, Mari S. Oba, Tsuneo Takahashi, Fumiki Hirahara

“…Although delivery mode was not significantly different among the three groups, 1-minute Apgar scores <7 and umbilical artery (UA) pH <7.10 were significantly more common in the umbilical cord entanglement groups than in the no cord group. …”
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Rapidly In Situ Forming Platelet-Rich Plasma Gel Enhances Angiogenic Responses and Augments Early Wound Healing after Open Abdomen by Bo Zhou, Jianan Ren, Chao Ding, Yin Wu, Dong Hu, Guosheng Gu, Jieshou Li

“…The rats were randomized into three groups (n=8 for each group): control, platelet-poor plasma (PPP), and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) groups. One week after the treatment, granulation tissue formation and angiogenesis were evaluated by histological and laser Doppler analysis. …”
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A Statistical Estimation Approach for Quantitative Concentrations of Compounds Lacking Authentic Standards/Surrogates Based on Linear Correlations between Directly Measured Detecto... by Yong-Hyun Kim, Ki-Hyun Kim

“…Predictive equations were hence derived via an LR analysis between the actual RF and CN for 29 groups: (1) one group consisting of all 18 reference VOCs, (2) three out of six original functional groups, and (3) 25 groups formed randomly from the six functional groups. …”
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Protocol of an Efficacy Study on Nursing Consultation in Weight Management and Metabolic Syndrome Based on the Carbohydrate–Insulin Theory in Individuals with First-Episode Psychos... by Lander Madaria, Claudia Aymerich, Ana Catalan, Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Torres

“…Participants will be assigned to two groups: one group will attend a series of six previously manualized nursing consultations, while the other will continue with their usual treatment. …”
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Enhanced Healing of Diabetic Wounds by Subcutaneous Administration of Human Umbilical Cord Derived Stem Cells and Their Conditioned Media by Chandrama Shrestha, Liling Zhao, Ke Chen, Honghui He, Zhaohui Mo

“…Delayed wound healing animal models were established by making a standard wound on the dorsum of eighteen db/db mice, which were divided into three groups with six mice in each: groups I, II, and III received PBS, UC-MSC, and CM, respectively. …”
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Morbidity of 200 Consecutive Cases of Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomies: A Single-Center Experience by Pedro W. Baron, Ramzi Ben-Youssef, Okechukwu N. Ojogho, Arputharaj Kore, D. Duane Baldwin

“…The initial 41 donors and their recipients (Group 1) were compared to the next 159 donors and their recipients (Group 2). …”
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The Cement Prosthesis-Like Spacer: An Intermediate Halt on the Road to Healing by Sufian S. Ahmad, Kim Huber, Dimitrios S. Evangelopoulos, Barbara Kleer, Hendrik Kohlhof, Michael Schär, Stefan Eggli, Sandro Kohl

“…Mean duration of the CPLS implant in the DTT group was 3.6 months (range 3–5 months) and in the ETT group 1.3 months (range 0.7–2.5 months). …”
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Individual, Group, and Organizational Factors Affecting Group Bidding Decisions for Construction Projects by Peng Yan, Junying Liu, Martin Skitmore

“…Moreover, 20 factors can be classified into five groupings: (1) values and strategic goals, (2) collaboration and learning orientation, (3) consensus reaching, (4) risk awareness, and (5) empowerment and development, with risk awareness having an especially strong influence. …”
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Effects of time‐restricted feeding and meal timing on an 8‐week fat oxidation exercise training program—A randomized controlled trial by Florian Hofstätter, Martin Niedermeier, Linda K. Rausch, Martin Kopp, Lydia Simpson, Justin S. Lawley

“…The aim of this study was to examine the influence of TRF on fat oxidation during exercise, whereby participants performed an 8‐week fatmax‐training program either in the fasted state or after a carbohydrate‐based snack. 36 participants were randomized into three groups. (1) Training sessions were performed in the fasted state; (2) Training sessions were performed after consuming a standardized carbohydrate‐based snack; (3) Exercise training with an ad libitum diet as a control group. …”
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The Efficacy of Functional and Traditional Exercise on the Body Composition and Determinants of Physical Fitness of Older Women: A Randomized Crossover Trial by Antônio Gomes de Resende-Neto, José Carlos Aragão-Santos, Bruna Caroline Oliveira-Andrade, Alan Bruno Silva Vasconcelos, Clodoaldo Antônio De Sá, Felipe José Aidar, Josimari Melo DeSantana, Eduardo Lusa Cadore, Marzo Edir Da Silva-Grigoletto

“…Forty-eight physically active older women (≥60 years of age) completed the intervention in three groups: (i) program that started with FT and ended with TT (FT ⟶ TT: n = 19), (ii) program that started with TT and ended with FT (TT ⟶ FT: n = 13), and (iii) stretching group (SG: n = 16). …”
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A Rabbit Model Study to Determine the Efficacy of a Prototype Corneal Endothelium Protector during Cataract Surgery by Annabel C. Y. Chew, Anita Chan, Monisha E. Nongpiur, Gary Peh, Veluchamy A. Barathi, Nyein C. Lwin, Charles Ong, Shamira Perera

“…Twenty-four rabbits were randomly assigned into 2 groups. One eye of each rabbit underwent phacoemulsification that simulated the removal of a dense nucleus, with or without the P-chute. …”
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The Effect of Frailty on Balance, Fear of Falling, and Dual-Task Performance in Individuals with Type 2 DM by Meral Sertel, Eylem Tütün Yümin, Merve Bilgin, Hanife Büşra Hekimoğlu, Sinem Özyün, Fatma Nur Körlük

“…Considering the Fall Efficacy Scale, Tinetti Balance and Gait Scale, TUG_{standard (sec)}, TUG_{cognitive (sec)}, and TUG_{motor (sec)} results of frail, pre-frail, and non-frail individuals with type 2 DM, a statistically significant difference was found between the groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). This difference originated from the frail group. …”
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Comparison of Medpor Coated Tear Drainage Tube versus Silicon Tear Drainage Tube in Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy: Problems and Solutions by Selam Yekta Sendul, Halil Huseyin Cagatay, Burcu Dirim, Mehmet Demir, Ali Atakhan Yıldız, Zeynep Acar, Sonmez Cinar, Dilek Guven

“…In the initial surgery, Medpor coated tear drainage tubes were used in 11 eyes by CDCR, whereas silicon tear drainage tubes were implanted into 2 eyes by CR and 6 eyes by CDCR. In group 1, proximal and distal obstructions developed postoperatively in 4 eyes, while 1 eye showed tube malposition and 3 eyes developed luminal obstruction by debris 3 times. …”
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Formation, Repair, and Genotoxic Properties of Bulky DNA Adducts Formed from Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines by Lisa A. Peterson

“…Both compounds are carcinogenic in laboratory animals, generating tumors at sites comparable to those observed in smokers. These Group 1 human carcinogens are metabolized to reactive intermediates that alkylate DNA. …”
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Cytochrome P450 Metabolism of Betel Quid-Derived Compounds: Implications for the Development of Prevention Strategies for Oral and Pharyngeal Cancers by Che-Yi Lin, Tien-Szu Pan, Chun-Chan Ting, Shih-Shin Liang, Shu-Hung Huang, Hsiu-Yueh Liu, Edward Cheng-Chuan Ko, Chung-Wei Wu, Jen-Yang Tang, Ping-Ho Chen

“…Betel quid (BQ) products, with or without tobacco, have been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as group I human carcinogens that are associated with an elevated risk of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) and cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx. …”
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Long-Term Effects of Activity Status in the Elderly on Cardiorespiratory Capacity, Blood Pressure, Blood Lipids, and Body Composition: A Five-Year Follow-Up Study by Eli Carmeli, Pini Orbach, David T. Lowenthal, Joav Merrick, Raymond Coleman

“…Results indicated a larger decrease in maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) in the group of elderly sedentary individuals (1.5 ± 0.5 l/min) compared to the moderately active (1.7 ± 0.6 l/min) and the highly active groups (1.9 ± 0.4 l/min). An active lifestyle was not sufficient to increase the physiological function of an individual.This study could not clearly demonstrate favorable differences for the physically active groups over the sedentary group with regard to several important physiological factors over the 5-year follow-up and it appears that the recommendation for, and the initiation of, adopting active lifestyles may not be sufficient on their own to significantly increase an individual's physiological functioning.…”
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Effect of “DXB-2030,” a Polyherbal Formulation, on Experimental Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Associated with Hyperandrogenism by Mohammed Azeemuddin, Suryakanth D. Anturlikar, Mallappa Onkaramurthy, Mirza R. Baig, Basti K. Ashok, Raghavendra P. Rao, Mohamed Rafiq, Paramesh Rangesh

“…Thirty animals were divided into 3 groups of 10 each; group 1 served as normal control; group 2 was administered with TP and served as positive control; along with TP, group 3 was treated with “DXB-2030” at a dose of 100 mg/kg p.o., for 60 days. …”
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The Combination Therapy with Zoledronic Acid and Propranolol Improves the Trabecular Microarchitecture and Mechanical Property in an Rat Model of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis by Deepak Kumar Khajuria, Rema Razdan, D. Roy Mahapatra

“…Twelve weeks after surgery, rats were randomized into six groups: (1) sham + vehicle, (2) OVX + vehicle, (3) OVX + ZOL (100 μg/kg, i.v. single dose), (4) OVX + ZOL (50 μg/kg, i.v. single dose), (5) OVX + PRO (0.1 mg/kg, s.c. 5 days per week), and (6) OVX + ZOL (50 μg/kg, i.v. single dose) + PRO (0.1 mg/kg, s.c. 5 days per week) for 12 weeks. …”
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Dose-dependent effects of apple pectin on alleviating high fat-induced obesity modulated by gut microbiota and SCFAs by Yuanyuan Zhao, Jinfeng Bi, Jianyong Yi, Jian Peng, Qiancheng Ma

“…In this study, the standard diet (Chow group) and high fat diet containing 0% (HF group), 1%, 3%, 5%, 8% or 12% (m/m) apple pectin (HF-P group) were offered ad libitum for 8 weeks to 4-week C57BL/6J mice (n = 10/group). …”
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