Maternal Serum Ferritin, C-Reactive Protein, and Procalcitonin Levels for Predicting Subclinical Intra-Amniotic Infection in Preterm Premature Rupture of Membrane by Balsam N. Nahedh, Mahdi M. Shalal

“…A convenient sample of 90 singleton pregnant women with a live fetus between 24 - 36 weeks of gestation were divided into three groups: Group 1 (controls) included 30 women with intact membranes and no signs of labour seen in the outpatient obstetrics clinic in Baghdad Teaching Hospital; Group 2 included 30 women with preterm premature rupture of membrane (PPROM) but without chorioamnionitis; and Group 3 included 30 women with PPROM and chorioamnionitis. …”
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Behaviour of exclusive breastfeeding in children of mothers with and without prior training by Pilar Maritza Almaguer Sabina, Mercedes Fonseca Hernández, Luis Alberto Corona Martínez, Carmen Guerra Cabrera, Alberto Roteta Dorado, Esteban Sánchez Martínez

“…The sample, including 160 women who had given birth in 2005 and 2006 and belonged to the Area III Polyclinic of Cienfuegos, was divided into two independent groups: one trained in breastfeeding and the other one not trained. …”
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Effect of Stocking Density on Stress-Related Gene Expression of Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Infected with Infectious Myonecrosis Virus (IMNV) by Moch. Nurhudah, Nur Komariah Baladrat, Sinung Rahardjo, Heny Budi Utari, Putu Angga Wiradana

“…A completely randomized design (CRD) was carried out with 6 treatment groups, i.e. 3 different stocking density groups without IMNV infection (100, 200, and 400 shrimp/m2) and 3 different stocking density groups + IMNV infection (100, 200, and 400 shrimp/m2). …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in North Indian Population of HIV/AIDS Patients Receiving HAART by Suman Karmakar, Surendra K. Sharma, Richa Vashishtha, Abhishek Sharma, Sanjay Ranjan, Deepak Gupta, Vishnubhatla Sreenivas, Sanjeev Sinha, Ashutosh Biswas, Vinay Gulati

“…A total 224 patients divided into two groups, one with HIV-TB and the other with HIV alone, were followedup for a minimum period of 3 months. …”
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Effect of Negative Pressure Therapy on the Inflammatory Response of the Intestinal Microenvironment in a Porcine Septic Model by Kenneth C. Norbury, Mary Pat Moyer

“…Sepsis was induced in 12 anesthetized female pigs. Group 1 (n=6) was decompressed at 12 hrs after injury (T12) and treated with standard of care (SOC), and group 2 (n=6) with NPT for up to T48. …”
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Hemotoxicity Induced by Chronic Chlorpyrifos Exposure in Wistar Rats: Mitigating Effect of Vitamin C by Suleiman F. Ambali, Joseph O. Ayo, King A. N. Esievo, Samuel A. Ojo

“…Twenty adult male rats divided into 4 groups of 5 animals each were exposed to the following regimens: group I (S/oil) was administered soya oil (2 mL/kg b.w.), while group II (VC) was given vitamin C (100 mg/kg b.w.); group III was dosed with CPF (10.6 mg/kg b.w.); group IV was pretreated with vitamin C (100 mg/kg) and then exposed to CPF (10.6 mg/kg b.w.), 30 minutes later. …”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, and Their Additive Effects on Atherosclerosis by Mario Francesco Damiani, Annapaola Zito, Pierluigi Carratù, Vito Antonio Falcone, Elioda Bega, Pietro Scicchitano, Marco Matteo Ciccone, Onofrio Resta

“…The study design allowed us to define 4 groups: (1) controls (n=30); (2) OSA patients without HTN (n=30); (3) HTN patients without OSA (n=30); (4) patients with OSA and HTN (n=30). …”
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Topical Rifamycin Prophylaxis in Gynecological and Obstetric Surgery by Nahit Ata, Mehmet Kulhan, Nur Gozde Kulhan, Can Turkler, Ahmet Bilgi, Cetin Celik

“…These patients (n=100) were divided into two groups according to their antibiotic use; 50 patients who received only 1 g cefazolin constituted Group 1, 50 patients who received only 250 mg topical rifamycin over the incision line based on surgeon’s preference constituted Group 2. …”
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Diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for diffuse parenchymal lung diseases diagnosis: Comparison between 1.7-mm and 1.9-mm probes by C. Ravaglia, F. Sultani, S. Piciucchi, A. Dubini, A. J. De Grauw, S. Martinello, S. Oldani, S. Maitan, F. Stella, V. Poletti

“…Methods: 60 consecutive patients were prospectively enrolled and randomly assigned to two different groups: 1.9 mm (group A) and 1.7 mm (group B); primary endpoints were pathological and multidisciplinary diagnostic yield, sample size and complication rate. …”
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EXISTENCE OF WIFE BATTERY AMONG TRADERS IN UGEP COMMUNITY OF YAKURR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA by NNANA OKOI OFEM

“…Through semi-structured interviews, participants were divided into two groups; one for in-dept interview (I.D.I) and the other for Focus Group Discussion (F.G.Ds). …”
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Evaluation of Some Properties of Acrylic Resin Denture Base Reinforced with Calcium Carbonate Nano-Particles by Jawad Mikael, Salem Al-Samaraie, Fahd Ikram

“…For each test 60 specimens were prepared, the specimens were divided into 6 groups (10 for each) coded I to VI. Group I was the control group (unmodified specimens), the remaining five groups were reinforced with CaCO3 nanoparticles to achieve loading of 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, and 6% by weight. …”
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Effects of defined voluntary running distances coupled with high‐fat diet consumption on the skeletal muscle transcriptome of male mice by Afrina Brishti, Sarah J. Johnson, Daniel G. Palmer, Md Obayed Raihan, Lin Yan, Shanon L. Casperson

“…C57BL/6 male mice were randomized into five groups—one sedentary control group and four exercise groups. …”
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The Reinforcement Effect of Nano-Zirconia on the Transverse Strength of Repaired Acrylic Denture Base by Mohammed Gad, Aws S. ArRejaie, Mohamed Saber Abdel-Halim, Ahmed Rahoma

“…Eighty specimens of heat polymerized acrylic resin were prepared and randomly divided into eight groups (n=10): one intact group (control) and seven repaired groups. One group was repaired with autopolymerized resin while the other six groups were repaired using autopolymerized resin reinforced with 2 wt% or 5 wt% glass fiber, zirconia, or nano-zirconia particles. …”
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Acute toxicity test combination of binahong leaves extract (Anredera cordifolia) and catfish oil (Pangasius micronema Blkr.) in mice by Rahma Shabrina Auliya, Meitasari Annisa Diyan, Sasongko Heru

“…The combination of binahong extract with catfish oil was given orally in graded doses, namely group I (250 mg/kg catfish oil and 100 mg/kg binahong), group II (500 mg/kg catfish oil and 200 mg/kg binahong), and group III (1000 mg/kg catfish oil and 400 mg/kg binahong). …”
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Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia in Outpatients after COVID-19 Infection by M. S. Turchina, Yu. M. Morozov, T. I. Obolenskaya

“…All patients were divided in 2 groups by randomization: Group 1 received omeprazole at a dose of 80 mg/day, Group 2 received a combination of omeprazole and Kolofort® (a combined action drug product containing technologically processed antibodies to S100, TNF-alpha, and histamine) at a dose of 80 mg/day. …”
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Investigating contemporary dental practice in restorative dentistry and Dentists-related factors in placing and replacing restorations in Kurdistan, Iraq by Bushra Rashid Noaman, Lezan Dawood Fattah

“…Method: a cross-sectional study included two hundred general practitioner dentists whose experiences from 1-20 years were divided into two groups (1-10 and 11-20 years). The participants were instructed to collect data about the number of placed and replaced restorations, the reason for placement, and the type of materials from patients aged 14- > 60. …”
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Interrelationships of the Intestinal Microbiome, Trimethylamine N-Oxide and Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein with Crohn’s Disease Activity by Yelena Laryushina, Nadezhda Samoilova-Bedych, Lyudmila Turgunova, Alexandr Marchenko, Yermek Turgunov, Samat Kozhakhmetov, Maxat Suieubayev, Nurislam Mukhanbetzhanov, Nadezhda Kabdulina

“…Results: We found significant differences in TMAO levels in patients in the remission/mild and moderate/severe groups compared to the control group (<i>p</i> = 0.02 and <i>p</i> = 0.014), changes in alpha diversity with the Shannon index (<i>p</i> = 0. 0151 and <i>p</i> = 0.0018) and in beta diversity (ANOSIM <i>p</i> = 0.009 and PERMANOVA <i>p</i> = 0.005) in both groups compared to controls. …”
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The Effect of Mechanical Ventilation on TASK-1 Expression in the Brain in a Rat Model by Buqi Na, Hong Zhang, Guangfa Wang, Li Dai, Guoguang Xia

“…Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized to three groups: (1) high tidal volume (HVt): MV for four hours with Vt at 10 mL/kg; (2) low Vt (LVt): MV for four hours with Vt at 5 mL/kg; (3) basal (BAS): anesthetized and unventilated animals. …”
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A structured exercise regimen enhances autonomic function compared to unstructured physical activities in geriatric horses by Kanokpan Sanigavatee, Chanoknun Poochipakorn, Onjira Huangsaksri, Sipaporn Vichitkraivin, Sireetorn Pakdeelikhit, Wanlapa Chotiyothin, Sirapatch Wongkosoljit, Thita Wonghanchao, Metha Chanda

“…Horses were divided into three groups: (1) sedentary (SEL), (2) those participating in unstructured activities (RAT), and (3) those following a structured exercise regimen (SER). …”
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Effect of Subantimicrobial Dose Doxycycline Treatment on Gingival Crevicular Fluid Levels of MMP-9 and MMP-13 in Periodontitis Stage 2, Grade B in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mel... by Mai S. Attia, Jazia A. Alblowi

“…A total of thirty patients were divided into the following two groups with reference to periodontitis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and administration of the doxycycline drug: Group I: patients with periodontitis stage 2, grade B and type 2 diabetes mellitus who received SRP only. …”
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