Carpolobia lutea methanol root extract reinstates androgenesis and testicular function in cadmiumchallenged rats by Ejike, Daniel Eze, Okpa Precious, Nwaka, Ugochukwu Vincent, Igbokwe, Moses, Dele Adams, Mohammed Rabiu, Karimah, Emmanuel Tiyo, Ayikobua

“…Experimental animals in control (Group 1) were given 0.2ml/kg body weight (BW) of 10% tween 80; Group two were administered 1mg/kg BW of cadmium (i.p); Group 3 were given 1mg/kg BW of cadmium (i.p) + 100mg/kg BW extract; Group four took 1mg/kg BW of cadmium (i.p) + 200mg/kg BW extract while Group five and six got 100mg/kg and 200mg/kg BW extract respectively. …”
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Pegilated interferon alpha 2b «Pegaltevir» chronic hepatitis C treatment (randomized clinical trial) by Marina V. Mayevskaya, Ye. N. Bessonova, P. O. Bogomolov, N. I. Geyvandova, K. V. Zhdanov, V. G. Morozov, V. D. Pasechnikov, I. Yu. Khomenko, A. V. Yagoda, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Assessment of Pegaltevir® efficacy was carried out in 4 weeks (rapid virologic response, RVR) and 12 weeks of treatment (early virologic response, EVR) in groups 1 and 3 in comparison to corresponding scores in groups 2 and 4 (primary criteria of efficacy were estimated in all 140 patients enrolled in original study. …”
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Effects of Binahong (Anredera cordifolia (Tenore) Steenis) Extracts on the Levels of Malondialdehyde (MDA) in Cataract Goat Lenses by Feriyani Feriyani, Hady Maulanza, Rodiah Rahmawaty Lubis, Ummu Balqis, Darmawi Darmawi

“…As many as possible, 40 goat eye lenses were divided into several groups, namely, group I normal lenses as controls (glucose 5.5 mM), group II lenses were cataract induced with glucose concentration of 55 mM, group III lenses with glucose 55 mM + binahong leaf extract (100 μg/ml), group IV lens with glucose 55 mM + binahong leaf extract (200 μg/ml), and group V lens with glucose 55 mM + quercetin (positive control). …”
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Impact of Extended Membrane Rupture on Neonatal Inflammatory Responses and Composite Neonatal Outcomes in Early-Preterm Neonates—A Prospective Study by Maura-Adelina Hincu, Liliana Gheorghe, Luminita Paduraru, Daniela-Cristina Dimitriu, Anamaria Harabor, Ingrid-Andrada Vasilache, Iustina Solomon-Condriuc, Alexandru Carauleanu, Ioana Sadiye Scripcariu, Dragos Nemescu

“…<b>Methods</b>: Data from 1026 patients were analyzed considering the following groups: group 1 (ROM < 18 h, <i>n</i> = 447 patients) and group 2 (ROM > 18 h, <i>n</i> = 579 patients). …”
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Effects of Mating and Social Exposure on Cell Proliferation in the Adult Male Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) by A. E. Castro, L. J. Young, F. J. Camacho, R. G. Paredes, N. F. Diaz, W. Portillo

“…Males were assigned to one of the four groups: (1) control: males were placed alone in a clean cage; (2) social exposure to a female (SE m/f): males that could see, hear, and smell a sexually receptive female but where physical contact was not possible, because the animals were separated by an acrylic screen with small holes; (3) social exposure to a male (SE m/m): same as group 2 but males were exposed to another male without physical contact; and (4) social cohabitation with mating (SCM): males that mated freely with a receptive female for 6 h. …”
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Physical activity among school-aged children and intervention programs using self-determination theory (SDT): A scoping review by Tameka STEWART, Manoj SHARMA

“…Six studies utilized the randomized controlled trial design (RCT); only three studies de- monstrated a significant, consistent, increase of MVPA among the intervention groups; one of which was a RCT study. There was little to no increase in MVPA among girls within the research. …”
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Outer Retinal Layers’ Thickness Changes in relation to Age and Choroidal Thickness in Normal Eyes by Mona Kamal Abdellatif, Yasser Abdelmaguid Mohamed Elzankalony, Ahmed Abdelmonsef Abdelhamid Ebeid, Weam Mohamed Ebeid

“…Patients were divided into 3 groups: group 1 (20–40 years), group 2 (40–60 years), and group 3 (>60 years). …”
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Efficacy and safety of massage for postoperative stress in colorectal cancer patients: a randomized, controlled, three-arm trial by Paul G. Werthmann, Paul G. Werthmann, Paul G. Werthmann, Dirk Cysarz, Melanie Jungbluth, Ann-Kathrin Lederer, Ann-Kathrin Lederer, Gergana Nenova, Roman Huber, Monique van Dijk, Gunver S. Kienle

“…PurposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of rhythmic embrocation (RE), a massage technique, on postoperative stress levels (measured by heart rate variability) in colorectal cancer surgery patients compared to empathic conversation.MethodsThe study included 68 patients who were randomized into three groups: one received RE from professionals, another from students, and the third received empathic conversations. …”
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Effect of Combined Live Probiotics Alleviating the Gastrointestinal Symptoms of Functional Bowel Disorders by Jin Shi, Feng Gao, Jie Zhang

“…The median relative abundances of the gut microbiota were 1.01% and 5.03% Actinobacteria and 43.80% and 35.17% Bacteroidetes at the phylum level; 0.76% and 3.29% Bifidobacterium, 0.13% and 0.89% Cillinsella, 0.03% and 0.01% Enterococcus, 0.18% and 0.36% Lachnospiraceae, 0.10% and 0.16% Ruminococcus torques group, 1.31% and 2.44% Blautia, and 0.83% and 2.02% Fusicatenibacter at the genus level (P<0.05), respectively. …”
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Effects of supplementing a polyphenol-rich sugarcane extract through drinking water on egg production and quality of laying hens. by Namalika D Karunaratne, Sasmitha De Silva, Minoli Herath, Ruvini Liyanage, Pabodha Weththasinghe, Barana C Jayawardana, Eranga De Seram, Anil Pushpakumara, Mathew Flavel

“…The pens were divided into two treatment groups: one receiving 0% (control) and the other 0.05% PRSE in drinking water throughout the study duration. …”
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Role of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and catecholamine factors in independent and primary multiple types of tumor growth by E. M. Frantsiyants, V. A. Bandovkina, I. V. Kaplieva, E. I. Surikova, Yu. A. Pogorelova, N. D. Cheryarina, L. K. Trepitaki, I. V. Neskubina, A. A. Vereskunova, I. M. Kotieva, K. A. Shumarin, A. I. Shikhlyarova, I. V. Goroshinskaya

“…Male and female BALB/c Nude mice were divided into groups, n = 7 each: group 1 involved intact animals, group 2 involved mice with B16/F10 melanoma, group 3 – mice with LLC, group 4 – synchronous growth of melanoma and LLC. …”
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Krüppel-like factor 4 modulates the miR-101/COL10A1 axis to inhibit renal fibrosis after AKI by regulating epithelial–mesenchymal transition by Jingying Zhao, Xiuli Wang, Yubin Wu, Chengguang Zhao

“…Compared with the Sham group, I/R induced renal tubular and glomerular injury and fibrosis, and increased the levels of BUN, serum Scr and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), Col10a1 and Vimentin expression, but decreased E-cadherin expression in the kidney tissues of mice at 42 days post-I/R. …”
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Pattern of Disinfection of Root Canal Dentin by Alternated Acid-Base Irrigating Regimen by Janir Alves Soares, Maria Auxiliadora Roque de Carvalho, Suelleng Maria Cunha Santos Soares, Rodrigo Dantas Pereira, Manoel Brito-Júnior, Paula Prazeres Magalhães, Isabel Alessandra Miranda Nunes, Rudys Rodolpho de Jesus Tavarez, Claudia de Castro Rizzi, Rafaela Nogueira Moreira, Luiz de Macêdo Farias, Etevaldo Matos Maia Filho

“…After initial sampling (S1), the CMP was aided by irrigants: saline solution (control; n=12), a conventional regimen (CR) (group 1; n=12) using 5.25% NaOCl and a final rinse with 17% EDTA, and an alternating regimen (AR) of intercalated use of NaOCl and EDTA (group 2, n=12), followed by a second sampling (S2). …”
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Sorafenib as Adjuvant Therapy Post–Liver Transplant: A Single-center Experience by Hala Hassanain, MD, Ashton A. Connor, MD, PhD, Elizabeth W. Brombosz, PhD, Khush Patel, MD, MS, Ahmed Elaileh, MD, Tamneet Basra, MD, Sudha Kodali, MD, MSPH, David W. Victor, III, MD, Caroline J. Simon, MD, Yee Lee Cheah, MD, Mark J. Hobeika, MD, Constance M. Mobley, MD, PhD, Ashish Saharia, MD, Sadhna Dhingra, MD, Mary Schwartz, MD, Anaum Maqsood, MD, Kirk Heyne, MD, Ahmed O. Kaseb, MD, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, MD, A. Osama Gaber, MD, Maen Abdelrahim, MD, PhD, R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD

“…Patients were stratified into 3 groups: (1) recipients of adjuvant sorafenib, (2) nonrecipients at high recurrence risk, and (3) nonrecipients at low risk by explant pathology features. …”
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Varus/valgus angle of the femoral component relative to the tibial component increases risk of bearing dislocation in medial mobile bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty by Shaokui Nan, Chao Li, Haoming An, Yuda Lian, Haifeng Li

“…The distance between the bearing lateral edge and the lateral wall of the tibial component (W-BED) was significantly lower in the varus group than the valgus group (1.9 [0–6.4] vs. 2.8 [0.3–7.7] mm; P < 0.001). …”
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Simple hypertrophic tonsils have more active innate immune and inflammatory responses than hypertrophic tonsils with recurrent inflammation in children by Qun Huang, Hu Hua, Wei Li, Xi Chen, Lei Cheng

“…The patients were divided into three groups: 1) Control group; 2) Tonsil Hypertrophy (TH) group; and 3) Tonsil Hypertrophy combined with Recurrent Infection (TH + RI) group. …”
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Perception of phage therapy and research across selected professional and social groups in Poland by Maciej Żaczek, Marcin W. Zieliński, Andrzej Górski, Andrzej Górski, Andrzej Górski, Beata Weber-Dąbrowska, Ryszard Międzybrodzki, Ryszard Międzybrodzki, Ryszard Międzybrodzki

“…Despite some important progress, there is little to no data on phage therapy perceptions in key groups, i.e., patients and their relatives, physicians and anyone who could potentially become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria. …”
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Distribution and species composition of potato viruses in the Novosibirsk region by V. S. Maslennikova, M. B. Pykhtina, K. A. Tabanyukhov, E. V. Shelikhova, K. I. Mosalev, A. V. Katokhin, A. A. Bondar, A. B. Beklemishev, M. I. Voevoda

“…As a result of phylogenetic analysis, it was established that NR viral samples fell into two groups of strains: group 1, which also includes isolates of the reference strains 261-4/SYR_III, and group 2, NTNa. …”
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Exploring the Hepatoprotective Effect of Agaricus bisporus Based on Network Pharmacology by WANG Jie, WANG Jinmei, LIU Hui, LIU Xuguang, GUO Wenjing, HE Hongping

“…Compared with the model group, the high-dose group (1 000 mg/kg) showed significant recovery in liver function indicators such as aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and alkaline phosphatase (AKP) (P < 0.001). …”
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Comparison of high-flow nasal oxygenation and standard low-flow nasal oxygenation during rigid bronchoscopy: a randomized controlled trial by Hye Jin Kim, Chang Young Lee, Kyuho Lee, Namo Kim, Seungyeon Lee, Young Jun Oh

“…However, the HFNO group had fewer patients with hypoxemia-related surgical interruptions than the Standard group (1 [3.8%] vs. 8 [29.6%], P = 0.024) and exhibited an attenuated decline rate in PaO2 (median [Q1, Q3]: 4.6 [0.0, 7.9] mmHg/min vs. 10.5 [6.4, 12.9] mmHg/min, P = 0.005). …”
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