Clinical Comparison of Fusarium Keratitis according to the Initial Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) Smear: A Retrospective Study in South Korea by Jong Ha Kim, Hyeon Jeong Yoon, Kyung Chul Yoon, In Cheon You

“…The delayed time to initiate antifungal eye drops was longer in the KOH-negative group (1.13 ± 0.49 vs. 3.93 ± 4.89, p=0.002). Only the KOH-negative group combined bacterial infection. …”
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Features of the functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis in mice with Lewis carcinoma on the background of induced hyperthyroidism by E. M. Frantsiyants, V. A. Bandovkina, I. V. Kaplieva, I. V. Neskubina, E. I. Surikova, A. I. Shikhlyarova, L. K. Trepitaki, M. A. Gusareva, I. A. Udalenkova, E. O. Vasilieva, N. D. Cheryarina, V. V. Pozdnyakova

“…Two control groups were used: control group I – mice with sodium liothyronine- induced hyperthyroidism and control group II – mice with subcutaneously transplanted LLC. …”
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Refractive Status in Eyes Implanted with Toric and Nontoric Intraocular Lenses during Combined Cataract Surgery and Microhook Ab Interno Trabeculotomy by Yasuyuki Takai, Kazunobu Sugihara, Mihoko Mochiji, Kaoru Manabe, Aika Tsutsui, Masaki Tanito

“…The mean absolute residual refractive cylinder of the nontoric IOL group (2.25 ± 0.62 D) was significantly greater than that of the toric IOL group (1.30 ± 0.68 D) (p<0.05). Postoperatively, 60% of eyes in the toric IOL group and 10% in the nontoric IOL group had an absolute refractive astigmatism level of 1.5 D or less. …”
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Microleakage Evaluation of Two Methacrylate-Based Composites (GC Kalore and Luna SDI) in Class II Restorations: A Laboratory Study by Kooshan Moradi, Sadaf Sadat Mahmoudinezhad, Mehran Mapar

“…Similar class II cavities (box only) were prepared on all teeth and restored with two different composites. In group 1, a bonding agent (Single Bond 2-SB2; 3M ESPE) and Luna SDI composite in mesial cavities and GC Kalore composite in distal cavities were used. …”
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Leveraging Autofluorescence for Tumor Detection, Diagnosis, and Accurate Excision with Surgical Margin Assessment in Tumor Excision by Antonis Perdiou, Ramona Dumitrescu, Daniela Jumanca, Octavia Balean, Ruxandra Sava-Rosianu, Serban Talpos, Dacian Virgil Lalescu, Atena Galuscan

“…<b>Results:</b> Statistically significant differences were observed in tumor-free margins between the control (73.17%) and experimental (97%) groups (<i>p</i> = 0.003). Subgroup analysis for SCC showed no significant difference (control: 84.21%; experimental: 95.83%; <i>p</i> = 0.306). …”
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Isolation and Identification of Some Probiotic Bacteria and Their Potential Role in Improving Immune Response and Resistance of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Comparison w... by Mosleh M. Abomughaid

“…Fish were divided into 3 groups, group (1): the control, group (2): fed on potential probiotics, and group (3): fed on commercial probiotic (Organic Green™). …”
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Improving Anxiety Related to Chronic Pain Through a Sleep Circadian Intervention Program: A Pilot Study by Sonia López-Monzoni, Gloria Hernando Benito, Sofía Romero-Peralta, Laura Silgado-Martínez, Maria Esther Viejo-Ayuso, Leticia Álvarez-Balado, Enrique Rodríguez Matarranz, Carles Forné Izquierdo, Manuel Sánchez-de-la-Torre, Juan Fernando Masa, Ferrán Barbé, Francisco García-Río, Antonio Martínez-Nicolás, Belén García-Mediano, Esther Solano-Pérez, Olga Mediano

“…This was a randomized clinical trial (NCT03646084), in which 49 CMP patients were assigned to SCIP (<i>n</i> = 15, mean age 51 years and 40% women) or non-SCIP groups (<i>n</i> = 26, 53 years and 61.5% women). Outcomes were evaluated after 6 months through self-reported questionnaires (pain intensity, physical function, depression/anxiety, and quality of life (QoL)). …”
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A scoping review of biopsychosocial risk factors and co-morbidities for common spinal disorders. by Bart N Green, Claire D Johnson, Scott Haldeman, Erin Griffith, Michael B Clay, Edward J Kane, Juan M Castellote, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Matthew Smuck, Eric L Hurwitz, Kristi Randhawa, Hainan Yu, Margareta Nordin

“…Risk factors were reported for group 1: non-specific low back pain (smoking, overweight/obesity, negative recovery expectations), non-specific neck pain (high job demands, monotonous work); group 2: degenerative spinal disease (workers' compensation claim, degenerative scoliosis), and group 3: spinal tuberculosis (age, imprisonment, previous history of tuberculosis), spinal cord injury (age, accidental injury), vertebral fracture from osteoporosis (type 1 diabetes, certain medications, smoking), and neural tube defects (folic acid deficit, anti-convulsant medications, chlorine, influenza, maternal obesity). …”
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The Role of E-Cadherin in the Assessment of Esophageal Mucosal Damage in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome by Y. Ya. Shaukovich

“…The diagnostics of respiratory disorders during sleeping was performed using computer pulse oximetry. Group 1 (n = 29) consisted of GERD patients, group 2 (n = 35) of patients with GERD in combination with OSAHS, group 3 (n = 30) of patients with OSAHS, group 4 (n = 26) was the comparison group. …”
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Pharmacological Studies on the Antidiabetic, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Efficacies of Commiphora myrrha Resin in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Rats: A Preclinical Study by Rasha A. Mansouri, Aftab Ahmad, null Roushdy M. M., Huda F. Alshaibi, Mahmoud Ragab

“…The thirty (30) female adult Sprague Dawley rats were randomly and equally segregated into three sets of experimental groups: group I (normal control): the rats were given an intraperitoneal injection of sodium citrate buffer solution and marked as a normal control group (NCG); group II (diabetic control): the rats were injected with STZ (60 mg/kg body weight (b.w.)) and marked as the diabetic control group (DCG); and group III (MAE treated): the rats were injected with STZ (60 mg/kg b.w.) for induction of diabetes and treated with MAE powder (0.5 mL of 0.5 g/kg b.w.) dissolved in distilled water. …”
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People with symptoms of depression and those at significant risk of suicide show differences in their personality profile and sense of meaning in life by Kacper Deska, Grzegorz Mirocha, Bartłomiej Bąk, Anna Mirgos-Wierzchowska, Marcin Kosmalski, Monika Różycka-Kosmalska, Tadeusz Pietras

“…Based on the results of these questionnaires, we identified four groups: 1. Participants with depressive symptoms (D). 2. …”
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Preoperative Predictors for the Presence of Motile Spermatozoa in the Epididymis and Patency of Anastomosis During Microsurgical Vasoepididymal Anastomosis in Patients with Obstruc... by Bhopesh Kadian, Aditya Prakash Sharma, Manish Rohilla, Ujjwal Gorsi, Japleen Kaur, Ravimohan S. Mavuduru

“…Results: Out of 20 patients, 5 (group 2) had intraoperative motile spermatozoa in the epididymal fluid and 15 (group 1) had nonmotile spermatozoa. Low luteinising hormone (LH) levels (P = 0.01) and high testosterone levels (P = 0.05) were the predictive of presence of motile spermatozoa in epididymal fluid. …”
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Comparison Of Glucagon Like Peptide/1 Levels In Diabetic Women With Ovarian Polycystic Syndrome And Healthy Women by Namra Iqtidar, Imran Ali Zaidi, Sobia Niaz, Javaria Latif, Amir Naveed, Ayesha Yousaf

“…Out of them, 52 had PCOS with DM (Group 2), and 52 were age and weight-matched healthy subjects (Group 1) with no signs of hormonal abnormalities. …”
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The Role of Microbial Aspartic Protease Enzyme in Food and Beverage Industries by Jermen Mamo, Fassil Assefa

“…Aspartic protease enzymes from microbial sources are mainly categorized into two groups: (i) the pepsin-like enzymes produced by Aspergillus, Penicillium, Rhizopus, and Neurospora and (ii) the rennin-like enzymes produced by Endothia and Mucor spp., such as Mucor miehei, M. pusillus, and Endothia parasitica. …”
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Psychological stress among university students in wartime: A longitudinal study by U. B. Mykhaylyshyn, A. V. Stadnik, Yu. B. Melnyk, J. Vveinhardt, M. S. Oliveira, I. S. Pypenko

“…Respondents aged 20-50 years were divided into 4 groups. Group 1 consisted of 107 students, including 64 (59.8%) males and 43 (40.2%) females, living in areas where there was no hostilities or shelling (November 2022). …”
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Perioperative complications in primary intramedullary tumors of the spine in adults. A multicenter surveillance study of 307 patients from the German Spine Registry (DWG-Register) by Juan Manuel Vinas-Rios, Vincent J. Heck, Fatima Azucena Medina-Govea, Mario Alberto Islas-Aguilar, Nikolaus Kernich, DWG-Registry Group

“…Results: In total, 307 primary intramedullary tumors in the spine were identified; n = 248 (Group 1) had nonoperative complications and n = 59 had a complication related to the surgical procedure (Group 2); taking this in to account, die complication rate was 19.2%. …”
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Cystic Kidney Diseases in Sudanese Children: Pattern, Clinical Presentation, and Outcome by Maali Alwathig Alameen, Ebtihal Eltyeb, Rashid Ellidir

“…Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPCKD) and MCDK were present mainly in age groups <1 year old, compared to the cyst of the medulla related to age groups 5–9 and 10–14 years. …”
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Efficacy of Intravenous Ibuprofen and Paracetamol on Postoperative Pain and Tramadol Consumption After Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Clinic... by Muhittin CALIM, Serdar YESILTAS, Mustafa GUNAY, Ismail SUMER, Sedat AKBAS

“…These patients were then randomly assigned in a double-blind manner to two groups: one receiving paracetamol (n=32), and the other receiving ibuprofen (n=32). …”
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PPARG2 Pro12Ala and TNFα -308G>A Polymorphisms Are Not Associated with Heart Failure Development in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Izabela Wojtkowska, Tomasz A. Bonda, Andrzej Tysarowski, Katarzyna Seliga, Janusz A. Siedlecki, Maria M. Winnicka, Janina Stępińska

“…IL-6 concentration in the plasma of TNFα A-allele carriers at months 1 and 12 after CABG was higher in the HF group compared to the non-HF group (1 month after CABG: 5.3 ± 3.4 vs. 3.1 ± 2.9, p<0.05; 12 months after CABG: 4.2 ± 3,9 vs. 1.4 ± 1.2, p<0.01, respectively). …”
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Efficacy of Fetal Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles in Metabolic Syndrome by Illayaraja Krishnan, Magdalene Tan Mei Ling, Min Hwei Ng, Jia Xian Law, Mohd Rafizul Mohd Yusof, Thavachelvi Thangarajah, Zalina Mahmood, Nurul Izzati Uda Zahli, Shathiya Rajamanickam, Baskar Subramani, Yogeswaran Lokanathan

“…Method: Twenty-four rats were fed with a high-fat and high-fructose diet to induce MetS for 16 weeks and randomized into three groups (<i>n</i> = 8/group): a MetS Control group treated with normal saline, MetS Low Dose (LD) group treated with a LD of sEVs preparations (3 × 10⁹ particle/rat), and MetS High Dose (HD) group treated with a HD of sEVs preparations (9 × 10⁹ particles/rat). …”
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