The WRKY Transcription Factor Genes in Lotus japonicus by Hui Song, Pengfei Wang, Zhibiao Nan, Xingjun Wang

“…Researchers previously believed that group II and III WRKY domains were derived from the C-terminal WRKY domain of group I. Our results suggest that some WRKY genes in group II originated from the N-terminal domain of group I WRKY genes. …”
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Comparison of the Mechanical Properties of Early Leukocyte- and Platelet-Rich Fibrin versus PRGF/Endoret Membranes by Hooman Khorshidi, Saeed Raoofi, Rafat Bagheri, Hodasadat Banihashemi

“…The mean tensile strength and toughness were higher in group 1 with a significant difference (P<0.05). The mean stiffness in group 1 was also higher but not statistically significant (P>0.05). …”
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Short-Time Intermittent Preexposure of Living Human Donors to Hyperoxia Improves Renal Function in Early Posttransplant Period: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial by Kamran Montazeri, Mohammadali Vakily, Azim Honarmand, Parviz Kashefi, Mohammadreza Safavi, Shahram Taheri, Bahram Rasoulian

“…Mean CrCL in posttransplant day 10, NTAD after 24 hours of transplantation, and urine output during 6 hours after operation were significantly better in Group I compared with Group II (𝑃<.05). Also, DGF during the first week after operation and duration of hospital stay was less in Group I compared with Group II. …”
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Keratinized Gingiva Determines a Homeostatic Behavior of Gingival Sulcus through Transudation of Gingival Crevice Fluid by Maria Luiza P. Lagos, Adriana Campos Passanezi Sant'Ana, Sebastião Luiz Aguiar Greghi, Euloir Passanezi

“…There was a significant increase in GCF after chewing at P1B and P3 in group 1 and at P1A in group 2 (t-test, 𝑃<0.05). Conclusions. …”
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Urinary Tract Infections in Children: Changing Trends in Etiology and Local Resistance Patterns over a Three-Year Period by Patrícia Sousa, Lucinda Delgado, Susana Correia-de-Oliveira, Cecília Pereira, Ângela Dias, Ana Cláudia Tavares

“…The most common empirical antibiotic in group 1 was amoxicillin-clavulanate (A-C), as opposed to cefuroxime in group 2 (p < 0.001). …”
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Impact of Age on Short- and Long-Term Outcomes after Pancreatoduodenectomy for Periampullary Neoplasms by Mario Gruppo, Francesca Tolin, Boris Franzato, Pierluigi Pilati, Ylenia Camilla Spolverato, Francesca Zingales, Imerio Angriman, Romeo Bardini

“…Mean overall survival was 28.5 months in group I vs. 22 months in group II (p=0.909). Conclusion. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Ultrasound-Guided Infraclavicular Block: Effect of Experience of Anesthesiologists on Volume of Local Anesthetic Administered by Tugce Yeniocak, Nur Canbolat

“…The LA volume administered in group I (33.7 ± 4.2 ml) was significantly higher than that in groups II, III, and IV (p<0.05). …”
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Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Baseplate Stability Is Affected by Bone Density and the Type and Amount of Augmentation by Daniel Ritter, Patric Raiss, Patrick J. Denard, Brian C. Werner, Manuel Kistler, Celina Lesnicar, Micheal van der Merwe, Peter E. Müller, Matthias Woiczinski, Coen A. Wijdicks, Samuel Bachmaier

“…The BIO-RSA group had higher variability in micromotion compared to the MA-RSA and reference groups (<i>p</i> = 0.013), and increased total micromotion compared to the reference group (<i>p</i> = 0.039). …”
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Immunomodulatory effect of hepatitis B virus (HBV) antigens and MRSA antigens on immune response by Entidhar A. Hadi, Mohammad Abd-Kadhum Al-Saadi, Kaiser N. Madlum

“…Results: The results indicated a significant increase (P < 0.05) in the mean value of IFN-γ in group II (125.9995 pg/mL) and III group (133.6504 pg/mL) and group IV (132.0271 pg/mL) as compared with control (group I) (49.6203 pg/mL). Also, the results showed no significant differences between control group I and group V (49.6203 and 9.6087 pg/mL). …”
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New-insight UVB Treatment for Psoriasis Vulgaris in Vietnamese Patients by Phuong Pham Thi Minh, Trang Trinh Minh, Phuong Hoang Thi, Giang Quach Thi Ha, Tra Bui Thi, Michael Tirant, Doanh Le Huu

“…They were randomly allocated to two groups: the percentage dose (group 1, 62 patients) and the fixed dose (group 2, 60 patients). …”
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Effects of Artificial Compound Feed for Live Fish Feed on Growth Performance, Nutrient Composition, Digestive Performance, and Gut Microbiota of Giant Salamander (<i>Andrias davidi... by Hongxiang Fan, Peiying Huang, Jiayi Zhu, Jiamin Li, Shaoqing Jian, Jiahao Hou, Ziyu Wang, Linjie Li, Daxian Zhao

“…Results showed no significant differences in growth performance among the three groups (<i>p</i> > 0.05). The water content in the S group was significantly higher than that in the H group (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and the crude fat content was slightly higher, whereas other nutritional components showed no significant differences (<i>p</i> > 0.05). …”
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Serum Cytokines in Young Pediatric Patients with Congenital Cardiac Shunts and Altered Pulmonary Hemodynamics by Leína Zorzanelli, Nair Yukie Maeda, Mariana Meira Clavé, Vera Demarchi Aiello, Marlene Rabinovitch, Antonio Augusto Lopes

“…Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) was found to be inversely related to pulmonary blood flow (r=-0.33, p=0.026) and was higher in group II (high pulmonary vascular resistance) compared to group I (high pulmonary blood flow) (p=0.017). In contrast, RANTES chemokine (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted) was characteristically elevated in Group I (p=0.022). …”
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Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor of the Abdomen and Pelvis: Clinicopathological Characters of 12 Cases by Guangzhao Zhang, Guangjun Liu, Dahua Zhao, Xijun Cui, Gang Li

“…All cases were finally diagnosed as DSRCT pathologically. Among group 1, all cases underwent en bloc resection (2/6, 33%) or tumor debulking (4/6, 67%) and, following four courses of multiple agents chemotherapy, Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that 3-year survival was 50% in group 1 versus 16.7% in group 2 (P<0.05). …”
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THE EFFECT OF TEACHERS’ DIRECT AND INDIRECT FEEDBACK ON STUDENT’ S WRITING ABILITY by Yuli Latifah, Bambang Suwarno, Irma Diani

“…Firstly, in the post test there was a difference of mean score between experiment group 1 and experiment group 2. In general ability, in group 1 increased by 15.59. …”
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Microvascular angina in postmenopausal women. by Alexander Valdés Martín, Sherien Sixto Fernández

“…Patients were divided into two groups according to presence (group I) or absence (group II) of myocardial perfusion defects. …”
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A Modified Technique Reduced Operative Time of Laparoendoscopic Rendezvous Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Combined with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Concomitant... by Wei Liu, Qunwei Wang, Jing Xiao, Liying Zhao, Jiangsheng Huang, Zhaohui Tan, Pengfei Li

“…Although the difference was not statistically significant, the procedure was successfully performed in 31 cases (96.9%) in group 1 and 24 cases (86.2%) in group 2. The mean operative time and time of endoscopic part were 82.6 ± 19.6 min and 26.5 ± 5.99 min in group 1 which were significantly shorter than those in group 2 (118.0 ± 23.1 min and 58.7 ± 13.3 min, resp.). …”
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Impact of Lactobacillus reuteri Supplementation on Anti-Helicobacter pylori Levofloxacin-Based Second-Line Therapy by Veronica Ojetti, Giovanni Bruno, Maria Elena Ainora, Giovanni Gigante, Gianluca Rizzo, Davide Roccarina, Antonio Gasbarrini

“…The incidence of nausea and diarrhoea in group 1 was significantly lower than that in group 2. …”
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Riparian forest communities along watercourses in the Sutjeska National Park (SE Bosnia and Herzegovina) by Đorđije Milanović, Vladimir Stupar

“…Ordination revealed ecological gradient from nutrient rich (groups 1 and 2) to less nutrient rich communities (groups 4 and 5). …”
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Comparing different timings of tourniquet application in total knee arthroplasty: effects on postoperative pain and bone cement interface by Wenbin Wu, Le Cao, Kai Sun, Hongyi Wang

“…The incidence of skin complications and DVT in Group 1 was significantly higher than that in Group 3. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Effect of Sutureless Versus Multiple Sutures Technique on Complications following Third Molar Surgery in Nepalese Subpopulation by Arun Kr. Mahat, Ram Yadav, Anjani Kr. Yadav, Pradeep Acharya, Ashok Dongol, Alok Sagtani, Mehul R. Jaisani

“…Forty-eight patients were equally grouped into multiple sutures (group 1) and sutureless (group 2) groups using a computer-generated random table. …”
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