Protective Effects of Gynostemma pentaphyllum Saponins on Liver Injury in Guinea Pigs of Hyperlipemia Based on Oxidative Stress by Tianyi DAI, Donglian LIU, Xingmin QIN, Chengling GAO, Jiayi LI, Hailing KUANG

“…The normal group and model group were given equal amount of normal saline. The body mass, body length, and Lee's index of each group of guinea pigs were measured weekly. …”
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Effect of cervical traction on cervicogenic headache in patients with cervical radiculopathy: a preliminary randomized controlled trial by Anis Jellad, Amine Kalai, Amr Chaabeni, Cyrine Ben Nasrallah, Atef Ben Nsir, Mahbouba Jguirim, Asma Belguith Sriha, Zohra Ben Salah Frih, Mohamed Hedi Bedoui

“…The purpose of the study was to make a preliminary estimate of efficacy of adding MICT to conventional rehabilitation on CGH in patients with cervical radiculopathy. Methods A total of 36 CR patients with CGH were randomly allocated to 3 equally sized groups (A, B and C). …”
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The Mechanism of Sijunzi Decoction Suppresses Gastric Cancer Metastasis via the m6A Methyltransferase METTL14 Based on Untargeted Metabolomics Studies and Network Pharmacology Anal... by Li X, Zhao L, Wang J, Ma T, Zhou J, Bian Y, Guo J

“…However, additional research is necessary to comprehend the mechanisms beneath the therapeutic potential of SJZ in gastric cancer.Objective: This research endeavored to analyze how SJZ treats gastric cancer using network pharmacology and experimental validation.Methods: Liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and network pharmacology were applied to systemically clarify the mechanism of SJZ against gastric cancer. …”
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Aggregation of Stress Granules Induced by Hypoxia and Lipopolysaccharide via PKR-p-eIF2α Pathway and 4EBP1 Pathway Inhibits the Inflammatory Response in Peri-Implantitis by Li S, Ma C, Fan C, Liu Y, Li J, Yin B, Zhong L, Bai N, Li Z

“…Shuang Li,1,2,* Chunling Ma,3,* Chun Fan,4 Yanshan Liu,5 Jian Li,2,6 Baoheng Yin,1,2 Lingmei Zhong,7 Na Bai,1,2 Zhiyuan Li3 1Department of Prosthodontics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Stomatology, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 3Medical Research Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Periodontology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Oral Implantology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhiyuan Li, Email zyli0120@163.com Na Bai, Email na.bai@qdu.edu.cnObjective: To investigate whether stress granules (SGs) exist in peri-implantitis (PI) and to explore the formation mechanism and role of SGs in the response of human gingival fibroblasts (hGFs) to hypoxia or LPS.Methods: Gingival tissues were collected from patients with PI and from healthy individuals. …”
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Growth Differentiation Factor-15 as a Potential Biomarker for Renal Involvement in POEMS Syndrome by Huang Y, Chen J, Yao Y, Zhang L, Li Y, Li J

“…Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) is related with renal function, but few studies have focused on it in renal impairment of POEMS syndrome.Objective: To evaluate the potential of circulating GDF-15 concentration as a biomarker for renal function in POEMS syndrome.Methods: 150 Chinese patients, diagnosed with POMES syndrome, were enrolled and divided into three subgroups according to their chemotherapy stage. …”
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Development and Validation of Predictive Models for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Diagnosis: A Machine Learning and Nomogram-Based Approach by Dong R, Wang Y, Yao H, Chen T, Zhou Q, Zhao B, Xu J

“…This study aimed to develop predictive models for diagnosing IBD, Crohn’s disease (CD), and Ulcerative colitis (UC) by combining two approaches: machine learning (ML) and traditional nomogram models.Methods:  Cohorts 1 and 2 comprised data from the UK Biobank (UKB), and the First Hospital of Jilin University, respectively, which represented the initial laboratory tests upon admission for 1135 and 237 CD patients, 2192 and 326 UC patients, and 1798 and 298 non-IBD patients. …”
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Assessment of The Factors Affecting Management of Gender and Sexual Violence Against Women in Rural Communities: A Case Study of Kyanamira Sub County Kabale District. by Tumuheki, Timothy

“…The researcher employed a content analysis method to analyze the data. The emerging themes and opinions were properly analyzed, and compared with the information that was obtained in the literature review. …”
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High-Grade Pneumonitis Events in Patients With Unresectable, Locally Advanced NSCLC Treated With Definitive Chemoradiation Followed by Adjuvant Durvalumab by Ciani Ellison, MD, Michael Martens, PhD, Juliana Alvarez Argote, MD, Samantha Benz, MD, Adam Currey, MD, Candice Johnstone, MD, MPH, Slade Klawikowski, PhD, Katie Livingston, MD, John M. Longo, MD, Smitha Menon, MD, Saryleine Ortiz de Choudens, MD, Lindsay Puckett, MD, Janet Retseck, MD, PhD, Monica Shukla, MD, Jonathan Thompson, MS, MD, Elizabeth Gore, MD, FACR

“…Objective: To review the incidence of pneumonitis and contributing factors, and also to review grade 5 pneumonitis (G5) events. Methods: We identified 78 cases with a median age of 70.0 years and a median follow-up of 36 months. …”
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Roxadustat promotes allograft recovery after kidney transplantation: A prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial by Mao-Lin Ma, Fei Han, Lei Zhang, Zheng-Yu Huang, Tao Zhang, Heng Li, Jia-Li Fang, Zheng Chen, Ning Na

“…The patients were randomly and equally divided into two groups. One group received oral roxadustat (Roxadustat group), while the other group received subcutaneously injected epoetin alfa (Erythropoietin group). …”
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Physical and Mechanical Properties of Ti-Zr-Nb Alloys for Medical Use by Konstantin V. Sergienko, Sergei V. Konushkin, Mikhail A. Kaplan, Artem D. Gorbenko, Yucheng Guo, Elena O. Nasakina, Maria A. Sudarchikova, Tatiana M. Sevostyanova, Yaroslava A. Morozova, Lyudmila A. Shatova, Sofia A. Mikhlik, Mikhail A. Sevostyanov, Alexey G. Kolmakov

“…Homogenizing annealing in a vacuum furnace at 1000 °C for 4 h was used to equalize the composition. The structure of the alloyed sheets after hot rolling and hot rolling and quenching was investigated. …”
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Staged dissection reduces blood loss in surgery for metopic synostosis by Anna Sundelin, Madiha Bhatti-Søfteland, Ingrid Stubelius, Tobias Hallén, Robert Olsson, Giovanni Maltese, Peter Tarnow, Karin Säljö, Lars Kölby

“…For comparison, the most recent equal number of cases operated with the traditional dissection technique (T1) were included. …”
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Quality of life assessment in patients treated due to chronic pancreatitis by Dragović Saša, Vulović Maja, Stamenković Dušica, Rančić Nemanja, Mitrović Miroslav, Bezmarević Mihailo, Jovanović Milan, Pantić Ivan, Rujanovski Zoran, Lepić Sanja, Milev Boško

“…According to the method of treatment, patients completed the questionnaire. …”
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Translation and validation of the German version of the Pet-Related Stress Scale by André Hajek, Ariana Neumann, Larissa Zwar, Razak M. Gyasi, Razak M. Gyasi, Dong Keon Yon, Supa Pengpid, Supa Pengpid, Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer, Karl Peltzer, Karl Peltzer, Rosalie Corona, Shelby Elaine McDonald, Hans-Helmut König

“…The mean pet-related stress score equaled 1.9 (SD: 0.8), with the highest levels among younger individuals, individuals with low education and individuals with a migration background. …”
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Effects of carvacrol on growth performance, carcass traits, serum biochemistry, and intestinal gut microflora of broiler chickens by Imen Belhadj Slimen, Imen Belhadj Slimen, Mohamadi Val Boa, Sana Lengliz, Sana Lengliz, Bochra Bejaoui, Bochra Bejaoui, Hafaoua Samti, Mohamed Salah Abbassi, Naceur M’Hamdi, Ludovic Chaveriat, Patrick Martin, Manef Abderrabba, Taha Najar

“…One thousand six hundred 1-day-old broiler chicks were divided equally into 2 groups: CON, the control group, and CARV, the experimental one.ResultsEach group consisted of 08 replicates of 100 chicks each, from 1 to 35 days. …”
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Investigating the impact of variety of e-retail delivery service options on customer retention by Soheila Zarinjoy alvar, shahin raz, Ali Tavakolifar

“…To fit the overall model, the GoF criterion method was used; the obtained value was equal to 0.638, which indicates the appropriate fit of the model. …”
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Multinational cross-sectional study and meta-analysis on radicular grooves, C-shaped canals, and taurodontism in mandibular first premolars across 20 countries by Fatma Pertek Hatipoğlu, Güldane Magat, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Glynn Dale Buchanan, Maira Kopbayeva, Nessrin Taha, Rafael Fernández-Grisales, Olga Bekjanova, Peter Luu, Sebastian Bürklein, Abdulbaset Mufadhal, Xenos Petridis, María Fernanda Mora, Surendar Sugumaran, Safaa Allawi, Anja Ivica, Wen Yi Lim, Abdulrahman Fadag, Rohan Jagtap, Tomasz Kulczyk, Suha Alfirjani, Paulo J. Palma, Ömer Hatipoğlu

“…This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and regional variations of C-shaped canals, RGs, and taurodontism across 20 countries using CBCT imaging and meta-analytic methods. A multicenter, cross-sectional study analyzed CBCT datasets from 6,000 participants (12,000 teeth) distributed equally across 20 countries. …”
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DONOR-TRANSMITTED CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS by B. L. Mironkov, V. V. Chestukhin, R. Sh. Saitgareev, V. M. Zakharevich, V. N. Poptsov, A. Ya. Kormer, G. A. Akopov, T. A. Khalilulin, A. M. Golts, A. R. Zakiryanov, V. V. Golubitsky, N. Yu. Zakharevich, S. V. Gautier

“…To estimate opportunities, prospects and safety of using heart transplants from aged donors who are at high risk of coronary atherosclerosis.Materials and methods. Over the period from March 1987 to May 2014450 heart transplantations (HTx) were performed in V.I.Shumakov Federal Research Center of Transplantology and Artifi cial Organs. …”
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A modified Delphi consensus statement on the role of biopsy in small renal masses by Darryl E. Bernstein, Hannah Warren, Joseph Santiapillai, Geraldine Fox, William H. Wildgoose, Grant D. Stewart, Jim Armitage, Pieter Le Roux, Frank X. Keeley Jr, Nicholas Campain, Ben Challacombe, Hazel Warburton, Carlotta Palumbo, Riccardo Campi, Stjin H. J. Muselaers, Miles Walkden, Steve Bandula, Dominic Yu, Michael Gonsalves, My‐Anh Tran‐Dang, Nazanin Etessami, Pedro Oliveira, Anna Calio, Soha El‐Sheikh, Tze Wah, Axel Bex, Ravi Barod, Kurinchi Gurusamy, Maxine G. B. Tran

“…Consensus was considered to have been reached when 70% of participants scored a statement greater than or equal to seven. Panel members could propose additional statements for consideration after the first round. …”
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Is 2 h of Hypothermic Machine Perfusion for Pancreas Preservation Effective in Improving Graft Reperfusion? by Benoit Mesnard, MD, Christophe Masset, MD, PhD, Etohan Ogbemudia, MD, PhD, Sarah Bruneau, PhD, Mohamed Elzawahry, MD, Stéphanie Le Bas-Bernardet, PhD, David Minault, Jeremy Hervouet, Diego Cantarovich, MD, PhD, Jérôme Rigaud, MD, PhD, Lionel Badet, MD, PhD, Peter Friend, MD, PhD, Rutger Ploeg, MD, PhD, Gilles Blancho, MD, PhD, James Hunter, MD, PhD, Thomas Prudhomme, MD, Julien Branchereau, MD, PhD

“…Lactate and amylase levels were equal between the 2 groups. Lipase levels were higher in the HMP group. …”
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Molecular Monitoring of RUNX1-RUNX1T1 Transcript Level in Acute Myeloblastic Leukemias on Treatment by LL Girshova, EG Ovsyannikova, SO Kuzin, EN Goryunova, RI Vabishchevich, AV Petrov, DV Motorin, DV Babenetskaya, VV Ivanov, KV Bogdanov, IV Kholopova, TS Nikulina, YuV Mirolyubova, YuA Alekseeva, AYu Zaritskii

“…To estimate the dynamics of the RUNX1-RUNX1T1 level and relevant clinical manifestations during the monitoring of various stages of the program therapy and after its completion. Methods. The article presents a description of 10 cases of AML with isolated RUNX1-RUNX1T1 expression (n = 4) and the expression in combination with different molecular and cytogenetic abnormalities (n = 6). …”
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