Effectiveness of low-level laser therapy and topical steroid therapy in the management of oral lichen planus by Omar H Soliman, Eisa M Hegazy, Eman M Abdulhady, Asem M Kamel, Mahmoud A Attia, Nicola Baldini, Hayder R Abdulbaqi, Ahmed M Fekry, Rahma G Mostafa, Ahmed M Hussein

“…Results: Both groups were not significantly different from one another, and both had substantial improvements in pain and clinical scores. …”
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Gut microbial composition associated with risk of premature aging in women with Yin-deficiency constitution by Yingying Zhai, Yingying Zhai, Jing Li, Jing Li, Yanqi Cao, Yanqi Cao, Yufei Li, Yufei Li, Xuejie Bao, Xuejie Bao, Jinfeng Liang, Jinfeng Liang, Qi Liu, Qi Liu, Yifan Xia, Ruoxi Yu

“…We integrated 16S rDNA sequencing with machine learning methods to reveal the association between gut microbiota and premature aging in YinDC women.ResultsWe found a significant difference in the composition of gut microbiota between the YinDC and the BC group. …”
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Intrapartum Amnioinfusion for Recurrent Variable Decelerations and Neonatal Morbidity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Brock E. Polnaszek, Julia Rossen, Katherine H. Bligard, Angela Hardi, Emily S. Miller, Methodius G. Tuuli, Adam K. Lewkowitz

“…There was no difference in Apgar scores <7 at 1 and 5 minutes on pooled analysis. …”
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The response time to emotional stimuli (including facial expressions photos) during the fMRI scanning in affective disorders: mild and moderate depression and dysthymic disorder by M. Ye. Mel’nikov, D. D. Bezmaternykh, E. D. Petrovskiy, L. I. Kozlova, M. B. Shtark, A. A. Savelov, O. S. Shubina, K. A. Natarova

“…In the third paradigm participants were sorting different images into pleasant and unpleasant. The subjects responded by pressing one of two buttons. …”
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Comparative characteristics of fruit tinctures of some representatives of the family Apiaceae by V. M. Odyntsova, V. H. Korniievska, M. M. Maletskyi, Yu. I. Korniievskyi

“…This versatility is due to the presence of different groups of biologically active substances in the raw materials of plants. …”
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Simulation of production and water use efficiency of spring canola cultivars in warm and temperate climates by Sajjad Rahimi-Moghaddam, Khosro Azizi, Hamed Eyni-Nargeseh, Seyed Ahmad Kalantar Ahmadi

“…In order to simulate the growth and yield of canola in different locations, the APSIM-Canola model was employed. …”
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Determination of the optimal ejaculate concentration of a buffalo bull for successful semen cryopreservation by Krishna Bansal, Krishna Bansal, Dinesh Jhamb, Usha Yadav, Usha Yadav, Mamta Meel, Mamta Meel, Akanksha Gupta, Akanksha Gupta, Renu Bala, Meenakshi Virmani, Meeti Punetha, Dharmendra Kumar, Pradeep Kumar

“…After analyzing 5,347 ejaculates from 31 buffalo bulls, it was found that 9.96% of the buffalo semen ejaculates had a sperm concentration of less than 500 million/mL. …”
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Community-based models of care for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus among non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Emmanuel Firima, Lucia Gonzalez, Fabiola Ursprung, Elena Robinson, Jacqueline Huber, Jennifer M Belus, Fabian Raeber, Ravi Gupta, Gibrilla F Deen, Alain Amstutz, Bailah Leigh, Maja Weisser, Niklaus Daniel Labhardt

“…Two studies reported such a model of care, both had as core component home-delivery of medication. …”
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Dehydrodiisoeugenol targets the PLK1-p53 axis to inhibit breast cancer cell cycle by Lin Li, Yifan Zheng, Yongxia Yang, Senlin Shi, Shangjie Liu, Keying Huang, Luonan Qiu, Rongxin Zhang, Wenbin Huang, Wenbin Huang, Yin Leng

“…Further analysis showed that although DHIE had opposite regulatory effects on different isoforms of p53 in different types of breast cancer cells, they eventually caused cell cycle arrest. …”
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Comparative effectiveness and prescribing trends of modified release versus immediate release indapamide in patients with hypertension: cohort study by Li Wei, Esther W Chan, Yang Chen, Jacob George, Bryan Williams, Chengsheng Ju, Isla S Mackenzie, Robert Flynn, Vincent Ka Chun Yan, Thomas MacLennan MacDonald

“…In the per protocol analysis, a lower risk of cardiovascular events was found with modified release indapamide than with immediate release indapamide (risk difference −0.39%, 95% CI −0.71% to −0.06%; hazard ratio 0.81, 95% CI 0.68 to 0.98), which was mainly driven by myocardial infarction (risk difference −0.36%, 95% CI −0.64% to −0.08%; hazard ratio 0.80, 95% CI 0.64 to 1.01). …”
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Splenic artery embolization in the treatment of blunt splenic injury: single level 1 trauma center experience by Katelyn Gill, Sarah Aleman, Alexandra H. Fairchild, Bahri Üstünsöz, Dan Laney, Alison A. Smith, Hector Ferral

“…Distal embolization with Gelfoam® had similar rates of splenic salvage to proximal embolization with coils (90% vs. 94.1%, P > 0.05). …”
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Brian [18F]FDG PET associations of cervical cancer-related peripheral inflammatory markers by Yao Hu, Yuan Zhong, Yuan Zhong, Yuxiao Hu, Yuxiao Hu

“…According to the median of metabolic tumor volume (MTV) or total lesion glycolysis (TLG) for primary tumor in different FIGO stage, CC patients in different FIGO stage were grouped into the Low_MTV (TLG) group (&lt;median) and High_MTV (TLG) group (≥median). …”
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The Tuberculosis Cascade of Care in India's Public Sector: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. by Ramnath Subbaraman, Ruvandhi R Nathavitharana, Srinath Satyanarayana, Madhukar Pai, Beena E Thomas, Vineet K Chadha, Kiran Rade, Soumya Swaminathan, Kenneth H Mayer

“…The separate cascades for different forms of TB highlight different patterns of patient attrition. …”
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Effect of yellow capsicum extract on the lipid metabolism in mice by CUI Xiaoman, YU Haining, XU Jielan, CHEN Zhongting, SHEN Shengrong

“…Many researchers from different countries put much more emphasis on the anti-obesity effect of natural products. …”
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Causal relationship between hormone levels and lung cancer: a Mendelian randomization study by Zhiying Feng, Jingmin Fu, Kangyu Wang, Jiaxin Yang, Xuelian Jiang, Qiong Wu

“…BackgroundLung cancer is a highly prevalent neoplastic disease in various regions of the world, but the mechanism of its occurrence, development, and metastasis is not clear. Different hormone levels have different potential roles in the occurrence, development, and metastasis of lung cancer, but the association between hormone levels and lung cancer is not clear.ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the causal relationship between hormone levels and lung cancer using Mendelian randomization. …”
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Analysis of the dependence of survival in patients with gastric cancer on the location and characteristics of the tumor by O. M. Levyk, K. V. Barannikov

“…Analysis of observation of patients with gastric cancer of various differentiation degrees showed a difference in survival rates. When comparing the group of patients with moderately differentiated tumors with patients with poorly differentiated tumors difference in survival rates is small and only 7.8 months (median survival rates are 53.2 and 45.4 months). …”
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Prognostic value of tumor-infiltrating T-lymphocytes density in the therapeutic response to initial platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer by Novaković-Lacković Lora, Latinović-Tadić Ljilja, Stanetić Mirko, Lacković Marko

“…There was no significant difference in the distribution of CD4+ T-lymphocytes and CD8+ T-lymphocytes in the epithelial component of the tumor between patients with a different therapeutic response (χ2 = 2.977; p = 0.226 and χ2 = 1.329; p = 0.515, respectively). …”
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History of the Ukrainian State Formation (Prior to the USSR Breakup) by S. S. Zhiltsov

“…The changeover of the ruling of the modern Ukrainian territory between East and West had lasted for around 800 years beginning from the Mongol-Tatar invasion. …”
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THE ACHIEVABILITY OF TARGET CONVECTION VOLUMES IN ON-LINE HEMODIAFILTRATION by A. B. Sabodash, G. A. Zemchenkov, N. S. Kazantseva, K. A. Salikhova, O. V. Makarova, Y. Y. Proletov, A. Y. Zemchenkov

“…Blood flow rate also differed at the start of the study between the achievers and non-achievers: 353 ± 21 vs. 339 ± 19 ml/min, р = 0.035. …”
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Mitigation of Water-Deficit Stress in Soybean by Seaweed Extract: The Integrated Approaches of UAV-Based Remote Sensing and a Field Trial by Md. Raihanul Islam, Hasan Muhammad Abdullah, Md Farhadur Rahman, Mahfuzul Islam, Abdul Kaium Tuhin, Md Ashiquzzaman, Kh Shakibul Islam, Daniel Geisseler

“…The Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index (SAVI) had the highest correlation with leaf relative water content (R² = 0.87), the Blue Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (bNDVI) with steady-state fluorescence (R² = 0.56) and vapor pressure deficit (R² = 0.74), and the Green Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (gNDVI) with chlorophyll content (R² = 0.73). …”
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