Therapeutic Impact of Ascorbic Acid on Oral and Periodontal Tissues: A Systematic Literature Review by Gabriele Ruzijevaite, Enrika Acaite, Egle Jagelaviciene

“…This systematic literature review aims to assess the effects of ascorbic acid on oral and periodontal health. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: Following PRISMA guidelines, a systematic review was conducted across three electronic databases—PubMed, The Cochrane Library, and ScienceDirect. …”
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Pengaruh Kombinasi Metformin dan Ekstrak Kunyit terhadap Kadar High Density Lipoprotein, Interleukin-6 dan Tumor Necrosis Factor-a by Fathia Kesuma Dinanti, Sri Priyantini Mulyani, Chodidjah - -

“…Methods: The study used a post-test-only controlled group design. …”
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Beyond Anesthesia: Ketamine’s Expanding Role in Chronic Pain and Psychiatric Disorders by Christopher Zaki

“…The analysis included randomized controlled trials (RCTs), observational studies, and systematic reviews. …”
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A qualitative study examining psychosocial distress and coping mechanisms among orphan and vulnerable children living in institutional care in New Delhi, India by Abhishek Saraswat, Sayeed Unisa

“…Our research was aimed at fulfilling this gap by understanding self-reported psychosocial distress among OVC and subsequent coping strategies adopted during their stay at orphanages. Methods: The present study was conducted in three randomly selected orphanages of Delhi, India, during August-December 2016. …”
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Using deep learning for ultrasound images to diagnose chronic lateral ankle instability with high accuracy by Masamune Kamachi, Kohei Kamada, Noriyuki Kanzaki, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Yuichi Hoshino, Atsuyuki Inui, Yuta Nakanishi, Kyohei Nishida, Kanto Nagai, Takehiko Matsushita, Ryosuke Kuroda

“…The important features were visualized using occlusion sensitivity, a method for visualizing areas that are important for model prediction. …”
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Pain medication tapering for patients with Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type II, treated with Spinal Cord Stimulation: A RCT-study protocol of the PIANISSIMO study. by Maarten Moens, Cleo Lina Crunelle, Koen Putman, Elke Wuyts, Frenn Bultinck, Hubert Van Puyenbroeck, PIANISSIMO consortium, Lisa Goudman

“…The current objective is to examine whether a pain medication tapering program before SCS alters disability in PSPS-T2 patients compared to no tapering program.<h4>Methods and design</h4>A three-arm, parallel-group multicenter randomized controlled trial will be conducted including 195 patients who will be randomized (1:1:1) to either (a) a standardized pain medication tapering program, (b) a personalized pain medication tapering program, or (c) no tapering program before SCS implantation, all with a follow-up period until 12 months after implantation. …”
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Features of distillation separation of multicomponent mixtures by A. K. Frolkova, A. V. Frolkova, V. M. Raeva, V. I. Zhuchkov

“…To improve the process of developing energy-efficient flowsheets for the distillation separation of multicomponent aqueous and organic mixtures based on a comprehensive study of the phase diagram structures, including those in the presence of additional selective substances.Methods. Thermodynamic-topological analysis of phase diagrams; modeling of phase equilibria in the AspenTech software package using the equations of local compositions: Non-Random Two Liquid and Wilson; computational experiment to determine the column parameters for separation flowsheets of model and real mixtures of various nature.Results. …”
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Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on depressive and anxiety symptoms in pregnant women: a systematic review and network meta-analysisResearch in context by Guowei Zeng, Jianfeng Niu, Ke Zhu, Fei Li, Liwen Li, Kaiming Gao, Yanlong Zhuang, Boyang Zhang, Xiaoqiang Han, Gang Ye, Zhikun Gao, Haobai Li

“…Our objective was to explore and compare the impact of various non-pharmacological interventions in improving depressive and anxiety symptoms, and to identify the most effective strategies for pregnant women with depressive and/or anxiety symptoms. Methods: We conducted a systematic search of PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared non-pharmacological interventions to usual care, from the inception of each database up to October 5, 2024. …”
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Experimental Justification of Reprofiling of the Drug Maxar® for the Treatment of Viral Infections by T. S. Zaporozhets, N. V. Krylova, S. A. Fedoreyev, O. V. Iunikhina, A. B. Pott, D. V. Tarbeeva, N. P. Mishchenko, M. Yu. Shchelkanov

“…The advantages of repositioning are, among other things, in reducing the time and cost of some of the necessary stages of research.The aim of the work is to study the antiviral activity of the polyphenol complex (PPC) from Maackia amurensis, the active substance of the drug Maksar®, as well as to expand the field of medical application of the drug.Material and methods. …”
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The Effect of Applying Organic Compounds on the Amount of Lead, Nickel and Cadmium in Urban Sewage Sludge (Case Study: Sewage Sludge in Sari Refinery) by Mohammad Ali Bahmanyar, Seyed Mostafa Emadi, Mehdi Ghajar Sepanlou, Mehdi Hosseini

“…Material and Methods: This study was conducted in two separate designs in the form of a randomized complete block with 9 treatments and 3 replications. …”
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Comparative pharmacodynamics of intranasal and enteral administration of captopril for uncomplicated hypertensive crises by I. L. Kechyn, V. V. Hladyshev, I. О. Pukhalska

“…Because of asymmetric distribution, the non-parametric method – the Wilcoxon signed-rank test – was used. …”
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Evaluation of clinical application effect of traditional Chinese medicine fumigation technology on postoperative patients with anorectal diseases by Xie Tianyang, Zhang Zichen, Liu Liu

“…The patients were randomly split into two groups- observation and control (50 patients each). …”
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Psychosocial Prenatal Interventions for Teenage Pregnant: A Systematic Review by Simin Montazeri, Setareh Yousefi, Nahid Javadifar

“…This systematic review evaluates the effectiveness of psychosocial prenatal interventions for pregnant adolescents, aiming to identify strategies that enhance maternal and neonatal outcomes. Materials and methods: Systematic comprehensive literature search was conducted across PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and Grey Literature. …”
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Mitigating effect of γ-aminobutyric acid and gibberellic acid on tomato plant cultivated in Pb-polluted soil by Saniha Shoaib, Rana Khalid Iqbal, Hina Ashraf, Uzma Younis, Muhammad Ayaz Rasool, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Abdullah A. Alarfaj, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi

“…Gibberellic acid (GA) and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) are effective methods for resolving this issue. GA regulates growth mechanisms such as seed germination, flowering, and stem elongation. …”
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Cannabinoids in Chronic Pain Management: A Review of the History, Efficacy, Applications, and Risks by Brooks W. Johnson, Natalie H. Strand, John C. Raynak, Christian Jara, Kisanet Habtegiorgis, Brennan A. Hand, Sang Hong, Jillian A. Maloney

“…Cannabinoids, bioactive compounds derived from the Cannabis sativa plant and their synthetic analogs, have emerged as a potential alternative for pain management, leveraging their interaction with the endocannabinoid system to modulate pain and inflammation. <b>Methods</b>: The current, evolving literature regarding the history, efficacy, applications, and safety of cannabinoids in the treatment of chronic pain was reviewed and summarized to provide the most current review of cannabinoids. …”
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Relationship between Heightened Level of Aggression and Lower Digit Ratio in a Cohort of Children in Conflict with the Law by Isyaku Gwarzo Mukhtar, Hassan Sani Umar, Safiyyu Mujitapha Umar

“…The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between 2D:4D and family income with measures of aggression among children in conflict with the law in Northern Nigeria. Materials and Methods: One hundred and twenty participants aged 12–17 years (median = 15) consisting of 60 male children in conflict with the law at a remand home in Northern Nigeria and 60 age-matched normal controls were randomly recruited. …”
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Multidimensional Evaluation of fuel performance for typical biodegradable plastics by Jiuli Ruan, Zhiyu Ma, Feilong Zhang, Kang Gao, Yuwen Guo

“…In addition, the apparent activation energy (Eα) required for the combustion process of the BPs calculated by the FWO, KAS, and Starink methods is only 71.88–114.39 kJ/mol. The lower combustion reaction energy barrier makes BPs promising co-firing agents for substances with high combustion energy barriers. …”
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Endobronchial Perfluorocarbon Reduces Inflammatory Activity before and after Lung Transplantation in an Animal Experimental Model by Luiz Alberto Forgiarini Junior, Arthur Rodrigo Ronconi Holand, Luiz Felipe Forgiarini, Darlan Pase da Rosa, Norma Anair Possa Marroni, Paulo Francisco Guerreiro Cardoso, Cristiano Feijó Andrade

“…Methods. Seventy-two rat lungs were flushed with low-potassium dextran (LPD) solution and randomized into three main groups: control with LPD alone and experimental with 3 (PFC3) and 7 mL/kg (PFC7) of endobronchial PFC instilled just after harvest. …”
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Thrombolytic and Anticoagulant Therapy for Pulmonary Embolism with High and Intermendiate Risk of Early Death. Part 3. An Effect on Pulmonary Perfusion with High and Intermediate R... by O. V. Nikitina, I. P. Mikhailov, N. Y. Kudryashova, E. V. Migunova, A. G. Dorfman, V. I. Avfukov

“…Perfusion lung scintigraphy helps provide a quantitative comparison of changes in pulmonary blood flow with the use of different treatment methods in subgroups of high and intermediate risk of an adverse outcome.The aim of study is to compare the effectiveness of thrombolytic and anticoagulant therapy in the treatment of acute pulmonary embolism in patients with a high and intermediate risk of early death in terms of the dynamics of pulmonary perfusion disorders.Study design: a prospective non-randomized study. …”
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Sinapic acid attenuated nephrotoxicity against Cyclophosphamide in mice model: A histochemical, immunohistochemical and histopathological evaluation by Saeed Raoof, Shiva Rezaei, Mehryar Zargari, Masooreh Mirzaei, Seyed Jalal Hosseinimehr, Abbasali Karimpour Malekshah, Fereshteh Talebpour Amiri

“…This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of SA on SP-induced renal injury. Materials and Methods: Forty-eight BALB/c mice were randomly divided into control, SA (for seven consecutive days, with two doses of 5 and 10 mg/kg), CP (single dose, 200 mg/kg), and CP + SA (5 and 10 mg/kg). …”
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