Efficacy of Preemptive Dexamethasone versus Methylprednisolone in the Management of Postoperative Discomfort and Pain after Mandibular Third Molar Surgery: A Systematic Review and... by Anupam Singh, Kalyana Chakravarthy Pentapati, Murali Venkata Rama Mohan Kodali, Komal Smriti, Vathsala Patil, Gandham Lekha Chowdhary, Srikanth Gadicherla

“…Hence, more studies with larger study sample and low risk of bias are needed to confirm these results.…”
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Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy – still a public health issue by Trixie McAree, Benjamin Jacobs, Thubeena Manickavasagar, Suganthinie Velagala, Lauren Brennan, Paul Bassett, Sandra Rainbow, Mitch Blair

“…Overall, 18% [95% confidence interval (CI): 15–23%] of sample women had adequate vitamin D levels; 36% were deficient, 45% insufficient. …”
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A comprehensive systematic review of pharmacological and non-pharmacological depression interventions for patients on dialysis by Ahyeon Cho, Tammy Tran, Laura Telfer, Ahmad Matarneh, Sundus Sardar, Nasrollah Ghahramani

“…Inclusion criteria consisted of clinical trials, randomized controlled trials, and prospective studies written in English. …”
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Follow-up Comparison of the Effect of Eight-weeks Corrective Exercises With and Without Myofascial Release on Postural Kyphosis Deformity by Seyed Hossein Mousavi, Hooman Minoonejad, Reza Rajabi, Foad Seidi

“…The Mean±SD age, height, and weight of the study sample were 22.12±2.88 years, 175.44±6.80 cm, and 71.21±7.31 kg, respectively. …”
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Comparative Study of CO₂ Laser and Curettage-Electrodesiccation for Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma Treatment: A Focus on Cosmetic Results by Pelle Kahr Nilsson, Ulrik Knap, Rasa Laurinaviciene, Sebastian Vigand Svendsen, Tine Vestergaard

“…However, a larger patient sample and longer follow-up are needed for definitive conclusions.   …”
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Effectiveness of Nursing Intervention on Physiological Status for Patients Undergoing Coronary Catheterization by Mohammed Aljanabi, Hakima Hassan

“…The sample consisted of (100) patients have been randomly divided into two groups of 50 patients each. …”
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Short-Term Effects of Strengthening Exercises of the Lower Limb Rehabilitation Protocol on Pain, Stiffness, Physical Function, and Body Mass Index among Knee Osteoarthritis Partici... by Muhammad Tariq Rafiq, Mohamad Shariff A. Hamid, Eliza Hafiz

“…Fifty overweight or obese participants with knee OA were randomly divided into two groups by a computer-generated number. …”
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Endoscopic and microscopic video modules are effective for teaching middle ear anatomy by Leona J. Tu, Obinna I. Nwosu, Doug Chieffe, Elissa Daniel, Michael S. Cohen

“…Further studies with larger sample sizes may help quantify which modalities are optimal for teaching. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions for bone health after stroke: A systematic review. by Hakimah Sallehuddin, Terence Ong, Salmiah Md Said, Noor Azleen Ahmad Tarmizi, Siew Ping Loh, Wan Chieh Lim, Reena Nadarajah, Hong Tak Lim, Nurul Huda Mohd Zambri, Yun Ying Ho, Sazlina Shariff Ghazali

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic review of randomized controlled trials, experimental studies without randomization and prospective cohort studies with concurrent control of non-pharmacological interventions for adult stroke patients compared with placebo or other stroke care. …”
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Intergroup contact intervention between Hong Kong and mainland Chinese students: differential effects on cognitions, attitudes, and intended behaviors by Hui Yun Li, Siu-man Ng, Amenda Man Wang, Weiyi Xie, Shuang Lu

“…Our findings call for more university activities to enhance local and mainland students’ mutual understanding and larger-sample research to explore both groups’ perspectives. …”
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Comparison of Artificial Intelligence-based learning with the traditional method in the diagnosis of COVID-19 chest radiographs among postgraduate radiology residents by Ayesha Isani Majeed

“…Statistical analysis using SPSS v25 included Independent sample t-tests and chi square test. Following initial assessments, teaching methods were exchanged between groups for comparison. …”
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Should we stay or should we go? Recent insights on drug discontinuation in multiple sclerosis by Anne Mrochen, Sven G. Meuth, Steffen Pfeuffer

“…Due to the limited sample size, neither study was able to conduct subgroup analyses based on age groups. …”
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Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF) in the Management of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: A Narrative Review by A F M Shakilur Rahman

“…Nevertheless, methodological errors like small sample sizes and a absence of randomized controlled studies now limit the data. …”
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The Early Exposure Rate and Vertical Bone Gain of Titanium Mesh for Maxillary Bone Regeneration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Felice Lorusso, Sergio Alexandre Gehrke, Iris Alla, Sergio Rexhep Tari, Antonio Scarano

“…The selected articles were classified based on the study design, regenerative technique, tested groups and materials, sample size, clinical findings, and follow-up. A risk of bias calculation was conducted on the selected randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized trials and a series of pairwise meta-analysis calculations were performed for the vertical bone gain (VBG) and exposure rate. …”
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‘I can do this’: a qualitative exploration of acceptability and experiences of a physical activity behaviour change intervention in people with multiple sclerosis in the UK by Cherry Kilbride, Meriel Norris, Jennifer M Ryan, Nana Anokye, Jennifer Fortune, Andrea Stennett, Grace Lavelle, Wendy Hendrie, Lorraine de Souza, Mohamed Abdul, Debbie Brewin, Lee David, Christina Victor

“…Following a purposive sampling strategy, 15 participants from the intervention arm undertook 1:1 semi-structured interviews.Interventions The iStep-MS intervention consisted of four therapist-led sessions over 12 weeks, supported by a handbook and pedometer.Results Three themes were identified from the data. …”
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A comparison of established and digital surface model (DSM) ‐based methods to determine population estimates and densities for king penguin colonies, using fixed‐wing drone and sat... by J. Coleman, N. Fenney, P.N. Trathan, A. Fox, E. Fox, A. Bennison, L. Ireland, M.A. Collins, P.R. Hollyman

“…Sub‐sampling quadrats (each 25 m2) together with DSM‐based counts offered the best compromise between accuracy and effort. …”
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Influence of dietary supplementation of guanidinoacetic acid on growth performance and blood chemistry profile of growing steers by Jaime Sánchez-Villasana, Daniel López-Aguirre, Luz Yosahandy Peña-Avelino, Cecilia Carmela Zapata-Campos, Edwin Rafael Alvarado-Ramírez, Deli Nazmín Tirado González, Abdelfattah Zeidan Mohamed Salem

“…Forty growing crossbred male steers (Bos taurus × Bos indicus; 146.0 ± 0.5 kg body weight (BW)) were randomly divided into two experimental groups (n = 20): the first, consisted of a total mixed ration (TMR) without; and the second, substituted the 0.1 % of the TMR with GAA. …”
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Estimation of Tomato Quality During Storage by Means of Image Analysis, Instrumental Analytical Methods, and Statistical Approaches by Paris Christodoulou, Eftichia Kritsi, Georgia Ladika, Panagiota Tsafou, Kostantinos Tsiantas, Thalia Tsiaka, Panagiotis Zoumpoulakis, Dionisis Cavouras, Vassilia J. Sinanoglou

“…In this sense, tomato samples were effectively classified by ATR-FTIR spectral bands, linked to carotenoids, phenolics, and polysaccharides. …”
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Gradient boosting reveals spatially diverse cholesterol gene signatures in colon cancer by Xiuxiu Yang, Debolina Chatterjee, Justin L. Couetil, Ziyu Liu, Valerie D. Ardon, Chao Chen, Jie Zhang, Kun Huang, Kun Huang, Kun Huang, Travis S. Johnson, Travis S. Johnson, Travis S. Johnson

“…We conducted differential gene analysis and KEGG pathway analysis on paired tumor and adjacent-normal samples from the TCGA Colon Adenocarcinoma project, identifying that bile secretion was the only significantly downregulated pathway. …”
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Identifying serum lipidomic signatures related to prognosis in first-episode schizophrenia by Mengyi Luo, Suzhen Zhang, Jingxin Xue, Tianhao Gao, Xuan Li, Zhaolin Zhai, Chang Lu, Yuke Dong, Kaiming Zhuo, Qiong Xiang, Qing Kang, Shunying Yu, Chunhong Shao, Dengtang Liu

“…Methods Pre-treatment serum samples were obtained from 95 participants who underwent an 8-week treatment regimen with antipsychotic drugs. …”
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