Total Sialic Acid (TSA) Level as a Tumor Marker in the Diagnosis of Oral Cancer by Hafiz Muhammad Rafique Tagar, Muhammad Iltaf, Hoor Fatima, Nudrat Anwar Zuberi, Shahnaz Imdad Kehar

“…Oral cancer was most common in Tobacco+ Chaliya + Areca nut and Gutka+pan groups. Mean serum total sialic acid (TSA) level in control group was 60.2 ± 4.27 mg/dl, whereas it was 99.1 ± 18.30 mg/dl in oral cancer group. …”
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More or less equal? Trends in horizontal equity in mental health care utilization in Stockholm county, Sweden (2006–2022). Repeated survey-registry linked studies by Joseph Junior Muwonge, Beata Jablonska, Christina Dalman, Bo Burström, Maria Rosaria Galanti, Anna-Clara Hollander

“…Abstract Background Horizontal equity is defined as equal care for equal needs, regardless of socioeconomic factors. …”
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Avaliação preliminar das cargas difusas de origem rural, em uma sub-bacia do Rio Jaguari, SP Preliminary assessment of diffused loads from rural areas in a sub-basin of the Jaguari... by Maria T. C. Mansor, José Teixeira Filho, Denis M. Roston

“…Mathematical models of mean daily loads of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) were generated through the application of simple statistical procedures to field data collected from 1999 to 2002. …”
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Effects of Multiple Intravenous Doses of Perioperative Vitamin C on Pain Management Following Total Hip Arthroplasty by Han G, Ye Y, Kang P

“…Guangtao Han,1,* Yuna Ye,2,* Pengde Kang1 1West China hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Stomatology, Baiyin People’s Hospital, Baiyin, Gansu Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Pengde Kang, West China hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China, Email kangpengde69@126.comPurpose: Although the benefits of numerous intravenous vitamin C doses during the perioperative phase on postoperative pain following total hip arthroplasty for whether patients could have pain relief for a longer period of time have not yet been tested, a single dose of vitamin C can assist control pain after the procedure on the first post-operative day.Methods: One hundred patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) at our institution were enrolled in this prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized experiment. …”
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QUALITY OF LIFE, PERCEIVED STIGMA, ACTIVITY AND PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE WITH LEPROSY-RELATED DISABILITIES IN SOUTH-EAST NEPAL by Huib Cornielje, Wim van Brakel, Corline Brouwers

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Acute Effects of Fast vs. Slow Bench Press Repetitions with Equal Time Under Tension on Velocity, sEMG Activity, and Applied Force in the Bench Press Throw by Athanasios Tsoukos, Michal Wilk, Michal Krzysztofik, Adam Zajac, Gregory C. Bogdanis

“…Two experimental conditions (FAST and SLOW) and one control (CTRL) were randomly assigned. Participants performed two sets of six repetitions as fast as possible (FAST condition) and two sets of three repetitions at a controlled tempo (SLOW condition) at half the concentric velocity of FAST, as determined in a preliminary session. …”
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Low and high-intensity water-based training equally improve disability and functional performance in women with multiple sclerosis but has no effects on IL10, IL17, and S100 protei... by Roya Askari, Maryam Jafari, Seyed Alireza Hosseini Kakhki, Masoud Etemadifar, Marzie Sadat Azarnive, Paulo Gentil, Mitra Khademosharie, Parivash Shekarchizadeh

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Effects of isometric contraction training on hypertensive patients: A Systematic Review by Yuan Hao Dong

“…Although there are immediate changes in acute intervention studies, the duration is very short. The use of equal length contraction training or ischemic preconditioning as a non pharmacological blood pressure improvement strategy has been proven to be safe and effective, with high process controllability, and may be a more feasible strategy in the future. …”
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Changes in Serum Bilirubin and Total Bile Acids During Biologic Therapy in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: A Retrospective Study by Ren Z, Zhang Z, Li H, Fu P, Wang R, Wang S, Li Y

“…Previous research indicated reduced levels of serum indirect bilirubin (sIBIL), serum total bilirubin (sTBIL), and serum total bile acids (sTBAs) in UC patients. …”
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Association of total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with diabetes risk: a retrospective study of Chinese individuals by Zhiqiang Zhang, Hejun Chen, Lei Chen, Wenyan Liang, Tenglong Hu, Na Sun, Yangyu Zhao, Xiqing Wei

“…TC/HDL-C is calculated as total cholesterol divided by high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. …”
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Compact Controllable Overhead Transmission Lines by V.M. Postolaty

“…Compared to the conventional high-voltage power lines, compact controllable ones with FACTS devices ensure the following: 1.2-1.6 times increase in throughput; reduction of total costs per transmission capacity unit by 20 – 30%; 1.5-2 times alienated land reduction in case of equal power transmission; reduction of electric field intensity in the HVPL external space, and, hence, mitigation in the environmental effect; ability to control power flows and their directions; and total energy losses reduction in the power system.…”
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Effect of 532nm and 589nm Diode-Pumped Solid-State (DPSS) Lasers with Different Doses on Concentration of Total Protein and Albumin in Vitro by Sabreen Dakhil Yaseen, Jamal Hasan, Mustafa Salih AL Musawi

“…Results: There were 24 samples from healthy adults in all.The most significant difference in total protein concentration occurred at dose 70J/cm² for both wavelengths compared to the controls (p<0.05). …”
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Diagnostic Value of the Maximal Expiratory Flow&amp;ndash;Volume Curve for Central Airway Obstruction by Feng Y, Lian X, Wang H, Chen J, Xu J

“…In subjects without CAO, the MEFV curve can form an expiratory phase plateau when the driving pressure is high enough and the equal pressure point and/or the choke point remains in the large airway.Keywords: expiratory phase plateau, central airway obstruction, equal pressure point, choke point…”
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Tranexamic acid and tourniquet versus tourniquet for controlling blood loss during open abdominal myomectomy: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial by George U Eleje, Kingsley E Ekwuazi, Victor I Amulu, Joseph T Enebe, Cyril C Dim, David M Aqua, Chidinma C Okafor, Chigozie G Okafor

“…The participants were randomised equally (ratio of 1:1) to receive either 1 g of intravenous tranexamic acid plus tourniquet (study group) or tourniquet plus placebo (control group) during the procedure. …”
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Influence of Socio-Demographic, Occupational and Lifestyle Variables on Sleep Time by Dutheil F, Saint-Arroman C, Clinchamps M, Flaudias V, Fantini ML, Pereira B, Berthon M, Laporte C, Baker JS, Charkhabi M, Cocco P, Lecca R, Puligheddu M, Figorilli M, Zak M, Ugbolue UC, Ubago-Guisado E, Gracia-Marco L, Bouillon-Minois JB, Vialatte L

“…Granada, Granada, 18012, Spain; 14Preventive and Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, AIST – La prevention Active, University of Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Frederic Dutheil, Email frederic.dutheil@uca.frBackground: Socio-demographic, occupational and lifestyle variables influence total sleep time. …”
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Transepithelial Versus Conventional PRK: A Randomized Controlled Study by Robert Edward T. Ang

“…Conclusions Both conventional and t-PRK are equally safe and effective, and result in favorable outcomes for subjects with ametropia. …”
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Glycaemic control in labour with diabetes: GILD, a scoping study by Nia Wyn Jones, Eleanor J Mitchell, Kate F Walker, Susan Ayers, Lucy Bradshaw, Georgina Constantinou, Tasso Gazis, Shalini Ojha, Phoebe Pallotti, Stavros Petrou, Rachel Plachcinski, Michael Rimmer, Liz Schroeder, Jim G Thornton, Natalie Wakefield

“…Background Diabetes in pregnancy is common, affecting 5–10% of pregnant women. Poor glycaemic control in labour is associated with neonatal hypoglycaemia and other adverse outcomes for mother and baby, but tight glucose control is burdensome, intrusive and may not always be necessary. …”
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Hand hygiene intervention to optimize helminth infection control: Design and baseline results of Mikono Safi-An ongoing school-based cluster-randomised controlled trial in NW Tanza... by Kenneth Makata, Safari Kinung'hi, Christian Hansen, Philip Ayieko, Simon Sichalwe, Onike Mcharo, Jeroen Ensink, Robert Dreibelbis, Sarah Rockowitz, Elialilia Okello, Heiner Grosskurth, Saidi Kapiga

“…<h4>Methods</h4>As part of the trial, a total of 16 schools were randomised to receive the intervention (N = 8) or as controls (N = 8). …”
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Application of Intravenous Chloroprocaine in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Zhang P, Zhang J, Zhao Y, Chen J, Wang S

“…The recovery time, PACU stay time, postoperative pain score, and endoscopists’ satisfaction score were also recorded.Results: Group CP demonstrated a significantly lower total requirement for propofol compared to Group C, with means of (119± 14) mg and (148± 18) mg respectively, P< 0.001. …”
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Intralesional Bleomycin in Periungual Warts: A Prospective Randomised Controlled Study by Kallolinee Samal, Nibedita Dixit, Srigopal Mohanty, Debjit Kar, Siddhartha Dash, Manoj Kumar Nayak

“…A total of 56 patients with PW were randomised equally by block randomisation into two groups: Group A and Group B. …”
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