Effectiveness of a multimodal therapy protocol for the management of allergic rhinitis: a randomized controlled trial by Yafang Yu, Jianwen Yan

“…Specifically, the relief times for nasal itching, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, and sneezing in the experimental group were (3.16 ± 0.45) days, (2.68 ± 0.55) days, (2.51 ± 0.23) days, and (3.41 ± 0.31) days, respectively, while the control group's respective times were (5.13 ± 0.77) days, (4.35 ± 0.71) days, (4.85 ± 0.63) days, and (6.73 ± 0.99) days (P < 0.05). …”
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Circulating Interferon-Gamma Levels Are Associated with Low Body Weight in Newly Diagnosed Kenyan Non-Substance Using Tuberculosis Individuals by Nathan Shaviya, Valentine Budambula, Mark K. Webale, Tom Were

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The tip of the "celiac iceberg" in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Juanli Yuan, Jinyan Gao, Xin Li, Fahui Liu, Cisca Wijmenga, Hongbing Chen, Luud J W J Gilissen

“…The frequencies of the HLA-DQ2.5 and HLA-DQ8 haplotypes were 3.4% (95% confidence interval 1.3-5.5%) and 2.1% (0.1-4.1%), respectively. …”
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Performance of Chickpea (Cicer aerietinum L.) Varieties as Influenced by Bio-Inoculation at Southeastern Highlands of Ethiopia by Regassa Ayana Bayisa, Dechassa Hirpha Dibaba

“…In addition, grain N uptake was boosted to 55.8 and 44.5 kg ha−1; and grain N contents were 3.19% and 3.23% in the first and second growing seasons, respectively. …”
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A prospective cohort study on the association between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios and gestational diabetes mellitus in Chinese pregnant women by Xin Zhao, Jianbin Sun, Ning Yuan, Xiaomei Zhang

“…The optimal cut-off values for predicting GDM were 3.89 for NLR (sensitivity 76.05%, specificity 36.56%) and 148.11 for PLR (sensitivity 68.72%, specificity 68.65%). …”
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Relationship between Peak Eccentric Force during the Nordic Hamstring Exercise and One Repetition Maximum Deadlift Performance by Satoru Nishida, Wataru Ito, Taisuke Ohishi, Riku Yoshida, Shigeru Sato, Masatoshi Nakamura

“… # Results During the NHE, the peak eccentric force of the right and left legs and the total peak eccentric force of both legs were 3.8 ± 1.1 N/BM, 3.8 ± 1.2 N/BM, and 7.6 ± 2.1 N/BM, respectively. …”
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Intraoperative conversion from thoracoscopy to thoracotomy in anatomical lung resections by A. L. Akopov, R. P. Mishra, S. Yu. Dvoreckiy, A. S. Agishev, M. G. Kovalev

“…The severity of the pain syndrome in 24 hours after the surgery assessed by visual analogue scale was also comparable; the average values of pain assessment were 3+2 in the thoracoscopy group and 4+2 in the conversion group (p=0.19).  …”
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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 2017-2022 National Immunization Survey: Sociodemographic Disparities Associated With Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Initiation and Completion Series Amo... by Atinuke Ibrahim-Ojoawo, Nicolette Powe, Richard Rogers, Ken Learman, Heather Hefner

“…A multivariable logistic regression estimated the correlation of sociodemographic variables to determine the odds of HPV vaccine initiation and completion as the outcomes. Results There were 3.2% and 5% surge in HPV vaccine initiation and UTD, respectively, with teens’ mean age of 14.98 over the years. …”
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Differences in adolescent sexual risk-taking profiles and sexually transmitted infections in adulthood by justice systems involvement: a multigroup latent class analysis by Sharefa Duhaney, Gia Barboza-Salerno, Georgia Sasser

“…Individuals with JSI were 3.92 times more likely to be in Class 4 and 0.696 times less likely to be in Class 3 (p < 0.001). …”
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Role of Probiotics in Helicobacter pylori Eradication: Lessons from a Study of Lactobacillus reuteri Strains DSM 17938 and ATCC PTA 6475 (Gastrus®) and a Proton-Pump Inhibitor by Maria Pina Dore, Stefano Bibbò, Giovanni Mario Pes, Ruggero Francavilla, David Y. Graham

“…The cure rates per protocol were 3/24 (12.5%; 95% CI 2.6–32%) with L. reuteri vs. 1/24 (4.1%) with placebo. …”
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RANFIS-Based Sensor System with Low-Cost Multi-Sensors for Reliable Measurement of VOCs by Keunyoung Kim, Woosung Yang

“…As a result of applying the RANFIS model, the RMSE of the MQ135, MQ138, and PID-A15 sensors were 3.578, 11.594, and 4.837, respectively, which improved the performance by 87.1%, 25.9%, and 35.8% compared to the existing ANFIS. …”
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Does previous cesarean section per se, especially its number, increase the risk of allogeneic blood transfusion at cesarean section for placenta previa? by H. Takahashi, Y. Baba, M. Ogoyama, H. Suzuki, A. Ohkuchi, R. Usui, S Matsubara

“…On analysis of 308 (326-18) patients excluding 18 with an abnormally invasive placenta, the adjusted ORs of allogeneic BT for CS 1× and >2× were 3.5 (1.1-10.8) and 6.2 (1.1-37.3), respectively, remaining high. …”
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Impact of disease activity on patient-reported subjective cognitive decline in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Ozlem Pala, George Reed, Dimitrios A. Pappas, Leslie R. Harrold, Joel M. Kremer

“…The ORs for low, moderate, and severe disease activity were 3.37, 5.59, and 5.76 respectively for age < 55 vs. 1.90, 2.67, and 3.37 respectively for age ≥ 55 (P = 0.0001). …”
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Adipocyte mitochondria in dairy cows reveals constraints in growth and signals adaptive metabolic responses by Elvira Gagniuc, Adina-Mihaela Pîrvu, Dumitru-Iulian Nastac, Paul A. Gagniuc, Mihaela Gherghiceanu, Manuella Militaru

“…The maximum observed mitochondrial length and thickness were 3.79 μm and 1.13 μm, respectively, while the minimum values were 0.11 μm for length and 0.10 μm for thickness. …”
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Nanoparticle based periodontal drug delivery – A review on current trends and future perspectives by Amani Mohammed Basudan

“…While majority of the studies were conducted in vitro, there were 3 in vivo studies and 3 clinical studies. Using nanotechnology for drug delivery resulted in better inhibition of bacterial growth, inflammatory modulation favoring resolution of periodontitis and capability for early tissue regeneration. …”
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Can nebulised heparin reduce acute lung injury in patients with SARS‑CoV‑2 requiring advanced respiratory support in Ireland: the CHARTER‑Ireland phase Ib/IIa, randomised, parallel... by David Cosgrave, Bairbre McNicholas, Ciara Hanley, John Robert Sheehan, Padraig Calpin, Maeve Kernan, Darragh Murphy, Alberto Alvarez‑Iglesias, John Ferguson, Camilla Giacomini, Christine Greene, Catriona Cody, Shane McGeary, Marion Murphy, Marianne Fitzgerald, Gerard Curley, Barry Dixon, Roger J. Smith, Claire Masterson, Daniel O’Toole, Frank van Haren, John G. Laffey

“…The time to separation from respiratory support, and the time to ICU or hospital discharge was similar in both groups. There were 3 deaths in the Heparin group and 2 in the control group. …”
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Visit-to-visit lipid variability on long-term major adverse cardiovascular events: a prospective multicentre cohort from the CORE-Thailand registry by Chutithep Teekaput, Kitti Thiankhaw, Wanwarang Wongcharoen, Narawudt Prasertwitayakij, Siriluck Gunaparn, Arintaya Phrommintikul

“…After adjusting covariates in the Cox proportional hazards model, higher LV was independently associated with an increased risk of 4-point MACE (HR for quartiles 2, 3, and 4 of the CV of total cholesterol, compared to first quartile, were 3.63 (95% CI 3.20–4.06, P < 0.001), 6.85 (95% CI 6.23–7.47, P < 0.001), and 8.91 (95% CI 8.18–9.64, P < 0.001), respectively). …”
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Prevalence and Genotyping of <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> subsp. <i>paratuberculosis</i> in Sheep from Inner Mongolia, China by Rong Zhang, Yue-Rong Lv, Bo Yang, Hao Wang, Jun-Tao Jia, Zhi-Hong Wu, Ming Nie, Lian-Yang Sun, Shi-Yuan Xue, Yu-Lin Ding, Rui-Bin Chen, Siqin Tunala, Li Zhao, Yong-Hong Liu

“…In the eastern, central, and western regions, the prevalence rates were 4.74% (31/654), 3.68% (14/394), and 1.49% (8/537); in small-scale and intensive farms, they were 3.23% (22/682), and 3.56% (31/903); and in goats and sheep, they were 0.91% (2/219) and 4.98% (36/723), respectively. …”
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Very high prevalence of osteosarcopenia in hip fracture patients: risk and protective factors by Ronald Man Yeung Wong, Pui Yan Wong, Wai Wang Chau, Chaoran Liu, Ning Zhang, Wing Hoi Cheung

“…For osteosarcopenia, patients with body mass index (BMI) < 23 kg/m2 were 4.33 (2.35 to 7.95; p < 0.001) times more likely to have osteosarcopenia regardless of age and gender. Males were 3.24 (1.38 to 7.58; p = 0.007) more likely to have osteosarcopenia regardless of age and BMI group. …”
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A retrospective study of patients complaining of nontraumatic acute abdominal pain, admitted in the emergency department of an urban hospital in China by Guanguan Luo, Qinqin Liu, Zhongxiang Zhang, Xiaoqing Jin

“…In the diagnosis of NSAP and gastroenteritis, female patients were more prevalent than male patients, but for renal colic, male patients were 3 times as many as female patients. Nonspecific abdominal pain, biliary colic, and cholecystitis are the 3 leading causes in patients 65 years or older. …”
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