The influence of anti-infective periodontal treatment on C-reactive protein: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. by Ryan T Demmer, Ludovic Trinquart, Aleksandra Zuk, Benjamin C Fu, Josefin Blomkvist, Bryan S Michalowicz, Philippe Ravaud, Moïse Desvarieux

“…Among 2,753 possible studies 20 were selected, which included 2,561 randomized patients(median=57). Baseline CRP values were >3.0 mg/L in 40% of trials. Among studies with a control group receiving no treatment, the mean difference in CRP final values among experimental treatment vs. control groups was -0.37 mg/L [95%CI=-0.64, -0.11], (P=0.005), favoring experimental treatment. …”
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Sildenafil’s effectiveness in the primary coronary slow flow phenomenon: a pilot randomised controlled clinical trial by Abbas Andishmand, Seyedmostafa Seyedhosseini, Seyedeh Mahdieh Namayandeh, Elnaz Adelzadeh, Amin Entezari, Seyed Reza Mirjalili

“…Median DTS scores at baseline were 3 (IQR: 0 to 9) and at week 12 were 9.5 (IQR: 7.75 to 15) for sildenafil and 7 (IQR: −1.5 to 9.25) and 8 (IQR: 1.5 to 11.25) for placebo (difference favouring sildenafil with a median increase of 5.5 (IQR: 1 to 9.2, p=0.01)).Conclusions We suggest that a daily low dose of sildenafil could be a valuable therapeutic option for primary CSFP.Trial registration number IRCT20220223054103N1.…”
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Recycling of waste lubricant oil using two-step pyrolysis to produce fuel-like diesel and enhancing its combustion and emission parameters in diesel engines using linseed biodiesel by Ahmed I. EL-Seesy, Radwan M. El-Zoheiry, Mohamed I. Hassan Ali

“…The viscosity, density, and heating value of FLDR2 were 3.4 cSt, 834 kg/m3, and 42,948 kJ/kg, respectively. …”
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Virtual fencing in remote boreal forests: performance of commercially available GPS collars for free-ranging cattle by Erik Versluijs, Morten Tofastrud, Anna Hessle, Robert Serrouya, Derek Scasta, Petter Wabakken, Barbara Zimmermann

“…On average the GPS precision and accuracy errors were 3.3 m ± 2.5 SD and 4.6 m ± 3.2 SD, respectively. …”
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The effect of body condition score in the transition period on milk, fertility, and health traits of Holstein cows by Ariadna V. Alvarado, Alan S. Alvarado, Fernando Arellano, Francisco G. Véliz, Ángeles de Santiago, Viridiana Contreras, Miguel Mellado

“…BCS classes at parturition were <3.5, 3.5-3.75, and >3.75. 305-d milk yield was the highest in cows with BCS change (ΔBCS) <0.25 between 15-d precalving and parturition (11526±1088 kg), and the lowest (10878±1114) in cows with precalving ΔBCS <0.75. …”
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Lymphocyte/monocyte to lactate dehydrogenase ratio prior to lymphodepletion impact the outcomes of patients with diffused large B cell lymphoma undergoing CAR-T cell therapy by Na Li, Na An, Sha Ma, Jiang Cao, Feng Zhu, Kunming Qi, Zhiling Yan, Hai Cheng, Wei Sang, Wei Chen, Depeng Li, Zhenyu Li, Kailin Xu, Ying Wang

“…The optimal cutoff values for pre-LD LMR and LMR/LDH were 3.583 and 0.0103, respectively. The overall response rate (ORR)s were higher in patients with high pre-LD LMR or LMR/LDH than those with low pre-LD LMR or LMR/LDH (ORR, 100% vs. 65.79%, P = 0.006 and 96.15% vs. 38.24%, P < 0.0001, respectively). …”
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Lenalidomide versus lenalidomide + dexamethasone prolonged treatment after second‐line lenalidomide + dexamethasone induction in multiple myeloma by Johan Lund, Astrid Gruber, Birgitta Lauri, Adil Doganay Duru, Cecilie Blimark, Agneta Swedin, Markus Hansson, Karin Forsberg, Lucia Ahlberg, Conny Carlsson, Anders Waage, Peter Gimsing, Annette Juul Vangsted, Ulf Frølund, Erik Holmberg, Gösta Gahrton, Evren Alici, Mats Hardling, Ulf‐Henrik Mellqvist, Hareth Nahi

“…Corresponding response rates in the subgroup of patients who did not enter the phase 2 trial (n = 71) were 3%, 18%, and 39%, respectively. Rates of disease progression at 2 years in the phase 2 trial were 47% versus 31% for Len versus Len+Dex (P = 0.14). …”
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Quality Improvement of Chicken Meat Treated with Neutral Electrolyzed Water by Ali Meawad Ahmed, Mona Mohammed Eissawy, Ibrahim Mohamed Fares, Taghreed Ahmed Hafez, Nada Ibrahim Hussein

“…The mean values of aerobic plate counts for control, after treatment for 20 and 40 minutes were 5.40, 3.90 and 3.71 Log10 cfu/g, for enterobacteriacea were 3.63, 2.69 and 2.59 Log10 cfu/g, for Staphylococcus aureus were 2.99, 2.57 and 2.22 Log10 cfu/g, for Escherichia coli were 2.93, 2.18 and 1.94 Log10 cfu/g, respectively.  …”
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Evaluation of physicians&apos; screening practices and knowledge levels regarding atrial fibrillation in patients over 65 years of age: A prospective study by Emre Bulbul, Erhan Simsek, Muhammet Kizmaz

“…Logistic regression analysis indicated that specialists were 2.85 times more likely to screen for AF than general practitioners, and those with prior training in AF were 3.10 times more likely to conduct AF screening. …”
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CT-based auto-segmentation of multiple target volumes for all-in-one radiotherapy in rectal cancer patients by Xuemin Li, Luqi Wang, Mengying Yang, Xianan Li, Ting Zhao, Mingqing Wang, Siyi Lu, Yunsong Ji, Wei Zhang, Lecheng Jia, Ran Peng, Junjie Wang, Hao Wang

“…In clinical practice, average DSC of CTV45, CTV50 and GTV were 0.93, 0.88, and 0.78; HD were 13.56, 23.84, and 35.38 mm; HD 95 were 3.33, 6.46, and 21.34 mm; ASSD were 0.78, 1.49, and 3.30 mm; and ASD were 0.74, 1.18, and 2.13 mm. …”
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Preparation of Organic Amine-Intercalated Magnesium Phosphate and Magnesium Boron Phosphate and Their Tribological Properties as a Solid Lubricant by MA Chong, XU Xiaoqi, KONG Xiaowei, LI Yanqiu, ZHANG Yanfei, QIAO Li, HE Xuexue, LI Kangwei, ZHANG Xiaosheng, LIU Lei

“…With the development of modern industry，the demand for lubrication in various working environments has become increasingly stringent.Conventional lubricants can no longer fully meet the performance requirements of mechanical operating conditions，making the development of new lubricants a critical research focus.To meet the requirements of comprehensive salt-lake resource utilization，two novel solid lubricant materials，organic amine-intercalated magnesium phosphate (MgP-18N) and organic amine-intercalated magnesium boron phosphate (BP-18N)，were prepared via a mixed solvothermal method.Their tribological properties as lithium-based grease additives were investigated using an oscillating ball-on-disc tribometer.Results showed that the optimal addition amounts of both MgP-18N and BP-18N in lithium-based grease were 3.0%.The addition of MgP-18N and BP-18N increased the extreme pressure load capacity of the lithium-based grease to 700 N and 800 N，respectively.Both MgP-18N and BP-18N demonstrated excellent high-temperature applicability.After treatment at 700 ℃，the samples maintained superior friction-reducing performance during a 10 h long-term tribological test under a 300 N load，with the friction coefficient consistently remaining at a low level (around 0.1) and with stable dynamic curves.Overall，BP-18N exhibited superior tribological performance.The morphology，elemental distribution and chemical states of the worn surfaces were analyzed using a three-dimensional (3D) optical profiler，scanning electron microscopy (SEM)，energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).During the friction process，both MgP-18N and BP-18N readily adhered to the worn surfaces，forming lubricating protective films that effectively prevented direct contact between the surfaces of friction pairs.Notably，BP-18N underwent chemical reactions during friction，generating iron-boron compounds，boron oxides，and boron-nitrogen compounds，which significantly enhanced the tribological performance of lithium-based grease.…”
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Association of oral parafunctional habits with anxiety and the Big-Five Personality Traits in the Saudi adult population by Adel F. Almutairi, Nouf Albesher, Modi Aljohani, Messm Alsinanni, Ohood Turkistani, Mahmoud Salam

“…Results: The participants reported several parafunctional habits including daily gum chewing (86%), lip/object biting (59%), clenching (45%), nail biting (36%) and grinding (32%). Males were 3 [2.3–3.7] times and younger age groups were 1.5 [1.1–2.0] times more likely to be associated with nail biting compared to their counter groups (adj.P < 0.001 and adj.P = 0.007). …”
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Clinical efficacy of an operation encompassing quadruple procedures for the treatment of grade Ⅲ rectal prolapse by Li Guanlu, Gao Jihua, Tian Maosheng, Qi Wenyue, Gao Ce, Sun Hongyuan, Sun Shaozhe, Xu Danyang, Kong Xiangqian

“…After surgery, resting distance between DUAC and pubococcygeal line and DSR decreased significantly, while ARA increased significantly (P<0.05). There were 3 patients with mild and moderate anal pain after surgery, 1 patient with absorption fever (<37.6℃), 4 patients with postoperative dysuria, and the other 32 patients did not have special discomfort. …”
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Contamination of hospital surfaces by third-generation cephalosporin-resistant gram-negative bacteria in district hospitals in Mwanza, Tanzania: Urgent need for enhanced infection... by Ezekiel Gamuya, Mulki S. Salum, Beatrice Augustino Mtewele, Baraka Minja, Prisca Damiano, Conjester I. Mtemisika, Kulwa P. Mnibi, Reuben N. Abednego, Bernard C. Okamo, Vitus Silago, Stephen E. Mshana, Heike Claus, Jeremiah Seni

“…Results: A total of 892 swabs were collected from hospital surfaces, of which 243 (27.2%) were 3GC-R-GNB positive. From the 243 positive samples, 55 samples exhibited polymicrobial growth making a total of 300 bacterial isolates. …”
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Short-term outcomes of Ozaki procedure: a multicenter study by I. I. Chernov, S. T. Enginoev, R. N. Komarov, V. V. Bazylev, D. G. Tarasov, K. B. Kadyraliev, D. S. Tungusov, A. V. Arutyunyan, A. V. Chragyan, P. A. Batrakov, A. M. Ismailbaev, B. M. Tlisov, А. Weymann, M.B.O. Sá Pompeu, K. Zhigalov

“…The AV effective orifice area (EOA) and indexed EOA after surgery were 3 (2,5-3,9) cm2 and 1,6 (1,3-2) cm2/m2, respectively. …”
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Purification and properties of trypsin isoform B from intestines of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) by LIU Zhong-yi, WANG Zhang, XU Shi-ying, XU Lin-na

“…V_max and K_m of the GT-B were 3.33×10³ min^-1 and 31.68 μmol·mL^-1, respectively, Its physiological efficiency was 105.26 mL·μmol^-1·min^-1, and its Arrhenius active energy was 18.31 kJ·mol^-1. …”
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Continuous versus Interrupted Sutures for Closure of Scleral Pocket and Conjunctiva after Evisceration and Placement of Acrylic Ocular Implant by Ahmed Ali Amer, Hasan Naveed, Ibrahim Amer, Hamdy Osman Abdelrahman Osman, Mostafa Abdelrahman Ahmed Mohamed, Ashraf Mohammed GadElkareem, Ahmed Abdallah Elbarawy, Zisis Gatzioufas, Mohamed Elalfy, Mohamed A. ElShafie

“…But in group B, there were 3 cases (15%) of wound dehiscence and implant exposure, while no reported cases in group A (0%) with clinically significant p value (0.029). …”
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UREA TREATMENT OF MATURE WHOLE-CROP CEREAL MIXTURES AS SALVAGE FORAGE FOR SMALL-SCALE DAIRY SYSTEMS IN THE DRY SEASON by Yessica Guadalupe Zamora-Juárez, Mónica Arias-Ávila, Carlos Manuel Arriaga-Jordán, Carlos Galdino Martínez-García, Felipe López González

“…Whole-crop forage yields were 3.4 ton/ha, with highest yields for RYE-BLY. …”
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Accuracy and precision of sonographic fetal weight estimation in Sweden by Linda Lindström, Sven Cnattingius, Ove Axelsson, Michaela Granfors

“…For Hadlock 2 and Shepard's formulae, MPE were 3.9 (SD 8.9) and 3.4 (SD 9.7), respectively, and the proportions of EFW within ±10% from actual birthweight were 69.4% and 67.1%, respectively. …”
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Analysis of the odds ratio of developmental delay in children with biliary atresia 12 months after liver transplantation by A. V. Syrkina, O. M. Tsirulnikova, I. E. Pashkova, O. V. Silina, E. V. Chekletsova, S. Yu. Oleshkevich

“…The odds of developmental delay in preparation for liver transplantation were 3.3 times higher in the subgroup of children who underwent Kasai palliative PE compared to children without palliative (95%, CI 1.35–8.31). …”
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