Efficacy and Safety of Tripterygium Wilfordii Glycoside Tablets Combined with Acitretin Capsules in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Qinghui Fu, Yunjie Zhu, Yiqi Fang, Changbo Dai

“…Thirty-six patients with MSPP were collected and divided into three groups, namely, group A (n=12, TWG tablets + acitretin capsules), group B (n=12, compound glycyrrhizin capsules + acitretin capsules), and group C (n=12, acitretin capsules). …”
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Motivations in medieval war: a comparative approach between two territorial peripheries (Iberia and Baltic) – Porto, 1 de abril de 2019 by Paula Pinto Costa

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Effect of stress management based self-care counseling on glycemic control in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial study by Atefeh Bagheri-Tirtashi, Fatemeh Nasiri-Amiri, Hajar Adib-Rad, Hossein-Ali Nikbakht, Mahbobeh Faramarzi, Ezzat Kiani

“…It is possible to make a change in the lifestyle by providing counseling in the field of self-care based on stress management in order to avoid the adverse consequences of GDM. …”
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Effects of melatonin supplementation on oxidative stress, and inflammatory biomarkers in diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial by Sara Sadeghi, Amirahmad Nassiri, Monir Sadat Hakemi, Fatemeh Hosseini, Fatemeh Pourrezagholie, Fatemeh Naeini, Aylar Nadiri Niri, Hossein Imani, Hamed Mohammadi

“…Abstract Background and objectives Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive illness linked to higher rates of morbidity and death. …”
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Longitudinal changes in factors affecting postoperative patient satisfaction after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: an assessment using a patient-reported questionnaire by Soichiro Ogawa, Kei Yaginuma, Yuki Harigane, Shunta Makabe, Hitomi Imai, Satoru Meguro, Ryo Tanji, Akifumi Onagi, Ruriko Honda-Takinami, Kanako Matsuoka, Seiji Hoshi, Junya Hata, Yuichi Sato, Hidenori Akaihata, Masao Kataoka, Motohide Uemura, Yoshiyuki Kojima

“…Therefore, we examined the factors associated with treatment satisfaction over the first 12 months postoperatively based on an assessment using a patient-reported questionnaire. Methods Of the 612 consecutive patients who underwent RARP, 408 patients were enrolled in this study and divided into a satisfied group and a non-satisfied group at every evaluation timepoint. …”
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Erratum: Clinical Outcomes in Patients Receiving Originator Follitropin Alfa and Follitropin Alfa Biosimilars in Real-world Clinical Practice: A Retrospective Study

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Understanding barriers to young people’s utilisation of sexual and reproductive health services in Asia-Pacific countries: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis by Daniel Mackay, Benjamin Gregory, Evi Germeni, Watcharakorn Riabroi

“…Based on these, we developed an overarching analytical theme, ‘trapped in a legacy of shame’, which highlights the role of shame as a key emotion associated with young people’s utilisation of SRH services.Conclusion Our findings point towards the necessity of integrating shame-sensitive approaches and a social norms perspective in interventions aiming to improve young people’s SRH outcomes in Asia-Pacific countries.PROSPERO registration number CRD42023389653.…”
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Comparative study of conventional sliding mode control and integral sliding mode control for a bidirectional dc-dc converter in an electric vehicle charger by Oualifi Khadija, Abouobaida Hassan, Mchaouar Youssef, Fathelkhair Abdelmoghit, Akli Hajar, Abouelmahjoub Younes

“…This study compares two control methods, the conventional sliding mode controller (CSMC) and the integral sliding mode controller (ISMC), as applied to a bidirectional dc-dc converter. The dc-dc converter functions in two distinct modes: during grid to vehicle (G2V), it operates in buck mode to charge the battery using either constant current or constant voltage based on the battery’s voltage level; and during vehicle-to-grid (V2G), it switches to boost mode to discharge battery power into the grid at a constant current. …”
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Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of First-Line Treatment Options for Unresectable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis by Luqing Zhao, Zhiting Zhao, Xiaoqi Yan, Fei Wu, Ning Sun, Renhong Guo, Shaorong Yu, Xiao Hu, Jifeng Feng

“…Based on PACIFIC trial, durvalumab as consolidation therapy following concurrent chemoradiotherapy (cCRT) has been a new standard treatment for unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …”
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Local and Distributed fMRI Changes Induced by 40 Hz Gamma tACS of the Bilateral Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex: A Pilot Study by Lucia Mencarelli, Lucia Monti, Sara Romanella, Francesco Neri, Giacomo Koch, Ricardo Salvador, Giulio Ruffini, Giulia Sprugnoli, Simone Rossi, Emiliano Santarnecchi

“…However, the effects of tACS targeting regions outside the motor cortex, as well as its spatial specificity, are still unclear. Here, we present a concurrent tACS-fMRI block design study to characterize the impact of 40 Hz tACS applied over the left and right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in healthy subjects. …”
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Risk of renal complications and death in young and middle-aged Swedes with parental type 1 diabetes: a nation-wide, prospective cohort study by Torbjörn Lind, Marie Fredriksson, Emma Persson, Anna Möllsten

“…Introduction This study aimed to investigate if individuals with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes having a parent with the same condition (parental diabetes) had worse metabolic control and an increased risk of death and renal failure compared with those with parents without type 1 diabetes (sporadic diabetes).Research design and methods We conducted a population-based cohort study using data from the Swedish Childhood Diabetes Register, including cases with onset of type 1 diabetes before the age of 15 and recorded between 1977 and 2010. …”
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A non-associated constitutive model based on yld2004-18p yield criterion and its applications on sheet metal forming analysis by Honghao Wang, Changxiang Fan, Akira Yoshimura, Sai Xu, Guangjun Qiu, Xin Liang, Jun Yanagimoto

“…Abstract For sheet metals, anisotropy is a significant property affecting sheet metal forming processes. …”
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Comparación entre observaciones meteorológicas obtenidas de estaciones convencionales y automáticas a partir de la estimación de parámetros estadísticos by N GATTINONI, T BOCA, C REBELLA, C DI BELLA

“…La observación de variables y fenómenos meteorológicos se lleva a cabo en Estaciones Meteorológicas Convencionales (EMC) asistidas por un observador capacitado. …”
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Early Detection of Microvascular Changes in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus without and with Diabetic Retinopathy: Comparison between Different Swept-Source OCT-A Instruments by Stela Vujosevic, Caterina Toma, Edoardo Villani, Valentina Gatti, Marco Brambilla, Andrea Muraca, Maria Chantal Ponziani, Gianluca Aimaretti, Alessandro Nuzzo, Paolo Nucci, Stefano De Cilla’

“…Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) has recently improved the ability to detect subclinical and early clinically visible microvascular changes occurring in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). …”
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Direct superior approach versus posterolateral approach in mid-term clinical outcomes of total hip arthroplasty: a prospective randomized controlled study by Zhanqi Wei, Yiming Xu, Wei Zhu, Xisheng Weng, Bin Feng

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Testing the Rule of the Earliest Due Date (EDD) in Achieving the Priority of Delivery: A Case Study in the Directorate of Printing Press for the Iraqi Media Network by Amer Abdul Latif Kazem, Bilal Ahmed Hasan

“… On-time delivery is a key metric for evaluating the delivery performance of orders and the efficiency of an organization's supply chain. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis: A Cross-Sectional Study of Two Tertiary Hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Mohammed H. Alanazy

“…Conclusions. Approximately a quarter of MG patients have depression. Achieving a minimal manifestation or better MG status may decrease the depression rate in these patients.…”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of EndoFaster® and Narrow-Band Imaging Endoscopy in Patients with Impaired Gastric Acid Secretion: A Real-Time Prospective Study by M. Cazzato, G. Esposito, G. Galli, E. Pilozzi, E. Lahner, V. D. Corleto, A. Zullo, E. Di Giulio, B. Annibale

“…Conclusion. EndoFaster® seems a promising tool to diagnose corpus atrophic gastritis. …”
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Response to “A Validation Study of the Danish ICD-10 Diagnosis Code K75.0 for Pyogenic Liver Abscess” [Letter] by Akbar PS, Marselina EV

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Trends and constraints of utilization of preserved cowpea leaves among households in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya: a convergent mixed method study by J. O. Owade, G. O. Abong’, M. W. Okoth, A. W. Mwang’ombe

“…In as much as there is limited practising of preservation of the vegetables, its availability is enhanced through dehydration and other value-addition techniques among a significant number of the households.…”
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