Evaluation of Intervertebral Disc Space Width Between 10th and 11th Thoracic Vertebrae in Cats Using Radiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Jiwon Kim, Danbee Kwon, Bumseok Kim, Kichang Lee, Hakyoung Yoon

“…The DW of the T8–T12 disc spaces was significantly narrower than that of the T12–T13 disc space in Group 1 using radiography. In Groups 1 and 2 using radiography, the CW and VW of the T8–T11 disc spaces were significantly narrower than those of the T11–T13 disc spaces. …”
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Efficacy of Olive Oil, Ozonated Olive Oil, and Chlorhexidine Gel as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planing in Chronic Periodontitis: A Clinical Study by Koushik Mukherjee, BJ Janardhana Amaranath, Neelam Das, Anishka Dhanai, Kumari Pallavi, Priya Katiyar

“…Materials and Methods: One hundred and twenty patients with chronic periodontitis were included in this study and assigned into three groups. In Group I, Group II, and Group III, SRP was done followed by subgingival application of ozonated olive oil, plain olive oil, and chlorhexidine gel in Group I, II, and III, respectively, at baseline 7, 14, and 21 days. …”
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Do the Microshear Test Variables Affect the Bond Strength Values? by Andrea M. Andrade, Eugenio Garcia, Sandra Kiss Moura, Alessandra Reis, Alessandro Loguercio, Luciana Mendonça Silva, Gustavo H. D. Pimentel, Rosa Helena Miranda Grande

“…Specimens were tested under shear mode and the data subjected to a two-way ANOVA and Tukey’s tests. Groups 1 and 2 resulted in statistically similar mean μSBS (); however, a greater number of pretest failures were observed for Group 1. …”
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The Lipodystrophy Syndrome in HIV-Infected Children under Antiretroviral Therapy: A First Report from the Central Africa by Honoré Kalombayi Tshamala, Loukia Aketi, Pierre Manianga Tshibassu, Mathilde Bothale Ekila, Eric Musalu Mafuta, Patrick Kalambayi Kayembe, Michel Ntetani Aloni, Joseph Diayisu Shiku

“…The frequency of lipoatrophy was not statistically different between group 1 (16.3%) and group 3 (21.5%). A significantly higher proportion of lipohypertrophy, hypercholesterolemia, and lactic acidosis was noted in children of group 1, compared to the controls (p<0.05). …”
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Effect of Ursodeoxycholic Acid Alone and Ursodeoxycholic Acid Plus Domperidone on Radiolucent Gallstones and Gallbladder Contractility in Humans by Ilyas Tuncer, Mustafa Harman, Yasar Colak, Ismail Arslan, M. Kursad Turkdogan

“…After 12 months of treatment, stone dissolution was found in 9 (40.9%) of the patients in group I and 7 (38.8%) of the patients in group II. …”
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Characteristics of Siblings with Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Single-Center Experience by Elif Arslanoglu Aydin, Esra Baglan, İlknur Bagrul, Emine Nur Sunar Yayla, Nesibe Gokce Kocamaz, Semanur Ozdel

“…Fever and abdominal pain were statistically significantly more frequent in group I than in group II (P = .032). The age of disease onset in group I was statistically lower than in group II (P = .031). …”
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Mydriasis Stability During Cataract Surgery in Patients with Systemic Comorbidities Using a Standardised Combination of Intracameral Mydriatics and Anaesthetic by Joanna Dereń-Szumełda, Mariola Dorecka, Mirosław Dereń, Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek

“…A total of 103 patients were enrolled, divided into three groups: cataract with diabetes (C + DM group, <i>n</i> = 35), cataract with PXF (C + PXF group, <i>n</i> = 32), and cataract without those comorbidities (C group, <i>n</i> = 36). …”
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Isolated Subclinical Hyperthyrotropinemia in Obese Children: Does Levothyroxine (LT4) Improve Weight Reduction during Combined Behavioral Therapy? by Pawel Matusik, Aneta Gawlik, Aleksandra Januszek-Trzciakowska, Ewa Malecka-Tendera

“…TSH normalized in 80.9% of children from Group 1 versus 90.5% from Group 2, p = NS. Delta BMI z-score was insignificantly higher in Group 1 compared to Group 2. …”
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The WRKY Transcription Factor Genes in Lotus japonicus by Hui Song, Pengfei Wang, Zhibiao Nan, Xingjun Wang

“…Researchers previously believed that group II and III WRKY domains were derived from the C-terminal WRKY domain of group I. Our results suggest that some WRKY genes in group II originated from the N-terminal domain of group I WRKY genes. …”
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Comparison of the Mechanical Properties of Early Leukocyte- and Platelet-Rich Fibrin versus PRGF/Endoret Membranes by Hooman Khorshidi, Saeed Raoofi, Rafat Bagheri, Hodasadat Banihashemi

“…The mean tensile strength and toughness were higher in group 1 with a significant difference (P<0.05). The mean stiffness in group 1 was also higher but not statistically significant (P>0.05). …”
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Short-Time Intermittent Preexposure of Living Human Donors to Hyperoxia Improves Renal Function in Early Posttransplant Period: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial by Kamran Montazeri, Mohammadali Vakily, Azim Honarmand, Parviz Kashefi, Mohammadreza Safavi, Shahram Taheri, Bahram Rasoulian

“…Mean CrCL in posttransplant day 10, NTAD after 24 hours of transplantation, and urine output during 6 hours after operation were significantly better in Group I compared with Group II (𝑃<.05). Also, DGF during the first week after operation and duration of hospital stay was less in Group I compared with Group II. …”
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Keratinized Gingiva Determines a Homeostatic Behavior of Gingival Sulcus through Transudation of Gingival Crevice Fluid by Maria Luiza P. Lagos, Adriana Campos Passanezi Sant'Ana, Sebastião Luiz Aguiar Greghi, Euloir Passanezi

“…There was a significant increase in GCF after chewing at P1B and P3 in group 1 and at P1A in group 2 (t-test, 𝑃<0.05). Conclusions. …”
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Urinary Tract Infections in Children: Changing Trends in Etiology and Local Resistance Patterns over a Three-Year Period by Patrícia Sousa, Lucinda Delgado, Susana Correia-de-Oliveira, Cecília Pereira, Ângela Dias, Ana Cláudia Tavares

“…The most common empirical antibiotic in group 1 was amoxicillin-clavulanate (A-C), as opposed to cefuroxime in group 2 (p < 0.001). …”
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Impact of Age on Short- and Long-Term Outcomes after Pancreatoduodenectomy for Periampullary Neoplasms by Mario Gruppo, Francesca Tolin, Boris Franzato, Pierluigi Pilati, Ylenia Camilla Spolverato, Francesca Zingales, Imerio Angriman, Romeo Bardini

“…Mean overall survival was 28.5 months in group I vs. 22 months in group II (p=0.909). Conclusion. …”
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Identification and characterization of CONSTANS-like (COL) gene family in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). by Darun Cai, Hui Liu, Na Sang, Xianzhong Huang

“…Our results showed that GhCOLs were classified into three groups, and 14 COLs in group I showed conserved structure when compared with other plants. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Ultrasound-Guided Infraclavicular Block: Effect of Experience of Anesthesiologists on Volume of Local Anesthetic Administered by Tugce Yeniocak, Nur Canbolat

“…The LA volume administered in group I (33.7 ± 4.2 ml) was significantly higher than that in groups II, III, and IV (p<0.05). …”
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Effects of smail volum es of blood, isotonic and hypertonic saline administrotions on hoemodynomic porometers and blood goses in experimentolly induced hoemorrhagic sh.ock in dogs by Ercan Keskin, Mursayettin Eksen

“…After the bolus injection, the MAP at 90th min s. in group I,II, III and IV were determined to be 53.2, 52.2, 7 4. 6 and 100. …”
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Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Baseplate Stability Is Affected by Bone Density and the Type and Amount of Augmentation by Daniel Ritter, Patric Raiss, Patrick J. Denard, Brian C. Werner, Manuel Kistler, Celina Lesnicar, Micheal van der Merwe, Peter E. Müller, Matthias Woiczinski, Coen A. Wijdicks, Samuel Bachmaier

“…The BIO-RSA group had higher variability in micromotion compared to the MA-RSA and reference groups (<i>p</i> = 0.013), and increased total micromotion compared to the reference group (<i>p</i> = 0.039). …”
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Immunomodulatory effect of hepatitis B virus (HBV) antigens and MRSA antigens on immune response by Entidhar A. Hadi, Mohammad Abd-Kadhum Al-Saadi, Kaiser N. Madlum

“…Results: The results indicated a significant increase (P < 0.05) in the mean value of IFN-γ in group II (125.9995 pg/mL) and III group (133.6504 pg/mL) and group IV (132.0271 pg/mL) as compared with control (group I) (49.6203 pg/mL). Also, the results showed no significant differences between control group I and group V (49.6203 and 9.6087 pg/mL). …”
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New-insight UVB Treatment for Psoriasis Vulgaris in Vietnamese Patients by Phuong Pham Thi Minh, Trang Trinh Minh, Phuong Hoang Thi, Giang Quach Thi Ha, Tra Bui Thi, Michael Tirant, Doanh Le Huu

“…They were randomly allocated to two groups: the percentage dose (group 1, 62 patients) and the fixed dose (group 2, 60 patients). …”
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