Effects of Artificial Compound Feed for Live Fish Feed on Growth Performance, Nutrient Composition, Digestive Performance, and Gut Microbiota of Giant Salamander (<i>Andrias davidi... by Hongxiang Fan, Peiying Huang, Jiayi Zhu, Jiamin Li, Shaoqing Jian, Jiahao Hou, Ziyu Wang, Linjie Li, Daxian Zhao

“…Results showed no significant differences in growth performance among the three groups (<i>p</i> > 0.05). The water content in the S group was significantly higher than that in the H group (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and the crude fat content was slightly higher, whereas other nutritional components showed no significant differences (<i>p</i> > 0.05). …”
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Serum Cytokines in Young Pediatric Patients with Congenital Cardiac Shunts and Altered Pulmonary Hemodynamics by Leína Zorzanelli, Nair Yukie Maeda, Mariana Meira Clavé, Vera Demarchi Aiello, Marlene Rabinovitch, Antonio Augusto Lopes

“…Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) was found to be inversely related to pulmonary blood flow (r=-0.33, p=0.026) and was higher in group II (high pulmonary vascular resistance) compared to group I (high pulmonary blood flow) (p=0.017). In contrast, RANTES chemokine (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted) was characteristically elevated in Group I (p=0.022). …”
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Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor of the Abdomen and Pelvis: Clinicopathological Characters of 12 Cases by Guangzhao Zhang, Guangjun Liu, Dahua Zhao, Xijun Cui, Gang Li

“…All cases were finally diagnosed as DSRCT pathologically. Among group 1, all cases underwent en bloc resection (2/6, 33%) or tumor debulking (4/6, 67%) and, following four courses of multiple agents chemotherapy, Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that 3-year survival was 50% in group 1 versus 16.7% in group 2 (P<0.05). …”
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THE EFFECT OF TEACHERS’ DIRECT AND INDIRECT FEEDBACK ON STUDENT’ S WRITING ABILITY by Yuli Latifah, Bambang Suwarno, Irma Diani

“…Firstly, in the post test there was a difference of mean score between experiment group 1 and experiment group 2. In general ability, in group 1 increased by 15.59. …”
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Microvascular angina in postmenopausal women. by Alexander Valdés Martín, Sherien Sixto Fernández

“…Patients were divided into two groups according to presence (group I) or absence (group II) of myocardial perfusion defects. …”
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A Modified Technique Reduced Operative Time of Laparoendoscopic Rendezvous Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Combined with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Concomitant... by Wei Liu, Qunwei Wang, Jing Xiao, Liying Zhao, Jiangsheng Huang, Zhaohui Tan, Pengfei Li

“…Although the difference was not statistically significant, the procedure was successfully performed in 31 cases (96.9%) in group 1 and 24 cases (86.2%) in group 2. The mean operative time and time of endoscopic part were 82.6 ± 19.6 min and 26.5 ± 5.99 min in group 1 which were significantly shorter than those in group 2 (118.0 ± 23.1 min and 58.7 ± 13.3 min, resp.). …”
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How do Mandibular Osteotomies with and without Le Fort I osteotomy affect the Mentolabial Groove from the frontal view? by Sina Uçkan, Muazzez Suzen, Abdullah Özel, Emrah Dilaver

“…Materials &amp; Methods: Sixty-two patients were appointed into two groups (Group 1: Class II skeletal deformity, Group 2: Class III skeletal deformity). …”
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Impact of Lactobacillus reuteri Supplementation on Anti-Helicobacter pylori Levofloxacin-Based Second-Line Therapy by Veronica Ojetti, Giovanni Bruno, Maria Elena Ainora, Giovanni Gigante, Gianluca Rizzo, Davide Roccarina, Antonio Gasbarrini

“…The incidence of nausea and diarrhoea in group 1 was significantly lower than that in group 2. …”
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Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on BUN, Serum T and Serum CK-MM Concentrations in College Athletes with High-level Football Match by Shoujiang LI, Jiapeng LI, Xiangjia KONG, Yong HU, Shijing YOU

“…The athletes in Group 1 and Group 2 were interfered by TEAS during the training, before and after the match. …”
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Efficacy of Endodontic Cryotherapy in Alleviating Post-Treatment Pain after Single-Visit RCT: A Randomized Study by Prasad Chandrakant Ingale, Simran Sethi, Sukruti Suresh Babu, Khushi Rathod, Rahul Sharma, Shanu Khan

“…Result: Preliminary results indicated a marked reduction in pain in group 3 relative to groups 1 and 2 at 6, 12, and 24 hours post-treatment (P < 0.05). …”
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Riparian forest communities along watercourses in the Sutjeska National Park (SE Bosnia and Herzegovina) by Đorđije Milanović, Vladimir Stupar

“…Ordination revealed ecological gradient from nutrient rich (groups 1 and 2) to less nutrient rich communities (groups 4 and 5). …”
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Comparing different timings of tourniquet application in total knee arthroplasty: effects on postoperative pain and bone cement interface by Wenbin Wu, Le Cao, Kai Sun, Hongyi Wang

“…The incidence of skin complications and DVT in Group 1 was significantly higher than that in Group 3. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Effect of Sutureless Versus Multiple Sutures Technique on Complications following Third Molar Surgery in Nepalese Subpopulation by Arun Kr. Mahat, Ram Yadav, Anjani Kr. Yadav, Pradeep Acharya, Ashok Dongol, Alok Sagtani, Mehul R. Jaisani

“…Forty-eight patients were equally grouped into multiple sutures (group 1) and sutureless (group 2) groups using a computer-generated random table. …”
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Frost Forecasting considering Geographical Characteristics by Hyojeoung Kim, Jong-Min Kim, Sahm Kim

“…We calculated the accuracy in the two groups and found that the precision and recall scores in coastal areas (Group 1) were significantly lower than those in the inland areas (Group 2). …”
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The Effect of Maternal Body Mass Index on in Vitro Fertilization-Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Treatment: A Prospective Comparative Study by Zeynep Ozturk Inal, Hasan Ali Inal

“…In addition, the numbers of oocytes retrieved (groups 1 vs 3, p=0.011), metaphase II (groups 1 vs 3, p=0.017) and 2 pronucleus (groups 1 vs 3, p=0.010 and groups 2 vs 3, p=0.010), and the rates of clinical pregnancy (40.1% vs 33.2% vs 23.8%, respectively), live births (33.6% vs 23.7% vs 13.9%, respectively), and miscarriages (17.7% vs 28.6% vs 44.7%, respectively) were also different between the groups (p<0.05). …”
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Reproductive Efficiency of Nelore Cows in Fixed-Time Artificial Insemination Programs with Early Resynchronization by Larissa de Paiva Nunes Gonçalves, Alisson Jordão Prado, Aline Pacheco, Yana Eliza Feitosa de Almeida, Pietro Sampaio Baruselli, Welligton Conceição da Silva, Antônio Humberto Hamad Minervino, Jucelane Salvino de Lima, Kedson Alessandri Lobo Neves

“…The R30 protocol involved resynchronization 30 days after FTAI, while the R22 protocol implemented early resynchronization 22 days after FTAI without prior pregnancy diagnosis. In both groups, one FTAI was followed by two resynchronizations. …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of targeted educational interventions on enhancing self-efficacy and foot care practices among diabetic women in Jordan by Heba Hijazi, Heba Hijazi, Rabah Al Abdi, Rabah Al Abdi, Sawsan Abuhammad, Sawsan Abuhammad, Wegdan Bani Issa, Alham Al-Sharman, Alham Al-Sharman, Nesreen Saadeh, Alounoud AlMarzooqi, Fatma Refaat Ahmed, Fatma Refaat Ahmed, Ahmed Hossain, Hadia Radwan, Muhammad Arsyad Subu, Mohamad Alameddine

“…Participants were assigned to three groups: a control group receiving standard care; Intervention Group 1, receiving standard care with weekly text reminders and follow-up calls; and Intervention Group 2, receiving the same components as Intervention Group 1, plus small group education sessions and hands-on foot care training. …”
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Demographic and Clinical Presentation of Hospitalised Patients with SARS-CoV-2 During the First Omicron Wave by Mehool Patel, Elizabeth Aitken

“…Patients in Group 1 and Group 3 were significantly older than those in Group 2 (p<0.001). …”
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Comparison of the effectiveness of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis treatment with corticosteroids, hyaluronic acid, and platelet-rich plasma mono-therapy by I. A. Shynchukovskyi, O. H. Tereshchuk

“…Maximum mouth opening after treatment in group I increased by 24.32 %, in group II – by 15.79 %, in group III – by 18.92 %. …”
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Echo- and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide-Guided Follow-Up versus Symptom-Guided Follow-Up: Comparison of the Outcome in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients by Gani Bajraktari, Nicola Riccardo Pugliese, Andreina D’Agostino, Gian Marco Rosa, Pranvera Ibrahimi, Luan Perçuku, Mario Miccoli, Gian Giacomo Galeotti, Iacopo Fabiani, Roberto Pedrinelli, Michael Henein, Frank L. Dini

“…The number needed to treat to spare one death was 7.9 (Group I versus Group II) and 3.8 (Group I versus Group III). …”
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