Metabolic Risk Factors and Their Impact on Quality of Life in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer, Acute or Exacerbated Chronic Pancreatitis by I. N. Grigor’eva, O. V. Efimova, N. L. Tov, T. S. Suvorova, D. L. Nepomnyashchikh

“…Arterial hypertension was more common in group 1 (55.6 %) than in group 2 (34.8 %; p = 0.013). …”
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Comparison of Functioning, Quality of Life, and Cognition between Lithium and Sodium Valproate Combination Therapy and Sodium Valproate Monotherapy in Euthymic Bipolar Patients: A... by M Ashwini, R Jhamuna, V Jaikumar

“…There were 22 (55%) males and 18 (45) females in group 1 and, 20 (50) males and 20 (50) females in group 2. …”
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The Effects of Vitamin E Application on Some Free Radicals and Lactate Levels in Acute Exercise by Ekrem Boyalı, Mustafa Nizamlıoğlu, Süleyman Patlar

“…While the highest lactate level was obtained in the 2nd measurement in group 1 (P lt;0.05), the lowest lactate level was in the 3rd measurement in group 1 (P lt;0.05). …”
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Factors Associated with Midterm Visual Field Variability in Patients with Stable Glaucoma by Maria Emília V. Guimarães, Carolina P. B. Gracitelli, Syril Dorairaj, Fábio N. Kanadani, Tiago S. Prata

“…Average SAP MD values for groups 1 and 2 were −2.8 ± 3.1 dB and −6.2 ± 4.1 dB, respectively (P=0.006). …”
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Efficacy of canal disinfectants Temoporfin, carbon nanoparticles, and Er: YAG laser on martens hardness, smear layer removal, and bond strength of glass fiber posts to canal dentin by Abdulaziz Alsahhaf

“…The teeth were equally distributed into four experimental groups: Group 1 (NaOCl + EDTA), Group 2 (Er: YAG laser + EDTA), Group 3 (Temoporfin + EDTA), and Group 4 (CNPs + EDTA). …”
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The Relationship between Homocysteine Levels, MTHFR C677T and A1298C Polymorphism, and Pregnancy Outcomes in Georgian Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Case-Control Study by Elene Asanidze, Zurab R. Tsetskhladze, Jenaro Kristesashvili, Marina Pirtskhalava, Manana Urjumelashvili, Shorena Tchiokadze, Malkhaz Vakhania, Nino Parunashvili, Aleksandre Asanidze

“…In group I, the frequencies of the C677T-CT, A1298CACgenotypes, and the compound heterozygous of C677T-CT/A1298C-AC were significantly higher than in theother groups (P<0.05). …”
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Neoadjuvant programmed death ligand-1 with chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone for limited-stage small-cell lung cancer: a retrospective study by Zhi Yang, Yan-qing Wang, Xiujun Chang

“…The MPR rate of 72.7% due to treatment with neoadjuvant PD-(L)1 blockade plus chemotherapy group (group I) was significantly higher than those in the traditional neoadjuvant chemotherapy group (16.7%)(group C). …”
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Clinical features and factors associated with short-term prognosis in patients with pulmonary embolism by V.Y. Tseluyko, L.M. Yakovleva, S.M. Sukhova, O.V. Radchenko, T.V. Pylova, A.S. Vnukova, K.Yu. Kinoshenko

“…The average age of patients in group I was 69.08 ± 14.15 years and was significantly higher than in group II: 65.25 ± 13.29 (p = 0.0169). …”
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Initial Rotational Instability of the Tapered Wedge-Shaped Type Cementless Stem by Yosuke Iwamoto, Hiroaki Kijima, Hiroshi Tazawa, Natsuo Konishi, Hitoshi Kubota, Shin Yamada, Takayuki Tani, Keiji Kamo, Norio Suzuki, Yoshihiko Okudera, Masashi Fujii, Ken Sasaki, Tetsuya Kawano, Itsuki Nagahata, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Yoichi Shimada

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Keratorefractive Effect of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Keratoplasty on Rabbit Eyes by Zhiyu Du, Pisong Yan, Qiang Luo, Dan Zhang, Yu Zhang

“…According to the therapy power, these eyes were divided three groups: group 1 (1 W), group 2 (2 W), and group 3 (3 W). The change in corneal power was quantified by a Sirius Scheimpflug camera. …”
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Air Bubble Technique for Fundus Visualization during Vitrectomy in Aphakia by Mahmoud Mohamed Farouk, Takeshi Naito, Mohammed Elagouz, Hatem Ammar, Alahmady Hamad Alsmman, Engy Mohamed Mostafa

“…Conversion to BIOM viewing system was needed in the retinal detachment cases of groups 1 and 2. The mean overall LogMAR visual acuity was significantly improved from 1.29 ± 0.58 preoperatively to 0.56 ± 0.19 at the final visit, 6 months postoperatively (P<0.001). …”
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Proposal of a new nomenclature for introns in protein-coding genes in fungal mitogenomes by Shu Zhang, Yong-Jie Zhang

“…Abstract Fungal mitochondrial genes are often invaded by group I or II introns, which represent an ideal marker for understanding fungal evolution. …”
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Human-Mimic Submuscular and Premuscular Irradiated Rat Model: Histologic Characteristics of the Capsule Tissue in Contact with the Breast Implant by Hyung Bae Kim, Se Young Han, Jin Sup Eom, Hyun Ho Han

“…They were divided into two groups: rats that underwent dual-plane implantation (n = 6; group 1) and those that underwent premuscular implant insertion (n = 6; group 2). …”
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Incidence and Survival of Patients with Small Intestinal Neuroendocrine Tumours in a Danish NET Center by Lise Brehm Hoej, Karen Marie Nykjær, Henning Gronbaek

“…There were 52 NET patients in group 1 and 109 patients in group 2. Results. The incidence of small intestinal NET was 0.3/100.000/year in period 1 and 0.7/100.000/year in period 2. …”
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Assessment of smartphone-based active distraction in association with audioanalgesia for overcoming airotor-related anxiety in children: a randomized controlled trial by Kritika Bali, Radhika Ailawadi, Y. M. Karuna, N. Srikant, Ashwin Rao, P. Anupama Nayak, Charisma Thimmaiah

“…The children were randomly allocated to either Group 1 (Piano music app; active distraction combined with audio analgesia) or Group 2 (basic behavioural guidance alone). …”
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Prevalence of Transfusion Transmitted Virus Infection in Hemodialysis Patients and Injection Drug Users Compared to Healthy Blood Donors in Isfahan, Iran by Behrooz Ataei, Alireza Emami Naeini, Farzin Khorvash, Mohammad Reza Yazdani, Abbas-Ali Javadi

“…The prevalence of TTV in IDUs [21 (58%)] was significantly higher than in the other groups [group I: 6 (17 %) and group III: 3 (8%)] (). Conclusion. …”
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Evaluation of Extraradicular Diffusion of Hydrogen Peroxide during Intracoronal Bleaching Using Different Bleaching Agents by Mohammad E. Rokaya, Khaled Beshr, Abeer Hashem Mahram, Samah Samir Pedir, Kusai Baroudi

“…The results were analyzed using the ANOVA and Tukey’s test. Results. Group 1 showed highest extra radicular diffusion, followed by group 3 and group 2, while group 4 showed the lowest mean extra radicular diffusion. …”
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Differences in Transdiaphragmatic Pressure of Dogs Suffering from Cervical or Thoracolumbar Myelopathy Anaesthetised with Isoflurane by Eirini Sarpekidou, Kyriaki Pavlidou, Ioannis Savvas, Zoe Polizopoulou, George Kazakos

“…Pdimax20 was 10.2 mmHg ± 5.8 in the TLM group and 8 mmHg ± 5.1 in the CM group (<i>p</i> = 0.155). Pdimax30 was 9.2 mmHg ± 5.5 in the TLM group and 8.1 mmHg ± 5.5 in the CM group (<i>p</i> = 0.479). …”
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Long-Term Followup Comparing Two Treatment Dosing Strategies of 125I Plaque Radiotherapy in the Management of Small/Medium Posterior Uveal Melanoma by Timothy G. Murray, Arnold M. Markoe, Aaron S. Gold, Fiona Ehlies, Ernesto Bermudez, Andrea Wildner, Azeema Latiff

“…Patients were treated with one of the following two treatment dosing strategies: (1) 85 Gy to the apical height of the tumor (group 1) or (2) 85 Gy to a prescription point of 5.0 mm (group 2). …”
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Influences of 27-Gauge Vitrectomy on Corneal Topographic Conditions by Takafumi Hirashima, Takao Utsumi, Miou Hirose, Hideyasu Oh

“…Forty-five of the 56 eyes underwent 27-gauge phacovitrectomy (group 1), and the remaining 11 eyes underwent 27-gauge vitrectomy alone (group 2). …”
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