Minimally Invasive Repetitive UVA Irradiation along with Riboflavin Treatment Increased the Strength of Sclera Collagen Cross-Linking by Bo Xiao, Yanhua Chu, Hongyan Wang, Quanhong Han

“…Forty-eight healthy adult New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into four groups: pseudosurgery group (group I), single-irradiation group (group II), duplicate-irradiation group (group III), and triplicate-irradiation group (group IV), with 12 rabbits in each group. …”
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Trail without Catheter after Transurethral Resection of Prostate: Clamp It or Not? by Vikash Talreja, Aun Ali, Summaya Saeed, Kiran Rani, Sunil Sadruddin Samnani, Farah Naz Farid, Mumtazuddin Haider

“…Eighty-six study participants who underwent TURP were randomly allocated into two groups of 43 participants each. In Group I, patient’s Foley catheter was not clamped prior to its removal and in Group II Foley catheter was clamped. …”
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Epidemiological Pattern of Newly Diagnosed Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Taif, Saudi Arabia by Naglaa Mohamed Kamal Alanani, Adnan Amin Alsulaimani

“…Patients were classified into 3 groups (I: >2 years, II: 2–>6 years, and III: 6–12 years). …”
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Evaluation of the Effects of Different Surface Configurations on Stability of Miniscrews by Tolga Topcuoglu, A. Altuğ Bicakci, M. Cihat Avunduk, Z. Deniz Sahin Inan

“…Values obtained from Group I were significantly higher than those of the other loaded groups (). …”
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The comparison of the effect of game and motion-based gross motor skills training programmes on the 4-5 year-old children's gross motor skills by Kezban Tepelı, Nurcan Kocak, Ozgur Gul

“…A 12-week education was given to the children in the experimental group 1 and the experimental group 2 for 45 minutes during two days on average, but the control group was not given any education. …”
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Assessment of Pulse Oximeter Perfusion Index in Pediatric Caudal Block under Basal Ketamine Anesthesia by Zifeng Xu, Jianhai Zhang, Hao Shen, Jijian Zheng

“…Compared to the PI value before caudal injection of lidocaine, PI in Group I increased by 363 ± 318% and 778 ± 578% at 5 min and 20 min after caudal block, while no significant changes in MAP and HR were found compared to the baseline before caudal block. …”
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Vagal Withdrawal and Sympathetic Overactivity Contribute to the Genesis of Early-Onset Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension by G. K. Pal, P. Shyma, S. Habeebullah, Pravati Pal, Nivedita Nanda, P. Shyjus

“…Retrospectively, those who did not develop PIH (Study group I) were separated from those who developed PIH (Study group II). …”
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Mycoketide: A CD1c-Presented Antigen with Important Implications in Mycobacterial Infection by Isamu Matsunaga, Masahiko Sugita

“…Nevertheless, recent advances in our understanding of the CD1c structure as well as the biosynthetic pathway of a CD1c-presented antigen, mannose-1, β-phosphomycoketide, expressed by pathogenic mycobacteria now unravel a new aspect of the group 1 CD1 biology that has not been appreciated in previous studies of CD1a and CD1b molecules.…”
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The effect of core stabilization exercises and shock wave therapy in patients with radiculopathy by J. Bubelis

“…After the cycle of physiotherapy, the combined result in Group I was 95.1%, while in the Group II it was 96.4%. …”
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Evaluation of Vitrectomy with Planned Foveal Detachment as Surgical Treatment for Refractory Diabetic Macular Edema with or without Vitreomacular Interface Abnormality by Ahmed M. Abdel Hadi

“…In the end, the CMT of groups 1 and 2 measured 239 μm and 170.8 μm, respectively (p=0.019). …”
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Clinical Features and Prognosis Analysis of Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer with Differential Expression Levels of Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors: A 10-... by Jin Liu, Mingyu Gan, Zijing Lin, Qin Deng, Juan Deng, Bin Zeng, Yanling Shi, Jia Ming

“…From January 2010 to October 2016, 283 ER+/PR+/HER2-breast cancer patients who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled and divided into the H group (ER > 10%, N = 261) and the L group (1% ≤ ER ≤ 10%, N = 22). Groups were further divided into the HH group (ER > 10%/PR > 20%, N = 201), the HL group (ER > 10%/ER 1% ≤ PR ≤ 20% PR, N = 60), the LH group (1% ≤ ER ≤ 10%/PR > 20%, N = 5), and the LL group (1% ≤ ER ≤ 10%/1% ≤ PR ≤ 20%, N = 17). …”
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Variation in Clinical Presentation, Metabolic Profile, Hormonal Parameters and Inflammatory Markers in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Morphology... by Sweekruti Jena, Ipsita Mishra, Anoj Kumar Baliarsinha, Debarchan Jena, Madhumita Debata

“…The mean AMH was higher in Group 1, which was statistically significant (P = 0.002). …”
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Relationship between body mass index and clinical events in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. by Tatsuro Yamazaki, Hideki Kitahara, Daichi Yamashita, Takanori Sato, Sakuramaru Suzuki, Takashi Hiraga, Tadahiro Matsumoto, Takahiro Kobayashi, Yuji Ohno, Junya Harada, Kenichi Fukushima, Tatsuhiko Asano, Naoki Ishio, Raita Uchiyama, Hirofumi Miyahara, Shinichi Okino, Masanori Sano, Nehiro Kuriyama, Masashi Yamamoto, Naoya Sakamoto, Junji Kanda, Yoshio Kobayashi

“…Patients were divided into the Group 1 (BMI <21.3 kg/m2) and the Group 2 (BMI ≥21.3 kg/m2) according to the first-quartile value of BMI. …”
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The Potential Role of sPD-L1 as a Predictive Biomarker in EGFR-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Vesna Ćeriman Krstić, Dragana Jovanović, Natalija Samardžić, Milija Gajić, Jelena Kotur Stevuljević, Aleksandra Klisic, Ivan Soldatović, Damir Radončić, Marina Roksandić Milenković, Biljana Šeha, Nikola Čolić, Katarina Lukić, Milan Savić

“…Adenocarcinoma patients were divided into two groups, i.e., a group with low sPD-L1 (≤182.5 ng/L) and a group with high sPD-L1 (>182.5 ng/L). …”
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Evaluation of the Short- and Long-Term Effectiveness of Pulsed Radiofrequency and Conventional Radiofrequency Performed for Medial Branch Block in Patients with Lumbar Facet Joint... by Abdurrahman Çetin, Abdulkadir Yektaş

“…Patients with lumbar facet pain were separated into 2 groups. Group 1 (n=75): patients were given pulsed radiofrequency under fluoroscopy. …”
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Effects of Replacing Inorganic Sources of Copper, Manganese, and Zinc with Different Organic Forms on Mineral Status, Immune Biomarkers, and Lameness of Lactating Cows by Manqian Cha, Xingjun Ma, Yunlong Liu, Shengyang Xu, Qiyu Diao, Yan Tu

“…As the responses with the MHAC and AAC forms were similar, the treatments were also analyzed as organic trace minerals (OTMs, combining the MHAC and AAC groups, <i>n</i> = 40) versus inorganic trace minerals (ITMs, the S group, <i>n</i> = 20). …”
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Anatomical and Functional Outcomes of Vitrectomy with/without Intravitreal Methotrexate Infusion for Management of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Secondary to Rhegmatogenous Retin... by Samir El Baha, Mahmoud Leila, Ahmed Amr, Mohamed M. A. Lolah

“…The study included 190 eyes of 188 patients. Study Groups I, II, and III included 42, 35, and 24 eyes, respectively. …”
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Satisfactory Evaluation of Call Service Using AI After Ureteral Stent Insertion: Randomized Controlled Trial by Ukrae Cho, Yong Nam Gwon, Seung Ryong Chong, Ji Yeon Han, Do Kyung Kim, Seung Whan Doo, Won Jae Yang, Kyeongmin Kim, Sung Ryul Shim, Jaehun Jung, Jae Heon Kim

“…Patients were randomly allocated into 2 groups, reassurance-call by AI (group 1) and reassurance-call by humans (group 2). …”
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Efficacy of Alginate-Antacid Medication in the Treatment of Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Non acid refluxes were eliminated in groups 1 and 3 in 50 %, and in 2 – in 33.3 % of cases. …”
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MDCT in the Differentiation of Adrenal Masses: Comparison between Different Scan Delays for the Evaluation of Intralesional Washout by Giuseppe Angelelli, Maria Elisabetta Mancini, Marco Moschetta, Pasquale Pedote, Pasquale Pignataro, Arnaldo Scardapane

“…In 25 cases, delayed scans were performed at 5′ and 10′ (group 1), while in the remaining 25, at 5′ and 15′ (group 2). …”
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