Effect of galectin-3 and brain natriuretic peptide levels on echocardiographic parameters of left heart chamber following coronary artery bypass grafting by Yulia A. Styazhkina, Irina F. Grishina, Nina B. Poletaeva, Tatyana F. Peretolchina, Olga V. Nikolaenko

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: In total, 100 men with CAD following CABG were enrolled. Group 1 included 58 patients who returned to work 4 months after the surgery. …”
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Surgical Treatment of Idiopathic Macular Hole Using Different Types of Tamponades and Different Postoperative Positioning Regimens by M. Veith, J. Vránová, J. Němčanský, J. Studnička, M. Penčák, Z. Straňák, P. Mojžíš, P. Studený, D. P. Piñero

“…MH closure was achieved in 87 eyes (83.7 %) in the overall sample after the first surgery, with closure rates of 100%, 56%, 84.6%, and 92.6% in groups 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. The group 2 was significantly less successful compared to the other three groups (p < 0.05). …”
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Evaluation of the Findings of Patients Who Underwent Sutureless Flanged Transconjunctival Intrascleral Intraocular Lens Implantation with or without Pars Plana Vitrectomy by Elcin Suren, Mustafa Kalayci, Ersan Cetinkaya, Mehmet Fatih Kucuk, Mehmet Erkan Dogan, Doğan Durmaz, Fulya Duman, Muhammet Kazim Erol

“…The cases in which anterior vitrectomy was performed were classified as Group 1, and those that underwent pars plana vitrectomy were classified as Group 2. …”
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Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of hippocampal and striatal neurometabolites in experimental PTSD rat modeling by V. E. Tseilikman, O. B. Shevelev, N. V. Khotskin, A. S. Dotsenko, G. V. Kontsevaya, M. S. Lapshin, M. P. Moshkin, M. V. Komelkova, I. V. Feklicheva, O. B. Tseilikman, E. Dremencov, E. L. Zavjalov

“…The highest level of NAA was found in the striatum for rats from group 1, whereas NAA in animals form groups 1 or 3 did not differ from the control. …”
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Effects of Linear-Polarized Near-Infrared Light Irradiation on Chronic Pain by Dong Huang, Yong-Hong Gu, Qin Liao, Xue-Bin Yan, Shai-Hong Zhu, Chang-Qing Gao

“…A total of 52 patients with either shoulder periarthritis or myofascial pain syndrome or lateral epicondylitis were randomly assigned into two groups by drawing lots. Patients in Group I were treated with NB or LB plus LPNIR; Group II patients, for their part, were treated with the same procedures as in Group I, but not using LPNIR. …”
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Experimentally Induced Pulpal Lesion and Substance P Expression: Effect of Ketoprofen—A Preliminary Study by Gian Marco Abbate, Paola Sacerdote, Giada Amodeo, Alessandro Mangano, Luca Levrini

“…The subjects were randomly divided into two groups: group 1 received a dose of ketoprofen 30 minutes prior to the experimental procedure. …”
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Impact of Spleen Size on Outcomes in Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Children by Cetin Ali Karadag, Basak Erginel, Ozgur Kuzdan, Nihat Sever, Melih Akın, Abdullah Yıldız, Ali İhsan Dokucu

“…The patients are divided into two groups according to spleen’s longitudinal length on the ultrasonography. Group I consisted of the normal sized spleens; Group II consisted of spleens that are exceeding the upper limit. …”
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De la mention de l’individu à celle du groupe : usage des expressions référentielles en fusion et en partition dans les récits d’enfants de 5 à 8 ans by Camille Dupret

“…This study investigates children’s use of referring expressions in narratives when they express a referents grouping (i.e., fusion) and mention separate referents of an entity previously presented as a group (i.e., partition). …”
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Intravitreal Clindamycin and Dexamethasone Combined with Systemic Oral Antitoxoplasma Therapy versus Intravitreal Therapy Alone in the Management of Toxoplasma Retinochoroiditis: A... by Ashraf Bor’i, Ashraf Mahrous, Mahmoud A. Al-Aswad, Haitham Y. Al-Nashar, Waled M. Nada, Mostafa Wagih, Ahmed M. B. Awad, Wael M. El-Haig

“…There were no recurrent cases in group I, and only one out of 15 (6.7%) in group II. …”
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Vitamin C <i>in-vivo</i> Effect on Liver Enzymes and Some Endogenous Antioxidants in Paracetamol-Induced Model of Liver Toxicity on Wistar Rats by E.G. Moke, K.K. Anachuna, P.O. Onyilo, M. Emosivbe

“…The rats were grouped into four groups of five animals each; groups 1 and 2 were control (positive and negative), while group 3 and 4 received vitamin C 500 mg/kg and silymarin 100 mg/kg respectively. …”
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Vitamin C <i>in-vivo</i> Effect on Liver Enzymes and Some Endogenous Antioxidants in Paracetamol-Induced Model of Liver Toxicity on Wistar Rats by E.G. Moke, K.K. Anachuna, P.O. Onyilo, M. Emosivbe

“…The rats were grouped into four groups of five animals each; groups 1 and 2 were control (positive and negative), while group 3 and 4 received vitamin C 500 mg/kg and silymarin 100 mg/kg respectively. …”
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HEADPLAY Personal Cinema System Facilitates Intravenous Cannulation in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Evangeline Lim, Teddy Fabila, Thong Sze Ying, Josephine Tan

“…EMLA local anaesthetic cream was used to reduce the pain associated with intravenous cannulation. Children in group 1 wore the HEADPLAY visor whereas children in group 2 were subject to conventional distraction therapy. …”
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The Impact of a Music- and Movement-Based Intervention on Motor Competence, Social Engagement, and Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Chayma Kanzari, Aymen Hawani, Karim Ben Ayed, Maher Mrayeh, Santo Marsigliante, Antonella Muscella

“…Methods: Twenty-one children with a diagnosis of mild autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with an age range of 5-to-13 years, were divided into two groups: the experimental group (<i>n</i> = 10) and the control group (<i>n</i> = 11). …”
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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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Protective mechanism of safflower yellow injection on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats by activating NLRP3 inflammasome by Lingmei Li, Ce Cao, Hao Guo, Li Lin, Lei Li, Yehao Zhang, Gaojie Xin, Zixin Liu, Shujuan Xu, Xiao Han, Qiong Zhang, Jianhua Fu

“…Methods The I/R model was prepared by ligating the left anterior descending coronary artery for 45 min and then releasing the blood flow for 150 min. 96 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into sham group, I/R group, Hebeishuang group (HBS), SYI high-dose group (I/R + SYI-H), SYI medium-dose group (I/R + SYI-M) and SYI low-dose group (I/R + SYI-L). …”
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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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EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON CIRCADIAN ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILE IN PATIENTS WITH NON-ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME AND CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE by Oksana Yadzhyn, Tetiana Solomenchuk

“…The HR was higher by 10.80% in Group I patients compared to Group II patients (p<0.01). …”
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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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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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