Propofol Priming for Enhancing Induction Safety in Hypertensive Patients: A Prospective Double-blind Randomised Controlled Trial by Tarun Yadav, Mayuri Golhar, Chhavi Saini

“…A lesser dose of Propofol was needed in the study group (Group 1) (90.07±19.73 mg) compared to the control group (Group 2) (120.00±21.81 mg) (p=0.001). …”
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Exploring Medium- and Long-Term Respiratory and Functional Sequelae in Young Adults Post-COVID-19 by Büşra Ülker Ekşi, Eylül Pınar Kısa, Özge Ertan Harputlu, Begüm Kara Kaya, Zeynep Hoşbay, Buket Akıncı

“…<i>Results:</i> The FVC%pred (<i>p</i> = 0.023) and MEP (<i>p</i> = 0.034) were higher, and 1-MSTST repetitions were lower in Post-COVID Group-1 compared to Post-COVID Group-2 (<i>p</i> = 0.029). …”
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ASSESSMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AGE AND AGING RATE OF FOOTWEAR ENTERPRISES WORKERS by Ulyana Lototska-Dudyk, Olha Matushchak, Mariana Kurban

“…They were distributed based on their primary workshops and occupational hazards as follows: isolated exposure to occupational noise (Group 1): 61 males and 35 females, combined exposure to occupational noise and chemicals (Group 2): 57 males and 47 females. …”
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Study of cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetic patients in the acute phase of the coronavirus infection and post-COVID period on the background of therapy with sodium-glucose cotr... by N.M. Kushnarоva, O.V. Zinych, A.A. Shuprovych, K.P. Komisarenko

“…In 9 months of treatment, a significant decrease was noted in serum level of homocysteine, which was elevated in the acute period of COVID-19 and reached normal values: in group 1, from 16.8 to 9.9; in group 2, from 14.4 to 10.1 μmol/l; p < 0.05. …”
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Contribution of type 2 diabetes to major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in a long-term observational study with different stages of atherosclerosis by Arthur Mader, Dario Haeberli, Barbara Larcher, Jörn F. Dopheide, Christoph H. Saely, Christine F. Heinzle, Peter Amann, Marc Schindewolf, Andreas Festa, Heinz Drexel

“…Further, MACE occurred more frequently in group III (58.1%), than group II (34.1%) or group I (19.1%) (group I vs. group II vs. group III, p < 0.001). …”
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Outcome of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Young Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension by Dan Liu, Di Chen, Qian Tan, Xiaobo Xia, Haibo Jiang, Jian Jiang

“…According to age, patients were divided into group 1 and group 2. Patients in group 1 were younger than 18 years old, and patients in group 2 were between 18 and 40 years old. …”
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Antiamoebic Chemoprophylaxis Using Quinfamide in Children: A Comparative Study by Nicolas Padilla, Rosalinda Diaz, Alfonso Alarcon, Roberto Barreda

“…For comparisons of groups 1 and 2 and 1 and 3, p > 0.05. We conclude that antiamoebic chemoprophylaxis can be a choice for control of amoebic infection where personal hygiene and food consumption habits are not improving.…”
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Genetic diversity, population structure in a historical panel of Brazilian soybean cultivars. by Adriel Carlos da Silva, Danielle C Gregorio da Silva, Everton Geraldo Capote Ferreira, Ricardo V Abdelnoor, Aluízio Borém, Carlos Arrabal Arias, Marcelo F Oliveira, Marcio Elias F de Oliveira, Francismar Corrêa Marcelino-Guimarães

“…Group II includes only 83 materials, but shows higher levels of diversity than group I, representing most recent introductions in Brazilian germplasm. …”
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Effects of Carbonate Alkalinity on Antioxidants, Immunity and Intestinal Flora of <i>Penaeus vannamei</i> by Chuang Gao, Zhonghong Li, Bo Ma, Rantao Zuo, Xudong Shen, Mingkang Chen, Chuanqi Ren, Wenjun Zheng, Zhonglu Cai, Jiaxing Li, Shuang Li

“…Under high carbonate alkalinity stress, superoxide dismutase activity, catalase activity and glutathione peroxidase activity in the <i>Penaeus vannamei</i> hepatopancreas were significantly lower than those in control group (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and malondialdehyde content was significantly lower than that in the control group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Timing of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of fallopian tubal heterotopic pregnancy by HUANG Qin, HUANG Ying, LI Wen

“…Sensitivity and specificity in Group Ⅰ were significantly lower than those in Group Ⅲ; the accuracy of Group Ⅰ was significantly lower than that of Group Ⅱ and Group Ⅲ (all P<0.05). …”
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The pupil's individual work skills' development teaching mathematics at Lithuanian schools (5–9 decades of the 20th century) by Algirdas Ažubalis

“…Further assignments are classified by the degree of creativity they require and fall into the following four groups: 1) reproductive exercises; 2) reconstruction exercises; 3) variation exercises; and 4) creative exercises. …”
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Brimonidine as an additional treatment for moderate glaucoma by I.R. Gazizova, V.E. Korelina

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Results</b>: additional treatment (brimonidine) gradually reduced IOP levels in groups 3 and 4, while in groups 1 and 2 IOP levels were stable. In group 1, mean deviation (MD) increased from -10.7±4.5dB to -10.8±3.8 dB after 6 months but reduced to -10.5±3.4 dB after 12 months. …”
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Uterine artery embolization plus ultrasound guided curettage for cesarean scar pregnancy: Five-year experience at a single tertiary hospital by Ying Feng, Huiqiao Gao, Fang Liu, Shuzhen Wang, Meizhu Xiao

“…Materials and methods: Totally, 82 patients who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled in our study and divided into two groups. Group I included 50 patients who received uterine artery embolization and ultrasound guided curettage, and Group II had 32 patients who received uterine artery embolization plus methotrexate and ultrasound guided curettage. …”
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Extended Salvage Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Patients with Recurrent Prostate Cancer by Daniar K. Osmonov, Alexey V. Aksenov, Annkathrin Boller, Almut Kalz, Diana Heimann, Isa Janssen, Klaus-Peter Jünemann

“…We observed PSA, PSA-velocity, localization of LNs and LNs+, BCR-free period, and BR (biochemical response). Results. Group 1: 60% with BCR-freedom (mean 27.2 months). …”
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Analysis of Salivary Cytokines in Retinopathy of Prematurity by Hwa-Shiu Wu, Hsin-Chun Huang, I-Lun Chen

“…The salivary levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α on D1 and D7 were significantly higher in the Moderate to Severe ROP group compared to the None to Mild ROP group (<i>p</i> = 0.005, 0.004, 0.026, 0.018, 0.001, 0.007, 0.025, and 0.002, respectively). …”
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Experimental Fracture Model versus Osteotomy Model in Metacarpal Bone Plate Fixation by S. Ochman, T. Vordemvenne, J. Paletta, M. J. Raschke, R. H. Meffert, S. Doht

“…Bones were fixated with plates monocortically (group I, III) and bicortically (group II, IV) and tested for failure. …”
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The haematological influences of seaweed extract on growing japanese quails by Ercan Keskin, Zafer Durgun, Mehmet Kocabatmaz

“…At the termination of the fifth week, erythocyte count, hemoglobine amount and haemotocrit value in group ll were determined signifacantly higher than group I and IV (P<0.05). At that time the plasma glucose and total protein levels were found obviously higher in group II as compared to other groups and plasma glucose level in group II was significantly different than group I and IV (P<0.05) During the whole experiment, it was not dtermined striking changes in respect to leucocyte types, leucocyte and trombocyte counts in all groups.…”
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Effect of 940 nm Diode Laser Irradiation and Dentin Bonding Agent on Permeability of Furcation Area in Primary Molars by Mohammad Atif, Nitesh Tewari, Vijay P. Mathur, Kalpana Bansal, Morankar Rahul

“…Material and Methods: Thirty teeth were divided into three groups, that is, Group 1 (control group), Group 2 (dentin bonding agent applied over floor of pulp chamber), and Group 3 (diode laser irradiated over floor of pulp chamber). …”
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Pulse oximeter perfusion index as a new predictor of hypotension following subarachnoid block in lower segment Cesarean section: A prospective randomized study by Ashish Mohan M, Suman Gupta, Kavya Kanjikkal, Vankudoth Bhaskar

“…Results: Hypotension occurred in 35.55% of Group 1 and 75.55% of Group 2 (P<0.001). A significant correlation was found between baseline PI>3.5 and both the incidence of hypotension and the total mephentermine dose required (P<0.001). …”
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Efficacy of Benzocaine and Lidocaine Bioadhesive Patches in Various Minor Oral Surgical Procedures in Children - An Evaluative Study by Nisha E. John, Ramakrishnan Erakkodan, Natta Sreelakshmi

“…Methods and Materials: Hundred subjects, aged 6–9 years, requiring various minor oral surgical procedures such as extractions of primary teeth, nerve blocks, mucocele excision or drainage of abscesses were divided equally into Groups 1 and 2. In Group 1, custom fabricated Benzocaine patches were placed for 5 minutes at the target site prior to the procedure, and in Group 2, Lidocaine patches were used in the same manner. …”
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