The choice of surgical correction method depending on the etiology of decompensated chronic venous insufficiency by V. I. Rusyn, F. M. Pavuk, V. V. Rusyn, M. I. Borsenko

“…Results. In patients of group I (crossectomy + short stripping + distal scleroobliteration), postoperative complications developed in only 2 (4.3 %) patients in the form of suppuration of the operative wound on the thigh and lymphorrhea. …”
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Assessment of the Ultrasonic Machine for Surface Finishing of 3D-Printed Cobalt-Chromium Alloy by Selective Laser Melting Technology by Mahmood Abdulla Ahmad, Israa Mohammed Hummudi

“…The discs of cobalt chromium alloy were printed by SLM (n = 20) and evenly divided into two groups: one for finishing in compliance with the manufacturer's standard procedure, and the other for employing USM. …”
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Iodine Levels in Pregnant Women with Hyperemesis Gravidarum by Seyma Banu Arslanca, Vakkas korkmaz, Tufan Arslanca, Figen Besyaprak, Adil Barut

“…The participants were divided into two groups; group 1 comprised 81 healthy pregnant women, and group 2 comprised 40 pregnant women with Hyperemesis Gravidarum. …”
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Switch to Aflibercept in the Treatment of Neovascular AMD: Long-Term Results by Pedro Neves Cardoso, Ana Fernanda Pinheiro, Jorge Meira, Ana Catarina Pedrosa, Manuel S. Falcão, João Pinheiro-Costa, Fernando Falcão-Reis, Ângela M. Carneiro

“…Results. 164 eyes were analyzed, 101 eyes switched from bevacizumab (group 1) and 63 from ranibizumab (group 2). One year after the switch, there was an overall nonsignificant mean decrease of 2 ETDRS letters in BCVA. …”
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Aspects of Toxoplasma Infection on the Reproductive System of Experimentally Infected Rams (Ovis Aries) by Welber Daniel Zanetti Lopes, Alvimar José da Costa, Luis Fernando Santana, Ricardo Silva dos Santos, Walter Matheus Rossanese, Wilton Carlos Zanetti Lopes, Gustavo Henrique Nogueira Costa, Cláudio Alessandro Sakamoto, Thais Rabelo dos Santos

“…All the inoculated rams responded to antigenic stimulus, producing antibodies against T. gondii from postinoculation day 5 onwards. In ovine groups I and II, the greatest titers observed were 1 : 4096 and 1 : 8192, respectively. …”
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TERF Intimate Publics by Jo Church

“…Drawing from Judith Butler, I use “fascism” as a conceptual frame while analyzing online images and sentiments of a trans-exclusionary radical feminist (TERF) who belongs to an Australian anti-gender Facebook group. I argue that TERF intimate publics are constituted by feelings of loss and resentment which become alleviated through claiming legitimacy along a “natural” gendered and racialized hierarchy of human worth, through demanding a return of one’s “sex-based rights,” and through a commitment to victimhood. …”
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Effect of intratympanic steroid therapy in sudden sensorineural hearing loss: Our clinical experience by Ahmet Hamdi̇ Kepekci

“…The data was divided into 2 groups, one for midrange frequencies mean (250-500–1000-2000 Hz) and the other for treble frequencies means hearing level (4000-80000Hz), these measures were compared before and after treatment. …”
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Lipid Antigens: Revealing the Hidden Players in Adaptive Immune Responses by Tamana Eskandari, Yasamin Eivazzadeh, Fatemeh Khaleghinia, Fatemeh Kashi, Valentyn Oksenych, Dariush Haghmorad

“…Lipid antigens are presented by CD1 molecules and activate invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells and group 1 CD1-restricted T cells, whereby they impact immune responses to pathogens and tumors. …”
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The Place of Vocational Pedagogy in Pedagogical Science System by N. V. Ronzhina

“…In compliance with the goal setting, the pedagogic issues of teacher training are also divided into two groups: 1) training teachers for socialization system– the goal of pedagogic training; 2) training teachers for professional system – the goal of vocational teacher training. …”
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Walking Training with Foot Drop Stimulator Controlled by a Tilt Sensor to Improve Walking Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study in Patients with Stroke in Subacute Phase by G. Morone, A. Fusco, P. Di Capua, P. Coiro, L. Pratesi

“…In this study, twenty patients with stroke in subacute phase were enrolled and randomly divided in two groups: one group performing the NMES (i.e. Walkaide Group, WG) and the Control Group (CG) performing conventional neuromotor rehabilitation. …”
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Analysis of the Chemical Modification of Dental Enamel Submitted to 35% Hydrogen Peroxide “In-Office” Whitening, with or without Calcium by Rudá França Moreira, Fábio Pinheiro Santos, Estevão Antero Santos, Ramon Silva dos Santos, Marcelino José dos Anjos, Mauro Sayão de Miranda

“…The specimens were divided into two groups; in group 1, a whitening solution without calcium was used, while in group 2, the solution included calcium. …”
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Valorization of Water-Based Drill Cuttings through the Bio-Carbonation Approach by Guowang Tang, Feng Huang, Guihe Wang, Zhengyang Song, Cangqin Jia, Peizhi Yu, Yongshuai Sun

“…The preliminary results revealed that bio-carbonated RMC-based WDC samples outperformed the control group (i.e., without bio-carbonation) in terms of the 28-day strength (i.e., 9.8 MPa versus 4.4 MPa), which can be assigned to formation of the carbonates, that is, hydrated magnesium carbonates (HMCs). …”
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Brain anatomy differences in Chinese children who stutter: a preliminary study by Dan Ma, Dan Ma, Lingling Wang, Lingling Wang, Sai Liu, Sai Liu, XinMao Ma, XinMao Ma, Fenglin Jia, Fenglin Jia, Yimin Hua, Yimin Hua, Yi Liao, Yi Liao, Haibo Qu, Haibo Qu

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in the structural morphology of the brain in Chinese children who stutter.MethodsA case–control study was conducted to collect magnetic resonance imaging data from stuttering and non-stuttering children, thereby analyzing whole-brain gray matter volume and cortical morphological changes in stuttering children.ResultsA total of 108 subjects were recruited (stuttering group: control group = 1:1). Comparing to healthy controls, the gray matter volume was significantly decreased in right temporal gyrus and bilateral cerebellum. …”
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Diluent and Storage Time Effect on Sperm Abnormality and MDA Level in Muscovy Duck Semen at 27oC by Sapta Andaruisworo, Ardina Tanjungsari, Erna Yuniati, Aswin Rafif Khairullah

“…A Muscovy duck, healthy and have a high libido were used then divided into treatment groups i.e. (A0) 0; (A1) 5 times; (A2) 10 times; and (A3) 15 times, the second factor as a subplot was the storage time (BO) 0; (B1) 60 minutes; (B2) 120 minutes; and (B3) 180 minutes stored at 27oC with 3 replications. …”
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Haemophilus parasuis Subunit Vaccines Based on Native Proteins with Affinity to Porcine Transferrin Prevent the Expression of Proinflammatory Chemokines and Cytokines in Pigs by R. Frandoloso, S. Martínez-Martínez, E. F. Rodríguez-Ferri, S. Yubero, D. Rodríguez-Lázaro, M. Hernández, C. B. Gutiérrez-Martín

“…Two vaccines containing native proteins with affinity to porcine transferrin (NPAPTim and NPAPTit) were tested, along with two control groups: one inoculated with PBS instead of antigen (challenge group (CHG)), and another one nonimmunized and noninfected (blank group). …”
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Enhanced effects of slowly co-released TGF-β3 and BMP-2 from biomimetic calcium phosphate-coated silk fibroin scaffolds in the repair of osteochondral defects by Jiping Chen, Yanyi Wang, Tianyi Tang, Baochao Li, Banani Kundu, Subhas C. Kundu, Rui L. Reis, Xingnan Lin, Huang Li

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Relationship between the Apical Preparation Diameter and the Apical Seal: An In Vitro Study by Kaoutar Laslami, Sara Dhoum, Amine El Harchi, Iman Benkiran

“…Materials and Methods. 50 extracted maxillary incisors were randomly allocated into three groups of 15 teeth each (n = 15) according to the apical preparation size: Group 1: finishing file F1 corresponding to size 20 reached the working length (ProTaper Universal system Dentsply®); Group 2: prepared up to size 30 corresponding to finishing file F30; Group 3: prepared up to size 50 corresponding to finishing file F5. …”
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Effect of cryotherapy, laser therapy and intraligamentary dexamethasone injection on post-treatment pain after single visit RCT–A double-blinded, randomized placebo-controlled tria... by Dr Sana Fatima, Dr Sonali Taneja, Dr Vivek Aggarwal, Dr Akriti Dheer, Dr Punya Taneja

“…Method: ology: This trial was reported according PRIRATE 2020 guidelines and registered with CTRI/2019/03/018,153.100 patients diagnosed with symptomatic apical periodontitis with a preoperative pain allocated to 4 groups,Group-1: placebo,Group-2:Intraligamentary injection of dexamethasone, Group-3:cryotherapy, Group-4: laser therapy. …”
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The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Oral Glucose Challenge Tests and Body Mass Indexes in Türk Pregnant Women by Yildiz Akdas Reis, Fahri Burcin Firatligil, Arife Akay, Asya Kalayci Oncu, Yaprak Engin Ustun

“…STUDY DESIGN: In this case-control study two groups were constituted. Group 1 included patients who underwent a glucose challenge test in the year 2019 before the pandemic lockdown (n=604) was assessed as the control group; group 2 (n=505) included patients who underwent the same test in the year 2020 that in the pandemic lockdown period was evaluated as the study group. …”
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Long-Term Effects of Metformin and Lifestyle Modification on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Obese Adolescents by Lian Tock, Ana R. Dâmaso, Aline de Piano, June Carnier, Priscila L. Sanches, Henrique Manoel Lederman, Regina M. Y. Ernandes, Marco Túlio de Mello, Sérgio Tufik

“…Thirty-five postpubertal obese boys were randomized into two groups: one receiving metformin in combination with a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention versus a placebo group, which also received the same intervention. …”
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