Comparative Evaluation of Fluid Absorbency of Retraction Cord after Immersing in Two Alpha Adrenomimetic Medicaments—An In Vitro Study by Balamurugan Gurunathan, Tripty Rahangdale, Manisha Parpiyani, Reny K. Ninan, Arsh Dhamane, Shivangi Raghav

“…Material and Method: A total of 90 pieces, each 50 mm long, were divided into three groups of 30. Group 1 consisted of untreated cords, while Groups 2 and 3 involved cords immersed in both solutions for 20 minutes, respectively. …”
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The efficacy of LASIK and secondary piggyback IOL implantation for the enhancement after cataract surgery by E.P. Gurmizov, K.B. Pershin, N.F. Pashinova, A.Yu. Tsygankov

“…Safety index was 1.03 in group I and 1.06 in group II (p>0.05). Efficacy index was 0.92 in group I and 0.99 in group II (p>0.05).…”
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Forkhead Box Protein-3 Gene Expression of Purified Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Treated with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus-Somatic Antigens and Hepatitis... by Entidhar A. Hadi, Mohammad A. K. Al-Saadi, Kaiser N. Madlum

“…This work involved five experimental groups each group involving 15 samples. Group I involves separated PBMCs (1 × 106 cells/mL) alone as a control; Group II involves PBMCs stimulated with killed somatic MRSA antigen; Group III of PBMCs were stimulated with HBV vaccine only; Group IV involves PBMCs pretreated with HBV vaccine for 48 hr, and then with killed somatic MRSA antigen. …”
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Biomechanical comparison of locking femoral neck plate versus cannulated screws with or without a medial buttress plate in Pauwels type 3 femoral neck fractures by Yilmaz Onder, Tugrul Bulut, Osman Nuri Eroglu, Samet Ciklacandir, Yalcin Isler

“…The bone fracture models were fixed with 3 parallel cannulated screws in group 1, 3 parallel cannulated screws combined with a medial buttress plate in group 2, LFNP in group 3, LFNP combined with a medial buttress plate in group 4. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of Combined 5% Lifitegrast and Tocopherol Eye Drops in Managing Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Murine Dry Eye by Jayoung Moon, Enying Jiang, Jingting Liu, Hui Jin, Hee Su Yoon, Hoon-In Choi, Ji Suk Choi, Hong Qi, Hyeon-Jeong Yoon, Kyung Chul Yoon

“…CD4+ IFN-γ+ T cell percentages and ROS levels in the cornea and conjunctiva were markedly reduced in the combination groups compared with the 0.05% CsA and 5% LF groups (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Furthermore, corneal apoptotic cells significantly decreased in the combination groups compared to the 0.05% CsA and TCP groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Effect of long term heat stress and dietary restriction on the expression of small heat shock protein (shsp) genes in rat liver tissue by Faruk Bozkaya, Mehmet Osman Atli, Aydın Guzeloglu, Seyit Ali Kayis, Mehmet Salih Kaya, Nurettin Aydilek

“…Groups I and III were fed ad libitum, while Groups II and IV were fed 60% of the diet consumed by their ad libitum counterparts. …”
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Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Two Cryotherapy Protocols in the Treatment of Common Viral Warts: A Prospective Observational Study by Jihan M. Muhaidat, Firas A. Al-qarqaz, Diala M. Alshiyab, Hadeel S. Alkofahi, Yousef Khader, Mawaddah Y. Ababneh

“…Recurrence rate and late complications were assessed at 9–12 months after the final treatment. Results. Group 1 patients achieved higher cure rate than group 2, 77.8% and 54.3%, respectively (P=0.001). …”
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The effect of forages treated with different methods on fattening performance and slaughter and carcass characteristics of awassi lambs by Orhan ÖZBEY, Abdulkadir AKÇAN, Fuat GÜRDOĞAN

“…The avarage body weights of the sheep at the beginning were approximately 30 kg but at the end of the feeding period of 70 days, the body weights of the sheep in Group I, Group II and Group 111 were determined as 43.50. 48 98, and 47 92 kg respectively Daily body weight gains and feed efficiency rates were de-tiîımmed as 235 77g and 5 99. 256,02 g and 5,50, 252 94 g and 5,57 (P<0.05) respectively. …”
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Preliminary Exploration of Natural Polyphenols and/or Herbal Mix Replacing Sodium Nitrate to Improve the Storage Quality of Pork Sausage by Angeliki-Niki Kaloudi, Agori Karageorgou, Michael Goliomytis, Panagiotis Simitzis

“…On the other hand, pH values were greater in the SN and NM groups than in the other groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Redness (a*) was significantly higher in the SN group and yellowness (b*) in the NM and POL + NM groups compared to the other groups (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Delayed facial nerve decompression for severe refractory cases of Bell’s palsy: a 25-year experience by Ilyes Berania, Mohamed Awad, Issam Saliba, Jean-Jacques Dufour, Marc-Elie Nader

“…Results Eighteen patients had surgery between 21 and 60 days after onset of BP (group I), and 18 patients had surgery more than 60 days after onset of symptoms (group II). …”
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The effect of gnrh and simultaneous gnrh and pgf2&#945; treatment of dairy cows with ovarian cysts by Hüseyin Erdem, Tevfik Tekeli, Mehmet Uçar, Mustafa Yenice

“…Twenty µg buserelin (GnRH) were injected to (he group I. and 20 jig buserelin (GnRH) and 25 mg dinoprost (PGF2&#945;) to the group II 71.4 % of the cows were responded to the treatment and become pregnant in both groups. …”
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Reclaiming Subsidized Land: An Evaluation of Coal Gangue Interlayers by Yuling Gong, Zhenqi Hu, Kevin McSweeney

“…T4-T5 followed the same pattern as Group 1 except that the lower subsoil layer was 25 cm thick. …”
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The mechanical test as a supplemental decision support tool for the safe removal of an Ilizarov circular external fixator by Yulin Xu, Jialin Liu, Jinghong Yang, Tao Zhang, Zhong Li, Yanshi Liu

“…Results There was no statistical significance in demographic data between the two groups (P > 0.05). In group I, 4 of the 38 patients suffered refracture (the refracture rate was 10.5%) after fixator removal, and bone union was finally achieved with further intervention by intramedullary nail. …”
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THE EFFECT OF ALOE VERA TOWARD THE NUMBER OF FIBROBLASTS ON THE WOUND INCISION OF WISTAR RAT'S (RATUS NORVEGICUS) by Chusnul Nur Fatmawati, Ekowati Retnanin, Tavip Dwi Wahyuni

“…Methods: This study uses an experimental design with a sample of 75 rats divided into 5 groups; 0.9% NaCl group, 1% tulle-framycetin sulfate group, 10% Aloe vera group, 20% Aloe vera group and 40% Aloe vera group. …”
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Combination therapy of intravitreal ranibizumab and sub-tenon triamcinolone for treatment of resistant diabetic macular edema: a clinical study in Egypt by Hossam Eldin M. A. Khalil, Hazem E. Haroun, Alaa A. I. Shalan, Waleed M. Mahran

“…The 2 groups were followed up for a period of 6 months. Results Group 1 showed significant improvements in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) (from 0.20 ± 0.11 to 0.32 ± 0.12, p = 0.04) and central macular thickness (CMT) (from 393.2 ± 35.29 to 260.2 ± 11.43 µm, p = 0.001), with fewer injections required compared to Group 2. …”
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Intraoperative dynamics of interleukin-6 levels during planned coronary stenting with different approaches to analgesic sedation by D.О. Dziuba

“…The statistically significant difference between the studied index before surgery and 10 min after stent implantation was in the groups 2 and 3, in contrast to that in patients of the group 1: the level of IL-6 decreased to 30 % in group 2 (p = 0.005) and in group 3 (p = 0.001). …”
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Dietary Fiber-Rich <i>Spartina anglica</i> Improves Intestinal Health and Antioxidant Capacity of Zhedong White Geese by Xiao Zhou, Li Wang, Jiuli Dai, Huiyan Jia, Kai Shi, Jian Zhao, Shufang Chen

“…Supplementation with 6% SA significantly enhanced the final body weight, average daily gain, and feed conversion ratio (FCR) compared to the CON group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In contrast, the SA12 group exhibited reduced digestibility of crude protein and ether extract, relative to the SA3 and SA6 groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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A sustainable breakthrough in rodent pest control: laboratory validation of novel neem-andrographolide bait with dual toxic and contraceptive effects by Meenu Verma, Harjinder Kaur, Bhupinder Kaur Babbar

“…To test the efficacy of the NSA bait, female black rats (R. rattus) from groups I–V (n = 12 rats per group) were acclimatised. …”
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Characteristics and Differences in the Antler Velvet Microbiota During Regeneration by Yongxiang Li, Yuhang Zhu, Bo Yang, Shaochen Yu, Songze Li, André-Denis G. Wright, Rui Du, Huazhe Si, Zhipeng Li

“…In comparison with the Full group, the Shannon, Simpson, Ace, and Chao 1 indices were significantly decreased in the Half group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Principal coordinate analysis showed that there were significant differences in the microbial community between the Half and Full groups based on Bray–Curtis dissimilarity, weighted Unifrac distance, and unweighted Unifrac distance (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Correlation of the cycle threshold value of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR with biomarker levels in the prognosis of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 by Shweta Singhal, Geetika Rana, Atul K. Singh, Shekhar Pal, Shweta Thaledi

“…They were classified according to Ct value into three groups: Group 1 >30.0, Group 2 20.0–30.0 and Group 3 <20.0. …”
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