Role of Prothrombin and Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene Polymorphisms as well as Thrombophilia Markers, as Risk Factors for Unexplained Recurrent Miscarriage: A Case-Contr... by Zeinab Ahmed Abd Elhameed, Omar M Shaaban, Hanan G Abd Elazeem, Azza Abouelfadle, Tarek Farghaly, Ghada Mahran, Mohamed Ismail Seddik

“…G allelewas observed in 99.5% of the group I and 100% of the group II, while A allele was detected in 0.5% of group I. …”
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Increased Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 Concentrations in Corneal Epithelium of Patients with Recurrent Corneal Erosions by Katarzyna Jadczyk-Sorek, Wojciech Garczorz, Beata Bubała-Stachowicz, Tomasz Francuz, Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek

“…The group 1 was divided into two subgroups regarding the etiology of recurrent corneal erosions: group 1A, Cogan’s basement membrane dystrophy, and group 1B, trauma. …”
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A Comparison of Pattern of Pregnancy Loss in Women with Infertility Undergoing IVF and Women with Unexplained Recurrent Miscarriages Who Conceive Spontaneously by Vidya A. Tamhankar, Beiyu Liu, Junhao Yan, Tin-Chiu Li

“…However the timing of pregnancy loss was similar between Groups I and II. The clinical pregnancy loss rate in Group I was similar in different causes of infertility. …”
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Ocular Surface Disease Severity in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: is This Really Significant in Daily Life? by Demet Yabanoglu, Funda Gode

“…The prevalence of anterior blepharitis was significantly greater in group I (p=0.05). Tear film breakup time was higher in group I than in group II (p=0.026). …”
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Experimental Study of Thoracoabdominal Injuries Suffered from Caudocephalad Impacts Using Pigs by Sishu Guan, Zhikang Liao, Hongyi Xiang, Xiyan Zhu, Zhong Wang, Hui Zhao, Peng Liu, Xinan Lai

“…The maximal AIS (MAIS) of chest injuries was 4 in group I and 5 in group II, while both the MAIS of abdomen injuries in group I and group II were 5. …”
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Opportunities for Prevention of Complications in Intestinal Stoma Surgery by V. S. Groshilin, V. D. Kuznetsov, D. V. Kuznetsov, A. A. Pogosyan

“…The assessment of the psychological (group 1 — 33.24, group 2 — 53.41) and physical (group 1 — 32.46, group 2 — 54.78) components of health based on the results of the SF-36 survey confirmed the advantages of the proposed tactics and therapeutic and diagnostic algorithm in group 1. …”
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Outcome of Different Preemptive Analgesia Modalities in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement Surgeries: A Prospective Randomized Study by Narendra Vaidya, Gourav S. Pawar, Anup P Gadekar, Nilesh A. Patil, Pravin Rameshrao Kutemate, Mohit Kolhapure

“…Patients in Group 2 were able to mobilize early compared to Group 1, whereas patients in Group 3 took more time for mobilization compared to Groups 1 and 2. …”
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Adjunct Intravitreous Triamcinolone Acetonide in the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema with Anti-VEGF Agents by Robert B. Garoon, Robert E. Coffee, Lai Jiang, Christina Y. Weng, Petros E. Carvounis

“…Final macular thickness improved by −94 μm in group 1 versus −68 μm in group 2 (p=0.26). In group 1, 5/150 eyes compared to 9/42 eyes in group 2 (3.3% versus 21%, p=0.0005) had a IOP >10 mmHg increase. …”
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Fluoroscopy Assisted Minimally Invasive Transplantation of Allogenic Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Embedded in HyStem Reduces the Progression of Nucleus Pulposus Degeneration in the Da... by Rifa Aquidah Subhan, Karunanithi Puvanan, Malliga Raman Murali, Hanumantha Rao Balaji Raghavendran, Samuel Shani, Basri Johan Jeet Abdullah, Azlina Amir Abbas, Jamal Azmi Mohamed, Tunku Kamarul

“…T2 weighted signal intensity was higher in group I than in groups II and III (P<0.05). Disc height index showed maximum disc height in group I compared to groups II and III. …”
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The Effect of Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor on the Development of Adhesion Formation in Laparotomized Rats: Experimental Study by Murat Basbug, Nurullah Bulbuller, Cemalettin Camci, Refik Ayten, Erhan Aygen, Ibrahim Hanifi Ozercan, Zulfu Arikanoglu, Sami Akbulut

“…The mean adhesion severity score in Groups I–III was 2.5±0.52, 2.4±0.69, and 0.7±0.82, respectively; the score in Group III was significantly lower than that in Groups I (P<0.001) and II (P<0.001). …”
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Thoracic spinal anaesthesia – An effective alternative to general anaesthesia in breast surgeries: A randomised, non-blinded study by G S Karthik, Rangalakshmi Srinivasan, R Sudheer, M Amabareesha, T S Monisha, M Dilip Kumar

“…The average cost was lower in Group I compared to Group II (P = 0.002). Recovery was quicker in Group I than in Group II (P = 0.001). …”
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Effect of Cycloplegia on Keratometric and Biometric Parameters in Keratoconus by Nihat Polat, Abuzer Gunduz

“…Methods. 48 keratoconus (Group 1) and 52 healthy subjects (Group 2) were included in the study. …”
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Teeth Structure Analysis of Primary Teeth in Children with Congenital Heart Disease (Ventricular Septal Defect) in Erbil City by Huda Raad Mahdi, Omed Ikram Shihab

“…Methods: Children enrolled in this study were divided into two groups—group I (no VSD) and Group II (VSD). The collected teeth were (n=22) in each group. …”
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Posteromedial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy has favourable outcomes in simultaneous medial meniscus posterior root repair and varus medial knee osteoarthritis patients withou... by Ali Engin Dastan, Elcil Kaya Bicer, Huseyin Kaya, Mehmet Argin, Emin Taskiran

“…The KSs and KFSs in both Group 1 and Group 2 increased during follow-up [KS; Group 1: 43 (36;53) vs. 86 (84;95), p < 0.001. …”
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The Value of Ozone in CT-Guided Drainage of Multiloculated Pyogenic Liver Abscesses: A Randomized Controlled Study by Bing Li, Chuan Liu, Lang Wang, Yang Li, Yong Du, Chuan Zhang, Xiao-xue Xu, Han Feng Yang

“…The success rates of groups I and II were 86% and 96%, respectively (P<0.05). …”
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Single online self-compassion writing intervention reduces anxiety: With the feedback of ChatGPT by Tomoko Kishimoto, Ximing Hao, Trimble Chang, Zhiye Luo

“…Results showed that both Experimental Group 1 and 2 experienced significant increases in self-compassion and Experimental Group 1 experienced significant decreases in anxiety after the intervention, with Experimental Group 1 showing greater improvements. …”
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Mortality Related Risk Factors in High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism in the ICU by Begüm Ergan, Recai Ergün, Taner Çalışkan, Kutlay Aydın, Murat Emre Tokur, Yusuf Savran, Uğur Koca, Bilgin Cömert, Necati Gökmen

“…Of them, 41 (73.2%) were group 1 and 15 (26.7%) were group 2. When compared to group 2, need for vasopressor therapy (0 vs 68.3%; p<0.001) and need for invasive mechanical ventilation (6.7 vs 36.6%; p=0.043) were more frequent in group 1. …”
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Electrophysiological and Structural Changes in Chinese Patients with LHON by Min Wang, Hong Guo, Shiying Li, Gang Wang, Yanling Long, Xiaohong Meng, Bo Liu, Yong Liu, Anthony G. Robson, Zheng Qin Yin

“…Fundoscopy showed optic disc hyperemia in group 1 and optic atrophy in group 2. OCT measures of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness around the optic disc and surrounding macula were normal in group 1 but reduced in group 2 (10 of 10 eyes). …”
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Patient and Doctor Delays in Smear-Negative and Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Attending a Referral Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey by Gulbanu Horzum Ekinci, Esra Karakaya, Esra Akkutuk Ongel, Osman Haciomeroglu, Adnan Yilmaz

“…The median application interval was 10 days in group 1 and 14 days in group 2. While 24.6% of the patients had patient delay in group 1, patient delay was present in 33.8% of the patients in group 2 (P>0.05). …”
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The use of veno-arterial extra corporeal membrane oxygenation for hemodynamics support during high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention by Wael Samy, Helmy Elghawaby, Akram Abdelbary, Hany Zakaria Mohamed, Alia Hassan Abdel Fattah

“…Also our study showed no statistically difference between LV EF before and after PCI in both groups; in group 1, eight patients had complete revascularization in one session while in group 2 only seven patients had complete revascularization; one patient in group 1 had VT while in group 2, one patient had VF and another one suffered of asystole; group 1 patients all discharged home within 1 week while group 2 had two mortalities during PCI. …”
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