Evaluation of Root-End Resections Performed by Er, Cr: YSGG Laser with and without Placement of a Root-End Filling Material by John Sullivan, Roberta Pileggi, Claudio Varella

“…Ninety single-rooted teeth were instrumented, obturated with GP and AH-Plus sealer, and divided into 3 experimental groups: (I) root-end resections were performed with the laser and G6 tips (parameters: 4.5 w, 30 pps, 20% water and 50% air); (II) Lindeman burs were used, without the placement of MTA; (III) the burs were used followed by root-end fillings with MTA, and one control (IV) of five unobturated roots resected with the burs. …”
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Pan-caspase inhibitor protects against noise-induced hearing loss in a rodent model by Maria Fernanda Yepes, Kayla Minesinger, Federica M. Raciti, Maria Camila Salazar, Suhrud M. Rajguru, Suhrud M. Rajguru, Suhrud M. Rajguru

“…This study assessed the efficacy of Z-VAD-FMK as a therapeutic for noise-induced cochlear injury in a rodent model.MethodsRodents were assigned to one of four groups: (1) unexposed, (2) noise-exposed, (3) noise + vehicle, and (4) noise + Z-VAD-FMK. …”
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The Optimal Timing of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection for Nerve Lesion Recovery: A Preliminary Study by Muhammad Pandunugrahadi, Komang Agung Irianto, Oen Sindrawati

“…Samples were divided into 5 groups (1 control group and 4 treatment groups). The control group without PRP injection and treated groups injected immediately after nerve injury, 3 days, 7 days, and 14 days afterward. …”
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Colonic Oxidative and Mitochondrial Function in Parkinson’s Disease and Idiopathic REM Sleep Behavior Disorder by C. Morén, Í. González-Casacuberta, J. Navarro-Otano, D. Juárez-Flores, D. Vilas, G. Garrabou, J. C. Milisenda, C. Pont-Sunyer, M. Catalán-García, M. Guitart-Mampel, E. Tobías, F. Cardellach, F. Valldeoriola, A. Iranzo, E. Tolosa

“…Lipid peroxidation was maintained among groups (iRBD: 27.46±3.04, PD: 37.2±3.92, and controls: 31.71±3.94; p: NS). …”
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Immune imbalance in the pre-ovulatory follicular microenvironment of overweight and obese women during IVF by Yang Liu, Yiran Zhao, Chengliang Zhou, Hong Zhu, Jiexue Pan, Jing Fu, Hefeng Huang, Hui Lin, Li Jin

“…Additionally, the concentration gradient of TG between serum and FF was 22-fold in OW group (2.92 ± 3.66 vs. 0.13 ± 0.03), which was significantly higher than the 12-fold gradient observed in NW group (1.72 ± 0.95 vs. 0.14 ± 0.08). Furthermore, day 3 high quality embryos rate is negatively associated with BMI and exhibits a decreasing trend in OW group. …”
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Normothermic Crystalloid Polarizing Cardioplegia Improves Systolic and Diastolic Function in a Porcine Model of Cardiopulmonary Bypass by David Santer, Stefan Heber, Anne-Margarethe Kramer, Judith Radloff, Katharina Heissl, Attila Kiss, David J. Chambers, Seth Hallström, Bruno K. Podesser

“…Myocardial injury (arterial CK-MB), hemodynamic function, and the energy status of the hearts were measured; Results: The arterial release of CK-MB was comparable between groups (<i>p</i> = 0.78) during reperfusion. During 150 min of reperfusion, systolic left ventricular pressure (<i>p</i> = 0.01) and coronary flow (<i>p</i> = 0.009) were increased, and wedge pressure (<i>p</i> = 0.04) was decreased in the polarized group. …”
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Prevalence of Dental Fear and Its Association with Oral Health Status Among School Children in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Cross-Sectional Study by Jelena Eric, Bojana Davidovic, Rasa Mladenovic, Marko Milosavljevic, Ivana Dmitruk Miljevic, Ljiljana Bjelovic, Svjetlana Jankovic, Olivera Dolic, Brankica Davidovic

“…The prevalence of dental caries was significantly higher in the older group compared to the younger group (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Dental fear was present in 21.7% of the children, with a mean total CFSS-DS score of 27.50 (SD = 13.85). …”
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Mucormycosis Associated with Global Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic: A Study of Fungal Profile from a Tertiary Health-care Center by Snigdha Purohit, Kavita Mourya, Nazneen Pathan, Sunita Agarwal, Vithika Vyas, Aruna Vyas

“…We divided these patients into three age groups, i.e., 20–30 years (15%), 40–60 years (54%), and 60–80 years (31%). …”
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Nephroprotective effects of Foeniculum vulgare mill (Apiaceae Family) hydromethanol leaf extract against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity on Swiss albino mice by Kibur Hunie Tesfa, Chernet Desalegn Gebeyehu, Tiget Ayelgn Mengstie, Hiwot Tezera Endale

“…Methods: The study was conducted on 36 male Swiss albino mice divided into 6 groups (6 mice per group. Group I received distilled water only. Group II was cisplatin control. …”
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A Comparative Study of Interleukin 6, Inflammatory Markers, Ferritin, and Hematological Profile in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Anemia of Chronic Disease and Iron Deficiency... by Eman Tariq Ali, Azza Sajed Jabbar, Ali Nazar Mohammed

“…The study included 89 patients from both sexes divided into four groups (group 1: 30 iron deficiency anemia (IDA), 59 RA; group 2: 20 RA-COMBI; group 3: 23 RA-ACD; and group 4: 16 nonanemic RA). …”
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Understanding the Effect of an E-Hailing App Subsidy War on Taxicab Operation Zones by Zhixiang Fang, Rongxiang Su, Lian Huang

“…By comparing these changes before and after the subsidy war, this paper finds that the subsidy war influences the taxicabs in groups I and II, while it has little influence on the taxicabs in groups III and IV, although all groups were affected during the subsidy war. …”
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Metabolic and hematological disruptions induced by Diphenyl Diselenide in male wistar rats by Joseph A. Olagunju, Gabriel O. Ajayi, Babatunde A. Murtala, Adejuwan A. Adeneye

“…Animals were grouped into five with Groups I and II animals intrapenitoneally dosed with 1ml/kg body weight distilled water and olive oil serving as controls while Groups III, IV and V animals were treated with DPDS in olive oil once daily for 21 days at the dose of 50-, 100- and 200mg/kg body weight respectively. …”
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Antioxidant and anti–inflammatory effects of Helichrysum plicatum DC. subsp. plicatum extract in an experimental model of acute urolithiasis by Selvinaz Yakan, Kıvılcım Eren Erdoğan, Yusuf Kenan Dağlıoğlu, Tuba Aydın, Ahmet Çakır

“…The study included four groups: Group 1 was given a standard diet, Group 2 was given a diet added with HP, Group 3 was given a standard diet with induced urolithiasis, and Group 4 received an HP–supplemented diet with induced urolithiasis. …”
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Echocardiographic predictors of ischemic mitral insufficiency recurrence after mitral annuloplasty by N.D. Oryshchyn, Yu.A. Ivaniv

“…Patients with MR recurrence comprised group 1, without mitral insufficiency recurrence – group 2. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis of the Effect of Acute Ammonia Stress on <i>Pseudobagrus ussuriensis</i> Liver Tissue by Shun Shi, Xiaohui Sun, Chunnuan Zhang, Chenran Lv, Yajuan Liu, Juan Du, Qian Qi

“…The activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione in the T1L and T2L groups were significantly lower than those in the CL group (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and the malondialdehyde reached the maximum at 48 h. …”
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Two Transcutaneous Stimulation Techniques in Shoulder Pain: Transcutaneous Pulsed Radiofrequency (TPRF) versus Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS): A Comparative Pil... by Mu-Lien Lin, Hung-Wei Chiu, Zao-Ming Shih, Po-Ying Lee, Pei-Zhi Li, Chin-Hong Guo, Yuan-Jie Luo, Shen-Chieh Lin, Kwan-Yu Lin, Yu-Ming Hsu, Angela Pang, Weiwu Pang

“…Fifty patients were randomly allocated into two groups for electrical stimulation treatment with 3-month follow-ups: Group 1 n=25, TENS and Group 2 n=25, TPRF. Both groups underwent either treatment for 15 minutes every other day, three times total. …”
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Caffeine Consumption Influences Lidocaine Action via Pain-Related Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels: An In Vivo Animal Study by Reham Alfaraj, Zainab Alabdulsalam, Zahrah Alfaraj, Hawraa Alsunni, Hussain Alhawaj, Omar Omar, Hatem Abuohashish

“…Wistar rats were divided into four groups: (i) control (Ctrl), (ii) lidocaine intraplantar injection (LIDO), (iii) habitual caffeine intake (CAF), and (iv) lidocaine intraplantar injection and habitual caffeine intake (LIDO + CAF). …”
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The Evaluation of Diagnostic Role of Cardiac Troponin T (cTnT) in Newborns with Heart Defects by Agata Tarkowska, Wanda Furmaga-Jablonska

“…Patients were divided into 2 main groups: group I—54 patients with congenital heart defects (CHDs), and group II (control)—29 healthy neonates. …”
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Impact of environmental and geographical position on the chemometric classification of ethanol extracts from Isotoma longiflora leaves by E. Imelda, K. Khairan, R.R. Lubis, T. Karma, R. Idroes

“…Principal component analysis was used to categorize the ethanol extract of Isotoma longiflora leaves, and a linear discriminant analysis was used for authentication.FINDINGS: The principal component analysis score plot indicated 89 percent of total data variance and that the samples formed three distinct groups: group I consisting of Aceh Tengah and Bener Meriah samples; group II of Aceh Besar and Banda Aceh samples; and group III of Aceh Selatan, Aceh Barat Daya, Aceh Jaya, and Bireun. …”
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Investigation of the efficacy of tyrosol on doxorubicin-induced acute cardiotoxicity in rats by Mustafa Cellat, Muhammed Etyemez

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Rats were divided into 4 groups and each group included 8 rats. Groups 1 and 2 were given 1 ml of physiological saline, while groups 3 and 4 were given 20 mg/kg of tyrosol. …”
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