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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Efficacy and Safety of Oral Itraconazole and Griseofulvin versus Itraconazole Alone in Patients with Tinea Corporis and Cruris Infection: A Comparative Clinical Study by Yagub Salem Saleh, Bassim I. Mohammad, Thamir A. Kubaisi

“…The marked cure was 4 (7.2%) in Group I, whereas 17 (31%) in Group II. The relapse rate after 16 weeks was 7 (12.7%) in Group I and 34 (61.8%) in Group II (P < 0.00). …”
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The impact of heterotopic ovarian tissue transplantation with varied volumes on reproductive endocrine function in oophorectomized rats by Nana Tian, Chunhui Liu, Zhihui Cai, Junrong Shi, Pin Li, Shasha Bai, Xiaoxin Du, Gaoyuan Liu, Min Geng, Peishan Weng

“…At 6 weeks post-transplantation, rats in Group V had lower E2 and AMH levels and higher FSH levels compared to Group I. The uterine wet weight and the number of normal follicles in Group V were significantly lower than those in Group I, but the number of atretic follicles was higher than in Group I.Conclusion The larger ovarian tissue transplantation resulted in a faster recovery with a higher survival rate of the uterus and normal follicles, compared to smaller ovarian tissue transplantation.…”
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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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Analysis of choroidal thickness, macular thickness, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, and macular vascular density in children with unilateral amblyopia using swep... by Shrutika Bhimewar, V. Kavitha, M. Heralgi Mallikarjun, B. K. Pradeep Sagar

“…In Group 1, post occlusion therapy, the mean CT and MT decreased whereas LogMAR BCVA and MVD increased. …”
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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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Effect of Forbrain Cognitive Training Intervention Prescriptions Based on Risk Factors on Patients with Cognitive Impairment After Traumatic Brain Injury by ZHANG Xueru, WANG Hongbin, CUI Huiying, HAO Xijun, CHEN Changxiang

“…During the intervention, 3, 1, 1 cases dropped out respectively in the control group, observation group 1 and observation group 2, and 37, 39 and 39 cases were finally included in the three groups respectively. …”
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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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Comparison of Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Repair (IPOM plus) vs Open Rives–Stoppa (RS) Repair for Ventral and Incisional Hernia by Hryhorii O. Havrylov, Oleg V. Shulyarenko, Mykhaylo O. Yosypenko

“…The pain score 12 hours after surgery was 5.5 ± 0.64 in group I comparing to 7.26 ± 0.78 in group II (p < 0.05). …”
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Topographic correlation of microperimetry with foveal microstructure characteristics in idiopathic epiretinal membrane patients with an ectopic inner foveal layer by Qianqian Wang, Congyao Wang, Yihua Su, Fenfen Yu, Tingting Chen, Xia Dong, Pengxia Wan

“…Results Group 2 exhibited reduced light sensitivity across all parameters of microperimetry compared to Group 1 (P < 0.001). Additionally, the central foveal thickness, the percentage of ellipsoid zone disruption, and the foveal avascular zone area were significantly lower in Group 1 than in Group 2 (all P < 0.005). …”
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Persistence of Hepatitis C RNA in Liver Allografts Is Associated with Histologic Progression Independent of Serologic Viral Clearance by M. Ghabril, R. C. Dickson, M. Krishna, R. Lloyd, J. Aranda-Michel, A. Keaveny, R. Satyanarayana, H. Bonatti

“…Eight (80%) group 1 and 9 (60%) group 2 patients achieved SVR. …”
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Allograft tolerance after adult living donor liver transplantation: a case-control study by Mohamed S. Habl, Moataz Maher Emara, Reham A. Zayed, Ahmed M. Sultan, Ahmed Elsabagh, Ahmed Marwan Elsaid, Ehab E. Abdel-khalek, Mohamed M. El-Saadany, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Ahmed Shehta

“…Age was significantly higher in Group 1. The median time for tolerance among the study recipients was 60 months (36–168). …”
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Gallbladder Wall Thickness as a Non-Invasive Tool for Prediction of Esophageal Varices in Patients with Hepatitis C Related Chronic Liver Disease by Munir Ahmed, Maliha Aziz, Shahzad Riyaz, Mohammad Salih, Rashed Nazir, Muslim Atiq

“…Methodology: In this study 145 patients were considered and were categorized into Variceal (Group 1) and non-variceal groups (Group II). Group I is further divided into Group 1a (non-advanced /low-risk varices: Grade-I EVs) and Group 1b (Advanced/High-risk varices: Grade II/III EVs). …”
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Renal Damage Frequency in Patients with Solitary Kidney and Factors That Affect Progression by T. Basturk, Y. Koc, Z. Ucar, T. Sakaci, E. Ahbap, E. Kara, F. Bayraktar, M. Sevinc, T. Sahutoglu, A. Kayalar, A. Sinangil, C. Akgol, A. Unsal

“…According to the presence of kidney damage, each group was divided into two subgroups: group 1a/b and group 2a/b. Results. Patients in group 1 were older than those in group 2 (p=0.001). 34 patients who comprise group 1a had smaller kidney size (p=0.002) and higher uric acid levels (p=0.028) than those in group 1b at presentation. …”
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How Does Listening to “Fetal Heartbeats” Affect the Feelings of Pregnant Women? by Mehmet Sinan Beksac, Canan Unal, Burcu Yalaniz, Murat Cagan, Atakan Tanacan, Erdem Fadiloglu, Hanife Guler Donmez

“…Participants were divided into two groups; 1: Normal pregnancies (Group1) and 2: HRPs (Group2). …”
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Adrenal Incidentalomas: Should We Operate on Small Tumors in the Era of Laparoscopy? by Michał Pędziwiatr, Michał Natkaniec, Mikhail Kisialeuski, Piotr Major, Maciej Matłok, Damian Kołodziej, Anna Zub-Pokrowiecka, Piotr Budzyński, Andrzej Budzyński

“…Malignancy in groups 1 and 2 was present in 1 and 6 patients, respectively (P=0.13). …”
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Inhibition of Corneal Neovascularization by Topical and Subconjunctival Tigecycline by Sertan Goktas, Ender Erdogan, Rabia Sakarya, Yasar Sakarya, Mustafa Yılmaz, Muammer Ozcimen, Nejat Unlukal, Ismail Alpfidan, Fatih Tas, Erkan Erdogan, Abdulkadir Bukus, Ismail Senol Ivacık

“…Histologic examination of samples from groups 1 and 3 showed lower vascularity than that of control groups. …”
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Antibacterial-Coated Suture in Reducing Surgical Site Infection in Breast Surgery: A Prospective Study by Enora Laas, Cécile Poilroux, Corinne Bézu, Charles Coutant, Serge Uzan, Roman Rouzier, Elisabeth Chéreau

“…The SRC rates were 13% in Group 1 and 8% in Group 2. We found that some subgroups may benefit from TC-coated sutures. …”
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Investigation of the Protective Effects of Taurine against Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Retinal Changes via Electroretinogram and Retinal Histology with New Zealand White Rabbits by Samuel Tung-Hsing Chiang, Shang-Min Yeh, Yi-Chen Chen, Shiun-Long Lin, Jung-Kai Tseng

“…Group II showed a significant (P<0.05) change in the mean scotopic b-wave amplitude when compared to that of Group I, whereas the diabetic rabbits treated with taurine (Group III and IV) were analogous to Group I. …”
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