Spectrogram Analysis of Complete Dentures with Different Thickness and Palatal Rugae Materials on Speech Production by Hamada Zaki Mahross, Kusai Baroudi

“…The patients’ speech groups were divided into five groups, Group I: patients without dentures; Group II: patients rehabilitated with conventional acrylic dentures; Group III: patients with conventional acrylic dentures with rugae reproduction; Group IV: patients with dentures with metallic framework of minimal thickness and direct ragged metallic palatal surface at rugae area; Group V: patients with dentures with palatal rugae constructed from resilient acrylic resin material with thickness less than conventional denture. …”
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Impact of Different Sugar Syrups on the Development of the Fat Body in Worker Bees (<i>Apis mellifera macedonica</i>) by Svilen B. Lazarov, Petya M. Veleva, Atanas Z. Atanasov, Ivaylo S. Hristakov, Zlatko Puškadija

“…The colonies were divided into one control group and five experimental groups: one fed with 1:1 sugar/water syrup, one with 2:1 sugar/water syrup, one with inverted syrup (Apiinvert), one with HFCS (high-fructose corn syrup) (Isosweet), and one with 1:1 honey/water syrup. …”
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Degree of Acute Kidney Injury before Dialysis Initiation and Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Patients by Charuhas V. Thakar, Annette Christianson, Peter Almenoff, Ron Freyberg, Marta L. Render

“…Standardized mortality rates (SMR) were calculated by using a validated risk-adjusted mortality model and expressed with 95% confidence intervals (CI). 2,744 patients developed AKI-D during ICU stay; 36.7%, 20.9%, 31.2%, and 11.2% belonged to groups I, II, III, and IV, respectively. SMR showed a graded increase in Grp I, II, and III (1.40 (95% CI, 1.29–1.42), 1.84 (1.66–2.04), and 2.25 (2.07–2.45)) and was 0.98 (0.78–1.20) in Grp IV. …”
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Endothelial-Ercc1 DNA repair deficiency provokes blood-brain barrier dysfunction by Cathrin E. Hansen, Davide Vacondio, Lennart van der Molen, Annika A. Jüttner, Wing Ka Fung, Manon Karsten, Bert van het Hof, Ruud D. Fontijn, Gijs Kooij, Maarten E. Witte, Anton J. M. Roks, Helga E. de Vries, Inge Mulder, Nienke M. de Wit

“…We here investigated how endothelial aging impacts blood-brain barrier (BBB) function by using excision repair cross complementation group 1 (ERCC1)-deficient human brain ECs and an EC-specific Ercc1 knock out (EC-KO) mouse model. …”
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Changes of the Macular Ganglion Cell-Inner Plexiform Layer Thickness after Cataract Surgery in Glaucoma Patients by Hyun Cheol Roh, Choul Yong Park, Martha Kim

“…The mean mGC-IPL significantly increased in both groups 1 month and 3 months after surgery (all P values equal to or less than 0.001). …”
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Br-Li and stable isotopes to induce groundwater salinity in crystalline and detrital aquifers: Oriental Haouz Morocco by Mohmmed Elgettafi, Samia Rochdane, Abdenabi Elmandour, Juan M. Lorenzo, Mahjoub Himi, Albert Casas

“…Stable isotopes are segregated into two groups: Group1 coexists with high hydraulic parameters and is depleted of δ18O and δ2H; Group2 coexists with low hydraulic parameters, and is enriched with δ18O and δ2H. …”
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Faster referral and surgical intervention for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment during COVID-19: a comparison of pre- and during-pandemic cases by Ali Momeni, Hassan Asadigandomani, Mahdi Jamalitootakani, Mohammadreza Mehrabi Bahar, Hooshang Faghihi, Fariba Ghassemi, Elias Khalili Pour, Hamid Riazi-Esfahani

“…In a retrospective study, all new RRD patients referred to Farabi Eye Hospital between March 2019 and March 2020 (pre-pandemic, Group 1) and March 2020 and March 2021 (post-pandemic, Group 2) were analyzed. …”
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Implication of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, and Subclinical Inflammation on Mild Renal Insufficiency by Ga Eun Nam, Soon Young Hwang, Hye Soo Chung, Ju Hee Choi, Hyun Jung Lee, Nam Hoon Kim, Hye Jin Yoo, Ji-A Seo, Sin Gon Kim, Nan Hee Kim, Sei Hyun Baik, Kyung Mook Choi

“…Furthermore, NAFLD without the MetS group (odds ratio (95% confidence interval) = 1.56 (1.05–2.34)) or MetS without the NAFLD group (1.82 (1.11–3.00)) was associated with mild renal insufficiency after adjusting for confounding variables. …”
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Efficacy of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) Oil vis-a-vis Other Standard Drugs for Management of Gastric Ulceration and Erosions in Dogs by Richa Dogra, S. P. Tyagi, Amit Kumar

“…Thereafter all the animals were randomly divided into 5 equal treatment groups. Animals of groups I, II, III, IV, and V were treated with oral administration of lansoprazole @ 1.5 mg/kg, sucralfate @ 1 g/animal, misoprostol @ 10 µg/kg, famotidine @ 1 mg/kg, and Seabuckthorn seed oil @ 5 mL/animal, twice a day, respectively. …”
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Effects of Essential Oils as Antioxidant and Cryoprotective Agents in Improving Frozen and Thawed Human Sperm Criteria by Hamza Goujet, Ismail Kaarouch, Abderrahim Malki, Modou Mamoune Mbaye, Rosalie Cabry, Noureddine Louanjli, Taha Rhouda, Moncef Benkhalifa

“…In contrast, TSEO had a negative impact for both groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Meanwhile, no significant effects were observed with AVEO. …”
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Impact of Mediterranean Diet Adherence on the Incidence of New‐Onset Hypertension in Adults With Obesity in Korea: A Nationwide Cohort Study by Jung‐Hwan Kim, Ji‐Won Lee, Yaeji Lee, Chung‐Mo Nam, Yu‐Jin Kwon

“…After adjusting for confounders, participants with moderate (Group 2) and high adherence (Group 3) to the MD had HRs for new‐onset HTN of 0.72 (0.57–0.90) and 0.73 (0.56–0.95), respectively, compared with those with low adherence (Group 1). Sex and age differences were associated with MD adherence and HTN incidence. …”
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Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia Frequency as a Risk Factor in Glaucoma by Penpe Gul Firat, Ersan Ersin Demirel, Seyhan Dikci, Irfan Kuku, Oguzhan Genc

“…A total of 130 normal subjects (Group 1) and 131 glaucoma patients (Group 2) were included. …”
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Effects of minocycline on patients with acute anterior circulation ischaemic stroke undergoing intravenous thrombectomy (MIST-A): the study protocol for a multicentre, prospective,... by Xiao Zhang, Li Yao, Jingjing Zhao, Hao Zhu, Bin Wang, Huiping Zhang, Wen Jiang, Dong Wei, Wen Liu, Zhongqing Sun, Weiwang Li, Xiangjun Yuan, Xingshun Ma, Junpeng Meng, Yi Jia, Na Qin

“…These patients will be randomly divided into two groups: one receiving minocycline in addition to standard care and the other receiving only standard care. …”
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The Effect of an Acidic Food-Simulating Environment on the Shear Bond Strength of Self-Ligating Brackets with Different Base Designs by Ahmad Sheibaninia, Sepehr Sepasi, Mohammad Ali Saghiri, Setareh Sepasi

“…A conventional stainless steel bracket, Equilibrium 2, and three types of self-ligating brackets, Speed, In-Ovation R, and Damon 3MX, were bonded to teeth and exposed to distilled water (groups 1, 3, 5, and 7) or acetic acid 3% (groups 2, 4, 6, 8) for 12 weeks. …”
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Use of oral midodrine for weaning off norepinephrine in patients with septic shock by Mohamed Obaya, Randa Soliman, Alia Abdelfattah, Moamen Arafa

“…Participants were divided into two cohorts: Group I was administered only IV norepinephrine, whereas Group II was given both IV norepinephrine and midodrine. …”
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Expression of a Splice Variant of CYP26B1 in Betel Quid-Related Oral Cancer by Ping-Ho Chen, Ka-Wo Lee, Cheng-Chieh Hsu, Jeff Yi-Fu Chen, Yan-Hsiung Wang, Ker-Kong Chen, Hui-Min David Wang, Hurng-Wern Huang, Bin Huang

“…Betel quid (BQ) is a psychostimulant, an addictive substance, and a group 1 carcinogen that exhibits the potential to induce adverse health effects. …”
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Surgical Repair of Late Complications in Patients Having Undergone Primary Hypospadias Repair during Childhood: A New Perspective by Guido Barbagli, Salvatore Sansalone, Rados Djinovic, Massimo Lazzeri

“…Out of the 1,176 patients, 301 patients (25.5%) underwent urethroplasty (group 1), 60 (5.2%) corporoplasty (group 2), 166 (14.1%) urethroplasty and corporoplasty (group 3), and 649 (55.2%) complex genitalia resurfacing (group 4). …”
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Effect of Nebulized Morphine on Dyspnea of Mustard Gas-Exposed Patients: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial Study by Majid Shohrati, Mostafa Ghanei, Asghar Amini Harandi, Soniya Foroghi, Ali Amini Harandi

“…In a double-blind clinical trial study, 40 patients with documented history of exposure to SM were allocated to two groups: group 1 who received 1 mg morphine sulfate diluted by 4 cc normal saline 0.5% using nebulizer once daily for 5 days and group 2 serving as control who received normal saline as placebo. …”
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A post-hoc analysis of risk factors for poor quality of life after surgical treatment of spondylodiscitis by Krishnan Sircar, Dorothee Jochimsen, Charlotte Meyer-Schwickerath, Norma Jung, Nikolaus Kernich, Peer Eysel, Ayla Yagdiran

“…Patients were grouped according to their ODI score at T1 (Group 1: ODI < 35, favorable QoL; Group 2: ODI ≥ 35, poor QoL) and analyzed for risk factors present at T0. …”
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Efficacy of ursodeoxycholic acid in reducing the necessity of cholecystectomy due to pre-existing and subsequently formed gallstones in patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve g... by Muhammed Taha Demirpolat, Muhammet Oğuz Celikkaya, Suleyman Cağlar Ertekin, Fatih Basak, Abdullah Sisik

“…Patients with pre-existing asymptomatic gallstones during preoperative evaluation, those with UDCA treatment (group 1), and observation group (group 2). Patients with newly formed gallstones in postoperative outpatient clinic follow-up, those with UDCA treatment (group A), and those without UDCA treatment (group B). …”
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