The Effect of Varied Time Interval and Micro-Current (Direct) on the Level of Biomarker (IL-6) and Rate of Tooth Movement: An Animal Study by Parnita Dwivedi, Ashish Agrawal, Subash Chandra Gupta, Tehmin Chou

“…Material and Method: 20 female Wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus) were randomly selected and divided into control (group 1–4 rats) with orthodontic appliance (OA) and experimental groups (OA + Micro-current (MC). …”
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Remote team-based learning during COVID-19: lower academic performance is associated with the exclusion of test grades from final grades by Juliana Magdalon, Leandro Luongo Matos, Marcelo Vivolo Aun, Marcelo Madeira, Welbert de Oliveira Pereira, Durval Anibal Daniel Filho, Elda Maria Stafuzza Gonçalves Pires

“…Methods: We compared the number of team-based learning applications, student absences, and individual readiness assurance tests grades of medical undergraduate students in three different scenarios: Group 1, in-person individual readiness assurance tests before the pandemic; Group 2, remote individual readiness assurance tests during the lockdown period when their grades were excluded from the final grade calculation; and Group 3, in-person individual readiness assurance tests during the pandemic after lockdown restrictions eased. …”
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Use Of Apitherapy: A Sweet Approach To Bony Healing Of Extracted Tooth Socket by Tahera Ayub, Mehwash Kashif, Sahar Abbasi, Mirza Hamid Baig, Syeda Arzoo Azeem, Abdul Aleem

“…Methods: This Quasi-experimental study includes 100 patients had were selected through convenience sampling and divided into two groups, i.e. 50 each. A tooth radiograph was taken both preoperatively and postoperatively followed by nonsurgical extraction of tooth. …”
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Black Chokeberry (<i>Aronia melanocarpa</i>) Juice Supplementation Affects Age-Related Myocardial Remodeling in Rats by Elena Daskalova, Mina Pencheva, Slavi Delchev, Lyudmila Vladimirova-Kitova, Spas Kitov, Stoyan Markov, David Baruh, Petko Denev

“…Methods: Healthy male Wistar rats (n = 24) were divided into three groups: (1) young controls (CY)—age 2 months; (2) old controls (CO)—age 27 months; (3) AMJ group—27-month-old animals, supplemented with <i>Aronia melanocarpa</i> juice (AMJ) at a dose of 10 mL∙kg⁻¹ for 105 days. …”
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Assessment of Interleukin-1β in Saliva of Smoker and Non-smoker Patients with Chronic Periodontitis. by Solav Abdul-Qadir Mustafa, Haween T. Nanakaly, Hozan Wrya Azeez

“…Materials and methods: Gingival index, Plaque index, probing pocket depth, clinical attachment level, bleeding on probing were assessed in 84 subjects who were equally divided in to three groups. group I periodontally healthy non-smoking subjects ; group II non-smokers with chronic periodontitis; group III smokers with chronic periodontitis; Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) test was used for quantification of Interleukin (IL)- 1β in the saliva samples. …”
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Methyl Gallate Attenuates Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Rats by Suppressing Oxidative Stress by Akheruz Zaman Ahmed, Shakta Mani Satyam, Prakashchandra Shetty, Melanie Rose D’Souza

“…Twenty-four female Wistar rats (150–200 g) were divided into four groups (n = 6) which consist of normal control (group I), doxorubicin control (group II), test-A (group III), and test-B (group IV). …”
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Comparison of Visual and Refractive Outcomes Between Refractive Lens Exchange and Keratorefractive Lenticule Extraction Surgery in Moderate to High Myopia by Chia-Yi Lee, Shun-Fa Yang, Hung-Chi Chen, Ie-Bin Lian, Jing-Yang Huang, Chao-Kai Chang

“…The change in SE in the KLEx group was lesser compared to that in the RLE group (<i>p</i> = 0.021). The vector analysis showed a lower DV and ME and a higher CoI in the KLEx group than in the RLE group (all <i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Metformin reverts aortic calcifications and elastin loss induced by an experimental metabolic syndrome by Lucas Streckwall, Nancy Martini, Claudia Sedlinsky, León Schurman, María Virginia Gangoiti, Antonio Desmond McCarthy

“…Twenty young male Wistar rats were divided into two groups: one received water and the other received water plus 20% fructose to induce MetS. …”
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Does hydrogen-rich water mitigate MP toxicity in rainbow trout (Oncorhyncus mykiss)? Monitoring with hematology, DNA damage, and apoptosis via ROS/GSH/MDA pathway by Atamanalp Muhammed, Kırıcı Muammer, Köktürk Mine, Kırıcı Mahinur, Alwazeer Duried, Kocaman Esat Mahmut, Ucar Arzu, Parlak Veysel, Özcan Sinan, Alak Gonca

“…MP excretion without any application (PP+PE) in group I fish, and excretion of MPs with hydrogen-rich water (HRW) application (PP+PE+HRW) in group 2 were investigated under semi-static conditions for 21 days. …”
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Evaluation of Platelet Parameters in Oral Submucous Fibrosis and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Background of Oral Submucous Fibrosis by Packiaraj Selvajothi Ranjitham, Subramanian Kuzhali, Muthu Ponnuswamy Sumathy, Santiago Gnandeepam

“…The haematological parameters of these selected cases were retrieved from the Sysmex XN-1000 automated hematology analyser database. A control group (group I) comprises 50 subjects with normal (negative/unflagged) haematological parameters. …”
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Gastroprotective Effects of Aqueous Extracts of Broccoli Stems on Acute Injury in Rats: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Gastric Function and Inflammatory Responses by Jihye Choi, Yuseong Jang, Hyeon-Gi Paik, Melissa Hyun-Joo Ha, Jungkee Kwon

“…Improvements in gastric emptying and gastrointestinal motility were also observed in the BSE-treated group. <i>Conclusions</i>: These findings highlight the potential of BSE as an effective therapeutic agent for acute gastritis in rats, offering significant improvements in gastric damage, inflammation, and motility.…”
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The effects of fluid resuscitation on the hemodynamic parameters of experimental induced endotoxemia in the neonatal calves by Enes Akyüz, Alparslan Coşkun, İsmail Şen

“…Calves which included into the study randomly divided two groups as lypopplisaccharide (LPS) and Control groups: Group I(LPS): 0.9% NaCl (IV) was given to calves at 1th hour following of LPS administration (1 &mu;g/kg, IV, 50 mL 0.9% NaCl/30 min). …”
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Does Using Artificial Intelligence in Citizen Science Support Volunteers’ Learning? An Experimental Study in Ornithology by Khrystyna Pankiv, Laure Kloetzer

“…Our participants (computer science students with no previous background in ornithology) were randomly divided into three groups: one using the eBird application and identifying bird species themselves; one using the Merlin application, which uses ML to automatically identify birds from photos or sounds; and a control group. …”
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Comparative Study of Conventional Impressions vs Intraoral Scanning for Complete Denture Fabrication by Priya Nagar, D Anupama Prasad, Sukanta K. Satapathy, T. Vigneswaran, Mariea Francis, Avantika Vijaysingh Jadhav

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 100 edentulous patients were randomly assigned to two groups: one group receiving conventional impressions (n = 50) and the other undergoing intraoral scanning (n = 50). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Bicyclol Treatment for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Results of a Cohort Study by I. Yu. Pirogova, S. V. Yakovleva, T. V. Neuymina, S. P. Sinitsyn, V. S. Chulkov, T. N. Shamaeva

“…Patients were randomized into 2 groups: 1) the main group comprised 67 patients receiving 75 mg/day of Bicyclol for 24 weeks in combination with aerobic exercise and Mediterranean diet; 2) the comparison group (26 patients) prescribed of only aerobic exercise and Mediterranean diet for 24 weeks.Results.  …”
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Longitudinal non-targeted metabolomic profiling of urine samples for monitoring of kidney transplantation patients by Ihsan Yozgat, Ulkem Cakır, Muhittin Abdulkadir Serdar, Sevgi Sahin, Osman Ugur Sezerman, Emirhan Nemutlu, Ahmet Tarik Baykal, Mustafa Serteser

“…Based on their 12-month follow-up serum creatinine levels: Group 2 had levels exceeding 1.5 mg/dl, while Group 1 had levels below 1.5 mg/dl. Metabolites were detected by mass spectrometer and first pre-processed. …”
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Doktrína řádného procesu jako prostředek inkorporace Bill of Rights by Jaroslav Ženíšek

“…Among the proponents of the incorporation theory we find two groups: one that advocates incorporation through the privileges or immunities clause and another one that supports incorporation through the due process clause or the so called doctrine of substantive due process. …”
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Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin: A New Marker of Renal Function in C-Related End Stage Liver Disease by Omkolsoum Mohamed Alhaddad, Ayman Alsebaey, Mohamed Omar Amer, Hala Hany El-Said, Tary Abdel Hamid Salman

“…One hundred HCV related end stage liver cirrhosis patients were randomized into two groups: Group I (n=35), patients with GFR < 60 mL/m measured by isotope scanning of the kidney (Renogram), and Group II (n=65), patients with GFR ≥ 60 mL/m. …”
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Evaluation of the protective role of ellagic acid in retinal degeneration: an experimental model by Eman E. Mousa, Aziza A. Elsaied, Mohammad M. Murad, Amal E. Ibrahim

“…Material and methods A total of 27 male white New Zealand rabbits, with an average weight ranging from 1.5 to 2 kg, were divided into three groups (nine each). Group I served as the control group, while group II and group III, the macular degeneration (MD) induction groups that received a single intravitreal injection of sodium iodate (SI). …”
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A comparative study to estimate three commercial products of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) on blood biochemistry, sexual hormones concentrations, reproductive indices, and lar... by El-Sayed I. Attia, Mohamed F. A. Abdel-Aziz, Habib Ul Hassan, Mohammad Z. Ahmed, Takaomi Arai, Hamed H. E. Saleh

“…Four groups were designed to be: Group1: Untreated group to (control), Group2, Group3, and Group4, the brood-stock was hormonally induced with Choriomon®, Chorionic Gonadotropin, and Epifasi®, respectively. …”
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