Specificity of personal characteristics of juvenile offenders with different levels of guilt awareness by N. V. Hresa, I. V. Zhdanova, O. G. Marchenko

“…Based on the analysis of the components of guilt awareness, the studied adolescents have been divided into three groups: 1) with a high level of guilt awareness (characterised by almost complete guilt awareness); 2) with an average level of guilt awareness (manifested in partial guilt awareness); 3) with a low level of guilt awareness (characterised by the absence or weak guilt awareness). …”
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Photobiomodulation Therapy Plus Usual Care Is Better than Usual Care Alone for Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ann K Ketz, Juanita Anders, Judy Orina, Betty Garner, Misty Hull, Nicholas Koreerat, Jeff Sorensen, Candice Turner, James Johnson

“… # Study Design Prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial # Methods A convenience sample of adults with PF were randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) usual care, (2) usual care plus nine doses of PBMT with 25W output power over three weeks, or (3) usual care plus nine doses of PBMT with 10W output power over three weeks. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of Retinal Microvascular Perfusion and Novel Biomarkers of the Treatment Response in Diabetic Macular Edema by Young Gun Park, Young-Hoon Park

“…The DCP/SCP flow ratio was also significantly reduced in the DME group (1.08±0.03 vs. 1.05±0.02, p=0.001). In the subgroup analysis, the VD in the foveal and whole DCP areas was significantly lower in the poor-response group than that in the good-response group (p=0.043 and p=0.048, respectively). …”
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Physical activity and mental well-being of adolescents: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 lockdown in Serbia by Višnja Đorđić, Miroslav Marković, Svetlana Mirčić Vukobrat, Anita Čikić

“…According to the self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), participants were divided into three groups: 1) engaged in MVPA for at least 60 minutes every day; 2) engaged in MVPA for at least 60 minutes on 4-6 days per week; and 3) engaged in the same amount of MVPA on 0-3 days per week. …”
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Impact of Post-Thaw Incubation Time of Frozen Embryos on Clinical Pregnancy Rate by G. Geovin Ranji, Kundavi Shankar, Yamini Asokan, Geetha Veerasigamani, Rashmi Gingade Vittal, Nithya M. Naaram, KR Hema Niveda

“…Depending upon the day of thawing and day of transfer, FET cycles were divided into six groups: Group 1 (day 2 thawing and day 3 transfer), Group 2 (day 2 thawing and day 4 transfer), Group 3 (day 2 thawing and day 5 transfer), Group 4 (day 3 thawing and day 3 transfer), Group 5 (day 3 thawing and day 4 transfer) and Group 6 (day 3 thawing and day 5 transfer). …”
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Characterization and ameliorative effects of Chenopodium murale hydroethanolic extract against diethylnitrosamine-induced hepato-renal damage and malfunction by Howida S. Abou- Seif, Osama M. Ahmed, Samah A. El-Newary, Marwa E. Shabana, Mahitab I. EL-Kassaby, Ghada M. Elqattan, Hussein G. Sawie

“…Materials and methods Forty rats were included in the present study divided into 4 groups, group 1, animals were given saline solution every day for 14 weeks. …”
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Time-Dependent Effect of Chitosan Nanoparticles as Final Irrigation on the Apical Sealing Ability and Push-Out Bond Strength of Root Canal Obturation by Diatri Nari Ratih, Nikita Ika Sari, Pribadi Santosa, Nofa Mardia Ningsih Kaswati

“…Each study was assigned randomly into two groups of fourteen teeth: Group-1, final irrigation with 17% EDTA; Group-2, with 0.5% chitosan nanoparticles. …”
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Determination of Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (uNGAL) Reference Intervals in Healthy Adult and Pediatric Individuals Using a Particle-Enhanced Turbidimetric I... by Tabari M. Baker, Christopher A. Bird, Dennis L. Broyles, Ursula Klause

“…The 95th and 97.5th percentile uNGAL values for all pediatric participants were below the clinical cutoff of 125 ng/mL. uNGAL values were statistically significantly higher for female vs. male participants in both adult (<i>p</i> = 0.003) and pediatric groups (<i>p</i> < 0.001), while differences were not statistically significant for age, site location, race, or ethnicity. …”
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The validity of serum autotaxin as a predictor of hepatic fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by Muhammad Abdel-Gawad, Hamdiy Mahfouz, Mona Abdelmeguid, Gehad M.A.-A. Hassan, Marwa Khalaf, Hani S. Aboalam

“…Results There were 66 patients without fibrosis (group I) and 34 patients with fibrosis [group II] with significant change between the two groups regarding NAFLD fibrosis score [P=0.002] and grade of fibrosis by fibroscan (P< 0.001) but nonsignificant as regard FIB4 score, BARD score, and Steatosis. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Intra-articular Injection with Autologous Platelet-rich Plasma vs Hyaluronic Acid vs Platelet-derived Growth Factors in Early Osteoarthritis of Knee... by Vidya S Konana, Harish S Yallapura, Sriharsha Bettaswamy, Srinivas P Sivaram, Darshan G Thimmegowda

“…Materials and methods: The patients were divided into three groups based on the treatment they received. Group I received an HA injection of 25 mg, group II received an autologous PRP injection, and group III received an activated autologous PRP injection. …”
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Memory Buttons in Combination with Mobile Application-Induced Objective and Subjective Effects in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis by Kristina M. Joergensen, Christian Vestergaard, Morten S. Joergensen, Aleksander Eiken, Martin Malmstedt-Miller, Anders N. Ø. Schultz, Mette Deleuran, John R. Zibert

“…The 3 groups were (1) the control group with two consultations, (2) in addition to group 1, patients also received electronic memory buttons to click every time they used their topical products, and (3) in addition to group 2, patients also received an app to track their treatment schedules. …”
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The Effect of Sandblast and Plasma Surface Treatment of Titanium Abutment on Tensile Bond Strength with Ultra-translucent Zirconia Crown: A Comparative Study by Amani Abduljabar Altaie, Emad Farhan Alkhalidi

“…Materials and methods: Forty samples of implant analog and prefabricated titanium implant abutment of Dentium system with diameter (3.5mm) and height (5.5mm) were embedded vertically in auto-polymerizing acrylic resin blocks, were divided into five groups according to type of crown and abutment surface treatment (10 samples for each group) : Group I titanium abutments and zirconia crowns without any surface treatment, Group II sandblast treated abutments, Group III plasma surface treatment for both titanium abutments, Group IV combine sandblast and plasma treated titanium abutments. …”
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Comparison of the effectiveness of the helmet interface using flow meters versus the mechanical ventilator for non-invasive ventilation in patients with coronavirus disease 2019. C... by Fernanda dos Reis Ferreira, João Carlos Ferrari Correa, Eduardo Storopoli, Diego Restivo Faria, Karina Cassaro, Natália Feitosa da Hora, Raphael Ritti, Rafael Akira Becker, Simone Dal Corso, Ivan Peres Costa, Luciana Maria Malosá Sampaio

“…Participants were randomly assigned to two groups: one using the helmet interface with a flow meter and positive end-expiratory pressure valve and the other employing conventional mechanical ventilation. …”
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Turmeric-black pepper-honey nanoemulsion formulation and antiulcerogenic effect evaluation against ethanol-induced gastric ulcers in rats. by Amirah Adlia, Cynthiana Christabella Aslan, Lia Safitri, I Ketut Adnyana

“…The rats were divided into six groups, i.e., healthy control, ulcerated control, omeprazole, two different doses of turmeric, honey, and black pepper nanoemulsion (NTBH1 and NTBH2), and turmeric and honey nanoemulsion (NTH). …”
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The effects of vibration frequency variation on volleyball players’ drop jump ability and postural control performance by Deniz Sımsek, Hayri Ertan, Izzet Kırkaya

“…Athletes were randomly divided into three groups (group 1: n=4: 30Hz; group 2: n=5: 35; group 3: n=4: 40Hz). …”
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A randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of standardized tai chi in prefrail older adults with immunosenescence: design and protocol by Wen Zhong, Wei Huang, Hua Deng, Shuang Qiu, Qiyue Yang, Huanan Jia

“…A total of 144 prefrail participants were included in this study and were randomized (1:1:1:1) to four groups: (1) a control group with only health education, (2) a morning tai chi group, (3) a morning resistance training group, and (4) an afternoon tai chi group. …”
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Stem cell markers: A guide to neoadjuvant therapy in breast carcinomas by Zuhal Gucin, Nur Buyukpinarbasili, Melin Ozgun Gecer, Yeliz Emine Ersoy, Haci Mehmet Turk, Seyma Yildiz, Direnc Ozlem Aksoy

“…Patients with grade 1 or 2 regression on a 5-point scale were included in group 1 (n = 37), grade 3 regression in group 2 (n = 32), and grade 4 or 5 regression in group 3 (n = 23). …”
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Possibility of Using NO Modulators for Pharmacocorrection of Endothelial Dysfunction After Prenatal Hypoxia by Igor Belenichev, Olena Popazova, Oleh Yadlovskyi, Nina Bukhtiyarova, Victor Ryzhenko, Sergii Pavlov, Valentyn Oksenych, Oleksandr Kamyshnyi

“…The resulting offspring were divided into the following groups: Group 1—intact rats; Group 2—rat pups subjected to prenatal hypoxia (PH) and treated daily with physiological saline; and Groups 3 to 6—rat pups exposed to prenatal hypoxia and treated daily from the 1st to the 30th day after birth. …”
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Clinical performance of class II MOD fiber reinforced resin composite restorations: an 18-month randomized controlled clinical trial by Mohamed Hamdy Mohamed, Eman Ali Abouauf, Rania Sayed Mosallam

“…The participants were allocated to three groups (n = 15): Group (1) short glass fiber reinforced resin composite (EverX Posterior), Group (2) polyethylene fiber (Ribbond-Ultra) reinforced resin composite and Group (3) only conventional resin composite (Filtek Z250). …”
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Effects of high-intensity interval and moderate-intensity continuous training on ambulatory blood pressure and cardiovascular outcomes in older adults with hypertension (HEXA Study... by Francisco Dalton-Alves, Maria Beatriz F Araújo, Bruno Erick B Lucena, Gabriel C Souto, Daniele Samara D Lopes, Maria Isabel S Lucena, Raíssa de Melo Silva, Ludmila L P Cabral, Yuri A Freire, Fabíola L Golveia, Telma Maria Araújo Lemos, Rodrigo A V Browne, Eduardo Caldas Costa

“…The trial is conducted with blinded outcome assessors and statistical analysts. 66 inactive older adults with hypertension aged 60–80 years without a history of major adverse cardiovascular events will be randomly assigned to one of the following groups: (1) HIIT (3 months; 3× week); (2) MICT (3 months; 3× week); (3) health education programme (control; 3 months; 1× week). …”
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