A scoping review of biopsychosocial risk factors and co-morbidities for common spinal disorders. by Bart N Green, Claire D Johnson, Scott Haldeman, Erin Griffith, Michael B Clay, Edward J Kane, Juan M Castellote, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Matthew Smuck, Eric L Hurwitz, Kristi Randhawa, Hainan Yu, Margareta Nordin

“…Risk factors were reported for group 1: non-specific low back pain (smoking, overweight/obesity, negative recovery expectations), non-specific neck pain (high job demands, monotonous work); group 2: degenerative spinal disease (workers' compensation claim, degenerative scoliosis), and group 3: spinal tuberculosis (age, imprisonment, previous history of tuberculosis), spinal cord injury (age, accidental injury), vertebral fracture from osteoporosis (type 1 diabetes, certain medications, smoking), and neural tube defects (folic acid deficit, anti-convulsant medications, chlorine, influenza, maternal obesity). …”
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The Role of E-Cadherin in the Assessment of Esophageal Mucosal Damage in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome by Y. Ya. Shaukovich

“…The diagnostics of respiratory disorders during sleeping was performed using computer pulse oximetry. Group 1 (n = 29) consisted of GERD patients, group 2 (n = 35) of patients with GERD in combination with OSAHS, group 3 (n = 30) of patients with OSAHS, group 4 (n = 26) was the comparison group. …”
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Pharmacological Studies on the Antidiabetic, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Efficacies of Commiphora myrrha Resin in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Rats: A Preclinical Study by Rasha A. Mansouri, Aftab Ahmad, null Roushdy M. M., Huda F. Alshaibi, Mahmoud Ragab

“…The thirty (30) female adult Sprague Dawley rats were randomly and equally segregated into three sets of experimental groups: group I (normal control): the rats were given an intraperitoneal injection of sodium citrate buffer solution and marked as a normal control group (NCG); group II (diabetic control): the rats were injected with STZ (60 mg/kg body weight (b.w.)) and marked as the diabetic control group (DCG); and group III (MAE treated): the rats were injected with STZ (60 mg/kg b.w.) for induction of diabetes and treated with MAE powder (0.5 mL of 0.5 g/kg b.w.) dissolved in distilled water. …”
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People with symptoms of depression and those at significant risk of suicide show differences in their personality profile and sense of meaning in life by Kacper Deska, Grzegorz Mirocha, Bartłomiej Bąk, Anna Mirgos-Wierzchowska, Marcin Kosmalski, Monika Różycka-Kosmalska, Tadeusz Pietras

“…Based on the results of these questionnaires, we identified four groups: 1. Participants with depressive symptoms (D). 2. …”
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Preoperative Predictors for the Presence of Motile Spermatozoa in the Epididymis and Patency of Anastomosis During Microsurgical Vasoepididymal Anastomosis in Patients with Obstruc... by Bhopesh Kadian, Aditya Prakash Sharma, Manish Rohilla, Ujjwal Gorsi, Japleen Kaur, Ravimohan S. Mavuduru

“…Results: Out of 20 patients, 5 (group 2) had intraoperative motile spermatozoa in the epididymal fluid and 15 (group 1) had nonmotile spermatozoa. Low luteinising hormone (LH) levels (P = 0.01) and high testosterone levels (P = 0.05) were the predictive of presence of motile spermatozoa in epididymal fluid. …”
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Study of the neuroprotective properties of metformin in rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus and brain injury induced by intracerebral hemorrhage by V.L. Holubiev, M.H. Oberemok, V.A. Tkachenko, Yu.V. Kharchenko, O.O. Bondarenko, A.E. Lievykh, V.I. Zhyliuk

“…Rats were randomly divided into four groups: 1 – intact animals (n=8), 2 – T2DM (n=9); 3 – T2DM+ICH (n=7); 4 – T2DM+ICH+Met (n=7). …”
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Comparison Of Glucagon Like Peptide/1 Levels In Diabetic Women With Ovarian Polycystic Syndrome And Healthy Women by Namra Iqtidar, Imran Ali Zaidi, Sobia Niaz, Javaria Latif, Amir Naveed, Ayesha Yousaf

“…Out of them, 52 had PCOS with DM (Group 2), and 52 were age and weight-matched healthy subjects (Group 1) with no signs of hormonal abnormalities. …”
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The Role of Microbial Aspartic Protease Enzyme in Food and Beverage Industries by Jermen Mamo, Fassil Assefa

“…Aspartic protease enzymes from microbial sources are mainly categorized into two groups: (i) the pepsin-like enzymes produced by Aspergillus, Penicillium, Rhizopus, and Neurospora and (ii) the rennin-like enzymes produced by Endothia and Mucor spp., such as Mucor miehei, M. pusillus, and Endothia parasitica. …”
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The boosting effect of minoxidil 0.1% when combined with dutasteride 0.01% and microneedling in the treatment of female pattern hair loss by Reham Essam, Heba Selim, Rana Ehab

“…Patients were divided into two groups: one group was treated with combined minoxidil 0.1% and dutasteride 0.01% with microneedling, and the other group received dutasteride 0.01% alone with microneedling. …”
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Psychological stress among university students in wartime: A longitudinal study by U. B. Mykhaylyshyn, A. V. Stadnik, Yu. B. Melnyk, J. Vveinhardt, M. S. Oliveira, I. S. Pypenko

“…Respondents aged 20-50 years were divided into 4 groups. Group 1 consisted of 107 students, including 64 (59.8%) males and 43 (40.2%) females, living in areas where there was no hostilities or shelling (November 2022). …”
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Perioperative complications in primary intramedullary tumors of the spine in adults. A multicenter surveillance study of 307 patients from the German Spine Registry (DWG-Register) by Juan Manuel Vinas-Rios, Vincent J. Heck, Fatima Azucena Medina-Govea, Mario Alberto Islas-Aguilar, Nikolaus Kernich, DWG-Registry Group

“…Results: In total, 307 primary intramedullary tumors in the spine were identified; n = 248 (Group 1) had nonoperative complications and n = 59 had a complication related to the surgical procedure (Group 2); taking this in to account, die complication rate was 19.2%. …”
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Effect of anastomotic reinforcement with barded suture on anastomotic leakage prevention following laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a retrospective single-cen... by Xinyu Qi, Kai Xu, Maoxing Liu, Fei Tan, Pin Gao, Chuanyong Zhou, Zhendan Yao, Nan Zhang, Hong Yang, Chenghai Zhang, Jiadi Xing, Ming Cui, Xiangqian Su

“…The incidence of AL was lower in the reinforcement group when compared with the control group (1.4% vs. 4.7%, P = 0.014). In multivariate regression analyses, the neoadjuvant therapy (OR = 11.994, P < 0.01), tumor location (OR = 5.306, P = 0.015), anastomosis bleeding (OR = 58.822, P < 0.01), and number of staple firings used (≥ 3) (OR = 24.752, P < 0.01) were independent risk factors for AL, whereas the defunctioning stoma (OR = 0.051, P < 0.01) and reinforcing sutures (OR = 0.054, P = 0.001) were independent protective factors for AL in this study. …”
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Ovario- protective effect of Moringa oleifera leaf extract against cyclophosphamide-induced oxidative ovarian damage and reproductive dysfunction in female rats by Seham Samir Soliman, Ahmed A. Suliman, Khaled Fathy, Ahmed A. Sedik

“…For evaluation of statistical significance between different groups; One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Tukey’s post hoc test was adopted. …”
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Cystic Kidney Diseases in Sudanese Children: Pattern, Clinical Presentation, and Outcome by Maali Alwathig Alameen, Ebtihal Eltyeb, Rashid Ellidir

“…Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPCKD) and MCDK were present mainly in age groups <1 year old, compared to the cyst of the medulla related to age groups 5–9 and 10–14 years. …”
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Efficacy of Intravenous Ibuprofen and Paracetamol on Postoperative Pain and Tramadol Consumption After Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Clinic... by Muhittin CALIM, Serdar YESILTAS, Mustafa GUNAY, Ismail SUMER, Sedat AKBAS

“…These patients were then randomly assigned in a double-blind manner to two groups: one receiving paracetamol (n=32), and the other receiving ibuprofen (n=32). …”
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Practices and attitudes of adult psychiatrists regarding methamphetamine-associated psychotic disorder: an internet based survey conducted in Turkey by Mehmet Hamdi Örüm, Yaşar Kapıcı, Doğancan Sönmez, Ali Baran Tanrıkulu, Merve Gümüşay, Onur Koçhan, Dilek Örüm, Çiçek Hocaoğlu

“…Methods In this internet-based study, participants were divided into three groups based on their answers: Those who do not follow-up any MAP patient were group 1 (n = 78), partially involved in the treatment process of at least one patient diagnosed with MAP were group 2 (n = 128), completely involved in the treatment process of at least one patient diagnosed with MAP were group 3 (n = 202). …”
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Preoperative Consultations and Their Effect on Surgical Delays and Mortality in Hip Fracture Surgery by Ekin Kaya Şimşek, Barış Kafa, Bahtiyar Haberal

“…They were categorized into two groups based on the time of surgery: Group 1 (operated within 48 h) and Group 2 (delayed surgery). …”
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Icariin modulates osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation in ADSCs via the Hippo-YAP/TAZ pathway: a novel therapeutic strategy for osteoporosis by Shaozi Lin, Zuyu Meng, Mei Wang, Zixuan Ye, Mengsha Long, Yiyao Zhang, Fang Liu, Hongling Chen, Menghan Li, Jiajia Qin, Haiquan Liu

“…Third-generation ADSCs were divided into five groups: control, resveratrol (100 μmol/L), and four ICA treatment groups (1, 10, 50, and 100 μmol/L). Western blotting was performed to analyze the expression of factors associated with the Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling pathway and the adipogenic marker PPARγ. …”
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PPARG2 Pro12Ala and TNFα -308G>A Polymorphisms Are Not Associated with Heart Failure Development in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Izabela Wojtkowska, Tomasz A. Bonda, Andrzej Tysarowski, Katarzyna Seliga, Janusz A. Siedlecki, Maria M. Winnicka, Janina Stępińska

“…IL-6 concentration in the plasma of TNFα A-allele carriers at months 1 and 12 after CABG was higher in the HF group compared to the non-HF group (1 month after CABG: 5.3 ± 3.4 vs. 3.1 ± 2.9, p<0.05; 12 months after CABG: 4.2 ± 3,9 vs. 1.4 ± 1.2, p<0.01, respectively). …”
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Efficacy of Fetal Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles in Metabolic Syndrome by Illayaraja Krishnan, Magdalene Tan Mei Ling, Min Hwei Ng, Jia Xian Law, Mohd Rafizul Mohd Yusof, Thavachelvi Thangarajah, Zalina Mahmood, Nurul Izzati Uda Zahli, Shathiya Rajamanickam, Baskar Subramani, Yogeswaran Lokanathan

“…Method: Twenty-four rats were fed with a high-fat and high-fructose diet to induce MetS for 16 weeks and randomized into three groups (<i>n</i> = 8/group): a MetS Control group treated with normal saline, MetS Low Dose (LD) group treated with a LD of sEVs preparations (3 × 10⁹ particle/rat), and MetS High Dose (HD) group treated with a HD of sEVs preparations (9 × 10⁹ particles/rat). …”
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