Changes in Serum Cytokine Levels in Active Tuberculosis With Treatment by Figen Deveci, H. Handan Akbulut, Teyfik Turgut, M. Hamdi Muz

“…The levels in group 1 decreased significantly after treatment (P=.001 for IFN-γ, P=.004 for TNF-α, P=.000 for IL-10). …”
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Evaluation of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio in Covid-19 Patients Treated with Tocilizumab Due to Cytokine Storm by Serkan Yavuz, Cengiz Burnik, Mehmet Mermer, Faysal Duksal

“…Compared with group 2, group 1 had more male predominance and they were older (p<0.001). …”
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Malondialdehyde and carbonyl levels in skeletal muscle tissues after intermittent hypobaric hypoxia exposures by Syarifah Dewi, Alexander Rafael Satyadharma, Albertus Raditya Danendra, Wardaya

“…Results: The MDA level was significantly increased in group I compared to the control group (p=0.008). There were decreasing MDA levels in groups II, III, and IV compared to group I. …”
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The effect of the rations containing different ratios of urea on rumen and blood metabolites of angora goats by Şule Kaya, Mehmet Kocabatmaz

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of urea which is supplied to the basal ration containing 75 % of wheat straw and 25 % of concentrate feed as 2 % (group i) and % 4 (group ii) of concentrate feed on the saliva, rumen fluid and blood parameters of Angora goats. …”
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Comparative Activity of Several Antimicrobial Agents against Nosocomial Gram-Negative Rods Isolated across Canada by Shelley R Scriver, Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Study Group, Donald E Low

“…Consecutive isolates from 10 institutions, as well as additional strains of selected species of Enterobacteriaceae that are known to possess the Bush group 1 beta-lactamase, were tested for susceptibility to 12 antimicrobials. …”
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The effects of different light periods on sonic production characteristics of pheasants (p.colchicus) by C Sadettin C, Tepeli, O. Çetin, K. Kırıkçı, K. Yapar, R. Yılmaz

“…Following the onset of stimulatory light, the first egg was obtained in 23 and 22 days in groups 1.2 and 3 respectively, Egg production periods of pheasants were determined as 138 and 136 days in groups 1.2 and 3. …”
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Could kDNA-PCR in Peripheral Blood Replace the Examination of Bone Marrow for the Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis? by Natalia Souza de Godoy, Marcos Luiz Alves Andrino, Regina Maia de Souza, Erika Gakiya, Valdir Sabbaga Amato, José Ângelo Lauletta Lindoso, Lucia Maria Almeida Braz

“…Based on the GS, 38 samples from 32 patients were grouped: Group 1, 20 samples of VL cases, and Group 2, 18 samples of non-VL cases. …”
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Accumulation of Bile in the Gallbladder: Evaluation by means of Serial Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Cholangiography with Gadolinium Ethoxybenzyl Diethylenetriaminep... by Tsutomu Tamada, Katsuyoshi Ito, Kazuya Yasokawa, Atsushi Higaki, Akihiko Kanki, Yasufumi Noda, Akira Yamamoto

“…Forty-eight of 75 patients (64%) were included in group 1, and remaining 27 (36%) were in group 2. The frequency of the presence of T1 hyperintense bile or sludge of gallbladder was significantly higher in patients with group 2 than that in patients with group 1 (P=0.041). …”
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Plasma α-Glutathione S-Transferase Evaluation in Patients with Acute and Chronic Liver Injury by Jolanta Czuczejko, Celestyna Mila-Kierzenkowska, Karolina Szewczyk-Golec

“…The patients were divided into three groups: group I (acute viral hepatitis B or C), group II (chronic hepatitis B or C), and group III (chronic liver disease or cirrhosis with different etiologies). …”
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Correlation between the Rotation of the First Molars and the Severity of Class II Division 1 Malocclusion by Betânia Pessoa Lima, Célia Regina Maio Pinzan-Vercelino, Laércio Santos Dias, Fausto Silva Bramante, Rudys Rodolfo De Jesus Tavarez

“…This correlation was statistically significant for indicator 1 between Groups 1 and 3 and for indicator 2 between Groups 1 and 4, which include cases of extreme malocclusion. …”
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Effect and Mechanism of Swimming Exercise Preconditioning on Neurological Function of Mice with Intracerebral Hemorrhage by LI Yongxu, LIN Libin, LU Taotao, WEI Wei, LIN Zhicheng, XUE Xiehua

“…The preconditioning group 1 and preconditioning group 2 were preconditioned with swimming exercise for four weeks. …”
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Effects of Different Ratios of Mixed Silage of Licorice Stems and Leaves and Whole Corn on Fermentation Quality, Microbial Diversity, and Aerobic Stability by Qifeng Gao, Yuliang Sun, Limin Tang, Haonan Liu, Chenchen Yang, Yulan Ren, Fangpeng Liu, Chunying Jia, Houjun Yu, Tao Jiang

“…On the 15th day of aerobic exposure, the pH value of the G5Y5 group was significantly lower than that of the other groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and the number of lactic acid bacteria was significantly higher than that of the G6Y4 group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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CLINICAL AND LABORATORY FEATURES OF LYME ARTHRITIS AND ARTHRITIDES OF OTHER ETIOLOGIES IN CHILDREN OF LVIV REGION by Halyna Lytvyn, Natella Basa

“…None of our patients in group 2 and only 1 patient in group 1 (11.1%) had an IgM level <2 IU/ml. Significantly (p=0.02) higher levels of IgG >200 IU/ml were more often found in group 2, where the percentage of such patients was 42.9%, while in group 1, IgG was not detected in any of the patients. …”
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Capsaicin Modulates Ruminal Fermentation and Bacterial Communities in Beef Cattle with High-Grain Diet-Induced Subacute Ruminal Acidosis by Wei You, Haijian Cheng, Xin Hu, Enliang Song, Fugui Jiang

“…In total, 18 healthy Simmental crossbred cattle were randomized into three separate groups (<i>n</i> = 6/group): (1) control diet (CON; forage-to-concentrate ratio = 80:20); (2) high-grain diet (SARA; forage-to-concentrate ratio = 20:80); and (3) high-grain diet supplemented with capsaicin (CAP; 250 mg/cattle/day). …”
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The impact of pre-transplant ventricular assist device support in pediatric patients with end-stage heart failure on the outcomes of heart transplantation—“a single center experien... by L. Lily Rosenthal, L. Lily Rosenthal, L. Lily Rosenthal, Carola Grinninger, Sarah Marie Ulrich, Robert Dalla Pozza, Nikolaus A. Haas, Paolo Brenner, Michael Schmoeckel, Sebastian Michel, Sebastian Michel, Sebastian Michel, Christian Hagl, Christian Hagl, Jürgen Hörer, Jürgen Hörer, Jürgen Hörer

“…The mean length of hospital stay (days) was 214 ± 209 in group 1 and 128 ± 91 days in group 2. Early primary-graft-failure was 10% in group 1 and 13% in group 2. …”
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Protective effects of gallic acid against nickel-induced kidney injury: impact of antioxidants and transcription factor on the incidence of nephrotoxicity by Areej I. Alhazmi, Mohamed F. El-Refaei, Eman A. A. Abdallah

“…Moreover, levels of 8-hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG), phosphorylated nuclear factor kappa B (p65), and protein carbonyl (PC) were significantly elevated in group III compared with group I. Furthermore, the western blot analysis revealed significant high NF-κB p65 expression, immunohistochemistry of the NF-κB and caspase-1 expression levels were significantly increased in group III compared to group I. …”
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Assessing the possibility of using portable and stationary non-mydriatic fundus cameras for diabetic retinopathy screening assisted by an artificial intelligence-based software pla... by A.O. Nevska, O.A. Pohosian, K.O. Goncharuk, O.O. Chernenko, I.V. Hymanyk, A.R. Korol

“…DR was found in 15 subjects (5.17%) in group 1 and 8 subjects (2.51%) in group 2. Previously undiagnosed DM complicated by DR was discovered in 13 (4.5%) of the subjects included in group 1 versus 7 (2%) of the subjects included in group 2. …”
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Double Cerclage In Cervical Insufficiency: A Single Tertiary Center Experience by Ismet Hortu, Cagdas Sahin, Orkun Ilgen, Mert Kazandi, Ali Akdemir, A. Mete Ergenoglu

“…Mean birth weight of the fetuses were 2490±265 g and 2.710 ±361 g in group1 and group 2, respectively. Mean gestational age at the time of birth in group 1 and group 2 were found 36±1.83 weeks and 35.6±1.14 weeks, respectively. …”
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The effect of cable fixation on union time in subtrochanteric femur fractures treated with cephalomedullary nailing by Fatih İlker Can, Emre Gültaç, Rabia Mihriban Kılınç, Cem Yalın Kılınç

“…A statistically significant difference was found between Group 1 and Group 2 and also between Group 1 and Group 3 regarding the union time (p=0.007, p=0.001, respectively). …”
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Carotid endarterectomy outcomes according to anesthesia method: General anesthesia or regional anesthesia? by Fehim Can Sevil, Serkan Gume, Mehmet Tort, Necip Becit

“…In Group 1, carotid shunt was placed in patients with a negative awake test (n: 21, 12.7%) and in Group 2 carotid shunt was placed in all cases. …”
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