Effects of"Si"Tactic of Breathing Exercises on Pulmonary Function and Life Satisfaction in Patients with COPD in Stable Phase by Fengguang GUAN, Tao WANG, Yulan HUANG, Tingting LI

“…Objective:To explore effects of"Si"tactic of breathing exercises on pulmonary function and life satisfaction in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.Methods:Seventy patients were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group with thirty-five cases respectively. After excluding seven drop-out cases, the observation group remained thirty-one cases and the control group remained thirty-two cases. …”
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Dziecięce kompetencje do przeciwstawiania się w kulturze szkoły polskiej by Monika Wiśniewska-Kin

“…The aim of the study was to diagnose oppositional discursive strategies (initial opposition movements, relationships between partners, reaching agreement), in a group of thirty 8- to 9-year-olds and 9- to 10-year-olds. …”
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Treatment Efficacy of Electromyography versus Fiberscopy-Guided Botulinum Toxin Injection in Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia Patients: A Prospective Comparative Study by Jae Wook Kim, Jae Hong Park, Ki Nam Park, Seung Won Lee

“…This study prospectively evaluates and compares the treatment efficacy of botulinum toxin injection under electromyography guidance (EMG group) and percutaneous botulinum toxin injection under flexible fiberscopic guidance (fiberscopy group). Methods. Thirty patients with adductor spasmodic dysphonia (ADSD), who had never received treatment, were randomly allocated into EMG- or fiberscopy-guided botulinum toxin injections between March 2008 and February 2010. …”
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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION AND SLEEP RECOVERY ON SALIVARY PH by Fani Tuti Handayani, Pratiwi Nur Widyaningsih, Fitranto Arjadi

“…Method: This study was experimental research with a post-test only with a control group design. Thirty white Wistar strain rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: healthy control group (KI), partial sleep deprivation (PSD/KII), total sleep deprivation (TSD/KIII), partial sleep deprivation, and continued sleep recovery (PSD+SR/KIV) and total sleep deprivation and continued sleep recovery (TSD+SR/KV). …”
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Laparoscopic versus Open Radical Cystectomy in a Laparoscopic Naïve Center by Waleed Mohamed Fadlalla, Ayman Hanafy, Mahmoud Abdelhakim, Hatem Aboulkassem, El Sayed Ashraf, Ahmed Abdelbary

“…This is a randomized controlled trial comparing laparoscopic radical cystectomy (LRC) to open radical cystectomy (ORC) at a single institute. Each group included thirty patients. The trial was designed to compare both approaches regarding operative time, blood loss, transfusion requirements, length of hospital stay, time to oral intake, requirement of opioid analgesia, and complications. …”
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Esophageal Foreign Bodies in Pediatric Patients: A Thirteen-Year Retrospective Study by Beata Rybojad, Grazyna Niedzielska, Artur Niedzielski, Ewa Rudnicka-Drozak, Pawel Rybojad

“…Plain chest X-rays demonstrated aberrations in 132 cases, and in doubtful situations an esophagram test was ordered. In the group of thirty-seven patients whose radiograms were normal, esophagoscopy revealed fifteen more objects, which were eventually successfully removed. …”
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Effects of Pressure Gloves Combined with Hand Training for Post-stroke Hand Edema by Hua LIN, Jing YUAN, Zhilan LIU, Nian WANG, Wen HE, Jing BU, Qianqian MA, Hongbing WANG

“…Methods:A total of sixty post-stroke patients were randomly divided into control group and observation group, with thirty cases in each group. All patients received conventional hand training, such as passive or active joint motion training. …”
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Motor and Perceptual Recovery in Adult Patients with Mild Intellectual Disability by Mariagiovanna Cantone, Maria A. Catalano, Giuseppe Lanza, Gaetano La Delfa, Raffaele Ferri, Manuela Pennisi, Rita Bella, Giovanni Pennisi, Alessia Bramanti

“…Fifty adults with mild ID were enrolled. A group of thirty patients underwent a two-month intensive ergotherapic treatment that included hand motor rehabilitation and visual-perceptual treatment (group A); twenty patients performing conventional motor rehabilitation alone (group B) served as a control group. …”
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Effect of Xingnao Kaiqiao Acupuncture combined with EEG Biomimetic Electrical Stimulation on Evoked Potential of Patients with Persistent Vegetative State by Lixia DENG, Jiquan LIU, Liangxiang ZHANG, Xiao LV, Xing CHEN, Yigang FENG, Yingying NI

“…Objective:To observe the effect of Xingnao Kaiqiao acupuncture combined with EEG biomimetic electrical stimulation on brainstem auditory evoked potential (BEAP) and somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) in patients with persistent vegetative state (PVS).Methods:A total of ninety patients with PVS treated in the PVS awareness center of Guangdong 999 Brain hospital were randomly divided into Acupuncture group, Bionic electricity group and Combined group, with thirty cases in each group. All groups were given routine treatment, including basic management, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and drug treatment etc. …”
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Gut microbiota interacting with vitamin D but not anandamide might contribute to the pathogenesis of preeclampsia: a preliminary study by Xiao-Qiang Han, Xiao-Qiang Han, Hui-Hui Jiang, Meng-Ling Chen, Meng-Ling Chen, De-Yang Han, De-Yang Han, Su-Fen Zhou, Su-Fen Zhou, Jin-Wen Wang, Shu-Shen Ji, Ling-Yun Wang, Jing-Wei Lou, Ming-Qun Li, Ming-Qun Li

“…Moreover, their interactions in late-stage pregnancy women remain poorly understood.MethodsThirty-four preeclamptic patients (called PE group) and thirty-nine matched healthy late-pregnant women (called LP group) were involved in this case-control study. …”
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Fetal Thymus Size in Pregnant Women with COVID-19 Infection by Sule Goncu Ayhan, Deniz Oluklu, Selcan Sinaci, Aysegul Atalay, Seyit Ahmet Erol, Eda Ozden Tokalioglu, Muradiye Yildirim, Ozlem Moraloglu Tekin, Dilek Sahin

“…Results were compared between these two groups. RESULTS: Thirty-six SARS-CoV-2-infected and 47 control group pregnant women were included in this study. …”
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Effects of Dynamic Assessment (DA) Models (Interventionist and Interactionist) on EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension and Reading Motivation by Mehdi Khanifar, Fariba Rahimi Esfahani, Parisa Riahipour

“…Methods: Ninety-nine volunteers were originally chosen for the study, and they were then divided into three equal groups of thirty students each—two experimental groups (EGs) and one control group (CG). …”
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Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Randomized Study Comparing Two Doses by René Arnouk, Carlos Henrique Suzuki Bellucci, Roberto Benatuil Stull, José de Bessa Junior, Cesar Augusto Malave, Cristiano Mendes Gomes

“…Adverse events were compared between the groups. Results. Thirty four patients were evaluated, including 17 in the BoNT-A 100 U group and 17 in the BoNT-A 200 U group. …”
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Reducing antibiotic duration for acute otitis media: clinician, administrator, and parental insights to inform implementation of system-level interventions by Deborah J. Rinehart, Aiden Gilbert, Sonja O’Leary, Sophie E. Katz, Holly M. Frost

“…Convenience sampling was used to recruit parents for focus groups. Results: Thirty-one participants (15 clinicians, 4 administrators, and 12 parents) engaged in interviews and focus groups. …”
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Direct superior approach versus posterolateral approach in mid-term clinical outcomes of total hip arthroplasty: a prospective randomized controlled study by Zhanqi Wei, Yiming Xu, Wei Zhu, Xisheng Weng, Bin Feng

“…The surgical duration, incision length, total blood loss, ambulation time, visual analogue scale (VAS), patient satisfaction, Harris hip score (HHS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) score, postoperative leg length discrepancy (LLD), abduction angle, anteversion angle and complications were compared between the two groups. Results Thirty three patients were randomized to the PLA group and 32 patients allocated to the DSA group. …”
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