Association between chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy and benzodiazepine prescription in patients with radicular low back pain: a retrospective cohort study using real-world... by Jeffery A Dusek, Robert James Trager, Zachary A Cupler, Kayla J DeLano, Jaime A Perez

“…Objectives Although chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy (CSMT) and prescription benzodiazepines are common treatments for radicular low back pain (rLBP), no research has examined the relationship between these interventions. …”
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Evaluation of the rainfed and irrigated conditions on biomass and essential oil yield of German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) in response to melatonin foliar application by Hossein Gorgini Shabankareh, Mohammad Reza Asgharipour, Ali Salehi Sardoei, Ahmad Reza Kamaliun, Hamid Mohammadi, Mansour Ghorbanpour

“…To impose drought stress, we compared rainfed and irrigated treatments, while melatonin was applied at three concentrations (0, 100, and 200 mM). …”
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Body weight gain and development of reproductive tract in crossbred Murrah × Mediterranean water buffalo heifers by Oswaldo J. González, Amílcar Acuña, Solaine Bradley, Ysis Cañizalez, Jorge Espinoza, Cindy Paniagua, María Virginia Suárez, Mónica Fuentes

“…The buffalo heifers (middle age: 710 days old and middleweight: 237 Kg) were randomly assigned to one of two treatments for 174 days. A treated group (n=35) was fed 1kg of a concentrate animal/day plus 5g of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast/animal/day, and a Control group (n=36) did not receive the supplementation. …”
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Balancing the solar irradiance needs: optimising growth in sphagnum palustre through tailored UV-B effects by JiaYue Sun, Ling Xu, Lian Liu, BeiBei Huang, XingYu Liu, JunFeng Xu, Lin Wu

“…In the laboratory, we established four levels of UV-B radiation treatments: 0 MJ/m2/d (control group, no UV-B radiation), 0.2 MJ/m2/d (low UV-B radiation), 0.4 MJ/m2/d (middle UV-B radiation), and 0.8 MJ/m2/d (high UV-B radiation). …”
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Aero-Thermodynamics of UAV Downwash for Dynamic Microclimate Engineering: Ameliorating Effects on Rice Growth, Yield, and Physiological Traits Across Key Growth Stages by Imran, Liang Ke, Dong Liu, Huifen Li, Jiyu Li

“…Conclusively, optimal aero-thermodynamic effects were observed with 9:00 a.m. rotor airflow applications during flowering, outperforming midday and late-afternoon treatments. Additionally, 12:00 p.m. airflow during flowering significantly increased the yield. …”
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Side-Stream Based Marine Solubles From Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) Modulate Appetite and Dietary Nutrient Utilization in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) and can Replace Fish Meal by Hanne Jorun Sixten, Ivar Rønnestad, André S. Bogevik, Tone Aspevik, Åge Oterhals, Ana S. Gomes, Floriana Lai, Ingvill Tolås, Virginie Gelebard, Marie Hillestad, Katerina Kousoulaki

“…All side-stream-added diets performed well, with no significant differences in performance and biometrics between the treatments. Some gene expression differences were observed, but no well-defined patterns emerged supporting clear dietary effects related to digestive performance or appetite. …”
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Acupuncture Dosage and Its Correlation with Effectiveness in Patients with Chronic Stable Angina: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial by Huang D, Li Y, Zheng X, Hu J, Tang H, Yin Y, Wu Z, Kong L

“…Moderate dosage demonstrated the potential for better effects in reducing symptoms, suggesting optimal dosage considerations for future treatments.Prospero Registration Number: CRD42022321547.Keywords: acupuncture, chronic stable angina, dose-related, effectiveness, meta-analysis…”
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In-Situ Electrospinning Dressings Loaded with Kaempferol for Reducing MMP9 to Promote Diabetic Ulcer Healing by Li J, Meng H, Guo W, Zhou L, Wu S, Gao G, Liu Q, You D, Qu W

“…Jianwen Li,1,2,* Hongqi Meng,3,* Wenlai Guo,3 Lubin Zhou,4 Siyu Wu,3 Guanghui Gao,4 Quanzhe Liu,3 Di You,5 Wenrui Qu2,3 1Gastroenteric Medicine and Digestive Endoscopy Center, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, People’s Republic of China; 2Joint International Research Laboratory of Ageing Active Strategy and Bionic Health in Northeast Asia of Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130041, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Hand Surgery, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, People’s Republic of China; 4Polymeric and Soft Materials Laboratory, Advanced Institute of Materials Science, School of Chemical Engineering, Changchun University of Technology, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Anesthesiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Di You; Guanghui Gao, Email youdi1118@jlu.edu.cn; ghgao@ccut.edu.cnBackground: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are often associated with persistent inflammatory response, impaired macrophage polarization, and slow vascular regeneration. Existing treatments cannot be adapted to wounds and do not achieve the desired therapeutic effects. …”
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The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy on Disease signs and Symptoms and Psychological Distress in Women with Oral Lichen Planus by Fatemeh Sarebannezhad, Abdollah Omidi, Zahra Zanjani, Elaheh Ghasemzadeh Hoseini, Narges Gholizadeh

“…Due to its persistent nature and the lack of effective treatments to prevent its progression, OLP can severely impact quality of life. …”
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Exacerbation of diabetes due to F. Nucleatum LPS-induced SGLT2 overexpression in the renal proximal tubular epithelial cells by Aiko Seki, Koichiro Kajiwara, Jumpei Teramachi, Masahiko Egusa, Takuya Miyawaki, Yoshihiko Sawa

“…Abstract Background Diabetes treatments by the control of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) is commonly conducted while there are still uncertainties about the mechanisms for the SGLT2 overexpression in kidneys with diabetes. …”
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Phytocompounds from Indonesia Medicinal Herbs as Potential Apelin Receptor Agonist for Heart Failure Therapy: An In-silico Approach by Muhamad Rizqy Fadhillah, Wawaimuli Arozal, Muhammad Habiburrahman, Somasundaram Arumugam, Heri Wibowo, Suci Widya Primadhani, Aryo Tedjo, Surya Dwira, Nurul Gusti Khatimah

“… Heart failure is still a global health problem that demands new pharmacological treatments. The Apelin Receptor (APR), a class A (rhodopsin-like) G-Protein Coupled Receptor (GPCR), is one of the cell membrane receptors that potentially become a specific target of heart failure therapy when activated. …”
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The members of zinc finger-homeodomain (ZF-HD) transcription factors are associated with abiotic stresses in soybean: insights from genomics and expression analysis by Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan, Jiayi He, Muhammad Nawaz, Keyu Lu, Mingfu Wang

“…Further, the qRT-PCR analysis demonstrated that all tested GmZF-HD genes were significantly induced in soybean leaves, mainly the GmZF-HD5/6/13/39 and GmZF-HD45 genes were significantly upregulated (2.5 to 8.8 folds) under the tested stress treatments compared to control, highlighting their potential roles in response to stresses in soybean. …”
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Effects of adding a kind of compound bio-enzyme to the diet on the production performance, serum immunity, and intestinal health of Pekin ducks by Yuxiao Li, Jie Zhou, Tong Guo, Huiya Zhang, Chang Cao, Yingjie Cai, Jiqiao Zhang, Tao Li, Jianqin Zhang

“…Differential bacteria and metabolites among the treatments were identified, and their correlations were analyzed. …”
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Associations of Alpha and Beta Interhemispheric EEG Coherences with Indices of Attentional Control and Academic Performance by Vasavi R. Gorantla, Sarah Tedesco, Merin Chandanathil, Sabyasachi Maity, Vernon Bond, Courtney Lewis, Richard M. Millis

“…Changes in EEG coherences and TBRs might be useful as neurophysiological measures of neuroplasticity and the efficacy of strategies for preventing academic underachievement and treatments for improving academic performance.…”
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Implementing Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression and Anxiety in Adults: Systematic Review by Daniel Duffy, Derek Richards, Garrett Hisler, Ladislav Timulak

“…ResultsThe first domain highlighted the impact of therapist and patient attitudes when implementing iCBT, the superiority of guided iCBT over unguided iCBT, its noninferiority to equivalent face-to-face treatments, and its utility outside of the original target of mild-to-moderate depression and anxiety. …”
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Impact of culture on refugee women's conceptualization and experience of postpartum depression in high-income countries of resettlement: A scoping review. by Saarah Haque, Mary Malebranche

“…This can create cross-cultural challenges when accessing health services, leading to inappropriate assessments, diagnoses and treatments if cultural background is not factored in. …”
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Effects of Probiotic Bacillus sp. on Food Convertion and Growth of Catfish Pangasius hypophthalmus by Dedi Jusadi, E. Gandara, Ing Mokoginta

“…Irrespective to the dosage of probiotic, food consumption and survival rate of fish were the same among the treatments. Key words : Probiotic. Bacillus sp.. catfish Pangasius hypophthalmus.   …”
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Lactococcus lactis D4 Decreases NF-κB and α-SMA in Rat Models of Obstructive Jaundice by Avit Suchitra, Alvarino Alvarino, Eryati Darwin, Harnavi Harun, Muhammad Iqbal Rivai, Ade Sukma

“…Some inflammatory mediators like nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) are important in this process. Current treatments remain inadequate, highlighting the need for novel approaches. …”
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Low-Dose Caffeine Supplementation Is a Valuable Strategy for Increasing Time to Exhaustion, Explosive Power, and Reducing Muscle Soreness in Professional Male Kickboxers by Maziar Saremi, Fatemeh Shahriari, Mohammad Hemmatinafar, Rasoul Rezaei, Alireza Niknam, Michael Nordvall, Alexei Wong, Reza Bagheri

“…In contrast, no significant effect was observed for VO2max, %VO2max at VT2, and RPE (P > 0.05) for all treatments. Conclusions: Acute supplementation of 3 to 6 mg/kg doses of caffeine-induced relative improvements in anaerobic and lower-body muscular power, muscle soreness, and time-to-exhaustion in male kickboxing athletes.…”
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The Optimum Dietary Phenylalanine Requirement of Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelusfuscoguttatus ♀ × Epinepheluslanceolatus ♂) Juveniles: Effects on Growth Performance, Gut Micromorpholog... by Pinxian Yang, Haijiao Wang, Lei Ma, Haoran Yin, Zhanying Zhu, Cong Liu, Wei Huang, Zhiyu Zhou, Xiaoyi Wu, Sehrish Taj

“…Fish fed Phe 8.2 had the lowest WG or PPV among all experimental treatments. Furthermore, the optimal dietary Phe level increased fold height, width, enterocyte, and microvillus height of fish. …”
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