Comparative Analysis of the Influence of Selected Physical Factors on the Level of Pain in the Course of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders by Łukasz Kopacz, Żaneta Ciosek, Helena Gronwald, Piotr Skomro, Roman Ardan, Danuta Lietz-Kijak

“…Each group consisted of 30 people and was subjected to separate therapies in which LED light therapy with electromagnetic field (MLT) and cryotherapy (CT) were applied. …”
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Adalimumab for endoscopic and histopathological mucosal healing in paediatric patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease by Edyta Szymanska, Maciej Dadalski, Wieslawa Grajkowska, Sylwia Szymanska, Maciej Pronicki, Jaroslaw Kierkus

“…Aim : To assess the impact of biological therapy with ADA on both endoscopic and histopathological MH in paediatric patients with CD. …”
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Two-Stage Treatment of Enterocutaneous Fistulas by V. Yu. Struchkov, S. V. Berelavichus, E. A. Akhtanin, D. S. Gorin, M. V. Dvukhzhilov, A. A. Goev, A. I. Burmistrov, P. V. Markov, A. G. Kriger

“…Eighty-eight patients with intestinal fistulas underwent a two-stage treatment, including: the first stage — multicomponent therapy, the second stage — reconstructive surgery. …”
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GsMTx-4 combined with exercise improves skeletal muscle structure and motor function in rats with spinal cord injury. by Xin Zhang, Xinyu Liu, Qianxi Li, Chenyu Li, Xinyan Li, Jinghua Qian, Jianjun Li, Xuemei Li

“…Exercise training is a conventional physical therapy after SCI, but exercise intervention alone may have limited efficacy in reducing secondary injury and promoting nerve regeneration and functional remodeling. …”
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Perceived impact of physiotherapy-related debates on the social platform “X” on physiotherapists’ professional development and knowledge acquisition: a cross-sectional study by Maryam Alasfour, Zainab Lajami, Abdullah Algashami

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Clinical features, treatment, and prognosis of secukinumab-induced inflammatory bowel disease by Ronghui Li, Haibo Lei, Chunjiang Wang, Xiang Liu

“…Upon the diagnosis of IBD, secukinumab should be discontinued, and systemic steroid therapy should be initiated. Patients who do not respond or experience a relapse should be considered for immunosuppressive therapy.…”
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Understanding the Determinants of Weight-Related Quality of Life among Bariatric Surgery Candidates by Annie Tessier, Gerald S. Zavorsky, Do Jun Kim, Franco Carli, Nicolas Christou, Nancy E. Mayo

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Human neural stem cell–derived extracellular vesicles protect against ischemic stroke by activating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway by Jiayi Wang, Mengke Zhao, Dong Fu, Meina Wang, Chao Han, Zhongyue Lv, Liang Wang, Jing Liu

“…Human neural stem cell–derived extracellular vesicles exhibit analogous functions to their parental cells, and can thus be used as substitutes for stem cells in stem cell therapy, thereby mitigating the risks of stem cell therapy and advancing the frontiers of stem cell–derived treatments. …”
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Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury: A Report of Three Cases in Which Surgeries Were Performed at Different Timings by Yohei Kawatani, Hirotsugu Kurobe, Yoshitsugu Nakamura, Yuji Suda, Takaki Hori

“…The timing of the operation and therapeutic option, including conservative therapy, should be decided for each patient.…”
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Central Venous-to-Arterial CO2 Gap Is a Useful Parameter in Monitoring Hypovolemia-Caused Altered Oxygen Balance: Animal Study by Szilvia Kocsi, Gabor Demeter, Daniel Erces, Eniko Nagy, Jozsef Kaszaki, Zsolt Molnar

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Occlusion Outcomes in Unilateral Amblyopia Types: A Longitudinal and Interventional Study in Children from the Marrakech-Safi Region by Mustapha Jaouhari, Chaimae El Harrak, Farida Bentayeb, Youssef El Merabet

“…Children underwent amblyopia treatment with standard occlusion therapy and were followed monthly, for eight visits. …”
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Health Economic Analysis of Two-Layer Bandage System for Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency by Peter J. Mallow

“…**Background:** Compression therapy is the gold standard for the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). …”
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Deciphering sepsis: transforming diagnosis and treatment through systems immunology by Robert E. W. Hancock, Andy An, Claudia C. dos Santos, Amy H. Y. Lee

“…., cellular reprogramming) that could inform early therapy. Sepsis patients can now be categorized into “endotypes” based on unique immune dysfunction mechanisms corresponding to varying severity and mortality rates, raising the prospect of endotype-specific diagnostics and patient-specific immune-directed therapy. …”
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Effects of Severe Hypoxia on Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Differentiation Potential by Claudia Cicione, Emma Muiños-López, Tamara Hermida-Gómez, Isaac Fuentes-Boquete, Silvia Díaz-Prado, Francisco J. Blanco

“…The interests in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and their application in cell therapy have resulted in a better understanding of the basic biology of these cells. …”
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Canadian Thoracic Society Recommendations for Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – 2003 by Denis E O’donnell, Shawn Aaron, Jean Bourbeau, Paul Hernandez, Darcy D Marciniuk, Meyer Balter, Gordon Ford, Andre Gervais, Roger Goldstein, Rick Hodder, Francois Maltais, Jeremy Road

“…Long acting anticholinergics and beta2-agonist inhalers should be prescribed for patients who remain symptomatic despite short-acting bronchodilator therapy. Inhaled steroids should not be used as first line therapy in COPD, but have a role in preventing exacerbations in patients with more advanced disease who suffer recurrent exacerbations. …”
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Exosome-Derived Noncoding RNAs as a Promising Treatment of Bone Regeneration by Bei Yin, Qingge Ma, Chenghao Song, Lingyi Zhao, Fanyuan Yu, Chenglin Wang, Yu Shi, Ling Ye

“…While mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy may address these limitations, growing researches have demonstrated that the effectiveness of MSC therapy depends on paracrine factors, particularly exosomes. …”
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Emotional and physical experiences of people with neovascular age-related macular degeneration during the injection process in Germany: a qualitative study by Oliver Zeitz, Martina Breuning, Christine Holmberg, Christian Wolfram, Anne Thier

“…Objectives In order to better understand the continued barriers to the provision of vascular endothelial inhibitor therapy, this study aims to investigate patients’ experiences with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nvAMD) in Germany during the injection process and how they deal with it.Design and participants This analysis is part of the qualitative arm of a wider mixed-methods study. …”
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Gene Expression Profiling in Lungs of Chronic Asthmatic Mice Treated with Galectin-3: Downregulation of Inflammatory and Regulatory Genes by Esther López, M. Paz Zafra, Beatriz Sastre, Cristina Gámez, Carlos Lahoz, Victoria del Pozo

“…In a previous study, we demonstrated that treatment of chronic asthmatic mice with gene therapy using plasmid encoding galectin-3 (Gal-3) led to an improvement in Th2 allergic inflammation. …”
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Severe Postpartum Hemorrhage from Uterine Atony: A Multicentric Study by Carlos Montufar-Rueda, Laritza Rodriguez, José Douglas Jarquin, Alejandra Barboza, Maura Carolina Bustillo, Flor Marin, Guillermo Ortiz, Francisco Estrada

“…Maternal deaths were associated with inadequate transfusion therapy. Conclusions. In all patients with severe hemorrhage and subsequent hypovolemic shock, the most important therapy is intravascular volume resuscitation, to reduce the possibility of target organ damage and death. …”
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Cost–consequence analysis of COPD treatment according to NICE and GOLD recommendations compared with current clinical practice in the UK by Jennifer K Quint, Helene Vioix, Toby Capstick, Sue Langham, Jennifer Cook, Antony Wright, Shamika de Silva

“…Savings were achieved overall despite a small increase in the rate of exacerbations due to the redistribution of certain patients currently undergoing triple inhaled therapy to therapies not containing inhaled corticosteroids.Conclusion Redistribution of patients with COPD from current clinical practice to treatment according to published recommendations would provide substantial cost savings over the first year.…”
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