Hormonal Therapies for Acne: A Comprehensive Update for Dermatologists by Courtney A. Smith, Emily Gosnell, Turkan Banu Karatas, Chelsea Deitelzweig, Elizabeth M. B. Collins, Howa Yeung

“…Spironolactone is an effective acne treatment with clinical trial data to support its use as a first-line acne treatment for women with acne. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of herbal (neem) and chemical (chlorhexidine) chips as local drug delivery agents in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: A clinical and microbiologic... by Jammula Surya Prasanna, Jilkapally SaiPriya

“…Conclusions: All groups improved clinically, but no statistical difference was found in all clinical and microbiological parameters from baseline to day 30. Trial registration: https://ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/login.php.Date registered 21/10/2020.reg no.CTRI/2020/10/028532.…”
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Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized Patients Receiving Parental Nutrition Is Associated with Increased Morbidity and Mortality: A Review by Puja Rajender Kumar, Pam Crotty, Maitreyi Raman

“…Unfortunately, all the currently available studies are retrospective in design; a large, prospective, randomized controlled trial regarding glycemic control in patients receiving PN is required for the development of standardized protocols.…”
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Cinacalcet Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism by H. M. Rothe, O. Liangos, P. Biggar, A. Petermann, M. Ketteler

“…While an increase in bone mineral density DEXA scan scores was not demonstrated in cinacalcet trials, the same applies to more than half of patients after parathyroidectomy. …”
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Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Rivaroxaban versus Acenocoumarol in the Prevention of Stroke in Patients with Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation in Spain by Carlos Rubio-Terrés, Ruth Graefenhain de Codes, Darío Rubio-Rodríguez, Thomas Evers, Santiago Grau Cerrato

“…**Methods:** A Markov model was designed and populated with local cost estimates, efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban in stroke prevention in NVAF compared with adjusted-dose warfarin clinical results from the pivotal phase III ROCKET AF trial and utility values obtained from the literature. …”
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An interdisciplinary method for assessing IPM potential: case study in Scottish spring barley by Stacia Stetkiewicz, Ann Bruce, Fiona J. Burnett, Richard A. Ennos, Cairistiona F. E. Topp

“…Long-term experimental field trial databases are used to determine which management methods are best suited to the system at hand. …”
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Clinical and Radiographic Characteristics as Predictive Factors of Swelling and Trismus after Mandibular Third Molar Surgery: A Longitudinal Approach by José Manuel Pérez-González, Vicente Esparza-Villalpando, Ricardo Martínez-Rider, Miguel Ángel Noyola-Frías, Amaury Pozos-Guillén

“…A prospective longitudinal trial was carried out. Forty-five patients of both genders with clinical and radiographic diagnosis of asymptomatic mandibular impacted third molar and with no intake of analgesic or anti-inflammatory drugs 12 h prior to surgery were recruited and evaluated in a 72 h follow-up period. …”
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Adverse Reactions due to the Usage Ofadverse Effects due to the Usage of T biomodulina and corticotropin in Patients Suffering from Multiple Sclerosis by Rosa F. Lara Rodríguez, Roman Rodríguez, Alicia Vargas Batista, Miriam Bolet Arostavista, Rebeca A. Fernández Carriera, Idalmis Suárez Luis, Alina González-Quevedo Monteagudo, Lorenzo Gómez Morales

“…<strong>Methods:</strong> Phase II clinical trial, open, randomized and controlled on 17 patients suffering from multiple sclerosis to whom the following treatment was applied: group one, 100mg IV biomodulina during 10 days, 20 mg the following 20 days; group two: 1 mg of corticotroprin during 10 days followed by 0,5 mg the very next 20 days. …”
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Training-Specific Neural Plasticity in Spinal Reflexes after Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury by Atif S. Khan, Susan K. Patrick, Francois D. Roy, Monica A. Gorassini, Jaynie F. Yang

“…Thus, reflex excitability responded in a training-specific way, with the reduction in reflex excitability related to improvements in walking function. Trial registration number is NCT01765153.…”
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A 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy Challenged with Capecitabine by Michael Chahin, Nithya Krishnan, Hardik Chhatrala, Marwan Shaikh

“…During her evaluation, she was found to have hyperammonemia (84 mcmol/L), without hepatic failure, that resolved with stopping chemotherapy and supportive care. After a trial of home infusion fluorouracil, she developed hyperammonemic encephalopathy again. …”
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The effect of educational intervention based on mobile learning on the knowledge and self-efficacy of healthcare providers in vaccination by Leila Shamsi, Mojgan Janighorban, Soheila Mohamadirizi

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: This field trial study was conducted in 2022 on 100 healthcare providers working in comprehensive health centers in Khomeini Shahr City, Isfahan Province, Iran. …”
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Fluid accumulation syndrome in sepsis and septic shock: pathophysiology, relevance and treatment—a comprehensive review by Carmen Andrea Pfortmueller, Wojciech Dabrowski, Rob Wise, Niels van Regenmortel, Manu L. N. G. Malbrain

“…Current literature implies the need for a multi-tier, multi-modal approach to de-resuscitation, combining a restrictive fluid management regime with a standardized early active de-resuscitation, maintenance fluid reduction (avoiding fluid creep) and potentially using physical measures such as compression stockings. Trial registration: Not applicable. Graphical Abstract…”
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Analysis of kinematic and kinetic changes in scoliosis following spinal manipulation by Yanyun Gou, Lin Meng, Shaoqing Chen, Zheng Jiang, Huangwei Lei

“…This study utilized a single-arm clinical trial design involving 35 patients aged 18 to 20 with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) and Cobb angles ranging from 10° to 30°. …”
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Private well water stewardship in rural Georgia. by J Edward Dotherow, Bettye Apenteng, Andrew Hansen, Asli Aslan

“…Three interventions (education, the provision of household water treatment systems [HWTS], and both education and HWTS) were evaluated using a four-group, randomized controlled trial. A total of 64 private well owners completed a pretest measuring psychosocial factors and stewardship behaviors before receiving an intervention. …”
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Laboratory and field assays indicate that a widespread no-see-um, Culicoides furens (Poey) is susceptible to permethrin by Vilma M. Cooper, Eva A. Buckner, Yongxing Jiang, Nathan Burkett-Cadena

“…Additionally, we determined that no-see-um netting is an effective mesh for field cage trials, allowing for the accurate assessment of Culicoides susceptibility to ultra-low volume applications of formulated adulticides like Permanone 30–30, a widely used adulticide. …”
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To Compare the Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma with Low-Level Laser Therapy and Low-Level Laser Therapy Alone in the Treatment of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis by Sushil Kumar Saini, Atul Kumar Saroj, Ashutosh Verma

“…Methodology: Patients between 18 to 60 years were included in this prospective randomized controlled trial. Diagnosis made mainly on clinical grounds. …”
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The Neuroprotective Disease-Modifying Potential of Psychotropics in Parkinson's Disease by Edward C. Lauterbach, Leonardo F. Fontenelle, Antonio L. Teixeira

“…The most promising neuroprotective investigative priorities will involve disease-modifying trials of the safest agents alone or in combination to capture salutary effects on H3 histone deacetylase, gene transcription, glycogen synthase kinase-3, α-synuclein, reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS), apoptosis, inflammation, and trophic factors including GDNF and BDNF.…”
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The effects of postpartum routine intrauterin treatments on fertility in cows by Yunus Çetin, Örsan Güngör, İbrahim Taşal, Cevat Sipahi, Sait Şendağ, Mehmet Yıldız, Axel Wehrend

“…The Control Group (n=92) was not treated. Trial groups were scored 1-3 according to vaginal discharge and uterus score.…”
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Replay of incidentally encoded novel odors in the rat by Cassandra L. Sheridan, Lauren Bonner, Jonathon D. Crystal

“…In one task, rats reported the third-last item in an explicitly encoded list of trial-unique odors. In a second task, rats foraged in a radial maze in the absence of odors. …”
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Hydraulic Transients Induced by Pigging Operation in Pipeline with a Long Slope by Tao Deng, Jing Gong, Haihao Wu, Yu Zhang, Siqi Zhang, Qi Lin, Huishu Liu

“…Moreover, simulation results of the third operation show good agreement with field data from the previous field trial. After investigation, it was showed that the impulse pressures produced during collapse of a vapor cavity result in severe damage of tubes.…”
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