Intraoral Scanning Versus Conventional Methods for Obtaining Full-Arch Implant-Supported Prostheses: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis by Fernanda L. Vieira, Maísa Carnietto, José R. A. Cerqueira Filho, Ester A. F. Bordini, Hiskell F. F. Oliveira, Thiago A. Pegoraro, Joel F. Santiago Junior

“…However, further clinical studies are necessary due to the variability in clinical protocols.…”
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Nutritional Supplementation with the Mushroom Agaricus sylvaticus Reduces Oxidative Stress in Children with HIV by Marcela S Figueira, Luana A Sá, Amanda S Vasconcelos, Danilo R Moreira, Paula SOC Laurindo, Danielle RG Ribeiro, Rogério S Santos, Paulo Guzzo, Maria F Dolabela, Sandro Percario

“…However, few studies have demonstrated a benefit in clinical studies.…”
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Research Progress on Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Diabetes and Its Complications by Jiarui Zhang, Yongqin Zheng, Lichenlu Huang, Jundong He

“…This review summarizes the clinical studies on the use of MSCs to treat DM and the potential mechanisms of complications such as pancreatic dysfunction, cardiovascular lesions, renal lesions, neurological lesions, and trauma repair. …”
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Antioxidant Vitamins in the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation: What Is the Evidence? by Sonia Rasoli, Nicholaos Kakouros, Leanne Harling, Philemon Gukop, Manish Soni, Thanos Athanasiou, Antonios Kourliouros

“…Larger-scale clinical studies are required to confirm these preliminary results. …”
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Influence of ionic and non-ionic radiographic contrast media on leukocyte adhesion molecules by Guy L. J. Vermeiren, Roel Willems, Marc J. Claeys, Chris Vrints, Herman Slegers, Philippe G. Jorens

“…Background: Many papers have focused on the importance of granulocytes in the process of reperfusion and ischemia. Most of the clinical studies measured several parameters of this process during and after coronary angiography, without taking into account the effect of the radiographic contrast media (RCM) used during this procedure.…”
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Core Outcome Set Development for Tension-Type Headache Treatment Using Traditional Chinese Medicine: Protocol for a Delphi Consensus Study by Guojing Fu, Yunmeng Chen, Xiao Liang, Chunli Guo, Xueming Fan, Xiao Gong, Wenjie Chen, Jing Teng, Jun Tang, Xing Liao, Jingjing Wei, Yunling Zhang

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to develop a COS for future clinical studies on the treatment of TTH with TCM. …”
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Molar anchorage loss and its influencing factors in orthodontic cases with premolar extraction by ZHOU Yue, TANG Zhenxing, LI Yu

“…More high-quality clinical studies are needed to further clarify this important clinical issue in the future.…”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs): A Novel Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes by Shuang Gao, Yuanyuan Zhang, Kaini Liang, Ran Bi, Yanan Du

“…However, the lack of systematic summary and analysis for animal and clinical studies of T2DM has limited the establishment of standard guidelines in anti-T2DM MSC therapy. …”
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Morphine for the Treatment of Pain in Sickle Cell Disease by Mihir Gupta, Lilian Msambichaka, Samir K. Ballas, Kalpna Gupta

“…Experimental and clinical studies, even though extremely few, suggest that opioids may exacerbate existent organ damage and also stimulate pathologies of their own. …”
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Statins by V. V. Genkel, I. I. Shaposhnik

“…Retrospective clinical studies demonstrated different effects of statins on the risk of IBD.Conclusions. …”
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Current utility, instruments, and future directions for intra-renal pressure management during ureteroscopy: scoping review by global research in intra-renal pressure collaborative... by Steffi Kar Kei Yuen, Wen Zhong, Yun Sang Chan, Daniele Castellani, Naeem Bhojani, Madhu Sudan Agarwal, Theodoros Tokas, Stefanie Croghan, Helene Jung, Thomas Herrmann, Bhaskar Somani, Vineet Gauhar

“…Conclusion: Current clinical studies have only ascertained that increased IRP above 40 mmHg positively correlates with infectious complications and postoperative pain. …”
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Prevalence of Ticks Infesting Dairy Cattle and the Pathogens They Harbour in Smallholder Farms in Peri-Urban Areas of Nairobi, Kenya by Shepelo Getrude Peter, Hellen Wambui Kariuki, Gabriel Oluga Aboge, Daniel Waweru Gakuya, Ndichu Maingi, Charles Matiku Mulei

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Suppression of Pain by Exposure of Acupuncture Points to Polarized Light by Yuri P Limansky, Zinaida A Tamarova, Sergiy A Gulyar

“…BACKGROUND: According to clinical studies, the stimulation of acupuncture points (APs) by a variety of methods (eg, needles, pressure, etc) is an effective method for the treatment of many pain syndromes. …”
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Acupuncture for Parkinson’s Disease: Efficacy Evaluation and Mechanisms in the Dopaminergic Neural Circuit by Yadan Zhao, Zichen Zhang, Siru Qin, Wen Fan, Wei Li, Jingyi Liu, Songtao Wang, Zhifang Xu, Meidan Zhao

“…The benefits of acupuncture will need to be further verified through basic and clinical studies.…”
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Differential Cannabinoid Receptor Expression during Reactive Gliosis: a Possible Implication for a Nonpsychotropic Neuroprotection by Daniele De Filippis, Antonio Steardo, Alessandra D'Amico, Caterina Scuderi, Mariateresa Cipriano, Giuseppe Esposito, Teresa Iuvone

“…In the search for new neuroprotective compounds, interest has turned to marijuana derivatives, since in several in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies, they have shown a great ability to control neuroinflammation.…”
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Nutritional care in cancer patients in Italy: state of the art and perspectives by Valentina Da Prat, Valentina Caissutti, Lorenzo Perrone, Francesco Serra, Elisabetta Iannelli, Francesco De Lorenzo, Paolo Pedrazzoli, Riccardo Caccialanza

“…Malnutrition is a common condition in cancer patients, with a detrimental impact on morbidity and mortality, as demonstrated by many clinical studies1,2. In particular, malnutrition is associated with prolonged hospitalization, higher rates of treatment-related toxicity, lower chemotherapy dose-intensity, reduced response to cancer treatment, impaired quality of life, and increased mortality.…”
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Organic Alternatives to Quantum Dots for Intraoperative Near-Infrared Fluorescent Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping by Shunsuke Ohnishi, Stephen J. Lomnes, Rita G. Laurence, Andrew Gogbashian, Giuliano Mariani, John V. Frangioni

“…This preclinical study, performed on large animals approaching the size of humans, should serve as a foundation for future clinical studies.…”
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Bioactive Ingredients in Traditional Fermented Food Condiments: Emerging Products for Prevention and Treatment of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes by Alphonse Laya, Honoré Wangso, Iva Fernandes, Raphaël Djakba, Joana Oliveira, Eugenia Carvalho

“…Nevertheless, further investigation is required in more clinical studies of TFC to support the formulation of functional fermented condiments and nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications.…”
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Human Serum Eye Drops in Eye Alterations: An Insight and a Critical Analysis by Maria Rosaria De Pascale, Michele Lanza, Linda Sommese, Claudio Napoli

“…Besides, reported ongoing clinical studies confirmed the open debate regarding the use of biologic tools for cornea regeneration. …”
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Biological factors controlling starch digestibility in human digestive system by Cheng Li, Yiming Hu, Songnan Li, Xueer Yi, Shuaibo Shao, Wenwen Yu, Enpeng Li

“…This is due to the inherent complexity of human GIT anatomy, motility and biochemical conditions, as well as ethical, financial and technical issues in conducting clinical studies. Much technological and scientific efforts from both clinical studies and in vitro simulation models are required for a better understanding of in vivo starch digestion behaviors.…”
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