Recurrent patellar dislocation: treatments and challenges by Fei Yang, Fei Yang, Changshun Chen, Changshun Chen, Rongjin Chen, Chenhui Yang, Hefang Xiao, Zhiwei Feng, Zhiwei Feng, Bin Geng, Yayi Xia

“…In the future, there should be more in-depth research on the risk factors and pathogenesis that lead to recurrent patellar dislocation, as well as more randomized controlled trials focusing on different treatment methods. …”
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Non-invasive physical plasma improves conventional wound management of cut and bite wounds in wild European hedgehogs by Jürgen Eichler, Björn Rulik, Alexander Abazid, Matthias B. Stope

“…In this prospective, non-randomized monocentric clinical trial, 43 European hedgehogs with cut and bite wounds were treated with conventional wound management (CWM: 21 patients) and compared with 22 patients with CWM plus NIPP treatment (CWM + NIPP). …”
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Acute Effects of a Simulated Karate Bout on Muscular Strength Asymmetries of the Lower Limbs in Elite Athletes of Different Age Categories by Eliza Gaweł, Miłosz Drozd, Adam Maszczyk, Adam Zając

“…Sixty-one elite male and female athletes (age = 17.48 ± 3.26 [years], body height = 1.72 ± 0.08 [m], body mass = 63.79 ± 10.00 [kg]) participated in this study, which included a randomized crossover design (two experimental sessions under two different conditions). …”
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Promoting Optimal Physical Exercise for Life: An Exercise and Self-Management Program to Encourage Participation in Physical Activity after Discharge from Stroke Rehabilitation—A F... by Avril Mansfield, Svetlana Knorr, Vivien Poon, Elizabeth L. Inness, Laura Middleton, Louis Biasin, Karen Brunton, Jo-Anne Howe, Dina Brooks

“…This study supports feasibility of a larger randomized trial to evaluate this program.…”
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Initial Evaluation of Computer-Assisted Radiologic Assessment for Renal Mass Edge Detection as an Indication of Tumor Roughness to Predict Renal Cancer Subtypes by Rahul Rajendran, Kevan Iffrig, Deepak K Pruthi, Allison Wheeler, Brian Neuman, Dharam Kaushik, Ahmed M Mansour, Karen Panetta, Sos Agaian, Michael A. Liss

“…To develop software to assess the potential aggressiveness of an incidentally detected renal mass using images. Methods. Thirty randomly selected patients who underwent nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) had their images independently reviewed by engineers. …”
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Analyzing Adherence to Prenatal Supplement: Does Pill Count Measure Up? by Kristie E. Appelgren, Paul J. Nietert, Thomas C. Hulsey, Bruce W. Hollis, Carol L. Wagner

“…Data were obtained from a prenatal vitamin D supplementation trial where subjects were stratified by race and randomized into three dosing groups: 400 (control), 2000, or 4000 IU vitamin D3/day. …”
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The Effect of Angelica sinensis Polysaccharide on Neuronal Apoptosis in Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via PI3K/AKT Pathway by Haibo Xu, Jing Chen, Wenbing Liu, Hui Li, Zhenghong Yu, Chao Zeng

“…In the present study, the protective effects and mechanism of Angelica sinensis polysaccharide (ASP) were investigated in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI). Rats were randomly divided into sham group, CIRI group, ASP treatment group, and ASP and LY294002 treatment group. …”
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Long-Term Effect of Mediterranean-Style Diet and Calorie Restriction on Biomarkers of Longevity and Oxidative Stress in Overweight Men by Katherine Esposito, Carmen Di Palo, Maria Ida Maiorino, Michela Petrizzo, Giuseppe Bellastella, Isabella Siniscalchi, Dario Giugliano

“…We report the effects of a Mediterranean-style diet, with or without calorie restriction, on biomarkers of aging and oxidative stress in overweight men. 192 men were randomly assigned to either a Mediterranean-style diet or a conventional diet. …”
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A network-based analysis anticipates time to recovery from major depression revealing a plasticity by context interplay by Claudia Delli Colli, Aurelia Viglione, Silvia Poggini, Francesca Cirulli, Flavia Chiarotti, Alessandro Giuliani, Igor Branchi

“…We conducted a secondary analysis in two randomized clinical trials, STAR*D and CO-MED. Symptom severity was assessed using the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology while the context was measured at enrollment with the Quality-of-Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire. …”
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Comparison of the Laryngeal View during Tracheal Intubation Using Airtraq and Macintosh Laryngoscopes by Unskillful Anesthesiology Residents: A Clinical Study by Carlos Ferrando, Gerardo Aguilar, F. Javier Belda

“…Methods. A prospective, randomized, crossed-over trial was carried out on 60 patients. …”
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Vermicompost quality and earthworm reproduction in different organic waste substrates by Saeed Mohammad Alipour, Ebrahim Fataei, Fatemeh Nasehi, Ali Akbar Imani

“…Purpose The present study aims to evaluate the changes in parameters affecting the quality of vermicompost produced by the earthworm 'Eisenia fetida' on different organic waste substrates using multivariate analysis, variance analysis, factor analysis and principal component analysis (PCA).Method A completely randomized design experiment was conducted with a 2 × 8 factorial arrangement of experimental and control treatments in triplicate per treatment. …”
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The effect of lemon extract (Citrus limon) on the blood sugar levels and pancreatic beta cell regeneration in alloxan-induced hyperglycemic mice by Petrus Mantur, Efrisca Meliyuita Br. Damanik, Elisabeth Levina Sari Setianingrum, Prisca Pakan

“…The sampling was carried out using a randomization method. By administering 125 mg/kg BW of alloxan, the sample was conditioned for hyperglycemia. …”
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Efficacy of Sauropus androgynous Leaves Extract Gel on Burn Wound Healing in Albino Rats by Rosenna Tiara Panggabean, Sri Agus Sudjarwo, Anwar Ma’ruf, Thomas Valentinus Widiyatno, Ira Sari Yudaniayanti, Rochmah Kurnijasanti, Aswin Rafif Khairullah

“…A total of 50 male albino rats were randomly divided into five groups i.e. (C-) was normal skin, (C+) was skin burn treated with placebo, (T1) was skin burn treated with 2.5% of S. androgynous leaves extract gel, (T2) was skin burn treated with 5% of S. androgynous leaves extract gel, and (T3) was skin burn treated with 10% of S. androgynous leaves extract the gel. …”
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Effects of dietary addition of mulberry leaf powder on blood metabolites and fecal microbiota composition in Hu sheep by Liangyong Guo, Xingyun Shi, Fang Cao, Shilei Hu, Wenchun Qian

“…Sixteen Hu sheep were randomly divided into two groups and fed either 0 or 60 g/d of ML. …”
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The Role of Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins in Atherosclerosis: The Myths and the Facts by Giuseppe Maiolino, Giacomo Rossitto, Paola Caielli, Valeria Bisogni, Gian Paolo Rossi, Lorenzo A. Calò

“…Finally, the results of randomized clinical trials employing antioxidants completed up to date, despite demonstrating no benefits in healthy populations, suggest a benefit in high-risk patients. …”
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Dexmedetomidine versus Magnesium Sulfate as Adjunct during Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Colectomy by Pierre Zarif, Ahmed Abdelaal Ahmed Mahmoud, Mohamed Mohamed Abdelhaq, Hany M. S. Mikhail, Ahmed Farag

“…Patients and Methods. 51 patients were randomly allocated into 3 groups: group C (control) received saline infusion, group D dexmedetomidine 1 g/kg and then 0.4 g/kg/hr, and group M MgSO4 2 g and then 15 g/kg/min. …”
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Targeting Angiogenesis and Tumor Microenvironment in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Role of Aflibercept by Guido Giordano, Antonio Febbraro, Michele Venditti, Serena Campidoglio, Nunzio Olivieri, Katia Raieta, Pietro Parcesepe, Giusy Carmen Imbriani, Andrea Remo, Massimo Pancione

“…Accordingly, novel antiangiogenic targeted agents bevacizumab, regorafenib, and aflibercept have been approved for mCRC treatment as the result of several phase III randomized trials. The development of a tumor permissive microenvironment via the aberrant expression by tumor cells of paracrine factors alters the tumor-stroma interactions inducing an expansion of proangiogenic signals. …”
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The evolutionary dynamics of plastic foraging and its ecological consequences: a resource-consumer model by Ledru, Léo, Garnier, Jimmy, Guillot, Océane, Faou, Erwan, Noûs, Camille, Ibanez, Sébastien

“…Consumers could either forage randomly, only as a function of resources abundance, or plastically, as a function of resource abundance, suitability and consumption by competitors. …”
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Curative Properties of Kencur (Kaempferia galanga L.) Extract on Mice (Mus musculus) Kidney Histopathology Exposed to Cigarette Smoke by Intan Diah Safitri Arianto, Firman Lastoaji, Sri Agus Sudjarwo, Thomas Widiyatno Valentinus, Eka Pramyrtha Hestiana, Iwan Sahrial Hamid, Eduardus Bimo Aksono Herupradoto, Aprinda Ratna Lovela

“…Twenty 8-week-old male mice were randomly divided into five treatment groups (n=5). …”
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SSR-based evaluation of genetic diversity in populations of Agriophyllum squarrosum L. and Agriophyllum minus Fisch. & Mey. collected in South-East Kazakhstan by Y. Genievskaya, D. Karelova, S. Abugalieva, P. Zhao, G. Chen, Y. Turuspekov

“…In this work, 11 novel polymorphic SSRs were found due to the screening of 24 randomly selected SSRs for three populations of A. squarrosum and one population of A. minus. …”
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