A More Efficient and Safer Improved Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Insertion Technique—Trajectory Dynamic Adjustment Technique, Technical Note, and Clinical Efficacy by Hao Li, Zhiguo Ding, Bin Wei, Zhihao Ma, Jing Xie, Yonghao Tian, Lianlei Wang, Xinyu Liu, Suomao Yuan

“…Method A total of 445 patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis or lumbar spinal stenosis associated with instability from June 2017 to May 2022 were included in the retrospective study. They were randomly separated into two groups. Two hundred thirty‐one patients underwent TDA technique (TDA group). …”
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Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of a social network-based, peer-led HIV self-testing intervention among men in two Ugandan fishing communities, 2022 by Joseph KB Matovu, Aisha Twahiri Namwama, Linda Kemigisha, Geoffrey Taasi, Jennipher Nakabugo, Julius Wandabwa, Laura M. Bogart, Nuraan Fakier, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Joshua Musinguzi, David Serwadda

“…However, while these results are promising, we recommend additional research in a randomized controlled trial prior to the eventual roll-out of this intervention. …”
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Investigation of the Protective Effects of Dexmedetomidine, Midazolam, Propofol, and Intralipid on Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Rats with Lidocaine-Induced Toxicity by Kucun MK, Guler EM, Saracoglu A, Yildirim M, Demirtas C, Serdogan F, Beyaztas H, Aktas S, Kacan M, Gaszynski T, Ratajczyk P, Saracoglu KT

“…Mustafa Kemal Kucun,1 Eray Metin Guler,2,3 Ayten Saracoglu,4 Mehmet Yildirim,5 Cumaali Demirtas,5 Ferda Serdogan,6 Hakan Beyaztas,2,7 Selman Aktas,8 Merve Kacan,9 Tomasz Gaszynski,10 Pawel Ratajczyk,10 Kemal Tolga Saracoglu11 1Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Bartin State Hospital, Bartin, Turkey; 2Department of Medical Biochemistry, Hamidiye Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Istanbul, Türkiye; 3Department of Medical Biochemistry, Hamidiye Institute of Health Sciences, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Istanbul, Türkiye; 4Department of Anesthesiology, ICU & Perioperative Medicine Aisha Bint Hamad Al Attiyah Hospital HMC, Doha, Qatar; 5Department of Physiology, Hamidiye Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey; 6Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Turhal State Hospital, Tokat, Turkey; 7Department of Medical Biochemistry, HaydarpasaNumune Health Application and Research Center, University of Health Sciences Turkey, Istanbul, Türkiye; 8University of Health Sciences, Hamidiye Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Istanbul, Turkey; 9Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kocaeli City Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey; 10Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland; 11Department of Anesthesiology, ICU & Perioperative Medicine Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital HMC, Industrial Area Ar-Rayyan, Doha, QatarCorrespondence: Mustafa Kemal Kucun, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Bartın State Hospital, Bartın, Turkey, Email mustafakemalkucun@hotmail.comAim: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of dexmedetomidine, midazolam, propofol, and intralipid on lidocaine-induced cardiotoxicity and neurotoxicity.Methods: Forty-eight male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into six groups (n = 8 per group): control (C), lidocaine (L), lidocaine + dexmedetomidine (LD), lidocaine + midazolam (LM), lidocaine + propofol (LP), and lidocaine + intralipid (LI). …”
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AI-based analysis of fetal growth restriction in a prospective obstetric cohort quantifies compound risks for perinatal morbidity and mortality and identifies previously unrecogniz... by Raquel M. Zimmerman, Edgar J. Hernandez, Mark Yandell, Martin Tristani-Firouzi, Robert M. Silver, William Grobman, David Haas, George Saade, Jonathan Steller, Nathan R. Blue

“…Methods Using data from 9,558 pregnancies delivered at ≥ 20 weeks with available outcome data, we derived and validated a PGM using randomly selected sub-cohorts of 80% (n = 7645) and 20% (n = 1,912), respectively, to discriminate cases of FGR resulting in composite perinatal morbidity from those that did not. …”
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Waning neutralizing antibodies through 180 days after homologous and heterologous boosters of inactivated COVID-19 vaccine by Zhifei Chen, Fangqin Xie, Hairong Zhang, Dong Li, Suhan Zhang, Mengping Zhang, Junrong Li, Jianfeng Xie, Lina Zhang, Xiuhui Yang, Dongjuan Zhang

“…This cohort study involved 320 healthy individuals, who were randomly assigned to four groups, to receive boosters with inactivated vaccine (COVac and BIBP), the adenovirus type-5-vectored vaccine (Convidecia), and the recombinant protein-based vaccine (Zifivax), respectively, all the vaccines studied had the Wuhan variant as their parental variant. …”
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The use of Curcuma longa extract to control Edwardsiella tarda infection on Clarias sp. by Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Muharram Nur Ikhsan, , Sukenda, Yan Evan

“…Briefly, the objective was achieved through in vitro assay based on inhibition ability of extraction method against E. tarda, while the following objective was obtained through in vivo assay based on their survival during challenge test either as preventive or curative measurement. A complete randomized design with three replications was used for each assay. …”
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Feminization of Maroon Clownfish (<I>Amphiprion biaculeatus<I/>, Bloch 1790) with 17β-Estradiol Hormonal Induction by Helena Sahusilawane, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Muhmmad Agus Suprayudi, Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Ligaya I. T. A. Tumbelaka, Irzal Effendi

“…This study used a completely randomized design with several hormone dosage, namely P0 (without 17β-estradiol hormone induction), P1 (0.5 μg 17β-estradiol/g body), P2 (1.0 μg 17β-estradiol/g body), and P3 (1.5 μg 17β-estradiol/g body). …”
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Descemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial 1 (DETECT 1): outcome masked, placebo-controlled trial comparing two types of corneal transplant surgeries and effect of rho kinase... by Thomas M Lietman, Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, Bennie H Jeng, Benjamin F Arnold, Winston Chamberlain, Charles C Lin, Jennifer Y Li, William Gensheimer, Jameson Clover, Nicole Varnado, Sarah Abdelrahman

“…The patients will be randomly assigned in a 2×2 factorial design to one of the following treatment groups: group 1—ultrathin Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (UT-DSAEK) plus topical ripasudil 0.4%; group 2—UT-DSAEK plus topical placebo; group 3—Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) plus topical ripasudil 0.4% and group 4—DMEK plus topical placebo. …”
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Growth performance of 7-g Anguilla bicolor bicolor at different density by Eko Harianto, Tatag Budiardi, Agus Oman Sudrajat

“…The experimental design used was completely randomized design. Fish were fed on sinking pellet given according to body weight. …”
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Famine Exposure in Early Life and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood: Comparisons of Different Metabolic Syndrome Definitions by Feng Ning, Jie Ren, Xin Song, Dong Zhang, Li Liu, Lei Zhang, Jianping Sun, Dongfeng Zhang, Zengchang Pang, Qing Qiao, on behalf of Qingdao Diabetes Prevention Program

“…Two cross-sectional surveys involving randomly selected Chinese adults aged 35–74 years in the Qingdao area were conducted. …”
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Peer- and community-led responses to HIV: A scoping review. by George Ayala, Laurel Sprague, L Leigh-Ann van der Merwe, Ruth Morgan Thomas, Judy Chang, Sonya Arreola, Sara L M Davis, Aditia Taslim, Keith Mienies, Alessandra Nilo, Lillian Mworeko, Felicita Hikuam, Carlos Garcia de Leon Moreno, José Antonio Izazola-Licea

“…We limited our search to articles reporting findings from randomized controlled trials as well as from quasi-experimental, prospective, pre/post-test evaluation, and cross-sectional study designs. …”
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Magnitude of opportunistic infections and associated factors among HIV-infected individuals attending care and treatment clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a hospital-based cross-... by Agricola Joachim, Doreen Kamori, Mtebe Majigo, Doris Andrew Njelekela, Rogath Kishimba, Mololo Noah

“…All factors were considered significant at p&lt;0.05.Primary outcome Magnitude, spectrum of OI and associated factors among PLHIV using ART.Results A total of 382 PLHIV on ART were randomly selected and recruited in the study. The overall prevalence of OIs was 25.13%; the leading OI was tuberculosis affecting 58 patients (15.2%). …”
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Foliar application of 24-epibrassinolide enhances leaf nicotine content under low temperature conditions during the mature stage of flue-cured tobacco by regulating cold stress tol... by Haiyang Chen, Shuaitao Zhang, Jianbo Chang, Hongru Wei, Hongchen Li, Chaoyang Li, Junjie Yang, Zhengxiong Song, Zhaojun Wang, Jin Lun, Xuelin Zhang, Lihua Li, Xiaoquan Zhang

“…Results To investigate the effects of EBR on leaf nicotine content under low temperature conditions during the mature stage of ‘Yunyan 87’ flue-cured tobacco, four treatments (foliar spraying of 0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.4 mg·L− 1 EBR solutions) were performed by using a single-factor randomized complete block design. The result showed that foliar spraying of different concentrations of EBR notably improve the agronomic and economic traits of flue-cured tobacco to varying degrees, as well as increase the total nitrogen and nicotine content in the tobacco leaves. 0.2 mg·L− 1 EBR treatment showed better results, with nicotine content in the middle and upper leaves after curing increasing by 11.11% and 19.90%, respectively, compared to CK. …”
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Post-therapeutic support and rehabilitation for breast cancer women in complete remission in a thermal resort: study protocol for the PACThe Real-Life conditions observational tria... by Mélanie Godiveau, Judith Passildas, Emilie Thivat, Mélanie Casile, Céleste Pinard, Alexia Giro, Marie-Ange Mouret-Reynier, Ioana Molnar, Catherine Abrial, Claude-Eugène Bouvier, Yves-Jean Bignon, Xavier Durando

“…This rehabilitation procedure was tested with the program PACThe (Program of Accompanying women after breast Cancer treatment completion in Thermal resorts) which was evaluated at one year in a randomized controlled trial involving 251 patients [1] and at five years in another study [2]. …”
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Effect of High Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Mice Based on BDNF/TrkB Signaling Pathway by LI Min, YANG Xiao, REN Lulu, WU Tingmei, ZHANG Hong

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation （rTMS） on postoperative cognitive dysfunction （POCD） in aged mice，and analyze its mechanism.MethodsA total of 24 18 month old C57BL/6J male aged mice were randomly divided into control group，operation group and rTMS group，with 8 mice in each group. …”
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Effects of a 10-week athletic performance program on match performance variables in male professional football players by Sergio Jiménez Rubio, José L. Estévez Rodríguez, Victor Escamilla Galindo, Sergio L. Jiménez-Sáiz, Juan Del Coso

“…Fifty-four professional football players were randomly allocated into a control group (CG, n = 25) and an experimental group (EG, n = 29). …”
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Effect of Processed Coffee Husk on Feed Intake, Nutrient Digestibility, Body Weight Changes and Economic Feasibility of Bonga Sheep Fed on Natural Pasture Hay as a Basal Diet by Lidya Marew, Fentahun Meheret, Bimrew Asmare

“…The rams were quarantined for 21 days, and each ram was randomly assigned to one of the experimental feed treatments in a randomised complete block design (RCBD). …”
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Effect of Meridian Massage combined with Swallowing Rehabilitation Training on Elderly Patients with Dysphagia after Stroke by Hui FAN, Zhongqin XU, Chunxia MA, Lei DONG, Yao ZHOU

“…Objective:To observe the effect of meridian massage combined with swallowing rehabilitation training on elderly patients with dysphagia after stroke.Methods:A total of 65 elderly patients with dysphagia after stroke who were treated in the department of geriatrics of the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine from March 2019 to June 2020, which were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group, with 33 cases and 32 cases in each group respectively. …”
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An in-vitro biomechanical comparison of annular ligament repair and reconstructions to restore radial head stability in anterior Monteggia fractures by Kirk Vannitamby, MD, Cole T. Fleet, MESc, Carlos Prada, MD, MSc, FEBHS, James A. Johnson, PhD, Graham J.W. King, MD, MSc, FRCSC

“…This was followed by the randomized evaluation of an annular ligament repair and three different ligament reconstructions, including a Bell Tawse reconstruction with triceps fascia (Bell Tawse reconstruction), a free tendon annular ligament reconstruction (Itadera reconstruction), and a free tendon anatomic annular ligament reconstruction (anatomic reconstruction). …”
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Optimization of stocking density in intensification of mud crab Scylla serrata cultivation in the resirculation system by Yuni Puji Hastuti, Kukuh Nirmala, Iman Rusmana, Ridwan Affandi, Wahyu Budi Kuntari

“…Experimental design used was complete randomized design (CRD) with three density treatments which were 5 (P1), 10 (P2), and 15 ind/container (P3). …”
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