Therapeutic effect of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosome therapy for periodontal regeneration: a systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical trials by Liping Zhou, Wenjia Cai, Yuhan Zhang, Wenjie Zhong, Ping He, Jingsong Ren, Xiang Gao

“…Conclusions MSC-derived exosomes show great promise for enhancing the quality of periodontal regeneration. However, more standardized and robust trials are needed to reduce heterogeneity and bias across studies and to confirm the therapeutic parameters associated with the enhancement of periodontal regeneration by MSC-derived exosomes. …”
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National utilization of rib fracture fixation in the geriatric population in the United States by Jennifer M. Brewer, Leah Aakjar, Kelsey Sullivan, Vijay Jayaraman, Manuel Moutinho, Elan Jeremitsky, Andrew R. Doben

“…Conclusions By conservative standards and the well-established Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma clinical practice guidelines, SSRF is underutilized. …”
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Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin: A New Marker of Renal Function in C-Related End Stage Liver Disease by Omkolsoum Mohamed Alhaddad, Ayman Alsebaey, Mohamed Omar Amer, Hala Hany El-Said, Tary Abdel Hamid Salman

“…Measurement of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the gold standard but time consuming. The aim is to validate plasma NGAL (pNGAL) and urinary NGAL (uNGAL) as markers of renal function in patients with HCV related cirrhosis. …”
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Eosinophilic Asthma Secondary to Adjuvant Anti-PD-1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment in a Melanoma Patient by P. Kissoonsingh, B. Sutton, Syed U. Iqbal, Lalit Pallan, Neil Steven, L. Khoja

“…Adjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitors are a new standard of care in melanoma. However, the immune related toxicity associated with these agents can be serious, and the long-term implications are yet to be defined especially in the adjuvant setting. …”
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Intensity of Sexual Desire: Norm and Pathology. Discussion on the Topic by Garnik S. Kocharyan

“…As it was previously stated, the diagnostic manual (ICD-11), which was preparing, would set its sights on absence of any standards of sexual activity. If an individual is satisfied with his/her sexual activity, the possibility of making the diagnosis of sexual dysfunction is immediately excluded. …”
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Pharmacovigilance imbalance analysis of VEGFR-TKI-related taste and smell disorders by Zhong-hua Fu, Chenglong Zhao, Yaqin Wang, Lei Zhang, Lei Wang

“…Disproportionality analysis was conducted to assess the correlation between VEGFR-TKIs and TSDs. The Standardized Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) Queries (SMQs) were used to analyze the AEs of TSDs. …”
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The frequency of distribution of the genotypes of the IL4 polymorphism (rs 2243250) in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis by A. A. Barilo, M. V. Smolnikova, S. V. Smirnova

“…DNA extraction from whole venous blood was performed using a standard kit with a sorbent. Genotyping allelic variants was carried out by the method of restriction analysis of amplification products (RFLP-analysis) of specific regions of the genome. …”
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The Effect of Embryo Transfer Process Duration on Implantation Success by Isıl Kasapoglu, Kiper Aslan, Adnan Orhan, Ozge Albayrak, Seyma Haskoylu, Goktan Kuspinar, Berrin Avcı, Gürkan Uncu

“… OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of the embryo transfer duration of standard and simple embryo transfer method. STUDY DESIGN: This study was a retrospective cohort study conducted at a tertiary ART Centre, between June 2018- September 2018. …”
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First-year Class Instills Confidence in Nontechnical Skills for Collegiate Success by Anna Levina, Katy Guthrie, Leah Cook, Marvin Pritts

“…Assessing these skills with standard fact-based testing methods is not effective, so we assessed change in confidence during the semester, allowing students to self-assess their own learning. …”
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Development and Testing of an Anxiety Model in Elementary School Students Based on Executive Functions and the Parent/Child Relationship: Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation by Salar Mohamadi Bolbanabad, Nooshin Taghinejad, Azita Amirfakhraei

“…The sample size consisted of 336 participants selected through multi-stage cluster random sampling, and they completed standard questionnaires including the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (2003), Barkley's Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale for Children and Adolescents (2012), Fine and colleagues' Parent-Child Relationship Scale (1983), and the Emotion Regulation Checklist for Children and Adolescents (2003). …”
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Physicochemical properties of water quality of Imeh, Edegelem and Chokocho communities located along Otamiri-oche River in Etche Ethnic Nationality of Rivers State, Nigeria by BM Onyegeme-Okerenta, C Obia, MO Wegwu

“…The laboratory results of the selected physico-chemical parameters when compared with the world health organization (WHO) standard showed that all the selected physico-chemical parameters were within the world health organization (WHO) permissible in both rainy and dry season except pH. …”
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Oral manifestations of dengue virus infection: a scoping review for clinical dental practice by Lucas Peixoto de Araújo, Stefan Kickhofel Weisshahn, Eduarda Thome do Carmo, Bruna Cavalcante Chaves, Mateus de Azevedo Kinalski, Nícolas Kickhofel Weisshahn, Sarah Arangurem Karam

“…Further research is needed to explore the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying these manifestations and to develop standardized protocols for clinical assessment and management. …”
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Elucidating the causal associations and mechanisms between circulating immune cells and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: new insights from Mendelian randomization and transcriptomics by Han Yang, Xuanyu Wu, Xiang Xiao, Jiajing Chen, Xiaomin Yu, Wen Zhao, Fei Wang

“…Genome-wide association studies data for immune cell phenotype and IPF were obtained from publicly available databases. A standardized instrumental variable screening process was used to select single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for inclusion in the MR. …”
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TNBC response to paclitaxel phenocopies interferon response which reveals cell cycle-associated resistance mechanisms by Nicholas L. Calistri, Tiera A. Liby, Zhi Hu, Hongmei Zhang, Mark A. Dane, Sean M. Gross, Laura M. Heiser

“…Abstract Paclitaxel is a standard of care neoadjuvant therapy for patients with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC); however, it shows limited benefit for locally advanced or metastatic disease. …”
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MARJOLIN'S ULCER: MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION FROM BURN SCAR by Arif Tri Prasetyo, Sitti Rizaliyana, Iswinarno Doso Saputro

“… • Diagnosis and treatment follow standard malignant lesion protocols, with staging based on UICC classification using histopathological findings. …”
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CNN-Based Time Series Decomposition Model for Video Prediction by Jinyoung Lee, Gyeyoung Kim

“…They stack frames in temporal order to construct a spatiotemporal axis and employ standard <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1\times 1$ </tex-math></inline-formula> convolution operations. …”
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A Neurophysiological Study of Musical Pitch Identification in Mandarin-Speaking Cochlear Implant Users by Jieqing Cai, Yimeng Liu, Minyun Yao, Muqing Xu, Hongzheng Zhang

“…The MMN experiment was conducted using a passive oddball paradigm, with musical tone C4 (262 Hz) presented as the standard and tones D4 (294 Hz), E4 (330 Hz), G#4 (415 Hz), and C5 (523 Hz) presented as deviants. …”
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The Impact of Silymarin on Inflammation and Oxidative Stress: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Mahdi Vajdi, Shaghayegh Adeli, Arash Karimi, Vahid Asghariazar, Arezoo Moini Jazani, Ramin Nasimidoost Azgomi

“…Data were combined using a random-effects model, and the weighted/standardized mean differences (WMDs/SMDs) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) were used as the overall effect size. …”
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Application of Video Processing Technology Based on Diffusion Equation Model in Basketball Analysis by Yafeng Feng, Xianguo Liu

“…At the same time, the internal and external energy calculation methods of the traditional active contour model are improved, and the judgment standard of the regional optimal solution and segmentation validity is further established. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Holistic Pelvic Examination and Holistic Treatment of Infertility by Søren Ventegodt, Mohammed Morad, Joav Merrick

“…There is, therefore, a need for a procedure that is familiar to and safe for the patient, for all work that involves therapeutic touching of sexual organs over and beyond what is standard medical practice. This paper presents one case story of earlier child sexual abuse and one case of temporary infertility. …”
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