Clinical Comparison of the Performance of Two Marketed Ophthalmic Viscoelastic Devices (OVDs): The Bacterially Derived Healon PRO OVD and Animal-Derived Healon OVD by Loay Daas, Jose Manuel Larrosa, Alicia Gavin, Carlos Isanta, Achim Langenbucher, Beth E. Jackson, Linda Tsai, Priya Janakiraman, Rafael Guerrero, Berthold Seitz

“…The surgeon completed a postsurgery OVD clinical performance questionnaire, and intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured before surgery and at the 1 day postoperative visit with Goldmann applanation tonometry. …”
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Inhibition of Viability, Proliferation, Cytokines Secretion, Surface Antigen Expression, and Adipogenic and Osteogenic Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells by Seven-Day Ex... by Jian Wang, Bo Xiang, Jixian Deng, Darren H. Freed, Rakesh C. Arora, Ganghong Tian

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PAX6 enhances Nanog expression by inhibiting NOTCH signaling to promote malignant properties in small cell lung cancer cells by Xiao-Fang Guo, Ling-Ling Wang, Fei-Meng Zheng, He-Ping Li

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Abnormal sagittal patellar tilt during active knee flexion and extension on 4DCT might be associated with patellofemoral pain by Yurou Chen, Xin Liu, Bo Sheng, Mao Yuan, Furong Lv, Fajin Lv, Fan Yu, Jia Li

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Asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 infection in women prior to oocyte retrieval has no impact on embryo laboratory outcomes: a retrospective study by Yanhong Wu, Shenghao Wu, Weijue Su, Junzhao Zhao, Liangliang Ma

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Comparison of Platelet-Rich Plasma-Impregnated Suture Material with Low and High Platelet Concentration to Improve Colonic Anastomotic Wound Healing in Rats by Mehmet Akif Aydin, Eray Metin Guler, Ahu Senem Demiroz, Muhammet Fatih Aydin, Gulcan Saglam

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Evolution of drug therapy in patients with resectable gastric and esophageal‑gastric junction cancer by M. V. Sedova, M. A. Batov, V. S. Tretyak, A. A. Kolomeytseva, V. M. Khomyakov, N. N. Volchenko, A. A. Fedenko, A. D. Kaprin

“…Currently, the “gold” standard of treatment for patients with non‑metastatic cancer of the stomach and esophageal–gastric junction is surgical treatment, which is complemented by perioperative chemotherapy according to the FLOT scheme, which includes four courses of therapy before surgery and four after. However, according to statistics, less than half of patients complete all adjuvant courses of FLOT chemotherapy due to the high toxicity of the regimen and a decrease in the functional status of patients in the postoperative period. …”
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Efficient and Effective Diabetes Care in the Era of Digitalization and Hypercompetitive Research Culture: A Focused Review in the Western Pacific Region with Malaysia as a Case Stu... by Boon-How Chew, Pauline Siew Mei Lai, Dhashani A/P Sivaratnam, Nurul Iftida Basri, Geeta Appannah, Barakatun Nisak Mohd Yusof, Subashini C. Thambiah, Zubaidah Nor Hanipah, Ping-Foo Wong, Li-Cheng Chang

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Hypertensive load predicts recovery of renal function for patients undergoing revascularisation for renal artery stenosis by Ben Edgar, Rob Pearson, Andrew Jackson, Callum Stove, Ram Kasthuri, Keith Hussey, Christian Delles, Colin Geddes, Patrick Mark, Giles Roditi, Linsay McCallum, David B. Kingsmore

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Prevention and treatment of recurrent fractures after percutaneous vertebroplasty with denosumab in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by Shouyu Xiang, Cheng Tang, Long Ling, Wei Liu, Bingwen Bai, Yanming Cao

“…[Results] There was no significant preoperative on BMD, VAS score, ODI index,beck values, sagittal cobb angle, PINP and β-CTX levels between the two groups before the surgery(P>0.05); After postoperative follow-up of 6 months, BMD in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (P<0.05), while VAS score, ODI index, PINP and β-CTX levels were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05).At 1 year postoperative follow-up, BMD and beck values in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05), while fracture rate, VAS score, ODI index, sagittal cobb angle and PINP and β-CTX levels were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05). …”
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Polyethylene Glycol versus Oral Sodium Phosphate for Bowel Preparation in Unsedated Colonoscopy by Dong Yang, Ke Tao, Geng Chen, Luping Zhang, Qingying He, Hong Xu

“…There were no significant differences in gender, body mass index, and history of abdominal surgery between the two groups. There were more cases of laxative intolerance in the PEG group than in the OSP group (7.5% vs. 0.7%, P<0.05). …”
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aPD-L1-facilitated theranostic and tumor microenvironment remodeling of pancreatic cancer via docetaxel-loaded phase-transformation nanoparticles triggered by low-intensity pulsed... by Yi Tang, Qingling Shen, Peng Lin, Zhixin Chen, Denghui Fan, Minling Zhuo, Yajiao Gan, Yixi Su, Qingfu Qian, Liwu Lin, Ensheng Xue, Zhikui Chen

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Intestinal obstruction caused by disseminated mycobacterium avium complex disease following solid organ transplantation: a case report by Akane Mita, Sho Nakakubo, Yusuke Nishimura, Hideki Shima, Masaaki Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Shimamura, Satoshi Konno

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Improvement in the effective cataract surgical coverage in Malaysia: evidence of impact from a mobile cataract outreach program by Mohamad Aziz Salowi, Nyi Nyi Naing, Norasyikin Mustafa, Wan Radziah Wan Nawang, Siti Nurhuda Sharudin, Mohd Aziz Husni

“…The corrected VA (Pinhole) of those who had undergone cataract surgery was measured. eCSC was calculated at all levels of cataract surgical thresholds according to the protocol. …”
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Psychological well-being, gender, and age-specific difference on objectively recorded smartphone screen time in Japanese adults: A regression and clustering analysis by Ryusei Nishi, Kenichiro Sagiyama, Hajime Suzuki, Marie Amitani, Haruka Amitani, Akihiro Asakawa

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The Effects of Thyroid Hormone Levels on Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure in Newborns by Basak KAYA, Hasan AKDUMAN, Dilek DILLI, Semra CETINKAYA, Ahmet OKTEM, Utku Arman ORUN, Mehmet TASAR, Aysegul ZENCIROGLU

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A Low Dose of Naloxone Added to Ropivacaine Prolongs Femoral Nerve Blockade: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Seung Cheol Lee, Jeong Ho Kim, So Ron Choi, Sang Yoong Park

“…The time elapsed before the first analgesia request, the total amount of opioids consumed at 24 h postoperatively, the onset time of the sensory blockade, the visual analog pain scale (VAS) scores after arriving at the recovery room, after 6, 12, 18, and 24 h at rest and after 12, 18, and 24 h of activity, the quadricep strength before the FNB procedure and at 12 and 24 h postoperatively, the quality of sleep on the first night after surgery, the satisfaction score, and the incidence of postoperative complications were recorded. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Anemia in Taiwanese Adults by Hsiang-Yao Shih, Fu-Chen Kuo, Sophie S. W. Wang, Yi-Chang Liu, Meng-Chieh Wu, Yang-Pei Chang, Guei-Fen Chiu, Pi-Yu Chang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Ming-Chia Hsieh, Yao-Li Chen

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Trifarotene alleviates skin photoaging injury by inhibition of JNK/c-Jun/MMPs by Fei Xuan, Yang Lele Zixin, Zhang Jingjing, Li Xiang, Pan Mengtian, Xu Guangchen, Zhang Cuixia, Liu Fei, Fang Weirong

“…Multiple approaches (topical or systemic retinoids, antioxidants, alpha-hydroxy acids, laser, surgery) are used in the treatment of photoaged skin, and the use of topical retinoids is currently a primary clinical treatment. …”
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A Novel Stacked Model for Classification of Vocal Cord Paralysis Over Imbalanced Vocal Data by K. Jayashree Hegde, K. Manjula Shenoy, K. Devaraja

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