Meal Replacements for Weight Loss in Type 2 Diabetes in a Community Setting by Jennifer B. Keogh, Peter M. Clifton

“…Blood pressure decreased equally in both groups. There were reductions in fasting glucose in both groups at 6 months with no changes in LDL-cholesterol or triglyceride concentrations. …”
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Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Chemical Peels With and Without Sonophoresis on Selected Skin Parameters—A Prospective Comparative Study by Dorota Sołdacka, Wioletta Barańska-Rybak

“…AHAs and PHAs applied using the ultrasound method do not affect the level of hydration, erythema, or pigmentation of the skin.…”
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Workplace health promotion programs in different areas of Europe by Nicola Magnavita, Ilaria Capitanelli, Roberto Falvo, Daniele I. La Milia, Alice Borghini, Umberto Moscato, Andrea Poscia, Walter Ricciardi

“…While in Central Europe widespread interest in issues of aging workforce has resulted in national policies to encourage WHPO, not all the countries of Eastern Europe are equally well equipped. Lastly, in Southern Europe health promotion activities are largely inadequate compared to needs. …”
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Prophylactic Effect of Venous Caffeine on Apnea in the Very Preterm Infants by Zahra Juodi, Zahra Fakur, Ali Aagayar Makouii, Rasool Gareaghaji Asl

“…In contrast, the control group received an equal volume of normal saline intravenously for the same period. …”
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Dermoscopic And Clinical Features Of Alopecia Areata In Pakistani Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mahwish Ahmed, Neelam Ayub, Muhammad Hamza, Asma Nafisa, Dua Zhaira Zaidi, Ismat Zhaira Zaidi

“… Objective: To evaluate the dermoscopic and clinical findings in Pakistani patients with Alopecia Areata Methods: The study was conducted at THQ Hospital Layyah with a sample size 800 within an age limit of 10-40. …”
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A novel framework to identify delamination location/size in BFRP pipe based on convolutional neural network (CNN) algorithm hybrid with capacitive sensors by Wael A. Altabey

“…The proposed method results converge with available traditional methods in the literature for assessing the delamination location/size such as the response surface methodology (RSM), and the error band from the diagonal line is less than 4.86 and 1.14 degrees for location and size respectively, thus validating the proposed technique's reliability, accuracy, and applicability for the relevant structures.…”
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Research on the longitudinal end effect in eddy-current braking characteristic experiment by WANG Lichao, WANG Ke, WANG Lining, GAO Liqun

“…The braking force of the leading pole is identified nearly equal to that of the intermediate pole, while that of the trailing pole is lower and its contribution is approximately linearly related to speed. …”
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Utility of surface landmark technique in providing optimal intratracheal endotracheal tube placement during orotracheal intubation by Amit K. Mittal, Anil K. Patel, Jitendra Dubey, Seema Shukla, Nikhil Bhasin, Manoj Bhardwaj

“…Hence, to assess the utility and reliability of SLT in achieving optimal placement, this study was planned. Material and Methods: In this prospective study, 406 participants were equally randomized between SLT and intubation guide mark (IGM) groups for ETT placement. …”
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The Association between Intradialytic Hypertension and Metabolic Disorders in End Stage Renal Disease by Vaia D. Raikou, Despina Kyriaki

“…We examined the relationship between intradialytic hypertension and metabolic disorders in hemodialysis treatment patients. Methods. We studied 76 patients in online hemodiafiltration. …”
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A comparative qualitative assessment of the severity of diabetic retinopathy in patients with stages III, IV and V, requiring hemodialysis, of chronic renal insufficiency by A. S. Golovin, E. I. Belikova

“…Comparative qualitative assessment of the severity of proliferative diabetic vitreoretinopathy (PDR) in patients with stages III, IV and V of chronic renal failure (CRF). Material and methods. 150 patients (64 % women; 36 % men, aged 38 to 79, mean age 61.3 ± 2.3 years) were examined. …”
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Substantiation of the Design and Layout Scheme for the Gravity-Pneumatic Soybean Seed Cleaner by V. G. Khamuev, S. A. Gerasimenko

“…(Research purpose) To substantiate the design parameters of a cleaning and sorting plant for highly efficient separation of soybean seeds. (Materials and methods) We used a developed prototype model of the plant for cleaning soybean seeds, consisting of a gravity column and a pneumatic cleaning and sorting channel. …”
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Intraoperative low-dose ketamine infusion for postoperative pain relief in laparoscopic surgeries – A randomised, double blind controlled clinical trial by Sujil Sudersan, Ramyavel Thangavelu, Sivakumar Segaran

“…Hence, we studied the effect of ketamine infusion administered at a low dose intraoperatively on postoperative pain relief. Materials and Methods: Fifty-two patients belonging to American Society of Anesthesia (ASA) I/ASA II, scheduled for laparoscopic surgery were randomized into two groups (n = 26). …”
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The patient with cognitive impairment in practice of the general practitioner by Margarita A. Morozova, Elizaveta K. Kucherova, George E. Rupchev, Andrey A. Alekseev

“…The consistency of the detection of MCI by MoCA and by the questionnaire of MCI 7 with the threshold value of the total score for MCI 7 equal to three reached 92% from the patients with MCI by MoCA. …”
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Preeclampsia is associated with alterations in the p53-pathway in villous trophoblast. by Andrew N Sharp, Alexander E P Heazell, Dora Baczyk, Caroline E Dunk, Helen A Lacey, Carolyn J P Jones, Jonathan E Perkins, John C P Kingdom, Philip N Baker, Ian P Crocker

“…To further assess the ability of p53 to modulate apoptosis within trophoblast, BeWo cells and placental villous tissue were exposed to the p53-activator, Nutlin-3, alone or in combination with the p53-inhibitor, Pifithrin-α (PFT-α). Equally, Mdm2 was knocked-down with siRNA.<h4>Results</h4>Protein expression of p53, p21 and Bax was significantly increased in pregnancies complicated by PE. …”
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Preoperative Serum Albumin and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) as Predictors of Surgical Site Infection Following Laparotomy in a Low Resource Setting: A Prospective Cohort Study by Chimdiebele D. Nwosu, Ochonma A. Egwuonwu, Eric C. Ihekwoaba, Henry C. Okpara, Gabriel Chianakwana

“…Preoperative serum CRP, however, showed no significant difference between both categories and equally displayed poor accuracy with an AUC of 0.50 (95% CI = 0.34–0.64; P = 0.89). …”
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Comparison of two different volumes of 0.5% levobupivacaine for ultrasound-guided costoclavicular brachial plexus block in forearm surgeries: A randomized double-blind tertiary car... by Kanta Bhati, Tanvi Gumber, Satyaprakash Kushwah, Richa Kachhawa, Nalini Singh, Simarjeet Kaur, Priyanka Kumari

“…In this study, we compared two different volumes of 0.5% levobupivacaine, used for costoclavicular brachial plexus block, that is 15ml and 20ml. Materials and Methods: The study included 59 patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classes I–III of either sex, aged 18–65 years. …”
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Association between serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms and heroin dependence: a meta-analytic study by Lin PY, Wu YS

“…The purpose of current study is to determine the overall effect of these polymorphisms on the risk for heroin dependence through a meta-analytic method.Methods: A meta-analysis was conducted to examine the association of heroin dependence with two common polymorphisms of serotonin transporter gene, in the promoter (5-hydroxytryptamine transporter-linked promotor region [5-httlpr]) and intron 2 (a various number tandem repeat in serotonin transporter intron 2 [STin2]). …”
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Risk Factors and Scoring Systems for Patients with Candidemia at a Tertiary Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia by Mursinah Mursinah, Fera Ibrahim, Mardiastuti H Wahid

“…Aim: to identify the risk factors of candidemia and to develop a scoring system that could be implemented in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM), Jakarta, Indonesia. Methods: this study was a retrospective study with case control design using the medical records of patients since 2011 to 2014. …”
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RELATIONS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENCES OF DIFFERENT PROPERTIES OF FREONES ON THE SATURATION LINES UPON LIQUID-VAPOR PHASE TRANSITION by B. A. Arutyunov, E. V. Rytova, G. P. Kalymbet

“…This makes it possible to determine some properties using other methods by calculation.…”
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Gardening School to Support Youth Inclusion and Environmental Sustainability in Morocco by Salma Idrissi Boutaybi, Tiia Hartikainen, Yahia Benyamina, Sofia Laine

“…Youth research has, for decades, focused on examining current societal conditions and their potential shortcomings for young people in areas such as education, income, work, and gender equality. However, it has been less common to integrate planetary boundaries and so-called “overshoot” areas—such as biodiversity loss or climate change—into youth research. …”
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