Structural Controls of Uranium Mineralization in the Basement of the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada by Antonio Benedicto, Maher Abdelrazek, Patrick Ledru, Cameron MacKay, Dwayne Kinar

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Workload Comparison of Contemporary Interval Throwing Programs and a Novel Optimized Program for Baseball Pitchers by Brittany Dowling, Christopher M Brusalis, John T Streepy, Alexander Hodakowski, Patrick J Pauley, Dave Heidloff, Grant E Garrigues, Nikhil N Verma, Glenn S Fleisig

“…# Background In the rehabilitation of injured baseball pitchers, there is lack of consensus on how to guide a player back to pitching. …”
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Immunohistochemical Analysis of Postburn Scars following Treatment Using Dermal Substitutes by Mi Young Lee, Hyunchul Kim, In Suk Kwak, Youngchul Jang, Younghee Choi

“…Results. α-SMA vascular quantity and vessel width, stromal CD31, and basement membrane laminin expression were not significantly different between normal and intervention groups. …”
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Diastolic Cardiac Function Improvement by Liraglutide Is Mainly Body Weight Reduction Dependent but Independently Contributes to B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Reduction in Patients wi... by Kunimasa Yagi, Teruhiko Imamura, Hayato Tada, Daisuke Chujo, Jianhui Liu, Yuuki Shima, Azusa Ohbatake, Yukiko Miyamoto, Satoko Okazaki, Naoko Ito, Kaoru Nakano, Masataka Shikata, Asako Enkaku, Akiko Takikawa, Hisae Honoki, Shiho Fujisaka, Hideki Origasa, Kazuyuki Tobe

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Effect of Nebivolol and Olmesartan on 24-Hour Brachial and Aortic Blood Pressure in the Acute Stage of Ischemic Stroke by Eleni Georgianou, Panagiotis I. Georgianos, Konstantinos Petidis, Konstantinos Markakis, Ioanna Zografou, Asterios Karagiannis

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Safety and Efficacy in Mitral Regurgitation Management with the MitraClip^® G4 System: Insights from a Single-Center Study by Georgios E. Papadopoulos, Ilias Ninios, Sotirios Evangelou, Andreas Ioannidis, Vlasis Ninios

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External Validation of UDCA Response Score in Slovak and Croatian Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis by Jakub Gazda, Martin Janicko, Sylvia Drazilova, Ivica Grgurevic, Tajana Filipec Kanizaj, Tomas Koller, Beatrica Bodorovska, Maja Mijic, Ivana Mikolasevic, Ivana Knezevic Stromar, Branislav Kucinsky, Matej Gazda, Peter Jarcuska

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Intra-Articular Application of Sluijter-Teixera Poisson Pulsed Radiofrequency in Symptomatic Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: Focus upon Clinical Efficacy and Safety by D. Filippiadis, A. Tsochatzis, E. Petsatodis, S. Galanis, G. Velonakis, C. Giankoulof, A. Kelekis

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Association of Autoantibodies to BP180 with Disease Activity in Greek Patients with Bullous Pemphigoid by Aikaterini Patsatsi, Aikaterini Kyriakou, Aikaterini Pavlitou-Tsiontsi, Anastasia Giannakou, Dimitrios Sotiriadis

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Concept Map in Medical Education by Kainat Javed, Kinza Aslam, Imran Jawaad, Sadia Irshad Leghari, Qurat-Ain Leghari

“… Objective: To assess and compare the proficiency of concept mapping skills among resident doctors of varying experience levels (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-year residents) before any instruction. …”
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Short-term effects of brief stair climbing interruptions on postprandial hyperglycemia during prolonged sitting: a randomized cross-over trial by Eswaran Thirunavukkarasu, Manaswi Reddy Aerva, Baskaran Chandrasekaran, G. Arun Maiya, Chythra R. Rao

“…Blood glucose was measured using capillary finger prick method while attention function was measured using computer-based cognitive tests at baseline, end of 1st hour and 2nd hour. Significant interaction (F2, 54 = 15.96, p < 0.001) was observed for conditions and time. …”
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Primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: Comparison between a Chinese cohort and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data by Qin Xiao, Haifan Xiao, Shuyu Ouyang, Jinming Tang, Baihua Zhang, Hui Wang

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Association of Side-Branch Treatment and Patient Factors in Left Anterior Descending Artery True Bifurcation Lesions: Analysis from the GRAND-DES Pooled Registry by Gyu Chul Oh, Kyung Woo Park, Jeehoon Kang, Jung-Kyu Han, Han-Mo Yang, Hyun-Jae Kang, Bon Kwon Koo, Hyo-Soo Kim

“…However, because of improvements with 2nd generation drug-eluting stents (DESs), it remains unknown whether treatment of the SB may improve outcomes in certain subgroups, especially when exclusively using 2nd generation DESs. …”
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Changes in Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, White Blood Cell Count, Liver Enzymes, and Magnesium after Gastric Bypass Surgery by Hans-Erik Johansson, Arvo Haenni, Björn Zethelius

“…Methods. 21 morbidly obese nondiabetic patients who underwent RYGBP surgery were evaluated preoperatively (baseline), then 1 year (1st followup) and 3.5 years (2nd followup) after RYGBP and compared to an untreated control group. …”
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Stress among Medical Students Presented with an EEG at Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand by Areerat Siripongpan, Theeranit Namkunee, Peerapong Uthansakul, Talit Jumphoo, Pumin Duangmanee

“…After that, EEG was administered in two periods for these studies (in daily life (baseline) and pre-examination 1 week). Paired t-test was used for analyzing the difference in the EEG characteristics in the 2 periods…”
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Comparison Between Isoflurane and Sevoflurane on Pulse Rate in Patients Under Going General Surgery by Ismael Waadullah Ismael, Husam K. Mghames, Mortatha A. Khulaif, Zahraa T. Jaafer

“…Male was 13 and female was 17, in all selected patients, pulse rate was recorded at baseline, at intubation at 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 20 min, 25 min, 30min, 40 min of the time of operation, extubation, and recovery. …”
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The effect of six days open water swimming activity on salivary, oxidative stress and cortisol levels on elite master swimmers by Nihal Sekhar Oktay, Kubilay Cimen, Beste Tacal Aslan, Sukriye Caliskan, Cengiz Karagozoglu, Korkut Ulucan

“…The salivary LPO level of the swimmers significantly increased, and SOD and CAT activities and SA levels decreased significantly after swimming compared to the baseline. After swimming, the salivary cortisol levels of the swimmers significantly increased in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd laps of the swim compared to each one’s baseline levels. …”
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The synergism of occlusal splints along with therapeutic exercise on individuals with temporomandibular joint disorders – A pilot study by Tanuj Bachani, Fathima Banu Raza, Anand Kumar Vaidyanathan

“…Surface electromyography (EMG) was taken to evaluate the masseter and temporalis muscle activity at baseline and 2nd week. The patient’s perception of TMD was evaluated using the Fonseca questionnaire at baseline, 48 h, 14th, and 21st days. …”
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Randomised Trial: Adrenaline & Dexamethasone Vs. Adrenaline In Children With Bronchiolitis by Sidra Choudhary, Israr Liaqat, Sidra Tul Muntaha, Rafiq Ahmad, Jawad Niazi, Mian Mansoor

“…The clinical severity score was noted down at baseline. The patients were randomized into two groups with 32 in each group. …”
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Evaluating the impact of an after-school program on overhand throwing and perceived motor competence among students from low socio-economic backgrounds in the U.S. by Omar Albaloul, Omar Albaloul, Kahyun Nam, Pamela Hodges Kulinna, Conner Acri

“…Overhand throwing and perceived motor competence were assessed at baseline and post-intervention using the Test of Gross Motor Development—2nd Edition and Perceived Motor Competence for Children (PMC-C). …”
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