Acupuncture Dosage and Its Correlation with Effectiveness in Patients with Chronic Stable Angina: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial by Huang D, Li Y, Zheng X, Hu J, Tang H, Yin Y, Wu Z, Kong L

“…Acupuncture significantly reduced angina attacks compared to placebo (SMD, − 0.51; 95% CI [− 0.77, − 0.25], P = 0.0001, I2=62%), and standard care (SMD, − 1.25, 95% CI [− 1.89, − 0.61], P = 0.00001, I2=92%) without increasing adverse events. …”
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Characterization and utilization of trichoderma sp. for efficient management of oil palm empty fruit bunch waste in plantations by N. Nurmiati, P. Periadnadi, K. Kartiwan, T.W. Edelwis

“…The highest viability per gram was found in spore inoculum (17.0 x 107) with air drying treatment. The greatest reduction in weight of oil palm EFB waste (65.3 percent) was achieved through the application of Trichoderma sp. enzyme starter granules with air drying treatment. …”
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Usefulness of Discarded Vitreous Samples from Routine Vitrectomy by Natàlia Vilà, Pablo Zoroquiain, Vasco Bravo-Filho, Emilia Antecka, Helena Dietrich, John C. Chen, I. John Galic, Michael A. Kapusta, Miguel N. Burnier

“…Vitreous specimens from 137 patients who underwent vitrectomy for different clinical conditions were analysed. …”
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Using apparent diffusion coefficient maps and radiomics to predict pathological grade in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma by Rile Nai, Kexin Wang, Shuai Ma, Zuqiang Xi, Yaofeng Zhang, Xiaodong Zhang, Xiaoying Wang

“…The area under the curve (AUC) values of the mean ADC values in the training and test sets were 0.698 [95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.625–0.772] and 0.628 [95% CI: 0.474–0.782], respectively. …”
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Association of Diabetes Mellitus with Carotid Artery Stenosis Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft in Bangladesh: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study by Chowdhury MAT, Joshi D, Magdum M, Adhikary D, Saklayen S, Alauddin M, Ranjan R, Adhikary AB

“…Overall, ~38% of diabetic patients had significantly higher ≥ 50% CAS. Further, 28.6% and 9.5% of the diabetic sample had 50– 70% and > 70% CAS, respectively, which is significantly (p =0.02) higher than the non-diabetic sample (8.6% and 1.7%, respectively). …”
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Prolonged Helium Postconditioning Protocols during Early Reperfusion Do Not Induce Cardioprotection in the Rat Heart In Vivo: Role of Inflammatory Cytokines by Gezina Tanya Mei Ling Oei, Hamid Aslami, Raphaela Priscilla Kerindongo, Renske Johanna Steenstra, Charlotte Jacqueline Peter Beurskens, Anita Maria Tuip-de Boer, Nicole Petra Juffermans, Markus Werner Hollmann, Benedikt Preckel, Nina Claudia Weber

“…Fifteen minutes of helium reduced infarct size from 43% in control to 21%, whereas 30 and 60 minutes of helium inhalation led to an infarct size of 47% and 39%, respectively. Increased protein levels of cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant (CINC-3) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) were found after 30 or 60 min of helium inhalation, in comparison to control. 30 min of helium increased mRNA levels of CINC-3, IL-1β, interleukin 6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in myocardial tissue not directly subjected to ischemia/reperfusion. …”
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Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) and Animal Owners’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Towards the Disease in Selected Dist... by Abdisa Mitiku Danu, Abriham Kebede Deresa, Chala Guyassa Dinagde

“…The BoHV‐1 virus seropositivity in adult animals increased significantly, with an odds ratio of 1.65 (95% CI 0.705–3.85) compared to young. Local breed cattle were 2.055 times more likely to test positive for IBR with an odds ratio of 0.77 (95% CI 0.23–2.22) compared to crossbreed cattle. …”
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Using the optimal seed germination temperature approach to determine the potential distribution of Inga jinicuil in Mexico under climate change scenarios by Salvador Sampayo-Maldonado, Daniel Cabrera-Santos, Patricia Dávila-Aranda, Norma Isela Rodríguez-Arévalo, Alma Orozco-Segovia, Maraeva Gianella, Elizabeth Bell, Michael Way, Robert H. Manson, Gabina S. Quintas, Cesar M. Flores-Ortíz, Tiziana Ulian

“…While the optimal temperature was found in the range of 29.58 to 33.02 °C (average To: 31.52 ± 1.43 °C). The suboptimal thermal time ( $$\:\theta\:$$ 1(50)) for germination of 50% of the seed lot was 117.164 ± 0.636°Cd, which under current climatic conditions is reached in 6.6 days. …”
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Carbapenem resistance in the Dominican Republic: clinical characteristics, genotypic profiles, and risk factors by Ricardo Ernesto Hernández-Landa, Rita Rojas-Fermín, Anel Guzman-Marte, Katherine Peralta Agramonte, Missel María Jiménez Cedano, Surelly Alexandra Mora-Peralta, Patricia Sanrregré-Oven, Alfredo J. Mena Lora

“…CRE patients had longer hospital stays (mean 18.7 vs 4.6 days, P < 0.001), higher ICU admission rates (34.7% vs 3.6%, P < 0.001), and increased invasive procedure use (eg central venous catheters, 36.6% vs 5.4%, P < 0.001). …”
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Condom use among women of reproductive age (18–49 years) in Puerto Rico during the 2016 Zika virus outbreak: secondary analysis of data from a cross-sectional, population-based, ce... by Carrie K Shapiro-Mendoza, Margaret Christine Snead, Karen T Chang, Ruby A Serrano Rodriguez, Connie Bish, Sascha R Ellington

“…Among women using more effective contraception, condom use was higher for women who received ZIKV counselling (aPR: 1.61, 95% CI: 1.15 to 2.25) and those worried about having a child with a ZIKV-associated birth defect (aPR: 1.47, 95% CI: 1.03 to 2.10). …”
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The valve-sparing aortic root replacement: Results of the David I technique by B. M. Todurov, I. O. Stetsyuk, O. V. Zelenchuk, I. Yu. Mokryk, L. R. Stetsiuk, V. B. Demyanchuk, N. V. Malova

“…Estimated 5-year survival rate was 95.7 ± 1.45 % for all patients. The average duration of the operations was 291.23 ± 12.67 minutes, the total duration of artificial blood circulation was 170.28 ± 8.77 minutes, aorta clamping time – 122.02 ± 5.92 minutes. …”
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Clinical spectrum of disease and outcomes in children with Omicron SARS-COV-2 infection in Cape Town, South Africa by C. Bekker, I. Dewandel, A. Redfern, C. McKenzie, J. Lishman, L. M. Verhagen, M. Claassen, S. Wilson, R. Dunbar, C. Bosch, G. van Zyl, W. Preiser, P. Goussard, H. Rabie, M. M. van der Zalm

“…The median age was 11 months (IQR 3.0–60.0), 37 (43.0%) were females, 21 (24.7%) were HIV-exposed and 7 (8.1%) were living with HIV (CLHIV). …”
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The Two Sides of Placebo Analgesia: Differential Functional Connectivity Reveals Mechanisms of Placebo Analgesic Response by Bush NJ, Cushnie AK, Boissoneault J, Aghabeigi S, Alexander C, Staud R, Robinson ME

“…Repeated measures ANOVA demonstrated a significant within-subjects interaction between expectancy and responder type (F(1,49)=4.27, p=0.04, ηp2=0.08). Expected pain was significantly associated with pain in the placebo session for the responders (b=0.37, R2=0.29, p< 0.001), but not for the non-responders (b=0.11, R2=0.04, p=0.42). gPPI analysis revealed three clusters exhibiting greater increases in FC in areas related to attention and sensory integration in placebo responders compared to non-responders. …”
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γ-Aminobutyric acid alleviates litchi thaumatin-like protein-induced inflammation and reduces gut microbial translocation by Yao Wang, Dongwei Wang, Kai Wang, Min Zhao, Cizhou Li, Yu Wang, Xuwei Liu, Lei Zhao, Zhuoyan Hu

“…Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of GABA on LcTLP-induced inflammation through RAW264.7 macrophages and C57BL mice models. In vitro study showed GABA could effectively regulate the level of inflammatory cytokines (interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-10, and prostaglandin E2) and Ca2+ in cells, and inhibit the phosphorylation of p65, I κB, p38, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK). …”
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پهنه‌بندی خطر وقوع زمین‌لغزش در منطقه اسپیران استان آذربایجان‌شرقی با استفاده از مدل رگرسیون لجستیک و GIS... by سارا بهشتی فر, فرشاد عبدل زاده

“…به‌عنوان نمونه، مقدار شاخص راک برابر 957/0 به‌دست آمده که مقدار بالایی است و نشان ‌می‌دهد که ‌زمین‌لغزش‌‌‌های مشاهده شده، رابطه قوی با مقادیر احتمال حاصل از مدل رگرسیون لجستیک دارند. …”
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Optimization of fatigue life of the seismic vibrator baseplate considering the coupling effect of welding residual stress by Zhen Chen, Qiaomu Wang, Shulong Nie, Shuang Jing, Bo Kong, Nan Luan

“…Ignoring welding residual stress (WRS) and only considering cyclic stress can decrease the accuracy of fatigue life assessments. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in South Africa: Evidence from the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey by L Mpolokeng, A Musekiwa

“…The prevalence of adverse pregnancy outcomes was 14.6% (95% CI 13.2 - 16.1%). The odds of experiencing adverse pregnancy outcomes were significantly higher for those aged 35 - 49 years (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 7.41, 95% CI 3.46 - 15.85) or 20 - 34 years (aOR 2.07, 95% CI 1.02 - 4.18), compared with those aged 15 - 19 years. …”
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Assessment of upper GI motor activity and GI symptoms in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an observational study by Emanuela Ribichini, Nadia Pallotta, Danilo Badiali, Maria Carlucci, Marco Ceccanti, Chiara Cambieri, Laura Libonati, Enrico Stefano Corazziari, Giovanni Ruoppolo, Maurizio Inghilleri, Maurizio Inghilleri

“…Mann-Whitney's U, Fisher's ranks test, Pearson's test was used.ResultsThirteen ALS patients were included (6 F; mean age 61.2 ± 13.7 years, range: 37-87), 5 with B and 8 with S onset (ALSFRS-R score 39.5 ± 4.9, MRC score 128.6 ± 23.3, disease duration 22.8 ± 17.9 months). …”
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Low dose ATG-Fresenius for GVHD prophylaxis: a comparative study with ATG-Thymoglobulin by Itai Falicovich, Boaz Nachmias, Shlomo Elias, Eran Zimran, Adir Shaulov, Polina Stepensky, Batia Avni, Sigal Grisariu

“…Bacteremia and CMV reactivation rates were similar, but EBV DNA viremia was higher in the ATG-T group (22% vs. 8%, p=0.047), with one case of Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD) in the ATG-T group. …”
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Lnc-1708对体外人骨髓间充质干细胞成骨分化的抑制效应 by 曹峻川, 孙翔, 赵建江

“…与阴性对照组相比，转染过表达lncRNA-1708的hBMSC中成骨相关基因RUNX2、ALP表达水平降低（0.46±0.03vs.1.00±0.02，0.15±0.07vs.1.02±0.28，P均<0.01）。相反，沉默LncRNA-1708的hBMSC中的RUNX2、ALP表达水平与其对应的阴性对照组相比则升高了（1.62±0.18vs.1.00±0.04，1.58±0.11vs.1.01±0.18，P均<0.01）。…”
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