Therapeutic effectiveness of three commercial anthelmintics against strongylids in buffalo calves (Bubalus bubalis) by David Uzcátegui, Víctor Gutiérrez, María Rodríguez, Andrea González, Alfredo Sánchez

“…The FEC reduction percentage was calculated for each anthelmintic. Moreover, the lower limit of the 95% confidence interval was calculated for each anthelmintic (low-CI95%). …”
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The effect of training intervention based on health belief model on self-care behaviors of women with gestational diabetes mellitus by Fatemeh Mohammadkhah, Amirhossein Kamyab, Babak Pezeshki, Samira Norouzrajabi, Ali Khani Jeihooni

“…The need to increase the dosage of insulin in the intervention group was lower than in the control group.Conclusionsaccording to the results, the health belief model was effective in improving clinical results of self-care behaviors in women with gestational diabetes. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Undergoing Coronary Stent Implantation: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Yi Xu, Yimin Shen, Delong Chen, Pengfei Zhao, Jun Jiang

“…In comparison with L-DAPT, DAPT 6Mo (OR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.29–0.83), DAPT 3Mo + P2Y12 (OR: 0.38, 95% CI: 0.18–0.82), DAPT 3Mo + ASA (OR: 0.44, 95% CI: 0.17–0.98), and DAPT 1Mo + P2Y12 (OR: 0.45, 95% CI: 0.14–0.93) were associated with a lower risk of major bleeding. DAPT 3Mo + P2Y12 (OR: 0.58, 95% CI: 0.38–0.88) reduced the risk of any bleeding when compared with DAPT 12Mo. …”
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A Meta-Analysis of Statin Use and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yikai Wang, Wenjun Wang, Muqi Wang, Juanjuan Shi, Xiaoli Jia, Shuangsuo Dang

“…Our meta-analysis shows that the use of statins is associated with a lower risk of liver cancer.…”
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TEC-ADHERE: Real-World Persistence and Adherence on Dimethyl Fumarate in Patients with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in the French OroSEP Patient-Support Program by Pierre Labauge, Alain Créange, Thibault Moreau, Jocelyne Nouvet-Gire, Bernard Pedespan, Olivier Heinzlef, Nathalie Texier, Marilyn Gros, Catherine Marti, Marta Ruiz, Mikel Martinez, Giovanni Castelnovo

“…Mean anxiety scores were lower in the OroSEP group than in the SoC group at baseline (7.1 vs 8.8; p = 0.02) and M6 (3.4 vs 6.1; p < 0.001). …”
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Medication Administration Through Feeding Tubes in a Tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective Observational Study by Zhu Y, Zhu B, Jin P

“…Compared to the general hospitalized population, patients in the tube feeding group exhibited a higher proportion of male patients (59.74% vs 48.91%), older age [(68.00± 14.99) vs (59.75± 16.38)], lower weight [(65.75± 13.32) vs (67.82± 12.72)], increased rates of being bedridden (18.06% vs 5.38%), longer hospital stay [(21.56± 28.12) vs (8.88± 10.38)], and a greater number of prescribed medication types [(51.21± 19.37) vs (23.35± 15.04)]. …”
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Research progress of auricular point therapy to relieve preoperative period anxiety before elective surgery in adults (耳穴压豆缓解成年人择期手术术前焦虑的研究进展)... by GAO Yuan (高原), XU Lingzhi (徐凌志), LI Suxia (李素霞)

“…These methods have proven effective in reducing preoperative anxiety, lowering healthcare costs, and enhancing patient satisfaction. …”
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Effect of Sports Energy Drink on Fat Metabolism and Weight Loss of College Students by Huan Chu, Wenyong Zhou, Shanshan Wang

“…C. and running speed corresponding to FATmax were significantly lower than those of boys. After 8 weeks of exercise prescription exercise of maximum fat metabolism intensity, the E. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of percutaneous endoscopic debridement and drainage for spinal infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Guozhong Zhou, Xiaorong Liu, Zhi Liang, Xuesong Chen, Chao Song

“…Subgroup analyses demonstrated a significantly lower reoperation rate in the group that discontinued antibiotics based on a normal CRP than in the fixed-duration group (2.7% [95% CI 0.3–7.7%] vs 20.1% [95% CI 14.5–26.3%], p = 0.0002). …”
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Influence of Abutment Screw-Tightening Methods on the Screw Joint: Immediate and Long-Term Stability by Manlin Sun, Yusen Shui, Yuqiang Zhang, Ruiyang Ma, Yuwei Zhao, Hongyu Chen, Ping Yu, Zhi Li, Tingting Wu, Haiyang Yu

“…The removal torque loss rates of methods A (12.49% ± 0.99%–65.88% ± 4.83%) and B (12.84% ± 0.96%–65.35% ± 1.95%) were 3.04%–7.74% lower than that of method C (16.58% ± 0.56%–71.10% ± 1.58%) (P≤0.017). …”
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Multiple ovulation was positively associated with milk yield independently of circulating progesterone concentrations in multiparous high-producing Holstein cows submitted to Doubl... by T.J. Valdés-Arciniega, E. Anta-Galván, I.M.R. Leão, T.O. Cunha, M.S. El Azzi, N.B. Cook, J.P.N. Martins

“…Cows with MOV to G2 also had lower P4 concentration at PG1 than cows with SOV (7.24 ± 0.28 vs. 8.91 ± 0.11 ng/mL, respectively). …”
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Effect of Malaria and Schistosoma mansoni Coinfection on Selected Biochemical Profiles among Patients Attending Selected Health Institutions at Dembiya, Northwest Ethiopia by Wagaw Abebe, Wossenseged Lemma, Yalewayker Tegegne, Amare Mekuanint, Abebe Yenesew, Adane Derso

“…However, median values of total protein (4.82 g/dL) and mean values of glucose (66.6 mg/dL) in coinfected participants were significantly lower than in the healthy control participants (total protein (7.64 g/dL) and glucose (91.9 mg/dL)) p<0.05. …”
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Enhanced Safety and Efficacy of O‐Arm Navigation Over C‐Arm Guidance in Percutaneous Kyphoplasty for Patients With Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures and Spinal Deformity... by Zhong‐Wei Ji, Min‐Jie Shen, Jia‐Jia Sun, Jia‐Le Wang, Yong‐Kang Deng, Yao Zhang, Xie‐Xing Wu, Kang‐Wu Chen, Hai‐Qing Mao

“…The VAS score was significantly lower in the O‐arm navigation‐assisted PKP group than in the C‐arm‐guided PKP group on the first day postoperatively (p = 0.049). …”
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Clinical Study of Mobile Application- (App-) Based Family-Centered Care (FCC) Model Combined with Comprehensive Iron Removal Treatment in Children with Severe Beta Thalassemia by Yuke Chen, Xiuping Huang, Qingmei Lu, Jian Lu, Xiaoxiao Huang, Yanni Luo, Fengxing Huang

“…The FAD score of the intervention group was significantly lower than that of the control group (intergroup effect: F=177.200, P<0.001). …”
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Protein kinase inhibitors as targeted therapy for glioblastoma: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials by José Pinto-Fraga, Celia García-Chico, Simone Lista, Pedro Miguel Lacal, Giuseppe Carpenzano, Maurizio Salvati, Alejandro Santos-Lozano, Grazia Graziani, Claudia Ceci

“…., regorafenib) and encourage further research to identify PKIs with better blood-brain barrier penetration and lower risk for resistance development.…”
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Assessing the Impact of Distance Traveled and Birth Volumes of Hospital Maternity Units on Newborn Outcomes: Population-Based Cohort Study by Anna Cantarutti, Riccardo Boracchini, Roberto Bellù, Raffaella Ronco, Federico Rea, Anna Locatelli, Rinaldo Zanini, Giovanni Corrao

“…Conversely, the risk of complete adherence to ANC decreased with lower HMU volumes but increased with shorter RTD. …”
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Differences in Physical and Psychological Parameters in Sub-Elite, Male, Youth Soccer Players with Jumper's Knee Following Physical Therapy Compared to Healthy Controls: A Longitud... by Marc Niering, Thomas Muehlbauer

“…Moreover, the JK group showed significantly higher incident rates for non-contact lower limb injuries (*d* = 0.69; *p* = 0.049) per 1,000 hours (i.e., practices/competitions), injury-related rest periods (*d* = 2.06; *p* = 0.043), and pain-related training interruptions (*d* = 1.35; *p* \< 0.001)…”
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Risk factors for the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: a meta-analysis by Gonghao Li, Yanli Zhao, Zhongxing Peng, Yunfeng Zhao

“…The OR for AF recurrence in patients with diabetes was 2.04 compared with the reference group (95% CI 1.51–2.76, p < 0.00001); that of lower left ventricular ejection fraction was 1.38 (95% CI 1.25–1.52, p < 0.00001); that of female was 1.34 (95% CI 1.18–1.52, p < 0.00001); that of increased age was 1.03 (95% CI 1.02–1.04, p < 0.00001); that of persistent AF was 1.72 (95% CI 1.58–1.87, p < 0.00001); that of AF duration over 2 years was 1.17 (95% CI 1.08–1.26, p < 0.00001); that of increased left atrial diameter (LAD) was 1.12 (95% CI 1.08–1.17, p < 0.00001); that of larger left atrial volume index (LAVi) was 1.02 (95% CI 1.01–1.03, p < 0.00001); that of higher hs-CRP was 1.19 (95% CI 1.04–1.36, p = 0.04); that of early recurrence (ER) was 3.22 (95% CI 2.74–3.77, p < 0.00001); and that of long ablation duration was 1.00 (95% CI 0.98–1.02, p = 0.72). …”
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Epidemiological Changes in Hospitalized Bronchiolitis in Children Under 2 Years of Age in Hangzhou Before and After COVID-19 Restriction Easing by Xu X, Chen X, He J, Su L, Tong X, Sun Y, Huang S, Bai G, Chen Z

“…Compared to 2022, the number of bronchiolitis cases in 2023 (388 versus 309) and their proportion of lower respiratory tract infections (39.1% versus 28.2%) have significantly increased (p < 0.001). …”
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DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF LABORATORY TESTS OF WOMEN IN THE DYNAMICS OF TREATMENT OF PERIODONTAL DISEASES CONCOMITANT WITH BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS by T.O. Petrushanko, A.D. Krutikova, E.I. Krutikova

“…The sIgA level of women with BV was by 30-45% lower as compared to the value of patients without BV. …”
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