The Superiority of Removable Contact Splints in the Healing of Diabetic Foot during Postoperative Care by Vladimíra Fejfarová, Jaroslav Pavlů, Robert Bém, Veronika Wosková, Michal Dubský, Andrea Němcová, Alexandra Jirkovská, Bedřich Sixta, Karol Sutoris, Filip Thieme, David G. Armstrong, Eliška Vrátná, Jitka Hazdrová, Věra Lánská

“…This observational study comprised 127 DF patients. All enrolled patients had undergone foot surgery and were off-loaded empirically as follows: wheelchair+removable contact splint (RCS) (group R: 29.2%), wheelchair only (group W: 48%), and wheelchair+removable prefabricated device (group WP: 22.8%). …”
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DESCRIPCIÓN DE 28 FINCAS PRODUCTORAS DE LECHE LOCALIZADAS EN EL TRÓPICO ALTO COLOMBIANO by G Mejía, OJ Oliver

“…Dentro de un estudio analítico observacional se realizó una encuesta en 28 fincas localizadas en 9 municipios del altiplano cundinamarqués, con el fin de conocer los aspectos administrativos y técnicos relacionados con el levante de terneras. …”
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Validación del compost producido a partir de especies invasoras como sustrato de propagación en el proceso de restauración ecológica by María Catalina Azula-Barrera

“…[Objetivo]: Validar el compost producido a partir de especies invasoras como sustrato para la propagación y crecimiento de especies nativas dentro del proceso de restauración ecológica en Bogotá - Colombia. …”
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Usage and cost-effectiveness of anti-psychotics in psychiatry OPD among various clinical conditions: A prospective observational study in a tertiary care center by Reshabh Saini, Chandrasekaran Dhinakaran, Rohit Raina, Ramanathan Gandhibabu, Kathiresan Krishnasamy

“…Observation and Results: A total number of 150 cases were enrolled in this study. All psychiatric OPD cases were studied and the results were taken. …”
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A novel approach for managing the incisions of tibial plateau fractures with soft tissue swelling by Yang Zhang, Yangyang Zhao, Shuanggong Liu, Zihan Yao, Zikang Jin, Wanli Ma

“…Abstract To investigate the feasibility and clinical efficacy of a novel approach to managing the incisions used to treat tibial plateau fractures (TPFs) with soft tissue swelling. We retrospectively enrolled 64 patients with TPFs who underwent surgery at the Second Hospital of Shandong University. …”
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Comparison of 9.0 and 9.2 mm Flap Diameter Options of Femtosecond Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis for Hypermetropia and Hypermetropic Astigmatism by Kemal Ozulken, Cagri Ilhan

“…Two eyes of the patients who used two different flap diameters were enrolled into two different groups. Corneal stroma was ablated using Wavelight EX500 with wavefront-optimized profile (WaveLight GmbH, Erlangen, Germany). …”
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Clinical Features and Prognosis Analysis of Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer with Differential Expression Levels of Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors: A 10-... by Jin Liu, Mingyu Gan, Zijing Lin, Qin Deng, Juan Deng, Bin Zeng, Yanling Shi, Jia Ming

“…From January 2010 to October 2016, 283 ER+/PR+/HER2-breast cancer patients who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled and divided into the H group (ER > 10%, N = 261) and the L group (1% ≤ ER ≤ 10%, N = 22). …”
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Comparative Analysis of Visual Performance and Optical Quality with a Rotationally Asymmetric Multifocal Intraocular Lens and an Apodized Diffractive Multifocal Intraocular Lens by Xiao Wang, Haixia Tu, Yong Wang

“…Sixty-eight age-related cataract patients (81 eyes) after phacoemulsification cataract surgery and in-the-bag MIOL implantation were enrolled. Thirty-eight eyes received SBL-3, and 43 eyes received SN6AD1. …”
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Cardiac Hemodynamics, Tissue Oxygenation, and Functional Capacity in Post-COVID-19 Patients by Elizane Poquiviqui do Nascimento, Larissa Fernanda Estevam do Nascimento, Lhara de Freitas Castro, Vilena Cavalcante de Barros, Emily Rachel Pereira Bandeira, Thiago Bezerra Wanderley e Lima, Matías Otto-Yáñez, Guilherme Augusto de Freitas Fregonezi, Vanessa Regiane Resqueti

“…<i>Results</i>: Thirty-six post-COVID-19 patients (median age 36 years, BMI 26.51 kg/m²) and eleven control subjects (median age 25 years, BMI 23.71 kg/m²) were enrolled. The post-COVID-19 group showed a 20% decrease in 6MWT distance (<i>p</i> = 0.0001) and a 28% decrease in 1-STS repetitions (<i>p</i> = 0.01) versus the control group. …”
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Efecto de la inclusión de gluten feed húmedo sobre la producción in situ de gases ruminales by M.L. Guzman, R. Sager

“…La agroindustria genera una gran variedad de alimentos de alto valor nutricional para la ganadería; estos son cada más utilizados por varios beneficios, por ejemplo, no genera competencia con el consumidor humano, genera menores costos y reducción del impacto ambiental de los residuos. …”
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Determinación del estado de salud bucal en embarazadas by Irma Aracelia Sueiro Sánchez, Ana Belkys Hernández Millán, Sonia Vega González, Boris Yanes Tarancón, Lisandra María Ercia Sueiro, Edita Solano López

“…<strong><br />Objetivo:</strong> determinar el estado de salud bucal en embarazadas del consultorio de Elpidio Gómez, de Palmira de enero a diciembre de 2013. <strong><br />Métodos:</strong> se realizó un estudio descriptivo de serie de casos. …”
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Potential of albumin dialysis at terminal liver failure in patients with chronic liver diseases by O. E. Nikiforova, Ye. N. Bessonova, O. M. Lesnyak, O. A. Stroganova

“…Albumin dialysis in the patients with cirrhosis enrolled to the waiting list of liver transplantation, allows to prolong scheduled interim to liver transplantation that is the extremely important factor, allowing to survive to operation and to decrease mortality in patients with terminal liver failure.…”
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Psychological Impact on the Orthodontic Postgraduate Residents and Their Anxiety Level during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Hareem Sultan, Sameeruddin Shaikh, Sadaf Shaheen, Hana Pervez, Syed Adnan Ali, Saman Baseer

“…A questionnaire was circulated online through WhatsApp to the orthodontic residents enrolled in the four-year postgraduate training program across the country which comprised the following sections: demographic data, questions to test knowledge of COVID-19, self-grading of anxiety around performing routine orthodontic procedures, academic aspects of the training program, and residents’ thoughts on the current status of their training program in general during the pandemic. …”
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Gambaran Morfologi Spermatozoa pada Perokok Sedang di Lingkungan PE Group yang Datang ke Bagian Biologi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas by Vinda Dwi Apriora, Arni Amir, Oea Khairsyaf

“…A total of thirty three males who were classified as medium smokers were enrolled to Biology Laboratory Medical Faculty of Andalas University Padang. …”
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Analysis of risk factors for radiation-induced oral mucositis for nasopharyngeal carcinoma and prognostic value of EGF and STREM-1 by Puyu Jiang, Po Xue, Jiani Wu

“…Methods: A total of 124 patients with NPC who received radiotherapy from March 2013 to November 2016 were enrolled and divided into the study group (n=68) and the control group (n=56) regarding the presence of RIOM. …”
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Different modifications of minimally invasive osteosynthesis in pilon fractures: comparative study results by Boris A. Maiorov, Igor G. Belen’kiy, Gennadii D. Sergeev, Kamoliddin K. Gadoev, Mariya A. Sergeeva

“…Aim of the study — to test the hypothesis regarding the clinical advantages of multicolumn fixation for comminuted pilon fractures over traditional single-column fixation. Methods. The study enrolled 55 patients with extra- and intraarticular fractures of the distal tibia and fibula, all of whom underwent minimally invasive osteosynthesis. …”
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COMPOSICIÓN QUIMICA DE LA LECHE, DIGESTIBILIDAD in vitro DE LA MATERIA SECA Y PRODUCCIÓN EN VACAS ALIMENTADAS CON GRAMÍNEAS SOLAS O ASOCIADAS CON Lotus uliginosus by A. Morales, J. León, E. Cárdenas, G. Afanador, J. Carulla

“…La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo evaluar el uso de la leguminosa Lotus uliginosus como alternativa de inclusión dentro de las praderas en dos ecorregiones estratégicas de la sabana de Bogotá. en cada finca se evaluaron cuatro tratamientos: 1) kikuyo solo (P. clandestinum), 2) kikuyo asociado con trébol pata de pájaro ( P.clandes-tinum + L. uliginosus), 3) festuca alta sola (F. arundinacea) y 4) Festuca alta asociada con trébol pata de pájaro (F. arundinacea + L. uliginosus). el número de bovinos varió de acuerdo a la capacidad de carga de cada finca. se utilizaron animales que se encontraban en el segundo tercio de lactancia durante un período experimental de siete días. en cada tratamiento se determinó la producción (L/día) y calidad de leche (% de grasa, proteína y sólidos totales); en la pastura se evaluó la composición química (Ms, Fdn, Fda) y la digestibilidad in vitro de la materia seca (divMs). se midió el consumo voluntario. en la finca Megaleche la producción de biomasa presentó diferencias significativas (P<0,05) entre los tratamientos destacándose el tratamiento del kikuyo solo; la calidad nutricional de las pasturas también presentó diferencias (P<0,04) destacándose el tratamiento de kikuyo + trébol pata de pájaro, asociación que también se destacó en consumo voluntario (P< 0.05) y producción de leche (P<0,05). en la finca Colega el contenido de proteína del forraje presentó diferencias cuando las gramíneas se asociaron con el trébol pata de pájaro (P<0,001). se concluyó que la introducción del Lotus en las praderas mejoró la producción de leche y consumo de materia seca en los animales.…”
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Gender Difference of the Relationship between Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressure Variability in Participants in Prehypertension by Yang Lan, Huan Liu, Jinbo Liu, Hongwei Zhao, Hongyu Wang

“…A total of 723 participants (mean age 59.76 ± 12.37years, male 329 and female 394) were enrolled into the study. Compared with female, body mass index (BMI), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), uric acid (UA), and homocysteine (HCY) were significantly higher (all p < 0.05). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Murivenna Anal Infiltration Compared to Diltiazem Topical Application in Chronic Anal Fissure: Protocol for a Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label Clinical Tr... by Pratap Shankar KM, Indu Puthan Purayil, Palengara Binitha, Amit Kumar Rai, Sophia Jameela, Azeem Ahmad, Chandra Sekhara Rao Bhogavalli, Narayanam Srikanth, Rabinarayan Acharya

“…As of August 2024, we have enrolled 50 participants. The data analysis will be complete by June 2025, and the results are expected to be published by August 2025. …”
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Protocol for a multicentre, prospective, open-label, randomised controlled trial to compare PROs and safety outcomes between preoperative and postmastectomy radiotherapy in locally... by Li Zhang, Jiong Wu, Guangyu Liu, Shuang Hao, Jianjing Hou, Changming Zhou, Yifeng Hou, Keda Yu, Zhen Hu, Genhong Di, Zhi Min Shao, Xiaoli Yu

“…All patients will be asked to provide informed consent before enrolment. Approval for this study was provided by the independent ethics committee and institutional review board of Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Centre. …”
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