IMPACT OF THE ANTIVIRAL THERAPY ON CARDIAC HEMODYNAMICS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS by M. V. Chistyakova, A. V. Govorin, E. V. Goncharova, E. V. Radaeva

“…Healthy people (n=19) were included into control group.Results. Reduction in atrial and ventricular sizes, decrease in left ventricular mass, improvement of systolic function of both ventricles, as well as diastolic function of the left ventricle were found in patients with CVH after specific treatment. …”
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Evaluation of the efficiency of laser acupuncture in management of chronic lateral epicondylitis in adolescents by Inas E.M. Ahmed Kamel, Amna M.M. Ibrahim, Waleed A.A. Razek

“…In addition, the levels of IL-6 exhibited more reduction in the Laser group (P<0.01) than in the control group. …”
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Parameter Matching and Optimization of Power-split HEV Transmission System by He Jianqiang, Wang Shaohua, Yao Yong

“…With a power-split hybrid electric vehicle（ HEV） as the research object,the characteristic parameters of the planetary gear in the coupling mechanism and the main reduction ratio are optimized on the basis of double objective function for performance economic and dynamic. …”
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Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids effect on cecal microbiome profile of maturing broiler chicken by Vidya V. Jadhav, Yewande O. Fasina, Scott H. Harrison

“…At day 55, broiler chickens fed a PUFA-rich diet maintained cecal microbial diversity while broiler chickens fed a SFA-rich diet exhibited a significant reduction in diversity compared to the control diet-fed chickens. …”
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Longitudinal changes in total brain volume in schizophrenia: relation to symptom severity, cognition and antipsychotic medication. by Juha Veijola, Joyce Y Guo, Jani S Moilanen, Erika Jääskeläinen, Jouko Miettunen, Merja Kyllönen, Marianne Haapea, Sanna Huhtaniska, Antti Alaräisänen, Pirjo Mäki, Vesa Kiviniemi, Juha Nikkinen, Tuomo Starck, Jukka J Remes, Päivikki Tanskanen, Osmo Tervonen, Alle-Meije Wink, Angie Kehagia, John Suckling, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Jennifer H Barnett, Anna Barnes, Hannu J Koponen, Peter B Jones, Matti Isohanni, Graham K Murray

“…Symptom severity, functioning level, and decline in cognition were not associated with brain volume reduction in schizophrenia. …”
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Decreased Neuronal Bursting and Phase Synchrony in the Hippocampus of Streptozotocin Diabetic Rats by Zhimei Qiao, Kangning Xie, Kai Liu, Guoliang Li

“…In the current study, we recorded the spontaneous firing of neurons in hippocampal CA1 area in anesthetized streptozotozin (STZ)-diabetic and age-matched control rats. Profound reduction in burst activity was found in diabetic rats. …”
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Involvement of hypoxia-inducible factor1-alpha in the protective effect of rivaroxaban against testicular ischemia-reperfusion in rats by Marwan Abdel Baset, Sally A. El Awdan, Marwa S. Khattab, Salma A. El-Marasy

“…Testicular IR led to significant impairment in testicular function, evidenced by an 86.5% reduction in testosterone levels and marked oxidative stress with an 189.3% increase in malondialdehyde (MDA). …”
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Minimally invasive double arc osteotomy combined with Chinese bone-setting manipulation for the treatment of hallux valgus by TIAN Li, ZHENG Zhiyong, WANG Zhuang

“…Results After treatment, the AOFAS scores for pain, function, and alignment in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P＜0.05) . …”
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Behavioral Therapy–Based Digital Interventions for Treating Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Beiyao Zhu, Dian Zhu, Xiao'ao Xue, Hongyi Yang, Shurong Zhang

“…In addition, physiotherapist involvement in treatment had a positive effect on pain control (SMD –0.14, 95% CI –0.27 to –0.02). Furthermore, web-based digital tools improved physical function in the short term (SMD –0.28, 95% CI –0.54 to –0.01). …”
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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION: VASCULAR WALL AS THE TARGET ORGAN IN COMORBID PATIENTS by N. A. Karoli, A. P. Rebrov

“…In patients with COPD and HT in comparison with COPD patients without HT and healthy individuals more pronounced damages of the vascular wall, endothelium vasoregulatory function disturbances and a tendency to the reduction in endothelium-dependent vasodilation were determined both during COPD exacerbation and remission. …”
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Clinical application of preoperative volumetric measurement for interventional precise embolization in the treatment of hypersplenism caused by liver cirrhosis by Yin-Bao Hu, Lei Duan, Guang-Yu Liu, Xiao-Ming Wang

“…Both groups showed improvements in liver function and hypersplenism-related parameters. Within 2 weeks after surgery, Group A had significantly greater WBC (5.54 ± 1.92 × 10^9/L) and PLT (65.80 ± 20.12 × 10^9/L) counts than Group B (WBC: 4.14 ± 1.96 × 10^9/L; PLT: 52.70 ± 14.78 × 10^9/L; P < 0.05), indicating better control of hypersplenism. …”
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PUMPING PRESSURE AND FLOW RATE RELATIONSHIP TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS by Esmeralda CHIORESCU

“…This article presents a mathematical model and algorithm that facilitate the determination of the correlation between the pressure and flow required from the PPS ((p-Q)c), rendered by an increasing function. The implementation of (p-Q)c in the SCADA system software at PPS 2 in the Trifești-Sculeni irrigation system, in the eastern part of Romania, determined a reduction of energy consumption by up to 16%.…”
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POSSIBILITY OF DRUG PREVENTION ANTHRACYCLINE-INDUCED CARDIOTOXICITY by V. I. Chernov, T. L. Kravchuk, R. V. Zelchan, D. M. Podoplekin, V. E. Goldberg

“…In the main group after first course of chemotherapy statistically significant changes of left ventricular contractile function were not found. After administration of doxorubicin was found that 31 % patients of main group and 40 % patients of control group had a considerable (10% or more) reduction in LVEF.…”
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Protective Effect of Zinc Sulfate on Hypo-and Hyperthyroidism Induced in Adult Male Rabbits by Nooralhuda Falih, Jassim Alkalby

“…The results revealedthe following: A significant elevation in serum TSH level and a significant reduction inserum T4, T3 and, FT3 levels in CBZ treated rabbits group compared with the control group,while a significant reduction in serum TSH level and a significant elevation in serum levelsof T4, FT4 and FT3 in animals group treated with the L-T4 compared with the control groupHistopathological changes of hypothyroidism were observed in CBZ treated groupcharacterized by small thyroid follicles, increase the height of thyrocytes hyperplasia, andvacuolation of colloid. …”
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Clinical Implications of the Change in Glomerular Filtration Rate with Adrenergic Blockers in Patients with Morning Hypertension: The Japan Morning Surge-1 Study by Seiichi Shibasaki, Kazuo Eguchi, Yoshio Matsui, Kazuyuki Shimada, Kazuomi Kario

“…Results. The extent of the reduction in eGFR was significantly greater in the added treatment group than in the control group (−3.83  versus −1.08 mL/min/1.73 m2, P=0.001). …”
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The Effectiveness of Patient-Oriented Correction of Adherence to Treatment in Patients with Arterial Hypertension and Comorbid Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Voloshyna O., Dychko T., Lysyi I., Zbitneva V.

“…Conducting the patient-oriented correction of adherence to treatment leads to significantly better control of blood pressure in patients with hypertension associated with COPD and improves the function of external respiration.…”
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Origin of the strong anharmonic-induced abnormal thermal conductivity in semiconductors by Kaike Yang, Fang-Xiu Liao, Xiao Zhou, Benliang Zhou, Yaxin Zhai, Meng-Dong He, Guanghui Zhou, Roberto D’Agosta

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Effects of Glucose Fluctuation Targeted Intervention on the Prognosis of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes following the First Episode of Cerebral Infarction by Qingqing Lou, Xiaodan Yuan, Shujie Hao, Joshua D. Miller, Juan Yan, Panpan Zuo, Jianing Li, Lihong Yang, Hong Li

“…After 6 months, data from 63 patients were analyzed (30 in the control group, 33 in the intervention group). There was no difference (P>0.05) in the reduction of A1c between the 2 groups, but the reductions of LAGE (P=0.030), 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) (P=0.023), 2-hour postprandial blood glucose (2hPG) (P=0.041), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) (P=0.046) were significantly different. …”
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Shigellosis Dynamics: Modelling the Effects of Treatment, Sanitation, and Education in the Presence of Carriers by Stephen Edward, Eunice Mureithi, Nyimvua Shaban

“…Numerical results show that there is a reduction in the number of infections when at least a single control measure is applied efficiently. …”
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Improving the conditions of regional hemodinamics of the eyes as a method of treatment in optic neuropathy at short-sightedness of high degree. by N. G. Zavgorodnyaya, O. O. Denisova, N. A. Vesnina, N. A. Kudinova- Savchenko

“…Correction of eyeball hemodynamic in remote periods in the study group was improved in 78.4 % of cases and the absence of impairment was detected in 100% of cases, compared to 33.45 % and 13.36 % in the control group . 3 . Indirect revascularization performance with neuroprotective goal will improve the function of the optic nerve in 88.23 % of patients and in 35% of the primary control group , stabilize the process in 11.77 % of patients and 55 % control group.…”
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