A Randomized Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Adverse Effects of Cryotherapy Combined with Intralesional Steroids, Intralesional Bleomycin Combined with Steroids and Fractional C... by P Sravya Krishna, K.V.T. Gopal, K Ananditha, V Sai Teja Reddy, T Narayana Rao

“…The difference in mean VSS reduction after 16 weeks between ILB + S and Cy + ILS was not significant (P = 0.28), whereas ILB + S and Cy + ILS were more efficacious than Fr CO2 (P = 0.01 and P = 0.02, respectively). …”
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Environmental fate of double-stranded RNA in agricultural soils. by Samuel Dubelman, Joshua Fischer, Fatima Zapata, Kristin Huizinga, Changjian Jiang, Joshua Uffman, Steven Levine, David Carson

“…The GM and control (non-GM maize) materials were added to each soil and incubated at ca. 22 °C for 48 hours (h). Samples were collected at 12 time intervals during the incubation period, extracted, and analyzed using QuantiGene molecular analysis and insect bioassay methods. …”
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Restricted economic activity due to health conditions and risk of depression: results from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging by Il Yun, Jae-Hyun Kim, Jong Youn Moon, Jong Youn Moon

“…PurposeThis study aimed to investigate the association between the restricted economic activity due to health conditions and risk of depression, and further evaluate the differences in this association according to gender and across the older people.MethodsData from the KLoSA from 2006 to 2016 was used and 10,144 research samples were included at baseline at 2006. …”
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Aged Persons Living with HIV and Nutritional Wellness: Analysis of 2013 South Africa-SAGE Well-Being of Older People Study (WOPS) Wave 2 by Joseph Kojo Oduro, Kwaku Kissah-Korsah

“…This study sought to examine the nutritional wellness among aged persons living with HIV in Somkhele, South Africa. Methods. Data were extracted from the 2013 South Africa-SAGE Well-Being of Older People Study (WOPS) Wave 2. …”
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Yoga therapy on elderly patients with fear of fall: an open-label randomised controlled trial (YOFEAR trial) by Monika Pathania, Minakshi Dhar, Yogesh Bahurupi, Kritartha Kashyap, Khushboo Bisht

“…Thus, the objective of this study is to compare the effect of yoga therapy in the study and control groups at 12 weeks from the baseline.Methods and analysis This study is designed as an open-label, randomised controlled trial (1:1) with a sample size of 62 elderly patients more than or equal to 60 years of age. …”
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Risk factors for osteoporosis in men aged 40 years or older: the results of the program «Osteoscreening-Russia» by O. A. Nikitinskaya, N. V. Toroptsova, E. L. Nasonov

“…Objective: to estimate the prevalence of individual risk factors (RFs) for osteoporosis (OP) and fractures, the frequency of high-risk osteoporotic fractures by the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAXR) and OP according to distal forearm X-ray densitometric findings in men aged 50 years or older in different regions of Russia.Patients and methods. Random cluster proportionally stratified samples of men aged 40 years or older were formed in the district polyclinics of 23 towns of the country with over 100,000 people in the framework of the social program «Osteoscreening-Russia» (OSR). …”
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Epizootology and biochemical Pparameters of Dogs with babesiosis in barnaul by N. M. Ponamarev, M. Yu. Novikova M., N. V. Tikhaya

“…In total, 1258 blood samples of dogs of different sex, age and breed were examined. …”
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Validated Screening Tools for Common Mental Disorders in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Systematic Review. by Gemma-Claire Ali, Grace Ryan, Mary J De Silva

“…Because many studies validated two or more screening tools, this corresponded to 273 separate validations against gold standard diagnostic criteria. …”
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Healing Effects of Saroglitazar Gel in Thermally Induced Burn in Rats by Aram Ibrahim, Hawkar Baiz, Zheen Ahmed, Hemn Othman, Tavga Aziz

“…On day 21, the animals were euthanized and the blood samples were used to measure the complete blood count, hs-CRP, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), VCAM-1, and interleukin-10 (IL-10). …”
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Pan-Cancer Analysis of the Prognostic and Immunotherapeutic Value of PDGFB by Bai Y, Wang X, Wang B

“…Identifying novel cancer targets is crucial to developing more effective cancer treatments. Platelet-derived growth factor-B (PDGFB) plays a critical role in various tumor processes, including angiogenesis and lymphatic metastasis. …”
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Dextrose prolotherapy at varying concentrations ameliorates tendon injury via IGF-2R: an integrated study of Mendelian randomization and an animal model by Lina Zhou, Hui Liang, Yulin Chen, Kai Hu, Xixia Liu

“…Two-sample MR analysis was performed to investigate the causal relationships between the identified targets and Achilles tendinopathy. …”
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A comprehensive systematic review of pharmacological and non-pharmacological depression interventions for patients on dialysis by Ahyeon Cho, Tammy Tran, Laura Telfer, Ahmad Matarneh, Sundus Sardar, Nasrollah Ghahramani

“…Future research should focus on multicenter trials with larger, more diversified populations and stronger study designs.…”
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A systematic review of childhood maltreatment assessments in population-representative surveys since 1990. by Wendy Hovdestad, Aimée Campeau, Dawn Potter, Lil Tonmyr

“…Fourteen surveys assessed more than three types; six of these were conducted since 2010. …”
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Regional prefrontal and hippocampal differences in gray matter volume are linked to the propensity for renewal in extinction learning by Silke Lissek, Martin Tegenthoff

“…In bilateral anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and anterior hippocampus, GMV was overall higher in NoREN. In the complete sample, higher GMV in IFG BA 47, vmPFC BA11, bilateral ACC and bilateral anterior hippocampus was associated with less renewal, and partially with a higher error level in extinction learning in a novel context.DiscussionThe findings suggest that higher GMV in several regions active during extinction learning may support a more thorough processing of extinction trials which in turn could be conducive to an extinction recall solely based on recent extinction memory, disregarding context information. …”
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Drug Abuse Perception and Associated Variables among Secondary School Students in Duhok City by Alaa Noori Sarkees, Sardar Abdullah Issa, Azad Jameel Hussein

“…A probability sample was adapted to select students from each secondary school to reach (135) students. …”
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Assessment of biosafety training and practices in biomedical laboratories in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo by Diane Sare Gamani, Gertrude Mongila Matimada, Lydie Hamunaki Masika, Placide Ngandu Cyanga, Tacite Kpanya Mazoba, Jérémie Masidi Muwonga

“…A convenience sample of 290 laboratory staff members was interviewed using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Effect of cementation, cement type and vent holes on fit of zirconia copings by Syed Rashid Habib, Mohsin Ali, Abdulaziz Al Hossan, Ahmad Majeed-Saidan, Mohammad Al Qahtani

“…Objectives: To investigate the effect of cementation, cement type and vent-holes on the marginal and internal fit of Zirconia (Zr) Copings. Materials and methods: Extracted premolars (N = 100) were mounted in resin and prepared for Zr crowns. …”
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The Impact of Intermediate Antidrug Antibodies to Infliximab and Adalimumab on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis by Chaoyang Wang, Mazen Tolaymat, Raymond Cross

“…This study aims to investigate the impact of intermediate ATA/ATI titres on outcomes in patients with IBD. Methods: A retrospective chart review of 376 patients with IBD was conducted. …”
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Comparative effects of different loads of aerobic exercise on lipid metabolism in MASLD rats: a perspective from the gut-liver axis by Deng Dongkun, Jiang Qingfeng, Li Chang, Lin Yunhua, Shi Jiaming, Liu Yufei, Xu Lin

“…Therefore, the present study aimed to clarify the optimal exercise load for improving MASLD and to reveal its molecular mechanisms in the treatment of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MASLD) in the context of the enterohepatic axis.MethodsForty male rats were randomly divided into two groups: NFD (n = 8) and HFD (n = 32). …”
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Excess prevalence of chronic diseases in elderly people with diabetes and non-diabetics in Poland. by Katarzyna Więckiel-Lisowska, Agata Wojciechowska, Łukasz Wierucki, Sonia Woch, Krzysztof Flis, Adrian Lange, Marcin Rutkowski, Tomasz Zdrojewski, Piotr Bandosz

“…However, their excessive prevalence among older adults with diabetes in Poland is unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>The prevalence of chronic diseases was assessed in the nationally representative random sample of 5,987 Polish adults aged 60+ (Polsenior2 study, data collected between 2018 and 2020). …”
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