New Strategies in the Treatment of Ta-T1 Transitional Cell Carcinoma (TCC) of the Bladder by Maurizio A. Brausi

“…Furthermore, new chemotherapeutic drugs for intravesical use are being investigated in various clinical trials, with gemcitabine showing particularly promising results. …”
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Systematic Review on Treating Knee Osteoarthritis with Bushen Zhuangjin Decoction by Suixin HUANG, Jie LIN, Xihai LI

“…Objective:To evaluate the curative effect of Bushen Zhuangjin decoction on treating knee osteoarthritis.Methods:Randomized control trials (RCTs) on treating knee osteoarthritis with Bushen Zhuangjin decoction in database of CNKI, CQVIP, Wan Fang, Pubmed before October 31, 2016 were retrieved. …”
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Anterior Knee Pain and Knee Functional Scores Following Common Approaches to Tibial Shaft Fractures by Sarthak Parikh, DO, Laurel Marsh, BS, Mateao Anderson, BS, Jeremy Scott, DO, Amar Patel, DO, Christopher Hendrix, MD, Keivan Abtahi, DO

“…Further large, prospective trials are needed to clarify optimal approaches for tibial shaft fractures. …”
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Crossing Virtual Doors: A New Method to Study Gait Impairments and Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease by Luis I. Gómez-Jordana, James Stafford, C. (Lieke) E. Peper, Cathy M. Craig

“…The narrow doorway induced FOG in 66% of the trials, while the standard doorway caused FOG in 29% of the trials. …”
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Impact of Ridge-Furrow Planting in Pakistan: Empirical Evidence from the Farmers Field by Imtiaz Hussain, Akhter Ali, Ansaar Ahmed, Hafiz Nasrullah, Badar ud Din Khokhar, Shahid Iqbal, Azhar Mahmood Aulakh, Atta ullah Khan, Jamil Akhter, Gulzar Ahmed

“…Data collected from field trials and demonstrations showed that better tillering and crop growth contributed towards 12% higher wheat grain yield with ridge-furrow planting in comparison with the farmer practice of flat planting in all 15 districts during both years. …”
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The efficacy of telemedicine interventions on quality of life and depression in individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis by YinHu Tan, Xue Liang, Wei Ming, HuiMin Xing, Yan Liang, Yang Wang, Emmanuel Onyebuchi Onodu

“…Cochrane’s bias risk tool for randomized controlled trials was used to examine the methodological quality of the included studies. …”
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Prophylactic Mesh Application during Colostomy to Prevent Parastomal Hernia: A Meta-Analysis by JunJia Zhu, YuWei Pu, XiaoDong Yang, DeBao Zhang, Kui Zhao, Wei Peng, ChunGen Xing

“…This meta-analysis included 8 randomized controlled trials with 522 participants. Our pooled results showed that prophylactic mesh application (mesh group) reduced the incidence of clinically detected parastomal hernia (risk ratio [RR]: 0.22; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.13–0.38; P<0.00001), radiologically detected parastomal hernia (RR: 0.62; 95% CI: 0.47–0.82; P=0.0008), and surgical repair for herniation (RR: 0.34; 95% CI: 0.14–0.83; P=0.02) when compared with conventional permanent colostomy formation (control group). …”
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Performance, Stability Analysis, and Selection for New Yellow-Fleshed Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam.) in West Java, Indonesia by Yohanis Amos Mustamu, Debby Ustari, Arif Affan Wicaksono, Vergel Concibido, Tarkus Suganda, Agung Karuniawan

“…AMMI showed that Prai (838) and 264 were stable in all environments. …”
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Effects Comparison between Endoscopic Papillary Large Balloon Dilatation and Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Common Bile Duct Stone Removal by Yandong Guo, Chen Li, Shan Lei, Fachao Zhi

“…For overall stone removal rate, two therapies showed similar effect, but EPLBD showed better overall stone removal rate for stone >10 mm in diameter. …”
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Comparison of efficacy and safety of thrombus prevention strategies after abdominal and pelvic cancer surgery: Bayesian network based meta-analysis by Shiran Qin, Shiran Qin, Sitong Guo, Yucheng Yao, Yucheng Yao, Ying He, Dandan Xu, Dandan Xu, Henghai Su, Xiaoyu Chen, Haoru Meng

“…The cumulative ranking probability curve (SUCRA) showed that direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) were the best intervention. …”
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Therapeutic effects of acupuncture therapy for kidney function and common symptoms in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shan Liu, Fan Zhang, Yan Bai, Liuyan Huang, Yifei Zhong, Yi Li

“…The TSA suggests that high-quality trials are needed to validate the efficacy of acupuncture therapy.…”
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Targeting the activated allosteric conformation of the endothelin receptor B in melanoma with an antibody-drug conjugate: mechanisms and therapeutic efficacy by Amaury Herbet, Marie Hautière, Frédéric Jean-Alphonse, Delphine Vivier, Christophe Leboeuf, Narciso Costa, Aloïse Mabondzo, Guilhem Bousquet, Franck Denat, Eric Reiter, Didier Boquet

“…Conclusions xiRB49-MMAE is a promising drug candidate for clinical trials in ETB + tumors. RB49 could be used as a diagnostic tool for patient stratification.…”
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Theta transcranial alternating current stimulation over the prefrontal cortex enhances theta power and working memory performance by Ranjan Debnath, Osama Elyamany, Osama Elyamany, Jona Ruben Iffland, Jonas Rauh, Michael Siebert, Elisa Andraes, Gregor Leicht, Christoph Mulert, Christoph Mulert

“…EEG power was measured at electrodes surrounding the stimulation site.ResultsThe results showed that tACS significantly improved reaction time (RT) compared to sham stimulation. …”
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Analysis of restoration in atrophic scar by intradermal autologous dermal tissue: a pilot study by Sudhir Singh, Adarsh L. Singh, Deepika Singh

“…Results Out of 11 patients, one patient showed a 25–50% improvement, six patients showed improvement between 51 and 75%, and four patients showed more than 75% improvement. …”
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The Evidence for Efficacy of Osteoporosis Treatment in Men with Primary Osteoporosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Antiresorptive and Anabolic Treatment in Men by Peter Schwarz, Niklas Rye Jorgensen, Leif Mosekilde, Peter Vestergaard

“…All studies showed an increase in BMD, but there was only a nonsignificant trend in the reduction of clinical fractures. …”
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Refractory IgD Multiple Myeloma Treated with Daratumumab: A Case Report and Literature Review by Muhammad Husnain, Sandra Kurtin, Nikki Barkett, Irbaz bin Riaz, Amit Agarwal

“…It showed an overall response rate of 36% and a median overall survival (OS) of 17 months in these patients. …”
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The effectiveness of music therapy in improving behavioral symptoms among children with autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiuyan Gao, Guangjun Xu, Ningning Fu, Qi Ben, Lin Wang, Xiumei Bu

“…According to the meta-analysis, children with autism showed a substantial improvement in their behavior symptoms when receiving music treatment (standardized mean difference [SMD] = -0.66, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.93 to -0.39, p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Use of wearable technology in cardiac monitoring after cryptogenic stroke or embolic stroke of undetermined source: a systematic review by Jamie SY Ho, Elizabeth SY Ho, Leonard LL Yeo, William KF Kong, Tony YW Li, Benjamin YQ Tan, Mark Y Chan, Vijay K Sharma, Kian-Keong Poh, Ching-Hui Sia

“…Results: A total of 27 relevant studies were included (two randomised controlled trials, seven prospective trials, 10 cohort studies, six case series and two case reports). …”
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Hyperthermia and targeting heat shock proteins: innovative approaches for neurodegenerative disorders and Long COVID by David M. Smadja, David M. Smadja, M. Marc Abreu, M. Marc Abreu

“…Despite the absence of robust clinical trials, the therapeutic implications of WBH extend to immune modulation and the restoration of disrupted physiological pathways. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of anterior and posterior approaches for interscalene brachial plexus block: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Luis Eduardo Ciconini, Theodoro Beck, Catreen Abouelsaad, Karandip Bains, Mauren F. Carbonar

“…Results: The search strategy identified 2229 articles, of which six Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) met the inclusion criteria for the meta-analysis. …”
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