Optimized design and experimental analysis of the vertical mixing plow for enhancing planosol improvement machine by Jiaxing Du, Jiyao Hou, Yuanyuan Dun, Chuanhua Yang, Xiaohai Li, Baoguo Zhu, Lijun Cai, Guoqiang Dun

“…Field trials and soil improvement tests based on optimized parameters confirmed the accuracy and reliability of the simulation results. …”
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Efficacy of tranexamic acid in improving visual clarity and operative time of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Yushun Qian, Anqing Jiang, Jun Yan, Shouchun Zhang, Siqiang Zhu

“…Twelve studies, 10 randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and 2 retrospective studies were considered eligible. …”
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Baseline shock index and baroreflex function in older adults by Kenneth M. Madden, Boris Feldman, Graydon S. Meneilly

“…Age * SI also showed a significant positive association with BRS (Standardized β = 0.329, p = 0.019). …”
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Maternal Circulating Concentrations of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha, Leptin, and Adiponectin in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jie Xu, Yan Hong Zhao, Yun Ping Chen, Xiao Lei Yuan, Jiao Wang, Hui Zhu, Chun Mei Lu

“…A systematic search of PubMed and Medline was undertaken. In total, 27 trials were evaluated by meta-analyses using the software Review Manager 5.0. …”
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Robotics as a Support Tool for Experimental Optimisation of Surgical Strategies in Orthopaedic Surgery by Manel Frigola, Manuel Vinagre, Alicia Casals, Josep Amat, Fernando Santana, Carlos Torrens

“…Through a case study, humerus arthroplasty, experimental evaluation shows the possibilities of having a test bed available for repetitive and quantifiable trials, which make a reliable scientific comparison between different surgical strategies possible.…”
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Clinical and Radiographic Success of Selective Caries Removal to Firm Dentin in Primary Teeth: 18-Month Follow-Up by Tássia Carina Stafuzza, Luciana Lourenço Ribeiro Vitor, Daniela Rios, Thiago Cruvinel Silva, Maria Aparecida Andrade Moreira Machado, Thais Marchini Oliveira

“…Notwithstanding, further randomized clinical trials with longer following-up periods are still necessary.…”
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Winery By-Products In Vitro and In Vivo Effects on Atherothrombotic Markers: Focus on Platelet-Activating Factor by Maria Choleva, Smaragdi Antonopoulou, Elizabeth Fragopoulou

“…In the future, additional long-term randomized controlled trials or postprandial studies are needed to draw definitive conclusions and establish a viable cardioprotective strategy that incorporates the sustainable use of winery by-products.…”
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Implication of IL-17 in Bone Loss and Structural Damage in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases by Benoit Le Goff, Béatrice Bouvard, Thierry Lequerre, Eric Lespessailles, Hubert Marotte, Yves-Marie Pers, Bernard Cortet

“…Preliminary data from clinical trials showed a stabilisation of bone density in patients treated with anti-IL-17A antibodies. …”
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Effects of Resistant Starch on Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xinyi Du, Jing Wu, Chenlin Gao, Qinqin Tan, Yong Xu

“…A comprehensive search of MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane systematic review databases was conducted in January 2020, and all new trials were updated in August 2021. Randomized trials were collected to assess the effects of RS on patients with CKD. …”
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Introduction of Powder Fluxes in Rotary Degassing System Towards Intensifying Refining Process of Aluminium Alloys by M. Piękoś, Z. Smorawiński

“…Preliminary trials showed that the performed complex refining (rotary degassing + refining with salts being blown as a fluid into the lower parts of the liquid metal) allowed us to reduce the hydrogen content to a level that could not be achieved by gas refining alone.…”
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Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for postoperative gastroparesis syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yichuan Xv, Yiyi Feng, Jiang Lin

“…Acupuncture is widely used to aid recovery, but its efficacy and safety have not been systematically evaluated.MethodWe retrieved randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using acupuncture as the primary intervention from six databases. …”
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Venoarterial Membrane Oxygenation in Cardiogenic Shock Complicated from an Acute Myocardial Infarction: An Overview and Comprehensive Meta-Analysis by Kiarash Sassani, Styliani Syntila, Christian Waechter, Julian Kreutz, Birgit Markus, Nikolaos Patsalis, Bernhard Schieffer, Georgios Chatzis

“…Limited randomized controlled trials (RCTs) exist to evaluate the efficacy of VA-ECMO in cardiogenic shock related to acute coronary syndrome. …”
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Improving drug repositioning with negative data labeling using large language models by Milan Picard, Mickael Leclercq, Antoine Bodein, Marie Pier Scott-Boyer, Olivier Perin, Arnaud Droit

“…Results We proposed a novel strategy using Large Language Models (GPT-4) to analyze all clinical trials on prostate cancer and systematically identify true negatives. …”
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Perioperative or neo/adjuvant chemoimmunotherapy versus chemotherapy for resectable non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Qiong Zhang, Jia Duan, Yuanmei Zhang, Lei Yang, Duo Li

“…PFS: Neoadjuvant and perioperative immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy showed significant benefits compared to chemotherapy alone. …”
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Dual-Task Gait Performance Following Head Impact Exposure in Male and Female Collegiate Rugby Players by Emily E Kieffer, Per Gunnar Brolinson, Steven Rowson

“…Subjects wore inertial sensors and completed walking trials with and without a cognitive test at pre-season, post-season, and post-concussion (if applicable)…”
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Update on glasdegib in acute myeloid leukemia – broadening horizons of Hedgehog pathway inhibitors by Fersing Cyril, Mathias Fanny

“…Elements of its routine clinical use and the landscape of ongoing clinical trials are also stated.…”
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Patent foramen ovale in young stroke patients: diagnostic challenge and a new approach to the secondary prevention (a case report and review of literature) by I. Beržanskytė, J. Valaikienė, D. Jatužis

“…In most cases, cryptogenic stroke with PFO is just a presumed diagnosis as it is difficult to prove PFO as etiological factor. Randomized trials and meta-analysis have showed controversial results in searching for the most effective prevention of cryptogenic stroke with PFO recurrence in the last six years. …”
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Thrombospondin-1: Multiple Paths to Inflammation by Zenaida Lopez-Dee, Kenneth Pidcock, Linda S. Gutierrez

“…Recent literature will be reviewed showing novel mechanisms by which this multifaceted protein could modulate the inflammatory process and impact its resolution.…”
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Biology of Inflammation in Crohn's Disease: Mechanisms of Action of Anti-TNF-αAlpha Therapy by Stephan R Targan

“…Several recent trials of intravenously administered antitumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) monoclonal antibody have shown dramatic responses among patients with Crohn’s disease. …”
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The Triptych of Dorian Gray (1890–91): Reading Wilde’s Novel as Three Print Objects by Brett Beasley

“…The prosecutors in Wilde’s trials made use of the fact that Wilde had changed—or ‘purged’, as they put it—many aspects of the novel after its first appearance in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine. …”
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