Stability of small incision lenticule extraction over laser in situ keratomileusis at an altitude of 3874 m by Yanming Huang, Yuancheng Zhao, Xiaofan Chen, Huan zou, Rongdi Yuan

“…In addition, the biometric parameters of the SMILE and LASIK subjects showed the same minor changes as those of the control subjects when exposed to high altitude. …”
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Autologous Cytokine-Induced Killer Cell Immunotherapy Enhances Chemotherapy Efficacy against Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis by Peijun Tang, Xingnian Chen, Junchi Xu, Yunlong Hu, Zhijian Ye, Xiafang Wang, Yumei Xiao, Xinghua Shen, Jianping Zhang, Yanjun Feng, Cuilin Shi, Xin Yu, Lixian Yi, Xinchun Chen, Binfeng Lu, Ping Xu, Zhongwen Sun, Meiying Wu

“…A multicenter clinical trial is warranted to evaluate CIK as a new immune therapy for MDR-TB.…”
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Atropine 0.01% for the Control of Myopia in Chinese Children: Effect on Accommodation Functions and Pupil Size by Yuliang Wang, Jing Yao, Xiaomei Qu

“…Compared with the control group, the atropine-treated children showed a statistically significant increase in pupil diameter after 6 months (0.7 ± 0.7 vs. 0.1 ± 0.5 mm, P=0.01). …”
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Nicotine Has a Therapeutic Window of Effectiveness in a Drosophila melanogaster Model of Parkinson’s Disease by Brady T. Mannett, Braden C. Capt, Krista Pearman, Lori M. Buhlman, John M. VandenBrooks, Gerald B. Call

“…However, a number of clinical trials utilizing nicotine in PD patients have had mixed results, indicating that either nicotine is not beneficial in PD patients, or an important aspect of nicotine therapy was absent. …”
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The Performance of Equations That Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate against Measured Urinary Creatinine Clearance in Critically Ill Patients by Hasan M. Al-Dorzi, Abdulmajeed A. Alsadhan, Ayman S. Almozaini, Ali M Alamri, Hani Tamim, Musharraf Sadat, Lolowa Al-Swaidan, Elwaleed Elhassan, Yaseen M. Arabi

“…In this substudy of the PermiT trial (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/ISRCTN68144998), patients from King Abdulaziz Medical City-Riyadh who had CrCl24h-urine were included. …”
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A Proposed Saffron Soilless Cultivation System for a Quality Spice as Certified by Genetic Traceability by Alessandro Mariani, Gianpiero Marconi, Nicoletta Ferradini, Marika Bocchini, Silvia Lorenzetti, Massimo Chiorri, Luigi Russi, Emidio Albertini

“…The proposed novel cultivation method showed significantly higher stigma and corm production than the traditional one. …”
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The mRNA-1647 vaccine: A promising step toward the prevention of cytomegalovirus infection (CMV) by Adewunmi Akingbola, Abiodun Adegbesan, Olajumoke Adewole, Kolade Adegoke, Akpevwe Emmanuella Benson, Paul Ayomide Jombo, Sandra Uchechukwu Eboson, Victor Oluwasola, Ademola Aiyenuro

“…The ongoing Phase 3 CMVictory trial evaluates the safety and immunogenicity of mRNA-1647 in women of childbearing age, with preliminary data showing promise in preventing congenital CMV transmission. …”
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Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma (PPARG) Are Stage-Dependent Prognostic Markers of Malignant Melanoma by Stefanie Meyer, Thomas Vogt, Michael Landthaler, Anna Berand, Albrecht Reichle, Frauke Bataille, Andreas H. Marx, Anne Menz, Arndt Hartmann, Leoni A. Kunz-Schughart, Peter J. Wild

“…Patients with PPARG-positive metastases and biomodulatory metronomic chemotherapy alone or combined with COX2/PPARG-targeting showed a significantly prolonged progression-free survival. …”
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Growth and Blood Parameters of Weaned Crossbred Beef Calves Fed Forage Kale (Brassica oleracea spp. acephala) by Y. Chorfi, Y. Couture, G. F. Tremblay, R. Berthiaume, D. Cinq-Mars

“…Blood samples were analysed for thyroid hormones, liver enzymes, glucose, cholesterol, total proteins (TP), albumin, globulins, and urea-N. At the end of the trial, the Pasture group was the heaviest with 323.6±4.2 kg BW and 1.54 kg ADG. …”
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Action Observation Treatment Improves Upper Limb Motor Functions in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Combined Clinical and Brain Imaging Study by Giovanni Buccino, Anna Molinaro, Claudia Ambrosi, Daniele Arisi, Lorella Mascaro, Chiara Pinardi, Andrea Rossi, Roberto Gasparotti, Elisa Fazzi, Jessica Galli

“…We carried out a two-group, parallel randomized controlled trial. Eighteen children (aged 5–11 yr) entered the study: 11 were treated children, and 7 served as controls. …”
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Surgical Reimplantation for the Correction of Vesicoureteral Reflux following Failed Endoscopic Injection by Boris Chertin, Ksenia Prosolovich, Sagiv Aharon, Ofer Nativ, Sarel Halachmi

“…Unfortunately, endoscopic treatment is not always successful and sometimes requires more than one trial to achieve similar results to that of an open reimplantation surgery. …”
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Malignant Granular Cell Tumor of the Back: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Laura Stone McGuire, Danny Yakoub, Mecker G. Möller, Andrew Rosenberg, Alan Livingstone

“…Following surgery, patient was started on Pazopanib 800 mg/day based on phase III randomized trial data in the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas showing this as a potential novel therapy for malignant granular cell tumors.…”
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Unit costs and cost-effectiveness of a device to improve TB treatment adherence in China by S. Sweeney, K. Fielding, X. Liu, J.A. Thompson, H. Dong, S. Jiang, Y. Zhao, S. Huan, A. Vassall

“…Probabilistic sensitivity analysis showed significant uncertainty about the intervention's cost-effectiveness. …”
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The Effect of Anterior Capsule Polishing on Capsular Contraction and Lens Stability in Cataract Patients with High Myopia by Dandan Wang, Xiaoyu Yu, Zhangliang Li, Xixia Ding, Hengli Lian, Jianyang Mao, Yinying Zhao, Yun-E. Zhao

“…The IOL tilt and decentration at 3-month and 6-month follow-up showed significant differences between two groups. …”
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The use of citrus pulp silage in Diplodus puntazzo nutrition by Silvia Nogales-Mérida, Ana Tomás-Vidal, Miguel Jover Cerdá, Nury B. Sánchez-Lozano, Jorge Velazco-Vargas, Silvia Martínez-Llorens

“…Results At the end of this trial, the CPD did not affect the growth parameters, but the feed efficiency values exhibited statistically significant differences, with those fish fed the CPD having higher values, possibly due to the presence of limonene in the diet. …”
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Association between the C-reactive protein–albumin–lymphocyte index and metabolic syndrome: evidence from the 2003–2010 national health and nutrition examination survey by Lanlan Wu, Dunzheng Han, Yuting Xue, Shangfei He, Zhuang Ma, Shuwen Su, Peixin Li, Shenrong Liu, Haobin Zhou

“…The CALLY index might be valuable for identifying individuals who are at a high risk of MetS. Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Neuroplastic Effects of Combined Computerized Physical and Cognitive Training in Elderly Individuals at Risk for Dementia: An eLORETA Controlled Study on Resting States by Charis Styliadis, Panagiotis Kartsidis, Evangelos Paraskevopoulos, Andreas A. Ioannides, Panagiotis D. Bamidis

“…This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT02313935.…”
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Respiratory support of patients with pneumonia in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by M. Mirsaliyev, K. Kashikova, A. Zholdybayeva

“…The following methods were used in a randomised controlled trial: artificial lung ventilation (ALV), non-invasive ventilation, oxygen therapy using oxygen masks and nasal cannulas, penetrating ventilation with high oxygen flow, high-flow nasal oxygen therapy; advantages and disadvantages of such methods. …”
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Physical activity among school-aged children and intervention programs using self-determination theory (SDT): A scoping review by Tameka STEWART, Manoj SHARMA

“…Discussion: The results of this scoping review showed insufficient evidence for the efficacy of intervention studies based on SDT in promoting MVPA among children and adolescents. …”
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Application of a generalized additive mixed model in time series study of dairy cow behavior under hot summer conditions by C. Ferrari, C. Evangelista, L. Basiricò, S. Castellani, S. Biffani, U. Bernabucci

“…Results indicated significant variations in only one activity parameter, with treated cows showing increased MA with rising temperature-humidity index (THI). …”
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