Sevoflurane versus propofol on immediate postoperative cognitive dysfunction in patients undergoing cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass: a comparative analysis by Na Zhao, Rui Qin, Bin Liu, Dongmei Zhang

“…Results The PRO group showed significantly shorter anesthesia time (P < 0.05), respiratory recovery time (P < 0.05), and anesthesia recovery time (P < 0.05) compared to the SEV group. …”
Get full text

Association of systemic immune-inflammation index with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among adults with depression: evidence from NHANES 2005–2018 by Xinping Yu, Heqing Zheng, Mingxu Liu, Lanxiang Wu, Sheng Tian, Wei Wu

“…Conclusions Higher SII levels were associated with increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in adults with depression. Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
Get full text

Corneal Safety and Stability in Cases of Small Incision Lenticule Extraction with Collagen Cross-Linking (SMILE Xtra) by Ihab Mohamed Osman, Hany Ahmed Helaly, Mohsen Abou Shousha, Amir AbouSamra, Islam Ahmed

“…Regarding stability, both groups showed improvement of MRSE at 1st month postoperatively and remained stable along the 24 months of follow-up. …”
Get full text

Assessing brain-muscle networks during motor imagery to detect covert command-following by Emilia Fló, Daniel Fraiman, Jacobo Diego Sitt

“…For the 15/38 participants who showed motor imagery, as indexed by common spatial filters and linear discriminant analysis, we contrasted the configuration of the networks during imagined movement and resting state at the group level, and subject-level classifiers were implemented using as features the weights of the NMF together with trial-wise power modulations and heart response to classify resting state from motor imagery. …”
Get full text

A Network Meta-Analysis to Compare Effectiveness of Baricitinib and Other Treatments in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Inadequate Response to Methotrexate by Walid Fakhouri, Xiaofei Wang, Inmaculada de La Torre, Claudia Nicolay

“…Key limitations include the time span in which trials were conducted (1999–2017), during which patient characteristics and treatment approaches might have changed. …”
Get full text

Effects of Core Stability and Mckenzie Exercises in Low Back Pain with Extension Preference by Hamidreza Nemati, Hoda Niknam, Khosro Khademi Kalantari, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban, Negin Jalili

“…Results: Both groups showed significant improvements in trunk flexion range of motion, disability, functional status, and pain (P>0.05). …”
Get full text

Acyl-CoA Thioesterase 1 Contributes to Transition of Steatosis to Metabolic-Associated Steatohepatitis by Elisa Pasini, Cristina Baciu, Marc Angeli, Bianca Arendt, Diogo Pellegrina, Jüri Reimand, Keyur Patel, George Tomlinson, Mohammad T. Mazhab-Jafari, Lakshmi P. Kotra, Sandra Fischer, Johane P. Allard, Atul Humar, Mamatha Bhat

“…Experimental validation showed that downregulation of ACOT1 resulted in decreased lipid accumulation and prevention of MASH in vivo. …”
Get full text

The Anterior Chamber Injection of Moxifloxacin Injection to Prevent Endophthalmitis after Cataract Surgery: A Meta-analysis by Xiao-lei Wang, Xiao-yong Huang, Zhen Wang, Wei Sun

“…A computer-based search of PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and the Clinical Trial database for articles related to anterior intraventricular injection of moxifloxacin for the prevention of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery was performed through April 2019. …”
Get full text

Relationship Between Weight Status and Health-Related Quality of Life in School-age Children in China by Mandana Zanganeh, Peymané Adab, Bai Li, Miranda Pallan, Wei J. Liu, Lin Rong, Wei Liu, James Martin, Kar K. Cheng, Emma Frew

“…Separate analyses and models by gender showed that the relationship between weight status and HRQOL scores was similar in boys and girls. …”
Get full text

Performance Evaluation of Compressive Strength Models for SRP and SRG-Confined Concrete Columns by Ehsan Janfada, HamidReza Nasseri, Hashem Jahangir

“…As most of the proposed models to estimate the relative compressive strength of confined concrete columns were suggested for the fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites rather than the textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) composites, the overall comparison showed that all the selected SRP models outperformed the selected SRG models.…”
Get full text

The modulating effect of circulating carbohydrate antigen 125 on ST2 and long-term recurrent morbidity burden by Elena Revuelta-López, Rafael de la Espriella, Gema Miñana, Enrique Santas, Sandra Villar, Juan Sanchis, Antoni Bayés-Genís, Julio Núñez

“…This sub-study of the IMPROVE-HF trial shows that sST2 predicted the composite of cardiovascular or renal rehospitalizations when CA125 was elevated (> 35 U/ml) but not when CA125 ≤ 35 U/ml. …”
Get full text

Comparison the Efficacy of Fluconazole and Terbinafine in Patients with Moderate to Severe Seborrheic Dermatitis by Narges Alizadeh, Hamed Monadi Nori, Javad Golchi, Shahriar S. Eshkevari, Ehsan Kazemnejad, Abbas Darjani

“…However, terbinafine showed more reduction in the intensity of the disease. …”
Get full text

Chromium Removal from Tannery Wastewater via a Hydroponic Technique with Vetiver Grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) by Ismot Zereen, Md. Zainul Abedin, Md. Siddikur Rahman, Debasish Pandit

“…Throughout the 45-day trial period, Cr and other water quality parameters were analyzed at 15-day intervals. …”
Get full text

Sustained response off treatment after fostamatinib in refractory immune thrombocytopenia: A series of four case reports by Waleed Ghanima, Francisco Javier Lucas Boronat, Valentina Carrai, Stefan Rackwitz

“…We present four cases describing treatment with the spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor, fostamatinib, that showed sustained response off treatment (SROT).Case presentations: Case 1 was a 66-year-old male with chronic ITP. …”
Get full text

Effects of exogenous insulin supplementation on lipid metabolism in peripartum obese dairy cows by Yuanyin Guo, Yihan Zhao, Ziang Wei, Jie Cao

“…Meanwhile, a cohort experiment was conducted on 20 cows selected from 181 field trial cows, with 10 cows in the insulin group and 10 cows in the control group. …”
Get full text

The Use of Perovskia abrotanoides Extract in Ameliorating Heat Stress-Induced Oxidative Damage and Improving Growth Efficiency in Carp Juveniles (Cyprinus carpio) by Hossein Adineh, Saeed Zahedi, Morteza Yousefi, Zeynab Sedaghat, Sevdan Yilmaz, Ebrahim Gholamalipour Alamdari, Mohammad Farhangi

“…Therefore, we have designed a feeding trial to assess the impacts of dietary incorporation of Perovskia abrotanoides extract (PAE) on common carp (Cyprinus carpio). …”
Get full text

Medical Student Mentors for Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Impact on Mentors by Adrienne S. Viola, Mariah Jacqueline Scott, Hanin Rashid, Richard Drachtman, Amanda Kaveney, Ashwin Sridharan, Beth Savage, Cristine Delnevo, Jerlym S. Porter, Katie A. Devine

“…We developed an intervention where medical students serve as similar-aged “peer” mentors to offer informational and developmentally appropriate support to AYA patients during the period of transition. Our initial work showed the feasibility and acceptability of this intervention for young adults with SCD. …”
Get full text

Clinical validity of fluorescence-based devices versus visual-tactile method in detection of secondary caries around resin composite restorations: diagnostic accuracy study by Aya Mohamed Adly, Shereen Hafez Ibrahim, Amira Farid El-Zoghbi

“…Results DIAGNOdent pen showed the highest sensitivity (100%) followed by VistaCam (98.82%) and the visual-tactile method (98.82%) at the enamel threshold. …”
Get full text

Projecting the Potential Budget Impact Analysis of Paliperidone Palmitate in Egyptian Adult Patients with Schizophrenia by Gihan Elsisi, Mohamed Ezzat, Mohamed Ramadan

“…The clinical parameters were extracted from the PRIDE trial. Direct medical costs and indirect costs were measured. …”
Get full text

Comparison of aesthetic perception and acceptability of silver diamine fluoride staining between Spanish and Italian parents by Maria Chiara Cappiello, Ana Veloso Durán, Yasmi Ornelas Crystal, Simone Bagattoni, Francisco Guinot Jimeno

“…Spanish parents generally demonstrated a lower acceptance of SDF pigmentation compared to Italians. Trial registration: NCT, NCT06384326. Registered 21 April 2024, https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06384326…”
Get full text