Efficacy and safety of the pulsed electromagnetic field in osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis by Ziying Wu, Xiang Ding, Guanghua Lei, Chao Zeng, Jie Wei, Jiatian Li, Hui Li, Tuo Yang, Yang Cui, Yilin Xiong, Yilun Wang, Dongxing Xie

“…Sensitivity analyses suggested that the exposure duration <=30 min per session exhibited better effects compared with the exposure duration >30 min per session. Three trials reported adverse events, and the combined results showed that there was no significant difference between PEMF and the sham group.Conclusions PEMF could alleviate pain and improve physical function for patients with knee and hand OA, but not for patients with cervical OA. …”
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Reduced tracheal stenosing effect of nintedanib in a patient with scarred posttraumatic tracheal stenosis and airflow limitation - a case report by Stefanie Klampfleitner, Andreas Fertl, Ositha Prinz, Martin Doerfler-Schalm, Dieter Munker, Markus O. Henke

“…Introduction: Nintedanib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and has been approved for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) since 2020. In Clinical trials, the antifibrotic effect of nintedanib was shown. …”
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ChatGPT for Univariate Statistics: Validation of AI-Assisted Data Analysis in Healthcare Research by Michael R Ruta, Tony Gaidici, Chase Irwin, Jonathan Lifshitz

“…ResultsChatGPT accurately performed data processing, categorization, and tabulation across all trials. For descriptive statistics, it provided accurate means, SDs, medians, and IQRs across all trials. …”
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Chinese Herbal Medicine Combined with Intravitreal Antivascular Growth Factor Agents in Treatment of Macular Edema Secondary to Retinal Vein Occlusion: A Systematic Review and Meta... by Su Xiaojuan, Li Xiaodong, Fu Zhongmei, Ye Hejiang

“…A total of 10 relevant trials with 743 patients were identified. The results showed that BCVA of the anti-VEGF + CHM group significantly improved at 3 months (P<0.00001), 6 months (P=0.008), and 12 months (P=0.01), and CMT significantly reduced at 1 month (P=0.02), 2 months (P=0.0009), 3 months (P<0.05), 6 months (P<0.0001), and 12 months (P<0.00001) compared with the anti-VEGF group alone. …”
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Perception of optical illusions in ungulates: insights from goats, sheep, guanacos and llamas by Caterina Berardo, Ruben Holland, Alina Schaffer, Alvaro Lopez Caicoya, Katja Liebal, Paola Valsecchi, Federica Amici

“…At the group level, there was a significant preference for the longer/larger food over the shorter/smaller one in control trials. Additionally, the whole group significantly preferred the food stick between two inward arrowheads over an identical one between two outward arrowheads in experimental trials of the Müller-Lyer task, and also preferred the food on the smaller circle over an identical one on the larger circle in the experimental trials of the Delboeuf task. …”
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Resting state EEG in young children with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: associations with medications and seizures by Caitlin C. Clements, Anne-Michelle Engelstad, Carol L. Wilkinson, Carly Hyde, Megan Hartney, Alexandra Simmons, Helen Tager-Flusberg, Shafali Jeste, Charles A. Nelson

“…Such a biomarker could be useful in clinical trials as an endpoint or predictor of treatment response. …”
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Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acid in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Meta-Analysis by Wenxia Lu, Sainan Li, Jingjing Li, Jianrong Wang, Rong Zhang, Yuqing Zhou, Qin Yin, Yuanyuan Zheng, Fan Wang, Yujing Xia, Kan Chen, Tong Liu, Jie Lu, Yingqun Zhou, Chuanyong Guo

“…Results. 577 cases of NAFLD/NASH in ten randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included. The results of the meta-analysis showed that benefit changes in liver fat favored PUFA treatment, and it was also beneficial for GGT, but it was not significant on ALT, AST, TC, and LDL. …”
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Molecular characterization and therapeutic insights into biofilm positive Staphylococcus aureus isolated from subclinical mastitis in dairy buffaloes by Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Umar Javed, Arslan Ahmed

“…Phylogenetic analysis of the studied isolates showed a high similarity with Egyptian and Indian icaA-positive S. aureus isolates. …”
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Long Term Safety of Infliximab by Thomas F Schaible

“…In several placebo controlled, randomized clinical trials and open trials, 771 patients have been given infliximab (a further 192 received placebo). …”
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Clinical Biology and Potential Use of Thrombopoietin by Russell Basser

“…However, one of these agents, interleukin-11, was successfully shown to reduce the incidence of severe thrombocytopenia in patients receiving dose-intensive chemotherapy, and has now received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration for this purpose. Initial clinical trials of thrombopoietin, the central regulator of megakaryocytopoiesis and thrombopoiesis, and its analogues showed these agents to be the most potent stimulators of thrombopoiesis and to be associated with few adverse effects. …”
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A Meta-Analysis of Adalimumab for Fistula in Crohn’s Disease by Yin-mei Fu, Ming Chen, Ai-jun Liao

“…Randomized controlled trials (rcts) or nonrandomized controlled trials (n-rcts) were included in this article to evaluate the role of ADA in the management of fistula in CD. …”
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Analgesic effect of intravesical lignocaine in urology surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Ka T. Ng, Wei E. Lim, Wan Y. Teoh, Ahmad N. B. Fadzli, Mohd F. B. Z. Abidin

“…Background and Aims: Recent trials showed that transurethral lignocaine for bladder irrigation provides excellent analgesic effects and can minimise catheter-related bladder discomfort. …”
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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 as a Therapeutic Target in Endometrial Cancer Management by Laura M. S. Seeber, Ronald P. Zweemer, René H. M. Verheijen, Paul J. van Diest

“…Preliminary data shows encouraging results for these agents. Further work is needed to identify selective HIF-1 inhibitors and to translate these into clinical trials.…”
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Vitamin D Supplementation Ameliorates Metabolic Dysfunction in Patients with PCOS: A SystematicReview of RCTs and Insight into the Underlying Mechanism by Shan Guo, Reshef Tal, Haoyu Jiang, Tao Yuan, Ying Liu

“…Literature research was conducted in Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science, Clinical Trials, and Cochrane Library to identify relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) up to March 2020. …”
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High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yongkang Huang, Wei Lei, Wenyu Zhang, Jian-an Huang

“…We used the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool and the Newcastle–Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale to assess the quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies, respectively. Data from eligible trials were extracted for the meta-analysis. …”
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Cardiovascular safety of Janus kinase inhibitors in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Huibin Yang, Ting An, Yuxuan Zhao, Xiaojing Shi, Bangmao Wang, Qingyu Zhang

“…P-score was applied to rank interventions.Results A total of 26 trials involving 10,537 IBD patients were included, and results showed no significantly increased risk of MACE, VTE and CVE was associated with JAKinibs. …”
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Comparison of the efficacy of seven non-surgical methods combined with mechanical debridement in peri-implantitis and peri-implant mucositis: A network meta-analysis. by Yingjie Bai, Shengao Qin, Bingshuai Lu, Weiyi Wang, Guowu Ma

“…We employed a frequency random effects network meta-analysis model to combine the effect sizes of the trials using standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Identifying P100 and N170 as electrophysiological markers for conscious and unconscious processing of emotional facial expressions by Lennard Herzberg, Julia Schräder, Julia Schräder, Han-Gue Jo, Ute Habel, Ute Habel, Lisa Wagels, Lisa Wagels

“…While varying primer presentation time (16.7 ms for unconscious; 150 ms for conscious perception), either congruent or incongruent primer / target emotions were displayed.ResultsThe N170 was significantly larger in trials with conscious compared to unconscious primer presentation, while the P100 showed opposite results displaying higher amplitudes in unconscious versus conscious trials. …”
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Patent Foramen Ovale Closure for Treating Migraine: A Meta-Analysis by Yu Zhang, Haijiao Wang, Ling Liu

“…In total, three randomized controlled trials, one pooled study, and eight retrospective case series including 1,165 participants were included in the meta-analysis. …”
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Mirror therapy to reduce phantom limb pain. Systematic review by Jesús Sánchez Lozano, Sandra Martínez Pizarro

“…All studies showed safety, and no major side effects occurred. …”
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