Acupuncture as prophylaxis for chronic migraine: a protocol for a single-blinded, double-dummy randomised controlled trial by Claire Shuiqing Zhang, Bin Li, Lin Zeng, Lu Liu, Luo-peng Zhao, Kelun Wang, Jingxia Zhao, Linpeng Wang, Xianghong Jing

“…This study is designed as a single-blinded, double-dummy randomised controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture compared with topiramate in patients with chronic migraine.Methods and analysis A total of 60 participants will be randomly assigned to two different groups. …”
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Estradiol metabolism by gut microbiota in women’s depression pathogenesis: inspiration from nature by Wei Zhang, Jinghan Jia, Yuhang Yang, Dawei Ye, Yan Li, Di Li, Jinxi Wang

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Comparative assessment of difficulty scales for removal of the third molar of the lower jaw depending on its position by O.O. Gudarian, Zh.M. Nekhanevуch, T.O. Kycherenko, A.V. Shepelya

“…Therefore, early warning and most gentle removal of the causative tooth determines the professionalism of the dental surgeon. …”
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Relationship Between Frequency Domain Indicators of Heart Rate Variability and Both Age and Duration of Illness in Patients with Headache: A Cross-Sectional Study by Jong-Ho Kim, Jong-Hee Sohn, Sung-Mi Hwang, Jae-Jun Lee, Young-Suk Kwon

“…<b>Results</b>: In a smooth curve through the scatterplot using the locally estimated scatterplot smoothing line, low frequency/high frequency (LF/HF) declined beyond around 60 years of age, while the total power (TP) decreased until about 50 years of age, after which there was no discernible change. …”
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HISTORY OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA ERADICATION IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN 2016–2017 by M. S. Volkov, V. N. Irza, A. V. Varkentin

“…For now, drastic measures still remain the only tool for the disease control and the strategy of limited targeted AI vaccination in the backyards minimizes the virus introduction to the commercial farms located in the risk zones.…”
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Enhanced ensemble learning-based uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of ventilation rate in a novel radiative cooling building by Majid Mohsenpour, Mohsen Salimi, Atieh Kermani, Majid Amidpour

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Effects of Providing Enrichment to Broilers in an Animal Welfare Environment on Productivity, Litter Moisture, Gas Concentration (CO₂ and NH₃), Animal Welfare... by Chan-Ho Kim, Woo-Do Lee, Ji-Seon Son, Jung-Hwan Jeon, Se-Jin Lim, Su-Mi Kim

“…This study used two facilities that could accommodate 32,000 one-day-old broilers (Arbor acres) per building, and two groups (control and treatment groups) were designed after creating two identical areas within each building (total two treatments, two replicates, 16,000 birds per replicate). …”
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Are thickened cranial bones and equal participation of the three structural bone layers autapomorphic traits of Homo erectus? by Antoine Balzeau

“…Similarly, the diploe constitutes the greatest part of the total vault thickness along the mid-sagittal plane, particularly in the frontal and occipital tori, in the analysed fossils of this extinct species. …”
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Evaluation Method of Roof Damage Degree and a Case Study in Maoping Lead-Zinc Mine, Yunnan by Jun Yang, Linke Qiao, Zhixiu Wang, Han Wang

“…Then, according to the statistical results, a classification approach of roof damage degree using the fuzzy comprehensive clustering method is established with roof rock strength, broken degree, roadway section size, buried depth, and roof sinking amount as evaluation indicators. The damage of the top plate is divided into five grades: minor damage, obvious damage, serious damage, extremely serious damage, and devastating damage. …”
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Baroclinic instability from an experimental perspective by Harlander, Uwe, Kurgansky, Michael V., Speer, Kevin, Vincze, Miklos

“…In the mid-latitude atmosphere, synoptic eddies carry heat and momentum towards the poles and are hence a major element shaping weather and climate. …”
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Allergen-Induced Asthma by Donald W Cockcroft

“…A standardized allergen inhalation challenge model has been developed and is proving to be a valuable research tool in the investigation of asthma pathophysiology and of potential new pharmacological agents for the treatment of asthma.…”
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Structure of Patients with Hepatocellular Cancer (Data Analysis from Two Specialised Centres) by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. S. Novruzbekov, I. M. Borovkov, D. G. Trofimova, M. S. Zharkova, V. D. Lunkov, K. N. Lutsyk, O. D. Olisov

“…An almost twofold increase in the total number of NAFLD patients was detected (163 patients in 2013 and 276 patients in 2017). …”
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Growth Hormone Therapy for Small for Gestational Age Short Stature Develops Type 2 Diabetes by Naohiro Nomura, Yuko Tanabe, Miki Minami, Junji Takaya, Kazunari Kaneko

“…So, the GH dosage for patients born SGA with family history of diabetes should be adjusted so as not to be too excessive, and long-term follow-up studies will be required to evaluate fully the effects of GH therapy for them.…”
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The incidence of inflow and drain pain and associated risk factors for patients on peritoneal dialysis by Shun Hua, Peiyi Cao, Guanji Zhang, Guanglan Li, Simin Jiang, Yiping Xu, Jianbo Li, Jianwen Yu, Naya Huang, Jianxiong Lin, Xiao Yang, Wei Chen, Haiping Mao, Zhong Zhong

“…Patients’ experiences of inflow pain and drain pain were evaluated using a questionnaire survey and the visual analog scale (VAS), with pain status followed up via telephone for 3 months post-surgery. Results A total of 141 patients were included in this study. …”
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Child in exile by Monika Mačkinová, Agnieszka Nowicka

“…There are still cases of illegal migration, too. The reasons for this form of state borders crossing are diverse. …”
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A Method for Rapidly Determining the Seismic Performance of Buildings Based on Remote-Sensing Imagery and Its Application by Sihan Yu, Xiaofeng Xie, Peng Du, Xiaoqing Wang, Shun Yang, Chao Liu

“…Buildings with the required SP were clustered in the urban areas of each CLD, with a few in the village and township government seats. Buildings with suspected substandard SP were distributed predominantly in the rural-urban fringe (RUF) areas and the village and township government seats. …”
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Unlocking prognostic potential: A genomic signature of caloric restriction in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer by Ori Tal, Tamar Zahavi, Liat Anabel Sinberger, Mali Salmon-Divon

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Cytotoxicity comparison between fluoride varnish and SDF in pulpal stem cells using MTT assay: an in vitro study by Manisha Bala Rathy, Mahesh Ramakrishnan

“…The teeth were stored for less than 30 days in 0.1% thymol solution at 23°C prior to the experiment. Each tooth was coated with fluoride varnish and SDF respectively. …”
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From Conflict to Peace: Fuqaha Political Exegesis on Israel's War Crimes in Palestine by Abdul Basid

“…The aims of this research are to analyse the contributions of Indonesian netizens' comments regarding Israel's war crimes in Palestine and to examine the contributions of fuqaha's political exegesis towards peace politics in addressing these crimes. …”
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Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus with Point-of-Care Methods for Glucose versus Hospital Laboratory Method Using Isotope Dilution Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry as R... by Karl Kristensen, Anne-Marie Wangel, Anastasia Katsarou, Nael Shaat, David Simmons, Helena Fadl, Kerstin Berntorp

“…A 75 g oral glucose tolerance test was performed on 135 women screened positive for GDM. …”
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