BACKGROUND This study aimed to systematically assess the prognostic value of lymphocyte monocyte ratio (LMR) in patients with ovarian cancer through performing a meta-analysis. METHODS Web of Science, PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases were searched for potentially eligible studies. The baseline…[Read more]

Total knee replacement (TKR) is continuously increasing with significantly faster recovery times. Soft tissue pain and edema of operated limbs play an important role in early functional recovery. The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the combination of Kinesiotaping and Lymphatic drainage for the containment of pain and edema as…[Read more]

001) and 0.12 L in asthma (95%CI 0.05-0.19 L; p less then 0.001). FEV1 measurements at home were significantly lower than clinically obtained FEV1 measurements, which has implications for the application of this technique in the daily clinical situation.Vaccines against Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) have been studied intensely and found to be…[Read more]

Nonetheless, as for SARS-CoV and MERS CoV, the Spillover effect linked to animal-human promiscuity, human activities including deforestation, illegal bush-trafficking and bushmeat, cannot be excluded. Recently, however, evidence of inter-human only transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been accumulated and thus, the outbreak seems to be spreading by…[Read more]

Historically, surgical techniques were governed by specific incisions and surgical designs. With the advent of anesthesia, the complicated cases were managed but at the cost of the tissues leading to morbidities of various degrees. The innovations and the advances in the surgical techniques led to the ideology that surgeries could be done with…[Read more]

The cartilage had continuously increased metabolic activity, when treated with sprifermin/FGF18 compared to vehicle. During days 7-28 PIIBNP was decreased and NITEGE was increased, and during days 35-70 PIIBNP was increased. At end of culture, the cartilage had sustained proteoglycan content and relative expression of ACAN  less then  …[Read more]

Objective to analyze prevalence and factors associated with lifetime drug use in adolescents. Methods this was a cross-sectional study carried out in 2015 with elementary and high school students in Cuiabá, MT, Brazil, aged 10-19; drug use (except alcohol and tobacco) was analyzed according to sociodemographic, school and family variables; data…[Read more]

at of detonation.Wood-based multifunctional materials with excellent mechanical performance are increasingly considered for sustainable advanced applications due to their unique hierarchical structure and inherent reinforcing cellulose phase orientation. Nonetheless, a wider multipurpose utilization of wood materials is so far hampered because of…[Read more]

83 vs 0.77). It is increased in sensitivity but decreased in specificity. Conclusion The McDonald criteria are useful in predicting second events in multiple sclerosis. The 2017 McDonald criteria have better performance than the 2010 McDonald criteria with increased sensitivity but decreased specificity.Background As cognitive, emotional, and…[Read more]

RT-qPCR requires an adequate choice of stably expressed reference genes for accurate normalization of mRNA expression. However, testing a panel of reference genes is often time-consuming and expensive. In this work, we aimed to develop a set of multiplex real-time PCR assays for RT-qPCR analysis of commonly used housekeeping genes in laboratory…[Read more]

AIMS Uninterrupted anticoagulation is recommended during the ablation of atrial fibrillation. This meta-analysis compared the safety and efficacy of uninterrupted direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) to uninterrupted vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) during atrial fibrillation ablation. METHODS The meta-analysis included eligible randomized controlled…[Read more]

onship between sleep, plasticity, and memory using the fly model.Intermittent normobaric hypoxia (IH) is increasingly used to pre-acclimatize for a sojourn to high altitude. There is a number of hypoxia – protocols observing the hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR), but little is known about the carry – over quality of the Lake Louise Score (LLS).…[Read more]