Immunological evaluation of recombination PRRSV GP3 and GP5 DNA vaccines in vivo by Guanyu Zhao, Jiaqi Zhang, Wenchao Sun, Changzhan Xie, He Zhang, Yan Gao, Shubo Wen, Zhuo Ha, Fulong Nan, Xiangyu Zhu, Sheng Feng, Xinyu Cao, Ying Zhang, Yanzhu Zhu, Yanzhu Zhu, Ningyi Jin, Ningyi Jin, Huijun Lu

“…At 35 dpi, the IFN-γ concentration in the pVAX-GP35+A1 group was 227.4 pg/mL. pVAX-GP35+A3 group shows the highest IL-2 and IL-10 expression to the peak of 597.6 pg/mL and 189.1 pg/mL, respectively. …”
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Retrospective analysis of COX-2 inhibitors on SIRS in acute pancreatitis by YANG Haibo, FU Xifeng, TIAN Yanzhang, GAO Fei, ZHANG Binbin, MO Shaojian

“…The patients with SIRS at admission in group A and B were divided into A1 group (<i>n</i>=48) and B1 group (<i>n</i>=49), and those without SIRS were divided into A2 group (<i>n</i>=52) and B2 group (<i>n</i>=57). …”
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Learners’ growth mindset: Can bichronous gamified/interactive content make a difference? by Z. Saeedi, N. Nikoobin

“…Comparing the mindset differences means between the three English level groups, it can be inferred, however, that the Pre-A1 group was the highest in mindset differences mean, while A2 was the lowest. …”
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2265 Effect of dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet on hemodynamic markers in advanced heart failure patients by Elisabeth L. P. Sattler, Sandra B. Dunbar, Arshed A. Quyyumi, Jonathan R. Murrow, Richard D. Lewis, Henry N. Young, Whitni McConnell

“…METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: This pilot study will employ a clinical feeding trial using a 1-group pre-post test design with an anticipated sample size of n=36 (n=20 plus 44% expected attrition). …”
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Changes in choroidal thickness and axial length in adolescents with myopic anisometropia after orthokeratology treatment by Xiao-Jian Cui, Lin Li, Jiang Guo, Jie Jin

“…They were divided into three groups, including group A consisted of 31 myopic participants with non-anisometropic myopia with binocular lenses(A1 group: the right eyes, A2 group: the left eyes), group B consisted of 18 bilateral myopic anisometropes(B1 group: the eyes with high degree, B2: the eyes with low degree)and group C consisted of 22 unilateral myopic anisometropes(C1: the eyes with high degree, C2: the eyes with low degree). …”
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Predictive Value of Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratio and Monocyte-to-high-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Melli... by Huifang NI, Jun LI, Yuan DING, Qun FU, Wenxun WU

“…Compared with the normal bone mass group and the osteopenia group, NLR and MHR in the OP group were statistically significant increased (P&lt;0.05) . Compared with A1 group, A3 group had decreased BMD at lumbar spine L1-4, left femoral neck and left hip, so did A4 group (P&lt;0.05) . …”
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Characterization of the Fecal and Mucosa-Associated Microbiota in Dogs with Chronic Inflammatory Enteropathy by David Díaz-Regañón, Mercedes García-Sancho, Alejandra Villaescusa, Ángel Sainz, Beatriz Agulla, Mariana Reyes-Prieto, Antonio Rodríguez-Bertos, Fernando Rodríguez-Franco

“…Our study showed that IBD dogs presented differences in the fecal bacterial communities when compared with healthy dogs, with a lower relative abundance of Prevotellaceae (<i>p</i> = 0.005), <i>Prevotella</i> (<i>p</i> = 0.002), and <i>Prevotellaceae Ga6A1 group</i> (0.006); Erysipelotrichales (<i>p</i> = 0.019), <i>Candidatus</i> Stoquefichus (<i>p</i> < 0.001), Erysipelotrichaceae (<i>p</i> = 0.011), and <i>Allobaculum</i> (<i>p</i> = 0.003); <i>Lachnospiraceae NK4A136 group</i> (<i>p</i> = 0.015), <i>Sellimonas</i> (<i>p</i> = 0.042), Oscillospirales (<i>p</i> = 0.037), Oscillospiraceae <i>UCG–005</i> (<i>p</i> < 0.001), <i>Faecalibacterium</i> (<i>p</i> = 0.028), and <i>Fournierella</i> (<i>p</i> = 0.034); Acidaminococcales, Acidaminococcaceae, and <i>Phascolarctobacterium</i> (<i>p</i> = 0.001); Aeromonadales (<i>p</i> = 0.026), Succinivibrionaceae (<i>p</i> = 0.037), and <i>Succinivibrio</i> (<i>p</i> = 0.031). …”
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Influence of decentration of plate-haptic toric intraocular lens on postoperative visual quality by Chunli Diao, Qianqian Lan, Jing Liao, Peng Lu, Zhou Zhou, Lanjian Li, Siming Zeng, Gang Yao, Wei Huang, Qi Chen, Jian Lv, Fen Tang, Min Li, Fan Xu

“…In group A2, the total higher order aberrations (tHOAs) at pupil sizes of 3 mm (P = 0.046), 5 mm (P = 0.014), spherical aberrations at pupil sizes of 3 mm (P = 0.011), 4 mm (P = 0.014), 5 mm (P = 0.000), secondary astigmatism at pupil sizes of 3 mm (P = 0.002), 4 mm (P = 0.005) were higher than in group B2. Compared to group A1, group A2 had higher spherical aberrations at pupil sizes of 4 mm (P = 0.042), 5 mm (P = 0.001), 6 mm (P = 0.038), secondary astigmatism at pupil sizes of 3 mm (P = 0.013), 4 mm (P = 0.005), 6 mm (P = 0.013). …”
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Prognostic value of COL10A1 and its correlation with tumor-infiltrating immune cells in urothelial bladder cancer: A comprehensive study based on bioinformatics and clinical analys... by Xiaoming Wang, Yunjin Bai, Facai Zhang, Dengxiong Li, Kai Chen, Ruicheng Wu, Yin Tang, Xin Wei, Ping Han

“…The most commonly mutated genes of BLCA were different between high and low COL10A1 groups. Tumor immune infiltrating analyses showed that COL10A1 might have an essential role in recruiting infiltrating immune cells and regulating immunity in BLCA, thus affecting prognosis. …”
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Clinical Impact of Unexpected Para-Aortic Lymph Node Metastasis in Surgery for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer by Ho-Kyoung Lee, Yoo-Seok Yoon, Ho-Seong Han, Jun Suh Lee, Hee Young Na, Soomin Ahn, Jaewoo Park, Kwangrok Jung, Jae Hyup Jung, Jaihwan Kim, Jin-Hyeok Hwang, Jong-Chan Lee

“…Compared with group A1, groups A2 and B had hazard ratios (HRs) of 2.79 (95% CI, 1.4–5.7) and 2.67 (95% CI: 1.8–4.0), respectively. …”
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Spatial Distribution of Benthic Foraminifera in the Neretva Channel (Croatia Coast): Faunal Response to Environmental Parameters by Lucilla Capotondi, Sergio Bonomo, Andrea Graiani, Michele Innangi, Sara Innangi, Federico Giglio, Mariangela Ravaioli, Luciana Ferraro

“…Statistical analyses identified four distinct groups (cluster A1, A2, B1, B2) corresponding to different environmental settings. Cluster A1 groups samples under Neretva river influence and is characterized by <i>Aubignyna perlucida</i>, <i>Nonionella turgida</i>, <i>Eggerelloides scaber</i> and <i>Rectuvigerina</i> sp.; species able to live in organic-matter-rich sediments and in a wide range of oxygen content. …”
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