Purpose: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) are 2 of the most
widely used bariatric procedures today, in this meta-analysis, both techniques were …

Background Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is one of the most widely
used bariatric procedures, and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) as a single-stage …

Background Previous reviews of the effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis for elective
inguinal hernia repair were not conclusive owing to the limited number of patients enrolled in …

Previous studies have revealed that wearers had low skin temperatures and cold and pain
sensations in the feet, when using sleeping bags under defined comfort and limit …

Objective. Our aim was to investigate the effect of soy isoflavone (SI) on liver fibrosis in a
thioacetamide (TAA)-induced rat model. Materials and methods. Twenty-eight rats were …

Densoviruses have short ssDNA genomes and mainly infect arthropods. To characterize
viral nucleic acid in shellfish, oysters (Crassostrea ariakensis) were analyzed using viral …

The abdomen-rubbing qigong exercise was first developed by Fang Kai, a Xin’an medical
practitioner. It’s an essential part of Xin’an health preservation works. This health preservation …

The chemical component information of samples was analyzed by ultra-performance liquid
chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS). The leaves …

In this study, a new set of firefighting protective clothing for Chinese female firefighters was
designed. The two most important physical parameters (ie, thermal insulation and …

To improve local thermal comfort at feet, a smart heating sleepingbag (MARHEA) was
developed by inserting two heating pads into a traditional sleepingbag (MARCON) at the feet …