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Given a passage with a question and an answer to that question, classify if the answer actually answers the question into 'yes' or 'no'. Output 'yes' if the answer answers the question and output 'no' if the answer does not answer the question.
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Question: Does pharmacological preconditioning using intraportal infusion of L-arginine protect against hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury?
Answer: Pharmacological preconditioning with intraportal L-arginine provided protection against hepatic I/RI in early phases of the reperfusion period. The mechanisms underlying the protective effect may include preservation of the mitochondrial structure and inhibition of caspase-3 activity.
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yes


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Question: Do norepinephrine and ephedrine counteract the increase in cutaneous microcirculation induced by spinal anaesthesia?
Answer: Improved skin perfusion induced by spinal anaesthesia was not counteracted by the use of norepinephrine or ephedrine.
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no


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Question: Is polymorphism of Interleukin-6 associated with the presence or absence of high HPV E6/E7?
Answer: Genotypic analysis showed a striking similarity of IL6 polymorphisms in both cases and controls. The allelic distribution in cases and controls for G and C of IL6 were very similar (p=0.186), which could point to similar IL6 functionality for both groups.
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no