The Comparison of Cost-Effectiveness Between Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Provocative Discography in the Identification of Chronic Low Back Pain Surgery Candidates by Wilson L, Beall DP, Eastlack RK, Berven S, Lotz JC

“…A non-invasive alternative using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) offers a potential solution.Context/Purpose: We assess cost-effectiveness of MRS with NOCISCAN diagnostic algorithm compared to PD for identifying lumbar discs requiring surgical intervention.Study Design/Setting: We conducted cost-effectiveness analysis using modelling.Patient Sample: We used data from a clinical study of 139 CLBP patients who met criteria for and received PD of lumbar spine and presented with an ODI score ≥ 40; comparing PD and MRS-based diagnostics.Outcome Measures: We considered diagnostic costs, adverse events, surgical costs and outcomes based on a 15-point improvement on the Oswestry Disability Index.Methods: Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERS) and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were determined. Some authors have consulted for Aclarion.Results: Mean total cost per PD patient was $59,711, and $57,998 for MRS, demonstrating $1712 cost savings per MRS diagnosed patient. …”
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Development and Validation of a Diagnostic Model for Stanford Type B Aortic Dissection Based on Proteomic Profiling by Zhao Z, Chen T, Liu Q, Hu J, Ling T, Tong Y, Han Y, Zhu Z, Duan J, Jin Y, Fu D, Wang Y, Pan C, Keyoumu R, Sun L, Li W, Gao X, Shi Y, Dou H, Liu Z

“…Zihe Zhao,1,* Taicai Chen,2,3,* Qingyuan Liu,4 Jianhang Hu,1 Tong Ling,2,3 Yuanhao Tong,5 Yuexue Han,1 Zhengyang Zhu,6 Jianfeng Duan,7 Yi Jin,1 Dongsheng Fu,1 Yuzhu Wang,1 Chaohui Pan,1 Reyaguli Keyoumu,1 Lili Sun,1 Wendong Li,1 Xia Gao,8,9 Yinghuan Shi,2,3 Huan Dou,10,11 Zhao Liu1 1Department of Vascular Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 2The State Key Laboratory for Novel Software Technology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 3National Institute of Healthcare Data Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Thoracic Surgery, BenQ Medical Center, Affiliated BenQ Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Radiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 8Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 9Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline (Laboratory), Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 10The State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Division of Immunology, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 11Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhao Liu, Department of Vascular Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, #321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, People’s Republic of China, Email liuzhao@nju.edu.cn Huan Dou, The State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Division of Immunology, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China, Email douhuan@nju.edu.cnPurpose: Stanford Type B Aortic Dissection (TBAD), a critical aortic disease, has exhibited stable mortality rates over the past decade. …”
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Barriers and Facilitators to Adherence to a Healthy Diet Across the Spectrum of Chronic Kidney Disease by Trigueros-Flores XB, Luna-Hernández G, Santos-Lopez MF, Pérez-Galván L, Flores-Camacho KJ, Díaz-Canchola LM, Cueto-Manzano AM, Chávez-Chávez HE, Cerrillos-Gutiérrez JI, Rojas-Campos E, Martín-del-Campo F

“…Individualizing nutritional treatment taking into account people with CKD perspectives and situations is of utmost importance to improve adherence to nutritional treatment.Plain summary: In this article, the authors discuss the main barriers and facilitators that people with kidney disease face when trying to follow a healthy diet (from the people with CKD perspective). …”
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THE RIGHT TO GOOD ADMINISTRATION AS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF THE PERSON: EU EXPERIENCE by Tetyana Kaganovska, Vitalii Serohin

“…The concept of proper administration is derived from the concept of proper management and is its continuation in the procedural aspects of the activities of public authorities, especially those exercising executive and administrative powers. …”
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Prospective Single-Arm Study of Remifentanil-Propofol Anesthesia with Manual Right Hypochondrial Compression for Painless Gastroscopy in Obese Patients by Wang M, Tang J, Pan Z, Jiang H, Hu D, Zhu B, Liang Z, Zhao X, Li Y

“…Mengxia Wang,1,* Jieke Tang,1,* Zhaojie Pan,2 Hongxue Jiang,1 Donghua Hu,1 Beibei Zhu,2 Zhaojia Liang,1 Xiangfeng Zhao,1 Yalan Li1 1Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Digestive Endoscopy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yalan Li, Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, No. 613, Huangpu West Avenue, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People’s Republic of China, Email tyalan@jnu.edu.cnPurpose: The provision of comfortable and safe environment for painless gastroscopy in obese patients is an urgent clinical problem. …”
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Estimation of All-Sky Gridded Diurnal Near-Surface Air Temperatures at Regional Scale From FY-4B Measurements by Ronghan Xu, Xin Wang, Yonghong Hu, Lin Chen, Suling Ren, Guangzhen Cao, Di Xian, Eston Ranson Mogha

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Proving the Innocence of Prophet Noah in Facing His Son Based on the Appearances of the Verses with a Critique on the Theory of Allameh Tabatabai by mohammad daneshnahad, Mohammad Hasan Vakili

“…In order to answer this question, some scientists like Tabatabai tried to prove Noah's innocence by interpreting the verses, while the authors of this study believe that it is possible to prove Noah’s innocence based on the appearances of the verses without the need for misinterpretation. …”
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Lesion Location and Possible Etiology of Acute Unilateral Vestibulopathy by Zhang M, Wang J, Xue S, Liu S, Li K, Zhao T, Feng Y, Sui R, Yang B, Yang X

“…Menglu Zhang,1,2,* Jianrong Wang,1,2,* Siru Xue,1 Shui Liu,3 Kangzhi Li,4 Tongtong Zhao,1,2 Yufei Feng,1,2 Rubo Sui,2 Bentao Yang,5 Xu Yang1 1Department of Neurology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121001, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Radiology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Neurology, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing, 100144, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xu Yang, Department of Neurology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Peking University Aerospace School of Clinical Medicine, 15 Yuquan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86010-59971978, Email yangxu2011@163.com Bentao Yang, Department of Radiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 1, Dongjiaomin Lane, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13671281401, Email cjr.yangbentao@vip.163.comObjective: Acute unilateral vestibulopathy (AUVP) is quite common in clinical practice, but lesion localization and etiological diagnosis of AUVP remain the current clinical challenges, and have always been the focus for researchers. …”
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The significance of isolated de novo red patches in the bladder in patients referred with suspected urinary tract cancer: Results from the IDENTIFY study by Sinan Khadhouri, Kevin Gallagher, Kenneth R. MacKenzie, Taimur T. Shah, Chuanyu Gao, Eleanor Zimmermann, Miles Mannas, Taeweon Lee, Giancarlo Marra, Juan Gomez Rivas, Gautier Marcq, Mark A. Assmus, Taha Ucar, Francesco Claps, Matteo Boltri, Giuseppe Pizzuto, Tara Burnhope, Nkwam Nkwam, George Tanasescu, Nicholas E. Boxall, Alison P. Downey, Troy A. Sukhu, Marta Antón‐Juanilla, Sonpreet Rai, Madeline Moore, Kathryn Bandeira de Mello, Sian Parsons, John S. McGrath, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, IDENTIFY Study Group: Pubmed indexed collaborator authors

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Frailty Assessment Tools in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Alisha Puri, Anita M. Lloyd, Aminu K. Bello, Marcello Tonelli, Sandra M. Campbell, Karthik Tennankore, Sara N. Davison, Stephanie Thompson

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Cross-Gendering the Racial Memory by Marlon B. Ross

“…When Ernest Gaines chooses a woman as the individual subject for collective memorialization and the ideal medium of racial memory in his 1971 novel, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, he participates in a significant but overlooked genre of black masculine discourse, the composition of black authorship as historical/national authority through the voice and viewpoint of a female protagonist. …”
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Effects of combined use of compound acidifiers and plant essential oils in feed on the reproductive performance and physiological status of Xianjv chickens by Zhaobin Wang, Caiyun Zhang, Huicheng Wang, Tiantian Gu, Yong Tian, Zhuoya Gu, Li Chen, Tao Zeng, Lizhi Lu, Wenwu Xu

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Макроморфологічні та мікроморфологічні дослідження ґрунтів Консулівського городища (І ст. до н. е. – ІІ ст. н. е.)... by Жанна Матвіїшина, Анатолій Кушнір, Надія Гаврилюк, Матера Марчин

“…The first results were published by the authors earlier. The purpose of this article is to present new results of the study of soil samples from the Konsulivske settlement (1st century BC – 2st century AD), carried out by means of macromorphological and micromorphological analyses, and to show their significance for the archaeological characterisation of this settlement. …”
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A Predictive Model for Pulmonary Aspergillosis in ICU Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study by Li Y, Ren X, Wang Q, Shen S, Li Y, Qian X, Tang Y, Jia J, Zhang H, Ding J, Song Y, Zhang S, Wang S, Xu Y, Jiang Y, He X, Dai M, Zhong L, Xiong Y, Pan Y, Wang M, Shao H, Cai H, Huang L, Wang H

“…Yujing Li,1,2,* Xindie Ren,3,* Qianqian Wang,4,* Songying Shen,2,* Yihao Li,1,2 Xinling Qian,2 Yufei Tang,2 Jinguang Jia,2 Hao Zhang,2 Junjie Ding,2 Yinsen Song,1 Sisen Zhang,1 Shengfeng Wang,5 Yinghe Xu,6 Yongpo Jiang,6 Xuwei He,7 Muhua Dai,8 Lin Zhong,9 Yonghui Xiong,10 Yujie Pan,11 Mingqiang Wang,12 Huanzhang Shao,12 Hongliu Cai,3 Lingtong Huang,3 Hongyu Wang1,2 1Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Critical Care Medicine, People’s Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine/People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Critical Care Medicine, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province affiliated with Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Critical Care Medicine, Lishui People’s Hospital, Lishui, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 8Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 9Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First People’s Hospital of Pinghu, Pinghu, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 10Department of Critical Care Medicine, Lanxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanxi, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 11Department of Critical Care Medicine, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 12Department of Critical Care Medicine, Henan Key Laboratory for Critical Care Medicine, Zhengzhou Key Laboratory for Critical Care Medicine, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital; Zhengzhou University People’s Hospital, Henan University People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lingtong Huang, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Email lingtonghuang@zju.edu.cn Hongyu Wang, Department of Critical Care Medicine, People’s Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine/People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China, Email hongyu260@163.comBackground: Several predictive models for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) based on clinical characteristics have been reported. …”
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Estimating Suitable Areas for Dry Almond (Amygdalus communis L.) Cultivation Development in Fars Province using Geographic Information System (GIS) by Ayatollah Karami, Alireza Salehi, Vida Aliyari

“…The results of this study can be valuable to all individuals and organizations active in the field of agricultural development and land resource management (including farmers and horticulturists in Fars province, officials and policymakers related to agriculture and rural development, researchers, and academics in geology, agriculture, and sustainable natural resource development in Fars province) and assist them in decision making regarding almond cultivation development.AcknowledgementsThe authors of the present study would like to express their gratitude to the collaboration of the National Meteorological Organization for providing the necessary data for this research.…”
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Characteristics of the Volunteer Service Management System for National Parks in the United Kingdom by Tianyi REN, Chuanbo HONG, Yinglin WANG

“…The United Kingdom (“UK”), with its well-developed and mature volunteer service management system under the management of the National Parks Authority (NPA) and related partners, provides an exemplary model for the establishment of the volunteer service management system for national parks. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Cost-Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists: What Is the Quality of the Evidence? by Faith Donald, Kelley Kilpatrick, Kim Reid, Nancy Carter, Ruth Martin-Misener, Denise Bryant-Lukosius, Patricia Harbman, Sharon Kaasalainen, Deborah A. Marshall, Renee Charbonneau-Smith, Erin E. Donald, Monique Lloyd, Abigail Wickson-Griffiths, Jennifer Yost, Pamela Baxter, Esther Sangster-Gormley, Pamela Hubley, Célyne Laflamme, Marsha Campbell–Yeo, Sheri Price, Jennifer Boyko, Alba DiCenso

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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Edward Page, Konrad Ott

“…Mastrandrea (Stanford University, USA) explore the advantages of a climate agreement of those key nations responsible for 90 percent of current emissions (instead of a global agreement). The authors give three reasons why these nations should act alone: ability to act; responsibility to act; self-interest in acting. …”
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Evaluating Digital Rehabilitation Outcomes in Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions Across Non-Obesity, Obesity, and Severe Obesity by Pereira AP, Janela D, Areias AC, Molinos M, Tong X, Bento V, Yanamadala V, Cohen SP, Correia FD, Costa F

“…Netter School of Medicine, Hamden, Connecticut, USA; 4Department of Neurosurgery, Hartford Healthcare Medical Group, Westport, Connecticut, USA; 5Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA; 6Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA; 7Neurology Department, Centro Hospitalar E Universitário Do Porto, Porto, Portugal*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fabíola Costa, Sword Health Inc, 13937 Sprague Lane Ste 100, Draper, UT, 84020, USA, Tel +1 385-308-8034, Fax +1 801-206-3433, Email f.costa@swordhealth.comBackground: Obesity is a known risk factor and aggravator of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. …”
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T Cell-Derived Apoptotic Extracellular Vesicles Ameliorate Bone Loss via CD39 and CD73-Mediated ATP Hydrolysis by Yang X, Zhou Y, Zhou F, Bao L, Wang Z, Li Z, Ding F, Kuang H, Liu H, Tan S, Qiu X, Jing H, Liu S, Ma D

“…Xiaoshan Yang,1– 3,* Yang Zhou,2,3,* Fuxing Zhou,4,* Lili Bao,2,3 Zhengyan Wang,5 Zihan Li,2,3 Feng Ding,2,3 Huijuan Kuang,6,7 Huan Liu,8 Shenglong Tan,1 Xinyuan Qiu,1 Huan Jing,9 Shiyu Liu,2,3 Dandan Ma1 1Department of Endodontics, Stomatological Hospital, School of Stomatology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510280, People’s Republic of China; 2State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Department of Oral Biology, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, 710032, People’s Republic of China; 3State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi International Joint Research Center for Oral Diseases, Center for Tissue Engineering, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, 710032, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, 710032, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Research Center of Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Jinan, 250012, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710061, People’s Republic of China; 7State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing System Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710054, People’s Republic of China; 8Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100871, People’s Republic of China; 9Department of Endodontics, Guangdong Provincial High-level Clinical Key Specialty, Guangdong Province Engineering Research Center of Oral Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518036, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dandan Ma, Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, S366 Jiangnan Boulevard, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-20-34152996, Email mdd@smu.edu.cn Shiyu Liu, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, No. 145, West Changle Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710032, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-29-84772645, Email liushiyu@vip.163.comBackground: Osteoporosis is a major public health concern characterized by decreased bone density. …”
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