Assessment of Lower Limb Muscle Volume Using 3D Ultrasonography: Validity and Reliability Compared to MRI by Paul Ritsche, Romina Ledergerber, Michele Pansini, Francesco Santini, Oliver Faude

“…This study evaluates the validity and reliability of a custom 3DUS setup for measuring lower limb muscle volumes, compares it to MRI, and documents the methodology for broader research adoption. Methods We recruited 10 healthy participants (5 males, 5 females; 18–40 years). …”
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Association of TNF-α gene promoter polymorphism with primary open-angle glaucoma by A.V. Shevchenko, V.F. Prokof’ev, V.I. Konenkov, A.V. Eremina, A.N. Trunov, V.V. Chernykh

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Patients and Methods: </b>the study enrolled 401 individuals, i.e., 99 patients with POAG stage 2 and 302 individuals without POAG (randomized control group). …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pediculus Capitis Prevention and Control and Their Predictors among Schoolchildren in Woreta Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018: A School-Based Cro... by Henok Dagne, Awel Aba Biya, Amanuel Tirfie, Walelegn Worku Yallew, Zewudu Andualem, Baye Dagnew

“…The current study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of pediculus capitis prevention and control and their predictors among schoolchildren in North West Ethiopia. Methods. About 402 randomly selected schoolchildren from three schools in Woreta town participated in the study from April to June 2018. …”
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Active Retrograde Extra Backup with a Mother-and-Child Catheter to Facilitate Retrograde Microcatheter Collateral Channel Tracking in Recanalization of Coronary Chronic Total Occlu... by Yong Wang, Xiao-Jiao Zhang, Hong-Wei Zhao, Cheng-Fu Wang, De-Feng Luo, Qing-Kun Meng, Yu Zhu, Jie Tao, Bao-Jun Chen, Yi Li, Ai-Jie Hou, Bo Luan

“…However, the feasibility and safety of retrograde active use of a mother-and-child catheter are still unclear. Patients and Methods. A total of 271 consecutive patients with CTO who underwent retrograde PCI between January 2015 and January 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Application of Kansei Engineering in Various Train Compartment Designs to Determine the User's Affective Response by Dinda Karina Yohanny, Lu'Lu' Purwaningrum, Ambar Mulyono

“…Therefore, this study aims to translate the user's affective response into the interior design specifications of train compartments with the Kansei Engineering method. This research consists of 5 steps: (1) Determining product semantics (Kansei Words assignment); (2) Define product properties (items and categories), as many as eight design samples; (3) Distributing questionnaires to 150 respondents (75 men and 75 women); (4) Data analysis with multivariate statistics, KMO, Barlett's Test, Principal Component Analysis, and clustering of respondents; (5) Evaluate the results of the most optimal design specifications. …”
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Impact of gender on self-assessment accuracy among fourth-year French medical students on faculty’s online Objective Structured Clinical Examinations by Sylvain Bodard, Donia Bouzid, Valentine Marie Ferré, Claire Carette, Joelle Kivits, Yann Nguyen, Michael Thy, Ugo Marchèse, Bénédicte Oulès, Lina Khider, Christian de Tymowski, Nelly Burnichon, Tristan Mirault, Albert Faye, Laura I. Levi

“…This study aims to determine self-assessment accuracy during online Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) according to gender. Methods A prospective study was conducted among fourth-year medical students at Paris Cité University during faculty training OSCEs, utilizing Zoom® software for remote participation. …”
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Changes in muscle performance among older adults with myeloid malignancies engaging in a mobile health (mHealth) exercise intervention: a single arm pilot study by Marielle Jensen-Battaglia, Po-Ju Lin, Chandrika Sanapala, Erin E. Watson, Jason H. Mendler, Jane Liesveld, Ying Wang, Elisabeth Hayward, Marissa LoCastro, Soroush Mortaz, Richard F. Dunne, Karen Mustian, Kah Poh Loh

“…We explore change in muscle performance among patients in a single arm pilot study of a mobile health (mHealth) exercise intervention. Methods Patients ≥ 60 years old with myeloid malignancies receiving outpatient chemotherapy completed a home-based resistance band and walking exercise program [EXercise for Cancer Patients (EXCAP)©®] delivered via a mobile application with symptom monitoring [(Geriatric Oncology-EXCAP (GO-EXCAP)] lasting 2 cycles of chemotherapy (approximately 8–12 weeks). …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of immediate vs. elective thoracic endovascular aortic repair for blunt thoracic aortic injury by Zhaohui Hua, Baoning Zhou, Wenhao Xue, Zhibin Zhou, Jintao Shan, Lei Xia, Yunpeng Luo, Yiming Chai, Zhen Li

“…Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between the timing of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) and prognosis. Methods: This is a single-center retrospective cohort study. …”
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Anesthesia for pregnant patients with symptomatic neurological disease: 13 years’ experience from a tertiary care center by Stefano Catarci, Bruno Antonio Zanfini, Marco Scorzoni, Salvatore De Martino, Pietro Paolo Giuri, Luciano Frassanito, Gian Luigi Gonnella, Emanuele Capone, Francesco Vitale Di Maio, Giovanni Maddaloni, Antonio Lanzone, Gaetano Draisci

“…However, these patients remain at risk and are a constant challenge for anesthesiologists in the delivery room. Methods To assess the type of anesthesiologic management performed for delivery in obstetric patients with preexisting neurological disease and who reported significant neurological symptoms during pregnancy, a retrospective observational study was carried out between 1 October 2008 and 30 September 2021. …”
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Application of failure mode and effect analysis combined with risk assessment tracking in the management of arthroscopy day surgery instruments (失效模式与效应分析联合风险评估追踪在关节镜日间手术器械管理中的应用)... by NI Ting (倪婷), BI Yaxi (毕雅晞), GONG Ronghua (龚荣花)

“…Objective To explore the effectiveness of failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) combined with risk assessment tracking in the management of arthroscopic day surgery instruments. Methods To conduct FMEA for each link of arthroscopic day surgery instruments management process, select the failure mode of priority risk value (RPN)> 125, conduct cause analysis, and formulate improvement measures from the aspects of device information tracking, standardized equipment, fine management, and implement risk assessment tracking management. …”
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Which muscle is the external rotation compensator after superior capsular reconstruction? by Nattakorn Mahasupachai, MD, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Atsushi Arino, MD, Jun Kawakami, MD, PhD, Rei Kimura, MD, Toshimi Aizawa, MD, PhD

“…The aim of this study is to identify the ER compensator by assessing the muscle volume of the posterior deltoid and teres minor. Methods: Sixty-eight patients with massive rotator cuff tears underwent SCR during 2016-2021. …”
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Assessing the feasibility of measuring residents’ quality of life in English care homes and the construct validity and internal consistency of measures completed by staff proxy: a... by Claire Goodman, Julienne Meyer, Karen Spilsbury, Barbara Hanratty, Rachael Carroll, Adam L Gordon, Gizdem Akdur, Anne Killett, Jennifer Burton, Ann-Marie Towers, Stacey Rand, Nick Smith, Sinead Palmer, Stephen Allan, Lucy Anne Webster

“…Objectives To assess the feasibility of capturing older care home residents’ quality of life (QoL) in digital social care records and the construct validity (hypothesis testing) and internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) of four QoL measures.Design Cross-sectional data collected in wave 1 of the DACHA (Developing resources And minimum dataset for Care Homes’ Adoption) study, a mixed-methods pilot of a prototype minimum dataset (MDS).Setting Care homes (with or without nursing) registered to provide care for older adults (&gt;65 years) and/or those living with dementia. …”
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Application of nursing consultation in special outpatient service (护理咨询在特需门诊服务中的应用) by ZHANG Yongli (张永丽), MI Wei (米薇), SHU Baozhen (舒宝珍), YU Lei (于蕾), XING Hui (兴慧), WANG Jing (王静)

“…Objective To improve the application effect of nursing consultation in special outpatient service, so as to further improve the patient revisits rate, appointment rate and satisfaction degree. Methods From March to August 2021, hospital had set up nursing consultation in special outpatient services. …”
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The impact of routines on emotional and behavioural difficulties in children and on parental anxiety during COVID-19 by Vera Lees, Rosie Hay, Helen Bould, Helen Bould, Helen Bould, Alex S. F. Kwong, Daniel Major-Smith, Daniel Major-Smith, Daphne Kounali, Rebecca M. Pearson, Rebecca M. Pearson

“…Keyworker status was defined as those whose work was essential to Covid-19 response, including work in health and social care and other key sectors.MethodsWe used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) to explore associations between maintaining a routine, and emotional and behavioural difficulties in children, using linear regression models. …”
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Treating drug-resistant tuberculosis in an era of shorter regimens: Insights from rural South Africa by J-D K Lotz, J Porter, H Conradie, T Boyles, B Gaunt, S Dimanda, D Cort

“…To describe the outcomes of participants treated for DR-TB using a shorter, compared with a longer, regimen in a deeply rural SA setting, and to explore other factors affecting these outcomes. Methods. This retrospective cohort study describes outcomes in short and long DR-TB treatment regimens, over 5 years, at two rural treatment sites in SA. …”
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Comprehensive symptom assessment using Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale in hospitalized heart failure patients by Yasuhiro Hamatani, Moritake Iguchi, Yurika Ikeyama, Atsuko Kunugida, Megumi Ogawa, Natsushige Yasuda, Kana Fujimoto, Hidenori Ichihara, Misaki Sakai, Tae Kinoshita, Yasuyo Nakashima, Masaharu Akao

“…We sought to investigate the details, determinants, and prognostic significance of symptom burden in hospitalized patients with HF. Methods and results We prospectively evaluated consecutive hospitalized patients with HF as primary diagnosis at our institution using the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale (IPOS) both on admission and at discharge. …”
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Effect of Interference Electric Stimulation at Baliao and Dachangshu Acupoints Combined with Mosapride on Constipation Patients with Diabetes by JIANG Huiyu, ZHOU Wei, MING Xiaohong, LIU Haichao, WU Xiuxiang

“…ObjectiveTo observe the clinical effect of interference electric stimulation at Baliao and Dachangshu acupoints combined with mosapride on constipation patients with diabetes.MethodsA total of 40 constipation patients with diabetes in the outpatient department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College from January 2018 to December 2019 were randomly assigned to the control group and the observation group, with 20 cases in each group. …”
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HOTSED: A new integrated model for assessing potential hotspots of sediment sources and related sediment dynamics at watershed scale by Manuel La Licata, Alberto Bosino, Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi, Mattia De Amicis, Andrea Mandarino, Andrea Terret, Michael Maerker

“…Afterwards, PSS, STC, and PST components are integrated through a raster-based calculation method yielding the HOTSED model. We tested the HOTSED procedure in the upper Val d’Arda-Mignano watershed, which is a representative geomorphologically highly active Mediterranean area of the Northern Apennines (Italy). …”
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Evaluation of Healthcare Outcomes of Patients Treated with 3D-Printed-Titanium and PEEK Cages During Fusion Procedures in the Lumbar Spine by Corso KA, Teferra AA, Michielli A, Corrado K, Marcini A, Lotito M, Smith C, Costa M, Ruppenkamp J, Wallace A

“…Statistical comparisons were not conducted.Methods: This was a descriptive, retrospective, observational study. …”
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Specifically blocking αvβ8-mediated TGF-β signaling to reverse immunosuppression by modulating macrophage polarization by Cuicui Guo, Hui Sun, Yulei Du, Xiaodong Dai, Yu Pang, Zhen Han, Xinhui Xiong, Shaowei Li, Junhua Zhang, Qingbing Zheng, Xun Gui

“…Nevertheless, the expression profile of αvβ8 remains a subject of debate, and the precise mechanisms underlying the anti-tumor effects of anti-αvβ8 antibodies are not yet fully elucidated. Methods We utilized single-cell RNA sequencing to assess αvβ8 expression across various human tumors. …”
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