Efficacy and safety of laser acupuncture on osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiangdong Wen, Guojiang Zhang, Jinquan Cui, Yuzhe Tang, Qi Meng, Yang Su, Senbo An, Shui Sun, Shui Sun

“…ObjectivesTo perform a meta-analysis of previous studies investigating the effects of laser acupuncture on osteoarthritis.Study designSystematic review and meta-analysis.MethodsRandomized controlled trials (RCTS) on laser acupuncture for osteoarthritis were searched in the databases of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science with a search deadline of 24 December 2023. …”
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Frictional heat-assisted performance enhancement in dynamic Schottky contact of Al/Ag2Se-based tribovoltaic nanogenerator by Supakarn Worathat, Utchawadee Pharino, Phakkhananan Pakawanit, Arunothai Rattanachata, Rangson Muanghlua, Sugato Hajra, Hoe Joon Kim, Saichon Sriphan, Naratip Vittayakorn

“…The tribovoltaic nanogenerator (TVNG) has evolved in recent years as a novel type of nanogenerator designed to address the limitations of the standard triboelectric nanogenerator in terms of output signal and charge generation. …”
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WATCHMAN versus LACbes® device for percutaneous left atrial appendage closure: a single-center, propensity-matched study by Song Zhang, Sihuai Xiong, Sha Zhang, Keyu Chen, Hua Wang, Ke Li, Xudong Xu, Xianxian Zhao, Ni Zhu, Xinmiao Huang, Yongwen Qin, Zhifu Guo, Yuan Bai

“…A new dual-seal mechanism LACbes® occluder with isogenous barbs for LAAC has been designed to facilitate easier delivery and improve safety. …”
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Observational study on the current status of thalassaemia in Malaysia: a report from the Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry by Hishamshah Mohd Ibrahim, Zulaiha Muda, Ida Shahnaz Othman, Mohamed Najib Mohamed Unni, Kok Hoi Teh, Asohan Thevarajah, Kogilavani Gunasagaran, Gek Bee Ong, Seoh Leng Yeoh, Aisyah Muhammad Rivai, Che Hadibiah Che Mohd Razali, Nazzlin Dizana Din, Zarina Abdul Latiff, Rahman Jamal, Norsarwany Mohamad, Hany Mohd Ariffin, Hamidah Alias

“…This study aims to report the current status of thalassaemia in Malaysia and provide a comprehensive understanding of the disease through data obtained from the Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry.Design Data were extracted from the Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry, a web-based system accessible to enrolled users through www.mytalasemia.net.my.Setting The Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry data was recorded from reports obtained from 110 participating government and university hospitals in Malaysia.Participants The patients were those attending the 110 participating hospitals for thalassaemia treatment.Intervention Data were collected from the Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry from 2007 until the fourth quarter of 2018.Primary outcome measure 7984 out of 8681 patients with thalassaemia registered in the Malaysian Thalassaemia Registry were reported alive.Results Majority of the patients were reported in the state of Sabah (22.72%); the largest age group affected was 5.0–24.9 years old (64.45%); the largest ethnic group involved was Malay (63.95%); and the major diagnosis was haemoglobin E/β-thalassaemia (34.37%). …”
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The relationship between stress levels and the habits of consuming high-sugar food among undergraduate students by Zulfa 'Azizah, Dittasari Putriana, Agil Dhiemitra Aulia Dewi

“…This analytical observational research employed a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 168 students aged 18 to 25 who were selected using purposive sampling. …”
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Liraglutide alleviates high-fat diet-induced kidney injury in mice by regulating the CaMKKβ/AMPK pathway by Yingli Xuan, Ting-ting Ding, Xiao-lei Mao, Shiqing Pang, Ruibin He, Li Qin, Jiang zi Yuan

“…Therefore, this study was designed to observe the characteristics and potential mechanism of liraglutide against obesity-related kidney disease.Methods Thirty-six C57BL/6J male mice were randomly divided into six groups (n = 6 per group). …”
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Image depth estimation assisted by multi-view projection by Liman Liu, Jinshan Tian, Guansheng Luo, Siyuan Xu, Chen Zhang, Huaifei Hu, Wenbing Tao

“…Additionally, a multi-view reprojection error is designed for supervised optical flow estimation to effectively constrain the optical flow estimation process. …”
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Predictors of chronic pain and level of physical function in total knee arthroplasty: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jens Ivar Brox, Christopher James Rose, Anners Lerdal, Øystein Skare, Unni Olsen, Maren Falch Lindberg, Eva Marie-Louise Denison, Caryl Lynn Gay, Arild Aamodt, Ove Furnes, Kathryn A Lee

“…We present a Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols compliant protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of predictors of chronic pain and impaired function after TKA.Methods and analysis This review will include prospective longitudinal observational studies, or randomised trials (including cluster and crossover designs) that report arm-wise predictors of chronic postsurgical pain or impaired physical function at 3 months, 6 months or 12 months. …”
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Association of aerobic capacity and muscular strength with health-related quality of life in adolescents: A school-based cross-sectional study by Bianca Lins dos Santos, João Paulo Rodrigues dos Santos, José Damião Saraiva Gomes-Júnior, Eriston de Souza Bezerra, Samuel Lira da Silva Barbosa, Bárbara Gicélia da Silva Araújo, Fabio Thiago Maciel da Silva, João Pedro Magalhães, Vera Lúcia Zymbal, Eduardo Caldas Costa, Rodrigo Alberto Vieira Browne

“…Methods: A cross-sectional design was employed, including 202 Brazilian adolescents. …”
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Flat-Top Metasurface Broadband Mushroom Antenna for Microwave Power Transmission by Haixuan Li, Rui Zhang, Bingchuan Xie, Lu Tian, Zhicheng Wang, Zhengyu Deng

“…This configuration enables the simultaneous excitation of dual resonance modes, resulting in aperture radiation and a wide impedance bandwidth. The final design has an overall dimension of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1.96\lambda _{0} \times 1.96\lambda _{0} \times 0.09\lambda _{0}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> at 5.4 GHz. …”
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The impact of an educational intervention on undergraduate students’ knowledge, acceptability, and willingness to pay for dapivirine vaginal ring in Nigeria's first indigenous univ... by Abdulmuminu Isah, Gabriel Ezenri, Ogechi Obi, Nnamdi A. Okibe, Hadiza Usman Ma’aji, Ezinwanne J. Ugochukwu, Cynthia C. Eze, Chisom M. Amoke, Augustus Ezeodimegwu, Charles C. Idabor, Mustapha Muhammed Abubakar, Francis Iloabuchi, Ikenna John Ugwu, Chukwuebuka M. Asogwa, Chinwe V. Ukwe, Blessing Onyinye Ukoha-kalu

“…Methods A cross-sectional design was adopted to obtain responses from the respondents using a validated 23-item questionnaire. …”
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Fertigation with alpha-tocopherol enhances morphological, physiological, and antioxidant responses in radish (Raphanus sativus L.) under drought stress by Muhammad Shahbaz Chishti, Muhammad Shahbaz, Muhammad Kaleem, Saba Shafi, Anam Mehmood, Zhang Qingzhu, Musarat Mansha, Nimra Shehzadi, Shamsa Rana, Hina Shahid, Abeer Hashem, Alanoud Alfagham, Elsayed Fathi Abd-Allah

“…The present work was designed to explore the potential role of alpha-tocopherol (α-Toc), a form of vitamin E, on the morphological, physio-biochemical, and cellular antioxidant responses of two radish genotypes grown under drought conditions (38 ± 3% of field capacity). …”
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Defining indicators for disease burden, health outcomes, policies and barriers and facilitators to health services for migrant populations in the Middle East and North African regi... by Charles Agyemang, Ali Ardalan, Farah Seedat, Bouchra Assarag, Nuria Casamitjana, Kolitha Wickramage, Sally Hargreaves, Ana Requena-Mendez, Fouad M Fouad, Dominik Zenner, Anna Deal, Stella Evangelidou, Wafa Saidi, Chiaki Ito, Oumnia Bouaddi, Moudrick Abdellatifi, Alba Cuxart-Graell, Hassan Edries, Eman Elafef, Taha Maatoug, Anissa Ouahchi, Liv Mathilde Pampiri, Sara Arias, Adel Abdelkhalek, Ahmed Hamed Arisha, Ibrahim Ahmed Bani, Aasmaa Chaoui, Wafa Chemao-Elfihri, Kenza Hassouni, Mahmoud Hilali, Mohamed Khalis, Wejdene Mansour, Ali Mtiraoui, MENA Migrant Health Working Group, Asad Adam, Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Salma Altyib, Hanen Ben Belgacem, Imane Belkhammar, Thomas Calvot, Luciana Ceretti, Nelly Chavassieux, Hassan Chrifi, Mohamed Douagi, Algdail Elnil, Gonzalo Fanjul, Ahmed Hamed, Abdedayem Khelifi, Lora Makhlouf, Maissa Mokni, Davide Olchini, Tarik Oufkir, Nasong Park, Giuseppe Raffa, Sandra Santafé, Alice Sironi, Fatma Temimi, Zeineb Turki

“…Data are needed to support regional elimination and control targets for key diseases and the design and delivery of programmes to improve health outcomes in these groups. …”
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Protocol of the Nurses’ Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study by Jiaxin Yang, Chongmei Huang, Shuiyuan Xiao, Xuting Li, Meng Ning, Zengyu Chen, Yusheng Tian, Qiang Yu, Yamin Chen, Ya-Min Li

“…Annual follow-up will be conducted via a questionnaire link to monitor subsequent changes in nurses’ mental health and related factors.Patient and public involvement statement No patient and public involvement in the study design.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Institute Review Board from the ethical committee of The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (E20230048) and NMHS will be performed in line with Helsinki Declarations. …”
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Validation of the Transition Readiness and Appropriateness Measure (TRAM) for the Managing the Link and Strengthening Transition from Child to Adult Mental Healthcare in Europe (MI... by Fiona McNicholas, Dieter Wolke, Jason Madan, Jatinder Singh, Federico Fiori, Paramala Santosh, Jane Warwick, Helena Tuomainen, Swaran Singh, Laura Adams, Mathilde Mastroianni, Natalie Heaney, Kate Lievesley, Ilyas Sagar-Ouriaghli, Giovanni Allibrio, Rebecca Appleton, Nikolina Davidović, Giovanni de Girolamo, Gwen Dieleman, Katarina Dodig-Ćurković, Tomislav Franić, Charlotte Gatherer, Suzanne Gerritsen, Elisa Gheza, Lidia Manenti, Athanasios Maras, Francesco Margari, Adriana Pastore, Moli Paul, Diane Purper-Ouakil, Francesco Rinaldi, Vehbi Sakar, Ulrike Schulze, Giulia Signorini, Cathy Street, Priya Tah, Sabine Tremmery, Amanda Tuffrey, Frank Verhulst, Anna Wilson

“…The objective of this study was to develop and validate the Transition Readiness and Appropriateness Measure (TRAM) for assessing a young person’s readiness for transition, and their outcomes at the transfer boundary.Design MILESTONE prospective study.Setting Eight European Union (EU) countries participating in the EU-funded MILESTONE study.Participants The first phase (MILESTONE validation study) involved 100 adolescents (pre-transition), young adults (post-transition), parents/carers and both CAMHS and AMHS clinicians. …”
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Focus on Depression in Parkinson’s Disease: A Delphi Consensus of Experts in Psychiatry, Neurology, and Geriatrics by Luis Agüera-Ortiz, Rocío García-Ramos, Francisco J. Grandas Pérez, Jorge López-Álvarez, José Manuel Montes Rodríguez, F. Javier Olazarán Rodríguez, Javier Olivera Pueyo, Carmelo Pelegrín Valero, Jesús Porta-Etessam

“…Results presented here are useful diagnostic and patient management guidance for other physicians and important considerations to improve future drug trial design.…”
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Comparative efficacy of repurposed drugs lopinavir-ritonavir and darunavir-ritonavir in hospitalised COVID-19 patients: insights from a tertiary centre cohort by Dóra Paróczai, Dóra Paróczai, András Bikov, András Bikov, Andreea Blidaru, Emanuel Bobu, Ana Lascu, Ana Lascu, Cristian Ion Mot, Cristian Ion Mot, Stefan Mihaicuta, Stefan Mihaicuta, Stefan Frent, Stefan Frent

“…Therefore, our objective was to compare the efficacy of LPV/r and DRV/r in COVID-19 patients admitted to a tertiary centre in Romania.Research design and methodsA clinical dataset from 417 hospitalised patients was analysed. …”
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Human Umbilical Cord Perivascular Cells Prevent Tumor Growth in a Melanoma Tumor-Bearing Mouse Model and Modulate Breast Cancer and Melanoma Cells in a Cell Line-Dependent Manner I... by Lianet Lopez, Hannah Shuster-Hyman, Eden Marco, Hasna Khan, Avishai Gasner, Aleksandra Uzelac, Brandon Wyse, Poonam Mander, Mugundhine Sangaralingam, Joseph Fish, Ariel Gorodensky, Samar Mouazz, Amanda Kauffman, Denis Gallagher, Andrée Gauthier-Fisher, Clifford L. Librach

“…First trimester (FTM) and term human umbilical cord perivascular cells are promising mesenchymal stromal cell candidates to mitigate side effects of oncotherapy, but their safety for cancer patients remains to be determined. This study was designed to determine if human umbilical cord perivascular cells modulate tumor growth when injected systemically in a tumor-bearing mouse model. …”
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Information Security and Artificial Intelligence&#x2013;Assisted Diagnosis in an Internet of Medical Thing System (IoMTS) by Pi-Yun Chen, Yu-Cheng Cheng, Zi-Heng Zhong, Feng-Zhou Zhang, Neng-Sheng Pai, Chien-Ming Li, Chia-Hung Lin

“…Hence, in this study, a symmetric encryption and decryption protocol was designed to ensure infosecurity of biosignals and medical images and assist in specific purposes in disease diagnosis. …”
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Hypertension prevalence, associated factors, treatment and control in rural Cameroon: a cross-sectional study by Valirie Ndip Agbor, Larissa Pone Simo, Dora Mbanya, Jean Jacques N Noubiap, Orlin Pagnol Nana, Pride Swiri-Muya Nkosu, Arnold Forlemu Asaah Anouboweh, Jude Nfor Ndi, Jacques Nguend Mbock, Noel Fils Bakari, Harold Giovani Guifo Tambou

“…In addition, we sought to assess awareness, treatment and control rates of hypertension among community members.Design A community-based cross-sectional study.Setting Participants from five health areas in the BHD were recruited from August to October 2018.Participants Consenting participants aged 18 years and above were included.Results We included 526 participants in this study. …”
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