Corneal Reinnervation and Sensitivity Recovery after Pterygium Excision by ZhanLin Zhao, JiaYing Zhang, Hong Liang, SiYi Zhang, ChunYi Shao, XianQun Fan, Yao Fu

“…Nerve tortuosity was evaluated and graded in individual IVCM scans. The tear film break-up time (TBUT) test and Schirmer’s test were performed before surgery, as well as 1 and 3 months after surgery. …”
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Hp eradication decreased the expression level of PG II in patients of Hp negative with gastric intestinal metaplasia: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Yanhong Wang, Xixiang Cao, Baodong Shan, Song Chen, Shengnan Li, Sujuan Fei, Xunlei Pang

“…Among patients without Hp eradication history, those with low PG II levels had a higher proportion of individuals with a history of Hp eradication than those with high PG II levels (29.31% VS 3.13%, p = 0.003). …”
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Cryptocurrencies as a subject of financial fraud by Małgorzata Kutera

“…Therefore, it can be a clear indication for the governments of individual countries or international institutions for further efficient changes to the law. …”
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Dose-Weighted Network Pharmacology: Evaluating Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulations for Lumbar Disc Herniation by Zhou C, Xiang T, Yu Y, Ma H, Liu C, Yang F, Yang L

“…Changwen Zhou,1 Ting Xiang,2 Yu Yu,3 Hongzhong Ma,1 Ce Liu,1 Feng Yang,1,4,* Lixue Yang1,4,* 1The First Clinical Medical College, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Rehabilitation Department, Xiang Xi Autonomous Prefecture National Hospital, Hunan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Chinese Medicine, Minda Hospital of Hubei Minzu University, Hubei, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Orthopedic Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lixue Yang; Feng Yang, The First Clinical Medical College, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Vice No. 2, West Weiyang Road, Qindu District, Shaanxi, 712000, People’s Republic of China, Email ylx18391076233@163.com; yangfengdudu@163.comBackground and Purpose: Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) significantly impacts individuals, particularly those aged 40– 45. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formulations such as Taohong Siwu Decoction (TSD), Yaotong Jizheng Decoction (YJD), and Panlong Qi Tablet (PQT) are widely used for treatment. …”
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Imaging Flow Cytometric Identification of Chromosomal Defects in Paediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia by Ana P. A. Simpson, Carly E. George, Henry Y. L. Hui, Ravi Doddi, Rishi S. Kotecha, Kathy A. Fuller, Wendy N. Erber

“…There was variability in clonal makeup in individual cases, suggesting the presence of sub-clones. …”
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Statistical match reports of the 2022 volleyball World Championship in the context of network analysis with Gephi by Sergii Iermakov, Tetiana Yermakova, Krzysztof Wnorowski

“…These data are available for analysis and represent a valuable source for assessing the potential and future success of both individual athletes and teams as a whole. In this context, tools such as Gephi become particularly valuable for visualizing and analyzing events at high-level tournaments. …”
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Quality Control of Fetal Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles by Krishnan I, Ng CY, Kee LT, Ng MH, Law JX, Thangarajah T, Zainuddin AA, Mahmood Z, Rajamanickam S, Subramani B, Lokanathan Y

“…Albumin was co-isolated in all the sEV preparations.Conclusion: In short, all characterized and standardized individual and pooled sEV preparations were deemed “impure” due to albumin co-isolation using the TFF method. …”
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Lateral Decubitus 360° Capsular Release for Treatment of Recalcitrant End-Stage Adhesive Capsulitis by Juan Bernardo Villarreal-Espinosa MD, Rodrigo Saad Berreta BA, Richard Danilkowicz MD, Udit Dave BS, Melissa Carpenter BS, Jorge Chahla MD, PhD, Nikhil N. Verma MD

“…Patient Consent Disclosure Statement: The author(s) attests that consent has been obtained from any patient(s) appearing in this publication. If the individual may be identifiable, the author(s) has included a statement of release or other written form of approval from the patient(s) with this submission for publication.…”
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The Relationship Between LRP-5 and LRP-6 Gene Mutations and Postmenopausal Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity by Jun Li, Ya Li, Yunqiu Lu, Siyuan Li, Yecheng Zhu, Chuanbing Sun, Partab Rai, Xuehai Jia

“…OB was identified as a risk factor for T2DM in individuals with the wild-type at locus rs1181334, and the interaction between wild-type and mutant was significant ( P  < .05). 3. …”
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Impact of functional re-education and environmental adaptation in cancer patients with respiratory pathology: Study protocol. by Eduardo Jose Fernandez-Rodriguez, Maria Isabel Rihuete-Galve, Alberto Garcia-Martin, Celia Sanchez-Gomez, Fausto Jose Barbero-Iglesias, Roberto Mendez-Sanchez, Ana Silvia Puente-Gonzalez, Susana Saez-Gutierrez, Emilio Fonseca-Sanchez, Juan Jesus Cruz-Hernandez

“…One of the most concerning effects is dyspnoea, a serious health issue that imposes substantial limitations on individuals. While traditional clinical approaches, primarily focused on pharmacological interventions, are commonly employed to manage dyspnoea, we argue that these methods may not always provide optimal symptomatic relief. …”
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Plasma galectin-3 is associated with decreased glomerular filtration rate in chronic HIV by Diana L. Vares-Lum, Louie Mar A. Gangcuangco, Juwon Park, Eduardo Manzano, Michael Ortega, Dominic C. Chow, Cecilia Shikuma

“…Background People living with HIV (PLWH) have higher rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD) compared with HIV-uninfected individuals. The pathogenesis of CKD in HIV remains poorly understood but is likely from a combination of various factors, such as traditional comorbidities, prolonged antiretroviral therapy, immune dysregulation, and direct HIV effect on the kidneys. …”
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First-time use of electronic patient-reported outcome measures in a cluster randomized trial: a qualitative study by Terese Solvoll Skåre, Tonje Lundeby, Jo Åsmund Lund, Marianne Jensen Hjermstad, May Helen Midtbust

“…Additionally, we sought to examine the influence of Eir on the working routines of the participants. Methods Individual semi-structured interviews and a focus group were conducted with nine oncologists and study nurses involved in the implementation of the ePROM tool Eir. …”
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Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in trauma management: a comprehensive study of clinical indications and challenges by Tongporn Wannatoop, Peerayuht Phuangphung, Tanut Sornmanapong

“…The DAS group comprised 434 individuals who were declared deceased at the scene of major trauma. …”
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How can competencies in minor surgery in general practice be increased? Assessing the effect of a compact intervention in postgraduate training: a mixed-methodsstudy by Joachim Szecsenyi, Jonas D Senft, Katja Krug, Simon Schwill, Aaron Poppleton, Dorothee Reith, Sandra Stengel

“…Such measures appear crucial to support individual progress of GP trainees to provide comprehensive primary care.…”
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Renaissance Man, Man of his Times: Norman Mailer’s "The White Negro" and Literary Manhood in 1950s America by Matthew Kriz

“…Au lieu de cela, ces critiques ont vu dans cet essai un signe historique des préoccupations des années 50, époque souvent marquée par la croyance naïve en un individu transcendant et par une vision de la notion de race simpliste et essentialiste. …”
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Cardiovascular Disease Screening in Primary School Children by Alena Bagkaki, Fragiskos Parthenakis, Gregory Chlouverakis, Emmanouil Galanakis, Ioannis Germanakis

“…Further study is needed regarding performance of individual components, accuracy of interpretation (including computer assisted diagnosis) and cost-effectiveness, before large-scale application of CVD screening in unselected pediatric populations.…”
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Ion Chromatography Based Urine Amino Acid Profiling Applied for Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer by Jing Fan, Jing Hong, Jun-Duo Hu, Jin-Lian Chen

“…A diagnostic model was constructed to discriminate gastric cancer from healthy individuals and another diagnostic model for clinical staging by principal component analysis. …”
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Modelling district heating demand: A synthetic dataset for two residential neighbourhoodsZenodo by Katia Ritosa, Ina De Jaeger, Dirk Saelens, Staf Roels

“…While the initial focus was on the behaviour of individual buildings, these datasets are also valuable for urban-scale analyses, particularly in energy planning contexts.…”
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Single-staged Surgical Correction of Kyphotic Deformity due to Dorsal Spinal Tuberculosis in Pediatric Patients: Outcome Analysis by Mageswaran Shanmugavelu, Makesh Ram Sriraghavan, Prabhu Aloy, Poornima Kumararaja, Sai Vinay Bharadwaj Namala

“…Introduction: Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is more commonly seen in individuals during the first three decades of life, but it can occur at any age. …”
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Prediction and verification of the influence of the rs367781716 SN P on the interaction of ТАТА -binding protein with the promoter of the human АВСА9 gene by O. V. Arkova, I. A. Drachkova, T. V. Arshinova, D. A. Rasskazov, V. V. Suslov, P. M. Ponomarenko, M. P. Ponomarenko, N. A. Kolchanov, L. K. Savinkova

“…Analysis of SNP markers (significantly frequent differences of individual genomes of patients from the reference human genome) allows physicians to optimize treatment. …”
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