The Effect of Laser Biostimulation at Sensitized Acupoints on Chronic Pelvic Pain and Quality of Life in Women with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Marwa Esmael Hasanin, Sobhy Mahmoud Aly, Mona Mohamed Taha, Lama Saad El-Din Mahmoud, Monira I. Aldhahi

“…This study aimed to investigate the effects of laser on sensitized acupoints on pelvic pain perception and quality of life in women with pelvic inflammatory disease. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: Thirty-six women with CPP caused by chronic pelvic inflammatory disease were randomly divided into two equal groups. …”
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Development and Validation of a Neonatal Hypothermia Prediction Model for In-Hospital Transport Using Machine Learning Algorithms: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Zhang W, Gu X, Gu C, Yao L, Zhang Y, Wang K

“…Wenyan Zhang,1,&amp;ast; Xiaoying Gu,1,&amp;ast; Chunjie Gu,1 Lili Yao,1 You Zhang,2 Ke Wang1 1Department of Neonatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Gynecologic Oncology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, People’s Republic of China; 2Information Center, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Shanghai Institute of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Gynecologic Oncology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ke Wang, Email wangkeyfy@126.com You Zhang, Email 122710487@qq.comObjective: This study aims to predict hypothermia during neonatal in-hospital transport using machine learning techniques, identify risk factors, rank their importance, and visualize the results, allowing healthcare providers to rapidly assess the probability of hypothermia risk during transport.Methods: Clinical data of 9,060 neonates transported within a tertiary maternity hospital in Shanghai between January 2023 and June 2024 were collected, including maternal and neonatal data. …”
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage Combined with Blood Biomarkers Predicts Poor Wound Healing After Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion: A Machine Learning Analysis by Pang Z, Ou Y, Liang J, Huang S, Chen J, Huang S, Wei Q, Liu Y, Qin H, Chen Y

“…Thus, our primary aim is to using machine learning identify these risk factors and construct a clinical risk prediction model.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 2516 patients who underwent posterior lumbar spinal fusion at Guangxi Medical University’s Second Affiliated Hospital between August 2021 and August 2023. …”
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Efficacy Assessment and Prognostic Value of Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Stage IV Acral and Cutaneous Melanoma Receiving PD-1 Inhibitors by Zhang Y, Qu Z, Xuan H, Lu L, Ding C, He Z, Gu K, Zhang Y

“…Few studies have examined the role of inflammatory markers in predicting the overall survival (OS) in stage IV acral melanoma (AM) and cutaneous melanoma (CM) patients receiving immunotherapy.Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the value of inflammatory markers in efficacy and prognosis for stage IV melanoma patients who underwent immunotherapy.Patients and Methods: This multicenter study reviewed the clinicopathological characteristics and inflammatory markers of 94 stage IV AM and CM patients receiving PD-1 inhibitors therapy. …”
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Achieving flexible fairness metrics in federated medical imaging by Huijun Xing, Rui Sun, Jinke Ren, Jun Wei, Chun-Mei Feng, Xuan Ding, Zilu Guo, Yu Wang, Yudong Hu, Wei Wei, Xiaohua Ban, Chuanlong Xie, Yu Tan, Xian Liu, Shuguang Cui, Xiaohui Duan, Zhen Li

“…FlexFair incorporates a flexible regularization term to facilitate the integration of multiple fairness criteria, including equal accuracy, demographic parity, and equal opportunity. …”
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Therapeutic alliance in a stepped digital psychosocial intervention for breast cancer patients: findings from a multicentre randomised controlled trial by Aida Flix-Valle, Joan Carles Medina, Arnau Souto-Sampera, Alejandra Arizu-Onassis, Eva Juan-Linares, Maria Serra-Blasco, Laura Ciria-Suárez, Guillem Feixas, Cristian Ochoa-Arnedo

“…Aims (a) To compare the development of therapeutic alliance between psychosocial treatment as usual (PTAU) and a stepped digital intervention designed to prevent distress in cancer patients; (b) to analyse the level of agreement between patients’ and therapists’ therapeutic alliance ratings; and (c) to explore variables associated with therapeutic alliance in the digital intervention. Method A multicentre randomised controlled trial with 184 newly diagnosed breast cancer women was conducted. …”
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A survey on professional identity of ophthalmology residents before standardized resident training by JIANG Zhihao, ZHAO Xiujuan, WEI Yantao

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Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Orbit: A Case Series and Literature Review by Guo S, Wang S, Chen C, He X, Yang B, Huang Z, Ma J, Shi J, Jiang L, Chen FK

“…We analyzed a series of orbital IMTs to determine their unique features.Methods: Records from patients with pathologically confirmed IMT at Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, between January 2004 and August 2022, were reviewed for their ocular presentation and treatment outcomes.Results: Thirteen cases of primary orbital IMT with positive anaplastic lymphoma kinase on fluorescent in situ hybridization were included. …”
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The Efficacy of Adalimumab Treatment in Pediatric Non-Infectious Uveitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Kübra Özdemir Yalçınsoy, Osman Özen, Yasemin Özdamar Erol, Pınar Çakar Özdal

“…Objectives: To evaluate the clinical features of pediatric non-infectious uveitis (NIU) patients treated with adalimumab (ADA) and the efficacy of ADA in patients unresponsive to conventional immunosuppressive therapy. Materials and Methods: The records of 91 NIU patients aged ≤16 years who received ADA therapy were evaluated retrospectively. …”
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# Language processing characteristics in normal pressure hydrocephalus: insights from eye-tracking analysis of incorrect responses by Ji-Yeong Kim, Jiho Lee, Nayeon Kim, Ki-Su Park, Janghyeok Yoon, Kyunghun Kang, Ji-Wan Ha

“…This study examines real-time language processing in NPH patients and healthy elderly (HE) controls by comparing their eye movements during correct and incorrect responses in a lexical retrieval task (LRT).MethodsA total of 26 subjects participated, comprising 14 patients diagnosed with NPH (aged 65 or older) and 12 individuals in the HE group. …”
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Comparison of efficacy and safety between gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy and trabeculectomy for primary open-angle glaucoma treatment: a retrospective cohort study by Leyi Wang, Chen Wang, Pengyun Wang, Chenyang Dai, Rachita Kurmi, Wenzhe Zhang, Jiayin Wu, Hui Guo

“…In this study, we aimed to compare the efficacy and safety between GATT and TRAB for the treatment of POAG. Methods This cohort study included eyes with POAG that underwent a single GATT (30 eyes) or TRAB (34 eyes). …”
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Nucleoplasty as a therapeutic option for lumbar disc degeneration related pain: a retrospective study of 396 cases Nucleoplastia como opção terapêutica para dor relacionada à degen... by José Lourenço Kallás, Bruno Loyola Godoy, Cesar Fantezia Andraus, Felipe Gonçalves de Carvalho, Maria Emilia Cosenza Andraus

“…METHODS: Analysis of VAS score in 396 patients with lumbar disc degeneration related pain, according to anamnesis, clinical examination and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), without improvement of previous clinical treatment, submitted to percutaneous nucleoplasty. …”
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Functional vision tests as clinical trial outcome measures in ophthalmology: a scoping review by Arun James Thirunavukarasu, Shabnam Raji, Laura Jayne Taylor, Robert Edward MacLaren

“…Objectives To identify currently available functional vision tests and evaluate their use as clinical trial outcome measures in ophthalmology.Design Scoping review using the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis Extension for Scoping Reviews) guidelines.Methods A literature search was conducted in MEDLINE and Embase (via Ovid) for articles published between 1 January 2003 and 1 August 2024. …”
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Predicting anatomical success and retinal restoration following macular hole surgery using optical coherence tomography parameters by Ece Ozal, Serhat Ermis, Cengiz Gul, Burakhan Kursat Aksoy, Murat Karapapak, Sadık Altan Ozal

“…Abstract Purpose To evaluate the prognostic significance of preoperative optical coherence tomography (OCT) parameters in predicting anatomical closure patterns following idiopathic macular hole (MH) surgery. Methods In this retrospective study, 61 eyes of 61 patients who underwent successful MH surgery were analyzed. …”
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Sensitization and Habituation of Hyper-Excitation to Constant Presentation of Pattern-Glare Stimuli by Thomas Jefferis, Cihan Dogan, Claire E. Miller, Maria Karathanou, Austyn Tempesta, Andrew J. Schofield, Howard Bowman

“…Background/Objectives: Pattern glare, associated with cortical hyperexcitability, induces visual distortions and discomfort, particularly in individuals susceptible to migraines or epilepsy. …”
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Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Central Microbial Keratitis in the Philippines by Ma. Dominga B. Padilla, MD, Ruben Lim Bon Siong, MD, George Michael N. Sosuan, MD

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Development and experimental basis of local subretinal technique of xenogenic’s injection stem cells labelled by magnetic perticles by Yu. A. Belyy, A. V. Тereshchenko, S. A. Mirgorodskaya, A. A. Temnov, A. D. Semenov, A. V. Revishchin, G. V. Pavlova, N. N. Kust

“…Purpose: is to develop a technique for local subretinal injection of xenogeneic stem cells labeled with magnetic particles and to prove experimentally its effectiveness.Material and methods: We used a line of stem cells HEK-293 GFP,labeled with magnetic particles. …”
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Outcomes of intravitreal dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex®) in patients with post-surgical macular edema – a real-world scenario by Elder Ohara de Oliveira Júnior, Isabel Ahn, Rodrigo Antonio Brant Fernandes, Arthur Gustavo Fernandes

“…We aimed to evaluate the outcomes of intravitreal Ozurdex® (700 µg dexamethasone) implants as a primary therapeutical option for post-surgical macular edema cases. Methods Patients with post-surgical macular edema diagnosed by optical coherence tomography (Cirrus SD-OCT) and treated with Ozudex were selected for the current study. …”
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Computed tomography-based investigation of degenerative neural cervicothoracic foraminal stenosis as a potential mechanism for Horner syndrome by Joshua Ong, Mariko Kurokawa, Sangeeta Khanna, Lindsey B. De Lott, Ryo Kurokawa, Aseem Sharma

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A comparative analysis of the 1-year outcomes of modified Athens protocol versus Cretan protocol in the treatment of progressive keratoconus by Jielei Huang, Jiawei Wu, Wang Xiao, Lu Xiong, Bo Zhang, Ivey Thornton, Zheng Wang

“…Abstract Background This retrospective comparative cohort study aimed to compare the one-year outcomes of two modified surgical protocols, the Athens protocol followed by accelerated corneal cross-linking (ACXL) (topography-guided transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy [TG-TPRK] combined with ACXL) and the Cretan protocol followed by ACXL (transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy [TPTK] combined with ACXL), in patients with progressive keratoconus. Methods The study included 92 eyes of 67 patients (49 eyes/34 patients in the TG-TPRK-ACXL group; 43 eyes/33 patients in the TPTK-ACXL group). …”
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