Epidemiology of adolescent runners: non-rearfoot strike is associated with the Achilles tendon and lower leg injury by Haruhiko Goto, Suguru Torii

“…Therefore, this epidemiological study aimed to investigate the prevalence and injury risk ratio (IRR) of RRIs concerning different foot strike patterns. Methods A total of 182 male Japanese adolescent runners were included. …”
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The Effect of a Combined Scapula and Shoulder Exercise Program with Kinesio Tape on Pain, Shoulder Proprioception, and Upper Limb Function in Swimmers with Shoulder Impingement Syn... by Seyedeh Farzaneh Sadri, Mohammad Saleki

“…Objective The present study aimed to determine the effect of a combined scapula and shoulder exercise program with Kinesio Tape on pain, shoulder proprioception, and upper limb function in swimmers with shoulder impingement syndrome. Methods In this study, 30 swimmers with shoulder impingement syndrome were purposefully selected and randomly divided into two groups: a control group (15 participants) and an exercise group (15 participants). …”
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Spatial Narrative Optimization in Digitally Gamified Architectural Scenarios by Deshao Wang, Jieqing Xu, Luwang Chen

“…The proposed model comprises four key components: (1) developing spatial narrative design methods for such scenarios; (2) constructing a spatial language system for spatial narratives using linguistic principles to organize narrative expression; (3) building a preliminary digitally gamified scenario based on the “Wuhu Jiaoji Temple Renovation Project” after architectural and environmental enhancements; and (4) optimization through thermal feedback experiments—collecting visitor trajectory heatmaps, eye-tracking heatmaps, and oculometric data. …”
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Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy as a Variant of the Course of Age-Related Macular Degeneration by I. E. Panova, T. B. Shaimov, V. A. Shaimova

“…Purpose: to study noninvasive diagnostic options for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) — a subtype of neovascular agerelated macular degeneration — by monitoring clinical progression, defining optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings specific for PCV and evaluating diagnostic utility of OCT angiography.Patients and methods. The study included 254 patients (292 eyes) with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. …”
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Association of Comprehensive Nursing with Respiratory Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Tracheostomy After Traumatic Brain Injury by Gu XJ, Le Y, Hu XM, Lu ZH

“…Xi-Juan Gu,1 Yan Le,1 Xiao-Mei Hu,1 Zhi-Hui Lu2 1Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Zhi-Hui Lu, Email zpv730@yeah.netObjective: To analyze the application of comprehensive nursing in patients undergoing tracheostomy after traumatic brain injury.Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 87 patients with traumatic brain injury who underwent tracheostomy in our hospital, divided into a control group (n=43), which received standard nursing care, and an intervention group (n=44), which received comprehensive nursing care. …”
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Does Platelet-rich Plasma Delay Ankle Osteoarthritis Surgery? A Systematic Review by Abhijit Bandyopadhyay

“…Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy has emerged as a potential treatment to alleviate symptoms and delay surgical interventions in ankle OA, akin to its established role in knee OA. Materials and methods: A systematic search was conducted across major databases from inception to present, following preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. …”
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Application of principles of multimodal analgesia as the content element of a fast-track surgery program by O. Yu. Ioffe, O. P. Stetsenko, M. S. Kryvopustov, T. V. Tarasiuk, Yu. P. Tsiura

“…To estimate the efficacy of postoperative pain reduction in first days after surgical intervention in acceleration of postoperative restoration in patients and reduction of the stationary treatment duration. Materials and methods. In Sept. 2011 - May 2019 yrs period there were performed 569 elective operative interventions, using principles of a Fast Track Surgery program, including those with application of multimodal analgesia. …”
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Toric intraocular correction following cataract extraction in a patient with keratoconus after implantation of intrastromal corneal ring segments: a clinical case by O. G. Oganesyan, L. I. Romanova, S. V. Milash, A. V. Penkina

“…Purpose: to study the results of toric intraocular correction following a surgical treatment of cataract in a 69-year-old patient with the 2nd stage of keratoconus by Amsler-Krumeich classification with intrastromal corneal segments implanted. Methods. During the first visit, the patient had 0.1 best corrected visual acuity (BCVA). …”
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Application of allogeneic adult mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of venous ulcers: A phase I/II randomized controlled trial protocol. by Víctor J Costela-Ruiz, Encarnación González-Vigil, Olga Espinosa-Ibáñez, Rosario Mata Alcázar-Caballero, Lucía Melguizo-Rodríguez, Olga Fernández-López, Salvador Arias-Santiago

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the feasibility, safety and efficacy of the cutaneous application of Bioengineered Artificial Mesenchymal Sheet (BAMS) in venous leg ulcers (VLUs) versus conventional treatment.<h4>Methods</h4>This protocol is based on the design of a Phase I/II, multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label clinical trial investigating the application of a biological dressing supplemented with mesenchymal stem cells (NCT05962931). …”
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Influence of Overnight Orthokeratology Lens Treatment Zone Decentration on Myopia Progression by Anken Wang, Chenhao Yang

“…To investigate the effect of OK lens treatment zone decentration on myopia control. Methods. We retrospectively selected 30 OK lens wearers who met the following conditions in our hospital from more than 1300 cases: wearing lens in both eyes and only one eye was off-center while the other one was centric for more than 12 months. …”
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CN2VF-Net: A Hybrid Convolutional Neural Network and Vision Transformer Framework for Multi-Scale Fire Detection in Complex Environments by Naveed Ahmad, Mariam Akbar, Eman H. Alkhammash, Mona M. Jamjoom

“…These results outperform existing methods by 1.6% in precision, 0.3% in recall, and 3.4% in F1-score. …”
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Association of a high rate of glycolysis and the activity of the uncoupling of oxidation and phosphorylation in the blood cells of patients with late-stage knee osteoarthritis and... by E. B. Chetina, G. A. Markova, K. E. Glemba, M. A. Makarov

“…Objective: to investigate the relationship between the expression of genes mediating cellular energy production and the development of chronic postoperative pain (CPP) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with osteoarthritis (OA).Material and methods. Prior to TKA, the blood of 50 patients with stage III–IV knee OA and complaints of constant pain and joint dysfunction was analyzed. …”
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Primary Arthrodesis or Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for Lisfranc Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Lachlan Mactier BEng(Hons), Genevieve Cox BSc(Hons), Rajat Mittal MBBS, FRACS, Mayuran Suthersan MBBS, FRACS

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to compare the functional and surgical outcomes of PA and ORIF in the treatment of Lisfranc injuries. Methods: This study was performed as per the PRISMA protocol. …”
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Colonic migrating motor complexes are inhibited in acute tri-nitro benzene sulphonic acid colitis. by Ben R Hofma, Hannah R Wardill, Chris Mavrangelos, Melissa A Campaniello, David Dimasi, Joanne M Bowen, Scott D Smid, Claudine S Bonder, Elizabeth A Beckett, Patrick A Hughes

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Epithelial barrier permeability was compared between TNBS treated and healthy control mice in-vitro and in-vivo. …”
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A lightweight and explainable CNN model for empowering plant disease diagnosis by Chiranjit Pal, Swastik Karmakar, Imon Mukherjee, Partha Pratim Chakrabarti

“…Traditional diagnostic methods are slow, labor-intensive, and rely on expert knowledge, limiting scalability for large-scale operations. …”
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Unveiling the drivers of patient satisfaction in the United States hospitals: Assessing quality indicators across regions. by Man Hung, Sharon Vu, Eric S Hon, Logan Reese, Jacob Gardner, Martin S Lipsky

“…Analyzing these results is crucial for enhancing patient-centered care and understanding regional disparities.<h4>Methods</h4>This study analyzed HCAHPS data from 3,286 U.S. hospitals from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022. …”
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Impact of transdermal buprenorphine patch combined with celecoxib on improving shoulder pain and function of patients with primary adhesive shoulder capsulitis by Qingbang Xu, Xiaolan Zheng, Ling Hu, Jing Zheng

“…This study aims to evaluate the impact of a combination therapy involving buprenorphine transdermal patch and celecoxib capsules on improving shoulder pain and function of patients with primary adhesive shoulder capsulitis (ASC). Methods This retrospective observational study consecutively enrolled patients with primary ASC from our hospital Outpatient Department between April 2018 and June 2020. …”
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A study the various clinical and electrophysiological parameters of severity of carpal tunnel syndrome, their correlation with post-operative recovery by Sushil Ramesh Nehete, Binita B. Raut, Amita S. Hiremath, R. Mukund Thatte

“…Objective: We aimed to study the various clinical and electrophysiological parameters of severity of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and to see if the severity of CTS affects recovery after surgery. Patients and Methods: A prospective study of 35 patients suffering from CTS. …”
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Effect of intravenous esketamine on postoperative sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled... by Haijin Wang, Lan Wang, Jing Gao, Fengqi Zhou

“…Postoperative sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression are significant contributors to overall recovery in this demographic, especially following laparoscopic abdominal surgery. Methods This study included 200 records of elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic abdominal surgery. …”
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Optimal timing for cataract surgery in patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy by Na Miao, Yan-Chi Chen, Wei-Min He

“…AIM: To investigate the optimal timing and therapeutic effects of cataract surgery in patients with moderate to severe thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO). METHODS: Data from TAO patients who underwent cataract surgery between 2014 and 2024 were analyzed. patients were categorized into two groups based on the hospital where their cataract surgery was performed: an external hospital surgery group and an in-house hospital surgery group. …”
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