Validity and reliability of the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) for critically ill pediatric patients. by Haruhiko Hoshino, Mitsuki Ikeda, Yujiro Matsuishi, Yuki Enomoto, Nobutake Shimojo, Misaki Kotani, Shunsuke Kobayashi, Takahiro Kido, Satomi Hayashi, Yoko Furuya, Yoshiaki Inoue

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate CPOT for critically ill pediatric patients.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a prospective observational study in an eight-bed open PICU from January 2022 to March 2023. …”
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Retrospective study of incidence/prevalence of pigmentary maculopathy and retinopathy in patients receiving pentosan polysulfate sodium. by Zhong Yuan, Subusola Vaughan, Carolyn Jeffcoat, Peter Hu, Ritchie Yuson, Daniel Fife, Durga Borkar

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This is a retrospective cohort study (January 2015-March 2021) which included adult de-identified patients from the American Academy of Ophthalmology IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) and Komodo Health database. …”
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Short-Term Effects of Overnight Orthokeratology on Corneal Sensitivity in Chinese Children and Adolescents by Wanqing Jin, Jiangping Ye, Jiafan Zhang, Yu Zhu, Frank Thorn, Ningning Liu, Ruzhi Deng

“…To assess the effects of the 3-month period of orthokeratology (OK) treatment on corneal sensitivity in Chinese children and adolescents. Methods. Thirty subjects wore overnight OK lenses in both eyes for 3 months and were assessed at baseline, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months after the treatment. …”
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Comparison of OnBaseU Tests with Biomechanical Motion Analysis in Youth Baseball Pitchers by Tessa Hulburt, Taylor Catalano, Kristen F. Nicholson

“…The secondary purpose was to compare OnBaseU and 3D motion capture seated trunk rotation test results to determine the validity of the OnBaseU test. # Methods OnBaseU screening and 3D motion capture pitching evaluations were completed for 103 adolescent pitchers (age = 15.2 ± 1.29 years; height = 1.80 ± 0.0866 m; weight = 76.2 ± 13.8 kg). …”
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Sutureless Intrascleral Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens Fixation: Analysis of Clinical Outcomes and Postoperative Complications by Jiannan Liu, Wenxue Fan, Xinyu Lu, Shaomin Peng

“…Study Design. 68 eyes of 66 patients who received the technique were studied retrospectively. Methods. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), anterior chamber depth (ACD), IOL tilt and decentration, corneal topography (K1 and K2), and postoperative complications were determined at 3 months. …”
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Surgical Reduction and Direct Repair Using Pedicle Screw-Rod-Hook Fixation in Adult Patients with Low-Grade Isthmic Spondylolisthesis by Yongjian Gao, Chen Zhao, Lei Luo, Liehua Liu, Lichuan Liang, Dianming Jiang, Pei Li, Qiang Zhou

“…To assess the surgical effect of reduction and direct repair surgery with a pedicle screw-rod-hook system combined with autogenous bone grafts in adult patients with low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis. Methods. Sixty-four adult patients with low-grade isthmic spondylolisthesis underwent reduction and direct repair using a pedicle screw-rod-hook system in our department from September 2009 to April 2018. …”
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Impact of Total Ischemic Time on the Recovery of Regional Wall Motion Abnormality after STEMI in the Modern Reperfusion Era by Jeong Hun Seo, Kang Hee Kim, Kwang-Jin Chun, Bong-Ki Lee, Byung-Ryul Cho, Dong Ryeol Ryu

“…Therefore, we investigated changes in the wall motion score index (WMSI) value based on TIT in STEMI patients who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and subsequent transthoracic echocardiography. Methods. STEMI patients who underwent primary PCI and follow-up coronary angiography were analyzed after the exclusion of cases of in-stent restenosis (ISR). …”
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CHANGE IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT OF RETINAL DETACHMENT by A. N. Sergienko, V. V. Dashina, A. V. Malyshev, O. I. Lysenko, S. V. Yanchenko

“…The study was designed for the evaluation of the quality of life of children with retinal detachment during vitrectomy.Materials and methods. 23 children with retinal detachment aged from 10 to 17 years were treated. …”
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Effects of pregnancy on the clinical course and treatment outcomes of Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease by Navya Cherukuri, Somasheila I Murthy, Mudit Tyagi

“…Purpose: To describe the clinical course and treatment outcomes of Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada (VKH) disease during pregnancy. Methods: This retrospective study compares the clinical course and outcomes in pregnant and nonpregnant women with VKH. …”
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Clinical manifestations and effectiveness of therapy for eye allergy and dry eye syndrome by M. A. Kovalevskaya, L. A. Filina, Alaa I.A. Halayqa, A. O. Nikishina

“…Purpose: to evaluate the clinical manifestations of allergic conjunctivitis and compare the effectiveness and comfort of using epinastine 0.05 % and olopatadine 0.2 % in its treatment. Material and methods. The comparative study involved 106 people: 45 female students (42.4 %) and 61 male students (57.5 %), divided into 2 groups. …”
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Evaluating sensitivity and specificity of the DPP Vet TB assay in badgers using Bayesian latent class models. by Rachel C Jinks, Sandrine Lesellier, Freya Smith, Fraser D Menzies, Roland T Ashford, Laura Waring, Dipesh Dave, Paul Anderson, Lesley A Stringer, Ana V Pascual-Linaza, David Corbett, Suzan Thompson, Mark E Arnold

“…To overcome the absence of a gold standard comparison test, we used Bayesian latent class methods, applied to results from different sub-populations. …”
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DESIGN CONCEPTS OF AN ONBOARD EARLY WARNING SYSTEM OF PILOT ABOUT ENTERING WAKE VORTICES FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT by I. G. Golovnev, V. V. Vyshinsky, A. I. Zhelannikov, K. V. Lapshin

“…It is not possible to register visually the wake vortex, since in fact it is invisible. …”
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Incidence of Post-operative Neuropathic Pain in Transoral Thyroidectomy Patients: A Prospective Observational Pilot Study by Sanjay Kumar, Sandeep Khuba, Anwesha Banerjee, Gyan Chand, Ritika Agrawal

“…This study aims to determine the incidence of post-surgical neuropathic pain after transoral vestibular ET (TOVA-ET). Methods: This was a single-centre prospective, observational pilot study. …”
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Diaphragmatic function sparing of regional analgesia in shoulder arthroscopy: interscalene versus anterior suprascapular nerve block by Hesham Fathy Ezz-Eldin, Mervat Mostafa Abdelmaksoud, Ahmad Samir El-Abd

“…This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of ISB and anterior suprascapular nerve block (SSB) for postoperative analgesia in shoulder arthroscopy.The Aim of the Work To assess the comparative efficacy of ISB and anterior SSB in terms of pain relief, hand grip strength, respiratory outcomes, and incidence of complications in patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy.Patients and Methods A total of 44 patients were randomized into two groups: Group I (ISB) and Group II (SSB). …”
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JAK2 V617F as a Marker for Long-Term Disease Progression and Mortality in Polycythemia Vera and its Role in Economic Modeling by Jonas Hjelmgren, Kristoffer Nilsson, Gunnar Birgegård

“… # Objective We validate an economic model for PV that uses Janus Kinase 2 (JAK2) burden as a surrogate endpoint to predict DP (thrombosis, myelofibrosis, and acute leukemia) and overall survival (OS) based on progression-specific mortality. # Methods Long-term observational studies that include information about baseline JAK2 burden were identified via PubMed searches and used to validate the model. …”
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Epidemiological Profile of Ocular Trauma in A Mid-Zonal Hospital of Armed Forces in North-East Region of India by Ravi Chauhan, Abhinav Singh, Sanjay Mishra, VK Baranwal

“…Aim: to analyze the epidemiological profile of patients with ocular trauma among the soldiers of armed forces deployed in north eastern zone. Materials and Methods: a prospective study was carried on 210 eyes of 200 patients of ocular trauma, presenting to emergency department and outpatient department in a mid-zonal hospital located at Dimapur, Nagaland, during twenty four months period. …”
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Childhood brain morphometry in children with persistent stunting and catch-up growth. by Beena Koshy, Vedha Viyas Thilagarajan, Samuel Berkins, Arpan Banerjee, Manikandan Srinivasan, Roshan S Livingstone, Venkata Raghava Mohan, Rebecca Scharf, Anitha Jasper, Gagandeep Kang

“…However, there is limited data on the effects of early childhood stunting and catch-up growth on brain morphometry.<h4>Methods</h4>We evaluated childhood brain volumes at nine years of age in a community-based birth-cohort follow-up study in Vellore, south India among four groups based on anthropometric assessments at two, five, and nine years namely 'Never Stunted' (NS), 'Stunted at two years and caught up by five years' (S2N5), 'Stunted at two and five years and caught up by nine years' (S2N9), and 'Always Stunted' (AS). …”
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Corneal densitometry changes post-CXL for keratoconus: Comparative evaluation of epithelium-off, contact lens-assisted, and transepithelial techniques by Barkha Gupta, Chintan Malhotra, Supriya Dhar, Khushdeep Abhyapal, Arun K. Jain, Amit Gupta

“…Design: Retrospective comparative study. Methods: Ninety-four eyes (SCXL: 47, CACXL: 30, and TECXL: 17) were compared. …”
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Intrathecal Fentanyl versus Intrathecal Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant to Isobaric Levobupivacaine 0.5% in Elective Cesarean Sections: A Randomized Control Trial by Mohamed Basith, Dilip Kumar Govindan, T. Krishna Prasad, Amin Hanan, K Soundarya Priyadharsini

“…The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effects of intrathecal fentanyl versus dexmedetomidine combined with levobupivacaine on postoperative analgesia and hemodynamic changes. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective randomized control trial, among 50 patients undergoing elective cesarean section. …”
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Considering the Impact of Using Free-Body Diagram in Mechanics Problem-Solving on Improving Engineering Students’ Performance in Physics at a Selected Public University in Rwanda by Theogene Niyomufasha, Celestin Ntivuguruzwa, Leon Rugema Mugabo

“…Problem-solving in mechanics involves using free-body diagrams, visual aids that identify objects and forces, determine appropriate approaches, and reduce information. …”
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