Investigating the Effect and Potential Mechanism of Rhamnetin 3-<i>O</i>-α-Rhamnoside on Acute Liver Injury In Vivo and In Vitro by Dandan Deng, Borong Zhao, Hong Yang, Songsong Wang, Ziying Geng, Jiangtao Zhou, Guane Yang, Liwen Han

“…However, the protective effect of ARR on the liver has not been reported. <b>Methods</b>: Zebrafish larvae were used as a visual animal model, and liver injury was induced by thioacetamide (TAA) for an acute liver injury (ALI) model. …”
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Complementary Repair Therapy as a Trending Topic in Discogenic Pain: A Bibliometric Study Over the Past 40 Years by Zhouyang Hu, Lijun Li, Zhipeng Xu, Jianjin Zhang, Guoxin Fan, Xiang Liao

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims Bibliometric analysis has been frequently employed for visualizing trends within a particular scientific domain. …”
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Difference between Okinawan and Dutch older adults in prefrontal brain activation by Branislava Ćurčić-Blake, Yuko Futenma, Donald Craig Willcox, Donald Craig Willcox, Parisa Esmaeili Tazangi, Nido Dipo Wardana, Nido Dipo Wardana, Yukihiko Ueda, André Aleman, André Aleman

“…This is the first study to explore brain activation during executive functioning in Okinawan older adults in comparison to Western-European (Dutch) older adults.MethodsA total number of 80 participants were included in the study (41 from the Netherlands and 39 from Okinawa), with ages between 65 and 80 years). …”
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Comparison of robotic AI-assisted and manual pedicle screw fixation for treating thoracolumbar fractures: a retrospective controlled trial by Xun Xiao, Xun Xiao, XingKun Wang, XingKun Wang, Bin Meng, Bin Meng, Xin Pan, Hua Zhao

“…ObjectiveTo compare the clinical efficacy and screw placement accuracy of robot artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted percutaneous screw fixation and conventional C-arm-assisted percutaneous screw fixation (manual placement) in the treatment of thoracolumbar single-segment fractures without neurological symptoms.MethodsThis study is a single-center retrospective analysis involving patients with thoracolumbar single-segment fractures without neurological symptoms. …”
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Engineering a DYRK1B R102C mutation: insights into metabolic syndrome pathogenesis through lentiviral gene delivery by Afrooz Daneshparvar, Iman Jamhiri, Vahid Razban, Jafar Fallahi, Nasrin Hamidizadeh, Behnam Moghtaderi, Mehdi Dianatpour

“…Background: A rare heterozygous DYRK1B mutation (R102C) recently linked to a familial form of metabolic syndrome prompted this study to introduce the R102C mutation into the mouse DYRK1B gene, utilizing recombinant lentiviruses for long-term gene expression. Methods: In the present fundamental study, the DYRK1B R102C mutation was generated via Overlap Extension-PCR (OE-PCR) and inserted into the LeGO-iG2 transfer vector with a GFP marker. …”
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Investigating the role of eight SNPs in CHRNA3 for COPD susceptibility in the Chinese elderly population by Yamei Zheng, Jie Zhao, Meihua Liu, Yunchan Liu, Yipeng Ding, Tian Xie

“…This study aimed to investigate the association between eight CHRNA3 SNPs and COPD susceptibility in the Chinese elderly population.Methods A total of 270 COPD patients and 271 healthy controls were included in the study. …”
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Strain mapping using compressed sensing accelerated 4D flow MRI—Potential for detecting coactivation in thigh muscles by Usha Sinha, David Maldonado, Vadim Malis, Ning Jin, Edward Smitaman, Ramon Sanchez, Christine Chung, Shantanu Sinha

“…This study evaluated a prototype compressed sensing accelerated 4D Flow (CS-4DFlow) sequence for volumetric MRI strain mapping of the entire thigh during isometric contraction.MethodsDynamic imaging (at 30% and 45% Maximum Voluntary Contraction (MVC)) was performed with the CS-4DFlow sequence integrating a L1-regularized wavelet-based compressed sensing reconstruction. …”
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Granularity at Scale: Estimating Neighborhood Socioeconomic Indicators From High-Resolution Orthographic Imagery and Hybrid Learning by Ethan Brewer, Giovani Valdrighi, Parikshit Solunke, Joao Rulff, Yurii Piadyk, Zhonghui Lv, Jorge Poco, Claudio Silva

“…Many areas of the world are without basic information on the socioeconomic well-being of the residing population due to limitations in existing data collection methods. Overhead images obtained remotely, such as from satellite or aircraft, can help serve as windows into the state of life on the ground and help &#x201C;fill in the gaps&#x201D; where community information is sparse, with estimates at smaller geographic scales requiring higher resolution sensors. …”
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Geospatial insights into chronic bronchitis: Evaluating hotspots and environmental factors in MUDHRA-cohort of Mysuru district, India by Manjunatha M.C, Mahesh P.A, Madhu B, Sawant Sushant Anil, Karthik C.B

“…Methods: An analysis was conducted on a total of 8457 individuals aged 30 years and older to ascertain the presence of chronic bronchitis symptoms. …”
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BirdRecon: A free open source tool for image based bird species recognition by Hari Kishan Kondaveeti, Nabin Kumar Upadhaya, Dheeraj Sai Tukkugudam, Rahul Panigrahi, Sirivella Madhan Chandra Mouli, Valli Kumari Vatsavayi, Nagendra Panini Challa

“…The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed ensemble model achieves a classification accuracy of 99.6%, precision of 99.7%, and recall of 99.6%, outperforming the existing state-of-the-art methods by a margin of 0.51%.BirdRecon is implemented as both a web and mobile application, offering real-time bird species identification with multilingual support (English, Hindi, and Telugu) and additional features, such as species descriptions through Google Gemini and visual references from Wikimedia Commons. …”
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Altered functional activity and connectivity in Parkinson’s disease with chronic pain: a resting-state fMRI study by Erlei Wang, Nan Zou, Jinru Zhang, Yiqing Bao, Yang Ya, Junkang Shen, Yujing Jia, Chengjie Mao, Guohua Fan

“…This study investigated changes in spontaneous neuronal activity and functional connectivity (FC) associated with chronic pain in PD patients.MethodsThe study included 41 PD patients with chronic pain (PDP), 41 PD patients without pain (nPDP), and 29 healthy controls. …”
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The therapeutic efficacy of Qigong exercise on the main symptoms of fibromyalgia: A pilot randomized clinical trial by Caio V.M. Sarmento, Sanghee Moon, Taylor Pfeifer, Irina V. Smirnova, Yvonne Colgrove, Sue Min Lai, Wen Liu

“…The objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of a 10-week daily Qigong, a mind–body intervention program, on FM symptoms. Methods: 20 participants with FM were randomly assigned to Qigong (experimental) or sham-Qigong (control) groups, with participants blinded to the intervention allocation. …”
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IMPACT OF THE SECOND GENERATION ANTIHISTAMINES ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH POLLEN ALLERGY RECEIVING SPECIFIC ALLERGEN IMMUNOTHERAPY by O. I. Muradova, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, G. A. Karkashadze, O. I. Maslova, R. M. Torkhshoeva, A. Yu. Tomilova, A. A. Alekseeva, E. А. Vishneva, K. S. Volkov, T. A. Konstantinidi

“…Studying of influence of II generation antihistamine preparations in a complex with the specific allergen immunotherapy on cognitive functions at children with a hay fever. Patients and methods. Using the psychophysiological computer complex «Psihomat» the condition of cognitive functions was established. …”
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Office‐Based Blue Laser Versus Coblation Therapy for Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy: A Pilot Study by Abdul‐Latif Hamdan, Zeina Maria Semaan, Lana Ghzayel, Yara Yammine, Jonathan Abou Chaar, Jad Hosri, Patrick Abou Raji Feghali, Anne Marie Daou, Elie Alam

“…Setting Tertiary referral center. Methods Patients presenting with nasal obstruction between November 2022 and November 2024, and underwent coblation or blue laser therapy for turbinate reduction were reviewed. …”
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Comparison of early clinical outcomes between CR and PS prostheses in total knee arthroplasty for rheumatoid arthritis patients - a retrospective cross-sectional study by Haoyuan Ding, Haoyuan Ding, Dapeng Han, Nanshan Ma, Nanshan Ma, Chenxin Gao, Jie Yao, Guilin Ouyang

“…ObjectiveTo compare the early clinical outcomes of posterior cruciate ligament-retaining (CR) and posterior stabilized (PS) knee prostheses in total knee arthroplasty for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on 74 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who underwent unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) from January 2021 to December 2022. …”
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Efficacy of a theoretical-practical course for the ultrasound measurement of the optic nerve diameter in different healthcare operators by Eugenio Garofalo, Giuseppe Neri, Vincenzo Bosco, Zaninni Caroleo, Fabiola Virdò, Helenia Mastrangelo, Giusy Guzzi, Gianmaria Cammarota, Chiara Robba, Federico Longhini, Andrea Bruni, ONSD study group

“…This study evaluates the ability of medical and nursing students, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses, and ICU residents to perform ONSD measurements after a brief training. Methods Forty participants underwent a 4-h training session consisting of 30 min of lecture focusing on the key principles of the technique for ONSD measurement, followed by at least 20 measurements with an expert tutor. …”
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Prognostic Factors for Survival in Adults With Burkitt Lymphoma: A Systematic Review by Aythami deArmas‐Castellano, Diego Infante‐Ventura, Tasmania delPino‐Sedeño, Yadira González Hernández, Raul Quiros, Beatriz León‐Salas, Vincent Ribrag, María M. Trujillo‐Martín, ERN EuroBlood Working Group

“…This study aims to identify, critically assess, and synthesize the available evidence on PFs for survival in adults with BL. Methods A systematic review was conducted. Medline, EMBASE, and CENTRAL were searched from inception to February 22, 2022. …”
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A comparative study of arthroscopic treatment of popliteal cyst with internal drainage and internal drainage combined with cyst wall resection by Peng-Fei Fu, Cong-Yong Ye, Ao-Ran Sun, Zi-Hao Wang, Hao Liu, Li-Gong Fu, Lian-Xu Chen

“…Abstract Purpose To compare the clinical outcomes of arthroscopic internal drainage (AID) and arthroscopic internal drainage combined cyst wall resection(AID + CWR) in treatment of the popliteal cysts. Methods In this prospective randomized study, 60 patients (October 2022) at Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital were divided into Group A (AID, n = 30) and Group B (AID + CWR, n = 30). …”
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Online health literacy resources for people with intellectual disability: protocol for a grey literature scoping review by Susan Hunt, Jenny Downs, Jessica Keeley, Rachel Skoss, Zhenmei Yeap, Angela Kickett, Jacinta Saldaris, Thomas Nevill

“…This scoping review will aim to identify and collate online lay healthcare resources available to and developed for people with intellectual disability and their families and evaluate whether domains of health literacy are addressed.Methods and analysis This review will be reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews guidelines. …”
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Effect of combined therapy based on transscleral peripheral retinal cryotherapy in the treatment of open-angle neovascular glaucoma: a retrospective study by Lixiong Gao, Jinfeng Huang, Liqun Cao, Liyuan Rong, Bei Cui, Xuekang Zhang, Weiyang Shao, Fengxiang Wang

“…Abstract Backgrounds This study aims to describe and evaluate the efficacy of transscleral peripheral retinal cryotherapy (TPRC) combined with other intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering treatments in patients with open-angle neovascular glaucoma (NVG). Methods A retrospective observational case series was conducted, including 16 eyes from 16 patients with open-angle NVG, treated with combinations of TPRC and IOP-lowering eyedrops, TPRC and cyclocryotherapy, or TPRC and transscleral ciliary photocoagulation (TCP) over a 4-year period (01/2020-01/2024). …”
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