Does music counteract mental fatigue? A systematic review. by Cong Ding, Soh Kim Geok, He Sun, Samsilah Roslan, Shudian Cao, Yue Zhao

“…Additionally, the mechanisms by which music counteracts mental fatigue will be discussed.<h4>Methods</h4>A comprehensive search was conducted across five databases-Web of Science, PubMed, SCOPUS, SPORTDiscus via EBSCOhost, and the Psychological and Behavioral Sciences Collection via EBSCOhost-up to November 18, 2023. …”
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Concentrations of DDT metabolites in different food items and public health risk in Africa regions: systematic review and metal analysis by Dechasa Adare Mengistu, Abraham Geremew, Roba Argaw Tessema, Tara Wolfing

“…Therefore, this review was designed to assess the concentration of DDT metabolites (p,p'-DDT, p,p'-DDD, and p,p'-DDE) in various food items and evaluate the health risk to consumers in the African.MethodsThe preferred reporting item for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) protocol was used to conduct this work. …”
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Costs and acceptability of simplified monitoring in HIV-suppressed patients switching to dual therapy: the SIMPL’HIV open-label, factorial randomised controlled trial by Annalisa Marinosci, Delphine Sculier, Gilles Wandeler, Sabine Yerly, Marcel Stoeckle, Enos Bernasconi, Dominique L. Braun, Pietro Vernazza, Matthias Cavassini, Marta Buzzi, Karin J. Metzner, Laurent Decosterd, Huldrych F. Günthard, Patrick Schmid, Andreas Limacher, Mattia Branca, Alexandra Calmy

“…However, different monitoring and treatment strategies carry different costs and health consequences. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The SIMPL’HIV study was a randomised trial that assessed the non-inferiority of dual maintenance therapy. …”
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Cartilage lesions are not the main factor influencing pain and functional impairment in early knee osteoarthritis: a multivariate analysis on intra- and extra-articular factors aff... by Luca Bianco Prevot, Alessandro Bensa, Pietro S Randelli, Giuseppe Filardo

“…Aims: To investigate the correlation between symptoms, in terms of pain and functional scores, and the extent of cartilage damage as well as other intra- and extra-articular factors in patients suffering from early knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: The subjects were selected from the Osteoarthritis Initiative database according to the following inclusion criteria: Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade 0-1-2, MRI at baseline, and availability of cartilage-denuded subchondral bone values. …”
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Comparative study of the efficacy and safety of Chondroguard® during its combined (intra-articular and intramuscular) and intramuscular injection in patients with knee osteoarthrit... by L. I. Alekseeva, E. P. Sharapova, N. G. Kashevarova, E. A. Taskina, A. M. Lila, A. N. Bogdanov, S. A. Bozhkova, A. A. Bagretsova, S. M. Noskov, E. A. Grunina

“…Objective: to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chondroguard® in the combined (intra-articular (IA) + intramuscular (IM)) and IM injection in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).Patients and methods. The study enrolled 150 patients with knee OA who were divided into two groups with 75 patients in each group. …”
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Adipose tissue-derived versus bone marrow-derived cell concentrates for the injective treatment of knee osteoarthritis: protocol of a prospective randomised controlled trial by Paolo Spinnato, Stefano Zaffagnini, Giuseppe Filardo, Marco Miceli, Luca Andriolo, Lorenzo Zanasi, Francesca Veronesi, Viviana Costa, Marco Franceschini, Gianluca Giavaresi

“…The aim of this randomised controlled trial is to compare the safety and clinical outcomes of a single intra-articular injection of BMAC versus a single intra-articular injection of MFAT in patients with knee OA.Methods and analysis 204 patients aged 40–75 years and affected by knee OA are randomised to receive a single injection of BMAC or MFAT in a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Efficacy of Tulsi-Turmeric Oil Pulling versus Sesame Oil Pulling on Temporomandibular Joint Movement in Oral Submucous Fibrosis (Vata Pitta dominant Tridosaja Sarvasara Mukharoga):... by Anshika Kishor Singh, Gaurav Rajendra Sawarkar, Punam Gaurav Sawarkar

“…Other assessments will include IID scoring, cheek flexibility, and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores before and after the intervention. …”
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Knotless versus knotted arthroscopic Bankart repairs for anterior shoulder instability: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Cheng Wang, Yanhang Liu, Meng Ding, Sha Wan, Kefu Lin, Zhen Tian, Lang Li

“…Nonetheless, comparisons between these two techniques remain controversial. Methods Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a comprehensive search of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Web of Science was conducted. …”
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Short-term clinical outcomes and technical advantages of mini-open endoscope assisted anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy by Hua-zhang Zhong, Li Cheng, Qi-fei Wang, Bin Zhu, Lei Chen, Jue-hua Jing, Da-sheng Tian, Yun Zhou

“…The study aimed to compare the feasibility, technical advantages and short-term clinical efficacy of mini-open endoscope assisted ACDF (MOEA-ACDF) versus microscopic ACDF and traditional ACDF for the treatment of single-level CSM accompanied by osteophyte formation at the posterior edge of the vertebral body or ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament. Methods Thirty-three patients who treated with MOEA-ACDF (Group A), microscopic ACDF (Group B) and traditional ACDF (Group C) were included. …”
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Comparison of the effect of ranibizumab in retinal vein occlusion and macular edema with different optical coherence tomographic patterns by Yue Xu, Yue-Cong Yin, Ze-Yu Song, Xiao-Yu Zhou, Jia-Ju Zhang, Juan Liang

“…AIM: To explore the morphological and functional parameters to evaluate the effectiveness of intravitreal injections of ranibizumab (IVR) in treating macular edema (ME) secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO). METHODS: This retrospective study involved 65 RVO patients (65 eyes) who received IVR and were followed-up for more than 3mo. …”
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Current possibilities of pharmacological correction of neuroimmune joint damage in patients with knee osteoarthritis in long COVID conditions by I. V. Sarvilina, I. S. Dydykina, A. M. Lila

“…Objective: to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the parenteral form of pharmaceutical chondroitin sulfate (CS) in neuroimmune joint damage in patients with early knee osteoarthritis (OA) in long COVID.Patients and methods. An open prospective controlled randomized study was conducted, its duration was 50 days of active controlled therapy. …”
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Evaluation and patient experience of wireless noninvasive fetal heart rate monitoring devices by Chantal Eenkhoorn, Tom G. Goos, Jenny Dankelman, Arie Franx, Alex J. Eggink

“…This study evaluates the performance and patient experience of four noninvasive electrocardiography devices to assess candidate devices for prolonged noninvasive fetal heart rate monitoring. Material and methods Non‐critically sick women with a singleton pregnancy from 24 weeks of gestation were eligible for inclusion. …”
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Introduction by Merve Bedir

“…Chair Design Informatics, research program Computation and Performance aims to improve the performance of buildings by using computational methods for model generation and analysis, decision-making and design communication, in an interdisciplinary context. …”
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Perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution for dry eye disease: pooled analysis of two phase 3 clinical trials by Ahmad M. Fahmy, Jennifer S. Harthan, David G. Evans, Jack V. Greiner, Joseph Tauber, John D. Sheppard, Sonja Krösser, Jason L. Vittitow

“…This study evaluated treatment effects of perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic drop (formerly NOV03) in the pooled dataset from 2 pivotal clinical trials in patients with DED associated with MGD, both in the overall population and in patient subgroups based on sex, age, and baseline severity of eye dryness.MethodsPooled data from 2 similarly designed, phase 3, randomized controlled trials (GOBI, MOJAVE) were analyzed. …”
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Efficacy and safety of diacerein in patients with knee osteoarthritis by L. I. Alekseeva, N. G. Kashevarova, E. A. Taskina, E. P. Sharapova, S. G. Anikin, T. A. Korotkova, E. A. Strebkova

“…The ability of the drug to affect the main symptoms and progression of OA has been shown in a number of well-organized clinical trials.Objective: to evaluate the efficacy and safety of D in patients with knee OA.Patients and methods. An open-label trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of D (diaflex) in patients with knee OA was conducted in accordance with the multicenter program «Osteoarthrosis: Assessment of Progression in Real Clinical Practice». …”
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Efficacy of MCU-based and 3D-FEA for Improving Cervical Spondylosis by Meigui KE, Ruixu XU, Ningying HUANG, Hai GUO, Xinghui YAN, Nanxi WU, Sidong DOU

“…Objective:Based on the Muli-Cervical Unit(MCU)and three-dimensional finite element analysis(3D-FEA),this study explored whether the"Tuo tian zhuang"exercise in the Southern Shaolin Yi Jin Jing can improve the efficacy of electroacupuncture in the treatment of cervical spondylosis.Methods:Patients who met the inclusion criteria for cervical spondylosis of cervical type were randomized assigned by age stratification into control group and experimental group. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors for lameness in dairy cattle on selected farms located in Dessie and Kombolcha, Northeast Ethiopia by Hasen Ahimed Mekonin, Abadi Amare Reda, Abadi Amare Reda, Alula Alemayehu Assen, Alula Alemayehu Assen, Awol Mohammed Assen, Awol Mohammed Assen

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted from May 2022 to February 2023 to estimate the prevalence and identify associated risk factors of lameness in 433 dairy cows across 37 selected farms located in Dessie and Kombolcha, Northeast Ethiopia.MethodsThe selected animals were examined for lameness using a five-point visual locomotion scoring technique during daily outdoor access on a solid walking surface in the designated refreshment areas. …”
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A study on the effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to promote bone fusion in lateral interbody fusion of the lumbar spine using artificial bone by Hiroshi Noguchi, Toru Funayama, Kosuke Sato, Masao Koda, Hiroshi Takahashi, Kousei Miura, Hiroshi Kumagai, Masashi Yamazaki

“…Objective This study assessed whether PRP enhances intervertebral bone fusion in LLIF surgery using β-tricalcium phosphate artificial bone. Methods The current study was a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. …”
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Local Infiltration Analgesia with Ropivacaine Improves Postoperative Pain Control in Ankle Fracture Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Bao-Liang Li, Xizhe Liu, Lihua Cui, Wenqian Zhang, Hui Pang, Mingshan Wang, Hai-Qiang Wang

“…The study aimed at investigating the effect of local infiltration analgesia (LIA) with ropivacaine on postoperative analgesia for patients undergoing ankle fracture surgery. Methods. Consecutive patients were retrospectively included and analysed according to their medical records from July 2014 to August 2018 in a tertiary hospital. …”
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A telomere-associated molecular landscape reveals immunological, microbial, and therapeutic heterogeneity in colorectal cancer by Yinmeng Zhang, Jiawei Fan, Jiahui Zhao, He Zhu, Yan Xia, Hong Xu

“…Although telomere biology has been increasingly implicated in immune modulation and tumor progression, its clinical significance in CRC remains poorly understood.MethodsWe developed a telomere score, termed TELscore, by integrating transcriptomic and intratumoral microbiome profiles from publicly available colorectal cancer (CRC) cohorts. …”
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