Effect of Hot Compress Therapy with Sizi Powder Combined with Rehabilitation Training for Shoulder-hand Syndrome after Stroke by Mei LI, Lechang ZHAN, Ruihuan PAN, Leying ZHU, Hongxia CHEN

“…Objective:To observe the effect of hot compress therapy with Sizi Powder combined with rehabilitation training for shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke.Methods:A total of 70 patients with shoulder-hand syndrome after stroke were divided into observation group and control group according to the random number table method, with 35 cases in each group. …”
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Effects of special waterproof layer under tourniquet cuff on the incidence of burns and pain intensity and satisfaction of operating room staff in knee arthroscopic surgeries: a ra... by Soheila Bakhtiari, Mehdi Teimouri, Nafise Rahimi, Mohammad Hassan Bagheri, Sayyed Yazdan Asadi

“…Its effects on burns, postoperative pain, and operating room staff satisfaction were evaluated. Materials & methods In this randomized clinical trial, 34 patients underwent arthroscopic surgery of the knee joint in the operating rooms of selected hospitals at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2022 via a simple random method. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Flap and Flapless Techniques for the Extraction of Impacted Third Molars Using a Split-Mouth Prospective Randomized Control Research by Tanveer Karpe, Mohammed Y. Qureshi, Sheraz B. Shaik, Fazil A. Nasyam, Pinnamaneni Kavya, Thatavarthi S. Harika

“…Aim: Comparative evaluation of the flap and flapless techniques for the extraction of impacted third molars using a split-mouth prospective randomized control research. Material and Methods: The research comprised 120 healthy individuals. …”
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BED-YOLO: An Enhanced YOLOv10n-Based Tomato Leaf Disease Detection Algorithm by Qing Wang, Ning Yan, Yasen Qin, Xuedong Zhang, Xu Li

“…Traditional diagnostic methods rely on expert visual inspection, which is not only laborious but also prone to subjective bias. …”
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Comparison of Biomarkers Playing a Role in Pterygium Development in Pterygium and Recurrent Pterygium Tissues by Özgür Eroğul, Serkan Şen

“…Target gene expression levels were analyzed using the ΔΔCt method after cDNA synthesis from isolated RNA, with normalization to <i>GAPDH</i> and quantification performed with SYBR Green PCR Master Mix. …”
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Mapping Crop Types and Cropping Patterns Using Multiple-Source Satellite Datasets in Subtropical Hilly and Mountainous Region of China by Yaoliang Chen, Zhiying Xu, Hongfeng Xu, Zhihong Xu, Dacheng Wang, Xiaojian Yan

“…Multi-scale segmentation methods were applied to improve the boundaries of the classified results. …”
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Prevalence of Calf Mortality in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ephrem Tora, Mesfin Shrube, Tamirat Kaba, Wasihun Seyoum

“…There was also an indication of missing studies that could be incorporated by Duval and Tweedie’s trim and fill method where they might fall on a funnel plot and visualize them in an attempt to increase the plot’s symmetry. …”
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Evaluation of retinal nerve fiber layer and choroidal thickness with spectral domain optical coherence tomography in children with sickle cell anemia by Kamil Yılmaz, Hasan Öncül, Hülya Uzel, Kahraman Öncel, E Deniz Yılmaz, Murat Söker

“…SD-OCT is a useful imaging method in the diagnosis and screening in patients with SCA without retinopathy. …”
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Temporal lobe white matter pathways: clinical and anatomical examination related to surgery of drug-resistant structural focal epilepsy by A. A. Sufianov, I. S. Shelyagin, K. Simfukwe, E. S. Markin, S. Zh. Stefanov, Yu. A. Yakimov, P. O. Akimova, R. A. Sufianov

“…Anterior temporal lobectomy can be considered as a highly effective method of surgical treatment of drug-resistant structural focal epilepsy with a high rate of achieving control over epileptic seizures in the postoperative period. …”
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Physicochemical Stability of Nab-Paclitaxel (Pazenir) Infusion Dispersions in Original Glass Vials and EVA Infusion Bags by Helen Linxweiler, Judith Thiesen, Irene Krämer

“…Directly after reconstitution and on days 1, 3, 5, 7, 14, 21, and 28 samples were withdrawn and paclitaxel concentrations assayed by a stability-indicating HPLC method. In parallel, pH and osmolality were measured. …”
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Improved CSW-YOLO Model for Bitter Melon Phenotype Detection by Haobin Xu, Xianhua Zhang, Weilin Shen, Zhiqiang Lin, Shuang Liu, Qi Jia, Honglong Li, Jingyuan Zheng, Fenglin Zhong

“…This research provides an accurate and reliable method for bitter melon phenotype identification and also offers technical support for the visual detection technologies of other agricultural products.…”
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The study of pubertal stage and age of menarche in girls in Isfahan province, Iran by Nafiseh Mozafarian, Mahin Hashemipour, Mohammad Reza Maracy, Masoumeh Pourrajab, Razieh Omidi, Roya Kelishadi

“…This study aimed to determine the age of onset of puberty in healthy Iranian girls living in Isfahan province. Methods This cross- sectional study was conducted among 13,886 students aged 6–18 years. …”
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Arrival time mapping with 15O-gas PET for cerebrovascular steno-occlusive diseases: a comparative study with CT perfusion by Masanobu Ibaraki, Yuki Shinohara, Aya Watanabe, Kaoru Sato, Tomomi Ohmura, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Toshibumi Kinoshita

“…However, conventional 15O-gas PET methods do not provide information on regional arrival timing, a hemodynamic parameter typically measured using computed tomography (CT) perfusion with contrast media. …”
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The hyaluronan-related genes HAS2, HYAL1-4, PH20 and HYALP1 are associated with prognosis, cell viability and spheroid formation capacity in ovarian cancer by Jette Riecks, Arianna Parnigoni, Balázs Győrffy, Ludwig Kiesel, Alberto Passi, Davide Vigetti, Martin Götte

“…We investigated the ability to form spheroids using the Hanging Drop method and the response to chemotherapy at different concentrations using the MTT Assay. …”
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with breast cancer. Experience in implementing at the regional level. Priority issues by A. Yu. Vorontsov, A. N. Volodin, M. A. Kurochkina, V. V. Radovskiy, T. V. Burova, S. V. Gamayunov

“…Sentinel lymph nodes were visualized using the radioisotope colloid 99mTc-Nanotop. …”
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Exploratory Co-Design on Electronic Health Record Nursing Summaries: Case Study by Suhyun Park, Jenna L Marquard, Robin R Austin, Christie L Martin, David S Pieczkiewicz, Connie W Delaney

“…ObjectiveThe purpose of this exploratory co-design case study was to solicit insights from nurses regarding nursing summary design considerations, including key information types and the preferred design prototype. MethodsWe recruited clinical nurses (N=33) from 7 inpatient units at a university hospital in the Midwestern United States using a purposive sampling method. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Community-Based Medical Education on Health Literacy and Patient Empowerment in Underserved Populations: A Pilot Cohort Study by Aida Aljafri, Persia Abba, Anita Sedghi, Andreas Conte, Waseem Jerjes

“…This pilot cohort study tested an extended model of CBE by infusing patient education into student-conducted consultations with the dual objectives of stimulating improved learning for the students and improved health literacy for the patients. <b>Methods:</b> The intervention involved 38 final-year medical students and 85 adult patients and from underprivileged communities in North West London. …”
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Complications of open wedge high tibial osteotomy. Analysis of the causes of complications and ways to eliminate them by V. E. Bialik, S. A. Makarov, E. I. Bialik, V. A. Nesterenko, M. R. Nurmukhametov

“…Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology.Materials and methods. The study included 43 patients (46 knee joints) with primary and secondary OA of the knee of I–III stages, who underwent OWHTO in the period from 2005 to 2019. …”
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Neutrophil extracellular traps in the anti-infectious defense of human organism by A. N. Kazimirskii, J. M. Salmasi, G. V. Poryadin, M. I. Panina, V. A. Stupin, A. E. Kim, E. G. Titova, L. S. Rogozhina

“…To reveal NETs in healthy persons during and after the H1N1 influenza pandemic as well as to study the functional activity of NETs.Materials and methods. The study included two groups of volunteers (n = 10 in each group) aged 20–25 years. …”
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Video livestreaming in emergency trauma dispatch: an observational study of technological integration with clinical decision-making in prehospital enhanced care services by Scott Munro, Lucie Ollis, Carin Magnusson, Jill Maben, Cath Taylor

“…Data were analysed and triangulated using the framework method. Findings We identified three phases in the decision-making process for use of video livestreaming in emergency dispatch: (i) Evaluation and Determination, (ii) Integration and Observation, and (iii) Resolution and Response. …”
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