Orthopedic Trainees’ Perception of the Educational Utility of Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Anatomical Models: A Questionnaire-Based Observational Study by Zhou X, Yi K, Shi Y

“…Xiaoyang Zhou,* Kaijun Yi,* Yihua Shi Department of Orthopedics, Xiangyang No.1 People’s Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, 441000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yihua Shi, Department of Orthopedics, Xiangyang No.1 People’s Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, 441000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 0710 3420011, Fax +86 0710 3420176, Email yihua19@163.comBackground: Traditional orthopedic teaching methods have inherent limitations in conveying complex three-dimensional anatomical relationships essential for surgical planning and execution. …”
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Analysis of the Potential Link Between Dermatomyositis and Cancer by Guo J, Lei T, Yu X, Wang P, Xie H, Jian G, Zhang Q, Qing Y

“…Central genes were identified with the LASSO and SVM-RFE methods. The expression levels and diagnostic relevance of these genes were confirmed via the GSE1551 dataset. …”
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Modes of self-reflection in physical education instruction by Tong Zhou, Remigijus Bubnys, Lauras Grajauskas, Dolors Cañabate, Jordi Colomer

“…This study aims to conduct a specific analysis of research trends on self-reflection in physical education through scientometrics analysis, providing foundational material for teachers’ and students’ self-development.MethodsA scientometric analysis was conducted using WOS and Scopus databases. …”
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The Changing Landscape of Heart Failure Drug Clinical Trials in China, 2013–2023 by Zhang W, Zhang Y, Tang J, Wang X, Meng C, Wu J, Li J

“…Wenjie Zhang,1,2,* Yinming Zhang,3,* Jiawei Tang,4,* Xuejiao Wang,1 Chao Meng,1,2 Ji Wu,1 Jun Li1 1Department of Cardiology, Guang’Anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, People’s Republic of China; 2Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Emergency, Yankuang New Journey General Hospital, Zoucheng, Shandong Province, 273500, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Computer Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, 100876, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ji Wu, Email 13811234370@163.com Jun Li, Email gamyylj@163.comObjective: This review aimed to delineate the changing landscape of heart failure (HF) drug clinical trials conducted in China during 2013– 2023.Methods: Detailed information on HF drug trials registered on the National Medical Products Administration Clinical Trial Information Disclosure Platform from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2023, was collected. …”
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Causal Relationship Between Psychosocial Factors and Neck Pain: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Liang H, Wu Q, Yang S, Zhang S, Miao J, Jin H, Wang X

“…This study aimed to investigate whether potential risk factors have a causal effect on NP at the genetic level using a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis.Methods: Summary-level data for potential risk factors, including distress, anxiety disorder, depression, mood, sleep disorder, loneliness, education, alcohol consumption, smoking, time spent using the computer, and physical activity, as well as NP, were obtained from multiple large-scale Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS). …”
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Exploring the Association Between Triglyceride-Glucose Indices and Their Derivatives With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Insights From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surve... by Zhou Y, Xue F

“…Yating Zhou,* Fei Xue* Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan City, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fei Xue, Department of Surgery, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zuchongzhi South Road, Kunshan City, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215300, People’s Republic of China, Email 2090168460@qq.comBackground: Simple and affordable methods for evaluating Insulin Resistance (IR) have been suggested, such as the Triglyceride-Glucose (TyG) index and its variants, including the TyG-Body Mass Index (TyG-BMI), TyG-Waist Circumference (TyG-WC), and TyG-Waist-to-Height Ratio (TyG-WHtR). …”
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Prognostic Value of Four Objective Nutritional Indices in Predicting Long-Term Prognosis in Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Retrospective Cohort Study by He Q, Fan X, Li B, He Q, Cao Y, Zhang H

“…Qingwei He,1,* Xingman Fan,2,3,* Bowen Li,3 Qiongyi He,1 Yukun Cao,2 Haitao Zhang1,2 1The Fifth School of Clinical Medicine, Air Force Clinical Medical School, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Air Force Medical Center, Air Force Medical University, PLA, Beijing, 100142, People’s Republic of China; 3Graduate School, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, 075000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Haitao Zhang; Yukun Cao, Email kjzht@sina.com; caoyukuntg@163.comBackground: Several objective and comprehensive nutritional assessment methods have been used for predicting adverse outcomes in elderly patients with various diseases. …”
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Assessment of the Myocardial Stress Biomarker NT-proBNP in Real Clinical Practice by I. A. Kozlov, D. A. Sokolov

“…Subjects and Methods. The study involved 35 vascular surgery patients of varying degrees of cardiological risk. …”
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Macrophage Infiltration Correlated with IFI16, EGR1 and MX1 Expression in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells Within Lupus Nephritis-Associated Tubulointerstitial Injury via Bioinformat... by Tian M, Tang M, Chen C, Lin Y, Chen H, Xu Y

“…Ming Tian,1,2,* Min Tang,1,2,* Caiming Chen,1– 3,* Yufang Lin,1,2 Hong Chen,4 Yanfang Xu1– 3 1Department of Nephrology, Blood Purification Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Fujian Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Chronic Kidney Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Nephrology, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350212, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hong Chen; Yanfang Xu, Email fychenhong@126.com; xuyanfang99@hotmail.comObjective: A comprehensive bioinformatics analysis was conducted to investigate potential new diagnostic biomarkers and immune infiltration characteristics associated with tubulointerstitial injury in lupus nephritis (LN), and to examine possible correlations between key genes and infiltrating immune cells.Methods: The GSE32591, GSE113342, and GSE200306 datasets were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in the pooled dataset. …”
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Identification of Potential Drug Targets for the Treatment of Severe Burn Wounds from a Multi-Omics Perspective by Zhu G, Li J, Xu J, Guo G, Zhu F

“…Despite improvements in the treatment of burn patients due to advancements in materials and techniques, there remains a need for novel therapeutic approaches to enhance burn prognosis further.Patients and Methods: Several types of genomic methods are used in this study, such as differential gene expression analysis, weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), machine learning, and Mendelian randomization (MR), to find genes that are linked to severe burns and create a diagnostic nomogram to see how well these genes can predict severe burns. …”
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Oriental Otherness Represented in French Chamber Works of the 19th Century: David, Bizet, Saint-Saëns, Debussy by Mădălina Dana RUCSANDA, Noémi KARÁCSONY

“… The present article aims to reveal the methods used by 19th century French composers when representing Otherness. …”
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Body Mass Index in Clinic Attenders: Patient Self-Perception versus Actual Measurements by S. Pooransingh, K. Ramgulam, I. Dialsingh

“…A cross sectional study. Methods. The actual BMIs in patients who attended chronic disease clinics in 14 health centres were measured. …”
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The maintenance of modified electroconvulsive therapy combined with risperidone is better than risperidone alone in preventing relapse of schizophrenia and improving cognitive func... by Ying Yang, Xiaojing Cheng, Qingzhi Xu, Renjun Li, Zengxun Liu, Liping Wang, Yanqing Zhang, Guoqiang Ren, Jintong Liu

“…ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effect of maintenance modified electroconvulsive therapy (MECT) on schizophrenic patients. Methods From June 2012 to June 2014, 62 patients with schizophrenia, who had recovered from a successful course of acute MECT, were recruited. …”
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Bevacizumab (Avastin) and Thermal Laser Combination Therapy for Peripapillary Choroidal Neovascular Membranes by Sean D. Adrean, Scott Grant, Siyang Chaili

“…This is a retrospective interventional case series describing the results of 5 eyes from 5 patients with symptomatic peripapillary choroidal neovascularization (CNVM) receiving initial bevacizumab treatment followed by thermal laser and bevacizumab combination therapy. Methods. Patients received intravitreal bevacizumab injections until the lesions were well-defined. …”
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Effectiveness of scar-induced astigmatism correction by rigid contact lenses by V. V. Neroev, O. M. Selina, E. N. Orlova

“…Material and methods. A total of 147 patients (147 eyes) aged from 3 to 67 yrs with scar-deformed cornea as a result of injuries and diseases of the eye were examined. …”
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Estimation of 99mTc-ciprofloxacin accumulation indexes in bone and joint bacterial infections by Pucar Dragan, Janković Zoran, Dugonjić Sanja, Popović Zoran

“…Methods. We examined 40 patients, 25 with confirmed bone and joint bacterial infections and 15 patients with bone and joint diseases without bacterial infection. …”
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From Cinema to Sufism: The Artistic and Mystical Life of Turkish Screenwriter Ayşe Şasa (1941–2014) by Büşra Çakmaktaş

“…Rose’s framework facilitates an exploration of symbolic narrative in Şasa’s films and writings, while Krippendorff’s methods identify recurring metaphysical motifs. Berger’s approach uncovers layered meanings in visual and narrative elements. …”
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The Use of Intravitreal Ranibizumab for Choroidal Neovascularization Associated with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome by A. M. Kolomeyer, M. S. Roy, D. S. Chu

“…To describe the use of intravitreal ranibizumab for choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) secondary to Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome. Methods. Interventional case report. Results. A 50-year-old woman presented with conjunctival injection and bilateral eye pain. …”
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Long-Term Effect of Silicone Oil Tamponade for Postoperative and Posttraumatic Bacterial Endophthalmitis by Yong Koo Kang, Jae Pil Shin, Han Sang Park

“…To compare clinical features and microbial profiles, treatment outcomes, and prognostic factors of the eyes between postoperative and posttraumatic bacterial endophthalmitis after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with silicone oil (SO) tamponade. Methods. Overall, 57 eyes of 57 patients who diagnosed exogenous bacterial endophthalmitis and underwent PPV with SO tamponade between 2000 and 2019 were reviewed. …”
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Human-like face pareidolia emerges in deep neural networks optimized for face and object recognition. by Pranjul Gupta, Katharina Dobs

“…Despite extensive research, it remains unclear why the visual system employs such broadly tuned face detection capabilities. …”
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