Effects of virtual reality-based interventions on cognitive function, emotional state, and quality of life in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis by Xiaohan Li, Yuting Zhang, Lifeng Tang, Lifeng Tang, Lin Ye, Min Tang

“…Publication bias was assessed using funnel plots and Egger’s regression test. A “trim and fill” method was employed to adjust for any detected publication bias. …”
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Effect of an Internet-Based Pilates Telerehabilitation Intervention in People With Multiple Sclerosis: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Andrea Tacchino, Michela Ponzio, Paolo Confalonieri, Letizia Leocani, Matilde Inglese, Diego Centonze, Eleonora Cocco, Paolo Gallo, Damiano Paolicelli, Marco Rovaris, Loredana Sabattini, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Luca Prosperini, Francesco Patti, Edoardo Sessa, Elisabetta Pedrazzoli, Mario Alberto Battaglia, Giampaolo Brichetto

“…Pilates has been suggested as an ideal PA to manage physical, cognitive, and psychological symptoms of MS and a useful method to maintain and improve balance and gait. …”
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Stroke awareness among cardiovascular disease patients Nível de conhecimento sobre acidente vascular cerebral entre pacientes de uma clínica cardiológica by Rodolfo de Souza Coelho, Wladimir Magalhães de Freitas, Geniberto Paiva Campos, Ricardo Afonso Teixeira

“…PURPOSE: To compare the knowledge of stroke among a community-based sample and patients treated in a cardiologic clinic. METHOD: We applied a questionnaire during one morning to people who were walking in a park (Pa) and spontaneously stopped at a health tent and during one week to patients of a cardiologic clinic (Ca). …”
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Discrepancies in CDE and Measured Phaco Tip Energy: Comparison of Energy Produced in Longitudinal and Torsional Ultrasound Using Calorimetry by Ricks RG, Cardenas IA, Jensen JL, Nelson TK, Olson RJ, Pettey JH

“…We propose that a discrepancy may exist between the CDE reported by the surgical machine and the actual energy delivered to the eye.Methods: About 50 mL of distilled water were degassed and placed in an isobaric calorimeter. …”
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Effect of remifentanil general anesthesia combined with thoracic paravertebral nerve block on the prognosis of elderly patients undergoing retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical neph... by LIU Haozhong, GAO Jinghao, QI Xiaomei, MA Wenru, XU Hao, WANG Pei, WANG Peng

“…Objective To investigate the effect of remifentanil general anesthesia combined with thoracic paravertebral nerve block (TPVB) on the prognosis of elderly patients undergoing retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. MethodsA total of 90 elderly patients who underwent retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in our hospital from October 2024 to January 2025 were enrolled and divided into general anesthesia group (group C) and general anesthesia+TPVB group (group T) using the simple randomization method. …”
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Surgical treatment of isolated soft tissue gunshot shrapnel injuries by combining primary delayed sutures with platelet-rich autoplasma injections into mine-explosive wounds by S. M. Zavhorodnii, O. I. Kotenko, M. B. Danyliuk, M. A. Kubrak

“…Aim: to assess the treatment effectiveness in patients with soft tissue gunshot shrapnel injuries by applying primary delayed sutures in combination with platelet-rich autoplasma injections into wounds. Materials and methods. The study included 60 (100.0 %) patients with soft tissue gunshot shrapnel wounds. …”
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Ultrasensitive bionic photonic-electronic skin with wide red-shift mechanochromic response by Tianqi Wang, Lei Chen, Haogeng Liu, Haoran Zhu, Zijie Zeng, Yixin Lu, Ping Zhang, Yaofei Chen, Yue Huang, Gui-Shi Liu, Yunhan Luo, Zhe Chen

“…The PC layer containing in-plane-spaced and interplane-packed nanoparticle arrays was fabricated via a fast, facile, combined method of “Marangoni self-assembly”, “plasma etching”, and “adhesive PDMS transfer”. …”
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Critical discourse analysis of “Rostam and Esfandiyar” story of Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh based on Van Dijk’s (2006) ideological square by Abbas Ali Ahangar, Saeid Oveisi Kahkha

“…Van Dijk (2006) considers critical discourse analysis as an approach that studies the methods of abuse of social power, domination, and inequality, as well as the resistance of texts in social and political contexts against them. …”
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Abnormalities of insular functional connectivity in patients with musculoskeletal pain: A meta-analysis of resting-state fMRI studies by Peng Lai, Xingyao Chen, Jiacheng Liu, Zilei Tian, Yangke Mao, Chenyang Jia, Siting Ma, Deliang Zhu, Ming Xin, Fang Zeng, Shirui Cheng

“…Meta-regression analysis showed that revealed a negative association between the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score and the reduction in FC between the INS and the left precuneus. …”
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Anterior segment characteristics and spatial variations of different crystalline lens diseases by Jianxia Fang, Ce Shi, Xinyu Ma, Siting Sheng, Jingwei Xu, Sha Zhu, Yixuan Feng, Yu Zhang, Lirui Liu, Huiling Zhao, Zhe Xu, Wen Xu

“…Methods: We examined 98 eyes (19 normal, 25 cataracts, 27 LS, 27 MSP) using AS optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT), ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM), and IOLMaster700. …”
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Flash glucose monitoring system help reduce the frequency of hypoglycemia and hypoglycemic fear behavior in type 1 diabetes patients by Lining Dong, Junxian Li, Yanyun Hu, Ruoting Chai, Ye Zhu, Liying Zhu, Nengguang Fan, Zhijian Zhang, Jiemin Pan, Jinhua Yan, Fang Liu, Fang Liu

“…In order to more effectively identify and discriminate the occurrence of hypoglycemic events in patients with T1DM, this study aims to evaluate the impact of two distinct glucose monitoring systems—Flash Glucose Monitoring (FGM) and Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)—on the management of blood glucose levels and the emotional responses associated with hypoglycemic episodes in individuals with T1DM.MethodIn this study, a total of 113 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus were enrolled and allocated to two groups for the implementation of Glucose Monitoring Systems (GMS). …”
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Doxorubicin-loaded PEGylated liposome modified with ANGPT2-specific peptide for integrative glioma-targeted imaging and therapy by Hongyan Li, Rong Gan, Jiadi Liu, Duling Xu, Qiyue Zhang, Haidong Tian, Huijun Guo, Haijun Wang, Zhimin Wang, Xianwu Zeng

“…Thus, the ANGPT2-specific peptides were successfully designed, and the PEGylated liposome modified with ANGPT2-specific peptide served as part of a potent delivery method for integrative glioma-targeted imaging and therapy.…”
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Dorsal hyperintensity and iron deposition patterns in the substantia nigra of Parkinson’s disease, idiopathic REM sleep behavior disorder, and Parkinson-plus syndromes at 7T MRI: a... by Dongning Su, Zhijin Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Rui Yan, Wanlin Zhu, Ning Wei, Yue Suo, Xinyao Liu, Ying Jiang, Lingyan Ma, Huiqing Zhao, Zhan Wang, Xuemei Wang, Huizi Ma, Xin Liu, Chaodong Wang, Zhirong Wan, Fangfei Li, Yuan Li, Joyce S. T. Lam, Junhong Zhou, Ning Zhang, Tao Wu, Jing Jing, Tao Feng

“…Abstract Background Dorsal nigral hyperintensity (DNH) abnormality associated with excessive iron deposition in the substantia nigra, is recognized as an imaging characteristic of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and can be effectively visualized using 7T MRI. This study was aimed to develop and validate the optimal DNH assessment method as a biomarker for PD, idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD), and Parkinson-plus syndromes, and to explore the nigral iron deposition patterns in these diseases. …”
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Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: Focused Vibrations Plus Kinesiotaping with Insights into Radiological Influences—An Observational Study by Gabriele Santilli, Milvia Martino, Patrizia Pacini, Francesco Agostini, Andrea Bernetti, Luca Giuliani, Giovanni Del Gaudio, Massimiliano Mangone, Vincenzo Colonna, Mario Vetrano, Maria Chiara Vulpiani, Giulia Stella, Antonello Ciccarelli, Samanta Taurone, Antonio Franchitto, Carlo Ottonello, Vito Cantisani, Marco Paoloni, Pietro Fiore, Francesca Gimigliano

“…Background: This observational study investigates the efficacy of combining local muscle vibration (LMV) therapy and kinesiotaping using the McConnell method (KMcCM) in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). …”
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Study protocol: a randomized controlled clinical trial on the use of electroacupuncture for postoperative abdominal distension following laparoscopic cholecystectomy by Qi Kong, Qi Kong, Qi Kong, Wei Wang, Xin-Yi Chen, Li-Ming Chen, Long-Kai Sun, Long-Kai Sun, Shao-Hua Qu, Wen-Tao Wu, Jia-Hua Yang, Yu Shu, Sen Li, Pei-Hao Yin, Pei-Hao Yin, Pei-Hao Yin, Wei Li, Wei Li

“…Acupuncture is one of the distinct treatment methods in TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), characterized by its simplicity, practicability, and minimal side effects. …”
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The First Insight-HXMT Localization Catalog of Short-duration Gamma-Ray Bursts: The First Six Years by Shuo Xiao, Yan-Ting Zhang, Yue Wang, Yan-Qiu Zhang, Shao-Lin Xiong, Shuang-Nan Zhang, Shi-Jie Zheng, Jin-Peng Zhang, Peng Zhang, Cheng-Kui Li, Xiao-Bo Li, Shu-Xu Yi, Zhen Zhang, Bing Li, Hua Feng, Cong-Zhan Liu, Ming-Yu Ge, Xu-Fang Li, Zheng-Wei Li, Yu-Peng Xu, Xiang-Yang Wen, Jian-Chao Sun, Lian Tao, Qi-Bin Yi, Ce Cai, Yi Zhao, Wang-Chen Xue, Jia-Cong Liu, Chao Zheng, Chen-Wei Wang, Wen-Jun Tan, You-Li Tuo, Li-Ming Song, Fang-Jun Lu, Ti-Pei Li

“…The median and minimum of the joint localization area are 229 and 0.2 square degrees, respectively. We also propose a method to effectively locate those bursts (e.g., GRB 200415A) for which HE suffered from data saturation. …”
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Application of Self-Organizing Maps to Explore the Interactions of Microorganisms with Soil Properties in Fruit Crops Under Different Management and Pedo-Climatic Conditions by Francesca Antonucci, Simona Violino, Loredana Canfora, Małgorzata Tartanus, Ewa M. Furmanczyk, Sara Turci, Maria G. Tommasini, Nika Cvelbar Weber, Jaka Razinger, Morgane Ourry, Samuel Bickel, Thomas A. J. Passey, Anne Bohr, Heinrich Maisel, Massimo Pugliese, Francesco Vitali, Stefano Mocali, Federico Pallottino, Simone Figorilli, Anne D. Jungblut, Hester J. van Schalkwyk, Corrado Costa, Eligio Malusà

“…Background: Self-organizing maps (SOMs) are a class of neural network algorithms able to visually describe a high-dimensional dataset onto a two-dimensional grid. …”
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Effect of lncRNA H19 on Rats with Chronic Heart Failure Based on TGF-β1/Smad3 Signaling Pathway by WANG Lingyan, CAO Guojun, MEI Yang, ZHANG Bin, ZHOU Shijing

“…ObjectiveTo explore the effect of long non-coding RNA H19 (lncRNA H19) and microRNA (miRNA)-200a on cardiac function and myocardial fibrosis in rats with chronic heart failure based on transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)/Smad homolog 3 (Smad3) signaling pathway.MethodsA total of 60 clean grade adult healthy male SD rats were randomly divided into sham surgery group and model group. …”
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Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pericarditis in Zhejiang, China: A Diagnostic Prediction Model Based on LASSO Logistic Regression by Xu X, Liu X, Yang C, Cai L, Liu L, Chen T, Zhu H, Wei H

“…Our team collected data from 304 patients, looking at everything from their medical history to lab results. We used a smart method to pinpoint key risk factors like weight loss, body mass index, past tuberculosis, exposure to dust, moderate or severe kidney disease, a measure of inflammation called erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and a heart failure marker known as B-type natriuretic peptide. …”
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Prognostic Value of the SII-PNI Score in Unresectable HCC Treated with Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Combined with Lenvatinib and PD-1 Inhibitors by Wei SM, Zeng ZX, Pan RJ, Wu JY, Wu JY, Luo MC, Li YN, Li H, Liu DY, Ou XY, Zhang ZB, Zhou JY, Li B, Zhuang SW, Yan ML

“…Survival curves were estimated and compared using the Kaplan–Meier method with the Log rank test.Results: A total of 290 patients were included. …”
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