First Experience in Small Incision Lenticule Extraction with the Femto LDV Z8 and Lenticule Evaluation Using Scanning Electron Microscopy by Mengmeng Wang, Fengju Zhang, Christine Carole Copruz, Longhui Han

“…To evaluate the specifications and technique properties of the new Femto LDV Z8 in creating intrastromal refractive lenticules during small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE). Methods. Six enucleated porcine eyeballs were equally divided into two groups (Femto LDV Z8 or VisuMax) and were randomly assigned to three experienced refractive surgeons who performed SMILE on each group. …”
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The Effect of 8 Weeks of Selected TRX Exercises on Pain Intensity and Static and Dynamic Balance of Non-Athlete Girls with Non-specific Chronic Back Pain by Samira Gholizade, Hoda Mozayani, Amirhosein Barati, Ataalah Barati

“…Objective: The present study examines eight weeks of TRX training on the pain and suffering of non-athlete girls with chronic non-specific low back pain. Methods: The statistical population of the study includes non-athlete girls with non-specific low back pain in the two cities of Shiraz with pain of more than three months. …”
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Which Kind of Prognosis is Better in the Treatment of Cervical and Lumbar Disc Herniation with Coblation Nucleoplasty? by Zhang R, Chen S, Han L, Xu B, Guo Y, Wang L

“…Rongyi Zhang,1,* Shi Chen,2,* Liuhu Han,1,3 Bingbing Xu,1 Yuyu Guo,1 Likui Wang1 1Department of Pain Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of AnHui Medical University, HeFei, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pain Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, ShenZhen, People’s Republic of China; 3Anhui Medical University, HeFei, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Likui Wang, Department of Pain Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of AnHui Medical University, Shushan District, Hefei City, Anhui Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13705690702, Email wlk9560@163.comIntroduction: Coblation nucleoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure developed for the treatment of symptomatic disc herniation.Methods: We evaluated 118 cases of cervical and lumbar intervertebral discs treated with coblation nucleoplasty. …”
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Clinical and functional evaluation of patients with acute low back pain and radiculopathy treated with different energy doses of low level laser therapy by Jovičić Milica, Konstantinović Ljubica, Lazović Milica, Jovičić Vladimir

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of three different energy doses of LLLT in patients with acute LBP and radiculopathy. Methods. The study included 66 patients with acute LBP and radiculopathy who had been randomly divided into three groups (22 patients each) received three different doses of LLLT. …”
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Association of depression with sleep quality might be greater than that of pain intensity among outpatients with chronic low back pain by Wang H, Fu T, Hsu S, Hung C

“…This study aimed to investigate this issue.Patients and methods: A total of 225 outpatients with CLBP were enrolled from a general orthopedics clinic. …”
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Long-term results of elbow synovectomy and debridement in rheumatoid arthritis by Anastasia Aleksandrovna Roskidailo, S A Makarov, V N Amirdzhanova

“…Objective: to evaluate the efficiency of surgical treatment and the quality of life (QL) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and elbow damage. Subjects and methods. Fifty-three patients who had undergone elbow synovectomy and debridement were examined 11±5.2 years postoper atively. …”
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Data Insights on the Risks of Local Heat and Massage in Gouty Arthritis Treatment by Shivam Mehra, Kamal Mehra, Nindiya Kapoor Mehra, Sachin Yashwant Kale, Bharat Veer Manchanda

“…This study aims to compare the effects of hot fomentation versus cold fomentation in patients experiencing acute gout flares, assessing pain reduction, swelling, joint mobility, and overall patient satisfaction. Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 2,400 patients diagnosed with acute gouty arthritis, divided into two equal groups: Group A received hot fomentation (38°C–42°C) and Group B received cold fomentation (5°C–10°C). …”
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Effect of dexmedetomidine on the median effective concentration of ropivacaine for postoperative analgesia in transversus abdominis plane block: an up-down sequential allocation st... by Qin Ye, Hongchun Xu, Xiao Liu, Xujiao Wang, Fangjun Wang

“…When the visual analogue scale (VAS) ≤ 3 within 6 h after surgery, postoperative analgesia was assessed as effective. …”
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The role of early weight bearing in the aftertreatment of unilateral displaced intraarticular calcaneal fractures: a systematic review and pooled analysis by Coen Verstappen, Mitchell L. S. Driessen, Lloyd Brandts, Michael J. R. Edwards, Martijn Poeze, Erik Hermans, Pishtiwan H. S. Kalmet

“…Methods A systematic literature search was performed across PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library up to January 2025. …”
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Blinding trachoma in postconflict southern Sudan. by Jeremiah Ngondi, Francis Ole-Sempele, Alice Onsarigo, Ibrahim Matende, Samson Baba, Mark Reacher, Fiona Matthews, Carol Brayne, Paul Emerson

“…Reports from eye surgery camps and anecdotal data indicated that blinding trachoma is a serious cause of visual impairment in Mankien payam (district) of southern Sudan. …”
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The Efficacy of Manual Therapy and Pressure Biofeedback-Guided Deep Cervical Flexor Muscle Strength Training on Pain and Functional Limitations in Individuals with Cervicogenic Hea... by Shahnaz Hasan, Nasrin Bharti, Ahmad H. Alghadir, Amir Iqbal, Naiyer Shahzad, Abeer R. Ibrahim

“…The main outcome measures were scores on the visual analog scale (VAS) and the headache disability index (HDI). …”
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Trends and Future Projections of Vitreoretinal Surgery in a Tertiary Hospital in China (2005–2022) by Tsai CL, Liu B, Liu Y, Xu Z, Lin Z, Chen Z, Ma Y, Liu Y, Chen Z, Jiang L, Qin Z, Lai K, Li T

“…Chin-Ling Tsai,1,2,* Baoyi Liu,1,2,* Yaping Liu,1,2 Zhuojun Xu,1,2 Zhuangling Lin,1,2 Ziye Chen,1,2 Yuan Ma,1,2 Yuan Liu,1,2 Zitong Chen,1,2 Lan Jiang,1,2 Zijian Qin,1,2 Kunbei Lai,1,2 Tao Li1,2 1State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology Visual Science, Guangzhou, 510060, People’s Republic of China; 2Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases, Guangzhou, 510060, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tao Li, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510060, People’s Republic of China, Email litao2@mail.sysu.edu.cnPurpose: To analyze past trends and project future trajectories of vitreoretinal surgery in China.Methods: A single-institution, retrospective analysis of vitreoretinal surgeries conducted at Zhongshan ophthalmic center (ZOC), Sun Yat-sen University, from 2005 to 2022, utilizing ZOC’s inpatient database. …”
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Bevacizumab as an Adjunct to Trabeculectomy in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Randomized Trial by Alper Bilgic, Aditya Sudhalkar, Anand Sudhalkar, Megha Trivedi, Viraj Vasavada, Shail Vasavada, Vaishali Vasavada, Samaresh Srivastava

“…To compare the outcomes of trabeculectomy using two different routes of bevacizumab administration as an adjunct in patients with primary open angle glaucoma. Methods. Prospective, randomized, masked trial that included 180 eyes of 180 patients of documented primary open angle glaucoma were eligible for surgery. …”
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Bernoulli Basis and the Product of Several Bernoulli Polynomials by Dae San Kim, Taekyun Kim

“…We develop methods for computing the product of several Bernoulli and Euler polynomials by using Bernoulli basis for the vector space of polynomials of degree less than or equal to n.…”
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Unsupervised Discretization of Continuous Variables in a Chicken Egg Quality Traits Dataset by Zeynel Cebeci, Figen Yıldız

“…In this study we empirically compared the performances of equal width intervals (EWI), equal frequency intervals (EFI) and K-means clustering (KMC) methods to discretize 14 continuous variables in a chicken egg quality traits dataset. …”
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American graphic Novel: Multimodality and Identity by M. A. Dubovitskaya

“…The graphic novel is considered as a multimodal text — a complex of verbal and visual components. The differences between comics and graphic novels are explained. …”
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A large language model digital patient system enhances ophthalmology history taking skills by Ming-Jie Luo, Shaowei Bi, Jianyu Pang, Lixue Liu, Ching-Kit Tsui, Yunxi Lai, Wenben Chen, Yahan Yang, Kezheng Xu, Lanqin Zhao, Ling Jin, Duoru Lin, Xiaohang Wu, Jingjing Chen, Rongxin Chen, Zhenzhen Liu, Yuxian Zou, Yangfan Yang, Yiqing Li, Haotian Lin

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Amblyopia and binocular vision by N. M. Maglakelidze, M. V. Zueva

“…Quantification of suppression is a critically significant step for the development of new methods of treatment of amblyopia, including those based on the perception of global motion, associated with the function of the extrastriate dorsal visual cortex. …”
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Correlation of optic nerve hemoglobin levels with structural and functional parameters in glaucoma by Gustavo Coelho Caiado, Gustavo Albrecht Samico, Gilvan Vilarinho da Silva Filho, Sergio Henrique Teixeira, Tiago Santos Prata, Carolina Pelegrini Barbosa Gracitelli, Augusto Paranhos

“…This study underscores the importance of vascular factors in glaucoma and supports the use of ONH Hb evaluation as a complementary approach to traditional diagnostic methods.…”
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Research on design optimization of oil and gas pipelines leveraging X80 tee and additive manufacturing technology by Ye TIAN

“…Methods This study introduced equal tees made of X80 steel with a diameter of 1 219 mm for the structural design optimization and safety evaluation of oil and gas pipelines, aimed at addressing local stress concentration issues. …”
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