Assessment of Dual Rinse Combined with Sodium Hypochlorite Irrigating Solution on Post-Instrumentation Pain and Bacterial Load Reduction: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Laila Zakaria Ismail Abdel-Hamid, Randa Mohamed El Boghdadi, Shaimaa Ismail Gawdat, Sherifa Tarek Salem, Noha Salah Soliman

“… Objective: The study compared the efficacy of Dual Rinse combined with sodium hypochlorite in comparison to sodium hypochlorite irrigating solution on post instrumentation pain incidence, reduction of the load of intracanal bacteria and periapical MMP-9 expression in patients with pulp necrosis. Material and Methods: Thirty-four patients diagnosed with a necrotic mandibular premolar having a single root canal were included. …”
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Decadal analysis of nonsoplastic ocular enucleation in a tertiary hospital in southern China by Yao Ni, Kerui Wang, Xuanwei Liang, Hao Fang, Zhen Mao, Xingyi Li, Danping Huang, Xianchai Lin, Zuohong Li

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Quantifying the spatial patterns of retinal ganglion cell loss and progression in optic neuropathy by applying a deep learning variational autoencoder approach to optical coherence... by Jui-Kai Wang, Jui-Kai Wang, Brett A. Johnson, Zhi Chen, Zhi Chen, Honghai Zhang, Honghai Zhang, David Szanto, Brian Woods, Brian Woods, Michael Wall, Young H. Kwon, Young H. Kwon, Edward F. Linton, Edward F. Linton, Andrew Pouw, Mark J. Kupersmith, Mark J. Kupersmith, Mark J. Kupersmith, Mona K. Garvin, Mona K. Garvin, Mona K. Garvin, Mona K. Garvin, Randy H. Kardon, Randy H. Kardon

“…Furthermore, the bVAE model is capable of tracking the spatial pattern of RGC thinning over time and classifying the underlying cause.MethodsThe bVAE model consists of an encoder, a display decoder, and a booster decoder. …”
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脑静脉窦血栓形成患者动态脑血流自动调节受损：基于TCD和默读刺激的评估 Impaired Dynamic Cerebral Autoregulation in Patients with Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: Evaluation Using Transcranial Doppler and Silent Re... by 陈松伟1，2，3*，陈虹秀1，2，3*，段建钢4，崔柳平1，2，3，刘然1，2，3，邢英琦1，2，3（*第一作者） (CHEN Songwei1,2,3*, CHEN Hongxiu1,2,3*, DUAN Jiangang4, CUI Liuping1,2,3, LIU Ran1,2,3, XING Yingqi1,2,3 (*contributed equally) )

“…Patients with larger involvement range had lower NVC reactivity to visual stimulation than those with smaller involvement range.…”
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Research Trends and Hotspots of Acupuncture Therapy on Allergic Diseases From 2004 to 2024: A Bibliometric Analysis by Lv Y, Jiang Z, Zhang J, Zheng X, Tian X, Liu J, Yang J

“…Yanrong Lv,1,* Ziyi Jiang,1,* Jingwen Zhang,2 Xiaoyan Zheng,1 Xiaoping Tian,1 Jia Liu,2 Jie Yang1,2 1Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jie Yang, Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 37 Shierqiao Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610075, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13882296714, Email jenny_yang_jie@126.com Jia Liu, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, 24, Southern Section1, 1st Ringroad, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China, Email 5214400@qq.comBackground: Over the past two decades, acupuncture has increasingly been applied in the treatment of allergic diseases, with a corresponding increase in the number of published articles.Objective: To investigate the hotspots and frontiers of global scientific output in acupuncture research for allergic diseases over the past two decades.Methods: The Web of Science Core Collection was used to collect literature on acupuncture therapy for allergic diseases, which spanned from 2004 to 2024. …”
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Comparison of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Surgery (PTES) With MIS-TLIF for Treating Lumbar Degenerative Disease in Obese Patients by Fan W, Chen Y, Zhou T, Xu Y, Gu Y

“…Wenshuai Fan,1,2,* Yuheng Chen,1,* Tianyao Zhou,1 Yun Xu,3,4 Yutong Gu1,4 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Centre for Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Pain Management, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 4Shanghai Southwest Spine Surgery Center, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yutong Gu, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China, Email 447574313@qq.com Yun Xu, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310014, People’s Republic of China, Email xuyun65204@163.comPurpose: The purpose of this study is to compare clinical outcomes of obese patients with lumbar degenerative disease (LDD) receiving either percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic surgery (PTES) or minimally invasive surgery-transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF).Methods: There were 26 patients underwent PTES, and 29 patients were treated with MIS-TLIF between June 2014 and June 2019. …”
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Distribution of Angle Alpha in a Large Population in Eastern China: An Analysis of the 30705 Eyes Using the Ray Tracing Aberrometer by Hua Z, Zeng Q, Zhang L, Shen J, Yang J

“…Zhixiang Hua,1– 5,* Qiulin Zeng,6,* Limei Zhang,7 Jiying Shen,7,* Jin Yang1– 5,* 1Department of Ophthalmology and the Eye Institute, Eye and Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2The Key Laboratory of Myopia, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Shanghai Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Key National Health Committee of the Key Laboratory of Myopia, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 5The Key Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Xinshijie Dongqu Eye Hospital, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Heping Eye Hospital, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jin Yang, Department of Ophthalmology, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Tel +008613671632525, Email jin_er76@hotmail.com Jiying Shen, Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Heping Eye Hospital, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Tel +008613817505149, Email susu22yoyo@163.comPurpose: To describe the distribution of angle alpha orientation and magnitude in a large population and to analyze the impact of eye laterality, gender, and age on angle alpha.Setting: EENT Hospital of Fudan University and Shanghai Heping Eye Hospital, 2017– 2023.Design: A retrospective analysis utilizing the iTrace system to examine preoperative angle alpha in patients undergoing cataract surgery.Methods: Angle alpha orientation and magnitude were collected from 30,705 individuals. …”
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A Comparative Study of Sugammadex and Neostigmine: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Past 15 Years by Yin D, Tang B, Hu X, Hu H

“…Data aggregation was performed using Microsoft Excel, while bibliometric visualizations were generated through the Bibliometrix package in R software. …”
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Effect of High Maintenance Dose Versus Low Dose of Remifentanil on Incidence of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) in Patients Under Gynecological Laparoscopic Procedure: A P... by Liu ZY, Yang XY, Lv C, Ye L, Chen JJ, Chen XY, Wang SP, Wu L, Zhang WQ, Lu M, Guo XW

“…Zao-Yu Liu,* Xin-Yu Yang,* Chen Lv, Ling Ye, Jia-Jia Chen, Xin-Yuan Chen, Shi-Ping Wang, Li Wu, Wei-Qiao Zhang, Man Lu, Xiao-Wen Guo Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiao-Wen Guo, Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, 310003, People’s Republic of China, Email guoxiaowen1315@hotmail.comPurpose: The aim of this trial was to investigate postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) incidence between low- and high-dose remifentanil with propofol for total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) in adult female patients with gynecologic laparoscopy.Patients and Methods: The randomized clinical trial consisted of two groups: 0.1ug/kg/min remifentanil (L group) (n=39) and 0.4ug/kg/min remifentanil (H group) (n=40). …”
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The Chain Mediating Effect of Health Literacy and Self-Care Ability on the Relationship Between Dysmenorrhea Symptoms and Negative Emotions Among Chinese Female College Students by Luo Y, Liu D, Sun G, Lu Y, Fang M, Zhang Y, Xu C, Bai G, Chen C

“…This study aims to assess the current status of dysmenorrhea and negative emotions among female college students and explore the factors influencing the relationship between menstrual pain and negative emotions.Methods: A total of 1,117 female college students with moderate to severe dysmenorrhea (based on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) ≥ 4) were recruited from five universities in Guangdong Province through purposive and convenience sampling to complete an online survey between August and October 2024. …”
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Random Forest Regression May Become the Optimal Regression Model for Osteoarthritis of the Knee in Elderly, in the Context of Embodied Cognition and Psychosomatic Medicine by Ma G, Chen J, Li J, Shi H, Chen Y

“…Psychological and physical metrics included the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). …”
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Ultrasound-Guided Sural Nerve and Tibial Nerve Block Provides Comparable Analgesia to Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block Following Calcaneal Surgery: A Single Center Randomized Controll... by Yao J, Cai J, Lu Q, Huang X

“…This study compared the efficacy of ultrasound-guided sural and tibial nerve blocks (ST) with popliteal sciatic nerve block (PS) for operative and postoperative analgesia.Methods: A total of 80 patients (40 per group) undergoing calcaneal surgery were randomized to receive either ST or PS nerve blocks. …”
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Bibliometric Analysis of Exosome Research in Spinal Cord Injury (2000–May 2024). Trends, Collaborations, and Emerging Insights by Wang Z, Bi H, Li D, Zhang W, Wang C, Yang J, Shen X, Yan R, He F, Duan H

“…The present study was conducted to provide a systematic bibliometric analysis of research trends related to SCI and exosomes.Patients and Methods: Publications on exosomes in SCI were identified from the Web of Science Core Collection using specific search criteria. …”
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Machine Learning-Driven Prediction of One-Year Readmission in HFrEF Patients: The Key Role of Inflammation by Ma F, Hu Y, Han P, Qiu Y, Liu Y, Ren J

“…A network-based dynamic nomogram was developed to visualize predictive models.Results: This study included 733 patients, of whom 231 (31.5%) were readmitted within one year. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Aflibercept Biosimilars Relative to Reference Aflibercept Therapy for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Aljuhani HS, Hubayni RA, Qedair J, Bukhari ZM, Alzahrani A, Bawazir RO, Badghaish OS, Alqahtani F

“…Hazem Saleh Aljuhani,1,* Rahaf A Hubayni,2,3,* Jumanah Qedair,2,3 Ziad M Bukhari,4 Ahmed Alzahrani,4 Razan Osama Bawazir,2,3 Orjwan Salah Badghaish,2,3 Faisal Alqahtani5 1Ophthalmology Department, Jeddah Eye Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 4Ophthalmology Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 5Vitreoretinal Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hazem Saleh Aljuhani, Ophthalmology Department, Jeddah Eye Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966545254296, Email Aljuhanihazem@gmail.comPurpose: To assess the efficacy and safety of aflibercept biosimilars compared to reference aflibercept therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) through a systematic review and meta-analysis.Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted across multiple databases. …”
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Decreased serum and local GPX4 and SLC7A11 expression correlates with disease severity in non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head by Qing-He Ye, Peng Zhang, Yong-Heng Zhao, Wen-Xiu Zhu, Hong-Xun Zhu, Biao-Fang Wei

“…Objective The objective of this study was to explore the levels of two crucial proteins associated with ferroptosis, namely Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 11 (SLC7A11), in both serum and femoral head samples, and to correlate their expression levels with the clinical severity of NT-ONFH. Methods The study included 136 NT-ONFH patients and an equal number of healthy controls. …”
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Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for Cartilage Tissue Engineering: A Bibliometric Analysis of Trends and Themes by Zhang J, Wu K, Zhou L, Zheng S

“…Bibliometric and visualized analysis was performed using VOSviewers (V 1.6.20), CiteSpace (V 6.3.R1) and Bibliometrix (R 4.3.3).Results: A total of 436 English articles were analyzed, involving 2356 authors from 1532 institutions across 50 countries/regions, contributing to 189 journals. …”
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Effects of Remimazolam-Propofol with Flumazenil Reversal on the Emergence Time and Hemodynamics of Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Partial Hepatectomy: A Prospective Randomized Co... by Feng Y, Jia JM, Cheng YX, Lin J, Zhang XY, Wang YZ, Zuo YB

“…Whether remimazolam and propofol combined with flumazenil reversal can accelerate the recovery and enhance hemodynamic stability remains controversial.Methods: Fifty patients aged 18– 70 years with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I–III and Child-Pugh classification A or B undergoing elective laparoscopic partial hepatectomy were enrolled. …”
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Immediate Analgesic Efficacy of Acupuncture in Acute Postoperative Pain Following Internal Fixation of Intertrochanteric Femoral Fractures: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Tri... by Wang H, Wang T, Tang X, Tang X, Li C, Deng Y, Li Q, Liang F, Liao J, Guo T

“…The primary outcome will be pain intensity measured by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at 10 minutes post-treatment. …”
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Manipulative Treatment of Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Network Meta-Analysis Based on Randomized Controlled Trials by Chen J, Yin L, Hu Q, Liu S, Zeng L

“…The interventions included pain point compression, massage, and ischemic compression. Visual analogue scale scores were reported in 12 studies and the pressure pain threshold was reported in five studies. …”
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