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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Evaluation of Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Erector Spinae Plane Block in Breast Surgeries by Gizem Kara, Metin Alkan, Ramazan Kozan, Nuray Camgöz Eryılmaz, Mustafa Arslan

“…In this study, we evaluated the analgesic efficacy of erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in patients undergoing breast surgery. Methods: Our study was conducted retrospectively by reviewing the data from medical records of 94 adult female patients with ASA I-II-III who underwent breast surgery. …”
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Autograft vs Allograft With Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate as an Osteotomy Gap Filler in Lateral Column Lengthening for Progressive Collapsing Flatfoot Deformity by Ramesh Radhakrishnan MBBS, MRCS(Eng), Don Thong Siang Koh MBBS, BSc(Hon), MRCS, MMED(Ortho), Eric Wei Liang Cher MD, MRCS, MMed(Ortho), FRCSEd(Ortho), Wenxian Png MBBS, MMed(Ortho), MRCSEd, FRCSEd(Ortho), Inderjeet Rikhraj Singh MBBS, FRCS, FAMS, MHPE (Maastricht)

“…This study compares the clinical and radiologic outcomes of autografts vs allografts with BMAC in LCL for PCFD. Methods: This retrospective study reviewed 38 patients who underwent LCL for PCFD at a tertiary institution from 2012 to 2022. …”
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Internet-Based Telerehabilitation Versus in-Person Therapeutic Exercises in Young Adult Females With Chronic Neck Pain and Forward Head Posture: Randomized Controlled Trial by Patcharin Nilmart, Arrada Sichuai, Asree Chedang, Chanikarn Goontharo, Nollapan Janjamsai

“…Outcome measures included pain intensity (assessed using the Visual Analog Scale [VAS]), CVA, neck disability (assessed using the Neck Disability Index [NDI]), and cervical range of motion (CROM). …”
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Medium-term Results of Body Balance Trainings in Primary School-Aged Children with Generalized Joint Hypermobility and Symptomatic Mobile Flat Foot: Cohort Study by Alena Yu. Dimitrieva, Vladimir M. Kenis

“…The foot examination included: clinical assessment of feet shape and position (FPI-6 scale), visual and manual mobility tests, computer scanning with calculation of anthropometric indices (basic anthropometric parameters were calculated from scanned foot images). …”
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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

“…Speech disorders (mostly transient) were detected in 35.7% of the subjects, visual field disorders (mainly transient) – in 21.4%, neuropsychiatric disorders – in 43.9%. …”
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Comparison of Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy and Vaginal Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation Techniques Applied Concomitantly in Patients Undergoing Vaginal or Laparoscopic Hysterectomy fo... by Ömer Ünal, Ozan Karadeniz

“…Postoperative 6th-hour visual analog scale values were significantly higher in the TLH + SCP group (p = 0.01). …”
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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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Early Real-World Outcomes of Switching to 8 mg Aflibercept for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the United Kingdom by Muiz Musadiq, Mohammed Musadiq, Fozia Latif, Benjamin Ng, Matthew Azzopardi, Noa Gilead, Andrew Needham, Yu Jeat Chong

“…At baseline, the mean (SD) best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 66.0 (14.4) letters, with 33 (55.9%) eyes achieving ≥70 letters. …”
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Endoscopy-assisted anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with internal fixation vs conventional surgery in the treatment of cervical disc herniation by Haicun Zhang, Yanbo Lin, Canglu Wu, Fangling Cheng, Danqing Bao, Yuyan Chen

“…Aim: We aimed to compare the clinical effect of endoscopy-assisted anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with internal fixation and conventional surgery in the treatment of CDH. Materials and methods: Patients with CDH who underwent ACDF with fixation at the Zhoushan Dinghai Guanghua Hospital were enrolled. …”
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Timely access to specialist outpatient care: can applying systems thinking unblock our waiting lists? by Sue McAvoy, Agnes Toth-Peter, Ninad Jagdish, Bao Hoang Nguyen, Allison Arnott, Lisa Nissen

“…Results The CLD provided a cross-boundary visual of how the review and repeat review appointment contributes to the waitlist. …”
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Long term cost-effectiveness analysis of IDegLira in the treatment of type 2 diabetes patients compared to GLP-1RA added to basal insulin after IDegLira entered the national reimbu... by Dunming Xiao, Junling Weng, Lei Zhang, Chang Xing, Yan Wei, Yingyao Chen

“…The eye diseases (background, proliferative retinopathy, macular edema, and visual loss) decreased by 24.4%, 41.1%, 18.9%, and 12.2%, respectively. …”
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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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Characteristics of Normal Tension Glaucoma Referrals at a Tertiary Care Center and Factors Associated with Unilateral versus Bilateral Disease by Yazdanie F, Sims JR, Ying S, Misra P, Shah M, Panarelli JF

“…Fahd Yazdanie,1 Jeffrey R Sims,1 Stephanie Ying,2 Poonam Misra,3 Manjool Shah,1,4 Joseph F Panarelli1 1Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA; 4Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USACorrespondence: Joseph F Panarelli, Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, 222 E. 41st St, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10017, USA, Tel +1 347-302-4326, Email Joseph.Panarelli@nyulangone.orgPurpose: To determine the characteristics of normal tension glaucoma referrals at a tertiary care center and risk factors associated with unilateral versus bilateral disease.Patients and Methods: Medical records were reviewed of patients who were referred to a single glaucoma provider at a tertiary care center and were given a presumptive diagnosis of normal tension glaucoma (NTG) between the years 2018 and 2021. …”
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The Relation between Fatigue Level and Nurses’ Caring Behavior in The Orthopedic Department by Yasmin F. M. AbdElazeem, Rasha F. Ahmed, Eman F. A. M. Aly

“…The second part was Fatigue Visual Analog Scale (VAS), a one-dimensional scale, consisting of an unmarked 10 cm line to rate the nurses' level of fatigue. …”
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Non-inferiority and cost-effectiveness trial of isolated biceps tenotomy versus tenotomy with rotator cuff repair in patients with stage 2–3 Goutallier fatty degenerative cuff lesi... by Freek Hollman, Nienke Wolterbeek, Gie Auw Yang

“…The goal of this trial is to study function and quality-of-life of patients undergoing arthroscopic biceps tenotomy with or without an additional cuff repair and to include an economic evaluation.Methods and analysis This multicentre randomised controlled non-inferiority trial, including an economic evaluation, is designed to compare the short-term and long-term outcome of patients who underwent an arthroscopic tenotomy of the long head of the biceps tendon with or without a cuff repair. …”
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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 role of self-compassion in mental health among early adulthood with ADHD symptoms: a network psychometric approach by Hui Heng, Yingcan Zheng, Fangfang Zheng, Hong Su, Lili Tang, Yunxuan Zhao, Ying He, Guoyu Yang

“…It seeks to explore the bridging symptoms within this network, thereby informing the development of effective intervention strategies. Methods The sample included 948 college students in early adulthood (ages 18–24 years). …”
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Extended photoperiod improves growth and nutritional quality of pak choi under constant daily light integral by Kartika R. Susilo, Anastasia Eu, Britt Besemer, Ep Heuvelink, Ric C. H. de Vos, Leo F. M. Marcelis

“…However, DLI did not affect shelf life and overall visual quality.DiscussionThese results suggest that extending photoperiod is a more effective strategy than increasing light intensity for optimizing leafy vegetable production in controlled environments.…”
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