User Experience of a Semi-Immersive Musical Serious Game to Stimulate Cognitive Functions in Hospitalized Older Patients: Questionnaire Study by Laurent Samson, Lena Carcreff, Frédéric Noublanche, Sophie Noublanche, Hélène Vermersch-Leiber, Cédric Annweiler

“…We designed a semi-immersive musical game called “A Life in Songs,” which invites patients to immerse themselves in a past era through visuals and songs from that time period. The game aspires to become a playful, easy-to-use, and complete tool for the assessment, rehabilitation, and prevention of neurocognitive decline associated with aging. …”
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qPRF: A system to accelerate population receptive field modeling by Sebastian Waz, Yalin Wang, Zhong-Lin Lu

“…BOLD response can be fitted using the population receptive field (PRF) model to reveal how visual input is represented on the cortex (Dumoulin and Wandell, 2008). …”
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Classifying office workers with and without cervicogenic headache or neck and shoulder pain using posture-based deep learning models: a multicenter retrospective study by Ui-jae Hwang, Junghun Han, Oh-yun Kwon, Yu Seong Chu, Sejung Yang, Sejung Yang

“…ObjectiveTo develop and evaluate deep learning models for classifying office workers with and without cervicogenic headache (CH) and/or neck and shoulder pain (NSP), based on habitual sitting posture images.MethodsThis multicenter, retrospective, observational study analyzed 904 digital images of habitual sitting postures of 531 office workers. …”
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Designing equitable telehealth solutions for outpatient surgical care in a safety-net population: a human-centered design approach by Lara Z. Chehab, Diyah Mettupalli, Jenny R. Cevallos, Camille Rogine, Amanda Sammann, Sandhya Kumar

“…Without specific insights from patients and clinicians to guide this transition, telehealth delivery risks exacerbating disparities in access, experience and outcomes for medically underserved populations. Methods We utilized a human-centered design (HCD) approach to gain insights into patient and clinician perspectives on telehealth delivery at a surgical outpatient clinic in an urban safety-net hospital and level 1 trauma center. …”
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The Effects on Knee Swelling, Range of Motion and Pain using a Commercially Available Hot/Cold Contrast Device in a Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Setting by Kevin E Wilk, Robert E Mangine, James Tersakjs, Kimberly Hasselford

“…They were evaluated for baseline pain using the visual analog scale (VAS),verbal patient satisfaction on a scale of 1-10, verbal assessment of knee tightness, knee circumference, and knee flexion range of motion. …”
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Machine learning–based quantification of overall and internal ultrasound characteristics for diagnosing malignant partially cystic thyroid nodules by Yutong Zhang, Jue Jiang, Aqian Chen, Dong Zhang, Dong Zhang, Lirong Wang, Xin Yuan, Xin He, Shanshan Yu, Juan Wang, Qi Zhou

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ENFit Transition for Enteral Management in an Acute Care Setting by Janelle Harding

“…The project was initiated in March 2022, with a focus on areas where patients required enteral devices, including ambulatory sites. # Methods The project utilized the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) model to guide the transition to ENFit enteral devices. …”
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Evaluation of the Relationship Between Vitamin D Levels and Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Chronic Pain by Senem Şaş, Fatmanur Aybala Koçak, Buket Büyükturan, Öznur Büyükturan

“…Pain was evaluated using the visual analogue scale (VAS), which ranges from 0 to 10. …”
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Retrospective Study on the Comparative Efficacy of Intra-Articular Injection and Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of TMD by Wei X, Gao J, Tian Z, Zhao F, Wang H, Yan W

“…Clinical outcomes, pain levels [Visual Analog Scale (VAS)], maximum mouth opening, masseter muscle pain threshold, Fricton Temporomandibular Joint Index (including Joints Number (JN), Joint Pain (JP), Muscle Masseter (MM), Disc Displacement Index (DI), Mandibular Position (MP), Pain Index (PI), and Clinical Measurement Index (CMI)], oral health [Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14)], and quality of life [Short Form-36 (SF-36)] were compared between the two groups.Results: The total effective rate in the observation group (91.30%) was significantly higher than the control group (75.56%) (p< 0.05). …”
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Polymorphisms of the KCNS1, COMT and OPRM1 genes and development of postoperative pain in patients with osteoarthritis who underwent total knee or hip replacement by K. E. Glemba, I. A. Guseva, A. E. Karateev, M. A. Makarov, E. Yu. Samarkina, N. V. Konovalova, D. A. Varlamov

“…The presence of POP was determined when pain in the area of surgical intervention ≥40 mm (100 mm visual analog scale, VAS) persisted or appeared 3 and 6 months after surgery. …”
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Nice knots assistance in comminuted and displaced clavicle fractures reduce intraoperative blood and shorten operation time with a satisfactory postoperative clinical outcome by Chao Li, Weiwei Cao, Jinlei Dong, Lianxin Li, Lin Li, Huailin Kou, Fanxiao Liu

“…Moreover, nice knot-assisted fixation was associated with increased constant-murley score and Neer score, and reduced visual analogue scale (VAS) score compared to traditional surgical treatment. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with fertility desire among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Xiang Yan, Jie Du, GuoPing Ji

“…We evaluated publication bias using Egger's test and a visual inspection of the symmetry in funnel plots.…”
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Effect of DMARD Therapy on Inflammatory Biomarkers and Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients by Hardik Kharbanda, Manish Khanna, Krunal Thakrar, Manojit Basak, Manish Dwivedi, Partha Pratim Das

“…Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of DMARD therapy on inflammatory biomarkers and disease activity indices in patients with RA. Materials and Methods: The study aims to evaluate and compare pre- and post-therapy outcomes retrospectively of patients with seropositive and seronegative RA undergoing DMARD therapy. …”
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A Comparative Study of Short-Term Social Media Use with Face-to-Face Interaction in Adolescence by Inês Mendonça, Franz Coelho, Belén Rando, Ana Maria Abreu

“…Additionally, mental effort was measured using a Visual Analogue Scale. Results: Contrary to our hypothesis, no significant differences emerged between groups in any cognitive domain or mental effort, with interaction modality and screen time showing no impact on response variables. …”
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Cold Atmospheric Plasma Improves the Therapeutic Success of Photodynamic Therapy on UV-B-Induced Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Hairless Mice by Stephanie Arndt, Petra Unger, Irina Ivanova, Wolfgang Bäumler, Konstantin Drexler, Mark Berneburg, Sigrid Karrer

“…The present study investigated the effects of combining CAP with ALA-PDT on cutaneous AK and SCC induced by ultraviolet B (UV-B) irradiation in SKH1 hairless mice. <b>Methods:</b> We compared various application sequences (CAP-ALA–red light, ALA–red light–CAP, and ALA-CAP–red light) against conventional ALA-PDT using visual, histological, and molecular assessments of the affected skin. …”
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Modified Supraclavicular and Pectoral Nerves Blocks for Implantation of Intravenous Port System in Cancer Patients by M. P. Yakovenko, E. E. Antipin, N. A. Bochkareva, N. I. Koroleva, E. F. Drobotova, E. V. Nedashkovsky

“…Pain intensity was assessed on a 100 mm visual analog scale (VAS) at rest and while moving at 8, 16, 32 and 72 hours after implantation. …”
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Effects of aerobic exercise in addition to core stabilization exercises on functional capacity, physical performance and fall risk in geriatric individuals with chronic non-specifi... by Şafak Kuzu, Mehmet Canli, İrem Valamur, Anıl Özüdoğru, Halil Alkan, Abdulmetin Hartavi

“…Functional capacity (six-minute walk test), physical performance (Oswestry Disability Index), fall risk (Biodex Balance System), pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale), depression status (Beck Depression Inventory) and kinesiophobia level (Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale) were evaluated before and after the treatment programmes. …”
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Platelet-rich Plasma versus Corticosteroid Injection for the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis – A Prospective Randomised Controlled Study by Suryakanth Kalluraya, Anand Varma, Gujjala Venkata Naga Yeswanth

“…Outcome assessment was done using the Oxford Elbow Score (OES), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Patient-rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE) and Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score (DASH). …”
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Microvascular heterogeneity exploration in core and invasive zones of orthotopic rat glioblastoma via ultrasound localization microscopy by Xing Hu, Gaobo Zhang, Yong Wang, Xiandi Zhang, Rong Xie, Xin Liu, Hong Ding

“…Relevance statement ULM technology based on ultrafast ultrasound can accurately quantify the microvessels of glioblastoma, providing a new method for evaluating the effectiveness of antiangiogenic therapy and visualizing disease progression. …”
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Percentage macular ganglion cell complex and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer loss in different stages of glaucoma by Shah Zalak, Sihota Ramanjit, Sen Ray Swarnali, Choudhary Samiksha, Dhillon Jasleen

“…As only the eyes of the same patient with different severities of glaucoma were included in the present study, it could be inferred that the difference in parameters represents the loss leading to the next stage of glaucoma. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 136 adult primary glaucoma eyes of 68 patients. …”
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