Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness After Successful Retinal Detachment Repair with Persistent Subretinal Fluid at the Macula by Mansour AM, Parodi MB, Uwaydat SH, Lima LH, Charbaji S, Casella AM, López-Guajardo L, Belotto S, Wu L, Schwartz SG, Smiddy WE, Hassoun MM, Pérez-Salvador García E, Mansour HA, Elnahry AG, Hamam RN

“…Ahmad M Mansour,1,2,* Maurizio Battaglia Parodi,3,* Sami H Uwaydat,4 Luiz H Lima,5 Suzanne Charbaji,6 Antonio Marcelo Casella,7 Lorenzo López-Guajardo,8 Silvana Belotto,9 Lihteh Wu,10 Stephen G Schwartz,11 William E Smiddy,11 Mahdi M Hassoun,1 Eduardo Pérez-Salvador García,12 Hana A Mansour,13 Ayman G Elnahry,14,15 Rola N Hamam1 1Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Rafic Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon; 3Department of Ophthalmology, University Vita-Salute Milan, Milan, Italy; 4Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas Medical School, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; 5Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 6Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; 7Department of Ophthalmology, Londrina State University, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil; 8Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; 9Institut Català de Retina, Barcelona, Spain; 10Asociados de Macula Vitreo y Retina de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; 11Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA; 12Servicio de Oftalmología del Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain; 13Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; 14Department of Ophthalmology, Kasr Al-Ainy Hospitals, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; 15BayCare Clinic Eye Specialists, Greenbay, Wisconsin, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ahmad M Mansour, Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Tel +9613377633, Email ammansourmd@gmail.comObjective: To explore the relationship between subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) and persistent subretinal fluid (pSRF) at the macula after successful rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) surgery.Methods: This is a retrospective multicenter comparative study of Caucasian subjects with successful RRD repair. …”
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Artificial Intelligence-Based Large Language Models Can Facilitate Patient Education by Xochitl Bryson, BA, Marleni Albarran, BS, Nicole Pham, MPH, Arianne Salunga, DO, Taylor Johnson, MD, MPH, Grant D. Hogue, MD, Jaysson T. Brooks, MD, Kali R. Tileston, MD, Craig R. Louer, MD, Ron El-Hawary, MD, Meghan N. Imrie, MD, James F. Policy, MD, Daniel Bouton, MD, Arun R. Hariharan, MD, Sara Van Nortwick, MD, Vidyadhar V. Upasani, MD, Jennifer M. Bauer, MD, Andrew Tice, MD, John S. Vorhies, MD

“…The expert panel favored professional society-written responses for 40% of questions, AI for 40%, ranked responses equally good for 13%, and saw a tie between AI and “equally good” for 7%. …”
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Physiological defensive modes to biologically induce drought tolerance in broccoli via inoculation with mycorrhiza and Trichoderma by Amr A. Metwally, Gamal S. Riad, Abdalla A. Ghoname, Sameh M. El-Sawy, Dina S. Salama, Layla Alkhawaga, Mostafa G. Shahin, Hani Saber Saudy, Nora A. AbdelMotlb

“…Under IR60 regime, AMF achieved the maximum improvements (p < 0.05) in peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase and superoxide dismutase, significantly equaling (p > 0.05) TRI for peroxidase. AMF×IR60 was the effective interaction for achieving the maximal values of total phenolic, total flavonoids and total antioxidant activity in broccoli, equaling (p > 0.05) TRI×IR60 combination in total phenolic. …”
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Psycho-emotional conditions in primary care physicians who serve in a direct vicinity to the frontline by Larysa Kupriianova, Daryna Kupriianova

“…Within the framework of the above-mentioned crises from the point of view of existentialism and the development of the community of events, each person was assigned a certain unique role that was associated with equally unique physical and psycho-emotional consequences. …”
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The risk of prostate cancer on incidental finding of an avid prostate uptake on 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for non-prostate ca... by Anthony Franklin, Troy Gianduzzo, Boon Kua, David Wong, Louise McEwan, James Walters, Rachel Esler, Matthew J. Roberts, Geoff Coughlin, John W. Yaxley

“…The most common Gleason score on biopsy was greater than or equal to 4+5 (14/51, 27.5%). 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT was concordant with the 18F-FDG findings in 26/33 (78.8%). …”
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A Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Spinal Cord Stimulation versus Conventional Medical Management for the Treatment of Low Back Pain Using Data from DISTINCT RCT and Medical Claims f... by Deer T, Heros R, Scarfo K, Gilligan C, Jameson J, Pilitsis JG, Desai MJ, Panchalingam T, Goates S, Benison AM, Okaro U, Falowski S

“…The null hypothesis is that SCS is equally or less cost-effective than CMM in treating LBP.Patients and Methods: DISTINCT is a prospective, multi-center, randomized study. …”
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Statistical analysis of carbon and nitrogen sources for growth and sporulation of Exserohilum rostratum causing banana leaf spot disease by Du Ruiqing, Lin Shanhai, Huang Siliang, Zhang Zhengtian, Qin Liping, Li Qiqin

“…The sucrose in the basal medium was substituted with an equal amount of each of the 20 carbon sources tested. …”
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PECULIARITIES OF DENTAL TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS AND THEIR SEX PARTNERS by A.D. Krutikova

“…The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of the treatment of inflammatory and inflammatory-dystrophic periodontal diseases in women with bacterial vaginosis and their sexual partners. Materials and methods. 28 heterosexual couples aged 18-45 years took part in the survey. …”
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Effect and mechanism of Juluo decoction combined with Ruhe powder in treatment of rat model of hyperplasia of mammary glands by NIE Weihong, LIU Hongxi, SUN Guoxin, LIU Chengcong, ZOU Xiao

“…The rats in groups B, C, and D were given intramuscular injection of estradiol benzoate and progesterone to establish a model of hyperplasia of mammary glands, and those in group A were given an equal volume of saline. After successful modeling, the rats in group D were given Juluo Decoction by gavage, with the second and third pairs of mammary glands wrapped with elastic bands containing Ruhe Powder extract for 30 days; the rats in group C were given Rupixiao solution by gavage, while those in groups A and B were given an equal volume of normal saline by gavage, and for the rats in groups A, B, and C, the second and third pairs of mammary glands were wrapped with elastic bands for 30 days. …”
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DYNAMICS OF INDICATORS OF MARKERS OF BONE METABOLISM IN BONE DEFECT REPLACEMENTFABRIC EQUIVALENTS OF BONE TISSUE ON THE BASIS OF MMSC-AT by A.V. Bambuliak, P.P. Perebujnis, S.V. Tkachuk, A.V. Javorskiy

“…The "gold standard" is still considered to be an autologous bone transplant, but this method has some drawbacks associated with additional surgery. …”
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First Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Hemoblock in Patients with Large Incisional Hernias by E. N. Degovtsov, P. V. Kolyadko, V. P. Kolyadko, A. V. Satinov

“…Improving the results of surgical treatment of patients with large incisional hernias.MATERIAL AND METHODS. Design of a simple blind randomized controlled trial with a 90 percent study power, α-error equal to 0.05 and β-error equal to 0.10. …”
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Estudio piloto sobre las respuestas motrices y psicológicas de jugadores y entrenadores durante la competición a la propuesta de reglas para mini-balonmano playa (Pilot study on p... by Juan Antonio Sánchez-Sáez, Juan Pablo Morillo-Baro, José Miguel Sánchez Malia, Daniel Lara Cobos, Jose Luis Arias-Estero

“…The study followed a mixed methods approach, quantitative and qualitative. The design was quasi-experimental with post-test measures. …”
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Gingerols and Shogaols of Zingiber officinale var. sunti Valeton as Potential Allosteric Agonists of Human GABAA Receptor by in silico Pharmacology Approach by Kuswandani F, Wilar G, Wahyuni IS, Megantara S, Pitaloka DAE, Levita J, Jiranusornkul S

“…The MD simulation confirmed that the stability of the 10-shogaol/hGABAAR and 6-gingerol/hGABAAR complexes is equal to that of diazepam/hGABAAR. The UPLC analysis resulted in a level of 44.98 μg/mL for 6-gingerol and 2.52 μg/mL for 10-shogaol.Conclusion: 6-Gingerol and 10-shogaol of EEZO may have the potential to be developed as novel allosteric agonists of human GABAA receptors, thus explaining their anti-anxiety activity. …”
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Impact of Elevated Oestrogen Levels on hCG Trigger Day on Clinical Pregnancy Outcome and OHSS Incidence in Long-Acting GnRHa Down-Regulated IVF/ICSI-ET Cycles by Yan Y, Jiang J, Mei J, Shen X, Jiang Y, Xing J, Huang C

“…This study aimed to investigate whether E2 levels on the hCG trigger day affect pregnancy outcome in long-acting gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) down-regulated in-vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection-embryo transfer (IVF/ICSI-ET) cycles.Methods: This is a retrospective study including 6967 patients undergoing their first long-acting GnRHa down-regulated IVF/ICSI-ET cycles at the Reproductive Medicine Centre of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital from January 2016 to December 2021. …”
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Static and temporal dynamic changes of intrinsic brain activity in early-onset and adult-onset schizophrenia: a fMRI study of interaction effects by Jingli Chen, Jingli Chen, Jingli Chen, Yarui Wei, Yarui Wei, Kangkang Xue, Kangkang Xue, Xinyu Gao, Xinyu Gao, Mengzhe Zhang, Mengzhe Zhang, Shaoqiang Han, Shaoqiang Han, Baohong Wen, Baohong Wen, Guangyu Wu, Jingliang Cheng, Jingliang Cheng

“…The main effects of diagnosis were found in the PFC, medial temporal structures, cerebrum, visual and sensorimotor networks, the main effects of age were found in the visual and motor networks of ALFF and PFC of dALFF.ConclusionOur findings unveil the static and dynamic neural activity mechanisms involved in the interaction between disorder and age in schizophrenia. …”
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P300 event-related potentials as diagnostic biomarkers for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children by Chuanxue Tan, Chuanxue Tan, Huimin Zhou, Anqi Zheng, Miao Yang, Chunyang Li, Ting Yang, Tingyu Li, Jie Zhang

“…Using a visual Oddball paradigm, P300 parameters were recorded at Fz, Cz, and Pz zones. …”
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Immediate efficacy of acupuncture combined with active exercise as 10 min rapid therapy for pain and movement disorders in patients suffering from acute stiff neck: protocol for a... by Fan-rong Liang, Ya Huang, Qifu Li, Xin Tang, Taipin Guo, Gaoyangzi Huang, Xianmei Pei, Ziwen Chen, Zili Liu, Jinbo Sun, Jianglong Liao

“…Secondary outcomes include the effective rate at other time points (0–1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 min), Visual Analogue Scale score and cervical range of motion. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of lysozyme chloride-based cream on healing of grade-two pressure ulcers: A pilot study by Glogovac-Kosanović Milkica, Bućma Tatjana, Prtina Draško, Gajić Aleksandar, Šukalo Aziz, Mehić Meliha, Tanović-Avdić Amna, Glamočlija Una

“…Additionally, the patients were treated twice daily with a cream containing 20 mg/g of lysozyme chloride (lysozyme group) or with povidone-iodine dressings (control group). Visual checks of the ulcer were performed at the baseline and daily until the end of follow-up. …”
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Shared and distinct brain activation patterns of acupoints HT7, ST36, and KI4: a task-based fMRI study by Liyu Hu, Liyu Hu, Jinhuan Zhang, Xiaoxiong Wu, Xingxian Huang, Xinbei Li, Xingchen Liu, Hanqing Lyu, Nan Yang, Jinping Xu, Haibo Yu

“…ObjectiveWe aimed to investigate the shared and distinct of brain responses to manual acupuncture at HT7, ST36, and KI4.MethodsSixteen healthy participants receiving acupuncture at HT7, 19 at ST36, and 16 at KI4. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram model for predicting postoperative delirium in elderly patients with oral cancer: a retrospective study by Chen Ying, Liu Xiaona, Zhang Aili, Wang Zengxiang, Wu Ying, Pu Yu, Zhang Hongbo, Wang Danni, Jiang Meiping, Dai Hongyuan

“…We used the convenience sampling method to select 359 elderly oral cancer patients from January 2020-August 2023 in Nanjing Stomatological Hospital. …”
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