A pilot study investigating the effectiveness, appreciation, and feasibility of a cognitive stimulation program in dementia patients: online versus face-to-face by Simona Cintoli, Giulia Spadoni, Valeria Giuliani, Valentina Nicoletti, Eleonora del Prete, Daniela Frosini, Roberto Ceravolo, Roberto Ceravolo, Gloria Tognoni

“…Additionally, satisfaction was measured with visual and Likert scales for both patients and caregivers.ResultsNo significant differences were found between the in-person and remote groups in terms of age, education, or gender. …”
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Predictive Factors and Nomogram for 30-Day Mortality in Heatstroke Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Anxin Li, Yuchen Zhang, Xiaoshi Zhang, Zixiao Duan, Yan Chen, Xiaoyan Jiang, Wuquan Deng

“…A nomogram was drawn to visualize the clinical model. We used the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and calibration curve to verify the accuracy of the nomogram. …”
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SPING Block Analgesia in Non-Operative Management of Proximal Femur Fractures in Older Adults Living with Frailty: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Miriam W. A. van der Velden, Thamar Kroes, Nick J. G. Visschers, Frank P. J. F. de Loos, Pleun Janssens, Bart Spaetgens, Miriam C. Faes, Marieke H. J. van den Beuken-van Everdingen, Arnela Suman

“…The patient living situation was visualized with a Sankey diagram. Changes in pain scores and opioid use were assessed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Parents Regarding Ophthalmological Screening of Preschool-Aged Children in Jazan, Saudi Arabia by Mohamed Salih Mahfouz, Samy Shaban Mahmoud, Saleha Qaseem Haroobi, Latifah Mohammed Bahkali, Shahad Ibrahim Numan, Areen Mohsen Taheri, Ohoud Ali Hakami, Orjuwan Adel Zunquti, Sarah Mohammed Khered

“…This study assesses parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the early ophthalmological screening of preschool-aged children in Jazan, KSA. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted among 522 parents of preschool-aged children in the Jazan region. …”
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Urinary metal levels and their association with Parkinson’s disease risk: insights from NHANES 2013–2020 by Jia-jie Lv, Jia-jie Lv, Xin-yu Li, Xin-yu Li, Cheng-hao Yang, Cheng-hao Yang

“…Smooth curve fitting was further applied to visualize the nonlinear relationships between urinary metal concentrations and PD risk.ResultsIn the single-exposure model, Mo, Tu and Cd were positively correlated with the risk of PD, with odds ratios (OR) ranging from 4.61 to 5.46 (all p < 0.05). …”
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Study on the safety and efficacy of modified anal fistula plug surgery in the treatment of low transsphincter anal fistula by Liao Ming, Liang Jiaji, Xu Jihua, Su Dan, Ren Donglin

“…According to random number table method, they were divided into observation group (modified anal fistula plug surgery, n＝32) and control group (traditional fistulectomy, n＝33). …”
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Accuracy of screening tests for cervical precancer in women living with HIV in low-resource settings: a paired prospective study in Lusaka, Zambia by Nicola Low, Partha Basu, Andreas Limacher, Katayoun Taghavi, Misinzo Moono, Mulindi Mwanahamuntu, Herbert Kapesa, Albert Manasyan, Julia Bohlius, Marie Roumet, Thamsanqa Madliwa, Anne Rutjes

“…We assessed the accuracy of screening tests that can be used in low-resource settings and give results at the same visit.Methods and analysis We conducted a paired, prospective study among consecutive eligible WLHIV, aged 18–65 years, receiving cervical cancer screening at one hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. …”
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A CT-based subregional radiomics nomogram for predicting local recurrence-free survival in esophageal squamous cell cancer patients treated by definitive chemoradiotherapy: a multi... by Jie Gong, Jianchao Lu, Wencheng Zhang, Wei Huang, Jie Li, Zhi Yang, Fan Meng, Hongfei Sun, Lina Zhao

“…The clinical model and the subregion-based radiomics model were visualized as the nomograms, which are available online and could interactively calculate LRFS probability. …”
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Collecting patient-reported outcomes via the COTIDIANA smartphone app: a prospective validity study by Daniel Aletaha, Tanja A Stamm, Paul Studenic, Helga Radner, Nadja Kartschmit, Elsa Frãzao-Mateus, Nasim Nakhost Lotfi, Francisco Nunes, Pedro Matias, Ricardo Graca

“…We aimed to assess the reliability and comparability of frequent remote monitoring by using ePROMs via a smartphone.Methods Patients (≥18 years) with Sjögren’s disease (SjD), osteoarthritis (OA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) were recruited from our outpatient clinic and asked to complete seven short daily as well as weekly questions (visual analogue scale) on global disease activity (PGA), pain, anxiety and depression, fatigue and sleep) for 14 days. …”
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Exogenous Application of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic Acid as a New Strategy to Trigger the Color Development of Table Grapes Grown in Subtropics by Aline Cristina de Aguiar, Fábio Yamashita, Renata Koyama, Bruna Evelise Bosso Caetano, Carlos Akira Komoli Utiamada, Sergio Ruffo Roberto

“…The concentration of total anthocyanins and the color index of the berries were assessed weekly, whereas visual sensory analysis of the color coverage of the berries was performed at harvest. …”
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Non-invasive neuromodulation for alleviating dyspnoea: protocol for a feasibility sham-controlled randomised trial by Guillaume Léonard, Christian Iorio-Morin, Simon Couillard, Joël St-Pierre, Samuel Mailhot-Larouche, Geneviève Garand, Félix-Antoine Vézina

“…We speculate that non-invasive transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) and trigeminal transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) could improve dyspnoea management by targeting relevant neural circuits.Methods and analysis We will conduct a feasibility cross-over trial in people with severe COPD and significant exertional dyspnoea referred for pulmonary rehabilitation. …”
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Effects of Wheat Varieties on Bacterial Community and Volatile Flavor Compounds in Nongxiangxing Daqu by Xiaoge HOU, Junpeng FAN, Fuli GUO, Zheng LI, Xin HU, Ming HUI, Ruifang LI, Xiyu SUN, Chunmei PAN

“…The correlation between wheat quality indices and the dominant bacterial genera was visualized by constructing a Spearman rank correlation-based network diagram. …”
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Use of MedSafer electronic decision support for deprescribing in patients on hemodialysis: a qualitative study by Émilie Bortolussi-Courval, Jimmy J. Lee, Emilie Trinh, Lisa M. McCarthy, M. Battistella, Ryan Hanula, Todd C. Lee, Kathleen Rice, Emily G. McDonald

“…Deprescribing is a promising intervention to reduce PIMs.Methods We previously conducted a prospective controlled trial whereby we provided deprescribing decision support to nephrologists in one of two tertiary care outpatient hemodialysis units in Montreal, Canada. …”
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Differential diagnosis between psoriatic arthritis and hand osteoarthritis using indocyanine green-based fluorescence optical imaging by Benedict Drude, Øystein Maugesten, Stephanie G. Werner, Jens Klotsche, Jens Klotsche, Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester, Gerhard Krönke, Marina Backhaus, Jörn Berger, Ida Kristin Haugen, Sarah Ohrndorf

“…IntroductionFluorescence optical imaging (FOI) visualizes enhanced microcirculation in the hands as a marker for inflammation. …”
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CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF NEUROTRANSMITTERS PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY GLAUCOMA VEGF INHIBITOR IN PATIENTS WITH CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION CAUSED BY DEGENERATIVE MYOPIA by L. P. Danilova, V. V. Egorov, G. P. Smolyakova, L. P. Emanova, D. A. Povalyaeva

“…Morphological and functional evaluation of results of intravitreal injections of ranibizumab in treatment of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) caused by degenerative myopia (DM). patients and methods. The study included 32 patients (32 eyes) aged from 29 to 55 years with the CNV, developed due to the DM. …”
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Environmental monitoring and spatiotemporal trend analysis of avian influenza virus in Xinjiang, 2021-2023 by Zhe Yin, Fuerhati Wushouer, Jia Huang, Yan Dong, Qi Wang, Xiapikatijiang Aihaiti, Xiayidanmu Abudusaimaiti, Yuanyuan Ma, Zihan Chen, Ruiying Qiu, Quanxi Li, Zhenguo Gao

“…Data were statistically analyzed using Excel and SPSS, and spatial distribution was visualized through Kriging interpolation using ArcGIS. …”
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Leveraging FastViT based knowledge distillation with EfficientNet-B0 for diabetic retinopathy severity classification by Jyotirmayee Rautaray, Ali B.M. Ali, Meenakshi Kandpal, Pranati Mishra, Rzgar Farooq Rashid, Farzona Alimova, Mohamed Kallel, Nadia Batool

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Grip Strength and Age-Related Ocular Diseases: Insights from Observational, Mendelian Randomization, and Mediation Analyses by Chao Chen, Dongling Guo, Jiaqi Meng, MD, Jiao Qi, MD, Keke Zhang, MD, Wenwen He, MD, Yih Chung Tham, PhD, Xiangjia Zhu, PhD

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Mir-218-5p from Extracellular Vesicles of Endometrium in Patients with Recurrent Implantation Failure Impairs Pre-Implantation Embryo Development by Cai L, Lv M, Wei J, Liu C, Li Y, Liao Z, Li T, Zhang H, Xi L, Sui C

“…The abnormal segregation genes of trophectoderm (TE) and inner cell mass (ICM) were visualized via qRT-PCR and immunofluorescence staining. …”
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