Big Data–Driven Health Portraits for Personalized Management in Noncommunicable Diseases: Scoping Review by Haoyang Du, Jianing Yu, Dandan Chen, Jingjie Wu, Erxu Xue, Yufeng Zhou, Xiaohua Pan, Jing Shao, Zhihong Ye

“…Analytical synthesis was conducted using keyword analysis, the 3V framework, and visual tools such as scatter plots, heat maps, and radar charts. …”
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Hypomethylation of GCNT2 isoform A correlates with transcriptional expression and is associated with poor survival in acute myeloid leukemia by De-hong Wu, De-hong Wu, Hong-chun Qiu, Jing Xu, Jiang Lin, Jun Qian

“…Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) on the KEGG pathway and GO terms were visualized using DAVID. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GESA) was carried out to assess the underlying mechanism. …”
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Retrospective analysis of open reduction and locking plate fixation in three and four part proximal humeral fractures with efficacy and complications by Haiqiang Ma, Jianbin Sun, Xu Ma, Zhipeng Yang, Huanhuan Sun, Donghui Cao, Liangguo Si, Peijie Zhao, Zewen Qiao

“…Their occurrences were highly correlated with factors such as age, diabetes, osteoporosis, fracture healing time, rotator cuff repair, rehabilitation methods, medial cortical bone defect, calcar screw, calcar distance, calcar ratio, reduction quality, and so on. …”
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Mapping global urban inequality under climate change and its interaction with sustainable development by Yinshuai Li, Nan Jia, Zhan Zhang, Jie Cheng, Wen Song, Lingbo Liu, Shuming Bao, Lilin Zheng, Ruishan Chen

“…To understand the impacts and challenges of climate change on urban inequality and enable long-term dynamic monitoring, we established an open-source, replicable, and visually-based bibliometric analysis workflow on the KNIME platform. …”
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Long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain control in patients with osteoarthritis: results of the 12-month observational study AELITA (Analgesia: Effective Tre... by A. E. Karateev, E. Yu. Polishchuk, E. S. Filatova, A. S. Potapova, V. A. Nesterenko, V. N. Amirdzhanova

“…Objective: to evaluate the efficacy and safety of long-term use of NSAIDs for pain control in patients with OA in real clinical practice.Patients and methods. To assess the results of long-term use of NSAIDs in OA, a 12-month observational non-interventional study was conducted. …”
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Posterior corneal elevation after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in eyes of different myopia severity by Li Jiang, Changting Tang, Bao Shu, Ying Liu, Qingyan Zeng, Xiaohua Lei, Zhengwei Shen, Yijun Hu

“…Results: Uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) at 12 months was 20/20 or better in 100.00 % of eyes in LM group, 100.00 % in MM group and 96.15 % in HM group (P > 0.05). …”
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Micropulse cyclophotocoagulation in combined treatments of neovascular glaucoma by I.V. Shiryaev, S.V. Sosnovskii, M.M. Pravosudova, I.E. Panova

“…In both groups, there was no significant deterioration in visual functions during the entire observation period. …”
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Natural Language Processing Chatbot–Based Interventions for Improvement of Diet, Physical Activity, and Tobacco Smoking Behaviors: Systematic Review by Jing Chen, Run-Ze Hu, Yu-Xuan Zhuang, Jia-Qi Zhang, Rui Shan, Yang Yang, Zheng Liu

“…We used the new evidence-mapping method (bubble plot) to visualize the results. We also described the results related to the changes in diet, physical activity, or tobacco smoking behaviors (eg, change of BMI and stage of change). …”
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Epidemiological analysis of emergency ophthalmic cases in a specialist hospital in Tianjin by LI Xin, YU Feiping

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Influence of Premedication and Dental Anxiety on Anesthetic Efficacy in Patients Undergoing Root Canal for Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis in Upper and Lower Molars: A Comparativ... by Luis Manteca-Fernández, Cristina Meniz-García, Fernando Fernández-Cáliz, Cristina Barona-Dorado, Juan Santos-Marino, Natalia Martínez-Rodríguez

“…Before root canal treatment, patients completed the Modified Corah Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain intensity. Inferior alveolar nerve block was performed for the lower molars and buccal infiltration for the upper molars, and the anesthetic efficacy was verified by the Endo Coldspray^® test. …”
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Knowledge among patients with Hepatitis C initiating on direct-acting antiviral treatment in rural Rwanda: A prospective cohort study by Dale A Barnhart, Innocent Kamali, Francoise Nyirahabihirwe, Carol Mugabo, Jean de la Paix Gakuru, Mariam Uwase, Esdras Nizeyumuremyi, Tumusime Musafiri, Jean de Dieu Gatete, Jean Damascene Makuza, Fredrick Kateera, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Jean d’Amour Ndahimana

“…Objective We assessed knowledge on hepatitis C among rural Rwandans initiating DAA treatment for hepatitis C in a prospective cohort. Methods We administered 15 true-false statements before treatment initiation and during one follow-up visit occurring either 1 or 2 months after treatment initiation. …”
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High-load strength training compared with standard care treatment in young adults with joint hypermobility and knee pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (the HIPE... by Birgit Juul-Kristensen, Jonas Bloch Thorlund, Peter Henriksen, Behnam Liaghat, Jens Bojsen-Møller, Afsaneh Mohammadnejad, Bibi Dige Heiberg

“…The primary outcome is self-reported knee pain during an activity nominated by the patient as the most aggravating for their present knee pain measured using the Visual Analogue Scale for Nominated Activity (VASNA, 0–100; 0=no pain and 100=worst imaginable pain). …”
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Advantages of alginate and PPI combination in relief of heartburn and regurgitation during the first days of treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease by D. S. Bordin, O. B. Yanova, O. I. Berezina, Ye. V. Treyman

“…General well-being was evaluated by visual-analog scale (VAS) prior to therapy, at the 7th and 14th days of treatment. …”
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Anatomic characteristics of the lacrimal sac and adjacent bony structures–a computed tomographic-dacryocystography research by Xin-Han Cui, Yan-Wen Fang, Li-Min Zhang, Ji-Ni Qiu, Chao-Ran Zhang, Yan Wang

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Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion: An Observational Study of Functional and Radiological Outcome by Dana Abdel Hafeez, Hosam Abdel Hafeez, Omar A. Al-Mohrej, Mohammed A. Al-Rabiah, Hamzah M. F. Magableh, Ibrahim Bin Ahmed, Nazir Khan, Anwar M. Al-Rabiah

“…Primary outcome measures encompassed the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Roland-Morris Disability Index (RMDI), Euro-Qol (EQ)-5D, visual analog scale (VAS), and EQ-5D index scores. …”
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Clinical and social aspects of dysmenorrhea development by L. V. Pakharenko

“…Intensity of pain was determined by Visual Analogue Scale, quality of life – 36-Item Short Form Health Survey. …”
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Cervical cancer screening data from the case-based national electronic registry in Bangladesh by Ashrafun Nessa, Abul Kalam Azad, Shekh Md. Nizam Uddin, Muhammad Abdul Hannan Khan, Shreshtha Zaman, Mohammad Abdus Salam Khan

“…Abstract Background The Government of Bangladesh established a visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA)-based cervical cancer screening programme at 600 primary, secondary and tertiary health facilities following a pilot programme in 2005. …”
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Effects of single femoral nerve block and continuous femoral nerve block on perioperative analgesia and muscle strength in elderly patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty, a ra... by Yan Tao, Nan Cai, Juxia Zhang, Yan Zhou, Pengfei Liu

“…The primary outcome was the visual analogue scale (VAS) score at 24 h postoperatively. …”
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Gamma camera imaging characteristics of 203/212Pb as a theragnostic pair for targeted alpha therapy: a feasibility study by David Kästner, Holger Hartmann, Robert Freudenberg, Marc Pretze, Claudia Brogsitter, Michael K. Schultz, Jörg Kotzerke, Enrico Michler

“…Images obtained with the HE collimators in the 79 keV energy window showed the best visual image quality for 212Pb. Due to high-energy photon emissions from 212Pb daughter nuclides (e.g., 2.6 MeV from 208Tl), dead time related count losses occurred even at low activities (20% count loss at 20 MBq for MELP collimators). …”
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Efficacy of Diclofenac and Ketoprofen Transdermal Patches for Postoperative Analgesia and their Effect on Renal Functions in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Ran... by Sandip Baheti, Vaibhavi Singh

“…Pain was assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 and 48 hours. …”
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