Assessment of tilt and decentration of a 4-point scleral fixated intraocular lens using an innovative digital measurement methodology by Denise Pardini, Monica MS Matsumoto, Marina Roizenblatt, Ana Marisa Branco, Paulo Schor, Norma Allemann, Michel Farah, André Maia, Maurício Maia

“…The goals were to validate a new method for measuring tilt and decentration of secondary implants and evaluate the postoperative functional and anatomic outcomes of 4-support IOL scleral fixation. …”
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Geospatial Trends in Insurance Payor Reimbursements Based on Area Deprivation Index for Total Ankle Arthroplasty across Southwestern Pennsylvania by Garcia Findlay BS, Marfred Umanes Munoz BS, MS, Kenzo M. Cotton BS, Devon Scott, Richard Michael Smith MD, Jarrett D. Cain DPM MSc, Lauren Lewis MD MPH, Macalus V. Hogan MD, MBA

“…Home addresses were converted to geographic coordinates using Google Maps API and visualized with R-Tool geospatial mapping based on insurance payor. …”
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Quantitative ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography biomarkers in diabetic retinopathy and association with treatment and progression by Iyengar RS, Fleifil S, Aaberg MT, Yu G, Patel TP, Powell C, Tran AK, Paulus YM

“…Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA, Tel +1 410 955-3518, Email ypaulus1@jh.eduPurpose: To determine if demographic factors and calculated areas of nonperfusion (NP) and neovascularization (NV) on ultra-widefield (UWF) fluorescein angiography (FA) in the eyes of patients with diabetes are associated with treatment with intravitreal injections (IVIs), panretinal photocoagulation (PRP), and diabetic retinopathy (DR) progression.Patients and Methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional study included 363 patients (651 eyes) treated at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center between January 2009 and May 2018. …”
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Apoptosis-Inducing Factor (AIF) content in tumor cell mitochondria from colorectal cancer patients by O. I. Kit, E. M. Frantsiyants, S. A. Ilchenko, V. A. Bandovkina, I. V. Neskubina, A. I. Shikhlyarova, Yu. A. Petrova, A. A. Vereskunova, A. O. Adamyan, E. N. Kolesnikov, G. G. Beloshapkina, A. Yu. Arakelova, U. M. Gaziev, S. V. Sanamyants

“…To investigate the level of protein AIF in the mitochondria of tumor cells and visually unchanged tissues of the colon in male and female patients with colorectal cancer.Materials and methods. …”
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Microvascular flow imaging of fibroids: A prospective pilot study by Marissa Frijlingh, Barbara Stoelinga, Robert A. deLeeuw, Wouter J. K. Hehenkamp, Jos W. R. Twisk, Thierry van denBosch, Lynda J. M. Juffermans, Judith A. F. Huirne

“…In significantly more fibroids central flow could be visualized using 2D MV‐flow (63%) than with 2D power Doppler (13%, p = 0.001). …”
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Immediate effects of high-intensity laser therapy for nonspecific neck pain: a double-blind randomized controlled trial by Yuhua Xie, Yuhua Xie, Yingxiu Diao, Dongyu Wu, Manxia Liao, Linrong Liao, Linrong Liao, Linrong Liao

“…The primary outcome measures encompassed pain intensity via the visual analogue scale (VAS), cervical active ROM, stiffness of neck muscles (splenius capitis, semispinalis capitis, and neck fascia), as well as functional disability via the neck disability index (NDI). …”
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Does music counteract mental fatigue? A systematic review. by Cong Ding, Soh Kim Geok, He Sun, Samsilah Roslan, Shudian Cao, Yue Zhao

“…The physiological marker of steady-state visually evoked potential-based brain-computer interface (SSVEP-BCI) amplitude increased, confirming that exciting music counteracts mental fatigue more effectively than relaxing music. …”
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Causes and prognosis of neovascular glaucoma after pars plana vitrectomy in patients with diabetic retinopathy by Xiaolu Cao, Peipei Jia, Xiulian Qiao, Beibei Gao, Fuyin wang

“…The postoperative best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) after NVG was statistically significant compared with that before NVG (P < 0.05). …”
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Concentrations of DDT metabolites in different food items and public health risk in Africa regions: systematic review and metal analysis by Dechasa Adare Mengistu, Abraham Geremew, Roba Argaw Tessema, Tara Wolfing

“…Meta-analysis data visualized using a forest plot. A random-effects model was applied when heterogeneity existed in overall mean concentration of DDT metabolites. …”
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Costs and acceptability of simplified monitoring in HIV-suppressed patients switching to dual therapy: the SIMPL’HIV open-label, factorial randomised controlled trial by Annalisa Marinosci, Delphine Sculier, Gilles Wandeler, Sabine Yerly, Marcel Stoeckle, Enos Bernasconi, Dominique L. Braun, Pietro Vernazza, Matthias Cavassini, Marta Buzzi, Karin J. Metzner, Laurent Decosterd, Huldrych F. Günthard, Patrick Schmid, Andreas Limacher, Mattia Branca, Alexandra Calmy

“…However, different monitoring and treatment strategies carry different costs and health consequences. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The SIMPL’HIV study was a randomised trial that assessed the non-inferiority of dual maintenance therapy. …”
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Cartilage lesions are not the main factor influencing pain and functional impairment in early knee osteoarthritis: a multivariate analysis on intra- and extra-articular factors aff... by Luca Bianco Prevot, Alessandro Bensa, Pietro S Randelli, Giuseppe Filardo

“…Aims: To investigate the correlation between symptoms, in terms of pain and functional scores, and the extent of cartilage damage as well as other intra- and extra-articular factors in patients suffering from early knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: The subjects were selected from the Osteoarthritis Initiative database according to the following inclusion criteria: Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade 0-1-2, MRI at baseline, and availability of cartilage-denuded subchondral bone values. …”
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Comparative study of the efficacy and safety of Chondroguard® during its combined (intra-articular and intramuscular) and intramuscular injection in patients with knee osteoarthrit... by L. I. Alekseeva, E. P. Sharapova, N. G. Kashevarova, E. A. Taskina, A. M. Lila, A. N. Bogdanov, S. A. Bozhkova, A. A. Bagretsova, S. M. Noskov, E. A. Grunina

“…Objective: to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chondroguard® in the combined (intra-articular (IA) + intramuscular (IM)) and IM injection in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).Patients and methods. The study enrolled 150 patients with knee OA who were divided into two groups with 75 patients in each group. …”
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Adipose tissue-derived versus bone marrow-derived cell concentrates for the injective treatment of knee osteoarthritis: protocol of a prospective randomised controlled trial by Paolo Spinnato, Stefano Zaffagnini, Giuseppe Filardo, Marco Miceli, Luca Andriolo, Lorenzo Zanasi, Francesca Veronesi, Viviana Costa, Marco Franceschini, Gianluca Giavaresi

“…The aim of this randomised controlled trial is to compare the safety and clinical outcomes of a single intra-articular injection of BMAC versus a single intra-articular injection of MFAT in patients with knee OA.Methods and analysis 204 patients aged 40–75 years and affected by knee OA are randomised to receive a single injection of BMAC or MFAT in a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Efficacy of Tulsi-Turmeric Oil Pulling versus Sesame Oil Pulling on Temporomandibular Joint Movement in Oral Submucous Fibrosis (Vata Pitta dominant Tridosaja Sarvasara Mukharoga):... by Anshika Kishor Singh, Gaurav Rajendra Sawarkar, Punam Gaurav Sawarkar

“…Other assessments will include IID scoring, cheek flexibility, and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores before and after the intervention. …”
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Knotless versus knotted arthroscopic Bankart repairs for anterior shoulder instability: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Cheng Wang, Yanhang Liu, Meng Ding, Sha Wan, Kefu Lin, Zhen Tian, Lang Li

“…Nonetheless, comparisons between these two techniques remain controversial. Methods Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a comprehensive search of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Web of Science was conducted. …”
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Short-term clinical outcomes and technical advantages of mini-open endoscope assisted anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy by Hua-zhang Zhong, Li Cheng, Qi-fei Wang, Bin Zhu, Lei Chen, Jue-hua Jing, Da-sheng Tian, Yun Zhou

“…Before surgery, at 1 month after surgery and the last follow-up, imaging indicators (cervical Cobb angle, Cobb angle of fused segment, intervertebral space height of fused segment, intervertebral fusion status), and clinical indicators, including visual analogue scale (VAS) scores for neck and upper extremity pain, Japanese orthopedic association (JOA) score, and neck disability index (NDI) were analyzed. …”
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Comparison of the effect of ranibizumab in retinal vein occlusion and macular edema with different optical coherence tomographic patterns by Yue Xu, Yue-Cong Yin, Ze-Yu Song, Xiao-Yu Zhou, Jia-Ju Zhang, Juan Liang

“…The comparison of best corrected visual acuity (BCVA; logMAR) and central macular thickness (CMT) among different follow-up points and those among 3 groups were performed by Kruskal-Wallis test. …”
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Current possibilities of pharmacological correction of neuroimmune joint damage in patients with knee osteoarthritis in long COVID conditions by I. V. Sarvilina, I. S. Dydykina, A. M. Lila

“…Objective: to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the parenteral form of pharmaceutical chondroitin sulfate (CS) in neuroimmune joint damage in patients with early knee osteoarthritis (OA) in long COVID.Patients and methods. An open prospective controlled randomized study was conducted, its duration was 50 days of active controlled therapy. …”
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Evaluation and patient experience of wireless noninvasive fetal heart rate monitoring devices by Chantal Eenkhoorn, Tom G. Goos, Jenny Dankelman, Arie Franx, Alex J. Eggink

“…Performance was evaluated by: success rate, positive percent agreement, bias, 95% limits of agreement, regression line, root mean square error and visual agreement using FIGO guidelines. Patient experience was captured using a self‐made questionnaire. …”
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Introduction by Merve Bedir

“…Chair Design Informatics, research program Computation and Performance aims to improve the performance of buildings by using computational methods for model generation and analysis, decision-making and design communication, in an interdisciplinary context. …”
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