The clinical and radiological effectiveness of autologous bone marrow derived osteoblasts (ABMDO) in the management of avascular necrosis of femoral head (ANFH) in sickle cell dise... by Mir Sadat‐Ali, Abdallah S. Al‐Omran, Khalid AlTabash, Sadananda Acharya, Tarek M. Hegazi, Mona I. Al Muhaish

“…Patients were clinically assessed preoperatively using the Visual analogue scale (VAS), Modified Harris Hips Score (MHHS) and Azam‐Sadat Score (ASS) for Quality of Life Score for Chronic Hip Disease. …”
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Dexmedetomidine-enhanced chest wall fascial plane blocks in ultra-fast-track minimally invasive heart valve surgery: a randomized controlled trial by Shen-Jie Jiang, Tian Jiang, Han-Wei Wei, Xiao-Kan Lou, Yu Wang, Mei-Juan Yan

“…This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether adding 1 μg/kg dexmedetomidine to 0.375% ropivacaine for chest wall fascial plane blocks enhances opioid sparing in ultra-fast-track (UFT) minimally invasive heart valve surgery. Methods Seventy-six elective patients were randomized (1:1) in a double-blind manner. …”
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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SPECTRUM DISORDERS IN BEHCHET’S DISEASE by P. S. Ovcharov, T. A. Lisitsyna, D. Yu. Veltishchev, O. F. Seravina, O. B. Kovalevskaya, S. I. Glukhova, Z. S. Alekberova, E. L. Nasonov

“…Disease activity was assessed using the Behcet’s Disease Current Activity Form (BDCAF); the subjective status of patients was evaluated using the visual analog scale (VAS) for general health assessment. …”
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Transvaginal extraction of the specimen after total laparoscopic right hemicolectomy or extended right hemicolectomy for right colon cancer: an analysis of 25 cases by Deng Jianzhong, Zhang Zilang, Lin Yiban, Guo Xiaoxi, Li Zhaoyang, Wang Weichun, Yu Si

“…Surgical parameters, postoperative analgesic, pain at 24 hours after surgery (using Visual Analogue Scale), postoperative complications, pathological staging, adjuvant therapy, postoperative sexual function, postoperative metastasis, and recurrence were analyzed. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Gastric Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection by Fen Deng, Liru Pan, Lei Tao, Xiaoyu Qiu, Bing Li, Jing Hao, Huihui Li, Zhenzhen Zhang, Weiwei Ding, Yingying Wang, Bo Ning

“…Pain severity was assessed using a visual analogue scale, with a score ≥ 4 defined as postoperative pain. …”
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Clinical experience with the interleukin-1β blocker canakinumab in patients with chronic tophaceous gout: abolishment of arthritis and prevention of exacerbations when allopurinol... by M. S. Eliseev, O. V. Zhelyabina, M. V. Mukagova, E. L. Nasonov

“…The use of canakinumab in patients with severe gout, who are resistant to therapy with NSAIDs, colchicine, and GCs, is an effective method to treat arthritis and to prevent acute arthritis attacks during allopurinol therapy. …”
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Balneotherapy for the treatment of post-COVID syndrome: a randomized controlled trial by Diana Ovejero, Anna Ribes, Judit Villar-García, Marta Trenchs-Rodriguez, Daniel Lopez, Xavier Nogués, Robert Güerri-Fernandez, Natalia Garcia-Giralt

“…This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of balneotherapy (BT) on PACS symptomatology. Methods Ninety-eight adults with PACS visited at Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona (Spain) were included to the study. …”
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HHLA2 and PD-L1 co-expression predicts poor prognosis in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma by Xu Chen, Hai Huang, Qiong Wang, Qiang-Hua Zhou, Kai-Wen Li, Hai-Xia He, Sheng-Meng Peng, Shi-Rong Peng, Ze-An Li, Yi-Ran Tao, Wen-Li Cai, Ran-Yi Liu

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Adenoviral-vectored neoantigen vaccine augments hyperexpanded CD8+ T cell control of tumor challenge in mice by David Li, Gabriel Dagotto, Alessandro Colarusso, Robert C Patio, Tochi Anioke, Victoria Giffin, Ruoran Guan, Trisha Anand, Esther Mbiwan, Malika Aid, Dan Barouch

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Caracterización clínica, epidemiológica y genealógica de la esquizofrenia en pacientes de la Policlínica Alcides Pino Bermúdez de Holguín by Maydoli Cardet Escalona, Olga Antonia Álvarez Estrabao, Sara Meneses Álvarez

“…Paranoid clinical manifestation was the predominant one (70%), as well as positive symptoms, such as visual hallucinations and delirium (66.6%), 63.3% of them had   history of suicide attempts. …”
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Effects of virtual reality-based interventions on cognitive function, emotional state, and quality of life in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis by Xiaohan Li, Yuting Zhang, Lifeng Tang, Lifeng Tang, Lin Ye, Min Tang

“…Publication bias was assessed using funnel plots and Egger’s regression test. A “trim and fill” method was employed to adjust for any detected publication bias. …”
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THE FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF EXTRASKELETAL MANIFESTATIONS OF ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS by A. A. Godzenko, A. G. Bochkova, O. A. Rumyantseva, Yu. O. Korsakova, I. Yu. Razumova, V. V. Badokin, Sh. F. Erdes

“…Objective: to assess the frequency and severity of extraskeletal manifestations (ESMs) of AS in the authors' own clinical practice. Subjects and methods. 452 patients (363 men and 89 women) with AS fulfilling the 1984 relevant New York criteria were examined at the V.A. …”
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Satisfactory Evaluation of Call Service Using AI After Ureteral Stent Insertion: Randomized Controlled Trial by Ukrae Cho, Yong Nam Gwon, Seung Ryong Chong, Ji Yeon Han, Do Kyung Kim, Seung Whan Doo, Won Jae Yang, Kyeongmin Kim, Sung Ryul Shim, Jaehun Jung, Jae Heon Kim

“…Secondary outcomes included satisfaction with the AI-assisted reassurance-call service, also measured using a Likert scale, and the level of satisfaction (Likert scale and Visual Analogue Scale [VAS]) and anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and VAS) related to managing complications for both groups. …”
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A longitudinal study of the 5xFAD mouse retina delineates Amyloid beta (Aβ)-mediated retinal pathology from age-related changes by Savannah A. Lynn, Sudha Priya Soundara Pandi, Aida Sanchez-Bretano, Anna-Marie Muir, Lidia Parker, David S. Chatelet, Tutte Newall, Jennifer A. Scott, Eloise Keeling, Neil R. Smyth, Jay E. Self, Andrew J. Lotery, Helena Lee, J. Arjuna Ratnayaka

“…To delineate the role of Aβ in retinopathy from age-related changes, we used transgenic 5xFAD mice in a longitudinal study to recapitulate the aged/AMD Aβ-burden of the human retina. Methods Mice were genotyped to exclude the retinal degeneration alleles Pde6b rd1 , Pde6brd8, Agouti, Tyr and Oca2. …”
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A life that’s worth living – measuring health-related quality of life among people treated for tuberculosis in Viet Nam: a longitudinal EQ-5D-5L survey by Luan Nguyen Quang Vo, Rachel Forse, Andrew James Codlin, Huy Ba Huynh, Anja Maria Christine Wiemers, Jacob Creswell, Tushar Garg, Thi Minh Ha Dang, Lan Huu Nguyen, Hoa Binh Nguyen, Luong Van Dinh, Nhung Viet Nguyen, Tom Wingfield, Kristi Sidney Annerstedt, Jad Shedrawy, Knut Lönnroth

“…We aimed to measure HRQoL among people with TB in Viet Nam at initiation and throughout treatment. Methods This study took place in four provinces from Oct-2020 to Sep-2022. …”
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Comparative the efficacy and safety of Gosuranemab, Semorinemab, Tilavonemab, and Zagotenemab in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of... by Wenting Cai, Wenting Cai, Hui Zhang, Hui Zhang, Yan Wu, Yan Wu, Yao Yao, Jinping Zhang

“…The purpose of data processing, including generating network evidence plots, surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) ranking, league plots, and funnel plots, is to visually summarize and evaluate the relative effectiveness and safety and potential publication bias of multiple interventions. …”
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Effects of physically active lessons and active breaks on cognitive performance and health indicators in elementary school children: a cluster randomized trial by João Carlos N. Melo, Julian Tejada, Ellen Caroline M. Silva, José Ywgne, David N. Oliveira, Larissa Gandarela, Danilo R. Silva

“…Abstract Background This cluster‐randomized trial examined the effects of active breaks (AB) and physically active lessons (PAL) on cognitive function and health indicators in elementary school children. Methods Six schools were randomly assigned to three groups: AB group (n = 61), PAL group (n = 77), and a control group (CTL, n = 46). …”
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Assessment of resection margins during breast-conserving surgery using multimodal optical coherence tomography by D. A. Vorontsov, E. V. Gubarkova, M. A. Sirotkina, A. A. Sovetskiy, S. N. Aleksakhina, T. T. Tabagua, E. A. Busko, E. N. Imyanitov, S. S. Kuznetsov, A. Yu. Vorontsov, E. V. Zagaynova, S. V. Gamayunov, V. Yu. Zaytsev, P. V. Krivorotko, N. D. Gladkova

“…Among the 132 studied resection margins in 6 cases, the positive resection margin was determined by the OCE method, which was subsequently confirmed histologically. …”
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Effect of an Internet-Based Pilates Telerehabilitation Intervention in People With Multiple Sclerosis: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Andrea Tacchino, Michela Ponzio, Paolo Confalonieri, Letizia Leocani, Matilde Inglese, Diego Centonze, Eleonora Cocco, Paolo Gallo, Damiano Paolicelli, Marco Rovaris, Loredana Sabattini, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Luca Prosperini, Francesco Patti, Edoardo Sessa, Elisabetta Pedrazzoli, Mario Alberto Battaglia, Giampaolo Brichetto

“…Pilates has been suggested as an ideal PA to manage physical, cognitive, and psychological symptoms of MS and a useful method to maintain and improve balance and gait. …”
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Risk factors for the femoral head aseptic necrosis development in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by I. G. Kushnareva, T. V. Popkova, M. A. Makarov, A. E. Khramov

“…Pain intensity was assessed using a visual analogue scale and reached an average of 70.1±16.0 mm.Results and discussion. …”
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