Conflict of Interest Disclosure in American Arthroplasty Surgical Literature by Robert T. Tisherman, MD, Richard A. Wawrose, MD, Aditya M. Mittal, BS, Stephen R. Chen, MD, Joseph Chen, BS, Christopher J. Como, MD, Malcolm Dombrowski, MD, Jeremy D. Shaw, MD

“…The total value of disclosed COI equaled $1.71 billion. The total value of undisclosed conflicts of interest equaled $334 million. …”
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Technical considerations regarding saliva sample collection to achieve comparable protein identification and detection via one- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis among humans by Szabolcs Maar, Lilla Czuni, Jørgen Kosberg Hassve, Aniko Takatsy, Szilard Rendeki, Tibor Mintal, Ferenc Gallyas, Jr., Ildiko Bock-Marquette

“…Moreover, for superb interpretation, it became equally significant to obtain the information from the same exact specimen. …”
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Effect of intraoperative low-dose esketamine infusion on postoperative sleep disturbance after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized clinical trial by Yanan Wu, Yaning Yang, Xiaomei Wang, Li Sun, Yunpeng Hei, Yuhua Zou, Zhenhai Ye, Zhi Yu

“…Patients were randomly assigned to esketamine group or placebo group using a random number table method. Patients in the esketamine group received continuous intraoperative infusion of esketamine, 0.5 mg/kg/h while those in the placebo group were given an equal volume of normal saline. …”
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Antimicrobial activity of copper-nickel coated door handles: a blinded, randomized controlled study in a clinical setting by Idelevich, Evgeny A., Schlattmann, Andreas, Sauerland, Cristina, Gebert, Carsten, Becker, Karsten

“…However, the impact of reducing bacterial contamination through copper-coated surfaces remains controversial. Methods: A pilot study was set up in a blinded, randomized controlled design to elucidate the antimicrobial activity of door handles coated with a copper-nickel alloy. …”
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Effects of esketamine combined with thoracic paravertebral block on postoperative early sleep in patients undergoing thoracoscopic lobectomy by LI Wenyan, ZHANG Yong, ZHANG Chen, SHI Li

“…Patients in the C group received an equal volume of normal saline. Multichannel〖LM〗 sleep monitoring was conducted on the day before surgery, the first day after surgery, and the third day after surgery to assess patients sleep conditions. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Non-Pharmacological Therapies for Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Network Meta-Analysis by Liu J, Wang Y, Zhang J, Fan X, Chen H, Zuo G, Wang X, She Y

“…Jun Liu,1,2,* Yu Wang,1,* Juncha Zhang,1,2 Xisheng Fan,1,2 Hao Chen,1 Guang Zuo,1 Xuesong Wang,1 Yanfen She1,2 1College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 2Hebei International Joint Research Center for Dominant Diseases in Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xuesong Wang; Yanfen She, College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, No. 3 Xingyuan Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050200, People’s Republic of China, Email wangxuesong@hebcm.edu.cn; 875107987@qq.com; sheyanfen@163.comBackground: This network meta-analysis (NMA) aimed to explore the impact of Non-pharmacological therapies (NPT) on alleviating primary dysmenorrhea (PD) symptoms and assess the effectiveness differences among various NPT.Methods: We searched seven databases and summarized clinical trials of PD treated with NPT from inception to September 6, 2023. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy and Complications Between Biportal Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Lumbar De... by Hu Q, Xiao K, Nan JN, Jhang SW, Chen CM, Lin GX

“…Qianqin Hu,1 Keyi Xiao,2 Jin-Niang Nan,3 Shang-Wun Jhang,4 Chien-Min Chen,4– 6,* Guang-Xun Lin7,* 1First Department of Orthopedics, Jiangxi Province Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2The School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Clinical Medicine, Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 4Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan; 5Department of Leisure Industry Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan; 6Department of Biomedical Sciences National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan; 7Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chien-Min Chen, Email 96015@cch.org.tw Guang-Xun Lin, Email linguangxun@hotmail.comObjective: To effectuate a comprehensive juxtaposition of the clinical implications, incidence of complications, and successful fusion rates observed in the context of biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion (BE-LIF) and minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MI-TLIF).Methods: The present research initiative involved an exhaustive exploration of pertinent scholarly literature in renowned databases, which lasted until April 2023. …”
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VALIDATION OF A RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE VEINES-QOL/SYM QUESTIONNAIRE IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES AND LOWER EXTREMITY CHRONIC VENOUS DISEASES by M. A. Satybaldyeva, N. V. Seredavkina, S. I. Glukhova, I. N. Gorskikh, T. M. Reshetnyak, E. L. Nasonov

“…The internal consistency (Cronbach’s α coefficient) of VEINES-QOL and VEINES-Sym was equal to 0.973 and 0.975, respectively, which reflects the high level of reliability. …”
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Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of the CyberKnife System for Treating Primary Pancreatic Cancer with Metastases to the Gastrointestinal Tract by Zhang Z, Tian B, Xu H, Huang H, Liang X, Bo C, Bian Y, Wei M, Zhao Z

“…Zunhao Zhang,1,* Bo Tian,1,* Hui Xu,1 He Huang,1 Xianwei Liang,1 Changwen Bo,1 Yunfei Bian,1 Ming Wei,2 Zhitao Zhao3 1Department of Oncology, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General Surgery, Hebei Key Laboratory of Colorectal Cancer Precision Diagnosis and Treatment, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Intensive Care Unit, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ming Wei, Department of General Surgery, Hebei Key Laboratory of Colorectal Cancer Precision Diagnosis and Treatment, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-18633888663, Email 314926509@qq.com Zhitao Zhao, Intensive Care Unit, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-18032808723, Email tsld60@163.comObjective: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness and safety of CyberKnife in the treatment of primary pancreatic cancer with metastases to the gastrointestinal tract (ie, primary pancreatic adenocarcinoma metastasizing to gastrointestinal organs).Methods: A total of 106 patients with primary pancreatic cancer and metastases to the gastrointestinal tract admitted to our hospital received CyberKnife treatment. …”
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Negative Correlation Between Fractional Anisotropy on Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Neck Disability Index in Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy After Percutaneous Cervical Nucleopla... by Fan N, Li T, Lu X, Ma X, Yang L, Du P, Zang L, Yuan S

“…Ning Fan,1,* Tusheng Li,1,* Xuanyu Lu,1,* Xinyu Ma,2 Lihui Yang,1 Peng Du,1 Lei Zang,1 Shuo Yuan1 1Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100043, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Orthopedics, Civil Aviation General Hospital, Beijing, 100123, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lei Zang, Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Email zanglei@ccmu.edu.cn Shuo Yuan, Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Email happyshuohappy@163.comPurpose: This study aimed to examine the correlation between diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters (fractional anisotropy, FA; apparent diffusion coefficient, ADC) and clinical outcomes (neck disability index, NDI; visual analog scale, VAS) in cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR) patients following percutaneous cervical nucleoplasty (PCN), respectively.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. …”
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Psychometric validation of the Chronic Ocular Pain Questionnaire (COP-Q) by Amy Findley, Brigitte J. Sloesen, Nicola Hodson, Agkreta Leventi, Ben Pascoe, Rob Arbuckle, Paul O’Brien, Christel Naujoks, Michela Montecchi-Palmer, Diana Plaza, Paul M. Karpecki, Pedram Hamrah

“…Both 4-hour and 24-hour Symptom Module recall period versions are likely to yield consistent results and are equally robust.…”
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Effectiveness of Group and Individual Counselling Interventions on COVID-19 Vaccination Intention Among Industrial Employees in Romania by Dumitra GG, Camen AR, Nechita F, Pîrlog MC, Kamal C, Dogaru CA, Radu M, Gheorghe EC, Dumitrescu EM, Dinescu VC, Surugiu R, Oancea CN, Turcu-Stiolica A

“…Data on sociodemographic factors, vaccine hesitancy, and willingness to vaccinate were collected using a questionnaire and a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for vaccine willingness.Results: Both interventions led to significant increases in willingness to vaccinate, with group counseling showing a 1.4-point increase on the VAS (p-value < 0.0001) and individual counseling showing a 1.5-point increase (p-value < 0.0001), though the differences between the two approaches were not statistically significant (p-value = 0.209). …”
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Effect of General Anesthesia Combined with Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Postoperative Sleep Disorders in Elderly Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Tumor Surgery: A Prosp... by Pu J, Guo C, Xiao Y, Cao Y, Liu Z, Jin Y, Hu Y

“…In addition, the incidence of POSD and the visual analog scores (VAS) at 0.5h and 6h postoperative activity in D1 showed a decreasing trend (P< 0.05). …”
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CLEC3B as a Prognostic and Immunological Biomarker in Pan-Cancer: Multi-Omics Profiling and Validation in Pancreatic Cancer and Exosomes by Nan K, Zhang L, Peng Y, Huang J, Yin S, Zou Y, He K, Zhang M

“…In this study, we explored the potential roles of CLEC3B as a tumor suppressor and in immune function across multiple cancer types.Methods: We visualized outcomes derived from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and diverse online databases. …”
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T Lymphocyte-Macrophage Hybrid Membrane-Coated Biomimetic Nanoparticles Alleviate Myocarditis via Suppressing Pyroptosis by Targeting Gene Silencing by Xiong Y, Zhang Z, Liu S, Shen L, Zheng L, Ding L, Liu L, Wu L, Hu Z, Li L, Hu Z, Zhang Z, Zhou L, Xu M, Yao Y

“…Cellular uptake and endo-lysosomal escape in M1-differentiated macrophages were visualized via fluorescence microscopy. The targeting specificity and anti-myocarditis effects were evaluated in an experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM) mouse model. …”
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Shear bond strength to sound and caries-affected dentin of sim-plified “etch-and-rinse” and “self-etch” adhesives and the hybrid layer micromorphology by Drobac Milan, Stojanac Igor, Ramić Bojana, Premović Milica, Petrović Ljubomir

“…All tested compsite systems bond equally well on sound and caries-affected dentin. …”
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Exploring the VAK model to predict student learning styles based on learning activity by Ahmed Rashad Sayed, Mohamed Helmy Khafagy, Mostafa Ali, Marwa Hussien Mohamed

“…One of the factors which require this adaptation is the preferred way of students to learn, which is at times considered as a blend of visual, auditory, kinesthetic, (VAK) etc. Knowing such things, not only helps the teacher to improve the delivery of the content, but also assists in improving assessment methods to suit each student. …”
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Legacy ICS Cybersecurity Assessment Using Hybrid Threat Modeling—An Oil and Gas Sector Case Study by Mohamed Badawy, Nada H. Sherief, Ayman A. Abdel-Hamid

“…As security breaches are increasingly widely reported in today’s culture, cybersecurity is gaining attention on a global scale. Threat modeling methods (TMM) are a proactive security practice that is essential for pinpointing risks and limiting their impact. …”
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Electrolytic Cleaning as Part of Surgical Reconstructive Peri-Implantitis Treatment: A Case Series by Jarno Hakkers, Henny J. A. Meijer, Yvonne C. M. de Waal, Gerry M. Raghoebar

“…PROMs with regard to pain experience varied between 4.5 and 5.9 on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). After 12 months, the PES increased in two cases and decreased in one case. …”
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Continuous Speech for Improved Learning Pathological Voice Disorders by Syu-Siang Wang, Chi-Te Wang, Chih-Chung Lai, Yu Tsao, Shih-Hau Fang

“…This study proposes a novel approach, using continuous Mandarin speech instead of a single vowel, to classify four common voice disorders (i.e. functional dysphonia, neoplasm, phonotrauma, and vocal palsy). <italic>Methods:</italic> In the proposed framework, acoustic signals are transformed into mel-frequency cepstral coefficients, and a bi-directional long-short term memory network (BiLSTM) is adopted to model the sequential features. …”
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