Application of allogeneic adult mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of venous ulcers: A phase I/II randomized controlled trial protocol. by Víctor J Costela-Ruiz, Encarnación González-Vigil, Olga Espinosa-Ibáñez, Rosario Mata Alcázar-Caballero, Lucía Melguizo-Rodríguez, Olga Fernández-López, Salvador Arias-Santiago

“…Efficacy will be assessed in terms of the percentage of wound closure (measured by wound area reduction), macroscopic assessment of the lesion (visual macroscopic analysis and RESVECH 2.0 scale), analysis of growth factors and inflammatory cytokines (ELISA test), pain levels (VAS scale) and quality of life (CIVIQ 20).…”
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Influence of Overnight Orthokeratology Lens Treatment Zone Decentration on Myopia Progression by Anken Wang, Chenhao Yang

“…To investigate the effect of OK lens treatment zone decentration on myopia control. Methods. We retrospectively selected 30 OK lens wearers who met the following conditions in our hospital from more than 1300 cases: wearing lens in both eyes and only one eye was off-center while the other one was centric for more than 12 months. …”
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CN2VF-Net: A Hybrid Convolutional Neural Network and Vision Transformer Framework for Multi-Scale Fire Detection in Complex Environments by Naveed Ahmad, Mariam Akbar, Eman H. Alkhammash, Mona M. Jamjoom

“…These results outperform existing methods by 1.6% in precision, 0.3% in recall, and 3.4% in F1-score. …”
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Association of a high rate of glycolysis and the activity of the uncoupling of oxidation and phosphorylation in the blood cells of patients with late-stage knee osteoarthritis and... by E. B. Chetina, G. A. Markova, K. E. Glemba, M. A. Makarov

“…Pain intensity was assessed using a visual analogue scale (VAS), a short BPI questionnaire and the WOMAC index, and the presence of neuropathic pain was assessed using the DN4 and PainDETECT questionnaires. …”
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Primary Arthrodesis or Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for Lisfranc Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Lachlan Mactier BEng(Hons), Genevieve Cox BSc(Hons), Rajat Mittal MBBS, FRACS, Mayuran Suthersan MBBS, FRACS

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to compare the functional and surgical outcomes of PA and ORIF in the treatment of Lisfranc injuries. Methods: This study was performed as per the PRISMA protocol. …”
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Colonic migrating motor complexes are inhibited in acute tri-nitro benzene sulphonic acid colitis. by Ben R Hofma, Hannah R Wardill, Chris Mavrangelos, Melissa A Campaniello, David Dimasi, Joanne M Bowen, Scott D Smid, Claudine S Bonder, Elizabeth A Beckett, Patrick A Hughes

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Epithelial barrier permeability was compared between TNBS treated and healthy control mice in-vitro and in-vivo. …”
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A lightweight and explainable CNN model for empowering plant disease diagnosis by Chiranjit Pal, Swastik Karmakar, Imon Mukherjee, Partha Pratim Chakrabarti

“…Traditional diagnostic methods are slow, labor-intensive, and rely on expert knowledge, limiting scalability for large-scale operations. …”
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Unveiling the drivers of patient satisfaction in the United States hospitals: Assessing quality indicators across regions. by Man Hung, Sharon Vu, Eric S Hon, Logan Reese, Jacob Gardner, Martin S Lipsky

“…Analyzing these results is crucial for enhancing patient-centered care and understanding regional disparities.<h4>Methods</h4>This study analyzed HCAHPS data from 3,286 U.S. hospitals from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022. …”
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Impact of transdermal buprenorphine patch combined with celecoxib on improving shoulder pain and function of patients with primary adhesive shoulder capsulitis by Qingbang Xu, Xiaolan Zheng, Ling Hu, Jing Zheng

“…The primary outcome was pain evaluated using the visual analog scale (VAS) score. Secondary outcomes included functional improvement evaluated using the Constant-Murley Shoulder (CMS) score, as well as satisfaction and adverse reactions. …”
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A study the various clinical and electrophysiological parameters of severity of carpal tunnel syndrome, their correlation with post-operative recovery by Sushil Ramesh Nehete, Binita B. Raut, Amita S. Hiremath, R. Mukund Thatte

“…Clinical severity was assessed using visual analogue scale and standard questionnaires such as Levine and Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaires. …”
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Effectiveness of transcranial direct electrical stimulation in management of patellofemoral pain syndrome: A randomized controlled trial by Mahesh Sharma, Ramesh C. Patra, Shashikumar C. Govindappa

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with patellofemoral pain were randomly put into two groups for a 6-week protocol. …”
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Outcomes in Cochrane systematic reviews addressing four common eye conditions: an evaluation of completeness and comparability. by Ian J Saldanha, Kay Dickersin, Xue Wang, Tianjing Li

“…We assessed completeness and comparability for five outcome domains: quality-of-life, visual acuity, intraocular pressure, disease progression, and contrast sensitivity. …”
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Effect of intravenous esketamine on postoperative sleep disturbance, anxiety, and depression in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled... by Haijin Wang, Lan Wang, Jing Gao, Fengqi Zhou

“…Results The esketamine group had significantly fewer postoperative sleep disturbances, lower anxiety and depression scores on days 1 and 3, and lower Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores compared to the control group (P < 0.05). …”
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Optimal timing for cataract surgery in patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy by Na Miao, Yan-Chi Chen, Wei-Min He

“…In the West China Hospital group (n=30), 2 patients were in the active stage, and 28 were in the inactive stage. Postoperative visual acuity improved in 36 eyes, except for in 2 eyes with DON. …”
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Results of treatment of optic disc pit maculopathy in children by L. A. Katargina, E. V. Denisova, N. A. Osipova, Ya. A. Kiseleva

“…Purpose: to analyze the anatomical and functional results of the differentiated treatment of optic disc pit maculopathy in children.Material and methods. We examined 23 children aged 5–17 years with an o ptic disc pit maculopathy. 10 children underwent retinal laser coagulation (LC) along the borders of the optic disc pit (1–3 sessions), 13 children underwent pars plana vitrectomy with gas tamponade (C2F6) in combination with retinal LC. …”
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INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE OF VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING APPLICATION «NATURAL GAS DRYER PLANT» by D. A. Kuzmuk, O. A. Shovkoplias, B. O. Kuzikov

“…Traditional training methods for natural gas dehydration plant operators have several limitations. …”
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Identifying key genes associated with recurrence in non-small cell lung cancer through TCGA and single-cell analysis by Weiyuan Li, Duo Han, Chunxiao Cao, Yuning Xie, Jingxia Shen

“…Additionally, the GSEA database was employed to visualize differential pathways and identify key genes. …”
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THE ROLE OF CHEMOKINES IN FIBROMYALGIA by Tuba Tülay Koca, Muhammed Seyithanoğlu, Fırat Sakınmaz

“…Pain and disease severity in FM patients were evaluated with a visual analog scale (VAS, 0-10 cm) and Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), respectively. …”
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Evaluating Synergistic Effects of Hyaluronic Acid, Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells, and Growth Hormones in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Multi-Arm Randomized Trial by Ismail Hadisoebroto Dilogo, Anissa Feby Canintika, Bernadus Riyan Hartanto, Jacub Pandelaki, Irsa Gagah Himantoko

“…Efficacy was measured through the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), and visual analog score (VAS), and MRI T2 mapping of cartilage was conducted on pre-implantation at the 6th and 12th month. …”
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Coproducing healthcare service improvement for people with common mental health disorders including psychotic experiences: a study protocol of a multiperspective qualitative study by Alexandros Georgiadis, Robbie Duschinsky, Jesus Perez, Peter B Jones, Debra Russo, Clare Knight, Emma Soneson, Mary Dixon-Woods

“…We will also produce a ‘digest’ summary of the findings, which will be accessible, visual and freely available.…”
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