A systematic review of biportal endoscopic spinal surgery with interbody fusion by Wongthawat Liawrungrueang, Ho-Jin Lee, Sang Bum Kim, Sang-Min Park, Watcharaporn Cholamjiak, Hyun-Jin Park

“…From the 12 studies that provided clinical evidence, the data extracted were patient demographics; operative time; blood loss; clinical outcomes, such as Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores and fusion rates; and complications. …”
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MODERN DIRECTION FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF TRAINING STUDENTS OF DENTAL FACULTY by M.V. Storozheva, S.N. Grigorov, L.P. Rekova

“…For the formation of motives of a successful teacher, it is necessary to organize and implement the entire arsenal of training activities: verbal, visual and practical, reproductive and exploratory, deductive and inductive methods. …”
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Improved CSW-YOLO Model for Bitter Melon Phenotype Detection by Haobin Xu, Xianhua Zhang, Weilin Shen, Zhiqiang Lin, Shuang Liu, Qi Jia, Honglong Li, Jingyuan Zheng, Fenglin Zhong

“…This research provides an accurate and reliable method for bitter melon phenotype identification and also offers technical support for the visual detection technologies of other agricultural products.…”
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Early Real-World Outcomes of Switching to 8 mg Aflibercept for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the United Kingdom by Muiz Musadiq, Mohammed Musadiq, Fozia Latif, Benjamin Ng, Matthew Azzopardi, Noa Gilead, Andrew Needham, Yu Jeat Chong

“…At baseline, the mean (SD) best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 66.0 (14.4) letters, with 33 (55.9%) eyes achieving ≥70 letters. …”
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Endoscopy-assisted anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with internal fixation vs conventional surgery in the treatment of cervical disc herniation by Haicun Zhang, Yanbo Lin, Canglu Wu, Fangling Cheng, Danqing Bao, Yuyan Chen

“…The general characteristics, postoperative Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA), visual analogue scale (VAS), 12-Item Short Form Survey Physical Component Summary (SF-12 PCS), and SF-12 Mental Component Summary (SF-12 MCS) scores, physiological stress response, rate of the improved JOA score (RIS), hemoglobin level, and bone graft fusion were compared between the groups. …”
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Timely access to specialist outpatient care: can applying systems thinking unblock our waiting lists? by Sue McAvoy, Agnes Toth-Peter, Ninad Jagdish, Bao Hoang Nguyen, Allison Arnott, Lisa Nissen

“…Results The CLD provided a cross-boundary visual of how the review and repeat review appointment contributes to the waitlist. …”
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Protocol of a parallel group Randomized Control Trial (RCT) for Mobile-assisted Medication Adherence Support (Ma-MAS) intervention among Tuberculosis patients. by Zekariyas Sahile, Lua Perimal-Lewis, Paul Arbon, Anthony John Maeder

“…Medication adherence will also be assessed by self-report measurements using the AIDS Clinical Trial Group adherence (ACTG) and Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) questionnaires, and clinic appointment attendance registration. …”
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Long term cost-effectiveness analysis of IDegLira in the treatment of type 2 diabetes patients compared to GLP-1RA added to basal insulin after IDegLira entered the national reimbu... by Dunming Xiao, Junling Weng, Lei Zhang, Chang Xing, Yan Wei, Yingyao Chen

“…The eye diseases (background, proliferative retinopathy, macular edema, and visual loss) decreased by 24.4%, 41.1%, 18.9%, and 12.2%, respectively. …”
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Articaine Needle - Free Anesthesia Vs Conventional Anesthesia in Root Canal Treatment of Irreversible Pulpitis in Permanent Teeth: A Prospective Study on Anesthetic Efficacy and Ef... by Qian S, Meng Z, Zhang H, Li K, Zhang F, Zhang S, Liu J, Zhou Z

“…Anesthetic effectiveness was evaluated through onset time, success rate, and visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores during crown opening and pulp removal procedures. …”
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Assessing the Use of BotulinumtoxinA for Hyperactive Urinary Tract Dysfunction a Decade after Approval: A Single-Blind Study to Evaluate the Reduction in Pain in OnabotulinumtoxinA... by Heinrich Schulte-Baukloh, Catarina Weiss, Thorsten Schlomm, Sarah Weinberger, Hendrik Borgmann, Dirk Höppner, Kathrin Haberecht, Jörg Neymeyer

“…OnabotulinumtoxinA (OnabotA) detrusor injection has been approved for idiopathic OAB as a second-line treatment with good effectiveness and tolerability. This study used a visual analog scale (VAS) to assess the impact of the type of needle used for OnabotA detrusor injections under local anesthesia on the pain levels after each injection. …”
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Prophylactic Vancomycin Drops Reduce the Severity of Early Bacterial Keratitis in Keratoprosthesis. by Aris Konstantopoulos, Xiao Wei Tan, Gwendoline Tze Wei Goh, Padmanabhan Saraswathi, Liyan Chen, Chan Lwin Nyein, Lei Zhou, Roger Beuerman, Donald Tiang Hwee Tan, Jod S Mehta

“…However, post-operative infection can cause visual loss and implant extrusion in 3.2-17% of eyes. …”
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Diagrama Ti - V: una nueva propuesta de discriminación para magmas básicos en cinco ambientes tectónicos by Manuel Vasconcelos-F, Surendra P. Verma, R. Carmen Vargas-B.

“…A Fortran program for DOS or a VisualBasic program (SINCLAS) for Windows to perform this adjustment easily and correctly is available from one of the authors (S. …”
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Possibilities of transposition of the extensores carpi tendons in the treatment of the rheumatoid hand by A. V. Rozov, E. I. Byalik, A. M. Lila

“…In the late postoperative period (after 6 months), all patients showed a positive dynamics according to the visual analogue scale, which was comparable in both groups: in the ECU + ECRL group – 2.66±1.49 cm, in the arthrodesis group – 3.0±1.6 cm. …”
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Comparative Effects of Premedication with Ibuprofen and Essential Oil of Urtica Dioica on Post-Endodontic Pain: Clinical Trial by Parham Elahinia, Armita Vali Sichani, Asana Vali Sichani, Navid Yaraghi, Afsaneh Yegdaneh, Zahra Khosravani

“…The patients’ pain score was recorded before the intervention and treatment onset (Time1 or T1), after the intervention prior the treatment onset (10 minutes after anesthetic injection) (T2), upon completion of treatment (T3), and at 8 (T4), 12 (T5), and 24 hours after endodontic treatment (T6) using a visual analog scale (VAS) and Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale (WBS), and compared. …”
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Integrating interactive video media in physical education: a study on critical thinking and learning motivation by Silva Ayu Trisnawati, Mochamad Ridwan, Edi Setiawan, Farruh Ahmedov

“…Qualitative findings showed that students using video-based interactive media expressed greater interest and demonstrated increased critical thinking due to the interactive and flexible nature of visual presentations. However, challenges related to technology access, such as reliance on internet connectivity and network stability, were identified as limiting factors. …”
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HybridFusionNet: Deep Learning for Multi-Stage Diabetic Retinopathy Detection by Amar Shukla, Shamik Tiwari, Anurag Jain

“…Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common causes of visual impairment worldwide and requires reliable automated detection methods. …”
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The study of pubertal stage and age of menarche in girls in Isfahan province, Iran by Nafiseh Mozafarian, Mahin Hashemipour, Mohammad Reza Maracy, Masoumeh Pourrajab, Razieh Omidi, Roya Kelishadi

“…Trained physicians determined the breast development through both visual inspection and palpation, in addition, mothers assessed their daughter’s pubic hair growth using Tanner’s Sexual Maturation Scale (SMS) by comparison to standard pictures. …”
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Characteristics of Normal Tension Glaucoma Referrals at a Tertiary Care Center and Factors Associated with Unilateral versus Bilateral Disease by Yazdanie F, Sims JR, Ying S, Misra P, Shah M, Panarelli JF

“…Fahd Yazdanie,1 Jeffrey R Sims,1 Stephanie Ying,2 Poonam Misra,3 Manjool Shah,1,4 Joseph F Panarelli1 1Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA; 4Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USACorrespondence: Joseph F Panarelli, Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, 222 E. 41st St, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10017, USA, Tel +1 347-302-4326, Email Joseph.Panarelli@nyulangone.orgPurpose: To determine the characteristics of normal tension glaucoma referrals at a tertiary care center and risk factors associated with unilateral versus bilateral disease.Patients and Methods: Medical records were reviewed of patients who were referred to a single glaucoma provider at a tertiary care center and were given a presumptive diagnosis of normal tension glaucoma (NTG) between the years 2018 and 2021. …”
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The Relation between Fatigue Level and Nurses’ Caring Behavior in The Orthopedic Department by Yasmin F. M. AbdElazeem, Rasha F. Ahmed, Eman F. A. M. Aly

“…The second part was Fatigue Visual Analog Scale (VAS), a one-dimensional scale, consisting of an unmarked 10 cm line to rate the nurses' level of fatigue. …”
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Non-inferiority and cost-effectiveness trial of isolated biceps tenotomy versus tenotomy with rotator cuff repair in patients with stage 2–3 Goutallier fatty degenerative cuff lesi... by Freek Hollman, Nienke Wolterbeek, Gie Auw Yang

“…Secondary outcomes are quality-of-life 1, 2 and 5 year postoperatively and function (Constant-Murley score, glenohumeral range of motion), recovery status, pain (visual analogue scale), economic evaluation, satisfaction of treatment on the short-term and long-term and re-tear rate at 6 months determined with an ultrasound.Ethics and dissemination This trial has been approved by the Medical Research Ethics Committees United (MEC-U), Nieuwegein, the Netherlands (NL54313.100.15) and will be performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki with the Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act (WMO). …”
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