Effects of 2 different flap techniques on clinical outcomes after epulis excision by SUN Wentao, DONG Jiachen, SUN Mengjun, LIAO Yue, SONG Zhongchen

“…The esthetic outcomes were evaluated using a visual analog scale (VAS) by 2 periodontal specialists. t test was used to compare the differences in periodontal indices between baseline and 6 months post-surgery, as well as between the 2 flap techniques.Results·At 6 months post-surgery, PD of the CAF group was (1.68±0.79) mm, significantly lower than at baseline (P<0.001), but not significantly different from that in the NPF group (P=0.365); the AL in the CAF group was (1.26±1.18) mm, not significantly different from baseline (P=0.746), but significantly lower than in the NPF group (P<0.001). …”
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Increasing motivation and well-being among medical students using curricular self-experience group sessions—a randomized controlled trial by Philipp Spitzer, Claire Mittmann, Janine Utz, Stefan Mestermann, Teresa Festl-Wietek, Johannes Kornhuber, Anne Herrmann-Werner

“…Data were collected from pre- and post-internship groups as well as several weeks later using the Self-Regulation Questionnaire for Learning, the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory, the Perceived Stress Scale, the Visual Analog Scale for Stress, and the WHO-5 Scale for Well-Being. …”
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Association of <i>OPRM1</i> and <i>OPRD1</i> Polymorphisms with Pain and Opioid Adverse Reactions in Colorectal Cancer by Carolina Gutiérrez-Cáceres, Nikolas Ávila, Leslie C. Cerpa, Matías F. Martínez, Carlos E. Irarrazabal, Benjamín Torres, Olga Barajas, Nelson M. Varela, Luis A. Quiñones

“…Associations between genotypes, ADRs, and pain severity (maximum Visual Analog Scale, VAS) were evaluated under inheritance models. …”
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Long-Term Outcomes of Modified Expansive Open-Door Laminoplasty Combined with Short-Level Anterior Cervical Fusion in Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy by Szu-Wei Chen, Kuang-Ting Yeh, Cheng-Huan Peng, Chia-Ming Chang, Hao-Wen Chen, Tzai-Chiu Yu, Ing-Ho Chen, Jen-Hung Wang, Wan-Ting Yang, Wen-Tien Wu

“…Key outcome measures included the Pavlov ratio, C2–C7 angle, Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score, and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for neck pain. Patients were monitored for adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) and other postoperative changes over the long-term follow-up. …”
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The cellular and extracellular proteomic signature of human dopaminergic neurons carrying the LRRK2 G2019S mutation by Felix Knab, Giambattista Guaitoli, Mohamed Ali Jarboui, Felix von Zweydorf, Fatma Busra Isik, Franziska Klose, Anto Praveen Rajkumar, Thomas Gasser, Thomas Gasser, Christian Johannes Gloeckner

“…We used Metascape and gene ontology enrichment analysis on the dysregulated proteomes to identify changes in associated functional networks.ResultsWe identified 595 significantly differentially regulated proteins in extracellular vesicles and 3,205 in cell lysates. We visualized functionally relevant protein–protein interaction networks and identified key regulators within the dysregulated proteomes. …”
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Impact of Hip Exercises on Postural Stability and Function in Patients with Chronic Lower Back Pain by Inhwan Leem, Gyu Bin Lee, Ji Won Wang, Sang Woo Pyun, Chang-Jun Kum, Jin Hyuck Lee, Hyeong-Dong Kim

“…Functional and clinical outcomes were assessed based on hip joint mobility, back extensor endurance, postural stability, and patient-reported outcomes, including visual analog scale (VAS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI) scores. …”
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A clinical case of treatment of deformity of the fourth ray of the hand in a teenager with brachymetacarpy by A. V. Shmel'kov, N. E. Likholatov, O. D. Bagdulina, D. D. Sedenkova

“…The results were evaluated using radiography, range of motion measurements, dynamometry, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain, and the DASH questionnaire. …”
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TPDTNet: Two-Phase Distillation Training for Visible-to-Infrared Unsupervised Domain Adaptive Object Detection by Siyu Wang, Xiaogang Yang, Ruitao Lu, Shuang Su, Bin Tang, Tao Zhang, Zhengjie Zhu

“…In addition, we construct a generative model that learns only a unidirectional modality conversion mapping, thereby capturing the associations between their visual contents. The source-domain image is converted to an image with the style of the target domain, thereby achieving image-level domain alignment. …”
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The effects of the physical procedures in patients with diabetic neuropathy by Grbović Vesna, Stefanović Srđan, Đukić Svetlana, Nurković Jasmin, Zdravković-Petrović Nataša, Parezanović-Ilić Katarina, Divjak Ana, Jurišić-Škevin Aleksandra

“…To asses their pain before and after every of 3 cycles, we used visual analog scale (VAS). We also evaluated quality of life before the 1st and after the 3rd cycle with the European Quality of Life Questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L). …”
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Exploring computer vision syndrome among primary school students in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Hasibul Hassain Emon, Jakia Sultana Pingky, Hriday Halder, Santu Karmaker, Musfiqur Rahman, Fahim Muntasir Shishir, Tonima Rahaman Tithi, Suchana Akter, Moinur Rahman, Md Moyazzem Hossain

“…Different symptoms of CVS, such as eye strain, headache, blurred vision and visual discomfort, have become major public health problems. …”
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Real-time detection of Chinese cabbage seedlings in the field based on YOLO11-CGB by Hang Shi, Hang Shi, Changxi Liu, Changxi Liu, Miao Wu, Miao Wu, Hui Zhang, Hui Zhang, Hang Song, Hang Song, Hao Sun, Hao Sun, Yufei Li, Yufei Li, Jun Hu, Jun Hu

“…The model’s outputs are visualized using a heat map, and an Average Temperature Weight (ATW) metric is introduced to quantify the heat map’s effectiveness.Results and discussionComparative analysis reveals that YOLO11-CGB outperforms established object detection models like Faster R-CNN, YOLOv4, YOLOv5, YOLOv8 and the original YOLO11 in detecting Chinese cabbage seedlings across varied heights, angles, and complex settings. …”
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Statistical learning to identify and characterise neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years in babies born preterm: model development and validation using population-level data from E... by Sadia Haider, Athanasios Tsanas, G. David Batty, Rebecca M. Reynolds, Heather C. Whalley, Simon R. Cox, Riccardo E. Marioni, Cheryl Battersby, James P. Boardman

“…Methods: Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to derive transdomain clusters from parent-reported visual, auditory, neuromotor, and communication impairments in preterm-born children at two years corrected age using the UK National Neonatal Research Database data (N = 27,261). …”
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Blood-brain barrier disruption mediates the association between cerebral small vessel disease and clinical outcome after stroke: a secondary analysis of the Lesion Evolution in Str... by Derrick N. Okine, Derrick N. Okine, Kyle C. Kern, Kyle C. Kern, Kyle C. Kern, Marie Luby, Lawrence L. Latour, Rebecca F. Gottesman

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption, detected as the hyperintense acute reperfusion marker (HARM) on post-gadolinium follow-up FLAIR MRI, is associated with WMH and mediates the association between WMH and stroke outcomes.MethodsThis is a secondary analysis of the LESION study, where patients with suspected acute ischemic stroke who were candidates for acute stroke intervention or had a baseline NIHSS ≥4 underwent serial multimodal MRI within 24 h of last-known-well time, and again at 2 or 24 h. WMH were visually graded on baseline FLAIR for presence and severity (minor or moderate-severe). …”
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Layered structural engineering of Bi2O3/PP and WO3/PP composites for γ-ray shielding in high energy range: anisotropic attenuation mechanisms via Monte Carlo simulation and experim... by Xiangjie Duan, Jie Zhao, Shuaida Song, Na Zhou, Jizhuang Fan, Bo Tian, Yunchen Du

“…Herein, FLUKA Monte Carlo simulations capable of visualizing γ-photon transport behaviors are investigated in Bi2O3/PP and WO3/PP multi-layer composites with various layered configurations. …”
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Optic neuritis in various demyelinating diseases by A. K. Kalashnikova, D. D. Eliseeva, N. A. Andreeva, N. V. Zhorzholadze, I. A. Ronzina, R. Ts. Bembeeva, N. N. Venediktova, M. R. Kalganova, N. L. Sheremet

“…The study included 43 patients with demyelinating ON who were divided into three groups according to the underlying disease (NMOSD, MOGAD and MS/iDON). We assessed visual acuity (VA) in the acute phase and analyzed VA and average values of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFL) and retinal ganglion cell complex (RGC) thickness using OCT data 6 months after the onset of ON.Results. …”
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The Impact of Optical Undersampling on the Ca2+ Signal Resolution in Ca2+ Imaging of Spontaneous Neuronal Activity by Katarina D. Milicevic, Violetta O. Ivanova, Tina N. Brazil, Cesar A. Varillas, Yan M.D. Zhu, Pavle R. Andjus, Srdjan D. Antic

“…Results: Although recurring Ca2+ transients appeared visually similar at 14 Hz and 500 Hz, quantitative analysis revealed significantly faster rise times and shorter durations (half-widths) at the higher sampling rate. …”
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Validation of the Thai version of the quality of recovery scale (QoR-14-Thai) after elective abdominal surgery under general anesthesia by Lalisa Saeaeh, Pornprom Sitthivethayanont, Theerawat Chalacheewa, Tharin Thampongsa, Chakrit Sukying, Rojnarin Komonhirun, Lisa Sangkum

“…Next, the QoR-14-Thai, a checklist measuring the patients’ activities of daily living (ADL), and a 100-mm visual analog scale for assessing their global health (VAS-GH) were administered to the study patients before and 24 h after their abdominal surgery. …”
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Effects of Switching to Netarsudil/Latanoprost Fixed Dose Combination from Various Latanoprost Regimens: The Phase 4 MORE Study by Bacharach J, Sadri E, Sawhney G, Kopczynski C, Merchea MM

“…Additional inclusion criteria were current treatment regimens with latanoprost monotherapy, latanoprost plus 1 additional IOP-lowering agent, or latanoprost plus 2 agents; current IOP-lowering regimen stable for ≥ 30 days prior to baseline visit; treated morning IOP ≥ 20 mmHg at baseline visit; and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/100 or better in both eyes. …”
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Integrated microbiome and metabolome analysis reveals a novel interplay between gut microbiota and metabolites in differentiated thyroid carcinoma by Xue Jiang, Qian Liu, Dongkun Xu, Hua Pang, Yuhong Shi

“…Results The Venn diagram visualized the distribution of bacterial species, with 926 species shared by both groups and 12,225 species unique to DTC patients. …”
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Formation of a comprehensive rehabilitation program for patients considering the clinical and diagnostic features of the course of vertebral thoracic pain due to degenerative-dystr... by Ye. I. Maramukha

“…Assessment of the effectiveness of patients treatment in the study groups before and after the rehabilitation measures according to the visual analogue scale for measuring pain intensity, the PainDETECT and LANSS scales for screening components of neuropathic pain in people with chronic pain, the Roland-Morris quality of life questionnaire and EQ-5D (EQ-5D-3L) indicate a statistically significant intergroup difference (p < 0.05) with higher quality of life and lower intensity of pain manifestations in patients of the 2nd group compared to patients of the 1st group. …”
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