A Study on the Effects of Gluteal Muscle Activation on the Electromyography of Lower Limb Muscles in Young Male Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome by Wu Yue, Ren Shuang, Huang Hongshi, Ao Yingfang, Gou Bo

“…Additionally, the explosive power (EP) of the lower limbs and the visual analog scale (VAS) pain value of the knee joint were evaluated. …”
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Blind Recognition Algorithm of Multi-Carrier Composite Modulation Signal Based on Multi-Dimensional Time-Frequency Superimposed Spectrum by Shoubin Wang, Huan Li, Xiaolong Zhang, Hao Jiang, Lei Shen

“…The proposed algorithm first converts the complex features of multi-carrier composite modulation signals into visually interpretable image features (including the quantity and concentration of bright spots and lines) through the MD-TFSS, achieving intuitive representation of multiple modulation characteristics. …”
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Current state and changes of glaciers in the Tavan Bogd Mountains (Mongolia) by M. V. Syromyatina, Yu. N. Kurochkin, K. V. Chistyakov, Ch. Ayurzana

“…In addition, the high-resolution satellite pictures with resolution of 0.5–2.5 m made at the end of the ablation season if 2008 (CARTOSAT-1) and 2010 (Geoeye-1 and SPOT-5) were also used to analyze current conditions and changes of the above glaciers and to improve visual estimation of the Landsat imagery. In 2013, the study included 26 glaciers with the debris-free glacier area of 67 km2 in the Tsagan-Gol river basin and 37 glaciers with area of 30 km2 in the Tsagan-Us river basin. …”
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Evolution of management strategies for unstable pelvic ring injuries over the past 40 years: a systematic review by Kenichi Sawauchi, Luca Esposito, Yannik Kalbas, Zygimantas Alasauskas, Valentin Neuhaus, Hans-Christoph Pape, Felix Karl-Ludwig Klingebiel, Roman Pfeifer

“…Methods A systematic review of PubMed and EMBASE was conducted to include articles published over roughly four decades that presented visual treatment algorithms or workflows for managing unstable pelvic ring fractures. …”
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Support of individual educational trajectories based on the concept of explainable artificial intelligence by I. G. Zakharova, M. S. Vorobeva, Yu. V. Boganyuk

“…It included special services for students, teaching staff, tutors, and administrators, providing visual and user-oriented predictive results and recommendations. …”
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Inter-session Reliability of Magnetic Nerve Stimulation and Within-Session comparison to Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Evaluating Neuromuscular Function of Knee Extensor Muscles by Romina Ledergerber, Martin Keller

“…Discomfort was assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS). Intraclass correlation (ICC), Coefficient of variation (CV) and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) were used to assess measurement precision. …”
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Percepciones estudiantiles en los años 2006 y 2007 sobre el proceso de formación farmacéutico en la Universidad de Costa Rica / Students’ perception in the 2006 and 2007 of the pha... by Tatiana Aguiar Montealegre, Luis Guillermo Jiménez Herrera

“…With this approach, new strategies for the development of professionals in Pharmacy can be visualized, arranged to acquire leadership in the health field, promotion of wellbeing and the prevention of disease. …”
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EpCAM-Independent Enrichment of Circulating Tumor Cells in Metastatic Breast Cancer. by Helen Schneck, Berthold Gierke, Frauke Uppenkamp, Bianca Behrens, Dieter Niederacher, Nikolas H Stoecklein, Markus F Templin, Michael Pawlak, Tanja Fehm, Hans Neubauer, Disseminated Cancer Cell Network (DCC Net) Duesseldorf

“…Tumor cell adhesion of EpCAMpos/neg cell lines was then determined and visualized by Coomassie/MitoTracker staining. In consequence, marginal binding of EpCAMlow/neg MDA-MB-231 cells to EpCAM-antibodies could be observed. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of a course of therapy with an injectable form of chondroitin sulfate on the duration of remission and quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis by P. S. Kovalenko, I. S. Dydykina, O. G. Alekseeva, E. L. Shakhramanova, A. S. Potapova, S. I. Glukhova, E. G. Zotkin

“…Standard indices and questionnaires were used to assess the main clinical indicators at baseline and over time (14, 30, 60 days, 5 and 8 months after the start of treatment), as well as the results of ultrasound examination of the knee at baseline and at the end of treatment.Results and discussion. 14 days after the start of therapy, a statistically significant decrease in pain was observed applying the visual analogue scale (VAS), and after 2 months, 94% of patients had a significant decrease in knee pain according to VAS, Lequesne index and WOMAC index (total score and components). …”
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Effectiveness of Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema in Vitrectomized Eyes by Hüseyin Baran Özdemir, Murat Hasanreisoğlu, Murat Yüksel, Mestan Ertop, Gökhan Gürelik, Şengül Özdek

“…Time of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), PPV indications, interval between DEX injection and PPV, other intravitreal treatment prior to DEX application, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), and central retinal thickness (CRT) measured by optical coherence tomography were recorded.Results:Seventeen eyes of 17 patients were included in the study. …”
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Development and Implementation of Food-Based Dietary Guidelines in the Slovak Republic by Jana Babjakova, Adela Penesova, Peter Minarik, Daniela Minarikova, Jozef Golian

“…In 2023, the authors plan to prepare a third part for the recommendations as an educational publication with visual aids to enhance the food and nutritional literacy of the public. …”
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The Impact of Obesity on Pain Perception During and After Subcutaneous Injections: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Candelaria de la Merced Díaz-González, Josefa María Ramal-López, Milagros de la Rosa-Hormiga

“…A caliper was used to measure ASFs, height and weight were used to calculate BMI, and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to measure pain. (3) Results: The sample amounted to 202 participants, which was not considered representative of the study population. …”
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Your brain on art, nature, and meditation: a pilot neuroimaging study by Beatrix Krause-Sorio, Sergio Becerra, Prabha Siddarth, Stacey Simmons, Taylor Kuhn, Helen Lavretsky

“…The instructions were to meditate on the connection to a Universal Soul linked to a sense of expansion and universal connectedness (“one with everything”), which was prompted by a video of the galactic nebula that also controlled for the visual stimuli of the two other conditions.MethodsNine healthy adults (mean age = 29; range = 19–42; 5 women) underwent a block design fMRI scan using a Siemens 3T Prisma scanner. …”
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Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Effect on Neuropathy of the Peripheral Nervous System in Dietary Obese Rats: Is the Source of These Fatty Acids Important for Outcome? by Davidson E, Obrosov O, Coppey L, Yorek M

“…Eric Davidson,1 Oleksandr Obrosov,1 Lawrence Coppey,1 Mark Yorek1– 4 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; 2Department of Veterans Affairs Iowa City Health Care System, Iowa City, IA, USA; 3Veterans Affairs Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss, Iowa City, IA, USA; 4Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USACorrespondence: Mark Yorek, Department of Veteran Affairs Iowa City Health Care System, Building 41, Room 127, Iowa City, IA, 52246, Tel +1-319-338-0581 ext. 637696, Fax +1-319-339-7162, Email mark-yorek@uiowa.eduObjective: To answer the question what is the best source or composition of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) that will provide the most favorable and safe outcome for peripheral neuropathy (PN) in an animal model of obesity? …”
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Comparison of Ziziphus jujube Mill. Syrup versus polyethylene glycol in children with functional constipation: a randomized clinical trial by Fatemeh Keihanian, Shohreh Maleknejad, Amin Saeidinia, Soheil Soltanipour, Amir Pirooz

“…The average number of encopresis and visual analog scale pain scores significantly decreased in the ZS group compared to the PEG group (P < 0.05). …”
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Improving the functionality of intraoperative nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery: is lidocaine an alternative? by K.V. Bosenko

“…This monitoring method is not intended to visualize the recurrent laryngeal nerve, but rather to assess its function intraoperatively and to help make a prognosis in patients who develop recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis. …”
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OTX2 expression contributes progression of gastric cancer in young adults by Jingming Zhai, Ting Lyu, Yimin Guo, Yanhui An, Yali Xiang, Linying Xie, Chao Zeng

“…CytoHubba is used to construct protein interaction networks (PPI) and perform visual analysis to screen out core genes. We obtained 10 hub molecules, including FBXO44, FBXO6, HERC5, FBXL13, FBXO41, NT5E, BMP4, TRIM36, ACAN, ALPL by PPI network with MCODE. …”
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Enhancing fish drying efficiency and quality: A comparative study of intermittent microwave convective drying (IMCD) and conventional methods by Mohammad U.H. Joardder, Abdul Mojid Parvej, Md. Fahim Shahriar, Md. Fahim Faysal, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Azharul Karim

“…This study addresses this critical gap by investigating the effects of microwave intermittency on drying kinetics, energy consumption, and key quality attributes of fish, including shrinkage, rehydration capacity and visual appearance. Convective drying (CD), microwave convective drying (CMW) drying and IMCD, was conducted to compare the drying kinetics energy consumption and quality of dried fish fillet. …”
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Pre‐Percutaneous Coronary Intervention C‐Reactive Protein Levels and In‐Stent Restenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Himanshu Rai, Renitha Reddi, J. J. Coughlan, Rory Durand, Daniel O'Callaghan, Roisin Colleran, Robert A. Byrne

“…No evidence of publication bias was detected either visually by Begg's funnel plots or by Egger's test (p = 0.08). …”
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Role of Sesamoid Position and Recurrence of Hallux Valgus Deformity by Thomas L. Lewis BSc (Hons) MBChB (Hons) FRCS (TrMFSTEdOrth), Robbie Ray MBChB, ChM(TFRCSed(TrO) FEBOTOrth), Evelyn Murphy MBBCh BAO MCh FRCS (TrOrth), Min Jia Chua MB BS FRCSEd, Clare Watt BNurs, Peter Robinson BSc(Hons), MBChB, FRCS(TrOrth), Peter Lam MBBS (Hons), FRACS, FAOA

“…Secondary outcomes included clinical patient reported outcome measures including the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOXFQ) and Visual Analogue Scale for Pain. All p-values < 0.05 were considered significant. …”
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