Comparison of continuous Serratus Anterior Plane Block (cSAPB) with bupivacaine versus single liposomal bupivacaine block in postoperative analgesia after Video-Assisted Thoracosco... by Mingyue Zhang, Zhuo Zheng, Xianfeng Xie, Yuee Dai, Maosen Zhao, Ke Gao, Shaoxing Liu

“…Secondary outcomes included: pain intensity assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scale at rest and during deep breathing at 24 and 48 h postoperatively, postoperative pulmonary function, total opioid consumption during and after surgery, and adverse events. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Ultrasound-Guided Pulsed Radiofrequency Therapy of Stellate Ganglion on Refractory Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy by Wang J, Xu W, Wang Q, Yang P, Kan Y, Huang C, Lin F

“…The patients completed visual analog scale (VAS), simplified McGill pain questionnaire (SF-MPQ), Toronto clinical score system (TCSS), sleep duration at night (SDN), pain disability index (PDI), Karnofsky performance status (KPS), and depression screening scale (PHQ-9). …”
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Exploring Pain Empathy Among Doctors, Nurses and Patients: A Scoping Review by Zhou WQ, Gao YT, Zhang CR, Xing Y, Zhou LS, Luan W

“…The studies employed 75 distinct research tools, including the Empathy for Pain Scale (EPS), the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), pain empathy paradigms, and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), along with various detection technologies, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG). …”
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Optimal infiltration depth threshold for low-temperature plasma ablation in fungal keratitis by Zhengwei Yang, Miaomiao Liu, Guihua Yang, Lijin Wen, Juan Yang, Hanqiao Li, Zhiwen Xie, Xie Fang, Shunrong Luo, Xianwen Xiao, Yuan Lin, Huping Wu

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Changes in the ocular surface and meibomian glands following administration of 0.01 and 0.02% atropine by Xueyan Li, Yanying Zhu, Haiyan Xie, Yuexin Chen, Yukun Liu, Xiaochen Xu, Jing Wang

“…PurposeTo investigate the changes in the ocular surface and meibomian glands following the administration of 0.01 and 0.02% atropine.SettingThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui, China.MethodsIn this randomized controlled study, the 0.01% group (18 patients, 36 eyes) and the 0.02% group (15 patients, 30 eyes) underwent assessments using the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI), Visual Analogue scale (VAS), tear meniscus height (TMH), first noninvasive tear film breakup time (fNIBUT), and average noninvasive tear film breakup time (avNIBUT) at baseline (before administration) and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-treatment. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Apremilast in Oncological Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis: A 5 years Retrospective Observational Study by Lanna C, Rivieccio A, Vultaggio M, Gaeta Shumak R, Bonacci FM, Artosi F, Borselli C, Costanza G, Bianchi L, Campione E

“…Clinical outcomes were assessed using the Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI), Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), and Visual Analog Scale for pain (PAIN VAS) to monitor disease severity, quality of life, and articular involvement, respectively. …”
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Night eating syndrome, ultra processed food consumption and digital addiction: a cross-sectional study among university students in Turkey by Fatma Elif Eroğlu, Emine Merve Ekici, Büşra Açıkalın Göktürk

“…Demographic characteristics of the participants (gender, age, living space), eating behaviors (number of main and snacks), frequency of eating using visual mediaregular physical activity, daytime and nighttime sleep durations, digital media usage time, and anthropometric measurements (body weight and height) were examined. …”
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Building a Hand-Curated ceRNET for Endometrial Cancer, Striving for Clinical as Well as Medicolegal Soundness: A Systematic Review by Roberto Piergentili, Stefano Sechi, Lina De Paola, Simona Zaami, Enrico Marinelli

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> These ceRNETs allow us to easily visualize long-distance interactions, thus helping to select the best treatment, depending on the molecular profile of each patient, for personalized medicine. …”
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Application of Infrared Thermography and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: A Systematic Review of Over a Decade (2013&#x2013;2024) by Jahmunah Vicnesh, Massimo Salvi, Yuki Hagiwara, Hah Yan Yee, Hasan Mir, Prabal Datta Barua, Subrata Chakraborty, Filippo Molinari, U. Rajendra Acharya

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Prediction efficiency and incremental processing strategy during spoken language comprehension in autistic children: an eye-tracking study by Zihui Hua, Tianbi Li, Ruoxi Shi, Ran Wei, Li Yi

“…This study addresses these gaps by investigating both prediction efficiency and incremental processing strategy during spoken language comprehension in autistic children compared to neurotypical peers. Methods Using the visual world paradigm, we compared 45 autistic children (3–8 years) with 52 age-, gender-, and verbal IQ-matched neurotypical children. …”
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Cobalt Chloride-simulated Hypoxia Promoted Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Through the HIF1A–BMP4 Axis by Shihao Lu, Junbin Liu, Junzhe Sheng, Aochen Xu, Zichuan Wu, Chen Xu, Jiabin Yuan, Yang Liu

“…Immunohistochemistry was performed to visualize HIF1A in tissue samples. Osteogenic differentiation was evaluated through Alizarin Red S staining and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) assays, with optical density (OD) values measured using a microplate reader. …”
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Relationship between Hyponatremia and Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients with Diabetes by Yongze Zhang, Chuanchuan Li, Lingning Huang, Ximei Shen, Fengying Zhao, Cailin Wu, Sunjie Yan

“…A restricted cubic spline was used to flexibly model and visualize the relationship between the serum sodium level and DPN, followed by logistic regression with adjustment. …”
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Health-related quality of life and productivity burden for non-professional caregivers of adults with rare diseases: a real-world study by Ben Johnson, Gregor Gibson, Daniel Baskerville, Giorgio Castellano, Jonathan de Courcy, Halima Iqbal, James Piercy, Angela Williams, Rafael Pinedo-Villanueva, Angela Rylands

“…Patients’ mean (SD) EuroQol visual analogue scale (EQ VAS) score was 50.9 (23.3) and mean EQ-5D utility was 0.460 (0.350). …”
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Cost utility analysis of acute rehabilitation approaches in the management of traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation by Henry Nwankwo, James Mason, Martin Underwood, Helen Parsons, Aminul Haque, David Torgerson, Chetan Modi, Rebecca S. Kearney

“…Net monetary benefits, probability of cost-effectiveness, and expected value of perfect information were explored at a range of willingness-to-pay thresholds and visualized graphically. Results: Over a 12-month time horizon, incremental costs were £64 (95% CI -61 to 191) and incremental QALYs were 0.019 (95% CI -0.0005 to 0.0375) for the additional programme of physiotherapy. …”
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The effect of listening to music and drawing on coping with dysmenorrhea complaints in nursing students: randomized controlled trial by Burcu Küçükkaya, Şükran Başgöl

“…Ninety-six dysmenorrheic nursing students with regular menstrual cycles were included in the study and randomly assigned to three groups as drawing, music and control groups. Visual Analog Scale (100mmVAS of pain), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Menstrual Symptoms Scale (MSS) were applied to the students at baseline, 1st and 2nd months. …”
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Construction of dynamic ceRNA regulatory networks in osteogenesis during fracture healing based on transcriptomic analysis by Shuhang Guo, Shen Wang, Shaoxun Yuan, Xinyi Gu, Jin Deng, Chen Huang, Xinyi Zeng, Qingguo Lu, Xiaofeng Yin

“…Protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks were constructed using the STRING database and visualized with Cytoscape. GO and KEGG enrichment analyses were performed to explore potential biological mechanisms. miRNA-mRNA interactions were predicted using TargetScan, miRWalk, and miRDB, while RNA22 v2 was used for lncRNA-miRNA interactions. …”
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Real-World Outcomes of Allogeneic Immunosafe Plasma Rich in Growth Factors Eye Drops for Refractory Ocular Surface Diseases: A Prospective Observational Study by Rosa Alvarado-Villacorta, Jesús Merayo-Lloves, Ronald M. Sánchez-Ávila, Belén Alfonso-Bartolozzi, Carlos Lisa, Luis Fernández-Vega-Cueto, José F. Alfonso, Eduardo Anitua

“…Secondary outcomes included best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), corneal staining, Schirmer I test, tear break-up time (BUT), conjunctival bulbar redness, and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). …”
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Mobile Apps Designed for Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Content Analysis Using the Mobile App Rating Scale by Zahra Arabkermani, Saeed Barzegari, Atefeh Rouhani, Nilofar Nahavandi, Omer Gibreel, Ibrahim Arpaci

“…Functionality and aesthetics emerged as the highest-scoring dimensions, highlighting user-friendliness and visual appeal (n=10). In contrast, engagement following information quality received the lowest average score, indicating limited interactivity and gaps in providing evidence-based information. …”
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Midterm Outcomes Following Conversion of Failed Ankle Arthrodesis to Total Ankle Arthroplasty, Including Patients With a Deficient Fibula by George Lian MD, William Ip MD, Andrea Hankins, Michele Guillen, Carol Parise PhD

“…Secondary outcomes were evaluated postoperatively with a visual analog scale, the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle and hindfoot score, a satisfaction survey, and radiographic assessment of the arthroplasty and any concomitant hindfoot fusions. …”
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Acute retinal pigment epitheliitis using adaptive optics imaging: a case report by P.A.T. Heutinck, S. Wooning, K. Liman, M. Durand, L. Sanchez Brea, C.C.W. Klaver, V.J.M. Verhoeven, D. Andrade De Jesus, A.A.H.J. Thiadens

“…Case presentations A 30-year-old male presented with sudden vision loss in both eyes. The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/33 and 20/40 Snellen in the right and left eye, respectively. …”
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