Indicators of rheumatoid arthritis disease activity. An association with a patient’s psychological status by V. V. Rybakova, Yu. A. Olyunin, E. V. Likhacheva, E. L. Nasonov

“…All the patients underwent clinical examination; the following parameters were recorded: patient global assessment; physician’s global assessment; pain visual analogue scale (VAS), by measuring in millimeters; number of painful joints (NPJ), and number of swollen joints (NSJ). …”
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Técnica de Wafer inverso: resultados funcionales en pacientes con síndrome de impactación cubital by Matías Sala, Aldo D. Ledesma, Javier A. Orozco Ocaña

“…Se evaluaron los resultados funcionales postoperatorios utilizando la versión en español del cuestionario Quick DASH, la escala visual análoga del dolor (EVA) y el test de muñeca de Mayo. …”
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Engagement and Follower Growth: Social Media Strategies of Swiss Athletes at the Paris Olympics by Larssyn Staley, Florian Droux

“…In total, 183 posts of 21 athletes were coded for post type, likes, comments, engagement rate, visual elements, caption themes and collaborations. …”
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Ten days of supplementation with a standardized Boswellia serrata extract attenuates soreness and accelerates recovery after repeated bouts of downhill running in recreationally ac... by Dawna Salter, Himana Yalamanchi, Aiswarya Yalamanchi, Amulya Yalamanchi

“…On day 7, delayed soreness was induced by three 15-min DHR episodes on a 10% declined treadmill. Visual analog scale (VAS) scores of joint and muscle soreness, in addition to the maximal weight lifted for a one-repetition leg extension (1RM-LE) were assessed at baseline (pre-supplementation) and on days 8, 9, and 10. …”
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Gender characteristics of the course of toxoplasmic encephalitis in HIV-infected patients by T.A. Veliieva, K.I. Bodnia, P.V. Nartov, І.M. Asoyan, V.D. Makarenko, I.V. Krokhmal

“…Thus, nausea (p < 0.01), speech impairment (p < 0.01) and confusion or loss of consciousness (p < 0.05) were more often detected in men, while fever (p < 0.05), headache (p < 0.05), memory impairment (p < 0.05), hearing loss (p < 0.05), visual impairment (p < 0.05) and facial asymmetry (p < 0.05) were significantly more often diagnosed among women. …”
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Elevated Blink Rates Predict Mind Wandering: Dopaminergic Insights into Attention and Task Focus by Leigh M. Riby, Lewis Marr, Lynn Barron-Millar, Joanna Greer, Colin Joseph Hamilton, Deborah McGann, Jonathan Smallwood

“…During the task (3-stimulus visual oddball procedure), participants discriminated between an infrequently seen target stimulus, an infrequent novel stimulus (for evaluating task engagement and distraction), and a commonly occurring nontarget stimulus. …”
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The Importance of the Correlation between CCT and Corneal Curvature in Refractive Surgery by Mimoza Ismaili

“…The test group included 180 respondents with refractive anomalies (65 respondents with hypermetropia, 65 with myopia, and 50 with astigmatism); the control group included 150 emmetropic respondents with uncorrected visual acuity (VA) – 6/6 in both eyes. Corneal curvature was measured by automated keratometry. …”
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Analisis Penerimaan Teknologi Sistem Informasi Manajemen Tugas Menggunakan Model Task Technology Fit (TTF) by Ferdhy Ihza Armanda, Fajar Pradana, Widhy Hayuhardhika Nugraha Putra

“…Through observations and interviews with employees from the Design Department of PT INKA (Persero), it was found that the current task management system has limitations in terms of feature customization, especially in terms of visualizing work progress through s-curves and automatic workload calculations. …”
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Ocular graft host disease after allogeneic stem cell transplant: unique risk factors and outcomes by Maaly A.M Abdel Fattah, Ghada ElGohary, Shahrukh K Hashmi

“…The ophthalmological examination included visual acuity (VA) testing, refraction, tear break-up time, Schirmer’s test, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, and dilated ophthalmoscopy. …”
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Ecosystem service trade-offs and synergies based on the mechanical equilibrium model: A case study of the urban agglomeration on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains by Jiazhen Chen, Alimujiang Kasimu, Lina Tang, Fuqiang Han, Miyesier Jumai

“…The mechanical equilibrium model was used to visualize the interactions and trade-offs among ESs at the grid scale. …”
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Risk Prediction of Postoperative Renal Dysfunction Based on Preoperative Lipid Profiles in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Zhang H, Zhang H, Li R, Zhuo L, Liu L, Tan L, Li R, Zhang S

“…A nomogram was developed as a visual predictive tool to present the interplay between these variables graphically. …”
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Treatment Cessation in Patients with Diabetic Maculopathy under Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Therapy Following a Treat-and-Extend Protocol by Lucia Saucedo, PhD, Isabel B. Pfister, PhD, Christin Schild, PhD, Justus G. Garweg, MD, PhD

“…Subjects: Patients with DME who had received their first anti-VEGF treatment between 2012 and 2021, a Snellen best-corrected visual acuity (VA) ≥0.1, and a follow-up of ≥24 months. …”
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Novel Cross Screw with Staple for First MTP Joint Arthrodesis Compared to Dorsal Plate Fixation: Retrospective Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation by Stephen R. Arndt MD, Shirin Zahra BS, Mark Moldavsky MS

“…Methods: Pre-op and post-op Visual Analog Score (VAS) were assessed. Radiographic Hallux Valgus Angle (HVA), Intermetatarsal Angle (IMA), Interphalangeal Angle (IPA) Dorsiflexion Angle (DFA), and distance of fibular sesamoid (DFS) were measured pre-op and post-op. …”
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GENETIC ASPECTS OF PANNICULITIS IN A RUSSIAN POPULATION: A PILOT STUDY by M. Yu. Krylov, O. N. Egorova, B. S. Belov

“…In the WCP group, analysis of variance showed an association of IL-1RA  gene VNTR polymorphism with the intensity of pain, assessed by the visual analogue scale. The carriers of the A1A1 genotype had more severe pain than those of the A1A2 genotype (83.3±11.5 and 20.0±18.2 mm, respectively; p = 0.008).Conclusion. …”
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Management of Postoperative Pain Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Level I Evidence-Based Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis by Filippo Migliorini, Marcel Betsch, Tommaso Bardazzi, Giorgia Colarossi, Hani Ayad Mohamed Elezabi, Arne Driessen, Frank Hildebrand, Mario Pasurka

“…At baseline, comparability was confirmed for age (<i>p</i> = 0.1), BMI (<i>p</i> = 0.8), and visual analogue scale (VAS, <i>p</i> = 0.1). On POD 1, single-shot SNB/three-in-one block was associated with a lower VAS, followed by continuous intra-articular analgesia/local infiltration analgesia (LIA)/posterior capsule infiltration (PCI) and continuous femoral nerve block (FNB)/intermittent SNB. …”
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Acceptability, User Satisfaction, and Feasibility of an App-Based Support Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Psychiatric Outpatient Setting: Prospective Longitudinal Observa... by Konstanze Golsong, Luisa Kaufmann, Sabrina Baldofski, Elisabeth Kohls, Christine Rummel-Kluge

“…The app included 7 relaxation modules, consisting of video, audio, and psychoeducational text; ecological momentary assessment–like questionnaires on daily mood answered via a visual smiley-face scale; and an activity button to record and encourage daily activities. …”
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: 3-Incision Technique With Allograft Quad Tendon ACL Reconstruction by Kevin R. Stone MD

“…Technique Description: The ruptured ACL is removed and the intercondylar notch is cleaned to visualize the anatomical ACL insertion site. Using the 3-tunnel technique a gaff is passed through the intercondylar notch, through a puncture hole (incision 1) and a rear entry guide hooked to its tip. …”
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Neurological adverse events associated with antidepressants: a comprehensive 22-year analysis of the FDA adverse event reporting system by Qian Yu, Jingyang Yao, Enping Li, Mingkai Xia, Ziang Hu, Yun Xiao, Jianliang Huang, Jianliang Huang, Mingsheng Lei, Mingsheng Lei

“…NDRIs demonstrated excessive activation of the sympathetic nervous system, while the strongest signals for SARI/SMS drugs were concentrated in “visual stereotypy” and “hypoglycemic encephalopathy.” …”
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Likelihood of Leveraging Augmented Reality Technology to Promote HIV Prevention and Treatment Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cameroon: Cross-Sectional Survey by Zhao Ni, Intan Maharani Sulistyawati Batubara, Jackson Jr Nforbewing Ndenkeh, Georges Bediang, Habakkuk Yumo, Xuehong Zhang, Sunyong Oh, Yuchen Zhao, LaRon E Nelson

“…Specifically, 72% (459/637) of participants reported that they were likely to use AR to visualize the HIV transmission process, while 73% (465/637) and 74% (471/637) reported the likelihood of using AR to learn about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and how HIV medication lowers HIV viral load, respectively. …”
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Determining mosquito age using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and artificial neural networks: insights into the influence of origin and sex by Zili Gao, Yuzhen Zhang, Laura C. Harrington, Courtney C. Murdock, Elisabeth Martin, Dalton Manbeck-Mosig, Steve Vetrone, Nicolas Tremblay, Christopher M. Barker, John M. Clark, Lili He, Wei Zhu

“…Performance metrics included accuracy, correlation coefficient (R), and root mean square error (RMSE). t-Distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE) visualizations and confusion matrices offered additional model insights into effectiveness. …”
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