Decoding discharge: accuracy of primary and secondary diagnoses in summaries by Abir Aijaz, Frances Steele, Alice Erlander Milne, Victoria Clarke, Kimberley Arme, Abdul Bhat

“…To address these gaps, a QIP was proposed with interventions involving education and training, visual aids and reminders, a feedback mechanism to staff on their coding, re-auditing, involvement of senior staff to promote coding importance, long-term monitoring and integration of medical diagnoses coding into medical education. …”
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Intelligent Firefighting Technology for Drone Swarms with Multi-Sensor Integrated Path Planning: YOLOv8 Algorithm-Driven Fire Source Identification and Precision Deployment Strateg... by Bingxin Yu, Shengze Yu, Yuandi Zhao, Jin Wang, Ran Lai, Jisong Lv, Botao Zhou

“…In terms of path planning, this study integrates data from visual sensors, infrared sensors, and LiDAR sensors and adopts the Information Acquisition Optimizer (IAO) and the Catch Fish Optimization Algorithm (CFOA) to plan paths and optimize coordinated flight for drone swarms. …”
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Impact of surgical margin status on the survival outcome after surgical resection of gastric cancer: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis by Bo Zhang, Yiqiong Yin, Zhaolun Cai, Yuan Yin, Chaoyong Shen, Jinming Huang

“…Statistical heterogeneity will be assessed by visual inspection of forest plots and measured using the I2 statistics. …”
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Evaluating Reaction Videos of Young People Watching Edutainment Media (MTV Shuga): Qualitative Observational Study by Venetia Baker, Sarah Mulwa, David Khanyile, Georgia Arnold, Simon Cousens, Cherie Cawood, Isolde Birdthistle

“…To guide the analysis of the visual and audio data, we created a framework to examine the physical setting, group composition, social dynamics, coinciding activities, and viewers’ spoken and unspoken reactions to the show. …”
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A comparative study of different types of connective tissue-associated interstitial lung disease by Xinyi Li, Hongmei Zhang, Xiaoyue Zhang, Guokun Wang, Xue Zhao, Jinling Zhang

“…Method This study retrospectively included 99 patients diagnosed with CTD-ILD between September 2017 and July 2024. Visual assessment and quantitative CT analysis were used to evaluate HRCT manifestations. …”
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Comparative analysis of the refractive and functional results of toric intraocular lens with wavefront-shaping mechanism implantation during the surgical treatment of cataracts i... by D.A. Khvan, G.A. Fedyashev

“…In all groups, there was a significant (p<0.001) improvement in uncorrected (UCVA) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) on the first day, after 1, 3 and 6 months. …”
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Flavonoids as Promising Akt1 Inhibitors in Cancer Medicine: Insights From Molecular Docking, Dynamics, DFT Calculations, and In Vitro Validation by Shokoofeh Jamshidi, Ali Eghbalian, Setareh Shojaei, Amir Taherkhani, Mehran Feizi‐Dehnayebi

“…Binding modes were analyzed using Discovery Studio Visualizer. Molecular dynamics simulations were conducted to assess the conformational stability and binding durability of the highest‐scoring Akt1 inhibitor complex identified through molecular docking analyses. …”
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Kirschner wire as an effective localization tool in UBE discectomy: enhancing segmental localization accuracy and optimizing decompression margins by Changwei Yang, Guangzhu Yan, Kai Luo, Mingyuan Yang, Maoning Fang, Xiaolong Li, Yushu Bai, Qiulin Zhang

“…Both groups showed improvements in visual analog scale (VAS) scores for back pain, VAS scores for leg pain, and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), with a more significant decrease in leg pain VAS scores observed in the Kirschner Wire group. …”
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A fully automated, expert-perceptive image quality assessment system for whole-body [18F]FDG PET/CT by Cong Zhang, Xin Gao, Xuebin Zheng, Jun Xie, Gang Feng, Yunchao Bao, Pengchen Gu, Chuan He, Ruimin Wang, Jiahe Tian

“…Fifteen experienced experts, trained to conduct blinded slice-level subjective assessments, provided average visual scores as reference standards. Using the MANIQA framework, the developed IQA model integrates the Vision Transformer, Transposed Attention, and Scale Swin Transformer Blocks to categorize PET and CT images into five quality classes. …”
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RESULTS OF AN OBSERVATIONAL PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF BELIMUMAB (BENLYSTA®) IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS IN REAL CLINICAL PRACTICE by E. A. Aseeva, S. K. Soloviev, A. A. Mesnyankina, T. M. Reshetnyak, N. E. Lopatina, S. I. Glukhova, E. L. Nasonov

“…The efficiency and safety of the therapy were evaluated monthly and 1 year after the initiation of treatment with BLM; SLE activity was estimated using SLEDAI-2K; a physician’s global assessment of disease activity on a visual analogue scale (VAS); anti-DNA antibody level changes, complement levels, a GC dose, damage index, and adverse events were determined.Results and discussion. …”
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Graph theory-based analysis of functional connectivity changes in brain networks underlying cognitive fatigue: An EEG study. by Yabing Lou, Rui Pi, Ruifeng Sun, Jilin Wu, Wei Wang, Ziman Zhu, Tengteng Dai, Weijun Gong

“…Following acquisition of written informed consent, data before and after the task were obtained, including both subjective fatigue assessments using the Visual analog scale for fatigue (VAS-F) scores and EEG data. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Mortality Risk Prediction Model in Patients with Sepsis by Zhang Y, Li C, Ji Y, Wei B, Guo S, Mei X, Wang J

“…The nomogram provided a visual tool for predicting 28-day mortality risk, and decision curve analysis demonstrated strong potential for clinical utility.Conclusion: The predictive model, which incorporates SOFA, APACHE II, MAP, ALB, PCT, LTB, and VEGF, shows significant potential in predicting the 28-day mortality risk for elderly sepsis patients. …”
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The effects of short-term preoperative physical therapy and education on early functional recovery of patients younger than 70 undergoing total hip arthroplasty by Vukomanović Aleksandra, Popović Zoran, Đurović Aleksandar, Krstić Ljiljana

“…Effects were measured with questionnaires (Harris, Oxford and Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) hip scores), range of motion and visual analog scale of pain. Marks showing ability to perform basic activities and endurance were from 0 (did not perform activity) to 5 (independent and secure). …”
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Prognostic Factors for Successful Surgical Outcomes in Trochlear Nerve Palsy: A Retrospective Study and Literature Review by Srimanan W

“…Collected data included demographics, visual acuity, stereopsis, etiology, preoperative angles, surgical methods, and postoperative outcomes. …”
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Global, regional, and national differences in the burden of refraction disorders among children, adolescents, and older adults: current trends and future projections by Qiheng Yuan, Longji Wang, Bianjin Sun, Siwen Chen, Yutong Kang, Yongliang Lou, Meiqin Zheng

“…Abstract Background Refraction disorders (RD), which includes myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia, is the leading cause of visual impairment worldwide. Uncorrected RD is the leading cause of moderate and severe vision loss. …”
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Network Pharmacology and In Vitro Experimental Validation Reveal the Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Apoptotic Effects of Lotus Leaf Extract in Treating Inflammatory Diarrhea in Pigs by Yu Zheng, Jiana Zheng, Jiao Wang, Junxin Li, Jiali Liu, Bohan Zheng, Qinjin Li, Xiaohong Huang, Zhaoyan Lin

“…Subsequently, the STRING database facilitated protein interaction analysis, which was also visualized through Cytoscape. Gene Ontology (GO) functional annotation and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis were conducted based on the genes shared between disease and LLE targets. …”
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Associations of air pollution exposures in preconception and pregnancy with birth outcomes and infant neurocognitive development: analysis of the Complex Lipids in Mothers and Babi... by Ting Zhang, Hua Zhang, Philip Baker, Anna Hansell, Yinyin Xia, John Colombo, Ting-li Han, John Gulliver, Samuel Cai, Yingxin Chen, Tao Kuang, Alex Harper

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The Association of Oral Processing and Salivary Flow Rate on Food Intake and Appetite in Older Adults (Aged ≥ 65 Years) by Dimitra Zannidi, Lisa Methven, Gerry McKenna, Jayne Woodside, Ciarán Forde, Martin Schimmel, Miriam E. Clegg

“…Appetite was assessed subjectively using visual analogue scales for three hours after breakfast and objectively through an ad libitum lunch. …”
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Assessment of the impact of power business intelligence on adenoma detection rate: a prospective observational trial by Ya-Hui Hsu, Chia-Hsin Cheng, Ping-Hung Ko, Chia-Pei Tang, Chih-Wei Huang, Chih-Wei Tseng

“…Power BI automatically processed pathology data to calculate ADRs and provided real-time visual feedback on endoscopy quality indicators. A total of 4,306 colonoscopies performed by 10 endoscopists were analyzed. …”
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Efficacy of Intraoperative Paracetamol and Nefopam Infusions in Addition to Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Kidney Transplant Recipients by Jaesik Park, Sun Cheol Park, Min Suk Chae, Sang Hyun Hong, Jung-Woo Shim

“…Postoperative pain intensity assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS), opioid consumption via patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) devices over 24 h, and postoperative outcomes were compared between the two groups. …”
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