Knowledge, attitude and practice among parents of children and teenagers towards myopia prevention and control during the COVID-19 epidemic by Zhen Yang, Jun Yang, Peng Zhang, Lei Gao, Te Fu

“…Objectives This cross-sectional study aimed to assess parents’ knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards myopia amidst increased children’s online course participation during the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially impacting visual health.Design The study adopted a cross-sectional design to analyse parent KAP regarding myopia.Setting and participants Conducted from 19 August 2022 to 19 October 2022, in the Jinan High-tech District, the study included 3261 participants, comprising 800 males (24.5%).Interventions A self-administered questionnaire assessed KAP, with a good KAP defined as a score >75% of the total.Primary and secondary outcome measures The KAP scores were the primary outcome measures. …”
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Cartilage lesions are not the main factor influencing pain and functional impairment in early knee osteoarthritis: a multivariate analysis on intra- and extra-articular factors aff... by Luca Bianco Prevot, Alessandro Bensa, Pietro S Randelli, Giuseppe Filardo

“…For each patient the following data were analyzed: demographic data, KL grade, percentage of subchondral bone denuded from cartilage, patellar quadriceps tendinitis, effusion, anserine bursa tenderness, meniscal extrusion, Hoffa body synovitis, bone marrow lesions (BML), visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) total score, and WOMAC pain subscale. …”
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Comparative study of the efficacy and safety of Chondroguard® during its combined (intra-articular and intramuscular) and intramuscular injection in patients with knee osteoarthrit... by L. I. Alekseeva, E. P. Sharapova, N. G. Kashevarova, E. A. Taskina, A. M. Lila, A. N. Bogdanov, S. A. Bozhkova, A. A. Bagretsova, S. M. Noskov, E. A. Grunina

“…To determine the efficiency of treatment, the investigators estimated the following parameters: pain intensity on a visual analogue scale (VAS), the total WOMAC index and its components (pain, stiffness, and functional insufficiency), sensory and affective-emotional pain characteristics (for the target joint) according to McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) scores. …”
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Adipose tissue-derived versus bone marrow-derived cell concentrates for the injective treatment of knee osteoarthritis: protocol of a prospective randomised controlled trial by Paolo Spinnato, Stefano Zaffagnini, Giuseppe Filardo, Marco Miceli, Luca Andriolo, Lorenzo Zanasi, Francesca Veronesi, Viviana Costa, Marco Franceschini, Gianluca Giavaresi

“…The secondary outcomes of the study are the WOMAC pain score at 2 months and 12 months and the WOMAC subscales, the total WOMAC score, the International Knee Documentation Committee subjective and objective scores, the Knee Injury and OA Outcome score, the visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain evaluation, the EuroQol VAS and the Tegner score at 2 months, 6 months and 12 months. …”
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Association between red blood cell distribution width to serum calcium ratio and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with diabetic nephropathy: a retrospective analysis... by Yanyi Huang, Kaiwen Jiang, Yang Liu, Wei Mo, Yanping Zeng, Ying Yang, Jianlu Bi

“…Kaplan-Meier curves were used to visualize outcomes by quartiles. Cox proportional hazards regression and restricted cubic spline (RCS) methods assessed the RCR index’s impact on prognosis. …”
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Outcome of COVID-19 in children: results of a 12-month follow-up by T. M. Chernova, V. N. Timchenko, E. V. Barakina, A. A. Zherebtsova, N. S. Gusarova, Yu. S. Khabarova, V. V. Bulygina, D. E. Shakhrai, A. V. Zhiglova, E. A. Ttsvetkova

“…Among convalescents, changes in the emotional sphere (2,1%), headache (1,8%), symptoms of asthenia (1,6%), cardiovascular (1,5%), dyspeptic (1,3%) were more often observed, cognitive (1,3%) disorders, neurotic disorders (1,0%), less often respiratory (0.8%), endocrine (0,4%) and visual (0,4%) systems, musculoskeletal system were involved (0.2%). …”
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Efficacy of Tulsi-Turmeric Oil Pulling versus Sesame Oil Pulling on Temporomandibular Joint Movement in Oral Submucous Fibrosis (Vata Pitta dominant Tridosaja Sarvasara Mukharoga):... by Anshika Kishor Singh, Gaurav Rajendra Sawarkar, Punam Gaurav Sawarkar

“…Other assessments will include IID scoring, cheek flexibility, and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores before and after the intervention. …”
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Knotless versus knotted arthroscopic Bankart repairs for anterior shoulder instability: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Cheng Wang, Yanhang Liu, Meng Ding, Sha Wan, Kefu Lin, Zhen Tian, Lang Li

“…Secondary outcomes encompassed number of anchors, operative time, improvements in functional scores including Rowe score and Constant-Murley score (CMS), pain level assessed by the visual analogue scale (VAS) score, range of motion (ROM), adverse events, and radiological results. …”
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Short-term clinical outcomes and technical advantages of mini-open endoscope assisted anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy by Hua-zhang Zhong, Li Cheng, Qi-fei Wang, Bin Zhu, Lei Chen, Jue-hua Jing, Da-sheng Tian, Yun Zhou

“…Before surgery, at 1 month after surgery and the last follow-up, imaging indicators (cervical Cobb angle, Cobb angle of fused segment, intervertebral space height of fused segment, intervertebral fusion status), and clinical indicators, including visual analogue scale (VAS) scores for neck and upper extremity pain, Japanese orthopedic association (JOA) score, and neck disability index (NDI) were analyzed. …”
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Comparison of the effect of ranibizumab in retinal vein occlusion and macular edema with different optical coherence tomographic patterns by Yue Xu, Yue-Cong Yin, Ze-Yu Song, Xiao-Yu Zhou, Jia-Ju Zhang, Juan Liang

“…The comparison of best corrected visual acuity (BCVA; logMAR) and central macular thickness (CMT) among different follow-up points and those among 3 groups were performed by Kruskal-Wallis test. …”
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage Combined with Blood Biomarkers Predicts Poor Wound Healing After Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion: A Machine Learning Analysis by Pang Z, Ou Y, Liang J, Huang S, Chen J, Huang S, Wei Q, Liu Y, Qin H, Chen Y

“…These predictors were used to develop a prediction model, visually represented through a nomogram. The AUC value in the test group was 0.981, and the C-index of the model was 0.986 (95% CI 0.966– 0.995), indicating excellent predictive capability. …”
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Current possibilities of pharmacological correction of neuroimmune joint damage in patients with knee osteoarthritis in long COVID conditions by I. V. Sarvilina, I. S. Dydykina, A. M. Lila

“…At baseline (Day 1) and on the 50th day of the study, pain intensity was assessed in all patients using a visual analogue scale (VAS), the degree of functional impairment (FI) of the joints according to the Lequesne index, ultrasound of the knee joint was performed, CRP, D-dimer, fibrinogen, interleukin (IL) 1β, IL6 levels were studied. …”
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Evaluation and patient experience of wireless noninvasive fetal heart rate monitoring devices by Chantal Eenkhoorn, Tom G. Goos, Jenny Dankelman, Arie Franx, Alex J. Eggink

“…Performance was evaluated by: success rate, positive percent agreement, bias, 95% limits of agreement, regression line, root mean square error and visual agreement using FIGO guidelines. Patient experience was captured using a self‐made questionnaire. …”
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Introduction by Merve Bedir

“…Therefore, better understanding of the relationship between occupant behavior and energy consumption can enable more efficient design and operation of (residential) buildings, which are more suitable to the occupants’ use considering thermal, acoustical, visual, environmental comfort, health and safety. …”
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Perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution for dry eye disease: pooled analysis of two phase 3 clinical trials by Ahmad M. Fahmy, Jennifer S. Harthan, David G. Evans, Jack V. Greiner, Joseph Tauber, John D. Sheppard, Sonja Krösser, Jason L. Vittitow

“…Primary endpoints were total corneal fluorescein staining (tCFS) score (National Eye Institute scale, 0-15) and eye dryness visual analog scale (VAS) score (0-100). Efficacy was evaluated using analysis of covariance among patient subgroups (male and female, older [≥65 years] and younger [18 to <65 years], tCFS score <7 and ≥7, VAS eye dryness score <70 and ≥70, MGD score <7 and ≥7, Schirmer I test <10 mm and ≥10 mm).ResultsReductions in tCFS and VAS eye dryness scores were greater for perfluorohexyloctane versus control. …”
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Phylogeny and species delimitation of ciliates in the genus Spirostomum (class Heterotrichea) using single-cell transcriptomes by Shahed Uddin Ahmed Shazib, Auden Cote-L’Heureux, Ragib Ahsan, Sergio A. Muñoz-Gómez, JunMo Lee, Laura A. Katz, Mann Kyoon Shin

“…In addition, we used neighbor-net network analysis to visualize and quantify potential phylogenetic conflicts within the concatenated dataset. …”
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Impact of religious fasting on ocular dryness: objective and subjective assessment by Amal F. Alomari, Sara Issa, Asma Musleh, Mohammad Abusamak, Mohammad Abusamak, Omar Bdair, Omar Bdair, Saif Aldeen AlRyalat, Saif Aldeen AlRyalat, Alanoud Al-Wakfi, Mohammed Jaber, Ahmad Alloubani, Haitham Sahawneh, Haitham Sahawneh, Muhannd El-Faouri, Ayman Abdul Aziz, Muawyah Al Bdour

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Efficacy and safety of diacerein in patients with knee osteoarthritis by L. I. Alekseeva, N. G. Kashevarova, E. A. Taskina, E. P. Sharapova, S. G. Anikin, T. A. Korotkova, E. A. Strebkova

“…There was a statistically significant reduction in visual analog scale pain on walking just 1 month after therapy initiation (57.1±9.7 and 44.7±13.9 mm; p<0.0001) and a further significant improvement throughout the 6-month therapy. …”
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Comparison of the ArtekMed mixed reality teleconsultation system with a standard video call system in critical care: user acceptance and feasibility analysis by Nadine Liebchen, Julia Schrader-Reichling, Frieder Pankratz, Marc Lazarovici, Selina Kim, Jennifer Tempfli, Ulrich Eck, Stephan Prückner

“…Common issues included visual impairment due to insufficient graphical resolution and unfamiliarity with handling the equipment. 80% of the participants expressed willingness to incorporate the system into their ICU work. …”
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Assessing individual genetic susceptibility to metabolic syndrome: interpretable machine learning method by Tao Huang, Yuanyuan Li, Simin Wang, Shijie Qiao, Xiujuan Zheng, Wenhui Xiong, Menghan Yang, Xirui Huang, Bizhen Gao

“…The XGBoost-based SHAP algorithm not only elucidated the global effects of 17 SNPs across all samples, but also described the interaction between SNPs, providing a visual representation of how SNPs impact the prediction of MetS in an individual. …”
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