PE-044 JAV (jornada assistencial de valor) RARAS: avaliação da qualidade de vida e QALY com dados de vida real no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) by Marcelo Eidi Nita Eidi Nita, Luana Lopes, Camila Azevedo, Myrianne Barbosa, Thiago Godoy, Altacilio Nunes, Temis Felix

“…O JAV-RARAS, um dos pilares do RARAS, analisa dados de qualidade de vida ajustada por anos (QALY), Escala visual analógica (EVA) e dimensões de saúde utilizando o Euro qol 5 dimensões (EQ-5D) para diferentes doenças. …”
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Utilization of screening services on cervical cancer and associated factors among female health workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. by Achamyelew Melaku, Shiferaw Negash Abebe, Sofanit Haile

“…Similarly, the study participants knowledge of the etiology, knowledge of cigarette smoking as risk factor, and visual inspection with acetic acid as screening method had shown an independent association with screening service utilization, (AOR=1.6, 95%CI=1.01-12.12), (AOR=4.1, 95%CI1.68-9.76), (AOR=14.2, 95%CI3.77-53.32), respectively.…”
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Defining the relationship between clinician-rated ECOG performance status and patient-reported health-related quality of life scores in men with metastatic hormone-naïve prostate c... by Ikenna I. Nnabugwu, Eric N. Obikeze, Chinwe A. Nnabugwu, Solomon K. Anyimba, Okwudili C. Amu, Okezie M. Mbadiwe, Kevin S. N. Echetabu, Ijeoma L. Okoronkwo

“…The mean FACT-P score, health utility index (HUI) and visual analogue scale (VAS) scores were 80.18 ± 17.56, 0.524 ± 0.324 and 60.43 ± 9.91% respectively. …”
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Development of Rifampicin Eye Drops for the Treatment of Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Valory Anne S. Vailoces, Andrew J. Tolentino, Jose Fernando Arevalo, Ron A. Adelman, Robert Bhisitkul, Diana V. Do, Quan Dong Nguyen, Michael J. Tolentino, Masaki Tanito, Hiroaki Serizawa

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Intra-arterial chemotherapy for locally advanced nasal cavity and sinonasal tract cancers by B. B. Vyzhigina, M. A. Kropotov, B. I. Dolgushin, D. A. Safarov, I. V. Pogrebnyakov, M. T. Isaeva, I. A. Trofimov

“…Of the 35.7 % of patients with tumor orbital invasion, survival with preserved visual function in the first year of life was 80 %; all patients retained vision; as a result of treatment, not a single patient underwent surgery with exenteration.Conclusion. …”
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Shear bond strength to sound and caries-affected dentin of sim-plified “etch-and-rinse” and “self-etch” adhesives and the hybrid layer micromorphology by Drobac Milan, Stojanac Igor, Ramić Bojana, Premović Milica, Petrović Ljubomir

“…Identification of a carious-affected dentin was carried out using visual identification (North Carolina Dentin Sclerosis Scale). …”
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Early peripapillary neurovascular injury and its relevant systemic factors in type 2 diabetic patients without retinopathy: An OCTA based study by Haochen Jin, Kaiyue Wang, Changhong Ren, Shan He, Yuan Gao, Xiaofang Liang, Xuxiang Zhang

“…Retinal microvascular and microstructural networks were visualized using spectral domain optical coherence tomography angiography. …”
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CYFIP2: potential pancreatic cancer biomarker and immunotherapeutic target by Cong Xiao, Xiaojuan Zhang, Bobo Hou, Ping Wan, Zhenjun Cao, Xuefeng Rao

“…The R packages R packages “limma” and “ggplot2” were used to compare and visualize CYFIP2 mRNA expression. The R packages “survminer” and “survival” were used to statistically analyze the relationship between CYFIP2 expression and the survival and prognosis of tumor patients. the R package “ss GSEA” was used to assess the correlation between CYFIP2 expression and immune infiltration. …”
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Liquid–liquid–solid three-phase flow in horizontal wells: flow pattern modeling and dimensionless analysis by Hamed Nejati, Saeed Shad, Sasan Yousefirad, Aras Sheikhi

“…An accurate and reliable model to predict the flow regimes in these systems are yet to be developed due to the complexity and uncertainties associated with fluid interactions and their effects on transport of solid particles. To visualize the flow regimes occurred under different conditions, a transparent flow loop system has been developed to facilitate the flow of two liquids (water and oil) alongside with solid particles. …”
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Immediate efficacy of low-intensity focused ultrasound versus planar ultrasound in patients with myofascial pain syndrome of upper trapezius: a randomized controlled clinical trial by Yongjia Chen, Yannan Sun, Xize Li, Yijun Lin, Peijue He, Qian Wang

“…The primary outcome was pain severity, assessed immediately post-treatment using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS; 0 ~ 10 cm), and served as the central efficacy endpoint. …”
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MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION AND NEUROTROPIC SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FEATURES IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION by A. A. Ansheles, E. G. Kuznetsova, T. V. Martynyuk, V. B. Sergienko

“…LV perfusion abnormalities were evaluated using standard SSS and SDS parameters, RV was assessed visually, RV/LV and IVS/LW uptake ratios were calculated. …”
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Myofascial trigger points therapy increases neck mobility and reduces headache pain in migraine patients – pilot study by Maciej Olesiejuk, Małgorzata Chalimoniuk, Tomasz Sacewicz

“…Outcome measures included: CS-ROM (assessed using an accelerometer system), subjective headache pain intensity (evaluated via the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)), and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) concentrations. …”
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Cross-species single-cell transcriptomic atlas of retinal photoreceptors reveals molecular signatures underlying color vision adaptation by Zhibin Li, Chengkai Yan, Yubao Lu, Yaqing Shu, Shilin Wu, Xi Cheng, Yuge Wang, Shishi Shen, Hui Yang, Gang Cao, Jianping Ji, Liangming Zhang, Jian Sun, Dongchang Xiao, Shasha Li, Wei Qiu

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Dark Adaptometry Kinetics Differentiates Age-Related Macular Degeneration from Central Serous Chorioretinopathy by Ashwin P. Verghese, BE, Claudia C. Lasalle, BA, David J. Ramsey, MD, PhD

“…After adjusting for age, sex, and visual acuity, RIT in the faster-adapting eye remained an independent predictor of AMD versus CSCR. …”
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Clinical effects comparison of different approaches and anterior attachment release methods in temporomandibular joint disc repositioning and anchoring surgery by WANG Hao, WANG Wei, LI Qiang, YAN Jiaxuan, NIE Wei, GUO Yanjun, YAN Wei, CHEN Yong

“…After a 6-month postoperative follow-up, the differences in maximum mouth opening (MMO), visual analogue scale (VAS), effective rate of joint disc reduction, incidence of preauricular numbness, obvious scars among patients in each group at 1, 3, and 6 months were compared postoperatively. …”
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Quercetin inhibits ferroptosis to alleviate intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury by MA Xiaojie, LENG Yufang, LENG Yufang, MU Jialu

“…After overlapping genes were identified and analyzed， protein-protein interaction （PPI） networks were constructed using the STRING database and then visualized with Cytoscape 3.10.0. Molecular docking was performed to validate the binding conformations between QUE and key targets. ② In vivo experiments were conducted to verify QUE’s protective effects against intestinal IR injury. …”
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Predictors of time to recovery from cataract surgery among cataract patients at Menelik II Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: a retrospective follow up study by Gininu Wendmeneh Tsegaw, Yilma Chisha Dea, Melkamu Merid Mengesha

“…Age over 60 years (AHR = 0.25, 95% CI: 0.07–0.96), urban residence (AHR = 1.77, 95% CI: 1.15–2.70), preoperative visual acuity (medium: AHR = 1.98, 95% CI: 1.23–3.18; high: AHR = 5.83, 95% CI: 1.72–19.77), comorbidities (ocular: AHR = 0.30, 95% CI: 0.15–0.61; systemic: AHR = 0.41, 95% CI: 0.22–0.75), type of surgery (phacoemulsification: AHR = 1.98, 95% CI: 1.06–3.67; intracapsular cataract extraction: AHR = 0.14, 95% CI: 0.03–0.89), and complications (intraoperative: AHR = 0.29, 95% CI: 0.12–0.71; postoperative: AHR = 0.17, 95% CI: 0.06–0.47), and surgeries performed by an ophthalmologist (AHR = 3.44, 95% CI: 1.80–6.55) were statistically significant predictors of time to recovery from cataract surgery. …”
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Exploring Brain Activity in Different Mental Cognitive Workloads by Sahar Oftadeh Balani, Ali Fawzi Al-Hussainy, Alhan Abd Al-Hassan Shalal, Mohammed Ubaid, Zinab Aluquaily, Jaafar Alamoori, Saeid Motevalli

“…Conclusion: During arithmetic tasks, the increased connectivity in the frontoparietal and frontooccipital networks and heightened complexity in the prefrontal, temporal and parietal lobes reflect the collaborative engagement of brain areas specialized in numerical processing, attention, working memory, cognitive control, and visual-spatial cognition. These changes in connectivity and complexity facilitate the integration of multiple cognitive processes essential for effective arithmetic problem-solving. …”
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Effect of diode laser cyclophotocoagulation in treatment of patients with refractory glaucoma by Čanadanović Vladimir, Tušek-Lješević Ljiljana, Miljković Aleksandar, Barišić Sava, Bedov Tatjana, Babić Nikola

“…Patient's symptoms, bests corrected visual acuity and IOP were recorded 7 days, and 1, 3 and 6 months after the DCPC treatment. …”
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Identification and validation of NEIL2 as a prognostic biomarker and potential therapeutic target in cervical cancer by Yan Li, Jiayuan Du, Lingjia Wei, Tianmeng Tan, Liyi Bao, Jinqiu Su, He Wang

“…Next, the NEIL2 expression in a variety of common female cancers was visualized and. the survival differences were calculated in these cancers with high or low expression of NEIL2. …”
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