Evaluation of the efficiency and safety of magnet therapy for osteoarthritis. Results of the multicenter blind placebo-controlled study COSMO (Clinical Evaluation of Current Magnet... by A. E. Karateev, E. Yu. Pogozheva, M. L. Sukhareva, A. M. Lila, A. V. Ivanov, I. P. Osnovina, O. V. Shchashkova, S. V. Borisova, N. Е. Larinsky, Yu. A. Israelyan, S. А. Afoshin, T. P. Bondarenko, E. А. Repchanskaya, L. A. Chernyavskaya, S. P. Pupina, T. V. Darmova

“…The investigators evaluated the changes of the WOMAC index, pain intensity at rest and during movement on a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS), the need for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and the degree of improvement, as assessed by patients (on a 5-point scale).Results and discussion. …”
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Good Arts, Good Mental Health®: the effectiveness of an Australian health promotion media campaign in promoting community mental wellbeing via the arts by Christina R. Davies, Melanie T. Pescud, Rhonda Clifford, Richard McGrath, Annie Thomson, Mia Jeffrey, Melissa Stoneham, Terri Pikora, Peter Wright, Sonya Girdler, Sonya Girdler, Loretta Baldassar, Stephen Clift

“…The campaign was distributed through a variety of platforms, channels, visual, audio, and static assets. To gauge the success of the campaign, a process evaluation and (short-term) outcome evaluation were conducted by sourcing online analytics and conducting an online survey of the campaign target group (n = 661).ResultsOverall, campaign reach and frequency were optimal and met set targets. …”
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A novel nomogram for predicting osteoporosis with low back pain among the patients in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of China by Man Jia, Man Jia, Qinzuo Dong, Zeqin Ren, Liwei Xing, Jinjie Li, Xiaomei Wang, Shun Yu, Xiaoyan Wang, Rong Zhao, Rong Zhao

“…Once the regression equation was established, a nomogram was utilized to visualize the prediction model, while receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to evaluate its performance, specifically by calculating the area under the curve (AUC) which represents discrimination ability of the model. …”
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The clinical course and outcomes following arthroscopic frozen shoulder 360° release by Brandon Ziegenfuss, BSc(Hons), MPH, Kristine Italia, MD, FPOA, Kathir Azhagan Stalin, MBBS, Sarah Whitehouse, PhD, Ashish Gupta, MBBS, MSc, FRACS, FAOrthA, Kenneth Cutbush, MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA

“…Relevant PROMs included the Oxford Shoulder Score; Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index; Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand; Constant-Murley Score; American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score; and general measures of pain intensity (visual analog scale) and well-being (EQ-5D-3L). AROM movements included forward flexion, abduction, external rotation, internal rotation, as well as external and internal rotation at 90° of abduction. …”
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Microbiome and metabolome association network analysis identifies Clostridium_sensu_stricto_1 as a stronger keystone genus candidate than Bifidobacterium in the gut of common marmo... by Jordan B. Hernandez, Shivdeep S. Hayer, Sophie Alvarez, Anne Fischer, Haley R. Hassenstab, Katherine Cooper, Zahraa W. Alsafwani, Andrew K. Benson, Mallory J. Suhr Van Haute, Jacques Izard, Hyun-Seob Song, Jonathan B. Clayton

“…Association network graphs were used to visualize significant correlations and identify genera and metabolites that have high degree centrality, marking them as more influential within the microbiome. …”
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L-shaped association between oxidative balance score and vision-related functional burden in adults in the United States, NHANES 2005–2008 by Juntong Li, Juntong Li, Sheng Ye, Xiang Li, Xiang Li, Hui Liu, Yue Yang, Xuelei Lu, Heyue Jin, Li Liu, Li Liu

“…Further longitudinal studies are required to further validate these observations and elucidate the underlying mechanisms, particularly in elucidating causal relationships among variables, controlling for confounding factors, and examining the development of visual function.…”
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PSMA response evaluation in follow-up PSMA-PET/CT after stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) for oligometastases in prostate cancer by Anna-Lena Zang, Timo Maier, Sandra Freitag-Wolf, Alexander Fabian, Severin Rodler, Jürgen Dunst, David Krug, Ulf Lützen, Olaf Wittenstein

“…PSMA response was evaluated by visual and quantitative assessment of local PSMA uptake pre- and post-SABR. …”
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Efficacy of sensorimotor training combined with core strength training for low back pain in adult idiopathic scoliosis: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Tongtong Zhang, Xin Li, Xuan Zhou, Nan Chen, Qing Du, Hong Yu, Xiaoqing Zhu, Qimeng Fan, Juping Liang, Zhengquan Chen, Xiangyue Zhou

“…The primary outcome will be the self-reported pain level, measured using the visual analogue scale. Secondary outcomes will include pain-related disability (by the Oswestry Disability Index and the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire), spinal morphology indicators (including Cobb angle, the angle of trunk rotation and the Sagittal Index), postural control ability (by the Tetrax IBSTM), proprioceptive sensitivity (by the repositioning error test) and health-related quality of life (by the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey). …”
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Preemptive Analgesia with Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in the Perioperative Period by M. S. Danilov, I. S. Simutis, D. S. Salygina, E. G. Polovtsev, A. A. Syrovatsky, V. A. Ratnikov, A. A. Bogatikov, A. E. Karelov

“…Efficacy and safety were assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS), patient’s need in opioid analgesics, laboratory parameters (serum levels of cortisol, cystatin C, CBC, coagulogram, TEG) and instrumental methods (algesimetry — qNOX).Results. …”
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A Fine Agricultural Flood Segmentation Model for HJ-2E S-Band SAR Data by Mingyang Song, Lu Xu, Nanhuanuowa Zhu, Zihuan Guo, Haoxuan Duan, Jiahua Teng, Xia Lei, Lijun Zuo

“…SFSUNet adopts the Hiera network from the visual foundation model SAM2 as its backbone and integrates the adapter module to enable efficient cross-domain knowledge transfer from natural images to S-band SAR data. …”
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Application of concentrated growth factor in promoting wound healing and alleviating postoperative reactions after extraction of mandibular impacted third molar by ZHANG Guangye, XIONG Jiwen, YANG Shiyi, WANG Gang, YOU Didi, GAO Qianqian

“…The postoperative scores of visual analogue scale (VAS), degree of facial swelling, contents of pain stress indexes [5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), galactosamine (Gal), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)], ODD, CAL and postoperative quality of life [postoperative symptom severity scale (PoSSe):] were compared between the two groups. …”
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Effect of Midsole Compliance on Oxygen Consumption and Perception of Effort and Comfort during running by Kai Biedermann, Gian-Andri Baumann, Christina M. Spengler, Fernando G. Beltrami

“…Gas exchange was continuously monitored while perceived exertion and comfort were rated post-run using a 100mm visual analogue scale. Spatiotemporal data, including impact loading, ground contact time, and cadence, were assessed using accelerometry. …”
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Application of strut-septum complex stent in nasal tip refinement of secondary unilateral cleft rhinoplasty by DONG Zhe, LI Qiaoqiao, YANG Jiegang, FU Yuchuan, LI Jian

“…Satisfaction with nasal tip aesthetics was investigated using the visual analogue scale (VAS). All measurements were made using preoperative photographs and the most recent follow-up photographs of the patients. …”
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Exploring Mortality and Prognostic Factors of Heart Failure with In-Hospital and Emergency Patients by Electronic Medical Records: A Machine Learning Approach by Yu CS, Wu JL, Shih CM, Chiu KL, Chen YD, Chang TH

“…The outcomes of those potential risk factors were visualized by different statistical analyses.Results: In total, 3871 hF patients were enrolled. …”
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Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in Kenya: a retrospective case series by Taby Siika, Jaskirat Sokhi, Juzar Hooker, Sheila Waa, Anne Mwirigi, Jasmit Shah, Jasmit Shah, Dilraj Singh Sokhi, Dilraj Singh Sokhi

“…Apart from headaches (86.9%, 106/122), the most common presenting symptoms were visual disturbance (26.2%, 32/122) and seizures (23.8%, 29/122); 11 patients developed seizures later. …”
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Efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine for post-COVID-19 syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yiting Wang, Xiao Li, Huaizheng Hui, Dianxing Yang

“…Primary outcomes were symptom severity measured by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS); secondary outcomes included relief rates of cough, fatigue, chest tightness, dyspnea, insomnia, and exercise intolerance. …”
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Geospatial mapping and multivariate statistical analysis for assessing groundwater quality in Bou Arada-El Aroussa plain, Northwestern Tunisia by Imed Ben Slimene, Amor Ben Moussa, Stefan Geyer, Ismail Trabelsi

“…This is followed by principal component analysis on physico-chemical data to determine relationships between variables and visualize their independence on a correlation matrix. …”
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Preparation and investigation of structural, optical, and dielectric properties of PVA/PVP blend films boosted by MWCNTs/AuNPs for dielectric capacitor applications by Abdu Saeed, Amal Mohsen Alghamdi, Maha Aiiad Alenizi, Reem Alwafi, G.M. Asnag, Eman Alzahrani, Randa A. Althobiti, Ahmed N. Al-Hakimi, Aeshah Salem, S.A. Al-Ghamdi

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Coupling antitoxins and blue/white screening with parAB/resolvase mutation as a strategy for Salmonella spp. plasmid curing by Dereje D. Gudeta, Shaohua Zhao, Nesreen Aljahdali, Steven L. Foley

“…Expression of bgaB from target plasmids can greatly facilitate visual detection of plasmid cured colonies avoiding time-consuming screening procedures. …”
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Safety and effectiveness of multimodal opioid-free anaesthesia for pain and recovery after laparoscopic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jiang Liu, Li Jing, Lin Cheng, Sifan Qin, Xinyan Geng, Shirong Fang

“…The primary outcomes included postoperative pain scores, measured on a Numerical Rating Scale or Visual Analogue Scale ranging from 0 to 10, at 0–2 hours and 24 hours postoperatively; postoperative analgesic consumption, measured in morphine equivalent doses (mg); and quality of recovery, assessed using the QoR-40 score (ranging from 40 to 200). …”
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