Clinical novel exploration of intractable fever in stroke rehabilitation: a single-center cross-sectional retrospective study by Huang Jingjie, Wu Bangqi, Qin Peng, Zhang Ziyi, Cheng Yupei, Wang Chaoran, Chen Yuyan, Bai Jing

“…In clinical settings, intractable fever is as common as acute fever, particularly in patients with brain injuries. Beyond infectious causes, stroke survivors often experience recurrent intractable fever due to central or neurogenic mechanisms. …”
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Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life after TBI: Comparison of a Disease-Specific (QOLIBRI) with a Generic (SF-36) Instrument by Nicole von Steinbuechel, Amra Covic, Suzanne Polinder, Thomas Kohlmann, Ugne Cepulyte, Herbert Poinstingl, Joy Backhaus, Wilbert Bakx, Monika Bullinger, Anne-Lise Christensen, Rita Formisano, Henning Gibbons, Stefan Höfer, Sanna Koskinen, Andrew Maas, Edmund Neugebauer, Jane Powell, Jaana Sarajuuri, Nadine Sasse, Silke Schmidt, Holger Mühlan, Klaus von Wild, George Zitnay, Jean-Luc Truelle

“…Psychosocial, emotional, and physical problems can emerge after traumatic brain injury (TBI), potentially impacting health-related quality of life (HRQoL). …”
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Ultrasound investigation at examination of gastro-intestinal tract at combined trauma by A. S. Yermolov, O. A. Alekseyechkina, Ye. S. Vladimirova, G. P. Titova, V. M. Abuchina

“…Patients have been divided into two groups: patients of the first (n=27) had no damage of abdominal organs, no surgery was carried out, patients of the second group had combined trauma and closed injury of abdomen (n=21) and subsequently abdominal surgery was performed. …”
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Bilateral synchronous UBE for unilateral laminotomy and bilateral decompression as a potentially effective minimally Invasive approach for two-level lumbar spinal stenosis by Yulin Zhao, Yingjun Guo, Xin Pan, Hao Li, Xianlei Gao, Haipeng Si, Wanlong Xu

“…There were no postoperative complications, such as infection, severe nerve root injury, and lumbar instability. Complete follow-up data were obtained for all 64 cases. …”
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The Reversed Canvas: A Topos of Conflict Between Commercial and Aesthetic Values in Nineteenth-Century Paris and London by Richard Read

“…This chapter concerns the double valency of commercial and aesthetic values in reversed paintings depicted in nineteenth-century French and British paintings and cartoons of academic juries. My concern is not with actual backs of paintings, but with representations of them on the rectos of actual paintings, of which the best-known example is probably the huge canvas back in Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas (1656). …”
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Prostate Cancer Screening: Is it Recommended in 2024? by Dr. Ali Thwaini

“… As we are living the month of Men’s Health awareness, November, we thought of touching base regarding screening for prostate cancer; an intriguing topic indeed, and the jury is out as of yet regarding whether to formalize a screening platform for prostate cancer. …”
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Small Bowel Perforation due to Gossypiboma Caused Acute Abdomen by Tahsin Colak, Tolga Olmez, Ozgur Turkmenoglu, Ahmet Dag

“…In explorative laparotomy, small bowel loops were seen to be perforated due to inflammation of long standing gossypiboma. Jejunal resection with end-to-end anastomosis was performed. …”
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Laparoscopic Repair of Right Paraduodenal Hernia in Adult Patients: Case Report and Literature Review by Tomoko Takagishi, Yuta Niimi, Goshi Matsuki, Shinta Nagano, Junsuke Hinami, Masaaki Kajiwara, Kiyoshi Kaneko, Yoshihiro Kubota, Osamu Nakai

“…Abdominal computed tomography showed an encapsulated circumscribed cluster of jejunal loops in the right upper quadrant. She was diagnosed with a strangulated intestinal obstruction caused by right paraduodenal hernia (PDH) and underwent an emergency laparoscopic repair. …”
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Effects of external ankle support on balance control outcomes following muscle fatigue in individuals with ankle instability: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Hanieh KHALILIYAN, Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH, Amirhossein ZARE, Kavita BATRA, Gabriella NUCERA, Aldo SITIBONDO, Aanuoluwapo AFOLABI, Majid ANSARI, Olayinka ILESANMI, Lukasz SZARPAK, Alireza KHAGHANI, Shahla MOHAJERI, Farhad GHAFFARI, Arash SHARAFATVAZIRI

“…Introduction: Lateral Ankle sprain is a common sports injury with a high incidence rate after muscle fatigue. …”
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An Ultrasound-Assisted Technique to Fix the Avulsion Fracture of the Posterior Tibial Spine by Gautam Kumar, Biju Jacob, Jefin Jose Edakalathur, Lazar J. Chandy, Rajesh Simon

“…Background: The fixation of posterior tibial avulsion fractures has been predominantly open reduction and internal fixation that leads to longer incision, severe scarring and higher risk to neurovascular injury while using the posterior approach. The arthroscopic methods have a steep learning curve, and fracture fixation is usually with fibre wire. …”
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Application the Risk-Based Maintenance for Optimizing the Overall Medical Devices Safety by Khelood A. Mkalaf, Peter Gibson

“…Which, can affect the reputation of hospitals following the exposure of patients' lives to various risks like death, injury, and misdiagnosis. Furthermore, a sudden failure will lead to increased economic losses as a result of increased maintenance costs.  …”
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Impaired Autophagy of GABAergic Interneurons in Neuropathic Pain by Yuhua Yin, Min-Hee Yi, Dong Woon Kim

“…Downregulation of GABA transmission and impairment of GABAergic interneurons in the dorsal horn are critical consequences after spinal cord and peripheral nerve injuries. These impairments in GABAergic interneurons may be associated with dysfunctional autophagy, resulting in neuropathic pain. …”
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Displacement MMG-based estimation of dynamic muscle viscoelasticity in the quadriceps during passive pedaling by Shinichi Fukuhara, Hisao Oka

“…These findings can enhance the evaluation of muscle performance, contracture, atrophy, and injury prevention in both rehabilitation and sports settings.…”
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Conceptual Design and Finite Element Fatigue Life Analysis of a Poppet Valve Spring Compressor by Anthony Simons, Gideon Quartey, Nathaniel Frimpong Asante

“…However, there are some challenges associated with the usage of these tools which include misplacement of cotters, injuries, and sometimes valve bends. In this work, a review of some of the existing designs of the improvised tools was considered. …”
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Disturbance of Inorganic Phosphate Metabolism in Diabetes Mellitus: Its Relevance to the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Retinopathy by H. Vorum, J. Ditzel

“…Any interruption of optimal ATP production might lead to cell injury and possible cell death, and evidence will be provided herein that such cell death does occur in diabetic retinopathy. …”
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Evaluation of Finger Prints in Relation to Academic Performance of Students in Anatomy at Islam Medical and Dental College, Sialkot by Muhammad Junaid, Riaz Ahmad, Naureen Waseem, Aftab Ahmad, Aaqiba Rasheed, Rana Muhammad Zeeshan, Ayesha Riaz

“…A total of 300 healthy medical (1st and 2nd year MBBS) and dental (1st year BDS) students with no injury and deformity, voluntarily participated in this study. …”
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Adult Intestinal Malrotation Treated with Laparoscopic Ladd Procedure by Noritoshi Mizuta, Takuya Kikuchi, Yoshiyuki Fukuda

“…The reason for reoperation in one of the cases is considered to be pancreatic injury when the severe curve from the duodenum to the upper jejunum near the pancreatic head was straightened. …”
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Early Recurrence of Ovarian Cancer during Pregnancy after Primary Staging Surgery in the First Trimester by Munetoshi Akazawa, Kazunori Hashimoto

“…We performed emergent cesarean section, diagnosing acute kidney injury during pregnancy. On surgical finding, there were a number of 1 cm sized nodules in the small bowel wall and peritoneum. …”
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Duszpasterska opieka i głoszenie Dobrej Nowiny Chrystusa rodzicom dzieci zmarłych przed urodzeniem by Henryk Sławiński

“…W okresie, w którym dominujące opinie o losie dzieci zmarłych bez chrztu mówiły o piekle lub przynajmniej pozbawieniu uszczęśliwiającej wizji Boga, niemożliwe było głoszenie Dobrej Nowiny o zbawieniu w Jezusie Chrystusie. II Sobór Watykański dał decydujące impulsy do zmiany opinii teologicznej w omawianej kwestii. …”
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Surgical Treatment for Occipital Condyle Fracture, C1 Dislocation, and Cerebellar Contusion with Hemorrhage after Blunt Head Trauma by Shigeo Ueda, Nobuhiro Sasaki, Miyuki Fukuda, Minoru Hoshimaru

“…Occipital condyle fractures (OCFs) have been treated as rare traumatic injuries, but the number of reported OCFs has gradually increased because of the popularization of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). …”
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