Dentoskeletal effects of aesthetic and conventional twin block appliances in the treatment of skeletal class II malocclusion: a randomized controlled trial by Mohamed Najati Alsilq, Mohamed Youssef

“…Abstract Twin block appliances are commonly used to treat skeletal class II malocclusion. …”
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with chondroblastoma undergoing surgery with various adjuvant procedures: a retrospective study of 59 cases by Toru Hirozane, Tetsuya Sekita, Eisuke Kobayashi, Tomoaki Mori, Naofumi Asano, Toru Udaka, Takashi Tajima, Rumi Nakagawa, Kazutaka Kikuta, Akira Yoshiyama, Hideo Morioka, Itsuo Watanabe, Ukei Anazawa, Michiro Susa, Keisuke Horiuchi, Yoshihisa Suzuki, Takeshi Morii, Robert Nakayama

“…Methods This retrospective study examined 59 patients followed up at our hospitals for ≥ 1 year after surgery during 1990–2020. The most common lesion site was the epiphyses of long bones (42 cases, 71%), including the femur, tibia, and humerus. …”
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Numbness and Weakness Recovered at a Less Extent in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation after Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy by Yuming Wang, Fuqiang Gao, Haibo Zou

“…Patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) may present with motor disorders and various sensory disorders, among which pain and numbness are the most common ones. Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) is reported to be both safe and effective. …”
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Pattern of Refractive Error among Patients attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern Assam, India: A Cross-sectional Study by Nilanjan Kaushik Thakur, Ruma Das Debsikdar, Srawani Sarkar, Surabhi Prasad, S Lakshmi, Devajit Deka

“…The proportion of UREs was found to be 12%, with hypermetropia being the most common refractive error, followed by myopia. These findings underscore the need for targeted intervention programmes to improve access to corrective lenses and address vision impairment among these communities.…”
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RECIST 1.1 versus mRECIST for assessment of tumour response to molecular targeted therapies and disease outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and... by Yao Yang, Yuping Bai, Hongli Yu, Qiang Zhu, Xiaoyu Xie, Yuemin Feng

“…Objectives Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) and modified RECIST (mRECIST) are commonly used to assess tumour response. Which one is better to evaluate efficacy after molecular targeted therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients is still controversial. …”
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Signs of Nervous System Sensitization in Female Runners with Chronic Patellofemoral Pain by Brian J. Eckenrode, David M. Kietrys, Allison Brown, J. Scott Parrott, Brian Noehren

“…# Background Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a common overuse injury among runners, affecting females at a higher rate than males. …”
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Assessing awareness and treatment knowledge of preventable blindness in rural and urban South African communities by Z Kiva, J E Wolvaardt

“…These findings should provide some value to those who provide primary healthcare services in rural areas as there is a clear opportunity for patient education and health promotion regarding the causes and symptoms of these common preventable causes of blindness. Addressing this knowledge gap regarding the causes and symptoms of blindness and the treatment options is a critical first step for awareness programmes in rural areas. …”
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Evaluation of the Urine POC-CCA Test Accuracy in the Detection of Schistosoma mansoni Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Getaneh Alemu, Endalkachew Nibret

“…Schistosomiasis is a common public health problem throughout the world and Schistosoma mansoni is the most prevalent species in Africa. …”
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Prognostic Utility of Prechemoradiotherapy Albumin-to-Alkaline Phosphatase Ratio in Unresectable Locally Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma Patients by Veysel Haksoyler, Erkan Topkan

“…At a median follow-up of 14.8 months (range: 3.2-85.7), the median PFS and OS times were 7.5 (95% confidence interval (CI): 6.0-9.0) and 14.9 months (95% CI: 11.9-17.9), respectively. The ideal common AAPR cutoff was identified at the rounded 0.46 (area under the curve: 72.3%; sensitivity: 71.2%; specificity: 70.3%) point that dichotomized the patients into two groups: low AAPR (L-AAPR; N=71) and high AAPR (H-AAPR; N=65) groups, respectively. …”
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Comparison of Healthcare Encounters and Drug Persistence in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Receiving Oral Selexipag, Inhaled Iloprost, or Parenteral Treprostinil: A... by Ci Song, Peter Kunovszki, Amélie Beaudet

“…No head-to-head clinical trials have compared outcomes between the 3 different PGI~2~-pathway drugs most commonly available in countries with advanced healthcare: oral selexipag, inhaled iloprost, and parenteral (subcutaneous or intravenous) treprostinil. …”
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Restorative Neurostimulation Therapy Compared to Optimal Medical Management: A Randomized Evaluation (RESTORE) for the Treatment of Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain due to Multifid... by Frank Schwab, Nagy Mekhail, Kiran V. Patel, Meredith Langhorst, Robert D. Heros, Jonathan Gentile, Sherif Costandi, Gregory Moore, Christopher Gilmore, Smith Manion, Krishnan Chakravarthy, S. Craig Meyer, Justin V. Bundy, Jordan L. Tate, Rebecca Sanders, Sandeep Vaid, Oszkar Szentirmai, Johnathan Goree, Vikas V. Patel, Jeff Lehmen, Mehul J. Desai, Jason E. Pope, Anthony Giuffrida, Salim Hayek, Sohrab Singh Virk, Richard Paicius, William R. Klemme, Robert Levy, Christopher Gilligan, the RESTORE investigators

“…Abstract Introduction Many interventional strategies are commonly used to treat chronic low back pain (CLBP), though few are specifically intended to target the distinct underlying pathomechanisms causing low back pain. …”
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Identification and validation of a novel autoantibody biomarker panel for differential diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Metoboroghene O. Mowoe, Metoboroghene O. Mowoe, Hisham Allam, Joshua Nqada, Marc Bernon, Karan Gandhi, Sean Burmeister, Urda Kotze, Miriam Kahn, Christo Kloppers, Suba Dharshanan, Zafirah Azween, Pamela Maimela, Paul Townsend, Eduard Jonas, Jonathan M. Blackburn, Jonathan M. Blackburn

“…Autoantibodies (AAbs) in principle make attractive biomarkers as they arise early in disease, report on disease-associated perturbations in cellular proteomes, and are static in response to other common stimuli, yet are measurable in the periphery, potentially well in advance of the onset of clinical symptoms.MethodsHere, we used high-throughput, custom cancer antigen microarrays to identify a clinically relevant autoantibody biomarker combination able to differentially detect PDAC. …”
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Association of Light’s Criteria with Pleural Fluid Procalcitonin Levels and Ultrasound Thorax with its Impact on the Management of Pleural Effusion: A Cross-sectional Study by BK Likhitha, Keertivardhan D Kulkarni, Madhav Mahawar

“…The study found that complex septate findings were the most common Ultrasonography (USG) feature, with thin septations being the most frequent, followed by anechoic findings. …”
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Sex-related Anthropometrics in a Lower-Body Mobility Assessment Among Professional Soccer Athletes by Corbin A. Hedt, Jessica T. Le, Tyler Heimdal, Justin Vickery, Erin Orozco, Patrick C. McCulloch, Bradley S. Lambert

“…# Background The functional movement screen (FMS™) and Y-balance test (YBT) are commonly used to evaluate mobility in athletes. # Purpose The primary aim of this investigation was to determine the relationship between demographic and anthropometric factors such as sex, body composition, and skeletal dimension and scoring on YBT and FMS™ in male and female professional soccer athletes…”
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A Temporal and Dynamic Approach to Enjambments in French Versified Poetry from the 17th to the late 19th Century by Éliane Delente

“…No study explains why these constructions are seen as characteristic of poetry. Moreover, the common approach in terms of (mis)alignment between metrical and prosodic or syntactic structure leaves a number of unanswered questions. …”
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Clinical Features and Predictors of Lethal Outcome in Tick-Borne Encephalitis: A Retrospective Study from Lithuania by G. Rynkevič, E. Žilinskas, D. Streckytė, D. Radzišauskienė, R. Mameniškienė

“…Seventeen (2.89%) patients were immunized against TBE, the others were not immunized (401, 68.20%) or their immunization status was unknown (170, 28.91%). The most common symptoms were headache (509, 86.56%) followed by febrile fever (403, 68.54%), fatigue (400, 68.03%), and dizziness (394, 67.01%). …”
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Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess Tobacco and Nicotine Product Use since the Introduction of Heated Tobacco Products in Japan: Wave 2 by Prasad Krishna, Shetty Mandara, Edward Lauren, Kanitscheider Claudia, Marczykowski Felix

“…., use of 2 or more tobacco products). The most common reasons reported for HTP use were perceived reduction in harm to others and self - compared to cigarettes. …”
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Evaluation of Yield and Physicochemical Quality of Pentadesma butyracea Butter Obtained by Different Traditional Extraction Methods in Ghana by Josephine Akuba Timtey, Francis Alemawor, William Otoo Ellis, Jacob K. Agbenorhevi, Nana Baah Pepra-Ameyaw

“…PBSB samples produced by the various traditional extraction methods in Ghana recorded similar physicochemical characteristics as unrefined shea butter per the Regional Standard for Unrefined Shea Butter (CXS 325R-2017) as well as Cook Brand Margarine, a common commercial baking fat, and thus, their potential food application such as an alternative shortening/ingredient could be explored in a future study.…”
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Terapi Medikamentosa pada Paralisis Saraf Fasialis Akibat Fraktur Tulang Temporal by Jacky Munilson, Yan Edward, Dedy Rusdi

“…Facial nerve paralysis is more common in transversal rather than longitudinal type. …”
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Electroencephalogram-Based Brain Connectivity Analysis in Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by Yuzhang Wu, Zhitao Li, Ruowei Qu, Yangang Wang, Zhongzhen Li, Le Wang, Guangrui Zhao, Keke Feng, Yifeng Cheng, Shaoya Yin

“…Prolonged disorders of consciousness (pDOC) are common in neurology and place a heavy burden on families and society. …”
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