Comparative Analysis of Single-row and Double-row Arthroscopic Shoulder Rotator Cuff Repair: Impacts on Patient-reported Outcomes, Strength, and Range of Motion by Abrar H Mekkamannil, Jeganathan Parthiban, Suresh Perumal, Sanjay A K, Rohit KR

“…Arthroscopic repair techniques, including single-row (SR) and double-row (DR) repairs, offer several advantages over open surgery. SR repairs use one row of suture anchors, while DR repairs provide dual fixation on the humerus and within the rotator cuff. …”
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Ataque del colocador en voleibol de alto nivel (The setter’s attack in high-level volleyball) by Eduardo López, María Velasco Rodrigo, Gemma María Gea-García

“…In the female category, the attack by the setter was used more frequently than in the male category, after an excellent quality pass (X2=14.35; p=.001), using a one hand tip (X2=12.53; p=.002) and after receiving a serve (X2=9.55; p=.023); while in the male category, the attack after an acceptable pass (X2=14.35; p=.001), the attack with a spike (X2=12.53; p=.002), and the attack after attack coverage (X2=12.53; p=.002) were used more frequently than in the female category. …”
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The malaria care cascade and factors associated with receiving a malaria test in children under 5 years of age and pregnant women with fever: a cross-sectional household survey fro... by Alexandre Delamou, Heide Weishaar, Charbel El Bcheraoui, Francisco Pozo-Martin, Abdul Karim Mbawah, Hanna-Tina Fischer, Gerrit Burger, Klara Röbl, Lukas Feddern, Brogan Geurts, Habibata Baldé, Ibrahima Kaba, Sara Menelik-Obbarius, Karoline Stein, Vitali Merhi, Macmond M M Kallon, Karim Dumbuya, Josephine Sellu

“…Interventions promoting trust in the healthcare system, informative malaria messages and ANC coverage among pregnant women may improve malaria care in both countries.…”
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Attractive targeted sugar baits for malaria control in western Kenya (ATSB-Kenya): enrolment characteristics of cohort children and households by Alice Kamau, Kizito Obiet, Caroline Ogwang, Daniel P. McDermott, Maia Lesosky, Julia Janssen, Wycliffe Odongo, Julie R. Gutman, Jonathan S. Schultz, Wycliffe Nicholas, Brian Seda, Mercy Chepkirui, Frank Aduwo, Oliver Towett, Kephas Otieno, Martin J. Donnelly, Eric Ochomo, Simon Kariuki, Aaron M. Samuels, Feiko O. ter Kuile, Sarah G. Staedke

“…A generalized linear mixed model was used to assess factors associated with malaria prevalence. …”
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Health risk perception and behavioral decision-making among online-dating MSM in Shandong, China: perspectives on HIV and new psychoactive substances by Yuyao Chen, Haiying Yu, Xiaoyan Zhu, Ling Li, Lin Wang, Yangji Zhuoma, Na Zhang, Guoyong Wang, Wei Ma, Meizhen Liao

“…Methods From April to July 2023, MSM were recruited from eight cities in Shandong Province using a combination of snowball sampling, venue-based recruitment, and online methods. …”
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Effect of community-led delivery of HIV self-testing on HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy initiation in Malawi: A cluster-randomised trial. by Pitchaya P Indravudh, Katherine Fielding, Moses K Kumwenda, Rebecca Nzawa, Richard Chilongosi, Nicola Desmond, Rose Nyirenda, Melissa Neuman, Cheryl C Johnson, Rachel Baggaley, Karin Hatzold, Fern Terris-Prestholt, Elizabeth L Corbett

“…Outcomes were measured through a post-intervention survey and at neighboring health facilities. Analysis used intention-to-treat for cluster-level outcomes. …”
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Evaluating ChatGPT and DeepSeek in postdural puncture headache management: a comparative study with international consensus guidelines by Jiayi Deng, Xu Qiu, Chengqi Dong, Li Xu, Xiaoxue Dong, Shiyue Yang, Qinghua Li, Tao Mei, Shi Chen, Yali Wu, Jianliang Sun, Feifang He, Hanbin Wang, Liang Yu

“…With the development and popularization of AI, more and more people are using ai models, including patients and doctors. …”
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Primary health care data-based early warning system for dengue outbreaks: a nationwide case study in BrazilResearch in context by Rejane Santos-Silva, Pilar Tavares Veras Florentino, Thiago Cerqueira-Silva, Vinicius de Araújo Oliveira, Juracy Bertoldo Junior, George C.G. Barbosa, Gerson O. Penna, Viviane S. Boaventura, Pablo I. Pereira Ramos, Manoel Barral-Netto, Izabel Marcilio

“…Interpretation: The EARS algorithm applied to PHC data anticipated outbreaks up to four weeks before suspected case reporting. Its use of routine data ensures broader coverage and scalability. …”
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Dosimetric and On-treatment Clinical Results of a Volumetric-based Skin-sparing Planning Technique for Patients Treated to the Breast and Chest Wall With Pencil-Beam Scanning Proto... by Avani D. Rao, MD, Alexander Goughenour, CS, CMD, Betelehem Kebede, BS, Caroline Bamberger, BS, Grayden MacLennan, MS, CMD, Jackeline Castro, BS, CMD, Lisa Stephenson, MS, CMD, Amanuel Negussie, MS, CMD, Sydney Seracino, CMD, Hongkun Wang, PhD, Stella Hetelekidis, MD, Sarah J. Gao, MD, Lonika Majithia, MS, MD, Ashish Chawla, MD, Ashkan Parniani, MBA, CMD, Peng Wang, PhD, DABR, Jiajin Fan, PhD, DABR

“…There were numerically more patients requiring a treatment break or not completing the full intended prescription (4 vs 1) in the pre-SSPT cohort. Conclusions: The use of an SSPT may reduce acute skin toxicity in patients with breast cancer treated with PBS.…”
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Multimodal Semantic Segmentation in Yangtze River Economic Belt: Outcome of the 2024 IEEE WHISPERS MMSeg-YREB Challenge by Jiepan Li, He Huang, Yu Xia, Xian Xu, Yingxin Wu, Qi Guo, Yinhe Liu, Yanfei Zhong, Jeongho Min, Sungbin Son, Hyeonjin Kim, Jaejun Yoo, Gemine Vivone, Chenyu Li, Wei He, Renwei Dian, Hao Liu, Haipeng Wang, Kan Wei, A. K. Qin, Naoto Yokoya, Shutao Li, Jocelyn Chanussot, Danfeng Hong

“…By leveraging extensive geographic coverage and heterogeneous data sources, MMSeg-YREB supports a wide range of applications, from precise urban planning to comprehensive environmental monitoring. …”
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Understanding Patient Perspectives in Treatment and Management of Care in Asthma by Hicks A, George MJ, Benjamin M, Lacoste E, Orr HC, Melendez A, Gardner DD

“…They also reviewed information from asthma studies.Patients were concerned about side effects from their medicines, understanding the right use of inhalers, medication costs, dose scheduling, limited interaction with researchers, insufficient knowledge about patient advocacy groups, and feeling ignored by health care providers.Patients want new all-in-one medicines for asthma which reduce swelling, open the airways, and prevent asthma flares when exposed to triggers. …”
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Comparative legal analysis of the labor law status of a higher school lecturer by T. F. Vysheslavova, S. A. Lukinova

“…Modern Russian scientists, unfortunately, provide rather poor coverage of foreign legal experience in regulating the legal status of a lecturer. …”
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Incidence and Clinical Practice of Myopic Macular Neovascularization: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study by Masahiro Akada, MD, Masahiro Miyake, PhD, MPH, Masayuki Hata, MD, PhD, Ai Kido, MD, PhD, Wakako Okayama, MD, Ai Nakata, MD, Shinya Nakao, MD, Kazuya Morino, MD, Shota Yasukura, MD, Yuki Mori, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Tamura, PhD, ScM, Akitaka Tsujikawa, MD, PhD

“…Design: A population-based cohort study using a nationwide claims database. Participants: Individuals covered by the Japanese National Health Insurance System between 2016 and 2022. …”
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Breast reconstruction with a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap and implants: evaluation of strategies adopted to improve the results and evalua... by Leonardo David Pires Barcelos, Jefferson Di Lamartine Galdino Amaral, Jose Carlos Daher, Leonardo Martins Costa Daher, Juldasio Galdino de Oliveira Junior, Gabriel Campelo dos Santos, Amanda Costa Campos, Ronan Caputi Silva Dias

“…Introduction: The paper describes a 14-year experience with breast reconstruction using a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap (LDMF) and breast implants. …”
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An optimized workflow of full-length transcriptome sequencing for accurate fusion transcript identification by Liang Zong, Yabing Zhu, Yuan Jiang, Ying Xia, Qun Liu, Jing Wang, Song Gao, Bei Luo, Yongxian Yuan, Jingjiao Zhou, Sanjie Jiang

“…We evaluated the performance using Universal Human Reference RNA and human adenocarcinoma cell lines. …”
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Ocular morbidity, visual impairment and its association with social factors in children attending primary healthcare services for any health-related problem in Pavagada, India – A... by Vasudha Kemmanu, Piyush V Naresh, Catey Bunce, Keerthi P Hudedagaddi, D Abhishek, G R Chandrakala, Richard Bowman, Aeesha N J Malik

“…Methods: Trained ophthalmic technicians used E charts, red reflex testing, and external examination to screen. …”
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Fine Recognition of MEO SAR Ship Targets Based on a Multi-Level Focusing-Classification Strategy by Zhaohong Li, Wei Yang, Can Su, Hongcheng Zeng, Yamin Wang, Jiayi Guo, Huaping Xu

“…Simulated MEO SAR ship data are also used to evaluate the generalization of the whole method. …”
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A low-complexity M-shaped reconfigurable intelligent meta-surface for mitigating pathloss in wireless systems by Maira Khafagy, Sherief Fathi, Ahmed Magdy

“…A $$32 \times 32$$ array configuration (1024 elements) with $$0.5\lambda$$ element spacing is used to enhance the gain. The LCM-RIM is employed to enable effective wavefront manipulation and ensure scalability for large-area coverage. …”
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A Review of Geographic Tongue Journey: From Diagnosis to Therapeutic Considerations by Kaushal Mangtani, Sachin Tote, Shobha Rawlani, Bhagyesh Sapkale

“…Clinical features are used to diagnose and a thorough examination is required to differentiate GT from similar lesions. …”
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Proposal of innovative arc-shaped wall-jet film cooling: A numerical investigation by Saeed Rostami, Khodayar Javadi, Ali Aftabsavar, Vahid Velayati

“…Meantime, the arc-shaped jet design can increase the surface coverage by the coolant fluid, especially in the transverse direction. …”
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