A randomized controlled trial on the effect of hydroxychloroquine in mild Graves’ orbitopathy (GO-HCQ): study protocol by Chia-Hung Lin, Yi-Hsuan Wei, Jin-Ying Lu, Hung-Yuan Li, Chung-Wei Lee, Chung-Yi Yang, Chin-Hao Chang, Wan-Chen Wu, Chih-Yuan Wang, Shyang-Rong Shih

“…All items from the World Health Organization (WHO) Trial Registration Data Set are addressed within the relevant sections of this protocol.…”
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School-Partnered Collaborative Care (SPACE) for Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes: Development and Usability Study of a Virtual Intervention With Multisystem Community Partners by Christine A March, Elissa Naame, Ingrid Libman, Chelsea N Proulx, Linda Siminerio, Elizabeth Miller, Aaron R Lyon

“…The design team recommended strategies for SPACE implementation to overcome high-priority issues, including training users on videoconferencing applications, establishing secure forms for school data reporting, and sharing glucose data in real-time during SPACE meetings. …”
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Unraveling the significance of cuproptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma heterogeneity and tumor microenvironment through integrated single-cell sequencing and machine learning appro... by Wang Liu, Liangjing Xia, Yuan peng, Qiang Cao, Ke Xu, Huiyan Luo, Yongjun Peng, Yanping Zhang

“…Methods Single-cell RNA sequencing data were obtained from the GEO database and processed using the Seurat R package for quality control, including data filtering, batch effect correction, and dimensionality reduction via PCA and UMAP to visualize cell distribution and identify distinct subpopulations. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of light therapy for treating primary dysmenorrhea: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Lin Ang, Eunhye Song, Sunmi Choi, Jihye Kim

“…Two reviewers independently assessed articles for eligibility and extracted data. Disagreements were resolved through discussion. …”
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The role of magnesium deficiency correction in the rehabilitation of women with climacteric syndrome and surgical menopause: results of the MAGYN study by D. V. Blinov, A. G. Solopova, E. E. Achkasov, A. A. Ezhova, A. S. Kuznetsova, I. S. Kalashnikova, D. A. Petrenko

“…There were analyzed general somatic pathology, complaints, symptoms of magnesium deficiency by using visual analog scale, as well as the data of drug therapy, including a combination of magnesium citrate + vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) applied for 4 weeks.Results. …”
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Combining an internal tension relieving technique with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) reduces graft failure rate and improves functional outcomes: a systematic re... by Yixin Wen, Wei Huang, Minghui Li, Yong Jiang, Yibo Tong, Hongjun Mei, Junfeng Tan

“…Studies meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected, with two independent reviewers conducting literature screening, quality assessment, and data extraction. Data analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4 software. …”
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Machine Learning Model for Early Detection of COVID-19 by Heart Rhythm Abnormalities by M. S. Mezhov, V. O. Kozitsin, Iu. D. Katser

“…Electronic devices capable of collecting individual telemetry data have opened up prospects for preclinical detection of COVID-19 signs. …”
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Exploring the influence of team dynamics and communication relating to infection care, on team reasoning in the ICU using sociograms by Ms Candice Bonaconsa, Associate Professor Esmita Charani, Dr Dena Van den Bergh, Professor Marc Mendelson, Professor Ivan Joubert

“…Method: Data were collected through observations of WRs in two ICUs at a tertiary hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. …”
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3D-modeling Capabilities in Assessing Resectability of Pancreatic Head Tumors by A. S. Kudashkina, I. G. Kamyshanskaya, K. V. Pavelets, D. S. Rusanov, S. А. Kalyuzhnyy

“…According to both MSCT and MRI modeling data, the invasion of the ventral trunk occurred in 1 (5.2%) case, which was confirmed intraoperatively. …”
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Research Progress and Prospects of Urban-Rural Integration Based on Scientific Knowledge Map by Gong Weixia, Ma Shujiao

“…This study employed CiteSpace software to visually analyze 2,164 papers on urban-rural integration between 2002 and 2023 from the CNKI database. …”
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Survival Prediction of Esophageal Cancer Using 3D CT Imaging: A Context-Aware Approach With Non-Local Feature Aggregation and Graph-Based Spatial Interaction by Fuce Guo, Chen Huang, Shengmei Lin, Yongmei Dai, Qianshun Chen, Shu Zhang, Xunyu XU

“…Deep learning-based survival models have gained increasing attention due to their powerful ability to capture complex embeddings in medical data. However, the primary limitation of current frameworks for predicting survival lies in their lack of attention to the contextual interactions between tumor and lymph node regions, which are vital for survival predictions. …”
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Burden of oesophageal cancer attributed to alcohol use in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Li Wei, Zhaojun Wang, Junhang Zhang, Dongqing Yan, Hongsen Liang, Donglei Shi

“…Alcohol use is a major modifiable risk factor for EC, with unique biological and epidemiological effects compared with other contributors such as smoking, necessitating a focused analysis of its global impact.Design We analysed trends in EC attributable to alcohol consumption from 1990 to 2019 using data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019 study.Setting Data were obtained from the GBD Results Tool, covering 204 countries and territories across 21 GBD regions.Participants Patients with EC attributable to alcohol consumption.Main outcomes and measures The number and age-standardised rates of deaths and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) due to EC attributable to alcohol consumption are presented by region for 1990 and 2019, along with the number of deaths, age-standardised mortality rates (ASMR) and age-standardised DALY rates (ASDR) in 204 countries and territories in 2019. …”
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Radial Velocity and Astrometric Evidence for a Close Companion to Betelgeuse by Morgan MacLeod, Sarah Blunt, Robert J. De Rosa, Andrea K. Dupree, Thomas Granzer, Graham M. Harper, Caroline D. Huang, Emily M. Leiner, Abraham Loeb, Eric L. Nielsen, Klaus G. Strassmeier, Jason J. Wang, Michael Weber

“…We examine a century of radial velocity, visual magnitude, and astrometric observations of the nearest red supergiant, Betelgeuse, in order to reexamine the century-old assertion that Betelgeuse might be a spectroscopic binary. …”
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Eye health and quality of life: an umbrella review protocol by Nathan Congdon, Hannah Kuper, Matthew J Burton, Jacqueline Ramke, Jennifer Evans, Fatimah Chamseddine, Joshua R Ehrlich, Bonnielin K Swenor, Lama Assi, Lori Rosman, Perla Ibrahim, Hadi Sabbagh

“…Assessment of methodological quality and data extraction will be performed using Joanna Briggs Institute standard forms. …”
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Retrospective Study of 2-year Clinical Outcomes of Combination Ab-Interno Canaloplasty and a Microstent Compared to Ab-Interno Canaloplasty in Cataract Surgery Patients by Trubnik V, Huang L, Hall B

“…However, there are minimal data on the effectiveness of these combined MIGS procedures in patients undergoing cataract surgery. …”
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A Phenomenological Study of the Role of Store Mannequins on the Experienced Responses of Generation-Y Female Customers by Kobra Najafi, Kambiz Heidarzadeh Hanzaee, Mohsen Khounsiavash

“…Objective In marketing, in particular clothing marketing, the visual tool of the mannequin plays an important role in attracting the customers’ attention as a part of the store window. …”
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Comparing IOL refraction prediction accuracy and A-constant optimization for cataract surgery patients across South Indian and Midwestern United States populations by Omer Siddiqui, Elisa Warner, Miles Greenwald, Tingyang Li, Karthik Srinivasan, Aravind Haripriya, Nambi Nallasamy

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Deaf-Blind Interpreting: Building on What You Already Know by Karen Petronio

“… This article focuses on visual considerations and describes the numerous similarities between video interpreting and deaf-blind interpreting. …”
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La demande d’aide chez des élèves du second degré avec déficience visuelle : quelles spécificités ? by Minna Puustinen, Mélissa Arneton, Nathalie Lewi-Dumont

“…We developed a 25-item questionnaire tapping mathematics-related help-seeking behaviour at school (during mathematics lessons) and outside school (while revising mathematics lessons and doing mathematics homework) in French upper and lower secondary school students with a visual impairment. The collected data allowed us to describe the declared help-seeking behaviour of four blind and twelve partially sighted students. …”
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Libertarian Perspectives on Social Change: The Overton Window and the Role of the State in Macedonian Society by Nikola Lj. Ilievski

“…To gather the necessary data, an online political quiz was created. The responses were analyzed using arithmetic means to determine public opinion’s central tendencies and position them within the Ideological Carreau. …”
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