The Spectrum of Ocular Diseases in the Onchocerciasis-Endemic Focus of Raga in South Sudan by Sube KL, Lako JDW, Tongun JB, Gerber T, Mamur JP, Hamid Moto SJ, Jada SRL, Siewe Fodjo JN, Hopkins AD, Mackenzie CD, Colebunders R

“…Two senior ophthalmic clinical officers, supervised by an experienced ophthalmologist, performed the following assessments on participants: visual acuity measurement with Snellen Charts, anterior chamber examination with a loupe, and fundoscopy to assess the posterior segment with direct and indirect ophthalmoscopes.Results: Pre-CDTI data showed that the most severe vision problems in villages with a high prevalence of O. volvulus infection were caused by onchocerciasis eye disease. …”
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Kinematic and kinetic features of an unaffected limb during walking in children with spastic hemiplegia by Ulvi F. Mamedov, Tamara I. Dolganova, Lidiia V. Smolkova, Anatoly O. Trofimov, Orkhan I. Gatamov, Dmitry A. Popkov

“…The video material was analyzed using QTM and Visual3D programs, and statistical data processing was performed using Microsoft EXСEL-2013 and AtteStat 12.0.5. …”

Safety and efficacy of robot-assisted percutaneous kyphoplasty under local anesthesia in a day-surgery setting for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by Yaming Wu, Yang Yuan, Yi Yin, Yaqin Gong, Yaowei Ye, Li Wu, Lizhen Qian

“…The prevalence of comorbidities was as follows: diabetes (n = 36), hypertension (n = 55), coronary heart disease (CHD) (n = 28), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (n = 15). Data collection included the following parameters: pain intensity (Visual Analog Scale, VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), operative time, cement volume, complications, length of hospital stay, and hospitalization costs.ResultsAll procedures were successfully completed under local anesthesia with a mean operative time of 56.1 ± 10.2 minutes. …”
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Integrating cervical cancer with HIV healthcare services: A systematic review. by Louise Sigfrid, Georgina Murphy, Victoria Haldane, Fiona Leh Hoon Chuah, Suan Ee Ong, Francisco Cervero-Liceras, Nicola Watt, Alconada Alvaro, Laura Otero-Garcia, Dina Balabanova, Sue Hogarth, Will Maimaris, Kent Buse, Martin Mckee, Peter Piot, Pablo Perel, Helena Legido-Quigley

“…Articles were screened independently by two reviewers for inclusion and data were extracted and assessed for risk of bias.…”
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Innovative machine learning-based prediction of early airway hyperresponsiveness using baseline pulmonary function parameters by Hua Yang, Xingru Zhao, Zhuochang Chen, Lihong Yang, Guihua Zhao, Chenxiao Xu, Jinyi Xu

“…Data were randomly split into training (69.8%, n = 289) and validation (30.2%, n = 125) groups using R software (Version 4.4.1). …”
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Efficacy of Bilateral Transverse Abdominis Plane Block and Ilioinguinal Iliohypogastric Nerve Block for Post Lower Segment Caesarean Section Pain Relief: A Randomised Clinical Stud... by Jigisha Bharatbhai Mehta, Gayatri Vasagadekar, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Results: Both groups were comparable in terms of demographic data (age, weight, height, Body Mass Index (BMI)) with a p-value of >0.05. …”
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Modern methods for adhesive bowel obstruction diagnosis by K. D. Rybakov, G. S. Sednev, E. M. Askerov, A. M. Morozov, A. N. Pichugova, M. A. Belyak

“…In this study, the method of classical analysis of domestic and foreign literature was applied, based on current data on the diagnosis of adhesive intestinal obstruction.Results. …”
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Vertebral Column Decancellation for Correcting Cervicothoracic Kyphotic Deformity in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis by Han Yu, Qi Wang, Yiming Fan, Dengbin Qi, Tianhao Wang, Bing Li, Yi Huang, Ze Wang, Chao Xue, Guoquan Zheng

“…Outcome measures utilized included the Neck Disability Index (NDI), the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) Score, and a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for neck pain. The data analysis was performed using SPSS version 26.0 for Windows. …”
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EFEKTIVITAS-BIAYA PENGGUNAAN BEVACIZUMAB DAN RANIBIZUMAB SEBAGAI ANTI-VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR PADA PASIEN DENGAN GANGGUAN MATA: TINJAUAN SISTEMATIS by Nur Sidik Cahyono, Elin Yulinah Sukandar

“…In all the studies reviewed, the measurement of therapy results was expressed by assessing improvements in visual acuity and quality adjusted life years (QALY), and effectiveness was expressed by the value of the incremental cost effectiveness ratio (ICER). …”
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Oral health status, oral hygiene behaviors, and caries risk assessment of individuals with special needs: a comparative study of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia by Osama Khattak, Farooq Ahmad Chaudhary, Shahzad Ahmad, Muhammad Amber Fareed, Shazia Iqbal, Asma Shakoor, Mohammed Nadeem Baig, Haifa Ali Almutairi, Rakhi Issrani, Azhar Iqbal

“…A self-administered questionnaire gathered sociodemographic data and evaluated oral hygiene knowledge and behaviors. …”
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A 360° Approach to Personalize Lifestyle Treatment in Primary Care for People With Type 2 Diabetes: Feasibility Study by Zeena Harakeh, Iris de Hoogh, Anne-Margreeth Krijger-Dijkema, Susanne Berbée, Gino Kalkman, Pepijn van Empelen, Wilma Otten

“…ResultsThe semistructured interviews revealed that both participants with T2D and health care professionals were generally positive about various aspects of the 360° approach, including onboarding, data collection with the 360° diagnosis, consultations and advice from the NP and dietitian, the visual representation of parameters in the profile wheel, counseling during the intervention (including professional collaboration), and the group meetings. …”
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Utilization of screening services on cervical cancer and associated factors among female health workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. by Achamyelew Melaku, Shiferaw Negash Abebe, Sofanit Haile

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Institution-based cross-sectional study using stratified multi-stage sampling technique was done from June 05 to July 05, 2023 among female health workers in Addis Ababa. The data was collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire. …”
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MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION AND NEUROTROPIC SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FEATURES IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION by A. A. Ansheles, E. G. Kuznetsova, T. V. Martynyuk, V. B. Sergienko

“…To compare cardiac 123I-MIBG and 99m Tc-MIBI single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) data in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH).Material and methods. …”
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End-stage Ankle Arthritis: Variations in the Current State of Practice of Asia-Pacific Foot and Ankle Surgeons by Chin Yik Tan, Joshua Balogun-Lynch, Gowreeson Thevendran

“…Multiple choice questions and visual analog scales were primarily used to gather demographic data and surgeons’ choice of managing end-stage ankle arthritis. …”
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Evaluation of a Novel eHealth Tool for Pulmonary Rehabilitation in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Randomized Controlled Pilot and Feasibility Trial by Åsa Karlsson, Pernilla Sönnerfors, Sara Lundell, Annika Toots, Karin Wadell

“…Usability may be improved by better organization of the information and simplification of the exercise diary to enable collection of data on exercise adherence, intensity, and progression through the eHealth tool. …”
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Association between clinical and MRI‐detected imaging findings for people with midfoot pain, a cross‐sectional study by Jill Halstead, Carmen Martín‐Hervás, Elizabeth M. A. Hensor, Anne‐Maree Keenan, Philip G. Conaghan, Dennis McGonagle, John B. Arnold, Jennifer Jones, Anthony C. Redmond

“…Associations were assessed for continuous data using Spearman’s Rho, and for categorical data, a Wilcoxon signed rank test. …”
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Early pulmonary fibrosis-like changes between delta and pre-delta periods in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia on mechanical ventilation by Jung-Wan Yoo, Won-Young Kim, Chi Ryang Chung, Young-Jae Cho, Jinwoo Lee, Yangjin Jegal, Junghyun Kim, Joon-Sung Joh, Tae Yun Park, Ae-Rin Baek, Joo Hun Park, Ganghee Chae, Jung Hwa Hwang, Jin Woo Song

“…Fibrotic changes on chest CT were evaluated through visual assessment. Of 184 patients, the mean age was 64.6 years, and 60.5% were ale. …”
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Age-Related Variations in Anterior, Posterior, and Total Corneal Astigmatism by Pothikamjorn T, Surawatsatien N, Ueathaweephol S, Somkijrungroj T

“…The objective was to evaluate age-related changes and sex-based differences in KA, PCA, and TCA among patients undergoing cataract surgery at a tertiary care center in Thailand.Results: A total of 23,932 eyes were analyzed for KA, and 9,546 eyes for PCA and TCA. Data were visualized using double-angle plots. PCA demonstrated a distinctive three-point star distribution, predominantly oriented along the with-the-rule (WTR) axis, with against-the-rule (ATR) astigmatism being rare in younger patients as illustrated in graphical abstract. …”
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The variety of shapes perianth leafl et of Colchicum laetum L., C. ancyrense B. L. Burtt and C. bulbocodium var. versicolor (Ker Gawl.) K. Perss by Epifanov, Vladimir S., Parhomenko, Alena Sergeevna, Kondrateva, Anna Olegovna, Orlowa, Anastasiya D., Kashin, Alexandr Stepanovich

“…In each of the 30 populations located on the territory of European Russia, 30 samples were examined. To visualize the initial data, principal component analysis (PCA) was used to identify patterns of variability&nbsp;in the shape of the bends of the perianth leafl ets. …”
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Inhomogeneous Illumination Image Enhancement Under Extremely Low Visibility Condition by Libang Chen, Jinyan Lin, Qihang Bian, Yikun Liu, Jianying Zhou

“…Imaging through dense fog presents unique challenges, with essential visual information crucial for applications like object detection and recognition, thereby hindering conventional image processing methods. …”
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