Risk factor analysis and predictive nomogram development for in-hospital mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by Tahereh Roostami, Maryam Farhadian, Amirhossein Yazdi, Hossein Mahjub

“…The uneven distribution of the different classes 2,356 (91.7%) alive and 212 (8.3%) dead) was dealt with using the SMOTE method. After splitting the data into a training (70%) and a test (30%) dataset, a multiple logistic regression model was formulated using the significant variables identified. …”
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Midshaft clavicle fractures with associated ipsilateral acromioclavicular joint injuries: a systematic review by Chaoqun Wang, Xugui Li, Shengnan Dong, Wei Xie, Zexi Ling, Chengfei Meng, Ulrich Stöckle

“…The study quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist. Data on study design, patient demographics, treatment approaches, and outcomes were extracted for qualitative analysis. …”
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Percutaneous vertebroplasty by two-step fluoroscopy: a treatment for osteoporotic compression fractures of thoracic vertebrae in older adults by Jianzhong Ge, Kuisheng Chen, Peng Xu, Zhiling Zhang, Kai Wang, Tao Zhang, Xin Dong, Zhigang Kang, Yizhou Ge, Feng Chang

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical and imaging data from 48 patients diagnosed with thoracic OVCFs, who underwent treatment with percutaneous vertebroplasty(PVP) utilizing a two-step fluoroscopy technique at Yangquan First People’s Hospital between January 2019 and January 2022. …”
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Introducing B-Sweep: An Innovative Bird-Repelling Device Powered by Solar Cells and Sound Waves, Efficiently Protecting Against Bird Strikes in Airport Airsides by Muhammad Rafli Fazal, Direstu Amalia, Jasmin Masyirianti, Akbar Nopriansyah Saputra, Yudhistira Agung Mahendra, Muhammad Khafid Ridwan, Sukahir Sukahir, Yeti Komalasari

“…The study employs a Research and Development (R&D) methodology, whereby data is gathered through a site survey to identify bird-highlighted places, including documentation of the quantity and variety of birds observed during a specific timeframe at the Politeknik Penerbangan Palembang—analysis conducted by measuring the range and power consumption effectiveness. …”
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Leveraging Digital Innovations to Combat Antimalarial Resistance in South and East Africa by Dr Stephanie Van Wyk, Dr Ishen Seocharan, Dr Eulambius Mlugu, Dr Donnie Mategula, Ms Tikhala Makhaza, Prof. Karen Barnes

“…Discussion: The value of these technologies was instrumental in developing downstream policy briefs, a situation analysis of antimalarial drug resistance in Uganda, and providing a platform for data sharing, thereby facilitating cross-border collaborations to mitigate the emergence of antimalarial resistance. …”
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Retrospective Study on the Comparative Efficacy of Intra-Articular Injection and Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of TMD by Wei X, Gao J, Tian Z, Zhao F, Wang H, Yan W

“…Xiaotong Wei,1 Jing Gao,2 Zhizhengrong Tian,3 Fengyun Zhao,4 Hao Wang,1 Wei Yan1 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Physical Examination Center, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Ultrasound, Brain Hospital, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 4Ultrasound Department, Cangzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Cangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xiaotong Wei, Email weixiaotong0820@163.comObjective: To compare the effectiveness of intra-articular injection and photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD).Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 91 TMD patients admitted to our hospital from August 2022 to February 2024. …”
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Effectiveness of the Instructional Program on Physical and Psychological Status of Patients Undergoing Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at Baghdad Teaching Hospitals by Ammar K. Gaeed, Khalida A. Mansour

“…Identified validity of the questionnaire and instructional program by a panel of 28 experts, and identified the reliability of the search tool by adoption of a pilot study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. …”
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Mechanisms of immune regulation and transplantation immunity in corneal transplants by V. V. Neroev, N. V. Balatskaya, E. V. Chentsova, Kh. M. Shamkhalova

“…Endothelial rejection causes the most severe affection of visual functions, due to the inability of local endothelial recovery, and water accumulation due to the endothelial dysfunction.Graft rejection is clinically characterized by edema and the presence of inflammatory cells, either circulating in the anterior chamber, or forming precipitates on the graft endothelial cells.A number of factors are associated with an increased risk of corneal graft rejection, including the degree of inflammation and/or vascularization of the transplant bed i.e., location of the donor cornea, repeated keratoplasty, allosensitization due to other cellular transplants, including bone marrow, blood transfusions, pregnancy, etc., as well as allergic and systemic diseases.This review article considers and systematizes the data from the literature concerning studies of the factors determining the immune privileged state of cornea, and the ACAID phenomenon, their role in development of allotolerance in corneal transplantation, highlights the main conditions required for triggering the tissue incompatibility reactions, discusses the mechanisms of allogeneic recognition and effector stage of the immune response, destruction of corneal allografts.…”
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Effectiveness of Dry Needling versus Trigger Point Compression Release among Patients with Neck Pain - RCT by Saad Tariq, Mamoona Tasleem Afzal, Anam Javed, Iqra Naseem, Nasir Khan, Muhammad Shakir Khan

“…Improvement was assessed through Visual Analog Scale(VAS) and Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire(NPQ). …”
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Oblique lateral internal fusion combined with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation in severe lumbar spinal stenosis: clinical and radiographic outcome by Chen Liu, Yin Geng, Yifeng Li

“…Intraoperative data, complications and fusion rate were also investigated. …”
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Results of a prospective 6-year observational study of the efficacy and safety of a bioactive concentrate of small marine fish in senile patients with knee osteoarthritis and multi... by M. V. Letaeva, M. V. Koroleva, T. A. Raskina, O. S. Malyshenko, Yu. V. Averkieva, E. V. Usova

“…The study included 38 elderly women with knee OA (according to ACR criteria, 1986) stage II–III by Kellgren–Lawrence grading system, with pain ≥40 mm by visual analogue scale (VAS), who needed to take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). …”
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Health‐related quality of life across heart failure categories: associations with clinical characteristics and outcomes by Camilla Settergren, Lina Benson, Ulf Dahlström, Tonje Thorvaldsen, Gianluigi Savarese, Lars H. Lund, Bahira Shahim

“…Abstract Aims The study aims to examine characteristics and outcomes associated with health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with heart failure (HF) with preserved, mildly reduced and reduced ejection fraction (EF) (HFpEF, HFmrEF and HFrEF). Methods and results Data on HRQoL were collected in the Swedish Heart Failure Registry (SwedeHF; 2000–2021) using the EuroQoL 5‐dimensional visual analogue scale (EQ 5D‐vas). …”
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Randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled trial of fenofibrate for treatment of diabetic macular oedema with economic evaluation (FORTE study): study protocol for a randomised co... by Gerald Liew, Paul Mitchell, Bamini Gopinath, Helen Nguyen, Richard Kha

“…However, there is a lack of high-quality data on the effects of fenofibrate on established DMO. …”
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A Retrospective Study on the Effect of STA Anesthesia Technique in the Extraction of Impacted Teeth in Dental Outpatients and Its Impact on Patient Anxiety Levels by Xu J, Su J, Liu G, Ying W, Yuan F

“…Parameters including intraoperative bleeding, duration of anesthesia, extent of anesthetic infiltration, blood pressure [systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP)], heart rate (HR), pain [visual analog scale (VAS)], compliance (Frankl treatment compliance scale), tolerance (Houpt behavior scale), and anxiety level [modified dental anxiety scale (MDAS)] were compared between the two groups.Results: There were no significant differences in the amount of bleeding, anesthesia duration, or infiltration range between the two groups (P > 0.05). …”
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Head-mounted display-based (HMD) vs desktop-based (DB) virtual reality anatomy: A preliminary usability study by Zaitunnatakhin Zamli, Rohaini Ramli, Hidayah Sulaiman, Mohd Zulfaezal Che Azemin, Wan Muhamad Salahudin Wan Salleh, Nurul Asyiqin Yusof, Imran Mahalil, Azmi Mohd. Yusof

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Publications of systematic review and meta-analysis in the indexed anesthesia journals: a 10-year bibliometric analysis by Zhi-yao Zou, Xiao-jing Huang, Jin-rui Song, Yun-tai Yao

“…High-quality SRMA are increasingly used and play an essential role in medical research.ObjectiveWe aimed to explore the trends of SRMA in indexed anesthesia journals.MethodsSRMA published in indexed anesthesia journals from 2013 to 2023 were retrieved from the Web of Science database. Data were presented via descriptive statistics. We used CiteSpace 6.1.R6 to analyze countries, institutions, journals, authors, and keywords through visual maps to explore the research hotspots and trends. …”
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The impact of intensive management on pain intensity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis: secondary analysis of three clinical trials by Fowzia Ibrahim, David L. Scott, Ian C. Scott

“…Results From MIPA, CARDERA, and TITRATE 128, 379, and 258 patients had endpoint outcome data available and were included in this secondary analysis. …”
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The expository phase of debriefing in clinical simulation: a qualitative study by Giulio Fenzi, Carolina Alemán-Jiménez, Pedro Simón Cayuela-Fuentes, Gabriel Segura-López, Cesar Leal-Costa, José Luis Díaz-Agea

“…Responses were transcribed, independently coded, and analyzed using MaxQDA® v18. Data were coded and analyzed based on absolute and relative frequencies of emerging categories. …”
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Therapy Companion Mobile App for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Exercises (ACTaide): Therapist and Client Co-Design Study by Serena Thapar, Daniela Quesada, Bärbel Knäuper

“…Each focus group included semistructured discussions and co-design activities. Data were collected through audio recordings and design artifacts (eg, sketches), which were analyzed using thematic content analysis. …”
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Prevalence and characteristics of sarcopenic obesity and normal weight obesity in Chinese women: a cross-sectional study based on body fat percentage by Rongshun Wu, Miaoyuan Li, Yanting Liao, Jing Zhang, Chenxia Xu, Xuewen Yan

“…Methods A total of 1,530 female participants undergoing routine health check-ups at Zhongshan Boai Hospital between January 2022 and December 2023 were enrolled. Anthropometric data including height, weight, WC, and hip circumference were recorded. …”
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