DISSECTING AORTIC ANEURYSM IN REAL–LIFE CLINICAL PRACTICE: DIAGNOSTICS, TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS by S. V. Seleznev, I. A. Baranova, E. P. Krivonosova, N. V. Kuvychlina, K. G. Pereverzeva, L. P. Kalinina

“…We have analyzed clinical data of 40 patients with DAA, assessed their survival and identified factors affecting prognosis.Results. …”
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The relationship among hopelessness, suicide risk, body mass index and eating motivations in major depressive disorder comorbid with obesity: a case–control study by Fatma Gül Helvacı Çelik, Meltem Hazel Şimşek, Meltem Puşuroğlu, Ulaş Korkmaz

“…In the obese MDD group, habits, traditional eating, price, visual appeal, and affect regulation were correlated with suicide attempts. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life among Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study in Jianping County of Liaoning Province, China by Hairui Zhang, Ran Ren, Jinlin Liu, Ying Mao, Guowei Pan, Ke Men, Li Ma

“…HRQOL of patients with HCV infection was assessed using the chronic liver disease questionnaire (CLDQ) and EuroQol-5 dimensions (EQ-5D). Data were transformed to score comparisons of six major CLDQ domains, EQ index, and visual analog scale (VAS). …”
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Color stability of frequently used aesthetic restorative materials following in vitro exposure to chlorhexidine- and octenidine-based mouthrinses by Markus Laky, Stefanie Brandl, Muazzez Arslan, Daniela Boryshchuk, Marta Cześnikiewicz-Guzik, Xiaohui Rausch-Fan, Andreas Moritz, Brenda Laky

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A multicenter, prospective, randomized trial of the efficacy and safety of Alflutop® in an alternating dosing regimen versus the standard one. Communication 1: Evaluation of the ef... by L. I. Alekseeva, E. A. Taskina, A. M. Lila, V. I. Mazurov, N. A. Shostak, E. I. Shmidt, E. P. Ilivanova

“…By the end of treatment, its respondents were 84.6 and 81.5% of the patients in Groups 1 and 2, respectively.Conclusion. The data from this investigation confirm the comparable high efficacy of Alflutop® used in both standard and alternating treatment regimens. …”
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Comparing Frailty Status Among Clusters Identified Based on EQ-5D-5L Dimensions in Older Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain by Hee Jung Kim, Hyeon Chang Kim, Jisung Hwang, Shin Hyung Kim

“…Significant differences were observed among the clusters in pain intensity, EQ Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) and EQ-5D-5L index scores, and frailty status. …”
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Anxiety and care experiences in adolescents with chronic health conditions: an international, longitudinal study across the transfer of care by Mari Koivisto, Susan Sawyer, Silja Kosola, Evelyn Culnane, Mira Kallio, Anna Alanen, Miko Pasanen, Sanna Salanterä

“…Self-reported condition impact was measured by a Visual Analogue Scale. Care experiences, condition impact, country and age were included in regression analyses as predictors of care-related anxiety.Results At baseline, there were few clinically meaningful differences between participants at the two sites. …”
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Análisis Social, Económico y Ambiental del sector Friolero: perspectiva de pequeños productores (Social, economic and environmental analysis of the dry bean producers: A perspecti... by Ligia Eugenia Guerrero Varga, Luis Santiago Vindas Montero, Ana Gabriela Víquez Paniagua

“…This research was driven by a lack of documented formal data that could help visualize the sector’s social, environmental and economic aspects that bind together the professional unions of mainly cooperative and rural associations of small farmers in the cantons of Upala, Guatuso and Los Chiles of the Northern Huetar Zone, as well as those from the communities of Santa Cecilia and La Cruz in the Guanacaste province.  …”
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Indications and Diagnostic Yield of Paraneoplastic and Autoimmune Encephalitis Antibody Testing: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Hannah Ford, Nabil Seery, Tracie Tan, Logan Gardner, Jeffrey Box, Robb Wesselingh, Julian Bosco, Mastura Monif

“…Other common indications included neuropathy, seizures, movement disorders, ataxia, visual symptoms, myelitis, and motor neuron syndromes. …”
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Sleep habits, brain functional networks, and type 2 diabetes risk: cohort studies from North American and Asian populations and mediating Mendelian randomization analyses by Faquan Hu, Qian Gong, Liyuan Xiong, Wei Zhao, Lingxiu Li, Yujiao Zheng

“…However, the causal mediating effect between them remains largely unexplored. Methods We analyzed data from 20,994 U.S. adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and 8,652 Chinese adults from the China Health and Aging Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), focusing on sleep habits and the incidence of T2DM. …”
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CrAg screening strategy reduces definitive sequelae in people living with HIV by Marcela de Faria Ferreira, Fabio Brito-Santos, Marcos de Abreu Almeida, Luciana Trilles, Marcia dos Santos Lazera

“…Methods We reviewed cases of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis at the Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas/Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from January 2009 to June 2019 and accessed data to compare case lethality and permanent disabilities before and after the implementation of the CrAg screening test in PLHIV with CD4 ≤ 200 cells/mm3. …”
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Multisensory BCI promotes motor recovery via high-order network-mediated interhemispheric integration in chronic stroke by Rongrong Lu, Zhen Pang, Tianhao Gao, Zhijie He, Yiqian Hu, Jie Zhuang, Qin Zhang, Zhengrun Gao

“…This study introduces a novel multi-modal sensory feedback brain-computer interface (Multi-FDBK-BCI) system that integrates proprioceptive, tactile, and visual stimuli into motor imagery-based training. …”
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Perforated Kirschner wire tension band in the treatment of Mayo IIA olecranon fractures by Xiang Yu, Qi Li, Yu-Zhi Li, Hai-Jian Lu, Rong-Guang Ao, Bing-Li Liu

“…PurposeTo explore the clinical efficacy of perforated Kirschner wire tension band in the treatment of Mayo IIA olecranon fracture.MethodA retrospective study was conducted to analyze the clinical data of 96 adult patients with olecranon fractures of the ulna. …”
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The efficacy of intraoperative OCT combined with foldable artificial vitreous balloon (FCVB) implantation in eyes with complex retinal detachment and silicone oil dependence by Mingxuan Huang, Haomin Lu, Minghao Sun, Jin Lv, Haotian Yu, Bo Jiang, Dawei Sun

“…Methods This retrospective study included 10 patients (10 eyes) who underwent third-generation FCVB implantation at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University. Clinical data, including best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and intraocular pressure (IOP), were collected preoperatively and at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months postoperatively. …”
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Pregabalin vs. gabapentin in the treatment of neuropathic pain: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness and safety by Víctor Mayoral, Rafael Galvez, Marta Ferrándiz, Xoán Miguéns Vázquez, Carlos Cordero-García, Antonio Alcántara Montero, Concepción Pérez, María Pérez-Páramo

“…Primary outcomes assessed were efficacy and safety. Data were extracted from PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and the Cochrane Collaboration Library databases. …”
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Geographical and temporal variations in availability of national price negotiated novel anticancer drugs: a spatial statistical study based on two cross-sectional datasets in China by Ziqi Zhao, Shengwei Zhang, Tao Zheng, Ming Hu

“…Kernel density estimation (KDE) was used to visualize spatial distribution. The Theil index assessed inequality, and Moran’s index measured spatial clustering. …”
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Wasting and short-term outcomes among children with cancer in resource-limited settings: A prospective study in Uganda. by Richard Nyeko, Jaques van Heerden, Joyce Balagadde Kambugu, Fadhil Geriga, Racheal Angom, Teresa de Rojas, Anouk Neven

“…Wasting is diagnosed based on visual evidence, with a subjective bias for recognition. …”
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Focused radiofrequency treatment of postpartum vaginal relaxation syndrome by Yu. E. Dobrokhotova, T. S.K. Nagieva, E. N. Kareva

“…Diagnostic methods included medical history collection, objective examination, assessing condition of the perineum by visual inspection; standard clinical and laboratory studies; using the questionnaire for calculating the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI-19). …”
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Application of Convolutional Neural Networks in an Automatic Judgment System for Tooth Impaction Based on Dental Panoramic Radiography by Ya-Yun Huang, Yi-Cheng Mao, Tsung-Yi Chen, Chiung-An Chen, Shih-Lun Chen, Yu-Jui Huang, Chun-Han Chen, Jun-Kai Chen, Wei-Chen Tu, Patricia Angela R. Abu

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Total SO₂ Content and Health Risks Associated with Serbian Orange Wines by Ivana Beara, Saša Popov, Tatjana Majkić, Ljiljana Milovanović, Ljilja Torović

“…Health risks were assessed taking into account wine consumption regarding the population average, for regular drinkers only and chronic heavy drinkers, according to the World Health Organization data, as well as the Serbian Food Consumption Survey. …”
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