Psychological and autonomous nervous system features of functional gastric dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome, duloxetine treatment efficacy by A. P. Pogromov, G. M. Dyukova, M. L. Leonova

“…At physical examination analysis of complaints, past history, examination data was applied. Bristol stool scale (Rome-III 2006), laboratory and instrumental methods: upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, morphological study, Helicobacter pylori breath test, routine blood biochemical tests were used. …”
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Predictive Value of Optical Coherence Tomography Biomarkers in Patients with Persistent Diabetic Macular Edema Undergoing Cataract Surgery Combined with a Dexamethasone Intravitrea... by Giuseppe Fasolino, Maryam Lazaar, Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca, Silke Oellerich, Sorcha Ní Dhubhghaill

“…All procedures were performed between May 2021 and February 2024. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central subfoveal thickness (CST) were recorded at baseline and at 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months. …”
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Association of alcohol abstinence with risk of hyperuricemia in rural Chinese adults: the Henan Rural Cohort Study by Xiaokang Dong, Lulu Zhang, Ning Kang, Huanxiang Zhang, Wei Liao, Xiaotian Liu, Pengling Liu, Lei Yin, Chongjian Wang

“…Methods This was a cross-sectional study of 38,855 participants (15,371 males and 23,484 females) using the baseline data (2015–2017) from the Henan Rural Cohort Study. …”
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Development of an Online Scenario-Based Tool to Enable Research Participation and Public Engagement in Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening: Mixed Methods Study by Louise Moody, Samantha Clarke, Matt Compton, Rachael Hughson-Gill, Felicity Boardman, Corinna Clark, Pru Holder, James R Bonham, Jane Chudleigh

“…Vignettes constructed using interview data and translated into scripts were recorded to provide short films to represent and provoke consideration of families’ experiences. …”
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Shared pyroptosis pathways and crosstalk genes underpin inflammatory links between periodontitis and atherosclerosis by Pinxin Zhan, Zhiying Feng, Xinqi Huang, Haoyang Xu, Shijun Xu, Shan Wang

“…Functional enrichment analysis was performed with the clusterProfiler package to identify key pathways, while heatmaps and pathway networks were constructed to visualize the relationships among pyroptosis genes and crosstalk genes. …”
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Non-standard pipeline without MRI has replicability in computation of Centiloid scale values for PiB and 18F-labeled amyloid PET tracers by Motonobu Fujishima, Hiroshi Matsuda

“…When MRI is not available, the non-standard pipeline may provide information to aid in visual assessment of amyloid PET.…”
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Pengembangan Bahan Ajar E-Book Berbasis Flip PDF Professional pada Elemen Etika Profesi Kelas X Akuntansi dan Keuangan Lembaga di SMK Negeri 6 Surabaya by Nestya Putri Alifah, Rochmawati Rochmawati

“…Instrumen yang digunakan meliputi lembar validasi ahli, angket respon peserta didik, serta tes pretest dan posttest. Analisis data dilakukan secara deskriptif kuantitatif dengan menghitung rata-rata persentase validasi, skor angket, serta uji N-gain untuk mengukur efektivitas pembelajaran. …”
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Pattern and Prevalence of Retinal Vein Occlusion in Bhutan: A 3-Year National Survey at Vitreoretinal Clinics by Rai BB, Dorji P, Maddess T

“…Superotemporal BRVO was the most common subtype (30, 39%) followed by inferotempoal (19, 24.7%). Best correct visual acuity (BCVA) was worse than 6/60 in 38 eyes (25.5%). …”
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Natural history of the aortic wall changes in adults with the degenerative tricuspid aortic valve stenosis: The morphometric proofs and implications for echocardiography by Borović Saša D., Labudović-Borović Milica M., Todorović Vera N., Rakočević Jelena T., Marinković-Erić Jelena M., Kostić Jelena V., Trifunović Zoran, Milojević Predrag S.

“…The echocardiographic parameters obtained in the TAV stenosis patients were preoperatively correlated with the morphological data, age and gender, diameters of the ventriculo-aortic junction (AA), the sinus Valsalvae (SV) and sinotubular junction (STJ), the largest diameter of the visualized ascending aorta (AscA), the sinus Valsalvae index (SVI) and AscA/AA index. …”
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Risk Factors for Correction Loss of Vertebral Slippage after Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis by Yoshiaki Hiranaka, Shingo Miyazaki, Kohei Kuroshima, Masao Ryu, Shinichi Inoue, Takashi Yurube, Kenichiro Kakutani, Ko Tadokoro

“…The Oswestry Disability Index and Visual Analog Scale scores for low back pain, leg pain, and leg numbness were not significantly different between both groups; however, the bone union rate at 6 months postoperatively was significantly lower in group L (p=0.0020). …”
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Real-world clinical insights and aqueous humor biomarker analysis of diabetic macular edema subtypes classified by OCT following intravitreal injections by Liangzhang Tan, Shoukuan Liu, Wenrui Linghu, Yifeng Ke, Yongtao Li, Emmanuel Eric Pazo, Xinjun Ren

“…Abstract Purpose This study aimed to observe the morphological changes and visual outcomes in diabetic macular edema (DME) subtypes based on optical coherence tomography classification following intravitreal injection. …”
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Mangrove wetlands distribution status identification, changing trend analyzation and carbon storage assessment of China by Chang Li, Fu Wang, Peng Yang, Fei-cui Wang, Yun-zhuang Hu, Yan-lin Zhao, Li-zhu Tian, Rui-bin Zhao

“…The total carbon storage is assessed at 2.11×106 t, with specific regional data provided. Trends since the 1950s reveal periods of increase, decrease, sharp decrease, and slight-steady increases in mangrove areas in China. …”
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Genetic surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum populations following treatment policy revisions in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Varanya Wasakul, Tess D. Verschuuren, Nguyen Thuy-Nhien, Ethan Booth, Huynh Hong Quang, Ngo Duc Thang, Keobouphaphone Chindavongsa, Siv Sovannaroth, Virasak Banouvong, Viengphone Sengsavath, Mayfong Mayxay, Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen, Vo Ngoc Lam Phuong, Pham Duc Trung, Sónia Gonçalves, Soun Chen, Sonexay Phalivong, Saiamphone Xayvanghang, Supaporn Mahaphontrakoon, Richard D. Pearson, Paul N. Newton, Richard J. Maude, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Cristina V. Ariani, Victoria J. Simpson, Nicholas P. Day, Arjen M. Dondorp, Olivo Miotto

“…Genotypes were analyzed with the grcMalaria R package, first described in this paper, to translate genetic epidemiology data into actionable visual information. Since 2020, Pf incidences decreased rapidly, accompanied by a decline of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PPQ) resistant lineages, previously dominant in the eastern GMS. …”
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Immediate versus Delayed Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Monali S Malvankar-Mehta, Yufeng Nancy Chen, Sangita Patel, Angela Pui-Kei Leung, Man Mohan Merchea, William G Hodge

“…Additionally, patients enjoy rapid rehabilitation, lack of anisometropia - potentially reducing accidents and falls, and avoid suboptimal visual function in daily life. The hospital may benefit due to lower cost.…”
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MULTIMODAL APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF SPECIALIZED TEXTS IN TECHNICAL DISCOURSE by Yuliia V. Polycheva, Volodymyr I. Vetokhin

“…From an extralinguistic point of view, it is not the language that is considered, but a drawing, a table, a diagram as a whole, creating an image and representing encrypted data, the correct analysis of which reveals a large layer of technical information. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Epi-On vs Epi-Off Corneal Cross-Linking in Corneal Ectasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Nughays RO, Bazayd AS, Alshamekh LA, Alshammari RA, Alenezi MA, Dahlan HY, Alsubhi JA, Alshammri SG, AlQurashi NA, Aldajani AH, Alrammah AH, Alenezi MN, Almutairi AA, Alomayri AF, Alghamdi S

“…The primary outcome was the change in maximal keratometry (Kmax) at 12 months, with secondary outcomes including safety profile, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), spherical equivalent (SE), and endothelial cell count (ECC). …”
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Prognostic prediction model for Chinese uveal melanoma patients based on matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -28 expression levels in the tumor by Yu-Ning Chen, Jing-Ying Xiu, Han-Qing Zhao, Jing-Ting Luo, Qiong Yang, Yang Li, Wen-Bin Wei

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從工具示能性與關係行動主體之觀點 探討偏鄉教育系統賦能策略之研究 Investigating the Construction of Empowerment Action Models in Remote Educational Systems Through the Lenses of Tool Affordance and Relational Age... by 陳佩英 Peiying Chen, 洪琴雯 Chin-Wen Hung

“…The study primarily collected data through participatory observation and semi-structured interviews and used NVivo software as a qualitative data analysis tool. …”
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The effcet of annulus fibrosus suture combined with percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy on obese patients with lumbar disc herniation by Leyu Zhao, Qi Yan, Lijie Yuan, Tianyi Wu, Yun Teng, Junjie Niu, Dawei Song, Jinning Wang, Xiao Sun, Rui Chen, Xianggu Zhong, Jiarong Li, Xiaolan Gu, Jun Zou

“…We collected and analyzed data related to baseline parameters, disc degeneration grading, clinical effectiveness, surgery-related factors, lumbar spine function, pain severity, quality of life, and adverse prognosis events.ResultsCompared with preoperative assessments, all patients exhibited significant improvements in Visual Analog Scale for leg pain (VAS-LP), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores (P < 0.05). …”
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Effectiveness and safety of lysozyme chloride-based cream on healing of grade-two pressure ulcers: A pilot study by Glogovac-Kosanović Milkica, Bućma Tatjana, Prtina Draško, Gajić Aleksandar, Šukalo Aziz, Mehić Meliha, Tanović-Avdić Amna, Glamočlija Una

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