Evaluation of Sensory and Motor Function in Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy Using Quiet Stance and Reactive Postural Control by Joseph A. Shrader, Ashwini Sansare, Allison C. Niemic, Rafael Jiménez-Silva, Joshua G. Woolstenhulme, Galen O. Joe, Uma Jacobs, Angela Kokkinis, Kenneth Fischbeck, Chris Grunseich, Cris Zampieri

“…Compared to normative data, participants showed significantly higher sway velocity during quiet stance across all conditions of the mCTSIB, except when standing on foam with eyes open. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of Bone Graft Materials in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sami Al Eissa, Fahad Al Helal, Majed Abaalkhail, Abdullah Al Shehri, Raed Al Mousa, Abdullah Bin Shabib, Hussam Al Angari, Abdulrahman M. AlJahani, Dana W. AlDughiman

“…Inclusion criteria were randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and prospective and retrospective cohort studies that reported quantitative outcomes like fusion rates and clinical improvement with a minimum post-operative follow-up of one year. Data from 11 studies were extracted and analyzed. …”
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Association between out-of-pocket expenditure and health-related quality of life among patients receiving cancer treatment: a cross-sectional study from Nepal by Pratik Khanal, Suman Sapkota, Nirmal Poudel, Achyut Raj Pandey, Bidwata Bhattarai, Etna Khatiwada, Ravi Kant Mishra, Biraj Man Karmacharya, Shiva Raj Adhikari, Kjell Arne Johansson, Krishna Kumar Aryal

“…We used the European Quality of Life 5 dimensions (EQ-5D-5L) and the European Quality of Life Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) to obtain their HRQoL. …”
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Efficiency and safety of leflunomide in rheumatoid arthritis: Results of a Russian observational multicenter of trial by R. M. Balabanova, T. V. Dubinina, D. V. Goryachev, O. N. Anoshenkova, E. A. Antonova, I. Yu. Ilyevsky, O. V. Semagina, N. V. Yasyukevih

“…A total of 235 patients were randomized; the data of 196 patients were statistically processed. …”
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Computational analysis of reproducibility and image quality of 2011 and 2017 models of Heidelberg Spectralis SD-OCT machines by Kyoung A Viola Lee, Corey Tesdahl, Keith Zimmerman, Kimberly Jun, Sabrina Khalil, Alexander Shahin, Abdullah Abou-Samra, Ramesh Ayyala, Radouil Tzekov

“…Agreement between the devices was analyzed through Bland-Altman plots, and spatial variability was visualized using heatmaps. The dimensionality reduction techniques Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) were employed to explore data patterns. …”
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A Coherent Approach-Based Fine-Tuning of Segment Anything Model Plus Watershed Algorithm for Instance Segmentation of Mitochondria in Electron Microscopy Images by Zahra Faska, Lahbib Khrissi, Imadeddine Mountasser, Khalid Haddouch, Nabil El Akkad, Samah Alshathri, Walid El-Shafai

“…Increasingly available ultrastructural data from a continuously growing diversity of experimental conditions are driving new opportunities for fruitful neuroscientific hypotheses tested in intracellular compartments such as the nanoscale roles of, e.g., the mitochondria. …”
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Critical role of Oas1g and STAT1 pathways in neuroinflammation: insights for Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics by Zhixin Xie, Linxi Li, Weizhong Hou, Zhongxi Fan, Lifan Zeng, Limin He, Yunxiang Ji, Jingbai Zhang, Fangran Wang, Zhou Xing, Yezhong Wang, Yongyi Ye

“…Methods Microglia datasets from the GEO database were retrieved, along with additional microglia RNA-seq data from laboratory mice. Weighted Correlation Network Analysis was used on the training dataset to identify gene co-expression networks. …”
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Ophthalmological manifestations and plasma markers of inflammation in Ebola survivors in post-treatment era by Jean-Claude Mwanza, Alexis K. Kahindo, Justin Mbusa-Kombi, Martial V. Mumbere, Richard O. Kitenge, David R. McIlwain, Jean Christophe S. Mulangu, Placide K. Mbala, Daniel Okitundu, Bruno J. Giordani, Michael J. Boivin, Alla Sikorskii, Nelly N. Kabedi, Jessica G. Shantha, Steven Yeh, Dieudonne N. Mumba, Desire Tshala-Katumbay

“…Survivors with optic neuropathy had significantly worse visual acuity in both eyes than those without optic neuropathy (all p < 0.001). …”
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Deep Learning–Driven Glaucoma Medication Bottle Recognition: A Multilingual Clinical Validation Study in Patients with Impaired Vision by Aidin C. Spina, BS, Christopher D. Yang, BS, Ayush Jain, BS, Christine Ha, BS, Lauren E. Chen, MD, Philina Yee, MD, Ken Y. Lin, MD, PhD

“…Patients with poor vision were selected on the basis of visual acuity (VA) of 20/70 or worse in 1 eye as per the California Department of Motor Vehicles' driver's license screening standard. …”
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Global burden of breast cancer and application of patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials: a systematic analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021 and WHO inter... by Jiaxin Hao, Jiaxin Hao, Yijia Gong, Yijia Gong, Xiaowen Zhang, Xiaowen Zhang, Xiaowen Zhang, Minghong Du, Minghong Du, Minghong Du, Huan Wang, Huan Wang, Huan Wang, Guolin Guo, Mengqing Zhou, Tian Tian, Hongguo Rong, Hongguo Rong, Hongguo Rong

“…This study aims to evaluate the global burden and the application of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in clinical trials of breast cancer.MethodsData of breast cancer burden is extracted from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021 database. …”
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Agricultural waste byproduct utilization: Date pit powder 1H NMR metabolite identification for goat (Capra hircus) milk pathway analysis by M.R.Abd Rahman, M.M. Aween, Z. Hassan, M.S. Hassan, R. Hashim, I.S. Ismail, M.S.M. Misenan, R. Ranjithkumar, K.F. Li, L.S. Wong

“…The 1H NMR data of DPP samples from TCA and PB extracts (non-polar) successfully eliminated most metabolites in comparison to the aqueous ACN and MeOH extracts (polar). …”
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Catheter-associated urinary tract infections in urethral stricture patients indwelling suprapubic catheter: Insights from a retrospective investigation into specific antibiogram an... by Jiahao Lin, Changhao Hou, Yubo Gu, Wei Yuan, Xianjie Xiu, Zhenwei Yu, Ruihang Zhang, Guangyu Mao, Qiang Fu, Lujie Song

“…Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on patients with urethral strictures who had urethral reconstructive surgery with suprapubic catheters from January 2010 to June 2023. Clinical data, bacterial pathogens, and resistance patterns were collected. …”
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Predicting axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer using a multimodal radiomics and deep learning model by Fuyu Guo, Shiwei Sun, Xiaoqian Deng, Yue Wang, Wei Yao, Peng Yue, Shaoduo Wu, Junrong Yan, Junrong Yan, Junrong Yan, Xiaojun Zhang, Xiaojun Zhang, Xiaojun Zhang, Yangang Zhang, Yangang Zhang, Yangang Zhang

“…The objective is to provide guidance for developing scientifically individualized treatment plans, assessing prognosis, and planning preoperative interventions.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical and imaging data from 270 patients with BC confirmed by surgical pathology at the Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University between November 2022 and April 2024. …”
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Safety and cost analysis of selective histopathological examination following appendicectomy and cholecystectomy (FANCY study): protocol and statistical analysis plan of a prospect... by Willem A Bemelman, Pieter J Tanis, Lianne Koens, Vivian P Bastiaenen, Bartholomeus JGA Corten, Elise AJ de Savornin Lohman, Joske de Jonge, Anne C Kraima, Hilko A Swank, Jaap LP van Vliet, Gijs JD van Acker, Anna AW van Geloven, Klaas H in 't Hof, Philip R de Reuver, Charles C van Rossem, Gerrit D Slooter, Valeska Terpstra, Marcel GW Dijkgraaf

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Efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine for post-COVID-19 syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yiting Wang, Xiao Li, Huaizheng Hui, Dianxing Yang

“…Data were pooled using a random-effects model, and heterogeneity was assessed using I2 statistics. …”
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Geospatial mapping and multivariate statistical analysis for assessing groundwater quality in Bou Arada-El Aroussa plain, Northwestern Tunisia by Imed Ben Slimene, Amor Ben Moussa, Stefan Geyer, Ismail Trabelsi

“…This is followed by principal component analysis on physico-chemical data to determine relationships between variables and visualize their independence on a correlation matrix. …”
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Cinical, morphological and functional comparisons in acute period of ischemic hemispheric stroke by A. A. Kuznetsov

“…In case of the right-side stroke activation of desynchronizing systems of mesencefalic level, associated with cortical structures of contralateral intact hemisphere was visualized with correlation with the volume of the lesion focus and manifestations of neurological deficiency according to NIHSS scale. …”
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MULTICENTER DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL OF THE SYMPTOM- AND STRUCTURE-MODIFYING EFFECT OF ALFLUTOP IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHROSIS. COMMUNICATION 1. EVA... by Lyudmila Ivanovna Alekseeva, E P Sharapova, E A Taskina, N V Chichasova, G R Imametdinova, N A Shostak, N G Pravdyuk, L N Denisov

“…Adverse reactions were recorded at each visit. A Statistica 10.0 data package was used for statistical analysis.Results. …”
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Emergence and characterization of a ST852 Klebsiella quasipneumoniae clinical isolate coharboring blaNDM-1 and blaKPC-2 in China by Chongmei Tian, Yaping Zhao, Su Dong, Zhixin You, Jingbai Chen, Hongfeng Xu, Yuejuan Fang, Yapei Zhang

“…The plasmid structure was visualized using Circos and similar plasmids in the public database were tracked using BacWGSTdb. …”
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Analysis of sleep quality and influencing factors in migraine patients with patent foramen ovale by Hu Yijun, Zhang Diwen, Wang Libo, Liu Bo, Ye Hongmei, Zhao Xiongfei

“…Current research primarily focuses on the pathological mechanism and the therapeutic effects of interventional closure， with limited attention paid to the impact of PFO on sleep quality in migraine patients.ObjectiveTo compare the difference in sleep quality between PFO-positive and PFO-negative migraine patients， and to analyzes influencing factors of sleep quality in PFO-positive migraine patients， so as to provide references for clinical interventions to improve sleep quality in PFO-positive migraine patients.MethodsA total of 673 migraine patients who met the diagnostic criteria of migraine in the International Classification of Headache Disorders， third edition （ICHD-3）， and all patients underwent contrast-enhanced transcranial Doppler （c-TCD） and transthoracic echocardiographic right heart contrast echocardiography （cTTE） in the Third Hospital of Mianyang from January 2020 to October 2024. Basic demographic data were collected using a self-designed questionnaire， headache severity was assessed with the Visual Analogue Scale （VAS）， and sleep quality was invaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index （PSQI）. …”
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