Evaluation of Nipple and Areola Sensation in Different Pedicles of Breast Reduction: A Controlled Trial by Laila A. Aboul Nasr, MD, Ibrahim Adel Ibrahim Botros, MSc, Ayman Noaman, MD, Adel M. Wilson, MD

“…Breast surgery, including augmentation, reduction, and mastopexy, is commonly performed to enhance breast aesthetics. Methods:. This study included 45 women (90 breasts) undergoing reduction mammoplasty at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kasr Alainy Hospital, between October 2022 and August 2024. …”
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Nutrient composition of meals served to adult inpatients in public hospitals in North West, South Africa by Mantombi J. Jiyana, Lindiwe J. Ncube

“…Setting: The normal diet meals of four district hospitals and one regional hospital in the North West province were collected for this study. Methods: Regular adult meals for breakfast, lunch and supper including all snacks for the day were collected from five hospitals. …”
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Analgesic Efficacy of Combined Adductor Canal and Popliteal Plexus Blocks Versus Adductor Canal Block Alone in Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: A Prospective, Double-Blinded, Randomized... by Ghada Magdy Behery, Nadia Hassan Fattoh, Mohammad Ali Mohammad Abduallah, Shimaa Elsaied Ibrahim Shaban

“…This study aimed to assess the postoperative analgesic efficacy of combining adductor canal (AC) and popliteal plexus blocks (PPB) to that obtained by using AC block (ACB) alone in arthroscopic ACLR. Materials and Methods: For elective arthroscopic ACLR, 110 male and female patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I or II, aged from 21 to 50 years, were randomly assigned to a double-blind, prospective trial. …”
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The effect of CHIN-SKIP sports game intervention on motor ability in preschool children aged 5–6 years by Shiqing Zhang, Min Liu, Jianhang Sun, Jianxiang Chong, Jiahua Ma

“…IntroductionTo evaluate the efficacy of CHIN-SKIP sports game intervention in enhancing motor ability among preschool children aged 5–6 years.MethodsFrom September to December 2024, a total of 60 preschool children (aged 5–6 years) were randomly selected from two large classes at DM kindergarten and equally allocated to either the experimental group (n = 30) or control group (n = 30), with balanced gender distribution between groups. …”
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Differentiating founder and chronic HIV envelope sequences. by John M Murray, Stephen Maher, Talia Mota, Kazuo Suzuki, Anthony D Kelleher, Rob J Center, Damian Purcell

“…Here we employ a combination of bioinformatic and operations research methods to determine the most prevalent features that distinguish 78 subtype B and 55 subtype C founder Env sequences from an equal number of chronic sequences. …”
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Could the Marriage of a Female Educator Be Grounds for Dismissal? Opinions of Educational Institution Administrators at Kyiv Educational District in the Early 20th Century by Oksana Drach

“…The aim of the article is to elucidate the positions of educational institution administrators within the Kyiv educational district regarding the (in)advisability of female educators continuing to work after marriage, based on a survey of 1903 respondents. The investigation methods include content analysis and the achievements of gender studies. …”
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Clinical efficacy of hyaluronic acid in post-extraction sockets of impacted mandibular third molar by Sairan Khurshed Nariman, Reiadh Kamal AL-Kamali

“…Aim of this study to evaluate the effectiveness of local hyaluronic acid (HA) administration to surgically remove impacted third molar sockets to evaluate pain and swelling. Materials and Methods: A comparative study included 50 healthy patients were subdivided into two equal sub group, aged 18-35 years with impacted lower third molars type of impaction (class II; position B according to Pell–Gregory classification). …”
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Patient-Controlled Intravenous Analgesia for Advanced Cancer Patients with Pain: A Retrospective Series Study by Zhiyou Peng, Yanfeng Zhang, Jianguo Guo, Xuejiao Guo, Zhiying Feng

“…To compare the efficacy and side effects of patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) with hydromorphone, sufentanil, and oxycodone on the management of advanced cancer patients with pain. Methods. Patients allocated to receive PCIA between January 2015 and December 2016 were chosen for this study. …”
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The diabetic paradox differs in patients with prediabetes and normal glucose regulation after colorectal surgery by John D. Mannion, Assar Rather, Adrianne Fisher, Margaret McEvilly, Kelly Gardner, Gary Siegelman

“…Methods In this retrospective review of medical records, postoperative infections, acute kidney injury (AKI), and composite in-hospital complications were measured after colorectal surgery in patients with varying states of preoperative glucose metabolism. …”
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The Evaluation of Noise Annoyance in a Tertiary Care Hospital by Farhad Forouharmajd, Mostafa Asady Saadatlo, Mojtaba Nakhaei Pour, Siamak Pourabdian, Hadi Asady

“…Aims: The aim of this study was the analysis of the relation between noise annoyance and the other sound indicators including speech interference level (SIL), preferred noise criterion (PNC), and sound pressure level (SPL) utilizing demographic variants (age, sex, marital status, and education) at the hospital. Methods: In this research, SPL was studied in the intensive care unit (ICU) and emergency department of Isfahan’s Al-Zahra Hospital. …”
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SURGICALLY INDUCED ASTIGMATISM IN PHACOEMULSIFICATION IN PATIENTS WITH PSEUDOEXFOLIATIVE SYNDROME by V. V. Potemkin, T. S. Varganova, E. V. Ageeva

“…The issue of the effect of these changes on the degree of SIA remains unexplored.The objective is to assess the influence of PEX on the degree of SIA after PHACO.Material and methods. The study included 42 patients (42 eyes) admitted for surgical treatment of cataracts to the V micro-surgical Department of the HMB № 2. …”
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A localization strategy combined with transfer learning for image annotation. by Zhiqiang Chen, Leelavathi Rajamanickam, Jianfang Cao, Aidi Zhao, Xiaohui Hu

“…Additionally, it improves the precision by 20% and 11% compared with the deep learning methods Weight-KNN and adaptive hypergraph learning (AHL), respectively. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Academic Translation: A Comparative Study of Large Language Models and Google Translate by Мохаммед Мохсен

“…The abstracts are equally divided to represent both English-Arabic and Arabic-English translation directionality. …”
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Comparison Effect of Clonidine and Magnesium Sulfate on Bleeding Volume during Septorhinoplasty: A Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial by Seyed Babak Mojaveraghili, Fatemeh Talebi, Nasser Behnampour

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effects of magnesium sulfate and clonidine on the control of hemodynamic factors and bleeding volume during this procedure. Methods: This double-blind, randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 60 patients undergoing septorhinoplasty at 5th Azar Medical & Educational Centre of Gorgan in 2021-2022. …”
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Clinical Profile and Treatment of Multiple Myeloma at a Tertiary Hospital in Kenya: A Five-Year Retrospective Review by Wanjiku Gichuru, Nicholas A. O. Abinya, Andrew Odhiambo, Fredrick C. F. Otieno, Simon Harrison, Matilda Ong’ondi

“…There is a paucity of local data on the morbidity and treatment of MM. Methods. This was a single-centre descriptive retrospective study at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). …”
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Serum cholesterol in children with ASD by Firas Fadhil Alyaseen

“…This is a case-control study conducted to explore the potential association between serum cholesterol level and ASD in children’s patients. Material and methods. It involved collecting data from medical records, performing interviews, and taking blood samples from patients and a control group of children. …”
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Association of loneliness and social connectedness with geriatric depression in urban and rural areas: A cross-sectional study by Asmita Saha, A John Dinesh, V Sudha

“…Aim: To investigate the association between loneliness, social connectedness, and geriatric depression among urban and rural elderly populations. Methods: A sample of 160 senior citizens, equally divided between urban and rural areas, aged 60 years or older, was selected for the study. …”
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A Novel Technique for Conjunctivoplasty in a Rabbit Model: Platelet-Rich Fibrin Membrane Grafting by Mehmet Erol Can, Hasan Basri Çakmak, Gamze Dereli Can, Hatice Ünverdi, Yasin Toklu, Sema Hücemenoğlu

“…To investigate the effect of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) membrane on wound healing. Methods. Twenty-four right eyes of 24 New Zealand rabbits equally divided into 2 groups for the study design. …”
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A randomized waitlist-controlled trial comparing detached mindfulness and cognitive restructuring in obsessive-compulsive disorder. by Christian Rupp, Charlotte Jürgens, Philipp Doebler, Fabian Andor, Ulrike Buhlmann

“…Out of those participants, n = 21 participants had been previously assigned to a two-week waitlist condition.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>In both conditions, treatment comprised four double sessions within two weeks. …”
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Comorbidities in Psoriasis, Cross-Sectional Study in Western Nepal by Binamra Basnet, Ajay Kumar, Shreyasha Khadka

“…The objective of this study is to find the degree of association between psoriasis and other diseases such as hypothyroidism metabolic syndrome etc. Materials and Methods: For this study, total number of fifty-two patients with equal number of age and sex matched controls were recruited with a total duration of study being six months. …”
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