The effect of adding hip strengthening exercises to lumbar stabilizing exercises on gait for the treatment of non-specific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial by Amir Morsy Saleh, Nabil Mahmoud Abdel-Aal, Ahmed Bayuomy Abo Elatta

“…Introduction To evaluate the impact of adding hip strength exercises to lumbar stabilizing exercises on pain, disability, and spatio-temporal parameters of gait in the treatment of non-specific low back pain (NSLBP). Methods In this randomized controlled trial, 60 patients diagnosed with NSLBP were randomized into two equal groups. …”
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Participation, promotion, and practices of the Indigenous Peoples Education (IPEd)- implementing schools in localizing sustainable development goals by Ernesto L. Bastida, Jr., Robbie Jan Vincent T. Buelo, Fatima G. Tabia, Rudy Bhonne R. De Lara, Jerbert M. Abargos, Catherine S. Oliquino

“…Also, valuing equity and equality in classroom activities and maintaining social justice and fairness have been the topmost considerations when designing instructional tools, assessing learning outcomes, managing classrooms, and applying teaching strategies. …”
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Cross-sectional Study to Assess Ocular Surface and Tear Film Status in Patients on Topical Antiglaucoma Therapy by Jayshri B Pandhre, Sanjiv Agrawal, Radhika Umale, Amogha U Mahale

“…Long-term use of multiple topical medications is correlated with ocular irritation and tear film instability. Materials and methods: This observational cross-sectional study involved 81 eyes from 43 patients receiving antiglaucoma medications. …”
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Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks in management of chronic resistant migraine by Nourhan Abdelmohsen Taha, Mai Fathy, Ahmed Elsadek, Tamer Hussein Emara, Sherien Mohamed Farag, Ramez Reda Moustafa, Mohamad Osama Abdulghani

“…The study revealed that GON and SPG block, were equally effective (p < 0.05) as regards reducing the headache diary parameters, as well as the total pain index and the functional impact on HIT-6 and MIDAS scale. …”
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The Preventive Effect of N-Acetylcysteine on Liver Tissue Against Doxorubicin-Induced Oxidative Stress in Rats by Suat Cakina, Samil Ozturk, Latife Ceyda Irkin

“…Twenty four rats weighing 150-200 g were randomly divided into four equal groups; group 1: control, group 2: received a single dose of DOX, group 3: received NAC for 28 days and group 4: received a single dose of DOX, followed by NAC for 28 days. …”
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Generating and evaluating synthetic data in digital pathology through diffusion models by Matteo Pozzi, Shahryar Noei, Erich Robbi, Luca Cima, Monica Moroni, Enrico Munari, Evelin Torresani, Giuseppe Jurman

“…The second step involves evaluating the usability of the generated images in deep learning models accompanied with explainable AI methods. The final step entails verifying their histopathological realism through questionnaires answered by professional pathologists. …”
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International Delphi study on developing entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for master’s learners in health professions education by Omayma Hamed, Daniëlle Verstegen, Ghanim Alsheikh, Mohammed A. Alqarni, Rim Taleb, Nirmala Rege, Purnima Barua, Tyler Cymet, Muhammad Shahid Shamim, Mohamed Saad Hegazy

“…The final list of EPAs was validated using the EQual rubric. Results A total of 16 EPAs were identified and validated, mapped to core and potential roles and functions of health professions educationists. …”
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Mechanism and application of full-anchor cable support mechanism for direct roof with thick soft rock in mining roadway by LI Yongchao, WANG Yin, LUO Gang, ZHANG Yangqiang

“…The full anchor cable support of equal length can anchor all thick soft rocks in the deep stable rock layer through methods such as homogenization stress and strengthened anchoring, and its support effect is better than that of anchor cable combined support. …”
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Anatomical distribution and clinical significance of middle cerebral artery M2 segment vessel occlusions and its cortical branches in acute ischaemic stroke patients by Philipp Gruber, Jatta Berberat, Javier Anon, Luca Remonda, Lukas Andereggen, Paola Valbuena, Renske Sassenburg

“…There was an equal distribution of right-sided versus left-sided MCA-M2 vessel occlusions (right: n=97; left: n=106), as well as with a median number of affected MCA-M2 CBs of 4 (IQR, 3–6) and a median National Institute of Health Stroke Scale score (NIHSS) on admission of 9 (3–15). …”
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Investigating the relationship between cultural intelligence and cultural competence among students in nursing faculties in Iran: an analytical cross-sectional study by Fatemeh Ahmadi Forg, Pardis Doosti, Hadi Hasani, Fatemeh Heydari, Mohammadjavad Roshanfekr, Leila Hassangholizadeh, Fahimeh Ramezani, Solmaz Vahedi

“…Findings The participants were nearly equally distributed in terms of sex (54.2% female) and were mostly single (91.8%). …”
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Changes of hematological indices in patients with diffuse toxic goiter by F. H. Saidova, L. M. Ahmedova, Zh. B. Aslanova, N. A. Najafov

“…To reveal the incidence of various morphological types and degrees of the anemia severity in patients with diffuse toxic goiter. Materials and methods. Data of medical histories of 157 patients, operated for diffuse toxic goiter in 2012 yr were analyzed. …”
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Clinical and Radiographic evaluation of mixture of Zinc Oxide powder and Nanohydroxyapatite as an obturating material in primary molars by Pratyusha Kottapalli, Ghanashyam Prasad Madu, Naga Radhakrishna Ambati, Deepthi Bolla, Venkata Sandeep Rayala, Raviteja Narra

“…Objective: To evaluate clinically and radiographically the success rate of the mixture of zinc oxide powder and nanohydroxyapatite with saline as an obturating material in primary molars and also to compare its efficiency with Endoflas. Material and Methods: Thirty pulpectomy indicated primary molars were randomly divided into two equal groups; Group I (mixture of zinc oxide powder and nanohydroxyapatite with saline) and Group II (Endoflas FS). …”
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In vivo association of immunophenotyped macrophages expressing CD163 with PDGF-B in gingival overgrowth-induced by three different categories of medications by Amina J. Almahrog, Lobna R.S. Radwan, Rehab R. El-Zehery, Mohamed I. Mourad, Mohammed E. Grawish

“…Aims: This study was carried out to identify and outline the degree of relationship between immunophenotyped macrophages expressing CD163 and PDGF-B in cyclosporine-A, phenytoin, and nifedipine-induced gingival overgrowth. Methods: Eighty adult male albino rats were selected and divided into four equal groups. …”
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Lipid profile stability and prognostic value in adolescents: 22-year prospective study by V. B. Rozanov, A. A. Alexandrov, N. V. Perova, E. N. Shugaeva, E. Yu. Zvolinskaya

“…To prospectively assess dynamics, stability, and prognostic value of blood lipid profile (LP) in adolescents, for identifying early coronary heart disease prevention approaches. Material and methods. This prospective study included 347 boys and 332 girls. …”
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Gustatory thresholds and obesity: a comparative study of five main tastes by Hamidreza Khalighi, Hamed Mortazavi, Fahimeh Anbari, Masoumeh Sadat Eftekhari, Nahid Mohammadnia, Homa Mirzaei, Sara Nashibi

“…Considering the conflicting results about the association of gustatory threshold and overweight/obesity status of individuals, this study designed to compare gustatory threshold of five main tastes (sweet, umami, salty, bitter, and sour) among individuals with overweight/obesity and with a normal BMI. Methods In this case-control and population-based study, 100 adults participated, divided into two equal number of normal and overweight/obese groups. …”
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Causally-Aware Reinforcement Learning for Joint Communication and Sensing by Anik Roy, Serene Banerjee, Jishnu Sadasivan, Arnab Sarkar, Soumyajit Dey

“…Evaluation of the causally-aware RL framework in different JCAS scenarios shows the benefit of our proposed solution over baseline methods in terms of the higher reward. We have shown that in the presence of interfering users and sensing signal clutters, our proposed solution achieves 30% higher data rate in comparison to the communication-only state-of-the-art beam pattern learning method while maintaining sensing performance.…”
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The conceptualisation of cardiometabolic disease policy model in the UK by Septiara Putri, Giorgio Ciminata, Jim Lewsey, Bhautesh Jani, Nicola McMeekin, Claudia Geue

“…Key messages from the review emphasised the importance of understanding various determinants influencing model development, including risk factors, model structure, models’ parameters, data utilisation, economic perspective, equality/equity consideration, transparency and validation process. …”
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A new eggshell-derived calcium phosphate bioceramic for tissue engineering: cytotoxicity and histomorphometric study by Conrado Dias do Nascimento Neto, Laisa Kindely Ramos de Oliveira, Amy Brian Costa e Silva, Patrícia Roccon Bianchi, André Gustavo de Sousa Galdino, Daniela Nascimento Silva

“…ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate cytotoxicity and tissue repair of a new chicken eggshell-derived bioceramic (hydroxyapatite/dicalcium phosphate anhydrous–HA/DCPA). Methods: Cytotoxicity was evaluated in fibroblasts (L cell, L-929) by MTT test. …”
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Outcome and Genetic Factors in IgG4-Associated Autoimmune Pancreatitis and Cholangitis: A Single Center Experience by Matthias Buechter, Paul Manka, Falko Markus Heinemann, Monika Lindemann, Benjamin Juntermanns, Ali Canbay, Guido Gerken, Alisan Kahraman

“…However, there might be differences related to the origin. Patients and Methods. We analyzed 36 patients and compared type 1 (AIP1) with type 2 (AIP2). …”
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Artificial intelligence in bronchoscopy: a systematic review by Kristoffer Mazanti Cold, Anishan Vamadevan, Christian B. Laursen, Flemming Bjerrum, Suveer Singh, Lars Konge

“…Our objective was to identify and describe AI systems in bronchoscopy. Methods A systematic review was performed using MEDLINE, Embase and Scopus databases, focusing on two terms: bronchoscopy and AI. …”
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