The use of symptomatic slow-acting drugs for osteoarthritis of the joints of the hands: Accent on microcirculation parameters by A. S. Trofimova, V. I. Mazurov, A. A. Shokhin, E. A. Trofimov

“…The study included 80 patients aged 35 to 65 years with OA of small joints of the hands, stage I– II according to Kellgren – Lawrence, with pain ≥40 mm and ≤90 mm on a visual analogue scale (VAS). Subjects were distributed in 1:1 ratio. …”
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Immediate effects of exercise snacking on physical fatigue, mood, and pain in elderly adults with knee osteoarthritis by Ayoola Ibifubara Aiyegbusi, Francis Oluwatosin Kolawole, Israel Kayode Oke, Henrietta O. Fawole

“…However, no significant between-group differences were found for mood. Conclusion Exercise snacking yielded significant improvements in physical fatigue and pain in elderly with KOA. …”
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Plasma proteomic analysis reveals altered protein abundances in HIV/HBV co-infection individuals with HCC and with liver cirrhosis by Yongxi Zhang, Ping Xu, Xingxia Yu, Ke Zhuang, Xien Gui, Rongrong Yang

“…Significant variations in plasma APOA1 and TTR levels were found in HIV/HBV co-infected patients with HCC and liver cirrhosis. …”
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The relationship between personality traits and health-related quality of life after mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury by Benedikte Å. Madsen, Silje C. R. Fure, Cecilie Røe, Daniel Løke, Marianne Løvstad, Nada Andelic, Emilie Isager Howe

“…Personality factors have been linked to persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS), and PPCS have been found to affect HRQoL. However, there is a knowledge gap concerning the association between personality traits and HRQoL after mild-to-moderate TBI. …”
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The Relationship Between Lower Limb Biomechanics and Muscle Strength With Non-Specific Low Back Pain by Kotryna Žaltauskaitė, Vilma Juodžbalienė

“…Changes in body and step biomechanics have been found to be involved in the onset of LBP as well. …”
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Assessment of quality of life of patients with colon cancer depending on the type of perioperative anesthetia by O. O. Tenkach, E. S. Palahonych

“…When comparing insulin and blood glucose, it was found that the results of biochemical parameters are lower in group II patients, indicating a lower level of pain or its absence in the first 6 hours after surgery (p = 0,0001). …”
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Effects of social media on body image perception among a sample of Jordanian university students: a cross-sectional study by Hani Shihadeh, Insaf Alammouri, Ayman Alhaddad, Yousef Ramzi Nofal, Rose Rayyan, Ahmad Riyad, Zaid Alkayed, Radwan Bani-Mustafa

“…A positive correlation was found between BSMAS and BICI scores (r = 0.319, p < 0.01). …”
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Bladder and Sigmoid Colon Perforation with a Ball Pen in a Child: Clinical Case by Vasily P. Gavrilyuk, Oleg V. Lukin, Dmitry A. Severinov, Olga V. Padalkina

“…Emergency cystoscopy was performed. Ball pen was visualized in the bladder cavity, its refill was fixed in the bladder mucosa near its neck, whereas, blunt end, presumably, has perforated its posterior wall. …”
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Effect of unfolded protein response on the immune infiltration and prognosis of transitional cell bladder cancer by Xiaokai Yan, Min Chen, Chiying Xiao, Jiandong Fu, Xia Sun, Zuohuai Hu, Hang Zhou

“…The predictive models were built based on risk factors and visualized with nomograms. The performance of our models was evaluated with the calibration curve, Harrell's concordance index (c-index), and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis.Results: We found that the UPR pathway and many UPR-related genes were significantly associated with the pathologic grade, tumor type, and invasive progression of transitional cell bladder cancer (TCBC), and a high UPR score predicted a poor prognosis in patients. …”
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Does incidental durotomy affect clinical outcome in patients with lumbar degenerative diseases after posterior open lumbar interbody fusion? a multicenter observational study by Zhendong Huan, Linkai Lei

“…No significant differences were noted in the VAS scores and ODI between the two groups at 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. Finally, we found that a higher BMI (P = 0.035, OR: 1.195, 95%CI: 1.012–1.412) and revision surgery (P = 0.022, OR: 2.901, 95%CI: 1.164–7.233) were risk factors for intraoperative ID. …”
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Pheasants 365: A Review of Seasonal Ring‐Necked Pheasant Habitat in Central North America by Allison J. Barg, Megan Baldissara, Daniel R. Uden, John P. Carroll, Andrew Little

“…No consistent relationship was found with woodlands during any season, positive or negative. …”
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The impact of group music therapy on anxiety, stress, and wellbeing levels, and chemotherapy-induced side effects for oncology patients and their caregivers during chemotherapy: a... by Andrés Salgado-Vasco, Juliana Torres-Morales, Clara Inés Durán-Rojas, Lucy Yolima Beltrán-Sánchez, Moshé Amarillo, Mark Ettenberger

“…Music therapy has been found to be a valuable strategy to reduce psychological distress in this population and to provide opportunities for fostering self-care and social interaction. …”
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Awareness of Common Ocular Conditions Among Trinidad Population: A Cross‐Sectional Pilot Study by Ngozika E. Ezinne, Akera Pope, Moesha Tyson

“…A significant association was found between age and awareness of diabetic retinopathy (DR) (p = 0.01), while sex was significantly associated with awareness of all ocular conditions, except for DR, glaucoma, and refractive errors (RE) (all p > 0.05). …”
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Assessment of Reader Technologies for Over-the-Counter Diagnostic Testing by Mia Cirrincione, Maren Downing, Kevin Leite, Samuel Dolphin, Adam Samuta, Mack Schermer, Kimberly Noble, Brian Walsh

“…A growing number of these are adopting reader technologies, which provides an alternative to visual readouts for results interpretation, allowing for improved accessibility of OTC diagnostics. …”
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SWOT and PESTEL analyses in assessing the sustainability of In-stream wetlands in Egypt by Hany Mostafa

“…However, the study also found weaknesses in institutional frameworks, technical capabilities, and management structure. …”
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Experience in the use of lung ultrasound in patients of the respiratory hospital of Siberian State Medical University with COVID-19 pneumonia by Ya. V. Porovskiy, I. D. Bespalova, T. V. Sorokina, A. Ju. Dish, A. F. Kanev, Yu. I. Koshchavtseva, E. V. Chuyashenko, O. S. Shoulga, A. A. Balabanova

“…When comparing the data of lung ultrasound and CT, the agreement between the methods was found in 66.7% of cases, and the discrepancy between the findings of the two methods was observed mainly in patients with a large number of affected segments of the lungs and localization of the disease in the superior lobes according to CT.Conclusion. …”
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Reverse shoulder joint replacement in rheumatoid arthritis: medium-term results in 37 patients by M. A. Makarov, A. A. Roskidailo, M. V. Panteleev

“…The volume of shoulder joint movements was found to increase. At 28.7 months postsurgery, the mean volume of flexion, abduction, and external rotation was 107.4Ѓ}15.2, 128.3Ѓ}8.5, and 46.4Ѓ}5.5°; respectively (p≤0.05). …”
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The Effect of Aromatherapy on Pain and Anxiety Levels Before Breast Biopsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ezgi Hancı, Yasemin Uslu, Erkin Arıbal

“…However, no significant difference was found between the lavender and lavender-peppermint groups in terms of anxiety and pain reduction (p>0.05). …”
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Pathomorphological characteristics of cardiac hemangiosarcoma in a dog (a clinical case) by S. S. Zaika, Z. V. Khomenko, S. V. Huralska, T. F. Kot, L. V. Bezditko

“…During the pathological examination, the changes found in the body are not specific and may differ in individual cases of death. …”
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INTERPRETING THE RELIGIOUS MOTIVE OF THE HARROWING OF HELL IN W. LANGLAND’S “PIERS PLOWMAN” by Kseniia O. Vielchieva

“…A detailed account of the Harrowing of Hell is found in several apocrypha, especially in “The Gospel of Nicodemus”. …”
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