Challenges and opportunities to minimize the dose in the neurovascular bundles during prostate radiotherapy by Victor J. Brand, Linda Rossi, Maaike T.W. Milder, Femke E. Froklage, Alison C. Tree, Mischa S. Hoogeman, Luca Incrocci

“…No clinically relevant benefit was found for non-coplanar compared to coplanar NVB sparing plans, although overall statistically superior. …”
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Features of the Effect of Cataracts and Glaucoma on the Daily Activities of Patients with Sarcopenic Obesity by O. L. Fabrikantov, A. E. Kopylov, N. M. Agarkov

“…A more significant effect of cataracts combined with sarcopenic obesity, causing complete dependence on others (12.18 points) in daily life activities, was found than the effect of glaucoma combined with sarcopenic obesity, causing moderate dependence — 10.18 points (p < 0.01). …”
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Long-term results of hip arthroplasty and determination of unfavorable risk factors for early development of osteonecrosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by V. V. Mukhanov, S. A. Makarov, M. A. Makarov, T. V. Popkova

“…The most significant changes were found on the scales RE (Role-Emotional), RP (Role-Physical Functioning) and BP (Bodily Pain). …”
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Chronic Inflammation and Hearing Loss: Key Biomarkers and Subgroup Differences by Gender and BMI in a National Cohort by Zhe Peng, Chun‐li Zhao, Guo‐peng Wang, Qian Wu, Shu‐sheng Gong

“…Smooth curve fitting visualized the association, and log‐likelihood ratio tests determined the existence of thresholds in biomarker effects, supplemented by subgroup analyses. …”
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Impact of TAK-003 on epidemiologic, economic and quality-of-life burden of dengue: comparison of the results from a dynamic transmission model and a static model with a dynamic com... by Elizaveta Kharitonova, Dr Jing Shen, Anna Tytula, Justyna Zawieja, Yaneth Gil Rojas, Samuel Aballea, Riona Hanley

“…The goodness of fit was assessed by visual assessment and two formal goodness-of-fit metrics (mean absolute error and root mean squared error). …”
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The relationship between oxLDL, sLOX-1, PCSK9 and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes by Zeki Dogan, Abdulhalim Senyigit, Sinem Durmus, Canan Duvarcı, Remise Gelişgen, Hafize Uzun, Omur Tabak

“…The common carotid arteries were visualized by high-resolution B-mode carotid artery ultrasonography. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of HIV-1 drug-resistant minority variants from 1999 to 2024 by Chang Yan, Fengting Yu, Mengying Li, Xiaojie Yang, Rui Sun, Xuelei Liang, Xiaojie Lao, Hanxi Zhang, Wenhao Lv, Ying Hu, Yuan Lai, Yi Ding, Fujie Zhang

“…Methods Publications related to HIV-1 DRMinVs from 1999 to 2024 were searched on the Web of Science Core Collection database. Visual knowledge maps and bibliometric analyses were generated using VOSviewer and Bibliometrix. …”
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Impact of psychological factors on the final clinical outcomes of patients undergoing ankle arthrodesis and ankle replacement by Hongze Wang, Shihang Cao, Geng Liu, Jun Lu, Junkui Xu

“…However, at the final follow-up, the clinical scores of the high-HADS group were significantly lower than those of the low-HADS group, and the incidence of complications in the high-HADS group was also higher.ConclusionThis study found that both TAR and AA significantly improved patients’ psychology, pain, and functional activities. …”
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Features of formation of Miscanthus giganteus planting material depending on cultivation technology elements by В. А. Доронін, В. В. Дрига, Ю. А. Кравченко, В. В. Доронін

“…Methods. Field, laboratory, visual, weight measu­ring, mathematical and statistical ones. …”
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Investigation of bivariate particle size-density classification and quality differentiation of coal gasification fine slag by Xu SHI, Lili LIU, Mo CHU, Suqian GU, Jianfei DONG, Yanyu LIU

“…This finding provides a basis for mineral identification in CGFS using visual features. Combining residual carbon content, micro-morphology, and pore structure of classified fractions, we traced the formation pathways of CGFS particles and categorized them into three typical groups: “Amorphous carbon”: Primarily found in fine-sized (0.074-0.25 mm) and low-density (<1.9 g/cm3) fractions, featuring interwoven carbon-ash fusion and a moderate specific surface area. …”
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Amine-functionalized cellulose-silica composites for the remediation of hexavalent chromium (Cr IV) in contaminated water by Mayenzeke Trueman Mazibuko, Stanley Chibuzor Onwubu, Phumlane Selby Mdluli, Vimla Paul, Mokhena Clement Teboho, Mokhothu Thabang

“…The Freundlich model was found to better fit the adsorption isotherm data, while the PSO model described the kinetics more accurately. …”
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Decreased serum and local GPX4 and SLC7A11 expression correlates with disease severity in non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head by Qing-He Ye, Peng Zhang, Yong-Heng Zhao, Wen-Xiu Zhu, Hong-Xun Zhu, Biao-Fang Wei

“…Furthermore, serum and local GPX4 and SLC7A11 levels were found to be negatively linked to the VAS score but positively related to the HHS score. …”
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Utilisation of Anthropogenic Food by Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Britain as Determined by Stable Isotope Analysis by Jonathan W. J. Fletcher, Simon Tollington, Ruth Cox, Bryony A. Tolhurst, Jason Newton, Rona A. R. McGill, Paul Cropper, Naomi Berry, Krishnaveni Illa, Dawn M. Scott

“…ABSTRACT Dietary analyses utilising visual methods to identify stomach and faecal contents have shown that urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Britain consume human‐derived (anthropogenic) food to varying degrees. …”
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The impact of pituitary adenomas on cognitive performance: a systematic review by Ting-Chia Young, Kai-Yen Lin, Wan-Cheng Li, Chi-Ning Huang, Wen-Hsuan Tsai

“…PurposeIncreasing evidence suggests that beyond classical endocrine and visual symptoms, patients with pituitary adenoma (PA) may experience neurocognitive impairment, potentially resulting in reduced productivity and diminished quality of life. …”
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Contrast-enhanced mammography-based interpretable machine learning model for the prediction of the molecular subtype breast cancers by Mengwei Ma, Weimin Xu, Jun Yang, Bowen Zheng, Chanjuan Wen, Sina Wang, Zeyuan Xu, Genggeng Qin, Weiguo Chen

“…Conclusions The radiological characteristics of breast tumors extracted from CEM were found to be associated with breast cancer subtypes in our study. …”
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Evaluating the Impact on Pain Perceptions, Pain Intensity, and Physical Activity of a Mobile App to Empower Employees With Musculoskeletal Pain: Mixed Methods Pilot Study by Stijn Keyaerts, Maxwell Szymanski, Lode Godderis, Vero Vanden Abeele, Liesbeth Daenen

“…No significant overall change was found in fear-avoidance beliefs (B=−0.35; P=.15), although individual trajectories varied (σ²=1.34; P=.04). …”
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Longitudinal changes following the introduction of socially assistive robots in nursing homes: a qualitative study with ICF framework and causal loop diagramming by Eri Otaka, Kenji Sato, Daiki Shimotori, Tsuneki Ninomiya, Naoki Sugimoto, Yoshihiro Nakabo, Yoshio Matsumoto, Taiki Yoshida, Izumi Kondo

“…The identified codes were charted for each side—care recipients and caregivers sides— using a causal loop diagram, a tool used to visualize nonlinear dynamics in complex systems. Results Three and seven kinds of codes in the domains of “body functions” and “activities and participation”, respectively, were identified on the care recipients’ side; whereas on the caregivers’ side, one and five kinds of codes in the domains of “body functions” and “activities and participation”, respectively, were found. …”
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The relationship of tooth shade and skin tone and its influence on smile attractiveness in native South Indians: A web-based cross sectional survey by Hrudi Sundar Sahoo, Aishwarya Balasubramanian

“…These images were incorporated into a Google Form along with a questionnaire and a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for attractiveness rating. …”
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The burden of cough in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases: a systematic evidence synthesis by Rhiannon Green, Michael Baldwin, Nick Pooley, Kate Misso, Maureen PMH Rutten-van Mölken, Nina Patel, Marlies S. Wijsenbeek

“…Although there were no studies specifically investigating the economic burden of cough, one study in patients with fibrotic ILD found cough severity was associated with workplace productivity loss. …”
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Effect of golimumab on endothelial vasomotor function and arterial stiffness in ankylosing spondylitis by L. A. Knyazeva, N. Damjanov, L. I. Knyazeva, N. S. Meshcherina, I. I. Goryainov, M. A. Stepchenko, Ya. I. Bobyntsev, O. S. Rudakov

“…A total of 42 patients with advanced-stage AS, who were older than 18 years and met the 1984 modified New York criteria with a disease duration of ≤5 years, were examined. The investigators visualized carotid arteries to determine local vascular wall stiffness, studied regional arterial stiffness to assess a pulse wave contour analysis, and a reactive hyperemia test before and after 104-week therapy.Results and discussion. …”
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