Comparison of the smiley face rod method versus intervertebral fusion for the treatment of L5 spondylolysis in adults by Qi-Yuan Dong, Xue-Fei Yang, Xue-Fei Yang, Xue-Fei Yang, Hai-Long Wu, Yan Shi, Li-Min Yu, Yong-Can Huang, Yong-Can Huang, Yong-Can Huang, Bin-Sheng Yu, Bin-Sheng Yu, Bin-Sheng Yu

“…Length of stay in the SFR group was less than that of the IF group (9.5 ± 2.5 vs. 12.6 ± 3.2 d, P < 0.05). No difference was found in the VAS and ODI scores between the two groups at 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year after surgery. …”
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CT-SEGMENTED BONE SUV IN MULTIPLE MYELOMA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ¹⁸F-FDG AND ⁶⁸GA-PSMA PET/CT by Alexandre Mercuri Barbosa, Maria Emília Seren Takahashi, Stephan Pinheiro Macedo Souza, Edna Marina Souza, Sérgio Querino Brunetto, Cármino Antonio de Souza, Irene Gyongyver Heidemarie Lorand-Metze, Celso Darío Ramos

“…A moderate correlation was found for bone SUVmean between ¹⁸F-FDG and ⁶⁸Ga-PSMA (r = 0.55, p = 0.03), while no significant correlation was observed for bone SUVmax (r = 0.17, p = 0.55). …”
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Variation in Mesopic Retinal Sensitivity Relative to Distance from Geographic Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Souvick Mukherjee, PhD, Emily Vance, MPH, Leon von der Emde, MD, Thilaka Arunachalam, BS, Tharindu De Silva, PhD, Alisa T. Thavikulwat, MD, Christine Orndahl, PhD, Caroline Nyaiburi, MS, Maria Abraham, ScM, Keri Hammel, MS, SriniVas R. Sadda, MD, Emily Y. Chew, MD, Maximilian Pfau, MD, PhD, Wai T. Wong, MD, PhD, Brett G. Jeffrey, PhD, Tiarnán D.L. Keenan, BM BCh, PhD

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Automated Quantification of Retinopathy of Prematurity Stage via Ultrawidefield OCT by Spencer S. Burt, BA, Aaron S. Coyner, PhD, Elizabeth V. Roti, BS, Yakub Bayhaqi, PhD, John Jackson, MD, Mani K. Woodward, MS, Shuibin Ni, PhD, Susan R. Ostmo, MS, Guangru Liang, BS, Yali Jia, PhD, David Huang, MD, Michael F. Chiang, MD, Benjamin K. Young, MD, Yifan Jian, PhD, John Peter Campbell, MD

“…Purpose: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) stage is defined by the visual appearance of the vascular-avascular border, which reflects a spectrum of pathologic neurovascular tissue (NVT). …”
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Investigating the molecular mechanisms and clinical potential of APO+ endothelial cells associated with PANoptosis in the tumor microenvironment of hepatocellular carcinoma using s... by Zhaorui Cheng, Xiangyu Yang, Yi Ren, Huimin Wang, Qi Zhang, Sailing Lin, Wenhao Wu, Xiaolu Yang, Jiahan Zheng, Xinzhu Liu, Xin Tao, Xiaoyong Chen, Yuxin Qian, Xiushen Li

“…By calculating the PANoptosis scores of different cell types, we found that ECs, macrophages, hepatocytes, and fibroblasts exhibited higher PANoptosis scores. …”
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An Efficient Analytical Method for Determining the Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Estuarine Water by Xiangyi HOU, Xiaoyang WANG, Yuanyuan ZHANG, Ruohan LIANG, Feng LU, Qianqian YANG, Xiaodan PU, Yan ZHANG, Keming QU, Xuzhi ZHANG

“…No major error (ME) was found, indicating that the EMGA method for measuring the effects of Ag NPs on V. parahaemolyticus in estuarine water samples is reliable. …”
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Changes in pain perception in women undergoing Breast Screening Mammograms: a Study based on Breast structure. by Deborah Esposito, Carmen Ludeno, Simona Marinelli, Anna Bertoldi, Valeria Selvestrel, Marianna Giannattasio, Lauretta Rizzari, Vincenzo Marra, Luisella Milanesio, Alfonso Frigerio, Andrea Luparia, Adriana Aiello, Livia Giordano, Emanuela Bovo, Elisa Camussi, Franca Artuso

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS Pain, in order to be detected, has been measured through the Visual Analogical Scale. Breast examinations have been performed using a digital Mammo-Machine, while density was evaluated using Quantra software. …”
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Predicting Imminent Conversion to Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Multimodal Data and Ensemble Machine Learning by T.Y.Alvin Liu, MD, Yuxuan Liu, MS, Madeleine S. Gastonguay, BS, Dan Midgett, PhD, Nathanael Kuo, PhD, Yujie Zhao, Kareef Ullah, Gwyneth Alexander, Todd Hartman, Neslihan D. Koseoglu, MD, Craig Jones, PhD

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Posterior iliac crest vs. proximal tibia: distinct sources of anti-inflammatory and regenerative cells with comparable 6-month clinical outcomes in treatment of osteoarthritis by E. Mormone, L. Savastano, G. Rossi, F. Maruccia, G. Di Maggio, N. P. Sinisi, M. Sandri, M. Copetti, E. De Santis, V. Guerra, G. Biancofiore, C. Cisternino, E. Caradonna, P. Graziano, F. L. Gorgoglione

“…Moreover, the effect of BMA treatment on ΔVAS depends on MSCs % only in the Tibia Arm (r = -0.59, p = 0.021), where we also found a correlation between ΔWOMAC and monocytes (r = 0.75, p = 0.016). …”
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Unveiling biomarkers via plasma metabolome profiling for diabetic macrovascular and microvascular complications by Zhixi Li, Yuhan Ren, Feng Jiang, Kai Zhang, Xuan Meng, Yingfeng Zheng, Mingguang He

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FEATURES OF LOCAL IMMUNITY IN PATIENTS WITH OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER by O. I. Keith, M. N. Tilliashaihov, P. V. Svetitsky, E. Yu. Zlatnik, G. I. Zakora, A. A. Ganiev, G. P. Nistratov

“…No difference in the level of secretory immoglobulin A between the tumor and peritumoral tissue was observed among patients with or without metastases, whereas patients with relapses were found to have higher levels of secretory immoglobulin A in the tumor tissue compared to the peritumoral tissue. …”
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Relationship between vitamin D and osteoarthritis by Natalia G. Kashevarova, Liudmila I. Alekseeva, Elena A. Taskina, Ekaterina A. Strebkova, Evgenia P. Sharapova, Natalya M. Savushkina, Kirill M. Mikhaylov, Svetlana I. Glukhova, Olga G. Alekseeva, Danil M. Kudinsky, Nikolay V. Demin, Elena Yu. Samarkina, Aleksander M. Lila

“…Normal vitamin D values (≥30 ng/mL) were found in 62 (36.3%) patients, low levels (30 ng/mL) in 109 (63.7%) patients, insufficiency (30 ng/mL and 20 ng/mL) in 66 (38.6%) patients, and deficiency (20 ng/mL) in 43 (25.1%). …”
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Ecological Optimization Strategies for Chang’an Sandy Polder in Hangzhou Based on the Evolution of Landscape Patterns and Ecosystem Services by Weicheng LI, Shixian SHEN

“…By simulating the changes in landscape pattern and ecosystem services after applying these strategies, it is found that both landscape pattern and ecosystem services are improved.ConclusionThis research demonstrates the complex interplay between landscape patterns and ecosystem services in Chang’an sandy polder. …”
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Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge of Multiple Sclerosis in Morocco by Rachid Lotfi, Hind Bel Amgharia, Mourad Chikhaoui, Abdeslam El Kardoudi, Fatiha Chigr

“…Commonly reported symptoms included sphincter abnormalities (56.4%), visual disorders (44%), spasticity (27.6%), sexual problems (26%), and cognitive issues (23.9%). …”
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Intra and Inter-Rater Variability in the Interpretation of White Blood Cell Scintigraphy of Hip and Knee Prostheses by Giuseppe Campagna, Chiara Lauri, Ringo Manta, Roberta Ottaviani, Walter Davide Vella, Alberto Signore

“…<b>Results:</b> An excellent agreement was found among all three readers: 0.90 for the first reading and 0.94 for the second reading. …”
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Pulsed Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (LIFU) Activation of Ovarian Follicles by Yan Xiao, Lixia Yang, Yicong Wang, Yu Wang, Yuning Chen, Wenhan Lu, Zhenle Pei, Ruonan Zhang, Yao Ye, Xiaowei Ji, Suying Liu, Xi Dong, Yonghua Xu, Yi Feng

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Photon counting detector CT-derived virtual non-contrast images of the liver: comparison of conventional and liver-specific algorithms across arterial and portal venous phase scans by Anna-Katharina Gerstner, Franka Risch, Luca Canalini, Gerlig Widmann, Elke R. Gizewski, Stefanie Bette, Simon Hellbrueck, Thomas Kroencke, Josua A. Decker

“…Significant differences were found for VNCconv art, VNCconv pv and VNCLiver art images regarding spleen attenuation. …”
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Toripalimab plus axitinib in patients with metastatic mucosal melanoma: 3-year survival update and biomarker analysis by Xuan Wang, Jie Dai, Li Zhou, Hui Feng, Jun Guo, Xue Bai, Lu Si, Bixia Tang, Chuanliang Cui, Xinan Sheng, Siming Li, Zhihong Chi, Lili Mao, Bin Lian, Xieqiao Yan, Yan Kong, Xiaowen Wu, Xiongwen Tang, Keith T Flaherty

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NAALAD2 mutations disrupt the fate of photoreceptor cells and retinal pigment epithelial cells during early retinal development by Yuanjie Qian, Jian Gao, Zheming Zhang, Yixuan Chen, Jindi Su, Xing Niu, Kaifeng Zheng, Yantao Bao, Yueyuan Qin, Junge Zheng, Yuankai Yang, Qunyan Wu, Ke Mo, Yantao Wei, Shan Duan

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Latent profile analysis of fear of progression in Chinese hematologic malignancy survivors by Yating Liu, Qianqian Zhang, Jinying Zhao, Tiantian Zhang, Fei Tian, Zhixin Wang, Zhuli Shao, Xiaobin Li, Wenjun Xie, Fan Yang, Qiuyan Li, Junjie Li

“…Three latent profiles of FoP were found: the low-risk fear group (20.88%), the moderate-risk fear group (54.73%), and the high-risk fear group (24.49%). …”
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