Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Postoperative Rehabilitation Following Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sebastián Eustaquio Martín Pérez, Carmen Pérez Canosa, Iván Pérez Aguiar, Alexandra Marina Medina Rodríguez, Isidro Miguel Martín Pérez

“…<b>Results</b>: Eleven studies (n = 387) met the inclusion criteria, involving patients who had undergone ACL or PCL reconstruction. Virtual reality exposure therapy showed significant benefits in reducing pain intensity [SMD = −2.33, 95% CI: −4.24 to −0.42, Z = 2.40, <i>p</i> = 0.02], improving proprioception, and enhancing the knee flexion range of motion. …”
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Gallic Acid Nanocrystal Hydrogel: A Novel Strategy for Promoting Wound Healing and Inhibiting Scar Formation by Yan M, Huang S, Li X, Wang Y, Zhong S, Ban J, Zhang S

“…Finally, the ability of GC-NCs-Gel to promote wound healing and inhibit scar formation was evaluated in a rat whole skin defect model.Results: The average particle size of GC-NCs was 348.20 ± 1.42 nm, and GC-NCs-Gel had a honeycomb porous structure with excellent swelling properties (963%), water vapor transmission rate (2400 g/m2/h), tensile stress (28,000 Pa), and adhesive strength (9.6 kPa). …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of Heat Shock Transcription Factor Family and Key Members Response Analysis to Heat Stress in Loquat by Chaojun Deng, Yongping Chen, Weilin Wei, Xiuping Chen, Jimou Jiang

“…A promoter analysis retrieved thirty-three CAREs that were functionally relevant and connected to the expression of <i>HSF</i>s. …”
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Differential Pattern of Circulating MicroRNA Expression in Patients with Intracranial Atherosclerosis by Marine M. Tanashyan, Anton A. Raskurazhev, Alla A. Shabalina, Andrey S. Mazur, Vladislav A. Annushkin, Polina I. Kuznetsova, Sergey N. Illarioshkin, Mikhail A. Piradov

“…We hypothesized that, due to anatomical and/or functional differences, extracranial atherosclerosis is distinct from ICAS, which may explain the clinical variability as well. …”
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Quantitative and structural features of the SMN1 and SMN2 genes in patients with spinal muscular atrophy 5q by A. I. Vlasenko, V. D. Nazarov, S. V. Lapin, A. V. Mazing, E. A. Surkova, T. V. Blinova, T. M. Alekseeva

“…The clinical picture of the disease is heterogeneous and varies depending on the age of onset and the ability to perform motor functions. Several genetic and molecular modifiers have been identified that are thought to influence the severity of SMA. …”
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PATHOMORPHOLOGICAL DYNAMIC DUST CHANGES OF LUNG VESSELS IN KUZBASS MINERS WITH DIFFERENT WORK EXPERIENCE by Олег Иванович Бондарев, Арнольд Михайлович Сурков, Павел Алексеевич Азаров, Сергей Николаевич Филимонов

“…The morphological transition of the functional stage of hypertension in the hemodynamic system of the body to the organic one begins with the development of hypertrophy and proliferation of smooth muscle cells (MMC) of the vascular wall. …”
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Epileptic manifestations, cognitive impairment and autism spectrum disorders in patients with agenesis of the corpus callosum: the results of neuropsychological testing by O. A. Milovanova, O. A. Коmissarovа, T. Yu. Tarakanova, S. V. Bugry, G. G. Avakyan

“…In patients from Group I, the minimum value of the highest mental functions (HMF) score ranged from 25 to 51 (on average, Me =26.5) indicating severe cognitive disorders. …”
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Prognostic significance and immune infiltration analysis of HMGA2 in endometrial cancer by Peng Jiang, Jiaxin Yu, Yunfeng Zheng, Chenfan Tian, Yuan Tu, Chunxia Gong, Hangkun Yu, Yi Luo, Zhuoying Hu

“…The combination of HMGA2 inhibitors and targeted macrophage immunotherapy (CD47 monoclonal antibody) had the better tumor suppression effect. Clinical sample analysis found that high expression of HMGA2 was significantly negatively correlated with CD86 and positively correlated with CD206 expression. …”
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Clinical and instrumental characteristics of osteoarthritis in hyperuricemia by E. A. Taskina, A. M. Lila, L. I. Alekseeva, N. G. Kashevarova, K. M. Mikhailov, A. R. Halmetova, E. A. Strebkova, E. P. Sharapova, N. M. Savushkina, D. M. Kudinskiy, T. A. Raskina, I. B. Vinogradova

“…Statistically significant differences were also found in the assessment of the severity of OA course: there were higher pain indices according to VAS, WOMAC total score and its components (pain and functional impairment, FI), GHA in the HU group. On MRI, osteitis was more common in the medial aspect of the tibia (odds ratio 5.75; 95% confidence interval 1.29–25.6; p=0.03). …”
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Use of a Wearable Self-Tracking Instrument by Refugees With Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Qualitative Study of Psychotherapeutic Mediation and Engagement by Lisa Groenberg Riisager, Stine Bjerrum Moeller, Jakob Eg Larsen, Thomas Blomseth Christiansen, Jesper Aagaard, Lotte Huniche

“…ResultsParticipants (6 women and 3 men, median age 47 years, IQR 31–57 years) had lived in Denmark for an average of 21.4 years. …”
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Green Synthesis, Characterization and Pharmaceutical Applications of Biocompatible Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using <i>Heliotropium rariflorum</i> Stocks by Noor Ul Uza, Ghulam Dastagir, Syed Tanveer Shah, Elitsa Pavlova, Aftab Jamal, Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Jakub Černý

“…In contrast, the samples had a non-significant effect on sedative activity. …”
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Eating difficulties among Nigerian community-dwelling stroke survivors: prevalence, correlates, and association with quality of life by Adekola B. Ademoyegun, Adebukola G. Ibitoye, Wasiu A. Rasaq, Oluwafunmilayo A. Adeniyi, David O. Fabuluje, Israel A. Ojo, Taofeek O. Awotidebe, Chidozie E. Mbada

“…Results The majority (60.9%) of stroke survivors had at least one form of ED. Among the three types of EDs assessed, difficulty with energy/appetite (45.1%) was the most prevalent, followed by difficulty with ingestion (43.8%) and deglutition (40.8%). …”
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Evaluation of lymphangiogenesis in acellular dermal matrix by Mario Cherubino, Igor Pellegatta, Federico Tamborini, Michele Cerati, Fausto Sessa, Luigi Valdatta

“…A major grade of organization of the extracellular matrix and a minor grade of fibrosclerosis in ADM allowed a well-structured morphologic and functional development of the endothelial and lymphatic vascular structures. …”
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EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: CircZNF124 regulates cell proliferation, leucine uptake, migration and invasion by miR‐199b‐5p/SLC7A5 pathway in endometrial cancer by Liuping Shu, Yan Peng, Liyan Zhong, Xi Feng, Lifu Qiao, Yi Yi

“…Conclusion CircZNF124 depletion inhibited EC cell malignancy by miR‐199b‐5p/SLC7A5 pathway, which demonstrated that circZNF124 had the potential as a therapeutic target for EC.…”
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Bioinformatics identification and validation of pyroptosis-related gene for ischemic stroke by Xinying Shang, Rui Wei, Di Yang, Bawei Yu, Wei Zhang

“…Icam1, Tnf, Cebpb, Il1rn, and Casp8 had high expression profiles in Cluster2 by hierarchical clustering. …”
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Multicenter Study Examining Temporal Trends in Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage Over Six Years Using Joinpoint Regression by Timbre Backen, Kristin Salottolo, David Acuna, Carlos H. Palacio, Gina Berg, Andrea Tsoris, Robert Madayag, Kaysie Banton, David Bar-Or

“…There were 67,514 trauma admissions over 6 years and 11,935 (17.7%) patients had a tICH. The proportion of tICH injuries significantly increased 2.6% biannually from July 2016 to July 2019 (BPC = 2.6, p = 0.04), then leveled off through June 2022 (BPC = −0.9, p = 0.19). …”
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Orthopedic frailty risk stratification (OFRS): a systematic review of the frailty indices predicting adverse outcomes in orthopedics by Nithin K. Gupta, Forrest Dunivin, Hikmat R. Chmait, Chase Smitterberg, Azhaan Buttar, Moiz Fazal-ur-Rehman, Taylor Manes, Morgan Turnow, Tyler K. Williamson, Benjamin C. Taylor, Jack W. Weick, Christian Bowers

“…Less common categories included oncology, sports, and foot/ankle. Functional status and independence were the most common frailty domain (25, 96.2%) and component across scales (20, 76.9%), respectively. …”
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Рrediction risk factors of gastroesophageal reflux disease in children and adolescents with chronic gastroduodenal pathology by L. M. Boiarskа, К. А. Ivanova

“…For 34.8% of children with GERD with esophagitis had sympathicotonia (p <0.05) to 43.5% - vagotonia and to 21.7% - eytoniya (p <0,05). …”
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Efficacy of Different Doses of Intra‐Articular Tranexamic Acid for Reducing Blood Loss and Lower Limb Swelling After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled... by Shuwei Ye, Yue Luo, Qianhao Li, Lijun Cai, Pengde Kang

“…However, while patients in the TXA group had improved pain scores, Hospital for Special Surgery scores, and joint range of motion at postoperative rest, these differences were not statistically significant. …”
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Reliability of the International Spinal Cord Injury Physical Therapy–Occupational Therapy Basic Data Set by Edelle C. Field-Fote, Kim D. Anderson, Maclain Capron, Ruediger Rupp, Linda Jones, Mary Schmidt-Read, Vanessa K. Noonan, Anne Bryden, Sara Mulroy, Walter Weiss, Mario Widmer, Henrik Hagen Poder, Vivien Jørgensen, Eimear Smith, Mariel Purcell, Fin Biering-Sørensen

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