Surgery for Trapeziometacarpal Joint Arthritis: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Studies by Dimitris Challoumas, MBBCh, FRCS, Ali Hamad, MBChB, Varun Rana, MBChB, Amit Putti, MBBS, FRCS, Neal L. Millar, FRCS, PhD

“…In pairwise meta-analyses, when simple trapeziectomy was compared with trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition (LRTI), all pain, functional disability, and key pinch strength were similar (pain visual analogue scale, MD 0.22 points [−0.66 to 0.21]; functional disability, SMD 0.17 [−0.06 to 0.41]; key pinch strength, MD 0.07 kg [−0.22 to 036], P = .64). …”
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Efficacy and safety of leflunomide in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in real-life clinical practice (results of the Russian multicenter surveillance study) by R.M. Balabanova, T.B. Dubinina, D.V. Goryachev, E.L. Shakhramanova, O.N. Anoshenkova, N.R. Degula

“…VAS pain intensity decreased from 62.7 to 29.6 mm; ESR decreased from 38.8 to 22.18 mm/h; SRP, from 24.9 to 13.0. Low and moderate RA activity according to DAS28 and CDAI indices after treatment was observed in 63 and 46 patients, respectively. …”
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Solitons unveilings and modulation instability analysis for sixth-order coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations in fiber bragg gratings by Noha M. Kamel, Hamdy M. Ahmed, Wafaa B. Rabie

“…This method was chosen for its advantages, including low computational cost, high consistency, and simplicity in calculations. …”
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SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE HEALTH STATUS OF DENTISTS OF THE DENTAL PROFILE by S.V. Melnyk, L.F. Horzov, V.S. Melnyk

“…All doctors who took part in the survey said they were satisfied with the choice of profession, despite the fact that 70% rate the level of psycho-emotional stress as high, 30% medium, 10 low. 40% of the surveyed doctors indicated that they experience maximum psycho-emotional stress during dental reception in the presence of a large flow of patients, 20% indicated that they experience increased stress during a conversation with a patient, 20% during manipulations in the mouth. …”
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Building a Hand-Curated ceRNET for Endometrial Cancer, Striving for Clinical as Well as Medicolegal Soundness: A Systematic Review by Roberto Piergentili, Stefano Sechi, Lina De Paola, Simona Zaami, Enrico Marinelli

“…Moreover, these networks can be used to inform and guide research toward specific, though still unidentified, axes in EC, to complete parts of the network that are only partially described, or even to integrate low complexity subnetworks into larger more complex ones. …”
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Acceptability, User Satisfaction, and Feasibility of an App-Based Support Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Psychiatric Outpatient Setting: Prospective Longitudinal Observa... by Konstanze Golsong, Luisa Kaufmann, Sabrina Baldofski, Elisabeth Kohls, Christine Rummel-Kluge

“…It is known that apps can help manage mental health in a low-threshold way and can be used in therapeutic settings to complement existing therapies. …”
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Likelihood of Leveraging Augmented Reality Technology to Promote HIV Prevention and Treatment Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cameroon: Cross-Sectional Survey by Zhao Ni, Intan Maharani Sulistyawati Batubara, Jackson Jr Nforbewing Ndenkeh, Georges Bediang, Habakkuk Yumo, Xuehong Zhang, Sunyong Oh, Yuchen Zhao, LaRon E Nelson

“…Participants’ median age was 22 (IQR 21‐24) years, with the majority (362/637, 56.8%) aged between 21 and 25 years. Despite the low usage rate of AR among participants, there was a high likelihood of using AR to promote HIV prevention and treatment. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors of oxygen therapy among health professionals in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Zewdu Bishaw Aynalem, Mekides Nigusu Abera, Birhaneslasie Gebeyehu Yazew, Melsew Dagne Abate, Ayalew Kassie, Fentahun Meseret, Ahmed Nuru Muhamed, Gebremeskel Kibret Abebe, Meseret Mekuriaw Beyene, Tilahun Degu Tsega

“…Publication bias was checked by visual inspection of a funnel plot and Egger's regression test. …”
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Posterior corneal elevation after small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in eyes of different myopia severity by Li Jiang, Changting Tang, Bao Shu, Ying Liu, Qingyan Zeng, Xiaohua Lei, Zhengwei Shen, Yijun Hu

“…The eyes were divided into four groups according to the spherical equivalent (SE): low myopia (LM, −3.00 D≤SE<−0.50 D, 35 eyes), moderate myopia (MM, −6.00 D≤SE<−3.00 D, 54 eyes) and high myopia (HM, −10.00 D≤SE<−6.00 D, 52 eyes). …”
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Natural Language Processing Chatbot–Based Interventions for Improvement of Diet, Physical Activity, and Tobacco Smoking Behaviors: Systematic Review by Jing Chen, Run-Ze Hu, Yu-Xuan Zhuang, Jia-Qi Zhang, Rui Shan, Yang Yang, Zheng Liu

“…We used the new evidence-mapping method (bubble plot) to visualize the results. We also described the results related to the changes in diet, physical activity, or tobacco smoking behaviors (eg, change of BMI and stage of change). …”
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Influence of Premedication and Dental Anxiety on Anesthetic Efficacy in Patients Undergoing Root Canal for Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis in Upper and Lower Molars: A Comparativ... by Luis Manteca-Fernández, Cristina Meniz-García, Fernando Fernández-Cáliz, Cristina Barona-Dorado, Juan Santos-Marino, Natalia Martínez-Rodríguez

“…The patients in both groups reported low-intensity postoperative pain, although the pain level was slightly lower in the bupivacaine group. …”
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High-load strength training compared with standard care treatment in young adults with joint hypermobility and knee pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (the HIPE... by Birgit Juul-Kristensen, Jonas Bloch Thorlund, Peter Henriksen, Behnam Liaghat, Jens Bojsen-Møller, Afsaneh Mohammadnejad, Bibi Dige Heiberg

“…Introduction Patients with generalised joint hypermobility, including knee hypermobility (GJHk), often experience knee pain and are typically managed with low-intensity strength training and/or proprioceptive training as part of standard care. …”
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Gamma camera imaging characteristics of 203/212Pb as a theragnostic pair for targeted alpha therapy: a feasibility study by David Kästner, Holger Hartmann, Robert Freudenberg, Marc Pretze, Claudia Brogsitter, Michael K. Schultz, Jörg Kotzerke, Enrico Michler

“…Images obtained with the HE collimators in the 79 keV energy window showed the best visual image quality for 212Pb. Due to high-energy photon emissions from 212Pb daughter nuclides (e.g., 2.6 MeV from 208Tl), dead time related count losses occurred even at low activities (20% count loss at 20 MBq for MELP collimators). …”
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The influence of socioeconomic position on patient-reported outcome measures following hip fractures – a register-based observational study on 35,206 patients from the Norwegian hi... by Cato Kjaervik, Jan-Erik Gjertsen, Eva Stensland, Jan Abel Olsen, Christer Kjaervik, Odd Soereide

“…Mean differences in Pain-VAS between medium and low education compared to high were 4.30 (2.91 to 5.69) and 5.58 (4.08 to 7.08), respectively. …”
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A multimodal nomogram for benign-malignant discrimination of lung-RADS ≥4A nodules: integration of oxygen enhanced zero echo time MRI, CT radiomics, and clinical factors by Tiancai Yan, Ling Liu, Yuxin Li, Chunhui Qin, Haonan Guan, Tong Zhang

“…Background and objectiveLung-RADS ≥4A nodules require urgent intervention. Low-dose CT (LDCT), the primary screening tool, involves cumulative radiation exposure—critical for patients with serial scans. …”
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Analysis of Progress in Data Mining of Scientific Literature Using Large Language Models by CAI Yiran, HU Zhengyin, LIU Chunjiang

“…However, significant challenges remain, including insufficient depth of domain knowledge embedding, the low efficiency of multimodal data collaboration, and a lack of model interpretability. …”
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Enhanced Electrokinetic Remediation of Uranium-contaminated Soil Using Composite Electrolytes by ZHOU Shukui1, LI Yihao1, LIU Yingjiu1, DUAN Yi1, , ZHOU Pengfei2, WANG Jidi1

“…However, traditional electrokinetic methods face several challenges, such as secondary pollution, low remediation efficiency, and high energy consumption. …”

Attitudes toward the adoption of eHealth amongst healthcare professionals in trauma surgery – the new digital normal? by Jelle Friso Spierings, Gijs Johan Antoon Willinge, Bas Anne Twigt, Sjoerd Repping, Marike Cornelia Kokke, Ruben van Veen, Detlef van der Velde

“…Even though healthcare professionals believe eHealth could reduce costs and improve patient satisfaction, daily clinical use remains low possibly due to a lack of long-term and short-term financial support and complex laws and regulations.…”
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Hemoglobin glycation index and mortality risk in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease patients: a novel U-shaped association by Mengjie Zhao, Ning Sun, Yurong Cheng, Wantong Zhang, Jinjin Ji, Qiuyan Li, Fang Lu, Weiliang Weng

“…The study utilized restricted cubic splines (RCS) to visually depict the relationship between HGI and mortality risk. …”
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A personalized 3D printed cranial shield using mirror-image modeling: design and clinical assessment by Zhongjie Shi, Zhengbo Yuan, Jie Chen, Hongwei Zhu, Hualing Huang, Zhanxiang Wang, Zirui Su

“…This study aimed to develop a personalized, low-cost, three-dimensional (3D) printed external head protection device using mirror-image modeling, and to evaluate its performance in providing physical protection and improving patient-reported outcomes during the post-discharge period. …”
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