Development of a Serious Game to Simulate Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Experiences: Collaborative Quasi-Experimental Study by Yukihide Miyosawa, Koichi Hirabayashi, Kodai Yamada, Fumiya Kobayashi, Nanami Ogihara, Noa Takeda, Eri Okamura, Shogo Matsumura

“…ConclusionsWe developed a low-cost serious game that simulates NICU experiences through collaboration between a neonatologist and students. …”
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Instrumented gait analysis post‐anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in pediatric patients: A non‐invasive method for quantifying the static and dynamic leg axis by Leonie Kijewski, Eva Böker, Karoline Hofmann, Thomas Engel, Pierre Hepp, Maren Witt

“…The absence of significant alignment changes over time indicates a low risk of surgery‐induced growth plate injury. …”
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Reliability and Validity Study of the <italic>International Classification of Functioning</italic>，<italic>Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set</italic> in Rehabilitation of Kn... by LEI Lei, PENG Zhizhou, GAO Mingyue, LI Fei, MAO Ningning, WU Xi, XIAO Chengcheng, XUN Yajing, ZHAO Suchen, FAN Xiaojun

“…The ICF-RS was used to assess the patients' function; the criterion-related validity between the ICF-RS scale and the commonly used clinical scales for knee joints [visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain, hospital for special surgery (HSS) knee score, modified Barthel index (MBI) and 36-item short form health survey (SF-36)] was used to evaluate the effectiveness of ICF-RS scale in assessing the function and activity performance of patients with KOA. …”
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A randomized comparison of the proximal crescentic osteotomy and rotational scarf osteotomy in the treatment of hallux valgus by Namık Şahin, Gökhan Cansabuncu, Nazan Çevik, Oğuz Türker, Güven Özkaya, Yüksel Özkan

“…Outcomes were assessed by using of preoperative and postoperative American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) scores and visual analogue scale (VAS). Weight bearing X-rays were used for radiological evaluation. …”
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CLEC3B as a Prognostic and Immunological Biomarker in Pan-Cancer: Multi-Omics Profiling and Validation in Pancreatic Cancer and Exosomes by Nan K, Zhang L, Peng Y, Huang J, Yin S, Zou Y, He K, Zhang M

“…Additionally, we explored the potential role of CLEC3B in tumor malignant behavior by using siRNA-mediated knockdown.Results: Our study identifies CLEC3B’s low expression in majority of cancers compared with adjacent normal tissues. …”
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Utilization of screening services on cervical cancer and associated factors among female health workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. by Achamyelew Melaku, Shiferaw Negash Abebe, Sofanit Haile

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The low screening services utilization among the targeted age group of female health workers is alarming. …”
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Intra-arterial chemotherapy for locally advanced nasal cavity and sinonasal tract cancers by B. B. Vyzhigina, M. A. Kropotov, B. I. Dolgushin, D. A. Safarov, I. V. Pogrebnyakov, M. T. Isaeva, I. A. Trofimov

“…Induction intra-arterial chemotherapy in treatment of patients with locally advanced cancer of the nasal cavity and sinonasal tract demonstrates high efficiency and a high level of complete responses with a fairly low level of toxicity, and also allows preserve the eye function for the majority of patients.…”
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Liquid–liquid–solid three-phase flow in horizontal wells: flow pattern modeling and dimensionless analysis by Hamed Nejati, Saeed Shad, Sasan Yousefirad, Aras Sheikhi

“…The experimental results revealed that at low ROIP (e.g., 40 g/min), solid particle size is the most significant parameter affecting critical deposition velocity. …”
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Predictors of time to recovery from cataract surgery among cataract patients at Menelik II Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: a retrospective follow up study by Gininu Wendmeneh Tsegaw, Yilma Chisha Dea, Melkamu Merid Mengesha

“…Abstract Background Cataracts are the leading cause of reversible blindness globally, disproportionately affecting populations in low- and middle-income countries. In Ethiopia, cataracts remain a significant public health concern. …”
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End-stage Ankle Arthritis: Variations in the Current State of Practice of Asia-Pacific Foot and Ankle Surgeons by Chin Yik Tan, Joshua Balogun-Lynch, Gowreeson Thevendran

“…Multiple choice questions and visual analog scales were primarily used to gather demographic data and surgeons’ choice of managing end-stage ankle arthritis. …”
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A large language model digital patient system enhances ophthalmology history taking skills by Ming-Jie Luo, Shaowei Bi, Jianyu Pang, Lixue Liu, Ching-Kit Tsui, Yunxi Lai, Wenben Chen, Yahan Yang, Kezheng Xu, Lanqin Zhao, Ling Jin, Duoru Lin, Xiaohang Wu, Jingjing Chen, Rongxin Chen, Zhenzhen Liu, Yuxian Zou, Yangfan Yang, Yiqing Li, Haotian Lin

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METABOLIC SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY WITH THE NEW RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL ⁹⁹ᵐTc-1-thio-D-glucose IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF THE PRIMARY BREAST LYMPHOMA (CASE RE... by Ye. A. Dudnikova, V. I. Chernov, A. V. Muravleva, T. L. Kravchuk, R. V. Zelchan, A. A. Medvedeva, O. D. Bragina, Ye. L. Simolina, N. O. Popova, V. V. Vysockaja, N. M. Lukina, V. A. Shatalova, O. V. Shpileva, A. V. Goldberg, V. Ye. Goldberg

“…The method compares favorably with positron emission tomography with its wide availability and low cost of study.…”
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Development of a qPCR and a Lamp Assay for Verticillium longisporum Detection and a Triplex qPCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection of V. longisporum, Leptosphaeria biglobosa, and L.... by Heting Fu, Yalong Yang, Junye Jiang, Greg C. Daniels, Blake Hill, Shiming Xue, Kher Zahr, L. Stellar, Michael W. Harding, David Feindel, Carol Bvindi, W. G. Dilantha Fernando, Lipu Wang, Jie Feng

“…Both assays are specific to V. longisporum at the species level and ubiquitous at the strain level across all whole-genome sequenced strains. The low limit for positive detection of the two assays is 1 pg fungal DNA in a 20-µl reaction or 700 fungal cells in 100-mg plant tissue. …”
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Age-related changes in brain signal variability in autism spectrum disorder by Priyanka Sigar, Nicholas Kathrein, Elijah Gragas, Lauren Kupis, Lucina Q. Uddin, Jason S. Nomi

“…Results When controlling for linear age effects, we observed significant group differences between individuals with ASD and TD individuals in the default-mode network (DMN) and visual network, with decreased BSV in ASD. Similarly, controlling for quadratic age effects revealed significant group differences in the DMN and visual network. …”
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A Radar-Based Concept for Simultaneous High-Resolution Imaging and Pixel-Wise Velocity Analysis for Tracking Human Motion by Johanna Braunig, Simon Heinrich, Birte Coppers, Christoph Kammel, Vanessa Wirth, Marc Stamminger, Sigrid Leyendecker, Anna-Maria Liphardt, Ingrid Ullmann, Martin Vossiek

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QTL Identification of Hull Color for Foxtail Millet [<i>Setaria italica</i> (L.) P. Beauv.] Through Four Phenotype Identification Strategies in a RIL Population by Zhixiu Ma, Shaohua Chai, Yongjiang Wu, Yujie Li, Huibing Han, Hui Song, Jinfeng Gao, Baili Feng, Pu Yang

“…Generally, method I is fast, efficient and cost-effective, which is suitable for the rapid detection of hull color. Method II is also low-cost; however, it can detect more QTL for hull color, making it suitable for identifying major QTL loci in large populations. …”
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ANALYSIS OF BIOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ORAL FLUID IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS by O.A. Udod, A.S. Kulish

“…According to the results of the visual assessment of the oral fluid viscosity, it was found that in 25 people it was normal, in other words clear and watery, 7 persons had increased viscosity, 39 had a high degree of viscosity, oral fluid, and in 24 people it was low. …”
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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AS TYPICAL PRESENTATION OF NONCOMPACTION CARDIOMYOPATHY by O. V. Blagova, A. V. Nedostup, E. V. Pavlenko, V. P. Sedov, E. A. Kogan, N. V. Gagarina, E. A. Mershina, V. A. Sulimov

“…In 4 cases the NCM is confirmed with three visualizing criteria (EchoCG, MSCT, MRI of the heart), in 4 other — with the two. …”
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Non-invasive, non-enzymatic, non-serodiagnostic, and home-detecting paper-based “abnormal UA alarm” for early diagnosis of UA associated diseases by Qian Zhang, Hui’e Jiang, Zhijian Li, Lijuan Chen, Fengqian Yang, Jiamin Zhang, Bo Zhang, Xinhua Liu

“…Thus NIFP-SM equipped with NIFS resoundingly achieved efficient, rapid, and on-site visual detection of UA in saliva, urine-simulants, and foods. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of paramedics working in general practice: a mixed-methods realist evaluation by Matthew Booker, Sarah Voss, Nicky Harris, William Hollingworth, Nouf Jeynes, Hazel Taylor, Kirsty Garfield, Helen Baxter, Jonathan Benger, Andy Gibson, Trudy Goodenough, Justin Jagosh, Kim Kirby, Cathy Liddiard, Alyesha Proctor, Sarah Purdy, Behnaz Schofield, Hannah Stott, Grace Scrimgeour, Nicola Walsh

“…Differences between different models of PGP care (low/medium/high integration, and low-/medium-/high-complexity patients) were also marginal and unlikely to be clinically significant. …”
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