Investigating the link between a layer thickness and surface relief depth in an azo poly(ether imide) by Mateusz Nieborek, Dariusz Szmigiel, Paweł Komorowski, Agnieszka Siemion, Jolanta Konieczkowska, Ewa Schab-Balcerzak, Anna Kozanecka-Szmigiel

“…We performed prolonged holographic recordings on the layers of the same azobenzene poly(ether imide), which had substantially different optical transmittances at the recording wavelength and revealed that the depths of the inscribed relief structures increased with the polymer thickness from a nondetectable value up to almost 2 µm, unaffected by the presence of a polymer-glass substrate interface in either sample. …”
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Joint Education Provision: A Relief or Challenge to Quality Education Services in Uganda. “A Study in Buganda Region”. by Sempungu, Godfrey

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The Effectiveness of Vitamin C for Postoperative Pain Relief in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Randomized Double-blind Trial by Renu Bala, Ram Murti Saini, Shashi Kiran, Priyanka Bansal, Kirti Kshetrapal, Pulkita Kataria

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Use of a Non-Pharmacological Pain Relief Kit to Reduce Opioid Use Following Orthopedic Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Study by Denis J O'Hara, Timothy F Tyler, Malachy P McHugh, Susan Y Kwiecien, Tyler Bergeron

“… # Level of Evidence 2b # Methods Fifty-three subjects (18 women, 35 men) having orthopedic surgery were randomly assigned to either receive the Pain Relief Kit (treatment) or control group. …”
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Transdermal patches: Design and current approaches to painless drug delivery by Al Hanbali Othman A., Khan Haji Muhammad Shoaib, Sarfraz Muhammad, Arafat Mosab, Ijaz Shakeel, Hameed Abdul

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Gone With the Covid – Scarlet in Quarantine: An Interview with Sarah Combs by Sarah Combs, Emmeline Gros

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Output Ripple Difference and Following Lightweight Design of External Gear Pumps and Motors by Wang Hao, Song Anran, Li Yulong

“…In order to clarify the different output mechanism and following ripple difference between external gear pump and motor, based on the reverse design method from performance to gear parameter and special involute feature without undercut, from the contact ratio factor which can best reflect output ripple performance and trapped-oil performance, teeth number which can best reflect lightweight effect as constructed variables of involute profile, the function expressions of dimensionless normal length outside pitch circle and other involute profile parameters are derived, and then the ripple factor formulas of output flow for gear pump and output speed for gear motor are reconstructed. …”
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Oral Local Anesthesia Successfully Ameliorated Neuropathic Pain in an Upper Limb Suggesting Pain Alleviation through Neural Plasticity within the Central Nervous System: A Case Rep... by Jun Hozumi, Masahiko Sumitani, Arito Yozu, Toshiya Tomioka, Hiroshi Sekiyama, Satoru Miyauchi, Yoshitsugu Yamada

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Ultrasound guided thoracic dorsal root ganglia pulsed radiofrequency verified by fluroscopy for patients with lung cancer and metastatic thoracic cage pain: a randomized controlled... by Dina Kamel Abdel Maksoud, Sahar Ahmed El Karadway, Nagwa Ahmed Ibrahim, Dina Nabil Abbbas

“…The influence of pain on patient’s general activity and walking ability did not differ significantly between the studied groups. 60% of patients in group 1 were either very satisfied or satisfied with pain relief compared with none of patients in group 2 one week post intervention. …”
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Faster onset of action with topical levocabastine than with oral cetirizine by Michel A. Drouin, William H. Yang, Frederick Horak

“…Within 15 min of study drug administration, 36% of levocabastine-treated patients reported relief from nasal symptoms and 32% relief from ocular symptoms compared with 10% and 17% of patients on cetirizine, respectively. …”
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Differences in Pain Intensity of Tumors Spread to the Anterior versus Anterolateral/Lateral Portions of the Vertebral Body Based on CT Scans by Hui-Ching Hsu, Tzu-Yao Liao, Long-Sun Ro, Yu-Hsiang Juan, Chuang-Chi Liaw

“…Severe spinal pain intensity was defined as spinal pain for which patients required either strong opioids or spinal irradiation for relief. …”
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Headache as the Sole Symptom of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Its Clinical Implications by Yi-Lun Lee, Ching-Yin Ho

“…Results. Most patients had either T4 (n=12) or T3 (n=1) tumor. The average duration of headaches prior to NPC diagnosis was 7.9 months. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Ropivacaine Addition to Intrathecal Morphine for Pain Management in Intractable Cancer by Ying Huang, Xihan Li, Tong Zhu, Jian Lin, Gaojian Tao

“…Although intrathecal drug infusion has been commonly adopted for terminal cancer pain relief, its adverse effects have made many clinicians reluctant to employ it for intractable cancer pain. …”
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Percutaneous ballon compression, a better choice for primary trigeminal neuralgia compared to microvascular decompression? by Yuwei Shi, Wenhu Liu, Shaopeng Peng, Jianxiong Liu

“…ObjectiveDemonstrate the superiority of percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) in the treatment of primary trigeminal neuralgia (PTN) compared to trigeminal microvascular decompression (MVD).MethodsClinical data, including immediate, short-term, and long-term pain relief, complications, duration of the operation, and postoperative hospital stay, were retrospectively analyzed for 114 patients diagnosed with PTN who were treated with either PBC or MVD between January 2018 and December 2021.ResultsThere were no statistically significant differences observed in the pain relief rates between the two surgical methods at 24 h postoperatively (MVD: 91.07%, PBC: 96.55%), at 6 months postoperatively (MVD: 87.5%, PBC: 94.8%), at 1 year postoperatively (MVD: 83.90%, PBC: 94.80%), and at 2 years postoperatively (MVD: 78.60%, PBC: 72.40%). …”
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Telephone-Based Reeducation of Drug Administration for Helicobacterpylori Eradication: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study by Yan Zhao, Mudan Ren, Xin Wang, Guifang Lu, Xinlan Lu, Dan Zhang, Shuixiang He

“…The secondary outcomes included the symptom relief rates and the incidence rates of adverse events. …”
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Randomised control trial to compare the efficacy of traditional Thai massage and ultrasound therapy for treating plantar heel pain by Supamas Somphai, Wiraphong Sucharit, Punnee Peungsuwan, Neil Roberts, Uraiwan Chatchawan

“…Conclusions The significant efficacy of US with stretching for providing pain relief in the treatment of PHP is confirmed. For the first time, TTM has also been demonstrated to be effective in providing pain relief for patients with PHP and may have a potentially useful complementary role, in treating PHP. …”
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Analgesic efficacy of serratus anterior plane block v/s thoracic paravertebral nerve block in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgeries: A prospective randomized study by Jaya Lalwani, Sonali Sahu, Vritika Manghnani

“… Background: Multimodal analgesia plays a vital role for adequate pain relief in postoperative period including regional nerve blocks in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgeries. …”
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Dickens Today by Marianne Camus

“…It also looks at the alternatives, such as the dream of a return to a golden age, or the relief given by satirical laughter, both signs of helplessness against the power of money, even if Dickens’s novels always end with the righteous being rewarded.…”
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Gabapentin versus Transdermal Fentanyl Matrix for the Alleviation of Chronic Neuropathic Pain of Radicular Origin: A Randomized Blind Multicentered Parallel-Group Noninferiority Tr... by Chang Ju Hwang, Jae Hyup Lee, Jung-Hoon Kim, Sang Hyuk Min, Kun-Woo Park, Hyoung-Yeon Seo, Kwang-Sup Song

“…Similarly, analysis of pain relief revealed no significant differences between the groups on days 28 and 56. …”
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Self-administered active versus sham acupressure for diarrhea predominant irritable bowel syndrome: a nurse-led randomized clinical trial by Maha Gamal Ramadan Asal, Ahmed Abdelwahab Ibrahim El-Sayed, Samira Ahmed Alsenany, Zahraa Hassan Ramzy, Rasha Fathy Ahmed Dawood

“…Participants were randomized into either an active acupressure group or a sham acupressure group. …”
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