Comparative effectiveness of static stretching and deep kneading massage in the management of plantar fasciitis: a randomized controlled trial by Syed Muhammad Ghalman Jaffri, Sarah Ahmad, Gulnaz Yamin, Mishal Kamran, Wajeeha Afzal, Muhammad Naveed Babur

“…Objective: To compare the efficacy of static stretching and deep kneading massage in patients with plantar fasciitis in enhancing pain relief and functional outcomes. Methods: This open-label randomized controlled trial was conducted involving 69 patients diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, aged 20–60 years. …”
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Real-Time Mobile Robot Obstacles Detection and Avoidance Through EEG Signals by Karameldeen Omer, Francesco Ferracuti, Alessandro Freddi, Sabrina Iarlori, Francesco Vella, Andrea Monteriù

“…Methods: The research explores passive and active brain–computer interface (BCI) technologies to enhance a wheelchair-mobile robot’s navigation. …”
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CiteSpace-based analysis of research trends and hotspots in the field of microbiomes and microbes of dental caries by XU Wanning, LIAO Ga, PENG Xian, ZHOU Xuedong

“…We used bibliometric visualization evaluation methods such as CiteSpace to conduct visualized analysis of factors that include the number of publications, journals, countries, authors, institutions, co-cited references, and keywords. …”
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Prevalence of early neurodevelopmental disabilities in Mexico: a systematic review Prevalencia de neuro-discapacidades tempranas en México: una revisión sistemática by Adrián Poblano, Carmina Arteaga, Guillermina García-Sánchez

“…Thus, this was the objective of the present paper. METHOD: We performed a systematic review of papers published reporting on the prevalence of END in Mexico. …”
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Choroidal Response to Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injections in Treatment-Naïve Macular Neovascularization Secondary to Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy by David Rabinovitch, Shiri Shulman, Dafna Goldenberg, Liang Wang, Prashanth Iyer, Anat Loewenstein, Noah Igra, Olivia Levine, Gissel Herrera, Omer Trivizki

“…Methods: This retrospective observational study reviewed the medical records of treatment-naïve patients diagnosed with cCSC complicated by MNV and treated with IVB injections over a 5-year period. …”
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Effect of Preanesthetic Assessment Timing on Preoperative Anxiety in Ambulatory Surgery Patients by Bülent Serhan Yurtlu, Şule Özbilgin, Volkan Hancı, Nazire Ateş Ayhan

“…This study aimed to explore the impact of preoperative anesthesiaevaluation timing on anxiety levels in patients undergoing ambulatory surgery.Material and Method: A prospective, non-randomized, observational study was conducted between May 2016 andAugust 2016. …”
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Chronic knee pain while awaiting arthroplasty is associated with worsening joint-specific function, health-related quality of life and personal wellbeing, and increased use of opio... by Nick D. Clement, Ruth A. Duthie, Deborah J. MacDonald, Liam Z. Yapp, Chloe E. H. Scott

“…Aims: To assess whether chronic knee pain (CKP) influenced health-related quality of life (HRQoL), knee-specific health, wellbeing, and use of opioid analgesia, and identify variables associated with CKP in patients awaiting knee arthroplasty. Methods: This study included 217 patients (mean age 69.7 years (SD 8.7), 116 female (53%)) who completed questionnaires that included the EuroQol five-dimension questionnaire (EQ-5D) and EuroQol-visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS), Oxford Knee Score (OKS), and wellbeing assessments at six and 12 months after being listed for surgery. …”
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Implantation of intrastromal corneal segments for the correction of posttraumatic cicatricial corneal astigmatism by V. V. Neroev, E. V. Chentsova, D. S. Belyaev, A. V. Penkina

“…Purpose: to study the possibility of the correction of post-traumatic cicatricial corneal astigmatism (PССA) by implanting intrastromal corneal segments (ICS) with a femtosecond laser. Materials and methods. We operated 28 patients (28 eyes) aged 18 to 70 (averagely 37.5 ± 13.2 years) with astigmatism from 2.5 to 10.0 D. …”
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Therapy of Dry Eye Syndrome after Inflammatory Diseases of Cornea by I. A. Gndoyan, A. V. Petrayevsky

“…Purpose: evaluation of the efficacy of the drug Tealose® in the therapy of cornea inflammatory diseases consequences such as dry eye syndrome.Patients and methods: 34 patients (34 eyes) with dry eye syndrome after inflammatory diseases of the cornea, aged 28–56 years old were included in the study. …”
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Application of computed tomography and operating microscope in planning and performing of endodontic treatment. Analysis of clinical cases

“…Application of computed tomography and dental microscope Carl Zeiss OPMI pico in endodontics, in addition to generally used methods, allows to perform accurate diagnostics and choose the most suitable method of treatment. …”
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Diabetic Macular Edema in Maintenance Intravitreal Scheduling by Enzo Maria Vingolo, Mattia Calabro, Simona Mascolo, Filippo Miccichè, Lorenzo Casillo, Stefano Lupo, Feliciana Menna

“…<b>Methods:</b> A total of forty patients with type 2 diabetes and center-involving DME, all receiving anti-VEGF maintenance therapy, were prospectively enrolled in a case-control study. …”
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Catastrophism and anxiety are risk factors of chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective cohort study by Clara Croppi, Fanny Delaigue, Violaine Guinebertière, Flore Devriese, Pascal Bizot, Jules Descamps, Rémy Nizard, Pierre-Alban Bouché

“…Our study aims to identify psychosocial risk factors of chronic pain after TKA and to identify an optimal threshold for significant scores in the multivariate analysis, using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Methods: This was a single-centre prospective study conducted from September 2022 to September 2023, involving 204 patients. …”
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COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PAIN AND LIFE QUALITY IN THE PATIENTS AFTER OPEN AND VIDEO-ASSISTED LOBECTOMY FOR LUNG CANCER by R. I. Yurin, E. V. Levchenko, V. A. Gluscheko, A. E. Mikhnin, S. M. Ergnyan, L. V. Gorokhov, N. E. Levchenko, N. V. Khandogin

“…The positive correlation was found out between the type of surgery and post-operative pain in abdominal, thoracic and orthopedic surgeries. Materials and methods. Results of a questionnaire survey in 130 patients were analyzed; from 2015 to 2017 all those patients had lobectomies for lung cancer using video-assisted thoracoscopic or open accesses in the Thoracic Department of Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology. …”
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Indexação morfossemântica de imagens no contexto da saúde visando à recuperação de informações Morphosemantic indexing of health-related images to improve information retrieval... by Virginia Bentes Pinto

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The Zweymüller primary stem is a reliable, effective, and less invasive implant in revision hip arthroplasty for Paprosky type I and II defects by Antonino G. Battaglia, Rocco D'Apolito, Benjamin T. K. Ding, Stefano Tonolini, Joil Ramazzotti, Luigi Zagra

“…Clinical assessment was performed with Harris Hip Score (HHS) and visual analogue scale (VAS) before surgery and at final follow-up. …”
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Objectively measured activity behaviours using the ActivPAL accelerometer following robotic and manually performed total knee arthroplasty: a feasibility study from a randomized co... by Nick D. Clement, Bola Ajekigbe, Jayasree Ramaskandhan, Steven Galloway, Karen Smith, David J. Weir, David J. Deehan

“…Aims: To assess whether it was feasible to objectively measure activity behaviour between robotic arm-assisted (raTKA) and manually performed (mTKA) total knee arthroplasty using the ActivPAL accelerometer. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was undertaken and a subgroup of 40 patients underwent physical activity assessment. …”
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Digital Folklore in the Age of Pandemic (Based on the Collection of Social Cartoons of the Center for Social and Political History of the State Public Historical Library) / Цифрово... by PUSHKAREVA TATIANA V. / ПУШКАРЕВА Т.В.

“…The conclusion is that quarantines have become a special, artistic method of selfhelp for society in a situation of social extreme. …”
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Differentiation and histological analysis of primary human bronchial epithelial cells cultured on transwell membranes using air-liquid interface culture by Asha Ashraf, Erica D. Bruce

“…This protocol describes a reproducible and optimized workflow for the differentiation and histological analysis of primary normal human bronchial epithelial cells (NHBECs) cultured on Transwell membranes using air-liquid interface (ALI) culture. The method begins with expansion of early-passage NHBECs under submerged conditions, followed by seeding on collagen-coated Transwell inserts. …”
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BioCurve Analyzer: a web-based shiny app for analyzing biological response curves by Zenan Xing, James Eckhardt, Aditya S. Vaidya, Sean R. Cutler

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In Vivo Imaging of Cobalt-Induced Ocular Toxicity in a Mouse Model by Basel Obied, Galit Saar, Stephen Richard, Ygal Rotenstreich, Ifat Sher, Alon Zahavi, Nitza Goldenberg-Cohen

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