A feasibility randomised trial evaluating the levitation tri-compartment offloader knee brace for multicompartment knee osteoarthritis by Emily L. Bishop, Justin Bonhomme, Molly Joffe, Chris Cowper-Smith, Janet L. Ronsky, Marcia L. Clark

“…Methods A prospective, 3-group, parallel, single-centre feasibility RCT of individuals with moderate to severe patellofemoral or multicompartment knee OA was undertaken at the University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada). …”
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Nonunion Rate and Clinical Outcomes Following Percutaneous Modified Lapidus Procedure with Intramedullary Nail Fixation and Early Weightbearing by Amos Dai MD, Walter C. Hembree MD, Solangel Rodriguez Materon MD, Eslam Alkaramany MD, Nacime Salomao Barbachan Mansur MD, PhD, Gregory P. Guyton MD

“…Concurrently, new fixation methods allow early weightbearing protocols with the open Lapidus procedure, with nonunion rates comparable to those of more traditional protocols requiring prolonged nonweightbearing. …”
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Effects of dienogest treatment on endometrioma-related clinical symptoms and endometrioma size: retrospective cohort study by Ufuk Atlihan, Onur Yavuz, Can Ata, Huseyin Aytug Avsar, Selcuk Erkilinc

“…BackgroundTo evaluate the efficacy and long-term safety of treatment with dienogest in patients with endometrioma.MethodsPatients with endometrioma-related chronic pelvic pain were included in this retrospective study from March 2018 to March 2023. …”
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Impact of psychological factors on the final clinical outcomes of patients undergoing ankle arthrodesis and ankle replacement by Hongze Wang, Shihang Cao, Geng Liu, Jun Lu, Junkui Xu

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to analyze the impact of different surgical procedures on the prognosis and psychological state of patients with end-stage ankle arthritis (ESAA) by comparing two groups of patients with ESAA who have undergone total ankle replacement (TAR) and ankle arthrodesis (AA), and to investigate whether preoperative psychological status can alter the final clinical outcomes.MethodsThis study retrospectively collected data from 66 patients with ESAA who underwent AA surgery in the Foot and Ankle Surgery Department of Xi’an Honghui Hospital between 2016 and 2023. …”
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Analysis of the therapeutic effect of modified radiofrequency ablation on great saphenous vein varicosity by Yachao WANG, Hao JI, Luyi SI, Yuanyuan KONG, Haijun MEI

“…ObjectiveTo compare the efficacy of modified radiofrequency ablation (RFA) combined with sclerosing agent injection and high stripping and ligation (HSL) combined with sclerosing agent injection in the treatment of great saphenous vein varicosity. MethodsA total of 220 patients (252 affected limbs) who underwent surgery for great saphenous vein varicosity at Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University from May 2022 to March 2024 were selected. …”
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Development of a predictive model for systemic lupus erythematosus incidence risk based on environmental exposure factors by Qianjin Lu, Ying Zhang, Cheng Zhao, Yu Lei, Hui Jin, Qilin Li

“…Using three-feature selection methods, we constructed four predictive models with multivariate logistic regression. …”
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Adaptive Path Planning for Multi-UAV Systems in Dynamic 3D Environments: A Multi-Objective Framework by Gregorius Airlangga, Ronald Sukwadi, Widodo Widjaja Basuki, Lai Ferry Sugianto, Oskar Ika Adi Nugroho, Yoel Kristian, Radyan Rahmananta

“…Its angular deviation of 8.0° ensures smoother trajectories than traditional methods like Genetic Algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). …”
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Comparison of cooperative learning through use of an immersive virtual reality anatomy model and a 3D plastic anatomical model by Shin-Yun Chen, Daniel Salcedo, Bu-Yuan Hsiao, Wen-Cheng Huang, Bor-Chyuan Su, Jiun-Lin Horng

“…Methods First-year anatomy students were divided into two groups: one using VR and the other using plastic models. …”
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Geographical and temporal variations in availability of national price negotiated novel anticancer drugs: a spatial statistical study based on two cross-sectional datasets in China by Ziqi Zhao, Shengwei Zhang, Tao Zheng, Ming Hu

“…This study aims to assess these spatial variations and temporal changes, and the determinants using geographic information system (GIS) and spatial statistical methods.MethodsTwo cross-sectional datasets were used corresponding the implementation date of the 2023 NDPN list (1 January 2024) and 9 months after (1 October 2024). …”
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Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma Using Endovascular Embolization of the Middle Meningeal Artery (Clinical Case) by Yu.O. Kotliarevskyi, Yu.G. Serhiienko, V.O. P’atykop

“…Objective ‒ to demonstrate the effectiveness of endovascular methods in the treatment of patients with chronic subdural hematomas through a clinical case. …”
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The efficacy of a complex of vitamins B 1, B6 and B 12 in combination with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs for pain control in osteoarthritis: meta-analysis of randomized contr... by E. S. Filatova, A. E. Karateev, S. I. Glukhova, A. M. Lila

“…One of the promising methods to increase the efficacy of analgesics in OA may be the combined use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with a complex of vitamins B1, B6 and B12 (СVB).Objective: to evaluate the efficacy of combination of NSAIDs + CVB compared to monotherapy with NSAIDs in the treatment of knee OA using a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).Material and methods. …”
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Explainable Artificial Intelligence Driven Segmentation for Cervical Cancer Screening by Niruthikka Sritharan, Nishaanthini Gnanavel, Prathushan Inparaj, Dulani Meedeniya, Pratheepan Yogarajah

“…The performance of these XAI methods was assessed through both visual inspection and quantitative metrics, including entropy and pixel flipping. …”
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Study of the attitude and participation of the population in the preventive and screening examinations and implementation of these examinations in the health care system by V. F. Levshin, N. I. Slepchenko, N. I. Ryzhova, L. A. Sаvluchinskaya, L. G. Solenova

“…Statistical processing of data was carried out by methods of descriptive statistics and one-factor analysis of variance. 33.2% (95% CI 28.8-37.6) of respondents in the study sample did not know or had misconceptions about the purposes of preventive and screening examinations. …”
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The Possibilities of Modern Ultrasound Scanning in Uveal Melanoma Extrascleral Growth Detection by A. G. Amiryan, S. V. Saakyan, G. P. Zakharova, A. Yu. Tsygankov

“…To determine the possibilities of modern ultrasound methods in the detection of uveal melanoma (UM) extrascleral growth (EG).Patients and methods. …”
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Development and Validation of a Diagnostic Nomogram Model for Predicting Cognitive Frailty in Acute Coronary Syndrome by Wang S, Sun Y, Tang W, Lu S, Feng F, Hou X, Ma L, Li R, Hu J, Liu B, Xing Y

“…This study aimed to develop and validate a nomogram model for predicting CF in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) to enhance early identification and intervention.Methods: Patients with ACS (N=547) were enrolled and randomly split into a training set (70%) and a testing set (30%). …”
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Minimal Clinically Important Difference in Patients with Acute Neck Pain Undergoing Conservative Treatment with Korean Medicine by Kim JS, Kim E, Shin S, Ha IH, Lee YJ

“…The MCID and SCB of pain, functional disability, and quality of life were assessed using anchor-based methods. Patients’ global impression of changes at week 9 was used as the anchor. …”
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Teaching coherent descriptive speech to children of senior preschool age with speech underdevelopment problems by L. G. Shadrina, O. V. Efimova

“…In the course of the research, empirical research methods and a pedagogical experiment were employed.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Psychological and autonomous nervous system features of functional gastric dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome, duloxetine treatment efficacy by A. P. Pogromov, G. M. Dyukova, M. L. Leonova

“…Bristol stool scale (Rome-III 2006), laboratory and instrumental methods: upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, morphological study, Helicobacter pylori breath test, routine blood biochemical tests were used. …”
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Safety and Potential Complications of Facial Wrinkle Correction with Dermal Fillers: A Systematic Literature Review by Audra Janovskiene, Deividas Chomicius, Dominykas Afanasjevas, Zygimantas Petronis, Dainius Razukevicius, Egle Jagelaviciene

“…The goal of this systematic review is to identify complications arising during facial wrinkle correction procedures, as well as to explore safety and potential prevention strategies. <i>Materials and methods</i>: The review of the scientific literature followed the PRISMA guidelines. …”
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Drainage of subconjunctival hemorrhage through conjunctival lymphatic pathways by Ashton Zheng-Boon Lau, Grace YF. Tang, William H. Morgan, Geoffrey ZP. Chan

“…Purpose: To demonstrate the role of ocular lymphatic involvement in aiding the drainage and resolution of subconjunctival hemorrhage. Methods: We present the case of a 63-year-old Caucasian female who developed a subconjunctival hemorrhage following the administration of a subconjunctival anesthetic during cataract surgery. …”
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