Acupuncture plus night splint for quality of life and disability in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized controlled trial by Nihal Tezel, Ebru Umay, Volkan Yılmaz, Aytul Cakci

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effects of acupuncture plus night splinting on quality of life, function and pain in patients with CTS. Methods: This research is a prospective randomized, single-center trial. …”
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Assessment of the Health Status of Oak Trees in the Zouagha Forest (North-East of Algeria) by Chouiter Norhane, Rached-Kanouni Malika, Boucif Ouarda El Wahida

“…The objective of this study is to assess the health status of the Zouagha forest in Algeria, which is composed of oak trees (Quercus suber, Q. canariensis, and Q. afares), and to estimate its biodiversity potential through field observations using the ARCHI, DEPEFEU, and IBP methods on individuals of each species. The adopted methodology relies on a visual evaluation of the tree crowns of the main species in this forest. …”
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Cross-sectional differences of physical and psychosocial measures in low back pain according to pain chronification risk groups by Elisabeth Fehrmann, Linda Fischer-Grote, Julian Dietl, Patrick Mair, Gerold Ebenbichler, Thomas Kienbacher

“…Objective: To investigate whether low-back-pain patients classified based on the risk of pain chronification (low, medium, high) differ in psychosocial and physical function measures, and whether these subgroup differences are moderated by age, gender, and body mass index. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 595 Austrian patients with chronic low back pain (68% female; mean age: 53 ± 6.7 years) completed the STarT Back screening tool, visual analogue scale, Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, Pain Disability Index, 5-level European Quality of Life Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Avoidance–Endurance fast screen. …”
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Mapping the landscape of machine learning in chronic disease management: A comprehensive bibliometric study by Shiying Shen, Wenhao Qi, Sixie Li, Jianwen Zeng, Xin Liu, Xiaohong Zhu, Chaoqun Dong, Bin Wang, Qian Xu, Shihua Cao

“…Objective This study aims to reveal global advancements and trends in machine learning (ML) for chronic disease management through a comprehensive bibliometric analysis, identifying research priorities to guide deeper exploration in the future. Methods Relevant documents on ML and chronic disease management were retrieved from the core Web of Science database. …”
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BACH: A Tool for Analyzing Blockchain Transactions Using Address Clustering Heuristics by Michele Caringella, Francesco Violante, Francesco De Lucci, Stefano Galantucci, Matteo Costantini

“…This capability provides law enforcement with valuable information for investigating illegal activities involving cryptocurrencies. Clustering methods that rely on a single heuristic often fail to accurately and comprehensively cluster multiple addresses. …”
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Enhanced RT-DETR with Dynamic Cropping and Legendre Polynomial Decomposition Rockfall Detection on the Moon and Mars by Panpan Zang, Jinxin He, Yongbin Yang, Yu Li, Hanya Zhang

“…The analysis of rockfall events provides critical insights for deciphering planetary geological processes and reconstructing environmental evolutionary timelines. Conventional visual interpretation methods that rely on orbiter imagery can be inefficient due to their massive datasets and subtle morphological signatures. …”
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Anti-methanogenic effect of phytogenic extract of Moringa oleifera on methane mitigation through inhibition of methyl-coenzyme M reductase receptor: In silico study by Muhammad Sulaiman Daulai, Indah Wijayanti, Yuli Retnani, Suzuki Toshisada

“…Objectives: This study aimed to assess the anti-methanogenic potential of Moringa oleifera L. phytogenic extracts through in silico inhibition of the methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR) receptor. Materials and Methods: Phytochemicals from M. oleifera were screened and compared with anti-methanogenic compounds such as 3-nitrooxypropanol and native MCR enzyme ligands (coenzyme M and coenzyme B). …”
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Profiling Cognitive and Social Functioning in a Small Cohort with Malan Syndrome by Niccolò Butti, Cosimo Urgesi, Paolo Alfieri, Manuela Priolo, Rosario Montirosso

“…However, characterisation of the cognitive profile of MALNS, including social perception skills, is limited. <b>Methods</b>: Six children and adolescents with MALNS, whose clinical and emotional–behavioural features had been described in previous studies, were assessed by means of a single, co-normed neuropsychological battery covering multiple cognitive domains. …”
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Description and critical reflection of Simone Roach’s caring theory by Luís Condeço, Margarida Vieira, Madalena Cunha

“…Objetive: The aim of this theoretical study is to critically analyze Simone Roach's theory of care, according to the methodology proposed by Chinn, Kramer and Sitzman. Methods: The analysis was carried out in two phases: in the first phase a description of the theory was carried out, considering the objective, concepts, definitions, relationships, structure and assumptions, and in the second phase a critical reflection of the theory was carried out, considering clarity, simplicity, generality, accessibility and importance. …”
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PR-CLIP: Cross-Modal Positional Reconstruction for Remote Sensing Image–Text Retrieval by Jihong Guan, Yulou Shu, Wengen Li, Zihan Song, Yichao Zhang

“…However, most existing methods rely on global visual and textual features to compute similarity, ignoring the positional correspondence between image regions and textual descriptions. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia in elderly people referred by Primary Healthcare to a specialized service in an area of the Federal District of Brazil, 2015-2017 by Hudson Azevedo Pinheiro, Vera Regina Cerceau, Luana de Azevedo Pinheiro, Valéria Pagotto, Ruth Losada de Menezes

“…Abstract Objectives To estimate the prevalence of sarcopenia and identify associated factors by sex in elderly people referred by Primary Healthcare to a geriatrics and gerontology reference service in an area of the Federal District in the period of 2015-2017. Methods This is a longitudinal study that used the criteria of the European Working Group of Sarcopenia in Older People (hand grip, calf circumference and usual gait speed), in addition to clinical aspects and socioeconomic data. …”
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An Insight into Testicular Macrocalcification—A Retrospective Study of 42 Cases on a Rare Sonographic Finding by Malene Roland Vils Pedersen, Ditte Marie Toft, Jan Lindebjerg, Søren Rafael Rafaelsen, Søren Kissow Lildal

“…This multicenter study aimed to investigate the symptoms and prevalence of testicular cancer in patients with macrocalcification. Methods: Testicular ultrasound examination reports from four hospitals’ PACS database, covering the period 2014–2023, were screened for diagnoses of macrocalcification. …”
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Novel Tissue Engineering Scaffolds in the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury—A Bibliometric Study by Yan Zhao, Abudunaibi Aili, Zhiwei Jia, Tianlin Wen, Aikeremujiang Muheremu

“…Objective: Because of the evolving nature of tissue engineering scaffolds in the treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI), the current study was carried out to evaluate the research productivity of tissue engineering scaffolds in the treatment of SCI. Methods: Studies published from 2000 to 2025 were retrieved from the Web of Science core collection with topics of spinal cord injury and tissue engineering scaffolds. …”
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Multi-feature fusion and multi-attention deep network for enhancing road extraction in remote sensing images by Haitao Xu, Lin Zhou, Bo Huang, Shiwan Chen

“…The results indicate that our approach outperforms state-of-the-art methods in handling textual-similar objects and shadow-occluded roads, making it a valuable contribution to the field of road extraction in remote sensing images.…”
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Jingui Shenqi Wan alleviates bone loss induced by primary osteoporosis by inhibiting osteoblast pyroptosis by Yuwangxuan Qian, Yihe Yu, Fan Yang, Qixing Liang, Dan Xu, Jiaxiang Chen, Xueqin Hu

“…Through a systematic investigation, we sought to identify the specific molecular pathways through which JGSQW modulates the progression of PMOP, thereby providing a scientific basis for its clinical application. Methods We established an ovariectomized (OVX) mouse model to simulate estrogen deficiency-induced PMOP. …”
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A Novel Dataset for Polyp Segmentation and Detection Using a Vision-Language Model by Mahdiyeh Alilou, Javad Mozaffari, Abdollah Amirkhani, Shahriar B. Shokouhi, Alireza Khafaf

“…Colonoscopy is one of the most effective methods for the detection of polyps, and deep learning algorithms can be utilized for colonoscopy image processing. …”
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Anatomical Retinal Changes after Photodynamic Therapy in Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy by María Pilar Ruiz-del-Tiempo, Pilar Calvo, Antonio Ferreras, Jesús Leciñena, Luis Pablo, Oscar Ruiz-Moreno

“…To evaluate anatomical retinal changes measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), after applying photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treatment of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). Methods. A retrospective analysis was conducted on 43 patients (48 eyes) with chronic CSC treated with PDT. …”
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Pain intensity and depression level in chronic temporomandibular disorders patients by Raul Elton Araújo Borges, Luana da Rocha Alves Mendonça, Bruno César de Vasconcelos Gurgel, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, Patrícia dos Santos Calderon

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between pain intensity and the level of depression in patients with chronic temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Materials and methods: Fifty-five volunteers diagnosed by the Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC/TMD) were assessed for pain intensity and level of depression. …”
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Prevalence of Neurological Symptoms in Patients with COVID-19 Hospitalized in Hospitals of Arak University of Medical Sciences by Alireza Rezaie Ashtiani, Ali Jadidi, Ali Khanmohammadi Hazaveh, Seyed Mohamad Aghae pour

“…Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of neurological symptoms in patients with coronavirus at hospitals in Arak. Methods: In this study, all patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in two hospitals in Arak who were willing to participate were selected by census. …”
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Analysis of particle dynamics, event horizon, and thermodynamic properties of black holes in the Ghasemi-Nodehi-Bambi metric by GOLDBERD HARMUDA DUVA SINAGA, RUBEN CORNELIUS SIAGIAN

“…Analytical and numerical methods are applied to examine the quadratic equations governing event horizons, particle motion, and black hole temperature and entropy. …”
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