Effect of Muscle Energy Technology on Motor Dysfunction in Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis by Hui OUYANG, Longbin SHEN, Xuechang HE, Zhenping LIN

“…Objective:To observe the effect of muscle energy technology (MET) on the pain, range of motion, muscle strength and inflammatory indicators in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and to seek an effective physical therapy to improve dysfunction in AS patients.Methods:Twenty-four patients with active AS confirmed by the rheumatologists were randomized into experimental group (<italic>n</italic>=10) and control group (<italic>n</italic>=14). …”
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Outcomes of laparoscopic hysteropexy and supracervical hysterectomy plus cervicopexy: A retrospective study by Pei-Chen Li, Dah-Ching Ding

“…Objectives: The objective of this study is to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic hysteropexy (LHP) and laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy plus cervicopexy (LSHCP) for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively included patients who had undergone laparoscopic sacral hysteropexy or hysterectomy plus cervicopexy between January 2015 and May 2019 at Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Taiwan. …”
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Study of histopathological changes of cat’s eyes as a model of malignant neoplasms development by D. A. Vilmis, M. V. Stepanova, L. F. Sotnikova

“…Purpose: to study structural changes in domestic animals (cats) as a model for the development of malignant neoplasms of various origins and localizations based on histopathological analysis of the eyeballs. Material and methods. Histopathological analysis of the eyeballs of 19 cats was performed after bilateral and unilateral enucleation. …”
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Emulsifying potential of <i>Hypnea musciformis</i> carrageenan: A natural alternative for oil-in-water emulsions by Diana Marcela Aragón Novoa, José Luis Navarro Rodríguez, Ingrid Andrea Rodriguez Martínez, Gladys Rozo-Torres

“…Objective: To evaluate the emulsifying potential of carrageenan extracted from H. musciformis by comparing the physicochemical stability of emulsions formulated with this biopolymer to those stabilized with sodium alginate (ALG), a widely used reference polysaccharide. Methods: Oil-in-water emulsions containing 20% sesame oil were elaborated using varying concentrations of carrageenan or ALG. …”
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Siamese network with change awareness for surface defect segmentation in complex backgrounds by Biyuan Liu, Sijie Luo, Huiyao Zhan, Yicheng Zhou, Zhou Huang, Huaixin Chen

“…In evaluations using our proposed and two public datasets, our model outperforms leading semantic segmentation methods while maintaining a relatively compact model size. …”
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Randomized clinical trial comparing inguinal hernia repair with Lichtenstein technique using non-absorbable or partially absorbable mesh. Preliminary report by Konrad Pielaciński, Andrzej B. Szczepanik, Andrzej Misiak, Tadeusz Wróblewski

“…Aim: Determination the influence of the mesh employed on treatment results including immediate complications,return to everyday activities, chronic pain occurrence and hernia recurrence. Material and methods: Tension-free hernia repair using the Lichtenstein technique was performed in all the 59patients randomized to trial groups. …”
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Psychotherapy for Physical Pain in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review by Lizzette Gómez-de-Regil, Damaris F. Estrella-Castillo

“…To provide a brief and comprehensive summary of the recent evidence from clinical trials testing psychotherapeutic interventions in patients with fibromyalgia with particular interest in their possible effect on physical pain. Methods. Bibliographical search was performed in PubMed, PsycInfo, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases. …”
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An alternative application of Rasch analysis to assess data from ophthalmic patient-reported outcome instruments. by Richard N McNeely, Salissou Moutari, Samuel Arba-Mosquera, Shwetabh Verma, Jonathan E Moore

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>To highlight the potential shortcomings associated with the current use Rasch analysis for validation of ophthalmic questionnaires, and to present an alternative application of Rasch analysis to derive insights specific to the cohort of patients under investigation.<h4>Methods</h4>An alternative application of Rasch analysis was used to investigate the quality of vision (QoV) for a cohort of 481 patients. …”
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Effect of Differently Localised Electrical Stimulation and Therapeutic Exercises on Pain, Functional Status and Quality of Life in Subjects After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconst... by Ernestas Rutkauskas, Saulė Sipavičienė, Vilius Baikštis, Petras Mikučionis

“…The aim – To determine the effects of differently localized electrical stimulation and therapeutic exercises on pain, functional status and quality of life in subjects after anterior cruciate ligament tear injury. Methods. The study included 29 patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. …”
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Efficacy of Sub-Conjunctival Injection of Mitomycin C Versus Bevacizumab in Pterygium Treatment: Pakistani Population by Amber khalid, Sharjeel Sultan, Aveen Fatima, Ayesha Khalid, Maryam Shifa

“…The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of Sub-conjunctival injection of Mitomycin C versus Bevacizumab in pterygium treatment focusing on their impact on recurrence rates to improve postoperative outcomes. Methods: The Randomized clinical trial was conducted in the Ophthalmology department of Ziauddin University over 8 months. 54 patients aged above 18 with grade 2 or 3 pterygium were divided into 2 groups of 27. …”
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Unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion vs. posterior lumbar interbody fusion for the treatment of bilateral lumbar spinal stenosis by Renjie Dong, Shan Wu, Dian Zhong, Guosheng Zhao, Yang Liu, Yang Wang

“…All the patients included in the study had single-segment lumbar spinal stenosis.MethodsFrom January 2021 to June 2023, 21 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis treated with UBE-LIF and 29 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis treated with PLIF were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Perceptual distortions characteristic of Alice in Wonderland syndrome in contemporary figurative painting by Erica Hyatt, Jan Dirk Blom, Jan Dirk Blom, Jan Dirk Blom

“…In certain cases the similarities between the distortions in those paintings and those characteristic of AIWS are so striking that we suspect that artists may have experienced distorted perceptions themselves and used them for creative inspiration.MethodsTo empirically test this hypothesis we interviewed 20 painters who frequently use distortions in their work, using the SIntAD, a tailor-made, semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Differentiated Approach in Surgical Treatment of Retroprosthetic Membrane in Patients with Keratoprosthesis by A. V. Golovin, A. I. Kolesnik, A. B. Popov, V. R. Mantsova, A. A. Troshina, А. V. Proshko

“…Objective: To evaluate the results of a differentiated approach in surgical treatment of patients with retroprosthetic membrane (RPM) after keratoprosthesis implantation.Patients and methods. The study enrolled 26 patients (26 eyes) aged from 32 to 64 years with retroprosthetic membrane after keratoprosthesis implantation. …”
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What evidence exists on the interlinkages between ecological and societal impacts of borealisation of the arctic? A systematic map protocol by Kate Baker, Vera Helene Hausner, Jennifer Ramsay, Helen C. Wheeler

“…Additionally, this systematic map will support two current assessments of the Arctic Council working groups on the societal and ecological impacts of climate change in the Arctic, thus responding to policy relevant questions posed by Arctic governments. Methods Following guidelines set out by the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE), a search of literature, both peer reviewed and grey, will be performed using a range of bibliographic databases, websites and search engines. …”
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Gene markers of fracture healing in early stage and the regulatory mechanism during the process using microarray analysis by Chengxue Wang, Baochang Qi, Lei Tan, Jieping Cheng

“…Background: The aim of this study was to explore crucial markers and uncover the regulatory mechanisms of fracture healing in the early stage. Methods: Gene expression profile of GSE45156 was downloaded, in which 3 fractured samples and 3 unfractured samples were used in our present study. …”
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An Evaluation of Peripheral Sciatic Nerve Block in Patients Undergoing Hallux Valgus Surgery by Bryan Loh, Akshay Padki, Szeying Thong, Nicholas EM Yeo

“…Background: This study aims to evaluate the use of popliteal sciatic nerve block (PSNB) on pain and functional outcome following hallux valgus (HV) surgery. Materials and methods: This retrospective review of 100 patients who underwent surgery by a single surgeon for symptomatic HV was categorized into two groups: 50 who received general anesthesia (GA) while the other 50 received an ultrasound-guided PSNB. …”
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Spatiotemporal, demographic, and climatic drivers of malaria transmission in the endemic setting of Jazan, Saudi Arabia: A retrospective study by Ahmad Y Alqassim

“…A retrospective epidemiological study was conducted using malaria surveillance data from the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia over a 3-year period from January 2018 to December 2020. Methods: Deidentified records of all confirmed malaria cases reported across Jazan during the study period were obtained from Jazan Department of Health infectious disease surveillance system. …”
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Selective Retina Therapy with Real-Time Feedback-Controlled Dosimetry for Treating Acute Idiopathic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in Korean Patients by Ye Ji Kim, Youn Gon Lee, Dong Won Lee, Jae Hui Kim

“…To evaluate short-term treatment outcomes following selective retina therapy (SRT) with real-time feedback-controlled dosimetry in Korean patients with acute idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). Methods. Sixteen eyes (16 patients) with acute idiopathic CSC (symptom duration < 3 months) were included in this retrospective study. …”
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Medium-term clinical outcomes of laminoplasty with adjunct short anterior fusion in multilevel cervical myelopathy by Tsung-Chiao Wu, Kuang-Ting Yeh, Ru-Ping Lee, Tzai-Chiu Yu, Ing-Ho Chen, Cheng-Huan Peng, Kuan-Lin Liu, Jen-Hung Wang, Wen-Tien Wu

“…Neurological status and visual analog scale scores for neck pain were evaluated. …”
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Challenges and opportunities in perinatal public health: the utility of perinatal health inequality dashboards in addressing disparities in maternal and neonatal outcomes by Olufisayo Olakotan, Jennifer N. W. Lim, Thillagavathie Pillay

“…Dashboards were used to visualize disparities, with functionalities focusing on specific audiences, contents, and utility. …”
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