Functional MRI-based study of emotional experience in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: Protocol for an observational case-control study-EMOCRISES study. by Pierre Fauvé, Louise Tyvaert, Cyril Husson, Emmanuelle Hologne, Xiaoqing Gao, Louis Maillard, Raymund Schwan, Claire Banasiak, Wissam El-Hage, Gabriela Hossu, Coraline Hingray

“…Nevertheless, it could lead to a better understanding of PNES and to identifying targets for specialised cares of post-traumatic or dissociative disorders, like repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.<h4>Methods & analysis</h4>This is a prospective, single-centre, interventional, non-randomized, open, controlled and exploratory clinical study. …”
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Neurocognitive and neuroanatomical changes in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with the modified BFM-95 protocol by Sundaramoorthy Chidambaram, Vidhubala Elangovan, Vandana Mahajan, Prasanth Ganesan, Venkatraman Radhakrishnan

“…Given the increasing number of ALL survivors in India, the effect of CRT on neurocognitive functioning in children with ALL needs to be studied. Methods: Children (n = 44) with ALL who received CRT, intrathecal methotrexate (IT-MTX), and high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) for CNS prophylaxis as part of the modified Berlin-Frankfurt-Munster 95 protocol were included. …”
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Health-related quality of life indicators among the adult population of Omsk Region: analysing the implementation of the DEMOGRAPHY national project by Yu. V. Menshchikova, E. A. Vilms, M. S. Turchaninova, E. V. Shcherba, A. V. Brusentsov

“…To assess changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) parameters among the adult population of the Omsk region during the implementation of the Federal Project "Strengthening Public Health" as a part of the National Project "Demography." Materials and Methods. The study of HRQoL was conducted on representative quota samples, stratified by age, gender, and place of residence, in 2018 (n = 241) and similarly in 2023 (n = 506). …”
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Angular vs. circular: the role of shapes on food packaging graphics in purchase intentions, perceived healthiness, and self-construal by Shichang Liang, Yizheng Zhou, Qiuju Qin, Xiaochuan Zhang, Junrong Li, Tingting Zhang, Jingyi Li, Miao Zhu

“…., taste, smell), the direct influence of SFPG on purchase behavior remains underexplored.MethodsThree experiments were conducted to examine how SFPG influences perceived healthiness and purchase intentions. …”
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A retrospective study on the efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy treating lumbar disc herniation and concomitant grade I stable degenerative lumbar spondylolisthe... by Haozhong Wang, Changming Xiao, Kaiquan Zhang, Mingzhong Xie, Haoping Dai

“…Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to retrospectively assess the clinical and radiographic outcomes of unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy (UBED) in treating patients with single-level lumbar disc herniation (LDH) and concomitant grade I stable degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS). Methods We reviewed patients diagnosed with single-level LDH and concomitant grade I stable DLS who underwent UBED from June 2021 to June 2023. …”
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Comparative evaluation of two different doses of nebulized intraperitoneal dexamethasone on postoperative pain in laparoscopic surgeries by Neha Shrivastava, Rashmi Taneja, Mamta Kumari, Rajesh Sood, Niharika Grover

“…This study aims to evaluate and compare two different doses of intraperitoneally nebulized (aerosol size: 0.4–4.5 micrometers) dexamethasone for the prevention of postoperative pain. Material and Methods: In this double-blind, randomized control study, 135 patients undergoing laparoscopic surgeries were randomly assigned to three groups after obtaining ethical committee clearance and CTRI registration. …”
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Single-incision versus conventional laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: a meta-analysis of clinical and pathological outcomes by Gangmi Kim, Kang Young Lee

“…Aim: To compare clinical and pathological outcomes of SILS versus conventional laparoscopic surgery (CLS) for rectal cancer. Material and methods: The PubMed, Embase, CENTRAL, and Web of Science databases were searched systematically up to November 2021. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dysmenorrhea Among University Students in Tamil Nadu, India: A Cross-Sectional Study by Benson Thomas M, Daniyal J, Venmathy S, Kowsalya B, Janmejaya Samal

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence and determine the factors associated with dysmenorrhoea among university students in Tamil Nadu. Methods: With ethical approval from the Institutional Ethical Committee of SRMIST (Deemed University), 1076 students aged 18-25 were selected with simple random sampling. …”
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Interpretable machine learning models for predicting childhood myopia from school-based screening data by Qi Feng, Xin Wu, Qianwen Liu, Yuanyuan Xiao, Xixing Zhang, Yan Chen

“…The most effective single-indicator screening diagnostic methods were axial length/ corneal curvature radius (AL/CCR) and screening myopia, with area under curve (AUC) of 0.919 (95% CI: 0.899 to 0.939) and 0.911 (95% CI: 0.890 to 0.932). …”
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Modern trends in the health care system of Russia: drop or rise by Yuliya Zh. Sadykova

“…The tools for the study were tables and graphs of visualizing informative data, as well as various formulas that form the basis of health statistics, and analytical methods for studying the processes occurring in a given medium. …”
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One-year outcomes of Bent ab-interno needle goniectomy with phacoemulsification in primary glaucoma by Sushmita Kaushik, Ashok K Singh, Faisal Thattaruthody, Sandeep Chaudhary, Manik Sardana, Srishti Raj, Surinder S Pandav

“…Purpose: To study 1-year outcomes of bent ab-interno needle goniectomy (BANG) with phacoemulsification in patients across the glaucoma spectrum. Methods: This Prospective, noncomparative interventional study enrolled primary glaucoma patients (open-angle and angle-closure) with medically controlled intraocular pressure (IOP) and visually significant cataracts who underwent clear corneal phacoemulsification with intraocular lens placement combined with BANG using a 25-gauge needle bent as a reverse cystitome. …”
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Clinical outcomes of a novel single-stage cartilage repair technique using calcified cartilage zone debridement with hyalofast. by Badrul Akmal Hisham Md Yusoff, Muhammad Ikmal Hazli, Norlelawati Mohamad, Muhamad Karbela Reza Ramlan, Nik Kamarul Arif Bin Nik Kamrulzaman, Mohamed Razzan Rameez, Mohamad Azwan Aziz

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>This study aims to determine the clinical outcomes of a new technique of cartilage repair surgery, using calcified cartilage zone debridement coupled with Hyalofast and bone marrow aspirate concentrate, in terms of pain and functional outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>This was a retrospective case series in 19 patients with cartilage injuries, ICRS 3 and 4. …”
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Evaluation of Intralymphatic Immunotherapy in Allergic Rhinitis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Sijie Jiang, Shaobing Xie, Qingping Tang, Hua Zhang, Zhihai Xie, Junyi Zhang, Weihong Jiang

“…This study is aimed at assessing the clinical efficacy and safety of ILIT in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR). Methods. MEDLINE, PUBMED, and Cochrane Library were used to conduct electronic searches for clinical trials comparing ILIT and placebo in patients with AR. …”
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Regularities in the course of epilepsy during various age periods by V. A. Kalinin, A. V. Yakunina, I. E. Poverennova

“…Objective: to optimize patient management tactics and disease prognosis, by detecting the regularities of the course of epilepsy during various age periods. Patients and methods. The results of following up 1632 patients with epilepsy in the Samara Region were given. …”
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Risks and Prospects of Creativity Tokenization by R. A. Budnik

“…The objective of this article is to explore the risks and prospects emerging in the process of disposition of the creative labor results in the form of non-fungible tokens.Methods: the research methodology is based on analysis of varied viewpoints on the problem, including diametrically opposing concepts. …”
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Efficacy of Ginkgo biloba on parameters in glaucoma: A systematic review. by Julia Prinz, Verena Prokosch, Xiaosha Wang, Yuan Feng, Peter Walter, Matthias Fuest, Filippo Migliorini

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>This study aims to analyse the efficacy of GBE administration in patients with glaucoma and healthy volunteers.<h4>Methods</h4>This systematic review was performed according to the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. …”
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The abnormally increased functional connectivity of the locus coeruleus in migraine without aura patients by Bangli Shen, Jinming Cheng, Xi Zhang, Xiaoyuan Wu, Zhihong Wang, Xiaozheng Liu

“…Exploring the functional network characteristics of LC in migraine without aura (MwoA) patients can help us gain insight into the underlying neural mechanisms in MwoA patients. Methods In this study, we used resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI) and a functional connectivity (FC) approach to explore the functional characteristics of LC in MwoA patients. 17 healthy controls (HCs) and 28 MwoA patients were included in the study. …”
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Identification of crucial pathways and genes linked to endoplasmic reticulum stress in PCOS through combined bioinformatic analysis by Yan Zhang, Xiujuan Chen, Yuan Lin, Xiaoqing Liu, Xiumei Xiong

“…This study sought to identify granulosa cell endoplasmic reticulum stress (GCERS)-related differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between women with PCOS and those without PCOS using bioinformatics and to investigate the related molecular mechanisms.MethodsTwo datasets were downloaded from GEO and analysed using the limma package to identify DEGs in two groups—PCOS and normal granulosa cells. …”
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Effects of using different rural measurements on estimates of hospitalizations for depression and substance use by Robin Danek, Justin Blackburn, Marion Greene, Olena Mazurenko, Lindsey Sanner, Nir Menachemi

“…Abstract Background/purpose To examine how the choice of rural measurements affects estimates of hospitalization rates for depression and substance use disorders (SUD). Methods We conducted cross-sectional analyses using the 2018 State Inpatient Database (SID) for 5 states, including Arizona, Kentucky, Maryland, Washington, and Florida, to determine how (1) estimates of hospitalization rates for depression and SUDs; and (2) patient characteristics among those hospitalized differ. …”
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Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of the Patients Operated on for Glaucoma by V. A. Machekhin, O. L. Fabrikantov, V. A. L’vov

“…Purpose: To analyze the results of operation in patients with glaucoma depending on its stage, terms of follow-up and detection.Patients and methods. 102 patients (204 eyes) operated on at IRTC “Eye Microsurgery” Tambov branch within October-November 2017 were examined. …”
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