Comparison of the effects of high tibial osteotomy with and without a tourniquet by Huiwen Wu, Fangyuan Wang, Shihao Deng, Shuai Liang, Shaoze Lan, Kenan Sun, Ciren Lunzhu, Dawa Cangjue, Jun Li

“…The aim of this study was to assess the application of tourniquets in high-tibial osteotomy procedures. Methods This was a prospective study of patients who underwent HTO surgery at an identical hospital. …”
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Iron status in early infancy is associated with trajectories of cognitive development up to pre-school age in rural Gambia. by Samantha McCann, Luke Mason, Bosiljka Milosavljevic, Ebrima Mbye, Ebou Touray, Alhassan Colley, William Johnson, Sarah Lloyd-Fox, Clare E Elwell, Sophie E Moore, BRIGHT Study Team

“…We hypothesise that the relationship between iron status and cognitive development will be observable in the first months of life and will not be recovered by 5 years of age.<h4>Methods</h4>Using data from the Brain Imaging for Global Health (BRIGHT) Study in Gambia (n = 179), we conducted mixed effects modelling to assess the relationship between iron status at 5 months of age and trajectories of cognitive development from 5 months- 5 years using (i) a standardised measure of cognitive development (Mullen Scales of Early Learning) and (ii) an eye-tracking assessment of attention processing (visual disengagement time).…”
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Macular volume and fovea thickness as OCT-criteria for multiple sclerosis. Preliminary results by M. E. Konovalov, M. L. Zenina, K. V. Burdel, M. M. Konovalova

“…At the end of the study, visual acuity did not change statistically (p = 0.824) and amounted to 0.96 ± 0.25 (95% CI: 0.90–1.04). …”
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Causal Central Network Remodeling in Diabetic Neuropathy: An Integrated MR-fMRI Study by Li X, Gao L

“…Xiya Li, Ling Gao Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ling Gao, Department of Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Jiefang Road&amp;num;238, Wuhan, 430060, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15927469449, Fax +86 27 88042292, Email ling.gao@whu.edu.cnPurpose: Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is traditionally viewed as a peripheral disorder, yet emerging evidence implicates central nervous system (CNS) network dysfunction in its pathogenesis, though causal mechanisms remain incompletely understood.Methods: Bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis examined causal relationships between Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (rs-fMRI) phenotypes (n=34,691) and DPN (n=96,474). …”
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Real-World 5-Year Outcomes of Age-Related Macular Degeneration with Bevacizumab as First-Line Anti-VEGF by H. Mhmud, J. P. Vermeulen, O. A. M. Tigchelaar-Besling, F. D. Verbraak, D. Barthelmes, M. Gillies, T. L. Ponsioen, Caroline C. W. Klaver

“…Abstract Introduction To evaluate long-term outcomes of anti-VEGF therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) in the Netherlands (NL), where bevacizumab is the mandated first-line drug, compared to high-income countries using ranibizumab or aflibercept as initial treatments. Methods Five-year data from the Fight Retinal Blindness! …”
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IMPULSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERS IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE. CLINICAL CASES by N. V. Fedorova, A. V. Nikitina

“…This article describes two clinical cases of impulsive­compulsive disorders in patients with Parkinson s disease, methods of di­ agnosis and correction capabilities of these disorders.…”
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Efficacy for the Annual Relapse Rate after the Immunosuppressive Therapy in Patients Associated with Anti-AQP4 or Anti-MOG Antibody-Positive Optic Neuritis by Sotaro Mori, Takuji Kurimoto, Yusuke Murai, Kaori Ueda, Mari Sakamoto, Norio Chihara, Yuko Yamada-Nakanishi, Makoto Nakamura

“…Retrospective observational study, clinical case series. Methods. We reviewed the medical charts of 11 cases (22 eyes) who underwent immunosuppressive therapy in Kobe University Hospital and compared the annualized relapse rate (ARR) before and after immunosuppressive therapy. …”
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Topical Steroids and Antibiotics for Adult Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (BKC): A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials by Lu Zhao, Ya-jie Sun, Zhi-qiang Pan

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Cognitive «portrait» of children with mental retardation by T. S. Kaminskaya, L. G. Khachatryan, E. V. Kasanave, I. V. Kaminskiy

“…Diagnostics was carried out using a computer psychophysiological complex «Psychomat-99». Methods for studying the sensorimotor reaction, dynamic and static coordination, correction test, Mnemotest and Luscher's test were used to assess the psycho-emotional state. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Steep-Axis One-Handed Phacoemulsification under the Guidance of a Verion Image-Guided System by Panpan Li, Yuanyuan Tu, Xiang Chen, Yu Song, Huaijin Guan

“…To compare the efficiency and safety of steep-axis one-handed phacoemulsification with steep-axis two-handed phacoemulsification. Patients and Methods. Patients with cataracts underwent steep-axis one-handed (steep-axis one-handed group) or steep-axis two-handed (steep-axis two-handed group) phacoemulsification with a 2.4 mm clear corneal incision (CCI) under the guidance of the Verion Image-Guided System. …”
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One-Year Outcomes in Subjects Developing Macular Neovascularization While Undergoing Avacincaptad Pegol Therapy for Geographic Atrophy by Rush RB, Klein W, Rush SW, Reinauer R

“…Both cohorts had a baseline Snellen visual acuity of ≥ 20/200, a baseline GA total area of ≥ 1 mm2and ≤ 17.5 mm2, and 12 months of follow-up after initiation of IVA for GA.Results: There were 56 patients analyzed. …”
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The experience of reintroduction of western capercaillie (<i>Tetrao urogallus</i>) and hazel grouse (<i>Tetrastes bonasia</i>) in the Novosibirsk Region, Russia by V. A. Shilo, V. A. Yudkin, I. G. Frolov, S. N. Klimova

“…Evaluation of the effectiveness of reintroduction methods of western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia) born and raised in aviaries in the conditions of the West Siberian plain.Birds were released into nature from a collection that had been kept in aviaries for several generations. …”
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A Randomized Trial Comparing Suprachoroidal and Intravitreal Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide in Refractory Diabetic Macular Edema due to Epiretinal Membrane by Ahmed Abdelshafy Tabl, Tarek Tawfik Soliman, Mohamed Anany Elsayed, Marwa Abdelshafy Tabl

“…Twenty-three nonvitrectomized pseudophakic eyes of 23 subjects (9 M and 14 F with mean age: 54.8 years) with refractory DME due to ERM. Methods. The eyes were randomized to suprachoroidal triamcinolone acetonide injection 4 mg/0.1 ml (SCTA) (n = 13 eyes) or intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide 4 mg/0.1 ml (IVTA) (n = 10 eyes) and were evaluated at baseline and 1 and 3 months after injection to assess outcome measures. …”
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Detection of Static and Dynamic Stereopsis after Femtosecond Laser Small Incision Lenticule Extraction for High Myopia by Aiqun Xiang, Chu Hang, Xiaoying Wu, Yewei Yin, Yanyan Fu, Ying Lu, Kaixuan Du, Tu Hu, Li Yan, Dan Wen

“…Methods. A total of 43 patients were enrolled in this prospective study. …”
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Development of a population of digital brain phantoms for radionuclide imaging research in Parkinson’s disease by Wenbo Huang, Han Jiang, Guang-Uei Hung, Yonghua Zhao, Ruibing Wang, Greta S. P. Mok

“…This study aims to develop a novel digital brain phantom population for 99mTc-TRODAT-1 (99mTc) and 123I-ioflupane (123I) brain SPECT, and to assess attenuation correction (AC) and scatter correction (SC) in DAT SPECT. Methods Striatum, brain background (gray and white matter), and cold regions (skull and cerebrospinal fluid) were segmented from 200 T1 MRI brain images from the PPMI dataset. …”
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“GLORY TO ARTISTIC SKILL”: EKPHRASIS OF FINE ARTS IN P. ZAHREBELNYI`S NOVEL “WONDER” by Nataliia L. Bilyk.

“…The study is based on the methods of cultural-semiotic and structural-semantic analysis in combination with descriptive and comparative-typological approaches. …”
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The difference in clinical characteristics between patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment during partial and complete lock-down periods related to COVID-19 pandemics 2-yea... by Mehmet Ozgur Zengin, Yusuf Ziya Güven, Mehmet Vural, Gozde Sahin Vural, Omer Karti, Eyyup Karahan

“…Abstract Background We aimed to compare results of clinical presentation of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD), and the surgical approach during partial or complete lock-down periods (LP), and non-COVID periods in a tertiary ophthalmology clinic. Methods The medical data of the patients who were diagnosed with RRD in a tertiary hospital. …”
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Effects of intensive laryngeal manual therapy on acoustic measures of patients with muscle tension dysphonia: a single-subject study by Seyede Saghar Hashemnia, Kowsar Baghban, Mohammad-Amin Nazari, Motahareh Manoosi, Ali Moshtagh

“…Abstract Purpose This study aimed to investigate the effects of intensive laryngeal manual therapy on voice quality in patients with muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) using acoustic analysis. Methods Four female participants (21–25 years) with primary MTD were recruited via convenience sampling. …”
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3D-augmentation of 2D ultrasound for appendicitis diagnosis: A cross-sectional pilot study by Rebecca G. Theophanous, Elias Jaffa, Matthew R. Morgan, Carl D. Herickhoff, Erica Peethumnongsin, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Joshua S. Broder

“…Objective: We hypothesized that bedside-performed 3DUS would be feasible, with rapid image acquisition times, and good image quality comparable to 2DUS and CT. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional pilot study on emergency department patients being evaluated for appendicitis. …”
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The Correlation between Corneal Findings and Disease Severity in Keratoconus per Scheimpflug Corneal Tomography by Ahmed E. M. Shehata, James W. Foster, Albert S. Jun, Uri S. Soiberman

“…Patients and methods. A retrospective observational study. 72 consecutive KC patients seen by the senior author over the course of one year were included in this case series. …”
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