Long-term results of hip arthroplasty and determination of unfavorable risk factors for early development of osteonecrosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by V. V. Mukhanov, S. A. Makarov, M. A. Makarov, T. V. Popkova

“…Aim of the study – to determine the risk factors for the early development of osteonecrosis and to analyze the results of surgical treatment of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in the long term after total hip arthroplasty.Materials and methods. The study group included 42 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) complicated by osteonecrosis (ON) of the femoral head, who underwent 59 total hip arthroplasty (THA) operations. …”
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND THE FATE OF A SCIENTIST (FOLLOWING GENETICS) by Jonas Rubikas

“…Every level has its characteristic methodology, which includes a set of methods, a subject of investigation, an evaluation, and an interpretation of the results obtained. …”
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Subcutaneous fast-acting insulin analogues, alone or in combination with long-acting insulin, versus intravenous regular insulin infusion in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis: pr... by Beng Leong Lim, Wei Feng Lee, Berlin Lee, Yan Ee Lynette Chung, Kee Vooi Loo

“…We will assess statistical heterogeneity by visually inspecting forest plots and the I2 statistic. …”
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Evaluation of the Performance of an Ocular Surface Modulator Containing ST-Lysyal Versus Hyaluronic Acid Eyedrops in Patients with Dry Eye Disease: A Pilot Study by Stefano Barabino, Andrea Rosa, Sara Marini, Carlo Domenico Bianchi, Maurizio Rolando

“…Additionally, we provide a literature overview on the effects of T-Lys in ophthalmology and non-ophthalmology conditions to elucidate its mechanisms of action. Methods A double-masked, randomized pilot study was conducted in patients with DED treated with T-Lys or hyaluronic acid (HA) 0.2% combined with tamarind seeds polysaccharide (control group) for 2 months. …”
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Externally validated and clinically useful machine learning algorithms to support patient-related decision-making in oncology: a scoping review by Catarina Sousa Santos, Mário Amorim-Lopes

“…Graphical Abstract A visual summary (graphical abstract) encapsulating the core findings and future directions of ML applications in oncology patient care.…”
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Chronic Inflammation and Hearing Loss: Key Biomarkers and Subgroup Differences by Gender and BMI in a National Cohort by Zhe Peng, Chun‐li Zhao, Guo‐peng Wang, Qian Wu, Shu‐sheng Gong

“…Smooth curve fitting visualized the association, and log‐likelihood ratio tests determined the existence of thresholds in biomarker effects, supplemented by subgroup analyses. …”
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Effects of Virtual Care on Patient and Provider Experience of the Clinical Encounter: Qualitative Hermeneutic Study by Graham McCaffrey, Erin Wilson, Lela V Zimmer, Anurag Singh, Steinunn Jonatansdottir, Peter Zimmer, David Snadden, Ian D Graham, Martha MacLeod

“…Providers were more concerned about the loss of visual cues and sensory data for assessments, as well as the reduced opportunity to build relationships through conversation with patients. …”
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Respiratory muscle strength, pain and pulmonary complications in adult patients following median sternotomy during hospital stay: a longitudinal observational study by Cary-Anne Gissing, Ronel Roos

“…The visual analogue scale provides information on participants’ pain levels. …”
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Impact of TAK-003 on epidemiologic, economic and quality-of-life burden of dengue: comparison of the results from a dynamic transmission model and a static model with a dynamic com... by Elizaveta Kharitonova, Dr Jing Shen, Anna Tytula, Justyna Zawieja, Yaneth Gil Rojas, Samuel Aballea, Riona Hanley

“…This study aims to validate this innovative “dyna-static” model by comparing its results with that of the dynamic model of TAK-003. Methods: The dynamic model explicitly modelled hosts and vectors, and included all four serotype-specific infections. …”
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A Personalized, Transdiagnostic Smartphone App (Mello) Targeting Repetitive Negative Thinking for Depression and Anxiety: Qualitative Analysis of Young People’s Experience by Lee Valentine, Chelsea Arnold, Jennifer Nicholas, Jessi Malouf, Jessi Malouf, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Imogen H Bell

“…To mitigate these challenges, participants suggested incorporating gamification elements, such as progress-tracking visuals, to enhance motivation and increase engagement with the app. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of HIV-1 drug-resistant minority variants from 1999 to 2024 by Chang Yan, Fengting Yu, Mengying Li, Xiaojie Yang, Rui Sun, Xuelei Liang, Xiaojie Lao, Hanxi Zhang, Wenhao Lv, Ying Hu, Yuan Lai, Yi Ding, Fujie Zhang

“…Visual knowledge maps and bibliometric analyses were generated using VOSviewer and Bibliometrix. …”
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Kidney dysfunction and associated factors among adults living with human immuno-deficiency virus in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Worku Chekol Tassew, Agerie Mengistie Zeleke, Yeshiwas Ayale Ferede, Girum Meseret Ayenew

“…Publication bias was detected by the visual inspection of the funnel plot and statistical Egger’s test. …”
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Features of formation of Miscanthus giganteus planting material depending on cultivation technology elements by В. А. Доронін, В. В. Дрига, Ю. А. Кравченко, В. В. Доронін

“…To establish biological features of plants growth and development and the formation of Miscanthus giganteus planting material depending on the cultivation technology elements. Methods. Field, laboratory, visual, weight measu­ring, mathematical and statistical ones. …”
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Social media as a source of information for patients with knee osteoarthritis by Anas Dekhissi, Fatima Zahrae Taik, Fatima Zahra Aharrane, Anass Adnine, Nihad Takhrifa, Maryam Fourtassi, Fatima Ezzahra Abourazzak

“…Pain intensity was measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). We used the Lequesne index for KOA to assess functional impairment, and the Kellgren and Lawrence classification to assess the severity of KOA. …”
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Investigation of bivariate particle size-density classification and quality differentiation of coal gasification fine slag by Xu SHI, Lili LIU, Mo CHU, Suqian GU, Jianfei DONG, Yanyu LIU

“…Separation and recovery methods should be tailored to the characteristics of the two residual carbon types.Recovered amorphous carbon can serve as a fuel supplement, porous carbon is suitable for adsorption applications, and slag particles can be purposed in construction materials.…”
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Decreased serum and local GPX4 and SLC7A11 expression correlates with disease severity in non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head by Qing-He Ye, Peng Zhang, Yong-Heng Zhao, Wen-Xiu Zhu, Hong-Xun Zhu, Biao-Fang Wei

“…Objective The objective of this study was to explore the levels of two crucial proteins associated with ferroptosis, namely Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and Solute Carrier Family 7 Member 11 (SLC7A11), in both serum and femoral head samples, and to correlate their expression levels with the clinical severity of NT-ONFH. Methods The study included 136 NT-ONFH patients and an equal number of healthy controls. …”
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A Time-Resolved Fluorescent Microsphere Immunochromatographic Assay for Determination of Vitamin B12 in Infant Formula Milk Powder by Qianqian Lu, Yongwei Feng, Qi Zhou, Ting Yang, Hua Kuang, Chuanlai Xu, Lingling Guo

“…In addition, the test results of real samples were consistent with the results of quantification using microbiological methods, with a coefficient of variation of less than 10%, showing good accuracy and stability, and confirming that the TRFM-ICA is suitable for the analysis of VB12 in real infant formula milk powder samples. …”
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Utilisation of Anthropogenic Food by Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Britain as Determined by Stable Isotope Analysis by Jonathan W. J. Fletcher, Simon Tollington, Ruth Cox, Bryony A. Tolhurst, Jason Newton, Rona A. R. McGill, Paul Cropper, Naomi Berry, Krishnaveni Illa, Dawn M. Scott

“…ABSTRACT Dietary analyses utilising visual methods to identify stomach and faecal contents have shown that urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Britain consume human‐derived (anthropogenic) food to varying degrees. …”
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Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for Cartilage Tissue Engineering: A Bibliometric Analysis of Trends and Themes by Zhang J, Wu K, Zhou L, Zheng S

“…Bibliometric and visualized analysis was performed using VOSviewers (V 1.6.20), CiteSpace (V 6.3.R1) and Bibliometrix (R 4.3.3).Results: A total of 436 English articles were analyzed, involving 2356 authors from 1532 institutions across 50 countries/regions, contributing to 189 journals. …”
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Serum Periostin as a Potential Biomarker in the Evaluation of Allergic Rhinitis: A Pilot Study by Zhu XJ, Lu MP, Chen RX, Mao ZF, Yang YF, Han J, Cheng L

“…Therefore, we aimed to assess the potential of periostin as a novel candidate biomarker for diagnosing and assessing the severity of AR.Patients and Methods: A total of 40 patients with AR and 22 healthy controls, all aged over 18 years, were recruited for the study. …”
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