Efficacy and safety of alternative-level laminoplasty vs. all-level laminoplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Bin Zheng, Ke Ma, Zhenqi Zhu, Haiying Liu

“…BackgroundThis study systematically reviews the literature and performs a meta-analysis to evaluate and compare the intra-operative outcomes, clinical efficacy, safety, and cost of alternative-level and all-level laminoplasty.MethodsA systematic review is conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines. …”
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Functional Improvements by Controlled Suture Tension in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair by Shinji Imai, MD, PhD

“…However, the clinical outcomes did not differ significantly at 2 years between the 2 tensioning methods. Level of Evidence:. Therapeutic Level III. …”
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Problems of treatment adherence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and comorbidity by N. M. Nikitina, E. V. Egorova, I. F. Melehina, S. N. Grigoryeva, A. P. Rebrov

“…Pain severity was evaluated using visual analog scale (VAS). Patients’ social status was assessed. …”
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The Perceived Concerns of Nurse Educators' Use of GenAI in Nursing Education: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Denise R. Gehring, Sharon K. Titus, Ragi George

“…This registration ensures the transparency and credibility of our research process, as it provides a public record of our study design and methods.…”
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Analysis of indications for selectively missing results in comparative registry-based studies in medicine: a meta-research study by Paula Starke, Zhentian Zhang, Hannah Papmeier, Dawid Pieper, Tim Mathes

“…Further research is needed to determine the main reasons for selectively missing results to support the development and implementation of more specific methods for preventing selectively missing results.…”
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Proton therapy in pediatric neuro-oncology. Potential advantages and the relationship between cost and results by O. S. Regentova, O. I. Shcherbenko, E. V. Kumirova, F. F. Antonenko, V. A. Solodkiy

“…Proton radiation therapy is one of the attractive methods of radiotherapy with minimal dose distribution to normal tissues and a decrease in the absorbed dose. …”
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Understanding Perspectives and Practices of "Learning through Play" in East African Refugee and Host-Country Schools by Abraha Asfaw, Silvia Diazgranados, Betty Akullu Ezati, Jonathan Kwok, Christina Raphael, Anne Smiley, Peter Ssenkusu

“…We used ethnographic methods to study these schools for 14-20 days in order to learn from their existing play-based teaching and learning practices. …”
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Desintegración de las praxias en la enfermedad de Alzheimer Disintegration of praxias in Alzheimer's disease: a case report by Carlos A. Bardeci, P. L. Bauso Toselli, Eduardo Saint Martin

“…The clinical aspects of the disease, just as the correlation of the data obtained by the auxiliary methods allow the formulation of the diagnosis, confirmed by right frontal cerebral puncture. …”
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Quality of life as a criterion for assessing the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs in patients with painful external genital endometriosis by E. Begovich, B. Baigalmaa, A. G. Solopova, V. O. Bitsadze, J. Kh. Khizroeva, E. A. Son, Sh. Kh. Zobaid, G. K. Bykovshchenko

“…Aim: to assess the QoL of women with painful EGE after radical treatment in the rehabilitation period by using subjective research methods.  Materials and Methods. We examined 104 female patients of reproductive age (42.4 ± 3.7 years) with painful EGE after radical treatment: group IA – 49 women underwent "active" rehabilitation, group IB – 55 patients underwent "passive" rehabilitation tactics in accordance with standards and National Clinical Guidelines. …”
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DeepGuard: real-time threat recognition using Golden Jackal optimization with deep learning model by Fatma S. Alrayes, Hamed Alqahtani, Wahida Mansouri, Asma Alshuhail, Wafa Sulaiman Almukadi, Ahmed Mahmud

“…The system influences DL models to examine complex visual patterns, differentiating between normal actions and potential safety risks. …”
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Modified Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery (Clinical Cases) by I. B. Medvedev, D. F. Pokrovsky

“…Analysis of two clinical cases of immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery according to the developed modified algorithm (mаISBCS).Materials and methods. The results of two clinical cases of mаISBCS are presented. …”
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Maize leaf disease multiclass classification and recognition for sustainable agriculture using multi preceptive deep learning model by Vinay Gautam, Aadam Quraishi, Azzah AlGhamdi, Gaganpreet Kaur, Faisal Alghayadh, Haewon Byeon, Mohammed Wasim Bhatt

“…The models were fine-tuned with varying weights for advancing the feature extraction so as to enhance the likelihood of correct visual classification. In addition to its strong accuracy, the research provides a formal and strict mathematical formulation, and different optimization methods further establish the effectiveness of the model. …”
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Is the Rate of Early mobilization in Hip fracture patients using Alfentanil Better than standard opioid analgesia (REHAB)? A protocol for a prospective cohort study by Nikhil Agarwal, Alasdair M. J. MacLullich, Nick D. Clement

“…Aims: The primary aim of this study is to compare mobility status of patients receiving oral oxycodone with those receiving subcutaneous alfentanil as analgesic methods prior to mobilization to help physiotherapy compliance after hip fracture surgery. …”
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Comparison of the effectiveness of diode laser, fluoride varnish, and their combination in treatment of dentin hypersensitivity: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials by Manijeh Mohammadian, Manijeh Mohammadian, Nima Jalouti, Mohsen Yazdanian, Elham Keykha, Samira Hajisadeghi

“…Background and aimDentin hypersensitivity (DH) has long been a challenging condition, with many treatment methods showing limited success. However, the emergence of laser therapy, particularly the significant potential of diode laser (DL) and sodium fluoride (NaF) varnish, has sparked new hope. …”
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Comparative assessment of venous congestion severity and hospitalization outcomes in patients with acute decompensated heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by E. A. Rogozhkina, T. Yu. Vedenikin, Yu. S. Timofeev, A. A. Ivanova, A. R. Afaunova, O. N. Dzhioeva, O. M. Drapkina

“…To characterize the potental of additional paraclinical research methods (ultrasound, determination of body composition) for assessing the congestion severity in patients with acute decompensated heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (ADHFpEF) in the intensive care unit.Material and methods. …”
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Exploring Global Interest in Propolis, Nanosilver, and Biomaterials: Insights and Implications for Dentistry from Big Data Analytics by Magdalena Sycińska-Dziarnowska, Liliana Szyszka-Sommerfeld, Krzysztof Woźniak, Gianrico Spagnuolo

“…Search data were extracted, normalized, and analyzed using multivariate time series methods, including vector autoregression (VAR) modeling, Impulse Response Function (IRF) analysis, and forecast error variance decomposition (FEVD). …”
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Bactris guineensis, an underutilized Costa Rican palm fruit: juice processing and its nutritional profile by Carolina Cortés-Herrera, Ana M. Pérez, Fabrice Vaillant

“…Bactris guineensis is a crop that produces visually appealing fruits resembling purple-black grapes with round seeds. …”
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Chassis-based fiber-coupled optical probe design for reproducible quantitative diffuse optical spectroscopy measurements. by Giselle C Matlis, Qihuang Zhang, Emilie J Benson, M Katie Weeks, Kristen Andersen, Jharna Jahnavi, Alec Lafontant, Jake Breimann, Thomas Hallowell, Yuxi Lin, Daniel J Licht, Arjun G Yodh, Todd J Kilbaugh, Rodrigo M Forti, Brian R White, Wesley B Baker, Rui Xiao, Tiffany S Ko

“…Advanced optical neuromonitoring of cerebral hemodynamics with hybrid diffuse optical spectroscopy (DOS) and diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) methods holds promise for non-invasive characterization of brain health in critically ill patients. …”
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Innovative 3D-printed educational models for vital pulp treatments and local anesthesia training in pediatric dentistry by Nagehan Aktaş, Didem Atabek, Osman Tunç

“…Additionally, 81.8% strongly agreed, and 18.2% agreed that visualizing anesthetized nerves enhanced their understanding of how anesthesia spreads within the tissue. …”
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Impression Cytology of Bulbar Conjunctiva in Refractive Patients by A. V. Doga, S. A. Borzenok, I. A. Mushkova, A. N. Karimova, M. R. Obraztsova, M. Kh. Khubetsova, D. S. Ostrovskiy

“…Maintaining a healthy eye surface is very important both for performing high-quality visual work and for maintaining a socially active lifestyle. …”
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