Role and application of diffusion-weighted imaging in evaluation of prostate cancer by Amol Madanlal Lahoti, Ankita Ramprasad Lakhotiya, Sarang Manohar Ingole, Avinash Parshuram Dhok, Prashant N Mudaliar

“…Objective: The objective of this study is to identify the appropriate cutoff and mean ADC value to diagnose neoplastic prostatic lesions in central India. Materials and Methods: Sixty-six patients with suspected prostatic pathology were included in this study. …”
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Combination pulse therapy with methotrexate and dexamethasone in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis and poor prognostic factors: an open-label randomized trial by Aleksey Leonidovich Maslyansky, E P Ilivanova, V I Rokomanyuk, O V Reshetnyak, A V Alekseyeva, S V Lapin, I L Dzhalalova, V I Mazurov

“…Objective: To study the efficiency and tolerance of two pulse therapy regimens: combination pulse therapy with highdose methotrexate (MT) and high-dose dexamethasone and pulse therapy with dexamethasone. Subjects and methods. The trial enrolled 100 patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with two pulse therapy regimens and then followed up for 1 year during standard MT therapy. …”
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Sources, distribution, behavior, and detection techniques of microplastics in soil: A review by Yu-chen Yan, Zhong-fang Yang

“…This will result in composite pollution and harm to the ecosystem; (3) microplastics in soil not only can destroy the activity of key soil microorganisms, but also enter the body of crops and soil animals, affecting normal growth of crops and soil animals, and further threaten human health; (4) at present, there is no unified operating standard for the sampling, processing, and detection process of microplastics. Analysis methods such as visual inspection, spectroscopy, and thermal analysis have both advantages and disadvantages, and emerging detection technologies require urgent development. …”
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Mutagenic treatment induces high transposon variation in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) by Kornelia POLOK, Roman ZIELINSKI

“…With more than 2700 mutant-derived cultivars, mutation techniques belong to the most efficient breeding methods. Despite a relatively good understanding of mutagenesis there is no agreement about the range of genome changes in mutants. …”
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Analysis of influencing factors affecting the operational reliability of low-voltage asynchronous electric motors by V. V. Romanova, S. V. Khromov, K. V. Suslov

“…In this regard, it becomes obvious that the task of improving the operational reliability of low-voltage asynchronous electric motors depends on a qualitative study of the quantitative values of external influencing factors in various operating modes of electric motors. METHODS. The tool for implementing this task is a visual and effective simulation tool Simulink interactive programming environment Matlab. …”
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Identification of pyroptosis-associated miRNAs in the immunoscape and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma by Yuting Zheng, Xing Huang

“…Despite recent improvements in therapeutic approaches, treatment options for patients with advanced or recurrent HCC are still limited. Materials and methods Our study analyzed miRNA differential expression using data from hepatocellular carcinoma patients in the Cancer Genome Atlas. …”
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Macular Vascular Density Changes following Cataract Surgery in Diabetic Patients: An Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study by Le Feng, Guliqiwaer Azhati, Tingting Li, Fang Liu

“…The MT and SCP were negatively correlated with logMAR best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), while the FAZ area and perimeter were positively correlated with logMAR BCVA in the diabetic group. …”
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Patient-reported Outcomes of Sulcus Deepening Trochleoplasty versus Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy in Patellofemoral Dysplasia: A Comparative Case Series by Chen-Heng Hsu, Chieh-An Chuang, Huan Sheu, Cheng-Pang Yang, Joe Chih-Hao Chiu, Yi-Shen Chan, Kuo-Yao Hsu

“…Pre- and post-operative assessments included Tegner and Kujala scores, apprehension, and Visual Analog Score. Image parameters included Dejour classification, tuberosity-trochlear groove distance, and Caton-Deschamps index (CDI). …”
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Learning-based locomotion control fusing multimodal perception for a bipedal humanoid robot by Chao Ji, Diyuan Liu, Wei Gao, Shiwu Zhang

“…Traditional model-based locomotion control methods have high modeling complexity, especially in complex terrain environments, making locomotion stability difficult to ensure. …”
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Local feature enhancement transformer for image super-resolution by Huang Weijie, Huang Detian

“…Extensive experiments were performed to validate the proposed LFESR, which significantly outperformed state-of-the-art methods in terms of both visual quality and quantitative metrics. …”
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Tranexamic acid: A strategy to decrease postoperative drainage in elbow arthrolysis while preserving joint function by Bao Zhao, Jinlei Dong, Guoming Zhang, Lianxin Li, Dongsheng Zhou, Shun Lu, Fanxiao Liu

“…Background The study aims to evaluate the influence of tranexamic acid (TXA) on clinical outcomes in patients with elbow stiffness undergoing elbow arthrolysis. Methods A systematic review of records up to December 2024 was conducted to screen research examining the role of TXA in patients with elbow stiffness undergoing elbow arthrolysis. …”
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Is the shear wave sonographic elastography correlated with pain after breast augmentation with silicone implants an indication of inflammatory activity? A preliminary report by Paweł Rzymski, Mikołaj Kubasik, Michał Gaca, Tomasz Opala

“…Each day, patients completed the pain visual analogue scale questionnaireseparately for left and right breasts. …”
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Development and validation of the pesticides label (pictograms and color codes) questionnaire: A pilot study of farmers' understanding and practices in Lebanon. by Mona Aridi, Sara Abou Ibrahim, Nisreen Alwan, Wissam Ghach

“…Farmers' comprehension of color codes and pictograms of pesticides is crucial for ensuring the safe and effective use of these agricultural chemicals. These visual aids provide essential information about hazards, proper handling, and application methods. …”
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Efficacy of antiemetic regimens for prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients of breast cancer receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy by Soumya Vij, Dilip Chander Dhasmana, Suman Bala, Sanjiv Kumar Verma

“…Patients were assessed for nausea by the visual analog scale, and a history of emetic episodes and need for rescue medication were recorded at 0 h, 6 h, 24 h, 48 h, and 120 h post-chemotherapy till three cycles. …”
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The neutrophil extracellular traps as a component of the tumor microenvironment by Е. V. Kayukova, E. V. Fefelova

“…To determine the amount of NETs and the composition of the tumor microenvironment in the cervical smears in patients with precancerous diseases and cervical cancer. Material and Methods. The clinical group 1 - patients with precancer cervical diseases (n=10), the clinical group 2 – patients with cervical cancer III stage (n=14) were studied. …”
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Efficacy of Sihuang Zijin Powder Colloid in Treating Infusion Phlebitis in Patients with Tumors: A Randomized Controlled Study by Hou JW, Hu ZY

“…Jian-Wen Hou, Ze-Ying Hu Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310022, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ze-Ying Hu, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, 310022, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13857102100, Fax +86 0571-88128221, Email huzeying1976@163.comObjective: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Sihuang Zijin powder colloid in the treatment of infusion phlebitis in patients with tumors.Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, 110 patients with grade II–III phlebitis were randomly allocated to either of two groups: the experimental group and the control group. …”
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How Successful is Supplemental Intraseptal and Buccal Infiltration Anaesthesia in the Mandibular Molars of Patients Undergoing Root Canal Treatment or Tooth Extraction? by Giath Gazal, Rayan Bahabri, Albraa B. Alolayan, Mahmod Alkayyal, Rahaf Al-Ghamdi, Ruwaa Salamah

“…Objectives: To investigate the success rate of supplemental intraseptal and buccal infiltration anaesthesia in mandibular molars undergoing endodontic therapy/extraction when the inferior alveolar nerve block has failed. Material and Methods: A prospective clinical trial including 200 patients undergoing lower molar root canal treatment/teeth extraction was conducted. …”
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Practical use of radiomic features as a metric for image quality discrimination in [18F] FDG-PET: a pilot study by Jane Burns, Hannah O’Driscoll, Eamon Loughman

“…In this pilot study, the relationship between technical metrics used in image quality assurance and visual grading scores provided by a radiologist were evaluated. …”
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Young offspring at genetic risk of adult psychoses: the form of the trajectory of IQ or memory may orient to the right dysfunction at the right time. by Michel Maziade, Nancie Rouleau, Caroline Cellard, Marco Battaglia, Thomas Paccalet, Isabel Moreau, Valérie Gagnon, Nathalie Gingras, Cecilia Marino, Elsa Gilbert, Marc-André Roy, Chantal Mérette

“…This led to the following developmental question: Do IQ and memory impairments exhibit different developmental courses from childhood to young adulthood in terms of stability or fluctuations?<h4>Methods</h4>In a high risk sample, we used a step by step sampling approach to narrow-down the early disease mechanisms. …”
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Frailty and diabetes: A study in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy by Jie Li, Kai Wang, Bei Yuan, Na Chen, Yueling Zhang

“…Methods This multicenter cross-sectional study enrolled 600 patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (aged ≥60 years) from two tertiary hospitals in Baoding (February to August 2024). …”
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