Efficacy of Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glides in the Management of Mechanical Neck Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Sharick Shamsi, Faisal M. Alyazedi, Samiha Mohamed Abdelkader, Shabana Khan, Ali Akhtar

“…Before treatment and after 2 weeks of treatment, pain, range of motion (ROM), and neck disability were assessed on Visual Analog Scale (VAS), goniometer, and Neck Disability Index (NDI), respectively. …”
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Significant Clinical Improvement after Arthroscopic Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: A 5-Year Follow-Up by Agustin Barbero MD, Ben Efrima MD, Camilla Maccario MD, Cristian Indino MD, Chiara Nocera MD, Jari Dahmen MD, Federico Giuseppe Usuelli MD

“…The secondary aim was to assess whether age, body mass index (BMI), and lesion surface affect outcomes. Methods: Sixty-three patients (32 males, 31 females) with a median age of 37 years [IQR 25-48] were included. …”
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Efficient Multi-Task Training with Adaptive Feature Alignment for Universal Image Segmentation by Yipeng Qu, Joohee Kim

“…In addition, the discrepancy between visual and textual modalities limits the performance gains in existing text-involved segmentation models. …”
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Risk Factors for Postoperative Pain Intensity in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Disc Surgery: A Systematic Review. by Marie Dorow, Margrit Löbner, Janine Stein, Alexander Konnopka, Hans J Meisel, Lutz Günther, Jürgen Meixensberger, Katarina Stengler, Hans-Helmut König, Steffi G Riedel-Heller

“…The aims of this review were (1) to examine how pain intensity changes over time in patients undergoing surgery for a lumbar herniated disc and (2) to identify socio-demographic, medical, occupational and psychological factors associated with pain intensity.<h4>Methods</h4>Selection criteria were developed and search terms defined. …”
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Perceptions of Teacher-trainees Towards using YouTube Videos to improve Conceptual Understanding of the Reactivity of Alkali Metals in Natural Sciences at a Rural University in Sou... by Vuyokazi Momoti

“…They complement traditional teaching methods, encourage social interaction, and stimulate curiosity and innovation across different age groups. …”
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Graves’ ophthalmopathy: the clinical and psychosocial outcomes of different medical interventions – a systematic review by Maralyn Druce, Ejaz Ansari, Oyinlola Maria Bello

“…However, available literature demonstrates that not all clinically effective treatment options improve patients’ QoL.Methods A systematic literature review was conducted to assess the clinical and psychosocial outcomes of different therapies for Graves’ ophthalmopathy. …”
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Short-term effects of different wavelengths on axial length with induced optical defocus among emmetropes by S. Ullah, M. F. Umer, S. P. Chandran

“…Axial length (AL) was measured using the IOL Master 800 after thorough eye and visual examinations. An Android mobile application “Flash Screen” exposed participants to violet, blue, yellow, white, green, and red light. …”
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Intraoperative conversion from thoracoscopy to thoracotomy in anatomical lung resections by A. L. Akopov, R. P. Mishra, S. Yu. Dvoreckiy, A. S. Agishev, M. G. Kovalev

“…Despite the increasingly use of video-assisted approaches in thoracic surgery, intraoperative conversion from minimally invasive to «open» takes place quite often, especially during anatomical lung resection.  METHODS AND MATERIALS. A retrospective analysis of 106 consecutive anatomical lung resections (lobectomies) initiated by thoracoscopic access was performed. …”
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Complex interrelationships among respiratory diseases and chronic multimorbidity: a longitudinal network analysis and implications for future viral respiratory pandemic preparednes... by Daniel E. Zoughbie, Daniel E. Zoughbie, Kyongsik Yun

“…Understanding these interrelationships is essential for designing resilient and integrated healthcare systems, especially in the context of pandemic stress.MethodsWe analyzed over 82 million de-identified healthcare claims from the Comprehensive Health Care Information System (CHIS), spanning 2020 to 2024. …”
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Evaluation of the patients with Grave’s ophthalmopathy after the corticosteroids treatment by Janićijević-Petrović Mirjana, Šarenac Tatjana, Srećković Sunčica, Petrović Marko, Vulović Dejan, Janićijević Katarina

“…Ophthalmological examination includes: best corrected visual acuity, slit-lamp exam, Hertels’ test, direct ophthalmoscopy and ultrasonography of the orbit. …”
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Assessment of the Effect of Rosemary on Tomato Preservation. by Nanyanzi,Teopista

“…Thus, there is a pressing need for sustainable and cost-effective preservation methods, such as the adoption of rosemary extract, which offers safer alternatives capable of extending the shelf life of tomatoes, especially in resource-limited settings. …”
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Comparative Study on the Preservation Efficacy of Rosemary Extracts and Conventional Preservatives on Tomatoes. by Namanya, Jonan

“…Traditional preservation methods like synthetic chemical preservatives have been effective but raise health concerns. …”
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In vivo 3D photoacoustic and ultrasound analysis of hypopigmented skin lesions: A pilot study by Minseong Kim, Ju Hee Han, Junho Ahn, Esther Kim, Chul Hwan Bang, Chulhong Kim, Ji Hyun Lee, Wonseok Choi

“…Current adjunct diagnostic methods rely mostly on subjective visual inspection. …”
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Quantification of neuroinflammation in spinal cord and neuroforamina of patients with painful cervical radiculopathy using [11C]DPA713 PET/CT by Ivo J. Lutke Schipholt, Ivo J. Lutke Schipholt, Gwendolyne G. M. Scholten-Peeters, Meghan A. Koop, Michel W. Coppieters, Michel W. Coppieters, Ronald Boellaard, Elsmarieke van de Giessen, Elsmarieke van de Giessen, Bastiaan C. ter Meulen, Bastiaan C. ter Meulen, Marieke Coenen, Carmen Vleggeert-Lankamp, Paul R. Depaauw, Bart N. M. van Berckel, Adriaan A. Lammerstma, Adriaan A. Lammerstma, Maqsood Yaqub

“…The objectives of this study were to: (1) assess which tracer kinetic model most optimally quantified [11C]DPA713 uptake in the spinal cord and neuroforamina in patients with painful cervical radiculopathy, (2) evaluate the performance of linearized methods (e.g., Logan) and simplified (e.g., standardized uptake value - SUV) methods, and (3) assess the test-retest reliability of these methods. …”
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SMF-net: semantic-guided multimodal fusion network for precise pancreatic tumor segmentation in medical CT image by Wenyi Zhou, Ziyang Shi, Bin Xie, Fang Li, Jiehao Yin, Yongzhong Zhang, Linan Hu, Lin Li, Yongming Yan, Xiajun Wei, Zhen Hu, Zhengmao Luo, Wanxiang Peng, Xiaochun Xie, Xiaoli Long

“…However, two key challenges persist: (a) complex phenotypic variations in pancreatic morphology cause segmentation models to focus predominantly on healthy tissue over tumors, compromising tumor feature extraction and segmentation accuracy; (b) existing methods often struggle to retain fine-grained local features, leading to performance degradation in pancreas-tumor segmentation.MethodsTo overcome these limitations, we propose SMF-Net (Semantic-Guided Multimodal Fusion Network), a novel multimodal medical image segmentation framework integrating a CNN-Transformer hybrid encoder. …”
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BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PECULIARITIES OF INTRODUCTION OF WASHINGTONIA FILIFERA (LIND. EX ANDR.) H. WENDL. EX BARY AT THE SOUTHERN COAST OF CRIMEA by Yuriy V. Plugatar, Alexandr P. Maksimov, Maksim S. Kovalev, Valeriy D. Rabotyagov, Natalya N. Trikoz, Alexandr F. Khromov

“…Research methods: comparative-ecological, biometric, analytical and visual. …”
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Traditional Indian medicine (TIM) and traditional Korean medicine (TKM): aconstitutional-based concept and comparison by Young Min Kang, Richard Komakech, Chandrakant Shivappa Karigar, Asma Saqib

“…Apart from Homeopathy in TIM, both systems are hinged on similar principle of body constitutional-based concept and similar disease diagnosis methods of mainly auscultation, palpation, visual inspection, and interrogation. …”
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Perceptions of dietary sugar consumption among public housing residents using a modified qualitative photovoice methodology by Mabeline Velez, Brenda Heaton, Chelsey Solar, Yinette Fuertes, Belinda Borrelli, Raul I. Garcia, Lisa M. Quintiliani

“…Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we conducted photovoice methods using Zoom. Adult residents of two public housing developments were invited to participate in pairs of online group sessions. …”
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Frequency Spectrum Adaptor for Remote Sensing Image&#x2013;Text Retrieval by Ziyi Wan, Enyuan Zhao, Jie Nie, Ze Zhang, Zhiqiang Wei, Nan Zheng, Yuting Zhao

“…Consequently, these methods exhibit limitations in handling specific receptive fields or preserving the structural information within RS images, leading to inaccurate retrieval matches. …”
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Fuzzy logic-based IoT system for optimizing irrigation with cloud computing: Enhancing water sustainability in smart agriculture by Abdennabi Morchid, Zafar Said, Almoataz Y. Abdelaziz, Pierluigi Siano, Hassan Qjidaa

“…Traditional irrigation methods are often inefficient, waste water and expose crops to water stress. …”
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