The Effect of Preoperative Anxiety on Motor and Sensory Block Duration and Effectiveness in Spinal Anesthesia by Yadigar Yılmaz, Esra Durmayuksel, Tuna Erturk, Ferda Yılmaz Inal, Dilek Metin Yamac, Aysin Ersoy

“…The aim was to evaluate the effect of preoperative anxiety on the sympathetic block that developed after spinal anesthesia and therefore the duration of motor and sensory blockade. Materials and Methods. After the approval of the ethics committee, 90 patients between the ages of 18 and 55 years who were to be operated under spinal anesthesia were included in the study. …”
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Research trends in manual therapy: a bibliometric review of the last 10 years by Peter Bartik, Shakil Ahmad, Hafiz Muhammad Adil, Peter Šagát, Jaroslav Sekáč

“…Biblioshiny (Bibliometrix), PowerBI, MS Excel, and MS Access were used to visualize and analyze the results. 1208 relevant studies were included in the analysis. …”
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Association between advanced lung cancer inflammation index and acute gouty arthritis in Dalian, China: a cross-sectional study by Ziran Xiu, Ziran Xiu, Zhengnan Gao, Lan Luo

“…This study investigates the association between ALI and AGA.MethodsWe included 652 participants in this cohort study, dividing them into two groups: those with AGA and a control group without AGA. …”
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Study of the composition of the residual microflora of milk after pasteurization by G. M. Sviridenko, T. V. Komarova, E. E. Uskova

“…The detection and  enumeration of microorganisms was carried out  by standardized microbiological methods. Microorganisms were identified by visual assessment of dominant colonies and cell morphology in micropreparations. …”
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Evaluation of inguinal sonoanatomy regarding pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block in children: the relation of femoral artery, femoral nerve, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve and i... by Hande Gurbuz, Tuncay Colak

“…This study aimed to identify developmental differences and variations regarding PENG block sonoanatomy in the inguinal region in children. Methods A total of 150 children between 28 days and 18 years were included in this prospective, observational, descriptive study. …”
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Clinical profile of patients with retinal vein occlusion and its correlation with serum homocysteine levels by Veerla Laukya Jyothsna Devi, Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi, Anita Minj, Dega Hanisha

“…Abstract Background To study the clinical profile of patients diagnosed with retinal vein occlusion (RVO) and its correlation with serum Homocysteine (Hcy) levels. Methods This hospital-based cross-sectional study included all patients aged more than 18 years presenting to the Department of Ophthalmology from August 2024 to January 2025. …”
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How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed treatment preferences of patients with proximal ureteral stones? by Ali Kaan Yildiz, Ahmet Varan, Hakan Kurt, Omer Gokhan Doluoglu, Berat Cem Ozgur

“…This study aimed to investigate the effect of the pandemic on treatment preferences of patients with proximal ureteral stones. Materials and methods. Retrospective data regarding treatment preferences of patients diagnosed with symptomatic proximal ureteral stones between July 2018 and November 2021 at a single center were analyzed. …”
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The effect of physical interventions on pain control after orthodontic treatment: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. by Junxiong Li, Siyu Li, Hongjun Chen, Jingzhe Feng, Ya Qiu, Lihua Li

“…Of these, 28 studies using a visual analog scale (VAS) as an outcome indicator were included. …”
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Evaluation of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for improving pain and cognitive function in elderly patients around the perioperative period of hip replacement surger... by Sujuan Xu, Kai Huang, Qing Jiang

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>We aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation(TEAS) in elderly patients around the perioperative period of hip replacement surgery.<h4>Methods</h4>The China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI), Wangfang Data, VIP database, SinoMed, PubMed, and Embase databases were searched for relevant publications until August 2024. …”
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PERCEIVED WAYS OF DIAGNOSTIC HELP OPTIMISATION TO PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC EPILEPSY ON CHRONIC HERPESVIRUS ENCEPHALITIS by N. A. Shnayder, N. I. Kamzalakova, S. V. Krijanovskaya, Yu. S. Panina

“…Diagnostic methods include analysis of objective and subjective neurological symptoms, video-EEG monitoring, multimodal evoked potentials, brain MRI, laboratory methods (hemogram, immunogram, antibody titers of IgG and IgM to antigens of viruses HSV-1, HSV-2, CMV, VZV, HHV-6 and EBV, antibody avidity). …”
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Mobile Apps Designed for Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Content Analysis Using the Mobile App Rating Scale by Zahra Arabkermani, Saeed Barzegari, Atefeh Rouhani, Nilofar Nahavandi, Omer Gibreel, Ibrahim Arpaci

“…Therefore, establishing reliable quality assessment methods is essential to assist patients with PCOS in identifying effective and trustworthy mobile health tools. …”
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Determining mosquito age using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and artificial neural networks: insights into the influence of origin and sex by Zili Gao, Yuzhen Zhang, Laura C. Harrington, Courtney C. Murdock, Elisabeth Martin, Dalton Manbeck-Mosig, Steve Vetrone, Nicolas Tremblay, Christopher M. Barker, John M. Clark, Lili He, Wei Zhu

“…However, traditional methods, such as tracheole morphology analysis, are labor-intensive and have limited scalability. …”
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Prediction of prognosis in acute ischemic stroke after mechanical thrombectomy based on multimodal MRI radiomics and deep learning by Lei Pei, Xiaowei Han, Chenfeng Ni, Junli Ke

“…Currently, there are no reliable methods for the early prediction of poor prognosis in AIS, especially after mechanical thrombectomy. …”
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Clinical and Genetic Correlations of Inherital Retinal Disease with Mutations in the ABCA4 Gene by Patients of the Russian Population by I. V. Zolnikova, V. V. Kadyshev, A. V. Marakhonov, A. B. Chernyak, S. V. Milash, Yu. A. Bobrovskaya, N. A. Urakova, N. Sh. Kokoeva, S. I. Kutsev, R. A. Zinchenko

“…Aim: to study genotype-phenotype correlations in patients with inherited retinal diseases with mutations in ABCA4 gene in Russian Federation.Patients and methods. 21 patients from Russian population aged from 7 to 51 years old (mean age 20 ± 11 years with best-corrected visual acuity from 0,02 to 0,6 (0,14 ± 0,11) with ABCA4-associated retinopathy, verified by molecular genetics methods. …”
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LIFE QUALITY OF PERSONS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN RUSSIA — IS THERE RELATION TO TREATMENT? (BY DATA FROM POPULATIONAL STUDY ESSE-RF) by Yu A. Balanova, A. V. Kontsevaya, S. A. Shalnova, A. D. Deev, A. V. Kapustina, S. E. Evstifeeva, G. А. Muromtseva, A. E. Imaeva, S. A. Boytsov

“…LQ was assessed with international eUROQOL-5D and visual analogue scale eQ-VAs. Integral LQ assessment was done with LW shaw et al. methodics. …”
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Is Butter Back? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Butter Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Total Mortality. by Laura Pimpin, Jason H Y Wu, Hila Haskelberg, Liana Del Gobbo, Dariush Mozaffarian

“…One investigator screened titles and abstracts; and two reviewed full-text articles independently in duplicate, and extracted study and participant characteristics, exposure and outcome definitions and assessment methods, analysis methods, and adjusted effects and associated uncertainty, all independently in duplicate. …”
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Screening cognitive impairment in patients with atrial fibrillation: A deep learning model based on retinal fundus photographs by Zhen Wang, MD, Mingxiao Li, MD, Peng Xia, BS, Chao Jiang, MD, Ting Shen, MD, Jiaming Ma, MD, Yu Bai, MD, Suhui Zhang, MD, Yiwei Lai, MD, Sitong Li, MS, Hui Xu, MD, Yang Xu, MD, Tong Ma, MS, Lie Ju, PhD, Liu He, PhD, Li Dong, MD, Caihua Sang, MD, Deyong Long, MD, Yuzhong Chen, PhD, Xin Du, MD, Zongyuan Ge, PhD, Jianzeng Dong, MD, Wen-Bin Wei, MD, Changsheng Ma, MD

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CRISPR-based assays for the detection of BK virus and JC virus infections post-kidney transplantation by Yu Liu, Jing-Song Xu, Li Cao, Shuang Yang, Tian-Ming Li, Hai-Qian Huang, Jun-Heng Zhang, Xue Zhao, Qian Liu, Shun Li, Min Li, Hua Wang

“…However, the current diagnostic methods remain limited, and the development of new molecular detection technology is extremely urgent. …”
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Predicting peripartum depression using elastic net regression and machine learning: the role of remnant cholesterol by Hongxu Chen, Denglan Wang, Juanjuan Shen, Baoyan Guo, Chun Song, Duo Ma, Yan Wu, Guohui Liu, Guangxue Chen, Yan Ni, Tiantian Kong, Fan Wang

“…Abstract Background Traditional statistical methods have dominated research on peripartum depression (PPD), but innovative approaches may provide deeper insights. …”
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Efficacy of acupuncture-related therapy for postmenopausal osteoporosis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials by Bing Deng, Bing Deng, Tiantian Xu, Zilan Deng, Yue Jiang, Li Li, Wankun Liang, Yuewen Zhang, Hongjin Wang, Yunxiang Xu, Guizhen Chen

“…IntroductionTo compare and analyze the clinical effects of acupuncture-related therapies for postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) and propose the optimal scheme, we utilized a network meta-analysis to evaluate the therapeutic effects of various commonly used acupuncture methods for PMOP.MethodsRandomized controlled trials of acupuncture-related therapies for PMOP were searched in eight databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Science and Technology Journal Database, China Biomedical Literature Database, and Wanfang database) from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2023. …”
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