Examining Disability, Pain, and Anxiety in Patients Following Lumbar Decompression Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study by Abdus Samad Khan, Muhammad Bilal, Naeem Ul Haq, Aiman Zia, Haziq Dad

“…This study aimed to investigate these relationships in patients following lumbar decompression surgery. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Mardan Medical Complex (MMC) involving 140 participants. …”
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Decoding the amniotic membrane transcriptome during equine ascending placentitis by Sophia P. Marchio, Hossam El-Sheikh Ali, Matthew A. Scott, Claudia Barbosa Fernandes, Kirsten E. Scoggin, Mats Troedsson, Yatta Boakari

“…Our RNA sequencing results were supported by the visual identification of two of those proteins (TLR4 and PTGS2) in the immunohistochemistry analysis. …”
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The safety and effectiveness of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation by Wei Wang, Zhao Guo, Lixin Yang, Jianning Liu, Zhiyong Li, Jiaqi Li, Hong Zhao, Tao Sun

“…BackgroundThe purpose of this study is to discuss the safety and effectiveness of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation.MethodsFrom August 2018 to December 2021, patients with lumbar disc herniation who received TLIF treatment were included in this study. …”
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Italian Coma Recovery Scale for Pediatrics (CRS-P): Preliminary Validation in a Sample of Young Children with Typical Development by Katia Colombo, Claudia Corti, Chiara Porro, Claudia Fedeli, Monica Beschi, Cristina Reverberi, Sandra Strazzer

“…This study aims at examining the basic psychometric properties of the Italian Coma Recovery Scale for Pediatrics (CRS-P) in typically developing children. Methods: A total of 64 typically developing children aged 3 months to 5:7 years were administered the CRS-P. …”
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Efficacy of adipose stromal cells-enriched high-density fat graft combined with BTX-A for Raynaud’s phenomenon: a prospective cohort study by Chengliang Deng, Xin Liu, Miaomiao Wei, Bihua Wu, Tianhua Zhang, Shune Xiao, Peiru Min, Yixin Zhang

“…This study evaluates the combination of high-density fat grafting (HDFG) with botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) for treating RP. Methods Eleven patients with 20 affected hands diagnosed with RP were recruited and randomly assigned to receive either HDFG combined with BTX-A (intervention group, n = 11) or HDFG alone (control group, n = 9). …”
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Multi-view contrastive learning and symptom extraction insights for medical report generation by Qi Bai, Xiaodi Zou, Ahmad Alhaskawi, Yanzhao Dong, Haiying Zhou, Sohaib Hasan Abdullah Ezzi, Vishnu Goutham Kota, Mohamed Hasan Hasan AbdullaAbdulla, Sahar Ahmed Abdalbary, Xianliang Hu, Hui Lu

“…The demonstrated superiority of our model over traditional methods holds promise for substantial improvements in clinical diagnosis and automated report generation, indicating a significant stride forward in medical technology…”
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Effectiveness and safety of acupotomy for lumbar disc herniation: a study protocol for a randomized, assessor-blinded, controlled pilot trial by Eunseok Kim, So Yun Kim, Hye Su Kim, Jeong Kyo Jeong, So-Young Jung, Chang-Hyun Han, Young-Il Kim

“…The primary outcome will be the mean change in the visual analog scale from baseline to 4 weeks (2 weeks after final treatment). …”
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Severe Headache and Deterioration of Vision in Left Eye in a Chronic Hemodialysis Patient Revealing a Brown Tumor of Sphenoid Sinus by Hicham Esselmani, Abdelmohcine Aimrane, Hicham Chatoui, Omar El Hiba, Mustapha Najimi, Mohamed Merzouki

“…This study reports a case of a sphenoid sinus brown tumor in a patient on hemodialysis, highlighting its clinical presentation and diagnostic challenges. Methods: A 31-year-old woman undergoing chronic hemodialysis presented with a severe headache, diplopia, and progressive vision loss in her left eye. …”
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Harnessing the application of halophytic flora biomass in the management of healthcare of local people in the Salt Range of Punjab by Moona Nazish, Asif Kamal, Muhammad Zafar, Muhammad Azhar Khan, Khursheed Ur Rahman, Mushtaq Ahmad, Sadeed Arif, Dunia A Al Farraj, Mohamed S Elshikh, Maximilian Lackner

“…Ethnomedicinal data were collected and documented by interrogating 138 local people and 13 traditional health practitioners using a visual appraisal approach, semi-structured interviews, rapid rural appraisal methods, and open-ended questionnaires, separately for each species and interviewee, in different localities of the Salt Range. …”
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Role of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Value and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Ratio as Prognostic Factors for Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness by Arvids Buss, Maija Radzina, Mara Liepa, Edgars Birkenfelds, Laura Saule, Karlis Miculis, Madara Mikelsone, Egils Vjaters

“…This study aimed to determine whether ADC values could be used to establish the aggressiveness of prostate cancer. Methods: A retrospective single-center study included 398 patients with prostate cancer who underwent a multiparametric MRI prior to radical prostatectomy. …”
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Metformin for low back pain: Study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Yuan Z. Lim, Donna M. Urquhart, Yuanyuan Wang, Mahnuma Mahfuz Estee, Anita E. Wluka, Stephane Heritier, Flavia M. Cicuttini

“…The primary outcome will be change in pain intensity assessed using a 100 ​mm visual analogue scale at 4 months and the secondary outcomes will be change in low back disability, physical activity and narcotic use. …”
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Research trends and hotspots in the mental health of widowed older adults: a bibliometric analysis by Doudou Lin, Jiaojiao Wu, Weibing Chen, Xiangying Shen, Zhongxiang Cai, Nian Wang, Dou Fu, Yinglin Li, Xiaojie Ma

“…This study aims to identify key research themes, emerging trends, and interdisciplinary linkages to inform future studies on the mental health of widowed older adults.MethodsA bibliometric analysis was conducted using data from the Web of Science Core Collection (2004–2024). …”
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Comparison of the effects of ultrasound-guided steroid injection and anatomic landmark-guided injection on pain and disability in greater trochanteric pain syndrome by Mahir Topaloglu, Cemil Cihad Gedik, Deniz Sarikaya, Selin Kolsuz, Zeynep Turan, Lercan Aslan, Alessandro de Sire

“…This study aims to compare the effectiveness of ultrasound (USG)-guided and anatomic landmark-guided corticosteroid injections in managing GTPS. Methods: Patients diagnosed with GTPS received either USG or anatomic landmark-guided corticosteroid injections. …”
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Topographic factors associated with anterior chamber angle narrowing in patients with keratoconus by Hamed Soltan-Dehghan, Abdollah Farzaneh, Hassan Hashemi, Payam Nabovati, Mehdi Khabazkhoob

“…AIM: To identify topographic determinants of the anterior chamber angle (ACA) in patients with keratoconus (KCN). METHODS: Four hundred and ten eyes of 294 patients with KCN were recruited for this study. …”
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Co-design and prototype development of MedManageSCI: a medication self-management toolkit for adults with spinal cord injury/dysfunction by Lauren Cadel, Rasha El-Kotob, Sander L. Hitzig, Lisa M. McCarthy, Shoshana Hahn-Goldberg, Tanya L. Packer, Tejal Patel, Stephanie R. Cimino, Aisha K. Lofters, Chester H. Ho, Maliha Asif, Sara J.T. Guilcher

“…The objective of this study was to co-design the prototype of a toolkit to support medication self-management among adults with SCI/D. Methods We conducted a participatory multi-methods study, using the Good Things Foundation Pathfinder Model as a guide for the co-design process. …”
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Leveraging Digital Innovations to Combat Antimalarial Resistance in South and East Africa by Dr Stephanie Van Wyk, Dr Ishen Seocharan, Dr Eulambius Mlugu, Dr Donnie Mategula, Ms Tikhala Makhaza, Prof. Karen Barnes

“…It guides users through over 230 paths to discover resources, including online tools, protocols, WHO therapeutic efficacy trial templates, effective dissemination methods, diagnostic manuals, and genome surveillance protocols, amongst others. …”
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Media Role of Graphic in Harmonizing The Meanings Association Pattern with Forms of Expression and Literacy Genre by Amir Reza Estakhrian Haghighi, Setareh Ahsant

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UAV as a Bridge: Mapping Key Rice Growth Stage with Sentinel-2 Imagery and Novel Vegetation Indices by Jianping Zhang, Rundong Zhang, Qi Meng, Yanying Chen, Jie Deng, Bingtai Chen

“…Furthermore, we employed 30 vegetation index calculation methods to explore 48,600 spectral band combinations derived from 10 Sentinel-2 spectral bands, thereby constructing a series of novel vegetation indices. …”
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ACTIVITY-BASED APPROACH TO TEACHING THE PAST TENSE IN MEDICAL ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES by Yu.V. Lysanets, O.M. Bieliaieva, I.V. Znamenska, H.Yu. Morokhovets, I.V. Rozhenko

“…The paper provides a wide range of scaffolding activities and methods: using visuals (graphic organizers, charts, etc.), selecting historically meaningful texts, peer-to-peer talk, strategic pairings, “real-life tasks” and modelling situations, the “fishbowl” model and others. …”
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Suture tape augmentation in the management of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Peiyuan Tang, Yangbin Cao, Ying Zhu, Han Tan, Haoxuan Li, Wenfeng Xiao, Ting Wen, Jun Zhang, Yusheng Li, Shuguang Liu

“…This meta-analysis synthesizes prior research to assess the effectiveness of additional SA in treating ACL tears. Methods A total of four databases including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched up to September 2024. …”
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