Cross-frequency neuromodulation: leveraging theta-gamma coupling for cognitive rehabilitation in MCI patients by Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yuan, Zhilan Tu, Renren Li, Renren Li, Chenxi Pan, Chenxi Pan, Jing Ma, Jing Ma, Meng Liu, Dan Yang, Hualan Yang, Fangyun Li, Zhi Bie, Yixuan Ku, Yunxia Li, Yunxia Li

“…This study investigates how repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) modulates gamma activity by regulating TGC to enhance WM in MCI patients.ObjectivesThis study aims to explore the effects of rTMS on WM by targeting TGC and reducing occipital gamma activity under varying WM loads.MethodsWe recruited 34 participants, including 20 MCI patients and 14 healthy elderly controls (HC), from Shanghai Tongji Hospital. …”
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Altered functional activity and connectivity in Parkinson’s disease with chronic pain: a resting-state fMRI study by Erlei Wang, Nan Zou, Jinru Zhang, Yiqing Bao, Yang Ya, Junkang Shen, Yujing Jia, Chengjie Mao, Guohua Fan

“…This study investigated changes in spontaneous neuronal activity and functional connectivity (FC) associated with chronic pain in PD patients.MethodsThe study included 41 PD patients with chronic pain (PDP), 41 PD patients without pain (nPDP), and 29 healthy controls. …”
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The therapeutic efficacy of Qigong exercise on the main symptoms of fibromyalgia: A pilot randomized clinical trial by Caio V.M. Sarmento, Sanghee Moon, Taylor Pfeifer, Irina V. Smirnova, Yvonne Colgrove, Sue Min Lai, Wen Liu

“…Primary outcomes were: pain changes measured by the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire, a visual analog scale for pain, pressure pain threshold measured by a dolorimeter. …”
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Integrated bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing reveals a cuproptosis-related LncRNA prognostic signature in neuroblastoma by Ke Chen, Jing Wang, Shimin Yang, Jun Xiao, Luyao Wu, Zejian Li, Xiang Zhao, Xuyong Chen, Honglin Li, Jiexiong Feng, Xinyao Meng

“…While cuproptosis has emerged as a critical regulator in oncobiology, its mechanistic involvement in NB remains poorly characterized. Methods RNA-seq data of NB patients was analyzed using limma and ClusterProfiler. …”
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IMPACT OF THE SECOND GENERATION ANTIHISTAMINES ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH POLLEN ALLERGY RECEIVING SPECIFIC ALLERGEN IMMUNOTHERAPY by O. I. Muradova, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, G. A. Karkashadze, O. I. Maslova, R. M. Torkhshoeva, A. Yu. Tomilova, A. A. Alekseeva, E. А. Vishneva, K. S. Volkov, T. A. Konstantinidi

“…Antihistamine preparations (desloratidine and cetirizine) are improved by indexes of visual and space perception at children with a hay fever. …”
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Office‐Based Blue Laser Versus Coblation Therapy for Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy: A Pilot Study by Abdul‐Latif Hamdan, Zeina Maria Semaan, Lana Ghzayel, Yara Yammine, Jonathan Abou Chaar, Jad Hosri, Patrick Abou Raji Feghali, Anne Marie Daou, Elie Alam

“…Setting Tertiary referral center. Methods Patients presenting with nasal obstruction between November 2022 and November 2024, and underwent coblation or blue laser therapy for turbinate reduction were reviewed. …”
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Synergistic effects of 1-MCP and H₂S co-treatment on sugar and energy metabolisms in postharvest strawberry fruit by Xingyue Wang, Xingyue Wang, Tian Qiu, JingJing Jiang, Kaili Shi, Zhikang Liu, Zhikang Liu, YanYan Wang, Qingyuan Song, Chen Zhang, Tingyu Wu, Dan Chen, Xiaohui Yang, Fang Liu, Qing Gong, Wei Lan, Li Wang

“…However, little knowledge was available for the effect of the combined treatment of 1-MCP and H2S on the quality maintenance of postharvest strawberry fruit.MethodsThe synergistic effects of 1.0 μL L−1 1-MCP and 0.8 mmol L−1 sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS, H2S donor) combined treatment on the sugar and energy metabolisms of strawberry fruit during cold storage at 4 ± 0.5°C with a relative humidity of 80–85% for 15 d were studied.ResultsThe results showed that the combined treatment effectively suppressed the increase of decay rate, decay index, and weight loss rate while maintaining the firmness and visual quality of strawberry fruit compared to the 1-MCP or H2S treatment. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Cold Atmospheric Plasma-Assisted Therapy for Herpes Zoster: A Randomized, Parallel, Positive-Controlled, Non-inferiority Multicenter Clinical Trial by Jingwen Wang, Ke Xue, Jing Gao, Chengda Yuan, Zebin Meng, Linge Li, Lili He, Chenchen Zhang, Xingyu Yang, Jing Wang, Yongmei Lv, Xin Du, Liyun Wang, Chuyu Fu, Na Wang, Yuyan Cheng, Feng Wang, Qing Li, Tingfang Zhang, Yong Cui, Chunjun Yang

“…Secondary evaluation indicators included treatment duration (in days), onset time of scabbing, scab rate, visual analog scale pain scores, and quality of life scores. …”
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Twelve-Month Follow-Up of Dexamethasone Implants for Macular Edema from Various Diseases in Vitrectomized and Nonvitrectomized Eyes by Eduardo A. Novais, Mauricio Maia, Paulo Augusto de Arruda Mello Filho, João Rafael de Oliveira Dias, José Maurício B. B. Garcia, Gabriel C. de Andrade, Ricardo N. Louzada, Marcos Ávila, André Maia, J. Fernando Arevalo, Lihteh Wu, Maria Berrocal, Emmerson Badaró, Michel Farah

“…Methods. This multicenter retrospective cohort study included 112 patients with CME secondary to retinal diseases treated pro re nata (PRN) with a 0.7 mg intravitreal dexamethasone implant for 12 months. …”
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5HT2A Receptors are Involved in the Pharmaco-Toxicological Effects of the Synthetic Cannabinoids JWH-018 and 5F-PB22: in Vivo Studies in Mice by G. Corli, M. Tirri, T. Bernardi, F. Boccuto, M. Borsari, M. Bassi, S. Bilel, M. Marti

“…Thus, this study aims to evaluate the involvement of 5HT2A receptors in the effects provoked by these substances. Methods: The effects induced by acute systemic administration of 1-pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole (JWH-018; 1 mg/kg) and quinolin-8-yl 1-pentyfluoro-1H-indole-3-8-carboxylate (5F-PB22; 1 mg/kg) on sensorimotor (visual, acoustic and tactile) responses, pain threshold (acute mechanical and thermal nociception), core temperature, breath rate and motor performance (stepping activity), as well as their interaction with the selective 5HT2A receptors antagonist MDL100907 (0.1 mg/kg), have been evaluated in CD-1 male mice. …”
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Bleaching efficacy of in-office bleaching with violet light using low-concentration hydrogen peroxide nanoparticulate photocatalyst gel: A randomized controlled trial by Gustavo Garcia Castro, Palena Araújo Pinto, Michael Willian Favoreto, Alessandra Reis, Maria Viviana-Mora, Rita de Cássia Mendonça de Miranda, Andres Felipe Milan Cardenas, Alessandro D. Loguercio, Rudys Rodolfo de Jesus Tavarez

“…The risk and intensity of TS were recorded using a 0–10 visual analogue scale (VAS) and a 0–4 numerical scale (NRS). …”
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Comparison of early clinical outcomes between CR and PS prostheses in total knee arthroplasty for rheumatoid arthritis patients - a retrospective cross-sectional study by Haoyuan Ding, Haoyuan Ding, Dapeng Han, Nanshan Ma, Nanshan Ma, Chenxin Gao, Jie Yao, Guilin Ouyang

“…ObjectiveTo compare the early clinical outcomes of posterior cruciate ligament-retaining (CR) and posterior stabilized (PS) knee prostheses in total knee arthroplasty for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on 74 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who underwent unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) from January 2021 to December 2022. …”
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Echocardiographic video-driven multi-task learning model for coronary artery disease diagnosis and severity grading by Ying Guo, Yu-Han Cai, Tao Xu, Xin-Yang Song, Hong-Xia Guo, Min Dong, Dong Ni, Hui Li, Fang Wang, Wu-Feng Xue

“…IntroductionEchocardiography is a first-line noninvasive test for diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD), but it depends on time-consuming visual assessments by experts.MethodsThis study constructed an echocardiographic video-driven multi-task learning model, denoted Intelligent echo for CAD (IE-CAD), to facilitate CAD screening and stenosis grading. …”
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Efficacy of a theoretical-practical course for the ultrasound measurement of the optic nerve diameter in different healthcare operators by Eugenio Garofalo, Giuseppe Neri, Vincenzo Bosco, Zaninni Caroleo, Fabiola Virdò, Helenia Mastrangelo, Giusy Guzzi, Gianmaria Cammarota, Chiara Robba, Federico Longhini, Andrea Bruni, ONSD study group

“…Results All participants successfully visualized the optic nerve and recorded similar values among groups (p > 0.05 for all comparisons). …”
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Prognostic Factors for Survival in Adults With Burkitt Lymphoma: A Systematic Review by Aythami deArmas‐Castellano, Diego Infante‐Ventura, Tasmania delPino‐Sedeño, Yadira González Hernández, Raul Quiros, Beatriz León‐Salas, Vincent Ribrag, María M. Trujillo‐Martín, ERN EuroBlood Working Group

“…Publication bias was examined by visual inspection of funnel plots. Meta‐analyses were conducted when appropriate using Review Manager 5. …”
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A comparative study of arthroscopic treatment of popliteal cyst with internal drainage and internal drainage combined with cyst wall resection by Peng-Fei Fu, Cong-Yong Ye, Ao-Ran Sun, Zi-Hao Wang, Hao Liu, Li-Gong Fu, Lian-Xu Chen

“…Abstract Purpose To compare the clinical outcomes of arthroscopic internal drainage (AID) and arthroscopic internal drainage combined cyst wall resection(AID + CWR) in treatment of the popliteal cysts. Methods In this prospective randomized study, 60 patients (October 2022) at Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital were divided into Group A (AID, n = 30) and Group B (AID + CWR, n = 30). …”
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Online health literacy resources for people with intellectual disability: protocol for a grey literature scoping review by Susan Hunt, Jenny Downs, Jessica Keeley, Rachel Skoss, Zhenmei Yeap, Angela Kickett, Jacinta Saldaris, Thomas Nevill

“…Study findings will be presented in narrative, tabular and visual forms.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval will not be sought because primary data will not be collected. …”
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Feasibility of calcium hydroxyapatite (Radiesse®) for improving the biomechanical properties of facial burn scars: A pilot study by Mariana del Carmen Radilla-Flores, Erik Agustín Márquez-Gutiérrez, Mario Vélez-Palafox, María Isabel Castrejón-Vázquez, Osiris Cristina Chávez-Flores, Mario Chopin-Doroteo, Maykel González-Torres

“…Objective: To evaluate the potential effects of CaHA injections on the biomechanical properties of facial burn scars and to compare these effects with those of untreated skin. Methods: A prospective longitudinal feasibility study was conducted with 13 patients who had mature facial scars (2–5 years) covering more than 90% of the face, including hypertrophic, atrophic, and/or keloid scars. …”
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Comparison of intraoperative and postoperative outcomes between open, wiltse, and percutaneous approach to traumatic thoracolumbar spine fractures without neurological injury: A sy... by Abdulrahman O. Al-Naseem, MB ChB (Hons), MSc, Yusuf Mehkri, MD, Sachiv Chakravarti, MD, Eli Johnson, MD, Margot Kelly-Hedrick, MD, Cathleen Kuo, MD, Melissa Erickson, MD, MBA, Khoi D. Than, MD, Brett Rocos, MD, BSc (Hons), MB, ChB, Deb Bhowmick, MD, Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD, Norah Foster, MD, Ali Baaj, MD, Nader Dahdaleh, MD, C. Rory Goodwin, MD, PhD, Theresa L. Williamson, MD, Yi Lu, MD, PhD, Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr, MD, PhD

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to compare perioperative outcomes between these approaches. Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched for all relevant observational comparative studies. …”
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Effect of combined therapy based on transscleral peripheral retinal cryotherapy in the treatment of open-angle neovascular glaucoma: a retrospective study by Lixiong Gao, Jinfeng Huang, Liqun Cao, Liyuan Rong, Bei Cui, Xuekang Zhang, Weiyang Shao, Fengxiang Wang

“…The mean (± SD) best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in LogMAR was 2.25 ± 0.8 at baseline, improving to 1.81 ± 0.50 at 12 months. …”
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