Bedside ultrasound-guided genicular nerve block with corticosteroids and lignocaine for knee osteoarthritis improves pain and participation, and is safe in inpatient rehabilitation... by Edmund J. R. Neo, Trier T. N. Lau, Khin Yamin Thein, San San Tay

“…This is the first effort to document its application in the inpatient rehabilitation setting.MethodsThis was a retrospective case series. We reviewed the medical records of inpatients undergoing rehabilitation who underwent the US GNB for disabling knee OA between July 1, 2022, and August 31, 2023. …”
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The use of symptomatic slow-acting drugs for osteoarthritis of the joints of the hands: Accent on microcirculation parameters by A. S. Trofimova, V. I. Mazurov, A. A. Shokhin, E. A. Trofimov

“…The aim of the study – to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug Alflutop (bioactive concentrate of small marine fish), as well as its effect on microcirculation parameters in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of small joints of the hands.Patients and methods. The study included 80 patients aged 35 to 65 years with OA of small joints of the hands, stage I– II according to Kellgren – Lawrence, with pain ≥40 mm and ≤90 mm on a visual analogue scale (VAS). …”
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A Machine Learning–Based Prediction Model for Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Multicenter Validation Study by Mengqing Ma, Caimei Chen, Dawei Chen, Hao Zhang, Xia Du, Qing Sun, Li Fan, Huiping Kong, Xueting Chen, Changchun Cao, Xin Wan

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to establish and validate predictive models for AKI in hospitalized patients with CAP based on machine learning algorithms. MethodsWe trained and externally validated 5 machine learning algorithms, including logistic regression, support vector machine, random forest, extreme gradient boosting, and deep forest (DF). …”
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Toward Real-Time Recognition of Continuous Indian Sign Language: A Multi-Modal Approach Using RGB and Pose by M. Geetha, Neena Aloysius, Darshik A. Somasundaran, Amritha Raghunath, Prema Nedungadi

“…Sign language recognition (SLR) involves translating visual gestures into meaningful text or speech, bridging the communication gap between signers and non-signers. …”
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Baseline characteristics associated with the first year treatment interval of intravitreal faricimab in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) by Sobha Sivaprasad, Philippe Margaron, Aachal Kotecha, Thibaud Mathis, Parth Shah, Neala Rafijah, Yannan Tang

“…Aims To identify baseline characteristics that best correlate to treatment interval for naive neovascular age-related macular degeneration patients treated with faricimab in the first year (Y1) of the TENAYA and LUCERNE phase 3 trials, and to further understand how these characteristics may impact treatment intervals.Methods This post-hoc analysis of Y1 data from the TENAYA and LUCERNE trials evaluated ocular baseline characteristics associated with Y1 treatment intervals. …”
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Prognostic Factors of Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Vertebral Compression Fracture and Risk Factors of New Symptomatic Compression Fracture by Wen-Chien Wang, Cheng-Hung Lee, Kun-Hui Chen, Chien-Chou Pan, Cheng-Min Shih, Wen-Hsien Lu, Wei-En Hsu

“…The outcome measures include improvement in Visual Analog Scale and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) following PVP and new compression fracture events diagnosed with radiography during the follow-up period. …”
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Resilience Enhancement Strategies for Energy Systems in the Face of Natural Calamities and Cyber Threats: A Comprehensive Review by Mostafa Shabanian-Poodeh, Rahmat-Allah Hooshmand, Miadreza Shafie-Khah, Pierluigi Siano

“…Since uncertainties play a crucial role in decision-making within this field, this paper broadly explores methods for addressing them as presented in previous studies. …”
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Impact of Chronic Smoking on Choroidal Thickness: A Comparative Analysis Using Optical Coherence Tomography by Ranabir Mazumdar, Subhamitra Maulik, Nazir Abdul Wasim

“…Methods: This was a case-control study conducted at the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Medical College, Kolkata, India between January 2023 and June 2024. …”
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Degenerate cases in discrete Lotka – Volterra dynamical systems by Ganikhodzhaev, Rasul Nabiyevich, Eshmamatova, Dilfuza Bakhromovna, Муминов, Улугбек Рахимжонович, Masharipov, Sirojiddin Ismoyiljon ugli

“…At the same time, the limiting sets of positive and negative orbits are of particular interest. Methods. It is known that for Lotka–Volterra mappings it is possible to define limit sets, which in the case of non-degenerate mappings consist of a single point. …”
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Quantifying Suicide Risk in Prostate Cancer: A SEER-Based Predictive Model by Jiaxing Du, Fen Zhang, Weinan Zheng, Xue Lu, Huiyi Yu, Jian Zeng, Sujun Chen

“…This study aimed to develop a nomogram for identifying high-risk patients and providing empirical evidence to guide effective intervention strategies. Methods We analyzed data from 176,730 prostate cancer patients diagnosed between 2004 and 2021, sourced from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. …”
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Immediate effects of exercise snacking on physical fatigue, mood, and pain in elderly adults with knee osteoarthritis by Ayoola Ibifubara Aiyegbusi, Francis Oluwatosin Kolawole, Israel Kayode Oke, Henrietta O. Fawole

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the immediate impact of exercise snacking versus continuous exercise on physical fatigue, mood, and pain level in elderly adults with KOA. Methods This was a randomized experimental study, with 37 participants aged 60 years and above with KOA. …”
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Empathy in technologically mediated patient-provider communication: a phenomenological and postphenomenological exploration by Elisabeth Assing Hvidt, Finn Olesen

“…With this paper we explore the pertinent question: how do new digital communication modalities impact on empathy and its different dimensions? Methods To address the above question, we move beyond clinical and applied empathy frameworks instead integrating insights from two related philosophical traditions. …”
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Muscle activity of the lower extremities during exergames with varying movement demands in older adults (Registered Report – Stage I) by Thomas C. Kosiolek, Dirk Möller, Eleftheria Giannouli

“…., weight shifts, multidirectional steps, stepping in place, and walking). Methods: This cross-sectional study investigates muscle activity of the M. tibialis anterior, M. gastrocnemius, and M. soleus during four exergames using surface EMG. …”
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A randomized controlled clinical trial on efficacy of topical clotrimazole vs. topical fluconazole vs. topical application of gentian violet in the treatment of otomycosis conducte... by Srinidhi Ravi, Dinesh Vaidya, Suchitra Samal

“…Each symptom was evaluated using a visual analogue scale (VAS) ranging from 1 to 10. …”
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Pain Reduction After Laser Acupuncture Treatment in Geriatric Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Dwi R Helianthi, Christina Simadibrata, Adiningsih Srilestari, Edy R Wahyudi, Rudy Hidayat

“…Patients were assessed using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and Lequesne index at baseline, after four sessions, after nine sessions and at 2 weeks after the treatment had been stopped. …”
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The relationship between personality traits and health-related quality of life after mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury by Benedikte Å. Madsen, Silje C. R. Fure, Cecilie Røe, Daniel Løke, Marianne Løvstad, Nada Andelic, Emilie Isager Howe

“…The Quality of Life after Brain Injury– Overall Scale (QOLIBRI-OS) and the EuroQol-visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) were used to measure HRQoL at 15 months post-injury. …”
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Traffic-related air pollution and spectacles use in schoolchildren. by Payam Dadvand, Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen, Xavier Basagaña, Mar Alvarez-Pedrerol, Albert Dalmau-Bueno, Marta Cirach, Ioar Rivas, Bert Brunekreef, Xavier Querol, Ian G Morgan, Jordi Sunyer

“…These findings require further confirmation by future studies applying more refined outcome measures such as quantified visual acuity and separating different types of refractive errors.…”
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A Comparison of Quantitative Pupillometry and VOMS in Division 1 Female Soccer Players by John Duane Heick

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> Twenty-six Division 1 female soccer athletes (20.46 ± 2.36 years) received baseline quantitative pupillometry and VOMS measurements. …”
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANXIETY-DEPRESSIVE SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND JOINT DISEASE IN WOMEN by A. O. Vasilyeva, P. A. Shesternya, M. M. Petrova

“…All the patients were evaluated for disease activity (DAS-28-ESR, ASDAS-ESR), pain (visual analogue scale), and functional status (HAQ). …”
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Comorbid psoriasis in systemic lupus erythematosus: a cohort study from a tertiary referral centre and the National Patient Register in Sweden by Christopher Sjöwall, Ioannis Parodis, Elizabeth Arkema, Tomas Walhelm, Charlotta Enerbäck

“…Furthermore, we compared clinical features between patients with and without comorbid psoriasis.Methods In total, 351 patients diagnosed with SLE based on the 1982 American College of Rheumatology and/or the 2012 Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics criteria from Linköping University Hospital were evaluated. …”
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