Association between axial elongation and corneal topography in children undergoing orthokeratology with different back optic zone diameters by Qi Tan, Randy Kojima, Pauline Cho, Stephen J. Vincent

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Initial Accuracy of HIV Rapid Test Kits Stored in Suboptimal Conditions and Validity of Delayed Reading of Oral Fluid Tests. by Augustine T Choko, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Peter MacPherson, Derek Cocker, McEwen Khundi, Deus Thindwa, Rodrick S Sambakunsi, Moses K Kumwenda, Kondwani Chiumya, Owen Malema, Simon D Makombe, Emily L Webb, Elizabeth L Corbett

“…<h4>Design</h4>A quality assurance study of OraQuick (OraSure), Determine HIV 1/2™ (Alere) and Uni-Gold™ (Recombigen®).<h4>Methods</h4>Consecutive adults (≥18y) attending Ndirande Health Centre in urban Blantyre, Malawi in January to April 2012 underwent HIV testing with two of each of the three rapid diagnostic test kits stored for 28 days at either 18°C (optimally-stored) or at 37°C (pre-incubated). …”
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Importance of cough and M. tuberculosis strain type as risks for increased transmission within households. by Edward C Jones-López, Soyeon Kim, Geisa Fregona, Patricia Marques-Rodrigues, David Jamil Hadad, Lucilia Pereira Dutra Molina, Solange Vinhas, Nancy Reilly, Stephanie Moine, Soumitesh Chakravorty, Mary Gaeddert, Rodrigo Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Padmini Salgame, Moises Palaci, David Alland, Jerrold J Ellner, Reynaldo Dietze

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>To overcome these problems, we investigated factors potentially associated with TB transmission within households.<h4>Methods</h4>We evaluated patients with smear-positive (≥2+), pulmonary TB and classified M. tuberculosis strains into single nucleotide polymorphism genetic cluster groups (SCG). …”
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The clinical and functional outcomes of closed reduction and arthroscopic McLaughlin procedure in patients with neglected locked posterior shoulder dislocation by Ebied Wessam Fakhery, Younis Ahmed Saeed, Hemida Mohamed Amr, Khater Ahmed H., Haroun Yahia

“…Patients’ assessments included shoulder range of motion, pain levels using the visual analog scale (VAS) score, and functional outcome using the Oxford instability score and the University of California Los Angeles Shoulder Scale (UCLA) with at least 2 years of postoperative follow-up. …”
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Differentiation of early-stage tumors from benign lesions manifesting as pure ground-glass nodule: a clinical prediction study based on AI-derived quantitative parameters by Shuxiang Chen, Huijuan Zhang, Yifan Chen, Shuo Chen, Wenfu Cao, Yongxiu Tong

“…The aim of our study was to evaluate whether AI-derived quantitative parameters could predict benignity versus early-stage tumors manifesting as pGGN.MethodsA total of 1,538 patients with pGGN detected by chest CT at different campuses of our hospital from May 2013 to December 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Low-level laser therapy for nipple trauma and pain during breastfeeding: systematic review and meta-analysis by Maria Victória Candida Gaitero, Ticiana Aparecida Alves de Mira, Edna Jéssica Lima Gondim, Simony Lira do Nascimento, Fernanda Garanhani Surita

“…Data synthesis: Pain was measured using the visual analog scale (VAS). The included studies did not use validated tools for assessing physical conditions. …”
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COVID‐19 Vaccine Uptake and Associated Factors Among Persons With Disabilities in Ghana's Ashanti Region by Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Irene G. Ampomah, Theophilus I. Emeto

“…This study aimed to examine the COVID‐19 vaccine uptake and its predictors among PWDs in the Ashanti region of Ghana, where about 17% of the population has some form of disability. Methods A cross‐sectional survey was conducted among 402 PWDs in two districts of the Ashanti Region of Ghana from December 2021 to March 2022. …”
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Rotational changes and associated risk factors following intramedullary nail fixation for intertrochanteric femoral fractures in elderly patients by Chao Han, Xiaodan Li, Zhe Han, Qiang Dong

“…ObjectiveTo quantify rotational displacement following intramedullary nail fixation for intertrochanteric femoral fractures using three-dimensional (3D) CT imaging, analyze associated risk factors, and evaluate its clinical significance.MethodsA total of 210 patients who underwent intramedullary nail fixation for intertrochanteric femoral fractures between 2020 and 2022 were included. …”
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Safety and efficacy of omaveloxolone v/s placebo for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia in patients aged more than 16 years: a systematic review by Ankita Umrao, Monika Pahuja, Nabendu Sekhar Chatterjee

“…The present review was conducted to determine the use of Omav, the only FDA-approved treatment for FA. Methods Three electronic databases, Cochrane, PubMed and Google Scholar, were searched with terms such as ‘Omaveloxolone’, ‘Friedreich ataxia’, ‘genetic diseases’, ‘autosomal recessive’, and ‘rare disorders’ using various advanced search filters. …”
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Short and long-term impact of intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy interruption in retinal vein occlusion during the COVID-19 pandemic: functional outcomes and AI-based fluid analysis of... by Emmanuelle Moret, Jennifer Cattaneo, Adham Elwakil, Andrea Montesel, Mattia Tommasoni, Chiara M. Eandi

“…Abstract Background The aim of the study is to investigate the short- and long-term effects of delayed intravitreal anti-VEGF injections (IVI) for macular edema (ME) in retinal vein occlusion (RVO) patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This is a retrospective observational study analyzing a cohort of patients followed at the medical retina department of the Jules Gonin Eye Hospital. …”
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Predictive value of surface electrocardiogram in localizing right ventricular outflow tract premature beats: a study combining intracardiac echocardiography and electroanatomical m... by Xiaoran Cui, Ruibin Li, Yichen Li, Yi Zhang, Jidong Zhang

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate how well surface electrocardiograms (ECG) predict premature ventricular contraction (PVCs) originating from the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) and to examine the role of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) during their radiofrequency ablation.MethodsFrom October 2022 to December 2023, we conducted a prospective study at the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, enrolling 20 consecutive patients with RVOT-PVCs. …”
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Selection and Application of the Data Transfer Operating Protocol Software Architecture for the Software-Defined Radio by Oleg V. Vorobyov, Alexey I. Rybakov

“…To improve radio system performance by updating communication protocols, in order to solve the problem of ensuring maximum channel load during signal formation and reception. Materials and methods. The paper describes the structure of the protocol developed by the authors. …”
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Clinical and functional evaluation of patients with acute low back pain and radiculopathy treated with different energy doses of low level laser therapy by Jovičić Milica, Konstantinović Ljubica, Lazović Milica, Jovičić Vladimir

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of three different energy doses of LLLT in patients with acute LBP and radiculopathy. Methods. The study included 66 patients with acute LBP and radiculopathy who had been randomly divided into three groups (22 patients each) received three different doses of LLLT. …”
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Uveal effusion syndrome (clinical case) by Yu. A. Belyy, A. V. Tereshhenko, M. A. Plahotnij

“…The purpose — to evaluate the effectiveness of the posterior sclerectomy with the corneal trepan in a uveal effusion syndrome.Patients and methods. Patient 1. The man, 61 years, complained about a blindness of the right eye and the progressing decrease in vision of the left eye. …”
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Global research trends on Chinese patent drugs inducing programmed cell death in cancer: a bibliometric analysis (1998–2024) by Min Song, Chunyan Teng, Xiaodong Zheng, Shizhen Tan, Yipeng Guo

“…R-bibliometrix was used for descriptive statistics and trend analyses, while VOSviewer generated network visualizations of co‐occurring keywords, collaboration patterns, and co‐citation clusters. …”
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Yearly Spatiotemporal Patterns of COVID-19 During the Pandemic Period: An In-Depth Analysis of Regional Trends and Risk Factors in the Republic of Korea by Chiara Achangwa, Jung-Hee Park, Moo-Sik Lee

“…In addition, choropleth maps for the location quotient of cases and deaths to visualize yearly regional intensities were generated and the Moran’s I calculated. …”
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Validity Assessment of the Swiss Orthopaedics Minimal Data Set compared to the subjective shoulder value for rotator cuff repair in relation to Constant score by Daniel Felbar, Vilijam Zdravkovic, Andreas Mueller, Laurent Audigé, Alexandre Lädermann, Claudio Rosso, ARCR_Pred Study Group, Bernhard Jost

“…The validity of both the SOMDS and the SSV was evaluated in comparison to the Constant score, using Cronbach’s alpha for consistency and correlation analyses for validity. Results were visualized with boxplots to assess ceiling effect. …”
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Multimodal evoked potentials and transcranial magnetic stimulation in diagnostics of children with encephalitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and multiple sclerosis by E. Yu. Skripchenko, A. V. Klimkin, V. B. Voitenkov, N. V. Skripchenko, A. V. Surovtseva

“…All patients underwent neurological examination, magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, diagnostic TCMS and assessment of visual evoked potentials, brainstem auditory evoked potentials, cognitive evoked potentials P300 to an auditory stimulus and somatosensory evoked potentials.Results. …”
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Weber-Christian disease (idiopathic panniculitis): Clinical aspects by O. N. Egorova, B. S. Belov, S. I. Glukhova, S. G. Radenska-Lopovok, Yu. A. Karpova

“…To verify the diagnosis of WCD is a difficult task, for there are no precise diagnostic tests for this disease.Objective: to study the clinical features and additional investigation data of WCD as one of the variants of lobular panniculitis (LP).Subjects and methods. Nineteen patients (2 men and 17 women) aged 32 to 71 years with WCD were examined. …”
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Innovative Machine Learning Approach for Distinguishing Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis: Integrating Shapely Additive Explanations and Dendrograms by Alexander A. Huang, Samuel Y. Huang

“…Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted using a nationally representative cohort, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES 2017–2020). …”
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