A risk prediction model for the assessment and triage of women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in low-resourced settings: the miniPIERS (Pre-eclampsia Integrated Estimate... by Beth A Payne, Jennifer A Hutcheon, J Mark Ansermino, David R Hall, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Shereen Z Bhutta, Christine Biryabarema, William A Grobman, Henk Groen, Farizah Haniff, Jing Li, Laura A Magee, Mario Merialdi, Annettee Nakimuli, Ziguang Qu, Rozina Sikandar, Nelson Sass, Diane Sawchuck, D Wilhelm Steyn, Mariana Widmer, Jian Zhou, Peter von Dadelszen, miniPIERS Study Working Group

“…We developed the miniPIERS risk prediction model to provide a simple, evidence-based tool to identify pregnant women in LMICs at increased risk of death or major hypertensive-related complications.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>From 1 July 2008 to 31 March 2012, in five LMICs, data were collected prospectively on 2,081 women with any hypertensive disorder of pregnancy admitted to a participating centre. …”
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Typological and Floristic Diversity of Fir Stands in the Teberda National Park by Yuliya M. Sablirova, Fatimat A. Tembotova, Rustam Kh. Pshegusov, Nelli L. Tsepkova

“…Geobotanical descriptions have been carried out on visually homogeneous sample plots measuring 30×30 m using standard methods adopted in geobotany and forest inventory. …”
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Efficacy and safety of dynamic neuromuscular stabilisation in treating chronic non-specific low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Bin Huang, Linlin Zhang, Yu Pu, Xiaoming Xi, Hongyan Bi, Shifang Cui

“…This study, therefore, seeks to rigorously assess the therapeutic value and safety profile of DNS techniques in the management of CNLBP.Methods and analysis We will explicitly follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines for conducting the systematic review. …”
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Efficacy and safety of voriconazole and caspofungin for the treatment of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill patients in China by Zhuo Li, Yuan Zong, Dayu Chen, Juan Ma, Peng Zhang, Lu Cao

“…The two groups were also equally safe in terms of causing renal dysfunction, liver dysfunction, visual abnormalities, and hypokalemia. However, compared with the monotherapy group, the combination therapy group exhibited a significantly greater incidence of pancytopenia (P=0.013, P=0.004). …”
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A Bibliometric Study of Interleukin Cytokines in the Treatment of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Wang H, Li X, Wang S, Liu J, Xie N

“…Using VOS viewer software and CiteSpace software, the research trend of keywords is analyzed visually.Results: China has made the most significant contribution in this field. …”
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Cervical cancer prevention program in Nepal: a ‘training of trainers’ approach by Samantha Batman, Madan Piya, Sandhya Chapagain, Poonam Lama, Pabitra Maharjan, Binod Aryal, Maya Neupane, Shashwat Pariyar, Natacha Phoolcharoen, Vanessa Eaton, Vanessa Sarchet, Megan Kremzier, Jenny Carns, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ellen Baker, Melissa Lopez Varon, Mila Pontremoli Salcedo, Jessica Milan, Kathleen Schmeler, Jitendra Pariyar

“…The stations included: visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA), colposcopy, thermal ablation, and loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). …”
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Efficacy and safety of intravitreal injection of aflibercept biosimilar for treating diabetic macular edema by Gaixia Zhai, Chao Sun, Xia Zhang, Yuanzhen Su

“…PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal injection of aflibercept biosimilar in the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME).MethodsClinical data were collected from 33 patients (40 eyes) newly diagnosed with DME in the ophthalmology department of our hospital between February and April 2024, all of whom were treated with the aflibercept biosimilar. …”
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Assessing landslide susceptibility in the Upper Ravi river catchment, Himachal Pradesh, India: a comprehensive analysis using the logistic regression model by Pooja Sharma, Vishwa Bandhu Singh Chandel, Simrit Kahlon, Som Nath Thakur

“…The primary objective is to identify high-susceptibility landslide zones and understand the underlying geospatial factors affecting landslides in the Himalayan regions. Methods A landslide inventory of 513 events was prepared using visual interpretation of high-resolution satellite imagery from Landsat, Sentinel, PlanetScope, and Google Earth and field work from 2001-2020. …”
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Postoperative Radiologic Changes in Early Recurrent Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis After Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Foraminotomy for Lower Lumbar Segments by Chi-Ho Kim, Pius Kim, Chang-Il Ju, Jong-Hun Seo

“…The aim of this study is to analyze the radiological changes occurring in cases of early recurrence within six months after endoscopic foraminal decompression. <b>Methods</b>: A retrospective review was conducted on patients with unilateral lumbar foraminal stenosis who underwent full endoscopic foraminotomy at a single institution. …”
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Risk of complications associated with prolonged post-operative hospitalization and postoperative outcomes in elderly patients with high BMI undergoing elective total knee arthropla... by Fangxing Wang, Jie Zhao, Weijie He, Huazheng He, Qiang Wang

“…Follow-up metrics included range of motion (ROM), Oxford knee score (OKS), visual analogue scale (VAS), and postoperative complications. …”
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Heterogeneity in diabetic distal neuropathy and differential approach to its treatment by Oksana Evgen'evna Khutornaya, Vadim Borisovich Bregovskiy, A G Demina, I A Karpova

“…AIMS: To determine the prevalence of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN), to evaluate the composition and efficacy of pharmacotherapy and to develop a differential algorithm for symptomatic treatment of PDN. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 4494 outpatient subjects participated in this study. …”
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Virtual vitreoretinal clinics: a service delivery pathway of the future by Elizabeth Yang, Amelia Rees, Shantelle Ahadzi, Yvonne Kanna, Philipp Schwember, Robert Henderson, Lyndon da Cruz

“…We report the pilot studies of a VR virtual service where these patients can be more efficiently reviewed, investigated, listed for surgery or discharged. Methods This was a prospective observational study comparing the outcomes of a virtual assessment to standard face-to-face clinics. …”
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Simulator Sickness within the Framework of the Level Theory of Movement Regulation: Empirical Study by Elizaveta G. Luniakova, Arina R. Raximova, Margarita D. Belousova

“…Participants were informed about the potential short-term negative consequences of participating in the experiment and provided their voluntary consent. Methods. Two groups of participants, after preliminary testing, underwent training over three days to perform certain types of movements in a virtual environment, followed by re-testing. …”
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Exploring Enamel Hypoplasia and Metabolic Impacts on Dental Structures in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sadaf Ambreen, Amna Farrukh, Muhammad Mustafa, Ashar Hussain, Irum Naz, Fatima Ali

“…This review aimed to determine the prevalence, severity, and associated metabolic risk factors of enamel hypoplasia and tooth wear in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and to evaluate the effectiveness of current interventions. Methods: The present systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out in line with PRISMA 2020 requirements. …”
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Combined alverine citrate and simeticonein preparation in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome by Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To assess the effect of combined drug meteospasmyl on intensity of clinical symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).Material and methods. Retrospective analysis of efficacy and safety of meteospasmyl in 30 patients with IBS diagnosis, confirmed by conformity of complaints to Rome-III criteria and absence of pathological changes at laboratory and instrumental investigations was carried out. …”
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Measuring Dyed Fiber Color with MSFU-K Microscope Spectrophotometer: Methodology Validation by Galina I. Bebeshko, Irina P. Lyubetskaya, Lidiya P. Brunova, Marina A. Khanukaeva, Georgii G. Omel'yanyuk

“…Each of the two experts was provided with 3 visually identical samples that were colored with different dyes. …”
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Optical coherence tomography in the diagnosis of glaucomatous optical neuropathy in children with primary congenital glaucoma by L. A. Katargina, N. N. Arestova, E. N. Demchenko, A. Yu. Panova, A. A. Sorokin

“…Purpose: to analyze morphometric, clinical and functional manifestations of glaucomatous optical neuropathy in congenital childhood glaucoma (CG).Material and methods. We examined 103 children (163 eyes) with (CG), including 54 children (86 eyes) with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) aged 1 month to 17 years. …”
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The possibilities of predicting the individual risk of cervical cancer in women of reproductive age using mathematical modeling by L. A. Klyukina, E. A. Sosnova, A. A. Ishchenko, M. M. Davydov

“…Cervical cancer (CC) refers to cancer of visual localization and in women of reproductive age remains one of the most common oncological diseases. …”
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Clothes Retrieval Using M-AlexNet With Mish Function and Feature Selection Using Joint Shannon&#x2019;s Entropy Pearson&#x2019;s Correlation Coefficient by Marryam Murtaza, Muhammad Sharif, Mussarat Yasmin, Muhammad Fayyaz, Seifedine Kadry, Mi Young Lee

“…However, significant clothes image variations degrade visual search retrieval accuracy. Another problem with retrieval accuracy is the high dimensions of feature vectors obtained from pre-trained deep CNN models. …”
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Therapeutic outcomes of enzalutamide-docetaxel combination versus docetaxel monotherapy in post-sequential androgen receptor axis-targeted therapy failure metastatic castration-res... by Zhiyu Zhang, Yanhang Yu, Chuanao Zhang, Jianglei Zhang, Xuefeng Zhang, Jun Ouyang

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and adverse effects of combining enzalutamide with docetaxel versus using docetaxel alone in treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) that progresses after treatment with abiraterone followed by enzalutamide.MethodsA retrospective analysis involved 67 mCRPC patients at the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University’s Urology Department between October 2021 and August 2023. …”
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