Increasing credibility in government assignments: an example from Sweden of stakeholder involvement by using Concept Mapping by Frida Smith, Katrín Ásta Gunnarsdóttir, Katarina Fredriksson, Mikael Holtenman, Christina Carlsson

“…This paper aims to highlight how the Concept Mapping (CM) methodology was strategically used by the NBHW for mutual learning to raise different perspectives and ‘voices’ of cancer rehabilitation.Methods The stepwise, mixed-method CM was used. A broad selection of relevant stakeholders was invited to complete the prompt: a good and equal cancer rehabilitation requires… the stakeholders were involved in brainstorming, sorting and grading data. …”
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Quality control of injectable artesunate marketed in Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Emile TWENI BARUTI, Jérémie Mbinze Kindenge, Jordan Mwanga Maombi, Luc Shabani Mitongo, Justin Kadima Ntokamunda, Roland Marini Djang'eing'a

“…Results All 30 samples met the visual inspection and labelling requirements. The pH ranged from 3.62 to 4.23, while mass uniformity was within ±10%, consistent with the British Pharmacopoeia (2024). …”
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Preoperative Incongruent Subtalar Joint Predicts Less Favorable Clinical Outcome in Total Ankle Arthroplasty by Min Gyu Kyung MD, PhD, Jahyung Kim MD, Joonhee Kim MD, Hye Ran Lee, Ji Hye Kim, A Ro Yoon, Min Ju Kim, Dong Yeon Lee MD, PhD

“…We aimed to determine the clinical effect of incongruent subtalar joint space on TAA. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 34 patients who underwent TAA, which were grouped according to the status of subtalar joint incongruency. …”
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The preliminary application of electromyography in unilateral biportal endoscopy with general anesthesia for lumbar disc herniation by Shaolong Tang, Yutian Liao, Juan Pan, Dayong Chen, Dan Pan

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical efficacy of electromyography (EMG) in unilateral biportal endoscopy (UBE) with general anesthesia in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation.MethodsA total of 78 patients with lumbar disc herniation were enrolled. …”
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The Association of Psychological Factors With Willingness to Share Health-Related Data From Technological Devices: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Marijn Eversdijk, Emma Rixt Douma, Mirela Habibovic, Willem Johan Kop

“…Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression analyses, and network analysis was used to visualize the associations between the item scores. …”
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A Comparison of Preschool-Aged Children’s PA on Schooldays vs. Weekend Days Using Technological Devices: A Systematic Review by Markel Rico-González, Adrián Moreno-Villanueva, Vladimir Martínez-Bello, Ricardo Martín-Moya

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Positive effects of bFGF modified rat amniotic epithelial cells transplantation on transected rat optic nerve. by Jia-Xin Xie, Yu Feng, Jian-Min Yuan, Zhen-Dong You, Hai-Yan Lin, Chang-Lin Lu, Jia-Jun Xu

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>Effective therapy for visual loss caused by optic nerve injury or diseases has not been achieved even though the optic nerve has the regeneration potential after injury. …”
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Functional MRI-based study of emotional experience in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: Protocol for an observational case-control study-EMOCRISES study. by Pierre Fauvé, Louise Tyvaert, Cyril Husson, Emmanuelle Hologne, Xiaoqing Gao, Louis Maillard, Raymund Schwan, Claire Banasiak, Wissam El-Hage, Gabriela Hossu, Coraline Hingray

“…In this study, we plan to obtain new data comparing functional brain activity of participants suffering from PNES, from PTSD and healthy controls via functional brain MRI during resting state and under emotional visual stimulation. The protocol presented hereunder describes an observational study with no direct treatment implication. …”
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Glaucoma Disease‐Specific Adherence Measurement Tools Validated for Measuring Adherence to Glaucoma Medications: A Systematic Review by B. Abaidoo, K. P. Mashige, P. Govender‐Poonsamy, N. N. Tagoe, V. A. Essuman, S. Y. Adam

“…ABSTRACT Background Reviewing validated glaucoma disease‐specific tools for measuring adherence could encourage adherence monitoring to avoid progressive visual field losses in people living with glaucoma. …”
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Neurocognitive and neuroanatomical changes in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with the modified BFM-95 protocol by Sundaramoorthy Chidambaram, Vidhubala Elangovan, Vandana Mahajan, Prasanth Ganesan, Venkatraman Radhakrishnan

“…Given the increasing number of ALL survivors in India, the effect of CRT on neurocognitive functioning in children with ALL needs to be studied. Methods: Children (n = 44) with ALL who received CRT, intrathecal methotrexate (IT-MTX), and high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) for CNS prophylaxis as part of the modified Berlin-Frankfurt-Munster 95 protocol were included. …”
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Advanced 3D Artistic Image Generation with VAE-SDFCycleGAN by Dorcas Oladayo Esan, Pius Adewale Owolawi, Chunling Tu

“…The proposed method feeds a single 2D image into the network to produce a mesh-based 3D shape. …”
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Health-related quality of life indicators among the adult population of Omsk Region: analysing the implementation of the DEMOGRAPHY national project by Yu. V. Menshchikova, E. A. Vilms, M. S. Turchaninova, E. V. Shcherba, A. V. Brusentsov

“…The MOS SF-36 questionnaire was used to assess HRQoL, along with a number of visual analogue scale-based self-assessment questions concerning health. …”
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Failure iridocapsular fixation of IOL in patients with lens subluxation (preliminary report) by I. E. Ioshin, A. I. Tolchinskaya, S. A. Dubrovskaya

“…An additional iridectomy arrested the situation. Visual acuity varied from 0.3 to 1.0 due to the initial state of the optic nerve and retina. …”
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Angular vs. circular: the role of shapes on food packaging graphics in purchase intentions, perceived healthiness, and self-construal by Shichang Liang, Yizheng Zhou, Qiuju Qin, Xiaochuan Zhang, Junrong Li, Tingting Zhang, Jingyi Li, Miao Zhu

“…., taste, smell), the direct influence of SFPG on purchase behavior remains underexplored.MethodsThree experiments were conducted to examine how SFPG influences perceived healthiness and purchase intentions. …”
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A retrospective study on the efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy treating lumbar disc herniation and concomitant grade I stable degenerative lumbar spondylolisthe... by Haozhong Wang, Changming Xiao, Kaiquan Zhang, Mingzhong Xie, Haoping Dai

“…Preoperative and postoperative slippage percentage, disc height (DH), visual analogue scale (VAS) for back pain and leg radiation pain, and Oswestry disability index (ODI) were compared by a paired-sample test. …”
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Comparative evaluation of two different doses of nebulized intraperitoneal dexamethasone on postoperative pain in laparoscopic surgeries by Neha Shrivastava, Rashmi Taneja, Mamta Kumari, Rajesh Sood, Niharika Grover

“…The primary outcome was assessed by measuring visceral, somatic, and referred pain using a visual analog scale (VAS) at 6 hours postoperatively. …”
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Single-incision versus conventional laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: a meta-analysis of clinical and pathological outcomes by Gangmi Kim, Kang Young Lee

“…Aim: To compare clinical and pathological outcomes of SILS versus conventional laparoscopic surgery (CLS) for rectal cancer. Material and methods: The PubMed, Embase, CENTRAL, and Web of Science databases were searched systematically up to November 2021. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dysmenorrhea Among University Students in Tamil Nadu, India: A Cross-Sectional Study by Benson Thomas M, Daniyal J, Venmathy S, Kowsalya B, Janmejaya Samal

“…The pain of dysmenorrhea was assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Results: The estimated prevalence of dysmenorrhoea was 25.5% (274), and 92.47% (n=995) had menstrual pain. …”
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Interpretable machine learning models for predicting childhood myopia from school-based screening data by Qi Feng, Xin Wu, Qianwen Liu, Yuanyuan Xiao, Xixing Zhang, Yan Chen

“…The most effective single-indicator screening diagnostic methods were axial length/ corneal curvature radius (AL/CCR) and screening myopia, with area under curve (AUC) of 0.919 (95% CI: 0.899 to 0.939) and 0.911 (95% CI: 0.890 to 0.932). …”
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Modern trends in the health care system of Russia: drop or rise by Yuliya Zh. Sadykova

“…The tools for the study were tables and graphs of visualizing informative data, as well as various formulas that form the basis of health statistics, and analytical methods for studying the processes occurring in a given medium. …”
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