CURRENT PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: SPECIFIC FEATURES OF SYMPTOMATIC AND DISEASE MODIFYING EFFECTS. COMMUNICATION 1. SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE SYMPTOMATIC EFFECTS OF CU... by E. S. Tsvetkova, N. G. Ionichenok, L. N. Denisov

“…They had Kellgren and Lawrence grades O-III OA with visual analogue scale pain intensity of ≥ 40 mm in the target knee, a body mass index of ≤ 35 kg/m2, and no clinical dysfunctions of vital organs and systems. …”
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Global trends of gamification in enhancing students’ social skills in physical education (2015–2025) by Rajip Mustafillah Rusdiyanto, Ari Wibowo Kurniawan

“…VOSViewer was used to analyze keyword co-occurrence, visualize trends, and identify thematic clusters by completely counting on all keywords with at least two documents per author. …”
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The Management of Children and Adolescents with Overactive Bladder Refractory to Treatment with Parasacral Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation by Carlos Eduardo Rocha Macedo, Antônio Vitor Nascimento Martinelli Braga, Felipe Santos Marimpietri, Beatriz Paixão Argollo, Glicia Estevam de Abreu, Maria Luiza Veiga da Fonseca, Ana Aparecida Nascimento Martinelli Braga, Ubirajara Barroso Jr.

“…This study aimed to describe and assess treatments for OAB in children who did not respond to pTENS. Material and Methods: This retrospective case series examined patients aged 4-17 years. …”
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Efficacy of spinal fusion in Brucella spondylitis: a systematic review by Kai He, Wenhua Xing

“…BackgroundBrucellosis affects more than 500,000 people worldwide each year, and brucellosis spondylitis is one of its most common complications, accounting for about 2–53 percent of cases.PurposeThe aim of this study was to systematically review the literature on the outcome of spinal fusion in patients with Borrelia burgdorferi spondylitis.Study designSystematic review.MethodsSeventeen studies including 746 patients treated with minimally invasive and/or open spinal fusion were reviewed. …”
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Effects of green exercise and walking in natural environments on physiological and cognitive health by Akan Bayrakdar, Elif Güneş

“…These measurements were recorded using OpenSesame software and analyzed using the visual memory paradigm. Data were processed using SPSS 26.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY), with statistical significance set at p < 0.05. …”
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Enhanced Recovery after an Innovative Percutaneous Endoscopic Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Prospective Observational Study by Peng Yin, Haifeng Gao, Lijin Zhou, Daming Pang, Yong Hai, Jincai Yang

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the enhanced recovery clinical effects of an innovative percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (PE-TLIF) for the treatment of patients with LSS and degenerative instability. Methods. From January 2019 to March 2020, 51 patients with single-segment LSS and degenerative instability were prospectively included in our study (ChiCTR1900020679). …”
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The development and validation of an easy to use automatic QT-interval algorithm. by Ben J M Hermans, Arja S Vink, Frank C Bennis, Luc H Filippini, Veronique M F Meijborg, Arthur A M Wilde, Laurent Pison, Pieter G Postema, Tammo Delhaas

“…T-wave end was defined per individual lead and scalar ECG using an automated tangent method. A median of all T-wave ends was used as the general T-wave end per beat. …”
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Characterization of Primary Cilia Formation in Human ESC-Derived Retinal Organoids by Ke Ning, Ziming Luo, Tia J. Kowal, Matthew Tran, Rishab Majumder, Trent M. Jarin, Albert Y. Wu, Jeffrey L. Goldberg, Yang Sun

“…AP2α, Prox1, GAD67, Calretinin, GFAP, PKCα, and Chx10 antibodies as well as Brn3b-promoted tdTomato expression were used to visualize retinal cell types. Results. A group of ciliated cells were present in the inner aspects of retinal organoids from day 44 to day 266 in culture. …”
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Capsular Bag Performance of a Novel Hydrophobic Single-Piece Intraocular Lens by Klemens Waser, Klaus Straßmair, Leon Pomberger, Haidar Khalil, Peter Laubichler, Matthias Bolz, Nino Hirnschall

“…Abstract Introduction We conducted an evaluation of capsular bag performance of the Clareon CNA0T0 intraocular lens (IOL), focusing on postoperative anterior chamber depth (ACD), IOL tilt, and IOL decentration. Methods Inclusion criteria were bilateral age-related cataract and the ability to provide informed consent. …”
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Sociodemographic inequalities in the global burden trends and machine learning-based projections of periodontitis from 1990 to 2030 across different development levels by Amr Sayed Ghanem, Róbert Bata, Nóra Kovács, Attila Csaba Nagy

“…IntroductionOral diseases affect billions globally, with periodontitis contributing to significant health disparities and systemic conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.MethodsThis study utilized the GBD 2021 dataset to assess the global burden of periodontitis across 204 countries, analyzing prevalence, incidence, and DALY rates. …”
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Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Topical Cyclosporine, Dexamethasone and Loteprednol in Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis by Muhammad Shahid Naeem, Atif Mansoor Ahmed, Irum Abbas, Sumaira Rahim, Zyiemah Arif Kitchlew

“…Detailed ocular and systemic histories were recorded followed by ocular examination including recording of visual acuity, intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements, slit lamp examination of anterior segment and fundoscopy. …”
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Validity of heart rate measurements in wrist-based monitors across skin tones during exercise. by Stanley Hughwa Hung, Kelsey Serwa, Gillian Rosenthal, Janice J Eng

“…Bland-Altman plots were used for visual analyses.<h4>Results</h4>Twenty-five participants [mean (SD): 25.8 (1.9) years old; 64% female] were included with 495 observations of simultaneous Fitbit and Polar HR recordings collected during exercise. …”
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One-hole split endoscopy versus unilateral biportal endoscopy for lumbar degenerative disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical outcomes and complications by Chang Deng, Xugui Li, Congjun Wu, Wei Xie, Ming Chen

“…However, no statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups regarding operative duration, intraoperative blood loss, length of hospital stay, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores at various postoperative time points, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) values at various postoperative time points, rates of excellent and good outcomes, sagittal translation (ST), range of motion (ROM), and complication rates. …”
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Interpretation of electroencephalography in infants by A. G. Koshchavtsev, S. V. Grechanyi

“…Aim: Based on published reports and our own observations, we aimed to assign the graphical elements of EEG into normal and abnormal groups and then identify up to five main graphic elements in each group to facilitate visual analysis and interpretation of EEG in young children.Materials and methods. …”
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Effect of vibratory stimulation on pain during local anesthesia injections: a clinical trial by Sajedeh Ghorbanzadeh, Hoda Alimadadi, Nazanin Zargar, Omid Dianat

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess the effect of DentalVibe on the level of pain experienced during anesthetic injections using 2 different techniques.Materials and MethodsThis randomized crossover clinical trial evaluated 60 patients who required 2-session endodontic treatment. …”
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Implementation of personalized frameworks in computational thinking development: implications for teaching in software engineering by Josué Guevara-Reyes, Mariuxi Vinueza-Morales, Erick Ruano-Lara, Cristian Vidal-Silva

“…However, traditional teaching methods often fail to accommodate diverse cognitive profiles, limiting students' ability to engage effectively with CT concepts. …”
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YOLOv8n-DSDL: A lightweight dual-backbone network with decoupled self-attention for cotton maturity detection by Meiqi Zhong, Linjing Wei, Henghui Mo

“…The overall performance surpasses the original YOLOv8n and other mainstream detection methods. This study provides a novel and practical solution for intelligent maturity monitoring of cotton and potentially other crops. …”
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Comparison of the accuracy and efficacy of different assistive techniques in primary total knee arthroplasty: A network meta‐analysis by Yuhang Zheng, Yang Li, Ziqi Yuan, Xiao Geng, Hua Tian

“…Additionally, CAS was the best intervention for visual analogue scale scores, and PSI had the shortest operative time. …”
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Long-term consequences of COVID-19 on sleep, mental health, fatigue, and cognition: a preliminary study by Armin Adibi, Ali Motahharynia, Iman Adibi, Mehdi Sanayei

“…Demographic information and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment were collected. Two visual working memory tasks, Delayed Match-to-Sample (DMS) and n-back, were performed, along with self-report questionnaires: Beck Depression Inventory, Modified Fatigue Impact Scale, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. …”
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Characterizing the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a comprehensive narrative review and implications in disease relapse by Fatima Rahman, Fatima Rahman

“…The translational value of animal data is also discussed.MethodsThe literature search was conducted in the PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar databases, which included reported research from 1990 until 2024. …”
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