THE FIRST EXPERIENCE IN USING ELASTOGRAPHY IN COMBINATION WITH ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY FOR MEDIASTINAL PATHOLOGY: PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF FEASIBILITY AND COMPARISON OF CHAR... by I. V. Sivokozov, T. L. Silina, V. N. Korolev, P. A. Pravednikov, B. S. Lenskiy

“…Objective: to preliminarily assess the feasibility of elastography in endobronchial ultrasonography and to compare characteristics via different accesses.Material and methods. The investigation enrolled 3 patients (malignant, benign mediastinal adenopathy, paratracheal tumor). …”
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Therapeutic interventions for the non-motor strokes sequelae: an overview by Rami Algahtani, Raed Gasemaltayeb, Zubida Binsiddiq, Maha Almatrafi, Saja Felimban, Reham Alsaud

“…Non-pharmacological interventions like cognitive rehabilitation, psychotherapy, physical exercise, mindfulness-based therapy, and neuromodulation methods like transcranial magnetic stimulation are increasingly recognized for their comprehensive and complementary benefits. …”
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Comparison of Concurrent and Same-Day Balance Measurement Approaches in a Large Sample of Uninjured Collegiate Athletes by Jessica Saalfield, Kelsey L. Piersol, Robert Monaco, Jason Womack, Scott A Weismiller, Carrie Esopenko, Sabrina M Todaro, Fiona N Conway, Kyle Brostrand, Jennifer F. Buckman

“…Individual-level data were plotted to visually depict the relationships. # Results C3Logix ellipsoid volume and concurrently recorded error counts were significantly correlated in five of the six BESS conditions (rs:.22-.62; p< 0.0001). …”
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The majority of Norwegian patients with treatment-resistant chronic pain regained normal national health standards within 12 months after De-Qi acupuncture - a prospective observat... by Veronika Lindberg, Jan Baak

“…Patients self-assessed pain using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and health using the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) before treatment and at 3- and 12-months of follow-up. …”
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A Robust Scheme of Vertebrae Segmentation for Medical Diagnosis by Faisal Rehman, Syed Irtiza Ali Shah, Naveed Riaz, Syed Omer Gilani

“…The results reveal that our proposed method is robust over multiple segmentations and outperformed the recently published state of art methods.…”
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User Experience Design for Online Sports Shoe Retail Platforms: An Empirical Analysis Based on Consumer Needs by Yixin Zou, Chao Zhao, Peter Childs, Dingbang Luh, Xiaoying Tang

“…Additionally, high-tech interaction methods, visual presentation, personalized customization, virtual try-on, apparel matching recommendations, and dressing scenario recommendations are identified as Attractive attributes. …”
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Evaluating YouTube Videos for Resident Education in Free Flap Surgery by Andrew Meci, Craig Bollig, Christopher C. Tseng, Neerav Goyal

“…ABSTRACT Objective The ease of access of online videos and the popularity of visual learning have made YouTube a popular educational resource. …”
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Assessment tools for attention deficits in patients with stroke: a scoping review across components and recovery phases by Katsuya Sakai, Takayuki Miyauchi, Junpei Tanabe

“…This scoping review would be useful for selecting assessment methods for patients with stroke with attention deficits.…”
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Study on heterogeneity of vascularity and cellularity via multiparametric MRI habitat imaging in breast cancer by Xiaolei Zhang, Xiaoyan Chen, Yao Fu, Han Zhou, Yan Lin

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 76 patients diagnosed with breast cancer. …”
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Effects of Smoking on Outcomes of Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Smoking and Anti-VEGF Therapy in nAMD by Hiroyuki Kamao, Katsutoshi Goto, Yumi Mito, Atsushi Miki, Junichi Kiryu

“…Outcome measures were best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central retinal thickness (CRT) at the fovea, subfoveal choroidal thickness (SCT), and number of injections received. …”
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Patient self-reported concerns in inflammatory bowel diseases: A gender-specific subjective quality-of-life indicator. by Valérie Pittet, Carla Vaucher, Florian Froehlich, Bernard Burnand, Pierre Michetti, Michel H Maillard, Swiss IBD Cohort Study Group

“…Answers were collected on a visual analog scale ranging from 0 to 100. Principal axis factor analysis was used to explore concern domains. …”
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Estimation of the Carbon Footprint of Campus Activities at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Jambi, After the Covid19 Pandemic by Windi Mulia Nofta Fani, Febri Juita Anggraini, Hariestya Viareco

“…Carbon-related variables were analyzed and mapped using Vensim to visualize interrelations in campus emission activities. …”
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Impact of a Fulbright award: A bibliometric analysis of persistence by Charlene Downing, Annie Temane, L. Amy Giles, Jean L. Hillyer, Sean C. Beatty

“…Setting: Seven databases and two alternative sources from 2013 to 2023 were reviewed. Methods: Co-citation analysis identified pairs of referenced articles. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of Supervised, Web-Based, and Self-Guided Exercise Interventions in Women with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome by Burak Menek, Emre Dansuk

“…Outcomes were assessed using the Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale, the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain, the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) for mobility, and the Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale. …”
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The Role of Gabapentin in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Patients Undergoing Abdominal Procedures, A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Yohannis Derbew Molla, Hirut Tesfahun Alemu

“…Pain was assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS), opioid consumption was converted to morphine equivalents, and PONV rates were analyzed. …”
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A Random Degradation Aggregation Network With Temporal-Spatial Attention for Satellite Video Super-Resolution by Lu Li, Mi Wang, Yingdong Pi

“…Performance is assessed using objective metrics (PSNR and SSIM) as well as subjective visual quality. Extensive experiments demonstrate that our method offers a balanced tradeoff between reconstruction quality and efficiency, achieving competitive performance across multiple satellite video datasets with moderate parameters, FLOPs, and memory usage.…”
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Frailty reversal and its main determinants: a population-based observational and longitudinal study by Mateu Serra-Prat, Aida Fortuny Borsot, Emili Burdoy, Àngel Lavado Cuevas, Laura Muñoz Ortiz, Mateu Cabré

“…However, little is known about frailty and prefrailty reversal rates in the general population if no specific interventions have been implemented.Aim To assess real-world frailty and prefrailty reversal rates in the general population aged ≥65 years, the main contributing clinical conditions and the main risk factors for reversing frailty and prefrailty.Methods Observational longitudinal 12-month study (2019) of all 1·5 million persons aged ≥65 years in Catalonia. …”
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Mapping the Research Landscape of Climate Change and its Impact on Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes: A Bibliometric Analysis by Xinyan Zhang, Yan He, Yuxin Liu, Jun Guan, Feng Jiang, Weirong Gu

“…Conclusions This study provides a comprehensive visual and quantitative overview of the research landscape linking climate change with maternal and neonatal health. …”
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Autonomous obstacle avoidance of underground coal mine transport robots based on intrinsic motivation reinforcement learning algorithm by ZHAO Kebao, LI Lingfeng, CHEN Zhuo, HAN Jun, YIN Rui

“…Existing robot obstacle avoidance methods mostly rely on preset rules or external reward signals, making it difficult to adapt to the complex and variable underground environment in coal mines. …”
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A comprehensive evaluation of the transition to a biosimilar of adalimumab in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis: a single-center experience with a focus on imaging outco... by Rodrigo Garcia-Salinas, Sebastian Magri, Alvaro Ruta, Santiago Ruta

“…No differences in acute phase reactants, joint count, or patient visual analog scale were observed between controls. …”
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