Comparison of Guided Exercise and Self-Paced Exercise After Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Seong Son, Han Byeol Park, Kyeong Sik Kong, Byung Rhae Yoo, Woo Kyung Kim, Jae Ang Sim

“…Clinical outcomes were assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain and EuroQol-5 Dimensions 5-Level version (EQ-5D-5L). …”
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERIODONTAL DISEASES AND MENTAL HEALTH: A NARRATIVE REVIEW by Mariana O. Levkiv, Pavlo Yu. Ostrovskyi, Svitlana I. Boitsaniuk

“…Ultimately, 56 records were excluded after reading full-text, and the process is visually summarized in a PRISMA flowchart. Results. …”
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The Relationship Between Manual Dexterity and Toothbrushing Efficiency in Preschool Children: A Crossover Study by Lisbeth Macote-Orosco, Andrea Martín-Vacas, Marta M. Paz-Cortés, María Rosa Mourelle Martínez, M. Joaquín de Nova

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between oral hygiene (OH) efficiency and manual dexterity skills in Spanish five-year-old children using two fine motor tests. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a pre–post evaluation was designed. …”
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Short-Term Outcomes of First Metatarsophalangeal Arthroplasty Using the Silktoe Double-Stemmed Silicone Implant by Stefano Fieschi, Costanza Redaelli, Anita Fazzini

“…The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society-Hallux Metatarsophalangeal-Interphalangeal Scale (AOFAS-HMI) score was 94.6 ± 7.6 (median, 100; range, 70–100) and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score was 0.4 ± 0.80 (median, 0; range, 0–3.5) at the final follow-up. …”
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hERGAT: predicting hERG blockers using graph attention mechanism through atom- and molecule-level interaction analyses by Dohyeon Lee, Sunyong Yoo

“…To confirm this, we performed clustering analysis and visualized a correlation heatmap, verifying the interactions between distant atoms were considered during the training process. …”
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Social media use and negative body image perception in Saudi Arabian women by Maha AlQahtani, Maha AlQahtani, Narmeen Shaikh, Khabir Ahmad, Noara Alhusseini

“…BackgroundSocial media has become deeply embedded in daily life, particularly among females who spend significant time on visual-based platforms such as Snapchat, and Instagram. …”
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DIACEREIN AS THE DRUG OF CHOICE IN THE THERAPY OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS WITH SECONDARY RECURRENT SYNOVITIS by M. I. Udovika

“…Objective: to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of diacerein in the therapy of primary knee osteoarthritis (OA) with secondary recurrent synovitis.Subjects and methods. The 3-month open-label randomized controlled trial enrolled 133 patients with OA. …”
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Effects of a combined aerobic and core stabilization exercise training program on functional capacity, pain, and health-related quality of life in hemodialysis and kidney transplan... by Enikő Király, Gergő József Szőllősi, Zoltán Jenei, József Balla, István Kárpáti

“…Functional capacity was measured using the 6-min walk test, pain was measured using the visual analog scale, and health-related quality of life was measured using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life–Short Form 12 questionnaire. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting survival in patients with cardiogenic shock by Dingfeng Fang, Dingfeng Fang, Huihe Chen, Hui Geng, Xiahuan Chen, Meilin Liu

“…This study aims to develop a nomogram for evaluating severity in CS patients regardless of the underlying cause.Methods and resultsThe MIMIC-IV database was used to identify 1,923 CS patients admitted to the ICU. …”
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Suspected stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) envenomation on Reunion Island by Adrien Maillot, Adrien Marteau, Gaël Le Roux, Flore Weisse, Luc de Haro, Olivier Maillard, Férial Abi Nader

“…The pain was intense for most cases (Visual Analogue Scale 8–10), and skin symptoms included localized and extensive oedema, as well as necrotic halos in some instances. …”
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Randomised cross-over trial evaluating the short-term effects of non-invasive ventilation as an adjunct to airway clearance techniques in adults with cystic fibrosis by Gemma Stanford, Helen Parrott, Diana Bilton, Penny Agent, Winston Banya, Nicholas Simmonds

“…EoC and WoB were assessed using Visual Analogue Scale.Results 14 subjects completed the study (7 male, mean age 35 [SD 17] years, mean forced expiratory volume in 1 s [FEV1] 49 [20] % predicted). …”
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Making Medical Education Courses Visible: Theory-Based Development of a National Database by Andi Gashi, Monika Brodmann Maeder, Eva K. Hennel

“…ConclusionsThis study proposes a novel method for sorting and visualizing medical education courses and the competencies they cover to provide an easy-to-use database, helping medical educators’ practical and scholarly development. …”
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Biportal endoscopic bilateral decompression in lumbar spinal stenosis: a 3-year retrospective cohort study by Dongyue Li, Yunzhong Cheng, Peng Yin, Qingjun Su

“…Intraoperative parameters, complications, and clinical outcomes [Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Modified Macnab criteria] were evaluated preoperatively, at 1 month, and final follow-up. …”
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Population-based survey of the prevalence and types of glaucoma in Bangladesh by Bipul Kumer De Sarker, Sheikh M A Mannaf, Siddiqur Rahman, Md Shafiqul Islam, Md Mizanur Rahman, M Nazrul Islam, Salma Parvin

“…Background To delineate the epidemiological landscape of glaucoma using a population-based sample representative of Bangladesh.Methods Using multistage stratified cluster random sampling, households were selected to identify individuals ≥35 years across all 8 divisions of Bangladesh. …”
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Quality of life as an outcome variable in the management of advanced cancer by Bisht Manisha, Bist S, Dhasmana D, Saini Sunil

“…City of Hope Medical Center Quality of Life Survey and visual analog scale (VAS) were used to assess the quality of life and cancer pain severity, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of clinical application effect of traditional Chinese medicine fumigation technology on postoperative patients with anorectal diseases by Xie Tianyang, Zhang Zichen, Liu Liu

“…The research assessed visual analog scale (VAS), symptom eradication, wound healing, serum substance P (SP) and interferon-gamma (IFN)-γ levels, and therapy efficacy before and after treatment. …”
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Neurofeedback for Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy: A Preliminary MRI Study by Donya Abolghasemkhah Salmasi, Alireza Fallahi, Narges Hoseini-Tabatabaei, Seyed-Sohrab Hashemi-Fesharaki, Reza Rostami, Mohammad-Reza Nazem-Zadeh

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the neuromodulatory effects of SMR NF training on functional and structural connectivity in patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy. Materials and Methods: Four patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy underwent functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), diffusion MRI (dMRI), Quantitative Electroencephalogram (QEEG), and Integrated Visual and Auditory (IVA-2) test before and after 6 to 8 weeks of SMR NF training. …”
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Plant Species Composition and Community Perception Towards Landscaping Work Executed at Hawassa University-Main Campus, Ethiopia by Birhanu Kagnew, Firew Kebede

“… Landscaping is making visual improvements to academic institutions, urban and other private organizations with plants and attractive materials. …”
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Efficacy of non-obstructive aortic angioscopy for detecting a thoracic aortic graft rupture: a case report by Fumio Yamana, Koichi Maeda, Yuma Hamanaka, Noriko Kodani, Keitaro Domae, Masatoshi Hata, Yoshiharu Higuchi, Yukitoshi Shirakawa, Takafumi Masai

“…Non-obstructive general angioscopy can help monitor the aortic intima and detect the locations of abnormal findings, while aortic angioscopy can detect vulnerable plaques in the aorta, which are difficult to visualize using conventional diagnostic methods. Herein, we report the case of a patient with non-anastomotic thoracic aortic graft rupture diagnosed using non-obstructive aortic angioscopy. …”
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The efficacy and safety of intra-articular platelet-rich plasma versus sodium hyaluronate for the treatment of osteoarthritis: Meta-analysis. by Qinglin Liu, Haijiao Ye, Yang Yang, Hao Chen

“…Studies comparing PRP+HA with PRP alone were selected. Data on visual analog scale (VAS) scores, WOMAC total scores, Lequesne scores, and adverse events were extracted. …”
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