Changes in retinal and choroidal thickness after carotid endarterectomy: a systematic review by Ana Cibrão-Pedroso, João Rocha-Neves, Rafael Vieira, João Barbosa Breda, André Ferreira

“…Methods A comprehensive search was performed across PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science up to July 2024, without restrictions on language or publication date. …”
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The Influence of Educational Level on the Perception of Altered Smile Esthetics Among Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Panagiotis Ntovas, Ioulianos Rachiotis, Panagiotis Maniatakos, Nikolaos Loumprinis, Chariklia Paximada, Christos Rahiotis

“…Participants evaluated 22 digitally altered smile images, including single and combined esthetic discrepancies, using a visual analog scale (VAS). Perceived attractiveness scores were analyzed in relation to academic year, gender, and specific types of smile alterations. …”
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Association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and cerebral atherosclerotic stenosis: a retrospective study by Yating Han, Yuting Gao, Mengyuan Qiu, Yida Wang, Shenjie Li, Mengmeng Guo, Tao Zheng, Zunjing Liu

“…Restricted cubic splines (RCS) were applied to analyze and visualize the association between NHHR and cerebral atherosclerotic stenosis. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration without Typical Drusen by Hiroyuki Kamao, Katsutoshi Goto, Kento Matsuno, Kenichi Mizukawa, Atsushi Miki, Junichi Kiryu

“…We assessed best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central retinal thickness (CRT) at the fovea, subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), and the number of injections received. …”
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Coping with pain among adults with chronic tic disorders by Agnieszka Małek

“…The aims of this study were to assess tic-related pain, pain coping strategies and beliefs, and to investigate whether individuals experiencing pain seek professional help and how effective they perceive such interventions to be.MethodsA total of 76 participants diagnosed with GTS and CMTD participated in the study. …”
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Tolerability of Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Under Local Anaesthetic Using Pre-Emptive Over-the-Counter Analgesia: An Interventional Study in Patients with Abnormal Clinical Prost... by Shelley Ting-Li Wang, Yuxi Xu, Meredith J. Cheng, Anika Jain, Henry H. Woo

“…Pain tolerability was measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS) at three procedural points (probe insertion, LA infiltration, and biopsy); an overall average VAS score was subsequently calculated. …”
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User-centered design and development of a web-based tool to support healthy feeding practices by parents of urban minority youth at risk for childhood obesity by Katrina F Mateo, Helene Vilme, Sandra Verdaguer, Abigail Fuqua, Kris Hoyt, Jacquelyn Davis, May May Leung

“…Thus, the objective of this manuscript is to provide valuable insights about the development of a parent–child web-based tool to promote healthy eating among preadolescents. Methods The tool development was an iterative process and comprised of two phases. …”
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Sounds of comfort: the impact of music therapy on labor pain and anxiety in primigravida women during vaginal delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Rayyan Vaid, Areeba Fareed, Solay Farhat, Zeinab Hammoud, Muhammad Iqbal Asif, Sidhant Ochani, Mohammed Hammad Jaber

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to comprehensively evaluate the impact of music therapy on labor pain in primigravida women during vaginal delivery. Methods Following PRISMA guidelines, a thorough literature search was conducted in Google Scholar, PubMed, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials up to November 2023. …”
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The Impact of Listening to Music During MRI-Fusion Prostate Biopsy Procedures on Pain and Anxiety Levels: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Çağrı Coşkun, Ender Cem Bulut, Serhat Çetin, Uğur Aydın, Bora Küpeli

“…This situation leads to the need to evaluate pain and anxiety. Methods: In a tertiary hospital in Turkey, 149 patients with suspicious lesions (PI-RADS ≥ 3 on MpMRI) who underwent transrectal CBx were included between May 2023 and August 2023. …”
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Using the LTO Network Level 1 Blockchain to Automate Inter-Organizational Business Processes by Khrypko Serhii L., Shcherbakov Serhii S.

“…Modeling live contracts as finite state machines allows visualizing them in the form of a flowchart. Alternative modeling techniques such as Petri nets and BPMN are discussed. …”
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Conversion hip arthroplasty in the treatment of adverse effects of proximal femoral fractures by A. N. Tsed, N. E. Mushtin, I. Yu. Zhukovets, A. K. Dulaev

“…Efficacy was assessed using the visual analogue pain scale and Oxford Hip Score after 6, 12 and 24 months, as well as the frequency and nature of complications.RESULTS. …”
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Non-absorbable surgical sutures versus autologous tendons in the reconstruction of medial patellofemoral ligaments: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Xu Liu, Gaoming Liu, Yusheng Li, Wenhao Lu, Linyuan Pan, Hongfu Jin, Wenfeng Xiao

“…Participants were randomly allocated to either the experimental or the control group using a random number table method, with an equal number of 15 subjects in each group. …”
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Intraarticular leukocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma injection is more effective than intraarticular hyaluronic acid injection in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a systematic r... by Yu-Ning Peng, Yu-Hsiang Peng, Jean-Lon Chen, Carl P. C. Chen

“…Abstract Purpose We aim to compare the clinical effects of intraarticular leukocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma (LP-PRP) injection with those of intraarticular hyaluronic acid (HA) injection in adult patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methods Two authors independently reviewed databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of Quadratus Lumborum Muscle Energy Technique with Gluteus Medius Strengthening Versus Gluteus Medius Strengthening Alone in Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction: A Ra... by Rabail Rani Soomro, Hossein Karimi, Syed Amir Gilani

“…Prior to initiating treatment, baseline measurements were taken using a hand-held dynamometer, visual analog scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI-U) and short form 36-item survey (SF-36v2) to assess strength, pain, functional disability and quality of life, respectively. …”
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En bloc resection of the ligamentum flavum for bilateral decompression in unilateral biportal endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a 2-year follow-up study by Chao Li, Beiyu Xu, Yao Zhao, Longtao Qi, Lei Yue, Ranlyu Zhu, Chunde Li, Zhengrong Yu

“…Assessed outcomes included surgery-related complications, operation time, estimated blood loss, postoperative stay, visual analogue scale (VAS) score, and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). …”
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Sex differences in the efficacy of antihypertensive treatment in preventing cardiovascular outcomes and reducing blood pressure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Karina Gasbarrino, Christopher Labos, Victoria Mastropietro, Lindsay Hales, Doreen Rabi, Stella S Daskalopoulou

“…Publication bias will be assessed by visual inspection of funnel plots and by Begg’s and Egger’s statistical tests. …”
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Práctica pedagógica para el desarrollo del aprendizaje significativo en matemáticas by Henry de Jesús Gallardo Pérez, Lizeth Dayana Rosas Boada, César Augusto Dávila Carrillo

“…Methodology: The research is of an educational nature and is framed from a multi-method approach in the qualitative paradigm through educational action research method focused on the discovery of problems and solution methods with the purpose of identifying opportunities to improve the pedagogical practice of teachers in search of generating significant learning of mathematics in their students and interpretive from the analysis of results of the process obtained by participant observation, interviews applied to teachers and opinions collected through focus groups in which students from the participating institutions participated and from the quantitative paradigm in the analysis of tests to assess mathematical thinking. …”
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Effect of an Acupuncture Technique of Penetrating through Zhibian (BL54) to Shuidao (ST28) with Long Needle for Pain Relief in Patients with Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Cont... by Haijun Wang, Yuxia Cao, Xiaofei Jin, Min Yan, Jianchao Wang, Rangqian Li, Laixi Ji

“…In clinical practice, a penetrating method of acupuncture with long needle has been shown to be particularly effective for improving primary dysmenorrhea. …”
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Desflurane general anesthesia for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson′s disease patients by TONG Yuanyuan, XIONG Wei, LI Xiangjiahui, CHEN Liang, FAN Yifang, HAN Ruquan, XIE Sining

“…Objective Feasibility application of microelectrode recording (MER) during sub thalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) implantation under desflurane general anesthesia(GA) in patients with Parkinson′s disease (PD). Methods A prospective cohort of 20 PD patients undergoing STN-DBS under desflurane general anesthesia were enrolled. …”
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Cerebral palsy in preterm infants by Demeši-Drljan Čila, Mikov Aleksandra, Filipović Karmela, Tomašević-Todorović Snežana, Knežević Aleksandar, Krasnik Rastislava

“…Methods. The sample size was 206 children with CP. …”
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