Quality of Life with Late-Onset Pompe Disease: Qualitative Interviews and General Public Utility Estimation in the United Kingdom by Lena Hubig, Anna-Katrine Sussex, Alasdair MacCulloch, Derralynn Hughes, Ryan Graham, Liz Morris, Syed Raza, Andrew J. Lloyd, Amanda Sowinski, Katy Gallop

“…Participants rated the health states using the EQ-5D-5L, visual analogue scale, and time trade-off interviews…”
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The effectiveness of mobile-health technology-based health behaviour change or disease management interventions for health care consumers: a systematic review. by Caroline Free, Gemma Phillips, Leandro Galli, Louise Watson, Lambert Felix, Phil Edwards, Vikram Patel, Andy Haines

“…No evidence of publication bias was demonstrated on visual or statistical examination of the funnel plots for either disease management or health behaviours. …”
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Unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion assisted by a Tianji robot for lumbar degenerative disease in elderly patients: a retrospective study by Guofang Fang, Jin Zhang, Hailun Zhu, Xunwei Lai, Jianchang Wu, Xiuwang Li, Zhouxu Hou, Fangxin Chen, Hongxun Sang

“…Clinical assessments, including the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), visual analog scale (VAS), modified MacNab criteria, postoperative complications, and interbody fusion rate, were also evaluated. …”
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Magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of different compression locations in patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy by Yu Wang, Xiaolong Chen, Xiang-yu Li, Dongfan Wang, Dongdong Rong, Zheng Sun, Jie Lu, Shibao Lu

“…The contrast-enhanced 3D T2-SPACE could better visualize the nerve root compression intra- and extra-foramina than conventional 2D MRI.…”
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High survivorship and excellent functional outcome in third‐generation patellofemoral arthroplasty by Mustafa Hariri, Hannah Schwab, Kevin‐Arno Koch, Paul Mick, Timo Nees, Johannes Weishorn, Tilman Walker, Tobias Reiner

“…Patients had a mean follow‐up of 4.3 years, with clinical assessments including the Oxford Knee Score (OKS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Forgotten Joint Score (FJS), and activity levels (TAS, UCLA). …”
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Supine versus prone percutaneous nephrolithotomy: Surgeon and anesthesiologist perspective. Can agile supersede traditional? by Priyanka Bansal, Tarun Mittal, Devendra Singh, Nidhi Sultania

“…Materials and Methods: This prospective randomized study of 80 patients was conducted at our institute from December 2022 to June 2023. …”
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Impact of traumatic intervertebral disc injury on loss of correction following pedicle screw fixation for thoracolumbar fractures by Tongfei Ge, Wenbo Li, Jiayang Wu, Qingyuan Wang, Cong Li, Siming Wang, Wu Xiong, Jin Fan

“…The clinical variables included visual analog scale (VAS) score, and American Spinal Injury Association score. …”
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Optical coherence tomography in preclinical diagnosis of optic nerve disk changes after chemotherapy in children with retinoblastoma by S. V. Saakyan, E. B. Myakoshina, V. G. Polyakov, T. L. Ushakova, D. M. Ismailova

“…Using optical coherence tomography (OCT), determine the preclinical changes in optic nerve head (ONH) after chemotherapy in children with retinoblastoma (RB). Material and methods. 38 patients (76 eyes) were examined and treated: 15 girls, 23 boys with RB averagely aged 21.0 ± 1.5 months. …”
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Effect of Ultrasound Combined with Dry Needling on Myofascial Pain in the Upper Trapezius : a Controlled Randomised Study by Rahmat Nugraha, Rahmatika Rahmatika, Sudaryanto Sudaryanto, Hasbiah Hasbiah, Tiar Erawan

“…Data collection was obtained through measurement of tenderness using Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and measurement of Range of Motion (ROM) using a goniometer. …”
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Event-based landslide inventory through very high-resolution optical images and field surveys by P. Confuorto, R. Franceschini, L. Scarpitta, N. Casagli, S. Morelli, F. Raspini, V. Tofani, S. Moretti

“…Semi-automatic approaches, including NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) change detection and segmentation/classification, were employed to assist visual photointerpretation. Field surveys were carried out to validate and refine the mapped landslides. …”
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Anaesthetic efficacy of intraligamentary injection compared to incisive nerve block using 3% mepivacaine hydrochloride: a randomized clinical trial by Suzan Salem, Islam Saad, Ramy Elmoazen, Ghada Amin Khalifa

“…The two techniques being compared are the intraligamentary injection technique (ILI) and the incisive nerve block technique (INB). Materials and methods In this study, 100 mandibular anterior and premolars and teeth that were indicated for extraction were included. …”
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RGB-to-Infrared Translation Using Ensemble Learning Applied to Driving Scenarios by Leonardo Ravaglia, Roberto Longo, Kaili Wang, David Van Hamme, Julie Moeyersoms, Ben Stoffelen, Tom De Schepper

“…We demonstrate that this method is an effective alternative to traditional deep learning methods for image translation such as CNNs and GANs, particularly in data-scarce situations. …”
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Alternative trans-parenchymal access for percutaneous contact nephrolithotripsy by Yu. Yu. Malinin

“…Doppler ultrasound scanning allows to visualize of arterial vessels, which helps to provide safe trans-cutaneous puncture access to PCS. …”
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Promoting Dairy Consumption Among Families: Development and User Experience Study of a Web-Based Nutrition Intervention by Juliette Lemay, Jacynthe Roberge, Véronique Provencher, Angelo Tremblay, Shirin Panahi, Raphaëlle Jacob, Lucie Brunelle, Gabrielle Saintonge, Vicky Drapeau

“…The Dairyathlon platform’s UX was rated as optimal, especially for visual attractiveness, though the stimulation dimension requires improvement for adults. …”
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Postoperative Analgesic Effects of Different Doses of Epidural Hydromorphone Coadministered with Ropivacaine after Cesarean Section: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Meijuan Yang, Luyang Wang, Hong Chen, Yuwen Tang, Xinzhong Chen

“…Single dose of epidural hydromorphone has been introduced to serve as an alternative method for postcesarean section analgesia. However, optimal dose of epidural hydromorphone remains unknown. …”
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Effects of physical therapy on improving disc height index, postural stability, pain and function in persons with discogenic low back pain by Muhammad Osama, Aamer Naeem, Sameen Tariq, Sumera Mushtaq, Furqan Ahmed Siddiqi, Sabah Afridi

“…Pain was assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale, disc height index was measured via magnetic resonance imaging, postural stability was evaluated using the Biodex Balance System, lumbar range of motion was measured via inclinometer, and functional disability was assessed using the Oswestry Disability Index. …”
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Population-level scale-up of cervical cancer prevention services in a low-resource setting: development, implementation, and evaluation of the cervical cancer prevention program in... by Groesbeck P Parham, Mulindi H Mwanahamuntu, Sharon Kapambwe, Richard Muwonge, Allen C Bateman, Meridith Blevins, Carla J Chibwesha, Krista S Pfaendler, Victor Mudenda, Aaron L Shibemba, Samson Chisele, Gracilia Mkumba, Bellington Vwalika, Michael L Hicks, Sten H Vermund, Benjamin H Chi, Jeffrey S A Stringer, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Vikrant V Sahasrabuddhe

“…<h4>Background</h4>Very few efforts have been undertaken to scale-up low-cost approaches to cervical cancer prevention in low-resource countries.<h4>Methods</h4>In a public sector cervical cancer prevention program in Zambia, nurses provided visual-inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and cryotherapy in clinics co-housed with HIV/AIDS programs, and referred women with complex lesions for histopathologic evaluation. …”
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The relationship between disease activity, quality of life, and psychological status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional study by Özlem Karakaş, Melda Ağır, Abdulsamet Erden

“…Disease activity was quantified using the disease activity score-28, and pain was assessed through the visual analog scale (VAS). Health-related quality of life was evaluated using the short form-12 (SF-12), which generates physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores. …”
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Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) with mini-open technique versus open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) in the treatment of displaced midclavicular fracture: a r... by Sujan Shakya, Yi Wen, Xiang Wen, Cheng Long

“…Conclusions MIPO is a more effective and safer modern surgical method than ORIF for displaced midclavicle fractures. …”
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A nicotinamide metabolism-related gene signature for predicting immunotherapy response and prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma patients by Meng Wang, Wei Li, Fang Zhou, Zheng Wang, Xiaoteng Jia, Xingpeng Han

“…The present study aims to establish a NAM metabolism-correlated gene (NMRG) signature to assess the immunotherapy response and prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). Methods The training set and validation set (the GSE31210 dataset) were collected The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), respectively. …”
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