Grip Strength and Age-Related Ocular Diseases: Insights from Observational, Mendelian Randomization, and Mediation Analyses by Chao Chen, Dongling Guo, Jiaqi Meng, MD, Jiao Qi, MD, Keke Zhang, MD, Wenwen He, MD, Yih Chung Tham, PhD, Xiangjia Zhu, PhD

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Comparative efficacy of acupuncture for chronic low back pain: A network meta-analysis by Feng Gao, Dongming Jia, Shengxia Xue

“…This network meta-analysis (NMA) evaluates the comparative effectiveness of acupuncture interventions for CNSLBP. Methods: A systematic review and NMA were conducted following PRISMA-NMA guidelines (PROSPERO: CRD42024507870). …”
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Dietary protein and risk of type 2 diabetes: findings from a registry-based cohort study and a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies by Mingjing Xu, Jianheng Zheng, Tao Ying, Yang Zhu, Jun Du, Fan Li, Bo Chen, Yuwei Liu, Gengsheng He

“…We aimed to investigate the associations of various protein intake exposures with the risk of incident T2D in adults with or without metabolic diseases. Methods We followed 29517 residents enrolled in the Shanghai Suburban Adult Cohort and Biobank (SSACB) without diabetes at baseline through the electronic information system. …”
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Lumbosacral Complications Following Long‐Segment Spinal Fusion in Adult Degenerative Scoliosis by Tinghua Jiang, Xinuo Zhang, Qingjun Su, Xianglong Meng, Aixing Pan, Hanwen Zhang, Yong Hai

“…A total of 54 pairs of patients were matched and grouped, and the complication group had higher Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and visual analog scale (VAS) scores at the last follow‐up. …”
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Umbilical acupuncture combined with warm needle acupuncture for the treatment of residual numbness after lumbar disc herniation surgery: a protocol of a randomized controlled trial by Kaihua Song, Jiayue Cheng, Yuming Wang, Yang Shen, Chenxin Jiang, Shouhai Hong

“…To verify the hypothesis that the combined method is superior to traditional electroacupuncture.MethodsThis proposed study is a single-center, single-blind, prospective, randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving patients with LDH who were hospitalized and underwent percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) at our hospital. …”
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The Influence of Vitamin D Levels and Supplementation on the Treatment of Patients Affected by MRONJ by Filip Michalak, Marzena Dominiak, Jan Kiryk, Paweł Popecki, Dominik Kubicki, Jacek Matys, Kinga Grzech-Leśniak

“…Pain intensity was assessed at multiple time points using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Results: This study showed significant increases in serum vitamin D levels in the experimental group at 3 and 6 months (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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A multi-algorithm prognostic model combining inflammatory indices and surgical features in distal cholangiocarcinoma by Yi Yin, Yi Yin, Luyuan Bai, Xinyue Mu, Xinyue Mu, Shan Zhang, Panpan Zhai, Panpan Zhai

“…This study aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of dNLR in patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma (dCCA) after curative resection.MethodsClinicopathological data of patients with dCCA in our hospital from Jan.2014 to Jun.2024 was analyzed retrospectively. …”
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Improving Malaria diagnosis through interpretable customized CNNs architectures by Md. Faysal Ahamed, Md Nahiduzzaman, Golam Mahmud, Fariya Bintay Shafi, Mohamed Arselene Ayari, Amith Khandakar, M. Abdullah-Al-Wadud, S. M. Riazul Islam

“…The proposed SPCNN model surpassed all these TL methods in every evaluation measure. The SPCNN model, with 2.207 million parameters and a size of 26 MB, is more complex than PCNN but simpler than SFPCNN. …”
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Quality of life, pain, depression, fatigue and sleep in patients with remission or mild fibromyalgia: a comparison with remission or low disease activity rheumatoid arthritis and h... by Yidan Wang, Pengxiao Liu, Zihao Li, Shiya Wu, Meijuan Long, Yang Li, Juan Jiao, Zheng Xie

“…Objective To compare the severity of clinical symptoms and quality of life (QOL) in patients with remission or mild fibromyalgia (RFM) and remission or low disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RRA) patients and healthy controls (HCs) to investigate whether fibromyalgia in a stable stage can be disease-free. Methods This cross-sectional study evaluated a total of 266 RFM and 252 RRA patients and 50 HCs using Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR), Widespread Pain Index (WPI), Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Numerical Rating Scale, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Short Form-36 Health Status Questionnaire (SF-36). …”
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Patient-reported outcome measures for systemic lupus erythematosus: an expert Delphi consensus to guide implementation in routine care by Isabel Castrejón, Laura Cano, María José Cuadrado, Joaquín Borrás, Maria Galindo, Tarek C. Salman-Monte, Carlos Amorós, Carmen San Román, Isabel Cabezas, Marta Comellas, Alejandro Muñoz

“…PROMs most frequently used in clinical practice are pain (56%), patient’s global assessment (44%) and fatigue (39%), all on visual analogue scales. Panellists agreed on the need to implement multidisciplinary consultation (79%), unify complementary tests (88%), incorporate pharmacists into the healthcare team (70%), and develop home medication dispensing and informed telepharmacy programmes (72%) to improve quality of care in patients with SLE. …”
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Neural mechanisms of spatial navigation in ASD and TD children: insights from EEG microstate and functional connectivity analysis by Yao Wang, Yao Wang, Yao Wang, Jianing Wang, Chong Lu, Chong Lu, Chong Lu, Chong Lu, Chong Lu

“…These findings suggest that microstate and FC analyses could serve as biomarkers for understanding visual spatial navigation in ASD, related to perceptual abnormalities. …”
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Perfect health not so perfect after all – a methodological study on patient-reported outcome measures in 2574 patients following percutaneous coronary intervention by T. M. Norekvål, M. M. Iversen, K. Oterhals, H. Allore, B. Borregaard, T. R. Pettersen, D. R. Thompson, A. D. Zwisler, K. Breivik

“…The generic EQ-5D-5L descriptive system and visual analogue scale, and the disease-specific Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS) comprising 35 items measuring seven areas of health status and daily life challenges were used to scrutinize the aims. …”
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Effect of hip pericapsular nerve⁃lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block with bupivacaine liposome on postoperative motor⁃sparing analgesia in elderly patients undergoing total hip a... by WAN Lun，LI Huiming，ZHAN Yucheng，LI Chenglong

“…Outcomes were observed including visual analog scale (VAS) scores during rest and movement (VASrest and VASmove) at 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 and 72 h postoperatively, time to first rescue analgesia, cumulative sufentanil consumption within 72 h, and the indexes were evaluated including quadriceps strength, and postoperative adverse events［postoperative nausea/vomiting (PONV) , delirium, pulmonary infection］. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of angiotensin receptor–neprilysin inhibitor in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: protocol for a randomis... by Hideki Hanaoka, Yoshio Kobayashi, Hideki Kitahara, Takeshi Sugawara, Goro Matsumiya, Yosuke Inaba, Shogo Okita, Hiroaki Yaginuma, Hiroki Goto, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Tomoyoshi Kanda, Kaoru Matsuura

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Impact of national and supranational policies on social inequalities in major NCDs and related risk factors in Europe: a scoping review protocol by Mall Leinsalu, Rainer Reile, Norun Hjertager Krog, Digo Chakraverty, Gerd Monika Flodgren, Julia Doetsch, Trude Robsahm, Astri Syse, Kadri Tammur, Julia Waldhauer

“…Results will be synthesised narratively using descriptive statistics and visuals.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval will not be sought as scoping reviews do not involve primary data collection or direct interaction with human participants. …”
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Subserratus Anterior Plane Block vs Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled, Double-Blind... by Lin J, Wu H, Wen Z, Li Y, Jiang C, Lin B, Gu Y

“…Although the subserratus anterior plane block (SSAPB) has shown effectiveness in providing analgesia in upper abdominal surgery, it remains unclear whether the SSAPB offers comparable analgesic effects to the TPVB for retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy.Methods and Analysis: This study is designed as a prospective, randomized controlled, double-blind, single-center, non-inferiority trial involving a total of 106 patients undergoing retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy. …”
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Results of a clinical study of Traumeel® S and Zeel® T in patients with knee osteoarthritis and concomitant cardiovascular disease by L. I. Alekseeva, V. I. Mazurov, E. V. Zonova, O. B. Ershova, O. V. Reshetko

“…Other criteria were the dynamics of each symptom of knee OA according to the WOMAC questionnaire (pain, stiffness, and functional impairment, total score) on each visit, pain intensity in the target joint on a visual analogue scale (VAS), time it takes to travel 15 m, and the patient's overall disease assessment on the VAS. …”
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On the academic ideology of “Sorting the gangue is sorting the images” by Hongwei MA, Ye ZHANG, Peng WANG, Xiangang CAO, Zhen NIE, Xiaorong WEI, Wenjian ZHOU, Mingzhen ZHANG

“…A coal gangue sorting cube is constructed, which can improve the accuracy of coal gangue sorting; An image-based coal gangue matching tracking and path planning method is proposed for dynamic coal gangue tracking, which can improve the accuracy and reliability of sorting; Aiming at the problem of intelligent collaborative sorting of multiple sorters, it is proposed to construct a comprehensive benefit function of sorters based on the coal gangue image information database to achieve optimal allocation of multiple tasks for multiple sorters, and to integrate reinforcement learning methods to achieve intelligent collaborative control of multiple sorters and optimal configuration of the number of sorters. …”
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Popliteal Artery Injury After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study by Zhenmu Xu, Kai Jiang, Yueming Chen, Hao He, Weihong Zhu

“…The primary outcome was joint function, which was evaluated by a postoperative range of motion (ROM), International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scores, Lysholm knee scores, and Visual Vascular Quality of Life Questionnaire (VascuQoL) scores. …”
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