Progressive Response of Repeated Treatment with High-Concentration (179 mg) Capsaicin Patch in Peripheral Neuropathic Pain After Surgical or Traumatic Nerve Injury: Findings from t... by Michael A. Überall, Christian Simanski, Mike Zellnig, Mariëlle Eerdekens, Sylvia Engelen, Myriam Heine, Fabienne Percot, Rita Freitas, Lucia Garcia Guerra, Tamara Quandel

“…Results The mean average daily pain intensity (API) decreased from 52.5 mm on the visual analog scale (VAS) at baseline to 21.5 mm at month 12 in patients receiving four HCCPs. …”
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Efficiency of surgical treatment of neovascular glaucoma: a retrospective analysis by A. V. Zolotarev, E. V. Karlova, M. V. Radaikina, A. A. Kuz'mina, O. V. Ryzhkova

“…The timely treatment of the underlying disease with Anti-VEGF and LC of the retina allows the patient to maintain visual functions, and increases the effectiveness of NVG surgery.…”
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Commercially available antiseptics show high in vitro efficacy against pathogens most commonly associated with canine and feline infectious keratitis by Hinrich Tönjes Wolff, Ana Cristina Piroth, Hilke Oltmanns, Jessica Meißner, Jutta Verspohl, Holger Andreas Volk, Claudia Busse

“…After incubation, plates were visually examined for bacterial growth. Tests were carried out in triplicate.ResultsMBCs in PBS for polyhexanide ranged 0.8–1.6 mg/L for S. pseudintermedius and 1.6–3.2 mg/L for P. aeruginosa and Str. canis. …”
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Fourth-Generation Metatarsal Extra-Capsular Transverse Akin (META) Osteotomies for Percutaneous Hallux Valgus Correction: A Series of 729 Consecutive Feet by Peter Lam MBBS (Hons), FRACS, FAOA, Evelyn Murphy MBBCh BAO MCh FRCS (Tr & Orth), Min Jia Chua MB BS FRCSEd, Peter Robinson BSc(Hons), MBChB, FRCS(Tr & Orth), Clare Watt BNurs, Robbie Ray MBChB, ChM(T & O), FRCSed(TrOrth), FEBOT, Thomas L. Lewis BSc (Hons) MBChB (Hons) FRCS (Tr & Orth) MFSTEd

“…Secondary outcomes included Visual Analogue Scale for Pain and radiographic deformity recurrence (defined as HVA >20° at final radiographic follow up). …”
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Efficacy of Shock Wave Therapy Combined with Core Stability Training on Non-Specific Low Back Pain after Stroke by DAI Yayuan, WANG Xiaojun, YIN Jie, ZHU Wenjuan, SU Min

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical efficacy of shock wave therapy combined with core stability training on non-specific low back pain (NLBP) after stroke.MethodsA total of 70 patients with post-stroke NLBP who visited Suzhou Xiangcheng People's Hospital from January 2022 to November 2023 were selected as the subjects of the study. …”
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Comparison between ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block and paravertebral block on acute and chronic post mastectomy pain after modified radical mastectomy: randomized cont... by Samy Abdelrahman Amr, Ahmed Hassan Othman, Eman Hassan Ahmed, Romany Gergis Naeem, Shereen Mamdouh Kamal

“…A unique regional anaesthetic method that is becoming more important for postoperative pain management is erector spinea plane block (ESP). …”
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Impact of the Exposome in Type 1 Diabetes: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Maurane Rollet, Gloria A Aguayo, Jean-Pierre Riveline, Emmanuel Cosson, Guy Fagherazzi

“…The data extraction sheet will be completed together with a quality assessment by using JBI and other relevant tools before the synthesis of all the relevant results. Numerical and visual results will be presented using descriptive summaries to organize, describe, and interpret the findings. …”
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Surgeon reported measures of stress and anxiety prior to and after elective gynecological surgery by Aaron K. Budden, Sophia Song, Amanda Henry, Claire E. Wakefield, Jason A. Abbott

“…Secondary aims assessed any differences by level of training, surgical type, and surgeon role. Material and methods Attending and resident gynecologists performing routine elective surgeries completed a visual analog scale (VAS) assessing perceived stress and the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) prior to and immediately after completing 161 elective surgeries including total laparoscopic hysterectomy, laparoscopic excision of moderate–severe endometriosis, or hysteroscopic myomectomy. …”
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Our Experience of Nutraceutical Effects in Age-Related Macular Degeneration by S. V. Yanchenko, A. V. Malyshev, S. N. Sakhnov, A. S. Balayan, A. A. Sergienko

“…Purpose: to assess the possibilities of ophthalmonutraceuticals using in age-related macular degeneration (AND) patients.Patients Methods. The study included 35 patients (68.3 ± 6.3 years old; 15 men, 20 women) with AMD (AREDS-2 and AREDS-3 categories). …”
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Multimodal ultrasound-based radiomics and deep learning for differential diagnosis of O-RADS 4–5 adnexal masses by Song Zeng, Haoran Jia, Hao Zhang, Xiaoyu Feng, Meng Dong, Lin Lin, XinLu Wang, Hua Yang

“…Additionally, a nomogram was constructed to visualize outcome measures. Results The CEUS-based radiomics model outperformed the 2DUS model (AUC: 0.826 vs. 0.737). …”
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Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine fumigation and washing combined with fine nursing on postoperative pain of patients with hemorrhoids (中药熏洗联合精细化护理对痔疮患者术后疼痛的影响)... by CHEN Zhengrong (陈正荣)

“…Objective To investigate the effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) fumigation and washing combined with fine nursing on postoperative pain of patients with hemorrhoids. Methods Totally 40 patients undergoing surgical treatment for hemorrhoids were assigned to the control group and observation group according to the hospital admission sequence. …”
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Comparison of efficacy and safety of combined phacoemulsification, goniosynechialysis and goniotomy with trabeculectomy in advanced primary angle-closure glaucoma: a retrospective... by Wenzhe Zhang, Pengyun Wang, Chen Wang, Wenhui Liu, Jiayin Wu, Lin Shen, Rachita Kurmi, Hui Guo

“…There was no significant difference in visual field (VF) between preoperative and postoperative periods in both groups. …”
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Perceptions of Executive Decision Makers on Using Social Media in Effective Health Communication: Qualitative Study by Norah Abdullah Alanazi, Alia Mohammed Almoajel, Shabana Tharkar, Khalid Almutairi, Farha Nazir Ahmad Mohamad, Bader Saud Talak Almatairi

“…We aimed to shed light on strategic efficacy, real-world challenges, and valuable prospects of using social media for health communication. MethodsWe adopted a qualitative research method involving in-depth, semistructured, face-to-face interviews. …”
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Dynamic taxonomy generation for future skills identification using a named entity recognition and relation extraction pipeline by Luis Jose Gonzalez-Gomez, Sofia Margarita Hernandez-Munoz, Abiel Borja, Fernando A. Arana-Salas, Jose Daniel Azofeifa, Jose Daniel Azofeifa, Julieta Noguez, Patricia Caratozzolo, Patricia Caratozzolo

“…By leveraging machine learning models, this taxonomy aims to bridge the gap between current skills and future demands, contributing to educational and professional development.MethodsTo achieve this, an NLP-based architecture was developed using a combination of text preprocessing, NER, and RE models. …”
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Surgical Outcomes of Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy (GATT) in Primary and Secondary Open- and Closed-Angle Glaucoma by Liron Naftali Ben Haim, Veronika Yehezkeli, Assaf Kratz, Nimrod Dar, Tal Sharon, Gal Harel, Zvia Burganski-Eliash, Avner Belkin

“…Factors associated with an increased risk of failure were worse preoperative corrected visual acuity (OR = 2.46, <i>p</i> = 0.024) and a postoperative IOP spike (OR = 2.62, <i>p</i> = 0.028). …”
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Exploring the link between Training Transfer Climate and Work Engagement among Clinical Nurse Specialists in China: the mediating role of Craftsmanship Spirit by Renxiu Wang, Rongjian Ji, Junyan Zhao, Lei Qin, Shuangshuang Zhang, Xinru Liu, Hongxia Song

“…Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), Visualizations of the path model and correlation heatmaps were used to analyze the relationship between clinical nurse training migration climate, work engagement, and craftsmanship. …”
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Cone mosaic in eyes with varied axial length using adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy by Wen-Da Zhou, Li Dong, Han-Xu Shi, Rui-Heng Zhang, Yu-hang Yang, Han-qing Zhao, Yi-Tong Li, Chu-Yao Yu, He-Yan Li, Hao-Tian Wu, Lei Shao, Wen-Bin Wei

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Investigation of white matter functional networks in young smokers by Junxuan Wang, Ting Xue, Daining Song, Fang Dong, Yongxin Cheng, Juan Wang, Yuxin Ma, Mingze Zou, Shuailin Ding, Zhanlong Tao, Wuyuan Xin, Dahua Yu, Kai Yuan

“…Aims: This study investigated the changes in the organizational and intrinsical activities of the white matter functional networks (WMFNs) in young smokers using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. Methods: A data-driven approach was used to characterize the WMFNs of 30 young smokers and 30 non-smokers. …”
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Optical and electron microscopy imaging of model circulating tumour cells by Марина Оленчук, Григорій Монастирський, Олена Гнатюк, А. Бойзен, Ч. Чжан, Галина Солянік, Денис Колесник, Сергій Карахім, Галина Довбешко

“…Background: Microscopy is a key tool in biophysical research for visualizing living cells' morphology, structure, and dynamic processes. …”
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Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant for Postoperative Macular Oedema Secondary to Vitrectomy for Epiretinal Membrane and Retinal Detachment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Guglielmo Parisi, Matteo Fallico, Teresio Avitabile, Antonio Longo, Elina Ortisi, Andrea Russo, Francesco Petrillo, Andrea Maugeri, Martina Barchitta, Vincenza Bonfiglio, Claudio Furino, Gilda Cennamo, Paolo Caselgrandi, Paola Marolo, Luca Ventre, Michele Reibaldi

“…The primary outcome was best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) change between baseline and post-DEX treatment, reported as mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence interval (CI). …”
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