Semantic analysis of social media messages of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema by open Internet sources — a study of patients'... by V. V. Neroev, O. V. Zaytseva, A. Yu. Berdieva, Z. M. Gabdullina, M. N. Pudikov, A. A. Leonova, V. F. Khoroshevsky

“…We obtained information on the patients’ characteristics and treatment plans of retinal diseases in real practice but also on the patients’ attitude to their condition, diagnostic and curative procedures, their needs and difficulties experienced during treatment. …”
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Perceptual Decision Efficiency Is Modifiable and Associated with Decreased Musculoskeletal Injury Risk Among Female College Soccer Players by Gary B. Wilkerson, Alejandra J. Gullion, Katarina L. McMahan, Lauren T. Brooks, Marisa A. Colston, Lynette M. Carlson, Jennifer A. Hogg, Shellie N. Acocello

“…Perceptual Decision Efficiency (PDE) represented the ratio of RCS to IIV, which provided a single value representing speed, accuracy, and consistency. Statistical procedures included the bivariate correlation between RCS and IIV, dependent <i>t</i>-test comparisons of pre- and post-training metrics, repeated measures analysis of variance for group X session pre- to post-season comparisons, receiver operating characteristic analysis, and Kaplan–Meier time to injury event analysis. …”
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Real-world clinical and economic impacts of delayed rotator cuff repair surgery in Japan: analysis of a large claims database by Hiroyuki Sugaya, MD, Yuki Otaka, BS, Yuichi Shiotsuki, MS, MPH, Akie Seno, BSc, MBA

“…Patients aged ≥18 years were included if they had ≥1 inpatient or ≥2 nondiagnostic outpatient claims (≥1 month apart) for RCT (diagnosis codes S460/S468), had RCR (procedure codes K080-X) within 12 months postindex, and had 12 months post-RCR continuous enrollment. …”
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A Novel Supraglottic Suction Device in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Orozco-Levi M, Tiga-Loza DC, Aya O, Reyes CF, Cáceres-Rivera D, Espitia A, Rey D, Pedrozo Arias KP, Pizarro C, Sanabria-Barrera SM, Serrano-Díaz N, Castillo VR, Ramírez-Sarmiento A

“…All patients received MV through orotracheal tubes, were hemodynamically stable, had upper airway integrity according to fiberoptic bronchoscope findings, and had basic coagulation tests within acceptable risk criteria.Interventions: Comprehensive standard of care, including preventive strategies, medical therapy, positive pressure MV, and routine procedures for management of oropharyngeal and pulmonary secretions (humidification, patient mobilization, and airway suctioning), was compared with the standard of care plus continuous supraglottic suction with the new SUPRAtube device.Results: The study period reached five days before extubation (media 85± 7 hours). …”
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Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Knee Joint Pain Using a V-Shaped Active Tip Needle: A Single-Center Retrospective Observational Study by Lo Bianco G, Pugliesi M, Misseri G, Li S, Day M, Schatman ME, Abd-Elsayed A, Yong RJ, Robinson CL

“…Pain and function were assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS) at rest and during movement, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC), Douleur Neuropathique en 4 Questions (DN4), and EuroQol-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) at baseline and 1, 3, 6, and 9 months post-procedure.Results: By 6 months, 64% of patients showed ≥ 50% reduction in VAS pain scores, sustained at 9 months (p< 0.0001). …”
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Assessment of humeral head perfusion after proximal humeral fracture - study protocol for evaluation of MR-based imaging techniques by Angelina Garkisch, Dagmar-C. Fischer, Thomas Mittlmeier, Sven Märdian, Bastian Klaan, Marc-André Weber, Andreas Erbersdobler, Stephan Pauly, Patrick Gahr

“…Vascular disruption can lead to delayed avascular necrosis of the humeral head, which may result in failure of the fixation procedure and the need for revision surgery. MRI pulse sequences with zero echo time (ZTE) provide “CT-like” images of the bone, while dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE MRI) allows for visualization and quantification of vascular permeability, blood flow, and clearance rates within the bone. …”
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Presentation of Financial Assets in the Monetary Statistics by V. N. Salin, O. Y. Sitnikova, L. Y. Arhangelskaya

“…In the paper, the authors considered the essence, functions, classifications of financial assets and liabilities, applied structural and dynamic data analysis, as well as methods of theoretical research in the form of generalization, comparison and special analytical procedures based on official statistics from Rosstat, the Bank of Russia, the Ministry of Finance and international statistical organizations.Results. …”
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Percepción docente sobre la enseñanza de la Educación física en España en postpandemia (Teachers' perceptions of physical education teaching in post-pandemic Spain) by Meritxell Monguillot, Rafael Tarragó, Mónica Aznar, Carles González-Arévalo, Xavier Iglesias

“…The teachers answered a questionnaire consisting of five approaches: technological, pedagogical, curricular, emotional and health and hygiene. The methodological procedure followed the ethical standards of research in education and sports science. …”
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The clinical prediction model to distinguish between colonization and infection by Klebsiella pneumoniae by Xiaoyu Zhang, Xifan Zhang, Deng Zhang, Jing Xu, Jingping Zhang, Xin Zhang

“…Additionally, invasive procedures (such as history of tracheostomy, use of ventilators for &gt;96 h, and craniotomy) were also significant predictive factors. …”
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COMMUNICATION BARRIERS OF UKRAINIAN CITIZENS DURING COMMUNICATION IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE by Harkusha Inesa, Vasylieva Anna

“…It is noted that at the present stage, communication is considered in the context of rational structures of identification and individualization and includes such procedures as quantitative numbering, awareness of belonging to a generation and qualitative identification of a person. …”
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Phages in Treatment of Some Deep Purulent Skin Infections by Kiladze N., Chanishvili N., Shulaia T., Bendeliani Z., Zaichenko Y.

“…In each case the frequency of procedures was usually once in 3-4 days until healing, the process took about one month. …”
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Robot-assisted laparoscopic ureteropelvic junction plasty in children using the da Vinci Xi robotic system: a Russian first experience by V. V. Sizonov, A. G. Makarov, S. M. Pakus, D. G. Kvaratskhelia, E. V. Orlova, S. G. Piskunova, M. I. Kogan

“…The etiology of the ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) was determined as follows: an UPJO internal cause was identified in 6 patients (43%), whereas an external cause (‘conflict’ vessel) was detected in 8 patients (57%).All patients underwent robot-assisted dissecting pyeloplasty without reduction resection of the renal pelvis. The surgical procedure was executed with the patient positioned on the side contralateral to the site of obstruction. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Data Protection in E-commerce B2C Contracts in Georgia and the European Union by Nato Gugava, Lika Kobaladze, Tamta Kenia, Oliko Kobakhidze

“…Online portals, mobile applications and digital platforms allow citizens to receive servicies remotely, which, on the one hand, reduces necessity of on-site visits and bureauctratic procedures, however, on the other hand, increases the risk of personal data disclosure processed in such manner. …”
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Automatic Segmentation of the Left Ventricle in Apical Four-Chamber View on Transesophageal Echocardiography Based on UNeXt Deep Neural Network by Lingeer Wu, Yijun Ling, Ling Lan, Kai He, Chunhua Yu, Zhuhuang Zhou, Le Shen

“…Standard TEE A4CV videos were collected from 60 patients undergoing cardiac surgery, from the onset of anesthesia to the conclusion of the procedure. After preprocessing, a dataset comprising 3000 TEE images and their corresponding labels was generated. …”
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Stress Reduction in Perioperative Care: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial by Haridimos Kondylakis, Irene Alice Chicchi Giglioli, Dimitrios Katehakis, Hatice Aldemir, Paul Zikas, George Papagiannakis, Santiago Hors-Fraile, Pedro L González-Sanz, Konstantinos Apostolakis, Constantine Stephanidis, Francisco J Núñez-Benjumea, Rosa M Baños-Rivera, Luis Fernandez-Luque, Angelina Kouroubali

“…Surgeries included cardiopulmonary and coronary artery bypass surgeries, cardiac valve replacements, prostate or bladder cancer surgeries, hip and knee replacements, maxillofacial surgery, and scoliosis procedures. After assessment for eligibility, participants were randomized into 2 groups: the intervention group (n=23) received the Adhera CARINAE DH intervention in addition to standard care, while the control group (n=27) received standard care alone. …”
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Biomechanical Comparison of Two Plantar Lapidus Plating Systems by Felix Werneburg MD, Maria Felsberg MD, Juliane Beschauner MD, Christin Arnold MD, Darius Arbab MD, PhD, Heike Kielstein MD, Alexander Zeh MD, Karl-Stefan Delank MD, Natalia Gutteck MD

“…Tarsometatarsal arthrodesis is a widely used procedure for severe HV deformities, with plantar plate fixation demonstrating superior biomechanical outcomes. …”
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Early identification of mild cognitive impairment: an innovative model using ocular biomarkers by Lingjing Zhang, Lingjing Zhang, Yanwei Wang, Yuming Liu, Zi Ye, Zhaohui Li

“…Current diagnostic procedures for AD are both costly and highly invasive for patients. …”
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Biopsy with Stylet and Suction Versus No Stylet No Suction for the Diagnosis of Pancreatic and Non-Pancreatic Lesions by Ahmed MA, Ahmed MY, Shaaban HE, Abou Elenin SEA, El-Habashi AA, Belabbes F, Tag-Adeen M, Abdellatef A, Okasha HH

“…Marwa A Ahmed,1 Mohamed Yousri Ahmed,1 Hossam Eldin Shaaban,2 Sameh EA Abou Elenin,3 Ahmed Ali El-Habashi,1 Fatima Belabbes,4 Mohammed Tag-Adeen,5 Abeer Abdellatef,6 Hussein Hassan Okasha6 1National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; 2Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, 11796, Egypt; 3Gastroenterology Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11796, Egypt; 4Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health and Sciences, Casablanca, and Research Entity, Mohammed VI Center for Research &amp; Innovation, Rabat, Morocco; 5Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Qena Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt; 6Department of Internal Medicine, Hepatogastroenterology division, Kasr Al-Aini Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence: Hossam Eldin Shaaban, Email hsshaaban@aol.comBackground: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided tissue acquisition is the procedure of choice to obtain samples to diagnose pancreatic and non-pancreatic lesions. …”
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Efeito das interações dos Estudantes de Ciências com Laboratórios Virtuais em Realidade Aumentada para o Desenvolvimento da Visualização Espacial / Effect of Science Students Inter... by Fabrício Herpich, Patrícia Fernanda da Silva, Liane Margarida Rockenbach Tarouco

“…The methodological procedures were organized in a quasi-experimental approach, through activities foreseen in a test protocol carried out with 208 participants divided into two groups: Control (n=96 subjects) and Experimental (n=112 subjects). …”
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MORPHOGENESIS OF BRANCHIOGENIC GLANDS OF THE NECK IN THE FETAL PERIOD OF ONTOGENESIS by О. Білоокий, Т. Хмара, Д. Проняєв, В. Безрук

“…The obtained data on individual anatomical variability of the pineal glands should be taken into account by endocrinologists and ultrasonographers when performing diagnostic and surgical procedures. …”
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