Efficient and Effective Diabetes Care in the Era of Digitalization and Hypercompetitive Research Culture: A Focused Review in the Western Pacific Region with Malaysia as a Case Stu... by Boon-How Chew, Pauline Siew Mei Lai, Dhashani A/P Sivaratnam, Nurul Iftida Basri, Geeta Appannah, Barakatun Nisak Mohd Yusof, Subashini C. Thambiah, Zubaidah Nor Hanipah, Ping-Foo Wong, Li-Cheng Chang

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Hypertensive load predicts recovery of renal function for patients undergoing revascularisation for renal artery stenosis by Ben Edgar, Rob Pearson, Andrew Jackson, Callum Stove, Ram Kasthuri, Keith Hussey, Christian Delles, Colin Geddes, Patrick Mark, Giles Roditi, Linsay McCallum, David B. Kingsmore

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Prevention and treatment of recurrent fractures after percutaneous vertebroplasty with denosumab in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by Shouyu Xiang, Cheng Tang, Long Ling, Wei Liu, Bingwen Bai, Yanming Cao

“…[Results] There was no significant preoperative on BMD, VAS score, ODI index,beck values, sagittal cobb angle, PINP and β-CTX levels between the two groups before the surgery(P>0.05); After postoperative follow-up of 6 months, BMD in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (P<0.05), while VAS score, ODI index, PINP and β-CTX levels were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05).At 1 year postoperative follow-up, BMD and beck values in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05), while fracture rate, VAS score, ODI index, sagittal cobb angle and PINP and β-CTX levels were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05). …”
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Efficacy of Dexamethasone as an Adjuvant for Scalp Nerve Blocks to Prolong Analgesia: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Study by Jia Z, Shrestha N, Wang S, Zhao C, Wang T, Luo F

“…Zipu Jia,1 Niti Shrestha,2 Shuo Wang,3 Chunmei Zhao,2 Tao Wang,4 Fang Luo2 1Department of Day Surgery Center, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pain Management, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Fang Luo, Department of Pain Management, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Email 13611326978@163.comBackground: Scalp nerve blocks (SNB) may significantly reduce post-craniotomy pain (PCP) but only for a short period of time. …”
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Polyethylene Glycol versus Oral Sodium Phosphate for Bowel Preparation in Unsedated Colonoscopy by Dong Yang, Ke Tao, Geng Chen, Luping Zhang, Qingying He, Hong Xu

“…There were no significant differences in gender, body mass index, and history of abdominal surgery between the two groups. There were more cases of laxative intolerance in the PEG group than in the OSP group (7.5% vs. 0.7%, P<0.05). …”
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aPD-L1-facilitated theranostic and tumor microenvironment remodeling of pancreatic cancer via docetaxel-loaded phase-transformation nanoparticles triggered by low-intensity pulsed... by Yi Tang, Qingling Shen, Peng Lin, Zhixin Chen, Denghui Fan, Minling Zhuo, Yajiao Gan, Yixi Su, Qingfu Qian, Liwu Lin, Ensheng Xue, Zhikui Chen

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Intestinal obstruction caused by disseminated mycobacterium avium complex disease following solid organ transplantation: a case report by Akane Mita, Sho Nakakubo, Yusuke Nishimura, Hideki Shima, Masaaki Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Shimamura, Satoshi Konno

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Improvement in the effective cataract surgical coverage in Malaysia: evidence of impact from a mobile cataract outreach program by Mohamad Aziz Salowi, Nyi Nyi Naing, Norasyikin Mustafa, Wan Radziah Wan Nawang, Siti Nurhuda Sharudin, Mohd Aziz Husni

“…The corrected VA (Pinhole) of those who had undergone cataract surgery was measured. eCSC was calculated at all levels of cataract surgical thresholds according to the protocol. …”
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Psychological well-being, gender, and age-specific difference on objectively recorded smartphone screen time in Japanese adults: A regression and clustering analysis by Ryusei Nishi, Kenichiro Sagiyama, Hajime Suzuki, Marie Amitani, Haruka Amitani, Akihiro Asakawa

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Reliability and validity of the hand-held dynamometer “NOD”: a new instrument for assessment of isometric grip strength by Francesco Sartorio, Lorenzo Lippi, Stefano Vercelli, Federica Gallo, Davide Zanin, Sara Bergesio, Alessandro de Sire, Marco Invernizzi

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Design and application of an endotracheal tube fixation belt (一种气管插管固定寸带的设计与应用) by WEI An (魏安), SUN Xiumei (孙秀梅), YUAN Guowei (袁国伟), JI Ya (纪亚)

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The Effects of Thyroid Hormone Levels on Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure in Newborns by Basak KAYA, Hasan AKDUMAN, Dilek DILLI, Semra CETINKAYA, Ahmet OKTEM, Utku Arman ORUN, Mehmet TASAR, Aysegul ZENCIROGLU

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A Low Dose of Naloxone Added to Ropivacaine Prolongs Femoral Nerve Blockade: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Seung Cheol Lee, Jeong Ho Kim, So Ron Choi, Sang Yoong Park

“…The time elapsed before the first analgesia request, the total amount of opioids consumed at 24 h postoperatively, the onset time of the sensory blockade, the visual analog pain scale (VAS) scores after arriving at the recovery room, after 6, 12, 18, and 24 h at rest and after 12, 18, and 24 h of activity, the quadricep strength before the FNB procedure and at 12 and 24 h postoperatively, the quality of sleep on the first night after surgery, the satisfaction score, and the incidence of postoperative complications were recorded. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Anemia in Taiwanese Adults by Hsiang-Yao Shih, Fu-Chen Kuo, Sophie S. W. Wang, Yi-Chang Liu, Meng-Chieh Wu, Yang-Pei Chang, Guei-Fen Chiu, Pi-Yu Chang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Ming-Chia Hsieh, Yao-Li Chen

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Trifarotene alleviates skin photoaging injury by inhibition of JNK/c-Jun/MMPs by Fei Xuan, Yang Lele Zixin, Zhang Jingjing, Li Xiang, Pan Mengtian, Xu Guangchen, Zhang Cuixia, Liu Fei, Fang Weirong

“…Multiple approaches (topical or systemic retinoids, antioxidants, alpha-hydroxy acids, laser, surgery) are used in the treatment of photoaged skin, and the use of topical retinoids is currently a primary clinical treatment. …”
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A Novel Stacked Model for Classification of Vocal Cord Paralysis Over Imbalanced Vocal Data by K. Jayashree Hegde, K. Manjula Shenoy, K. Devaraja

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Combined Ventilation of Two Subjects with a Single Mechanical Ventilator Using a New Medical Device: An In Vitro Study by Ignacio Lugones, Matías Ramos, María Fernanda Biancolini, Roberto Orofino Giambastiani

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Assessing Glioblastoma Treatment Response Using Machine Learning Approach Based on Magnetic Resonance Images Radiomics: An Exploratory Study by Amirreza Sadeghinasab, Jafar Fatahiasl, Marziyeh Tahmasbi, Sasan Razmjoo, Mohammad Yousefipour

“…Methods MR images from 77 GBM patients were acquired at two post‐surgery stages and preprocessed. From these images, 107 radiomics were extracted from the segmented tumoral cavities. …”
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Emerging Trends and New Developments in Transient Elastography: A Bibliometric and Cocitation Analysis from 1999 to 2017 by Jingjing Gu, Weimian Wang, Ziyuan Zou, Fangze Huang, Chihua Fang, Xun Li, Xiaolong Qi

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Intestinal flora composition and fecal metabolic phenotype in elderly patients with sleep disorders combined with type 2 diabetes by Zhuohao Yin, Huaze Xie, Fuyuan Liu, Xue Kong, Wei Chen, Yangfan Gong, Wei Ge

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