Development and Evaluation of Passive Exoskeleton (SolatExo) for Assisting Muslims with Physical Disability in Salah by Isa Halim, Muhammad Nadzirul Izzat Mahadzir, Zulkeflee Abdullah, Muhammad Haikal Sidek, Mariam MD Ghazaly, Adi Saptari

“… Performing Salah (Islamic prayer) is a fundamental practice for all Muslims worldwide, involving physical movements such as standing, bowing, and prostrating. …”
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Staged lateral⁃posterior lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative spinal deformity by LIU Zhen‐lei, WANG Kai, LI Kang, ZHANG Lei, JIAN Feng‐zeng, WU Hao

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 22 patients with degenerative spinal deformity who underwent staged lateral ⁃ posterior surgery at Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University from December 2021 to June 2022. …”
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Key prognostic risk factors linked to poor functional outcomes in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lili Lin, Senfeng Liu, Wei Wang, Xiao-kuo He, Muhammad Hibatullah Romli, Ruthpackiavathy Rajen Durai

“…The quality of the methodology was analyzed using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale. Data analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 29. …”
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Gambaran Tekanan Darah pada Pasien Sindrom Koroner Akut di RS Khusus Jantung Sumatera Barat Tahun 2011-2012 by Meidiza Ariandiny, Afriwardi ., Masrul Syafri

“…This research is an observational descriptive study with a total sampling. Data analysis was performed univariate analysis. The results of 145 data were 88 patients (61%) had hypertension (high blood pressure), 33 patients (23%) were prehypertension, and 24 were normotensive (16%). …”
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Unveiling the Mechanisms of a Remission in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)-like Syndrome: The Role of Hippocampal Palmitoyltransferase Expression and Stress Susceptibility by Careen A. Schroeter, Anna Gorlova, Michael Sicker, Aleksei Umriukhin, Alisa Burova, Boris Shulgin, Sergey Morozov, Joao P. Costa-Nunes, Tatyana Strekalova

“…At the 1st after-stress week, sucrose preference, forced swim, novel cage, and fear-conditioning tests were carried out; the sucrose test and 5-day Morris water maze test followed by a sacrifice of mice on post-stress day 31 for all mice were performed. Transcriptome Illumina analysis of hippocampi was carried out. …”
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ART Regimen and Other Sociodemographics Do Not Affect Cytokine Expression in HIV Patients in Ghana by Samuel Essien-Baidoo, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Yeboah Kwaku Opoku, Elvis Ayamga, Kevin Hodi Zie, Daniel Attoh, Evans Obboh, Anna Hayfron Benjamin, Justice Afrifa

“…T-test and chi-square were used to compare mean scores, while correlation (Pearson’s correlation) and linear regression analyses were also performed with the statistical significance set at p<0.05. …”
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Integrated bioinformatics analysis to explore potential therapeutic targets and drugs for small cell carcinoma of the esophagus by Maofei Zhu, Maofei Zhu, Yueming Chu, Yueming Chu, Qiang Yuan, Qiang Yuan, Junfeng Li, Silin Chen, Lin Li, Lin Li, Lin Li

“…Finally, drugs that may target hub genes were searched through the DGIdb and ConnectivityMAP, and docking verification was performed using Schrodinger.ResultsA total of 820 genes were upregulated and 716 were downregulated, of these, 54 were identified as oncogenes and 85 as tumor suppressor genes. …”
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Ultrasound Diagnosis of Hamstring Muscle Complex Injuries Focus on Originate Tendon Structure—Male University Rugby Players by Makoto Wada, Tsukasa Kumai, Takumi Okunuki, Takeshi Sugimoto, Kotaro Ishizuka, Yasuhito Tanaka

“…<b>Material and Methods:</b> We used ultrasound and MRI to diagnose 52 university men’s rugby players who had suffered a hamstring strain for the first time and investigated the distribution of the injured areas. We performed an ultrasound scan as the initial diagnosis and used MRI as a final diagnostic tool. …”
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Direct anterior approach (DAA) vs. conventional approaches in total hip arthroplasty: A RCT meta-analysis with an overview of related meta-analyses. by Philip Lazaru, Simon Bueschges, Nikolai Ramadanov

“…Our aim was to draw definitive conclusions by conducting both a fixed and random model meta-analysis of quality randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and by comparison with related meta-analyses.<h4>Design</h4>We performed a systematic literature search up to May 2020 to identify RCTs, comparing THA through DAA with THA through CAs and related meta-analyses. …”
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The expression of MALAT1, plasma brain natriuretic peptide, and Tei index in sepsis-induced myocardial injury by Guangqing Huang, Wenzi Yang, Xu Zhao, Yong Bai, Xing Jiang, Jie Liu

“…Univariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the influencing factors of sepsis-induced myocardial injury, followed by multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify the influencing factors of such condition. …”
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Effect of the modified method of preoperative skin cleaning on prevention of surgical site infection (改良术野皮肤清洁方法预防手术部位感染的效果分析) by ZHANG Wenjun (章文军), ZHANG Mingyang (章明阳), LUO Xiaoping (罗小平)

“…The routine preoperative skin preparation was conducted in the control group, and a modified method of preoperative skin cleaning (Jifro hand sanitizer and disinfectant gel)was performed after routine skin preparation in the study group. …”
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L-glutaminase synthesis by Klebsiella pneumoniae (AS KP 23) isolated from clinical strain, and its efficacy against human hepatocellular and breast cancer cell lines by Lina J. Abdel-Hafez, Eman Y. T. Elariny, Asmaa E. Ibrahim, Mahmoud E. F. Abdel-Haliem

“…Further kinetic studies on the purified enzyme were performed. In addition, the pH stability of the L-glutaminase enzyme was slightly affected over the pH range of 7.0–9.0 after 2 h of pre-incubation, and the rate of thermal inactivation of the L-glutaminase enzyme increased with higher temperatures and longer preheating periods. …”
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Long-term effectiveness of radiofrequency renal denervation in patients with resistant arterial hypertension (10-year follow-up results) by O.L. Rekovets, Yu.M. Sirenko, O.O. Torbas, S.M. Kushnir, G.F. Prymak

“…We selected 1146 patients with resistant arterial hypertension (RAH) who received 3 or more antihypertensive drugs. 16 patients were selected for renal artery denervation. RDN was performed in 8 patients (0.70 %). 8 patients refused the procedure. …”
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Meta-analysis of the clinicopathologic features of endometrial cancer molecular staging by Xiaoxia Yin, Xiaoxia Yin, Bing Luo, Bing Luo, Yong Li, Yong Li

“…Therefore, a meta-analysis of articles related to the clinicopathological features of molecular typing was performed to observe how the prevalence of the four subgroups varied across different pathological features and whether they were associated with certain specific pathological features and to understand how molecular typing may influence current pathological assessments.MethodsPubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP were searched from the time of library construction until May 2024, and the following data were extracted: histological type, FIGO grade, FIGO stage, LVSI, depth of muscularis propria infiltration, and lymph node status of each TCGA group. …”
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A review of literature of a functional, congenital intrathoracic kidney by Sahil Sabharwal, Brandyn Young, Sarat Sabharwal, Kristen Brandon, Sarah Assem

“…Upper endoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy were performed but did not identify a clear source of bleeding. …”
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Analisis Sentimen Bahasa Indonesia pada Twitter Menggunakan Struktur Tree Berbasis Leksikon by Feby Tri Saputra, Yani Nurhadryani, Sony Hartono Wijaya, Defina Defina

“…The lexicon-based approach is one of the sentiment analysis approaches which perform well across data topics without training. …”
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UltraTimTrack: a Kalman-filter-based algorithm to track muscle fascicles in ultrasound image sequences by Tim J. van der Zee, Paolo Tecchio, Daniel Hahn, Brent J. Raiteri

“…We applied the hybrid algorithm to ultrasound image sequences collected from the human medial gastrocnemius of healthy individuals (N = 8, four women), who performed cyclical submaximal plantar flexion contractions or remained at rest during passive ankle joint rotations at given frequencies and amplitudes whilst seated in a dynamometer chair. …”
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Efficacy and safety of PD-1 inhibitors as second-line treatment for advanced squamous esophageal cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis with a focus on PD-L1 express... by Fei Yang, Min Dan, Jindan Shi, Ling Fan, Haoluo Zhang, Tiantian Jian, Kelu Lei, Yue Wang, Juan Xin, Zhigang Yu, Wei Chen

“…A systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis were performed to assess the efficacy and safety of various immunotherapy regimens in patients with advanced ESCC. …”
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Senile cataract — features of development and outcomes of surgical treatment in patients with hepatitis B and C viruses by B.N. Hatsukova, G.M. Chernakova, S.A. Kochergin, E.A. Kleshcheva, E.Yu. Malinnikova, K.K. Kyuregyan, M.M. Mikhailov

“…Cataract extraction was performed using Laureate phacoemulsifier. All patients were implanted with a posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL). …”
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Use of Digital Health Technologies for Dementia Care: Bibliometric Analysis and Report by Hebatullah Abdulazeem, Israel Júnior Borges do Nascimento, Ishanka Weerasekara, Amin Sharifan, Victor Grandi Bianco, Ciara Cunningham, Indunil Kularathne, Genevieve Deeken, Jerome de Barros, Brijesh Sathian, Lasse Østengaard, Frederique Lamontagne-Godwin, Joost van Hoof, Ledia Lazeri, Cassie Redlich, Hannah R Marston, Ryan Alistair Dos Santos, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Yongjie Yon, David Novillo-Ortiz

“…MethodsA bibliometric analysis was performed as part of a systematic review protocol using MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Epistemonikos, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Google Scholar for systematic and scoping reviews on DHTs and dementia up to February 21, 2024. …”
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