Case Report: Improvement of functional dyspepsia using eight constitution acupuncture and eight constitution diet – A report of three cases by Nahyun Cho, Nahyun Cho, Younkuk Choi, Younkuk Choi, Heekyung Kim, Heekyung Kim, Heeyoung Moon, Younbyoung Chae, Sungha Kim, Jungtae Leem, Jungtae Leem, Jungtae Leem

“…FD symptoms and quality of life were assessed using the Nepean Dyspepsia Index-Korean version (NDI-K) and Functional Dyspepsia-Quality of Life (FD-QoL) scores before and 2 and 4 weeks post-treatment. Adherence to treatment and adverse events were also evaluated.ResultsAll three patients showed significant improvements in NDI-K and FD-QoL scores after 4 weeks of treatment. …”
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Oral Antithrombotic Medication Is Associated with Improved Visual Outcomes in Eyes with Submacular Hemorrhage from Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Hemal P. Patel, MD, Cason B. Robbins, MD, Jamie J. Karl, MD, Peter Weng, MD, PhD, Lejla Vajzovic, MD, FASRS, Sharon Fekrat, MD, FASRS

“…After controlling for age, sex, post-SMH cataract surgery, time to presentation, treatments received, initial VA, and follow-up duration, patients taking oral anticoagulants had greater improvement in VA at final follow-up compared with patients who were not taking a concurrent antithrombotic agent (P = 0.001); however, patients on oral antiplatelets did not (P = 0.09). …”
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Ultrasound guided transabdominal botulinum toxin injection for refractory overactive bladder treatment by Junhua Li, Chenhao Tang, Huixian Pan, Chen Song

“…The primary outcome measures included the parameters of the micturition diary (urgency episodes, daytime urination frequency, nocturia episodes) and bladder capacity (initial desire capacity, maximum bladder capacity) before treatment, 1 month, and 6 months post-treatment. The secondary outcomes covered the standardized scale scores of patients (ICIQ - OAB, OAB - Q), global impression of improvement (PGI - I), visual analog pain score (VAS), incidence of complications, retreatment rates, and immediate willingness to repeat the procedure. …”
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Role of cardio-ankle vascular index as a predictor of left ventricular hypertrophy in the evaluation of pediatric hypertension by Evan Harvey, Noel Delos Santos, Bruce Alpert, Naema Zarish, Brittany Hedge, Ronak Naik, Ranjit Philip

“…However, higher mean CAVI value in children ≥ 15 years was significantly associated with the presence of LVH (5.9, standard deviation = 1.8 vs. 5.2 standard deviation = 0.8; P = 0.018). Conclusions: In post-pubertal children, CAVI may be a good predictor of LVH from long-standing HTN. …”
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Risk Factors and Prognostic Models in Acute Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke: Insights From ASPECTS‐Net Water Uptake by Hongru Ou, Huanhua Wu, Shuolong Wu, Qian Cao, Xiaozheng Cao, Guanye Zhang, Jiabin Mo, Youzhu Hu

“…By refining ischemic injury stratification, ASPECTS‐NWU can guide therapeutic decisions, optimize post‐reperfusion management, and improve patient outcomes.…”
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Demographic determinants of food insecurity among rural adolescents (12–19 years) in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Md. Nazrul Islam, Felix Kwashie Madilo, Sulaiman Eesha, Md. Aktarujjaman, Satabdhi Das, Sultan Mahmud Imran, Md. Ripon Ali Sarkar, Md. Shahidul Islam, Nitai Roy

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Evaluation of robot-assisted surgery simulation skills after three days of intensive exposure – experience from intensive hands-on training courses by Arif Özkan, Nikolaos Liakos, Rudolf Moritz, Martin Janssen, Özlem Kayaci-Güner, Markus Grabbert, Johannes Bründl, Burkhard Ubrig, Stefan Siemer, Christian Gratzke, Christian Wagner, Christian Wagner

“…The training program included pre- and post-course evaluations using four specific exercises on the Virtual Reality Simulator (Da Vinci Skills Trainer): Ring Walk, Peg Board, Energy Dissection and Suture Sponge. …”
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Impact of Achieving Optimal Treatment Targets and Minimal Disease Activity on Health-Related Quality of Life and Satisfaction in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis by Jonathan I. Silverberg, Melinda Gooderham, Andreas Wollenberg, Andrew E. Pink, Diego Ruiz Dasilva, Shawn G. Kwatra, Yousef Binamer, Norito Katoh, Valeria Aoki, Alvaro Moreira, Ayman Grada, Chao Li, Brian Calimlim, Wan-Ju Lee, Christopher G. Bunick

“…Abstract Introduction Guidance from the Aiming Higher in Eczema/Atopic Dermatitis initiative identified moderate and optimal treatment targets for clinician-reported outcomes (ClinROs) and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and defined minimal disease activity (MDA) as simultaneously meeting optimal targets in ClinRO and PRO. This post hoc analysis investigates the impact of achieving individual optimal targets or MDA on patient health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes in patients with atopic dermatitis. …”
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Traditional Chinese medicine (Shenqinlong Qingfei Peiyuan) alleviate pulmonary infection in immunodeficient mice by suppressing HMGB1 and reversing macrophage polarization by Meijun Liu, Xiyuan Song, Xiaoli Chen, Pengfei Meng, Qian Yu, Liran Xu, Aiping Lyu, Kenneth CP Cheung

“…The mice received QFPY treatment for 14 days. Post-treatment, we collected thymus, spleen, and lung tissue samples. …”
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Short-term effect of Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation in patients with multiple sclerosis: a randomized sham-controlled crossover study by Eira Lotta Spieker, Eira Lotta Spieker, Eira Lotta Spieker, Marie Hoffmann, Carolin Otto, Klemens Ruprecht, Lutz Harms, Thomas Schauer, Thomas Schauer, Christina Salchow-Hömmen, Nikolaus Wenger

“…We conducted a single-center, randomized, sham-controlled clinical crossover study (German Clinical Trials Register: DRKS00023357, https://www.drks.de/search/en) in patients with PPMS and SPMS to assess the therapy effects of tSCS on spasticity and gait in the post stimulation period.MethodsTwenty participants were included in the study to receive tSCS and sham interventions on two separate study days in randomized order. …”
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The Effect of Erythrocyte-Containing Donor Blood Components in the Priming of the Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuit on the Development of Systemic Inflammation During Correction of Cong... by D. V. Borisenko, A. A. Ivkin, D. L. Shukevich, R. A. Kornelyuk

“…In addition, the levels of systemic inflammation markers after CPB were significantly higher in patients who had transfusion: IL-1b was 3.3 [3.2–3.48] pg/mL vs 2.86 [2.7–3.11] pg/mL (P=0.003) and TNF-α reached 1.81 [1.37–3.3] pg/mL vs 1.33 [1.26–1.76] pg/mL (P=0.034). Meanwhile, 16 hours post surgery, IL-6 and IL-10 levels were significantly higher in the group using donor blood components with IL-6 being 48.91 [33.89–57.6] pg/mL vs 31.56 [26.83–48.89] pg/mL (P=0.087) and IL-10 reaching 0.8 [0.76–1.43] pg/mL vs 0.69 [0.6–0.83] pg/mL (P=0.005).Conclusion. …”
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Mechanical properties of bulk-fill versus nanohybrid composites: effect of layer thickness and application protocols by Aylin Cilingir, Alev Ozsoy, Meltem Mert Eren, Ozge Behram, Benin Dikmen, Mutlu Ozcan

“…Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA and Tamhane’s T2 post-hoc tests (p<0.05). Results: The mean compressive strength (MPa) of the nano-hybrid composite (FK) was significantly higher (223.8±41.3) than those of the other groups (123±27 - 170±24) (p<0.001). …”
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Restraint reduction in general hospital care by preventive patient involvement: a pilot study by Silvia Thomann, Isabelle Barbezat, Karin Thomas, Sandra Siegrist-Dreier, Chantal Britt, Sabine Molls, Sabine Hahn, Dirk Richter, Kai-Uwe Schmitt

“…Results The evaluation comprised the files of 177 patients (pre to post pilot). It was found that that prevalence of restraint was lower during the pilot phase than before (4.8% vs. 10.2%), although a similar number of patients were found to be at a potential risk of restraint use (51.6% vs. 53.3%). …”
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The NEBIE plot network: Highlights of long-term scientific studies by F. Wayne Bell, Jennifer Dacosta, Steven G. Newmaster, Azim Mallik, Shelley Hunt, Madhur Anand, Jose Maloles, Changhui Peng, John Parton, John McLaughlin, John Winters, Monique Wester, Margo Shaw

“…Pre-treatment, and 2-, 5-, and 10-year post-harvesting data have been collected. These initial data add to existing information on the effects of intensification of silviculture on biological diversity, forest productivity, ecosystem health and vitality, soil and water resources, contribution of enhanced forest management global carbon cycles, and long-term multiple socio-economic benefits of northern forests.…”
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Esketamine and neurocognitive disorders in adult surgical patients: a meta-analysis by Xing Lin, Xin Liu, Huoming Huang, Xiaohui Xu, Tianhong Zhang, Ju Gao

“…Significant improvements were observed at 4, 24 and 48 h post-surgery when comparing esketamine to a placebo (4 h: SMD -0.78, 95% CI: -1.24, -0.32, p = 0.0009, I 2 = 58%, GRADE = Low; 24 h: SMD -0.92, 95% CI: -1.40, -0.44, p = 0.0002, I2 = 86%, GRADE = Low; 48 h: SMD -0.9, 95% CI: -1.68, -0.12, p = 0.02, I 2 = 89%, GRADE = Low), and intraoperative remifentanil consumption was significantly reduced in the esketamine group (SMD -0.56; 95%CI: − 0.86, − 0.27, p = 0.0002, I 2 = 62%, GRADE = moderate). …”
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Safety of Early Carotid Artery Stenting after Systemic Thrombolysis: A Single Center Experience by Fabrizio Sallustio, Giacomo Koch, Alessandro Rocco, Costanza Rossi, Enrico Pampana, Roberto Gandini, Alessandro Meschini, Marina Diomedi, Paolo Stanzione, Silvia Di Legge

“…The protocol included pre-rtPA MRI and MR angiography, and post-rtPA carotid ultrasound and CT angiography. …”
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Development and evaluation of a healthcare decision-making intervention for African American parent-adult daughter dementia dyads: a mixed-methods study protocol by Ken Hepburn, Kalisha Bonds Johnson, Karen S Lyons, Fayron Epps, Gaea Daniel, Joan K. Monin, Wizdom Powell

“…This trial will enrol a new sample of 20 African American parent-adult daughter dementia dyads using a pretest–post-test design.Ethics and dissemination The first phase of the study has been approved by the Emory University Institutional Review Board and is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05139290). …”
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Mental health problems among female sex workers in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Tara S Beattie, Boryana Smilenova, Shari Krishnaratne, April Mazzuca

“…Pooled prevalence estimates were calculated for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and suicidal behaviour. …”
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The Perioperative Resource Use and Effectiveness of Patellofemoral Arthroplasty Versus Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta‐Analysis by Ziying Wu, Ning Wang, Jian Zhang, Cong Lu, Wenni Rong, Xiang Ding, Guanghua Lei

“…Conclusions PFA demonstrates comparable efficacy to TKA in isolated PFOA, with superior early functional recovery within the first 2 years post‐surgery, shorter surgical duration, and reduced blood loss. …”
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Counting Footsteps with a Pedometer to Improve HMW Adiponectin and Metabolic Syndrome among Young Female Adults in the United Arab Emirates by Hayder Hasan, Amita Attlee, Hamid Jan Bin Jan Mohamed, Norliyana Aris, Wan Abdul Manan Bin Wan Muda

“…Participants wore pedometers throughout the day for nine weeks. Pre-post intervention tests performed on anthropometric, biochemical, and nutrient intake variables were tested at p≤0.05. …”
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