Efficacy of Tuina Therapy Based on Hip-Knee-Ankle Synergy in the Lower Extremity Kinematic Chain in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Zonglin Wen, Ruoyun Lyu, Shuaipan Zhang, Yifeng Yu, Jianwei Wang, Lingjun Kong, Min Fang

“…Thus, the therapeutic efficacy may not be optimal in these instances. ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy of Tuina therapy based on hip-knee-ankle synergy combined with conventional treatment in patients with KOA. …”
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Perioperative temperature management and coagulation: effects of mild hypothermia in a prospective study by Alena Trčková, Tereza Bönischová, Tereza Bönischová, Hana Zelinková, Petr Štourač, Petr Štourač

“…The ROTEM results were abnormal in 18.7% of the patients, while the standard coagulation test showed abnormalities in 15.9% of the cases. …”
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Impact of SGLT2 inhibitors on survival in gastrointestinal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy: a real-world data retrospective cohort study by Lucas E. Flausino, Alexis Germán Murillo Carrasco, Tatiane Katsue Furuya, Wen-Jan Tuan, Roger Chammas

“…The intervention cohort consisted of Gl cancer patients who received SGLT2i, while the control cohort did not. A 5-year follow-up period was used, and baseline characteristics were balanced using a 1:1 propensity score matching technique. …”
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Intraoperative Intraluminal Endoscopy in the Surgical Treatment of Patients with Esophageal Diverticula of Various Localization by A. L. Shestakov, M. V. Khrustaleva, M. E. Shahbanov, N. A. Bulganina, T. T. Bitarov, I. A. Boeva, A. T. Tskhovrebov, I. A. Tarasova, O. V. Rykov, I. M. Selivanova, A. A. Bezaltynnykh

“…To improve the results of surgical treatment of patients with esophageal diverticulum of various localization using intraoperative intraluminal endoscopy. Materials and Methods: The Department of Surgery of the Esophagus and Stomach, the Petrovsky National Research Centre of Surgery, has accumulated a large experience in treating diverticulosis patients. …”
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AI-Driven Smart Agriculture: An Integrated Approach for Soil Analysis, Irrigation, and Crop-Fertilizer Recommendations by Ayesha Khaliq, Atif Khan, Salman Jan, Muhammad Umair, Asad Gulshair, Ahmad Ali, Usman Ali Shah

“…Modern agriculture faces critical challenges, including climate change induced water shortage, inefficient resource utilization, and reducing soil health which reduce sustainability and reduce crop yields. Traditional farming methods, dependent on manual observation and generalized practices, often lack the precision needed to address these growing issues. …”
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Emergency Nursing Didactics – Opinions, Resource, and Skill Exchange (E.N.D.O.R.S.E) – A collaborative academic initiative in the Emergency Department by Mohammad Anzal Rehman, Elrasheed Salih, Honey Mathew, Ramna Abdulrahman, Ahmad Chahla, Rishi Prasad

“…What seemed to be trivial tasks became optimized through collaborative learning and idea exchange. …”
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Effects of a continuous remote care intervention including nutritional ketosis on kidney function and inflammation in adults with type 2 diabetes: a post-hoc latent class trajector... by Shaminie J. Athinarayanan, Caroline G. P. Roberts, Stephen D. Phinney, Thomas Weimbs, Allon N. Friedman, Jeff S. Volek

“…Slowing the decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) significantly reduces ESKD risk. While pharmacological treatments, such as SGLT2i, have demonstrated renoprotective effects, emerging evidence suggests that low-grade ketosis may mediate these benefits, and therefore be accessible through lifestyle modification.MethodsThis post-hoc analysis evaluates the impact of a very low-carbohydrate intervention including nutritional ketosis, delivered through a continuous care intervention (CCI), on eGFR slope and inflammation over two years. …”
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Understanding the acute care context to inform palliative care improvements: a qualitative study of hospital-based multidisciplinary clinicians by Claudia Virdun, Gursharan K. Singh, Patsy Yates, Jane L. Phillips, Alison Mudge

“…Many of these people are hospitalised more than once in their last year of life. While there is sound evidence on what patients and their families require for safe and high-quality hospital palliative care, enabling this remains a challenge. …”
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INFLUENCE OF BONE MARROW ALLOGENEIC MULTIPOTENT MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS ON THE FORMATION OF ANTI-ISCHEMIC KIDNEY PROTECTION by S. S. Mescherin, N. A. Onischenko, O. V. Baranova, V. I. Sevostianov, P. V. Avramov, D. N. Kruglov

“…Аim of this work was to study the influence of intravenous injection times of bone marrow allogeneic multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (BM MMSCs) on kidney function and morphology in modeled ischemicreperfusion injury of kidney (IRIK). Materials and methods. The study was conducted on 90 male Wistar rats. …”
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Profile of Eye Injuries in Patients Examined at a Tertiary Eye Care Center in Peru by Sánchez-Huamash CM, Alvarez-Torres YM, Salavarría-Castillo J, Sanca-Valeriano S, Campaña-Acuña A, Espinola-Sánchez M

“…Francisco Contreras Campos’ in 2023.Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive, and retrospective study was conducted in patients diagnosed in 2023 with eye injuries at the Emergency Room of the National Institute of Ophthalmology “Dr. …”
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Air-gap membrane distillation to desalinate seawater and hypersaline-produced water by Prashan M. Rodrigo, Sana Fatima, Raghava R. Kommalapati, Shankararaman Chellam

“…AGMD utilizes a thermal gradient to transport water vapor across a hydrophobic membrane, while an air gap improves separation efficiency by minimizing conductive heat loss. …”
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A retrospective case series at a tertiary hospital in china: ultrasonographic features of Struma ovarii by Yanan Feng, Yanjie Chen, Qiong Wu, Zhenghao Bao, Chunping Ning, Cheng Zhao

“…Approximately 52.4% of SO patients had an increase in CA125, while CEA, AFP, HE4 and CA199 were basically within the normal range, and these markers had no clinical significance. …”
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Relationship between intact parathyroid hormone，fetal globulin A，serum creatinine/hemoglobin ratio and disorder of calcium and phosphorus metabolism in maintenance hemodialysis pat... by Wang Xiao-hui, Cai Chun-tian, He Juan, Zhao Xiao-fan, He Liang-ping, Li Ming-hu, Li Xue-ying

“…ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between intact parathyroid hormone （iPTH），fetal globulin A （FA），serum creatinine/hemoglobin ratio （Scr/Hb） and calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorder in chronic renal failure patients with chronic kidney disease （CKD） on maintenance hemodialysis （MHD） and examine the predictive value of each parameter for carotid atherosclerosis.MethodsFrom July 2014 to July 2020，113 CKD patients on MHD were recruited and divided into two groups of sclerosis （<italic>n</italic>=30） and non-sclerosis （<italic>n</italic>=83）.The baseline levels of iPTH，FA and Scr/Hb of two groups were recorded.The related influencing factors of carotid atherosclerosis，parameters of calcium and phosphorus metabolism and their correlations were examined.ResultsBaseline phosphorus，iPTH and Scr/Hb in sclerosis group were higher than those in non-sclerosis group ［（1.89±0.42）mmol/L、305.26（152.63，608.19）μg/L、7.16±2.19 <italic>vs </italic>（1.30±0.36）mmol/L、238.47（118.05，506.11）μg/L、4.38±1.38，<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001］，FA was lower than that of non-sclerosis group ［（74.62±20.61）mg/L <italic>vs </italic>（95.33±25.80）mg/L，<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05］； mean values of iPTH，FA and Scr/Hb were selected as boundary，&lt;mean value was low level，≥ mean value high level.High levels of iPTH and Scr/Hb were higher than those with low levels ［（1.60±0.39）mmol/L <italic>vs </italic>（1.18±0.33）mmol/L，（1.71±0.55）mmol/L <italic>vs </italic>（0.97±0.31）mmol/L］ and those with high levels of FA lower than those with low levels ［（1.25±0.34）mmol/L <italic>vs </italic>（1.72±0.40）mmol/L，<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05］； iPTH，Scr/Hb and phosphorus were positively correlated while FA was negatively correlated with phosphorus （<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05）；iPTH，FA，Scr/Hb were still associated with IMT （<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05）； the area under the curve （AUC） of iPTH，FA and Scr/Hb for predicting carotid atherosclerosis were 0.742，0.776 and 0.790 respectively.It was the largest at 0.918 for combined predicting.The optimal predictive sensitivity and specificity were 93.33% and 85.54% respectively.ConclusioniPTH，FA and Scr/Hb are closely correlated with disorder of calcium and phosphorus metabolism in chronic renal failure patients with CKD on MHD.These parameters offer high application values in predicting carotid atherosclerosis.…”
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When is Growth the Greatest? Spine and Total Body Growth in Idiopathic Scoliosis Through Sanders Maturation Stages 2, 3A, 3B, and 4 by Yusuke Hori, MD, PhD, Bryan Menapace, MD, Norihiro Isogai, MD, Sadettin Ciftci, MD, Burak Kaymaz, MD, Luiz Carlos Almeida da Silva, MD, Kenneth J. Rogers, PhD, ATC, Petya K. Yorgova, MS, Peter G. Gabos, MD, Suken A. Shah, MD, FAOA

“…This study demonstrated that spinal growth was most pronounced in patients at SMS 3A, while total body height growth was greatest during SMS 2 and 3A. …”
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Back pain and assessment of ankylosing spondylitis activity during gestation: symptoms reflecting exacerbation of the disease and pregnancy by O. A. Krichevskaya, T. V. Dubinina, E. V. Ilinykh, S. I. Gluhova, A. B. Demina, I. A. Andrianova, I. A. Kulikov, I. Iu. Skripkina

“…Objective: to study the dynamics of back pain severity and the frequency of its individual components, characterizing the inflammatory and mechanical rhythm, on the background of gestation in women with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and compare them with manifestations of dorsopathy in healthy pregnant women; to determine the information value of BASDAI during pregnancy, i.e. to identify its components with the optimal sensitivity and specificity ratio for assessing AS activity during gestation.Patients and methods. …”
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Potential of ciprofol as an alternative to propofol in elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy: a meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis by Yunfeng Yu, Min Liao, Juan Deng, Xinyu Yang, Yuman Yin, Zhenjie Liu, Guomin Zhang

“…This study aimed to compare the safety of ciprofol with propofol in elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy.MethodsEight common databases were used to search the relevant literature up to 1 January 2025. …”
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CT-based radiomics model to predict platinum sensitivity in epithelial ovarian carcinoma: a multicentre study by Mengge He, Rahul Singh, Mandi Wang, Grace Ho, Esther M. F. Wong, Keith W. H. Chiu, Anthony K. T. Leung, Ka Yu Tse, Philip P. C. Ip, Andy Hwang, Lujun Han, Elaine Y. P. Lee

“…This study aimed to assess the value of radiomics model based on contrast-enhanced CT (ceCT) in predicting response to platinum-based chemotherapy in EOC. Materials and methods Patients with histologically confirmed EOC and pre-treatment ceCT were retrospectively recruited from 5 centres. …”
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Reactive Behaviour of Platinum(II) Salts with Ethylenediamine in Sustainable Water/Choline Chloride-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents Mixtures by Nicola Garofalo, Francesco Messa, Alessandra Barbanente, Francesco Paolo Fanizzi, Antonio Salomone, Nicola Margiotta, Paride Papadia

“…This study investigates the simple model reaction between K₂PtCl₄ and ethylenediamine (<i>en</i>), exploring the behaviour in DES environment, to optimize the synthesis of simple cisplatin-like platinum compounds with the potential objective of improving the traditional methods, decreasing the number of steps required for obtaining target compounds and reducing chemical waste. …”
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Calibrating multiplex serology for Helicobacter pylori by Emmanuelle A. Dankwa, Martyn Plummer, Daniel Chapman, Rima Jeske, Julia Butt, Michael Hill, Tim Waterboer, Iona Y. Millwood, Ling Yang, Christiana Kartsonaki

“…Immunoblot outputs a binary positive/negative serostatus classification, while multiplex outputs a vector of continuous antigen measurements. …”
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Comparative analysis of five obesity-related indicators for predicting infertility in U.S. adults by Ke-Qin Yu, Ke-Qin Yu, Wei-Qiang Zhao, Wei-Qiang Zhao, Ting Zhang, Ting Zhang

“…Evaluated and compared the predictive performance of these indicators in screening for infertility additionally.MethodsThis research utilized data from the 2013–2018 cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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