The Patient-Reported Outcomes Thermometer–5-Item Scale (5T-PROs): Validation of a New Tool for the Quick Assessment of Overall Health Status in Painful Rheumatic Diseases by Fausto Salaffi, Marco Di Carlo, Marina Carotti, Sonia Farah

“…The mean age was 55.7 (standard deviation: 13.1; range: 20 to 80) years. Factor analysis yielded two factors which accounted for 62.54% of the variance of the 5T-PROs. …”
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Auricular Acupuncture for Perioperative Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Zhou Y, Bao Q, Yang C, Li S, Yin Z, Xiong J, Sun M, Yang J, Liu F, Liang F

“…AA was superior to the control group for reducing pain intensity (mean difference [MD]= − 0.44; 95% confidence interval [CI]: − 0.72 to − 0.17) and analgesic requirement (standardized mean difference [SMD]= − 0.88, 95% CI: − 1.29 to − 0.46). …”
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Subcutaneous sarilumab for the treatment of hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID19 disease: A pragmatic, embedded randomized clinical trial. by Westyn Branch-Elliman, Ryan Ferguson, Gheorghe Doros, Patricia Woods, Sarah Leatherman, Judith Strymish, Rupak Datta, Rekha Goswami, Matthew D Jankowich, Nishant R Shah, Thomas H Taylor, Sarah T Page, Sara J Schiller, Colleen Shannon, Cynthia Hau, Maura Flynn, Erika Holmberg, Karen Visnaw, Rupali Dhond, Mary Brophy, Paul A Monach

“…<h4>Importance and objective</h4>The aim of this pragmatic, embedded, adaptive trial was to measure the effectiveness of the subcutaneous anti-IL-6R antibody sarilumab, when added to an evolving standard of care (SOC), for clinical management of inpatients with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease.…”
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A Study on Axial Compression Performance of Large Diameter-Thickness Ratio Concrete-Filled Gas Drainage Steel Pipe by Zi-Lu Liu, Zhan-Guo Ma, Ye Li, Peng Gong, Ke-Long Li, Wang Liu

“…Therefore, the EC4-2004 standard is recommended to calculate the ultimate bearing capacity of concrete-filled gas drainage pipe columns.…”
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Optimal power flow using recent red-tailed hawk optimization algorithm by Ahmed M Nassef, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem, Mohamed Louzazni

“…The effectiveness of the proposed technique is proven by applying it to the standard IEEE 30-bus and 118-bus systems, considering several objectives that reflect the performance of the power system. …”
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Cadmium and lead uptake by wild swamp eel in the populous river by N. Nurhasanah, L. Sulistyowati, E. Riani, M. Cordova

“…In addition, quality control and quality assurance standards were employed, and Certified Reference Materials were used to ensure the quality of data and instruments.FINDINGS: The average concentrations of cadmium (0.7825±0.3768 milligram per kilogram) and lead (36.9333±14.9040 milligram per kilogram) were greater than their natural levels. …”
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INNOVATIVE METHODS OF TEACHING HISTORY AT MODERN UNIVERSITIES by A. Yu. Suslov, M. V. Salimgareev, Sh. S. Khammatov

“…However, new federal standards require a drastic reduction of the classroom hours for studying a History course by students of non-humanitarian specialties, and, at the same time, enhancement of the contents of a discipline (its reorientation from History of Russia towards World History). …”
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Exploring the Impact of Homophily Attitude, Physical, and Social Attractiveness on Purchase Intentions by Honya Ghasemi, Ramin Bashir Khodaparasti, Hooshmand Bagheri Garbollagh

“…To carry out this research, a standard questionnaire was used. The data was analyzed using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM). …”
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Collection and Determination of Clinical Problems and Outcome Indicators of Expert Consensus on Clinical Application of Ethnic Medicine in the Treatment of Palpitation (Arrhythmia-... by ZHANG Wenjie, LI Jun, CHEN Hengwen, TAN Yuqing, XIE Zicong, WU Ji, MENG Chao, LI Zhaoling, ZHANG Lesong

“…Consequently, it is of crucial importance to standardize the diagnosis and treatment of PVCs within the context of ethnic medicine. …”
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Development and clinical assessment of a novel probiotic candy in the prevention of respiratory infections in asthmatic children by Rana Tafrishi, Hamid Ahanchian, Seyed ali Jafari, Abolfazl Pahlevanloo, Hamidreza Kianifar, Mohammadali Kiani, Nasrin Moazzen, Tahereh sadeghi, Peter D. Sly

“…Conclusion: Adding spore-forming probiotic candy containing Bacillus coagulans to standard asthma treatments reduced symptomatic respiratory illnesses over two months. …”
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Effects of Long-Term Dietary Administration of Kale ( Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC) Leaves on the Antioxidant Status and Blood Biochemical Markers in Rats by Katarzyna Papierska, Ewa Ignatowicz, Jadwiga Jodynis-Liebert, Małgorzata Kujawska, Róża Biegańska-Marecik

“…The kale leaf powder was added to a diet at levels: 10, 30, and 60 g/kg feed. The standard blood biochemical and hematological markers, antioxidant enzyme activities, level of lipid peroxidation, reduced glutathione content, and damage to DNA in the liver were measured. …”
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Luteal Phase Stimulation in the Same Cycle Is an Effective Strategy to Rescue POSEIDON Poor Responders with No Embryos after the First Follicular Stimulation by Abha Majumdar, Gaurav Majumdar, Neeti Tiwari, Anu Singh, Shweta Mittal Gupta, Ruma Satwik

“…Materials and Methods: The follicular phase stimulation used a standard antagonist protocol for the first oocyte retrieval. …”
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Efficacy of Duloxetine for Postspine Surgery Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Abdulsalam Mohammed Aleid, Faisal Alshehri, Naif Alasiri, Fatimah Alhomoud, Shouq Alsaegh, Mohammed Alrasheed, Salem Aljaddua, Ali Alasiri, Asma Boukhari, Abdulmonem Ali Alhussain, Bipin Chaurasia, Saud Nayef Aldanyowi

“…Mean difference (MD) was used as the effect size for continuous outcomes with a 95% confidence interval (CI) or standardized mean difference (SMD) in case of different outcome reporting scales. …”
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Biofloc technology on the intensive aquaculture of bronze corydoras ornamental fish Corydoras aeneus with different stocking densities by Iis Diatin, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Tatag Budiardi, Enang Harris, Widanarni Widanarni

“…The average weight of the experimental corydoras was 0.61 ‒0.72 g with 2.32‒2.40 cm standard length. This study used a randomized design method with biofloc technology treatment in 3000, 4500, and 6000 fish/m2 stocking densities. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Distance Traveled and Birth Volumes of Hospital Maternity Units on Newborn Outcomes: Population-Based Cohort Study by Anna Cantarutti, Riccardo Boracchini, Roberto Bellù, Raffaella Ronco, Federico Rea, Anna Locatelli, Rinaldo Zanini, Giovanni Corrao

“…Moreover, data suggest that 1000 births/year could be an optimal cutoff for maternity hospitals to ensure an appropriate standard of care at delivery.…”
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The evolution process between the earthquake swarm beneath the Noto Peninsula, central Japan and the 2024 M 7.6 Noto Hanto earthquake sequence by Zhigang Peng, Xinglin Lei, Qing-Yu Wang, Dun Wang, Phuc Mach, Dongdong Yao, Aitaro Kato, Kazushige Obara, Michel Campillo

“…We relocate earthquakes listed in the standard Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) catalog since 2018 with the double-different relocation method. …”
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Prediction Efficiency of Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury in Acute Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection Patients with Renal Resistive Index and Semiquantitative Color Doppler by Huai Qin, Yaqiong Li, Nan Zhang, Tiezhu Wang, Zhanming Fan

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to compare the diagnostic accuracy between RRI and SQC Doppler grade in early prediction of PAKI by using AKIN classifications as the reference standard. Results. Of a total of 67 patients enrolled during the study period, 21 (31.3%) patients suffered from PAKI and 8 (11.9%) patients required dialysis. …”
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Biomechanical Analysis and Solution Suggestions of Screw Replacement Scenarios in Femoral Neck Fracture Surgeries: Finite Element Method by Yılmaz Güvercin, Murat Yaylacı, Ayberk Dizdar, Mehmet Emin Özdemir, Sevil Ay, Ecren Uzun Yaylacı, Umitcan Karahasanoğlu, Hüseyin Uygun, Gökhan Peker

“…Mechanical evaluation of six different options used in femoral neck fractures was performed. 85 mm CCS applied to our standard model gave the best results, while the use of 80 mm CCS in the same model showed promising results compared to other models. …”
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Low Frequency of MKRN3 and DLK1 Variants in Chinese Children with Central Precocious Puberty by Ting Chen, Linqi Chen, Haiying Wu, Rongrong Xie, Fengyun Wang, Xiuli Chen, Hui Sun, Fei Xiao

“…We identified four novel missense variants of MKRN3, c.1138G > A (p.Glu380Lys), c.1420T > A (p.Leu474Met), c.673C > G (p.Leu225Val), and c.1071C > G (p.Ile357Met) in two sporadic cases and three familial cases. According to ACMG standards, two MKRN3 variant (p.Glu380Lys and p.Ile357Met) are likely pathogenic, and two others are of uncertain significance. …”
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Efficacy and safety of transanal endoscopic microsurgery for early rectal cancer: a meta-analysis by Chunqiang Wang, Tianye Huang, Xuebing Wang

“…BackgroundThe gold standard for the treatment of rectal cancer is radical surgery with total mesorectal excision (TME). …”
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