Comparison of Muscle Energy Techniques and Myofascial Release in Premenopausal Women with Fibromyalgia by Samar Negm, Abeer ElDeeb, Mai Shehata, ElSayed Abdou, Efrem Kentiba, Elham Hassan

“…Outcome measures included ‘pain levels assessed via a visual analog scale, range of motion evaluated with a universal goniometer, and quality of life determined through the fibromyalgia impact questionnaire’. …”
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Interpretable prediction of stroke prognosis: SHAP for SVM and nomogram for logistic regression by Kun Guo, Kun Guo, Bo Zhu, Lei Zha, Yuan Shao, Zhiqin Liu, Naibing Gu, Kongbo Chen

“…Machine Learning (ML) models have emerged as promising tools for predicting stroke prognosis, surpassing traditional methods in accuracy and speed.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to develop and validate ML algorithms for predicting the 6-month prognosis of patients with Acute Cerebral Infarction, using clinical data from two medical centers in China, and to assess the feasibility of implementing Explainable ML in clinical settings.MethodsA retrospective observational cohort study was conducted involving 398 patients diagnosed with Acute Cerebral Infarction from January 2023 to February 2024. …”
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SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF CITIES AND AGGLOMERATIONS: INTEGRATION OF GIS AND BIG DATA TECHNOLOGIES by A. A. Cherkasov, R. K. Maxmudov, N. V. Sopnev

“…GIS allows you to structure data and visualize it, thus obtaining a geographical interpretation of information. …”
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The effect of isoflurane versus propofol-based total intravenous anesthesia on hemodynamic stability, intraoperative blood loss, surgical field quality, recovery characteristics, a... by Alireza Abdi, Behzad Imani, Mohsen Zarei, Sajjad Abdolmaleki, Shirdel Zandi, Roya Najafi Vosough

“…Abstract Introduction General anesthesia is commonly used for spinal surgeries, achieved through inhalational methods or total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA). This study compared propofol-based TIVA with isoflurane anesthesia in patients undergoing posterior lumbar fusion surgery. …”
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Clinical and economic effectiveness of Schroth therapy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: insights from a machine learning- and active learning-based real-world study by Erdal Ayvaz, Merve Uca, Ednan Ayvaz, Zafer Yıldız

“…Clinical outcomes were assessed based on changes in Cobb angle, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores for pain, and SRS-22r functional outcomes. …”
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Association between union time and clinical and functional outcomes following reconstruction with free vascularized fibular graft in patients with bone tumors by Mehmet Can Gezer, Mustafa Onur Karaca, Hüseyin Yusuf Yıldız

“…The tools used for clinical assessment included the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) score, and the Short Form-36 (SF-36) quality of life scale. …”
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Overdiagnosis of dental caries in South Korea: a pseudo-patient study by Ji-Young Son, Yuyi Park, Ji-Yeon Park, Min-Ji Kim, Dong-Hun Han

“…The oral examination was performed using visual and tactile inspection methods only. The interactions between the dental clinic staff and the pseudo-patient were documented on a data collection form shortly after each visit. …”
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On the development of a systemic (biopsychosocial) prediction model for cardiovascular disease. Part I by O. Yu. Shchelkova, M. V. Iakovleva, D. A. Eremina, R. Yu. Shindrikov, N. E. Kruglova, I. A. Gorbunov, E. A. Demchenko

“…A multidisciplinary set of methods was used to accomplish the aim: clinical and psychological. …”
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Home Healthcare Medication Safety risks among older adults with chronic diseases: a qualitative study by Tahereh Najafi Ghezeljeh, Zahra Amrollah Majdabadi Kohne, Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani, Forough Rafii, Sahar Keyvanloo Shahrestanaki

“…Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 7 nurses, 2 supervisors, 2 nursing assistants (experts in non-nursing careers), 1 home care inspector (expert of the Deputy of Treatment), and 3 family caregivers in home settings, along with four participatory observations and visual methods (narrative photography) focusing on medication safety challenges. …”
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USE OF MEDIA MATERIALS IN TEACHING ENGLISH: INTERPRETATION OF GENERAL DIDACTIC PRINCIPLES by Ruslan M. Kliuchnyk

“…The article uses systemic, comparative methods, document analysis method, case study, etc.…”
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A systematic scoping review of latent class analysis applied to accelerometry-assessed physical activity and sedentary behavior. by Michael Kebede, Annie Green Howard, Yumeng Ren, Blake Anuskiewicz, Chongzhi Di, Melissa A Troester, Kelly R Evenson

“…We conducted a systematic scoping review to describe the application of LCA to accelerometry.<h4>Methods</h4>Comprehensive searches in PubMed, Web of Science, CINHAL, SPORTDiscus, and Embase identified studies published through December 31, 2021. …”
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Comparison of the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided superficial serratus anterior plane block and intercostal nerve block for rib fractures: a randomized controlled trial by Musa Zengin, Onur Küçük, Muhyettin Aslan, Göktürk Fındık, Ali Alagöz

“…Abstract Background Various regional analgesic methods are frequently incorporated into multimodal analgesia strategies for managing rib fractures. …”
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Mo.Se.: Mosaic image segmentation based on deep cascading learning by Andrea Felicetti, Marina Paolanti, Primo Zingaretti, Roberto Pierdicca, Eva Savina Malinverni

“…Nowadays, archaeologists base their studies mainly on manual operation and visual observation that, although still fundamental, should be supported by an automatized procedure of information extraction. …”
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Protocol of a parallel group Randomized Control Trial (RCT) for Mobile-assisted Medication Adherence Support (Ma-MAS) intervention among Tuberculosis patients. by Zekariyas Sahile, Lua Perimal-Lewis, Paul Arbon, Anthony John Maeder

“…Therefore, there is a reason to approach this problem more rigorously, by developing the intervention systematically with evidence-based theory and conducting the trial with strong measurement methods.<h4>Methods</h4>This study is a single-blind parallel-group design individual randomized control trial. …”
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Possibilities of transposition of the extensores carpi tendons in the treatment of the rheumatoid hand by A. V. Rozov, E. I. Byalik, A. M. Lila

“…With the advent of more effective conservative methods of treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), patients with severe hand deformities are being treated less and less by orthopaedic surgeons. …”
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HybridFusionNet: Deep Learning for Multi-Stage Diabetic Retinopathy Detection by Amar Shukla, Shamik Tiwari, Anurag Jain

“…Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common causes of visual impairment worldwide and requires reliable automated detection methods. …”
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SHIVA-CMB: a deep-learning-based robust cerebral microbleed segmentation tool trained on multi-source T2*GRE- and susceptibility-weighted MRI by Ami Tsuchida, Martin Goubet, Philippe Boutinaud, Iana Astafeva, Victor Nozais, Pierre-Yves Hervé, Thomas Tourdias, Stéphanie Debette, Marc Joliot

“…An increasing number of automated CMB detection methods being proposed are based on supervised deep learning (DL). …”
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A Spatial–Frequency Combined Transformer for Cloud Removal of Optical Remote Sensing Images by Fulian Zhao, Chenlong Ding, Xin Li, Runliang Xia, Caifeng Wu, Xin Lyu

“…Experimental evaluations on the public datasets demonstrate that SFCRFormer outperforms state-of-the-art methods across various quantitative metrics, including PSNR and SSIM, while delivering superior visual results.…”
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Natural training tools of informatics in conditions of embodied and mental approach realization by Daria A. Barkhatova, Elmira A. Nigmatulina, Tatyana A. Stepanova

“…The paper is devoted to the description of a way of realization of embodied and mental approach in training of informatics through application of the natural tools, providing the fullest and deep understanding of the educational material, and development of cognitive abilities of students.In the paper the theoretical analysis of psychology-pedagogical and methodical literature on a research subject is carried out, results are generalized, natural tools are modeled and results of their partial approbation are described. …”
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Detection of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia Employing Bayesian-Optimized Grad-CAM-Driven Deep Learning by Osman Tayfun Bişkin, Cemre Candemir, Mustafa Alper Selver

“…Furthermore, the proposed method demonstrated superior precision and recall for both BD and SCH, with notable improvements in identifying subtle neuroanatomical patterns. …”
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