Six-year follow-up of an abstinence-based, food addiction recovery approach to weight management by Susan Peirce Thompson, Susan Peirce Thompson, Nadia M. Briones, Nadia M. Briones, Aaron Blumkin, Betty A. Rabinowitz

“…IntroductionResearch shows that the average person has a slightly addictive relationship with food, manifesting two or more symptoms of food addiction, and more than one in eight people have clinically diagnosable food addiction. …”
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Impact of gingival pigmentation on laypersons’ perception of smile aesthetics: an observational study by Preethi Raj, Shweta Nagesh, Ramanarayana Boyapati

“…Aim: The study aims to assess laypersons’ perceptions of smile aesthetics before and after gingival depigmentation and to correlate these perceptions with the degree of gingival pigmentation. Methods: The retrospective observational study examined individuals who received gingival depigmentation following orthodontic treatment between 2019 and 2024. …”
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Cytokine profile of patients with severe hemorrhagic fever complicated with acute renal failure by S. Sh. Galimova, K. S. Mochalov, N. I. Abdrakhmanova, A. R. Koblev, A. D. Kufterina, K. Sh. Galimov, E. S. Bodrova, E. F. Galimova

“…Objective: to determine the cytokine profile in blood serum in patients with severe hemorrhagic fever complicated by acute renal failure. Materials and methods. The examined persons were divided into a control group – 46 people (healthy), a group of patients with an average course of the disease – 35 people, and a group of patients with severe severity, complicated by acute renal failure – 38 people. …”
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PROTEASE INHIBITOR NARLAPREVIR IN THERAPY OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 1 INFECTION IN TREATMENT-NAÏVE PATIENTS WITHOUT CIRRHOSIS: PHARMACOECONOMIC EVALUATION by A. V. Rudakova, D. A. Gusev, A. N. Uskov, L. N. Konovalova, Yu. V. Lobzin

“…Subgroup analysis shows that with any degree of fibrosis, narlaprevir allows reducing costs compared to simeprevir. …”
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Features of Monitoring Patients with Primary and Advanced Stages of Glaucoma in Krasnodar Territory by A. S. Apostolova, A. V. Malyshev, K. M. Gurdzhijan, V. A. Shipilov, N. N. Ponomareva

“…The criterion for inclusion in the study was primary glaucoma of the initial and advanced stages, elimination criteria: high degree of refraction errors, retinal detachment in anamnesis, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, AMD exudative forms, congenital forms of glaucoma, secondary types of glaucoma.Results: The average age of patients was 68.44 ± 8.142 years, women were 71 %, men — 29 %. …”
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RADIOSURGICAL TREATMENT OF BENIGN SMALL EYELID TUMORS by S. V. Saakyan, M. P. Kharlampidi, E. B. Myakoshina, R. A. Tatskov, G. A. Gusev

“…Aim of the study – to evaluate the long-term results of the radiosurgical method using microsurgical techniques for the treatment of small benign eyelid tumors. …”
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Evolution of Vegetation Landscape Pattern Dynamics in Ejina Delta, Northwest China—Before and After Ecological Water Diversion by Jingru Dong, Chaoyang Du, Jingjie Yu

“…During the degradation period (1990–2005), the landscape exhibited a high degree of fragmentation, with an average number of patches (NP) reaching 45,875. …”
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Leveraging Community Science to Measure Bee Body Size From Museum Specimens by Madeleine M. Ostwald, Colleen Smith, Julie Allen, Alec Buetow, A. Rosie Manner, Robert Guralnick, Carys Goldsmith, Katja C. Seltmann

“…Community scientist measurements were significantly larger than measurements conducted by trained researchers, though the average measurement error was only 2.3%. These results suggest that community science participation could be an effective approach for bee body size measurement, for descriptive studies or for research questions where this degree of expected error is deemed acceptable. …”
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The effect of EMG magnitude on the masseter vestibular evoked myogenic potential (mVEMP) by Daniel J. Romero, Gary P. Jacobson, Richard A. Roberts

“…Methods: Subjects were nine neurologically and otologically normal young adults. …”
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Fault-Tolerant Collaborative Control of Four-Wheel-Drive Electric Vehicle for One or More In-Wheel Motors’ Faults by Han Feng, Yukun Tao, Jianbo Feng, Yule Zhang, Hongtao Xue, Tiansi Wang, Xing Xu, Peng Chen

“…Finally, two operating environments, a straight-line track, and a DLC track, are set up to verify the effectiveness of the proposed control method. The results indicate that, compared with traditional methods, the average errors of the center of mass sideslip angle and yaw rate are reduced by at least 12.9% and 5.88%, respectively, in the straight-line track environment. …”
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Patient Reported Outcomes Following Triple Arthrodesis for Adult Acquired Flat Foot Deformity: Minimum Two Year Follow Up by Tyler Kelly, Ashish Shah MD, Mila Scheinberg MD, MS

“…The average PROMIS physical function was 38.35, pain interference was 61.52, and depression was 49.82 for this population. …”
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The effect of vitamin D provision on biomarkers of inflammation in bronchial asthma in children by N. A. Belykh, I. V. Pisnyur, A. A. Nikiforov, L. V. Nikiforova

“…To study the relationship of vitamin D levels with the serum periostin and TGF-β1 concentration in children with asthma.   Materials and methods. The cross-sectional (one-stage) study included 80 children aged 6 to 17 years (average age — 12 ± 3.2 g). …”
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NEWLY DIAGNOSED STROKE-ASSOCIATED ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: RISK OF DEVELOPMENT OF UNFAVORABLE CLINICAL OUTCOMES (THE RESULTS OF THE SUBANALYSIS COHORT STUDY APOLLO) by I. A. Zolotovskaya, I. L. Davydkin, D. V. Duplyakov

“…Objective: to study the prognosis of patients with first diagnosed atrial fibrillation in patients after cardioembolic stroke. Material and methods. In an open, prospective study “APOLLO” (Anticoagulation in Patients with atrial fibrillation, after cardioembolic stroke) for the period 01.10.2013 — 31.03.2015 after the stage of screening (n=1291) were included 661 patients with atrial fibrillation, after cardioembolic stroke, the average age was 68,0 [62,0; and 74,0] years. …”
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Beat-to-Beat Variation in Periodicity of Local Calcium Releases Contributes to Intrinsic Variations of Spontaneous Cycle Length in Isolated Single Sinoatrial Node Cells. by Oliver Monfredi, Larissa A Maltseva, Harold A Spurgeon, Mark R Boyett, Edward G Lakatta, Victor A Maltsev

“…Since LCRs are generated by Ca(2+) release channel (i.e. ryanodine receptor) openings, they exhibit a degree of stochastic behavior, manifested as notable cycle-to-cycle variations in the time of their occurrence.…”
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Molecular diagnostics of <i>Cryptosporidium</i> species in pigs on private farms in the Vologda Region of the North-Western Federal District of the Russian Federation by A. L. Kryazhev, A. S. Novikov

“…The purpose of the research is to determine infection rate and oocyst isolation degree followed by identification of taxa of Cryptosporidium species in piglets of different age groups using the latest molecular genetic methods, on private farms in the Vologda Region of the North-Western Federal District of the Russian Federation.Materials and methods. …”
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Results of intra-articular and combined interventions in patients with ischemic deformity of the femoral head by Mikhael P. Teplenkiy, Vyacheslav S. Bunov, Alina V. Akimova, Eduard M. Parfenov

“…Currently, intra-articular correction methods are used, among which one of the most effective methods is considered to be reduction osteotomy of the femoral head. …”

ANALYSIS OF BIOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ORAL FLUID IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS by O.A. Udod, A.S. Kulish

“…The main indicator of assessing the degree of compensation for diabetes is glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c,%). …”
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Effects of Biocrusts on Water Evapotranspiration of Shrub-Grass Ecosystem in Water-Wind Erosion Crisscross Region of Loess Plateau by ZHANG Xudong, YANG Guang, ZHAO Yunge, TAN Taiyu, LIU Ning, YU Shunyao

“…Compared with the shrub-grass treatment, soil water evapotranspiration of the shrub-grass-biocrusts decreased by 1.7% on average. The degree of reduction of evapotranspiration was related to the coverage of biocrusts, period and soil depth. …”
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Design of intelligent human-machine collaborative robot-assisted craniotomy system by Meng Cui, Wenqing Ren, Tengfei Cui, Ruifeng Chen, Yi Shan, Xiaodong Ma

“…Objectives: To develop an intelligent human-machine collaborative control robot-assisted craniotomy system, and test its efficacy by experiments. Methods: The system integrated a UR5 robotic arm (Universal Robots, Denmark), a host computer, a double six-degree-of-freedom force sensor(Nanjing Yuli Instrument Co., Ltd.), a medical drill(AESCULAP®, Germany), a Polaris Optical navigation system(NDI,Canada), with a self-designed navigation procedure and a visual graphical user interface(GUI). …”
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Secondary mastopexy with exchange of prosthesis: mirror “D” technique by Juan Carlos Sánchez López, Patrícia Erazo

“…The average prosthesis volume was 300 mL. The length of the vertical scar was stable with an average of 6.5 cm after 2 years. …”
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