Refractive lens replacement for refractive amblyopia: «treatment» or diagnostics? by E.V. Boiko, A.I. Shilov, K.K. Shefer, I.V. Khizhnyak

“…Determination of changes in uncorrected visual acuity and BCVA as well as changes in the degree of amblyopia in patients with high-grade refractive errors after implantation of toricIOLs during refractive lens replacement (RLL). Materials and methods. Retrospective evaluation of functional outcomes in 20 patients over 18 years (28 eyes) who received surgical treatment in the form of refractive lens replacement for myopic and hypermetropic astigmatism in the presence of high-grade ametropia with amblyopia. …”
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The Fate of Subtalar Arthrodesis Performed with Total Talus Replacement by Joseph Massaglia DO, Koushikreddy Allam BS, William McGarvey MD, Michael C. Greaser MD, Richard Beaver MD, Taggart Gauvain MD

“…Student's t-test was performed to evaluate differences in bone densities among the cohorts. …”
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The effects of dental implant macrodesign on the success of prosthetic replacement by Andrey N. Nikolaenko, Mikhail A. Postnikov, Nikolay V. Popov, Alexander P. Borisov, Anastasia A. Kiiko

“…The clinical success of the implantation-related prosthetic replacement depends on multiple factors, including the macrodesign of the implant (the specific features of its structure: the shape, the characteristics and the number of thread turns). …”
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Ovarian cysts and cyclic hormone replacement therapy: is there an association? by Itai Bar‐Hava, Raoul Orvieto, David Vardimon, Yoram Manor, Ariel Weissman, Roni Nelinger, Zion Ben‐Rafael

“…Objectives. To evaluate whether there may be an association between postmenopausal ovarian cysts and hormone replacement therapy. …”
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Advancements in textile techniques for cardiovascular tissue replacement and repair by Abiola Bakare, Hemanth Ponnambalath Mohanadas, Nick Tucker, Waqar Ahmed, A. Manikandan, Ahmad Athif Mohd Faudzi, Shahrol Mohamaddan, Saravana Kumar Jaganathan

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Replaceable Jejunal Feeding Tubes in Severely Ill Children by Tabea Pang, Sergio B. Sesia, Stefan Holland-Cunz, Johannes Mayr

“…Long-term enteral nutrition in chronically ill, malnourished children represents a clinical challenge if adequate feeding via nasogastric or gastrostomy tubes fails. We evaluated the usefulness and complications of a new type of surgical jejunostomy that allows for easier positioning and replacement of the jejunal feeding tube in children. …”
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‘Power’ and Technological Machines: Dreams Are Replaced by Goal-Setting by I. Isaev, S. Zenin, V. Rumyantseva

“…The technical elements are increasingly replacing the human elements. Formerly held humanitarian and organic ties are being replaced by technical, ethically neutral methods. …”
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Avoiding the Learning Curve for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Sergey Gurevich, Ranjit John, Rosemary F. Kelly, Ganesh Raveendran, Gregory Helmer, Demetris Yannopoulos, Timinder Biring, Brett Oestreich, Santiago Garcia

“…Objectives. To evaluate whether collaboration between existing and new transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) programs could help reduce the number of cases needed to achieve optimal efficiency. …”
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Assessment of Patient Satisfaction with the Results of Total Hip Replacement by A. D. Botvinkin, V. A. Koryak, I. D. Zarva, N. V. Tishkov, O. M. Chernikova, V. A. Sorokovikov

“…We tested a study design which allows to evaluate the rate of improvement in selfesteem of patients after the total hip replacement.…”
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Modular endoprosthetic replacement for proximal tibia tumor patients by O. Ye. Vyrva, I. O. Skoryk, V. D. Tovazhnianska

“…The results of proximal tibia (PT) modular endoprosthetic replacement in 48 patients with PT tumor lesions were evaluated. …”
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Clinical, functional and neuropsychological status of joint replacement patients by Akhsarbek H. Dzhigkaev, Anastasia M. Tynterova, Ivan I. Kozenkov, Eldar V. Khaibulin, Elena V. Trofimova, Konstantin Y. Popadin, Konstantin V. Gunbin, Andrey G. Goncharov

“…Introduction The number of hip and knee replacement surgeries is increasing annually in Russia and worldwide. …”

Evaluating the impact of continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration on the efficacy of prophylactic fondaparinux doses: a prospective single-center observational study by Aleksander Aszkiełowicz, Karol P. Steckiewicz, Radosław Owczuk

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Evaluating Finely Ground Coal Bottom Ash for Property Self-Compacting Concrete by Chun-Wei Chuang, Tai-An Chen

“…Cement was partially replaced by FGCBA and fly ash (FA) at 20%, 40% and 60% substitution rates under water-to-binder (W/B) ratios of 0.4, 0.45 and 0.5. …”
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Single‐Center Evaluation of the Myval Balloon‐Expandable Transcatheter Heart Valve: A Follow‐Up Study: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Mohammadreza Baay, Ata Firouzi, MohammadHossein MozafaryBazargany, Amir Azimi, Armin Elahifar, Mohammad Javad Alemzadeh‐Ansari, Zahra Hosseini, Seifollah Abdi, Amineh Safairad, Peyman Bashghareh, Ehsan Khalilipur

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Evaluation of pharmacokinetics of intravenous protein C concentrate in protein C deficiency: implications for treatment initiation and maintenance by Zhaoyang Li, Inmaculada C. Sorribes, Jennifer Schneider, Adekemi Taylor

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Evaluation of the NHS England Low-Calorie Diet implementation pilot: a coproduced mixed-method study by Louisa J Ells, Tamara Brown, Jamie Matu, Ken Clare, Simon Rowlands, Maria Maynard, Karina Kinsella, Kevin Drew, Jordan R Marwood, Pooja Dhir, Tamla S Evans, Maria Bryant, Wendy Burton, Duncan Radley, Jim McKenna, Catherine Homer, Adam Martin, Davide Tebaldi, Tayamika Zabula, Stuart W Flint, Chris Keyworth, Mick Marston, Tanefa Apekey, Janet E Cade, Chirag Bakhai

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Investigating Whether AI Will Replace Human Physicians and Understanding the Interplay of the Source of Consultation, Health-Related Stigma, and Explanations of Diagnoses on Patients’ Evaluations of Medical Consultations: Randomized Factorial Experiment by Weiqi Guo, Yang Chen

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate, from a patient-centered perspective, whether AI or human-involved AI can replace the role of human physicians in diagnosis at the functional, relational, and emotional levels as well as how some health-related differences between human-AI and human-human interactions affect patients’ evaluations of the medical consultation. …”
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Evaluation of Fermented Soybean Meal to Replace a Portion Fish Meal on Growth Performance, Antioxidant Capacity, Immunity, and mTOR Signaling Pathway of Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) by Qin Zhang, Mengjie Guo, Fanghui Li, Meilan Qin, Qiuyue Yang, Hairui Yu, Jian Xu, Yongqiang Liu, Tong Tong

“…In this study, we evaluated the effects of fermented soybean meal (FSBM) or/and unfermented SBM replacing a portion of fish meal (FM) on the growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immunity, and mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). …”
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Serum hepcidin level with iron profile assay might replace bone marrow iron study as a diagnostic tool for evaluation of anemia in elderly without chronic renal disease by Sukdev Manna, Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti, Rohit Singh, Indrajeet Singh Gambhir

“…All patients were evaluated with history, clinical examination, routine investigations (complete blood count, liver, and kidney function tests), iron profile, and serum hepcidin. …”
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Clinical, Radiographic, and Histologic Evaluation of Maxillary Sinus Lift Procedure Using a Highly Purified Xenogenic Graft (Laddec®) by Renzo Guarnieri, Fabrizio Belleggia, Stefano Ippoliti, Patrica DeVilliers, Luigi Vito Stefanelli, Stefano Di Carlo, Giorgio Pompa

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