Effect of glass fiber hybridization and radiation treatment to improve the performance of sustainable natural fiber-based hybrid (jute/glass) composites by S.H. Mahmud, S.C. Das, A. Saha, T. Islam, D. Paul, M.W. Akram, M.S. Jahan, M.Z.I. Molla, M.A. Gafur, R.A. Khan

“…The current work aims to utilize sustainable natural fibers such as jute fiber in composite materials and a sustainable technology such as gamma (γ) irradiation to further treat the composites for their performance enrichment. …”
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Study on the age-period-cohort effects of cognitive abilities among older Chinese adults based on the cognitive reserve hypothesis by Qian Yang, Tong Yu

“…In the model specification, age is treated as a fixed effect, while period and birth cohort are incorporated as random effects. …”
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A case of resected hepatocellular carcinoma with gallbladder metastasis by Takaaki Hanazawa, Yasuyuki Fukami, Takaaki Osawa, Shintaro Kurahashi, Tatsuki Matsumura, Takuya Saito, Shunichiro Komatsu, Kenitiro Kaneko, Toyonori Tsuzuki, Tsuyoshi Sano

“…Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) showed compression of the left hepatic duct due to the liver tumor. …”
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OPTILOW: A Low‐Profile Approach for Implanting Optimus‐L Stents in Infants and Children by Katarzyna Gendera, James R. Bentham, Stanimir Georgiev, Mohamed Kasem, Peter Ewert, Jörg Michel, Raymond N. Haddad

“…Conclusions Optimus‐L stents can safely treat arterial and venous stenosis in infants and small children via a low‐profile approach with good outcomes.…”
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Comparative Performance of Autoencoders and Traditional Machine Learning Algorithms in Clinical Data Analysis for Predicting Post-Staged GKRS Tumor Dynamics by Simona Ruxandra Volovăț, Tudor Ovidiu Popa, Dragoș Rusu, Lăcrămioara Ochiuz, Decebal Vasincu, Maricel Agop, Călin Gheorghe Buzea, Cristian Constantin Volovăț

“…<b>Methods:</b> This retrospective analysis utilized clinical data from 77 patients treated at the “Prof. Dr. Nicolae Oblu” Emergency Clinic Hospital-Iasi. …”
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Olfactory groove meningiomas: surgical technique and follow-up review Meningiomas da goteira olfatória: técnica cirúrgica e resultados by Benedicto Oscar Colli, Carlos Gilberto Carlotti Junior, João Alberto Assirati Junior, Marcius Benigno Marques dos Santos, Luciano Neder, Antonio Carlos dos Santos, Nayara Cioffi Batagini

“…Generally they give signs of brain compression due to great size they reach before diagnosis. …”
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Abstract 081: Clinical Presentation and Treatment of 26 Spinal Epidural Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Single Center Experience by Charles Beaman, Amir Molaie, Yasmin Ghochani, Keiko Fukuda, Catherine Peterson, Naoki Kaneko, May Nour, Viktor Szeder, Geoffrey Colby, Satoshi Tateshima, Reza Jahan, Gary Duckwiler

“…No patients treated endovascularly experienced complications. 19 of 23 patients (82.6%) treated endovascularly received complete cure after the first treatment. 1 patient had a successful subsequent embolization 2 days later. …”
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The sutural and dentoskeletal effects of alternate expansion and constriction of deficient maxilla in young adults: a randomized controlled clinical trial by Amira Allam, Maha Mostafa, Basaruddin Ahmad, Ahmed Salama, Norma Ab Rahman

“…The conventional group received MARPE with its conventional expansion rate (Control group), while the ALT-RAMEC group was treated with a combination of MARPE and the ALT-RAMEC modified protocol. …”
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Biomechanical evaluation of percutaneous cement discoplasty combined with percutaneous vertebroplasty: a finite element analysis by Xu Zhou, Xu Zhou, Shenghua Qin, Shenghua Qin, Chunhai Huang, Feiwen Li, Jin Liu, Ti Wu, Mingzheng Zhang

“…The addition of the PVP technique significantly enhanced spinal stability by increasing support to adjacent vertebrae, thereby reducing the risk of postoperative endplate fractures and bone cement leakage.ConclusionModified PCD combined with PVP may be a safer and more effective option for treating degenerative disc diseases, providing important references for clinical treatment.…”
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Arthrodesis with Hybrid Nail-Frame Construct Allows for Expedited Frame Removal During Neuropathic Limb Salvage by William Polachek MD, Philip H. Locker MD, Jacob R. Zide MD, Veerabhadra Reddy MD, David Vier MD

“…Methods: A retrospective review of patients who had undergone ankle and hindfoot arthrodesis treated at a single institution from 2017-2023 was performed. …”
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Experimental study on the strengthening mechanism of carbon fiber-reinforced sand powder 3D-printed rock-like materials by Lishuai Jiang, Xin He, Ye Zhao, Pimao Li, Yang Zhao, Zongke Wang, Dingrui Guo, Qi Gu

“…In this study, silica sand and furan resin were selected as printing materials, and carbon fiber at various dosages were incorporated during the preparation process. Uniaxial compression and Brazilian splitting tests were conducted on the treated specimens to evaluate the impact of carbon fiber on their macroscopic mechanical properties. …”
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Intramedullary Fixation for Metacarpal Fractures: A Multi-Institutional Prospective Outcomes Study by Michael B. Gehring, MD, Brandon Wolfe, BA, Riley Kahan, BS, Stephanie D. Malliaris, MD, Kia M. Washington, MD, Matthew D. Folchert, MD, Kyros Ipaktchi, MD, Mark A. Greyson, MD, Alexander Lauder, MD, Matthew L. Iorio, MD

“…Results: One-hundred-one fractures were treated in 82 patients with an average age of 33 years and mean follow-up of 69 days. …”
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Nontraumatic Atlantoaxial Rotatory Subluxation: A Rare Complication of COVID-19 in Elderly Patient by Shaker Barker

“… Introduction: Nontraumatic Atlantoaxial Rotatory Subluxation (NAAS) or Atlantoaxial Rotatory Subluxation (AARS) without trauma or concomitant bone pathology was first described by Sir Charles Bell in 1830 in a patient with syphilis and pharyngitis, who developed lethal outcome due to spinal compression. The syndrome was named after Grisel who described two cases of pharyngitis and atlantoaxial subluxation in 1951. …”
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Heroin addict with gangrene of the extremities, rhabdomyolysis and severe hyperkalemia by Radovanović Milan R., Milovanović Dragan R., Ignjatović-Ristić Dragana, Radovanović Mirjana S.

“…In heroin addicts, rhabdomyolysis is a consequence of the development of a compartment syndrome due to immobilization of patients in the state of unconsciousness and prolonged compression of extremities, direct heroin toxicity or extremities ischemia caused by intraluminal occlusion of blood vessels after intraarterial injection of heroin. …”
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Surgical Treatment of Mason Type II and III Radial Head Fractures: Mid-Term Results by Alimurad G. Aliev, Konstantin S. Egorov, Timur Z. Kalakaev, Svetlana Y. Fedyunina, Irina S. Petlenko, Aleksandr I. Avdeev, Andrey D. Sineoky

“…The findings of the study showed significantly better clinical outcomes and a lower complication rate in the medium term when radial head fractures were treated with osteosynthesis using compression screws compared to the use of a plate or resection.…”
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Direct 3D printing of bilayered scaffold for subchondral plate regeneration by Sena Su Torun, Mehmet Murat Bozdag, Savas Evran, Elif Ilhan, Ayse Ceren Calikoglu Koyuncu, Oguzhan Gunduz, Cem Bulent Ustundag

“…Overall, the developed bilayered, 3D-printed scaffolds could be a potential tissue-engineered solution for treating subchondral plate degeneration.…”
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Neuronal Multi Unit Activity Processing with Metal Oxide Memristive Devices by Caterina Sbandati, Xiongfei Jiang, Deepika Yadav, Spyros Stathopoulos, Dana Cohen, Alex Serb, Shiwei Wang, Themis Prodromakis

“…Abstract Intra‐cortical brain‐machine interfaces (BMIs), able to decode neural activity in real‐time, represent a revolutionary opportunity for treating medical conditions. However, traditional systems focusing on single‐neuron spike detection require high processing rates and power, hindering the up‐scaling for neurons‐population monitoring in clinical application. …”
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Effect of Lingnan Painless Apitherapy combined with McKenzie Therapy on Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation by Hongbo WU, Xinghua CHEN, Ruike ZHANG, Qinglu LUO, Yongming CHENG

“…Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of Lingnan painless apitherapy combined with McKenzie therapy on patients with lumbar disc herniation(LDH).Methods:A total of 80 patients with LDH who were treated in the department of rehabilitation medicine of the fifth affiliated hospital of Guangzhou medical university from February 2019 to June 2020 were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group according to the random number table method, with 40 cases in each group.The control group received magnetic thermal-vibration therapy and McKenzie therapy.The Japanese magnetic thermal-vibration therapy instrument(TM-3200)was used in the magnetic thermotherapy, the appropriate intensity(high, hot, warm and low temperature)was selected according to the patient's feeling and symptoms, 20 minutes each time, once a day, seven times a week, continuous treatment for two weeks.In addition, the patients with LDH received McKenzie therapy, which was assisted by the therapist or the patient actively completed the flowing training, such as prone position stretching, prone position stretching combined with compression, standing position lateral movement and so on.Each step rested for one minute, once every two days, continuous treatment for two weeks.The observation group received Lingnan painless apitherapy on the basis of treatment in the control group after half an hour's rest.Before treatment, the patients were given apitherapy tolerance test, performing apitherapy with one bee on each Zusanli acupoints on both sides.After apitherapy for 15 minutes, if there was no adverse reaction, the patients were given painless apitherapy with a quiet and comfortable environment, every other day.In this treatment, both sides of Huatuo Jiaji acupoints on the lumbar spinous processes were selected, and Huatuo Jiaji acupoints on both sides of the 5th lumbar spinous process were selected in the first treatment, one acupoint on the left and one on the right.After that, two acupoints were added each time, and each acupoint was treated by one bee.According to the order of Jiaji points on the 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st lumbar vertebrae, the number of bee needles increased to 10 bees.Before treatment and two weeks after treatment, visual analogue scales(VAS)was used to evaluate the pain degree, Oswestry disability index(ODI)was used to assess the lumbar spine dysfunction, and TCM syndrome score was used to evaluate the therapeutic effect, and the clinical efficacy was evaluated by <italic>the diagnosis and curative effect standards of TCM diseases</italic>.Results:Before treatment, there was no significant difference in the VAS score, ODI score and TCM syndrome score between the observation group and the control group(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05).Compared with treatment before, the VAS score, ODI score and TCM syndrome score after treatment for two weeks of the two groups were significantly reduced, with a statistically significant difference(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Compared with the control group, the VAS score and TCM syndrome score of the observation group were lower than those of the control group, with a statistically significant difference(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), but there was no considerable difference in ODI score between the two groups(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05), and the clinical efficacy of the observation group(95%)was significantly higher than that of the control group(80%)(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Lingnan painless apitherapy combined with McKenzie therapy can significantly improve the pain degree and lumbar spine dysfunction of patients with LDH, which have a good effect and it is worthy of clinical promotion.However, it's necessary to develop large-sample randomized controlled trials and follow-up, to provide more reliable basis for clinical treatment of LDH.…”
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Which treatment works better for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: LipiFlow or intense pulsed light? A systematic review and network meta-analysis by Kai-Yang Chen, Hoi-Chun Chan, Chi-Ming Chan

“…Conclusions: While both IPL and LipiFlow showed improvements over controls in treating MGD, there is currently no direct comparative evidence between these modalities. …”
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The Ex-utero intrapartum treatment procedure: a narrative review by Michele Gaffuri, Michele Gaffuri, Genny Raffaeli, Elena Emilia Bullejos Garcia, Giuseppe Perugino, Ottavio Cassardo, Nicola Persico, Nicola Persico, Mariarosa Colnaghi, Felipe Garrido, Eduardo Villamor, Irene Cetin, Irene Cetin, Monica Fumagalli, Monica Fumagalli, Lorenzo Pignataro, Lorenzo Pignataro, Giacomo Cavallaro

“…It has since expanded to treat conditions such as congenital high airway obstruction syndrome and airway compression by masses. …”
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