Effectiveness of deep electroacupuncture with strong deqi and shallow electroacupuncture with no deqi for lumbar disk herniation: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Ziling Huang, Jianxin Zhao, Xinghong Pei, Bobo Wang

“…This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of deep EA with strong deqi and shallow EA with no deqi in the treatment of LDH.Methods and analysis In this randomised controlled trial, patients with LDH who have low back pain with or without radiculopathy for at least 12 weeks will be enrolled. …”
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Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles exploration for semantic indoor reconstruction using 3D Gaussian splatting by Hao Xuan Zhang, Yilin Yang, Zhengbo Zou

“…The reconstruction algorithm is further evaluated on ScanNet, and results show that our method outperforms previous methods by a large margin on 3D reconstruction quality.…”
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Association Between Cognitive Abilities and Chess Skills in Children: A Systematic Review by Anastasia A. Yakushina, Ekaterina E. Vasukova, Aleksandra G. Dolgikh

“…The aim of the current work was to classify and systematize empirical studies aimed at investigating the relationship between cognitive abilities and chess training in children 5–12 years old. Methods. A literature review was conducted using the PRISMA method. 273 English-language and 90 Russian-language articles corresponding to the search query were found. …”
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The first experience of transscleral laser thermotherapy of retinoblastoma by A.A. Yarovoy, D.P. Volodin, R.A. Loginov

“…To evaluate the efficacy of transscleral thermotherapy (TSTT) in eight patients with retinoblastoma (Rb). Material and methods. In total, 8 patients (9 eyes, 22 tumors) with Rb were treated by TSTT. …”
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Supplemental technologies of liver ultrasound investigation at the 1-st type tyrosinemia in pediatrics by G. M. Dvoryakovskaya, S. A. Ivleva, I. V. Dvoryakovsky, S. I. Polyakova

“…To carry out objective estimation of liver parenchyma state in children with the 1-st type hereditary tyrosinemia (НТ-1) by ultrasound method with quantitative estimation of hepatic parenchyma pattern.Material and methods. …”
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Biochemical changes in affected potato tubers by S. Bomok, B. Taktaiev, M. Pikovskyi, O. Marieva

“…Diagnosed disease by the visual method and a microscopic analysis with the subsequent identification of the pathogens. …”
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PGHDR: Dynamic HDR reconstruction with progressive feature alignment and quality-guided fusion by Ying Qi, Qiushi Li, Zhaoyuan Huang, Jian Li, Chenyang Wang, Teng Wan, Qiang Zhang

“…Experiments show that PGHDR achieves a PSNR- $$\ell $$ ℓ of 42.58 dB and an HDR-VDP-2 score of 67.15. Visual evaluations on multiple datasets demonstrate that our method significantly outperforms existing approaches, achieving high-quality, ghost-free HDR reconstruction.…”
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The use of hyaluronic and aminocaproic acid in the treatment of alveolar osteitis by Dubovina Dejan, Mihailović Branko, Bukumirić Zoran, Vlahović Zoran, Miladinović Milan, Miković Nikola, Lazić Zoran

“…During each visit, scheduled for every two days until complete absence of painful sensations, the patients had the therapeutic method repeated as at the first examination. At each control visit the number of present symptoms and signs of AO was recorded, as well as the level of pain (measured with a visual analogue scale). …”
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Techniques for the surgical correction of lagophthalmos secondary to leprosy: A systematic review. by Matthew Willis, Heynes Brown, Dan McGrath, Essam Eltoukhy, Anil Fastenau

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic review was conducted on the 16/11/2024 with data from PubMed, Infolep, Web of Sciences Core Collection and Medline ALL. …”
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On Classification and Application of Monovision Technique for Excimer Laser Correction and on Possible of Preliminary Target Refraction Modeling in Patients with Primary Myopia, As... by E. I. Belikova, T. V. Perova

“…The combination of such refractive errors as high and medium astigmatism with anisometropia and presbyopia considerably reduces patients’ standard of living, first of all because methods of the correction stated are very limited. …”
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Development of a colloidal gold-based immunochromatographic strip for rapid detection of Areca palm velarivirus 1 by Jie Lu, Weifan He, Yuxing Liu, Shiqi Li, Xi Huang, Hongxing Wang, Xianmei Cao

“…There is an urgent need for a convenient and reliable method for the rapid detection and surveillance of APV1.MethodsThe Capsid protein (CP) of APV1 was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified as antigen to immunize BALB/c mice. …”
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Laser in situ keratomyleusis (LASIK) for correction of myopia and hypermetropia: Our one year experience by Vukosavljević Miroslav, Milivojević Milorad, Resan Mirko, Cerović Vesna

“…Methods. The study included myopic and hyperopic eyes with preoperative best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) = 1 (20/20), of the total number of 322 divided into 2 groups - 1) myopic eyes (n = 241) which were divided into 4 subgroups according to the myopia strength: a) ≤ -1.75 D (n = 23), b) from -2 to -3.75 D (n = 81), c) from -4 to -6.75 D (n = 113), d) ≥ -7 D (n = 24); 2) hyperopic eyes (n = 81) which were divided into 3 subgroups according to the hyperopia strength: a) ≤ +1.75D (n = 10), b) from +2 to +3.75 D (n = 46), c) ≥ +4 D (n = 25). …”
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Automated seafood freshness detection and preservation analysis using machine learning and paper-based pH sensors by B. Kumaravel, A. L. Amutha, T. P. Milintha Mary, Aryan Agrawal, Akshat Singh, S. Saran, Nagamaniammai Govindarajan

“…The study demonstrates the effectiveness of the paper-based pH sensor as a visual indicator of spoilage, while the RF-based prediction model offers a reliable method for ensuring food safety and quality during cold-chain storage. …”
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Assessing the AIR classification reliability for estimating pronation of the first metatarsal by Ning Sun, Xuewen Wang, Xiangyu Xu, Heng Li, Wenjing Li, Xiaofeng Gong, Hui Du, Yong Wu

“…Methods This retrospective study evaluated 18 patients, including 31 feet affected by HV. …”
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Systematic analysis of factors affecting the efficacy of corneal reinnervation surgery in treating neurotrophic keratitis by Rui Kuang, Shuqia Xu, Xunxun Lin, Bo He, Yangbin Xu, Zhaowei Zhu

“…Abstract Objective This study investigated the efficacy of corneal neurotization (CN) surgery for treating neurotrophic keratitis (NK) and evaluated potential factors affecting treatment outcomes. Methods Literature databases were searched from the inception to January 2024 for retrospective or prospective studies related to corneal neurotization for NK treatment. …”
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Long-term surgical outcomes of combined Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation and phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation for patients with glaucoma secondary to iridoco... by Yunxiao Sun, Xiaoming Duan, Yuxin Fang, Xin Tang

“…Conclusion AGV implantation combined with phacoemulsification and IOL implantation seems to be an effective method in IOP control and vision maintain for patients with GS-ICE. …”
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Chemical horn infusions: a poaching deterrent or an unnecessary deception? by Sam Ferreira, Markus Hofmeyr, Danie Pienaar, Dave Cooper

“…Conservationists use various approaches to deal with the threat. One method advocated is infusing rhino horns with chemicals and dye. …”
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Comparative analysis of CLIF versus OLIF in the treatment of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis：a prospective randomized controlled study by LIU Zhao*，GAO Yuan，LIU Fengyu，SUN Xianze

“…The patients were randomly divided into the OLIF group（n=65）and the CLIF group（n=65）using a random number table method. The OLIF group was treated with OLIF，and the CLIF group was treated with CLIF. …”
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Innovative stabilization of the lumbar spine. Fast track from surgery to removal of all restrictions in professional athletes by Dmitry N. Dzukaev, Andrey V. Zholinsky, Anton V. Borzenkov, Anton I. Toporskiy

“…The most frequently used methods of surgical intervention do not allow a full-fledged return to the pre-injury level of physical activity.Materials and methods: In the described clinical case, an 18-year-old professional cyclist (height 180 cm, weight 68 kg) sustained a spinal injury during a fall from a bicycle at an international cycling competition. …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis： A Meta-analysis by GU Jinyu, LI Kaiming, ZHANG Qing, LI Linghui, BAI Zixing, WANG Shangquan

“…Relative risk (RR) was used to analyze the binary variables; and the continuous variables with the same unit and measurement method were described by mean difference (MD), while the continuous variables with different measurement methods or units were described by standardized mean difference (SMD). …”
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