Distance caregiving using smart home technologies: balancing ethical priorities in family decision-making by only children by Yi Jiao Angelina Tian, Michael Dunn, Silke Schicktanz, Julian Savulescu, Tenzin Wangmo

“…In this paper, we explore the ethical issues expressed by a group of only children towards integrating assistive, monitoring, and robotic technologies in their transnational care plans. Methods Purposive snowball sampling was used for the recruitment of 26 distance caregivers aged between 28 and 45, who were their parent’s only children. …”
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A risk prediction model for the assessment and triage of women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in low-resourced settings: the miniPIERS (Pre-eclampsia Integrated Estimate... by Beth A Payne, Jennifer A Hutcheon, J Mark Ansermino, David R Hall, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Shereen Z Bhutta, Christine Biryabarema, William A Grobman, Henk Groen, Farizah Haniff, Jing Li, Laura A Magee, Mario Merialdi, Annettee Nakimuli, Ziguang Qu, Rozina Sikandar, Nelson Sass, Diane Sawchuck, D Wilhelm Steyn, Mariana Widmer, Jian Zhou, Peter von Dadelszen, miniPIERS Study Working Group

“…We developed the miniPIERS risk prediction model to provide a simple, evidence-based tool to identify pregnant women in LMICs at increased risk of death or major hypertensive-related complications.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>From 1 July 2008 to 31 March 2012, in five LMICs, data were collected prospectively on 2,081 women with any hypertensive disorder of pregnancy admitted to a participating centre. …”
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Typological and Floristic Diversity of Fir Stands in the Teberda National Park by Yuliya M. Sablirova, Fatimat A. Tembotova, Rustam Kh. Pshegusov, Nelli L. Tsepkova

“…Geobotanical descriptions have been carried out on visually homogeneous sample plots measuring 30×30 m using standard methods adopted in geobotany and forest inventory. …”
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Efficacy and safety of dynamic neuromuscular stabilisation in treating chronic non-specific low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Bin Huang, Linlin Zhang, Yu Pu, Xiaoming Xi, Hongyan Bi, Shifang Cui

“…This study, therefore, seeks to rigorously assess the therapeutic value and safety profile of DNS techniques in the management of CNLBP.Methods and analysis We will explicitly follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines for conducting the systematic review. …”
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Efficacy and safety of voriconazole and caspofungin for the treatment of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill patients in China by Zhuo Li, Yuan Zong, Dayu Chen, Juan Ma, Peng Zhang, Lu Cao

“…ObjectiveTo compare and analyze the efficacy and safety of different antifungal drug treatment regimens for patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in the intensive care unit (ICU).MethodsWe retrospectively collected the clinical data of patients with IPA in the ICU in two grade-A tertiary hospitals from January 2019 to January 2024 using the HIS system and compared the clinical efficacy, incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), and all-cause mortality at discharge among different antifungal treatments, such as voriconazole alone, caspofungin alone, and a combination of voriconazole plus caspofungin.ResultsA total of 151 patients were enrolled, including 129 in the monotherapy group (with 92 in the voriconazole subgroup and 37 in the caspofungin subgroup) and 22 in the voriconazole plus caspofungin combination group. …”
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A Bibliometric Study of Interleukin Cytokines in the Treatment of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Wang H, Li X, Wang S, Liu J, Xie N

“…Systematic analysis of interleukin family cytokines and intervertebral disc degeneration and summary of related mechanisms will help to further promote the progress of related clinical treatment.Methods: The related articles published in 1 January 2015– 1 December 2024 were all from network science (WOS), and charts were made and analyzed by using social science statistics software package and GraphPad Prism 8 software. …”
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Cervical cancer prevention program in Nepal: a ‘training of trainers’ approach by Samantha Batman, Madan Piya, Sandhya Chapagain, Poonam Lama, Pabitra Maharjan, Binod Aryal, Maya Neupane, Shashwat Pariyar, Natacha Phoolcharoen, Vanessa Eaton, Vanessa Sarchet, Megan Kremzier, Jenny Carns, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ellen Baker, Melissa Lopez Varon, Mila Pontremoli Salcedo, Jessica Milan, Kathleen Schmeler, Jitendra Pariyar

“…To this effect, Cancer Care Nepal established an international collaboration to implement a 'training of trainers' (TOT) program to expand the reach of cervical cancer prevention techniques. # Methods The Nepal cervical cancer prevention program began with an in-person TOT session in Kathmandu in November 2019. …”
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Efficacy and safety of intravitreal injection of aflibercept biosimilar for treating diabetic macular edema by Gaixia Zhai, Chao Sun, Xia Zhang, Yuanzhen Su

“…PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravitreal injection of aflibercept biosimilar in the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME).MethodsClinical data were collected from 33 patients (40 eyes) newly diagnosed with DME in the ophthalmology department of our hospital between February and April 2024, all of whom were treated with the aflibercept biosimilar. …”
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Assessing landslide susceptibility in the Upper Ravi river catchment, Himachal Pradesh, India: a comprehensive analysis using the logistic regression model by Pooja Sharma, Vishwa Bandhu Singh Chandel, Simrit Kahlon, Som Nath Thakur

“…The primary objective is to identify high-susceptibility landslide zones and understand the underlying geospatial factors affecting landslides in the Himalayan regions. Methods A landslide inventory of 513 events was prepared using visual interpretation of high-resolution satellite imagery from Landsat, Sentinel, PlanetScope, and Google Earth and field work from 2001-2020. …”
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Postoperative Radiologic Changes in Early Recurrent Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis After Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Foraminotomy for Lower Lumbar Segments by Chi-Ho Kim, Pius Kim, Chang-Il Ju, Jong-Hun Seo

“…The aim of this study is to analyze the radiological changes occurring in cases of early recurrence within six months after endoscopic foraminal decompression. <b>Methods</b>: A retrospective review was conducted on patients with unilateral lumbar foraminal stenosis who underwent full endoscopic foraminotomy at a single institution. …”
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Risk of complications associated with prolonged post-operative hospitalization and postoperative outcomes in elderly patients with high BMI undergoing elective total knee arthropla... by Fangxing Wang, Jie Zhao, Weijie He, Huazheng He, Qiang Wang

“…Abstract Background The primary aim of our investigation is to conduct a detailed, stratified, and controlled examination concerning the body mass index (BMI) of elderly individuals who have undergone total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods Based on preoperative BMIs, 135 knees (37 men and 98 women, 75 years or older) were categorized into normal-weight (n = 41), overweight (n = 49), and obese (n = 45) groups. …”
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Heterogeneity in diabetic distal neuropathy and differential approach to its treatment by Oksana Evgen'evna Khutornaya, Vadim Borisovich Bregovskiy, A G Demina, I A Karpova

“…AIMS: To determine the prevalence of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN), to evaluate the composition and efficacy of pharmacotherapy and to develop a differential algorithm for symptomatic treatment of PDN. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 4494 outpatient subjects participated in this study. …”
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Virtual vitreoretinal clinics: a service delivery pathway of the future by Elizabeth Yang, Amelia Rees, Shantelle Ahadzi, Yvonne Kanna, Philipp Schwember, Robert Henderson, Lyndon da Cruz

“…We report the pilot studies of a VR virtual service where these patients can be more efficiently reviewed, investigated, listed for surgery or discharged. Methods This was a prospective observational study comparing the outcomes of a virtual assessment to standard face-to-face clinics. …”
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Simulator Sickness within the Framework of the Level Theory of Movement Regulation: Empirical Study by Elizaveta G. Luniakova, Arina R. Raximova, Margarita D. Belousova

“…Participants were informed about the potential short-term negative consequences of participating in the experiment and provided their voluntary consent. Methods. Two groups of participants, after preliminary testing, underwent training over three days to perform certain types of movements in a virtual environment, followed by re-testing. …”
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Exploring Enamel Hypoplasia and Metabolic Impacts on Dental Structures in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sadaf Ambreen, Amna Farrukh, Muhammad Mustafa, Ashar Hussain, Irum Naz, Fatima Ali

“…This review aimed to determine the prevalence, severity, and associated metabolic risk factors of enamel hypoplasia and tooth wear in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and to evaluate the effectiveness of current interventions. Methods: The present systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out in line with PRISMA 2020 requirements. …”
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Combined alverine citrate and simeticonein preparation in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome by Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To assess the effect of combined drug meteospasmyl on intensity of clinical symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).Material and methods. Retrospective analysis of efficacy and safety of meteospasmyl in 30 patients with IBS diagnosis, confirmed by conformity of complaints to Rome-III criteria and absence of pathological changes at laboratory and instrumental investigations was carried out. …”
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Measuring Dyed Fiber Color with MSFU-K Microscope Spectrophotometer: Methodology Validation by Galina I. Bebeshko, Irina P. Lyubetskaya, Lidiya P. Brunova, Marina A. Khanukaeva, Georgii G. Omel'yanyuk

“…This work is part of a series of efforts towards validation of methods used in forensic fiber analysis. These efforts address current needs for accreditation of forensic laboratories and quality control in operations.The qualitative testing methodology consists of obtaining absorption spectra with the microscope spectrophotometer MSFU-K and comparing the spectral characteristics of color in fiber samples. …”
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Optical coherence tomography in the diagnosis of glaucomatous optical neuropathy in children with primary congenital glaucoma by L. A. Katargina, N. N. Arestova, E. N. Demchenko, A. Yu. Panova, A. A. Sorokin

“…Purpose: to analyze morphometric, clinical and functional manifestations of glaucomatous optical neuropathy in congenital childhood glaucoma (CG).Material and methods. We examined 103 children (163 eyes) with (CG), including 54 children (86 eyes) with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) aged 1 month to 17 years. …”
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The possibilities of predicting the individual risk of cervical cancer in women of reproductive age using mathematical modeling by L. A. Klyukina, E. A. Sosnova, A. A. Ishchenko, M. M. Davydov

“…Cervical cancer (CC) refers to cancer of visual localization and in women of reproductive age remains one of the most common oncological diseases. …”
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Clothes Retrieval Using M-AlexNet With Mish Function and Feature Selection Using Joint Shannon&#x2019;s Entropy Pearson&#x2019;s Correlation Coefficient by Marryam Murtaza, Muhammad Sharif, Mussarat Yasmin, Muhammad Fayyaz, Seifedine Kadry, Mi Young Lee

“…To calculate the efficacy of suggested methods, the comparison is performed with other deep CNN models such as baseline AlexNet, VGG-16, VGG-19, and ResNet50 on DeepFashion2, MVC, and the proposed Clothes Image Dataset (CID). …”
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