Application of strut-septum complex stent in nasal tip refinement of secondary unilateral cleft rhinoplasty by DONG Zhe, LI Qiaoqiao, YANG Jiegang, FU Yuchuan, LI Jian

“…Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of costal cartilage septal-columellar composite grafts in refining nasal tip aesthetics for secondary unilateral cleft lip nasal deformities, and to provide a reference for clinical treatment. Methods This study has been approved by the institutional medical ethics committee and informed consent was obtained from the patients. …”
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Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in Kenya: a retrospective case series by Taby Siika, Jaskirat Sokhi, Juzar Hooker, Sheila Waa, Anne Mwirigi, Jasmit Shah, Jasmit Shah, Dilraj Singh Sokhi, Dilraj Singh Sokhi

“…Apart from headaches (86.9%, 106/122), the most common presenting symptoms were visual disturbance (26.2%, 32/122) and seizures (23.8%, 29/122); 11 patients developed seizures later. …”
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Efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine for post-COVID-19 syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yiting Wang, Xiao Li, Huaizheng Hui, Dianxing Yang

“…Primary outcomes were symptom severity measured by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS); secondary outcomes included relief rates of cough, fatigue, chest tightness, dyspnea, insomnia, and exercise intolerance. …”
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LianChuang ZhiXue Liquid Enema Modulates the Macrophage Polarization of Ulcerative Colitis via Inhibiting the Jagged-1/Notch1 Signaling Pathway by Zhang Y, Liu J, Zhang D, Qian H

“…Zonula occludens-1 (Zo-1) Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Hematoxylin-Eosin (HE) staining were performed to visualize the colon injury. ELISA was used to detect cytokines content in serum. …”
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Therapeutic efficacy of home-based neuromuscular electrical stimulation on early postoperative functional recovery following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a double-blind random... by Rui-song Wang, Jian-ning Sun, Qun-ya Zheng, Liang Chen, Peng Chen

“…This study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of home-based NMES intervention for promoting early functional recovery after ARCR. Methods A total of 63 ARCR patients were randomized into the NMES group (n = 32) and MENS (Micro-current electrical nerve stimulation) group (n = 31), both receiving a 6-week home-based intervention (5 sessions weekly, 30 min per session) following surgery. …”
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Effect of Locoregional Vs General Anesthesia on Incidence of Delayed Neurocognitive Recovery in Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Xie S, Zhao X, Zhao Z, Gui M, Cao X, Shen X, Luo J, Chen X, Xia Y, Yu B

“…We conducted a randomized controlled trial to examine whether continuous femoral nerve block plus sacral plexus block reduces the rate of delayed neurocognitive recovery in patients undergoing hip surgery.Methods: This is a single-centre, randomized controlled trial. …”
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Improved alignment accuracy but similar early clinical outcomes with NAVIO imageless robotic-assisted vs. conventional total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis by Changjiao Sun, Qi Ma, Xiaofei Zhang, Huimin Li, Xin Yang, Xu Cai

“…Abstract Background This meta-analysis aimed to compare the radiological and clinical outcomes in patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using either NAVIO-assisted TKA or conventional TKA. Methods In accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and meta-analysis criteria, a systematic review was carried out. …”
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Effect of Yao medicine collapse stains combined with wax therapy in the treatment of chronic lumbar muscle strain (瑶药塌渍联合蜡疗治疗慢性腰肌劳损效果观察) by WEI Yingfen (韦英芬), HE Xinghong (何星宏)

“…Objective To investigate the effect of Yao medicine collapse stains combined with wax therapy in the treatment of chronic lumbar muscle strain. Methods A total of 138 patients with chronic lumbar muscle strain were selected as the study objects and randomly divided into observation group and control group, with 69 cases in each group. …”
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MORPHOLOGICAL CONDITION OF THE MUCOUS DURING THE PERIOD OF PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGE OF THE CANINES OF THE UPPER JAW by M. Cholovskyi

“…Stratified squamous epithelium with expressive differentiation into basal, prickly granular and stratum corneum was visualized along the entire length. The formation of acanthotic epithelial cords took place in almost all cases. …”
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MULTICENTER DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL OF THE SYMPTOM- AND STRUCTURE-MODIFYING EFFECT OF ALFLUTOP IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHROSIS. COMMUNICATION 1. EVA... by Lyudmila Ivanovna Alekseeva, E P Sharapova, E A Taskina, N V Chichasova, G R Imametdinova, N A Shostak, N G Pravdyuk, L N Denisov

“…Objective: to evaluate the symptom- and structure-modifying effect of alflutop versus placebo (PL) in patients with knee osteoarthrosis (OA).Subjects and methods. The trial enrolled 90 patients with knee OA (ACR criteria and Kellgren–Lawrence Stages II–III) and pain on walking ≥ 40 mm on a visual analogue scale (VAS) who signed their informed consent. …”
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Impact of Paraspinal Sarcopenia on Clinical Outcomes in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Patients Following Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy by Tianci Fang, Zhifang Xue, Quan Zhou, Jiawen Gao, Jian Mi, Huilin Yang, Feng Zhou, Hao Liu, Junxin Zhang

“…Primary outcomes were assessed via the visual analog scale (VAS; 0–10) and Oswestry disability index (ODI; 0%–100%) at preoperative, 1‐month, 6‐month, and final follow‐up (mean 65.6 weeks). …”
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Short-term pre-meal whey protein microgel supplementation reduces postprandial glycemia and appetite in adults with overweight: An open-label randomised controlled trial by Ian J. Neeland, Kostas Tsintzas, Bo Ahrén, Robert J. Chilton, Ambra Giorgetti, Alric Mondragon, Rachel Ambiaux, Eugenia Migliavacca, David Philippe, Olivier Aprikian, Odd Erik Johansen

“…Appetite was captured by frequent self-reporting (hunger, desire, amount, fullness, satisfaction) using a visual analogue scale (0–100 mm). Ad-libitum food consumption (lunch) was assessed by weighing the amount consumed. …”
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Emergence and characterization of a ST852 Klebsiella quasipneumoniae clinical isolate coharboring blaNDM-1 and blaKPC-2 in China by Chongmei Tian, Yaping Zhao, Su Dong, Zhixin You, Jingbai Chen, Hongfeng Xu, Yuejuan Fang, Yapei Zhang

“…ObjectivesTo characterize a rare ST852 Klebsiella quasipneumoniae strain co-producing NDM-1 and KPC-2 isolated from a clinical patient.MethodsMinimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were measured using a VITEK 2 compact system and broth microdilution. …”
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Restoring coronal pre-arthritic alignment in mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: mid- to long-term outcomes by Yankun Jiang, Changquan Liu, Qidong Zhang, Guoyuan Sun, Ran Ding, Nianfei Zhang, Cheng Huang, Weiguo Wang, Wanshou Guo

“…This study evaluated whether patients who achieve pre-arthritic alignment following mobile-bearing UKA with the kinematic alignment technique experience superior postoperative knee function compared with those who do not. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 236 knee joints that underwent UKA using kinematic alignment techniques between May 2015 and November 2017. …”
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Intraocular pressure correlation to progressive retinal nerve fiber layer loss in primary open angle glaucoma as measured by standard and modified goldmann applanation tonometers by Sean McCafferty, Manjool Shah, Anupam Laul, Khin Kilgore

“…Participants were all diagnosed with POAG by untreated IOP ≥ 22, disk changes, and visual field (HVF) loss consistent with glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON). …”
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Analysis of sleep quality and influencing factors in migraine patients with patent foramen ovale by Hu Yijun, Zhang Diwen, Wang Libo, Liu Bo, Ye Hongmei, Zhao Xiongfei

“…Basic demographic data were collected using a self-designed questionnaire， headache severity was assessed with the Visual Analogue Scale （VAS）， and sleep quality was invaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index （PSQI）. …”
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Factors associated with knee pain at early stages of osteoarthritis by A. R. Khalmetova, Lila A. M., E. A. Taskina, L. I. Alekseeva, N. M. Savushkina, N. G. Kashevarova, E. A. Strebkova, O. G. Alekseeva

“…Objective: To investigate key risk factors associated with knee pain in early-stage osteoarthritis (OA).Material and methods. The study included 109 women aged 35–75 years with knee pain lasting no more than one year and minimal radiographic changes (Kellgren–Lawrence grades 0–II). …”
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Identification of Ferroptosis -Related Genes in MAFLD/MASH and HQHF Validation by Liu S, Zhang L, Xu J, Zhao Q, Shang D, Liu X, Zhang Q, Liu M, Zhao W

“…This study aims to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with MAFLD/MASH and explore their potential link to ferroptosis, a form of regulated cell death.Methods: We conducted differential expression analysis using two datasets from the GEO database. …”
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Correlation analysis between facial feature-based traditional Chinese medicine inspection of spirit classification and Beck Depression Inventory score by Shan Lu, Xubo Shang, Dong Yang, Junfeng Yan, Xiaoye Wang

“…Objective: To determine the correlation between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) inspection of spirit classification and the severity grade of depression based on facial features, offering insights for intelligent intergrated TCM and western medicine diagnosis of depression. Methods: Using the Audio-Visual Emotion Challenge and Workshop (AVEC 2014) public dataset on depression, which conclude 150 interview videos, the samples were classified according to the TCM inspection of spirit classification: Deshen (得神, presence of spirit), Shaoshen (少神, insufficiency of spirit), and Shenluan (神乱, confusion of spirit). …”
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External application of Xiaoding ointment in the treatment of swelling around arteriovenous fistula sites in patients with hemodialysis (消定膏对血液透析动静脉内瘘患者肿胀的临床疗效评价)... by XU Xia (徐霞), CHENG Lijun (程立军), LI Xiao (李潇), LI Xiaoping (李晓萍), ZHUANG Hua (庄华), ZHANG Lianhe (张莲荷)

“…Objective To observe the clinical effect of the external use of Xiaoding ointment in the treatment of swelling around arteriovenous fistula sites in patients with hemodialysis. Methods A total of 112 patients with swelling around arteriovenous fistula sites during hemodialysis treatment were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group according to the random number table, with 56 cases in each group. …”
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