Photon counting detector CT-derived virtual non-contrast images of the liver: comparison of conventional and liver-specific algorithms across arterial and portal venous phase scans by Anna-Katharina Gerstner, Franka Risch, Luca Canalini, Gerlig Widmann, Elke R. Gizewski, Stefanie Bette, Simon Hellbrueck, Thomas Kroencke, Josua A. Decker

“…Bland-Altman plots were utilised to visually assess the agreement between results and Passing-Bablok regression, thereby quantifying the observed agreement. …”
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Research Progress on the Impact of Nighttime Outdoor Environments on Residents’ Health by Chongxian CHEN, Xinrui XIONG, Guangsi LIN, Jingyi LIU

“…The objective is to identify existing gaps and limitations in the literature and to inform future research directions.Results1) Current research primarily explores the health effects of nocturnal climatic factors, auditory factors, and visual environmental factors, with particular attention to their associations with cardiovascular health, sleep quality, psychological well-being, and cancer risk. …”
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From background diabetic retinopathy to its proliferative stage. What is the role of gut microbiota in the trajectory of DR? a Mendelian randomization study with mediation analysis by Yifan Zhou, Jialong Dong, Zhenyu Wang, Chen Huang, Xiaotong Yu, Xinjun Wang, Bo Yang, Yuechen Wu, Qing Peng

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Water quality index modelling and its application on artificial intelligence (AI) in conjunction with machine learning (ML) methodologies for mapping surface water potential zones... by Abhijeet Das

“…However, traditional methods of evaluating the quality of water are expensive, labour-intensive, and complicated. …”
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Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Pharmacopuncture Therapy for Cervical Disc Herniation: A Pilot Study by Lee SW, Ahn YJ, Kim S, Lee Y, Cho HW, Hong Y, Nam D, Park YC, Kim EJ, Lee YJ, Ha IH

“…Although pharmacopuncture therapy is one of the most widely used treatment methods for CDH in Korean medicine clinical practice, there are few high-quality studies conducted in Korea. …”
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Simulated surgery of single-port robotic transanal total mesorectal excision: a case study by He Kuan, Xu Zhou, Shen Haode, Zheng Huichao, Du Jing, Xu Kun, Tong Weidong, Wu Yi, Li Fan

“…Our research team constructed a visualized solid model of complete male pelvic structure based on the Chinese Visible Human datasets, incorporating 3D printing technology. …”
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First results of long-term follow-up of children in Russia after gene therapy for hereditary retinal dystrophies associated with biallelic mutations in the RPE65 gene by V. V. Neroev, L. A. Katargina, M. P. Kharlampidi, L. V. Kogoleva, I. V. Zolnikova, P. A. Ilyukhin, E. V. Denisova, S. V. Milash, N. A. Osipova, S. I. Kutsev, A. V. Polyakov, R. A. Zinchenko, V. V. Kadyshev, Yu. A. Bobrovskaya

“…In one case, the child with initially low visual acuity showed improved visual fixation. In 4 patients out of 6 (8 eyes), an expansion of the visual fields was noted, including 2 cases who displayed significant expansion thereof. …”
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Clinical and demographic data and the significance of various dysfunctions and severity indicators in multiple sclerosis patients by Gennadii M. Chupryna, Natalia V. Khanenko

“… Introduction: Visual and oculomotor disorders are frequent manifestations of nervous system damage in multiple sclerosis. …”
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An AI-Based Digital Scanner for <i>Varroa destructor</i> Detection in Beekeeping by Daniela Scutaru, Simone Bergonzoli, Corrado Costa, Simona Violino, Cecilia Costa, Sergio Albertazzi, Vittorio Capano, Marko M. Kostić, Antonio Scarfone

“…In this study, the scanner was tested for 17 weeks, receiving sheets from 5 beehives every week, and checking the accuracy, reliability, and speed of the method compared to conventional human visual inspection. …”
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Paradigm shifts in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy therapeutics: a four-decade bibliometric exploration of emerging therapeutic dimensions (1985–2024) by Juntao Shu, Ling Liu, Mei Yuan, Mingbiao Ma, Jingjing Yang

“…This study aimed to identify key research areas, collaboration networks, and emerging trends using bibliometric analysis tools.MethodsA comprehensive analysis was conducted on 1,165 records from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database. …”
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Impact of Peripartum Depression and Anxiety Symptoms on Unplanned Cesarean or Operative Vaginal Births: A Prospective Observational Study by María José Rol, Marcos Javier Cuerva, María de los Angeles Palomares, Carmen Vallecillo, Stella Franke, José Luis Bartha

“…The aim of this study was to examine the association between peripartum depression and anxiety symptoms with unplanned cesarean or operative vaginal births. Methods: This single-center observational study categorized women into two groups based on the presence (or absence) of depression symptoms in the last 7 days. …”
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THE ROLE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE MAMMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST TUMORS by N. V. Meladze, M. A. Shariya, D. V. Ustyuzhanin, S. K. Ternovoy

“…Objective: to investigate the possibility of enhancing the efficiency of complex magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, including MR mammography with dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and MR spectroscopy for the differential diagnosis of breast tumors.Material and methods. The investigation enrolled 87 patients with breast tumors and 15 healthy volunteers. …”
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Identifying novel therapeutic targets for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease using bioinformatics approaches: from drug repositioning to traditional Chinese medicine by Jingmin Zhang, Tianwei Meng, Weiqi Gao, Xinghua Li, Juan Xu

“…Protein-protein interaction networks were constructed using STRING and visualized with Cytoscape. Pathway enrichment analysis was performed, and drug-gene interactions were explored using the DGIdb database. …”
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Combination Therapy with Continuous Three-in-One Femoral Nerve Block and Periarticular Multimodal Drug Infiltration after Total Hip Arthroplasty by Tomonori Tetsunaga, Tomoko Tetsunaga, Kazuo Fujiwara, Hirosuke Endo, Toshifumi Ozaki

“…The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of CFNB versus LIA after THA. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the postoperative outcomes of 93 THA patients (20 men, 73 women; mean age 69.2 years). …”
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Predictive factors for the development of depression in children and adolescents: a clinical study by Hong Zhang, Peilin Yu, Xiaoming Liu, Xiaoming Liu, Ke Wang, Ke Wang, Ke Wang, Ke Wang

“…Afterwards, the results are visualized using a nomogram. The AUC of the training set is 0.731 and the AUC of the test set is 0.740. …”
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High resolution multi-delay arterial spin labeling with self-supervised deep learning denoising for pediatric choroid plexus perfusion MRI by Qinyang Shou, Chenyang Zhao, Xingfeng Shao, Megan M Herting, Danny JJ Wang

“…The performance of the model was evaluated by the SNR, bias and repeatability of the fitted perfusion parameters of the CP and gray matter. The proposed method was compared to several benchmark methods including KWIA, joint denoising and reconstruction with total generalized variation (TGV) regularization, as well as another self-supervised method termed Noise2Void. …”
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Duodenal Derotation and Extent Tapering Jejunoplasty as Primary Repair for Neonates With High Jejunal Atresia by Chih-Cheng Luo, Yung-Ching Ming, Hsun-Chin Chao, Shih-Ming Chu

“…A novel technique using duodenal derotation and extent tapering jejunoplasty (DDETJ) is reported here. Methods: Infants with high jejunal atresia within 10 cm of the ligament of Treitz treated with DDETJ over a 3-year period were reviewed. …”
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WRRT-DETR: Weather-Robust RT-DETR for Drone-View Object Detection in Adverse Weather by Bei Liu, Jiangliang Jin, Yihong Zhang, Chen Sun

“…To address the challenges of scale variation and visual degradation introduced by harsh weather, we propose WRRT-DETR, a weather-robust object detection framework optimized for small objects. …”
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COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN LUMBAR FACETARY BLOCKADE PERFORMED BY USG X FLUOROSCOPY IN PATIENTS WITH LUMBAR FACETARY SYNDROME by HUDSON RODRIGUES LEAL DA COSTA, MARÍLIA GABRIELA PALÁCIO GALBIATTI, MATHEUS FRANCISCO DE OLIVEIRA, RAFAEL CARBONI DE SOUZA, WILKER HERKSON DE ALMEIDA OLIVEIRA, BRUNO VIEIRA MOTTER, GUILHERME FOIZER, ANDRÉ EVARISTO MARCONDES CESAR, GABRIELLE DO AMARAL VIRGINIO PEREIRA, LUCIANO MILLER REIS RODRIGUES

“…Pain was assessed using the Visual Analog Scale and functional capacity by the Oswestry Disability Index before and 1 month after the procedure. …”
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The effect of music on patient anxiety undergoing bronchoscopy: a randomized controlled trial by Kacem Amani, Aissa Sana, Jomaa Wassim, Chebil Dhekra, Ben Jazia Rahma, Kharrat Imen, Benzarti Wafa, Knaz Asma, Ben Bedira Baraa, Gargouri Imen, Maatallah Anis, Abdelghani Ahmed

“…The aim of our study is to evaluate the effect of music on anxiety levels among patients undergoing bronchoscopy in the pneumology department. Methods We conducted a prospective, randomized, investigator-blinded, controlled trial performed in two university hospitals. …”
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