Retinal and Choroidal Changes in Children with Moderate-to-High Hyperopia by Yu Qian, Yingyan Ma, Qiurong Lin, Zhaoyu Xiang, Jun Qiang, Yan Xu, Haidong Zou

“…The characteristics of the RNFL and GCL thickness in MMH children were different from those in emmetropic children.…”
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Impact of Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant on Vessel Diameters in Patients with Retinal Vein Occlusion by Busra Yilmaz Tugan, Levent Karabas, Berna Ozkan

“…Dynamic analysis showed that maximum venous and arterial dilations did not statistically differ from baseline to 1 week, 1 month, or 2 months. …”
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Genotype-specific retinal and choroidal perfusion patterns in inherited retinal diseases: an SS-OCTA analysis by Yu Rong, Junfeng Li, Jianquan He, Daowei Zhang, Jiawen Wu, Hongli Liu, Ting Li, Ping Xu, Qing Chang, Jihong Wu

“…SS-OCTA may be a non-invasive method for detecting the severity of RP.…”
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HPTLC-fluorescent densitometry for screening aflatoxin B1 in millet and buckwheat by Xudong Shi, Xingjun Xi, Yuetao Jia, Zhijian Wang, Jiawei Guo, Shiyao Wang, Xiaoqian Tang, Yisheng Chen

“…Given severe health-hazardous effects of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) widely occurring in cereal grains and animal feeds, it is highly urgent to develop analytical methods for its rapid screening. In this work, we proposed a simple and high-throughput method for the determination of AFB1 in millet and buckwheat samples using high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) linked to fluorescence densitometry. …”
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Comparison of the inhibitory effects of Lactobacillus supernatant and coculture on Gardnerella vaginalis by Ferenc Somogyvári, Nándor Tűzkő, Attila Kereszturi, László Párducz, Mária Szécsényi, Valéria Endrész, Marianna Ábrók, Caleb M. Ardizzone, Katalin Burián, Dezső Péter Virok

“…The two measurement methods showed different levels of inhibitory activity for two of the five Lactobacillus strains tested. …”
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Aqueous Level of ANGPTL4 Correlates with the OCTA Metrics of Diabetic Macular Edema in NPDR by Qing Xu, Chaoju Gong, Lei Qiao, Ruifang Feng, Haiyang Liu, Yalu Liu, Sujuan Ji, Yipeng Zhang, Shuang Wu, Suyan Li

“…Methods. This study enrolled 21 NPDR eyes with DME (NPDR/DME+), 17 NPDR eyes without DME (NPDR/DME-), and 16 diabetic eyes without retinopathy (DWR). …”
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Experimental assessment of the impact of high acoustic power ultrasound diagnostics on animal eyes by M. S. Zaitsev, T. N. Kiseleva, K. V. Lugovkina, N. V. Balatskaya, E. V. Jani, K. E. Seliverstova

“…Purpose: to study the impact of diagnostic ultrasound of high acoustic power on animal eye tissues in the experiment.Material and methods. 46 Chinchilla rabbits (92 eyes) were divided into the main group of 38 rabbits (76 eyes) and the control group of 8 rabbits (16 intact eyes). …”
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Choroidal Thickness in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Type Dementia by Mehmet Bulut, Aylin Yaman, Muhammet Kazim Erol, Fatma Kurtuluş, Devrim Toslak, Berna Doğan, Deniz Turgut Çoban, Ebru Kaya Başar

“…Methods. A total of 246 eyes of 123 people (41 ATD, 38 MCI, and 44 healthy C subjects) were included in this study. …”
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Application of Surgical Protocols for the Treatment of Highly Irregular Astigmatism with Topographic Guided Ablation in a Case of Post-LASIK Ectasia by Motwani M, Agu E, Xu A, Yung M

“…Manoj Motwani,1 Emmanuel Agu,2 Albert Xu,2 Madeline Yung2 1Motwani Lasik Institute/Cornea Revolution, San Diego, CA, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USACorrespondence: Madeline Yung, Email madeline.yung@ucsf.eduPurpose: To compare the outcomes of two different surgical planning strategies for topography-guided repair of post-LASIK ectasia.Methods: This is a case report of a patient presenting with post-LASIK ectasia. …”
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Knowledge and attitude of youth towards contact lenses in Karachi, Pakistan by Rafia Irfan, Roha Saeed Memon, Mahnoor Yousif Shaikh, Ilma Khalid, Nimra Shakeel, Eleze Tariq

“…# Background Surveys have shown that contact lenses are common optical correction devices used worldwide and they are particularly popular among the youth. …”
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Mechanical Performance and Surface Roughness of Lithium Disilicate and Zirconia-Reinforced Lithium Silicate Ceramics Before and After Exposure to Acidic Challenge by Ahmed Elsherbini, Salma M. Fathy, Walid Al-Zordk, Mutlu Özcan, Amal A. Sakrana

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Fabrication of ceramic restorations with higher performance, biocompatibility, and mechanical durability, as well as excellent optical properties, is challenging. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the mechanical properties and surface roughness of different glass ceramics manufactured with CAD/CAM and pressed techniques before and after exposure to simulated gastric acidic challenge. …”
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Assessment of Wavefront Aberrations in Children with Myopia Against the Background of Ocular Surface Disorders in Combination with Computer Vision Syndrome Digital and Eye Strain by I. L. Plisov, E. M. Naumova, A. I. Smoleva

“…All patients used glasses as a method of optical correction and were constantly worn. …”
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Micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation versus slow coagulation in refractory glaucoma: study protocol of a randomized clinical trial by César Rodrigues de Lima Neto, José Paulo de Cabral Vasconcellos, Samuel Goulart Nacacio E. Silva, Vital Paulino Costa

“…Methods This is a parallel, double-arm single-center, double-masked, RCT that will include eyes with refractory glaucoma. …”
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Optimizing Chlorophyll-a Concentration Inversion in Coastal Waters Using SVD and Deep Learning Approach by Lili Zhan, Yongxin Xu, Jinshan Zhu, Zhangshuo Liu

“…However, due to the complex water body optical properties, accurate selection of optimal feature bands is limited, which poses a great challenge for high-precision retrieval. …”
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Parasitic contamination of lettuce: comparison between establishments located in areas with high and low economic values by Gustavo Trentini Barancelli, Larissa Kochenborger, Fernanda Gracieli Machado Brum, Fabiana Tonial, Cassiano Mateus Forcelini

“…Objective: To evaluate if the economic value of the places where lettuce is bought could be a determinant of parasitic contamination. Methods: We assessed the presence of parasites in the curly lettuces sold in the city of Passo Fundo, Brazil, and compared the frequency of contamination between markets and fruit stores, and between areas with high and low economic values. 130 samples of lettuce from 65 commercial establishments scattered throughout the city were washed with distilled water and analyzed under optical microscopy after 24 hours of spontaneous sedimentation method. …”
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Evaluating Handwritten Answers Using DeepSeek: A Comparative Analysis of Deep Learning-Based Assessment by Sanskar Bansal, Vinay Gupta, Eshita Gupta, Peeyush Garg

“…But BERT depends on surface-level keyword similarity, if the keywords are different then the accuracy is not perfect. This study presents a technique that combines optical character recognition (OCR) technology with DeepSeek-R1 1.5B model to create a robust, efficient, and accurate grading system. …”
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Comparative in vitro study on wear resistance and colour stability of 3D-printed, milled, and conventional PMMA denture teeth by Yasmine Mahmoud Mohamed Elsharkawy, Hebatallah Tarek Mohamed, Tarek Mohamed Al Sayed El Saeedi, Amany Mostafa Saad Farahat

“…This is essential as too much wear can cause a loss of the vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO), which can compromise the chewing efficiency, esthetics, and even cause the dentures to break. Methods Mandibular first molars denture teeth were manufactured using three different techniques, which were chosen to be assessed for wear resistance and colour stability. …”
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Appraisal and simulation of 125I production yield with Low/Medium energy proton and deuteron particles on tellurium targets by Abdollah Khorshidi

“…Currently, 125I is mainly produced by neutron irradiation of xenon gas in nuclear reactors, although cyclotron-based production can also be investigated. Methods: In this research, the cyclotron in Karaj with deuteron energy of 20 MeV and proton energy of 30 MeV was considered to simulate the production of 125I using 124/125Te targets. …”
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Multimessenger Search for Exotic Field Emission with a Global Magnetometer Network by Sami S. Khamis, Ibrahim A. Sulai, Paul Hamilton, S. Afach, B. C. Buchler, D. Budker, N. L. Figueroa, R. Folman, D. Gavilán-Martín, M. Givon, Z. D. Grujić, H. Guo, M. P. Hedges, D. F. Jackson Kimball, D. Kim, E. Klinger, T. Kornack, A. Kryemadhi, N. Kukowski, G. Łukasiewicz, H. Masia-Roig, M. Padniuk, C. A. Palm, S. Y. Park, X. Peng, M. Pospelov, S. Pustelny, Y. Rosenzweig, O. M. Ruimi, P. C. Segura, T. Scholtes, Y. K. Semertzidis, Y. C. Shin, J. E. Stalnaker, D. Tandon, A. Weis, A. Wickenbrock, T. Z. Wilson, T. Wu, J. Zhang, Y. Zhao

“…Complementary to astroparticle approaches that search for particlelike signals (e.g., weakly interacting massive particles), quantum sensors are sensitive to wavelike signals from exotic quantum fields. This analysis method can be applied to networks of different types of quantum sensors, such as atomic clocks, matter-wave interferometers, and nuclear clocks, which can probe many types of interactions between BSM fields and standard model particles. …”
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Evaluating the anti-Candida effects of selenium nanoparticles impregnated in acrylic resins: An in vitro study by Masomeh Rostamzadeh, Seyyed Amin Sadeghi Sangdehi, Himen Salimizand, Bijan Nouri, Farshad Rahimi

“…Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) show promise as an antimicrobial agent, but their effectiveness against C. albicans is unknown and warrants further research. Methods. Acrylic resins containing different concentrations of SeNPs (0.2, 2, and 10 g/mL) were formulated and evaluated against C. albicans isolates. …”
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