Recommendations for the optimization of student led free vision screening programs by Nirupama Devanathan, Melanie Scheive, Amrish Selvam, Baraa S. Nawash, Alec Murphy, McKenna Morrow, Shruti Anant, Jessica S. Kruger, Chi-Wah Rudy Yung, Thomas V. Johnson

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ON TANABE KUNIO`S ARTICLE “FAMILIARIZING WITH THE ACHIEVEMENTS, LEARNING FROM OUR PIONEERS. VASILIY YEROSHENKO: STAYING IN JAPAN AND HIS FRIENDS by Julia V. Patlan

“…Close attention also should be paid to the conclusion of the article – which is visually impaired or unsighted should not blindly imitate the sighted people, rejecting their own special needs and requirements. …”
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Generative AI in construction risk management: a bibliometric analysis of the associated benefits and risks by Mohamed Abdelwahab Hassan Mohamed, M.K.S. Al-Mhdawi, Udechukwu Ojiako, Nicholas Dacre, Abroon Qazi, Farzad Rahimian

“…Design/methodology/approach – A review of Scopus publications from 2014 to 2024 identifies key categories of GenAI’s benefits and risks for CRM. Using VOSViewer, visual maps illustrate research trends, collaboration networks and citation patterns. …”
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Efficacy of low-level laser therapy on pain and disability in knee osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo-controlled trials by Hans Lund, Martin Bjørn Stausholm, Ingvill Fjell Naterstad, Jon Joensen, Rodrigo Álvaro Brandão Lopes-Martins, Humaira Sæbø, Kjartan Vibe Fersum, Jan Magnus Bjordal

“…Overall, pain was significantly reduced by LLLT compared with placebo at the end of therapy (14.23 mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS; 95% CI 7.31 to 21.14)) and during follow-ups 1–12 weeks later (15.92 mm VAS (95% CI 6.47 to 25.37)). …”
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Building a Hand-Curated ceRNET for Endometrial Cancer, Striving for Clinical as Well as Medicolegal Soundness: A Systematic Review by Roberto Piergentili, Stefano Sechi, Lina De Paola, Simona Zaami, Enrico Marinelli

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> These ceRNETs allow us to easily visualize long-distance interactions, thus helping to select the best treatment, depending on the molecular profile of each patient, for personalized medicine. …”
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Real-World Outcomes of Allogeneic Immunosafe Plasma Rich in Growth Factors Eye Drops for Refractory Ocular Surface Diseases: A Prospective Observational Study by Rosa Alvarado-Villacorta, Jesús Merayo-Lloves, Ronald M. Sánchez-Ávila, Belén Alfonso-Bartolozzi, Carlos Lisa, Luis Fernández-Vega-Cueto, José F. Alfonso, Eduardo Anitua

“…Secondary outcomes included best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), corneal staining, Schirmer I test, tear break-up time (BUT), conjunctival bulbar redness, and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). …”
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Enhancing learning in medical same-day emergency care (MSDEC): implementing a bite-sized teaching programme by Sadaf Sadaf, Nnamdi Emekekwue, Rachel Lai, Prajakta Pradhan

“…Teaching materials were designed to be accessible and visual, such as infographic summaries and quick-reference guides. …”
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Investigating Digital Storytelling as a Tool of Improving/ Developing Information Literacy Skills by Maryam Khodabin, Mohammad Zerehsaz, Somaye Sadat Akhshik, Ghasem Azadi Ahmadabadi

“…The entry criteria included the validity of the sources, their accessibility and the year of their publication in the desired time period. …”
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Data Fusion and Dimensionality Reduction for Pest Management in Pitahaya Cultivation by Wilson Chango, Mónica Mazón-Fierro, Juan Erazo, Guido Mazón-Fierro, Santiago Logroño, Pedro Peñafiel, Jaime Sayago

“…KPCA-RBF performed poorly (score: 0.83; silhouette: 0.05), and although t-SNE and UMAP offered visual insights, they underperformed in clustering (silhouette < 0.12). …”
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Association between red blood cell distribution width to serum calcium ratio and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with diabetic nephropathy: a retrospective analysis... by Yanyi Huang, Kaiwen Jiang, Yang Liu, Wei Mo, Yanping Zeng, Ying Yang, Jianlu Bi

“…Kaplan-Meier curves were used to visualize outcomes by quartiles. Cox proportional hazards regression and restricted cubic spline (RCS) methods assessed the RCR index’s impact on prognosis. …”
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Strategi Komunikasi Widyaiswara dalam Pelatihan Peningkatan Kapasitas Dan Kinerja Aparatur Sipil Negara Sekretariat Jenderal Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia by Farizka Rusyda Nasution, Ayu Usada Rengkaningtias

“…Data collection techniques include primary data obtained through in-depth interviews, while secondary data are collected from books, archival sources, the internet, journals, publications, and relevant documents regarding the research problem. …”
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Individual-level characteristics and geospatial factors associated with cervical cancer screening participation in Alberta, Canada: a population-based cross-sectional study by Jessica Law, Geneviève Jessiman-Perreault, Amanda Alberga Machado, Linan Xu, Bonnie Chiang, Huiming Yang, Lisa Allen Scott, Rizwan Shahid, Curtis Mabilangan, Alvin Li, Kamala Adhikari, Gary Teare

“…Geospatial analyses including heat maps were used to visualize variation in screening participation across the province. …”
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A Comprehensive Framework for Parkinson's Disease Detection Using Spiral Drawings and Advanced Machine Learning Techniques by Mohamed J. Saadh, Waleed K. Abdulsahib, Hardik Doshi, Anupam Yadav, J. Gowrishankar, Mayank Kundlas, Nargiza Mansurova, Kamal Kant Joshi, Fadhil Feez Sead, Bagher Farhood

“…Heatmaps and ROC curves were created to visualize the results. Results The models achieved high classification performance with different configurations. …”
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Prevalence of dry eye disease among children: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nathan Congdon, Dongfeng Li, Prabhath Piyasena, Ving Fai Chan, Man Yu, Yuhao Zou, Virgili Gianni, S Grace Prakalapakorn, Ruifan Zhang, Zixiang Zhao

“…Background Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial disorder of the tear film and ocular surface instability that causes ocular discomfort and visual impairment. The increasing use of digital devices and changing lifestyle patterns have raised concerns about a potential rise in DED among children. …”
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Psychiatric drugs dispensing trends in the affected population following Brumadinho dam failure by Marcelo Farah Dell'Aringa, Gabriel Elias Correa-Oliveira, Francesco Della Corte, Luca Ragazzoni, Ives Hubloue, Virginia Murray, Thais Piazza, Claudia Garcia Serpa Osorio-de-Castro, Elaine Miranda, Francesco Barone-Adesi

“…This study aims to investigate the impact of this disaster in the dispensing of psychiatric drugs.MethodsWe evaluated monthly aggregated data from 12 months before to 12 months after the event from two data sources, one accounting for psychiatric drugs dispensed by private pharmacies and the other by public health services. …”
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Hydrogeology and hydrogeochemistry of the Zaeltsovsko-Mochishchensky zone of radon waters in the southern West Siberia by D. A. Novikov, A. F. Sukhorukova, T. V. Korneeva

“…The data from hydrogeological profiles and hydrogeochemical sampling (118 samples from 57 water wells and sources) were analyzed. Radon waters are fissure-type, cold (6–10 °С) and occur at a depth of 50–200 m. …”
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Acupuncture for atopic dermatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lian Zhang, Mei Li, Shuang Liang, Kai-yu Huang, Hai-Hong Gu, Ning-Gang Chen

“…This review aimed to evaluate the effect of acupuncture on atopic dermatitis.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources PubMed, Embase, CENTRAL, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang and VIP databases were searched through 17 September 2023, together with an updated search on 15 October 2024.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) about acupuncture for atopic dermatitis. …”
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Research Progress and Prospects of Urban-Rural Integration Based on Scientific Knowledge Map by Gong Weixia, Ma Shujiao

“…This study employed CiteSpace software to visually analyze 2,164 papers on urban-rural integration between 2002 and 2023 from the CNKI database. …”
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EFFICIENCY OF TREATMENT OF HARD TISSUES DEFECTS OF LATERAL TEETH WITH DIRECT AND INDIRECT RESTORATIONS MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS: COMPARATIVE CLINICAL EVALUATION by N.I. Mykyievych

“…Critical review of the available medical scientific sources demonstrates that despite the wide range of advantages, photopolymer composite materials have certain disadvantages. …”
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Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Collective Memory Analysis in Memory Studies by A. A. Nechaeva

“…The relevance of the presented research is determined by the fact that the proposition of a methodological apparatus for Memory Studies is necessary for the finalization of its formation as an independent discipline.Methodology and sources. Collective memory theory served as the theoretical-methodological foundation of the conducted research, it allowed to view the past not as a set given but as an object undergoing interpretation and representation. …”
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