Comparison of Anatomical Maxillary Sinus Implant and Polydioxanone Sheets in Treatment of Orbital Floor Blowout Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Benjamin Walch, Alexander Gaggl, Gian Battista Bottini, Johannes Hachleitner, Florian Huber, Hannes Römhild, Martin Geroldinger, Maximilian Götzinger

“…At follow-up, 14.8% in the implant group and 28.6% in the PDS group showed mild visual impairment, with no severe diplopia. Conclusions: Our results suggest this method is a reliable and effective solution for repairing OFBFs and ophthalmologic rehabilitation. …”
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An Alternative Psychophysical Diagnostic Indicator of the Aging Eye by John D. Rodriguez, Garrick Wallstrom, Divya Narayanan, Donna Welch, Mark B. Abelson

“…The use of photostress is a well-established method to test the adaption rate and the response of the visual cycle. …”
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Electroluminescent Sensing Coating for On-Line Detection of Zero-Value Insulators in High-Voltage Systems by Yongjie Nie, Yihang Jiang, Pengju Wang, Daoyuan Chen, Yongsen Han, Jialiang Song, Yuanwei Zhu, Shengtao Li

“…Compared with conventional detection methods requiring access of electric signals, such non-contact optical detection method offers high fault-recognition accuracy and real-time response capability within milliseconds. …”
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Symmetric Grayscale Image Encryption Based on Quantum Operators with Dynamic Matrices by Luis Olvera-Martinez, Manuel Cedillo-Hernandez, Carlos Adolfo Diaz-Rodriguez, Leonardo Faustinos-Morales, Antonio Cedillo-Hernandez, Francisco Javier Garcia-Ugalde

“…The proposed method is applied to grayscale images with 8-, 10-, and 12-bit depth per pixel. …”
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Improving of the Generation Accuracy Forecasting of Photovoltaic Plants Based on <i>k</i>-Means and <i>k</i>-Nearest Neighbors Algorithms by P. V. Matrenin, A. I. Khalyasmaa, V. V. Gamaley, S. A. Eroshenko, N. A. Papkova, D. A. Sekatski, Y. V. Potachits

“…In this case, unsupervised learning is first performed using the k-means method to form clusters. For this, it is also proposed to use studied the feature space dimensionality reduction algorithm to visualize and estimate the clustering accuracy. …”
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Effect of Modified Compound Xiaozhang Powder for Patients with Shoulder-Hand Syndrome after Cerebral Infarction by Using Fumigation and Washing combined with Acupuncture by Dujuan GE, Liyu WU, Sanfeng SUN, Xiangshu LI

“…The upper limb motor function was evaluated by the Fugl-Meyer motor function rating scale (FMA-U), the activities of daily living was evaluated by the Modified barthel index (MBI), the pain degree of the affected limbs was evaluated by the pain visual analogue scale (VAS), the shoulder range of motion (ROM) was measured by protractor, and the degree of hand edema was measured by drainage method.Results:Compared with before treatment, FMA-U, MBI and shoulder range of motion in the two groups after treatment for one month increased significantly, while VAS score and the degree of hand edema difference decreased significantly, and the difference was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Percutaneous laser microdiscectomy in the treatment of multilevel protrusions and herniations of lumbar intervertebral discs by Mykola O. Zorin, Mykola M. Zorin

“… Objective: To develop a clear treatment strategy for multilevel protrusions and herniations of the lumbar spine using the method of percutaneous laser microdiscectomy (PLMD). …”
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MRI Screening of Lungs in the COVID-19 Pandemic at the Stages of Medical Care as a Tool to Reduce the Total Collective Dose of Radiation to the Population by A. V. Korobov, N. V. Nudnov, A. Yu. Popov, T. V. Kul’neva, V. V. Babenko, E. V. Pron’kina

“…Objective: to evaluate the role and place of MRI lung screening in the detection of pneumonia and patient routing.Material and methods. 500 MRI tests were performed in the period from November 1, 2020 to December 15, 2020 on the basis of more than 20 diagnostic centers of the federal MRI-Expert network. …”
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Entropy-statistical analysis of the efficiency of cycles of refrigeration units of household refrigerators by Yu. V. Kudrov

“…The entropy-statistical analysis of the thermodynamic efficiency indicators of the cycle confirms the advantages of the modernized refrigeration unit of the household refrigerator.statistical method.Conclusion. In the course of the work, it was confirmed that the use of an upgraded refrigeration unit will reduce the total energy costs, and the chosen research method will visually assess the energy losses for the elements of the refrigeration unit cycle.…”
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Post-Operative Outcomes Of Intraocular Lens Implantation With Both Anterior And Posterior Optic Capture In Paediatric Cataract With Insufficient Lens Capsular Support by Kalpit Shah, Smit Shah

“…Conclusion: Anterior and posterior optic capture of intraocular lens is a safe and effective method of treatment of paediatric cataract of 1 to 4 year of age with insufficient lens capsular support in prevention of visual axis opacification.…”
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Harnessing deep learning to detect bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome from chest CT by Mateusz Koziński, Doruk Oner, Jakub Gwizdała, Catherine Beigelman-Aubry, Pascal Fua, Angela Koutsokera, Alessio Casutt, Argyro Vraka, Michele De Palma, John-David Aubert, Horst Bischof, Christophe von Garnier, Sahand Jamal Rahi, Martin Urschler, Nahal Mansouri

“…This study aims to train a DNN to detect BOS in CT scans using an approach tailored for low-data scenarios. Methods We trained a DNN to detect BOS in CT scans using a co-training method designed to enhance performance in low-data environments. …”
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A Sensitive, Specific and Fast Electrochemical‐based Nanobiosensor Diagnostic for Xanthomonas albilineans, the Cause of Sugarcane Leaf Scald Disease by Moutoshi Chakraborty, Shamsul Arafin Bhuiyan, Simon Strachan, Muhammad J.A. Shiddiky, Nam‐Trung Nguyen, Narshone Soda, Rebecca Ford

“…The unreliable symptom expressions make traditional visual detection challenging. The molecular methods of detection require expensive equipment, labor‐intensive, and time‐consuming. …”
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Enhancing anomaly detection in plant disease recognition with knowledge ensemble by Jiuqing Dong, Jiuqing Dong, Jiuqing Dong, Heng Zhou, Alvaro Fuentes, Alvaro Fuentes, Sook Yoon, Dong Sun Park, Dong Sun Park

“…Most existing plant disease recognition methods operate within closed-set settings, where disease categories are fixed during training, making them ineffective against novel diseases. …”
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Keratorefractive Surgery for Residual Refractive Error Correction in Pseudophakic Patients by Е. P. Gurmizov, К. B. Pershin, N. F. Pashinova, А. Iu. Tsygankov

“…Purpose. Evaluation of the visual and refractive results of additional correction using LASIK and PRK methods in patients with residual refractive error after previous cataract surgery. …”
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Application of Convolutional Neural Networks in an Automatic Judgment System for Tooth Impaction Based on Dental Panoramic Radiography by Ya-Yun Huang, Yi-Cheng Mao, Tsung-Yi Chen, Chiung-An Chen, Shih-Lun Chen, Yu-Jui Huang, Chun-Han Chen, Jun-Kai Chen, Wei-Chen Tu, Patricia Angela R. Abu

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Effects of urban sprawl on land use change in the peripheral villages of Tehran metropolis (case study: Tehran-Damavand axis) by ِAshkan Mohammadi, Naser Shafiei Sabet, Alireza Shakiba

“…In this method, after collecting data contains Land sat satellite images with TM, ETM and OLI sensors and after visual interpretation of satellite images due to the absence of stroke errors, cloud spots by using remote sensing techniques and spatial information systems, the land use change process began in 1986, 2002, 2018, and divided into four residential and non-residential construction, vegetation, rangelands and roads. …”
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PanoSCU: A Simulation-Based Dataset for Panoramic Indoor Scene Understanding by Mariia Khan, Yue Qiu, Yuren Cong, Jumana Abu-Khalaf, David Suter, Bodo Rosenhahn

“…There is a gap in existing methods, as they are not designed for panoramic inputs and struggle with varying ratios and sizes, resulting from the unique challenges of visual object rearrangement. …”
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Orthodontic rubber band combined with magnetic ring as a traction device for improving endoscopic submucosal dissection training by Linfu Zheng, Longping Chen, Fuqiang Wang, Zhilin Liu, Xingjie Gao, Linxin Zhou, Kun Lin, Zaixia Wang, Baoxiang Luo, Dazhou Li, Wen Wang

“…This study evaluated the efficacy of ORB-MR traction for ESD training. Methods This study utilized an ex vivo porcine gastric model. …”
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Multi-Scale Feature Fusion Enhancement for Underwater Object Detection by Zhanhao Xiao, Zhenpeng Li, Huihui Li, Mengting Li, Xiaoyong Liu, Yinying Kong

“…Experimental results on four challenging datasets demonstrate that Aqua-DETR outperforms most existing state-of-the-art methods in the UOD task, validating its effectiveness and robustness.…”
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Three-Dimensional Object Recognition Using Orthogonal Polynomials: An Embedded Kernel Approach by Aqeel Abdulazeez Mohammed, Ahlam Hanoon Al-sudani, Alaa M. Abdul-Hadi, Almuntadher Alwhelat, Basheera M. Mahmmod, Sadiq H. Abdulhussain, Muntadher Alsabah, Abir Hussain

“…Computer vision seeks to mimic the human visual system and plays an essential role in artificial intelligence. …”
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