La machine à café, l’atelier et la chaîne. Quelques réflexions sur l’usage de la photographie comme support d’entretien by Christian Papinot

“…The photo-elicitation interview is a quite new survey method in French social sciences. Based on a sociological research with metalworkers, the article aims to discuss heuristics contributions of this mode of datas produced after a presentation of various historical designs of this method. …”
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Examining Fall Risk and Related Factors in Rural Older Adults: A Cross-sectional Study in Yazd Province, Iran by Masoumeh Abbasi-Shavazi, Sara Jambarsang, Zainab Anbari-Nogyni, Hosseinali Sadeghian, Vida Sadat Anoosheh

“…This study assesses the risk of falls and related factors among the elderly living in rural areas. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 302 elderly people in rural areas of Yazd Province, Iran, using the multi-stage sampling method. …”
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INTRAOCULAR CORRECTION OF PRESBYOPIA BY MONOVISION IN PATIENTS WITH CATARACT AND CORNEAL ASTIGMATISM by E. I. Belikova

“…Purpose: To evaluate the results of intraocular correction of presbyopia by monovision in patients with cataract and primary corneal astigmatism and conduct a comparative analysis of these outcomes with the results of binocular multifocal IOLs implantation. Patients and methods. There were 21 patients with bilateral cataract surgery performed using toric monofocal intraocular lenses (monovision group) in the study. …”
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Study of Optimal Perimetric Testing in Children (OPTIC): Feasibility, Reliability and Repeatability of Perimetry in Children. by Dipesh E Patel, Phillippa M Cumberland, Bronwen C Walters, Isabelle Russell-Eggitt, Jugnoo S Rahi, OPTIC study group

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>To investigate feasibility, reliability and repeatability of perimetry in children.<h4>Methods</h4>A prospective, observational study recruiting 154 children aged 5-15 years, without an ophthalmic condition that affects the visual field (controls), identified consecutively between May 2012 and November 2013 from hospital eye clinics. …”
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Traffic Scene Depth Analysis Based on Depthwise Separable Convolutional Neural Network by Jianzhong Yuan, Wujie Zhou, Sijia Lv, Yuzhen Chen

“…In order to obtain the distances between the surrounding objects and the vehicle in the traffic scene in front of the vehicle, a monocular visual depth estimation method based on the depthwise separable convolutional neural network is proposed in this study. …”
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Investigation of the Effectiveness of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) and Vestibular Rehabilitation in Patients with Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction by Tuğba Türk Kalkan, Devrim Tarakçi, Gamze Kiliç, Cengiz Çelikyurt

“…<i>Background</i>: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a frequently used neuromodulation method in recent years. While the mechanism of improvement in diseases such as epilepsy, dementia, and depression is being studied, its potential effect on vestibular dysfunction is also being investigated. …”
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Angle-supported intraocular-lens implantation for the correction of moderate to high myopia by Kevin Matthew Serafin B. Panggat, MD, Jesus Francisco, III, MD, Pik Sha Chan, MD, Harvey Siy Uy, MD

“…Objectives: This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of an angle-supported phakic intraocular lens (PIOL) for the treatment of moderate to high myopia. Methods: This is a case series of 13 eyes of 8 patients with moderate to high myopia that underwent implantation of an acrylic, angle-supported PIOL. …”
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Determination of Ruboxistaurin analysis in rat plasma utilizing LC–MS/MS technique by Bushra T. AlQuadeib, Fadilah S. Aleanizy, Fulwah Y. Alqahtani, Rehab A. Alshammari, Amal Aldarwesh, Ibrahim Alsarra

“…Background: Ruboxistaurin (RBX) used to treat retinopathy in diabetic patients which caused by microvascular damage and leakage which contributes to visual loss. There are no published studies on the use of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for development and validation of a simple, sensitive, and accurate method for measuring RBX in rat plasma. …”
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Research on a Surface Roughness Measurement Under ResNet-Based Roughness Classification and Light-Section With Seam-Driven Image Stitching (RCLS) by Huashen Guan, Qiushen Cai, Xiaobin Li, Guofu Sun

“…First, the images were classified with ResNet neural network, then stitched and enhanced by scale invariant feature transform (SIFT) and optimized random sample consensus (RANSAC) algorithm for the best visual effect. After this, images were processed by Nobuyuki Otsu method and Freeman chain code tracking algorithm. …”
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LOW AND MEAN RADIATION DOSES IMPACT ON THE CEREBRAL TRACTS STRUCTURE OF THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT LIQUIDATORS IN THE REMOTE PERIOD (BASED ON ROUTINE AND DIFFUSION-TENSOR MAGNETIC RESO... by I. M. Levashkina, S. S. Aleksanin, S. V. Serebryakova, T. G. Gribanova

“…To evaluate correlation between brain structural damages and radiation exposure level for the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident liquidators, routine and diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging methods are efficient to visualize and evaluate those damages; it is also important to compare magnetic resonance imaging data of liquidators with results, received for people of the same age and the same stage of cerebral vascular disease (the discirculatory encephalopathy of I and II stage), but who did not participate in the Chernobyl accident liquidation and did not suffer from other liquidation factors and radiation catastrophe aftermaths. …”
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A Framework for Autonomous UAV Navigation Based on Monocular Depth Estimation by Jonas Gaigalas, Linas Perkauskas, Henrikas Gricius, Tomas Kanapickas, Andrius Kriščiūnas

“…Traditional navigation methods employ multiple sensors: LiDAR, sonar, inertial measurement units (IMUs), and cameras. …”
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Surgical Treatment of Primary Penetrating Macular Retinal Tears Using an “Effective” Fragment of the Internal Limiting Membrane by A. V. Tereshchenko, N. M. Shilov, N. N. Yudina, Yu. A. Sidorova, E. V. Erokhina, S. V. Novikov, A. N. Mits

“…Patients underwent standard research methods, SOCT and microperimetry. To retain the point of visual fixation and eliminate the risk of retinal trauma, all patients underwent surgical treatment of macular tear using the developed method for the surgical treatment of macular retinal tears using an “effective” ILM fragment of the required shape, size and localization. …”
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Results of studying the diabetic retinopathy course in potential kidney and pancreatic recipients while on hemodialysis by I. V. Vorobyeva, E. V. Bulava, A. G. Balkarov, I. V. Dmitriev

“…Kidney and pancreas transplantation is a surgical method for the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus and terminal diabetic nephropathy. …”
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SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF CITIES AND AGGLOMERATIONS: INTEGRATION OF GIS AND BIG DATA TECHNOLOGIES by A. A. Cherkasov, R. K. Maxmudov, N. V. Sopnev

“…Materials and research methods. To analyze the dynamics of the built-up areas of Lipetsk and Stavropol in the period from 2000 to 2020, satellite images from Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8 satellites were used. …”
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The effect of isoflurane versus propofol-based total intravenous anesthesia on hemodynamic stability, intraoperative blood loss, surgical field quality, recovery characteristics, a... by Alireza Abdi, Behzad Imani, Mohsen Zarei, Sajjad Abdolmaleki, Shirdel Zandi, Roya Najafi Vosough

“…Abstract Introduction General anesthesia is commonly used for spinal surgeries, achieved through inhalational methods or total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA). This study compared propofol-based TIVA with isoflurane anesthesia in patients undergoing posterior lumbar fusion surgery. …”
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USE OF MEDIA MATERIALS IN TEACHING ENGLISH: INTERPRETATION OF GENERAL DIDACTIC PRINCIPLES by Ruslan M. Kliuchnyk

“…The article uses systemic, comparative methods, document analysis method, case study, etc.…”
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Possibilities of transposition of the extensores carpi tendons in the treatment of the rheumatoid hand by A. V. Rozov, E. I. Byalik, A. M. Lila

“…With the advent of more effective conservative methods of treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), patients with severe hand deformities are being treated less and less by orthopaedic surgeons. …”
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Photorefractive keratectomy for correction of myopia: Our one-year experience by Resan Mirko, Vukosavljević Miroslav, Milivojević Milorad

“…Methods. A prospective study with a follow-up period of 6 months included 55 patients of which 100 myopic eyes were treated by PRK method (one eye was included in 10 patients). …”
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Clustering-Based Pattern Abnormality Detection in Distributed Sensor Networks by Seok-Woo Jang, Gye-Young Kim, Siwoo Byun

“…We suggest a method of effectively detecting and classifying network traffic attacks by visualizing their IP (Internet protocol) addresses and ports and clustering the visualized ports based on their variance. …”
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Sacroiliac joint fusion guided by intraoperatively superimposed virtual surgical planning using simulated fluoroscopic images by Steven Lankheet, Nick Kampkuiper, Jorm Nellensteijn, Edsko Hekman, Gabriëlle Tuijthof, Femke Schröder, Maaike Koenrades

“…Further research is needed to automate and validate this method in a larger cohort.…”
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