What will happen if we do nothing to control trachoma: health expectancies for blinding trachoma in southern Sudan. by Jeremiah M Ngondi, Fiona E Matthews, Mark H Reacher, Jonathan King, Carol Brayne, Hebe Gouda, Paul M Emerson

“…Current global trachoma burden summary measures are presented as disability adjusted life years but have limitations due to inconsistent methods and inadequate population-based data on trachomatous low vision and blindness. …”
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Using Environmental DNA to Detect and Identify Sweetpotato Whitefly Bemisia argentifolii and Twospotted Spider Mite Tetranychus urticae in Greenhouse‐Grown Tomato Plants by Jonathan Lee‐Rodriguez, Christopher M. Ranger, Ashley Leach, Andrew Michel, Michael E. Reding, Luis Canas

“…Positive eDNA detection was achieved with both amplification methods, with qPCR proving more reliable than cPCR due to the latter's inconsistent performance with positive control samples. …”
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Implementing High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening in Ghana: A Study (CarciSCAN) Protocol by Nadja Taumberger PhD, Ibrahim Friko MD, Vera Mwinbe-Ere Der, Laura Burney Ellis MD, Amy MacDonald Shearer MD, Sarah J. Bowden PhD, Maria Kyrgiou PhD, Teresa L. Pan MD, Verena Lessiak MD, Neli Hofer MD, Elisabeth Rogatsch MD, Manurishi Nanda MD, Isabella Pfniss MD, Elmar Joura MD, Alper Cinar BS, Yalin Kilic PhD, Murat Gultekin MD

“…This study proposes a protocol to evaluate the clinical efficacy of a cervical cancer screening program utilising hrHPV self-sampling in Ghana. Methods and Analysis: 1000 non-pregnant women aged 30-65 years will be invited to self-collect hrHPV samples. …”
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How can spinous process splitting approach in lumbar spine surgery preserve the para-spinal muscles? Quantitative pre- and post-operative Dixon MRI assessment by Ahmad Fouad Abdel-Baki Allam, Mohammad Fouad Abdel-Baki Allam, Sara Mahmoud Ragaee, Sherif Ahmed El-Refai, Mohamed Aboul-fotouh Elsayed Mourad, Khaled Omran

“…Conclusions T1-Dixon MRI is a reliable and valuable imaging method with a proper diagnostic performance in para-spinal muscle evaluation; it could prove the less invasiveness property of the spinous process splitting approach employed in spine decompression surgery to the para-spinal muscle with excellent preservation of their volume and signal.…”
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Impact of Carotid Endarterectomy on Choroidal Thickness and Volume in Enhanced Depth Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging by Elżbieta Krytkowska, Monika Masiuk, Miłosz P. Kawa, Aleksandra Grabowicz, Paweł Rynio, Arkadiusz Kazimierczak, Krzysztof Safranow, Piotr Gutowski, Anna Machalińska

“…Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is considered an effective therapeutic method for improving ocular circulation. The choroid is a predominantly vascular tissue; thus, systemic and local vascular alterations may influence its morphology and function. …”
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Chest Tube Removal: Efficacy of Cold Application and Breathing Exercises on Pain and Anxiety Level by Rasha M. Elmetwaly, Reham A. E. El Sayed

“…Painkillers are the most prevalent method to relieve the pain, but the patient may not respond well and achieved complete relaxation. …”
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Disruption of Multimodal Brain Networks and Structural-Functional Coupling in Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder by Wang Y, Wei J, Yan Y, Wang M, Fan H, Du Y, Yang X, Ma X, Ma X

“…Multimodal brain imaging techniques offer a powerful method for exploring complex mental disorders. However, evidence focusing on the multimodal brain networks and structural-functional coupling in adolescent depression is still limited.Methods: Participants with major depressive disorder (MDD) were Han Chinese individuals aged 13 to 18 who had been unmedicated for at least two weeks. …”
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A NEW STRATEGY OF KERATOPLASTY: LAMINATING AND SPLITTING THE DONOR CORNEA by O. G. Oganesyan, P. V. Makarov, A. A. Grdikanyan, V. R. Getadaryan

“…Then, each of the four Descemet grafts was sequentially transplanted by the Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) method to 4 patients with Fuchs dystrophy and pseudophakia. …”
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Integrating radiomics features and CT semantic characteristics for predicting visceral pleural invasion in clinical stage Ia peripheral lung adenocarcinoma by Fengnian Zhao, Yunqing Zhao, Zhaoxiang Ye, Qingna Yan, Haoran Sun, Guiming Zhou

“…Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to non-invasively predict the visceral pleural invasion (VPI) of peripheral lung adenocarcinoma (LA) highly associated with pleura of clinical stage Ia based on preoperative chest computed tomography (CT) scanning. Methods A total of 537 patients diagnosed with clinical stage Ia LA underwent resection and were stratified into training and validation cohorts at a ratio of 7:3. …”
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Effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment on pain in palliative care patients: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial by Yann Galeazzi, Nicolas Houel, Léa Gouaux, Anne Rohan, Hélène Le Heiget, Camille Jung, Bruno Housset, Laurent Stubbe

“…The present study aimed to compare the efficacy of OMT with that of a sham treatment to attenuate pain in cancer patients in a palliative care unit. Methods:. This randomized clinical trial was a simple blind, monocentric, placebo-controlled study. …”
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In vivo photoacoustic tomography of porcine abdominal organs using Fabry–Pérot sensing integrated platform by Damien Gasteau, Alexis Vrignaud, Arnaud Biallais, Fabrice Richard, Gilles Blancho, Julien Branchereau, Benoît Mesnard

“…Abstract Objective To evaluate in vivo a fully integrated photoacoustic tomography imaging system based on Fabry–Pérot ultrasound sensing method applied on porcine abdominal organs. This approach could be used by surgeons during intraoperative clinical procedures. …”
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‘Photodynamic therapy light’: An enhanced treatment protocol for actinic keratoses with minimal pain and optimal clinical outcome by combining laser-assisted low irradiance PDT wit... by Martin T. Braun, Kelly Del Tredici, Anna Wölling, Luitgard Wiest

“…Conclusions: The novel ‘PDT light’ protocol proved to be an excellent and nearly painless method with an average visual-analogue scale (VAS) score of 1.19. …”
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Ketamine and melatonin for the prevention of postoperative delirium in patients with colorectal cancer: a feasibility study by Kousha Farhadi, Mojgan Rahimi, Hesam Varpaei, Erta Rajabi, Seyyed Mohammad Mahdi Tayebi Tafreshi, Parsa Mohammadi, Mostafa Mohammadi

“…The occurrence and severity of POD and pain severity were assessed via the confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit (CAM-ICU) and visual analogue scale (VAS), respectively (twice daily), until postoperative day 4. …”
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Assessment of quality of life of patients with colon cancer depending on the type of perioperative anesthetia by O. O. Tenkach, E. S. Palahonych

“…Assess the quality of life of patients with colon cancer in the perioperative period, depending on the chosen method of anesthesia. Materials and methods. In the period from January to August 2020, an analysis of the results of anesthesia in 32 patients with colon cancer was performed on the basis of the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care of KNP «ZPC» ZOR. …”
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Study on the Combined Application of Occlusal Splint and Intra-Articular Injection of Hyaluronic Acid in the Treatment of Non-Reducible Anterior Disc Displacement of the Temporoman... by Bi K, Cheng G, Wu X, Lv Z

“…According to the treatment method received, patients were divided into a control group (n=31, treated with occlusal splints) and an observation group (n=31, treated with occlusal splints combined with intra-articular injection of HA). …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Gelatin and HPMC Inhalation Capsule Shells Exposed to Simulated Humidity Conditions by Sabrina Magramane, Nikolett Kállai-Szabó, Dóra Farkas, Károly Süvegh, Romána Zelkó, István Antal

“…Visual observations of silica bead color changes were performed to assess moisture absorption, while surface wettability was measured using the sessile drop method. …”
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Advancements in Efficient Underwater Image Restoration Using ETransMapNet for Enhanced Dehazing by C. P. Indumathi, Haya Mesfer Alshahrani, N. A. Natraj, C. H. Sarada Devi

“…Performance metrics reveal that the proposed ETransMapNet approach improves performance by 38% - 50% compared to previous methods.…”
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Machine learning for prediction of Helicobacter pylori infection based on basic health examination data in adults: a retrospective study by Qiaoli Wang, Tao Liang, Yuexi Li, Peng Zhou, Xiaoqin Liu

“…Additionally, the SHapley Additive Projection (SHAP) method was adopted to visualize the model features and the prediction results of individual cases.ResultsA total of 10,393 subjects were included in the dataset, with 3,278 (31.54%) having H pylori infection. …”
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A heuristic mixed real-time task allocation of virtual utilization in multi-core processor by Hongbiao Liu, Mengfei Yang, Tingyu Wang, Chenghao Song, Shenghui Zhu, Xi Chen

“…In order to improve the utilization of multi-core processors and ensure the real-time performance of the system, it is necessary to adopt a reasonable real-time task allocation method, but the existing methods are only for single-core processors or the performance is too low to be applicable. …”
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Cumulative dissipated energy during phacoemulsification is associated with bleb failure in eyes with prior trabeculectomy by Amer Mosa Alwreikat, Cansu Yüksel Elgin, David J. Ramsey, Paul R. Cotran

“…Introduction: Trabeculectomy is the most effective method of lowering the intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma refractory to pharmacological treatment or laser trabeculoplasty. …”
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