GAN for Semantic Image Synthesis With Laplacian Pyramid and Multi-Scale Channel Attention by Xinhua Dong, Chuang Li, Zhigang Xu, Hongmu Han, Lifeng Jiang

“…Extensive experiments conducted on challenging datasets demonstrate that LMCGAN significantly outperforms existing methods in terms of both visual quality and quantitative evaluation metrics. …”
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Mapping the global scientific knowledge of peste des petits ruminants virus from 1990 to 2023: Identifying research hotspots, gaps, and future directions. by Ibrahim M. Alzuheir

“…Validation methods were employed to verify the search strategy's accuracy. …”
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Endurance evaluation of apple rootstocks for fe deficiencyinduced chlorosis through iron hunger and bicarbonate stress by Shahnam Ashtari, Mohammadreza Dadpour, Shahin Oustan, Fariborz Zaree Nahandi

“…The pH and Ec of the pots' drainage were influenced by the type of root stocks. Conclusion: In both methods investigated in the study of Gami Almasi, in comparison with other bases of the chlorophyll index, the visual rating of iron-deficiency, the concentration of chlorophyll in leaf from the sixth the end of the bud and the concentration of total and active iron in leaves showed better performance.…”
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THEORY AND HISTORY OF ART TUITION AT SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES by A. M. Kopirovsky

“…It is necessary to provide both new forms and methods of teaching, and judgment of the ways of conducting educational process existing earlier.The aim of the research is to identify specific features of academic subject formation patterns, in particular, the forms and stages of transitioning from random aesthetic knowledge acquisition («perception of beauty») towards more comprehensive curricula saturated with visual and factual information; and the nature of subject-specific tuition.Methodology and research methods involve the retrospective analysis of the archival materials, documents and other sources concerning the declared subject; generalization and projection of experience of the past to modern realities.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of caudal epidural blocks and combined pharmacological therapy in the treatment of patients with discogenic low back pain by M.S. Chervatiuk, І.V. Fishchenko

“…In the arsenal of modern medicine, among the safe methods of treating discogenic pain syndrome, two areas of treatment are traditionally distinguished — conservative and surgical. …”
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Long-Term Follow-Up of Vestibular Function in Cochlear-Implanted Teenagers and Young Adults by Niki Karpeta, Eva Karltorp, Luca Verrecchia, Maoli Duan

“…The Teenager and Young Adults Cochlear Implant (TAYACI) study investigates the long-term outcomes of early implantation with respect to the hearing, speech, psychological, and balance development among CI users. Methods: This study focuses on the vestibular function and the appropriate methods for vestibular assessment. …”
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OCT-Angiography in Early Choroidal Melanoma and Choroidal Nevi by S. V. Saakyan, E. B. Myakoshina, M. R. Khlgatyan, N. V. Sklyarova

“…Purpose: To study the features of small choroidal melanoma and choroidal nevi angioarchitectonics using the optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).Patients and methods. We examined 128 patients with small choroidal neoplasms: 41 — with small choroidal melanoma (group 1), 42 — with suspicious nevi (group 2) and 45 — with benign nevi (group 3). …”
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Regional comparisons of the accessibility and use of ICT in the regions of Russia: the possibility of using integrated indicators by S. G. Bychkova, L. S. Parshintseva

“…The aim of the study is a statistical analysis of the accessibility and the use of information and communication technologies for the population and households based on the developed integrated indices in the regional aspect.Fundamental international documents refer to the increasing role of information in all spheres of society, and indicate that the number of the poorest households with, for example, a mobile phone is higher than that with the access to clean drinking water.Thus, it can be noted that the level of accessibility and use of information and communication technologies is a priority for the development of both individual countries and the world community as a whole.Materials and methods. Methods of grouping and multidimensional classification, analysis of variation, normalizing, construction of multidimensional averages and correlation analysis, as well as tabular and graphical methods of visual representation of the results of the study were used as statistical tools for the study. …”
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Extraction of Iron from the Rabbit Anterior Chamber with Reverse Iontophoresis by Shoubin Sun, Huijie Diao, Fali Zhao, Jianhai Bai, Yuan Zhou, Hao Cui, Liqiong Zhang

“…Iron-containing intraocular foreign bodies may cause severe inflammatory reaction and affect visual function. Currently the optimal treatment method of ocular siderosis is a moot point. …”
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Vision-based experimental study of force estimation in the cable-stayed bridge’s cable model by Yanhao Li, Mustafasanie M. Yussof, Xing Tan, Shicai Yuan

“…This simple, efficient and low-risk method is easy to operate, and can solve the difficulty of marker installation during visual measurement.…”
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The influence of surface modification on the morphological characteristics and microhardness of HVG steel by A. A. Teploukhov, N. A. Semenyuk, A. E. Teryokhina, S. I. Motovilov, D. V. Skakun

“…Using the energy dispersive analysis method, the mass concentration of molybdenum on the surface of the modified tool steel was determined, which is 92,4 %. …”
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Patterns of Reading Performance in Acute Stroke: A Descriptive Analysis by Lauren L. Cloutman, Melissa Newhart, Cameron L. Davis, Vijay C. Kannan, Argye E. Hillis

“…The observed patterns of performance in chronic stroke patients might reflect reorganization of the cognitive processes underlying reading or development of compensatory strategies that are not normally used to read. Method: 112 acute left hemisphere stroke patients were administered a task of oral reading of words and pseudowords within 1–2 days of hospital admission; performance was examined for error rate and type, and compared to that on tasks involving visual lexical decision, visual/auditory comprehension, and naming. …”
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Medico-Social Approach to the Development of a Methodology for Assessing the “Quality of Life” after Cataract Phacoemulsification. Part 1 by I. G. Ovechkin, N. I. Ovechkin, A. V. Shakula, A. I. Pavlov, D. F. Pokrovsky

“…Scientific substantiation of methodological approaches to the development of a “quality of life” (QoL) questionnaire after cataract phacoemulsification (PEC) in patients with visually stressful work (VLT), based on a “medico-social” health model.Methods. …”
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Exploring the predictive value of structural covariance networks for the diagnosis of schizophrenia by Clara S. Vetter, Clara S. Vetter, Clara S. Vetter, Annika Bender, Dominic B. Dwyer, Dominic B. Dwyer, Dominic B. Dwyer, Max Montembeault, Anne Ruef, Katharine Chisholm, Lana Kambeitz-Ilankovic, Linda A. Antonucci, Stephan Ruhrmann, Joseph Kambeitz, Marlene Rosen, Theresa Lichtenstein, Anita Riecher-Rössler, Rachel Upthegrove, Raimo K. R. Salokangas, Jarmo Hietala, Christos Pantelis, Christos Pantelis, Rebekka Lencer, Rebekka Lencer, Eva Meisenzahl, Stephen J. Wood, Stephen J. Wood, Paolo Brambilla, Paolo Brambilla, Stefan Borgwardt, Peter Falkai, Peter Falkai, Alessandro Bertolino, Nikolaos Koutsouleris, Nikolaos Koutsouleris, Nikolaos Koutsouleris, PRONIA Consortium

“…Structural covariance networks (SCN) describe the shared variation in morphological properties emerging from coordinated neurodevelopmental processes, This study evaluates the potential of SCNs as diagnostic biomarker for schizophrenia.MethodsWe compared the diagnostic value of two SCN computation methods derived from regional gray matter volume (GMV) in 154 patients with a diagnosis of first episode psychosis or recurrent schizophrenia (PAT) and 366 healthy control individuals (HC). …”
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Vision Health-Related Quality of Life in Chinese Glaucoma Patients by Lei Zuo, Haidong Zou, Jianhong Zhang, Xinfeng Fei, Xun Xu

“…The VRQOL was assessed using the Chinese-version low vision quality of life questionnaire. Visual field loss was classified by the Hodapp-Parrish-Anderson method. …”
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Bidirectional Encoder representation from Image Transformers for recognizing sunflower diseases from photographs by V.A. Baboshina, P.A. Lyakhov, U.A. Lyakhova, V.A. Pismennyy

“…The presented research results demonstrate the advantages of the proposed system compared to known methods and contemporary neural networks. The proposed visual diagnostic system for sunflower diseases achieved 99.57 % accuracy on the sunflower disease dataset, which is higher than that of known methods. …”
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Therapeutic Penetrating Keratoplasty A Retrospective Analysis in Rural Population of Central India by Ajay Prakash, Pranay Singh, Rahul P Shah, SK Tripathi

“…Purpose:- To evaluate indications and outcome of Therapeutic Penetrating Keratoplasty(TPK) in rural population of central India. Method:- A retrospective review of 26 eyes of 26 patients who underwent TPK between January 2010 & March 2011 was done. …”
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Pneumoretinopexy In Unusual Situations : Our Experience by Kalpana Badami Nagaraj, Shilpa Y Devegowda, Kavitha L Tumbadi, Bhavna Govindaraj, Ridhi Bhandary, Spurti Nataraj, Vishrutha Sushekar

“…Material Method: A prospective interventional analysis of 5 patients who underwent PnR as the primary treatment for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD), where either scleral buckling / vitrectomy was advised. …”
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Bilinear Learning with Dual-Chain Feature Attention for Multimodal Rumor Detection by Zheheng Guo, Haonan Liu, Lijiao Zuo, Junhao Wen

“…Extensive experiments on the Pheme and Weibo datasets demonstrate that the proposed method performs better than baseline approaches, confirming its effectiveness in detecting multimodal rumors.…”
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PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN CRH BERBANTUAN MEDIA AUDIO VISUALTERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR IPS by GH Andika Pratama

“…The result was obtained through multiple choice instrument test method which analyzed by using descriptive statistical and inferential statistical test (t-test). …”
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