Steroid induced ocular complications in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome: a cross sectional single center study by Zunaira Zulfiqar, Fatema Lanewala, Sabeeta Khatri, Irshad Bajeer, Madiha Aziz, Seema Hashmi

“… Objective: To screen children receiving steroids to identify ocular complications and their prevalence. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Paediatric Nephrology and Ophthalmology departments of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, from May to October 2022, and comprised patients who received at least 1500mg cumulative steroid dose for a minimum of 3 months. …”
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A Posterior TAP Block Provides More Effective Analgesia Than a Lateral TAP Block in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery: A Retrospective Study by Sakatoshi Yoshiyama, Hironobu Ueshima, Ryomi Sakai, Hiroshi Otake

“…Our study aimed to compare retrospectively the quality of analgesia after laparoscopic gynecologic surgery using the lateral TAP block with general anesthesia versus the posterior TAP block with general anesthesia. Method. Sixty-seven adult female patients were included in this retrospective study. …”
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Career Adaptability in Special Educational Needs Populations: A Systematic Review of the Empirical Evidence and Emerging Research Directions by Cheng Li, Lan Yang, Kuen Fung Sin, Fengzhan Gao, Alessandra Romano

“…Future studies should focus on the need for longitudinal and mixed-method designs, contextually cross-cultural research, and inclusive measurement tools. …”
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Coupling of reinforcement with Tuff concrete on quartz sands prepared on Portland cement without additives and with expanding additives by B. H. Beshtokov, A. S. Tsipinov, A. M. Gusenov, A. R. Kazharov, A. A. Cardanov

“…The study of the adhesion of reinforcement with tuff concrete on quartz sands, prepared both on ordinary Portland cement and expanding additives.Method. The solution is carried out by conducting an experiment, for this purpose, the manufacture and testing of tuff-concrete prisms with one centrally located reinforcing rod of a periodic profile of class A-400 was carried out, within the time limits established by the norms.Result. …”
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A Hybrid Deep Learning Model for Waste Detection and Classification Utilizing YOLOv8 and CNN by Ain Atiqa Mustapha, Sarah ‘Atifah Saruchi, Heru Supriyono, Mahmud Iwan Solihin

“…The findings indicate that this comprehensive method provides a hopeful resolution for tasks that require the precise and effective identification of objects, thereby making it a valuable addition to computer vision and deep learning. …”
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Effect of melt tip taper angle on atomization process in gas atomization by YANG Shu, CHEN Zhi, QI Chang, PEI Lianzheng, LIAO Xiangwei

“…The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method was used to simulate the internal flow field in the spray chamber with different melt tip taper angles in this paper. …”
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Does the facebow affect the outcome of CAD/CAM occlusal splint. Randomized clinical trial by Ahmed Yaseen Alqutaibi, Radwan Algabri, Wafaa Ibrahim Ibrahim, Sary Borzangy

“…This study aimed to compare the effect of CAD/CAM stabilization occlusal splint made with and without facebow for management of bruxer patients. Method: 24 Patients who were diagnosed as bruxers were randomly assigned into two equal groups and obtained maxillary CAD/CAM occlusal stabilizing splint recorded with centric relation either with or without using a facebow. …”
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Asymmetric Network Based on CNN and Attention Mechanisms for Thyroid Nodule Segmentation by Zhiheng Zhang, Lin Li, Cheng Zhao, Peng Ren, Ran Zhang

“…Ablation studies and visual analysis further confirm the effectiveness and interpretability of each module.…”
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An experimental EEG study of brain activities underlying the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response by Ali Mohammadi, Sahar Seifzadeh, Fatemeh Torkamani, Sina Salehi

“…Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is an audio-visual phenomenon that has recently become popular. …”
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Application of Graphene in Acoustoelectronics by Dmitry Roshchupkin, Oleg Kononenko, Viktor Matveev, Kirill Pundikov, Evgenii Emelin

“…The multilayer graphene was prepared by CVD method and transferred onto the surface of the LiNbO₃ substrate. …”
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Machine Learning Approaches for Real-Time Mineral Classification and Educational Applications by Paraskevas Tsangaratos, Ioanna Ilia, Nikolaos Spanoudakis, Georgios Karageorgiou, Maria Perraki

“…Despite its robust performance, the ensemble method poses computational challenges, particularly for real-time applications on resource-constrained devices. …”
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“Wind” and “Earth” Dialogue: A Study on the Connotation and Protection Strategy of “Water-Distributing Shrine” Landscape Structure—Taking Taiyuan City as an Example by Ruijie Zhang, Xinyuan Jiang, Haoran Li, Zhe Zhang

“…This article examines the Water-distributing Shrine landscape structure (WSLS)—a Japanese model comprising four spatial elements: focus, boundary, direction, and domain—and explores its relevance for interpreting the spatial logic of Chinese historical cities. The study adopts a visual-analytical method combining literature review, historical document analysis, field observation, and diagrammatic interpretation. …”
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Automatic Vessel Steering in a Storm by Zinchenko Serhii, Tovstokoryi Oleh, Mateichuk Vadym, Nosov Pavlo, Popovych Ihor, Gritsuk Igor

“…The efficiency and effectiveness of the method, algorithmic and software were tested on Imitation Modelling Stand in a closed loop with mathematical vessel models of the navigation simulator Navi Trainer 5000.…”
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Bibliometric analysis of postoperative deep vein thrombosis in total hip arthroplasty using CiteSpace by Xi Ren, Changxu Han, Jiaxu Nie, Junwei Bai, Litian Zhang

“…BackgroundThere was a lack of bibliometric analyses of postoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) after total hip arthroplasty (THA), and this study aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the knowledge structure and research hotspots in this area through visual analyses.MethodThe Web of science (WOS) core databases were searched for relevant studies built up to March 2024, and CiteSpace was then used to create a network diagram, analyze the authors, institutions, nations, journals, keywords, and references in this field generally, as well as to investigate hotspots and trends in research in this field.ResultsThere were 1,299 pertinent papers in all, and the number of publications in the topic was generally rising. …”
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PERCEIVED WAYS OF DIAGNOSTIC HELP OPTIMISATION TO PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMATIC EPILEPSY ON CHRONIC HERPESVIRUS ENCEPHALITIS by N. A. Shnayder, N. I. Kamzalakova, S. V. Krijanovskaya, Yu. S. Panina

“…Diagnostic methods include analysis of objective and subjective neurological symptoms, video-EEG monitoring, multimodal evoked potentials, brain MRI, laboratory methods (hemogram, immunogram, antibody titers of IgG and IgM to antigens of viruses HSV-1, HSV-2, CMV, VZV, HHV-6 and EBV, antibody avidity). …”
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Mobile Apps Designed for Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Content Analysis Using the Mobile App Rating Scale by Zahra Arabkermani, Saeed Barzegari, Atefeh Rouhani, Nilofar Nahavandi, Omer Gibreel, Ibrahim Arpaci

“…Therefore, establishing reliable quality assessment methods is essential to assist patients with PCOS in identifying effective and trustworthy mobile health tools. …”
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Determining mosquito age using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and artificial neural networks: insights into the influence of origin and sex by Zili Gao, Yuzhen Zhang, Laura C. Harrington, Courtney C. Murdock, Elisabeth Martin, Dalton Manbeck-Mosig, Steve Vetrone, Nicolas Tremblay, Christopher M. Barker, John M. Clark, Lili He, Wei Zhu

“…However, traditional methods, such as tracheole morphology analysis, are labor-intensive and have limited scalability. …”
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Prediction of prognosis in acute ischemic stroke after mechanical thrombectomy based on multimodal MRI radiomics and deep learning by Lei Pei, Xiaowei Han, Chenfeng Ni, Junli Ke

“…Currently, there are no reliable methods for the early prediction of poor prognosis in AIS, especially after mechanical thrombectomy. …”
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Clinical and Genetic Correlations of Inherital Retinal Disease with Mutations in the ABCA4 Gene by Patients of the Russian Population by I. V. Zolnikova, V. V. Kadyshev, A. V. Marakhonov, A. B. Chernyak, S. V. Milash, Yu. A. Bobrovskaya, N. A. Urakova, N. Sh. Kokoeva, S. I. Kutsev, R. A. Zinchenko

“…Aim: to study genotype-phenotype correlations in patients with inherited retinal diseases with mutations in ABCA4 gene in Russian Federation.Patients and methods. 21 patients from Russian population aged from 7 to 51 years old (mean age 20 ± 11 years with best-corrected visual acuity from 0,02 to 0,6 (0,14 ± 0,11) with ABCA4-associated retinopathy, verified by molecular genetics methods. …”
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Is Butter Back? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Butter Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Total Mortality. by Laura Pimpin, Jason H Y Wu, Hila Haskelberg, Liana Del Gobbo, Dariush Mozaffarian

“…One investigator screened titles and abstracts; and two reviewed full-text articles independently in duplicate, and extracted study and participant characteristics, exposure and outcome definitions and assessment methods, analysis methods, and adjusted effects and associated uncertainty, all independently in duplicate. …”
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