Intravitreal Ranibizumab for Stage IV Proliferative Sickle Cell Retinopathy: A First Case Report by Panagiotis G. Mitropoulos, Irini P. Chatziralli, Efstratios A. Parikakis, Vasileios G. Peponis, Georgios A. Amariotakis, Marilita M. Moschos

“…To present the case of a 27-year-old male patient with stage IV proliferative sickle cell retinopathy, treated with one intravitreal injection of ranibizumab, showing regression of the neovascularization and no recurrence at the 9-month follow-up. Methods. A 27-year-old male patient presented with blurred vision and floaters in the right eye since three days. …”
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Topical Treatment with Cord Blood Serum in Glaucoma Patients: A Preliminary Report by Emilio Campos, Piera Versura, Giuseppe Giannaccare, Adriana Terzi, Silvia Bisti, Stefano Di Marco, Marina Buzzi

“…A case report and retrospective data analysis. Methods. CBS topical eye drops, characterized in advance for growth factors (GFs) content, were administered for two months with the aim to relieve their subjective symptoms, in two patients who had referred ocular surface discomfort, although in absence of any sign of keratopathy. …”
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A quantitatively interpretable model for Alzheimer’s disease prediction using deep counterfactuals by Kwanseok Oh, Da-Woon Heo, Ahmad Wisnu Mulyadi, Wonsik Jung, Eunsong Kang, Kun Ho Lee, Heung-Il Suk

“…Counterfactual reasoning has recently gained increasing attention in medical research because of its ability to provide a refined visual explanatory map. However, such visual explanatory maps based on visual inspection alone are insufficient unless we intuitively demonstrate their medical or neuroscientific validity via quantitative features. …”
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Co-creation and evaluation of online care maps for children with medical complexity by Sherri Adams, Madison Beatty, Blossom G. Dharmaraj, Clara Moore, Arti D. Desai, Leah Bartlett, Erin Culbert, Eyal Cohen, Jennifer N. Stinson, Julia Orkin

“…Therefore, the aims of the study were to (1) collaborate with caregivers and care team members (CTMs) of CMC to determine the design requirements and develop an online care map, (2) assess usability, and (3) explore its feasibility and utility from multiple perspectives. Methods This mixed methods study utilized an exploratory sequential design. …”
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Analysis of influencing factors for primary membranous nephropathy complicated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and establishment of a nomogram prediction model by Mirixiatijiang· Maimaiti, Zhu Guo-qiang, Su Ming-jie, Halinuer· Shadekejiang, Zhang Xue-qin, Lu Chen

“…A nomogram was constructed and validated for its performance through visualized statistical methods.ResultsCompared with patients in the non-ASCVD group， those in the ASCVD group were significantly older ［56（51， 63） years <italic>vs</italic> 35（28， 44） years］， and had significantly higher proportions of males ［154（70.3%） <italic>vs</italic> 117（57.1%）］， smokers［71（32.4%）<italic> vs</italic> 43（21.0%）］， and alcohol consumption［54（24.7%） <italic>vs</italic> 32（15.6%）］. …”
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Clinical Study of Computer-Assisted Cognitive Rehabilitation Training Combined with Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Dysphagia in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impair... by LIU Ziao, SONG Xiaobian, ZANG Guangyue, ZHANG Chao, ZENG Xi

“…The control group received conventional swallowing function training; the magnetic stimulation group received rTMS treatment besides the conventional swallowing function training, targeting the affected hemisphere's motor cortex area for the mylohyoid muscle, at an intensity of 80% of the resting motor threshold (RMT), a frequency of 3 Hz, a stimulation duration for 2 s, and an intervals for 10 s; the cognitive group received CACRT in addition to the conventional swallowing function training, including attention, memory, spatial perception, emotion recognition, and visual feature perception training; the combined group received both rTMS and CACRT on top of the conventional swallowing function training, following the same methods as the magnetic stimulation group and the cognitive group. …”
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Efficacy of local injection therapy with hyaluronic acid of different molecular weight in patients with knee osteoarthritis by V. E. Bialik, E. I. Bialik, M. A. Makarov, S. A. Makarov, V. A. Nesterenko

“…Intra-articular administration of hyaluronic acid (HA) is one of the methods of conservative treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA). …”
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Research on interdisciplinary measurement and evolutionary path in the field of ophthalmology by Lu Chunji, Liu Yuwei, Zhang Fangyuan, Nie Zihan

“…As medical research deepens, the integration of theories, methods, and technologies from other disciplines with medicine has become an effective means to promote the development of medical research and address issues in the medical fieldObjectiveThere are significant differences in disciplinary intersections in different subfields of medicine, and this study, using ophthalmology as an example, aims to tap into the complex interrelationships between ophthalmology and other disciplines, to reveal interdisciplinary themes in ophthalmology, and to track the development and evolution of trans-ophthalmologic researchMethodsThis article takes ophthalmology as an example and uses the Rao-Stirling index to calculate the disciplinary distribution of journals cited in the literature of this field. …”
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Clinical and instrumental characteristics of osteoarthritis in hyperuricemia by E. A. Taskina, A. M. Lila, L. I. Alekseeva, N. G. Kashevarova, K. M. Mikhailov, A. R. Halmetova, E. A. Strebkova, E. P. Sharapova, N. M. Savushkina, D. M. Kudinskiy, T. A. Raskina, I. B. Vinogradova

“…Objective: to investigate in a multicentre single-stage study the relationships between hyperuricemia (HU) and clinical, instrumental and laboratory parameters of osteoarthritis (OA).Material and methods. The study included 200 patients aged 40 to 75 years with a definite diagnosis of knee (KN) OA that met ACR criteria, with stage I–III OA by Kellgren–Lawrence. …”
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Integrating cervical cancer with HIV healthcare services: A systematic review. by Louise Sigfrid, Georgina Murphy, Victoria Haldane, Fiona Leh Hoon Chuah, Suan Ee Ong, Francisco Cervero-Liceras, Nicola Watt, Alconada Alvaro, Laura Otero-Garcia, Dina Balabanova, Sue Hogarth, Will Maimaris, Kent Buse, Martin Mckee, Peter Piot, Pablo Perel, Helena Legido-Quigley

“…However, several barriers were reported, including high loss to follow up for further treatment, limited human-resources, and logistical and chain management support. Using visual screening methods can facilitate screening and treatment of minor to larger lesions in a single 'screen-and-treat' visit. …”
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The features of the human mesenteric lymph node histogenesis in the first half of the prenatal period of ontogenesis by M. I. Dub, , E. G. Alieva

“…Materials and Methods: 19 mesentery of the human embryos and fetuses in 8-20 weeks of fetal development were investigated. …”
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A randomized comparison of the proximal crescentic osteotomy and rotational scarf osteotomy in the treatment of hallux valgus by Namık Şahin, Gökhan Cansabuncu, Nazan Çevik, Oğuz Türker, Güven Özkaya, Yüksel Özkan

“…Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare clinical and radiological results of proximal crescentic osteotomy (PCO) and rotational scarf osteotomy performed in the treatment of hallux valgus. Methods: A total of 57 consecutive patients (60 feet) with symptomatic hallux valgus deformity were randomly assigned to one of two groups. …”
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Comprehensive Image Quality Evaluation and Motion Phantom Studies of an Ultra-Fast (6-Second) Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Imaging System on a Ring Gantry Linear Accelerator by Hui Zhao, PhD, Geoff Nelson, PhD, Vikren Sarkar, PhD, Courtney Oare, PhD, Martin Szegedi, Sara St. James, PhD, Jeremy Kunz, PhD, Ryan Price, PhD, Y. Jessica Huang, PhD

“…Purpose: To evaluate the image quality of an ultrafast cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) system—Varian HyperSight. Methods and Materials: In this evaluation, 5 studies were performed to assess the image quality of HyperSight CBCT. …”
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Intra-arterial chemotherapy for locally advanced nasal cavity and sinonasal tract cancers by B. B. Vyzhigina, M. A. Kropotov, B. I. Dolgushin, D. A. Safarov, I. V. Pogrebnyakov, M. T. Isaeva, I. A. Trofimov

“…The leading treatment is combined methods with surgery as a first step. However, operation is limited in a locally advanced process due to requires the use of complex reconstructive techniques and removal of aesthetic and functionally important structures. …”
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Microbial Keratitis After Collagen Cross-linking Treatment by Banu Torun Acar, Ece Turan Vural, Elvin Halili, Suphi Acar

“…Collagen crosslinking is less invasive compared to other methods for treatment of keratoconus, but epithelial debridement and bandage contact lens wearing may lead to the development of bacterial keratitis. …”
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ELECTRONIC NOSE (E-NOSE) DESIGN FOR ARDUINO NANO-BASED HALAL HARAM IDENTIFICATION by Muammar Kadafi, Rachmad Almi Putra

“…The Graphic User Interface (GUI) system is built with Visual Studio 2008. Then, the data responses will be evaluated by using 2 patterns recognition methods called Principle Component Analysis (PCA). …”
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The Environmental Dimension of Sustainable Development in Relation to the Transition from Brown to Green Energy—A Case Study of Poland from 2005 to 2023 by Mateusz Ciski, Krzysztof Rząsa

“…The relationship was examined using various statistical methods, including Pearson’s linear correlation and linear regression. …”
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Functional impairments in white matter syndrome of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus are similar to those observed in patients with multiple sclerosis by Denise Sisterolli-Diniz, Aline de Oliveira, Daiany Silva de Paula, Rosangela Vieira Rodrigues, Nilzio Antônio da Silva

“…OBJECTIVE: In order to compare white matter syndrome of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) and multiple sclerosis (MS), an assessment on demographic, medical history, and clinical data was proposed. METHODS: Sixty-four patients with NPSLE and 178 with MS answered a questionnaire and were evaluated regarding functional system, expanded disability status scale (EDSS), Beck depression inventory (BDI), and Beck anxiety inventory (BAI). …”
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Long-term outcomes of ophthalmosurgery in diabetic patients by Dmitriy Valentinovich Lipatov, Elena Grigor'evna Bessmertnaya, Anatoliy Gennad'evich Kuzmin, Nataliya Borisovna Smirnova, Anna Anatol'evna Tolkacheva, Timofey Alexandrovich Chistyakov

“…Its most frequent complication is retinopathy although thereare increasingly more cases of diabetic cataract, secondary rubeous (neovascular) glaucoma, eyelid diseases, and transient impairment of vision.Aim To analyse late results of ophthalmosurgery in diabetic patients with vision problems.Materials and methods Over 24,000 patients were examined from January 2006 to November 2010 at the Department of Diabetic Retinopathyand Ophthalmosurgery, Endocrinological Research Centre. …”
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BioVitrina web repository — access to data on bioresource collections by A. S. Bukreeva, K. A. Malsagova, A. A. Izotov, A. V. Lisitsa, A. L. Kaisheva

“…To develop the BioVitrina web repository for visualizing data on biological samples available in the organization (https://bb.ibmc.msk.ru).Material and methods. …”
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