Strain mapping using compressed sensing accelerated 4D flow MRI—Potential for detecting coactivation in thigh muscles by Usha Sinha, David Maldonado, Vadim Malis, Ning Jin, Edward Smitaman, Ramon Sanchez, Christine Chung, Shantanu Sinha

“…This study evaluated a prototype compressed sensing accelerated 4D Flow (CS-4DFlow) sequence for volumetric MRI strain mapping of the entire thigh during isometric contraction.MethodsDynamic imaging (at 30% and 45% Maximum Voluntary Contraction (MVC)) was performed with the CS-4DFlow sequence integrating a L1-regularized wavelet-based compressed sensing reconstruction. …”
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Granularity at Scale: Estimating Neighborhood Socioeconomic Indicators From High-Resolution Orthographic Imagery and Hybrid Learning by Ethan Brewer, Giovani Valdrighi, Parikshit Solunke, Joao Rulff, Yurii Piadyk, Zhonghui Lv, Jorge Poco, Claudio Silva

“…Many areas of the world are without basic information on the socioeconomic well-being of the residing population due to limitations in existing data collection methods. Overhead images obtained remotely, such as from satellite or aircraft, can help serve as windows into the state of life on the ground and help “fill in the gaps” where community information is sparse, with estimates at smaller geographic scales requiring higher resolution sensors. …”
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Geospatial insights into chronic bronchitis: Evaluating hotspots and environmental factors in MUDHRA-cohort of Mysuru district, India by Manjunatha M.C, Mahesh P.A, Madhu B, Sawant Sushant Anil, Karthik C.B

“…Methods: An analysis was conducted on a total of 8457 individuals aged 30 years and older to ascertain the presence of chronic bronchitis symptoms. …”
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BirdRecon: A free open source tool for image based bird species recognition by Hari Kishan Kondaveeti, Nabin Kumar Upadhaya, Dheeraj Sai Tukkugudam, Rahul Panigrahi, Sirivella Madhan Chandra Mouli, Valli Kumari Vatsavayi, Nagendra Panini Challa

“…The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed ensemble model achieves a classification accuracy of 99.6%, precision of 99.7%, and recall of 99.6%, outperforming the existing state-of-the-art methods by a margin of 0.51%.BirdRecon is implemented as both a web and mobile application, offering real-time bird species identification with multilingual support (English, Hindi, and Telugu) and additional features, such as species descriptions through Google Gemini and visual references from Wikimedia Commons. …”
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Altered functional activity and connectivity in Parkinson’s disease with chronic pain: a resting-state fMRI study by Erlei Wang, Nan Zou, Jinru Zhang, Yiqing Bao, Yang Ya, Junkang Shen, Yujing Jia, Chengjie Mao, Guohua Fan

“…This study investigated changes in spontaneous neuronal activity and functional connectivity (FC) associated with chronic pain in PD patients.MethodsThe study included 41 PD patients with chronic pain (PDP), 41 PD patients without pain (nPDP), and 29 healthy controls. …”
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The therapeutic efficacy of Qigong exercise on the main symptoms of fibromyalgia: A pilot randomized clinical trial by Caio V.M. Sarmento, Sanghee Moon, Taylor Pfeifer, Irina V. Smirnova, Yvonne Colgrove, Sue Min Lai, Wen Liu

“…The objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of a 10-week daily Qigong, a mind–body intervention program, on FM symptoms. Methods: 20 participants with FM were randomly assigned to Qigong (experimental) or sham-Qigong (control) groups, with participants blinded to the intervention allocation. …”
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IMPACT OF THE SECOND GENERATION ANTIHISTAMINES ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH POLLEN ALLERGY RECEIVING SPECIFIC ALLERGEN IMMUNOTHERAPY by O. I. Muradova, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, G. A. Karkashadze, O. I. Maslova, R. M. Torkhshoeva, A. Yu. Tomilova, A. A. Alekseeva, E. А. Vishneva, K. S. Volkov, T. A. Konstantinidi

“…Studying of influence of II generation antihistamine preparations in a complex with the specific allergen immunotherapy on cognitive functions at children with a hay fever. Patients and methods. Using the psychophysiological computer complex «Psihomat» the condition of cognitive functions was established. …”
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Office‐Based Blue Laser Versus Coblation Therapy for Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy: A Pilot Study by Abdul‐Latif Hamdan, Zeina Maria Semaan, Lana Ghzayel, Yara Yammine, Jonathan Abou Chaar, Jad Hosri, Patrick Abou Raji Feghali, Anne Marie Daou, Elie Alam

“…Setting Tertiary referral center. Methods Patients presenting with nasal obstruction between November 2022 and November 2024, and underwent coblation or blue laser therapy for turbinate reduction were reviewed. …”
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Comparison of early clinical outcomes between CR and PS prostheses in total knee arthroplasty for rheumatoid arthritis patients - a retrospective cross-sectional study by Haoyuan Ding, Haoyuan Ding, Dapeng Han, Nanshan Ma, Nanshan Ma, Chenxin Gao, Jie Yao, Guilin Ouyang

“…ObjectiveTo compare the early clinical outcomes of posterior cruciate ligament-retaining (CR) and posterior stabilized (PS) knee prostheses in total knee arthroplasty for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on 74 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who underwent unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) from January 2021 to December 2022. …”
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Efficacy of a theoretical-practical course for the ultrasound measurement of the optic nerve diameter in different healthcare operators by Eugenio Garofalo, Giuseppe Neri, Vincenzo Bosco, Zaninni Caroleo, Fabiola Virdò, Helenia Mastrangelo, Giusy Guzzi, Gianmaria Cammarota, Chiara Robba, Federico Longhini, Andrea Bruni, ONSD study group

“…This study evaluates the ability of medical and nursing students, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses, and ICU residents to perform ONSD measurements after a brief training. Methods Forty participants underwent a 4-h training session consisting of 30 min of lecture focusing on the key principles of the technique for ONSD measurement, followed by at least 20 measurements with an expert tutor. …”
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Prognostic Factors for Survival in Adults With Burkitt Lymphoma: A Systematic Review by Aythami deArmas‐Castellano, Diego Infante‐Ventura, Tasmania delPino‐Sedeño, Yadira González Hernández, Raul Quiros, Beatriz León‐Salas, Vincent Ribrag, María M. Trujillo‐Martín, ERN EuroBlood Working Group

“…This study aims to identify, critically assess, and synthesize the available evidence on PFs for survival in adults with BL. Methods A systematic review was conducted. Medline, EMBASE, and CENTRAL were searched from inception to February 22, 2022. …”
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A comparative study of arthroscopic treatment of popliteal cyst with internal drainage and internal drainage combined with cyst wall resection by Peng-Fei Fu, Cong-Yong Ye, Ao-Ran Sun, Zi-Hao Wang, Hao Liu, Li-Gong Fu, Lian-Xu Chen

“…Abstract Purpose To compare the clinical outcomes of arthroscopic internal drainage (AID) and arthroscopic internal drainage combined cyst wall resection(AID + CWR) in treatment of the popliteal cysts. Methods In this prospective randomized study, 60 patients (October 2022) at Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital were divided into Group A (AID, n = 30) and Group B (AID + CWR, n = 30). …”
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Online health literacy resources for people with intellectual disability: protocol for a grey literature scoping review by Susan Hunt, Jenny Downs, Jessica Keeley, Rachel Skoss, Zhenmei Yeap, Angela Kickett, Jacinta Saldaris, Thomas Nevill

“…This scoping review will aim to identify and collate online lay healthcare resources available to and developed for people with intellectual disability and their families and evaluate whether domains of health literacy are addressed.Methods and analysis This review will be reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews guidelines. …”
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Effect of combined therapy based on transscleral peripheral retinal cryotherapy in the treatment of open-angle neovascular glaucoma: a retrospective study by Lixiong Gao, Jinfeng Huang, Liqun Cao, Liyuan Rong, Bei Cui, Xuekang Zhang, Weiyang Shao, Fengxiang Wang

“…Abstract Backgrounds This study aims to describe and evaluate the efficacy of transscleral peripheral retinal cryotherapy (TPRC) combined with other intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering treatments in patients with open-angle neovascular glaucoma (NVG). Methods A retrospective observational case series was conducted, including 16 eyes from 16 patients with open-angle NVG, treated with combinations of TPRC and IOP-lowering eyedrops, TPRC and cyclocryotherapy, or TPRC and transscleral ciliary photocoagulation (TCP) over a 4-year period (01/2020-01/2024). …”
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The impact of scleral contact lenses correction of keratoconus on wave-front and accommodation parameters by E. P. Tarutta, A. T. Khandzhyan, N. A. Tarasova, S. G. Harutyunyan, O. V. Guryanova, A. V. Ivanova

“…Purpose: to evaluate the wave-front and accommodation changes in various stages of keratoconus corrected by scleral contact lenses.Material and methods. 20 patients (39 eyes) aged 18–37 with keratoconus of various stages (8 eyes with stage I, 3 eyes with stage II, 12 eyes stage II/III and 16 eyes with stage III wore OneFit or OneFitMed scleral lenses, made of hard gas-permeable material Contamac (Great Britain) with Dk 100 and mean thickness of 200–220 μm. …”
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Comparative study of transepithelial versus alcohol-assisted photorefractive keratectomy by Marwa M Gaber, Mohamed Y.S. Saif, Hany S.E. Elsaftawy, Ahmad T. Gouda

“…Patients and methods This is a prospective randomized controlled trial that included 60 myopic patients (120 eyes). …”
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Perspectives on eye care access and telemedicine-based glaucoma screening among Latine individuals with limited English proficiency by Norma E. Del Risco, Mildred Silva Zuccaro, Jade J. Livingston, Michele Heisler, Harry Levine, Maria A. Woodward, Amanda K. Bicket, Angela R. Elam, Denise A. John, Paula Anne Newman-Casey

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One-Year Outcomes of 1 Dose versus 3 Loading Doses Followed by Pro Re Nata Regimen Using Ranibizumab for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: The ARTIS Trial by Fenghua Wang, Yuanzhi Yuan, Ling Wang, Xiaofeng Ye, Jingke Zhao, Mengxi Shen, Qi Zhang, Ding Xu, Guoyou Qin, Wei Zhang, Fei Yuan, Qing Chang, Peiquan Zhao, Fang Wang, Xiaodong Sun

“…Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central retinal thickness (CRT) were evaluated. …”
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Intraoperative Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy Detects Prostate Cancer at the Single-Cell Level with High Specificity and in Real Time: A Preclinical Proof of Concept by Ann-Christin Eder, Jessica Matthias, Francois Lacombe, Lisa-Charlotte Domogalla, Antoine Jacques, Nils Steinacker, Gaetan Christien, Elodie Martin, Aline Criton, Matthias Eder

“…This study evaluates the combination of tumor-specific near-infrared imaging with the PSMA-targeting molecule PSMA-914 and optical endomicroscopy (NIR-pCLE) for single-cell-level tumor identification in a preclinical proof of concept. <b>Methods:</b> NIR-pCLE imaging of varying PSMA-914 concentrations was performed on PSMA-positive LNCaP and PSMA-negative PC-3 cells using Cellvizio^® 100 with pCLE Confocal Miniprobes™. …”
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Quality of life of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, primary angle closure glaucoma, and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma in Central Serbia by Marčeta Elizabeta, Šarenac-Vulović Tatjana, Petrović Nenad, Vulović Dejan, Trenki Marija, Ranđelović Danijela, Todorović Dušan

“…This study aims to examine the adverse im-pacts of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEG) on the quality of life (QoL) in Central Serbia. Methods. This research, designed as a cross-sectional study, included 102 patients treated for POAG, PACG, or PEG. …”
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