Assessment of the physical activity, body mass index and energy intake of HIV-uninfected and HIV-infected women in Mangaung, Free State province by Z. Hattingh, M. le Roux, M. Nel, C. Walsh

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Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy in Congolese Patients by Nelly N. Kabedi, David L. Kayembe, Gloria M. Elongo, Jean-Claude Mwanza

“…Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is a visually debilitating disease that mostly affects people of African and Asian heritage. …”
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Location of intra- and extracellular M. tuberculosis populations in lungs of mice and guinea pigs during disease progression and after drug treatment. by Donald R Hoff, Gavin J Ryan, Emily R Driver, Cornelius C Ssemakulu, Mary A De Groote, Randall J Basaraba, Anne J Lenaerts

“…This is also the time when hypoxia was initially visualized in GKO mice by 2-piminidazole. In guinea pigs, the majority of bacteria in lungs are extracellular organisms in necrotic lesions and only few, if any, were ever visualized in inflammatory lesions. …”
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Optical signatures of no-slip rotation in liquid films: Spiral fringes and frame permittivity effects by Saifollah Rasouli, Reza Shirsavar, Saeid Mollaei, Behnam Shirsavar, Ammar Nejati, Ahmad Amjadi

“…Using both Particle-Image Velocimetry (PIV) and visual inspection, we characterize these modes. Although PIV offers precise measurements, we demonstrate that the two rotational states can be visually distinguished through their color patterns. …”
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Lightweight Indoor Positioning System Based on Multiple Self-Learning Features and Key Frame Classification by C. Wang, K. Bi, B. Zhao, M. Li, Y. Chen, S. Tao, J. Yang

“…This method offers the benefits of low cost and does not require additional hardware installation. …”
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Vestibular Rehabilitation as an Early Intervention in Athletes Who are Post-concussion: A Systematic Review by Gabrielle Babula, Edward Warunek, Katherine Cure, Grace Nikolski, Heather Fritz, Susan Barker

“… # Study Design Systematic Review # Methods Two searches were conducted (August 2021 and January 2022) using databases: CINAHL complete, MEDLINE, PubMed, and Wiley online database. …”
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Postural control impairments following neurotoxic chemotherapy in women with cancer: a prospective observational study by Aline Reinmann, Alexandre Bodmer, Thibaud Koessler, Joseph Gligorov, Anne-Violette Bruyneel

“…The second aim was to compare postural control between chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) severity subgroups. Method The 33 participants with breast cancer (age 48.15 ± 9.88 years) were tested during the month preceding (baseline) and the month after the end of chemotherapy. …”
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Changes in Corneal Morphology and Biomechanics in Cases of Small Incision Lenticule Extraction with Prophylactic Accelerated Collagen Cross-Linking by Fei Mo, Yu Di, Ying Li

“…Combined with the improvement of visual and refractive results, SMILE Xtra may be a promising method for corneal refractive surgeries in patients at risk.…”
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Fractal analysis for OCT-A images of central serous chorioretinopathy by Arturo Carta, Angelique Donnio, Stefano Dore, Maurizio Fossarello, Roberta Farci

“…Conclusions: fractal analysis is a new, alternative method to evaluate retinal imaging in CSC, which can make a new assessment of this retinal disease.…”
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The Mythical Conceptualization of Animal Figures in Kashan Carpets and the Shahnameh of Tahmasp from the Safavid Period (10th–11th century AH / 16th–17th century CE) within the Fra... by Elaheh Panjehbashi, Negar Najibi

“…The central research questions are as follows:What relationship can be established between mythological notions of power and the depiction of animal motifs in Kashan carpets and the Shahnameh of Tahmasp during the Safavid era? What thematic and visual similarities exist between the animal motifs of the Kashan carpets and those in the Shahnameh of Tahmasp, considering their contemporaneity, and do how they differ?…”
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Contact Lenses in Pediatric Ophthalmological Practice by E. Yu. Markova, E. A. Perfilyeva

“…The contact lenses use for medical indications has a number of advantages over another more traditional method of vision correction — glasses. Rational correction of the most common refractive error — myopia with the help of CL helps normalize accommodation, convergence, reduce the risk of complications associated with the myopia’s progression, helps to slow down the processes of eyeball’s elongation by reducing the peripheral defocus, and during the period of functional formation of the visual organ (up to 15 years) helps to form binocular and stereoscopic vision. …”
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Surface Damage Detection in Hydraulic Structures from UAV Images Using Lightweight Neural Networks by Feng Han, Chongshi Gu

“…Leveraging advancements in aerial imaging, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) enable efficient acquisition of high-resolution visual data across expansive hydraulic environments. …”
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Outcomes of Osteosynthesis of Large Os Subfibulare in Patients with Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability with Large Os Subfibulare by Yeo Kwon Yoon MD, Kwang Hwan Park MD, PhD, Dong Woo Shim MD, PhD, Seung Hwan Han MD, PhD, Jin Woo Lee MD, PhD

“…Conclusion: Osteosynthesis of the OS produced satisfactory outcomes in patients with CLAI with a large OS. This method may be a viable surgical option for patients with this condition.…”
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Mass media coverage in Health & Oral Health-related advertisements: A content analysis in Kerala, India by Malliga Venkat, Chandrashekar Janakiram

“…Objective: The main objective is to identify & analyze the health & oral-health related dialogue and messages with the content of the mass media. Method: ology: Content analysis of general health and oral health-related advertisements was done in various media, like the print media (magazines & newspapers), television (audio-visual) and radio stations (audio). …”
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SURGERY IMPACT ON LIFE QUALITY DATA IN CHILDREN WITH DETACHED RETINA by A. N. Sergienko, V. V. Dashina, A. V. Malishev, O. I. Lisenko, S. V. Yanchenko

“…Assessment of life quality while carrying out a vitrectomy in children with detached retina. Material and Methods. Twenty three patients (23 eyes) aged from 10 up to 17 years from with detached retina were examined. …”
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The results of glaucoma drainage tube surgery in patients with diabetes by Mukharram M. Bikbov, Ilnur I. Khusnitdinov

“…To compare the effectiveness of "Glautex" drainage and the Ahmed valve for the treatment of secondary neovascular glaucoma in patients with diabetes.Material and methods. We observed 28 eyes with neovascular glaucoma in 28 patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Treatment of Patients with Refractory Glaucoma of Various Stages by Microimpulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation by I. E. Ioshin, A. I. Tolchinskaya, I. V. Maximov

“…Analysis of the results has shown that the use of microcyclophotocoagulation in patients with refractory glaucoma has not led to the development of postoperative complications, reduced intraocular pressure by 36.2 % from baseline, when developed and 29.8 % in advanced stages of the disease, reduced the number of antihypertensive drugs was 17 % in the second and 10 % at third stage and have not led to a decrease in visual function at 6 months follow-up. Thus, it is proved that the use of a diode laser in micro-pulse mode during microcyclophotocoagulation is a safe and effective method of treating refractory forms of glaucoma at various stages of the disease.…”
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Effect of Spectacle Lenses with Highly Aspherical Lenslets on Binocular Vision and Accommodation in Myopic Children with and without Intermittent Exotropia by Zhou Fengchao, Li Xue, Huang Yingying, Li Yuhao, Zhang Jiali, Chen Hao, Bao Jinhua

“…To evaluate the influence of spectacle lenses with highly aspherical lenslets (HAL) on binocular vision and accommodation in myopic children with intermittent exotropia (IXT) and compare the changes after wearing HAL in binocular vision and accommodation in myopic children with or without IXT. Method. Forty myopic subjects aged 8–12 years were recruited: 20 with IXT and 20 visually normal children. …”
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Etnografía del aprendizaje pugilístico en un club deportivo amateur de Temuco (Chile) (Ethnography of pugilistic learning in an amateur sports club in Temuco (Chile)) by Hernán Riquelme Brevis

“…For this, ethnography is contemplated as a research method that allows capturing social interactions within the framework of observing the body and visual language of the athletes involved. …”
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Enhancing synchrotron radiation micro-CT images using deep learning: an application of Noise2Inverse on bone imaging by Yoshihiro Obata, Dilworth Y. Parkinson, Daniël M. Pelt, Claire Acevedo

“…Visually, high image quality was recovered for each simulated dose. …”
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