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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Environmentally safe sorbent from ash-and-slag waste of heat power engineering by S. A. Bushumov, T. G. Korotkova

“…To determine the physical and chemical properties (bulk density, ash content, total pore volume, abrasion, humidity, sorption capacity) of sorbent based on ash-and-slag waste from heat power engineering, calcined and modified with a Tiprom K organosilicon water repellent.Methods. The physicochemical properties of the modified sorbent were determined using an experimental method according to the methods of regulatory documents on equipment verified and certified in the prescribed manner.Results. …”
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3D-modeling Capabilities in Assessing Resectability of Pancreatic Head Tumors by A. S. Kudashkina, I. G. Kamyshanskaya, K. V. Pavelets, D. S. Rusanov, S. А. Kalyuzhnyy

“…This method allows to objectively determine the localization and prevalence of the tumor process on adjacent anatomical structures, as well as visually demonstrate the metastatic lesion of regional lymph nodes. …”
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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

“…Furthermore, it analyzes the evolution trends of these themes using the principle of similarity and visualizes the evolutionary paths.ResultsThe paper successfully linked 85,401 pieces of literature with WOS subject classifications, involving a total of 250 WOS subjects. …”
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ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT OF ADULT PATIENTS MALOCCLUSION WITH INFLAMMATORY PERIODONTAL DISEASES by O. Saranchuk

“…Preparation for the "hygiene lesson" consisted of the following steps: • Distribution of students in the group; • Consideration of options for lectures for students (form method of presenting information, the use of illustrative materials); • Develop preventive measures considering age; • Collective discussion prepared scenarios of "hygiene lesson" and visual materials; • Theoretical training and creative work of each student. …”
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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

“…Deciphering the mechanisms that determine the relationship between HU and OA is important for the development of new methods for the prevention and treatment of these diseases.…”
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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

“…Outcomes were assessed by using of preoperative and postoperative American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) scores and visual analogue scale (VAS). Weight bearing X-rays were used for radiological evaluation. …”
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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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Utilization of screening services on cervical cancer and associated factors among female health workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. by Achamyelew Melaku, Shiferaw Negash Abebe, Sofanit Haile

“…Similarly, the study participants knowledge of the etiology, knowledge of cigarette smoking as risk factor, and visual inspection with acetic acid as screening method had shown an independent association with screening service utilization, (AOR=1.6, 95%CI=1.01-12.12), (AOR=4.1, 95%CI1.68-9.76), (AOR=14.2, 95%CI3.77-53.32), respectively.…”
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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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More Evidence that Surgical Intervention for Unstable Distal Radius Fracture in Elderly Does not Offer a Superior Patient Perceived Functional Advantage over Time Honored Conservat... by Raghavendra S Kulkarni, Sriram R Kulkarni

“…The mean EuroQol Visual Analog Scale was 81.2 (range 25–100, 95% confidence interval 76–84). …”
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Costs and Quality of Life in Diabetic Macular Edema: Canadian Burden of Diabetic Macular Edema Observational Study (C-REALITY) by John R. Gonder, Valery M. Walker, Martin Barbeau, Nancy Zaour, Bryan H. Zachau, James R. Hartje, Ruihong Li

“…Visual acuity in the worst-seeing eye was assessed at months 0 and 6. …”
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Association of Gait Characteristics and Depression in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease Assessed in Goal-Directed Locomotion Task by Péter Kincses, Norbert Kovács, Kázmér Karádi, Ádám Feldmann, Krisztina Dorn, Zsuzsanna Aschermann, Sámuel Komoly, Tibor Szolcsányi, Árpád Csathó, János Kállai

“…Walking speed, stride length, and cadence were compared between groups while participants completed a goal-directed locomotion task under visually controlled (VC) and visually noncontrolled conditions (VnC). …”
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Printed Optoelectronic Memories Using Gr/WS2 Nanostructured Composite Ink for Retina‐Inspired Vision Persistent Synapses by Jiahui Bai, Qiuyan Wang, Qiaoqiao Zheng, Dong Liu, Hongbing Zhan, Renjing Xu, Jiajie Pei

“…Traditional fabrication methods are often complex, multistep processes that struggle to achieve lightweight, scalable, and flexible designs. …”
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Comparison between Limbal and Pars Plana Approaches Using Microincision Vitrectomy for Removal of Congenital Cataracts with Primary Intraocular Lens Implantation by Xin Liu, Tianyu Zheng, Xingtao Zhou, Yi Lu, Peng Zhou, Fan Fan, Yi Luo

“…Main outcome measures included visual outcomes and complications. Results. We included 40 eyes (26 patients) in the limbal group and 41 eyes (30 patients) in the pars plana group. …”
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PC-Match: Semi-Supervised Learning With Progressive Contrastive and Consistency Regularization by Mikyung Kang, Sooyon Seo, Moohong Min

“…The results demonstrate that our method effectively enhances performance, particularly in environments with limited labeled data, as evidenced by visual analysis.…”
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Group-based siamese self-supervised learning by Zhongnian Li, Jiayu Wang, Qingcong Geng, Xinzheng Xu

“…In this paper, we introduced a novel group self-supervised learning approach designed to improve visual representation learning. This new method aimed to rectify the limitations observed in conventional self-supervised learning. …”
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