Ophthalmologic Psychophysical Tests Support OCT Findings in Mild Alzheimer’s Disease by Elena Salobrar-Garcia, Rosa de Hoz, Blanca Rojas, Ana I. Ramirez, Juan J. Salazar, Raquel Yubero, Pedro Gil, Alberto Triviño, José M. Ramirez

“…Best-corrected visual acuity (VA), contrast sensitivity (CS) (3, 6, 12, and 18 cpds), color perception (CP), and perception digital test (PDT) were tested in one eye of each patient. …”
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I-MPN: inductive message passing network for efficient human-in-the-loop annotation of mobile eye tracking data by Hoang H. Le, Duy M. H. Nguyen, Omair Shahzad Bhatti, László Kopácsi, Thinh P. Ngo, Binh T. Nguyen, Michael Barz, Daniel Sonntag

“…Abstract Comprehending how humans process visual information in dynamic settings is crucial for psychology and designing user-centered interactions. …”
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Comparison of topical estrogen and platelet-rich plasma injections in the treatment of postmenopausal vaginal atrophy by Ufuk Atlihan, Can Ata, Onur Yavuz, Huseyin Aytug Avsar, Selcuk Erkilinc, Tevfik Berk Bildaci

“…BackgroundPlatelet-rich plasma (PRP) is considered safe and is a low-cost, simple, natural, and minimally invasive method for vaginal rejuvenation. We aimed to compare the effects of hormonal treatment options and PRP use for postmenopausal vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA).MethodsFrom a total of 66 patients, topical estrogen treatment was administered to 36 patients, and PRP treatment was used on 30 patients who had previously received topical estrogen treatment without obtaining a response. …”
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Ureteral Stricture Outcomes Using Small Ureteral Access Sheath During Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery by Özer Güzel, Melih Balcı, Altuğ Tuncel, Ahmet Asfuroğlu, İbrahim Can Aykanat, Yılmaz Aslan

“…Ureteral injuries were visualized using flexible and semi-rigid ureterorenoscopy, and ureteral stricture was assessed by computed tomographic urography at one-year controls. …”
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Outcomes after reversed corneal graft rejection: a report from the European VISICORT project by W John Armitage, Uwe Pleyer, Conor C Murphy, Derek Tole, Matthew D Griffin, Jesper Hjortdal, Katja C Iselin, Bertrand Vabres

“…Objective This study aims to describe the outcome of corneal grafts, both low risk and high risk, after successfully reversed immunological rejection.Methods Datasets on reversed rejection episodes in penetrating and endothelial keratoplasties between 2014 and 2019 (n=876) were extracted from the Adverse Immune Signatures and their Prevention in Corneal Transplantation database, which contains the prospectively and consecutively collected corneal transplants from five European centres. …”
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Dual‐Modal Sensing Skin Adaptive to Daylight, Darkness, and Ultraviolet Light for Simultaneous Full‐Field Deformation Measurement and Mechanoluminescence Responses by Suman Timilsina, Cheol Woo Jo, Kwang Ho Lee, Kee‐Sun Sohn, Ji Sik Kim

“…Abstract Mechanoluminescence (ML) and digital image correlation (DIC) have emerged as promising optical methods to visualize and measure deformation fields. …”
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Is fixation beneficial in Kümmell's disease? A metaanalysis of clinical and radiological outcomes by Marven Aoun, Mohammad Daher, Gaby Kreichati, Khalil Kharrat, Amer Sebaaly

“…The studied outcomes were the complications, intra-operative bleeding, operating time, anterior vertebral height, kyphotic Cobb angle and the improvement in back pain with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). …”
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Clinical efficacy of peek patient-specific implants in orbital reconstruction by Yurii Chepurnyi, PhD, Denis Chernogorskyi, Andrey Kopchak, DDs, DM, Oksana Petrenko, MD, DMs

“…Purpose: To assess the clinical efficacy of custom made PEEK patient-specific implants in treatment of orbital wall defects. Methods: Forty-five patients with unilateral post-traumatic orbital wall defects were enrolled in the study. …”
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Environmental Dynamics and Risk: Bibliometric Insights into Soil Heavy Metal Accumulation Under Environmental Stressors by Jiaxiang Wang, Yueyao Li, Yimin Zhou, Jibai Long, Zhuoqing Li, Cheng Qiu, Qinghai Liu, Ming Lei

“…This study applied CiteSpace bibliometric methods to visually analyze 1,768 publications from 2000 to 2024, based on the Web of Science Core Collection. …”
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Assessment of the risk factors for the development and morphological types of posterior subcapsular cataract using optical coherence tomography by N. S. Lutsenko, O. A. Isakova, O. A. Rudycheva, T. S. Kyrylova

“…To analyze the risk factors for the development of posterior subcapsular cataract in patients with different morphological changes using anterior segment optical coherence tomography. Materials and methods. A prospective clinical study on the risk factors for posterior subcapsular cataract was conducted during 2020–2022. …”
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Total hip arthroplasty in patients with active psoriatic arhtritis (preliminary report) by D. V. Volchenko, I. F. Akhtiamov, A. Yu. Terskov, O. A. Sozonov, M. N. Velichko, E. Ya. Shpiz

“…The diagnosis of PsA was established according to CASPAR criteria.Results. The visual analogue scale assessment showed a significant decrease in the intensity of pain in the hip joint in the postoperative period. …”
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The relationship between epigenetic biomarkers and the risk of diabetes and cancer: a machine learning modeling approach by Shiqi Zhang, Shiqi Zhang, Jianan Jin, Benfeng Xu, Qi Zheng, Haibo Mou

“…This study aims to analyze the relationship between 30 epigenetic biomarkers and the risk of diabetes and cancer using machine learning modeling.MethodsThe data for this study were sourced from the NHANES database, which includes DNA methylation arrays and epigenetic biomarker datasets. …”
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Enhancing medical image privacy in IoT with bit-plane level encryption using chaotic map by Fatima Asiri, Wajdan Al Malwi, Tamara Zhukabayeva, Ibtehal Nafea, Abdullah Aziz, Nadhmi A. Gazem, Abdullah Qayyum

“…To address this, a novel encryption method for medical images that operates at the bit plane level, tailored for IoT environments, is developed.MethodsThe approach initializes by processing the original image through the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) to derive the initial conditions for the Chen chaotic map. …”
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Experiencing art together: integrating affect and semiosis by Gemma Schino, Lisa-Maria van Klaveren, Lisa-Maria van Klaveren, Lisa-Maria van Klaveren, Theisje van Dorsten, Samrddhee Pathare, Barend van Heusden, Ralf F. A. Cox

“…To examine the integration of these processes, this interdisciplinary study used a multi-method approach.MethodsEighteen dyads of adult participants took part in the study. …”
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Predictive modeling of graves’ orbitopathy activity based on meibomian glands analysis using in vivo confocal microscopy by Zixuan Su, Yayan You, Shengnan Cheng, Jiahui Huang, Xueqing Liang, Xinghua Wang, Fagang Jiang

“…The research employed the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) method to select key indicators. Subsequently, a logistic regression model was constructed to predict GO disease activity. …”
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Resources for innovative learning of anatomy and foot ossification: Graphic design and virtual reality by Ana Cristina Moreno‐Marin, Manuel Pardo Rios, Eva Lopezosa‐Reca, Cristina Molina García, Salvador Díaz‐Miguel, Beatriz Gómez‐Martín, Paula Cobos‐Moreno

“…Results Updating the ossification ages and providing previously unavailable visual teaching material offers a useful tool for improving the teaching of this subject. …”
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Subjective assessment of vision quality by patients over 35 after excimer laser and orthokeratological correction of myopia according to a survey by V. V. Neroev, M. D. Sengaeva, E. P. Tarutta, N. V. Khodzhabekyan, A. T. Khandzhyan, A. V. Ivanova, K. B. Letnikova, A. S. Sklyarova

“…Purpose:  to analyze the results of a survey aimed at assessing the patients’satisfaction with the results of excimer laser or orthokeratological correction of myopia.     Materials and methods.  135 patients aged 35 to 50 took part in a satisfaction survey: 105 after excimer laser and 30 after orthokeratological correction of myopia. …”
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An analytical study of the greater palatine foramen in adult human skulls using anatomical planes for clinical considerations by Naveen Kumar, Ravi Bhaskar, Anjana Shidaraddi, Melissa Glenda Lewis, Swamy Ravindra Shanthakumar, Ashwini P. Aithal

“…Both sides of the hard palate were assessed, and the number of GPF was recorded by direct visual inspection. Morphometric measurements were recorded with regard to the topographic relation of GPF with the neighbouring bony landmarks. …”
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Pain intensity and depression level in chronic temporomandibular disorders patients by Raul Elton Araújo Borges, Luana da Rocha Alves Mendonça, Bruno César de Vasconcelos Gurgel, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, Patrícia dos Santos Calderon

“…Pain intensity and level of depression were assessed using a visual analysis scale and Beck depression inventory, respectively. …”
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Automatic measurement of choroidal thickness with swept-source optical coherence tomography in chronic Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease: 3 years’ follow-up by Liria Yamamoto-Rodríguez, Alexander Anduaga-Beramendi, Roger Mediavilla-Vallespín, Olaia Subirà, Pere Garcia-Bru, Xavier Solanich-Moreno, Luis Arias, Josep M. Caminal, Olga García-García

“…Overall, 41.6% of asymptomatic (no change in visual acuity) recurrences in the convalescent group and 25% of recurrences in the quiescent group were detected by SS-OCT. …”
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