Application of multimodal deep learning in the auxiliary diagnosis and treatment of dermatological diseases by Ting Li, Bowei Li, Yuying Jia, Lian Duan, Ping Sun, Xiaozhen Li, Xiaodong Yang, Hong Cai

“…However, traditional visual diagnosis poses a high demand on both doctors’ experience and the examination equipment, and there is a risk of missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis. …”
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Comparative convolutional neural networks for perovskite solar cell PCE predictions by Milan Harth, D. Kishore Kumar, Said Kassou, Kenza El Idrissi, Ritesh Kant Gupta, Yonatan Daniel, Ofry Makdasi, Iris Visoly-Fisher, Alessio Gagliardi

“…This comparative technique significantly outperforms traditional methods that attempt to directly infer PCE from a single image. …”
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A rare case of keratitis due to co-infection with Plectosphaerella cucumerina and Acanthamoeba T5 genotype by Anita Raghavan, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Maitrayee Kaman Chabra, Shivaprakash Rudramurthy, Narendran Venkatapathy, Siddharth Narendran, Ram Rammohan

“…Aims: This report summarizes clinical findings, diagnosis, management, and long term outcomes of a recalcitrant Plectosphaerella and Acanthamoeba keratitis. Methods and materials: An otherwise healthy male patient presented with a corneal infiltrate with predominantly fungal characteristics, but atypical in terms of progression. …”
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Revolutionizing Gaze-Based Human–Computer Interaction Using Iris Tracking: A Webcam-Based Low-Cost Approach With Calibration, Regression and Real-Time Re-Calibration by Govind Ram Chhimpa, Ajay Kumar, Sunita Garhwal, Dhiraj, Faheem Khan, Yeon-Kug Moon

“…Eye movements are essential in human-computer interaction (HCI) because they offer insights into individuals’ cognitive states and visual attention. Techniques for adequately assessing gaze have increased in the last two decades. …”
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Neurological and endocrinological manifestations of 49 children with intracranial pure germinoma at initial diagnosis in Taiwan by Hsin-Yuan Chang, Chiao-Fan Chiu, Shih-Ming Jung, Alex Mun-Ching Wong, Chieh-Tsai Wu, Fu-Sung Lo

“…Affected patients may have motor impairment, visual disturbance, neurological signs, and endocrine disorder, depending on the size and location of the tumor. …”
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Impact of virtual reality with or without hypnosis before oocyte retrieval: A randomised study by Céline Pirard, Pascale Laurent, Christine Wyns, Maria-Grazia Giudice, Christine Watremez, Mona Momeni, Fabienne Roelants

“…Methods: After written informed consent, 342 women scheduled for OR under sedation were randomised in this double-blinded study (NCT03064061). …”
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Cap2Seg: leveraging caption generation for enhanced segmentation of COVID-19 medical images by Wanlong Zhao, Wanlong Zhao, Fan Li, Fan Li, Yueqin Diao, Yueqin Diao, Puyin Fan, Puyin Fan, Zhu Chen, Zhu Chen

“…Extensive experiments on two public datasets, MosMedData+ and QaTa-COV19, demonstrate that our method outperforms the current state-of-the-art models under the same conditions. …”
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Comparative Study Between Cognitive Phenotypes of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Multiple Sclerosis by Mehdi Aoun Sebaiti, Nadia Oubaya, Yannick Gounden, Chloé Samson, Emmanuele Lechapt, Abir Wahab, Alain Creange, Mathieu Hainselin, François-Jérôme Authier

“…For this purpose, we carried out a comparative study between cognitive profiles of patients with ME/CFS and patients suffering from MS. <b>Methods</b>: In total, 40 ME/CFS and 40 MS patients were included. …”
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TBD-Y: Automatic tea bud detection with synergistic object-spatial attention and global-local attention guided feature fusion by Zhongyuan Liu, Li Zhuo, Chunwang Dong, Jiafeng Li, Yang Li

“…To address these issues, in this paper, an automatic TBD method is proposed, which is built upon the YOLOv11 object detection framework, named TBD-Y. …”
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An Artificial Intelligence Solution for Automated Dental Inspection and Charting by M.A. Moufti, M. Abu Talib, S. Al Mokdad, A. Alhouria, M. Alsaffarini, N. Almahmeed, S. Eldessouky, W. Kharoufah, Q. Nasir

“…Background: Visual inspection and documentation (charting) of findings are critical components in dental practice. …”
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Multicentre, randomised clinical trial comparing intravitreal aflibercept monotherapy versus aflibercept combined with reduced-fluence photodynamic therapy (RF-PDT) for the treatme... by Tien Yin Wong, Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung, Kelvin Yi Chong Teo, Anna Tan, Chinmayi Himanshuroy Vyas, Colin Tan, Caroline Chee, Kelly Wong, Janice Marie N. Jordan-Yu, Beau Fenner, Shaun Sim

“…The primary outcome of the study is to compare the 52-week visual outcome of IVA versus IVA+RF PDT. One hundred and sixty treatment-naïve patients with macular PCV confirmed on indocyanine green angiography will be recruited from three centres in Singapore. …”
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Evaluation of desensitizing agents for the control of sensitivity in conventional fixed restorations by Jose Giancarlo Tozo Burgos, Marco Antonio Sanchez Tito, Nelly Antonieta Bernarda Koung Gomez, Aracy Diana Zarate Maquera, Wilfredo Gustavo Escalante Otarola

“…Sensitivity was assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS) by applying blasts of cold air in four visits at two-day intervals. …”
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Enhancing Neural Activation in Older Adults: Action Observation-Primed Swallowing Imagery Reveals Age-Related Connectivity Patterns by Hao Xiong, Jin-Jin Chen, Meng-Huan Wang, Lu Zhang, Feng Lin

“…Enhancing cortical activation and functional connectivity through non-invasive methods is crucial for improving swallowing function. …”
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Prognostics optical coherence tomography biomarker in macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion by Andrea R. Silitonga, Hanna T.H. Silitonga, Rova Virgana, Iwan Sovani, Arief Kartasasmita, Erwin Iskandar, Grimaldi Ihsan, Made Indra

“…Aim: This study aimed to identify baseline optical coherence tomography (OCT) predictors of visual prognosis in RVO-MO following intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) injection. …”
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Inverted ILM Flap Technique in Idiopathic Full-Thickness Macular Hole Surgery: Functional Outcomes and Their Correlation with Morphologic Findings by Paolo Carpineto, Enrico Borrelli, Luca Cerino, Daniele Guarini, Agbeanda Aharrh-Gnama, Vincenzo Ciciarelli, Carla Iafigliola, Leonardo Mastropasqua

“…The mean best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) improved from 1.1 LogMAR to 0.3 LogMAR, and the mean retinal sensitivity (MS) improved from 7.2 to 23.4 dB. …”
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Animal and bird-related ocular trauma: a decade of experience from a tertiary referral eye hospital of Iran by Mohammadreza Mehrabi Bahar, Esmaeil Asadi Khameneh, Hassan Asadigandomani, Alireza Razavi, Seyed Ali Tabatabaei, Zahra Mahdizad, Fatemeh Masoudi Samghabadi

“…Conclusions Animal and bird-related ocular trauma in Iran predominantly involves injuries caused by birds, with rural patients experiencing worse visual outcomes and delayed referral.…”
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Clinical Case of Echinococcosis of the Orbit. Modern Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment by D. S. Gorbachev, A. N. Kulikov, S. S. Kozlov, A. A. Kolbin, A. V. Voronov, A. V. Kudryavtseva, I. S. Kovalevskaya, A. I. Yakovenko, M. A. Burnasheva, N. N. Haritonova, N. V. Zemlyanukhin

“…The role of radiation methods for diagnosing echinococcosis using ultrasound, CT and MRI is described in detail. …”
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Evaluation of different erosion models for predicting guide vane wear in Francis turbine by Rakish Shrestha, Rakish Shrestha, Kushal Shrestha, Kushal Shrestha, Sailesh Chitrakar, Sailesh Chitrakar, Bhola Thapa, Hari Prasad Neopane, Zhongdong Qian, Zhiwei Guo

“…Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods are useful to estimate erosion but are dependent significantly on erosion models used for simulations. …”
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A randomized controlled trial on the effect of hydroxychloroquine in mild Graves’ orbitopathy (GO-HCQ): study protocol by Chia-Hung Lin, Yi-Hsuan Wei, Jin-Ying Lu, Hung-Yuan Li, Chung-Wei Lee, Chung-Yi Yang, Chin-Hao Chang, Wan-Chen Wu, Chih-Yuan Wang, Shyang-Rong Shih

“…Abstract Background Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) is a prevalent manifestation of Graves’ disease (GD), characterized by proptosis, eyelid retraction, soft tissue swelling, diplopia, and potential visual acuity impairment. Furthermore, even mild GO can significantly impact mental health and overall quality of life for patients with GD. …”
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Impact of continuing anti-platelet drugs during manual small incision cataract surgery under subtenon’s anesthesia in tertiary care in South India by Divya P, Ajay K, Shweta Sulabh, Sai Sailesh Kumar Goothy

“…There was also no difference in the final best-corrected visual acuity between the two groups. The hemorrhages that occurred were self-limiting and visually insignificant. …”
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