Microkeratome versus manually dissected donor tissue for Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty: A randomized prospective study by Ritu Mali, Smruti R. Priyadarshini, Srikant K. Sahu, Amrita Mohanty, Sujata Das

“…Methods: Seventy eyes of 70 patients undergoing DSEK/DSAEK at a tertiary eyecare center in eastern India were included in this prospective randomized control study. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Defocus Curve of Monofocal IOL, Extended Depth of Focus IOL, and Trifocal IOL by M. E. Konovalov, A. V. Morenko

“…Comparative evaluation of the defocus curve (DC) of monofocal IOLs (MIOLs), extended depth of focus IOLs (EDОF) and trifocal IOLs (TIOLs). Patients and methods. We observed 90 patients (average age 57.8 ± 1.8 years) who underwent standard binocular phacoemulsification of cataracts in both eyes with emmetropic “target” refraction and postoperative monocular uncorrected distance visual acuity (UCVA) of at least 1.0 rel. units. …”
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Sensory Modality in Students Enrolled in a Specialized Training Program for Security Forces and Its Impact on Karate Performance Indicators by Ivan Uher, Ján Pivovarník, Mária Majherová

“…It determines their impact on karate performance metrics. <b>Methods:</b> Thirty-one students aged 20 to 26 (SD = 0.81) completed the modified Visual, Aural, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic questionnaire (VARK), a tool designed to help identify students’ preferred learning styles. …”
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Strategies for Information Support of Vaccination by D. А. Adamov

“…The author examines the key areas of increasing vaccination population coverage: targeted campaigns, medical community partnership, public leaders and bloggers involvement, methods of storytelling and visual communication usage. …”
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Microstructural evolution and strengthening mechanism of U71Mn steel joints fabricated by friction-flash hybrid welding by Jiaqing You, Jinhong Tan, Xingping Liu, Kai Du, Jiarui Li, Chengyang Yi, Yunqiang Zhao

“…This study proposed a flash-friction hybrid welding method to address the issue of the ferrite softening layer and comprehensively investigated the impact of vibration friction speed on joint performance. …”
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The results of comparative analysis of angiogenic and laser therapy for diabetic macular edema in diabetes type 2 by I. V. Vorobieva, E. V. Parfenova, D. A. Merkushenkova, P. I. Makarevich, V. I. Alekhnovich

“…Purpose: To compare the results of laser treatment and intravitreal ranibizumab injections in patients with DME consistent with the level of VEGF A in tear fluid.Methods: The progress of visual acuity, retinal thickness and light sensivity after laser treatment and ranibizumab intravitreal injection has been assessed.Results: One month after the treatment the main effect of laser was the decrease of retinal thickness, whereas after ranibizumab — the increase of visual acuity. …”
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STRATEGY OF LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIAN PENSION SYSTEM: ANALYSIS OF INTERIM RESULTS by Pavel A. Kozlov

“…The article analyzes the level of attaining the objectives connected with improving pensioners' standard of living with simultaneous strengthening the finance stability of the pension system. The author uses methods of grouping, comparison, analysis, graphic presentation of information. …”
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A Segment Anything Model Approach for Rice Seedlings Detection Based on UAV Images by H. Rezvan, M. J. Valadan Zoej, F. Youssefi, F. Youssefi

“…Our findings reveal that the point prompt method emerges as the preferred choice for rice seedling detection, offering superior accuracy and reliability. …”
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Visualising fibre path and generating G-code for melt electrowriting of tubular scaffolds using Grasshopper software by Kelly L. O’Neill, Taite McLoughlin, Georgia Van der Linden, Ignacio Lopez Buson, Naomi C. Paxton, Mary Polites, Paul D. Dalton

“…The resulting 1 and 3 mm inner diameter MEW tubes consisted of fibre diameters 10.8 ± 0.7 µm or 20.7 ± 0.9 µm and matched the programmed design. This visual prototyping platform through Rhinoceros and Grasshopper offers a new method in predicting fibre paths and incorporating scaffold design parameters, meeting the need for diverse tubular scaffolds in different fields. …”
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The role of estuarine wetland in carbon storage for climate change mitigation: A bibliometric analysis by Fajeriadi Hery, Fahmi Fahmi, Dharmono Dharmono, Zaini Muhammad, Putra Aminuddin Prahatama, Suyidno Suyidno, Irhasyuarna Yudha, Suryajaya Suryajaya, Saifuddin Much. Fuad

“…This research uses bibliometric analysis method to produce an in-depth and comprehensive analysis. …”
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A hybrid framework for colorectal cancer detection and U-Net segmentation using polynetDWTCADx by Akella S Narasimha Raju, K Venkatesh, Makineedi Rajababu, Ranjith Kumar Gatla, Marwa M. Eid, Enas Ali, Nataliia Titova, Ahmed B. Abou Sharaf

“…In this study, the CKHK-22 dataset, comprising 24 classes, served as the introduction. The proposed method, which combines CNNs, DWTs, and SVMs, enhances the accuracy of feature extraction and classification. …”
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Glutamatergic mechanisms in early salience processing by Denise Elfriede Liesa Lockhofen, Nils Hübner, Ranjan Debnath, Karl Philipp Rumpf, Michael Sander, Matthias Wolff, Daniel Luxi, Lukas Roller, Christoph Mulert

“…Blocking the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) with NMDAR antagonists such as ketamine can lead to temporary schizophrenia-like symptoms in healthy volunteers, including cognitive and attentional impairments.MethodThe present study investigated how the administration of a subclinical dose of ketamine compared to placebo affects the interaction of attention and reward. 27 healthy volunteers received either an intravenous infusion of ketamine or a placebo. …”
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NeuroSafeDrive: An Intelligent System Using fNIRS for Driver Distraction Recognition by Ghazal Bargshady, Hakki Gokalp Ustun, Yasaman Baradaran, Houshyar Asadi, Ravinesh C Deo, Jeroen Van Boxtel, Raul Fernandez Rojas

“…This study introduces a novel fNIRS-based method to to classify varying levels of driver distraction across diverse simulated scenarios, including cognitive, visual–manual, and auditory sources of inattention. …”
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Performance Optimization in Three-Modality Biometric Verification using Heterogeneous CPU-GPU Computation by Bopatriciat Boluma Mangata, Pierre Tshibanda wa Tshibanda, Guy-Patient Mbiya Mpoyi, Jean Pepe Buanga Mapetu, Rostin Mabela Matendo Makengo, Eugène Mbuyi Mukendi

“…This paper proposes a method to improve the performance of tri-modal biometric verification using a heterogeneous computing system exploiting the synergy between CPU and GPU. …”
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Cam Design and Pin Defect Detection of Cam Pin Insertion Machine in IGBT Packaging by Wenchao Tian, Pengchao Zhang, Mingfang Tian, Si Chen, Haoyue Ji, Bingxu Ma

“…The profiles of the four cams were designed and verified through theoretical calculations and kinematic simulations using a seventh-degree polynomial curve fitting method. Then, image algorithms were developed to detect pin tilt defects, pin tip defects, and to provide visual guidance for pin insertion. …”
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Adaptive Curved Slicing for En Face Imaging in Optical Coherence Tomography by Mingxin Li, Phatham Loahavilai, Yueyang Liu, Xiaochen Li, Yang Li, Liqun Sun

“…A popular technique for visualizing the top view (en face) is to slice it with flat horizontal plane or apply statistical functions along the depth axis. …”
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Predicting acute myocardial infarction from haematological markers utilizing machine learning and explainable artificial intelligence by Tejas Kadengodlu Bhat, Krishnaraj Chadaga, Niranjana Sampathila, Swathi KS, Rajagopala Chadaga, Shashikiran Umakanth, Srikanth Prabhu

“…This leads to a necessity to develop a method to diagnose MI’s early, preventing further complications such as irregular heart rhythm, heart failure or even cardiac arrest. …”
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Power Transmission Corridors Wildfire Detection for Multi-Scale Fusion and Adaptive Texture Learning Based on Transformers by Yicen Liu, Xi Liu, Zhikun Zheng, Shimin Luo, Yongjun Xiao, Shuxian Wang, Xiaojiang Liu, Zhenhong Sun

“…Extensive experiments demonstrate that our method achieves superior performance, with an mAP50 of 72.9% and an mAP50-95 of 39.3%, significantly outperforming state-of-the-art baselines in detecting wildfires under real-world, cluttered conditions.…”
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Artificial neural networks analysis for non-newtonian nanofluid flow with variable viscosity and MHD effects in wire covering processes by Maria Altaib Badawi, Zeeshan, Nehad Ali Shah, Imed Boukhris, Adel Thaljaoui

“…The data acquisition for the proposed ANN-LMA is generated for parameters involved in the model WCS-TGNFF through Runge-Kutta method. The training, validation, and testing phases of ANN-LMA are employed to assess the results derived from WC-TGNFF across diverse scenarios, and a comparative analysis of the derived results is conducted against a reference dataset to evaluate the precision and efficacy of the proposed ANN-LMA framework in addressing non-Newtonian fluid challenges associated with WC-TGNFF. …”
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Optimization of Anesthetic Provision During Operations on the Foot by D. S. Yasnev, A. V. Zabusov, S. V. Larionov, P. A. Lyubashevsky, P. S. Zhbannikov

“…Stress — limiting action of a preparation was showed including reduction in comparison with the control leucocitosis and neutrophil shift of leucocitar formulas in the postoperative period, absence of episodes hiperglicemiya. Offered method permits raise of duration of the analgetick effect of spinal anaesthesia, evade appointment in postoperative period opioid analgeticks, improve results of surgical treatment at the expense of normalization of the regional haemodinamicks and avert isemiya of local tissue.…”
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