Creating non-fungible token (NFT)-backed emoji art from user conversations on blockchain by Maedeh Mosharraf, Mohammad Hossein Khorrami

“…It utilizes natural language processing and machine learning methods to extract key sentences from user conversations and match them with emojis that reflect their sentiments. …”
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The Effectiveness of Genital Wart Treatments by Dilek Bıyık Özkaya, Gamze Erfan, Burak Çıtamak

“…Although many treatment methods are used, their superiority to each other is unclear. …”
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Abnormal Head Position «Astrologer Posture» in Ophthalmology. Review by G. V. Gladysheva, N. V. Ananyeva, I. L. Plisov

“…The purpose of our review is to provide literature data of the most common ophthalmic diseases in children, accompanied by a compensatory head position “astrologer posture”. Methods used to find, select and obtain information as well as to synthesize the data are information search on the Internet through Google Scholar, PubMed and eLibrary. …”
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A long-term period of observation a patients with moderate and advanced open-angle glaucoma after implantation glau- coma device Ex-PRESS by A. V. Kuroedov, V. Yu. Ovchinnikova

“…Purpose: to determine the long-term efficiency and safety of implantation Ex-PRESS open-angle glaucoma device to patients at advanced stage of POAG.Methods: Seven male patients underwent penetrating filtering surgery with implantation of the Ex-PRESS shunt over the lack of stabilization of visual functions on hypotensive drugs.Results: Average monitoring of patients was 19.96±9.73 months. …”
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Recent advances and current challenges in suture and sutureless scleral fixation techniques for intraocular lens: a comprehensive review by Han Sun, Caixia Wang, Hong Wu

“…Furthermore, a comparative analysis between suture and sutureless fixation methods is presented, elucidating their respective limitations and associated factors. …”
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Challenges Faced by Teacher in Teaching English at SMP Negeri 1 Bonggakaradeng by Sucian Somakanna, Nehru Pongsapan, Markus Deli Girik Allo

“…Although innovative methods improved student engagement and language acquisition, challenges like time constraints in producing learning media remained. …”
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Surgical dental rehabilitation of patients in remission of oncological diseases: assessment of treatment outcomes and quality of life by E. A. Bazikyan, V. V. Arishkova, D. V. Anisimov

“…To assess the change in the quality of life of patients in remission of oncological diseases after complex dental treatment.Materials and methods. Quality of life and aesthetic outcome were assessed using the University of Washington scale (UWQOL) and visual analog scale. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Surface Roughness of Different Composite Restorative Materials after Thermocycling and Prolonged Immersion in Common Beverages Using Atomic Force Microsco... by Akanksha Malik, Anjali K. Kothari, Riya Dave, Vinay V. Rao, Kaushal Vyas, Deep P. Agrawal, Kishan Patel

“…Materials and Methods: Three composite groups (n = 16 each) were tested. …”
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A randomized double-blind active-controlled clinical trial on the efficacy of topical basil (Ocimum basilicum) oil in knee osteoarthritis by Alireza Askari, Fatemeh Sadat Hasheminasab, Fatemeh Sadat Hasheminasab, Omid Sadeghpour, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadehd, Seyed Ali Ravansalar, Aida Iraji, Mohammad Hashem Hashempur

“…BackgroundBasil is a widely used herb in Persian medicine and is gaining recognition as a functional food worldwide.Aim of the studyThis trial aimed to assess the effectiveness of a traditional formulation of basil oil in comparison with diclofenac gel in treating knee osteoarthritis, considering its established anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive, and anti-oxidative properties.Materials and methodsOne hundred eligible patients were equally randomized to the traditional basil oil (containing sesame oil) and diclofenac gel groups. …”
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Image Recognition Performance of GPT-4V(ision) and GPT-4o in Ophthalmology: Use of Images in Clinical Questions by Tomita K, Nishida T, Kitaguchi Y, Kitazawa K, Miyake M

“…Kosei Tomita,1 Takashi Nishida,2 Yoshiyuki Kitaguchi,3 Koji Kitazawa,4,* Masahiro Miyake5,* 1Department of Ophthalmology, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan; 2Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; 4Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; 5Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Takashi Nishida, University of California, 9415 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0946, USA, Email t.nishida.opt@gmail.comPurpose: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of Generative Pre-trained Transformer with Vision (GPT)-4, GPT-4 with Vision (GPT-4V), and GPT-4o for clinical questions in ophthalmology.Patients and Methods: The questions were collected from the “Diagnosis This” section on the American Academy of Ophthalmology website. …”
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“GLORY TO ARTISTIC SKILL”: EKPHRASIS OF FINE ARTS IN P. ZAHREBELNYI`S NOVEL “WONDER” by Nataliia L. Bilyk.

“…The study is based on the methods of cultural-semiotic and structural-semantic analysis in combination with descriptive and comparative-typological approaches. …”
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Life’s Crucial 9 Score as a Novel Role for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Screening by Li W, Wen Y, Fan Y, Hu Z, Deng Z, Huang Q

“…Wenqiang Li,1,* Youli Wen,1,* Yuting Fan,2 Zefu Hu,3 Zhiping Deng,1 Qian Huang3 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Zigong First People’s Hospital, Zigong, Sichuan Province, 643000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Clinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, 637000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Dazhou Dachuan District People’s Hospital (Dazhou Third People’s Hospital), Dazhou, Sichuan Province, 635000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qian Huang, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Dazhou Dachuan District People’s Hospital (Dazhou Third People’s Hospital), Dazhou, 635000, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8615196767955, Email hq15196767955@163.com Zhiping Deng, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Zigong First People’s Hospital, Zigong, 643000, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8613608158051, Email zgsdzp1016@163.comPurpose: This study aims to investigate the association between the Life’s Crucial 9 (LC9) score and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in middle-aged and older adults.Patients and Methods: We screened the NHANES database for data from 2007– 2018. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Ophthalmic Steroids in the Management of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy: A Systematic Review by Adriono GA, Triyoga IF, Kadharusman MM, Victor AA, Djatikusumo A, Yudantha AR, Hutapea MM

“…Gitalisa Andayani Adriono,1,2,* Ichsan Fauzi Triyoga,3,* Marcello Mikhael Kadharusman,3,* Andi Arus Victor,1 Ari Djatikusumo,1 Anggun Rama Yudantha,1 Mario Marbungaran Hutapea1 1Department of Ophthalmology, Kirana Eye Centre - Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia; 2JEC Eye Hospitals and Clinics, Jakarta, Indonesia; 3Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Gitalisa Andayani Adriono, Department of Ophthalmology, Kirana Eye Centre - Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia, Kimia Street, Jakarta, 10320, Indonesia, Tel +62 811 131 660, Email gitalisa.andayani@ui.ac.idPurpose: This review aims to clarify the role of ophthalmic steroids in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) treatment.Methods: A systematic literature search was performed using Scopus, PubMed, MEDLINE, Cochrane, ProQuest, and manual searches. …”
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Efficacy and safety of intracameral betamethasone versus dexamethasone at the end of phacoemulsification by Amira F.Z. El Hewehi, Khaled G. Abu Eleinen, Sherif A. Eissa, Moataz H. Osman

“…Purpose The current study aimed to determine the safety and efficacy of intracameral injection of betamethasone or dexamethasone at the end of phacoemulsification in decreasing postoperative inflammation. Patients and methods This is a comparative, prospective, interventional, randomized study that was carried out at Cairo University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. …”
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Development of Modic Changes After Percutaneous Endoscopic Transforaminal Lumbar Discectomy: From Risk Analysis to Prediction Modeling by Li L, Wang C, Zhang H, Lin A, Qu C, Sun Y, Tao H, Ma X

“…Lei Li,* Chao Wang,* Hao Zhang, Antao Lin, Changpeng Qu, Yihao Sun, Hao Tao, Xuexiao Ma The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xuexiao Ma; Hao Tao, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, 59 haier Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China, Email maxuexiaospinal@163.comObjective: This study examines the occurrence of Modic changes (MC) within the first year following percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar discectomy (PETD) and investigates associated risk factors.Methods: This study adopted a retrospective cohort design. …”
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COMPLEX ASSESSMENT OF EFFICACY OF STATINS PRESCRIBED AT MOST BY CLINICIANS by A. S. Sivkov, E. V. Shih, M. A. Osadchuk, S. K. Sivkova, N. V. Kireeva, N. P. Chernus

“…To evaluate a complex clinical efficacy, tolerability and safety of statin drugs — simvastatin, atorvastatin, rosuvastatin in patients with hyperlipidemia (HL).Material and methods. The assessment of clinical efficacy was done in 90 patients with HL and arterial hypertension of the grades 1 and 2, age 40-75 y.o.; some of them had coronary heart disease.Results. …”
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Reflective error: a metric for assessing predictive performance at extreme events by Robert Edwin Rouse, Henry Moss, Scott Hosking, Allan McRobie, Emily Shuckburgh

“…In this work, we present a new error metric, termed Reflective Error, which quantifies the degree at which our model error is distributed around our extremes, in contrast to existing model evaluation methods that aggregate error over all events. The suitability of our proposed metric is demonstrated on a real-world hydrological modeling problem, where extreme values are of particular concern.…”
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Screening Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: An ICT-Based Study by Antonio Sánchez-Cabaco, Beatriz Palacios-Vicario, Lizbeth De La Torre, Rosalía García-García, Jesús Cacho Gutiérrez, Paula Prieto Fernández

“…Objectives: To analyse the cognitive variables of older adults in confinement during COVID-19 using tele-neuropsychology for cognitive assessment, comparing online with in-person screening. Methods: In total, 148 subjects took part in the study. …”
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The Influence of the Relationship Between Landmark Symbol Types, Annotations, and Colors on Search Performance in Mobile Maps Based on Eye Tracking by Hao Fang, Hongyun Guo, Zhangtong Song, Nai Yang, Rui Wang, Fen Guo

“…This study employs a three-factor hybrid experimental design to investigate the effects of different landmark symbol types and their color associations with annotations on search performance using eye tracking methods. Utilizing the Tobii X2-60 eye tracker, 40 participants engaged in a visual search task across three symbol types (icons, indexes, and symbols) and two color conditions (consistent and inconsistent). …”
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YOLOv8-RBean: Runner Bean Leaf Disease Detection Model Based on YOLOv8 by Hongbing Chen, Haoting Zhai, Jinghuan Hu, Hongrui Chen, Changji Wen, Yizhe Feng, Kun Wang, Zhipeng Li, Guangyao Wang

“…Moreover, the model reduces the number of parameters to 2.71 M and computational cost to 7.5 GFLOPs, representing reductions of 10% and 7.4% compared to the baseline model. Notably, the method shows clear advantages in detecting morphologically subtle diseases such as viral infections, providing an efficient and practical technical solution for intelligent monitoring and prevention of runner bean diseases.…”
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