Pain Levels after Local Anaesthetic with or without Hyaluronidase in Carpal Tunnel Release: A Randomised Controlled Trial by G. Yeo, A. Gupta, G. Ding, H. Skerman, M. Khatun, D. Melsom

“…This prospective, blinded, randomised controlled study investigates the utility of adding hyaluronidase to local anaesthetic in the setting of carpal tunnel release. Methods. 70 consecutive carpal tunnel release patients were recruited and randomised into a control group only receiving local anaesthetic and a hyaluronidase group receiving both hyaluronidase and local anaesthetic. …”
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Investigating the effectiveness of lighting in designing outdoor pathways at night دراسة فاعلية الإضاءة في تصميم مسارات الحركة الخارجية ليلاً... by Philippe Emad Farid Abdelmessih ; Mohamed El Fayoumi; Ashraf Nessim

“…This will be followed by observational analysis and a survey conducted on the outdoor pathways of the selected case study "Open Air Mall." These methods will facilitate an in-depth investigation of various aspects of artificial lighting for pathways, such as lighting intensity, techniques, pollution, placement, and color temperature. …”
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Reducing power line interference with the continuous automatic cab signalling channel by R. R. Yusupov, A. S. Khokhrin

“…The research is intended to find the best implementations of the quadrature receiver.Materials and methods. The research uses a computer simulation of the operation of the studied receivers under the influence of harmonic interference from a power line. …”
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Explainable Video Topics for Content Taxonomy: A Multimodal Retrieval Approach to Industry-Compliant Contextual Advertising by Waruna de Silva, Anil Fernando

“…Owing to the increased video content consumption in recent years, the need for advanced contextual advertising methods that leverage increasing user engagement and relevance on advertisement-based video-on-demand platforms has increased. …”
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Prevalence and profile of astigmatism in individuals availing ophthalmic services at Central Regional Referral Hospital, Gelephu, Bhutan: A cross-sectional, hospital-based study by Sangay Choden, Tshering Jamtsho, Indra P Sharma

“…This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and determinants of astigmatism in the Central Regional Referral Hospital (CRRH) of Bhutan. Methods: This was a cross- sectional study done between November 2021 and August 2022 in CRRH with 302 participants. …”
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Surgical treatments of metastatic bone disease of the hip joint: a scoping review protocol by Jiling Liu, Li Mao, Zhenxiao Yang, Chiheng Yan, Dagang Feng

“…The purpose of this protocol is to conduct a scoping review for helping decisions of the intended audience.Methods and analysis This scoping review will be conducted according to the framework proposed by Arksey and O’Malley and reported in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols Extension for Scoping Reviews criteria. …”
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Promotion of Cultural Heritages Through A Virtual Museum Platform: Case Study Hagia Sophia by Cem Kırlangıçoğlu, Mehmet Fatih Döker

“…The traditional promotion methods are beingreplaced by these new and innovative solutions including ‘virtual museum’ term.People are capable to use this platform to see and interactively walk throughthe virtually reconstructed museums in a 3D digital environment. …”
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Interpréter dans la grosseur du trait by François-Joseph Daniel

“…Furthermore, these discrepancies result in a more prudent use of simulations as an indication rather than a strict representation of reality, and necessitate the mobilisation of other complementary methods to qualify the odorous pollution.…”
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Cytokines and the Pathogenesis of Macular Edema in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion by Hidetaka Noma, Kanako Yasuda, Masahiko Shimura

“…Over the years, various methods such as laser photocoagulation have been tried to treat macular edema associated with BRVO, but the results were not satisfactory. …”
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PERTINENCE OU DECLIN : IMPACT DU JOURNALISME NUMERIQUE SUR LA PRODUCTION MEDIATIQUE FACE AUX DEFIS DE L’IA by Fawzi CHERITI & Dalila MEHIRI

“…The diversity of content published across digital press platforms and a disparity with variance between the size, type, and methods of displaying content among these platforms. …”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Humanities by P.S. Kabytov, A.E. Mikhailova

“…The purpose of the study is to identify the directions, forms, and scales of entre-preneurial activities of the nobility in Samara province. Materials and methods. The source base includes administrative documentation, statistical and visual materials, personal sources, and fiction literature. …”

Evaluation of the Effect of Diode Laser on Healing after Gingivectomy by Shalabh Mehrotra, Amit Ahuja, Zoya Chowdhary, Kritika S. Adhupia, Aashima Bajaj, Monika Loitongbam

“…Objective: To evaluate the effect of photobiomodulation of diode laser on the healing of gingiva following gingivectomy. Material and Methods: 15 patients with inflammatory gingival enlargement in the age group 18-65 years were enrolled for the study according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria and were divided into two groups, i.e., control and test, with a total of 30 sites. …”
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Current Treatment of Toxoplasma Retinochoroiditis: An Evidence-Based Review by Meredith Harrell, Petros E. Carvounis

“…To perform an evidence-based review of treatments for Toxoplasma retinochoroiditis (TRC). Methods. A systematic literature search was performed using the PubMed database and the key phrase “ocular toxoplasmosis treatment” and the filter for “controlled clinical trial” and “randomized clinical trial” as well as OVID medline (1946 to May week 2 2014) using the keyword ‘‘ocular toxoplasmosis’’. …”
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Analysis of the current status of cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia based on bibliometrics by LU Tianyou, ZHENG Tingwei, XING Jibin, CHENG Nan, ZHOU Shaoli

“…Objective To summarize the research progress and hotspots of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and predict future research directions in this field. Methods Literature related to cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection （WoSCC） database from 2003 to 2024. …”
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Reliability and validity of the Lithuanian version of headache-attributed lost time (HALT) index by I. Zagorskienė, E. Abelkis, R. Mameniškienė

“…To perform cross-cultural adaptation of the Lithuanian HALT version and to test its reliability and validity. Materials and methods. The questionnaire was culturally adapted for Lithuanian speaking population following the recommendations of International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. …”
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Functional real-time optoacoustic imaging of middle cerebral artery occlusion in mice. by Moritz Kneipp, Jake Turner, Sebastian Hambauer, Sandro M Krieg, Jens Lehmberg, Ute Lindauer, Daniel Razansky

“…Here we investigate the applicability of real-time functional optoacoustic imaging for monitoring of stroke progression in the whole brain of living animals.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>The middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was used to model stroke in mice, which were imaged preoperatively and the occlusion was kept in place for 60 minutes, after which optoacoustic scans were taken at several time points.…”
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Color Consistency Anime Style Transfer Based on Hybrid Structural Decomposition Network by Jun Zhang, Yunhua Zhang

“…Experimental results demonstrate that our proposed model not only visually generates anime characters with realistic styles but also achieves superior performance in terms of Style FID and Semantic FID compared with state-of-the-art methods.…”
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Stylistic transformations of the actor's performance in contemporary global experiences by Wissam Ibrahim Rahim, Sarim Dakhil Ahmed

“…As for the second chapter (theoretical framework) (methods of acting in delusional and non-delusional theatre), the chapter was divided into two sections, the second section (contemporary performance experiences), and then the researcher arrived at the indicators produced by the theoretical framework. …”
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Pattern of Refractive Errors in Primary School Children in Dehradun City of Uttrakhand State by Tarannum Shakeel, Sanjeev Kumar Mittal

“…Settings and Design: Cross sectional descriptive study. Materials and Methods: All school going children of both genders aged 5 to 16 years attending the eye OPD of a tertiary care teaching hospital, Dehradun, under the school screening programme underwent visual acuity assessment, ocular motility evaluation and cover uncover test. …”
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Ainu Art: From Craft to Fine Art by Marina V. Osipova

“…Based on field work and analysis of sources, using descriptive, historical-systemic, comparative-historical and visual methods, an attempt is made to understand the prerequisites for the transition of Ainu craft and decorative art to fine arts, and the conditions that led to the emergence of highly artistic works. …”
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