Changes in Metamorphopsia, Visual Acuity, and Central Macular Thickness after Epiretinal Membrane Surgery in Four Preoperative Stages Classified with OCT B-Scan Images by Jianbo Mao, Hanfei Wu, Chenyi Liu, Chenting Zhu, Jimeng Lao, Yiqi Chen, Jiwei Tao, Yun Zhang, Lijun Shen

“…Methods. A total of 108 eyes of 106 patients were included. …”
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A fuzzy AHP approach to select suppliers in the Brazilian food supply chain by Mayra Oliveira Ramos, Eliciane Maria da Silva, Francisco Rodrigues Lima-Júnior

“…Abstract Paper aims This research proposes to apply the Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process method for the supplier’s selection in a Brazilian food company. …”
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Nonlinear dynamic evolution of a novel normalized time-fractional Burgers equation by Junseok Kim

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Application of ultrasound simulation training in intensive care nursing teaching by Cheng Gong, Yanling Shen, Jing Wang, Ping Zhang, Zhen Li

“…Therefore, the application of ultrasonic simulation training in intensive care ultrasound teaching hopes to improve the technical expertise, proficiency and accuracy of ultrasound use in intensive care nurses. Methods A total of 40 nurses were divided equally into two groups. …”
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A human visual cognitive mechanism based network for surface defect detection(基于人类视觉认知机制的表面缺陷检测) by 崔丽莎(CUI Lisha), 代润鹏(DAI Runpeng), 姜晓恒(JIANG Xiaoheng), 李飞蝶(LI Feidie), 陈恩庆(CHEN Enqing), 徐明亮(XU Mingliang)

“…Despite rapid advancements in artificial intelligence in the field of visual inspection, developing machine vision learning based on biological visual cognition remains a challenging issue requiring in-depth research. …”
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Gender Gap in Access to Education in Kazakhstan by Z. T. Satpayeva, G. S. Nygymetov

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Spatial Pattern Analysis of Dating Status as a Risk Factor on Adolescent Sexual Activity in Surabaya, Indonesia by Eny Qurniyawati, Zida Husnina, Jayanti Dian Eka Sari, Asma Azzahra, Izzah Nur Shabrina

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The Gender Dimension of International Relations: South African Women in Leadership Positions in United Nations Structures by L. Ya. Prokopenko

“…This article uses functional and biographical research methods to analyze the activities of South African women who have been active in human rights issues, in the fight against hunger and HIV/AIDS at the national and international levels, at the UN and the African Union. …”
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To Play or Not to Play: Mapping Unequal Provision of Children’s Playgrounds by Paul Brindley, Yueshan Ma, Rui Wang, Michael Martin, Helen Woolley

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Interventions and Their Effectiveness to Reduce HIV‐Related Stigma Among Women Living With HIV: A Systematic Review Protocol by Zhongfang Yang, Yue Zhang, Lin Zhang, Shuyu Han, Zhijing Xu, Yan Hu

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Social determinants of health that impact the time to diagnosis and treatment of infertility in Taiwan by Wei-An Chen, Chia-Ling Wu, Hsin-Yi Ho, Fan Chang, Jehn-Hsiahn Yang, Fu-Tsai Kung, Ming-Jer Chen, Mei-Jou Chen

“…We investigated factors associated with the time to diagnosis and treatment of infertility in Taiwan. Methods: The study was conducted through an online questionnaire in December 2021. …”
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Diagnostic Value of the Maximal Expiratory Flow–Volume Curve for Central Airway Obstruction by Feng Y, Lian X, Wang H, Chen J, Xu J

“…In subjects without CAO, the MEFV curve can form an expiratory phase plateau when the driving pressure is high enough and the equal pressure point and/or the choke point remains in the large airway.Keywords: expiratory phase plateau, central airway obstruction, equal pressure point, choke point…”
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Sound Drawing and Dhol Notation: A Methodological Approach to Visualising Drum Sounds by Amrinder Singh Romana

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Comparison of first- and second-line imaging diagnostics (ultrasound + scintigraphy and PET + 4DCT) in visualizing parathyroid glands in primary hyperparathyroidism including ectop... by Laura Loryś, Klaudia Klimczak, Kamila Budzyńska, Marcin Narloch, Stanisław Kasprzak, Karolina Kasprzak, Jakub Kamiński, Norbert Kandefer

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The use of audio-visual aids to reduce delirium after cardiac surgery in intensive care units (DaCSi-ICU): A feasibility study protocol. by Maria Joao De Azinheira Reguenga, Smaragda Lampridou, Natalie Pattison, Stephen James Brett, Sanooj Soni

“…<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>This is a pilot, mixed-methods, non-randomised feasibility study to be delivered in a university hospital cardiac ICU. …”
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“…it's so funny to just throw off the blind girl” subjective experiences of barriers in physical education with visually impaired students—an emancipatory bad practice approach... by Martin Giese, Michelle Grenier

“…The objective of this study is to examine the subjective barriers experienced by blind and visually impaired students in general physical education (PE) using qualitative research methods. …”
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Combined Effects of Virtual Reality and Computer Game-Based Cognitive Therapy on the Development of Visual-Motor Integration in Children with Intellectual Disabilities: A Pilot Stu... by Si-nae Ahn

“…Purpose. Visual-motor integration is a good indicator of a child’s overall developmental and functional level. …”
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Visualizing climate change: a systematic scoping review of digital climate knowledge centers for Indigenous communities in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand by Iliana Loupessis, Sonia D. Wesche, Ahmad Teymouri, Liam Peyton, Joseph Wabegijig, Colin Rennie

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Comparison of Anatomical and Visual Outcomes between Idiopathic and Myopic Macular Holes Using the Internal Limiting Membrane or Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique by Federico Peralta Iturburu, Claudia Garcia-Arumi, Maria Bové Alvarez, Jose Garcia-Arumi

“…To compare the results of vitrectomy with those of internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling or inverted ILM flap for treating myopic or idiopathic macular hole. Methods. Thirty-nine eyes of 39 patients undergoing vitrectomy with ILM peeling for macular hole (25 idiopathic and 14 myopic) and 27 eyes of 27 patients undergoing vitrectomy with inverted ILM flap (15 idiopathic and 12 myopic) were included. …”
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Analysis of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Glaucoma Suspects and Glaucoma by Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography and its Correlation with Visual Field Parameters by Samruddhi N. Chanekar, Ugam P. S. Usgaonkar, Shekhar O. Akarkar

“…Purpose: The purpose of the study was to quantitatively assess the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and compare with standard automated perimetry in eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma patients and glaucoma suspects. Materials and Methods: RNFL thickness measurement by SD-OCT and visual fields (VFs) parameters assessment was done in 160 eyes of 80 patients who were divided into three categories as 80 glaucomatous eyes, 40 glaucoma suspects, and 40 age- and gender-matched normal controls. …”
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