Medico-Social Approach to the Development of a Methodology for Assessing the “Quality of Life” after Cataract Phacoemulsification. Part 1 by I. G. Ovechkin, N. I. Ovechkin, A. V. Shakula, A. I. Pavlov, D. F. Pokrovsky

“…Scientific substantiation of methodological approaches to the development of a “quality of life” (QoL) questionnaire after cataract phacoemulsification (PEC) in patients with visually stressful work (VLT), based on a “medico-social” health model.Methods. …”
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Evaluation of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) response to herbicides using unmanned aerial system imagery by Amber E. Riner, Jonathan S. Glueckert, Corrina J. Vuillequez, James K. Leary, Benjamin P. Sperry, Gregory E. Macdonald

“…Quantifying management success in large-scale operations is challenging with traditional survey methods that rely on boat-based teams and can be time-consuming and labor-intensive. …”
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Schoolyards greening for connecting people and nature: an example of nature-based solutions? by Nathalie Blanc, Celine Clauzel, Cedissia About, Anne-Laure Riché, Mélanie Gippet, Sarah Bortolamiol

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Enhancing user experience in online learning environments: Design, evaluation, and usability techniques by Yaw Ofosu-Asare

“…Various evaluation methods, including heuristic evaluation, guideline reviews, and cognitive walkthroughs, were employed. …”
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The perception of code-switched vs. monolingual sentences in TTS voices by Tyler Méndez Kline, Georgia Zellou

“…This study examines the intelligibility of English and Spanish lexical items in code-switched utterances across different text-to-speech (TTS) synthesis methods. Using stimuli generated with neural and concatenative TTS, 49 Spanish-English bilingual participants listened to 96 sentences, mixed with noise, and typed the phrase-final keyword. …”
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Edema progression in proximity to traumatic microbleeds: Evolution of cytotoxic and vasogenic edema on serial MRI by Jacquie Lee, Emily Baniewicz, Nicole L. Peterkin, Danielle Greenman, Allison D. Griffin, Neekita Jikaria, L. Christine Turtzo, Marie Luby, Lawrence L. Latour

“…Quantitative analysis confirmed the visual progression of some TMB lesions from ADC + to FLAIR+. …”
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Strategies to investigate and mitigate collider bias in genetic and Mendelian randomisation studies of disease progression. by Ruth E Mitchell, April E Hartley, Venexia M Walker, Apostolos Gkatzionis, James Yarmolinsky, Joshua A Bell, Amanda H W Chong, Lavinia Paternoster, Kate Tilling, George Davey Smith

“…We then illustrate how three methods to minimise bias can be used in practice with two applied examples. …”
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Is It About Speech or About Prediction? Testing Between Two Accounts of the Rhythm–Reading Link by Susana Silva, Ana Rita Batista, Nathércia Lima Torres, José Sousa, Aikaterini Liapi, Styliani Bairami, Vasiliki Folia

“…Our goal was to systematically test between two major explanations: the Temporal Sampling Framework (TSF), which highlights the relation between rhythm and speech encoding, and a competing explanation based on rhythm’s role in enhancing prediction within visual and auditory sequences. Methods: We compared beat versus duration perception for their associations with encoding and sequence learning (prediction-related) tasks, using both visual and auditory sequences. …”
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Automatic Extraction and Counting of Fish from Underwater Videos Using YOLO-Based Deep Learning Algorithms by F. Gallitto, A. M. Lingua, F. Matrone, F. Chiabrando, X. Li, S. Secco, S. Secco, A. Acierno, M. Scalici

“…The AI based achieved results compared with traditional visual census methods (underwater visual census, UVC and diver operated video census, DOVC), showing high accuracy in total abundance estimation and good agreement for dominant species. …”
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Toward Enhancing LightWeight GAN for Text-Guided Generation of Animated Character Faces by Sameh Zarif, Abdalfatah Najjar, Khalid Mohamed Amin, Abdullah Alharbi, Wail S. Elkilani, Mahmoud A. Shawky, Marian Wagdy

“…Traditional text-guided image generation methods primarily focus on modifying existing images or altering specific elements, which limits their applicability. …”
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The System of Forensic Activity Digitalization Theory by E. R. Rossinskaya

“…In addition, the author notes changes in the methodology and technologies for developing expert methods in connection with the introduction of artificial intelligence algorithms. …”
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Research into the Impact of Phase Shifter Failures on the Characteristics of Slotted Waveguide Array Antenna by M. R. Bibarsov

“…To investigate the characteristics of a SWAA in the event of PS failures, when their phase takes a value equal to zero instead of the required value.Materials and methods. …”
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Logical optimization of Boolean nets using Shannon expansion by P. N. Bibilo, Yu. Y. Lankevich

“…A number of methods and programs were developed using graphical representations of Shannon expansions – BDD representations. …”
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Stimulation of the anterior thalamus modulates behavior in multiple cognitive domains by Ha Neul Song, Yu Jin Rah, Ik Hyun Ryu, Jung Han Shin, Seunghoon Lee, Young-Min Shon, Sang Ah Lee

“…The findings emphasize the complexity of the ATN in its involvement in human cognition and provide novel insight into individualized methods for neuromodulation.…”
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Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography imaging findings in patients receiving teprotumumab for thyroid eye disease by Timothy Truong, Rona Z. Silkiss, Johnell Renz Amoroso, Huanye Li, Quan V. Hoang, Kasra Eliasieh, Jesse J. Jung

“…Subjects: 22 eyes of 12 TED patients. Methods and outcomes measures: Retrospective chart review was conducted, with demographics, clinical examination, BCVA, Humphrey visual field (HVF), and SD-OCT data: central foveal thickness (CFT), sub-foveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), choroidal vascular index (CVI), retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), and ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (mGCIPL) thickness compared between before and after an 8-infusion course of teprotumumab. …”
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One-Year Outcomes of 1 Dose versus 3 Loading Doses Followed by Pro Re Nata Regimen Using Ranibizumab for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: The ARTIS Trial by Fenghua Wang, Yuanzhi Yuan, Ling Wang, Xiaofeng Ye, Jingke Zhao, Mengxi Shen, Qi Zhang, Ding Xu, Guoyou Qin, Wei Zhang, Fei Yuan, Qing Chang, Peiquan Zhao, Fang Wang, Xiaodong Sun

“…Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central retinal thickness (CRT) were evaluated. …”
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Evaluating the Accuracy and Performance of ChatGPT-4o in Solving Japanese National Dental Technician Examination by Hikaru Fukuda, Masaki Morishita, Kosuke Muraoka, Shino Yamaguchi, Taiji Nakamura, Manabu Habu, Izumi Yoshioka, Shuji Awano, Kentaro Ono

“…Materials and methods: A total of 400 JNDTE questions (2018-2022) were analysed using ChatGPT-4o. …”
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ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT IN PRESUMED OCULAR TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS WITH GRANULOMATOSIS OCULAR PATHOLOGIES: SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE FROM TURKIYE by Tülin Çağatay, Zeki Kılıçaslan, Aylin Pıhtılı, Züleyha Bingöl, Merih Oray, Esen Kıyan, Nigar Gülfer Okumuş, Penbe Çağatay, Aysen Erer, Ayşe Yıldız Taş, İlknur Tuğal Tutkun

“…Mean left eye visual acuity was 0.60±0.51 before treatment, and 0.73±0.043 after treatment (p<0.004). …”
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Altered functional network topology and connectivity in female nurses with shift work sleep disorder by Hu-Cheng Yang, Hu-Cheng Yang, Si-Yu Gu, Shu-Fang Wang, Jian-Ping Liu, Shu Wang, Hai-Juan Chen, Li Chen, Chun-Mei Song, Qing-He Li, Zhen-Yu Dai, Ping-Lei Pan

“…However, the brain functional network topology, which provides a comprehensive map of the brain’s information processing architecture, remains partially understood in nurses with SWSD.Methods45 nurses with SWSD and 45 healthy controls (HCs) underwent a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) scan. …”
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PHARMACOECONOMIC STUDY OF OLMESARTAN/LERCANIDIPINE AND OFENOPRIL/LERCANIDIPINE COMBINATIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION by D. S. Kaskaeva, M. M. Petrova, O. V. Zimnitskaya

“…Pharmacoeconomic analysis of the use of combinations of antihypertensive drugs were olmesartan/lercanidipine and zofenopril/lercanidipine in patients with essential hypertension II-III stage.Materials and methods. The authors performed prospective randomized uncontrolled study. …”
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