The Effects of Intravitreal Bevacizumab in Infectious and Noninfectious Uveitic Macular Edema by Hassan Al-Dhibi, Issam H. Hamade, Ali Al-Halafi, Maan Barry, Charbel Bou Chacra, Vishali Gupta, Khalid F. Tabbara

“…Retrospective interventional case series. Methods. A chart review was performed on all the patients who were diagnosed with uveitic macular edema (UME) and received 1.25 mg of IVBI at two referral centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Characterization of Soft Contact Lens Edge Fitting during Daily Wear Using Ultrahigh-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography by Lele Cui, Sisi Chen, Weihe Zhou, Kaixuan Sheng, Lei Zhang, Meixiao Shen, Ming Li

“…Methods. Twenty participants (4 males and 16 females, 23.0 ± 3.7 years) were fitted with two different types of soft contact lenses randomly. …”
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Timing of percutaneous vertebroplasty in the management of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a retrospective cohort study by Huawei Wei, Qiuxue Zhang, Bing Song, Hongwei Yue, Jing Li, Hongjian Zhang, Yanming Wang

“…This study aimed to determine the optimal timing of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) for the treatment of OVCFs.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study included 120 older patients with OVCFs admitted to our hospital between January 2020 and December 2022. …”
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Two-Years Real-World Experience of a Tertiary Center with Intravitreal Brolucizumab Switch for Treatment of Exudative Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Federico Beretta, Ilaria Zucchiatti, Riccardo Sacconi, Federico Fantaguzzi, Stefano Lingardo, Francesco Bandello, Giuseppe Querques

“…Abstract Introduction To analyze visual and anatomical outcomes in patients switched to brolucizumab and previously treated with other intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents for exudative neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). …”
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Clinical assessment of frequency and structure of subepithelial fibroplasias of a cornea after a photorefractive keratectomy in patients with refraction anomalies by V. V. Egorov, I. V. Dutchin, E. L. Sorokin, O. Iu. Tatanova

“…Purpose: To investigate the frequency and structure of a subepithelial fibroplasia of a cornea after photorefractive keratectomy concerning myopia correction.Methods: 170 patients (337 eyes) with the following refraction anomalies: stationary myopia from 1.5 to 13.0 D with astigmatism from 0.75 to 4.25 D. …”
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Noise Reduction in Brain CT: A Comparative Study of Deep Learning and Hybrid Iterative Reconstruction Using Multiple Parameters by Yusuke Inoue, Hiroyasu Itoh, Hirofumi Hata, Hiroki Miyatake, Kohei Mitsui, Shunichi Uehara, Chisaki Masuda

“…For patient imaging, overall image quality was visually compared between DLR and HIR images that exhibited similar noise reduction ratios. …”
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Long-term outcomes and prognostic factors of eye-preserving treatment with particle beam radiotherapy for orbital malignancies by Weixu Hu, Qiong Cai, Jing Gao, Jiyi Hu, Qingting Huang, Haojiong Zhang, Lin Kong

“…And to evaluate prognostic factors for orbital and lacrimal gland tumors. Methods Sixty-two patients with orbital malignancies were identified in the records of a single center between 2015 and 2021. …”
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Comparative analysis of pre-operative findings and post-operative outcomes in primary and secondary macular holes at a tertiary eye hospital in South India by Shubham Darade, Rupal Kathare, Ayushi Choudhary, Gaurang Sehgal, Jay Chhablani, Kanika Godani, Naresh Kumar Yadav, Priyanka Gandhi, Prathiba Hande, Rubble Mangla, Vishma Prabhu, Ramesh Venkatesh

“…Abstract Purpose This study aimed to compare demographics, clinical characteristics, and post-surgical outcomes between idiopathic and secondary full-thickness macular holes (MHs). Methods A retrospective analysis of 348 eyes from 339 patients treated between June 2017 and December 2023 was conducted. …”
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SPECTRUM OF MOLECULAR GENETIC ALTERATIONS AND DIVERSITY OF CLINICAL FORMS OF STARGARDT DISEASE by N. L. Sheremet, I. G. Grushke, N. V. Zhorzholadze, I. A. Ronzina, A. A. Mikaelyan, S. A. Kurbatov, V. V. Kadyshev, K. I. Anoshkin, V. V. Strelnikov

“…Purpose of the study was to assess the spectrum of molecular genetic disorders and the variety of clinical forms in patients with Stargardt disease. Material and methods. 56 patients aged 15-44 years who had been diagnosed with Stargardt disease in a history or at the time of the examination were included in the study. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Micropulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation in Patients with a History of Keratoplasty by Jun Hui Lee, Vivian Vu, Gabriel Lazcano-Gomez, Katherine Han, Pukkapol Suvannachart, Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, Julie Schallhorn, David Hwang, Ying Han

“…Using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, we compared preoperative and postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP), number of glaucoma medications, visual acuity, and central corneal thickness at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. …”
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MSLI-Net: retinal disease detection network based on multi-segment localization and multi-scale interaction by Zhenjia Qi, Jin Hong, Jilan Cheng, Guoli Long, Hanyu Wang, Siyue Li, Shuangliang Cao

“…BackgroundThe retina plays a critical role in visual perception, yet lesions affecting it can lead to severe and irreversible visual impairment. …”
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Research on Users’ Willingness to Use the Urban Subway Wayfinding Signage System Based on the DeLone & McLean Model Theory: A Case Study of Wuxi Subway by Kun Wang, Chuhao Shen, Mingxin Li, Jianing Li

“…The data were collected using a combination of online and offline survey methods and were analyzed using IBM SPSS 23 and AMOS 23. …”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) as biomarkers in diabetic ketoacidosis by Nada M. Elfeky, Maggie A. Ibrahim, Azza A. Eltayeb, Rania Bakry, Ehsan A. Hassan

“…The pediatric patients were grouped into two equal groups according to the presence of DKA: DKA and non-DKA (NDKA). …”
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SELECTION OF DNA MATRIX FOR JUSTIFICATION OF THRESHOLD FOR CONTAMINATION OF PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS WITH UNDECLARED POULTRY COMPONENTS by M. Yu. Minaev, G. I. Solodovnikova, K. A. Kurbakov

“…In the Russian certified methods, the species-specific DNA matrix for chickens is a multi-copy gene of cytochrome B in mitochondrial DNA. …”
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Sustainability Assessment and Spatial Optimization of Minority Characteristic Villages Based on the Minimum Cumulative Resistance Model: A Case Study of Qiandongnan, China by Min Wang, An Huang, Qianxi Zhang, Zhe Cheng

“…The sustainable development of minority characteristic villages (MCVs) is crucial to regional diversity, equality, and inclusion. However, it also faces multi-dimensional challenges, especially spatial imbalance. …”
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A new specimen of Plesiopterys wildi reveals the diversification of cryptoclidian precursors and possible endemism within European Early Jurassic plesiosaur assemblages by Miguel Marx, Sven Sachs, Benjamin P. Kear, Mats E. Eriksson, Klaus Nilkens, Johan Lindgren

“…Phylogenetic analyses using both equal weighting and weighted parsimony determined phylogenetic placement within Plesiosauria. …”
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Developing a Comprehensive Shipment Policy through Modified EPQ Model Considering Process Imperfections, Transportation Cost, and Backorders by Waseem Sajjad, Misbah Ullah, Razaullah Khan, Mubashir Hayat

“…<i>Results:</i> In the developed mathematical framework, the lot-sizing problems, imperfections in the production processes, retailers, and distributors are considered with equal-sized shipment policy to attain pragmatic and real-time results. …”
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NEW EXPERIMENTAL PATHOGENETICALLY GROUNDED VARICOCELE MODE by M. A. Berdnikov, N. V. Antipov, Yu. K. Gulkov

“…The main aim of the study was to develop a pathogenetically grounded varicocele model and to compare it with the well-known one.Materials and methods. 30 male mongrel laboratory rats were divided in 3 equal groups, in the 1st group Saypol technique was performed, in the 2nd – one-time partial ligation of both spermatic cords with following testicles abdominisation. …”
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Utilizing Rasch Model to Analyze A Gender Gap in Students’ Scientific Literacy on Energy by Mardiah Afifa, Rini Khoirunnisa, Sri Mindia Vanessa Pratiwi, Dariah Meitaza

“…However, students have low literacy, with a logit of -0.51, so physics teachers must create teaching methods to improve students’ scientific literacy. …”
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Changes in the Economic Behaviour of Czech Households in the Years of Economic Crisis and Pandemic by Stanislava Hronová, Richard Hindls

“…A reduction in household consumption generally means an increase in household savings if all other circumstances are equal. The aim of the present paper is to show, using the methods of time series analysis, the effects of these two crisis periods in terms of data for the household sector or to show whether the fall in the propensity to consume and the rise in the propensity to save in 2020–2021 can be considered statistically significant compared to the crisis period of 2009–2013. …”
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