The safety and efficacy of spray cryotherapy after endoscopic sinus surgery in chronic rhinosinusitis: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials [version 2; peer review:... by Adham A. Aljariri, Ibrahim T. Abuawwad, Mohammad T. Abuawwad, Ayham R. Sara, Mohammad J. J. Taha, Obaida Falah, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan, Majed Akili, Ahmad J. Taha, Abdullah A. Elhakim

“…Regarding the side effects of SCT, no adverse effects were reported, and visual assessments showed no pain, visual field loss, or any other ocular complications. …”
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Intermediate-term outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in glaucoma patients by Bo Yu, Muyao Xin, Yu Sun, Junran Li, Emmanuel Eric Pazo, Xiaoli Xing

“…Abstract Background To evaluate the efficacy of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation in treating refractory glaucoma and analyze the factors influencing the surgical success rate. Methods A 3-year retrospective analysis was conducted on 199 patients with refractory glaucoma treated with AGV, model FP7.Preoperative and postoperative data, including intraocular pressure (IOP), visual acuity, number of glaucoma medications, and surgical outcomes, were analyzed. …”
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Comparison of Individual Retinal Layer Thicknesses after Epiretinal Membrane Surgery with or without Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling by Chul Hee Lee, Min Woo Lee, Eun Young Choi, Suk Ho Byeon, Sung Soo Kim, Hyoung Jun Koh, Sung Chul Lee, Min Kim

“…To compare changes in the retinal layer thickness and visual outcomes in patients undergoing epiretinal membrane (ERM) surgery with or without internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling. …”
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Protective effects of sumatriptan against optic nerve injury in rats via modulation of kynurenine pathway, oxidative stress and apoptosis by Moein Ala, Razieh Mohammad Jafari, Leila Aghajanpour, Mehdi Sanatkar, Masoud Aghsaei Fard, Sepideh Goudarzi, Amir Shadboorestan, Ahmad Reza Dehpour

“…Introduction: Traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) is an acute visual dysfunction subsequent to head and neck trauma. …”
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Two-Photon Microscopy for the Investigation of Morphological and Quantitative Changes in Skin Chrono- and Photo-Aging by Stefano Bighetti, Chiara Rovati, Luca Bettolini, Mariachiara Arisi, Mariateresa Rossi, Cosetta Ravelli, Sara Rovaris, Marina Venturini, Stefania Mitola, Piergiacomo Calzavara-Pinton

“…Understanding these changes is crucial for developing effective anti-aging treatments. Materials and Methods: This pilot cross-sectional study examined skin biopsy samples from three Caucasian male subjects with different levels of UV exposure, aiming to evaluate the effectiveness of two-photon microscopy (2PM) and Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) in visualizing and quantifying structural changes associated with skin aging. …”
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Primary Outcomes of Patients with Chronic Angle-Closure Glaucoma Treated with Combined Phacoemulsification, Viscogoniosynechialysis, and Endocyclophotocoagulation by Juan Carlos Izquierdo Villavicencio, Natalia Agudelo Arbelaez, Bárbara Rubio Lastra, Imelda Ramirez, Fabiola Quezada, Maria Corina Ponte, Laura Cañola, Josefina Mejias Smith

“…We evaluated intraocular pressure (IOP), glaucoma medications, and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) preoperatively and during follow-up.Results. …”
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Automated Assessment to Predict Lethal Arrhythmias in Brugada Syndrome: Significance of R' in Lead III by Daiki Shako, Satoshi Nagase, Naoya Kataoka, Toshihiro Nakamura, Satoshi Oka, Yuichiro Miyazaki, Akinori Wakamiya, Kenzaburo Nakajima, Nobuhiko Ueda, Tsukasa Kamakura, Mitsuru Wada, Kohei Ishibashi, Yuko Inoue, Koji Miyamoto, Takeshi Aiba, Kengo Kusano

“…This study aimed to examine predictive factors for SCA in BrS using automated ECG measurements. Methods In 270 patients with BrS, ECGs were recorded using the same electrocardiograph when a Type 1 ECG was initially observed. …”
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Navigating the clinical landscape of artery of Percheron infarction: A systematic review by Oday Atallah, Yasser F. Almealawy, Arwa Salam Alabide, Minaam Farooq, Vivek Sanker, Suraa N. Alrubaye, Rami Darwazeh, Wireko Andrew Awuah, Toufik Abdul-Rahman, Ahmed Muthana, Aalaa Saleh, Jack Wellington, Amr Badary

“…The symptoms reported were visual disturbance in 43.9% of cases and changed mental state in 77.2% of cases. …”
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ViX-MangoEFormer: An Enhanced Vision Transformer–EfficientFormer and Stacking Ensemble Approach for Mango Leaf Disease Recognition with Explainable Artificial Intelligence by Abdullah Al Noman, Amira Hossain, Anamul Sakib, Jesika Debnath, Hasib Fardin, Abdullah Al Sakib, Rezaul Haque, Md. Redwan Ahmed, Ahmed Wasif Reza, M. Ali Akber Dewan

“…Mango productivity suffers greatly from leaf diseases, leading to economic and food security issues. Current visual inspection methods are slow and subjective. …”
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Liraglutide for idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a real‐world propensity score‐matched study by Ahmed Y. Azzam, Muhammed Amir Essibayi, Dhrumil Vaishnav, Mohammed A. Azab, Mahmoud M. Morsy, Osman Elamin, Adam Elswedy, Oday Atallah, Hana J. Abukhadijah, Adam A. Dmytriw, Amanda Baker, Deepak Khatri, Neil Haranhalli, David J. Altschul

“…We investigated the efficacy of liraglutide as an adjunctive therapy in IIH management. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study, analyzing adult patients with IIH. …”
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Therapeutic HL-Contact Lens versus Standard Bandage Contact Lens for Corneal Edema: A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Crossover Study by Ofer Daphna, Michael Mimouni, Yariv Keshet, Meydan Ben Ishai, Irina S. Barequet, Boris Knyazer, Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek, Tomasz Zarnowski, Malca Chen-Zion, Arie Marcovich

“…To compare the safety and efficacy of the Therapeutic Hyper-CL™ lens versus a standard bandage contact lens (PureVision B&L) for chronic corneal edema. Methods. Prospective, multicenter, randomized, crossover study. …”
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Rural heat health disparities: Evidence from the U.S. National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) by Minwoo Ahn, Ladd Keith, Heidi E. Brown

“…This urban-rural disparity was not equal across regions with the odds of EMS events to rural areas of the Western U.S. resulting with a positive outcome for the patient was 54 % less than that for urban areas. …”
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Fluticasone propionate in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP): an artificial intelligence-driven consensus by Emilio Avallone, Raffaella Iannella, Antonella Di Lullo, Michele Grasso, Salvatore Musto, Enzo Piermichele Troncone, Giuseppe Tortoriello, Bernardino Cassiano, Simona Nappi, Gianluca Bava, Giovanna Piazzetta, Giovanni Tomacelli, Aurelio D’Ecclesia, Giacomo Spinato, Giacomo Matrone, Doriano Politi, Carlo De Luca, Claudio Caporale, Livio Presutti, Livio Presutti, Gabriele Molteni, Gabriele Molteni, Ernesto Pasquini, Francesco Panu, Simonetta Masieri, Stefano Di Girolamo, Giulio Cesare Passali, Luca de Campora, Giandomenico Maggiore, Domenico Di Maria

“…However, the need for a consensus on its use stems from the increasing focus on optimizing topical therapies to improve clinical outcomes and minimize systemic side effects.Materials and methodsThe Butterfly Decisions AI platform facilitated the collection and integration of evaluations and feedback, facilitating an expert consensus on 13 statements.ResultsThe participants agreed highly on the different statements. …”
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An economic evaluation of laparoscopy and open surgery in the treatment of tubal pregnancy by Ben W.J Mol, Petra J. Hajenius, Simone Engelsbel, Willem M. Ankum, Fulco Van derVeen, Douwe J. Hemrika, Patrick M.M. Bossuyt

“…This study assesses the impact of the introduction of laparoscopy in the surgical treatment of tubal pregnancy on costs. Methods. Consecutive patients undergoing primary surgery for tubal pregnancy between January 1992 and December 1995 were included in the study. …”
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Dual-Channel Deepfake Audio Detection: Leveraging Direct and Reverberant Waveforms by Gunwoo Lee, Jungmin Lee, Minkyo Jung, Joseph Lee, Kihun Hong, Souhwan Jung, Yoseob Han

“…Previous approaches have attempted to capture deepfake features by combining video and audio content; however, these methods are ineffective when video and audio are mismatched due to occlusion. …”
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A Comparative Rugoscopic Study of the Dentate and Edentulous Individuals in the South Indian Population by Jagdish Prasad Rajguru, Satya Ranjan Misra, Nagaveni S. Somayaji, K. M. K. Masthan, Aravindha N. Babu, Neeta Mohanty

“…The study group was equally divided between the sexes, which was further categorized into 100 dentulous and edentulous patients, respectively. …”
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Advances in Batteries, Battery Modeling, Battery Management System, Battery Thermal Management, SOC, SOH, and Charge/Discharge Characteristics in EV Applications by R. Ranjith Kumar, C. Bharatiraja, K. Udhayakumar, S. Devakirubakaran, K. Sathiya Sekar, Lucian Mihet-Popa

“…Furthermore, the different battery charging approaches and optimization methods are discussed. The Battery Management System performs a wide range of tasks, including as monitoring voltage and current, estimating charge and discharge, equalizing and protecting the battery, managing temperature conditions, and managing battery data. …”
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The Magnetic Field in Quiescent Star-forming Filament G16.96+0.27 by Qi-Lao Gu, Tie Liu, Zhi-Qiang Shen, Sihan Jiao, Julien Montillaud, Mika Juvela, Xing Lu, Chang Won Lee, Junhao Liu, Pak Shing Li, Xunchuan Liu, Doug Johnstone, Woojin Kwon, Kee-Tae Kim, Ken’ichi Tatematsu, Patricio Sanhueza, Isabelle Ristorcelli, Patrick Koch, Qizhou Zhang, Kate Pattle, Naomi Hirano, Dana Alina, James Di Francesco

“…The estimated plane-of-sky magnetic field strength is ∼96 μ G and ∼60 μ G using two variants of the Davis–Chandrasekhar–Fermi methods. We calculate the virial and magnetic critical parameters to evaluate the relative importance of gravity, the magnetic field, and turbulence. …”
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Molecular markers of cardiac fibrosis after myocardial infarction by O. L. Barbarash, A. G. Kutikhin, T. B. Pecherina, R. S. Tarasov, V. V. Kashtalap, N. V. Fedorova, L. A. Bogdanov, O. N. Hryachkova, D. Yu. Sedykh

“…To perform a screening for molecular markers of cardiac fibrosis upon myocardial infarction.Materials and Methods. We carried out echocardiography-guided endomyocardial biopsy of affected and intact interventricular septum segments of 7 patients with anterior myocardial infarction. …”
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Enhancing 18F-FDG PET image quality and lesion diagnostic performance across different body mass index using the deep progressive learning reconstruction algorithm by Zhihao Chen, Hongxing Yang, Ming Qi, Wen Chen, Fei Liu, Shaoli Song, Jianping Zhang

“…It is crucial to identify methods that ensure consistent diagnostic accuracy and maintain image quality. …”
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