Comorbidities, clinical outcome and rate of herpes simplex positive PCR in patients with keratitis, corneal erosions and ulcers by Mhd Hosam Dandachli, Anna-Karina B. Maier, Jörg Hofmann, Tina Dietrich-Ntoukas

“…A poor outcome was defined as final visual acuity > 0.4 according to the Logarithm of the Minimum Angle of Resolution (LogMAR) or the need for at least one corneal surgery. …”
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Comparison of the performance of digital variance angiography and digital subtraction angiography in children with arteriovenous malformations: a retrospective observational study by Balázs Bence Nyárády, Renáta Gubán, Ákos Pataki, András Bibok, Zsuzsanna Mihály, Dávid Korda, Dénes Horváthy, Anikó Ilona Nagy, János Pál Kiss, Edit Dósa

“…The CNR of the DVA and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) images was calculated. The visual image quality was assessed using a four-point Likert scale. …”
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Perceptual Response Training for Reduction of Injury Risk Among High School Girls’ Soccer Players by Gary B. Wilkerson, Kyle S. Mether, Zoë A. Perrin, Samuel L. Emberton, Lynette M. Carlson, Jennifer A. Hogg, Shellie N. Acocello

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Neural processes involved in visual detection, decision-making, and motor plan execution are believed to play a key role in the avoidance of sport-related injuries, but very little evidence exists to guide the development of training activities for the optimization of brain function. …”
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Blood glucose level impact on biometric parameters, refraction and intraocular pressure in patients with subcompensated insulin-requiring type II diabetes by L. A. Mineeva, L. I. Balashevich, A. A. Kozhukhov, A. A. Baranov, L. B. Shubin, A. V. Kabanov

“…To study the relationship of biometric parameters, visual acuity, eye refraction and intraocular pressure (IOP) with blood glucose levels and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in patients with subcompensated insulin-requiring type II diabetes mellitus. …”
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Optimization of the Lens Nucleus Fragmentation during Phacoemulsification in Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome by V. M. Malov, A. V. Zolotarev, E. B. Eroshevskaya, I. V. Malov, A. E. Gorbunov

“…Objective: Comparative analysis of the results of phacoemulsification (FEC) with the use of developed and classic technologies for fragmentation of the lens nucleus in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PES). Patients and methods. The proposed technology is gentle crushing of the lens nucleus in patients with PES, you can reduce the pressure on the fibers of the zonule, the probability of damage to the ligaments and posterior capsule of the lens based on the use of phacofragmentation original design. …”
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Assessment of lower extremities ischemic disease by thallium 201 perfusion scintigraphy in patients with diabetic angiopathy by Čizmić Milica, Pucar Dragan, Zoranović Uroš

“…The results were interpreted visually and by the semiquantitive method using a program for calculating the number of pulses per pixel in the corresponding region over 1-, 2- and 10-minute dynamic study, thus obtaining numerical data for estimating perfusion. …”
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Impact of the external knee flexion moment on patello-femoral loading derived from in vivo loads and kinematics by Adam Trepczynski, Paul Kneifel, Mark Heyland, Marko Leskovar, Philippe Moewis, Philipp Damm, William R. Taylor, Stefan Zachow, Georg N. Duda

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Semantic segmentation of optical satellite images for the illegal construction detection using transfer learning by Yashasvi Mehta, Abdullah Baz, Shobhit K. Patel

“…It employs a diverse range of machine learning models, including the U-Shaped Network and Visual Geometry Group, and incorporates customized evaluation metrics that are not typically found in earlier research. …”
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Epidemiology of Eyelid Trauma Among Filipino Patients in a Tertiary Hospital by Joanne Christine E. Macenas, MD, Alexander D. Tan, MD

“…Objective: This study aims to identify the epidemiological characteristics and co-morbidities of eyelid injuries among Filipino patients seen at the Emergency and Out-patient Clinics of a single, tertiary, government, urbanbased hospital from June 2014 to June 2015. Methods: This is a retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive single-center study. …”
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The development of MOOCs on students' learning outcomes in science subjects by Nurhikmah H, Anas Arfandi, Farida Febriati, Indra Azis, Istar Al Fatih Malik Nur

“…Analysis results state that students prefer collaborative, visual, and interactive learning approaches over traditional methods such as reading. …”
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Breaking Barriers to Better Care: A Narrative Review on the Adoption of Single-Fraction Palliative Radiotherapy for Bone Metastases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Erika Galietta, Costanza M. Donati, Maria Vadala’, Francesco Cellini, Von Kaganda Bomboka, Romina Rossi, Milly Buwenge, Tigeneh Wondemagegnehu, Biniyam Tefera Deressa, A.F.M. Kamal Uddin, Mostafa A. Sumon, Marco Maltoni, Alessio G. Morganti

“…While multiple fractions of radiotherapy are commonly used in high-income countries, randomized studies have established single-fraction palliative radiotherapy as an equally effective standard for uncomplicated painful bone metastases. …”
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Composites Based on Poly(ortho-toluidine) and WS₂ Sheets for Applications in the Supercapacitor Field by Teodora Burlanescu, Ion Smaranda, Andreea Androne, Cristina Stefania Florica, Madalina Cercel, Mirela Paraschiv, Adelina Udrescu, Adam Lőrinczi, Petru Palade, Andrei Galatanu, Catalin Negrila, Elena Matei, Monica Dinescu, Radu Cercel, Mihaela Baibarac

“…In this work, we demonstrated the following: (a) the ICP method leads to POT/WS₂ composites, which contain repeating units of POT in the leucoemeraldine salt (LS) state, while (b) the ECP method leads to POT/WS₂ composites, which contain repeating units of POT in the emeraldine salt (ES) state. …”
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Evaluating the efficacy of multi-incision and tube-dragging therapy combined with laser closure for high horseshoe-shaped anal fistula: Protocol of a prospective, randomized, contr... by Min Yang, Zubing Mei, Qingming Wang, Ye Han, De Zheng

“…Due to the current scarcity of rigorous evidence evaluating this approach, it is essential to perform a well-designed randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of this new method with incision and thread-drawing therapy.<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>This trial is a prospective, randomized, controlled and interventional study. …”
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Comparison of the Main Staging Systems for Assessing the Severity of Lung Injury in Patients with COVID-19 and Evaluation of Their Predictive Value by Y. S. Kudryavtsev, M. M. Beregov, A. B. Berdalin, V. G. Lelyuk

“…Objective: to compare the results of staging the severity of viral pneumonia in patients with COVID-19 based on the results of chest computed tomography (CT) using the empirical visual scale CT 0–4 and chest CT severity score (CT-SS) point scale, as well as to assess their prognostic value.Material and methods. …”
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Effect of electroacupuncture stimulation combined with the enhanced recovery after surgery regimen on motor function recovery following total knee arthroplasty by Shiqiang Ma, Jun Dong, Zhengxin Meng, Yunchao Zhao, Qiuling Shi, Donghui Guo

“…Results The intraoperative blood loss, hospitalisation time and morphine equivalent consumption at 72 h postoperatively in the study group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.001). The different methods had different effects on the static visual analogue scale (VAS) score, dynamic VAS score, American Knee Society (AKS) joint score, AKS function score and range of motion (ROM; P < 0.001). …”
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Validity Evidence of the TRIACOG-Online Administered In-Person to Adults Post Stroke by Luana Comito Muner, Guilherme Domingos Martins, Ana Beatriz Santos Honda, Natália Becker, Jaqueline de Carvalho Rodrigues

“…Effect sizes were medium to large in several domains, especially for visual memory. Validity evidence based on the relationship with external variables was supported by negative correlations with age and positive correlations with education and reading and writing habits, particularly in the clinical group. …”
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The effect of a specific vitamin supplement containing L-methylfolate (Ocufolin forte) in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration by Tatjana Josifova, Katarzyna Konieczka, Andreas Schötzau, Josef Flammer

“…The following factors were measured before therapy and four months later: blood Hcy, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), IOP, RVP, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and optical coherence tomography - angiography (OCTA). …”
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Hemodynamic sclerotherapy in comprehensive management of varicose disease of lower-limb veins in patients with morbid obesity by A. G. Khitaryan, E. Ya. Kirtanasova, A. A. Orekhov, D. A. Gusarev, V. N. Kislyakov, K. S. Veliev, I. P. Chumburidze, D. V. Shatov

“…In the main group only 12.5% of patients were found to have phlebitis (p = 0.029), the Visual Analog Score (p = 0.036) and local temperature (p = 0.049) were also significantly lower. …”
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What will happen if we do nothing to control trachoma: health expectancies for blinding trachoma in southern Sudan. by Jeremiah M Ngondi, Fiona E Matthews, Mark H Reacher, Jonathan King, Carol Brayne, Hebe Gouda, Paul M Emerson

“…Current global trachoma burden summary measures are presented as disability adjusted life years but have limitations due to inconsistent methods and inadequate population-based data on trachomatous low vision and blindness. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Lamellar Macular Hole Subtypes: Degenerative and Tractional by Joseph Kim, Joon Ki Min, Se Young Kim, Myung Hun Yoon, Hee Seung Chin

“…To analyze clinical parameters of two subtypes of lamellar macular hole (LMH): degenerative and tractional. Methods. This retrospective chart review study included patients monitored for more than 6 months after the initial diagnosis of LMH from January 2011 to January 2018. …”
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