Alterations in Peripheral Refraction are Most Significant Just Before the Onset of Myopia: Evidence from Multispectral Refraction Topography by Feijia Xie, Xukai Mao, Mingming Jiang, Jun Li, Jing Zhang

“…Additionally, defocus of the temporal retina showed the greatest variation in dioptric development, suggesting that nasal visual information may affect refractive outcomes.…”
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Using Environmental DNA to Detect and Identify Sweetpotato Whitefly Bemisia argentifolii and Twospotted Spider Mite Tetranychus urticae in Greenhouse‐Grown Tomato Plants by Jonathan Lee‐Rodriguez, Christopher M. Ranger, Ashley Leach, Andrew Michel, Michael E. Reding, Luis Canas

“…Positive eDNA detection was achieved with both amplification methods, with qPCR proving more reliable than cPCR due to the latter's inconsistent performance with positive control samples. …”
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Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of surgical treatment of macular hole with and without postoperative gas tamponade of the vitreal cavity by A.Yu. Kleymenov, V.N. Kazaykin, M.A. Lipina

“…In the 1st group (30 eyes), the traditional MH treatment technology was used, patients in the second group (30 eyes) were treated without the use of tamponade, according to the method developed at the center. In the 1st group, the minimal diameter of the macular hole was from 194 to 755 (446.43±32.37) μm, the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) – from 0.04 to 0.4 (0.16±0.02). …”
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Setup Accuracy and Efficiency of Real-Time Video Assistance for Surface-Guided Positioning in Radiation Therapy of Right-Sided Locoregional Breast Cancer by Jørund Graadal Svestad, MA, Stine Gyland Mikalsen, PhD, Mojgan Heydari, MA, Regine Hjort Francke, BA, Maziar Hervani, BA, Taran Paulsen Hellebust, PhD

“…For the other half of the fractions, patient’s surface was captured (including arm position) and visually compared to the reference surface before adjusting the patient position. …”
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Identification of Patients with Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium-Associated Maculopathy through Screening of the Electronic Medical Record at an Academic Center by Kendall Higgins, R. Joel Welch, Colin Bacorn, Glenn Yiu, Jennifer Rothschild, Susanna S. Park, Ala Moshiri

“…This chart review of a quaternary academic medical center electronic medical record (EMR) aimed to identify patients at risk of development of maculopathy with exposure to pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS). Methods. A review of electronic medical records of a quaternary medical center of patients with either documented exposure to PPS or diagnosis of interstitial cystitis (IC) from 2007 to 2019 was performed for retinal imaging and visual acuity; the study was conducted in August of 2019. …”
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Clinical Outcome Scores Post Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparison of the MAKO Robotic Arm versus the Oxford Conventional Approach by Tan CMP, Shih SSW, Ravichandran V, Quah ESH, Kunnasegaran R

“…Outcome measures included the Oxford Knee Score (OKS), Knee Society Score (KSS), Visual Analogue Score (VAS) for pain, and range of motion (ROM) at three months, one-year and two years post-UKA. …”
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Combined Phacoendoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation versus Combined Phacotrabeculectomy in the Management of Coexisting Cataract and Glaucoma: A Comparative Study by Charles Sing Lok Lau, Jeffrey Chi Wang Chan, Sophia Fei So, Orlando Chia Chieh Chan, Kenneth Kai Wang Li

“…To compare the surgical outcome of combined phacoemulsification and endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (phacoECP) versus combined phacoemulsification and mitomycin C-augmented trabeculectomy (phacoTbx) in patients with coexisting glaucoma and visually significant cataract. Methods. A retrospective review of 89 eyes of 89 patients who received phacoECP (N=49) and phacoTbx (N=40) was carried out at a tertiary eye center in Hong Kong. …”
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Surveillance Analysis of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Pakistan (2013-2023) by Dr Nadia Noreen

“…Statistical tools and geographical information systems (GIS) mapping were employed to visualize and interpret the data. Results: Over the 10 years, a total of 380 confirmed cases of CCHF were reported in Pakistan with a 25% fatality rate. …”
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Hybrid CNN-Transformer Model for Accurate Impacted Tooth Detection in Panoramic Radiographs by Deniz Bora Küçük, Andaç Imak, Salih Taha Alperen Özçelik, Adalet Çelebi, Muammer Türkoğlu, Abdulkadir Sengur, Deepika Koundal

“…The results were expressed through key performance metrics, such as mAP and F1 scores, which highlight the model’s balance between precision and recall. Visual and numerical analyses demonstrated superior performance, with enhanced sensitivity and minimized false positive rates. …”
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Prevalence of allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and wheezing at 15 and 22 years of age: the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study by Gabriela Ávila Marques, André F. S. Amaral, Valéria Lima Passos, Priscila Weber, Paula Duarte de Oliveira, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, Helen Gonçalves, Fernando César Wehrmeister

“…Venn diagrams were generated to visualize the co-occurrence of AR, AD, and wheezing. …”
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACUPRESSURE THERAPY FOR DYSMENORRHEA IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS by Ardiyanti Hidayah, Rista Dian Anggraini, Siti Nur Farida

“…Data was collected using a pain intensity questionnaire in the form of a numerical VAS (Visual Analog Scale) with an intensity scale (0-10). …”
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From Pixels to Patterns: Trait Plasticity and Species Overlap of Calanus spp. in Arctic Fjords by Emilia Trudnowska, Ali Bukhari, Marta Gluchowska, Mads Schultz, Irina Smolina, Joanna Stoń‐Egiert, Jędrzej Świeżewski, Kaja Balazy

“…Visual color intensity estimations were assisted by HPLC quantification of astaxanthin concentrations. …”
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Analysis of sleep disorders and their influencing factors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. by Xihong Ying, Qiuyan Zhao, Yi Wu, Shasha Deng, Qing Ma, Ronghua Fang

“…In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to understand the current status of sleep disorders in AS patients and to analyze potential factors influencing sleep disorders.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 205 AS patients were recruited in the survey. …”
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Brain Amyloid Deposition and Longitudinal Cognitive Decline in Nondemented Older Subjects: Results from a Multi-Ethnic Population. by Yian Gu, Qolamreza R Razlighi, Laura B Zahodne, Sarah C Janicki, Masanori Ichise, Jennifer J Manly, D P Devanand, Adam M Brickman, Nicole Schupf, Richard Mayeux, Yaakov Stern

“…Positive or negative cerebral Aβ deposition was assessed visually. Quantitative cerebral Aβ burden was calculated as the standardized uptake value ratio in pre-established regions of interest using cerebellar cortex as the reference region. …”
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The Natural History of Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A Systematic Literature Review by Vincenzo Papa, Danielle H. Bodicoat, Angela Arteaga Duarte, John K. G. Dart, Maria De Francesco

“…Topical treatments given to patients included corticosteroids (85.2%), antibiotics (85.2%), antivirals (72.2%) and antifungals (51.8%). Final visual acuity was ≥ 20/40 in 17/33 (51.5%) patients with no missing data. …”
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Investigating mental defeat in individuals with chronic pain: Protocol for a longitudinal experience sampling study by Shyam Balasubramanian, Nicole K Y Tang, Sakari Lemola, Kristy Themelis, Swaran Preet Singh, Jenna L Gillett, Paige Karadag, Yu-Mei Li

“…This study will adopt a longitudinal experience sampling design to examine the within-person link between the sense of mental defeat and distress and disability associated with chronic pain.Methods and analysis We aim to recruit 198 participants (aged 18–65 years) with chronic pain, to complete two waves of experience sampling over 1 week, 6 months apart (time 1 and time 2). …”
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Catheter ablation of atrial arrhythmias in patients after thoracoscopic ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation by E. A. Artyukhina, I. A. Taymasova, A. Sh. Revishvili

“…Regardless of tachycardia type, the threedimensional reconstruction including high-density right and left atrial (LA) voltage mapping was performed in order to visualize the lesions, pulmonary veins and LA posterior wall isolations. …”
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Etiology and differential diagnosis of binocular diplopia in comitant and incomitant strabismus by O. V. Proskurina, E. P. Tarutta, T. Z. Khvedelidze, S. G. Harutyunyan, N. A. Aklaeva, A. V. Apaev

“…In 44.6% of cases, mobility restrictions could not be visually detected. The deflection angle conformed to the strength of the compensating prism. …”
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Quality Improvement Intervention Decreases Pain and Adverse Events Due to Heel Lances in Infants by Betty Noergaard, Helle Brems Olesen, Ulla List Toennesen, Jesper Fenger-Gron, Poul-Erik Kofoed

“…Adverse events were assessed visually. Results: Post-intervention, there was a significant increase in the number of infants with normal pain and distress scores during (86% to 95%, <i>p</i> = 0.01, and 82% to 93%, <i>p</i> = 0.01, respectively) and after (95% to 99%, <i>p</i> = 0.04, and 90% to 99%, <i>p</i> < 0.01, respectively) heel lancing compared to the pre-intervention. …”
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Clinical Profile of Primary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Disorders: A Tertiary Care Hospital-Based Study in Guwahati by Manisha Manisha, Anirban Mahanta, Munindra Goswami, Marami Das

“…Among the clinical manifestations, motor abnormalities (97.6%), sensory abnormalities (69%), bladder dysfunction (59.5%), visual manifestations (54.8%) (Unilateral in all MS patients, both bilateral and unilateral in NMOSD) were the most common presentations. …”
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