COMBINED TECHNIQUES OF CAUDAL EPIDURAL BLOCK AND TRANSFORAMINAL NERVE ROOT BLOCK IN THE TREATMENT OF DEGENERATIVE DISEASES OF THE LUMBAR SPINE: A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS by Marília de Jesus Nogueira, Anderson Gomes Marin, Mariana Demétrio de Sousa Pontes, Carlos Fernando Pereira da Silva Herrero

“…Low back pain and leg pain were assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS), both in the pre-procedure and one week after. …”
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Outcomes in Recurrent Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair: Does Scleral Buckling at Primary or Secondary Surgery Impact Results? by Hébert M, Garneau J, Doukkali S, Bourgault S, Caissie M, Tourville É, Dirani A

“…Anatomical and functional outcomes were evaluated with second surgery success (2SS) defined as absence of reoperation after the second surgery and final pinhole visual acuity (PHVA) in logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR), respectively.Results: Mean age at initial presentation was 65.7 years. …”
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Effect of Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy on higher order aberrations in different types of posterior capsule opacification: A prospective study by R Senthil Prasad, Tony A Koshy, R Sankarananthan, Logesh Balakrishnan, Kamatchi Nagu, Madhu Shekhar

“…Design: Prospective, comparative, observational study. Methods: One hundred ninety-three pseudophakic eyes with PCO were evaluated over 3 months. …”
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SING IMT in pseudophakic eyes: Results of the first experiences by Alfonso Savastano, Nicola Claudio D'Onofrio, Giuseppe Francione, Paola Sasso, Lorenzo Hu, Stanislao Rizzo

“…Patients underwent preoperative assessments, including visual acuity measurements and OCT scans. Methods: Surgical procedures were performed under peribulbar anesthesia, with careful IOL removal and SING IMT implantation. …”
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Functional near-infrared spectroscopy characteristics in children with autism spectrum disorder under animated video modeling therapy by Chuanhua Zhu, Hongwei Li, Lina Zhang, Yonglu Liu, Yangyang Zhang, Binbin Huang, Wei Li

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the impact of animated video modeling (AVM) on the brain function of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).MethodsFifteen children with ASD and 15 matched typically developing (TD) controls were enrolled. fNIRS was used to obtain 8-min data in quiet and visually stimulated states, with the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), and bilateral occipital lobe as regions of interest (ROIs). …”
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Ocular findings in children, adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus in ghana: a cross-sectional study by Serwah Bonsu Asafo-Agyei, Emmanuel Ameyaw, Amos Aikins

“…Visual impairment was classified as mild, moderate, or severe based on the International Classification of Diseases 11 definitions of visual impairment and blindness. …”
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VAS value set still has its own application value compare with TTO value set of EQ-5D-3L in Chinese population by Lin Zhuo, Siyuan Gao, Rui Jin, Lang Zhuo, Xiuying Wang

“…Methods An adapted Measurement and Valuation of Health (MVH) protocol was applied with VAS method. …”
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Association Between Body Mass Index and Low Back Pain: A Retrospective Observational Study by Shahzaib Riaz Baloch, Muhammad Tariq Sohail, Mohammad Sohail Rafi, Adnan Aqueel Lokhandwala, Eamaan Abid, Faryal Karim

“…This study explored the LBP-BMI relationship using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). …”
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The Efficiency, Predictability and Safety Between Custom-Q Femotsecond Laser In Situ Keratomileusis and Second (Visumax 800) Generation Keratorefractive Lenticule Extraction Surger... by Chia-Yi Lee, Shun-Fa Yang, Ie-Bin Lian, Hung-Chi Chen, Jing-Yang Huang, Chao-Kai Chang

“…The primary outcomes were the postoperative uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), spherical equivalent (SE), amount of astigmatism, and best-correct visual acuity (BCVA). …”
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Long-term results (60 months) of anti-VEGF therapy of macular diseases in real clinical practice. Part 2. by E. V. Bobykin, R. V. Buslaev, V. Y. Krokhalev, O. V. Morozova, N. S. Beresneva

“…Over the research period, the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) increased from 0.29 0.35 0.42 to 0.47 0.54 0.61 (p < 0.00001); 91.2 % of patients maintained the indicator or improved it with regard to the baseline. …”
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Assessment of MRI Changes on Articular Cartilages after Intra-articular Injection of Platelet-rich Plasma in Knee Osteoarthritis: An Interventional Study by Debdipta Das, Srabani Sarker, Amrita Roy, Saumen Kumar De, Dipasri Bhattacharya

“…PRP was injected into each knee joint via ultrasound in three sessions, with four-week intervals between sessions. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) were utilised, and MRI was performed for all patients’ knees before the treatment and two months after the third session. …”
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Detecting the contribution of V5/MT in reading, reading-related tasks, eye-movements and EEG-oscillations in children and adolescents with developmental dyslexia via high-definitio... by Federica Somma, Giulia Lazzaro, Samy Rima, Kristina Rainich, Christa Müller-Axt, Michael Christoph Schmid, Stefano Vicari, Katharina von Kriegstein, Deny Menghini

“…For example, there is reduced connectivity in DD, in comparison to controls, between the left lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) and V5/MT, a motion-sensitive visual area implicated in reading. Most neurostimulation studies in children with DD target language-related brain regions to improve reading, often overlooking motion-sensitive visual areas. …”
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Macular morphologic changes following successful retinal detachment repair by scleral buckling surgery by Petrović Nenad, Todorović Dušan, Srećković Sunčica, Šarenac-Vulović Tatjana, Jovanović Mihailo, Ranđelović Danijela

“…The prolonged MD leads to damaging the neurosensory tissue of the retina and especially the photo-receptors, which may explain the limited visual acuity recovery after successful SB repair of RD.…”
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Perioperative factors influencing post-appendectomy outcomes in adults: a single-center prospective study in the North of Palestine by Alaa Zayed, Khaled Demyati, Abdulsalam Alkaiyat, Alaa Omari, Eliana Masri, Zain Saqfalhait, Yazan.N.A.Abdallah, Obayda Darawsha, Mohammed Hajhamad

“…Understanding these factors is essential to enhance patient care and recovery. Methods This prospective, single-center observational study was conducted at Secondary Surgical Hospital, Nablus, Palestine, from April 2021 to February 2022. …”
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Evaluating tonsillectomy-related YouTube videos via a human expert review and the ChatGPT-4: a multi-method quality analysis by Serkan Serifler, Fatih Gul

“…Videos were also categorized as transcript-heavy or visually rich to examine the effect of visual presentation. …”
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Combination Manner of Sampling Method and Model Structure: The Key Factor for Rice Mapping Based on Sentinel-1 Images Using Data-Driven Machine Learning by Pengliang Wei, Jiao Guo, Jiaqian Lian, Chaoyang Wang

“…Consequently, this article took rice as target crop, and systematically performed rice mapping experiments based on Sentinel-1 images to assess mapping accuracies, model learning results, and model uncertainty under different sampling–model structures combinations. The sampling methods included pixel sampling in buffer or nonbuffer mode with equal proportion and equal quantity (pixel sample), as well as panoramic information sampling (image sample). …”
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Investigating the performance of Ni/Al2O3-ZrO2 thin film nanocatalysts synthesized by pvd method for methane dry reforming by Mohamad jafar Moradi, Davood Iranshahi

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GenePixKolor (GPK) Fusion: A Novel Evolutionary Algorithm-Based Optimized NFT Card Generation and Rarity Ranking Method for Gaming Tokenomics by J. Guruprakash, P. Pradeep, L. B. Krithika

“…Fusing pixel rarity with trait rarity provides a more holistic assessment of an NFT’s uniqueness, balancing functional value with visual attractiveness. This approach addresses the limitations of existing rarity calculation methods, offering a more refined and comprehensive evaluation of the NFT. …”
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Navigating Parenthood Alone: A Mixed-Method Study of Single Fathers’ Experiences and Needs Regarding Received Midwife and Child Health Nurse Support in Sweden by Wells M. B., Kerstis B.

“…This mixed methods study aimed to first quantitatively compare single fathers’ levels of depressive symptoms, coparenting relationship quality, and father–infant bonding with coupled fathers, and then explore single fathers’ experiences and needs regarding professional support during the perinatal and early parenting period. …”
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Indoor Dynamic Environment Mapping Based on Semantic Fusion and Hierarchical Filtering by Yiming Li, Luying Na, Xianpu Liang, Qi An

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