Large Choroidal Melanocytoma Simulating Choroidal Melanoma: A Difficult Differential Diagnosis and an Inevitable Enucleation by Taoufik Abdellaoui, Soukaina Belfaiza, Yassine Malek, Mohamed-amine Essaoudi, Fouad Elasri, Karim Reda, Abdelbarre Oubaaz

“…Results. Her visual acuity was light perception in the left eye and 20/20 in the right one. …”
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Access to primary healthcare services by people with disabilities by Paula Marciana Pinheiro de Oliveira, Gisele Mendes da Silva, Neucilia Oliveira Silva, Sonha Maria Coelho de Aquino, Dandara Araújo Viana, Edmara Chaves Costa, Andressa Suelly Saturnino de Oliveira

“… Objective: to analyze the access of people with hearing, physical, and visual disabilities to primary healthcare services. …”
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Use of internal thoracic artery as a conduit protects coronary artery in the long-term period after coronary artery bypass graft surgery by A. V. Frolov, N. I. Zagorodnikov, R. S. Tarasov, E. V. Grigoriev, S. V. Ivanov, L. S. Barbarash

“…To assess whether the internal thoracic artery (ITA) is able to protect coronary artery (CA) after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.Material and Methods. Having performed coronary angiography in the long term after CABG surgery, we evaluated 102 angiograms by visual analysis and using Gensini score and SYNTAX score. …”
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The Role of Social Media in Shaping Undergraduate Tourism and Hospitality Students' Fieldtrip Destination Choice by Francis Junior Quaye, Ebenezer Tetteh, Patience Hagan

“…The research employed a mixed-methods approach, involving 486 students from six Technical Universities, and employed surveys and interviews to examine social media usage patterns, preferred content types, perceived educational value, and influence across various academic levels. …”
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Comparative analysis of upper body postural angles and their association with neck pain in car and motorcycle drivers by Aafreen Aafreen, Abdur Raheem Khan, Ashfaque Khan, Ausaf Ahmad, Monira I. Aldhahi, Weam Okab Alsalem, Mohammed M Alshehri, Almutasim Billa Moafa, Ahmed Ghazwani, Mohammad Abu Shaphe

“…Purpose: This study aimed to assess upper-body postural angles and neck pain among car drivers and motorcycle drivers separately, and to compare these outcomes between the two groups. Methods: This cross-sectional study comprised a total of 200 participants, with an equal distribution between car drivers (n = 100) and motorcycle drivers (n = 100). …”
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Deep multi-view feature fusion with data augmentation for improved diabetic retinopathy classification by Boualleg Yaakoub, Daouadi Kheir Eddine, Guehairia Oussama, Djeddi Chawki, Cheddad Abbas, Siddiqi Imran, Bouderah Brahim

“…Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness worldwide, necessitating early detection to prevent severe visual impairment. Despite numerous proposed classification techniques, challenges persist due to the high parameter count of deep learning algorithms, imbalanced datasets, and limited performance. …”
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Modifiable risk factors and symptom progression in dementia over up to 8 years—Results of the DelpHi‐MV trial by Iris Blotenberg, Felix Wittström, Bernhard Michalowsky, Moritz Platen, Diana Wucherer, Stefan Teipel, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Jochen René Thyrian

“…Abstract INTRODUCTION This study investigated the association between modifiable factors and symptom progression in dementia over up to 8 years. METHODS Multilevel growth curve models assessed the role of modifiable risk factors (low education, hearing impairment and its treatment, depression, physical inactivity, diabetes and its treatment, smoking, hypertension and its treatment, obesity, alcohol consumption, social isolation, and visual impairment) on cognitive and functional trajectories in 353 people with dementia. …”
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Images of Architectural Landmarks Integrated into Spatial Vision Based on Urban Image Theory: A Case Study on the Wuhan Design Biennale Exhibition Space by Tianjia Wang, Yile Chen, Zhengcong Wei, Junming Chen, Jiaying Fang, Ziyang Dong, Liang Zheng

“…The spatial design of an exhibition aims to visualize the ideology of this complex system in space, a process known as visual spatialization. …”
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Clinical efficacy of exercise therapy for lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Shaojie Du, Shaojie Du, Zeyu Cui, Zeyu Cui, Shurui Peng, Shurui Peng, Jieyu Wu, Jieyu Wu, Jinhai Xu, Jinhai Xu, Wen Mo, Wen Mo, Jie Ye, Jie Ye

“…We conducted a meta-analysis of relevant clinical studies and used statistical methods to scientifically explore the effectiveness of exercise therapy for LDH.MethodsFour databases were searched, including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Ovid. …”
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Assessment of the preventive effect of knockdown of cellular genes <i>NXF1</i>, PRPS1<i>PRPS1</i> and <i>NAA10</i> in influenza infection in an <i>in vitro</i> model by Evgeny A. Pashkov, Dmitry A. Shikvin, George A. Pashkov, Firaya G. Nagieva, Ekaterina A. Bogdanova, Anatoly S. Bykov, Evgeny P. Pashkov, Oxana A. Svitich, Vitaly V. Zverev

“…The study was performed using molecular genetic (transfection, NC isolation, RT-PCR-RV) and virological (cell culture infection, titration by visual CPE, viral titer assessment using the Ramakrishnan method) methods. …”
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Transforming 3D MRI to 2D Feature Maps Using Pre-Trained Models for Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Elahe Hosseini, Seyyed Ali Hosseini, Stijn Servaes, Brandon Hall, Pedro Rosa-Neto, Ali-Reza Moradi, Ajay Kumar, Mir Mohsen Pedram, Sanjeev Chawla

“…This disorder can have significant negative consequences on people’s lives, particularly children. In recent years, methods based on artificial intelligence and neuroimaging techniques, such as MRI, have made significant progress, paving the way for development of more reliable diagnostic tools. …”
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Disabled Employees as A Vulnerable Group in the Labor Market and Mobbing: A Qualitative Research in Tokat Province by Elif Özlem Özçatal, Umur Aşkın

“…Mobbing affects the effective and equal participation of disabled people at work and hinders their permanent presence in the labor market. …”
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Waiting Time Distribution of Supra-arcade Downflows by Zichao Yang, Rui Liu

“…In six of the seven flares, the SADs are identified and tracked in previous studies by two different methods, and in the seventh flare, they are identified and tracked by our optimized manual method. …”
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Project-based blended learning for vocational education: Enhancing digital marketing competencies and team spirit by Linxi Tan, Thanin Ratanaolarn, Kanyarat Sriwisathiyakun

“…The research employs a quasi-experimental design with 90 students from Tongren Polytechnic College, Guizhou, China, divided equally into experimental and control groups. The experimental group followed the PjBBL model. …”
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Applying the NHS restorative dentistry index of treatment need to clinical decision-making in Saudi Arabia by Raghad A. Al-Dabbagh, Abdulelah J. Alrasheedy, Mohammed K. Jawi, Afaf A. Almabadi, Osama M. Felemban

“…The objective of this study was to test, via structured training, the usability and utility of the IOTN as a screening tool for referral and management of patients attending [King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Dentistry (KAUFD)], Saudi Arabia. Methods: In this prospective, interventional study, one hundred and fourteen participants (38 sixth-year dental students, 44 interns, and 32 general dentists) were equally and randomly assigned to either receive training on the IOTN or no training. …”
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Advanced microfluidic strategies for core-shell nanoparticles: the next-generation of polymeric and lipid-based drug nanocarriers by Giuseppe Nunziata, Alessandro Borroni, Filippo Rossi

“…This review critically evaluates recent advancements, highlighting the superiority of microfluidic methods over conventional batch techniques, which often suffer from variability and scalability issues. …”
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COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE USE OF COATED AND UNCOATED SELF-EXPANDABLE METALLIC STENTS IN MALIGNANT COLORECTAL OBSTRUCTION by V. A. Duvanskiy, A. S. Vodoleev, D. L. Kriazhev, I. I. Yarotskov

“…The use of double covered and double uncovered stents is equally effectively and safely for patients with malignant colorectal obstruction. …”
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Influence of betahistidine dihydrochloride and antihypertensive medications on quality of life in patients with stable arterial hypertension and vertigo by G. F. Andreeva, S. Yu. Martsevich, V. M. Gorbunov, O. A. Melnikov, V. P. Voronina, I. P. Zhigareva

“…To assess the effects of combined lisinopril and betahistidine dihydrochloride therapy on quality of life (QoL) and blood pressure (BP) in patients with stable, mild to moderate arterial hypertension and vertigo. Material and methods. The study included 67 patients with stable, mild to moderate AH and vertigo. …”
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In Vitro Measurement of the Elastic Properties of the Native Red Blood Cell Membrane by V. A. Sergunova, E. K. Kozlova, E. A. Myagkova, A. M. Chernysh

“…Objective: to develop a procedure to image native cells in a physiological medium and to measure the local stiffness of fixed red blood cell membranes in liquid in vitro experiments.Material and methods. Blood was taken from 4 healthy donors during prophylactic examinations and placed in EDTA-containing Microvette tubes. …”
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Postprandial secretion of insulin and peptide YY when taking erythritol and sucrose by N. V. Silina, N. V. Mazurina, E. V. Ershova, K. A. Komshilova, L. V. Nikankina, A. P. Pershina-Milutina, K. V. Antonova, E. A. Troshina

“…Sucrose and erythritol equally stimulated PYY secretion.CONCLUSION. Our data show that erythritol can be considered as an optimal sugar substitute in people with impaired carbohydrate metabolism and obesity.…”
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