Navigation-Guided Endoscopy Combined with Deep Lateral Orbitotomy for Removal of Small Tumors at the Lateral Orbital Apex by GuangMing Zhou, Xin Ju, Bo Yu, YunHai Tu, JieLiang Shi, EnDe Wu, WenCan Wu

“…The mean preoperative best corrected visual acuity was 6/15 (95% confidence interval (95% CI) 6/40–6/8.5), and the mean postoperative best corrected visual acuity was 6/10 (95% CI 6/15–6/7.5). 5 of 7 (71%) patients with vision loss gained visual improvement in different degrees after surgery, and the rest of the patients had preoperative best corrected visual acuity. …”
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Deep anterior chamber depth may be a risk factor for axial length growth in children by Huijie Cao, Huijie Cao, Yongguo Xiang, Yongguo Xiang, Hong Cheng, Hong Cheng, Kexin Sun, Kexin Sun, Shijie Zheng, Shijie Zheng, Miaomiao Du, Miaomiao Du, Ning Gao, Ning Gao, Tong Zhang, Xin Yang, Jiuyi Xia, Wenjuan Wan, Wenjuan Wan, Ke Hu, Ke Hu

“…The anterior chamber depth (ACD) in students with AL growth greater than or equal to 0.2 mm (3.16 ± 0.23 mm) was deeper than that in students with AL growth less than or equal to 0.05 mm (3.02 ± 0.28 mm, p = 0.001), lens thickness (LT) was thinner (3.29 ± 0.10 mm vs. 3.33 ± 0.10 mm, p = 0.004). …”
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Ophthalmic Use of Targeted Biologics in the Management of Intraocular Diseases: Current and Emerging Therapies by Yuan Zong, Miki Miyagaki, Mingming Yang, Jing Zhang, Yaru Zou, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, Koju Kamoi

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Severity Scale of Diabetic Macular Ischemia Based on the Distribution of Capillary Nonperfusion in OCT Angiography by Miyo Yoshida, MD, Tomoaki Murakami, MD, PhD, Keiichi Nishikawa, MD, Kenji Ishihara, MD, PhD, Yuki Mori, MD, PhD, Akitaka Tsujikawa, MD, PhD

“…Participants: Three hundred one eyes from 301 patients with diabetic retinopathy. Methods: We acquired 3 × 3-mm swept-source OCTA images and created en face images within a central 2.5-mm circle. …”
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Machine Learning Models for 3-Month Outcome Prediction Using Radiomics of Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Perihematomal Edema from Admission Head Computed Tomography (CT) by Fiona Dierksen, Jakob K. Sommer, Anh T. Tran, Huang Lin, Stefan P. Haider, Ilko L. Maier, Sanjay Aneja, Pina C. Sanelli, Ajay Malhotra, Adnan I. Qureshi, Jan Claassen, Soojin Park, Santosh B. Murthy, Guido J. Falcone, Kevin N. Sheth, Seyedmehdi Payabvash

“…All machine learning models had greater or equal accuracy in outcome prediction compared to the widely used ICH score. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of an online-delivered group-based pain management programme in improving pain-related disability for people with persistent pain—protocol for a non... by Anthony Dowell, Sarah Gerard Dean, Leigh Hale, Andrew R Gray, Tristram Ingham, Bernadette Jones, Cheryl Davies, Rebecca Grainger, William Leung, Meredith Perry, Hemakumar Devan, Dagmar Hempel, Jessica Mills, Barbara Saipe, Edward Shipton

“…This non-inferiority trial aims to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a cocreated, culturally appropriate, online-delivered PMP (iSelf-help) compared with in-person PMP in reducing pain-related disability.Methods and analysis Mixed-methods, using a modified participatory action research (PAR) framework, involving three phases. …”
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Experimental therapy of epilepsy with transcranial magnetic stimulation: lack of additional benefit with prolonged treatment by Brasil-Neto Joaquim P., Araújo Doralúcia P. de, Teixeira Wagner A., Araújo Valéria P., Boechat-Barros Raphael

“…OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of three months of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment in intractable epilepsy. METHODS: Five patients (four males, one female; ages 6 to 50 years), were enrolled in the study; their epilepsy could not be controlled by medical treatment and surgery was not indicated. rTMS was performed twice a week for three months; patients kept records of seizure frequency for an equal period of time before, during, and after rTMS sessions. rTMS was delivered to the vertex with a round coil, at an intensity 5 % below motor threshold. …”
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Polymorphism of genes of hemostasis system, endothelial dysfunction and regulation of blood pressure in pregnant woman with preeclampsia and fetal growth retardation by T. O. Loskutova

“…Objective: To study the distribution and effect of blood clotting, endothelial dysfunction, and blood pressure regulator gene polymorphisms on the development of fetal growth retardation in women with preeclampsia (PE). Materials and methods: a prospective cohort study that included 36 women with PE and FGR and 97 with PE without FGR was conducted. …”
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Kinetic regularities of neopentyl glycol esterification with acetic and 2-ethylhexanoic acids by D. S. Chicheva, E. L. Krasnykh, V. A. Shakun

“…It was established that with an eightfold molar excess of acid under self-catalysis conditions, a yield of NPG diacetate equal to 95% is achieved within 20–22 h at an optimal process temperature of 100–110℃; NPG di(2-ethylhexanoate)—within 26–28 h at 160–170℃. …”
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Prevalence of Physical and Psychological Violence among Heterosexual Couples by Laura López Angulo, Yenisley Fundora Quintero, Anais Valladares González, Yamila Ramos Rangel, Yanet Blanco Fleites

“…An equal probability sample of 1873 subjects was selected. …”
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A comparative analysis of trends of echocardiographic parameters in double valve replacement cases involving the use of Del Nido’s and Saint Thomas’ cardioplegia for myocardial pro... by Archit Patel, Kartik Patel, Praveen Nayak, Shobhit Mathur

“…Here, we highlight the comparison of trends of echocardiographic parameters in double valve replacement cases. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, 70 double valve replacement cases (35 in each group) were selected from 2022 to 2023. …”
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Evaluation of Zinc Oxide-Eugenol, Zinc Oxide-Propolis and Endoflas as an Obturating Materials in Primary Molar Pulpectomies - A Comparative Study by Sunita Singh, Ashish Saxena, Vishal Khandelwal, Neha Verma, Arvind Jain

“…Teeth were randomly divided into three equal groups of 20 molars according to the type of root canal filling material. …”
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Influence of high expansion dental stone used as investing medium on the changes in occlusal vertical dimension of complete dentures by Alaa’a M. Salloum

“…Specimens were equally divided into 2 groups. In the dental stone type III (DST III) group, the lower, middle, and upper parts of a flask were filled with DST III. …”
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Developing an Integrative Data Intelligence Model for Construction Cost Estimation by Zainab Hasan Ali, Abbas M. Burhan, Murizah Kassim, Zainab Al-Khafaji

“…Statistical indicators and graphical methods were used to evaluate the developed models. …”
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In Vitro Analysis of the Accuracy of Intraoral Scanning in Children by Eloá Cristina Passucci Ambrosio, Aliny Bisaia, Thiago Cruvinel, Natalino Lourenço Neto, Thais Marchini Oliveira, Maria Aparecida Andrade Moreira Machado

“…Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of intraoral scanning in maxillary dental arches of children. Material and Methods: Twenty-five edentulous dental models (Group 1) and 25 dental models with complete deciduous dentition (Group 2) comprised the sample sets. …”
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Assessment of dental anodontia among Ferdinand I Military Technical Academy students in Romania by Dan Ancuța Dumitrița, Ghergic Doina Lucia

“…Premolar anodontia was equally common in the maxilla and the mandible; both instances of molar anodontia were in the mandible. …”
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Alloxan-Induced Diabetes Causes Morphological and Ultrastructural Changes in Rat Liver that Resemble the Natural History of Chronic Fatty Liver Disease in Humans by Amanda Natália Lucchesi, Lucas Langoni Cassettari, César Tadeu Spadella

“…This study evaluated the long-term effects of alloxan-induced diabetes in rat liver. Methods. Thirty nondiabetic control rats (NC) and 30 untreated diabetic (UD) rats were divided into three subgroups sacrificed after 6, 14, or 26 weeks. …”
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Outcomes of the Extreme Elderly Undergoing Anaesthesia and Surgery amongst Southeast Asians by Si Jia Lee, Oriana Ng, Sze Ying Thong

“…This study aims to look at the anaesthesia techniques employed in a subset of very elderly population undergoing surgery and their subsequent postoperative outcomes, in particular their 30-day mortality, postoperative complication rates, and length of hospital stays. Materials and Methods. We searched from our hospital records between 2012 and 2013 for patients equal to or older than 90 years old who have undergone surgery and retrospectively analysed the types of surgery and mode of anaesthesia used. …”
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To the 100th anniversary of the birth of academician V.A. Nasonova. Infections and rheumatic diseases: from the past to the future by B. S. Belov, E. L. Nasonov

“…The infectious etiology of Lyme disease has been proven. An equally difficult task is the fight against comorbid infection (CI), which often complicates the course of many IIRD due to a violation of the immune status caused by both the background disease and the use of immunosuppressive drugs. …”
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Effect of Online Education Given to Young Adults on Testicular Cancer Health Beliefs and Behaviors by Esra Yıldız, Mehmet Salih Yıldırım

“…Objective: Early detection of testicular cancer is cost-effective and accessible through screening and promoting health beliefs tailored to awareness. Self-examination is equally vital, yet research on young adult males in Turkey regarding testicular cancer health beliefs and early diagnostic behaviors is limited. …”
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