Evaluation of intraoperative subcutaneous anesthetic infiltration for pain management in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy by Phamella Carlesse, Nathalia Cardoso, Tamara Harati, Bruna Lapichini, Daniel Herman Partezani, Leandro Luongo de Matos, Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis

“…Postoperative pain intensity was self-reported by the patients using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at the 1st, 6th, and 24th postoperative hours. …”
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Spatial Epidemiology and Its Role in Prevention and Control of Swine Viral Disease by Juan Qiu, Xiaodong Li, Huaiping Zhu, Fei Xiao

“…We further elucidate the technical methods, software, and considerations necessary to accomplish these objectives. …”
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Detection of tomato brown rugose fruit virus through CRISPR-Cas12a and CRISPR-Cas9 systems by Masoud Besati, Mohammad Reza Safarnejad, Atousa Aliahmadi, Mohsen Farzaneh, Raúl Ruiz, Roser Montagud-Martínez, Guillermo Rodrigo, Hasan Rafati

“…These results could pave way to offer a rapid, sensitive, and specific method for on-site detection of ToBRFV.…”
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Diagnostic Significance of Intracystic Nodules on MRI in Rathke’s Cleft Cyst by Shou-sen Wang, De-yong Xiao, Ying-hao Yu, Jun-jie Jing, Lin Zhao, Ru-mi Wang

“…To explore strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of Rathke’s cleft cyst (RCC). Methods. The medical records of 24 patients with sellar RCC were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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An innovative and mass-sensitive quartz tuning fork (QTF) biosensor for GFAP detection: A novel approach for traumatic brain injury diagnosis by Burcu Özcan, İnci Uludağ Anıl, Mehmet Altay Ünal, Fikret Arı, Mustafa Kemal Sezgintürk, Sibel Ayşıl Özkan

“…The Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) was utilized to visualize the morphology of the QTF surface during the immobilization steps of the sensor. …”
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Telerehabilitation for Post-Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Proof-of-Concept Study During a Pandemic by Pamela Tanguay, Nicole Marquis, Isabelle Gaboury, Dahlia Kairy, Matthieu Touchette, Michel Tousignant, Simon Décary

“…At eight weeks, all patients had improved from 10 to 45 points on the EuroQol-Visual Analog Scale (EQ-VAS) instrument, indicating clinical significance. …”
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25-Gauge Microincision Vitrectomy to Treat Vitreoretinal Disease in Glaucomatous Eyes after Trabeculectomy by Hiroshi Kunikata, Naoko Aizawa, Nobuo Fuse, Toshiaki Abe, Toru Nakazawa

“…To determine the feasibility of using 25-gauge microincision vitrectomy surgery (25GMIVS) to treat vitreoretinal disease in glaucomatous eyes which have previously undergone trabeculectomy (TLE). Methods. A consecutive, interventional case series. …”
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Image Analysis Determination of the Influence of Surface Structure of Silicone Rubbers on Biofouling by Sevil Atarijabarzadeh, Fritjof Nilsson, Henrik Hillborg, Sigbritt Karlsson, Emma Strömberg

“…The extent and distribution of microbial growth on the textured and plane surface samples representing the different parts of the insulator housing that is shank and shed were determined by visual inspection and image analysis methods. The results showed that the microbial growth was evenly distributed on the surface of the textured samples but restricted to limited areas on the plane samples. …”
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Parents’ awareness towards preventive and interceptive orthodontic treatment by Samah Alfuriji, Adeem Alofi, Maram Albalawi, Ghaida Alnaqa, Kwlood Alrufayyiq, Maha Alharbi, Dania Aljeaid, Shug Albarrak

“…It included visuals of different malocclusions, normal occlusion, and specific habits. …”
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Does Sensory Function Decline Independently or Concomitantly with Age? Data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging by Shekhar K. Gadkaree, Daniel Q. Sun, Carol Li, Frank R. Lin, Luigi Ferrucci, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Yuri Agrawal

“…To investigate whether sensory function declines independently or in parallel with age within a single individual. Methods. Cross-sectional analysis of Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) participants who underwent vision (visual acuity threshold), proprioception (ankle joint proprioceptive threshold), vestibular function (cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential), hearing (pure-tone average audiometric threshold), and Health ABC physical performance battery testing. …”
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Data-driven microstructural optimization of Ag-Bi-I perovskite-inspired materials by Kshithij Mysore Nandishwara, Shuan Cheng, Pengjun Liu, Huimin Zhu, Xiaoyu Guo, Fabien C.-P. Massabuau, Robert L. Z. Hoye, Shijing Sun

“…We present the Daisy Visual Intelligence Framework (Daisy), which combines multiple AI models to learn from historical microscopic images and propose new synthesis conditions towards desirable microstructures. …”
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Hemiplegic shoulder pain, a combined approach with suprascapular nerve block and intra-articular corticosteroid injections: a case series by Matthieu Gahier, Matthieu Gahier, Andy Lecler, Guillaume Gadbled, Paul Arnolfo, Raphael Gross, Raphael Gross

“…A combined approach, involving suprascapular nerve block and intra-articular corticosteroid injection, has been proposed for HSP and capsulitis, yet evidence remains limited.ObjectiveThis study presents the results (efficacy and safety) of this combined approach to alleviate pain and improve passive range of motion (PROM).MethodsA retrospective, multicenter observational study (36 patients).ResultsAt 1 month, the mean pain intensity (visual analogue scale VAS) significantly decreased from 6.5 ± 1.5 at baseline to 1.9 ± 2.1, and PROM showed significant improvement across all three planes (mean PROM gains: 28.4° in abduction, 29.2° in flexion, and 13.4° in external rotation). …”
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Image-Text Joint Learning for Social Images with Spatial Relation Model by Jiangfan Feng, Xuejun Fu, Yao Zhou, Yuling Zhu, Xiaobo Luo

“…The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of using Flickr30k and Microsoft COCO datasets. Meanwhile, our method considers spatial relations while matching.…”
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Cycloastragenol promotes dorsal column axon regeneration in mice by Tao Zihan, Tao Zihan, Teng Wenwen, Teng Wenwen, Ma Yanxia, Saijilafu

“…However, whether CAG can activate axon regeneration central nervous system (CNS) remains unknown.MethodsHere, we established a novel mouse model for visualizing spinal cord dorsal column axon regeneration involving the injection of AAV2/9-Cre into the lumbar 4/5 dorsal root ganglion (DRG) of Rosa-tdTomato reporter mice. …”
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Scouting Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease via Network Analysis of Exosome Proteomics Data by Alexis Sagonas, Avgi E. Apostolakou, Zoi I. Litou, Marianna H. Antonelou, Vassiliki A. Iconomidou

“…However, how exosomes are involved in these diseases remains largely unexplored. <b>Methods</b>: To detect possible links between amyloid proteins and exosomes, protein data from amyloidosis-isolated exosomes were collected and visualized using biological networks. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Mapping of RF Exposure in an Urban Core Using Exposimeter and GIS by Montaña Rufo-Pérez, Alicia Antolín-Salazar, Jesús M. Paniagua-Sánchez, Antonio Jiménez-Barco, Francisco J. Rodríguez-Hernández

“…Furthermore, temporal variations in exposure levels were analyzed at three distinct times of day—morning business hours, afternoon business hours, and non-business hours—using robust statistical methods. The study’s innovative approach lies in the integration of GIS technology to uncover and visualize temporal patterns in exposure, particularly during periods of higher pedestrian density. …”
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LST-BEV: Generating a Long-Term Spatial–Temporal Bird’s-Eye-View Feature for Multi-View 3D Object Detection by Qijun Feng, Chunyang Zhao, Pengfei Liu, Zhichao Zhang, Yue Jin, Wanglin Tian

“…Traditional 3D detection relies on sensors like LiDAR, but visual perception using multi-camera systems is emerging as a more cost-effective solution. …”
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Unicanvas: Exploring a tool for strategic management [version 3; peer review: 4 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Mariluz Fernandez-Alles, Julio Segundo, Jose M. Sanchez, Maria Velez

“…Research methods/Approach We adapt the strategic building blocks, in which some of the BMC blocks have been renamed and an achievement block has been added. …”
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Management of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Experience of a North African Center by Ibrahim Assoumane, Mahdia Touati, Harissou Adamou, Nadia Lagha, Ibrahim Baaré, Samuila Sanoussi, Abderahmanne Sidi Said, Abdelhalim Morsli

“…It usually occurs in obese young women but is very rare in childhood. Materials and Methods We conducted a retrospective study in the neurosurgical department of Bab El Oued teaching hospital of Algiers over a period of 8 years from January 2008 to December 2015. …”
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Chemical Analysis of the Main Groups of Biologically Active Substances in Sedative Collection by E. A. Zamakhaeva, O. A. Oleshko, O. V. Yaborova, M. M. Smirnova

“…Quantitative determination of biologically active substances of the collection was carried out by spectrophotometric method [Jenway PortLab 511 UV spectrophotometer PortLab Int., UK)] and by visual titration.Results and discussion. …”
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