Missed opportunities for prevention of hip fracture in older patients by Dubljanin-Raspopović Emilija, Denić-Marković Ljiljana, Tulić Goran, Grajić Mirko, Tomanović Sanja, Kadija Marko, Bumbaširević Marko

“…Cognitive impairment (95.3%), visual impairment (58.2%), lower index of daily activities (51.8%), and depression (47.1%) were the most frequently observed fall risk factors. …”
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Clinical characteristics and optical coherence tomography findings in epiretinal membrane, macular pseudohole, epiretinal membrane-foveoschisis, and lamellar macular hole. by Noriko Kubota, Kazunori Miyata, Yosai Mori, Yuji Nakano, Hitoshi Goto, Fumiki Okamoto

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>To evaluate the optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings of epiretinal membrane (ERM) and its three associated diseases: macular pseudohole (MPH), ERM-foveoschisis (ERM-FS), and lamellar macular hole (LMH).<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively reviewed all eyes that underwent vitrectomy with a follow-up of at least 6 months. …”
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Posterior dynamic stabilization in addition to kyphoplasty for surgical management of unstable osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by Utku Özgen, Mehdi Hekimoğlu, Ahmet Tulgar Başak, Tunç Öktenoğlu, Ali Fahir Özer

“…Clinical outcomes were assessed using Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores recorded preoperatively, at 3 months postoperatively, and at 1-year follow-up. …”
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Role of pattern and multifocal electroretinogram for macular evaluation in patients with multiple sclerosis treated with fingolimod by Randa H. Abdelgawad, Yasmine Z. Abdel Wadood, Mohamed Y.S. Seif, Mahmoud A. Sultan, Dina A. Zamzam, Safaa A.M. Aboud

“…Results Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) significantly decreased in third and sixth months compared to baseline (P<0.001). …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study to Evaluate the Refractive Status and Dry Eye Disease in Cases of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis by Sanjeev Verma, Urmi Midya, Snehal Kedawat

“…After obtaining informed consent, visual acuity and refraction, tear film break-up time, corneal fluorescein staining and Schirmer test (I and II) were performed. …”
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Somatic symptom severity during acute illnesses among children with functional gastrointestinal disorders by Rattanachart Sirinil, Anundorn Wongteerasut

“…Somatic symptom severity was estimated using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Children’s Somatic Symptoms Inventory-24 (CSSI-24) questionnaire and compared between groups. …”
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Efficiency of antiangiogenic therapy for choroidal neovascularization in children by L. A. Katargina, E. V. Denisova, N. A. Osipova, Ya. A. Kiseleva

“…Anti-VEGF therapy is an effective method for treating CNV in children. Further studies are needed to identify risk factors and develop treatment regimens for refractory cases of CNV.…”
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Utility of cenegermin for the management of neurotrophic keratopathy after penetrating keratoplasty by Alexandra R. Zaloga, Ashley Khalili, Brandon D. Ayres, Brenton D. Finklea, Beeran B. Meghpara, Christopher J. Rapuano, Zeba A. Syed

“…The primary outcome measure was NK stage, while secondary outcomes included complete epithelial healing, epithelial defect size, and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at baseline and four time points during and following treatment. …”
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Algorithm for non-invasive diagnosis of obliterating coronary atherosclerosis based on imaging and laboratory markers by O. M. Drapkina, V. A. Metelskaya, M. V. Dubinskaya, E. B. Yarovaya

“…Using the ultrasound characteristics of the carotid and femoral arteries and a number of laboratory blood parameters, develop an algorithm for non-invasive diagnosis of coronary atherosclerosis.Material and methods. The study included 216 patients (53% men) aged 24-87 years (mean age, 61,5±10,73 years) who were admitted and examined in the hospital of the National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine in the period of 2016-2019. …”
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Who understands and how? – exploring nurses’ perceptions of the readability and usability of instructions written by hospital pharmacists by Henri Satokangas, Kirsi Kvarnström, Hanna M. Tolonen

“…The secondary aim is to provide recommendations for hospital pharmacists on writing instructional texts. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nurses who read and used medication-related instructions written by hospital pharmacists in a large tertiary hospital in Finland. …”
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Microplastic levels in the indoor air of buildings based on plastic waste recycling in Indonesia by Tri Marthy Mulyasari, Jojok Mukono, I Ketut Sudiana, Nur Hilal

“…Air sampling is carried out by passive method. Visual observation of the shape, and amount of microplastics using a microscope. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial to Manage Postoperative Ocular Pain after Pterygium Excision with Conjunctival Autograft Transplantation with a Single Application of 2% Sodium Hyalur... by Winai Chaidaroon, Sirawit Isipradit, Phit Upaphong, Chutikarn Dejkriengkraikul

“…The outcome of topical application of 2.0% SH was measured using the visual analogue scale (VAS), in comparison with that observed in a control group (without SH). …”
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Disutility Study for Adult Patients with Moderate to Severe Crohn’s Disease by Melany Worbes-Cerezo, Beenish Nafees, Andrew Lloyd, Katy Gallop, Imran Ladha, Cicely Kerr

“…Health states were valued by 100 members of the general public who completed background questions, EQ-5D-3L, visual analogue scale rating task and time trade-off (TTO) interviews…”
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Identifying Cladribine prescription pattern in MS: an Italian multicentre study by Aurora Zanghì, Roberta Fantozzi, Matteo Foschi, Elisabetta Signoriello, Matilde Inglese, Giacomo Lus, Diego Centonze, Andrea Surcinelli, Tommaso Sirito, Simona Bonavita, Carlo Avolio, Emanuele D’Amico

“…Heatmaps were generated based on weighted pivot tables to visualize the proportion of patients requiring DMT post-Cladribine. …”
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Linguistic Validation of a British-English Version of the SAMANTA Questionnaire and HMB-VAS Tool: A Step Toward Improved Diagnosis of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding by Josep Perelló-Capó, Joan Rius-Tarruella, Joaquim Calaf Alsina

“…The Heavy Menstrual Bleeding-Visual Analog Scale (HMB-VAS) tool, including the VAS for menstrual bleeding intensity (VAS-Int) and the VAS for its interference with daily activities (VAS-Imp), is useful for HMB screening. …”
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BEV-CAM3D: A Unified Bird’s-Eye View Architecture for Autonomous Driving with Monocular Cameras and 3D Point Clouds by Daniel Ayo Oladele, Elisha Didam Markus, Adnan M. Abu-Mahfouz

“…Three-dimensional (3D) visual perception is pivotal for understanding surrounding environments in applications such as autonomous driving and mobile robotics. …”
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Diagnosis of early glaucoma likely combined with high myopia by integrating OCT thickness map and standard automated and Pulsar perimetries by Ai-Su Yang, Hong-Siang Wang, Te-Jung Li, Chin-Hsin Liu, Chung-Ming Chen

“…Moreover, existing early-stage detection methods rely on unimodal information and exclude subjects with high myopia, which contradicts clinical practice and overlooks the adverse effect of high myopia on prediction performance. …”
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Development of New Settlement Areas and Solid Waste Problem in Cities: Case Study on Izmit - Yahyakaptan Neighbourhood by Kazım Onur Demirarslan, Deniz Demirarslan

“…Noise, air pollution, domestic wastes and visual pollution constitute the important problems in new settlement areas. …”
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Comparison of Local Subcutaneous Infiltration with Ropivacaine Alone and Two Different Doses of Dexmedetomidine Plus Ropivacaine for Postoperative Pain after Cesarean Section Under... by Atefeh Ghosouri, Alireza Hoghooghy, Azim Honarmand, Arefeh Kabirzadeh

“…Results: The study groups exhibited significantly lower visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores. Specifically, group A showed significantly lower VAS scores than the controls, and group B also showed significantly lower VAS scores than group A. …”
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Detail microscopic analysis of deep fascia of lower limb and its surgical implication by Bhattacharya Visweswar, Barooah Partha, Nag Tapas, Chaudhuri Gaurab, Bhattacharya Siddhartha

“…Perforators traversing the intra-fascial plane could be visualized. Confocal microscope optical sections showed well-organized bright fluorescent collagen fibers and nuclei of various cells. …”
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