Manual Therapy for Cervical Radiculopathy: Effects on Neck Disability and Pain – A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Xu X, Ling Y

“…Compared to Group C, the visual analogue scale score improved by 0.74 (95% CI: − 0.04, 1.52) in Group M and by 0.61 (95% CI: − 0.18, 1.40) in Group MT. …”
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Association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels with age-related macular degeneration and its clinical correlates: a cross-sectional study by Xu Liang, Jiaxing Wang, Yue Zhang, Hui Zheng

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Prognostic factors in the treatment of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy with conbercept: a post hoc analysis of the STAR study by Tsung-I. Wang, Jinfeng Qu, Ran Tang, Xuan Shi, Xin Ying, Ye Tao, Xiaoxin Li

“…This study aims to identify the baseline factors associated with visual and anatomic changes over 48 weeks in the treatment of active polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) with conbercept. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Combined Implantation of an Extended Depth of Focus IOL and a Trifocal IOL in a Korean Population by Ji Eun Song, So Young Han, Ramin Khoramnia, Tamer Tandogan, Gerd U. Auffarth, Chul Young Choi

“…Assessment included uncorrected visual acuity at near distances (UNVA), intermediate distances (UIVA), and far distances (UDVA), uncorrected defocus curve, contrast sensitivity (CS), reading speed, and patient satisfaction, evaluated six months after the surgery with the Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ-25). …”
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Digital Image Speckle Correlation (DISC): Facial Muscle Tracking for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders by Shi Fu, Pawel Polak, Susan Fiore, Justin N. Passman, Raphael Davis, Lucian M. Manu, Miriam Rafailovich

“…This study explored the application of Digital Image Speckle Correlation (DISC) in detecting enervation of facial musculature and assessing reaction times in response to visual stimuli. <b>Methods</b>: A consistent video recording setup was used to capture facial movements of human subjects in response to visual stimuli from a calibrated database. …”
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Incidence, Indications, and Outcomes of Yag Capsulotomy In Eyes Implanted with an Accommodating Intraocular Lens by Robert Edward T. Ang, MD, Angela Adelaida J. Samano, MD, Rosalie Mae M. Reyes, MD, Emerson M. Cruz, MD, Albert G. Dela Cruz, MD, Maria Luisa Patricia C. Solis, MD

“…In the TY PCO subgroup, uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) changed from 20/40 pre-yag to 20/25 post-yag, uncorrected near visual acuity (UNVA) from J3 to J2, manifest refraction spherical equivalent (MRSE) from -0.43D to -0.2D. …”
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Cerebral Cortical Activity During Academic Stress Amongst Undergraduate Medical Students at Kampala International University (Uganda) by Mujinya, Regan, Kalange, Muhamudu, Ochieng, Juma John, Ninsiima, Herbert Izo, Eze, Ejike Daniel, Afodun, Adam Moyosore, Nabirumbi, Ritah, Sulaiman, Sheu Oluwadare, Kairania, Emmanuel, Echoru, Isaac, Okpanachi, Alfred Omachonu, Matama, Kevin, Asiimwe, Oscar Hilary, Nambuya, Grace, Usman, Ibe Michael, Obado, Osuwat Lawrence, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ssempijja, Fred, Nansunga, Miriam, Matovu, Henry, Ayikobua, Emmanuel Tiyo, Nganda, Ponsiano Ernest, Onanyang, David, Ekou, Justine, Musinguzi, Simon Peter, Ssimbwa, Godfrey, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among preclinical (n = 88) and clinical (n = 96) undergraduate medical students at Kampala International University Western Campus. …”
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Application of multimodal deep learning in the auxiliary diagnosis and treatment of dermatological diseases by Ting Li, Bowei Li, Yuying Jia, Lian Duan, Ping Sun, Xiaozhen Li, Xiaodong Yang, Hong Cai

“…However, traditional visual diagnosis poses a high demand on both doctors’ experience and the examination equipment, and there is a risk of missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis. …”
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Comparative convolutional neural networks for perovskite solar cell PCE predictions by Milan Harth, D. Kishore Kumar, Said Kassou, Kenza El Idrissi, Ritesh Kant Gupta, Yonatan Daniel, Ofry Makdasi, Iris Visoly-Fisher, Alessio Gagliardi

“…This comparative technique significantly outperforms traditional methods that attempt to directly infer PCE from a single image. …”
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A rare case of keratitis due to co-infection with Plectosphaerella cucumerina and Acanthamoeba T5 genotype by Anita Raghavan, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Maitrayee Kaman Chabra, Shivaprakash Rudramurthy, Narendran Venkatapathy, Siddharth Narendran, Ram Rammohan

“…Aims: This report summarizes clinical findings, diagnosis, management, and long term outcomes of a recalcitrant Plectosphaerella and Acanthamoeba keratitis. Methods and materials: An otherwise healthy male patient presented with a corneal infiltrate with predominantly fungal characteristics, but atypical in terms of progression. …”
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Revolutionizing Gaze-Based Human&#x2013;Computer Interaction Using Iris Tracking: A Webcam-Based Low-Cost Approach With Calibration, Regression and Real-Time Re-Calibration by Govind Ram Chhimpa, Ajay Kumar, Sunita Garhwal, Dhiraj, Faheem Khan, Yeon-Kug Moon

“…Eye movements are essential in human-computer interaction (HCI) because they offer insights into individuals&#x2019; cognitive states and visual attention. Techniques for adequately assessing gaze have increased in the last two decades. …”
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Neurological and endocrinological manifestations of 49 children with intracranial pure germinoma at initial diagnosis in Taiwan by Hsin-Yuan Chang, Chiao-Fan Chiu, Shih-Ming Jung, Alex Mun-Ching Wong, Chieh-Tsai Wu, Fu-Sung Lo

“…Affected patients may have motor impairment, visual disturbance, neurological signs, and endocrine disorder, depending on the size and location of the tumor. …”
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Impact of virtual reality with or without hypnosis before oocyte retrieval: A randomised study by Céline Pirard, Pascale Laurent, Christine Wyns, Maria-Grazia Giudice, Christine Watremez, Mona Momeni, Fabienne Roelants

“…Methods: After written informed consent, 342 women scheduled for OR under sedation were randomised in this double-blinded study (NCT03064061). …”
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Cap2Seg: leveraging caption generation for enhanced segmentation of COVID-19 medical images by Wanlong Zhao, Wanlong Zhao, Fan Li, Fan Li, Yueqin Diao, Yueqin Diao, Puyin Fan, Puyin Fan, Zhu Chen, Zhu Chen

“…Extensive experiments on two public datasets, MosMedData+ and QaTa-COV19, demonstrate that our method outperforms the current state-of-the-art models under the same conditions. …”
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Comparative Study Between Cognitive Phenotypes of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Multiple Sclerosis by Mehdi Aoun Sebaiti, Nadia Oubaya, Yannick Gounden, Chloé Samson, Emmanuele Lechapt, Abir Wahab, Alain Creange, Mathieu Hainselin, François-Jérôme Authier

“…For this purpose, we carried out a comparative study between cognitive profiles of patients with ME/CFS and patients suffering from MS. <b>Methods</b>: In total, 40 ME/CFS and 40 MS patients were included. …”
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TBD-Y: Automatic tea bud detection with synergistic object-spatial attention and global-local attention guided feature fusion by Zhongyuan Liu, Li Zhuo, Chunwang Dong, Jiafeng Li, Yang Li

“…To address these issues, in this paper, an automatic TBD method is proposed, which is built upon the YOLOv11 object detection framework, named TBD-Y. …”
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An Artificial Intelligence Solution for Automated Dental Inspection and Charting by M.A. Moufti, M. Abu Talib, S. Al Mokdad, A. Alhouria, M. Alsaffarini, N. Almahmeed, S. Eldessouky, W. Kharoufah, Q. Nasir

“…Background: Visual inspection and documentation (charting) of findings are critical components in dental practice. …”
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Multicentre, randomised clinical trial comparing intravitreal aflibercept monotherapy versus aflibercept combined with reduced-fluence photodynamic therapy (RF-PDT) for the treatme... by Tien Yin Wong, Chui Ming Gemmy Cheung, Kelvin Yi Chong Teo, Anna Tan, Chinmayi Himanshuroy Vyas, Colin Tan, Caroline Chee, Kelly Wong, Janice Marie N. Jordan-Yu, Beau Fenner, Shaun Sim

“…The primary outcome of the study is to compare the 52-week visual outcome of IVA versus IVA+RF PDT. One hundred and sixty treatment-naïve patients with macular PCV confirmed on indocyanine green angiography will be recruited from three centres in Singapore. …”
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Evaluation of desensitizing agents for the control of sensitivity in conventional fixed restorations by Jose Giancarlo Tozo Burgos, Marco Antonio Sanchez Tito, Nelly Antonieta Bernarda Koung Gomez, Aracy Diana Zarate Maquera, Wilfredo Gustavo Escalante Otarola

“…Sensitivity was assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS) by applying blasts of cold air in four visits at two-day intervals. …”
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Enhancing Neural Activation in Older Adults: Action Observation-Primed Swallowing Imagery Reveals Age-Related Connectivity Patterns by Hao Xiong, Jin-Jin Chen, Meng-Huan Wang, Lu Zhang, Feng Lin

“…Enhancing cortical activation and functional connectivity through non-invasive methods is crucial for improving swallowing function. …”
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