A Comprehensive Survey on Machine and Deep Learning for Optical Communications by Mohammad Ali Amirabadi, S. Alireza Nezamalhosseini, Mohammad Hossein Kahaei, Lawrence R. Chen

“…Furthermore, the advantages and limitations of existing methods are analyzed, offering a clear perspective on the role of ML and DL in this domain. …”
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Assessment of joint pain in teenagers with juvenile arthritis by T A Shelepina

“…Pain was measured on visual analog scale (VAS) and on McGill Pain Questionnaire (83 examinations) including 3 scale: sensor (description of pain), affective (their influence on emotional state) and evaluative (verbal assessment of pain intensity). …”
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Scene classification-assisted deep learning for crack detection in asphalt pavements by Hiromu Tanaka, Kazuma Shibano, Tetsuya Suzuki

“…Regular inspection of concrete structures is essential for maintaining their serviceability and safety. Traditional visual inspection methods face challenges due to subjective judgment, shortage of qualified engineers, and budget constraints. …”
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Functional MRI study on anxiety-enhanced temporomandibular joint pain by SUN Yidan, YANG Xin

“…The pain levels and anxiety levels of the subjects before and after anxiety stimulation were recorded by using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). …”
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IoT Based Health Monitoring with Diet, Exercise and Calories recommendation Using Machine Learning by Muhammad Hassaan Naveed, Omar Bin Samin, Muhammad Bilal, Mustehsum Waseem

“…Member data, including BMI, is securely stored, and visualized on personalized profiles through line charts. …”
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Adapter With Textual Knowledge Graph for Zero-Shot Sketch-Based Image Retrieval by Jie Zhang, Jiali Tang

“…Additionally, to effectively learn inter-class relationships, we introduce an adapter with textual knowledge graph. This method treats category semantic information and visual features as nodes, computing their edges using cosine similarity. …”
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Adapting two pain assessment tools for young people with cerebral palsy: a multi-stakeholder consensus study by Meredith G. Smith, Rachel J. Gibson, Remo N. Russo, Adrienne R. Harvey

“…Modifications primarily focused on refining wording, enhancing visual representation of the tool for improved understanding and reducing the number of response options. …”
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The Variants of Technologies of Suture Fixation in Case of IOL-Capsular Bag Complex III–IV Degree Dislocation by D. I. Ivanov, V. N. Nikitin

“…Use of discussed techniques gives a possibility to obtain high visual prognosis, low probability of IOP elevation and stable position of IOL-capsular bag complex in all the three groups.…”
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Factors affecting postural instability after more than one-year bilateral subthalamic stimulation in Parkinson's disease: A cross-sectional study. by Andrea Kelemen, László Halász, Loránd Erőss, Gábor Rudas, Muthuraman Muthuraman, Dénes Zádori, Bence Laczó, Dávid Kis, Péter Klivényi, Gábor Fekete, László Bognár, Dániel Bereczki, Gertrúd Tamás

“…The more affected patients had more severe motor symptoms; primarily, the proprioceptive followed by visual sensory feedback loss provoked imbalance in them when switching on the stimulation.…”
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Monitoring of Glacier Area Changes in the Ili River Basin during 1992–2020 Based on Google Earth Engine by Qinqin Zhang, Zihui Zhang, Xiaofei Wang, Zhonglin Xu, Yao Wang

“…Utilizing the Landsat data series, we employed the random forest (RF) classification algorithm within the GEE platform to extract glacier areas, optimizing a multidimensional feature set using the Jeffries–Matusita (JM) distance method, and applied visual interpretation for data refinement. …”
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109 Retrospective analysis of sociodemographic and geographic risk factors for presenting keratitis severity in a South Indian population by Shruti Anant, Kamini Reddy, Josephine Christy, Nakul Shekhawat

“…Our study examined risk factors for severe keratitis presentation in a South Indian population. Methods/Study Population: 156 patients aged ≥ 16 years with clinically diagnosed infectious keratitis presenting to Aravind Eye Hospital in Pondicherry, India, from January 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024, were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Absorbable versus silk sutures for surgical treatment of trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial. by Saul N Rajak, Esmael Habtamu, Helen A Weiss, Amir Bedri Kello, Teshome Gebre, Asrat Genet, Robin L Bailey, David C W Mabey, Peng T Khaw, Clare E Gilbert, Paul M Emerson, Matthew J Burton

“…The two groups also did not differ in terms of corneal opacification, visual acuity, conjunctival inflammation, and surgical complications.…”
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Explantation of domestic models of posterior chamber phakic intraocular lenses in the development of subcapsular cataract in higly myopic patients: clinical features by G. V. Sorokoletov, E. R. Tumanyan, A. N. Bessarabov, M. A. Soboleva

“…The proposed method of explantation of domestic lenses of S.N. …”
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Sexual dysfunction in women with rheumatic diseases by O. V. Teplyakova, A. A. Morozova, A. A. Popov

“…Medical history, severity of pain at rest and during movement by visual analog scale (VAS), and anxiety and depression symptoms by hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) were assessed. …”
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Cyclosporin A as an adjunct may enhance the therapeutic effect of interferon alpha-2a in patients with refractory Behcet’s uveitis: a retrospective cohort study by Peizeng Yang, Yang Deng, Yinan Zhang, YunYun Zhu, Ziqian Huang, Lingyu Dai, Qiuying Wu, Guannan Su, Qingfeng Cao, Yujie Lai

“…Design: We conducted a retrospective cohort study, which included 153 BU patients who received IFN-α2a treatment between December 2012 and September 2023 with a minimum duration of 6 months. Methods: Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), the frequency of uveitis relapse, corticosteroid-sparing effect, and side effects were evaluated. …”
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Creating a system of protection against counterfeiting and unauthorized useof the products in railway transport by G. V. Raykov, M. A. Kuznetsov, S. V. Petrov

“…Implementation of advanced and proven methods and ways of marking of products by drawing on its surface identifiers, providing visual (working mark) and automated perception with the use of special reading devices (protective markings). 3. …”
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The mediating role of e-health literacy in nursing students’ knowledge and anxiety about monkeypox: a cross-sectional study from Türkiye by Yağmur Artan, Canan Bozkurt, Yasemin Yildirim

“…Data were collected through the Monkeypox Knowledge Form, the Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety, and the e-Health Literacy Scale. …”
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A clinical pilot study on overdentures retained by two unsplinted narrow-diameter implants– oral health-related quality of life and masticatory function by Jaana-Sophia Kern, Esra Salin, Gregor Slavicek, Florian Slavicek, Dirk Elvers, Frank Hölzle, Stefan Wolfart

“…Patients completed a shortened form of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-G14) and rated their chewing ability on a visual analog scale (VAS) at baseline and after 6, 12, 24, and 36 months. …”
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The use of point‐of‐care ultrasound for detection of retinal detachment in emergency department by Kai Man Sung, Chi Li, King Yung Chiu, Ho Yin Chan, Ping Chung Gordon Lee

“…This study aimed to assess the accuracy of POCUS for detection of RD by a group of emergency physicians (EP) who had no prior experience in ocular POCUS. Methods This was a retrospective single‐center cohort study conducted between July 2023 and April 2024. …”
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Efficacy and safety of dupilumab in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis and comorbid allergic rhinitis by Tengfei Tian, Yueguang Li, Yueguang Li, Guangmei Yuan, Wenxiu Jiang

“…ObjectiveTo examine the efficacy and safety of dupilumab treatment in moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) patients with comorbid allergic rhinitis (AR).MethodsA total of 26 patients received subcutaneous dupilumab every 2 weeks and were followed up for 16 weeks. …”
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