Ocular perfusion in primary angle-closure suspect and primary angle-closure eyes without prior acute angle closure by Reni Philip, Venkateshwaran Kannan, Lingam Vijaya, Rashima Asokan, Shantha Balekudaru, Annadurai Parivadhini, Ronnie George

“…The mean deviation on Humphrey visual field was significantly worse in PAC eyes compared to PACS eyes (P = 0.02). …”
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Treatment of degenerative massive rotator cuff tears: a study protocol for a randomized non-inferiority comparative surgical trial by Alexandre Lädermann, Anthony Pernoud, Blaise Cochard, Hugo Bothorel

“…This trial aims to assess whether RSA provides non-inferior outcomes to ARCR in patients with degenerative MRCTs, with a particular focus on function, pain, and quality of life. Methods This is a prospective, randomized, controlled, non-inferiority trial. …”
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Prediction of 123I-FP-CIT SPECT Results from First Acquired Projections Using Artificial Intelligence by Wadi’ Othmani, Arthur Coste, Dimitri Papathanassiou, David Morland

“…Saliency maps were generated to visualize the most impactful areas in the classification. …”
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Comparison of Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Block vs Paravertebral Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Breast Surgeries by B Arun Kumar, T Divyalakshmi, R Brindha, Naveena Pandian, Panneerselvam Periasamy

“…Pain was assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) over 24 hours post-surgery. …”
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Validation of the Nepalese Version of the Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-N) Questionnaire in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery by Chitra Thapa, Sabin Gauchan, Sulav Acharya, Mohan Raj Sharma

“…However, a validated Nepalese version is currently unavailable. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 216 patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia, following ethical approval (Ref. …”
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Histological and micro-CT evidence of stigmatic rostellum receptivity promoting auto-pollination in the madagascan orchid Bulbophyllum bicoloratum. by Alexander Gamisch, Yannick M Staedler, Jürg Schönenberger, Gunter A Fischer, Hans Peter Comes

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our results provide the first solid evidence of a stigmatic function for the rostellum in orchid flowers, thereby demonstrating for the first time the feasibility of the micro-CT technique for accurately visualizing pollen tube growth in flowering plants. …”
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The Association between Preoperative Dry Eye Symptoms and Postoperative Discomfort in Patients Underwent Photorefractive Keratectomy by Gilad Rabina, Ingibjorg Iris Boguslavsky, Shmuel Levartovsky, Michael Mimouni, Igor Kaiserman

“…No statistically significant difference was seen in postoperative subjective visual quality (p=0.82) between the two groups. Conclusion. …”
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Comparative evaluation of post operative pain after irrigation with different concentrations of sodium hypochlorite: a split mouth triple blinded randomized controlled trial by Divya Mukundan, Vignesh Ravindran

“…Results: Post operative pain after the procedure was evaluated using a visual analogue scale at four specific time intervals baseline, 6 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours. …”
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The role of attention in challenging the constraints of spatial statistical learning by T.M. Deeva, D.D. Kozlov

“…If these regularities concern with the spatial arrangement of objects in relation to each other we say about visual spatial statistical learning. When we have some hierarchical structure as a pattern, information about the whole set or about some of its subsets can be learned. …”
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CT-based radiomics features for the differential diagnosis of nodular goiter and papillary thyroid carcinoma: an analysis employing propensity score matching by Haiming Zhang, Zhenyu Li, Fengtao Zhang, Hengguo Li

“…PurposeThis study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of CT-based radiomics features in discriminating between nodular goiter (NG) and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).MethodsA retrospective cohort comprising 228 patients with nodular goiter (NG) and 227 patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) diagnosed between January 2018 and December 2022 was consecutively enrolled. …”
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Temporal trends and predictive modeling of air pollutants in Delhi: a comparative study of artificial intelligence models by Omer A. Alawi, Haslinda Mohamed Kamar, Ali Alsuwaiyan, Zaher Mundher Yaseen

“…The development of new methods for air quality prediction is one of the best strategies for understanding weather contamination. …”
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Morphometric analysis of surface changes in XP-endo group files after root canal instrumentation by A. V. Mitronin, D. A. Ostanina, Yu. A. Mitronin

“…Morphometric changes such as the presence of machining grooves, plastic deformation, microcracks, craters, disruption of the cutting edges and fracture could be visualized by SEM on instruments’ surfaces and EDS revealed the existence of Ni, Ti, Si, O. …”
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An Analysis of Early Outcomes of Knee Osteoarthritis Surgical Treatment by R. R. Ishtukov, T. B. Minasov, R. R. Yakupov, R. A. Saubanov, A. O. Ginoyan, I. I. Garipov, N. Z. Tatlybaeva

“…All the patients were assessed for pain using 10-point visual-analog scale of pain (pain VAS) prior to and two weeks after the surgery; the treatment efficacy was evaluated by the change in the number of points scored. …”
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Analysis of the Leishmania mexicana promastigote cell cycle using imaging flow cytometry provides new insights into cell cycle flexibility and events of short duration. by Jessie Howell, Sulochana Omwenga, Melanie Jimenez, Tansy C Hammarton

“…Our new pipeline offers many advantages over traditional methods of cell cycle analysis such as fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry and paves the way for novel high-throughput analysis of Leishmania cell division.…”
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The Role of Hand Surgery on Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction in Rheumatologic Patients by Uğur Bezirgan, Mehmet Yalçın

“…Functional outcomes were assessed using the sequential occupational dexterity assessment (SODA) and Duruoz Scale, along with grip strength and pain levels measured using a visual analog scale (VAS). Complications, postoperative erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and patient satisfaction were also evaluated. …”
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Psychological distance affects real movements in virtual reality: distance to food in anorexia nervosa by Mechteld M. van den Hoek Ostende, Giulia Brizzi, Valentina Meregalli, Philipp A. Schroeder, Enrico Collantoni

“…They also rated how much they liked and wanted each stimulus on a visual analog scale from 0 to 100. Results Participants showed more approach behavior towards amodal food cues compared to high-calorie concrete food cues (t[39] = 25.38, p <.001, d = 4.01). …”
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Trends and advances in cardiac rehabilitation for congenital heart disease: a bibliometric analysis by Haojie Zhou, Yuyang Huang, Weizhi Zhang, Hanyi Yao, Zhangqing Yi, Dongping Li

“…Bibliometric tools, including CiteSpace and VOSviewer, were used to visualize co-authorship networks, keyword clusters, and citation patterns. …”
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The relationship between physical activity, fatigue, sleep quality, and anxiety levels of students during the university examination period by Emine Baran, Ayşenur Yılmaz

“… Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the physical activity level of university students during exam week and to investigate the relationship between physical activity level and the severity of fatigue, sleep quality, and anxiety. Methods: Volunteers aged 18-30 years, studying in health sciences, were included in the study. …”
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Adrenal nodule: does computed tomography outperform chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating benign versus malignant? by Noble Charles, Nilkanth Pal, Jeevan Vernekar

“…On MRI, signal loss on chemical shift images was visualized and quantified. Benign lesion −< 10 HU on an unenhanced scan, macroscopic fat, homogenous attenuation value, no enhancement, APW/RPW of 52%/37%, stable over a 1-year interval, loss of signal on CSI with SII of > 16.5%. …”
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Application of Fresnel Prism in the Complex Treatment of Friendly Strabismus by V. N. Kurochkin, T. V. Terekhova, Y. D. Glumskova, Y. I. Triludina, O. A. Shelikhova

“…Purpose: To analyze the effectiveness of Fresnel prism in the complex treatment of friendly strabismus.Patients and methods. The main group consisted of 428 patients with strabismus, who were assigned Fresnel prisms in combination with pleoptoorthoptic and surgical treatment. …”
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