The effect of water consumption on the aqueous layer of the tear film by Urvashni Nirghin, Sikelela E. Dlamini, Nontobeko Mkhize, Tabitha Munsami, Nosipho Nzama, Renaishia Pillay

“…Background: Tear deficient dry eye is a condition of insufficient tear production and may cause discomfort and visual disturbances, and if untreated, may cause ocular surface damage. …”
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Comparative efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injection vs ultrasound-guided hyaluronic acid injection in the rehabilitation of hip osteoarthritis: an observational study by Guangjun Bian, Wei Zhao, Li Zhang

“…The evaluation of clinical outcomes was conducted using the Harris Hip Score (HHS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at 3, 6, and 12 months. …”
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A Novel Geometric-Descriptor Based Algorithm for Individual-Level Crop Monitoring using UAVs by Y. Goswami, Y. Goswami, N. Ramprasad, S. N. Omkar

“…Traditional feature-matching algorithms fail here due to the significant visual changes caused by crop growth, weather, and farm activities. …”
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The relationship between the use of digital devices and executive functions in preschoolers: parental involvement by Sofya D. Rodova, Aleksander N. Veraksa

“…Children who have rules in their family about limiting the time they use digital devices have better visual working memory. Parental burnout does not contribute to any of the links between sharing digital devices with adults and executive functions, or between screen time and executive functions. …”
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Underground electronic fence system based on UWB technology by Kai TAN, Yu HU, Jianbo DAI

“…A smart card reader with multi-modal data fusion capabilities was designed to integrate UWB ranging, AI video analytics, and near-field sensing terminal data, enabling hierarchical control of personnel identification cards, audible-visual alarms, and power-off protection devices through a scenario state assessment algorithm. …”
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Exploring the impact of dysgeusia on sensory perception, appetite, and texture during oral nutritional supplement consumption in head and neck cancer and multiple myeloma patients by Ghias Kulsoom, Krawczyk Janusz, Gupta Ananya

“…This unique study investigates how dysgeusia affects taste and texture perceptions during ONS consumption in this cohort, employing Temporal Dominance of Sensations (TDS) and Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) methods to capture dynamic sensory responses. Sixty-one cancer patients (31 with dysgeusia, 30 without) evaluated five sequential sips of a neutral-flavoured ONS, rating taste and texture using CATA and assessing liking, thirst, hunger, and fullness on hedonic and Visual Analogue Scales.Our findings indicate that dysgeusia patients reported heightened perceptions of sweet, caramel, vanilla, and creamy attributes, while non-dysgeusia patients favoured more fluid and neutral textures like runny and viscous. …”
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Relationship between morphometric measurements and blood parameters in horses with varying adiposity levels and physiological conditions by Arash Omidi, Aria Rasooli, Saeed Nazifi, Abbas Heydari, Mohammad Seirafinia

“…Hence, relying solely on visual cues is insufficient to diagnose the metabolic status of horses. …”
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Nonpharmacological interventions for the reduction of post-operative pain after ambulatory surgery: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials by Kevin Tololiu, Jed Duff, Krisztina Csokasi

“…Design: Systematic review Methods: An electronic search of PubMed, CINAHL (via EBSCOhost), Embase, and Cochrane library was undertaken to screen and assess the studies of nonpharmacological intervention in reducing post-operative pain in ambulatory surgery. …”
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Ophthalmic surgeries at a Nigerian teaching hospital from the perspectives of undergraduate medical education by Abdulraheem Olarongbe Mahmoud, Abdulkabir Ayansiji Ayanniyi, Yinka Ologunsua, Susannah Adepoju

“…Background: An appraisal of the profile of ophthalmic surgeries performed at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital (LAUTECHTH), Ogbomosho, Nigeria over a seven-year period with a view to harnessing their potentials for maximising ophthalmic experiences of medical students. Methods: A retrospective review of ophthalmic surgery records over a seven-year period (2013–2019) at LAUTECHTH. …”
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EYE-TRACKING IN ADVERTISING RESEARCH: AN INVESTIGATION AMONG GENERATION Z AND Y OF SHOCK TACTICS’ EFFECTIVENESS by Tatiana GAUGAȘ

“…The younger age group (16-20 years) appears to engage with visual stimuli in a more dynamic and perhaps exploratory manner. …”
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Influences of AC/A ratio and accommodation facility on near vision in presbyopic individuals: A prospective study done on North Indian population by comparing the presbyopic glass... by Amit Kumar Jain, Suman Rajpoot, Vandana Batham, Praveen Kumar Singh, Neeraj Singh Rajput, Nirmala Rajput

“…Distance and near visual acuity were measured using Snellen’s and Jaeger’s charts, respectively. …”
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298 Leveraging community engagement studios (CE Studios) to develop an interview guide addressing the sexual health needs of justice-involved youth by Chioma Kas-Osoka, Mariah Chambers, Stephania T. Miller, Velma Murry, Jennifer Erves

“…Outline the process of using CE Studio(s) to redesign an interview guide for service providers of youth involved in the justice system. Methods/Study Population: Service-providers provide a critical lens with which to view the sexual health needs of justice-involved youth. …”
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Learning factors influencing second language proficiency: a cross-cultural comparative study of English and Chinese L2 learners by Xuancheng Wu, Xin Wen, Juan Lu, Weizhi Liu

“…For ESL learners, learning motivation directly shaped strategy use, which in turn were positively correlated with learning proficiency, with visual learning styles further enhancing the degree of proficiency. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF CLEFT LIP AND PALATE SEVERITY ON SURGICAL OUTCOMES by Ruby Riana Asparini, Nur Khalida Zia, Bragastio Sidharta, Jeyasree Sakthivel, Bhuvana Sri Naga

“…Generally, the severity of cleft lip and/or palate is influenced by the severity of the preoperative cleft. Methods: This study used a retrospective cohort design taken from 40 medical records at Cleft Lip and Palate (CLP) Center Faculty of Medicine University of Muhammadiyah Malang. …”
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A hybrid machine learning model with attention mechanism and multidimensional multivariate feature coding for essential gene prediction by Wu Yan, Fu Yu, Li Tan, Li Mengshan, Xie Xiaojun, Zhou Weihong, Sheng Sheng, Wang Jun, Wu Fu-an

“…In the model, GCN was used to extract feature encoding information from the visualized graphics of gene sequences and the attention mechanism was combined with Bi-LSTM to assess the importance of each feature in gene sequences and analyze the influences of different feature encoding methods and data imbalance. …”
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A dynamic attention mechanism for road extraction from high-resolution remote sensing imagery using feature fusion by Haoming Bai, Chao Ren, Zhenzhong Huang, Yao Gu

“…The proposed RISENet was comprehensively evaluated on three distinct road segmentation benchmarks, demonstrating superior accuracies of 90.04%, 92.24%, and 88.18% respectively. In terms of visual quality and quantitative indicators, the method proposed in this study demonstrates excellent performance. …”
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Decreased Choroidal Vascular Index in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by Hang Wang, Rui Wang, Le Cao, William Robert Kwapong, Ruishan Liu, Fayun Hu, Bo Wu

“…We also explored the ability of the choroidal parameters to reflect elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients with IIH. Methods This observational study recruited patients diagnosed with IIH and healthy controls. …”
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Transmission Electronic Microscopy of Vibrio cholerae Biofilms on Chitin-Containing Substrates by S. V. Titova, I. R. Simonova, E. A. Menshikova, V. S. Osadchaya

“…The ability to form a biofilm in V. cholerae depends on the presence of a factor, toxin-corrected adhesion pili (TCP), which are synthesized by the tcp A-F genes. One of the key methods for studying biofilms is microscopy. It allows one to visualize the structural elements and study various parameters of biofilms and the effects of various factors on them. …”
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Ocular sequelae of congenital toxoplasmosis in Brazil compared with Europe. by Ruth E Gilbert, Katherine Freeman, Eleonor G Lago, Lilian M G Bahia-Oliveira, Hooi Kuan Tan, Martine Wallon, Wilma Buffolano, Miles R Stanford, Eskild Petersen, European Multicentre Study on Congenital Toxoplasmosis (EMSCOT)

“…Children in Brazil had larger lesions, which were more likely to be multiple and to affect the posterior pole (p<0.0001). In Brazil, visual impairment (<6/12 Snellen) was predicted for most affected eyes (87%, 27/31), but not in Europe (29%; 20/69, p<0.0001). …”
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The physical therapy efficacy index and chart: a stimulus for value-based healthcare using real-world data by Henri Kiers, Richard A.W. Felius, Martijn W. Heijmans, Arie C. Verburg

“…We propose an instrument that provides a clear overview of both the costs and returns of a treatment to improve the quality of care while keeping the costs affordable. Methods First, a general value-based healthcare concept was developed as an efficacy index. …”
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