Effects of Essential Oils in the Treatment of Acute Rhinosinusitis: A Systematic Review by Christina M. Matl, Wooyoung Jang, Jordan R. Salley, Callie L. Fort, Joshua C. Demke, Phat Tran, James C. Wang

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Computational histology reveals that concomitant application of insect repellent with sunscreen impairs UV protection in an ex vivo human skin model by Sophie Charrasse, Titouan Poquillon, Charlotte Saint-Omer, Audrey Schunemann, Mylène Weill, Victor Racine, Abdel Aouacheria

“…Abstract Background Histological alterations such as nuclear abnormalities are sensitive biomarkers associated with diseases, tissue injury and environmental insults. While visual inspection and human interpretation of histology images are useful for initial characterization, such low-throughput procedures suffer from inherent limitations in terms of reliability, objectivity and reproducibility. …”
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Environmental Taxes Impact for the Population Health Protection: Cross-Country Analysis by Pavlo Vostrykov, Anton Jura

“…The main part of the study was based on visual confirmation of the relationship between environmental taxes and the population’s level of health using the VOSviewer software product. …”
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Validity and reliability of Hindi version of oswestry disability index in Indian population by Amit Kumar Sharma, MS, DNB, Kshitij Chaudhary, MS, DNB, Hemali Gandhi, MPTh, Arpan Nag, MS, Arvind Vatkar, MS, Ruby Nimesh, PhD, Vishal Kumar, MS, DNB

“…Methods: A total of 103 patients who attended the spine clinic and physiotherapy department at Saifee Hospital completed the Hindi versions of the ODI (ODI-H), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ). …”
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Comparison of the Techniques of Secondary Intraocular Lens Implantation after Penetrating Keratoplasty by Katarzyna Krysik, Dariusz Dobrowolski, Ewa Wroblewska-Czajka, Anita Lyssek-Boron, Edward Wylegala

“…The corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) before surgery ranged from 0.1 to 0.8 (mean 0.54 ± 0.17). …”
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Transport Personnel Health Cohort (TRAPHEAC): study protocol and methodological considerations by Irina Guseva Canu, Viviane Fiona Mathilde Remy

“…Third, we built the Swiss Bus-Exposure Matrix for physical-chemical hazards and Bus-Ergonomics Matrix for visual and biomechanical constrains. These matrices contain 705 bus models operated in Switzerland since 1980 and enable assessing current and past exposure when merged with bus drivers’ work histories. …”
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Efficacy of MRI and clinical findings of Lidocaine injection combined with manual therapy in frozen shoulder-A prospective, randomized, single-blinded, sham-controlled trial. by Gopal Nambi, Mshari Alghadier, Elturabi Elsayed Ebrahim, Mudathir Mohamedahmed Eltayeb, Dena Eltabey Sobeh, Osama R Aldhafian, Shahul Hameed Pakkir Mohamed, Naif Nwihadh Alshahrani, Faizan Z Kashoo, Hariraja Muthusamy, Radhakrishnan Unnikrishnan, Alaa Jameel A Albarakati

“…<h4>Outcome measures</h4>The primary outcome was pain intensity, measured with the visual analogue scale and the other outcome measures were range of motion (ROM), functional disability, thickness of corocohumeral ligament (CHL) by MRI, and quality of life which was measured at baseline, after 4 weeks, 8 weeks and at 6 months.…”
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Diversity of arthropods subservient to olive groves in arid region (Northeastern Algeria) by Hayet MIMECHE, Smail CHAFAA, Ayache LAABASSI

“…The main objective of the study is to evaluate the diversity of arthropods subservientin in olive agro-systems in the arid region by using several sampling techniques, namely classic sight hunting, visual inspection, Barber pots, and yellow traps. …”
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Clinical comparison of epiretinal membrane surgery using Sharkskin forceps versus conventional forceps by Ting Yu, Yong Tao, Qiang Zhou, Xiaofeng Hu, Wen Hua, Zhuozai Xu, Shuo Yang, Li Chen

“…The number of grasps for initial membrane mobilization, duration for complete membrane peeling, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT) before PPV and within three-month follow up, adverse events were recorded. …”
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays for the detection of antimicrobial resistance elements in Vibrio cholera by Daniel Antonio Negrón, Shipra Trivedi, Nicholas Tolli, David Ashford, Gabrielle Melton, Stephanie Guertin, Katharine Jennings, Bryan D. Necciai, Shanmuga Sozhamannan, Bradley W. Abramson

“…Overall, 9 of the 16 tested LAMP assays had positive signal through visual and computer vision-based detection methods developed here. …”
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‘Stay with the body’: facilitating integrative silence in community-based sexual trauma care by Leona Morgan, Sarojini Nadar, Ines Keygnaert

“…Although various intervention models for adult victims of CST exist, the potential of facilitating integrative silence as part of community centred integrative trauma informed care (ITIC), remains under-explored.Objective: The objective of this article, is to document how facilitating spaces of integrative silence in a therapeutic context, shifts embodied trauma awareness, comprehensive trauma realisation and trauma integration for adult victims of CST from intergenerational marginalised contexts.Methods: Through participatory action research (PAR), framed in de-colonial feminist community praxis with 13 women aged 21-62, the first author as therapist-researcher facilitated audio-visual recorded semi-structured interviews (n = 13) and integrative trauma informed care (ITIC) follow-up sessions (n = 60) to assess the value of the spoken, unspoken and silence in trauma care. …”
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The BBCH model of seasonal growth of Cydonia oblonga Mill. in Ukraine by Antonina Ilyinska, Svitlana Klymenko

“…Quince flowers are initiated from the apical meristem of one-year shoots, therefore they do not have phenophase 51, and at the stage of development 53 they are visually invisible due to the fact that they are tightly wrapped by leaves. …”
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Determining minimum population size and demographics of black rhinos in the Salient of Aberdare National Park, Kenya by Felix Patton, Martin Jones

“…A method of assessing photographs visually was used to identify individuals. Individual identification features were recorded and an identification description written for each rhino. …”
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Digital Art Design Effectiveness Model System Based on K-Medoids Algorithm by Xin Luo

“…In recent years, there has been a surge in the creation of digital art, but there is relatively little theoretical literature on the combination of abstract graphics as a visual language and digital art. In addition, research on the theoretical aspects of digital art design is also relatively weak, so it is essential to analyse the formal aesthetics and innovative applications. …”
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Cortical adaptations in Tai Chi practitioners during sensory conflict: an EEG-based effective connectivity analysis of postural control by Guozheng Wang, Xiaoxia Liu, Yiming Cai, Jian Wang, Ying Gao, Jun Liu

“…EEG analysis revealed that increased sensory conflict decreased the global efficiency of the visual integration network but increased that of the somatosensory integration network. …”
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Unilateral Dual‐Plane Puncture Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Reduces Re‐Collapse in Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures by Advancing Cement Delivery by Huo‐Liang Zheng, Chang‐hai Liu, Lei‐Sheng Jiang, Xin‐Feng Zheng, Sheng‐Dan Jiang

“…Bone cement distribution, vertebral height, and segmental kyphotic angle were measured through postoperative x‐ray, while clinical outcomes were evaluated using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). …”
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Effect of abduction brace wearing angle on clinical outcomes after arthroscopic repair of large repairable rotator cuff: a retrospective study by Jun Chen, Juexiang Lou, Weikai Wang, Guohong Xu, Chao Lou

“…The control group included 40 patients using a 30° brace, and the study group included 42 patients using a 45° abduction brace. Visual analogue scales (VAS) and humerohumeral range of motion were obtained before surgery and at 1 month (M1), 3 months (M3), and 6 months (M6) after surgery. …”
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Photobiomodulation of acute pain syndrome after septoplasty by I. V. Kastyro, Yu. S. Romanko, G. M. Muradov, V. I. Popadyuk, I. K. Kalmykov, M. G. Kostyaeva, Yu. Sh. Gushchina, S. G. Dragunova

“…In patients of both groups, heart rate variability and pain were assessed using a visual analog scale within 48 hours after septoplasty. …”
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Advantages of a new improved oblique Retractor in oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective study by Jun Mo, Siping Zhang, Zhanjun Ma, Jianjiang Li, Yifei Huang

“…Clinical efficacy was compared between the two groups using the visual analogue scale (VAS) for lower limb pain and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). …”
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Clinical characteristics and risk factors of ocular hypertension: a case-control study by Fei Hu, Linlin Luo, Hong Yang, Ting Liu, Ling Yu

“…Methods A total of 60 OHT patients (120 eyes) and 60 healthy controls (120 eyes) underwent cross-sectional and case-control analyses using measurements like IOP, visual acuity, and anterior segment OCT imaging. Statistical analyses involved independent t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, correlation analysis, and multivariate logistic regression, with continuous adjustment for spherical equivalent (SE) and central corneal thickness (CCT). …”
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