DOES SEVERE OBESITY EFFECT EARLY POSTOPERATIVE RECOVERY AND SURGICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY UNDER SPINAL ANESTHESIA? by Ahmed Ömer Halat, Muhammet İrfan Dönmez, Murat Gönen, Ömer Erkam Arslan, Betül Başaran

“…Age, gender, stone burden, pre/postoperative hemoglobin levels, number and regions of access, duration of surgery, perioperative complications and Visual Analogue Scale score at 24h, PACU admission/ discharge Aldrete scores, and PACU length of stay were recorded. …”
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Research note: bright-field automated identification method for eggshell moist spots detection by Jiajie Yang, Lin Xuan, Guoxuan Huang, Anning Huang, Qi liu, Guiyun Xu, Jiangxia Zheng

“…Therefore, accurate detection methods aligning with consumer visual perception are crucial for optimizing commercial egg grading. …”
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Evaluation of Comparative Efficacy of Goghrita with Saindhava Matrabasti versus Goghrita Matrabasti in Sciatica (Gridhrasi): A Randomised Controlled Trial Research Protocol by Girish Bhupal, Shweta Parwe, Milind Nisargandha, Shalini Pathania

“…The assessment will be based on subjective parameters such as Spandana (Twitching), Ruk (Pain), Stambha (Stiffness), Toda (Pricking pain), Aruchi (Loss of taste), Tandra (Stupor) and Gaurava (Heaviness), as well as objective criteria including the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scale, the Straight Leg Raising Test (SLRT), Range of Motion and the Schober test on the 0th, 9th, 18th day. …”
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A cytoderm metabolic labeling TPAPy-Tre for real-time detection of vitality of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum by Mengru Yang, Guiqin Dai, Dan Li, Pengfei Zhao, Senlin Zhan, Hongjuan Qin, Hongzhou Lu, Mingbin Zheng, Peize Zhang

“…TPAPy-Tre shows potential as a rapid, visual method for tracking bacterial vitality during TB treatment, offering immediate feedback on treatment response. …”
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The combination of hot water spray and subzero saline chilling improved chilling efficiency, meat quality, and sensory attributes by K. Kawamura, D. Ma, D.U. Ahn, H.-S. Seo, V. Hogan, L.N. Stephens, J. Moallem, J.W. Jin, I. Kang

“…Summary: Accelerated poultry processing is always desirable when the product quality, visual appearance, and sensory attributes are the same or better than the conventional processing. …”
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Risk assessment of metal exposure from nuts consumption in Iran using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) by Zahra Hadian, Nabi Shariatifar, Majid Arabameri, Mojtaba Moazzen, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah

“…Estimated daily intake (EDI), incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR), and target hazard quotient (THQ) were estimated to assess attributable risks from the elemental analysis using a probabilistic approach based on Monte Carlo simulation (MCS). The PCA visualized five distinguished clusters based on the elemental composition of the nut samples. …”
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Therapeutic effect of miR-30b-5p-loaded lentivirus on experimental autoimmune uveitis via inhibiting Notch signaling activation by Xuewei Yin, Huixia Wei, Lijie Guo, Bin Liu, Yuan Peng, Mengxian Zhou, Yan Qiu, Ruyi Qu, Yane Gao, Qiuxin Wu, Wenjun Jiang, Hongsheng Bi, Dadong Guo

“…Abstract Background Uveitis is a common recurrent autoimmune disease that seriously endangers the visual health of patients. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are closely related to a series of autoimmune diseases. …”
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CAMELS-FR dataset: a large-sample hydroclimatic dataset for France to explore hydrological diversity and support model benchmarking by O. Delaigue, G. M. Guimarães, P. Brigode, P. Brigode, P. Brigode, B. Génot, B. Génot, C. Perrin, J.-M. Soubeyroux, B. Janet, N. Addor, N. Addor, V. Andréassian

“…Along with the database itself, two graphical tools are proposed, namely dynamic graphs to visualize time series and graphical fact sheets to summarize the main catchment characteristics. …”
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Biopharmaceutical Properties of New Mucoadhesive Dosage Form for Eye Degenerative Diseases Treatment by M. N. Anurova, E. O. Bakhrushina, I. V. Lapik, A. R. Turaeva, N. B. Demina, B. B. Sysuev, I. I. Krasnyuk

“…Dissolution kinetics and visual biodegradation of the sample after "Dissolution" test were studied, which indicates prolonged release of methyl ethyl pyridinol from the gel. …”
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The efficiency of methods for catching insects - vectors of vector-borne diseases of animals and their species composition by O. A. Burova, O. I. Zakharova, N. N. Toropova, N. A. Gladkova, A. A. Blokhin

“…Data collection of the spatial and temporal spread of the disease visualized using GIS-technologies have been generated on the basis of the statistical reports. …”
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Functional Recovery After Hip Arthroplasty with a Minimal Invasive or Classical Approach Eight Years After Intervention by Mirela Vuckovic, Lana Ruzic, Karlo Tudor, Tomislav Prpic, Zdravko Jotanovic, Silvije Segulja, Andrica Lekic, Ksenija Bazdaric

“…<b>Methods:</b> Eight years after the hip replacement, 68 subjects, 32 in the classic and 36 in the minimally invasive group, underwent follow-up measurements involving the Harris Hip Score (HHS), range of motion, strength of the abductor muscles, 50-m walk time, body mass index (BMI), physical activity questionnaire, and visual analogue scale (VAS) pain during general activities. …”
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The accuracy of asynchronous tele-screening for detecting dental caries in patient-captured mobile photos: A pilot study by Alaa Husni Qari, Moayad Hadi, Alawi Alaidarous, Abdulrahman Aboalreesh, Majed Alqahtani, Ibraheem K. Bamaga, Jilen Patel, Mohamed Estai

“…Objectives: Unaided visual inspection is a primary dental screening technique. …”
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Study on Large‐Scale Brain Network Abnormalities in Patients With Beta‐Thalassemia by Mingrui Yang, Guowei Chen, Peng Peng, Cheng Tang, Chaotian Luo, Fei Peng, Rong Kong, Chunxia Zhu, Jiatong Liang

“…In contrast, FC was significantly increased in the dorsal sensorimotor network (dSMN) and posterior visual network (pVN). FNC analysis revealed that β‐TM patients exhibited enhanced connectivity between the lFPN and rFPN, as well as between the dorsal attention network (DAN) and VAN. …”
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An Analysis of Wrist Motions During Daily Activities From a Directional Perspective: The Significance of Directions Beyond the Dart‐Throwing Motion by Qipei Wei, Shijie Jia, Shengfang Zhang, Xiaofeng Qiao, Zhixin Wang, Chang Liu, Shanlin Chen

“…The directional distribution of trajectory points was analyzed using the Rayleigh test and visualized. The values and trends of directional RoM in 72 directions for both aggregated and individual ADLs were examined. …”
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Bipolar disorders and creativity: the roles of ambition, effort-based decision-making, and exploration by Samson Tse, Sheri L. Johnson, Chong Ho Yu, Winnie Yuen, Iris Lo, Luke Clark, Luke Clark, Erin E. Michalak, Erin E. Michalak, Manon Ironside, Kiana Modavi

“…The current work is the first to examine ambition, exploration versus exploitation ratio, and insensitivity to effort/rewards among individuals with and without BD in an Asian cultural context.MethodsWriters and visual artists from Hong Kong who were diagnosed with BD completed a questionnaire to assess lifetime creative accomplishments, a self-rated measure of ambition, and two laboratory-based tasks: the observe-or-bet task to detect exploration versus exploitation tendencies, and an effort discounting task to measure sensitivity to effort required and reward level.ResultsThe sample included 44 participants diagnosed with BD and 69 control participants, with 87 (77%) being female and an average age of 35.1 years (range: 18 to 65). …”
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Ultrasound-Guided Transforaminal Injections of Platelet-Rich Plasma Compared with Steroid in Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study by Zhen Xu, Shaoling Wu, Xiao Li, Cuicui Liu, Shengnuo Fan, Chao Ma

“…Patients were assessed by the visual analogue scale (VAS), pressure pain thresholds (PPTs), Oswestry disability index (ODI), and the physical function (PF) and bodily pain (BP) domains of the 36-item short form health survey (SF-36) before operation and 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after operation. …”
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Relationship between high-resolution computed tomography quantitative imaging analysis and physiological and clinical features in antisynthetase syndrome-related interstitial lung... by Donald P Tashkin, Rohit Aggarwal, Chester V Oddis, Grace Kim, Fereidoun Abtin, Daniela Markovic, Christina Charles-Schoeman, Galina Marder, Jonathan Goldin, Paul F Dellaripa, Swamy Venuturupalli, Gary Matt Hunninghake, Tracy J Doyle, Siamak Moghadam-Kia, Sangmee Sharon Bae, Cato Chan, Daniel Sullivan, Jeremy Falk

“…Higher QILD scores over time were also associated with worse dyspnoea scores, pulmonary visual analogue scale, physician and patient global disease activity, health status in 6/8 domains of the Short Form-36 and higher oxygen requirements. …”
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Demography and homing behavior in the poorly-known Philippine flat-headed frog Barbourula busuangensis (Anura: Bombinatoridae) by Marta Miñarro, Patricia Burrowes, Claudia Lansac, Gregorio Sánchez-Montes, Leticia E. Afuang, Ignacio De la Riva

“…We used passive internal transponders (PITs) to mark adult and subadults and single-colored visual internal elastomers (VIEs) for cohorts of juveniles. …”
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Row-Column Decoupled Loss: A Probability-Based Geometric Similarity Framework for Aerial Micro-Target Detection by Xiaohui Chen, Yunzhi Ling, Lingjun Chen, Li Liu, Xuechen Cui, Ziqiang Liu, Zhenyu Wang

“…Object detection, a fundamental research direction in the field of computer vision, serves as the basis for various complex visual tasks. However, detection performance for small targets remains significantly inferior compared to regular-sized targets. …”
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Exploring the interaction effects of subclinical hypothyroidism and major depressive disorder on brain networks by Shuai Zhao, Jindan Wu, Xiaomei Liu, Yishan Du, Xiaoqin Wang, Yi Xia, Hao Sun, Haowen Zou, Xumiao Wang, Zhilu Chen, Rui Yan, Hao Tang, Qing Lu, Zhijian Yao

“…Results We found significantly altered functional connectivity (FC) within the resting-state networks (RSNs) of the ventral and dorsal sensorimotor network (VSMN and DSMN) and occipital pole visual network (PVN) (p < 0.05, FDR corrected). A vital interaction effect between SHypo and MDD was detected in the PVN, showing that SHypo-MDD patients had higher FC values in the left cuneus than nSHypo-MDD patients. …”
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