Pirfenidone Alleviates Choroidal Neovascular Fibrosis through TGF-β/Smad Signaling Pathway by Chuang Gao, Xin Cao, Lili Huang, Yueqi Bao, Tao Li, Yue Di, Liucheng Wu, Yu Song

“…Mice were anesthetized by intraperitoneal injection of 4% pentobarbital (0.05 mg/g body weight). Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Fundus Fluorescein angiography (FFA), and hematoxylin-eosin (HE) were used to assess CNV formation. …”
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USING TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL TO ANALYSE THE SUCCESSFUL CROWDFUNDING LEARNING GAME CAMPAIGNS by Hong Huang, Han Yu, Wanwan Li, Jinxuan Ma

“…These enable game-based learning strategies by spelling out game rules that support learning provision in skill building, which is reflected in a detailed and in-depth narrative in a coherent representation layout. According to bivariate and multivariate analysis, among all eight dimensions, Representation mode, Interactivity, Skill building, Rules, Narrative and Learning provision are key factors that significantly associate with entrepreneurial success for the learning game development. …”
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Contemporary magical practices: An empirical “case” (part 2) by I. V. Trotsuk, M. V. Tsymbal

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Routes to social prescribing outside National Health Service (NHS) structures: a systematic map by Kerryn Husk, Stephanie Tierney, Lucy Gavens, Emma Hazeldine, Sophie Westwood, Mohammad Hassannezhad

“…The synthesis indicated that NHS and non-NHS social prescribing pathways are intertwined and mutually reliant, such that it was neither sensible nor valuable to view them as separate.Conclusions Our review provides further evidence for social prescribing as a concept, variable across all components, rather than a single, coherent model. While there exists a ‘core’ health service pathway, we suggest that further work should be done with those delivering services to understand the roles and functions that contribute but may not presently be funded.…”
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Clinical Characteristics of Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy in Eyes with Retinal Vascular Occlusion Diseases in Chinese Patients by Zhengwei Zhang, Yunjia Jiang, Xiaoli Huang, Zhifeng Wu, Bilian Ke

“…All patients were scanned using the spectrum-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT), and some of them underwent color fundus photography, fundus fluorescence angiography, en face OCT, and OCT angiography. …”
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The Prevalence of Undiagnosed Age-Related Sight-Threatening Diseases in Self-Proclaimed Healthy Individuals by Sophie Lemmens, João Barbosa Breda, Karel Van Keer, Tine Jacobs, Ruben Van Landeghem, Patrick De Boever, Ingeborg Stalmans

“…The aim of the current study is to investigate the prevalence of these eye diseases in a cohort of self-proclaimed healthy elderly and thus get a rough estimation of the prevalence of undiagnosed age-related eye conditions in the Belgian population. …”
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Disrupted Regional Spontaneous Neural Activity in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients with Depressive Symptoms: A Resting-State fMRI Study by Xiaozheng Liu, Yunhai Tu, Yirou Zang, Aiqin Wu, Zhongwei Guo, Jiawei He

“…In the slow-5 frequency band, D-MCI patients exhibited significantly lower CReHo in the superior medial prefrontal gyrus. …”
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Ideea de bine comun și criza sistemelor simbolice de interpretare a lumii în Țiganiada lui Ioan Budai-Deleanu by Mianda Cioba

“…The debate in the eleventh chant is performed under the direct influence of some famous political philosophy texts (due to Aristotle, Marsilius of Padua, Alonso de Madrigal, and Juan Huarte de San Juan), whose direct undistorted echoes are easy to be seen in the way the author develops the concept of common good. …”
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Involvement of Inner Choroidal Layer in Choroidal Thinning during Regression of Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome by Yuki Hashimoto, Wataru Saito, Yuka Hasegawa, Kousuke Noda, Susumu Ishida

“…This retrospective observational case series included 15 unilaterally affected eyes and 13 unaffected fellow eyes from 15 MEWDS patients (4 men and 11 women; mean age, 37.6 ± 17.6 years). Using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography, whole, inner, and outer choroidal layer thicknesses at the fovea and perifovea were manually measured at the initial visit and at 1 and 3 months after the initial visit. …”
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In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Findings in Corneal Stromal Dystrophies by Süleyman Okudan, Emine Tınkır Kayıtmazbatır, Ayşe Bozkurt Oflaz, Banu Bozkurt

“…IVCM was performed using the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph 3, Rostock Cornea Module (Heidelberg Engineering, Germany) and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) imaging was performed using the Spectralis OCT (Heidelberg Engineering, Germany). …”
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Surgical treatment of epirethinal fibrosis: a current state of the problem by S.A. Kochergin, D.G. Alipov

“…The introduction briefly describes the risk factors and causes of the disease. Each type of operation is analized as well as all the possible options. …”
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New proposal for a multimodal imaging approach for the subclinical detection of hydroxychloroquine-induced retinal toxicity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Ricard Cervera, Alfredo Adan, Gerard Espinosa, Jose Rios, Olga Araujo, José Hernández-Rodríguez, Laura Pelegrín, Ricardo P Casaroli-Marano, Halbert Hernández-Negrín, Marc Figueras-Roca, Vanesa Budi, Montse Morató

“…Each patient underwent a comprehensive ophthalmic evaluation, comprising structural tests (spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), en face OCT, en face OCT angiography (OCTA), fundus autofluorescence (FAF)) and functional tests (automated perimetry for visual field (VF) testing, multifocal electroretinography (mfERG)). …”
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Effect of crystalline lens decentration and tilt on visual performance in eyes implanted with bifocal or extended depth of focus intraocular lenses by Yu Zhang, Jiaqing Zhang, Chen Liang, Yifan Xu, Jiaying Wu, Junming Wu, Yifan Zhang, Aixia Jin, Xuhua Tan, Lixia Luo

“…The decentration and tilt of the crystalline lens and the IOL were quantified through the utilization of swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT, Casia2). Postoperative visual acuity (VA), contrast sensitivity (CS), objective optical quality, and patient-reported outcomes were assessed at a 3-month follow-up. …”
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COVID-related choroiditis masquerading as a choroidal melanoma by A.F. Brovkina, S.Yu. Nechesnyuk, A.V. Dobroserdov

“…The authors address hemodynamic abnormalities in these patients occurring during the disease and in the post-COVID-19 syndrome as demonstrated by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA). …”
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On Synergies of Schema Theory and Theory of Levels. A Perspective from Riepel’s Fonte and Monte by Folker Froebe

“…In the second part I discuss a piano piece by Robert Schumann in which a reminiscence on the galant Monte schema helps to establish a functionally coherent context that is very different from common tonal strategies. …”
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La ‘Umma est-elle une communauté linguistique ? by Chahrazed Dahou

“…Questioning the concept of “ linguistic community” to better understand the sociolinguistic model of a country, is a fundamental step for Sociolinguists that base their researches on the principles of (Labov 1976), (Bourdieu 1975) and (Boyer 2001-2008). This term may explain the operational mode of language diglossia within a linguistic community, by questioning the attitudes and representations of its speakers. …”
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Malapposed Struts with Cre8, Biomatrix, and Xience Stents Assessed with OCT Immediately after Implantation and at 6-Month Follow-Up: Can the Different Biomechanical Characteristics... by Cristina Giglioli, Emanuele Cecchi, Chiara Formentini, Marco Chiostri, Niccolò Marchionni, Salvatore Mario Romano

“…In this study, which is a subanalysis of the previously published CREBX-OCT study, we compared optical coherence tomography (OCT) analysis at the index percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and at six-month follow-up in 37 patients randomly assigned to receive, by a single operator, three different second-generation drug-eluting stents (Cre8, Biomatrix, and Xience) aiming to clarify if the malapposition observed at six-month follow-up was persistent or late-acquired. …”
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Sharing information about domestic violence and abuse in healthcare: an analysis of English guidance and recommendations for good practice by Gene Feder, Sandi Dheensa

“…Key findings were that guidance documents for HCPs emphasise that sharing information without consent can happen in only exceptional circumstances; documents are inconsistent, contradictory and ambiguous; and none of the documents, except one safeguarding guide, mention how coercive control can influence patients’ free decisions.Conclusions Guidance for HCPs on sharing information about DVA is numerous, inconsistent, ambiguous and lacking in detail, highlighting a need for coherent recommendations for cross-speciality clinical practice. …”
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Dual-stream disentangled model for microvascular extraction in five datasets from multiple OCTA instruments by Xiaoyang Hu, Xiaoyang Hu, Jinkui Hao, Quanyong Yi, Yitian Zhao, Jiong Zhang

“…IntroductionOptical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) is a cutting-edge imaging technique that captures retinal capillaries at micrometer resolution using optical instrument. …”
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Impact of distortions in UAV images on quality and accuracy of object localization by Rostyslav Tsekhmystro, Oleksii Rubel, Oleksandr Prysiazhniuk, Vladimir Lukin

“…Imaging systems installed on-board unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones have become popular recently, and they are potentially beneficial for numerous applications like mine detection, traffic control, and crowd control. …”
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