Assessment of local sensitivity in incomplete retinal pigment epithelium and outer retinal atrophy (iRORA) lesions in intermediate age-related macular degeneration (iAMD) by Frank G Holz, Marlene Saßmannshausen, Thomas Ach, Leon von der Emde, Julius Ameln, Alessandra Carmichael-Martins, Wolf M Harmening

“…MAIA-MP yielded an average retinal sensitivity loss of -7.3 ±3.1 dB at iRORA lesions compared to the in-eye control. …”
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Efficacy and safety of long fusion versus short fusion in degenerative scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Bin Zheng, Qiang Zhou, Xuanwen Liu, Zhe Qiang

“…The long fusion group was inferior in terms of increased surgical time, more blood loss, and higher postoperative complication rates. …”
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The Default Mode Network and Altered Consciousness in Epilepsy by Nathan B. Danielson, Jennifer N. Guo, Hal Blumenfeld

“…Interestingly, this same network has been shown to be selectively impaired during epileptic seizures associated with loss of consciousness. Using a wide range of neuroimaging and electrophysiological modalities, decreased activity in the default mode network has been confirmed during complex partial, generalized tonic-clonic, and absence seizures. …”
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Effect of amniotic fluid on hair follicle growth by Gamze Tumentemur, Elif Ganime Aygun, Bulut Yurtsever, Didem Cakirsoy, Ercument Ovali

“…Purpose: Human amniotic fluid stem cells (hAFSCs) have shown significant regenerative potential in treating hair loss, wound healing, and tissue repair. This study aims to evaluate the effects of human amniotic fluid (hAF) on hair follicle (HF) regeneration and immune system modulation.Materials and Methods: The hAF used was pooled, acellular, and gamma-irradiated to standardize its contents and enhance its stability. …”
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Machine‐Learned HASDM Thermospheric Mass Density Model With Uncertainty Quantification by Richard J. Licata, Piyush M. Mehta, W. Kent Tobiska, S. Huzurbazar

“…These models use three unique loss functions: Mean square error (MSE), negative logarithm of predictive density (NLPD), and continuous ranked probability score. …”
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Progress in Therapy Development for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Kalina Venkova-Hristova, Alexandar Christov, Zarine Kamaluddin, Peter Kobalka, Kenneth Hensley

“…It is know appreciated that motor neuron degeneration in ALS requires active (gain of function) and passive (loss of function) events to occur in non-neuronal cells, especially astrocytes and microglia. …”
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Pathology and Treatment of Traumatic Cervical Spine Syndrome: Whiplash Injury by Nobuhiro Tanaka, Kivanc Atesok, Kazuyoshi Nakanishi, Naosuke Kamei, Toshio Nakamae, Shinji Kotaka, Nobuo Adachi

“…These guidelines were in accordance with the stated clinical isolated or combined symptoms of the syndrome: neck pain, headaches, dizziness, numbness of head or face, eye pain, vision loss, double vision, tinnitus, hearing loss, nausea, and numbness and/or weakness of extremities. …”
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Numerical Calculation of Fracture Seepage in Rough Rock and Analysis of Local Pressure Drop by Gang Chen, Ling Ma, Hongsheng Gong, Fengqiang Luo

“…After analyzing the results of solving the NS equation for fracture seepage, it is concluded that the LPD includes the pressure drop caused by area crowding in the recirculation zone (RZ), kinetic energy loss in the RZ, kinetic energy loss in the vortices, and other reasons.…”
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Spinopelvic Dissociation: Comparison of Outcomes of Percutaneous versus Open Fixation Strategies by Jeffrey M. Pearson, Thomas E. Niemeier, Gerald McGwin, Sakthivel Rajaram Manoharan

“…Percutaneous fixation of spinopelvic dissociation is associated with significantly less blood loss. Treatment outcomes in terms of infection, length of stay, operative cost, and final alignment between the open and percutaneous group were similar.…”
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Evaluation of cavitation erosion resistance of Al-Si casting alloys: effect of eutectic and intermetallic phases by Marialaura Tocci, Annalisa Pola, Lorenzo Montesano, G. Marina La Vecchia

“…It was confirmed that the precipitation of fine strengthening particles in the Al matrix successfully hinders the movement of dislocations, resulting in a longer incubation stage and a lower mass loss for heat-treated samples in comparison with as-cast ones. …”
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Dual opposing quadrature-PT symmetry by Wencong Wang, Jacob Kokinda, Jiazhen Li, Qing Gu, Dongmei Liu, Jianming Wen

“…Summary: Our recent research on type-I quadrature parity-time (PT) symmetry, utilizing an open twin-beam system, not only enables observing genuine quantum photonic PT symmetry amid phase-sensitive amplification (PSA) and loss in the presence of Langevin noise but also reveals an additional classical-to-quantum (C2Q) transition in noise fluctuations. …”
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FORECASTING DEFERRED TAXES IN INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING WITH MACHINE LEARNING by Osman Bayri, Ahmet Çağdaş Seçkin, Feden Koç

“…The aim of this study is to estimate the possible deferred tax values and the TAS-TFRS profit/loss of 31 companies in three different sectors- the wholesale trade, retail trade and hospitality industry- whose shares are traded on Borsa Istanbul (BIST). …”
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Long-Term Moderate-Level Noise Exposure Caused Hyperexcitability in the Central Auditory System by Fei Xu, Guangdi Chen, Li Li, Wei Sun

“…Noise exposure is one of the most common causes of hearing loss and hyperacusis. Studies have shown that noise exposure can induce a cortical gain to compensate for reduced input of the cochlea, which may contribute to the increased sound sensitivity. …”
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Height of Mining-Induced Fractured Zones in Overlying Strata and Permeability of Rock with Nonpenetrative Fractures by Yu Liu, Qimeng Liu, Wenping Li, Youbiao Hu

“…Exploitation of shallow thick coal seams that are overlain by phreatic aquifers may cause loss of the water resource and destruction of the surface ecological environment. …”
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Simulation of the Lower Head Boiling Water Reactor Vessel in a Severe Accident by Alejandro Nuñez-Carrera, Raúl Camargo-Camargo, Gilberto Espinosa-Paredes, Adrián López-García

“…In this paper, a hypothetical simulation of a Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA) with simultaneous loss of off-site power and without injection of cooling water is presented with the proposal to evaluate the temperature distribution and heatup of the lower part of the RPV. …”
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Effects of Anthropomorphic Driving Vehicles on Traffic Flow by Xiaoyi Ma, Xiaowei Hu, Dieter Schramm, Shufen Wang

“…The result shows that, compared to non-automated vehicles, both autonomous vehicles and anthropomorphic driving vehicles can improve traffic efficiency during congested periods, increase traffic volume per unit time, reduce the total travel time and time loss, and have a higher average speed. Compared to autonomous vehicles, anthropomorphic driving has a shorter total travel time and a similar time loss. …”
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Entropy-Based Stochastic Optimization of Multi-Energy Systems in Gas-to-Methanol Processes Subject to Modeling Uncertainties by Xueteng Wang, Jiandong Wang, Mengyao Wei, Yang Yue

“…Finally, subject to constraints in the model uncertainties, equipment capacities, and energy balance, a multi-objective stochastic optimization model is formulated to minimize gas loss, steam loss, and operating costs. The entropy weight approach is then applied to filter the Pareto front solution set, selecting a final optimal solution with minimal subjectivity and preferences. …”
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Energy and Wake effects Optimization of Offshore Wind Farm using PSO algorithm by Ouhdan Mahmoud, Ait Madi Abdessalam, Hassoine Mohammed Amine

“…The proposed multi-objective optimization framework offers a disciplined way to balance energy production and wake loss, which advances the offshore wind farm design. …”
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Maxillary Tuberosity Reconstruction with Transport Distraction Osteogenesis by F. Ugurlu, B. Basel, B. Cem Sener, A. Sertgöz

“…Severe bone loss due to pathology in the maxillary tuberosity region is a challenging problem both surgically and prosthetically. …”
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Multi-Functional Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted Security Communication Systems Under Imperfect CSI of Eavesdroppers by Rui-Bao Zhang, Dian-Wu Yue, Yu Sun

“…In order to overcome the “multiplicative fading” loss and half-space coverage limitations faced by reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) in secure communications, a more practical multi-functional reconfigurable intelligent surface (MF-RIS) with coupled phase shifts is introduced to assist in enhancing the security performance of multiple-input single-output (MISO) systems. …”
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