Prognostic value of acute National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Items on disability: a registry study of first-ever stroke in the western part of Sweden by Katharina S Sunnerhagen, Hege Ihle Hansen, Tamar Abzhandadze, Haakon Ihle-Hansen, Guri Hagberg, Malin Reinholdsson

“…In adjusted binary logistic regression analysis, the NIHSS items impaired right motor arm and leg, and impairment in visual field, reduced the odds of an excellent outcome at 3 months ((OR 0.60 (95% CI 0.37 to 0.98), OR 0.60 (95% CI 0.37 to 0.97), and OR 0.65 (95% CI 0.45 to 0.94)). …”
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Comparison of the Effects of 20 W and 40 W Electrocautery Power on Postoperative Pain Following Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting in Coronary Bypass Surgery by Ersoy GG

“…It was investigated whether there was a difference between these two groups in terms of postoperative drainage amounts and pain in the anterior chest wall with Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).Results: No statistically significant difference between Group 1 and Group 2 regarding demographic data and postoperative drainage amounts. …”
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Keratoconus in Children. Мodern Treatment Options by E. Yu. Markova, G. V. Avakyants, E. V. Kechin

“…Based on the anamnesis and the data obtained, the diagnosis of keratoconus stage I–III was made. …”
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Factors Related to Superior and Inferior Hemifield Defects in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma by Remi Takeuchi, Nobuko Enomoto, Kyoko Ishida, Ayako Anraku, Goji Tomita

“…Clinical data including visual acuity, refractive error, disc hemorrhage, VF indexes, and medical history were recorded. …”
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A global overview of the use of cone beam computed tomography in dentistry: a bibliometric review focusing on paediatric patients [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Gabriela Beatriz Rigo Wietzkoski, Mariane Cardoso, Carla Miranda Santana, Julia Maldonado Garcia, Michely Cristina Goebel, Isabela Ramos, Pablo Silveira Santos, Lucas Menezes dos Anjos, Aurélio de Oliveira Rocha, Danielle Cristina Alves Rigo

“…Conference papers and editorials were excluded. Data extracted included citation counts, publication dates, journals, impact factors, study designs, topics, geographical and institutional affiliations, authors, and keywords. …”
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Repeated positron emission tomography tracing neutrophil elastase in a porcine intensive-care sepsis model by Frida Wilske, Olof Eriksson, Rose-Marie Amini, Sergio Estrada, Helena Janols, Amina Khalil, Anders Larsson, Miklós Lipcsey, Sara Mangsbo, Jonathan Sigfridsson, Jan Sjölin, Paul Skorup, Anders Wall, Viola Wilson, Markus Castegren, Gunnar Antoni

“…We here present images and quantitative data of the neutrophil elastase distribution the first hours of acute experimental sepsis. …”
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Young Stellar Objects in the Carina Nebula: Near-infrared Variability and Spectroscopy by Jura Borissova, Radostin Kurtev, Josemanuel Escobar, Javier Alonso-García, Nicolas Medina, Javier Osses, Zhen Guo, Philip W. Lucas, Michael Kuhn, Dante Minniti, Kevin R. Covey, Roberto K. Saito, Francisco Förster

“…This well-characterized catalog also offers a robust training data set for machine learning applications aimed at predicting YSO behavior.…”
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Retinal ganglion cells induce stem cell-derived neuroprotection via IL-12 to SCGF-β crosstalk by Qing Xia, Kun-Che Chang, Yanan Sun, Michael Nahmou, Takahiko Noro, Yun Cheng, Xiangmei Kong, Xiaofen Mo, Jeffrey L. Goldberg, Suqian Wu

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Apolipoprotein and menopausal status are significant influencing factors for diabetic retinopathy in type II diabetes mellitus women by Xiaoting Pei, Xi Yao, Di Qi, Yingrui Yang, Shuoning Fan, Zhijie Li

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Research on Environmental Risk Monitoring and Advance Warning Technologies of Power Transmission and Distribution Projects Construction Phase by Xiaohu Sun, Fei Liu, Yu Zhao, Fang Liu, Jian Wang, Shu Zhu, Qiang He, Yu Bai, Jiyong Zhang

“…The key contributions of this research include (1) listing ten environmental risks and categorizing the environmental risks associated with the construction cycle of power transmission and distribution projects; (2) categorizing the monitoring data into one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional frameworks; and (3) constructing the potential environmental risk knowledge system by employing the knowledge graph technology and visualizing it. …”
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Sub-millimeter fiberscopic robot with integrated maneuvering, imaging, and biomedical operation abilities by Tieshan Zhang, Gen Li, Hao Ren, Liu Yang, Xiong Yang, Rong Tan, Yifeng Tang, Dong Guo, Haoxiang Zhao, Wanfeng Shang, Yajing Shen

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Color Sensors in Smart Food Packaging by Roman V. Kryuk, Marina G. Kurbanova, Anastasia Yu. Kolbina, Konstantin B. Plotnikov, Igor B. Plotnikov, Andrey N. Petrov, Mohammed El Amine Khelef

“…All the considered indicators visualize their data by changing color, which makes it possible to assess the quality of food products on the market. …”
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Research hotspots and trends in the application of electroencephalography for assessment of disorders of consciousness: a bibliometric analysis by Jiawen Chen, Jiawen Chen, Yanhua Shi, Yanhua Shi, Zhao Dong, Feng Xu, Mengyu Zhou, Mengyu Zhou, Jing Zhu, Jie Gao, Su Liu

“…We aimed to identify the research hotspots in this field through a systematic analysis.MethodsRelevant studies published from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2023 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. The data were analyzed and visualized using CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and SCImago Graphica.ResultsIn total, 1,639 relevant publications were retrieved. …”
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Hybrid Approach of Cotton Disease Detection for Enhanced Crop Health and Yield by Rahul Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Karamjit Bhatia, Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar, Siddharth Singh Chouhan, Priti Maratha, Anoop Kumar Tiwari

“…The research encompasses stages such as acquiring the dataset, pre-processing the data, training the model, developing an ensemble model, evaluating the models, and analyzing the results. …”
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Objective Assessment of Active Display Screen Fixation Among Office Workers Using an Innovative Nonwearable Acquisition System: A Pilot Study by Edoardo Marelli, Davide Ruongo, Simone Dalola, Emma Sala, Cesare Tomasi, Vittorio Ferrari, Marco Ferrari, Giuseppe De Palma

“…Results: The obtained data allowed us to distinguish between the period of screen fixation and the presence in front of the monitor. …”
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Alterations of JNK Signaling Pathway Activity in the Rat Retina: Effects of Age, Age-Related Macular Degeneration-like Pathology, and a JNK Inhibitor (IQ-1S) by Natalia A. Muraleva, Dmitry I. Tikhonov, Anna A. Zhdankina, Mark B. Plotnikov, Andrei I. Khlebnikov, Sergey V. Logvinov, Nataliya G. Kolosova

“…JNK inhibition is being discussed as a new way to prevent and treat AMD, but there are no data on JNK signaling in the retina and its changes with age and with AMD development. …”
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A Study to Determine the Association between Monocyte to HDL Cholesterol Ratio, Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio, Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW), and Diabetic Retinopathy in... by Rupak Chatterjee, Arindam Naskar, Tania Ray Bhadra, Kingshuk Jana, Shambo Samrat Samajdar, Shatavisa Mukherjee

“…Background: Diabetic retinopathy is an important microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) leading to visual impairment. Inflammation of retinal vasculature plays a pivotal role in its pathogenesis. …”
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Dysplasia of extraocular muscles presenting as orbital space-occupying lesions–an extremely rare disorder by Shi-Yu Tang, Xiang-Jun Wang, Meng-Ya Han, Jian-Hua Yan

“…METHODS: Records from the 5 cases with EOM dysplasia between 2004 and 2016 were retrospectively reviewed and clinical data were recorded including family history, age at onset, age at surgery, visual acuity, cycloplegic refraction, ocular alignment and motility, stereoacuity, exophthalmos, anterior segment and fundus, orbital computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, surgical methods and final outcomes. …”
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High-quality deepfakes have a heart! by Clemens Seibold, Clemens Seibold, Eric L. Wisotzky, Eric L. Wisotzky, Arian Beckmann, Benjamin Kossack, Anna Hilsmann, Peter Eisert, Peter Eisert

“…Additionally, we generated high-quality deepfakes and incorporated publicly available datasets into our evaluation.ResultsWe prove that our heart rate extraction pipeline produces valid estimates for genuine videos by comparing the estimated results with ECG reference data. Our high-quality deepfakes exhibit valid heart rates and their rPPG signals show a significant correlation with the corresponding driver video that was used to generate them. …”
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Clinical and research implications of the findings of the Tanzania 2022 Population and Housing Census for the development and suitability of neuropsychological tests for older adul... by Damas Andrea Mlaki, Victor Valcour, Andjelika Milicic, Elaine Allen, Stella-Maria Paddick, Aaron Berkowitz, Raina Kiama, Bruce Miller

“…Methods We analysed the 2022 Population and Housing Census data in Tanzania to determine the age-adjusted prevalence of subjective memory, hearing, and visual complaints and explore factors that may influence the development and suitability of neuropsychological assessment batteries among adults aged 60 and older. …”
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