Factors associated with optic disc parameters and circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in 8-year-old children: The Yamanashi Adjunct Study of the Japan Environment a... by Ryo Harada, Mingxue Bao, Natsuki Okabe, Yuka Kasai, Airi Takahashi, Chio Kuleshov, Yumi Shigemoto, Tadao Ooka, Hiroshi Yokomichi, Kunio Miyake, Reiji Kojima, Ryoji Shinohara, Hideki Yui, Sanae Otawa, Megumi Kushima, Zentaro Yamagata, Kenji Kashiwagi, Yamanashi Adjunct Study of the Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group

“…The cpRNFL thickness was measured with a spectral domain optical coherence tomograph (NIDEK RS-3000 Advance, Gamagori, Japan). The data of 349 participants (182 boys and 167 girls) were ultimately analyzed. …”
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Changes in Corneal Curvature Value Before and After Phacoemulsification in Senile Cataract Patients: A case from Waled Regional Public Hospital, Cirebon by Naufarah Nuruzzahrah, Viora Rianda Piscaloka, Boyke Sisprihattono

“… Background: Cataract is the main cause of visual impairment and reversible blindness in the worldwide, especially in people over 50 years old. …”
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Synchronous impact of divalent ions on formation damage and wettability alteration during smart water injection: static and dynamic assessment by Mohammad Reza Esmaeilinasab, Mastaneh Hajipour, Abbas Shahrabadi, Mohammad Behnood

“…The crystal size and morphology of the sulfate scales were inspected visually using scanning electron microscopy images. …”
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Real-time quantitative PCR method for assessing wheat cultivars for resistance to Zymoseptoria tritici by Tika B. Adhikari, Boovaraghan Balaji, Stephen B. Goodwin

“…The differences in fungal DNA between resistant and susceptible cultivars were more significant in adult plant tests that used a higher concentration of inoculum.DiscussionThe data analyses showed that the fungus was not eliminated during resistant interactions but could persist throughout the 27 days. …”
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Analysis of adverse sagittal alignment after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for degenerative cervical myelopathy with local kyphosis by Shaoqing Li, Tong Tong, Xiangping Peng, Yong Shen

“…Multiple linear regression analysis results for relevant factors of the change of local and C2-7 kyphosis showed classification of kyphosis (p = 0.007 and p = 0.563, respectively), T1 slope angle (p = 0.018 and p = 0.004, respectively), C2-7 SVA (p = 0.109 and p = 0.017, respectively), C2-7 ROM (p = 0.028 and p = 0.007, respectively). Our data suggest that postoperative ASA affects recovery of neck pain, and is related to preoperative T1 slope, C2-7 SVA, C2-7 ROM, and the classification of kyphosis.…”
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Nomogram to predict cumulative live birth rate following in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles in patients with endometriosis by Linling Zhu, Tongtong Lin, Xinyun Yang, Dan Zhang

“…Method A retrospective cohort study was conducted to analyze the clinical data of 1457 patients with endometriosis after IVF/ICSI treatment from January 2017 to August 2022. …”
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The Natural History of Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A Systematic Literature Review by Vincenzo Papa, Danielle H. Bodicoat, Angela Arteaga Duarte, John K. G. Dart, Maria De Francesco

“…Topical treatments given to patients included corticosteroids (85.2%), antibiotics (85.2%), antivirals (72.2%) and antifungals (51.8%). Final visual acuity was ≥ 20/40 in 17/33 (51.5%) patients with no missing data. …”
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Investigating mental defeat in individuals with chronic pain: Protocol for a longitudinal experience sampling study by Shyam Balasubramanian, Nicole K Y Tang, Sakari Lemola, Kristy Themelis, Swaran Preet Singh, Jenna L Gillett, Paige Karadag, Yu-Mei Li

“…During each wave of experience sampling, the participants are asked to complete three short online surveys per day, to provide in-the-moment ratings of mental defeat, pain, medication usage, physical and social activity, stress, mood, self-compassion, and attention using visual analogue scales. Sleep and physical activity will be measured using a daily diary as well as with wrist actigraphy worn continuously by participants throughout each wave. …”
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Dynamics of regeneration following transplantation of octacalcium phosphate into an experimental defect in the rabbit mandibular bone: electron microscopic and morphometric study by I. V. Chelpanova

“…To determine changes in the regenerate composition, three parameters were counted. The data was analyzed using the Student’s t-test, and a difference at p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Ligamental reconstruction improved the functional outcomes of patients with anterior cruciate ligament injury and early-stage symptomless osteoarthritis by Guang-nian Liu, Xing Chen, Ying Jin, Xiu-qi Liu, Shu-hong Wu, Hua-zhang Xiong

“…Patients with ACL injury and early-stage symptomless OA (combined group, n = 14) were matched at a 1:2 ratio with patients with ACL injury (isolated group, n = 32). Data on demographic characteristics, pain and functional outcomes (visual analogue scale, Tegner, Lysholm, and International Knee Documentation Committee scores and range of motion), and imaging outcomes were collected. …”
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Retinal capillary density among healthy Egyptian and South Asian students: an optical coherence tomography angiography study by Abdussalam M Abdullatif, Alimulhaq Mohammad Moamnlhaq, Tamer A. Macky, Noha Ahmed Edris

“…All participants underwent best-corrected visual acuity test, slit lamp, and fundus examination. …”
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Chest Tube Removal: Efficacy of Cold Application and Breathing Exercises on Pain and Anxiety Level by Rasha M. Elmetwaly, Reham A. E. El Sayed

“…A Purposive sample included 60 patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgical procedures and having at least two chest tubes in place. Data were collected using three tools; a structured interviewing questionnaire, pain intensity assessment visual numeric scale, short-form McGill pain assessment questionnaire, modified comfort scale, and breathing exercise checklist. …”
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HIV- and AIDS-associated neurocognitive functioning in Zambia &amp;ndash; a perspective based on differences between the genders by Kabuba N, Menon JA, Franklin Jr DR, Heaton RK, Hestad KA

“…Participants completed NC assessment by means of a comprehensive test battery using normative data from 324 HIV-seronegative (HIV-) controls. The norms corrected for effects of age, education, and gender in the general population, and the test battery measures domains of attention/working memory (learning and delayed recall), executive function, verbal fluency, processing speed, verbal and visual episodic memory, and fine motor skills. …”
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RiceLeafClassifier‐v1.0: A Quantized Deep Learning Model for Automated Rice Leaf Disease Detection and Edge Deployment by Oluwaseun O. Martins, Christiaan C. Oosthuizen, Dawood A. Desai

“…Training enhancements included data augmentation, dropout, dynamic learning rate scheduling, and early stopping. …”
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A workplace violence prevention program targeting high‐risk patients in emergency departments by Son Chae Kim, Jennifer Kaiser, Tracy Hosford, Carol Sadate‐Akhavi, Ashleigh Nurski, Thomas Bos, Chelsea Ciampa

“…Before ED disposition, any violent events and their severities were documented. The data were retrieved retrospectively after the study was completed. …”
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PatchCTG: A Patch Cardiotocography Transformer for Antepartum Fetal Health Monitoring by M. Jaleed Khan, Manu Vatish, Gabriel Davis Jones

“…Testing across varying temporal thresholds showcased it robust predictive performance, particularly with finetuning on data closer to delivery, achieving a sensitivity of 52% and specificity of 88% for near-delivery cases. …”
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Neuro-Psycholinguistic Study of Political Slogans in Outdoor Advertising by Сергій Максименко, Богдан Ткач, Леся Литвинчук, Ліана Онуфрієва

“…Ranking of slogans on the effectiveness of influence on the electorate was carried out on the basic raw EEG data and their transformation into cognitive-emotional indicators: stress, interaction, interest, excitement, concentration, relaxation. …”
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Correlation between the number of intravitreal injections and acquired blepharoptosis caused by eyelid speculum: a prospective study by Batuhan Aksoy, Senihe R. Yildirim

“…Objectives To investigate the correlation between the number of intravitreal injection applications and possible involutional blepharoptosis secondary to the eyelid speculum used during this procedure with real-life data. Patients and methods This prospective study consisted of 34 eyes of 30 patients. …”
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Is it safe to dance flamenco during pregnancy? Biomechanical considerations by Wanda Forczek-Karkosz

“…At the same time, gravida emphasized being familiar with the pelvic floor muscles training. Due to visual observation, a proper alignment of the dancer’s body was identified: vertical trunk, stabilized spine, optimal stable pelvic position. …”
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Phacovitrectomy vs. consecutive vitrectomy for idiopathic macular holes: short and long-term outcomes and OCT image quality assessment by Vishma Prabhu, Priyanka Gandhi, Rupal Kathare, Kanika Godani, Prathiba Hande, Naresh Kumar Yadav, Jay Chhablani, Ramesh Venkatesh

“…Demographic and ocular data, MH features, visual acuity (VA), refraction changes and postoperative outcomes, and follow-up details were collected. …”
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