Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain: Listening to Australian Women by Heather Pierce, Caroline S. E. Homer, Hannah G. Dahlen, Jenny King

“…Main Outcome Measures. The Visual Analogue Scale and the Oswestry Disability Index (Version 2.1a). …”
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Novel wolf-toothed forceps for single-piece intraocular lens scleral fixation in astigmatic aphakic eyes by Jianhui Zhang, Shancheng Si, Liu Zhang

“…During the 6-month follow-up period, no severe complications related to the novel “wolf-toothed forceps” or Z.S. fixation technique were found. Our pilot study demonstrates that the wolf-toothed forceps combined with Z.S. fixation technique provides effective and safe single-piece toric IOL scleral fixation in complex aphakic eyes with significant corneal astigmatism lacking lens capsule support, achieving predictable refractive correction and stable visual rehabilitation without serious postoperative complications. …”
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Refractory Uveitis in Patient with Castleman Disease Successfully Treated with Tocilizumab by Toshiyuki Oshitari, Fusae Kajita, Aya Tobe, Makiko Itami, Jiro Yotsukura, Takayuki Baba, Shuichi Yamamoto

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Analysis of Brain Activation and Effective Connectivity During Self-paced Unilateral and Bilateral Finger Tapping Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Tempo... by Bazli Md Yusoff, Mohd Ezane Aziz, Aini Ismafairus Abd Hamid, Husbani Mohd Amin Rebuan, Muhammad Riddha Abdul Rahman

“…The effective connectivity for visual and motor nodes was performed using dynamic causal modelling. …”
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New Symbiotic Stars from LAMOST DR10 Spectra and Multiband Photometry by Jing Chen, Liang Wang, Yin-Bi Li, Xiao-Xiao Ma, A-Li Luo, Zi-Chong Zhang, Ming-Yi Ding, Kai Zhang

“…We compared the accretion rates of acc-SySt candidates and confirmed SySts, and found they have similar accretion rate distributions, providing evidence that these acc-SySt candidates constitute bona fide SySts.…”
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Developing a Serious Video Game to Engage the Upper Limb Post-Stroke Rehabilitation by Jaime A. Silva, Manuel F. Silva, Hélder P. Oliveira, Cláudia D. Rocha

“…The evaluations were conducted with 18 healthy participants, most of whom had prior virtual reality experience. About 77% found the application highly motivating. While the gameplay was well received, the visual design was noted as lacking engagement. …”
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Ectopic Thyroid Tissue in the Mediastinum Characterized by Histology and Functional Imaging with I-123 SPECT/CT by Jed Hummel, Jason Wachsmann, Kelley Carrick, Orhan K. Oz, Dana Mathews, Fangyu Peng

“…One right paratracheal mediastinal soft tissue nodule was visualized on the images of CTA. This right paratracheal soft tissue mass was found to be ectopic benign thyroid tissue by histological analysis of the biopsied tissue samples. …”
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Design and Development of Supersonic Shockwave Soil-Loosening Device That Can Improve the Aeration of Crop Root Zone by Ming-Sen Hu, Uzu-Kuei Hsu, Shang-Han Tsai, Chia-Hsing Lee

“…Furthermore, we used eight pressure sensors to automatically measure the range of shockwave impact and found that when the storage tank volume was 5000 cm³, we could achieve a soil loosening range of 30 cm. …”
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Applying a Convolutional Vision Transformer for Emotion Recognition in Children with Autism: Fusion of Facial Expressions and Speech Features by Yonggu Wang, Kailin Pan, Yifan Shao, Jiarong Ma, Xiaojuan Li

“…Typically using single-modal data to analyze the emotional states of children with autism, previous research has found that the accuracy of recognition algorithms must be improved. …”
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Body Shape Variation in Atlantic Salmon (<i>Salmo salar</i>, L.) Fed Fishmeal and Fish Oil-Free Diets by Jorge G. Chollet-Villalpando, Frederic T. Barrows, Ewen McLean

“…The greatest shape variation between PP and AP groups was found at the base of the pectoral and pelvic fins. …”
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Scientific knowledge management about Monte Carlo method: a bibliometric analysis on IRD Postgraduate Program in Radiation Protection and Dosimetry by FELIPE DO CARMO AMORIM, PEDRO PACHECO DE QUEIROZ FILHO, Fernando Barcellos Razuck

“…This is because it is understood thatthrough the application of Scientific Knowledge Management (SKM) the construction of knowledge happens through an exchange of scientific information, that is, exchange of relevant contents that help in the preservation of knowledge.In this sense, a bibliometric analysis of the dissertations and theses deposited in Brazilian bank was made using the search term "Monte Carlo" and its respective programs (PENELOPE, GEANT4, EGSnrc, MCNP and Visual Monte Carlo), to be found in the title, abstract or keywords. …”
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Antiproliferative, Apoptotic, and Autophagic Activity of Ranibizumab, Bevacizumab, Pegaptanib, and Aflibercept on Fibroblasts: Implication for Choroidal Neovascularization by Lyubomyr Lytvynchuk, Andrii Sergienko, Galina Lavrenchuk, Goran Petrovski

“…Intravitreal anti-VEGFs (ranibizumab, bevacizumab, pegaptanib, and aflibercept) can suppress neovascularization, decrease vascular permeability and CNV size, and, thereby, improve visual function. The antiproliferative, apoptotic, and autophagic effect of anti-VEGF drugs on fibroblasts found in CNVs has not been yet explored. …”
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A PBPK modeling approach for personalized dose optimization of nicardipine in renal and hepatic dysfunction by Ammara Ayub, Ammara Zamir, Muhammad Fawad Rasool, Usman Arshad, Faleh Alqahtani

“…The observed exposure of nicardipine in Child-Pugh A was found to be ~ 1.5-fold greater than in a healthy population, highlighting the necessity of dosage adjustment in the cirrhotic population. …”
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Impact of upper blepharoplasty on quality of life and its insertion in the context of Brazilian public health: scoping review by Lucas Freire Guerra Boldrin, Juliana Diogo Silva, Marilene Mendes dos Santos

“…The majority of the studies demonstrated positive effects of blepharoplasty on quality of life, self-esteem, personal satisfaction, well-being, and visual improvement. However, limited data were found regarding the coverage of blepharoplasty in the public healthcare system, with no specific studies on this topic. …”
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Effect of feed and holding conditions on survival and growth of juvenile crayfish Pontastacus leptodactylus and Faxonius limosus by Kropielnicka-Kruk Katarzyna, Ulikowski Dariusz, Wasilewska Agnieszka

“…The feeds composition was similar, but sinking times differed and were quick for F1 and slow for F2 and F3, which provided extended visual and chemical exposure to crayfish. The significant effect of holding conditions on survival was found for both species, with highest results for OUT holding conditions, suggesting important role of natural plankton in survival. …”
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Making the Invisible Visible: The Applicability and Potential of Non-Invasive Methods in Pastoral Mountain Landscapes—New Results from Aerial Surveys and Geophysical Prospection at... by Kristoffer Dahle, Dag-Øyvind Engtrø Solem, Magnar Mojaren Gran, Arne Anderson Stamnes

“…Shielings are seasonal settlements found in upland pastures across Scandinavia and the North Atlantic. …”
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Interactions Between Sea Turtles and Fishing Along the Aegean Coast of Turkey by Akile Esenlioğulları Mete, Zafer Tosunoğlu

“…While there is a significant difference in the rate of encounters with turtles had been found between the provinces (p&lt;0.05), there is no significant difference in the rate of bycatching with fishing gears (p&gt;0.05). …”
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Discovering banner blindness for different banner formats: An eye-tracking study by Nevzat Bilge İspir, Deniz Kılıç, Günay Motif Atar

“…The free surfing group found online ads more informative and believable than the focused group. …”
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Fusion-Based Damage Segmentation for Multimodal Building Façade Images from an End-to-End Perspective by Pujin Wang, Jiehui Wang, Qiong Liu, Lin Fang, Jie Xiao

“…Multimodal image data have found widespread applications in visual-based building façade damage detection in recent years, offering comprehensive inspection of façade surfaces with the assistance of drones and infrared thermography. …”
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Exudate Detection for Diabetic Retinopathy Using Pretrained Convolutional Neural Networks by Muhammad Mateen, Junhao Wen, Nasrullah Nasrullah, Song Sun, Shaukat Hayat

“…DR is based on retinal lesions including exudate. Exudates have been found to be one of the signs and serious DR anomalies, so the proper detection of these lesions and the treatment should be done immediately to prevent loss of vision. …”
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