Exploring the links between functional activation and hallucination proneness by Abdullah M. Alotaibi, Manal H. Alosaimi, Razan S. Orfali, Mansour Alshanawani, Richard Bentall, Georg Meyer

“…Although no significant correlations were found between hallucination scores and activation in task-relevant areas, positive correlations emerged in language-related regions during visual tasks, suggesting increased engagement in task-irrelevant areas. …”
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Comparison of asymmetric offset versus pupil centered ablation in refractive surgery by Hassan Hashemi, Mojgan Pakbin, Alireza Hashemi, Mohammadreza Aghamirsalim, Mehdi Khabazkhoob

“…AIM: To compare the visual and optical outcomes following femtosecond laser in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK) using an aberration neutral profile with asymmetric offset (AO) and pupil center (PC) treatments. …”
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Clinical characterizations and molecular genetic study of two co-segregating variants in PDZD7 and PDE6C genes leading simultaneously to non-syndromic hearing loss and achromatopsi... by Zahra Nouri, Akram Sarmadi, Sina Narrei, Hamidreza Kianersi, Farzan Kianersi, Mohammad Amin Tabatabaiefar

“…Both variants were found in the cis configuration on chromosome 10 with a genetic distance of about 8.3 cM, leading to their co-inheritance. …”
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PPARG Polymorphisms Are Associated with Unexplained Mild Vision Loss in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Tao Li, Xian Xu, Yi Xu, Peiyao Jin, Jianhua Chen, Yongyong Shi, Haidong Zou

“…UMVI was defined as best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) < 20/25 and ≥ 20/63 in both eyes, with no visual impairment-causing diseases found. …”
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EEG Baseline Analysis for Effective Extraction of P300 Event-Related Potentials for Welfare Interfaces by Yuta Sasatake, Kojiro Matsushita

“…However, in assistive P300 interfaces, continuous visual stimuli at 400 ms intervals are typically used to efficiently evoke P300 peaks. …”
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Traumatic Macular Hole: Clinical Management and Optical Coherence Tomography Features by Chunling Lei, Li Chen

“…The ellipsoid band integrity was found to be closely correlated with visual acuity (p = 0.03). …”
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Decade-long analysis of postoperative endophthalmitis in Sweden: Insights from insurance and national quality registers by Dalia Merkland, Andreas Viberg, Mattias Nilsson, Pelle Gustafson, Kristina Teär Fahnehjelm

“…After treatment, the best corrected visual acuity improved from 2.4 to 1.8 LogMAR in mean (p < 0.01). …”
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Real-World Outcomes in Patients with Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion- (BRVO-) Related Macular Edema Treated with Anti-VEGF Injections Alone versus Anti-VEGF Injections Combined with... by Meredith E. Thomley, Cole N. Gross, Ana Preda-Naumescu, Kelly S. Chen, Thomas Swain, John O. Mason III, Jason N. Crosson

“…We found that there was no difference in initial VA (p=0.913) or CST (p=0.961) between the two groups. …”
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Efficacy and safety of intravitreal therapy in macular edema due to branch and central retinal vein occlusion: a systematic review. by Amelie Pielen, Nicolas Feltgen, Christin Isserstedt, Josep Callizo, Bernd Junker, Christine Schmucker

“…<h4>Brvo</h4>Ranibizumab 0.5 mg resulted in a visual acuity gain of +18.3 letters (8.4 injections). …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Defocus Curve of Monofocal IOL, Extended Depth of Focus IOL, and Trifocal IOL by M. E. Konovalov, A. V. Morenko

“…In relation to the analysis of BCVA in conditions of defocusing with negative lenses, it was found that visual acuity was significantly better with EDOF than with MIOL, with a load from -1.0 to -4.0 diopters, while these differences were statistically significant and ranged from 0.14 to 0.27 relative units (p &lt; 0.01). …”
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Fostering the Conversation About Complementary Medicine: Acceptability and Usefulness of Two Communication-Supporting Tools for Patients with Cancer by Marit Mentink, Janneke Noordman, Anja Timmer-Bonte, Martine Busch, Sandra van Dulmen

“…This study describes the development of two communication tools—a question prompt sheet and a visual slideshow—and aims to evaluate their acceptability, perceived usefulness, and intention to use among patients with cancer. …”
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Technological profile and quality level of tobaccos from Basmi variety group dominating the Bulgarian market by Nikolova Violeta, Nikolov Nikolay, Popova Venelina, Petrova Todorka, Dyulgerski Yovko, Bozhinova Radka

“…The aim of the study was to characterize the technological profile and quality level of those tobaccos in two production regions, based on the complex assessment of chemical, visual, smoking and other properties. A comparative analysis and ranking of the ecotypes within each of the regions was carried out. …”
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Comparison of Macular Thickness in Diabetic Macular Edema Using Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography and Time-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Masashi Kakinoki, Taichirou Miyake, Osamu Sawada, Tomoko Sawada, Hajime Kawamura, Masahito Ohji

“…A significant correlation was found between the best-corrected visual acuity and the retinal thickness measured by TD-OCT and SD-OCT (Pearson's product moment correlation, TD-OCT, r=0.34; P<0.05; SD-OCT, r=0.32; P<0.05). …”
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Investigation of some volcanic glasses of georgian deposits by G. P. Tsintskaladze, L. G. Eprikashvili, T. N. Kordzakhia, T. V. Sharashenidze, M. G. Zautashvili, V. M. Gabunia

“…The work shows the genesis, structural features and prospects of using these minerals. It has been found that the chemical composition of the minerals studied is characterized by a different content of aluminum oxide Al2O3. …”
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Damage caused by Lophodermium needle cast in open-pollinated and control-crossed progeny trials of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) by Una Neimane, Kaspars Polmanis, Astra Zaļuma, Dārta Kļaviņa, Tālis Gaitnieks, Āris Jansons

“…Location and genetics were found to be significantly related to the level of needle cast damage. …”
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Assessment of age-related morphological changes in the testes of mali pig of tripura, india by Rupan SARKAR, Pranab Chandra KALITA, Arup KALITA, Probal Joyti DOLEY, Om Prakash CHOUDHARY

“…Sertoli cells, Leydig cells, and spermatozoa were also visualized in the seminiferous tubules under scanning electron microscopy.…”
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Learning-induced remodelling of inhibitory synapses in the motor cortex by Nishita Bhembre, Annalisa Paolino, Sooraj S. Das, Sumasri Guntupalli, Laura R. Fenlon, Victor Anggono

“…We found that a 1-day accelerated rotarod paradigm induced robust motor learning in male and female adult CD1 mice. …”
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Neural Network-Aided Milk Somatic Cell Count Increase Prediction by Sára Ágnes Nagy, István Csabai, Tamás Varga, Bettina Póth-Szebenyi, György Gábor, Norbert Solymosi

“…Subclinical mastitis (SM) is the most economically damaging yet often visually undetectable disease of dairy cows. Early detection and treatment can reduce the loss caused by the disease; thus, the continuous improvement of SM diagnostic methods is necessary. …”
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Prevalence of decreased olfactory function in adults in a Brazilian population sample by Wilker Antunes Lira, Gilmar Felisberto Junior, Marco Aurélio Fornazieri, Wilma Terezinha Anselmo Lima, Ingrid Werner Picinini, Vanessa Ramos Pires Dinarte

“…A higher prevalence of olfactory impairment was found in the elderly (p < 0.001). The age predictor showed an OR of 1.081 (p < 0.01, 95% CI 1.03–1.12). …”
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A Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Rapid Detection of Cyprinid Herpesvirus 2 in Gibel Carp (Carassius auratus gibelio) by Hui Zhang, Lingbing Zeng, Yuding Fan, Yong Zhou, Jin Xu, Jie Ma

“…LAMP products were detected by visual inspection of a color change due to addition of SYBR Green I stain. …”
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