Ocular Manifestations of Perinatal HIV Infection in Kenyan Children on HAART: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study by Alisi L, Armentano M, Visioli G, Mingaine MS, Albanese GM, Lucchino L, Bruscolini A

“…No significant correlation was found between HIV-related parameters and ocular surface findings.Conclusion: This study suggests that in the HAART era, perinatally HIV-infected children with well-managed viral loads show visual function and largely normal ocular surface health, contrasting with pre-HAART literature. …”
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Symptoms of dwarf elm (Ulmus pumila L.) health condition in the Left-bank Ukraine by Valentyna L. Meshkova, Olena A. Kuznetsova, Volodymyr P. Turenko

“…DED-infected trees were found to have the highest level of defoliation and the lowest prevalence of epicormic shoots. …”
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A Novel Multi-Sensor Nonlinear Tightly-Coupled Framework for Composite Robot Localization and Mapping by Lu Chen, Amir Hussain, Yu Liu, Jie Tan, Yang Li, Yuhao Yang, Haoyuan Ma, Shenbing Fu, Gun Li

“…It was found that no leading results were achieved, which verifies the importance of infrared image fusion. …”
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Explaining neural networks for detection of tropical cyclones and atmospheric rivers in gridded atmospheric simulation data by T. Radke, S. Fuchs, C. Wilms, I. Polkova, I. Polkova, I. Polkova, M. Rautenhaus, M. Rautenhaus

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Choosing appropriate tools and referral criteria for vision screening of children aged 4–5 years in Canada: a quantitative analysis by Kevin Thorpe, Mayu Nishimura, Agnes Wong, Ashley Cohen, Daphne Maurer

“…The odds of having a correct screening result in SK (mean age=68.2 months) was 1.5 times those in JK (mean age=55.6 months; 95% CI 1.1 to 2.1), with sensitivity improved to 89% (95% CI 80 to 96) and specificity improved to 57% (95% CI 50 to 64) among SK children.Conclusions A school-based screening programme correctly identified 84% of those kindergarten children who were found to have a visual problem by a cyclopleged optometry exam. …”
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Corneal Tomographic Changes in Keratoconus Associated with Scleral Lens Wear: A Case-Control Analysis for 12-Month Follow-Up by Wei-Hsiang Lin, Tsung-Hsien Tsai, Ching-Hsi Hsiao, Chi-Chin Sun, Jiahn-Shing Lee, Ken-Kuo Lin

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Scleral lenses are widely used for visual rehabilitation in keratoconus patients, but their long-term effects on corneal tomography remain unclear. …”
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3-Dimensional morphological characterization of neuroretinal microglia in Alzheimer’s disease via machine learning by Wissam B. Nassrallah, Hao Ran Li, Lyden Irani, Printha Wijesinghe, Peter William Hogg, Lucy Hui, Jean Oh, Ian R. Mackenzie, Veronica Hirsch-Reinshagen, Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung, Wellington Pham, Sieun Lee, Joanne A. Matsubara

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Cerebral Cortical Activity During Academic Stress Amongst Undergraduate Medical Students at Kampala International University (Uganda) by Mujinya, Regan, Kalange, Muhamudu, Ochieng, Juma John, Ninsiima, Herbert Izo, Eze, Ejike Daniel, Afodun, Adam Moyosore, Nabirumbi, Ritah, Sulaiman, Sheu Oluwadare, Kairania, Emmanuel, Echoru, Isaac, Okpanachi, Alfred Omachonu, Matama, Kevin, Asiimwe, Oscar Hilary, Nambuya, Grace, Usman, Ibe Michael, Obado, Osuwat Lawrence, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ssempijja, Fred, Nansunga, Miriam, Matovu, Henry, Ayikobua, Emmanuel Tiyo, Nganda, Ponsiano Ernest, Onanyang, David, Ekou, Justine, Musinguzi, Simon Peter, Ssimbwa, Godfrey, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…Among male and female students in preclinical years, higher TRT and VRT were found in clinical students showing that stress affects the tactile and visual cortical areas in the brain, although the VRT scores were only significantly (P = 0.0123) poor in male students than female students in biomedical sciences. …”
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Retinal Blood Flow Decreases after Treatment with Bevacizumab for Retinopathy of Prematurity by Joyce Wang, BS, Shaiza Mansoor, BS, Jeong-Yoon Wu, BS, Christina Kilby, BS, He Forbes, MS, Ria Kapoor, BS, Sarah Ward, Jason Zhou, BS, Kristin Williams, RN, Moran Roni Levin, MD, Sripriya Sundararajan, MD, Larry Magder, PhD, Avigyan Sinha, PhD, Abhishek Rege, PhD, Janet L. Alexander, MD, MS

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PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF 18F-FDG POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IN THE EARLY EVALUATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMAS by M. M. Khodzhibekova, L. A. Tyutin, N. A. Kostenikov, N. V. Il’in, Yu. N. Vinogradova

“…The examinations made after 2–3 polychemotherapy (PCT) cycles indicated that 36 (50.7%) patients continued to have signs of metabolic activity of lymphoproliferative disease (a PET-positive group) and 35 (49.3%) patients were found to have no abnormal tracer accumulation foci (a PET-negative group). …”
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Prevalence and molecular characterization of Raillietina tapeworms in house crows: implications for public health by Wajid Ali Shah, Sumaira Shams, Wali Khan, Patricio De los Rios-Escalante, Nasib Khan, Mansoor Ahmad, Mashael Abdullah Aldamigh

“…Compared to colder months, prevalence was found higher during summer months, highest in June and August (OR = 2.073, CI = 0.7396–8.519, p < .05; p < .05). …”
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Potential Factors Affected Safety and Efficacy of Transcatheter Plug Closure for Pediatric Hemoptysis with Anomalous Bronchial Arteries by Hong-Yu Kuang, Qiang Li, Ping Xiang, Chuan Feng, Qi-Jian Yi, Tie-Wei Lu

“…Otherwise, hemoptysis recurrence was found in 8 subjects for 14 times, accounting for about 40%. …”
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Hidradenitis suppurativa: clinical features, comorbidities and quality of life in Colombia by Hector Castellanos, Gloria A. Vargas, Lili Rueda, Liliana Gonzalez, Esperanza Melendez, Maria I Arredondo, Janeth T Acosta

“…Regarding quality of life, a statistically significant difference was found in the DLQI from Hurley’s severity index (p-value=0.0056), in the utility index relative to the Hurley severity index (p-value=0.011) and in the EQ-5D-5L visual analog scale (EQ-5D-5L-VAS; p-value=0.001).  …”
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Electrophysiological indexes of the cognitive-motor trade-off associated with motor response complexity in a cognitive task by Bianca Maria di Bello, Andrea Casella, Merve Aydin, Stefania Lucia, Francesco Di Russo, Sabrina Pitzalis

“…Additionally, we found a component following the P3 which was specific for stimuli requiring a response. …”
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Evaluation of Hemodynamic Changes in Third Molar Surgery: An Observational Study by Dinesh Chand Patidar, Ramesh Ram Fry, Aayush Malhotra, Dinesh Kumar, Nikita Suri, Deepika Patidar

“…Conclusion: Dental anxiety was found to have a significant influence on the hemodynamic parameters of patients who had undergone third molar surgery, however these were within normal limits. …”
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Initial Characterization of the Layer Interface for Graphite-Free Additive Friction Stir Deposition of AA7075 by Jacob Hansen, Andrew Holladay, Luk Dean, Aaron Christiansen, Michael Merrell, Yuri Hovanski, Scott Rose

“…The objective is to not only better characterize the layer interface but also to determine if a specific external geometry and or layer height could help facilitate a stronger layer interface. It was found that depositions made by the knub tool at a 2.5 mm layer height generated the most visually consolidated layer interface at an optical and SEM level. …”
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Classification and Comparison of Eight Different Growth Curve Methods for Pekin Duck by Hasan Önder, Mine Yılmaz, Mustafa Şahin, Uğur Şen, Sibel Bozkurt, Kadir Erensoy, İsmail Gök, Tolga Tolun, Ahmet Uçar

“…Growth is an increase in size (height, length, weight) with advancing age and growth curve models provide a visual assessment of growth as a function of time. …”
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Using electromagnetic induction to inform precision turfgrass management strategies in sand‐capped golf course fairways by Dallas M. Williams, Chase M. Straw, A. Peyton Smith, Kathryn L. Watkins, Sarah G. Hong, Weston F. Floyd, Briana M. Wyatt

“…The strengths of these relationships were corroborated by strong visual similarities when comparing spatial maps of EC with those of VWC, NDVI, and PR, indicating that EMI‐based EC data have potential for use in delineating site‐specific management zones for water and fertilizer applications, as well as targeted aeration.…”
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The use of intraoperative tractography in brain tumor and epilepsy surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Holly Aylmore, Fiona Young, Kristian Aquilina, Chris A. Clark, Jonathan D. Clayden

“…IntroductionTractography is the only available technique for visualizing whitematter pathways within the living brain. …”
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Pleiotropic effects of mutant huntingtin on retinopathy in two mouse models of Huntington's disease by Hui Xu, Anakha Ajayan, Ralf Langen, Jeannie Chen

“…The retina is part of the central nervous system (CNS), and visual deficits and structural abnormalities in the retina of HD patients have been observed. …”
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