Comparative efficacy of different doses of platelet-rich plasma injection in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Majid Khalilizad, Seyedeh Tahereh Emadian, Mobin Marzban Abbas Abadi

“…No significant differences were found in the VAS pain score between PRP1 and PRP2 at months 3 and 6. …”
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Current geological processes affecting the environment of the Caspian region by E. M. Aliyev, S. A. Guryanov, A. S. Belyaeva

“…The computer processing and visual interpretation of radar information, as well as the data of marine geological-geophysical and seismic studies, revealed correlation of oil slicks and gas emissions with the sources of fluid generation and discharge within the sedimentary cover of the Caspian region. …”
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Towards enhancing field‐based vegetation monitoring: A deep learning approach for species coverage estimation from ground‐level imagery by Pauline Müller, Stefano Puliti, Johannes Breidenbach

“…Often, the area covered by a species is estimated visually within a reference frame. However, such assessments are prone to observer bias and a large variability. …”
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Quantitative Changes in Vascular and Neural Fibers Induced by Subretinal Fluid Excluding the Peripapillary Region in Patients with Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy by Esra Kızıldağ Özbay, Şenol Sabancı, Mehmet Fatih Küçük, Muhammet Kazım Erol

“…A significant negative correlation was found between nasal quadrant RNFL thickness and small vessel disc area (<i>p</i> = 0.014, r = −0.306). …”
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Comparative Analysis of Physico-Chemical Properties of Parbhani Shakti sorghum and evaluation of its nutritional profile under different pre-treatments by Anushree R. K., Agarkar B. S., Pawar V. S.

“…Among the various pre-treatments applied, malting was found to be the most effective in improving the nutritional profile. …”
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Psychological and Linguistic Peculiarities of English Mastering by the Children of Young School Age in the Process of Associative Symbols Usage by Людмила Гусак, Ольга Шапран, Юрій Шапран

“…Taking into account associations by type of formation (similarity, contrast, contiguity in space and time, cause and effect), it is found that associative relations and parallels arise on the basis of agreement of some similarity and compatibility of elements, or their opposites. …”
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Impact of sensory organization tasks on prefrontal cortex activity in older women: a comparative fNIRS study of osteoarthritis and healthy aging by Alka Bishnoi, Yang Hu, Manuel E. Hernandez, Manuel E. Hernandez

“…Maintaining posture relies on visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive inputs, but these systems can be compromised due to aging or disease, heightening fall risk. …”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of three surgical procedures for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation: a Bayesian-based network analysis by Shichao Liu, Jingyu Zhou

“…By comparing TED to OMD and TMD to OMD, it was found that there was no significant difference in the complication and reoperation rates. …”
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Research on Reasoning concerning Emergency Measures for Industrial Project Scheduling Control by Xiaokang Han, Wenzhou Yan, Mei Lu

“…Case retrieval results indicate that the proposed methodology can provide a good similar case selection strategy with project managers, and the final required preventive measures for the target case can be found. Based on the identified similar cases, preventive measures for scheduling control are formulated to effectively prevent scheduling deviations of industrial projects.…”
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Laughter therapy as an effective means of preserving the mental health of pre-school children by Horodyska Violeta

“…We have distinguished three types of laughter therapy: 1) natural laughter (laughter therapy) is direct communication with a pet, through the use of funny situations, games, exercises, dances, singing, grimaces, entertainment; 2) artificial laughter (smile therapy) involves the printed production of various emoticons, the interpretation of their comic meaning; 3) cheerful (emotional) laughter (emoji therapy) – includes a complex of laughter and emoticon therapy using various emoticons similar to people, animals, “cartoon” characters with funny coloring of the latter, etc. We have found out that directly in offline learning in preschool education institutions, teachers use various pedagogical situations, games, musical entertainment, through which children are taught laughter techniques, and online they offer visual emoticon therapy and emoji therapy, which are easily read and remembered by pupils and casually. …”
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Detection of posttraumatic pneumothorax using electrical impedance tomography-An observer-blinded study in pigs with blunt chest trauma. by Felix Girrbach, Tobias Landeck, Dominic Schneider, Stefan U Reske, Gunther Hempel, Sören Hammermüller, Udo Gottschaldt, Peter Salz, Katharina Noreikat, Sebastian N Stehr, Hermann Wrigge, Andreas W Reske

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>In our analysis, visual interpretation of EIT without specific image processing or comparison with baseline data did not allow clinically useful diagnosis of posttraumatic PTX. …”
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Review of the Effectiveness of Modern Treatment of Non-Infectious Uveitis by I. B. Medvedev, E. V. Samodurova, S. V. Svetlichnaya, L. V. Batalina, N. N. Dergacheva

“…The social significance of this pathology is determined by the growing rate of visual acuity decline, the development of complications and early disability. …”
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Clinical differentiation of cutaneous and subcutaneous mast cell tumors in dogs: A pilot study by Teruo Itoh, Atsuko Kojimoto, James Chambers, Kazuyuki Uchida, Hiroki Shii

“…Large tumors (3.5-10.5 cm) were found in two of the three unclassifiable cases and in all three cases without agreement. …”
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ChatGPT performance in answering medical residency questions in nephrology: a pilot study in Brazil by Helvécio Neves Feitosa Filho, João Filipe Cavalcante Uchoa Furtado, Eduardo Correia Eulálio, Pedro Vianna Caldas Ribeiro, Lucas Macêdo Aurélio Paiva, Matheus Maia Gonçalves Bringel Correia, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Júnior

“…Conclusion: ChatGPT-3.5 was found to have limitations in nephrology reasoning compared to ChatGPT-4, evidencing gaps in knowledge. …”
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How the brain memorizes the world from others’ perspectives: investigating allocentric encoding of object features during perspective taking by Nanbo Wang, Shuo Huang, Junyang Cai, Ruiyi Huang, Haiyan Geng

“…To achieve this objective, understanding others’ visual world is significantly beneficial. However, as a fundamental aspect of human cognition, to what extent can individuals effectively memorize object information when adopting another’s viewpoint? …”
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Morphological and molecular re-assessment of European and Levantine species of the genus Hortiboletus (Boletaceae) by Alona Yu. Biketova, Tatyana Yu. Svetasheva, Andy F. S. Taylor, Giampaolo Simonini, Matteo Gelardi, Olga V. Morozova, Elias Polemis, José A. Muñoz, László Albert, Salvatore Saitta, Solomon P. Wasser, Eviatar Nevo, Georgios I. Zervakis, Alfredo Vizzini, Bálint Dima

“…Their identification and characterisation were based on Tandem Repeat Finder analysis and visual assessment of the ITS alignment.…”
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Evaluation of Drug Adherence in Older Adults With Polypharmac by Farideh Bastani, Hamid Haghani, Mahdi Maleki

“…No significant relationship was found between demographic and clinical variables with drug adherence. …”
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Social media marketing and financial performance of tour firms in the Kigezi sub-region of Uganda by Muhwezi, John Bosco, Mwazuna, Alice Ngele, Agaba, Moses, Asiimwe, Judith Bijurenda

“…On the other hand, market positioning as measured by value proposition, target audience and content strategy was found to be the strongest predictor of financial performance among the tour firms (R2 = 0.270, p< 0.001 < 0.005). …”
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Protective effect of resveratrol on retinal damage in glaucoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies by Feng Zhang, Feng Zhang, Tao Li, Junli Wan, Junli Wan, Lu Wang, Lu Wang, Wenmei Guo, Wenmei Guo, Yue Hu, Yue Hu, Hao Wang, Hao Wang, Wei Bian, Wei Bian

“…IntroductionResveratrol, a polyphenolic compound commonly found in natural plants and fruits, exhibits potential in preventing optic nerve damage in glaucoma, as indicated by several animal studies. …”
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Vision-Threatening Diabetic Macular Ischemia Based on Inferred Progression Pathways in OCT Angiography by Miyo Yoshida, MD, Tomoaki Murakami, MD, PhD, Keiichi Nishikawa, MD, Kenji Ishihara, MD, PhD, Yuki Mori, MD, PhD, Akitaka Tsujikawa, MD, PhD

“…Financial Disclosure(s): Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.…”
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