BACK TO THE “GOLD STANDARD”: HOW PRECISE IS HEMATOCRIT DETECTION TODAY? by Leonid Livshits, Tal Bilu, Sari Peretz, Anna Bogdanova, Max Gassmann, Harel Eitam, Ariel Koren, Carina Levin

“… Introduction: The commonly used method for hematocrit detection, by visual examination of microcapillary tube, known as "micro-HCT", is subjective but still remains one of the key sources for false hematocrit evaluation. …”
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Navigation using sensory substitution in real and virtual mazes. by Daniel-Robert Chebat, Shachar Maidenbaum, Amir Amedi

“…Is this simply due to their current lack of access to visual information or does the lack of visual information throughout development prevent the proper integration of the neural systems underlying spatial cognition? …”
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Mouse embryonic retina delivers information controlling cortical neurogenesis. by Ciro Bonetti, Enrico Maria Surace

“…Yet, whereas the intrinsic program of early neocortical developmental events has been at least in part decoded, the exact nature and impact of extrinsic signaling are still elusive and controversial. We found that in the mouse developing visual system, acute pharmacological inhibition of spontaneous retinal activity (retinal waves-RWs) during embryonic stages increase the rate of corticogenesis (cell cycle withdrawal). …”
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Design and Application of Intelligent Construction Quality Inspection System Based on BIM-RFID by Hai’e Huo, Yanhong Ji, Kuihua Xie, Yu Lu

“…A novel technology BIM-FRID-integration is competent for multiparticipant information sharing in construction sector by collecting, transmitting and processing the quality defect information found in the construction process. In this study, an intelligent positioning inspection system to ensure building quality was developed using leading BIM software (Autodesk Revit in a Microsoft Visual Studio environment) and RFID handheld terminal devices. …”
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Hallelujah (1929) de King Vidor : naissance de la voix afro-américaine à Hollywood by Jean-Marie Lecomte

“…He extracted the verbal artefacts of negritude found in the Black communities of his Texan childhood while keeping them within a documentary format. …”
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Relationship between metabolic control and neurocognitive functions in children diagnosed with type I diabetes mellitus before and after 5 years of age by Ozlem Tolu-Kendir, Nurcihan Kiriş, Fatih Temiz, Fatih Gürbüz, Neslihan Onenli-Mungan, Ali Kemal Topaloğlu, Bilgin Yüksel

“…Group 1 patients with poor glycemic control were found to have significant dysfunction in verbal, performance and general intelligence. …”
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Ideology placement in the context of cinema's emancipation from narrative via atmosphere by Krašovec Primož

“…When this new aesthetic found its way into cinema, it also allowed TV series and later films to break free from narrative and exploit the full potential of cinema as technology. …”
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Spontaneous late dislocation of IOL in a case of Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome by Anand Kumar Kulariya, Bipul Baishya, C S Vyas, Arvind Chauhan

“…On indirect ophthalmoscopy his IOL was found to be dropped in posterior vitreous cavity in LE. …”
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Eye movements in scene perception while listening to slow and fast music by Marek Franěk, Denis Šefara, Jan Petružálek, Roman Mlejnek, Leon Van Noorden

“…To date, there is insufficient knowledge of how visual exploration of outdoor scenes may be influenced by the simultaneous processing of music. …”
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Arctic Tectonics and Volcanism: a multi-scale, multi-disciplinary educational approach by K. Senger, K. Senger, G. Shephard, G. Shephard, F. Ammerlaan, F. Ammerlaan, O. Anfinson, P. Audet, B. Coakley, V. Ershova, J. I. Faleide, S.-A. Grundvåg, S.-A. Grundvåg, R. K. Horota, K. Iyer, J. Janocha, J. Janocha, M. Jones, M. Jones, A. Minakov, M. Odlum, A. Sartell, A. Sartell, A. Schaeffer, D. Stockli, M. A. Vander Kloet, M. A. Vander Kloet, C. Gaina

“…These unique factors provide a foundation from which to teach and explore Arctic geology via the classroom, the laboratory, and the field. UNIS was founded in 1993 as the Norwegian “field university”, offering field-based courses in Arctic geology, geophysics, biology, and technology to students from Norway and abroad.…”
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Vision Target Tracker Based on Incremental Dictionary Learning and Global and Local Classification by Yang Yang, Ming Li, Fuzhong Nian, Huiya Zhao, Yongfeng He

“…Based on sparse representation, a robust global and local classification algorithm for visual target tracking in uncertain environment was proposed in this paper. …”
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Pediatric Posttraumatic Endophthalmitis in China for Twenty Years by Yan Sheng, Wen Sun, Yangshun Gu, Andrzej Grzybowski

“…Pediatric posttraumatic endophthalmitis (PTE) is a rare but serious disease that frequently has a poor visual prognosis. To date, only a few English studies have focused on this disease. …”
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Determination of a New Parameter, Elevated Epiretinal Membrane, by En Face OCT as a Prognostic Factor for Pars Plana Vitrectomy and Safer Epiretinal Membrane Peeling by Mitrofanis Pavlidis, Ilias Georgalas, Norbert Körber

“…Corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) and central foveal thickness (CFT) were evaluated preoperatively and at 12 months postoperatively. …”
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Designing smartphone-based cognitive assessments for schizophrenia: Perspectives from a multisite study by Aishwarya Raje, Abhijit R. Rozatkar, Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta, Ritu Shrivastava, Ameya Bondre, Manaal Amir Ahmad, Anshika Malviya, Yogendra Sen, Deepak Tugnawat, Anant Bhan, Tamonud Modak, Nabagata Das, Srilakshmi Nagendra, Erlend Lane, Juan Castillo, John A. Naslund, John Torous, Soumya Choudhary

“…They particularly found the gamified nature of the cognitive tests to be appealing and engaging. …”
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Comparative analysis of upper body postural angles and their association with neck pain in car and motorcycle drivers by Aafreen Aafreen, Abdur Raheem Khan, Ashfaque Khan, Ausaf Ahmad, Monira I. Aldhahi, Weam Okab Alsalem, Mohammed M Alshehri, Almutasim Billa Moafa, Ahmed Ghazwani, Mohammad Abu Shaphe

“…Conclusion: This study found that both car and motorcycle drivers had distinct upper-body postural angles and neck pain levels. …”
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COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS AFTER STROKE by N. G. Katayeva, N. A. Kornetov, E. V. Karavayeva, V. A. Chistyakova, A. M. Eliseyeva

“…Impaired visual image recognition and lower visual voluntary attention were detected in patients with prior stroke in the anterior and posterior cerebral arteries.…”
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BOLD-Perfusion Coupling during Monocular and Binocular Stimulation by Claudine Gauthier, Richard D. Hoge

“…In the present study, we sought to test this hypothesis by measuring BOLD-perfusion coupling ratios in spatially averaged signals over V1 during monocular and binocular visual stimulation. It was found that, although withholding input to one eye resulted in statistically significant decreases in BOLD and perfusion signals in primary visual cortex, the ratio between BOLD and perfusion increases did not change significantly. …”
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EXPRESSION OF mRNAS FOR CHEMOKINES AND CHEMOKINE RECEPTORS IN THE SKIN FROM PATIENTS WITH PSORIASIS by A. S. Beltiukova, K. A. Syssoev, T. N. Il’ina, T. G. Shemerovskaya, M. M. Hobeish, K. N. Monakhov, Areg A. Totolian

“…In cases with PASI values < 10, an increased expression of the following genes was revealed for CCL11/eotaxin (p = 0.03), CXCR1 (р = 0.008), CXCR2 (р = 0.0006) in virtually intact skin and affected skin areas, as well as increased gene expression of CCL24/eotaxin 2 (p = 0.009), CCL5/RANTES (p = 0.05) in visually normal skin.With PASI values of 10 to 20, an increased gene expression was found for CCL11/eotaxin (p = 0.005), CCL24/eotaxin 2 (p = 0.02), CCL5/RANTES (p = 0.01), CXCR1 (р = 0.0009), CXCR2 (р = 0.002) in skin biopsies from visually healthy and affected skin, as well as increased expression CXCL8 (IL-8) (p = 0.005) in visually normal skin. …”
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Multimodal communication in a noisy environment: a case study of the Bornean rock frog Staurois parvus. by T Ulmar Grafe, Doris Preininger, Marc Sztatecsny, Rosli Kasah, J Maximilian Dehling, Sebastian Proksch, Walter Hödl

“…We report the use of multiple solutions to improve signal perception in the acoustic and visual modality by the Bornean rock frog, Staurois parvus. …”
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Automatic multisensory integration follows subjective confidence rather than objective performance by Yi Gao, Kai Xue, Brian Odegaard, Dobromir Rahnev

“…We found that the high-energy visual stimuli influenced the auditory motion judgments more strongly than the low-energy visual stimuli, consistent with their higher confidence but contrary to their lower accuracy. …”
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