Riding the hilltop: practical implementation and assessment of an implicit hilltop illusion by Carole-Anne Vollette, Christopher J. Bockisch, Christopher J. Bockisch, Giovanni Bertolini, Giovanni Bertolini

“…Passive motions can lead to conflicting combinations of visual and vestibular signals that can have a tremendous impact on our ability to navigate and comprehend the world. …”
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Altered inter-hemispheric and intra-hemispheric functional connectivity dynamics in male cigarette smokers by Mengzhe Zhang, Huiyu Huang, Xiaoyu Niu, Jinghan Dang, Jieping Sun, Qiuying Tao, Weijian Wang, Shaoqiang Han, Jingliang Cheng, Yong Zhang

“…Results We found shared dFCD variability in visual cortex of bilateral hemispheres among all smokers. …”
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Reactivity to Smoking Cues in a Social Context: Virtual Reality Experiment by Katharina Eidenmueller, Sabine Hoffmann, Kornelius Kammler-Sücker, Leonard Wenger, Massimiliano Mazza, Christiane Mühle, Manuel Stenger, Gerrit Meixner, Falk Kiefer, Bernd Lenz

“…Craving was assessed with the Questionnaire of Smoking Urges and a visual analog scale within VR and after each session. …”
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Fractal Phototherapy in Neuroprotection of Glaucoma by M. V. Zueva, M. A. Kovalevskaya, O. V. Donkareva, A. I. Karankevich, I. V. Tsapenko, A. A. Taranov, V. B. Antonyan

“…Purpose: to study the effect of low-intensity fractal light stimulation on the sensitivity in the visual field in patients with suspected glaucoma (SG) and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). …”
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Comparison of the Effects of 20 W and 40 W Electrocautery Power on Postoperative Pain Following Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting in Coronary Bypass Surgery by Ersoy GG

“…However, in Group 1, in patients who hemostasis performed in the inner wall of the thorax with a low cautery power of 20 watts, postoperative pain was statistically significantly lower than in Group 2 in terms of BPS and VAS.Conclusion: After harvesting of the ITA, hemostasis of the thoracic wall with 20 watt low cautery power does not affect the postoperative drainage. …”
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A new journey of fluorescent carbon dots: A shining star in the realm of nucleic acid dyes by Yu Ma, Bin Zhao, Guozhen Yan, Ting Zhou, Zhihua Xu, Zhihan Niu, Zhenghong Xu, Tongtong Zhang, Feng Shi

“…Carbon dots-based nucleic acid dyes, with their low cost, simple synthesis process and high stability, have opened a new path for the field of nucleic acid detection. …”
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SNP‐RFLP Markers for the Study of Arabidopsis lyrata by Michelle Liu, Avery Chambers, Braidy Chambers, Alberto Aleman, Marc Stift, Katya Mamonova, Joanna Freeland, Marcel Dorken

“…Previous studies of its mating system have used microsatellite loci, but low allelic diversity, particularly in self‐compatible populations characterized by low levels of outcrossing, reduces the utility of these markers for more detailed studies. …”
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Etanercept in axial spondyloarthritis – treatment efficacy by I. Z. Gaydukova, O. V. Inamova, R. R. Samigullina, A. L. Chudinov, A. S. Bychkova

“…Discontinuation of treatment in the majority of patients leads to exacerbation of axSpA. At the same time, the low immunogenicity of etanercept allows the resumption of axSpA treatment with a high probability of re-achieving the lost effect with a low probability of secondary ineffectiveness or anaphylaxis.…”
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Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy as a Manifestation of HELLP Syndrome by Boby Varkey Maramattom

“…Visual complications in HELLP are usually related to cortical blindness. …”
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Routing Protocols Performance on 6LoWPAN IoT Networks by Pei Siang Chia, Noor Hisham Kamis, Siti Fatimah Abdul Razak, Sumendra Yogarayan, Warusia Yassin, Mohd Faizal Abdollah

“…IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN) are specifically designed for applications that require lower data rates and reduced power consumption in wireless internet connectivity. …”
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Study on Lithospheric Tectonic Features of Tianshan and Adjacent Regions and the Genesis Mechanism of the Wushi Ms7.1 Earthquake by Kai Han, Daiqin Liu, Ailixiati Yushan, Wen Shi, Jie Li, Xiangkui Kong, Hao He

“…Earthquakes occur mostly in areas with low values of Te. (2) Medium and strong earthquakes are prone to occur in regions with alternating positive and negative changes in the gravity field during the stage of large-scale reverse adjustment. …”
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Lightweight DeepLabv3+ for Semantic Food Segmentation by Bastián Muñoz, Angela Martínez-Arroyo, Constanza Acevedo, Eduardo Aguilar

“…Advancements in artificial intelligence, particularly in computer vision, have driven the research and development of visual food analysis systems focused primarily on enhancing people’s well-being. …”
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ANALISIS PROSES REPRESENTASI MATEMATIS SISWA SMP DALAM MENYELESAIKAN SOAL HOTS (HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILL) by Dwi Priyo Utomo, Usmiyatun Usmiyatun, Minatun Nadlifah

“…This research concludes that low-level students do not change the representations made into other forms of representation. …”
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FPGA-oriented lightweight multi-modal free-space detection network by Feiyi Fang, Junzhu Mao, Wei Yu, Jianfeng Lu

“…For the feature extractors, we propose a data-dependent filter pruner according to the principle that the low-rank feature map contains less information. …”
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A Feature-Driven Inception Dilated Network for Infrared Image Super-Resolution Reconstruction by Jiaxin Huang, Huicong Wang, Yuhan Li, Shijian Liu

“…Image super-resolution (SR) algorithms based on deep learning yield good visual performances on visible images. Due to the blurred edges and low contrast of infrared (IR) images, methods transferred directly from visible images to IR images have a poor performance and ignore the demands of downstream detection tasks. …”
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Investigation of the effects of combined exercises and self-management education, with and without functional exercises, on pain and functional outcomes in patients with avascular... by Zohreh Gholami, Seyedeh Tahereh Faezi, Elham Madreseh, Raghad Mimar

“…The control group will have 3 weekly sessions of low-intensity exercises (resistance and mobility) without functional exercises. …”
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Validation of Cxbladder® Triage and Monitor as an Adjunct to Urothelial Carcinoma Diagnosis and Surveillance in a Single Centre by Magee D, Tharakan N, Yuiminaga Y

“…It is a non-invasive, accurate and reproducible test that can aid in ruling out UC, specifically for low-risk patients.Keywords: Cxbladder, urine biomarkers, urothelial carcinoma, bladder cancer…”
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Clinical Outcomes of Trans-Sacral Epiduroscopic Laser Decompression (SELD) in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation by Seong Son, Sang Gu Lee, Yong Ahn, Woo Kyung Kim

“…Clinical outcomes were evaluated using the visual analogue scale (VAS) for low back and leg pain and Odom’s criteria. …”
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The effects of prenatal dietary supplements on blood glucose and lipid metabolism in gestational diabetes mellitus patients: A systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol... by Sumanta Saha, Sujata Saha

“…<h4>Background</h4>Several randomized controlled trials (RCT) investigated antenatal dietary supplements' effect on gestational diabetes mellitus patients' fasting plasma glucose levels, glycated hemoglobin levels, homeostasis model assessment of- insulin resistance and β-cell function, quantitative insulin sensitivity check index for glucose, high-, low-, and very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, total cholesterol levels, triglyceride levels, and triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein ratio. …”
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Spatial revitalization and renewal strategies of historic neighborhoods in poor places based on Depthmap–taking Zhengyangguan township neighborhood in Shou County, Huainan City, Ch... by Li Hong, Liwen Sun, Shuowen Feng, Meiling Miao, Xinran Zhu, Aoxue Wang

“…Additionally, highly accessible streets are prohibited from centralized stall activities, and low-cost operational space is under centralized regulation. …”
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