The role of stress in absenteeism: cortisol responsiveness among patients on long-term sick leave. by Henrik B Jacobsen, Johan Håkon Bjørngaard, Karen W Hara, Petter C Borchgrevink, Astrid Woodhouse, Nils Inge Landrø, Anette Harris, Tore C Stiles

“…Participants wore heart rate monitors and filled out Visual Analogue Scales during the TSST-G.<h4>Results</h4>Our participants presented a low cortisol variation, with mixed model analyses showing a maximal increase in free saliva cortisol of 26% (95% CI, 0.21-0.32). …”
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Adalimumab-induced optic neuropathy in a patient with Behçet’s syndrome by Sofia Miranda, Daniel Calado, Joana Rua, Fernando Salvador

“…A 37-year-old woman with a diagnosis of Behçet’s syndrome, treated with colchicine and prednisolone, maintained low disease activity for a period of 10 years, after which, she developed a new episode of anterior uveitis. …”
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Projection and assessment of future droughts in Iowa: developing a machine learning model and an interactive application by Ingrid Cintura, Antonio Arenas

“…Moreover, this research developed an interactive application for visualizing future drought conditions in Iowa. This tool aids users in making informed water management decisions by providing stakeholders with detailed visualizations and technical information.…”
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Barriers to compliance with the use of free-of-cost spectacles prescribed through door-to-door screening of children in urban slums of Delhi by Vaisakhi Prasannan, Shalinder Sabherwal, Shailja Tibrewal, Zeeshan Siddiqui, Atanu Majumdar, Suma Ganesh

“…Purpose: Compliance with spectacles provided during school eye-screening programs has been low. The aim of this study was to assess compliance to free-spectacles provided to children via a door-to-door screening model and to ascertain the reasons for non-compliance. …”
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Comprehensive insights into cytomegalovirus anterior segment infections: A narrative review by Yih-Shiou Hwang, Po-Yi Wu, Eugene Yu-Chuan Kang, Wei-Chi Wu, Linda Yi-Hsing Chen, Chi-Chun Lai, Kyung Seek Choi

“…While highly effective, PCR can yield false negatives with low viral loads. Clinical judgment remains crucial, alongside PCR results. …”
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A Quality-Centered Analysis of Eye Tracking Data in Foveated Rendering by Thorsten Roth, Martin Weier, André Hinkenjann, Yongmin Li, Philipp Slusallek

“…Especially, foveated rendering has great potential when certain requirements have to be fulfilled, like low-latency rendering to cope with high display refresh rates. …”
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FCA-STNet: Spatiotemporal Growth Prediction and Phenotype Extraction from Image Sequences for Cotton Seedlings by Yiping Wan, Bo Han, Pengyu Chu, Qiang Guo, Jingjing Zhang

“…To address the limitations of the existing cotton seedling growth prediction methods in field environments, specifically, poor representation of spatiotemporal features and low visual fidelity in texture rendering, this paper proposes an algorithm for the prediction of cotton seedling growth from images based on FCA-STNet. …”
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A reversible and robust hybrid image steganography framework using radon transform and integer lifting wavelet transform by B. M. El-den, Walid Raslan

“…The system exhibits exceptional robustness, with a Bit Error Rate (BER) as low as 0.0017 under scaling distortions, representing a 30% reduction compared to state-of-the-art methods. …”
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Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors: Interaction Issues in Patients with Glaucoma and Arterial Hypertension. Review by S. I. Makogon, D. I. Ivanova, A. L. Onishchenko

“…Glaucoma is the main cause of blindness and visual impairment, as well as the main cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. …”
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Assessing Previous Strategies and Presenting a Novel Smart Glasses to Enhance Adherence to Amblyopia Therapy in Children by Aljohani S

“…Educational interventions, such as cartoons and motivational tools, show promise in improving adherence, especially in low-adherence populations, but their long-term effectiveness has yet to be established. …”
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From motion to meaning: understanding students’ seating preferences in libraries through PIR-enabled machine learning and explainable AI by Gizem Izmir Tunahan, Goksu Tuysuzoglu, Hector Altamirano

“…Findings reveal that seating behavior is shaped not by individual factors but by two dominant dimensions: (1) environmental controllability, including access to personal lighting and fresh air, and (2) distraction management, characterized by quiet surroundings, visual privacy, and low-stimulation workspace finishes. …”
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Web service with machine learning model for airspace monitoring by A. D. Popov

“…Conclusion. Separation of the visual part of the service will allow for distributed deployment of the server part, increasing flexibility and scalability. …”
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Handwritten W-Net for High-Frequency Guided Single-Image Super-Resolution by Xiang Yang, Chen Fang, Xiaolan Xie, Minggang Dong

“…Super-resolution (SR) imaging involves converting low-resolution images into corresponding high-resolution data in specific scenarios. …”
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A Semi-Automated RGB-Based Method for Wildlife Crop Damage Detection Using QGIS-Integrated UAV Workflow by Sebastian Banaszek, Michał Szota

“…The highest concentration of damage occurred in the “moderate” and “low” vigor zones. Final products included vigor classification maps, binary damage masks, and summary reports in HTML and DOCX formats with visualizations and statistical data. …”
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Regulation of diel locomotor activity and retinal responses of Anopheles stephensi by ingested histamine and serotonin is temperature- and infection-dependent. by Kevin O Ochwedo, Xiaodi Wang, Nora Céspedes, Ronald E Bentil, Ryan Wild, Emily Hernandez, Amy Hernandez, Hannah L Kaylor, Yared Debebe, Jyotishka Datta, Michael A Robert, Jeffrey A Riffell, Edwin E Lewis, Shirley Luckhart

“…Disrupting behaviors linked to movement of primary mosquito vectors, such as diel locomotor activity and visual sensitivity, is a novel and plausible malaria control intervention. …”
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Nystagmus in Childhood by Eleni Papageorgiou, Rebecca J. McLean, Irene Gottlob

“…IN can be idiopathic or associated to albinism, retinal disease, low vision, or visual deprivation in early life, for example due to congenital cataracts, optic nerve hypoplasia, and retinal dystrophies, or it can be part of neurological syndromes and neurologic diseases. …”
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Outcomes of MyoRing Implantation in Eyes with Keratoconus in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: “A Single-Arm Cohort Study” by Yousef Saad Alshammari, Abdulaziz Ismail Al Somali

“…The cases were assessed before and 6 months after surgery. Uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), spherical equivalent (SE), central corneal thickness (CCT), and corneal curvature (Kmean) were noted and measured before and 6 months after the intervention. …”
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Mitigating Transmission Errors: A Forward Error Correction-Based Framework for Enhancing Objective Video Quality by Muhammad Babar Imtiaz, Rabia Kamran

“…In video transmission, maintaining high visual quality under variable network conditions, including bandwidth and efficiency, is essential for optimal viewer experience. …”
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Generative Adversarial Network-Based Lightweight High-Dynamic-Range Image Reconstruction Model by Gustavo de Souza Ferreti, Thuanne Paixão, Ana Beatriz Alvarez

“…In this context, this paper presents a lightweight architecture for reconstructing HDR images from three Low-Dynamic-Range inputs. The proposed model is based on Generative Adversarial Networks and replaces traditional convolutions with depthwise separable convolutions, reducing the number of parameters while maintaining high visual quality and minimizing luminance artifacts. …”
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Effects of COVID-19 on the contrast sensitivity by G.M. Silva, J.J.S Souto, T. Fernandes, G.S. Souza, M.J.O. de Andrade, N.A. dos Santos

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate CSF at low, medium, and high spatial frequencies in individuals with and without a history of COVID-19. …”
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