A Comparison of Quantitative Pupillometry and VOMS in Division 1 Female Soccer Players by John Duane Heick

“…A post hoc Dunn test showed significant differences in constriction percentage and minimum pupil size between low NPi and high NPi groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). One athlete sustained a concussion. …”
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Spatial modeling of human potential in the Republic of Bashkortostan by I. A. Lakman, A. V. Gorshechnikova, N. K. Shamsutdinova, V. B. Prudnikov

“…A number of municipalities form, however, a cluster of territories with a low level of human development. These areas are mainly located in the Northeast of the Republic. …”
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Water quality assessment in Réghaïa (North of Algeria) lake basin by using traditional approach and water quality indices by Farouk Bouhezila, Hocine Hacene, Mohamed Aichouni

“…Surface Water Quality Evaluation System (SW-QES) was used to visualize the temporal evolution of available data from 1978 to 2017. …”
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Does incidental durotomy affect clinical outcome in patients with lumbar degenerative diseases after posterior open lumbar interbody fusion? a multicenter observational study by Zhendong Huan, Linkai Lei

“…Primary outcome measure was the length of hospital stay (LOS), while secondary outcome measures were 30-day readmission rate; hospital costs; postoperative visual analog scale (VAS) scores for low back pain (LBP) and leg pain (LP) at 1 day, 3, 7, and 15 days, 1 month, 3, 6, and 12 months; and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) at 1 month, 3, 6, and 12 months. …”
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Advances in the recombinase polymerase amplification platform for urogenital schistosomiasis diagnosis (ShDraI-RPA) towards implementation at the point-of-care by Silvia G. Mesquita, Owain Donnelly, John Archer, Elena B. Lugli, Bonnie Webster

“…Sample preparations were explored to develop a simple, rapid and low resource methodology that would complement the ShDraI-RPA platform when used in remote settings. …”
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Preservative free travoprost and timolol fixed combination in the initial treatment of primary glaucoma: an assessment of hypotensive efficiency and safety by S. Yu. Petrov, L. V. Yakubova, L. V. Vasilenkova, O. M. Filippova, A. N. Zhuravleva, V. I. Kotelin

“…Travapress Duo is characterized by a low level of local side effects and can be recommended for both for the initial and long-term therapy of primary glaucoma of developed and advanced stages.…”
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Estimation of Pressure Pain in the Lower Limbs Using Electrodermal Activity, Tissue Oxygen Saturation, and Heart Rate Variability by Youngho Kim, Seonggeon Pyo, Seunghee Lee, Changeon Park, Sunghyuk Song

“…Multiple linear regression models were used to predict VAS and pressure, and five machine learning models (SVM, Logistic Regression, Random Forest, MLP, KNN) were applied to classify pain levels (no pain: VAS 0, low: VAS 1–3, moderate: VAS 4–6, high: VAS 7–10) and pressure intensity. …”
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Swallowed Topical Tacrolimus Induces Clinical and Histological Remission in a Subset of Patients with Severe Lymphocytic Esophagitis by Alain Schoepfer, Sofia Asikainen, Luc Biedermann, Andrea Kreienbuehl, Anne Godat, Corina Dommann, Alex Straumann, Thomas Greuter

“… Introduction: Lymphocytic esophagitis (LyE) represents a chronic inflammatory disease of the esophagus with low response rates to topical steroids. Thus, novel treatment options such as swallowed topical tacrolimus, particularly for refractory cases, are urgently needed. …”
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A heuristic mixed real-time task allocation of virtual utilization in multi-core processor by Hongbiao Liu, Mengfei Yang, Tingyu Wang, Chenghao Song, Shenghui Zhu, Xi Chen

“…In addition, we also develop a visual multi-core mixed task scheduling simulator RT-MCSS (open source) to facilitate the design and verification of multi-core scheduling for users. …”
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Systematic review on barriers and enablers for access to diabetic retinopathy screening services in different income settings. by Mapa Mudiyanselage Prabhath Nishantha Piyasena, Gudlavalleti Venkata S Murthy, Jennifer L Y Yip, Clare Gilbert, Maria Zuurmond, Tunde Peto, Iris Gordon, Suwin Hewage, Sureshkumar Kamalakannan, Sureshkumar Kamalakannan

“…<h4>Background</h4>Diabetic retinopathy (DR) can lead to visual impairment and blindness if not detected and treated in time. …”
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A Custom Deep Learning Architecture with Image Augmentation for Intelligent Gastrointestinal Tract Tissue Classification by Wieczorek Michał, Wojtas Natalia, Wituła Roman, Krawczyk Aleksandra, Rycerz Karol

“…Because of this, an automatic system able to perform such classification in a fraction of a second and with high accuracy can be helpful in such cases, especially considering the low cost of adding that solution to the current workflow. …”
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SPECIES COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE AND CARBON STOCKS OF DEADWOOD OF THE «KOLOGRIVSKY LES» NATURE RESERVE FORESTS AFTER THE CATASTROPHIC WINDTHROW OF 2021 by A. V. Lebedev, N. V. Ivanova, D. Yu. Gosteva, V. V. Gostev, I. G. Krinitsyn, M. P. Shashkov

“…Trunks of the first decomposition stage were dominated in structure of deadwood in the even-aged fir-spruce, spruce, birch, and aspen stands, while the fraction of other stages was relatively low. Birch and aspen showed the highest resistance to storm winds, while spruce was less resistant. …”
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Minimally invasive surgical treatment for temporomandibular joint in patients with various rheumatic diseases by A. Yu. Drobyshev, I. D. Zaslavsky, T. V. Dubinina, A. N. Kuznetsov, D. V. Shipika

“…Minimally invasive TMJ surgery in patients with RDs is effective and associated with the low frequency of postoperative complications and exacerbations of RDs. …”
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Periorbital necrotizing fasciitis: the Manchester experience by Abigail Hopkins, Jonathan K. Y. Ng, Jae Yee Ku, Adam Bull, Qistina Pilson, Anne Cook

“…A high index of clinical suspicion for PONF using the LRINEC score and other parameters combined with a low threshold for treatment should be maintained, especially in high-risk groups. …”
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Evaluation framework for the generation of continental bare surface reflectance composites by Paul Karlshoefer, Pablo d’Angelo, Jonas Eberle, Uta Heiden

“…It is demonstrated that a linear combination of two spectral indices complemented with a regional threshold dataset keep the complexity of threshold data sets low while performing well across Europe. The results also show that regionalization is as crucial as the choice of the index itself. …”
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Development and validation of a novel classification for characterizing degenerative spondylolisthesis of lumbar spine by Yuqiaoi Li, Chong Zhao, Yonghao Wu, Shuaiqi Zhu, Haiying Liu, Shuai Xu

“…The quality-of life scales contained visual analog scales of low back pain (VAS-LBP) and leg pain (VAS-LP) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). …”
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Amalric choroidal infarction, retinal artery occlusion, and ischemic optic neuropathy: Delayed presentations of traumatic internal carotid artery dissection by Pavinee Tangkitchot, Kittisak Unsrisong, Janejit Choovuthayakorn

“…On the day the patient reported with vision problem, an ophthalmic examination of the affected eye revealed visual acuity of no perception of light (NPL), restriction of extraocular movement, and relative afferent pupillary defect. …”
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Local Pyramid Vision Transformer: Millimeter-Wave Radar Gesture Recognition Based on Transformer with Integrated Local and Global Awareness by Zhaocheng Wang, Guangxuan Hu, Shuo Zhao, Ruonan Wang, Hailong Kang, Feng Luo

“…A millimeter-wave radar is widely accepted by the public due to its low susceptibility to interference, such as changes in light, and the protection of personal privacy. …”
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IMAGE PROCESSING MODELS AND METHODS RESEARCH AND WAYS OF IMPROVING MARKER RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES IN ADDED REALITY SYSTEMS by Nataliia Bolohova, Igor Ruban

“…At segmentation stages, it is expedient to use genetic algorithms based on the best indicators of proper segmentation and low processing time, but it is necessary to develop functions that are appropriate for the format of the markers. …”
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Different Species of Bats: Genomics, Transcriptome, and Immune Repertoire by Huifang Wang, Hao Zhou, Xinsheng Yao

“…What makes bats unique are their biological traits: a tolerance to zoonotic infections without getting clinical symptoms, long lifespans, a low incidence of tumors, and a high metabolism. …”
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