Cross-country comparative analysis of climate resilience and localized mapping in data-sparse regions by Ronald Katende

“…IntroductionClimate resilience varies substantially across low-income countries (LICs), with agriculture often being the most vulnerable sector. …”
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LoRA Fusion: Enhancing Image Generation by Dooho Choi, Jeonghyeon Im, Yunsick Sung

“…Recent advancements in low-rank adaptation (LoRA) have shown its effectiveness in fine-tuning diffusion models for generating images tailored to new downstream tasks. …”
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Anxiety, fears and fear-avoidance beliefs and therapeutic outcome after lumbar microdiscectomy by Slobodan Pantelinac, Dušica Simić-Panić, Gordana Devečerski, Snežana Tomašević Todorović

“…Th e following questionnaires were used in the study: Spielberger Anxiety Inventory-State and Trait; Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (Physical activity and Work); for intensity of pain, visual analog scale and Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire. …”
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Psychological distance affects real movements in virtual reality: distance to food in anorexia nervosa by Mechteld M. van den Hoek Ostende, Giulia Brizzi, Valentina Meregalli, Philipp A. Schroeder, Enrico Collantoni

“…Still, stringent comparisons of avoidance behaviors in relation to calorie dense foods, low-calorie food and abstract (amodal) food cues are required to better understand the underlying mechanisms. …”
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Effect of Intradermal Sterile Water Injection on Labor Experiences: A Randomized Controlled Study by Rojjin Mamuk, Nevin Hotun Şahin

“…In the study, the baseline low back pain score (>7) was determined with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) in the ISWI group and then 0.1 mL sterile water made to form 4 small blebs 1 over each posterior superior iliac spine and 2 others placed 3 cm below and 1 cm medial to each of the first sites (Michaelis Rhomboid). …”
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Full-endoscopic decompression surgery in the treatment of elderly patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis by Shangjv Gao, Lifang Shi, Can Cao, Jingchao Wei, Wenjie Lv, Wenyi Li

“…General data including age, sex, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, surgical segment, preoperative visual analogue scale (VAS) for low back pain and leg pain, and preoperative Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) were compared between the two groups. …”
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Planning and construction of Xiong'an New Area (city of over 5 million people): Contributions of China's geologists and urban geology by Bo Han, Zhen Ma, Liang-jun Lin, Hong-wei Liu, Yi-hang Gao, Yu-bo Xia, Hai-tao Li, Xu Guo, Feng Ma, Yu-shan Wang, Ya-long Zhou, Hong-qiang Li

“…The future urban construction of Xiong'an New Area will necessitate the theoretical and technical support of earth system science (ESS) from various aspects, and the purpose is to enhance the resilience of the new type of city and to provide support for the green, low-carbon, and sustainable development of this area.…”
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Comparison of Guided Exercise and Self-Paced Exercise After Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Seong Son, Han Byeol Park, Kyeong Sik Kong, Byung Rhae Yoo, Woo Kyung Kim, Jae Ang Sim

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Effective Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in the Elderly: A One-Year Cohort Study of Oxygen–Ozone Therapy Under CT Guidance Combined with Alpha Lipoic Acid, Palmitoylethanolami... by Matteo Bonetti, Michele Frigerio, Gian Maria Ottaviani, Giannantonio Pellicanò, Alessio Zambello, Mario Muto, Francesco Carinci, Federico Maffezzoni

“…Clinical outcomes were assessed at one month and one year post-treatment using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and the modified McNab method. …”
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Development of an Exercise Rehabilitation Functional Group for Individualized Exercise After Lumbar Spine Surgery by Seong Son, Han Byeol Park, Chan Jong Yoo, Moon-Hee Kim, Byung Rhae Yoo, Jae Ang Sim

“…Key metrics included lumbar spine ROM (mean 74.24 ± 25.30°), trunk muscle strength (mean 15.71 ± 5.14 kg), trunk muscle endurance (mean 95.80 ± 35.66 s), whole-body flexibility (mean 3.30 ± 10.65 cm), cardiopulmonary capability (mean 433.91 ± 118.75 m), gait with affected single leg (mean 36.26 ± 5.98%), single-leg balance (median 13.60 s), coordination capability (mean 8.21 ± 3.23 s), EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level score (mean 9.39 ± 4.17), and visual analog scale for low back pain (mean 3.78 ± 2.55). …”
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Steroid versus steroid plus ozone during posterior epiduroscopy in the treatment of lumbar herniated disc: results of a 1-year follow-up study by Derya Bayram, Dostali Aliyev, İbrahim Aşık

“…Abstract Background Ozone has recently been employed in the treatment of low back pain which is a prevalent cause of disability in the population. …”
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Infrared Small Target Detection via Modified Fast Saliency and Weighted Guided Image Filtering by Yi Cui, Tao Lei, Guiting Chen, Yunjing Zhang, Gang Zhang, Xuying Hao

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Integrated Lighting and Solar Shading Strategies for Energy Efficiency, Daylighting and User Comfort in a Library Design Proposal by Egemen Kaymaz, Banu Manav

“…The study examines a future library addition to an existing faculty building in Bursa, featuring highly glazed façades (77% southwest, 81% northeast window-to-wall ratio), an open-plan layout, and situated within an unobstructed low-rise campus environment. Trade-offs between daylight availability, heating, cooling, lighting energy use, and visual and thermal comfort are evaluated through integrated lighting (DIALux Evo), climate-based daylight (CBDM), and energy simulations (DesignBuilder, EnergyPlus, Radiance). …”
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D3L-SLAM: A Comprehensive Hybrid Simultaneous Location and Mapping System with Deep Keypoint, Deep Depth, Deep Pose, and Line Detection by Hao Qu, Congrui Wang, Yangfan Xu, Lilian Zhang, Xiaoping Hu, Changhao Chen

“…By leveraging deep keypoints, which are more resilient to lighting variations, our system improves the robustness of visual SLAM. We further enhance perception in low-texture areas by incorporating line features in the front-end and mitigate scale degradation with learned depth estimates. …”
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Analysis of Calls to Vision Rehabilitation Center during COVID-19 by Abhijeet Beniwal, Suraj Singh Senjam

“…This paper reported various reasons given by the callers who were visually disabled to the hotline of visual rehabilitation services during the lockdown period. …”
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A clinical case report of left homonymous hemianopia by Nishanee Rampersad, Shivani Naipal, Ashtaleena Bhawanibik, Siyathemba Andile Skam

“…Conclusion: The presence of HH affects functional vision and quality of life, and may be managed using peripheral prism spectacles to improve awareness of objects on the affected side of the visual field. Contribution: This case report demonstrates the potential of rehabilitation efforts using peripheral prism spectacles and training, at this university-based low vision eye clinic, to improve functional vision and quality of life in individuals with HH.…”
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Small Object Tracking in LiDAR Point Clouds: Learning the Target-Awareness Prototype and Fine-Grained Search Region by Shengjing Tian, Yinan Han, Xiantong Zhao, Xiuping Liu

“…Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) point clouds are an essential perception modality for artificial intelligence systems like autonomous driving and robotics, where the ubiquity of small objects in real-world scenarios substantially challenges the visual tracking of small targets amidst the vastness of point cloud data. …”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Perceptual Learning and Video Game Training for Adults with Monocular Amblyopia by Xiaolu Ming, Gantian Huang, Xiaohang Chen, Meng Liao, Longqian Liu

“…Quality assessment revealed that 78% of studies had a low risk of bias. The analysis showed a statistically significant standardized mean difference (SMD) of −0.68 in the experimental group compared with controls, indicating an improvement in visual acuity (P < 0.05). …”
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‘Photodynamic therapy light’: An enhanced treatment protocol for actinic keratoses with minimal pain and optimal clinical outcome by combining laser-assisted low irradiance PDT wit... by Martin T. Braun, Kelly Del Tredici, Anna Wölling, Luitgard Wiest

“…Methods: Laser-assisted low irradiance PDT (li-PDT) was performed beginning in 2014. …”
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Quantification of Estrogen Receptor-Alpha Expression in Human Breast Carcinomas With a Miniaturized, Low-Cost Digital Microscope: A Comparison with a High-End Whole Slide-Scanner. by Oscar Holmström, Nina Linder, Mikael Lundin, Hannu Moilanen, Antti Suutala, Riku Turkki, Heikki Joensuu, Jorma Isola, Vinod Diwan, Johan Lundin

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>A significant barrier to medical diagnostics in low-resource environments is the lack of medical care and equipment. …”
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