Effects of Pipemidic Acid, Phenazopyridine HCL and Sodium Diclofenac on Pain Perception Following Endoscopic Urological Surgery: Double-blinded Randomized-Controlled Trial by Prahara Yuri, Zulfikar Ali, Nur Rasyid, Ponco Birowo

“…Aim: to evaluate the analgesic effect, the side effects and the safety of analgesics following endoscopic urological procedure. Methods: eighty patients who underwent endoscopic urological surgery at Kardinah Hospital, Tegal from June to July 2015 were divided into four groups. …”
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Taurine Could Affect the Progression of Age-related Cataract: A Single-arm Pre-post Intervention Study by Atheer Zgair, Zeina Al-Sabti, Thakir Mohsin

“…Background: Oxidative stress is the principal contributor to the pathogenesis and progression of age-related cataract (ARC), the most prevalent type of cataract.Objectives: The current study was designed to evaluate the therapeutic potential of taurine to prevent the progression of the nuclear subtype of ARC.Material and Methods: In total, 61 participants, 115 eyes with the grade I or II nuclear subtype of ARC, were included in this single-arm, open-label, pre-post intervention clinical trial. …”
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Comparison of Ultrasound-guided Intra-articular Injection of Platelet-rich Plasma and Triamcinolone Acetonide in the Reduction of Pain and Functional Improvement in Primary Temporo... by Shruti Pandey, Longjam Nilachandra Singh, Akoijam Joy Singh, Monica Moirangthem, S. U. Priyanka

“…Objective: This study aimed to compare the efficacy of ultrasound-guided PRP and triamcinolone acetonide injections in reducing pain and functional improvement in patients with primary TMJ OA. Materials and Methods: A randomised controlled trial was conducted in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, from August 2022 to July 2024. …”
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Short-term impacts of TV viewing on executive functions in children with reading difficulties: an eye tracking study by Zahra Babaei, Sara Arian Namazi, Saeid Sadeghi

“…Methods Forty-seven boys aged 7.5–9.5 years (23 RD, 24 TD) completed eye-tracking’s anti-saccade (inhibitory control) and gap tasks (visual attention) before and immediately after viewing a fantastical or realistic TV program. …”
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Rituximab Monotherapy versus Rituximab and Bortezomib Combination Therapy for Treatment of Non-paraneoplastic Autoimmune Retinopathy by Arash Maleki, Amanda Colombo, Sydney Look-Why, BA; Peter Y Chang, Stephen D Anesi, Stephen D Anesi

“…Abstract Purpose: To study whether rituximab and bortezomib combination therapy is more effective than rituximab monotherapy in the treatment of non-paraneoplastic autoimmune retinopathy (npAIR). Methods: Retrospective case series involving six patients with npAIR, taking either rituximab and bortezomib combination therapy (three cases) or rituximab monotherapy (one case and two historical patients). …”
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Examining attentional avoidance in post-traumatic stress disorder: an exploratory ‘Face in the Crowd’ paradigm using eye-tracking by Wivine Blekic, Mandy Rossignol, Fabien D’Hondt

“…The FiC task was chosen to explore specific responses to emotional stimuli within a competitive visual environment, thus providing insights into visual search patterns. …”
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The influence of shift work on the psychomotor capabilities of emergency medicine residents by Mehrnoosh Aligholi Zahraie, Farshid Alaedini, Pooya Payandemehr, Soheil Saadat, Mehran Sotoodehnia, Maryam Bahreini

“…We assessed the effect of shift work on psychomotor activities of emergency medicine residents of 3 university hospitals. Methods The participants were enrolled to perform selected psychomotor tests via the Vienna test system (VTS) after written consent. …”
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The effects of transitioning from SITA-Standard to SITA-Fast or SITA-Faster on sensitivities below the measurement floor by Chris Bradley, Alex Pham, Jithin Yohannan

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The Brain Activation of Two Motor Imagery Strategies in a Mental Rotation Task by Cancan Wang, Yuxuan Yang, Kewei Sun, Yifei Wang, Xiuchao Wang, Xufeng Liu

“…<b>Background:</b> Motor imagery includes visual imagery and kinesthetic imagery, which are two strategies that exist for mental rotation and are currently widely studied. …”
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Nondestructive freshness recognition of chicken breast meat based on deep learning by Rui Jian, Guangbo Li, Xie Jun, Guolong Shi

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Impact of diversity representation in art on pre-health professions students’ sense of belonging: A randomized experimental study by Natasha Chugh, Kain Kim, Margot Kelly-Hedrick, Margaret S. Chisolm, Kamna S. Balhara

“…Methods Twenty-eight pre-health professions students at one large undergraduate academic institution were randomized to one of two study groups. …”
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Effect of low-level laser therapy on inflammatory sequеlae of impacted mandibular third molar surgery: A single-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial by Shehab Ahmed Hamad

“…The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of Low- level laser irradiation in controlling these sequеlae. Material and Methods — This randomized, single-blinded, split-mouth pilot study was carried out at the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, university affiliated hospital, Erbil, Iraq. …”
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A Clinical Study on Functional Outcome of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy under Local Anesthesia by Suryansh Nema, Varun Kumar Agarwal

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional outcomes following percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) under local anesthesia for lumbar disc herniations. Materials and Methods: This interventional study was conducted between November 2020 and October 2021 in our Orthopaedics Department after the clearance of the Ethical Committee. …”
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Global trends of laser bone ablation: bibliometric analysis of publications from 1979 to 2023 by Kai-Jun Zhang, Qi Liu, Qi Liu, Teng Zhang, Anjie Shen, Wei Han, Wei Han, Jinqi Li, Bin Zhao, Bin Zhao, Junqiang Wang, Junqiang Wang, Junqiang Wang

“…ObjectivesThe objective of the bibliometric analysis was to quantify and identify the current status and trends of laser bone ablation research from 1979 to 2023.Materials and methodsThe Web of Science (WOS) core collection database was used to search for articles on laser bone ablation published from 1979 to 2023. …”
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The Application of Eye Movement Registration Systems in the Assessment of Visuospatial Memory in Preschool Children by Elizaveta A. Panfilova, Margarita S. Aslanova, Sergey V. Leonov, Pavel Yu. Sukhochev, Evgeny A. Sedogin, Irina S. Polikanova

“…The integration of objective methods with the classical ones is a wide-spread trend, allowing to detect signs of disorders at early stages. …”
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A Retrospective Comparative Performance Analysis of Multifocal Eyecryl Actv IOL and the World&rsquo;s First Progressive Polyfocal Autofocus Pro IOL by Morya AK, Nishant P, Singh A, Sinha S, Shah RC

“…Ahmedabad, India) at the first and sixth weeks after implantation in Indian eyes.Patients and Methods: A retrospective nonrandomized, comparative study was conducted based on hospital records of patients operated for cataract between January 2019 and January 2021 with bilateral implantation of one of the two presbyopia-correcting IOLs. …”
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Changes of eye’s functions among patients with age-related macular degeneration during the use of vitamin D medications by T. M. Komarova, O. P. Vitovska, Yu. I. Komisarenko, Sibylle K. Scholtz

“…Supplemental vitamin D did not significantly improve visual acuity, but slowed the deterioration of contrast sensitivity. …”
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Efficacy of light-transmitting eye shields for wound dressing in preventing pediatric emergence agitation following bilateral strabismus surgeries: a randomized clinical trial by Rui Zhang, Ting Huang, Peiting Fan, Zhubin Xie, Yanling Zhu, Xiaoliang Gan

“…Methods We randomly assigned 70 preschool children undergoing bilateral strabismus surgery to receive either light-transmitting (LT group, n = 35) or medical gauze (MG group, n = 35) eye shields upon the completion of surgery. …”
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Comparative analysis of clinical characteristics of symptomatic pituitary adenomas in elderly patients: a consecutive series of 114 patients by Run Wang, Xiaodi Han, Cheng Xie, Qinghua Zhang, Liang Kan, Sheng Han

“…Their common preoperative symptoms included vision impairment, followed by headache and vomiting, and visual field defect. The milder the preoperative visual impairment, the greater the possibility of post-operative visual improvement (P=0.001). …”
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Real-World Healthcare Resource Utilization, Healthcare Costs, and Injurious Falls Among Elderly Patients with Geographic Atrophy by Sarda SP, Germain G, Mahendran M, Klimek J, Cheng WY, Luo R, Duh MS

“…Sujata P Sarda,1 Guillaume Germain,2 Malena Mahendran,3 Jacob Klimek,3 Wendy Y Cheng,3 Roger Luo,1 Mei Sheng Duh3 1Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Waltham, MA, USA; 2Groupe d’analyse, Ltée, Montreal, Québec, Canada; 3Analysis Group, Inc, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence: Guillaume Germain, Vice President, Analysis Group, Inc, 1190 avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Suite 1500, Montréal, QC, H3B 0G7, Canada, Tel +1-514-394-4446, Email guillaume.germain@analysisgroup.comPurpose: This study assessed the clinical and economic burden of geographic atrophy (GA) using real-world data from elderly patients with Medicare Advantage plans in the United States.Patients and Methods: A retrospective cohort design of patients with GA only, GA + visual impairment (GA + VI), GA + blindness (GA + B), and patients without GA were identified using administrative healthcare claims data from Optum Clinformatics Data Mart. …”
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