Optimal features assisted multi-attention fusion for robust fire recognition in adverse conditions by Inam Ullah, Nada Alzaben, Yousef Ibrahim Daradkeh, Mi Young Lee

“…Comprehensive experimental evaluation on FD and BoWFire benchmark datasets shows AEFRN’s superiority over SOTA methods, achieving 99.11% accuracy on the FD dataset, and 97.98% accuracy on the BoWFire dataset. …”
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Prediction of computer vision syndrome by video game addiction in Chinese and Spanish students by Luis- Lucio Lobato Rincón, Maria Ángeles Medina Sánchez, Pilar Huerta Zavala, Rafael Fabricio Matos Cámara, Ricardo Bernárdez Vilaboa

“…Material and Methods: To accomplish this objective, an online questionnaire was administered with three validated instruments: a questionnaire to assess playing video games (CHCVI), a questionnaire to evaluate video games addiction (CERV), and a questionnaire to detect computer vision syndrome (CSQ). …”
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Health-related quality of life in populations with diabetes, prediabetes, and normal glycemic levels in Guangzhou, China: a cross-sectional study by Meichen Li, Na Liu, Guli Jiang, Hongli Zeng, Jianwen Guo, Darong Wu, Darong Wu, Hui Zhou, Zehuai Wen, Zehuai Wen, Li Zhou, Li Zhou

“…In this investigation, we administered 5-level EuroQoL-5 dimension version (EQ-5D-5L) to systematically assess HRQoL across glycemic strata (diabetes, prediabetes, and normal glycemic levels) in Guangzhou, and to offer baseline data that can be easily compared to other regions in China or across countries.MethodThis investigation utilized baseline cross-sectional data extracted from a three-year prospective cohort study conducted at the Health Management Center of Guangzhou 11th People’s Hospital. …”
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Five functional domains associated with gait performance in Parkinson’s disease and lateral trunk flexion by Keisuke Ota, Hiroki Mani, Keita Nochimura, Yuichi Nakashiro, Shinsuke Hamada, Fumio Moriwaka

“…The aim of this study was to compare the characteristics of the gait functional domains between participants with PD with and without LTF.MethodsFifty-eight patients with PD and Hoehn–Yahr grade 2–3 LTF were divided into two groups: the LTF group (n = 22) and the No LTF group (n = 36). …”
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Percutaneous Vertebroplasty under Local Anesthesia for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Prospective Interventional Study by Dhruv Gupta, Varun Kumar Agarwal

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional outcomes following PVP in OVCFs under local anesthesia. Materials and Methods: This interventional study was conducted between November 2020 and October 2021 in the orthopedic department. …”
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Challenges with shifting, regardless of disengagement: attention mechanisms and eye movements in Williams syndrome by Astrid Hallman, Charlotte Willfors, Christine Fawcett, Matilda A. Frick, Ann Nordgren, Johan Lundin Kleberg

“…Methods We investigated shifting, disengagement, and the effects of auditory alerting cues on pupil dilation in WS individuals (n = 45, age range = 9–58 years), non-WS individuals with intellectual disability (ID) (n = 36, age range = 6–59 years), and typically developed (TD) infants (n = 32, age range = 6–7 months), children and adults (n = 31, age range = 9–60 years), using a modified gap-overlap task. …”
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Clinical assessment of the changes in corneal endothelium cell density, IOP and correlated factors after phakic iol implantation by A.F. Yusupov, M.Kh. Karimova, N.N. Zaynutdinov, Kh. M. Kamilov, M.S. Kasimova

“…Refractive errors are leading pathology of visual organ among active age population. Myopia is one of the main causes of disability and blindness. …”
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Differences Between Amblyopic and Fellow Eyes in Optical Coherence Tomography: A Cohort from Jordanian Population by Noor M. Alqudah, Hasan Mohidat, Abdelwahab Aleshawi, Wedad Al-Dolat, Ali Alshami

“…It is the first of its kind in Jordan. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: Sixty-one individuals, aged 14 to 67, who had been diagnosed with unilateral amblyopia participated in a prospective study. …”
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OPTNet: Optimized Pixel-Transformer Model for Adaptive Retinal Fundus Image Enhancement by Faisal Majed Alqahtani, Somaya Adwan, Mohd Yazed Ahmad, Salmah Binti Karman

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The Use of Audiovisual Distraction Tools in the Dental Setting for Pediatric Subjects with Special Healthcare Needs: A Review and Proposal of a Multi-Session Model for Behavioral M... by Massimo Pisano, Alessia Bramanti, Giuseppina De Benedetto, Carmen Martin Carreras-Presas, Federica Di Spirito

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Safety and efficacy of human amniotic membrane plug transplantation in cases of macular hole. A scoping review by Miguel A. Quiroz-Reyes, Erick A. Quiroz-Gonzalez, Miguel A. Quiroz-Gonzalez, Virgilio Lima-Gomez

“…Methods This scoping review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. …”
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Mapping and interpretability of aftershock hazards using hybrid machine learning algorithms by Bo Liu, Haijia Wen, Mingrui Di, Junhao Huang, Mingyong Liao, Jingyuan Yu, Yutao Xiang

“…This research provides new tools and methods for enhancing aftershock warning and response.…”
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Аutosomal Dominant Oculodental-Digital Dysplasia with Mutation in Gene GJA1 (Clinical Case) by I. V. Zolnikova, V. V. Kadyshev, A. V. Marakhonov, S. I. Kutsev, R. A. Zinchenko

“…The purpose: to describe clinical cases of oculodental-digital dysplasia (ODDD, OMIM #164200) with mutation in GJA1 (OMIM 121014) with molecular genetic verification of the diagnosis.Methods. The article describes the clinical case of oculodental-digital dysplasia in a 51 years old patient. …”
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Epidemiology of age-related macular degeneration among elderly in geriatric homes, East Cairo, Egypt by Dina Hussien Edarous, Hoda I. Fahim, Mohamed Momen, Ashraf Abd El-Salam Shaat, Ayat F. Manzour

“…Abstract Background Visual impairment is one of the main causes of years lived with disability among adults 65 and older worldwide, according to the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD). …”
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Functional Outcome of Nonoperative Management vs Spinal Interventional Procedures in Single-level Lumbar Degenerative Disk Disease Patients: A Comparative Study by Esa Gokulakrishnan, Bharath Vadivelkumar, Prem Kumar Kothimbakkam, Vijayashankar Murugesan, Thirumal Ranganathan

“…This study aims to compare the effectiveness of nonoperative vs interventional treatments in improving the functional outcomes of degenerative lumbar disk disease. Materials and methods: This single-blinded, randomized controlled trial included 82 patients with confirmed single-level lumbar degenerative disk disease (DDD), randomized into two groups: group I (nonoperative, <i>n</i> = 45) received analgesics and physiotherapy; group II (intervention, <i>n</i> = 37) received epidural steroids or selective nerve root blocks. …”
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Pork production on YouTube: frame and sentiment analysis by Anu Karki, Shuyang Qu, Fally Masambuka-Kanchewa, Michael Retallick, Alexa J. Lamm, Kevan Lamm, Catherine E. Sanders, Allison Byrd, Nicholas Gabler

“…This study explores the portrayal of pork production on YouTube and the corresponding audience reactions, highlighting its role in shaping public discourse.MethodsGuided by the framing theory, the research examines 147 videos and 735 top comments to analyze media and audience frames alongside sentiments. …”
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Subjective patient rating as a novel feedback signal for DBS programming in Parkinson's disease by Jing Dong, Sophia Peschke, Angelina Kirschner, Carla Palleis, Jan Hinnerk Mehrkens, Maximilian Scherer, Elisabeth Kaufmann, Thomas Koeglsperger

“…Objective: This study assessed the usefulness of patients' subjective ratings as feedback for DBS programming. Methods: We analyzed 260 DBS settings from 11 STN-DBS patients, pairing each volume of tissue activated (VTA) with a subjective rating measured by a visual analogue scale (VAS). …”
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Effect of pulmonary recruitment maneuver and intraperitoneal bupivacaine on post-operative shoulder pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A randomized comparative study by Sedevino Nakhro, Reetu Verma, Hemlata, Aparna Shukla, Rajni Gupta

“…Aims and Objectives: To study the efficacy of a pulmonary recruitment maneuver and intraperitoneal bupivacaine in combination for reducing shoulder pain following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Materials and Methods: This randomized comparative study was conducted in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a tertiary care center. …”
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Radiomics model based on computed tomography images for prediction of radiation-induced optic neuropathy following radiotherapy of brain and head and neck tumors by Elham Raiesi Nafchi, Pedram Fadavi, Sepideh Amiri, Susan Cheraghi, Maryam Garousi, Mansoureh Nabavi, Iman Daneshi, Marzieh Gomar, Malihe Molaie, Ali Nouraeinejad

“…Purpose: We aimed to build a machine learning-based model to predict radiation-induced optic neuropathy in patients who had treated head and neck cancers with radiotherapy. Materials and methods: To measure radiation-induced optic neuropathy, the visual evoked potential values were obtained in both case and control groups and compared. …”
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Effects of Non-Immersive Virtual Reality Exercise on Self-Reported Pain and Mechanical Hyperalgesia in Older Adults with Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis: A Secondary Analysis of a Rand... by Francisco Guede-Rojas, Cristhian Mendoza, Leonardo Rodríguez-Lagos, Adolfo Soto-Martínez, David Ulloa-Díaz, Carlos Jorquera-Aguilera, Claudio Carvajal-Parodi

“…This study evaluated the effects of non-immersive virtual reality (NIVR) combined with conventional physical therapy (CPT) on pain intensity, mechanical hyperalgesia, and perceived recovery in older adults with OA. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: Sixty older adults with mild-to-moderate knee or hip OA were randomly assigned to a NIVR group (NIVR-G; <i>n</i> = 30) or a CPT group (CPT-G; <i>n</i> = 30). …”
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